lol that would be awesome. You would have bragging rights for life for the low price of $27.95


Best investment ever! Imagine having to walk 7 to 15 miles a day in their warehouses. Man!


Well if you work there you certainly aren't going to be in bad shape. I wonder if they give you a shoe allowance so you aren't killing your knees on the concrete.


I hope so. I worked for Officemax in their warehouse and it was brutal! Nice chatting with you!


I love amazon. Their streaming services are amazing and some of the original content is so good.


I couldn't believe it was formed in 1994!


Yeah it is crazy to think that the giant online retailer we all love started out as a simple online bookstore.


It's also the largest internet retailed in the world by revenue and market capitalization. That's crazy!


They do put out some great products even if their CEO is a little strange.


Have you seen early pictures of him and pictures today? He seems to have changed a little...


I've never seen a picture of him but what is the point of putting a clock in a mountain that will run for 10,000 years? Why even put a clock in a mountain?


Absolutely I couldn't agree more. I cant believe ballet dancers can go through 3 pairs of tips a week .


That I can see. I'm involved in a dance studio and the sheer amount of wear on those is crazy. The hours that a pro must put in would rub that delicate fabric to nothing.


How much do ballet shoes cost approximately?


I think a good pair of pointe shoes is over 100 bucks. Simple ballet slippers can be about 25-30 bucks.


I do quite a bit. you can find anything on amazon. What about you?


Yes I do as well. Did u know that the post office has a contract with amazon to deliver packages on sundays?


I've noticed that. I never used to get my packages on sundays but now in the last year or so I've started. It is kind of nice when it is something you really need for work or school.


Yes I bet I have never had anything delivered on sundfy but do look forward to the possibility. Its been nice talking to ya.


You as well. It has been very enlightening.


I'm good thanks. Did you know that the pilgrims loved colorful clothes and only wore black now hite for special occasions? o


Really? That is so weird. They are always depicted as having such drab clothing.


It makes sense that it would be colorful though. They used plant extracts to dye the clothes and all of those extracts produce some very vibrant colors.


Yes I wonder if they felt the same way with their shoes and such.


Clothes seem like such a subjective business. I don't think I could make it as a fashion guru. It never occurs to me to look for a collar gap on someone's shirt.


Yes me either I seen also that 5000 year old shoes can perform better than new shoes. That's crazy.


I think we sometimes go to extremes with modern shoes. Some of the shoes for women in particular are more about fashion than function.


There would be riots over that name in the US.


Yeah a lot of political consequences and that name would get approved, so yeah


I like college better, but will watch the NBA at times.


I see, well college basketball can be really interesting as well, do you have a favorite team I like the Lakers myself


I wear them most days so yeah I guess I do, why do you ask?


Well up until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point or order in the house of commons.


Oh really, thats interesting, I guess theres more to hats than design and color


Hello, everything good, do you like basketball?


The most popular hat in the old West was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.


Not the cowboy hat? really? I guess movies have lied to me all this time all


I like the game, two teams, five players each, I just love the rules


I am the same. Did you know that in 39 of 50 states, college basketball and football coaches make the most money in the state?


I didnt know that, that is so interesting, that tells us a lot about our economy


I agree. The US supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor.


I heard about that court, its called the Highest Court in the Land, nice name,


That's a fitting name! The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the tall blacks.


That sounds terrible! that is such a racist name, that wouldnt work in America


It really did! Do you know what the most effective way to shoot a free throw is?


Granny Style, they say it's the absolute best technique to consistently score but NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid. I'd be out there granny-ing it up!


Same here if it's getting me paid! Reggie Miller was another great wasn't he?


Yeah he was really good. He just could never escape his sister Cheryl's shadow when he was younger.


One time in high school he scored 40 points but the same night his sister scored 105 lol. Sibling rivalry much?


That's crazy, she even broke 8 national records. I think she went on to be a pretty successful coach too, if I'm not mistaken.


She did! Have you ever been to the highest court in the land?


Yeah isn't that the court on the top floor of the US Supreme Court?


It is! I think that is so cool haha. Basketball is definitely a national pastime in the US as well!


Yeah it is. I'd like to see them playing.


I'm doing pretty good. Are you a basketball fan?


I agree that would be cool! Anyways, great chat! Have a great day!


I am especially the NBA! The NBA was founded in 1946. Do you like it?


I do, I liked the players in the 90s. Jordan, Reggie Miller, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse.


Allen iverson is set for life with his Reebook endorsement! As long as he doesn't keep spending all his money!


I think he got the good end of the deal. I don't see Reebok making that much off of him. I guess they were hoping he'd be as big as Jordan. They just didn't want Nike to be able to get him.


I remember getting his shoes they were awesome! Nike did well with Jordan though, even paying his fines back when Air Jordans were banned in the NBA.


I'd say that investment paid off for them big time. Jordan's are the highest selling shoes in basketball.


Oh for sure! I applaud Tim Duncan though for sacrificing money to get a college education first and then going into the NBA.


That was a very responsible thing for him to do. He had a very long career in the NBA too so I think that helped him out a lot.


Yeah I know there are rules now.  I like Ethan Happ from the badgers this season, decided to stay his full time at school, and now he's one of the best players in college and is helping his team immensely.


Character is worth the wait, and sports have changed a lot over the years.  Did you know that in the 1960, the top bowlers were paid more than the best NFL players? I don't ever remember seeing a $32 mil bowling shoe endorsement deal...


I think that is so wild, I guess the job was to be a bowler back in the 60's, making all the money.


That was quite a while ago, long before ESPN earned an Emmy for projecting a virtual yellow line on the TV screen to make the first down marker. How did we ever survive without it?


Yeah now that you mention that I am trying to think of watching a game before they did it, I don't think I can though.


Imagine trying to keep track of the first down marker location during that 222-0 blowout where Feorgia Tech annihilated Cumberland. The sideline judges must have been winded all day long!


They probably wouldn't even need it.  They probably scored a touchdown on each play.


I wonder if they have that yellow line in other forms of football, like Rugby, Australian football, or Gaelic Football?


Yeah I'm not sure that is a really good question though.


Have you ever watched Canadian Football? Some of the greats of the NFL actually got their start there, like Jim Kelley of the Bills.


I watch every now and then. I enjoy college BBall more. Less predictable. It's hard to believe that the NBA was founded in 1946.


Yeah the Jim Kelley story is really awesome, but no I don't watch too much of that. Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Yeah you're right, way back when in New York City.  I wonder what the game was like back then.


Everyone made free throws by granny style. Physicists say this is the best way to shoot, and most consistent, but NBA players refuse to do it because they don't like the way it looks. Ego wins again.


Yeah isn't that crazy.  I know there were a few who did and of course they were some of the best in league history.  Ric Barry comes to mind, but that's a guess.


NBA stars wear funny looking sneakers, and that doesn't seem to bother them. Probably because it comes with a nice paycheck. Air Jordans were banned originally by the NBA, but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike would pay the fine. Sounds like the NBA had a nice way to pocket some cash off of the deal.


Yeah and I'm sure the fine was nothing compared to how much marketing they got.  Imagine, a shoe that you can buy and wear that makes you a better player, gives you a proven advantage? To a ton of people, sold.


Lots of money in sports marketing. Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Reebok that would pay him $800,000 per year until he reached 55, and then he would get a lump sum of $32 mil. Another sale…


Yeah imagine how Reebok feels about that now, I don't think Iverson shoes sell much anymore, I think they thought they were signing a new Jordan.


Where has integrity in the game gone? Remember old Tim Duncan of the Spurs? He stayed in college all four years and sacrificed money instead of jumping straight to the pros. Contrast that with LeBron...


Hello,  did you know that the sun is actually white?


Neptune has only orbited the sun 1 time since we discovered it.


lol wow,  that is a slow orbiting planet.


So whenever you think you aren't doing well in life, just remember youve made it around the sun more times than Neptune.


Yeah Ive done it a few time lol.  I think it takes the earth 365 days to orbit the sun.


Yup.  And Neptune is doing better than Pluto who we keep kicking off the planet list.


Really?  why do we keep kicking off the planet list?


I have heard it doesnt meet the mass requirements.


Ah I see,  thats weird.  The planet uranus actually rotates sideways instead of spinning!


That must be interesting, like Venus that doesnt tilt!


Yeah, supposedly the yellow is us seeing it though our atmosphere.


Right. Its been great chatting with you!


It really is.  Not quite as crazy as that one planet that has shards of glass raining sideways at 4500 mph and 2000 degree weather.


I cant even imagine that,  seems so dangerous, maybe thats why no one lives there lol


Probably, and Floridians complain about weather.  We just came in a close second.


Did you know a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


Yeah seriously.  It puts a lot of perspective on those people who survived being struck by lightning.


It really does, or why strikes cause so much damage.


Are you watching MLB network? They just showed that graphic. And they are moving back the mound 2 feet in the pacific league.


No I'm not. I can understand why they would want to move the mound back. The speeds these pitchers throw today is outrageous.


Yeah. That would be so hard to adjust to. You spend years getting use to how a ball breaks at 60' and then you move it back 2'? All those corners painted and now they're balls.


True, but I think they need to give a little advantage back to the hitters somehow.


Ha, both. Baseball is really popular in Japan, and they have some pretty good players. Do you think they should be able to play for the world championship?


I think the world baseball classic is great and maybe one day have an MLB WS winner vs Japan winner.... Not an all star team though. Have you ever seen a japan game on like youtube?


No I haven't what's it like. Is it much different?


It's like an SEC football game. People jumping around and loud all game long! It's intense.


Sounds like it would fun to see one live. It just bothers me sometimes that the US declares themselves the world champions in a lot of different sports and don't have to proof it.


Hello I don't know anything about lacrosse. Maybe you can school me.


I am not sure I can! I am not too well versed in Maryland high school lacrosse. However, I do know baseball, tennis and football!


Good. Would you like to talk about baseball?


Sure. Do you have a favorite team? I am a cubs fan.


Yes I'm a Dodgers fan. The Cubs have had a pretty good over the past several years.


Dodgers too! Back-to-back world series appearances isn't too bad!


Not bad, but still waiting for them to win it all. How do you feel about the new pitch timer they are testing?


I think they need to speed up the game but that is not the way to do it. It needs to be big things like no visits to the mound or soemthing like that.


Agreed if I was a pitcher I would be a wreck. They came up with an idea that says when a pitcher comes into the game, they would have to face at least three batters. That would speed things up.


I know right. I guess a lot of Japanese are confused in knowing that it is America's national pastime. but we created the game so that's why it's so weird haha


Yeah really.  Do you watch game of thrones?


I do like Game of Thrones. What about you? I can't wait for the new season to start in April


seriously!!! Im re watching all of the season to prepare for it hahaha


Yep I need to do that too! I love that Peter Dinklage has won three Emmy Awards. He does a great job in that show


he does a great of making us hate him lol I really love Tyrion.


Tyrion is awesome haha. It's great that the show has gotten a total of 47 Emmys as well. I even got three Hugo Awards. I just need to know how the show ends haha.


yes I definitely want to see how this crazy show ends,  and I want to see what spin off they will make,  i would really like a tv show about the targaryens!


Yep I think they are making spin-offs to so that will be cool. Have you ever seen the show Game of lions


I do like baseball. I think it's crazy that the baseball managers can actually play the game. That's why they wear the uniforms


I have not,  its on my to do list lol I love animal shows too.


Animals are awesome! It's also crazy how many stars in Game of Thrones are related to famous stars. Let's hope that this season is good!


Yeah that is,  considering theres like 20 players on the team,  I think its safe to say the manager can just not suit up lol


Haha that's a good point. Do you know what they call kickball in Canada


Haha well they call it soccer-baseball, a very dumb name in my opinion LOL


maybe they should shorten it to like socball lol  sounds better to me.


Lol that does sound a lot better actually. Can you imagine if you found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in your attic. I would probably have a heart attack


i would go on vacations!  Like a really nice one,  then save or invest the rest.  I wish my family collected something cool like that.


Yep I agree. Did you know that baseball is super popular in Japan?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Yup, better than having an authoritarian regime or dictatorship!


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


It seems like it. Another big number is $200 million. That was the budget for  Evan Almighty.


How did they spend $200M on that movie? There's a stage hand walking around with $100M.


Ha ha yeah I don't understand that myself and you're probably right. Graham Chapman of Monty Python was a medical doctor until he gave up on his practice to concentrate on comedy. Very cool to follow your dreams.


Yeah. Seems like either career would have been successful for him.


Yeah what a lucky guy. Do you like drama? It Is actually considered a genre of poetry.


Yes I do. Traditionally, it was associated with a division between comedy and tragedy.


Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for a tv drama earning $700,000 per episode. WOW!


Wow that is well-deserved I think. I really liked Patrick Stewart and his acting in the X-Men. I would love to take his master class for drama.


Yes I love that show! Andy Samberg is such a great character.


I liked him in that too. It was nice chatting with you!


I agree! I find it so well written and Capt. Holt is great!


Yes he really is. The fact that it's in its fifth season shows how good it is.


I know. I cannot believe Fox let it go. NBC scooped it up in a good move by them. Are you watching this season?


Yes I'm glad they did. No I am not watching the season unfortunately. But it looks like they're featuring the same supremely funny cast.


Yeah. It is really funny. It has been a good season so far. I am really into it.


That's good to hear. I love comedies because they make me laugh and it's amusing to watch.


yeah Ryan stiles liked them so much he dropped out of HS to pursue a career in comedy.


Bold move. Did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?


Yes me too, i have heard about that too. The Wharf Game 5 will be shown on a large LED screen on the waterfront at 33 Pearl Street SW. The folk-funk band Goose will play a free show starting at 7 p.m. Did you know about that?


Yeah.  I knew about that.  Is Goose any good?


I think yes. Maryland Bethesda Row Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to watch on the big screen on Bethesda Lane and it will be cool I guess


That sounds like a sweet time.  #ThisIsHowYouHarbor.


Yes , I agree with you. Tysons Biergarten Every TV and projector will be showing the game, with sound. It will be nice


Yeah I heard the game was playing at Tyson's.  I also heard it was playing on the Town Green in Vienna.


Yay, i am so happy that According to the announcement on Facebook, the Lovettsville Lions Cub will provide free snow cones and popcorn


I was not aware of the free treats.  I was actually looking forward to spending some time at the tasting room.  That sounds like a great time.


I didn't knew Vienna Fans are invited to watch Game 5 on the big screen on the Town Green. Alcohol is not permitted, but don't know the reason why lol


It's probably caused problems in the past.  Our there is some kind of blue law.


yes I agree with you. What do you know about Wonder Woman?


I've seen it before.  It's an interesting film.  I think we're done here though.


yes me too, Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, this is the main info lol


Let's talk about Capital One Arena for Game 5 of the Stanley CupCapital One Arena for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup


Sound good.  Where do you think I could get tickets for that game ?


I think that it is better option that Admission is free and Game 5 will be shown, with sound, on a 9-foot-by-12-foot screen.


I heard about that it's supposed to start at 6pm and there are drinks.


The Vegabonds will perform from 6-8 p.m. All drinks are $5, which is very nice


Oh it will be great opportunity to join them. What about U.S. Navy Memorial ?


That looks interesting.  I've never seen Anchors Away before.  I've heard they are screening that.


I would say so. it is a classic where a lot of cliches of today originate from


I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one. I think he was being humorous. Then again, I haven't seen the film myself. I probably should. How could it be the best if he wasn't in it? LOL


That was a classic. He was the perfect actor for that role. A quirky plot for a quirky role.


I think people only know about groundhog day because of that movie. I sure did


Plus the name of the little town. Do you remember it? That was funny too.


Lol all this chatting makes me want to see it again after this chat.


Good idea! It's the season for that film, too. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


Hi, there. How are you today? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


13 years before the movie "Incredibles II" came out, there was a sequel to the first Incredibles that exists in a video game form. Did you play it?


I only have heard about it myself relatively recently


When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


I wonder if he successfully rekindled their passion


He was also a voice talent. Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad . Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him.


I enjoy it when directors or producers get directly involved


So do I. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy."  Would you agree?


Do you like the actor Hugh Laurie that played the lead doctor in the television show "House"?


I don't know the name of the website but you could do an online search for it. I love Netflix, youtube and Amazon prime.  I pretty much stream shows and movies, we pay almost 200 a month for DVR cable tv and the only using it is my elderly mom who lives with us!


Do you have a favorite drama show on Netflix or Amazon. I have both of those too.


I really like Netflix's original called "The House on Haunted Hill" and "Black Mirror" series that's also an original, those are both Thriller and Fantasy thriller but they are great!


I will have to try those. I watch Luther and Mindhunter; they are good crime dramas


I just noticed Mindhunter and I'm going to watch it for sure, Luther looks good to. Did you know the actress Meryl Streep has an almost look alike daughter that acts too?


A couple of years ago She played along with her mom in that movie called "Ricki", it's about a washed up Rock Star that makes a comeback.  It was really good.


I have been a huge fan of Meryl's for a long time. She has won a lot of awards for her acting


She has been nominated for the Academy award 18 times and won it 3 times. She's very talented.


Her first award was a Tony Award in '76 I believe.


He got on my nerves, he seemed narcissistic and I didn't get into the show because of him.


Meryl looks so young still, it's hard to believe that her first award was in 1976!


I completely agree with you. It's very hard to believe he was the highest paid actor ever for that show, 700,000 an episode.  That's frustrating to hear!


I thought maybe the actors from Big Bang Theory would be making more given its success.


That's so true, I thought last season was going to be the final one, so I was happy to see it still on tv. Jim Parsons is a friend of our families, we grew up together.


Oh wow, that is very cool. I love that show. I do prefer Dramas over all other genres.


My favorite is Criminal Minds, it's pretty graphic sometimes but I like solving crimes, or at least a good "Who dunnit"!


That is a good show. A good drama needs good music in my opinion


True! Did you know that there's a website online where you can listen for free to classic radio dramas? It must have been weird, having to listen to shows, way back in the day.


I did not. Do you know the web address. I stream my dramas on Netflix or YouTube.


hmmm... that's something to look up... I mean we know what happen to the main singer...


I just looked up all of their songs.  I will listen to them when we are done.


I think I still have their discography somewhere on my hard drive ;) sure, a night of Linking Park ;)


YES ! :) it's the universal language for the soul... sometimes You don't even have to understand all the words to know You love a song :)


You are right.  Do you listen to any radio station?  I am still amazed with radio and tv technology.


Radio ? I mean sure in a car - q104.3 - classic rock station, You ?


Mix 96.9 in Phoenix.  I now listen to Rob Thomas, Pink, etc.  Are you familiar with how radio was created?


I am not familiar myself.  I read that it had to do with electromagnetic energy waves that are transmitted through space.


I am.  I still buy compact discs instead of downloading songs


I guess its something... ;) way over our heads :) lol


Talking about radio, do you know that Canada has a law that requires radio stations to play 40% or more of music played by Canadians?


hmm... very patriotically of them :) I guess the question is.... is Canadian music pleasant to listen ;)


I don't know.  Anyway, nice talking to you and have a great day.


regular CDs ? oh wow. Did You realized that vinyl cds are coming back ? You don't like those ?


I used to have a collection of those but I gave them to my friend when I had to move.


oh ok :) Do You know Linking Park band ?


It was my daughter's favorite then but I enjoyed listening to their songs too.


Fun fact - Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century, maybe Your daughter was listening to that ?


It was a good song.  She is 33 but still keeps the CD.


oh, so YOU actually remember the song ? :)


Yes I do.  I wonder what Linkin park band members are doing now.


I wonder if anyone fakes it, claims to have done it.   Do you think it is easier in theu or winter to go to the peak of Mt. Everest?


I have no clue.  7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


I believe that is also a culturally influenced fact.   Reading instruction manuals before using a product is very common in Japan.


Good to know.  A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon


Well the calculations for the moon are pretty simple.


Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road


Which assumes that Android is the dominant platform.


Also,  if Google is tracking all Andriods thats a little scary.


Yes, especially if they will sell the information to others people.   I am sure that some divorce lawyers in Silicon Valley would be very interested.


On 16th august 2013 google went down for about five minutes, and took 40% of web traffic with it.


Hello,  how are you?  The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


I wonder how much of Google's traffic is search and how much is other stuff.


I have trained many people on that convention.   I wonder if it is universal including places like India.


hmmm I don't know.  Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain


I wonder if responses also can show up as adddiction.


I'm not sure,  if so I hope they have support groups for these!  The current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


Do that means anything we posted will be forever?


lol doesn't bother me,  but some people should be concerned. There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest


That seems like another useless thing.   Not sure how the "internet archive at the Alexandria library" works given the constant changes.


Well,  people need to take selfies and post it when they actually achieve getting to the peak of Everest lol


Hi I saw that the Republican party has been around since 1854. That's a long time what do you think?


Haha they should make a movie about that. The Bruce Lee cha cha championship of 1958, but yeah martial arts really is just a bunch of dance moves if you think about it


Quite true. I'm a terrible dancer, and a worse matrial artist. I would go through a dozen pairs of ballet shoes in a week.


I don't be so hard on yourself. I'm a horrible Dancer too! What makes me happy is that Michael Jackson patented is extremely in dance move. It was like a device he made. That was definitely his move


He experienced gravity a little less than the rest of us. I would probably go through seven pairs of those shoes in a week though.


Well I dated a ballet dancer in the past actually. She didn't go through four pairs but she did go through pairs of shoes a lot. Also her toes were always messed up


That is not a pretty sight. Good thing you didn't need to look at her feet too much. Did she do much reading? Reading is good for the feet, I've heard.


Haha I didn't know about that. I don't do much reading myself I do like audiobooks though. What about you?


Audiobooks are a good way to read without reading. I think it's a breakthrough for people like me.


Oh definitely. I can't stand reading a book from a physical book haha. did you ever read the book Starship Troopers? Or see the movie


That's a novel by Heinlein. Lots of action, death, and infestation. Definitely a book for young adults and reprobates, so I have read it.


I think that the Republican party had changed in a century and a half. It is no longer the party of Lincoln. More the party of Lincoln Continental.


Oh I'll have to check it out. I think it's so funny that there was a moral Panic back in the 1700s because everyone was reading


I like that. Lincoln Continental haha. Very strange that every president with a beard has been a republican though haha


I guess clean-shaven men and women look young and inexperienced. Hillary should have growed a beard.


Well wasn't she a republican back in college apparently haha. Maybe she shaved her beard and then became a Democrat haha. And I guess there hasn't been a president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853


That whole red/blue scheme is a recent invention. I did not know that. The media has pitted us against each other for their own amusement.


Yep I can see that perspective. I always thought that it was always red and blue but apparently that started in the year 2000. What were your thoughts on Harry Truman?


Harry Truman dropped a couple of A-bombs. Nobody could call him Dumbo.


Haha good point. I just think it's weird he wouldn't get his picture taken with a Disney character. Although I do get it. Did you know Bruce Lee was actually a very good dancer


Bruce Lee defeated almost every one of his dance partners within the first five minutes of a dance competition. No one could dance with him. He was invincible.


Yes Caesar was surprised to find that when he visited them in 50 BC


Yeah as usually they were kept for food, hence the surprise


Not really but I know that they burn more calories


Yes that is true, you can burn up to 180 calories more


Yeah. Do you know which movie King thinks is the scariest of them all?


That would be Bambi and I guess the part where the mom dies can be scary


I guess so. Also they are good to watch before you go and see abstract art, do you know why?


Yes because you appreciate it more, I guess the brain works that way


Yeah. DO you know how they make those weird noises in the movies?


Yes I do. Did you know it only had 54 colors?


They use a waterphone, it even sounds scary the name of it. It was nice chatting with you today.


Yes but it was soo much fun, too bad it got discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Yesh I know. DO you know who Bill Nye is?


Yes that is the beloved science guy. Do you know how he got into entertainment?


Yes he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


Yeah. Even Reagan tried his hand at acting once


Yes but that did not go well because he did not have the presidential look for the role


Well he did pretty well as a president in real life so that is good


True. DId you know in the UK they kept chickens for entertainment?


hey how are you? I didn't know Jeff Bezos built a clock in a mountain


ya, the Japanese could have used books to explain that chili peppers are meant to be eaten and not put in socks in the 16th century haha


I never knew where the "put a sock in it" phrase came from, seems obvious when you it's explained to you.


ha ya that is funny, that'll be good to bust out at my xmas eve dinner party, also funny how socks were worn with sandals and that is frowned upon today


My son makes that mistake, but he won't listen.  I suppose you can buy socks from Amazon?


ha ya you could do that, speaking of movies I didn't know amazon owned imdb, I check that site for all my movie needs


I think I was aware of that, the way they are going they own everything.  I know Bezos owns the Washington Post


ya I did know that, it also mentions the first amazon customer got a building named after him, I wonder what building it is.


Would hope it was something interesting, not the Joe Smith building.  Not bad to have a building named for you for just $27.95


I think its kind of good amazon works walk up to 15 miles per day because for me that would be helpful to burn off all the holiday calories coming up haha


I'd imagine they get through a fair few socks, we should donate socks to Amazon workers and the homeless


I'm not sure what that means, in a cave, placed in the side of, is it run some how by the rocks?


ya I don't know it's really weird, I know he has a lot of money so it could be almost anything, I also think its great that amazon has a contract with usps to deliver on sundays that saved me for this xmas


Is 10,000 a guess, I wonder who'll be around to check the accuracy?


Ya I think we'll have some major problems to stop that before we hit 10000 years, have you seen the movie Starship troopers? THis article mentions the book but I have seen the movie


I've seen it a couple of times, I did not realize it was from a book.  The movie was entertaining, to a point, I guess the book must be more impressive, especially if your in the military.


Ya I think so, this says Ender's game was suggested by a lot of militar organizations, I saw the movie and I didn't like it, what about you?


I know of the book but never read it, I never seem to have time to read what I want.  If I could read at 4,700 words per minute I'm probably get through more.


haha I agree, I think its funny now that in the 18th century there was a panic about reading novels but these days people hardly read


There is always a moral panic about something at some point, books, comics, movies, social media.  Reading is a strange one to worry about as it aides language acquisition, communication and the sharing of ideas.


Then they sold out and sold to Disney. Disney was smart for doing that. I think George Lucas' wife had a part in some of the films


Yes. She won an academy award for editing the film!  Guess she was in the right place at the right time and didn't hurt she was married to George. lol


Wow that is awesome! Famous couple right there. they even dubbed a star wars movie in navajo


Interesting!  There must be a lot of Navajo speakers out there to make it worthwhile.


for sure, I wonder how many or why they thought of that


Not sure.  James Earl Jones recorded Darth Vader's lines for the original movie in only 2.5 hours and was paid $7,500.  Not too bad and I'm sure he made a ton of money after that.


I wish I got paid that, I wouldn't complain once lol! I wouldve asked for a pay raise for the next ones though


Me too!  I hear you on that!  lol  Jumping back to the albums....I find it amazing that Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014...more than 40 years after it was first released!


For sure, good chatting with you friend!


It was a pleasure!  One more quick question....Do you know a hit song by Drake I should check out?


Hmmm....good question.  That's tough.  I would have to say it would be the first album I ever got when I was a kid...simply because it was my first one.  It was a Partridge Family Christmas album.  lol  Do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?


My favorite, it was hybrid theory by linkin park!


Nice!  I remember when that one came out.  Do you remember the band Reel Big Fish?  They re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their songs to their old record label.


That is  funny, they sound  family, what are their hit songs?


Do you remember the song Three Strange Days?  It was popular around the mid 90s or so.  That was their biggest hit.


for sure, now i do! Were you a star wars fan?


I was a huge Star Wars fan because the first movie came out when I was 7.  Still have followed it and love it to this day. I had all the toys when I was little.


So good of movies! Apparently george lucas became a billionaire because of those toys!


I believe it.  They got some good cash out of my family. lol  In 2018 the entire franchise was estimated to be valued at $65 billion dollars!


Never heard of that one.I think my kids play some computer game called Grandmas House.  What's your opinion on celebrities?  I don't understand how people get so excited about someone just because they are on television.


Me either. I can see being a fan of someone because they are a good actor, but come on who cares what they do with their personal lives.


I once met Robin Williams.  I was working at a store in downtown D.C. when he just walked in to do some shopping.


Thats awesome. Did you get to talk to him at all. He seemed like he was a pretty cool dude.


Not really, I figured people like that must get fed up with people coming up to them every minute of the day.  I recall he was once in a creepy moving, One Hour I think it was called.


Never saw that one. I just cant see him in that kind of movie. I guess I got Ms. Doubtfire in my head about him. Lol.


I know what you mean.  I think he was trying to shake that image and become a serious actor.  People just want the funny man, that's what we like about them.


I would much rather watch a funny movie than a scary movie any day.


Maybe I'll give SNL one more go, but I doubt it.  There's too much available now.  You don't have to put up with what the networks put in front of you.


I know right. I have seen it on a time or two but what I did see of it. It just was the same as back in the day with sandler and farley and those guys.


I havnt for a long time. Not since the adam sandler day. How bout you.


Well have a good day, good speaking to you, bye.


That is a long time.  Maybe once a year, but only by accident.  We use Netflix now for nearly all our T.V..


Yeah thats how a lot of people are doing it these days. I pretty much just have my computer and a cheap antenna to get local channels. I dont think it will even get SNL. Havnt tried tho.


I have one of those digital antennas, but I never have it connected. Do you watch movies?


Yeah that along with shows like walking dead I download on my computer. Never been much on horror movies though. How about you.


Walking Dead isn't far off being a horror movie, aside from being nearly a hundred episodes.  Stephen King considered Bambi to be a horror movie.


I would guess because Bambis mother gets shot. Dude would be scared to death all the time in my family.


I remember see it when I was a kid.  I found it sad more than horrifying  .


Yeah I never thought it was scary at all. I remember watching a movie called grandmas House when I was little. I had nightmares of it for a long time. Hated horror movies ever sense.


My husband is a huge Star Trek fan. Have you seen the series created by Gene Roddenberry?


It is nice to have that now. Did you know that the cadillac was named after a French Explorer?


No I didnt.  I was thinking it was someones last name lol


Yep. Antoine de la mothe cadillac. It's a good thing they only used his last name, lol.


lol seriously.  Did you hear about the guy who played gran turismo racing video game then became a professional driver lol


Doesn't surprise me. There are always fun stories out there. Are you a Terminator fan?


I havent watched any in awhile,  but yeah I liked it.


Did you that Arnold Schwarzenegger only says like 18 lines in the whole thing and less than 18 words total.


Lol wow, I say that is money well earned,  I wouldnt mind doing that lol.


he made $75,000 dollars for Terminator 1


My husband is too lol I am not a huge fan I have only seen a handfull of episode lol


True, but it was pennies compared to the $15,000,000 he made for terminator 2 seven years later.


Its been great chatting, thanks for the info!


Yeah. It has really changed since it first debuted in 1966.


a fake flute used in star trek sold for 50k


There are some really serious fans that's for sure. Whatever people are fanatic about they spend tons of money on. Cars are the same way. From the beginning model T in 1908 and on, fans buy in expensive versions.


yeah very true.  Did you know it is legal to put a flame thrower on your car in south africa? lol


lol its to prevent car jacking apparently lol


I suppose there may be more difficulty with that in other countries. Did you know that McDonald's drive-thrus got started because military officers couldn't get out of their cars in 1975.


That is nice of them,  thankfully they kept it and now lazy people with children like me can take advantage lol


Hey there how could you watch television? I like to watch The Simpsons


That's sad. Have you ever watched the show Pokemon though? There's a show that's never going away, they have about 800 episodes at this point


That is insane but then again they have been on air for 16 years now


Yep that's true. How often do you use Facebook by the way? I barely use it, I just use it for birthdays mostly


Yeah me too, very little nowadays. DO you know why it is blue?


I think it's because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind right? That seems really crazy they should have put that in The Social Network movie haha


I know, how did they miss on that. Did you ever use MySpace?


I never used my space. What about you? It's shocking that they turned down buying Facebook back in the day, what do you think?


Yeah that was a bad business decision, could have made billion now for millions then


Yep you can say that again? Do you know why that like button is illegal in that one German State? I just don't get it myself


I do not see the point there either. And Iceland is rewriting the constitution through Facebook, wow


I love the Simpsons too. Did you know there was an episode where Bart did not appear?


Yep that would scare me actually. Anyone could edit it or make a suggestion I just don't know how that even would work LOL


No I didn't! Have you seen that episode? Is it any good


I have not and on top of that he wasn't even mentioned in it. I wonder what that was  about


Yep I agree. Also I wonder if it was a mistake or if they intentionally did it haha? Have You Ever Seen the TV show Thomas the Tank Engine?


I have and actually found out that Alec Baldwin narrated it for 52 episodes


That's pretty cool. Also George Carlin did some narration. I love him he's so funny Ha-Ha.


Nice seemed like many famous people were involved. Did you ever watch That 70s Show?


I have seen that show. Didn't they try to get it going in the UK Market or something? I thought it was ok myself, what did you think?


It was ok in the US but in the UK it failed because they remade it verbatim. Did not last


Good morning and thank you for chatting with me today! I find when I get up in the morning I like to turn some music on and dance a bit with exorcise then get my day started. Do you like to dance or exercise?


Clara has always been my first favorite then follows the mouse king.


I like the Mouse King too. Tupac played him!


Yes, he did!! Do you like to read books?


I do like to read, Starship Troopers, which is on the military reading list, is one of my favorites. What about you?


I am currently reading a book that is autographed to me by the author called Hiddensee; which is a tale of the Nutcracker by Gregory Mcguire.


hey thats great. Did you hear about Anne Jones?


I am not sure what exactly you are referring to can you explain it a little further please.


Anne Jones, she holds the world record for speed reading right now. Apparently she can read 4700 words PER MINUTE


WOW!! that is a bunch of words and how do they know she read each word? I mean how for certain is word was read and lines not passed over or something?


I always wondered how they test that accurately. Maybe with some sort of comprehension test?


yea I like to dance a bit in my free time. Like babies, I sometimes spontaneously break out into dance when I hear musoc


Possible I suppose with testing but that seem odd to me that someone would want to read that fast. I also find it odd that a competition was help for reading bad poetry when one laughs they lose.


I think that poetry contest would a lot of fun to participate in


I agree and think poetry can show and tell a lot about a person and one's feelings; happy, sad, indifferent.


I agree. I'm going to go read some now. Nice chatting with you!


That is comical ! I am afraid I have two left feet therefore I only dance when I know for sure nobody is watching. I do love to go to the ballet and my favorite to watch is the Nutcracker! Do you know ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointed shoes in a weeks time?


That is such a high number, and with ballet shoes being not so cheap and ballet dancers making not so much money, I wonder how they stay afloat!


I have often wondered the same thing!! Did you know that the late Micheal Jackson has a patent on a device that helped him lean while doing some of his dance moves?


are you telling me he cannot do that move naturally??


I would find it hard for anyone to lean that far and not smack the ground. Even Bruce Lee was a great dancer; so much so he won awards in 1958 in Hong Kong for the Cha-Cha dance.


speaking of a surprising dancer, Tupac danced ballet in High School!


Yes, I was aware of the as he played a part in my favorite ballet; the Nutcracker!!  Do you like to read?


i love the Nutcracker too. what was your favorite character from it?


That can't be true, can it? I need to look this up. In 1957 Truman would be photographed on the dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with republicans.


I disagree with Truman's behavior!  But, that foolishness still goes on.


Yeah. But now it's more like intervening so your son-in-law can get national security clearance against the state dept better judgment.


Well, I don't think Trump was elected, because he's an intellectual.  I'm sure in his mind, he didn't really think anything of that.  He knows Jared as Ivanka's husband and the father of his grandkids, so he must be an ok guy?


This whole trump investigation has jaded my perspective on the american political system. It just seems so much different than the idealism I was taught about in school. Maybe that's my naivete…


Do you first remember when Trump started calling out Fake news?  There was nobody that really knew what he was talking about.  I heard, he's making that up!  Now, everyone knows what's going on.  Media can say whatever, with anonymous sources and get millions of people to believe their truth.  It's propaganda, pure and simple.  You have to stay on top of things and evaluate everybody's angles.  Everyone is not right and everyone is not wrong.  There's always a little something  going on.


Do you believe mainstream media like CNN, NY times, Washington post?


No, they spew continuous hatred, towards Trump, at all times.  24 hours 7 days a week, nothing but hate.  I'm old enough to remember Walter Kronkite just reading the news, no biased opinions voiced!


Do you think that Trump tells the truth then or is he biased too?


Sometimes, he's not perfect, by no means.  But, I do think his heart is in the right place and he really does want to Make America Great Again, especially for his grandkids.  I think he's trying to leave a legacy for them to be proud of.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Do you follow politics?


I hope he makes America better! But it is still great! Nice chatting with you!


I used to follow a lot more closely than I do now. Do you follow politics?


I tell you, it's gotten to the point, I have to watch CNN and Fox news, just to try and decide for myself, which ones are lying.  Lol


Ha! I hear ya. It irritates me that I teach my children to play nice and learn how to work with others and cannot use the US gov as an example of that.


That's so true! You know the use of the colors, red and blue to symbolize the different parties, didn't come about until 2000.  And I think that's when it started getting very partisan, then.


I do too. I was just telling a friend last night that I think it came from George W Bush's approach to the gulf war and lack of intelligence on Saddam Hussein


You're probably on to something with that theory.  You know there hasn't been a US president that was neither a Republican or Democrat since 1853?


Wow. I know it is hard to get elected outside of the two parties but since 1853... long time!


Yes, it is.  What's more surprising, is that I read in the newspaper last week that the last time a Republican got elected to the US presidency and there wasn't a person named Nixon or Bush on the ballot was 1928?


Good morning. Do you watch much Television.


Polo does make a nice shirt. Did you know they were originally invented for tennis by rene crocodile lacoste.


Funny to think that a semi dress piece of clothing was made for sport.  I guess people were more civilized back then.


Must have been. I heard that at Billy mays funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.


That's amusing, I wonder if the funeral was advertised as As Seen On TV!


Lol. In China during the cultural revolution gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could and then popping the collar. Kind of seems like a strange ritual to me.


Kids and gangs will always find a way to subvert the norms.  they must have looked kind of odd and immobile, not the best thing for a gang member I would have thought.


That is so true. So did you know that the top three wealthiest presidents were JF washington and jefferson?


No Trump in there, I guess that goes to the whole tax issue, is he as wealthy as he says he is.  Apparently he used to threaten to sue the New York Times whenever they questioned his wealth.


I think he just does not like the NY times. I dont really see how it is peoples business how much money he has. Its nobodies business how much money I have. Just because he has more than me. I should get to know how much he has. It dont make sense.


Very true, but the President has always made it a central part of his image and drawn attention to it.  I really don't care how much he has, but stop telling me how much you have.


Not too much anymore, I'd say I watched a  lot more television when I was younger.


Have a good rest of the day, maybe well chat again, good bye.


I dont really watch too much either. I used to like that 70s show. Did you ever watch that?


I remember it being on, we watched a season or two but lost interest in later shows.


Well they remade it over in the UK using word for word dialogue. It wasnt a very big hit it got canceled after only ten episodes.


Have you ever heard of Game Theory, I seem to hear more and more about it now?


I dont believe I have what is all the hubbub about it?


I suppose it is just the explanation of how games work and then extrapolating it to the real world.


That sounds interesting. Did you know that the official business attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt not a suit and tie?


Never been one for dressing up myself, I think I'd be happier in one of those aloha shirts than regular office wear.  I prefer a polo even more.


Hi, how are you today? Do you like dogs?


Cats in an office space. Could be a problem.


I guess. I would rather have dogs than cats in the office.


being allergic to both i would be able to work with either


That's too bad. I guess Google is not really the place for you.


no it would not work for me at that place. I am a fan of google too


Google is probably a big fan of you too.


sure they know a lot about their customers . Sometimes too much


But that is no fault of the dogs at Google. Dogs are loyal.


Hi, do you like dogs? Do you have a dog? What do you know about dogs?


Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types? And that there are blood drives?


What do you think about Istanbul's recycling program?


A vending machine for dogs. It's a great way to take care of recycling, too.


Hi! Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe, was called "President Banana"?


His dad did more than that, and so have the Kennedy family. They are worthy of the praise. Washington is richer than he is though.


Worthy of the praise?  Maybe our leaders should play more music.  The press of Indonesia has 3 pop albums.


If you take the time to delve into their contributions to society, you will be surprised.


If you take a look at what they did in their private lives, you will be disgusted.  Ted was a real scum bag.  He literally got by with manslaughter. Do you use Facebook?


I do not, as it is overrun with conspiracy theorists. I deleted my account during the Burger King promotion.


The fact that Ted's date drown and he did nothing but CYA is not a theory.  Iceland uses Facebook for rewriting their constitution.  Pretty clever...


lol. Exactly why I avoid Facebook. I keep trying to pick up a radio storm from Jupiter. So far, no luck. They must not be happening while I am driving.


lol.  Maybe you can contact them and complain.  Did you know soldiers in WW I made radios with razor blades and pencils?  I would probably cut myself...


I did. My grandfather showed me how they made their foxhole radios.


Cool.  Did you listed to classic radio dramas with him on the internet?


Funny, I wonder how he/she got that name?  Did you know there is missing journalist in Turkey?


I did not. He passed in the early 80's. He would have loved those, though. along with the Finnish station that broadcasts entirely in Latin.


Turkey is not fond of journalists from other countries.  But I don't know the details.  There are attacks going on over there from France and other hostilities.


Well, France did enact a law for catcalling. Maybe with having to hand over the money immediately, will curb some of that aggressive behavior.


Sounds like a fair law to me.  The video of a guy attacking a woman in Paris went viral.


He threw an ashtray at her, and punched her in the face. He deserves to rot in jail.


Yes.  It seems like there is violence everywhere.  Guatemala is no exception... The police surrounded an MS-13 gang leader named Cabrera and he shot himself.


That's one way to keep from going to jail. It's interesting that trump isn't among the wealthiest presidents. Even JFK is richer than he.


I'm wondering if that is correct. I think his dad was rich (Joe Kennedy) but not JFK.  His dad became rich bootlegging booze during prohibition.  I can't believe the press glamorizes the Kennedy's.


well this must be an old article because it says the bills are in the playoffs LOL


yes! Needless to say, i'm going to be so nervous come sunday. what will you do for the game?


yeah me too!  Will be hanging with friends! funny how the first playoff game was in chicago


i know that game had me on pins and needles, i couldn't watch. i had to cover my eyes for the last play!!!


hahahaaaa... really?  iwas in shock!  Geez ben rothlisberger has the most wins in cleveland browns stadium since their reintroduction


that will change in the coming years! baker mayfield could be a real star for their team


yeah... but a QB does not make a team!  Matt Patricia is a rocket scientist!?!


he did do some amazing things in boston...


yeah true!  i guess we shall see!  I really wish they would extend the season to more than 16 games!


me too, but then think how many injured players there would be! even more than we have now which is already too many


Injuries are part of the game and part of their profession.  They know this going in, especially with the bigger they get, i think their bodies can't handle it and thats why they are getting injured more.


LOL... yeah i thought the same thing... and the Browns were winless!


yeah and there are a lot of issues with brain injuries, hence the new rules this season. great chatting. GO EAGLES :D :D :D :)


do you watch the nfl? This season has been wild


yeah i do... and i agree!  That's cool they use tracking chips in the pads and ball


it really is, they have so many stats from games that must be how they get some of them. which team do you like?


Eagles is my team who are part of the NFC


if i could give you a high five through the screen i would!!!! they are my team too! :D how do you feel about our big day on sunday!


Well, considering how bad the Saints beat us last game, lets hope that team has enough confidence to get through them... but the secondary still really concerns me!


yeah they are concerning. i'm trying to be positive, and looking at the saints last three regular season games gives me a SLIGHT bit of confidence. also the eagles seem to be peaking at just the right time


well... so far we are looking a gift horse in the mouth... so hopefully we can combine our luck with skill and we should have a chance!


Hey, how's it going over there? You good?


That's a great job! Does he get to meet players like LeBron?


Absolutely.  He sometimes travels with the commissioner and meets everybody.  Once the guys are scheduled, administration is not too difficult.  Have you seen players shoot "granny style?"


That underhanded thing? Yeah, it's weird looking.


It is, but physicists have proven that it is the best way to shoot free throws.  Players don't do it because of their egos.


Physicists should try playing basketball, then they'd understand. Ego is an important part of the game.


Heh heh.  Great point.  Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA, but Michael wore them anyhow.  NIke paid a fine for each game.


I bet Nike arranged that well in advance. Publicity from every angle.


Exactly.  It was probably better for them to pay the fine than if the NBA had overlooked it!


People take note, the shoes sell. People watch the games just to see what's going to happen.


Yep.  I went to the University of Oklahoma and they are one of only 4 schools that use Jordan Brand jerseys.  "There is only one Oklahoma" It attracts recruits.


Very.  Do you think championships in pro sports are paid fairly?


Interesting. Thanks for the chat. I'll catch you later.


If they are making too much, the marketplace will tell them. As of now, everybody is getting paid.


I am comfortable myself.  If you can draw the eyeballs, you get the bucks.  It has always been that way.  The Lakers and Celtics have won 33 of the 72 titles in the history of the NBA


Big market teams can afford marquee players. It's not really fair, but the league can put a tax on teams to try to even things out.


The NFL does the best job of balancing the payrolls.  But, the Patriots have more than their share of championships.


Years ago, the Pats were the worst. The 49ers were great. Things change. Soon Brady will retire and a female QB will take his place.


Perhaps, but even the move to shorter QBs is remarkable.  The NBA has 29 team in the US and 1 in Canada.


Canada is lucky to have that. I think the league needs to consider a team in Mexico. Mexico has people. People can become fans. Fans pay money.


Great point.  You need to get on someone's marketing staff.  I have a buddy who schedules NBA refs and works at the HQ in NYC.


HI, I love to go to the theater. I really hope to see Hamilton someday at the Kennedy Center.


Oh really, gross. I bet that was sort of funny in a gross way. I really enjoy watching dramas too. Jim Carrey doesn't make them anymore though because of his belief system, he says.


Maybe he should think of dramas as Greeks do. It means action


Yea, good idea! Hugh LAurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama. He earns more than $700,000 per episode for the show House.


Did you know soap operas are named that way because originally soap companies sponsored the shows?


Ha what a trip I never heard of that before. Cool! That finally makes sense to me.


Theres an Ikea in Burbank Ca that has a show filmed there. The actual store doesn't know about it


Oh really, thats wild. I was just learning in class recently that Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time in history and only died one year apart. That is a wild fact.


He was such a great writer. maybe the greatest of the english language


Yes, Shakespeare coined many phrases that we use today. Some things we say are ,"good riddance", "brave new world", "laughing stock".


Some words even take on a different meaning when using era appropriate accents compared to modern day ones


Getting tickets to see that show is crazy. But worth it if you get the chance


That is a good point, I agree. I also like the phrase," wild


It was nice talking to you. Have a good day!


Yeah I heard that it turns in to a frenzy and can sort of diminish the overall experience a little bit.


It is still one of the best new Broadways released in a while


Yes, very true according to many people. I really love comedy too. Bill mUrray is one of my favorite actors.


I like Drew Carey. He was a marine for 8 years and told jokes that helped start his career


Wow, I never knew that about him that's cool. Bill Murray thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of all time in terms of comedy in our modern age. I want to see it after a recommendation like that!


That movie is pretty far out there. It would help Bill's case if that movie had won for best picture. A comedy hasn't done it in 37 years


Did you know that the movie joke of slipping on a banana came from slipping in manure? I would take the banana any day


I do, but I don't do it very often. Hotels can be really expensive, what about you?


They can be expensive I like to travel but Im usually broke so I dont do it often.


They are really expensive. For example, in Japan every highway is a toll.


Really? and do you know if tolls are expensive Im guessing they add up into a lot of money.


Yeah, it seems like a rip-off, but maybe their aggregate taxes work out similar.


Yeah could be, unfair for tourist though. I wish I could travel around the world like that king of Hawaii.


Yeah, that sounds pretty cool. Did he do it in a boat? Do you know?


I have no idea but I guess part of his journey was on a boat, did you  hear about that commuter bus the Dutch are creating?


I heard it can go 160mph, I will never ride it though. Nice chatting with you!


That is really fast and also seems really dangerous, it was nice chatting, have a nice day bye


I am, I use it all the time and really like it, what about you?


I use it a lot to. Ever read the terms of service/


No, not really they seem long and boring, do you read them ?


They suck, I agree with you there, good thing theres a copy of the internet stored in the Alexandria Library.


Interesting. Where is the Alexandria library located?


I dont know where just that there is a copy in case it burns down.


I wonder if the Waybackmachine is also considered a copy?


I dont think it is, so do you like to travel?


How's it going, do you like baseball? It involves a fielding team facing off with a batting team


It's what the Canadian call Kickball lol


boy, those canadians. I wonder what other  words they have for sports.


Who knows, lol. Do you watch much Softball, it was invented in Chicago in 1887


i dont watch softball, but i know that there are many fast pitch teams out there. do you play or watch?


I watch it sometimes, it's crazy the longest softball game was 31 innings!


what? that is far too long. I like to play softball, but that is just too long. Did you know that the difference in pitching styles in baseball vs softball is not due to gender differences?


I figured so, any gender can play and Jose Canseco claims to have hit a softball 622 feet


yeah, he was juiced up quite a bit. i wonder how much of that was natural ability.


Who knows, but it must kinda suck being a softball player, the average salary of a pro is 5-6k


there just isnt enough of a fan base. i guess they play for the love of the game.


hi, how are you? i do like the baseball. do you like it?


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea, probably not as much as the fans in Japan who are surprised to learn that Baseball is America's national pasttime


I think the game is crazy popular in Japan! it is a different experience though. you should go.


Maybe so. I wonder if the Baseball managers in Japan can play for their teams like the teams in the US


that rule probably comes from back in the day when a player was chosen as manager. i dont know about japan.


Interesting. Do you collect baseball cards? A man found $3 million worth in his grandfathers attic


i used to collect baseball cards. they were never worth that much though. 3 million? i wonder what i would do with them. what would you do?


Buy a house and nice car, maybe visit Canada and play some Soccer-baseball


soccer-baseball? what the heck is that? is that some sort of canadian thing?


I do read. i like to read, too. i like to read non-fiction. You?


Nice, I like reading news mostly, but do like a good sci fy book. Ever read starship troopers?


I did read that book many years ago. a heinlein classic. and a pretty good film too.


For sure, I am glad i read the book first then watched the movie. Was great seeing it put into play. Apparently that is read by some of the military branches


Heinlein was in the military, the Navy i believe. i figure that his writing probably appeals to the troops.


That is a good point. Did you hear about schools replacing desks with reading bicycles?


Yes, we dont need fat readers. get those kids moving! they can read and solve the energy crisis as well.


for sure lol! Also it helped with test scores, they skyrocketed!


Yes, i think the brain works better during exercise. Anyway, great chat!


I agree, great chatting with you! Enjoy your weekend!


I use facebook reluctantly, but yes, lol. How about you?


I do not use the FB. i am worried about privacy and data usage. i am paranoid.


That is a good point, I should get off of it for that, but I feel they already have everything they need. I wonder if myspace had that problem


I think myspace was better about privacy. i wonder what would have happened if myspace had bought facebook.


I think we wouldn't be so scared of security. They could have bought it in 2005


That would have been a good buy, but i would have passed as well. nobody knew what fb would become.


Right, I think they should have since they had the money to buy out the competition


Yeah, fb could pretty well buy anything they wanted to now, enough myspace, if it exists.


for sure, I am not sure it exists anymore. Do you read at all?


Hahha just in case they ever appear and want to communicate with us.


My first question would be: "Why did you cross all those light years just for Earth?  You'll not find us environmentally friendly and here's a copy of the Lorax."


hahhahaha. Did tyou know the days were much shorter when earth was formed?


Yep, I wonder if that's with or without the moon... As humans, we would account for only 1 min and 17 sec of a 24-hour period.  We are newbies.


That is insane. Did you know earth will be helium free by the end of the century?


So much for those shiny silver balloons... Q: If the Lorax represents environmentalists, what are the Brown Bar-ba-loots?


I am actually not sure. Sadly though, we have deforested more than 80$ of the earth


It is sad but environmentalists sometimes are loony.  Like Apple voiding the warranty of their computers for smoking near it because they think it makes it a biohazard.


Yeah that is kind of strange. Did you know transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers?


Yeah, I would be interested in how much different space people would need.


Oh yeah, loved his books as a kid.  Seems we have many Loraxes and Once-lers these days.


I guess we'll have to wait and see. nice chatting with you


did you know he was voted least likely to succeed by his classmates?


Yeah, they really had to eat their judgement. Can you believe his work is also being in scientific studies by Dartmouth?


that is something. did you know he was afraid of children too?


Yep, but children weren't afraid of him.  His books were always checked out. The word "nerd" was his creation?


He has done so much through his work. He was technically a doctor too cause he has a phd from Dartmouth.


Yes and he did it all without computers.  He might have though the water powered computer the Russians made in 1936 was cool.


Yeah that one is actually pretty cool. did you know the space shuttle comouter run on 1 mb of ram


Yeah, the shuttle actually had 3 of them for redundancy. Speaking of space, in 2010 the UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials. Funny huh?


Do you also like the rapper Eminem? or have you heard his music?


I don't know his stuff. I hear that he is quite popular. He is an anomaly in the rap world.


Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artists! good thing he chose rap


I think that he could start a comic book company now. He probably has the money. I wonder what characters he would create.


I bet he does, he earned a lot of money out of his music deals, so do you like to play video games?


I used to play video games. Now I don't have time. What about you?


I don't have the time either but yeah, used to play them as well, I  have an Xbox One so yeah


My favorite is Assassins Creed, do you have a favorite one?


Not now. I did play Doom for a bit. That was fun. Anyway, great chat!


I am terrible at dancing. I should not be seen dancing. Do you like to dance?


That was also a good game, I enjoyed it.


I do like to dance, I'm not as skilled as Bruce Lee was but I try hard


Bruce Lee, dance master! Many people don't know that, but I'm not surprised. Who would have guessed?


he did won a cha-cha champion, not only a great fighter but he could dance, and not me


I guess he had a great sense of rhythm. I do not. I could not rap either. Then again, I am not really into rap.


I like Tupac, he is a great rapper, other than that not a big fan


He was a ballet dancer in high school, I know that much. He really was talented. Too bad his life was cut short.


Too bad, he sure contributed a lot to culture, his music is in the library of congress, really sad


I think he spoke of the lives of a people that are generally ignored. He probably lent a voice to them.


Hey did you hear about how Infowars was taken off of YouTube?


LOL you're right about that. How often do you use Facebook by the way? I know that I used to use my space but I switched over once Myspace basically died


I check in on facebook about once a day.  I'm like you I switched over from myspace too.


It's interesting that Facebook was started back in 2004 though, I thought they started later than that that seems like a long time ago


Yes.  I must have jumped on pretty quick then.  Myspace could have bought facebook for 75 million in 2005.  Big mistake there.


Yep that was definitely a bad move on their part, do you know why it's like button is illegal in that one German state by the way


I have no idea.  lol  I always wondered why facebook was so dominantly blue.  Apparantly Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


You always wonder that too. They should have put that in the movie LOL. Did you ever do the Burger King Whopper promotion on Facebook by the way


Well if you unfriended 10 people then they would give you a coupon for a free Whopper LOL


Oh man I would have been getting me some free whoppers.  I only really pay attention to a fraction of the "friends" I have on there.  Do you listen to Spotify?


Was it because Alex Jones did something wrong?


No I don't you normally listen to Spotify, I normally listen to YouTube, what about you?


It has 4 million songs.  I never listened to it.  I was curious about it.  lol


Those four million songs are songs that have never been listen to Once actually, they have a lot more than that in terms of total number of songs


I think it's because he was promoting conspiracy theories and YouTube didn't want him on their platform


No surprise there.  That's how he made a name for himself.


Yep he was just doing what he like to do, even Apple removed five of his six Infowars podcast from iTunes apparently


Wow.  Youtube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net.  Wonder how much of that traffic still goes their looking for him?


Yeah that's a good question. It's amazing that Google bought YouTube back in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars that's a lot of money


No kidding!  Wow.  Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.  So, I can see the value there by owning youtube.


Yes I agree with you. It's also interesting that you can put videos that are only for people 18 and up on YouTube, so kids can use it but you have to verify your age as well


That is a good safety feature.  I can honestly say I don't think I've ever seen any disturbing or ill advised graphic videos on there.  Justin Biebers Baby is the most disliked video on youtube.


He was on teh Drew Carrey show, but I know him best for Whose Line is it anyway? the improvisational comedy show. Do you know of it?


Why? I am unfamiliar with his work. Is he a dancer?


I heard of a ballet dancer by that name. I wonder if they are related? Maybe this Tupac dude would rap on his tip toes?


Bruce Lee, the Kung Fu star, was a dancer too, so Tupac is in good company as a double threat. What ever happened to Tupac?


Interesting, I like bruce Lee, good actor.


Yeah, aparently he even won a Cha Cha contest once. Good on his feet and good with his feet!


Of course!  Especially when ther are exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect!  How about you?


Interesting. He was a great karate actor too.


Do you think Demetri Martin is a funny comedian? The dude left Harvard Law School to pursue comedy, a pursuit he found more interesting.


Recently, he was in the movie, "In a World" but he is better known for his standup.  I don't think he has ever been in a bromantic comedy because he is rather OCD, and that would be a tough fit in that genre.


Sure. Loved him in Stripes. He seems fond of Kung Fu Hustle though, which is not blockbuster.


Acquired taste... Are you familiar with Ryan Stiles?


Pretty interesting that he was able to pull it off.


What else do you do for entertainment, TV and games, or do you do museums and outdoor stuff.


I love outdoor stuff. I love to ride my Harley Davidson motorcycle. What about you?


There's a lot I'd like to do but the days seem to pass by.  I have kids and have limited free time.  I'd love to jump on a bike like you.


Do you play those console games like Nintendo?  My son loves his Xbox, that's about his only source of entertainment.


I used to love playing Nintendo. I saw it can only be displayed in 54 colors.


I guess Nintendo is a bit dated now.  I remember the days when Space Invaders was the height of video gaming.  I don't think it even had ten colors.


LOL - I think that was a little before my time. I started out with a Nintendo.


Whatever gamin system you use it sure beats using chickens for entertainment like the Brits did in the time of Caesar


Hi, How are you doing?  Are you familiar with Aaron Posner?


I'm doing great. I am not familiar. Who's that?


AS I understand it he's a writer director from the Washington DC area.  I was reading about his perfect day.


That's pretty cool. Do you like the Incredibles 2 movie?


I have yet to see it.  I think my perfect day would include taking the kids to the movies.  Maybe we'll do this movie next.


I would love to see it with my kids too. I saw the present day events in the movie are actually set back in the 1960s.


These Pixar movies are so sophisticated now.  Just as intelligent as a regular movie, I enjoy the voice acting too.


Yes, I love Pixar movies almost as much as my kids love them.


I was unaware that the voice of Edna was done by a man, the director of the movie in fact.


I know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


I wonder how they keep track of the minutes.


Not too sure on that one. An iPhone has more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent system.


Yes, I heard about it.  It's totally amazing.


Yes, I do.  It would cost more than $300 in tolls to travel across Japan.


That's a lot of money in tolls. I saw the Dutch are creating a bus that can travel 160 mph.


I will not ride on their bus.  It is scare to travel that fast.


Me either lol. Mackinac Island in Michigan has banned all motorized vehicles.


I heard about it.  So, how do people travel around the island?


Yes I do.  New York has the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


It should be fun but it can be annoying since they are slow.


I agree. Well, good chatting with you. Have a good one.


Yes, it is.  Why was New York so lucky and special?


Not too sure on that one. The cables carrying phone and data lines across the ocean are only 2.7 inches thick.


They left them on the ocean ground.  Fish might bite them.


I don't know.  We do not have to worry cuz I'm sure in the US we are changing to wireless (satellite).


True true. It's impossible to separate two phone books that have had their pages overlapped.


I heard about it.  What other interesting facts do you have about telephone?


hi, do you have a kind of shoe that you prefer?


to raise awareness about homeless people


I see.  I started my career in the telephone company.  Did you know that New York has 212 as an area code because it is the quickest to dial on a rotary phone?


that is crazy. but then again rotary phones took forever


True.  Of course, NY was the most populated.   The AT&T ship that laid cables for calls across the ocean just lays the cables on the bottom of the ocean.


I wonder how nothing gets tangled in them


It is just one strand with 2.7 inches in diameter.  It has a tough sheath on it however.


unicef donated clean water when you do not use your phone


I would like to sign up for that.  I only use my smart phone about 5 times each month.  You know the telephone has to translate you voice frequency into electronic signals to move it from place to place.


thta is actually re,arkable where we are technology wise


It is.  They do a similar thing with TV signals.  Most TVs sold this century have been flat panel types.


I love Ughs.  They provide warmth, comfort and durability.  Shoe designs have changed over time


yeah they are too convenient now. nice chat


did you know 5000 years old shoes are more durable


No.  But of course will we really know until today's shoes have had a shot at 5000 years into the future?  Sometimes shoes are safety equipment.


yeah for sure. ballet dancers go through them very quickly


I have heard that they can destroy 4 pairs of shoes per week.  Looks like a challenge for some materials specialist.


yeah that is a challenge. do you know who steve smith is?


Yes.  He was a pretty good wide receiver in the NFL.


yeah and he leaves his cleats in the field after every game


Hi, how are you today? Are you interested in cars?


How does a video game even prepare you for the risks of the real track? It's probably fun, but you're not going to die from a video game.


I have no idea on that one. I agree in that there's no way a video game can prepare you for professional racing.


Are you interested in shoes and clothing?


I am to an extent. I saw that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black on special occasions.


The Pilgrims were probably like everyone else. They liked wearing nice clothing. Why did Apple have a line of clothing back in 1986? And who wore it?


I bet Apple's clothing line failed miserably. Rip Curl makes clothing in China but their tags say North Korea.


I think it's the other way around for Rip Curl. It's illegal to work with North Korea, so they hide the work by labeling the clothes "Made in China."


That's a good point. There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc. found in unclaimed baggage from airports.


I bet there are some finds at that store. I wonder how the prices are. I bet some people could find their own clothes there.


5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


Hello - I am good today thank you. I am interested in cars. What about you?


I don't think we'd find 5,000 year old shoes at the unclaimed baggage store, but you never know.


Cars can be fun. The names of the parts have an interesting origin sometimes.


I agree. Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because cars used to have wooden trunks?


That makes sense. But in England they call it the boot. I wonder where that name came from. Would you ever drive in South Africa?


I'm not sure if they have car jackings and allow for flame throwers lol.


I guess cars could battle it out with flame throwers. Massive combat in the streets. Certainly would make the drive thru an interesting experience.


LOL that would be fun to watch! Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?


I guess it is a French-sounding name, like Detroit. I wonder if Pontiac was named after a Frenchman too.


It could have been. There's a race car driver who became a professional by beating 90,000 people in a video game.


Were you a fan of Chris Rock's earlier comedy much or do you think he has a better style in the new Tamborine special?


It's good that he does have a loyal fan base- apparently the money for his tour was good but he really needed it due to the alimony he now pays.


i bet that stuff can be very high! i think its awesome that Rock wanted to feel  intimacy of the crowd  and feel how close the audience was to him! That clearly would be touching to a fan.


I can imagine, and he even wore just jeans and a tee shirt instead of some fancy outfit to keep it intimate as possible.


I feel that is very nice and original . he even explained to his crowd that the way he viewed stuff years ago was from lived experiences but is a new man now. i do know some of his old views were a bit rated R


Well I think that is great, people always can improve their behavior and learn from their mistakes. It's also cool that we watch his story from beginning to now in a way by watching his "Everybody Hates Chris" series.


that was a very good show and it got amazing ratings! i know he got in some hot water in 2016 at the oscars! I bet he thinks before he speaks more now days!


Well Netflix paid him $40 million for his new special so he must be doing good now at least!


wow that is alot of money! Goodness. He used to be paid alot and worked on HBO, now he has switched it up to whats popular now which is netflix.


Yeah but I wonder if he gets to keep much of it after paying all of his alimony to his wife. I believe Netflix will keep up as most popular since they make up 33% of all internet use in North America between 9pm-12am


2016 netflix released 126 original series/films, more than any other network or cable station!


i honestly like the old stuff but i had no idea Netflix even released a special with him! i'm going to check it out.


It's amazing to think that all of that just started because of the founders frustration with dvd rental fees.


I hear that his new routine was much more personal and opened up about life experiences while he kept the style simple as opposed to his older flashier stuff.


i think I would like that. i think its awesome he is still around in the public eye and recently toured in 2017 by the tour name of total blackout!


Yeah and for someone who likes to discuss politicians and racial issues in his comedy, the current political climate seems ripe for him to comeback.


yes I agree with that one. i had no idea he cheated on his wife, fought addiction and had a horrible battle with seeing his children. that's sad to hear!


It is very sad to hear, it makes me amazed that he somehow managed to convert all of that experience into a comedy routine- that seems like it would definitely be touchy!


i know it most likely helped shape him into who he is today. i mean he flat out says i was a bad husband! i was an addict he recalls more than once! i never knew all this


I heard that during the part of the routine where he addresses his cheating, the director Bo Burnham utilized an up close shot of his face so that the audience could clearly watch as he admitted to his behavior.


wow that must have been hard. i bet people walked out! he has a huge loyal fan base though and still to this day doesnt like president Bush! He says he paved the way for the first black president. which is a good thing in my book!


Hi there!  Do you listen to albums or have any favorites?


lol  I'm not a fan either.  But, I would like to hear the Korean rappers who invented a new freestyle called "compliment battle"  That might be entertaining!


That is a totally representative form of rap for korea. culturally they must show respect. i think that is cool.


I agree!  Are you a youtube user?  I watch it a lot.


I do watch youtube a lot. i listen to old songs, and sometimes watch the news and documentaries.


Same here.  I watch a lot of concerts.  Did you know that it's also the 2nd largest search engine on the internet?


Yes, google bought youtube many years ago, so they share search engine tech.


I saw that.  They bought youtube in 2006 for $1.65 billion!


it seems like a lot but i bet they are making a ton of cash on ad revenue.


Oh yeah.  Netflix and youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  So there's lots of eyes to view those ads.


Yes, people love their video. i guess that the kids will be glued to the screen forever. Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? i do listen to albums. i was recently listening to bill evans. you?


No doubt!  Thanks for the chat too!  Have a good night!


Nice!  One of my favorites in Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory".  It's one of the best selling albums of the 21st century!  Are you familiar with it?  Is Bill Evans country?


i havent heard it. but those linkin park kids sure could rock. Bill was a jazz pianist. worked with Miles Davis.


Ahhh...ok.  I thought I heard the name before just couldn't place him.  Were you a Pink Floyd fan?  They released Dark Side of the Moon over 45 years ago now.  In 2014 is was still one of the best selling albums of that year.


Yeah, i liked floyd. they had a great sound. they continue to gain fans. have you done the dark side of oz?


You watch the wizard of oz from 1939. at a certain point in the film, you start the dark side album. it synchs up with the film. i have never done it, though


Interesting!  I will have to try it.  Two indentical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992!  Good for them!  Are you a fan of rap?


I am not a fan, but i would love to hear that j-rap. it would be cool to hear them spit mad fire about arthritis. LOL


did you know there is an episode of the simpsons that bart is not in and is not mentioned in?


Ya and he makes a ton of money, I guess he is the highest paid celebrity, judge judy comes in second apparently


Wow. He does such good things with his money too. He has a charity foundation, the LeBron James Family Foundation, that's done a ton of work supporting students.


yes, and that he raised 6 milllion dollars by televising "the decision", do you know what that is? I don't know what "the decision" is


I vaguely remember hearing about it - some TV special where he announced he was going to be a free agent. It really upset his hometown, but it raised a bunch of money.


Ah I see, so that was what that was called, I guess it's good that he raised money for chairty then, it's wild that even when he played in high school people were willing to pay for tickets to see him, up to $120 per ticket


He must have been a great player from an early age. No wonder he ended up with so many MVP awards.


ya that makes sense, I guess he rejected a 10million dollar offer from reebok when he was eighteen, that takes a lot of balls especially for being so young


It was smart, though. Apparently he landed an offer for nine times that much from Nike soon after that!


haha that's true so I can't feel too sorry for him, 90 million dollars is a lot of money for a 19 year old kid!


I think 90 million dollars is a lot of money for anyone! Except maybe someone like Jeff Bezos.


I didn't know that. I don't watch much TV, do you?


Ya, apparently he built a clock into a mountain, sounds like he has more money than he knows what to do with


At least he does good things like charity with some of it, and it's his earned money to do what he likes with!


no, I don't have cable and don't watch any new tv, I do have a lot old tv shows dowloaded though that I sometimes watch, I used to watch pokemon as a kid but I had no idea there were 750 episodes of it


Wow! I wonder how long all those episodes last put together!


I did the math I think it'd be like 50 episodes a year for 16 years, just insane, who has the time haha


I definitely don't! There are some shows I'd like to watch, but it seems like it just takes too much of my time to do it.


Yup, especially with some shows where they don't get good until season 2 or 3, like I don't have time to watch multiple seasons of a show to wait for it to get good


And you can't just start on season 2 or 3 or you miss all the information from the previous ones! I know how that is. It's hard to even keep up with sports on TV for me.


yup I agree with that, did you ever watch teh original space jam? I guess lebron james has signed a deal to make space jam 2


No way! That movie is so corny now but I absolutely loved it as a kid. Lebron James is so active even outside of basketball!


HA! I am not sure he would have made the ideal spiderman. I think Toby McGuire and Andrew Garfield did fine on their own.


No way. It would have been interesting watching Spiderman do MJ's dance (moonwalk).


I can't even picture him as peter parker, can you?


Lols. With the right make-up... possibly. It's quite interesting what you can do in this universe.


the universe might be one giant superhologram!


Could be. The universe may exist inside a black hole!


Or that there is only one electron in the universe! Dibs!


Anything can happen in the universe, heck how can you explain Bert and Ernie's sexuality?


I am not sure you can but I can understand the importance of it for the LGBTQ community.


Sesame Street really opened a pandora's box with that relationship.


I am quite flowery today, just finished binge watching the punisher.


I am not sure I would equate the Punisher to flowery... The one on Netflix?


Nice. I liked that show but since they canceled all of those Marvel shows on Netflix, I can't get into finishing them. Are you on the latest episodes?


Yes. I do agree. it sucks that disney and netflix didn't work out.


Maybe Disney will pick it up and move on. Did you know Stan Lee used to end conversations with the word excelsior?


Must have drove people crazy with that. Marvel comics spent 10 years convincing the US govt that x-men are not human.


HA! Seems like the gov should have better things to do but....MSU has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world. Wow.


I know. Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in 1990 so he can play spiderman in his own produced movie.


Yes I use amazon all the time. Hard to believe it was started by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Look at it now!


I know right,  its a pretty amazing company,  they have created so many jobs and I love their shopping site,  so convienent.


It really is. Speaking of their jobs, the warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles per day!


That is a lot of walking lol,  Good exercise at least


Yes no doubt. They also contract with USPS so they can deliver packages on Sunday!


Wonderful idea on their part!  I love getting packages on sundays!


It is such a good feeling I love it too! Do you like learning about the government? 88% of land in Nevada is actually owned by the US government.


That is cool.  I wonder if its all desert they own.


Yes good question. Not much you can do with desert! One cool thing the Norwegian government did was donate $1 billion for rainforest preservation! Well it really was lovely chatting with you this evening.


Yes!  I use it to look up a lot of stuff. How about you?


Yes I do too. No wonder it's so effective, a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send Armstrong to the moon!


That is alot of power,  I am going to think of that every time I search something lol


Yes it makes me appreciate it much more! Google maps also calculates traffic patterns by tracking how fast Android devices are going!


That is very impressive,  I wouldve never thought that. Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn,  they once used hundreds of goats


Haha that is so funny. They have so many users. They took down 40% of internet traffic when they went offline for 5 minutes.


Wow that is crazy!  I bet people were freaking out lol


It really is and I'm sure they were! That happened back in 2013 not sure if it's happened since.


I read that she was the first fan hit by a puck at the florida panthers current arena.  Thats unfortunate


looks like she has bad luck with stadiums. that manchester bombing was scary


Right that was crazy!  It was nice of her to do a charity concert.


yeah. $13M raised. Thats and offer you cant refuse


Yeah thats amazing.  I hear she also co founded a youth singing group.


she should get her own tv show, I'm tired of watching pokemon


Maybe,  if its not reality tv I might watch it lol


or she could lend her voice...like ringo starr did for thomas the tank engine


I've heard of her, but never heard her. I hear a pastor groped her.


That would be cool!  I never knew that.  Did you ever watch that show?


I;m going to head over to watch it now. Maybe I'll catch some george carlin, take care.


Oh right,  that was at someone's funeral. Weird thing, lol, I think it's funny that her song "dangerous woman" which is about female empowerment is written by 3 men.


well men know about dangerous women. she should write about dangerous men


Thats not really how the song is portrayed but ok.  Yeah she should make another song about dangerous men lol that would be hilarious.


I think he made a "taco bell" crack about her name. I think he meant Starbucks


lol I think I read that as well.  I think its funny that she is not hispanic,  with a name like Grande,  she is italian.


LOL. The dude in question also apologized to the whole Hispanic community.


just made it to the wrong community.  Well Bill Clinton was there too...so it was quite a motley crew


oh ... me neither , i used to love that tv show but it wasnt that good after 4 seasons


I also thought that it was interesting to learn that there is 1 Simpsons episode that didnt star or mention Bart. I dont think Ive ever seen it. Have you?


nope , i havent seen that one either , do u like the beatles ?


Love them! I never knew that they had the best selling album of the 2000's... I didnt realize that many people still listen to and appreciate them.


omg i didnt know ringo was illiterate for most of his childhood and that he was really sick


I knew he was illiterate in his childhood, but I was also shocked to learn he was sick. I was also surprised to learn that none of the Beatles could read music.


i know , that tells u how brilliant they were they had to teach themselves to find a way to create music without knowing how to read music


Right! I also didn't realize they had to take leave to touring for 3 years because their equipment couldn't amplify over the fans screaming. That's just a crazy amount of screaming lol