Wholly molly, did they play straight through?


Probably not,  I think it was like 11 hours each day or so.


WOW, that is still a lot. Did you know that some consider grunting to be cheating?


I'm not sure, I suspect it distracts the other player. Nice chatting with you?


Hello there, do you follow baseball at all?


Yes I do but not as much as football. Is there anyway you can tell me how the game is played?


Well yeah baseball is a bat and ball game, a pitcher throws a ball, while a batter tries to hit it with the bat.


Thanks. What is the job of the offensive team in baseball?


The object is for them to hit the ball and run around the bases to score runs.


Thank you. What does the runner touch in the end in order to score?


I think that would be called home base, or the home plate.


Thank you so much. How is Major League Baseball divided in the US?


Well we have a pro league with two major divisions, the National league, and the American league.


Thanks. Do those divisions split in any form?


Yeah and within those two main divisions, there are 3 sub divisions as well.


What are the names of those 3 sub divisions in baseball?


I think they are the East, West, and Central.


Thanks. Are those divisions in baseball are also the same in Canada as well?


That I am not sure, I think MLB needs to get a team from Canada again, I miss the Expos.


Its okay but thanks. I was wondering why baseball managers wear uniforms, do you know by any chance?


I think it is in the rules that they can technically play if they are needed.


Wow. I didn't know this thanks. So they can also participate within a game if the needed to, is that correct?


Yeah I guess they could technically play the field like a normal player if the need arises.


That is very interesting. I know that baseball is popular here in the US but in what other country baseball is also popular?


I guess baseball is extremely popular in Japan, I think young people grow up thinking they invented the game there.


Thank you so much. I didn't know these things about baseball and thank you for chatting with me. Have a nice day!!!


Could be for many reasons.  Some wear one for protection. and others for ceremonial reasons.


I think nowadays it is more for religious reasons or as a fashion accessory.


In the past they were an indicator of social status, but I don't think that's so much the case anymore.


True, although In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment.


Yes, many can be very distinctive, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.


True.   Police also use headgear such as peaked caps or brimmed hats.


I personally like the Ushanka fur hat.  My father in law has one of those.  It's neat looking.


I still have a soft spot for my university graduation ceremonies hat, the mortarboard.


Yeah, mine is around somewhere too.  I wore mine during graduation as opposed to carrying it.  It's probably in or basement in a box.


Have you ever had a dunce cap worn at a party?


No, I can't say that I have.  I know they are to encourage foolish behavior, and I'm not a very foolish person.


I used to have one, but my dog ate it!    I understand why they are a subspecies of the wolf!


Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types, and they can donate blood for other dogs just like humans.


Biology is fascinating!   Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Very true.  I like what they do in Istanbul.  They have vending machines in the city that accept plastic bottles and release food and water for the local stray dogs in return.  Pretty interesting.


Yes.    Certainly unique in the 4.5 billion year history of the earth.


That is certainly old.  You don't really realize it, but the Earth is actually 71% covered by water.


True even on land, continents and islands together have many lakes,


Very true.  Well, it's been a pleasure speaking with you.


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.


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.


I used to play baseball. Can you believe the Cubs almost won the last World Series? They were the first team to win back-to-back series, but hasn't won since!


I played baseball as a kid too! I was kind of rooting for the Cubs last World Series. They came so close!


I know! Did you know that if a player catches a baseball in their hat, they receive three extra bases?


I'm surprised I don't see more players trying that. Some of the field players pull pretty incredible stunts to catch baseballs.


Athletes are pretty incredible. Did you know the soccer player, Didier Drogba, stopped a civil war in his home country all on his own?


I had no idea. You're right that soccer players do some amazing things, though. German player Mesut Ozil donated his entire World Cup victory bonus to pay for 23 children's surgeries.


That's so generous. Tennis players are pretty crazy, too. There was once a point that lasted 29 minutes and consisted of 643 shots.


Good grief, that's over 20 shots per minute. I'm worn out just thinking about it. The longest match went on for 11 hours and had to be split across three days - I guess the players got worn out too!


Wow! That's like soccer, too. Players run on average up to 7 miles per game!


Sports players must train so hard to be able to do that. The people behind the scenes work hard too. For 24 years until 2005, all 2430 major league baseball games each year were scheduled by just two people, a married couple!


Wow, what a lovely job to be able to have with your partner. Can you imagine all of the other behind the scenes efforts, too? In just one season, around 160,000 baseballs are used!


The sports production industry must be making a lot of money from all the balls and equipment they have to make, plus fan products like baseball cards too. A man once found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic!


Wow. It's funny most people think about baseball and football being the most major sports, when soccer actually makes more money than all of the major sports combined.


Well, soccer is an international sport. Baseball and football are mostly localized to specific areas, but soccer is played in over 200 countries.


Yeah, the super bowl is actually smaller than soccer's third largest game.


The Super Bowl might be part of America's most popular sport, but soccer is the world's most popular sport.


And they're both called football all over the world. Evidently, soccer is "slang" for Association football, but I don't get it. Football makes more sense.


I think it comes from the "soc" in as"soc"iation, and the difference between association and gridiron football is based on the play structure. One just got abbreviated in America differently.


I get it, but then Americans should call it s-oh-sh-er instead.


Sohssher just doesn't have the same ring to it, but it makes me giggle when I say it out loud. I want to go up to some soccer fans and start calling it that instead.


I watch it very rarely.  lol  Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis and were later adopted by polo players.  I wonder the name of the guy who invented it?


I think it was Rene " The crocodile" Lacoste who invented them.


That's his name!  A black man won the first US Open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won is since.  I think that might have been Arthur Ash.


That's surprising!  especially, since Venus and Serena have dominated in the past years on the female side.


I know right?  They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.  Bet that dried them fast.


That was smart thinking to use a helicopter!


Yes.  The longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.  It was faster to watch paint dry over that same span.  lol


I couldn't have watched that long.  I'm sure there was some die hard fan that watched every second of it, though.  Lol


Here and there.  Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans there are surprised when they discover its status as American's national pasttime.


I've been to Japan, before and yes, they most definitely love baseball, so I could see them being shocked to find out it's our national pastime. These days, I mainly watch my grandsons play T-Ball, now that's fun to watch.


I would have to agree with you there.  I love watching kids learn the game.  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


That's an odd name, but it makes sense, kickball is a combo of both.


Yes.  Do you know why baseball managers wear uniforms?


To show their team spirit? I'm not sure, really.


Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if they are needed!  It's been fun chatting!


Wow, I didn't know that!  it's been nice chatting with you, as well.


Yes. What do you think about Claire Constant being named Player of the Year in the DC Metro area?


I think that's a great honor! I know that Virginia had a great season, they scored 23 goals


Lauren Flynn of Yorktown One scored 25 goals. She's only a Sophomore. Maybe she'll be Player of the Year in the future.


Yeah I could see that. I think she's really talented. How often do you watch soccer by the way


Every now and then. Watched an EPL game earlier today (ManU won late). "Association football" isn't my favorite type of football.


Haha it's not my favorite either, did you ever watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Apparently he used to play professional soccer and was pretty good


Yeah, I like John Stewart. I admire their fitness. They run something like 7 miles in a match.


Yeah that is crazy. What do you think about tennis by the way? I do like tennis more than soccer myself


I don't play tennis but will watch the big events. I play table tennis... er, Ping Pong (which is actually a company name).


LOL that's a funny way to put it. Did you know that the polo shirt was not actually invented for the game of Polo? It was invented by a tennis player


I hadn't heard that. But I don't know anyone who plays polo. Did you know tennis rackets didn't used to be required by rule. You could use any object to hit the ball.


No I didn't know that. That's crazy! Did you know too that there's only been one black man to win the US Open title, and that was back in 1968


My guess would be Arthur Ashe. Of course, black woman have won a bunch of titles now.


Yes I think you're right. Did you hear that in 1969 the tennis Association used a helicopter to dry a grass tennis court LOL


That reminds me of how Greenland can't join FIFA for soccer because they don't have enough grass growing there.


Yeah that's a silly rule, you think they could just use fake grass or something haha. Do you know who Rodger Federer is by the way


Sure! Federer is one of the all-time greats.


Yep he's awesome! It's amazing that Gael Monfils beat the Federer of paddle tennis after learning how to play a couple days previously


That's wild. Seems impossible. Kind of like the old story of a teenage female who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.


Yeah I wonder what happened to her. She was only seventeen when she did that I think right? Also do you know what kickball is


Hey, how are you? I've just read that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises. I didn't know that. It's interesting.


If you go to Canada they call kickball "soccer-baseball."  What a fun game!  Do you like kickball?


I don't know all difference, but it looks like soccer actually. I like it. In fact, it's my favorite sport. Do you like soccer?


I liked watching it but never got to play soccer when I was a kid because they didn't  have a team.  If you like baseball, though, you could run into millions of dollars if you find the right baseball cards.  One man found some in his grandpa's attic worth millions.


lol true. It's option. But I don't believe in luck. It has never worked for me so far lol


One married couple must have loved baseball a lot because they together scheduled 2430 major league games


It's easy to believe. Sport helps to build bridges. Btw, I didn't know that baseball is very popular in Japan. I have no idea why


I guess the same reason it's popular in the U.S. Do you follow lacrosse?  The player of the Year was Anna Callahan of Glenelg helping Maryland to a state championship and committing to Duke


lacrosse is kind of new game, right? I've never heard about it in my chilhood


I never heard of it, but saw toys that looked like it as a kid.  I don't think it reached out to all places in the U.S. Callahan was an all-American though


Agreed. Generally, what's your favorite sport?


I like to watch the Superbowl with Football.  Did you know though that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined?


I can imagine. It's trully sport number 1 in the world.  However, US events like Superbowl make a lot of money


A kind act was performed by German soccer player Ozil who donated eur300,000 from his World Cup Victory Bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil


I think it was done after 7-1 score, which was too dramatic for Brazil. It was an effort to make less painful.


I would like to see the variation in soccer where 3 teams face each other.


No that actually exists although I haven't seen it.


Really? I've never heard, but it sounds like a lot of fun. Anyway there a lot of question how it can be done


Do you enjoy tennis?  Polo shirts were invented by a famous player named Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste; I wonder if those are the shirts with a crocodile


I like tennis. I used to watch a lot when I was a child. I even played recently and it's not easy sport. You need to make a lot of effort.


It is good exercise.  What do you know about it from the article?


well, I need to go actually. It was my pleasure to talk with you. Have a good day!


Have a good day!  If you get a chance, check out the 11 hour record tennis match with US open quarterfinalist gael monfils


I do. Did you know that rapper Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress of "cultural significance"?


Yes I did, and was surprised by that! The word "rap" has been used in england since 16th century which means "lightly strike" and now describes quick speech. i guess that makes sense.


Well I guess that makes sense. Are you familiar with the 1998 Rugrats movie?


Uh YAAAAAAA. my house loved rugrats. still do even though the little ones don't see how awesome it is.


Okay, then I'm sure you know that rapper Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in that movie.


well now I do. korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called compliment battle. thats got to be so much nicer than americans rap where they just bust on each other


Well that sounds nicer. I cringe at knowing in 2001 a MI judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem.


Its kind of funny though. did you know eminems true dream was to become a comic book artist?


Yes, I heard his favorite superhero was Spider man!


I wonder if he ever raps about spider-man? OH since we were talking of tupac earlier did you know he danced ballet in high school?


So far I haven't heard any Spidey verses, but who knows? I would never guess that Tupac danced ballet!


he was the mouse king! in a nutcracker production. so it was a big roll not just an extra


That is crazy! Are you also familiar with Drake?


yes and I dont like him. sorry if you do but I cant figure out the love people have for him. he didnt graduate high school until age 25 but um didnt he PLAY a high schooler on degrassi? theres some irony for you


Yes, I think he did. From what I've heard he is a good person. I know he visited Drake University in the middle of the night after students gave up trying to get him to visit on a tour stop.


that was super nice of him. celebrities need to do that stuff it makes them so much more likeable. because when you see that they spent obscene amounts of money on a first edition book its kind of annoying that they waste so much money


I agree. It is. Well, it was nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


Yes sometimes. Did you know the Ramones toured for 20 years?


Yes and they played a total of  concerts


Yes , Linkin Park once played 324 of them in a single year


Yeah their album was too successful so they had to keep up


Yes. A creed concert was so bad that people sued them


Haha how bad did they have to be to be sued? Wow too bad for them


Yeah. IN Croatia there is an ancient theatre that hosts concerts


Yes and same in Italy where Pink floyd once played a concert without an  audience


Yeah strange. Do you like Michael Jackson?


I sure do. He was supposed to make a duet with Mercury but that failed


Yes only because Jackson insisted to bring his llama to the studio, so weird


Yeah could have been an amazing duet for them and for us to listen too


I love dance. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


yes and he even won a cha-cha championship


Yes and Tupac was also a dancer but of ballet


Yes he was even in the nutcracker as the mouse


Yes so cool. Babies seem to be really good at dance to when they hear music


yes and they tend to smile more when they hit the beat


THey are smarter than we make them to be


Hi, Do you think the Temptations are back in style?


Yes. The fact that Sergio Trujillo has choregraphed great dancing to the music proves it.


Did you have any idea that Bruce Lee has a strong dance background?


He sure has some great moves, so it makes some sense.


Michael Jackson was also a great dancer. He also had a large impact on dance through his musical videos. I feel bad that the spotlight ruined his life though. He had such great talent!


Yes, what a shame.  It's interesting that Jackson would want a robot of himself to roam the desert


Yes. I was also suprised about that, but after I thought about what he had become I wasn't really actually suprised. Jackson also was a Simpons fan. Did you know this?


No, that would probably fit his personality though and his writing of the song do the bartman by jackson


Have you ever been to a linkin park concert or a pink floyd concert? Apparently pink floyd has played in pompei italy and linkin park played 324 concerst in 2001. I think they were short on money that year or needed to buy something big!


That's a lot of concerts.  I'm surprised to hear babies spontaneously dance to hearing music.  I guess that pink floyd had a lot of babies dancing.


That doesn't suprise me at all. The fact that music naturally makes people smile and laugh seems obvious. Everyone does actually have rhythmy naturally!


I guess Bart Simpson inspires too for music wise!


Yes, who doesn't.  They still inspire today with musicals.


True. I often hear Motown but never really knew what it meant. I now see how the Temptations are the posterchild for Motown sound.


It's interesting how all the cultural pop songs can make their way into musicals too.


So true. Apparently they are doing a musical and Cher and Michael Jackson too now.


I can't believe that in Croatia there is an ancient roman amphitheatre still used for concerts.  Music and entertainment is timeless


Michael Jackson will live on even after his death in culture and music.


Hello there, are you a Michael Jackson fan?


Absolutely. I love Michael. His contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.


Same here, he was the king of pop in his prime.


Not only that, he was very inventive.  He had a patent on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.


He really was, that is awesome, and probably necessary when everyone is trying to copy your moves.


No doubt.  Did you know that Michael Jackson helped write the soundtrack for Sonic 3?


No I didn't, that is a very unusual fact to be honest.


Michael is the third best selling music artist of all time only behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.


That is one heck of a group of company to have.  I wonder how much bigger he would have gotten if he were still alive making music?


That's hard to say. Jackson won hundreds of awards, making  him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.


That is very impressive, did you know he was a really big Simpsons fan?


Yes, in fact, he wrote the hit song "Do the Bartman" so he was a massive Simpson fan.


That is awesome, did you ever see the episode where he was part of?  The Lisa it's your birthday one?


Yes, I remember that one.  Another interesting fact about Michael Jackson is that Eddie Van Halen played the iconic guitar solo in "Beat It" and Eddie did it for a favor and free of charge.


That is very cool, I think Eddie is an excellent guitarist as well.


Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine in 2014.


Wow, another impressive feat for the king of pop.  That is quite a run.


Yes, did you also know that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music?


I think I have heard that before, I think babies start moving while hearing it still in the womb.


Even Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the Mouse King in his high school production of the Nutcracker.


He was really talented all around.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hello there, do you attend many concerts?


Yeah same here, I would like to go a lot more, but just don't have the time or my work schedule conflicts.


If it were 2001, you would have been able to probably get to at least one linkin park concert since they put on 324 of them!


That is such an insane touring schedule for one year, wow.


Oh I agree! That's not even close to the Ramones though!


Yeah I think they have played over 2,000 shows!


That is basically a non stop tour for 20 years! Have you ever seen a Creed concert?


Yeah that is, crazy.  And no I haven't, have you?


I never plan on it, especially since they were sued for playing a concert so badly in 2002 lol.


That is just funny, people sue others for just about anything.  What happened to live and learn?  Like you don't like it, so don't buy a ticket and go next time.


I couldn't have said it any better! Did you know bruce lee used to be a dancer?


I think I have heard that about him, it makes sense though, he really could more around effortlessly.


He was the jack of all trades! He even won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


That is hilarious!  I wish there was a Youtube video of that performance.


That would have been nice to see, and also seeing Tupac do ballet in high school!


Yeah that too, I would have liked to seen Tupac doing ballet so funny!


Music has come a long way for sure, especially from the classical form back in the 1500's.


Yeah it sure has, but the skill level back then was incredible!  I find classic paintings just amazing as well.


That is an outstanding period of time! I like how in 2011, a computer wrote a classical piece!


That is very cool, very interesting as well.  It's been nice talking with you as well, I hope you have a good night!


That is crazy that Tupac danced ballet in the Nutcracker.


Tupac was quite a talented guy! I'm not a fan of ballet, but I bet it's challenging.


I am not a fan of ballet either, but I did not know that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes within a week.


The shoes look pretty delicate. I've heard that Bruce Lee was also a good dancer. He had tremendous body control.


I believe the dance was called the hong kong cha-cha.


Maybe he started when he was just a baby. Babies will dance when they hear music.


They will also giggle and smile. Babies are so cute.


Do you listen to Linkin Park? I don't know their music, but I know they are popular. I wonder whether babies could dance to them.


I think I listened to a few of their songs, but I can imagine babies banging their heads along the rhythm.


Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001. I wonder when they slept!


I know right! When do they ever have some time to rest?


Linkin Park did better than Creed, who got sued by fans for a bad concert. I wonder what happened to the lawsuit.


That is sad. The fans were expecting a great show. Imagine how the rehearsals were.


Perhaps they should have practiced in an empty amphitheater first.


Well, I agree before the concert begins.


Croatia has a roman amphitheater that still used today.


It is nice to keep their history to this very day.


Pink Floyd recorded an album in an empty amphitheatre. Interesting choice.


Yes me too. I've never been a big fan though there are many passages that we all have heard like Beethoven's 'Requiem for the Masses'.


I like some of his stuff.  Maybe more people should listen to classical music.  It can be very soothing.  They have shown it has even deterred crime.


Really? Well music does sooth the savage breast. It's amazing that so much classical music has liven on through the centuries. In art forms I prefer to watch dance, especially contemporary or interpretive dance as it used to be called.


I love dancing.  I love watching it, I love doing it.  There is so much sybolism in the movement.


I agree. I routinely watch 'So you think you can dance?' , a summer replacement show that has been on for several years now. Some of the dances they perform move me deeply.


I love that show.  It is neat they they have different styles of dance that can be categorized by the choreography and movements.


Yes. There are some I don't enjoy like Baliwood dancing but even those are worth watching. My favorite so far is when they had kids on the show. So much talent in such young performers.


Bollywood it quite unique.  I suppose it has importance to some cultures, but it isn't my favorite either.  Maybe they will come up with a new move on that show, like the moonwalk.  Speaking of, the first person to actually do the moonwalk was a tap dancer.


I thought it was MJ. Did you know that Martial Artist Bruce Lee won a cha-cha contest in Hong Kong?


I had heard that he was a really good dancer.  I suppose martial arts and dance do kind of go hand in hand.


I would think so, fluidity and controll are both important to each. One of my daughters took ballet. She was big for her age so there would be a line of little girls with a giant at the end. She loved it though and continued for about 5 years.


Did you know that there are some ballet slippers that actually make drawings from the dancers' movements.  I would like to see that artwork.


That would be interesting. I am always amazed that they can do the pointe and balance on their toes like they do. Must be hard on the feet.


I have heard it is very painful.  I think I will stick with other forms of dance personally.  I always wanted to learn how to breakdance.  I figure if Mr. Rogers can learn, so can I.


I think I would break something if I tried that but I do like watching good break dancers do their routine.s


Well, there are so many other types you could choose from.  anyone can learn to dance some form.  If a parrot can do it, then anyone can.


At most I manage to shuffle my feet from side to side. Course, if I've been drinking I become a virtuoso at least until the next day when friends laugh at me.


Well even Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones did the funky chicken and the robot dance in her audition tape.  You could try those dances.


Don't try to encourage me. I know my limitations. But even the repper Tupac was a dancer when he was young, ballet if you can imagine.


Wow, really?  That is impressive.  Well, I think you should try something.  It is a great way to relax and have fun.  Thanks for chatting with me, have a good day.


I used to but am too old and chlostrophobic (sp?).


Me too, I tend to stay in the back and jam out to the concerts. Go to anyone good?


I usually go to small shows at local places. I just saw a johnny cash tribute band and they jammed! You?


nice that is awesome lol. I went to Linkin Park back in 2001, they had 324 concerts that year!


That's a lot of shows! Didn't they have the top album that year?


Yep Hybrid Theory, it was so good. It is like the ramones kind playing 2263 concerts over 20 straight years


That's a lot of shows. Almost too many. Did you ever see the Ramones live?


Right, I never did, but wish I did. You?


No. The best Ihave is seeing Dave Matthews in a small venue in 1994. Then they hit it big and I was surrounded by frat boys and knew my time at concerts were limited.


Nice that would be awesome, I was supposed to see Dave but all my friends backed out! Even had the tickets


Oh no!!! I went back in 2008 0r 06 and we took a bus. It was so much fun until we parked next to another bus, filled with high schoolers and frat boys. I did make friends quickly though. The HSers were asking for a stern talking to though.


That makes me happy I didn't go there, I was in college though. Did you ever see creed in concert?


lol that must have been a terrible concert, i think 4 people sued them. I never saw them


Scott Stapp got stupid drunk back stage, did 15 minutes of music (poorly), passed out on stage and then called it performance art.


no way! I need to youtube this lol. Do you like to dance?


me too, i need some liquid confidence to get me going lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


Hi, are you by chance into classical music?


I know a few little facts about it.  Kind of into it the older I get.


I like a lot of different music, but the history of classical is so interesting because it's been around so long. What we know of as classical music dates back to before the 6th century!


Almost as crazy as Arthur Lintgen. That guy can ID music from the groves on a record. He doesn't even need to play it! I'm into vinyl but not at that level.


That is amazing!  There is a shopping center in Australia that is using classical music to stop teenagers from loitering. lol


I'm not surprised. Classical music is used in a lot of public places to deter crime as well. The only problem is if they do this long enough everyone will just get used to it and drown it out.


That's true.  I'm reading that classical music concerts had loug, moving, wild audiences during the performance.  I've always thought it would be the opposite.


I think it's just the idea we have of classical music, which is probably why it's working to deter crime. I wouldn't be surprised if eventually some punk kids get into it and they enjoy listening to it while they are loitering.


Hahaha  In 2011 a computer composed a piece of contemporary classical music. I could see that happening.


Probably a 2019 machine could out do that now too. It's a shame there are no original recordings of most classical music, since of course there was no way to record.


Yes.  That would be so cool to have been able to capture that moment when it was recorded.


It's still fun to go see today's musicians play classical music live in concert though. Even if a lot of today's arenas have terrible sound compared to older concert halls.


I agree with you there!  There's no acoustics in the arenas.  Speaking of concerts...do you like going to them?  I've been to probably well over 100 during my life.


That's a lot! Although I too have probably been to well over 100 now that I think about it. I hate going to these multipurpose venues though. Amphitheaters are so much nicer along with the small concert halls.


Yes!  I agree!  In Croatia, there is an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still used as a concert venue.  That would be neat to see a show there.


I've seen some videos of those old Roman venues. Much better then some random corporate hockey area that sounds like you're in a tin can. It's amazing those buildings are still safe to go in.


Yes.  Have you ever heard of the venue here in the states called Red Rocks in Colorado?  I don't know how the sound would be but would be an interesting place to see a show.


Yes it's a great place I've seen Queens of The Stone Age there! Still don't think it compares to a Roman venue though.


No way!  Lucky dog!  Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at an Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience!  It's been fun chatting with you.


I'm going to have to look it up.  You have a great day as well!


Do you know the american tv news are the best?


That's amazing! That is where I first heard about Roger Federer. Do you know about him?


Yes, I know him. He was a swiss professional tennis player.


I heard he has been given some pretty unique awards for his tennis playing. Cows seem to be the most surprising...


Okay, Roger federer has the second most open eva.


He has been playing tennis for years. I guess the worst injury he's had has been at home drawing a bath for his children, though. Bad luck!


He is known for how much he cusses and reacts on the court. I sure hope he's not like that with the kids!


I bet he was really cussing when he was beat by Gael Monfils. I guess Gael just learned to play a few days before, so Roger must have been upset!


I think gael monifils was french player. He was also a good player.


Yes, he was excellent. Roger is probably the most dramatic player. Speaking of drama, do you like drama movies?


I think I like comedy and horror films the most. I wonder if a film will ever be made about Roger Federer and his tennis drama?


I also like comedy movies. Mr. bean was my favorite movie.


That's a great movie! Did you know that Jim Carrey gave up on making dramas?


It doesn't bother me any that he won't be making dramas since I love his comedy. I do remember a good movie he made that was a horror, I think. Did you see it?


I am waiting for his upcoming movie sonic the hedgehog.


I didn't know that was being made! Sonic would have made a good tennis ball! Maybe there will be a movie or game like that made...


Okay. Jim carry was a american and canadian actor. He was a great actor. his movies all are very funny. I really enjoyed his movies.


Yes and I just saw him on SNL and he was great. I wonder if Roger Federer has ever been on SNL? A parody of how dramatic he plays tennis would be great!


I do.  I read them as a kid and I still read them from time to time.  They really have come a long way


That's true. Do you have any favorites? I like cat woman.


I am more of a Marvel Guy, but I do enjoy some DC characters too.


Yeah, I like them both! Did you know that Michigan State library has the worlds largest collection of comic books!!


I did not, but that is great.  I actually get comics from my library sometimes


I hardly get to the library anymore. I use to though. Marvel published a generic comic book.


I really enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  I do not think they have made a bad movie yet.


Yes, I believe that was the first major book from DC comics.  DC even stands for Detective Comics.


True, What are your other entertainments? Did you ever play the Nintendo entertainment system?


I had the NES as a kid.  I still have it around somewhere, but I do not play it.


I too have the Nintendo around here somewhere? I didn't know at the time it had only 54 colors.


Well the 8 bit systems look pretty basic compared to the PS4 and Xbox One.  Technology is always improving


Oh yes, I know! It's going to be interesting to see whats next!  Do you like the solar system?  They say the universe is one vast super hologram!!


I like the Solar System just fine.  It is where I live.  Pretty amazing whats out their in the stars


Yes, I love to learn about the planets. Jupiter and Mars are my favorites! Do you have any?


Probably Mars.  I really like stories about Aliens


Really, Have you been to area 51? Did you know there are stars cold enough to be touched by the human hand?


I did not know that.  I always assumed stars would be hot.


There is a theory there's only 1 electron in the universe! Good chat!!


Yes, I had a good time.  Interesting talk


good morning to you, how are you doing today>?


Hello there, I am well thank you, how about yourself?


Im not too bad, Im having my morning cup of coffee watching some tennis, I sure do love tennis


Nice, I am about to make a pot of coffee myself.  Are you a pretty big tennis fan?


huge fan. Almost as huge a fan as the helicopter blades they used to dry the court for the 69 US open. haha get it? funny joke


Haha, that was a good one, that sounds like a McGiver type move whoever came up with that idea.


i know, it sounds absolutely batshit crazy haha i would have wanted to sit in on that meeting


Agreed, someone probably got promoted after that move.


Lol, good call.  Did you know Federer once lost to a man that learned how to play just days earlier?


which is so embarassing, Federer is a name synonymous with men's tennis. i wonder where that other guy is now


That is exactly what I was thinking, what happened to that phenom who learned the game and days later beat one of the best ever.


the biggest injury in all of Federer's career wwas caused by a bad stretch when he was bathing his daughter. What odd fate he has


I think I heard about that before, it sounded like he tore some of his meniscus in his knee.


i dont know how that would even happen! must have been a big stretch


Yeah it sure must have been, I tore my ACL this past summer and had to get surgery so I feel his pain!


Playing indoor soccer, running hard one way, then turning and trying to plant another way, sucked a lot.  But, I didn't do it while not playing a sport like old Rog there.


yea at least you have an excuse! that sounds rough, thats my biggest fear when im playing sports


Yeah I had to miss about 3 months of work so financially not very good, not like old Rog, I'm sure he was plenty fine.


especially since his injury was in 2016, he already had so much career under his belt. his bank account was healthy im sure


Happy Saturday! Do you read DC comics? I hear there's going to be a new series starring Hawkman?


I did not hear that. I don't know Hawkman. Is he cool?


Ha! Me neither! I'm not a great fan, but I know some people are. I guess Stan Lee who is responsible for so many comics has a favorite word he ends all his conversations with, Excelsior!


What does that even mean? Excelsior? I guess he wanted a catchphrase. He got one. No one else will ever use that.


Right! I can't imagine saying it myself. Michigan State University is a fan of comics They have the largest publically available comic book collection in the world. I wonder if that really distracts students!


They might restrict access. You might have to have a special card. I wonder. That would be a distraction.


I guess they even have the generic comic book that Marvel published so that they could trademark the names super-hero and super-villian.


That would be the doing of the lawyers. I guess they can try to control those words. I wonder if it works.


Probably. The university must also have some of the first books that were made of only comic strips with a humorous tone. It's wasn't until later that they started having stories of other genres too.


Yes, I think that it's easier to make jokes in comics. Easy to draw funny faces and bodies and such. Realistic stuff is harder. Drama is a challenge in the medium.


That's a good point. Funny is easier because it doesn't have to be so accurate. It's funny that DC stands for Detective Comics so the real name is Detective Comics Comics!


Yes, a silly name, since few of the stories are about detectives. What do you think about the universe? If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.


That's a hard thing to picture for me. Hard to visualize. I wonder if that will change if they are right about there being a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside our observable universe?


I wonder how that is possible, but the universe is huge and mysterious. In fact, the universe may exist inside a black hole.


Yes, there are all kinds of theories about the universe, right? One is that the universe evolve through natural selection must like species on earth do!


We might be in a pretty good universe, or a crappy one that will disappear. Oh well. Just don't die before I retire.


No, retirement is looking good to me! Speaking of science, did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy? My kids loved that show and he did do some fun science!


He is a natural entertainer. Great presentation, great showman.


He really did entertain a lot of people. Did you ever play Ninetendo for entertainment? Those early systems were really low-tech, with only 54 color displays.


The tech was low but the gameplay was great! Great game design. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, a lot of people go hours of entertainment out of that old system. Good to visit with you too!


Talk to you soon! We'll visit in the future.


Maybe we will get to hang out some more soon. As Stan Lee says at the end of his conversations, Excelsior!


Of as Ronald Reagan said after being rejected for a movie because he didn't seem presidential enough..."Take one for the Gipper!"


Yes, funny. I guess presidents looked different in those days.


Good point, they probably did. Just think how different Caesar looked from politicians today, in 50 BC when he visited Britain and saw that they raised chickens for entertainment and not food!


I wonder if anyone reading our conversation would consider it a form on entertainment since it can be storytelling, music, drama or any other kind of activity that people enjoy?


Do you keep up on DC movies and TV shows at all?


I have never heard of them before. How about you?


I'm not big on the TV series, but I keep my eye on the movies. Apparently there's a character known as Hawkman who is getting his own series this summer


Sounds nice for the kids? I think there is a Hawkgirl too.


Yes, I've heard she's part of the Justice League and might play a role in the upcoming TV series. I don't know much about either character, but it sounds interesting


I will have to see some of this. I was never interested in Superman or Batman, etc. It's good to have super hero ideals though when you are young.


Comic books have only been popular in the United States since the 1930s though that have existed in Japan much longer


I used to read Archie and Veronica. Typical teen stuff. It's big business, though. Especially for collectors.


Did you know there's a TV show based on those comics now? It's funny how entertainment changes overtime


Wow. They didn't have a lot of TV shows when I was a kid so I can see them doing that now. I used to be limited to Hop-a-Long Cassidy and The Lone Ranger. lol


Now we have wide variety of media for entertainment. I remember the Nintendo 64 growing up, and in Japan, it was popular enough to not be discontinued until 2003


Yes, my son was into that. I like the terms super-hero and super villain. Reminds me of some of our politicians. But Marvel came up with that.


Apparently if you visit Michigan State University library, you can access the largest publicly available collection of comic books


They must have a whole building devoted to them. Not to change the subject but someone thinks there is only one electron in the whole universe


There are others who believe that the universe may only be a superhologram


I would like to know what these quasi-scientists are basing their theories on and how they will attempt to prove them.


Who knows? Some of them also believe that like the different species on earth, universes evolve through natural selection


That might be possible if these universes are made up from more similar matter than others. I would like to touch a star -that would be incredible


It's pretty incredible that some are cold enough to be touched. Some think some galaxies are being pulled outside the observable universe


The universe is so vast and made up from such strange anomalies that I suppose we can't see all of it


True. Those Greeks were really intelligent


I do, but unlike people in the UK I call them pants.


Hilarious. The romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism.


Now that is hilarious. Really I can't imagine wearing anything other then pants, well shorts too. It's crazy there were so many rules and taboos about something like pants.


Nice! Did you know that the NBA banned Air Jordans initially?


I remember that. Michael wore them anyway and Nike paid the fines he got after every game.


Surprised Jordan doesn't have a stake in Nike. Spencer Haywood was offered 10% of Nike but he took 100k instead. Oops.


If he had the 10% would be worth 8.62 billion!


OMG, that is awesome. I'm surprised reebok gave Iverson so much money!


He will probably need it eventually. Apparently 5 years after retirement 60% of NBA players are broke. That is just sad.


That is terrible, but I suppose with expensive mortgages it can happen.


but NBA players are the highest paid professional athletes. Yes their careers are short but once they start making real money they really should use a small portion to hire someone to manage their finances.


Yeah, that probably happens, I wonder if they end up on that 30 for 30 show.


If they are lucky. The NFL is even worse though 78% of NFL players either go bankrupt or are under financial stress just 2 years after retirement.


Not that much really just into the NBA. I just went on a tour of the head office in NYC it was really cool.


That's awesome, well nice chatting with you!


No absolutely not I only like the romance, and action genre.


That is unfortunate I read an article about Stephen King and the horror genre and thought the way Netflix has been producing his work has been interesting.


Yeah I've heard and also read that people say Stephen King's work is great but I'm just not really into it at all.


Yeah I find his work really good. You might be interested to know he says the first horror movie he ever saw was Bambi as a kid. Sometimes it's all about perception.


Isn't Bambi like a childrens movie or something how is it scary?


I think one of Bambi's parents are killed tragically which is true to most disney movies.


oh I see I just don't find it to be a horror film like how King stated.


Well a horror film is simply a film that elicits fear, I can absolutely see how Bambi could fit that genre to a child.


I've never really seen it before so I'm not really sure.


Ah, well maybe you should check it out. I wouldn't consider it a horror movie so It would be right up your alley.


I'll think about it I like disney type of movies they are nice and peaceful to watch


Hmm, what do you think makes them peaceful to you? I would argue the opposite actually. Especially most Pixar movies, they may have a happy ending but they are usually quite chaotic.


The happy endings and the fairytales make me feel peaceful and happy to watch.


I see, do you follow the academy awards at all? Speaking of Disney films, Beauty and the Beast was the first animated feature to be nominated for best picture.


Yes I do follow the academy awards and Beauty and the Beast was one of the best remakes from two years.


Yeah the remake was decent. The original was the one nominated though, since it's inception the Oscars have given out 3,072 awards. Beauty in the Beast did not get the best picture win.


Yeah I know which was a major disappointment.


I believe it was given to Unforgiven that year, which was Clint Eastwood's Directorial and actor vehicle about the west.


I do too! I spend most of my time on Netflix or Youtube, Did you know that Netflix and Youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America? It's' crazy! Did you watch the movie "Get out"?


I have seen that movie, do you know anything interesting about it?


As a matter a fact, I do. The movie "get out" received a nomination for best picture and Daniel Kaluuya is one of the five actors competing in the leading role. It's funny, because I can imagine the director


I heard the movie also made over 100 million, that is impressive!


yes! and I didn't know it was directed by Jordan Peele! I love his movies! He is so talented! He stated that he let out an "ugly cry" when he found out one of his movies had been nominated for an Oscar... that's amazing, which I could relate haha I Looove watching movies though!


Good, I am proud of him, I am excited to see what he does next!


Me too! I'm sure he won't disappoint!  I really enjoy watching the Oscar's as soon as the celebrities come rolling in, usually to be in awe by the dresses they wear although I was surprised at all the great nominations this year. Along many favorite movies I watched such as "Moonlight" "Lost in translation" "lady Bird" among so many others.


How into horror movies are you? You can burn over 180 calories just by watching one!


I should watch more scary movies then! haha, I really enjoyes them when I was younger but now Ive become such a chicken. It's insane because Stephen King was terrified as a child when he saw bambi! he calls it the first horror movie he saw... and then turn around and sell insane best selling books! impressive I must add.


i have heard that, how can you find bambi scary?


Right?!! That was my favorite movie! well besides Beauty and the Beast! He was probably traumatized when they killed Bambi's Mom, I know I was! My 6 year cried when she first saw it, that's when it clicked... Bambi was depressing. Who would of known that the majority of creepy noises in scifi movies are made by an instrument called waterphone! i ddnt.


I have never heard of a waterphone, that is odd. Apparently if you watch a horror movie before viewing at, you will like the art more!


That is an interesting fact! you know another fun fact? well not fun fact for Danny, the boy from the shinning... he didnt know he was acting in a horror movie until years later! What?? How scary would that be? Where is Danny today?


that is really crazy, but I guess a child maybe should not watch a movie like that


Very true, let alone act in one. It's no wonder these Horror movies are so successful with high calorie burning and inspiring tales from literature authors like edgar allen poe, bram stoker and mary shelley making it known that horror films have been around for more than a century!


there are just so many aspects to horror movies, science, supernatural, fantasy, sci fi, it is such an expansive genre


Expensive indeed, Most of the time The Macabre and Supernatural are frequent themes, I can only imagine the cost to make it look and feel real.


for sure, I think a lot of horror is just the tone and atmosphere they set, that is how I see it


Oh for sure, they mess with our senses so every part of our being is involved in the movie like "12 years a slave" amazing screenplay and effects no wonder it was also nominated this movie played with all of my senses as well.


I have never seen that, what is it about?


its directed by Steve McQueen, It basically tells the story of a black man and his tale during the times of the civil war, he was sold and subjected to malevolent cruelty. A masterpiece to say the least.


that sounds terrible, but I am sure it is a riveting story!


Most definately, a must watch. It was nice chatting with you :) take care


Emma Gonzales is an inspiration to many young people.


She is. I think twitter gives young people a voice. I just hope they use it responsibly and don't get sucked into the 15 minutes of fame aspect of it.


Sad how she was in a shooting and then emerged after that, I imagine that is a traumatizing event for anyone.


It would be terrifying. I think that she is making a good statement but I hope that she can listen as well as raise awareness. So many of these young activists don't know the laws already on the books and how they aren't being enforced so they call for laws that already exist and it diminishes their message.


I hope that as well, she is getting good critic acclaims from people over social media, one user even compared her to Joan of Arc.


As long as it doesn't eventually get buried on social media under more op-ed pieces about yoga pants and how women need to wear something more "appropriate".


Yeah I know but its kind of hard to blurry that now even celebrities had something to say, Chadwick Boseman also twitter something about the subject


He was the guy that played Black Panther right? He did such amazing acting in that movie!


Yeah thats the one, and it was an amazing movie Im guessing you watched it? Chadwick is a great actor


I've seen bits and pieces but haven't had time to watch the whole thing. He is fantastic in all of the marvel ones he has been in though. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing a better black panther.


I agree, fun fact about Black Panther but the hero is actually the riches one out there with a net worth of 500 billion dollars.


wow that is a crazy amount of money! Marvel really knows what they are doing with characters. They have come a long way from a struggling studio who could have lost their characters in a loan to merrill lynch.


They sure do, I like the Marvel universe a lot better than DC at least in movies, they get their inspiration from history as well.


Yeah they are amazing. And they aren't afraid to go with an unknown for a character either. The merchant elder is a woman who just sent in an audition tape. She was 88!


88 years old no kidding? its a good thing that they gave her a chance, I guess theres room for anyone in the Marvel universe.


I think their key to success is their diversity of characters and actors. They really find the right person for the role and dive into the stories that were in the comics.


Yeah they sure can, so do you like the NBA, do you like basketball?


Yeah I do. It is a great game and the skills of the players is a pretty cool thing to watch. Do you enjoy watching it?


I do like it, do you have a favorite team out of the 30 ones in the league, maybe the Canadian team ?


I like the smaller teams. I almost want to root for the Spurs just because of the smart decision of Tim Duncan to get his degree. I think more players should do that instead of going straight to the pros.


Tim Duncan is a really smart man, more players should do that I agree thanks for all the cool facts, its been a pleasure chatting with you.


Yes it has been a very education conversation. Have a nice day!


No, don't know much history about Australia. What's it about?


Well it falls on January 26th and it is the day the British sailed into Sydney cove and claimed the country.


Hmm, so that is a good thing? When did they start dumping the convicts?


You're right.  It was a penal colony at first.  But these convicts prospered.


Did they kill the aborigines like us Americans did the Native Americans and steal their land?


This is why some people do not want to celebrate the day.  British troops did in fact kill many of the natives,who had been there for more than 50,000 years.  Very sad!


That is the same reason I hate Columbus day. I wish people realized the true history about that. I heard some want to rename it Native American day and change the focus away from him.


Many of the natives also died of small pox.  Apparently, all of the Australian political parties still want to celebrate this day.


Sounds like a mirror image of America. They have Native Americans blankets covered in Small Pox here. Wonder if the British thought of that too.


Are you a fan of astronomy?  I just learned the sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System!


I'm a fan of the sun. Otherwise we wouldn't be here. :D I am actually, I have an App on my phone that tells me the nights the ISS passes over my house. Watch it every time. It looks like a star that moves across the sky. It moves at 17,000 miles per hour.


That is awesome.  Apparently, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!


The thing that surprised me is that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. If we could harness that power all our power needs would be met.


That is amazing.  I could  not imagine being struck by lightning!  I stay inside during thunderstorms!


I'm a risk taker. I stay outside and watch until the rain starts. My wife really gets mad at me. But you are more likely to get killed in a car accident. But people don't stop doing that. What do you think of Facebook?


Facebook is both good and bad in my opinion.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million back in 2005.


That's unfortunate for them since MySpace is no longer around and Facebook is worth $104 billion. Like it is unfortunate for me that I dumped my Apple stock when Apple was about to go bankrupt with Steve Jobs was gone for awhile. I'd be a millionaire now if I hadn't.


Apparently, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions.  I think that's a horrible idea.  You?


No, it think it is a great idea. It if a free medium for them to collaborate  otherwise they would have to develop their own interface probably costing billions. Wonder why they want to rewrite it.


I wish I invested in Facebook back in 2012 when it went public.  I could really use that money!


Not much. It's usually in the sky every day. I don't really talk to it frequently, but I guess it has a pretty good personal life.


did you know it is white but we see it as yellow


The atmosphere really creates an illusion. I've heard that the sunsets on Mars are blue.


that must be really cool and different to see


I wish we could harness the energy of lightning. I might help solve our energy needs.


yeah that is amazing, all we have to do is catch one of the bolts


Still, the sun produces a lot of energy. We need to find more and better ways to capture it. The sun might not be that big, but it has a lot to offer.


it sure has, all we need is 1 second of its eneger and we are good for 500 000 years


That would a terrific feat! Even if we capture just a bit, we might get a 1,000 years' worth.


yeah , we'll have to wait and see. do you go on facebook much?


I don't really to FB much. I know that it is popular and has been used for many things. Worth quite a bit now, I suppose.


Oh yeah for sure. did you ever use myspacE?


I never used it. I guess it was a lot like Facebook: make friends, get info and news.


yeah and they had the opportunity to buy facebook and did not


I bet they are kicking themselves about that! I think it's funny that Burger King had an "unfriend" campaign. What was the purpose of that?


I really wonder about that too, not sure though


I would have made 10 friends just to unfriend them for the Whopper. Iceland has embarked on a bold project to rewrite its Constitution.


hahah there you go.do you know why it is blue?


I never really thought about it. Why is it blue?


because Mark is colorblind, green-red. nice chat


hi there, yes I buy stuff on amazon all the time, although I have been buying stuff at best buy more because they will price match amazon


I didn't know that about Best Buy, thanks for the tip.  Do you know how much the first ever Amazon order was for?


no I don't, what was it? I think the first person who bought something on amazon did get a building named after him though


Yeah good call you are right.  I guess they spend a whopping $27.95, I wonder what year that was in though.


ya it must have been in the 90's at some point, do you like the movie the dark knight rises?


Yeah I think you are right.  Yeah I have, I think the whole series is pretty good.  How about you?


ya I do like those movies, I guess the director of that movie doesn't like digital film and is currently fighting to make sure that directors keep using actual film


I didn't know that, very interesting.  Are you a big movie fan in general?


yes I am, I built a movie server that is like my own personal netflix, it has over 4000 movies and a bunch of shows that i've collected over time


Holy cow that is awesome.  I'm sure you have seen every  movie I might ever have.  Did you know Blockbuster had offers to buy Netflix years ago, but declined?


I didn't know about that, but I was sad that Blockbuster went out of business, I remember as a kid it was always fun to go there, but blockbuster did apparently laugh their offer out of their office, which shows they were cocky


Yeah I remember that too, usually with my friends' mom.  I'll always remember the late fees and her getting upset, but it was always right when your up in line renting so it never mattered.


ya, I guess netflix has around 150 movies that have a perfect score on rotten tomatoes, I wonder what they are I want to make sure they're on my server too haha


Wow, I didn't know there were that many.  Yeah I would try to get them all. I guess Netflix spends 20x more money on postage than they do on bandwidth.


that is crazy, I wonder when they will stop their shipping service, I think it's funny they look at illegal download levels to decide what shows to purchase next to see their popularity haha


That is hilarious, but I guess it would work very well.  Yeah I wonder how long the physical part will last.


Do you like Vanilla Ice? I guess the cinematographer of one of his videos also photographed Schindler's list haha


I remember my brother playing his hit song a ton when it came out.  And that is hilarious!


ya Vanilla Ice is solid haha, did you ever see the movie Drive?


No I don't think I have.  Do you know what you it was released?


its from 2011, it's actually a really good movie, I didn't know until now that the director is actually color-blind! that movie has great colors in it which is weird


That is crazy, I will have to check it out sometime now and I'll keep that in mind when I do.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


I am!  Love their options, especially that fast delivery!


I do too. Jeff Bezos built a clock into the side of a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


Wow!  Not only is he a master entrepreneur he is pretty inventive too!


For sure. The first customer for Amazon spent around $30 and had a building named after them


That would be pretty cool, or just prime for life!  Id like that too.  I really like how I can get my packages on sundays!


That would be sweet. Yea I heard they made a deal with the postal service to deliver on Sunday's.


Amazon actually holds the patent on one click purchases.  It is proven the more steps you have to go through to buy something the more likely you are to not pruchase!


Oh very cool. I saw their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift.


That is a lot of miles, far above my daily average!  Do you know what the arrow on their logo means?


I saw it means they cover everything from A to Z. Is that what you mean?


Really?  Thats pretty cool.  They sure own and manage a lot of things.  Kindles, Fire TV, Echo Devices.


I LOVE it.  I am definitely a part of all that peak traffic.


Haha me too! Hard to believe they account for 33% of the bandwidth from 9pm-12am.


It is pretty incredible,  I guess that is why netflix always asks if I am still there.  lol


Same here.  I should look into a job with them as a tagger, I could get paid to watch it and tag content!


HAHA. Well, it was good talking to you. Take care!


How's it going, did you know a Prime Minister is the head of cabinet and leader of ministers in the executive branch?


i have heard that. canada has a prime minister. so does japan. so does the uk.


Yea, Australia does too but their Prime Minister position isn't in the constitution and is done through custom


that is interesting. i guess they decided to use the british system. i wonder how many countries have a PM. it seems to be a good system.


Quite a few. The cool thing about the UK's PM is that their cat has the government title of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office


that is an excellent position. that privileges pussy is certainly lucky to have gotten that job!


Speaking of pussy did you know in 1995 Queen Elizabeth II was successfully pranked called by a radio station?


that is great! i bet it was those pesky canadians. they like to prank royalty. i am surprised that the queen did not suspect something.


Probably not, I wonder how the station got her number, maybe Helena Bonham Carter gave it to them since she is a descendant of PM Herbert Asquith


oh, those canadians are so cunning! i bet they talked their way right to the queen. they probably used silly accents. I like HBC. she seems like royalty.


I like Japan's PM, he sends out silver cups to Japanese citizens when they turn 100


that is a wonderful tradition, but with the ageing population in Japan, it bet they will be giving out a ton every year.


Yea, Japanese people tend to live longer, Japan will have to make cheaper cups, maybe use bronze


bronze, yes, something more affordable but still classy. Or raise the threshold to 200 years old.


yes, and i think it is not impossible. with health care and stem cell therapy, people will live much longer. think of the facebook pages. 200 years old. wow.


I don't think I'd like seeing 200 years old posting photos on facebook, it's bad enough they let 13 year olds on


Yes, they could raise the minimum age. that would help protect kids. Facebook really has grown, though i hear the kids are leaving it for other sites.


I guess that's a good thing, maybe they are unfriended people to get a free whopper from Burger King


I would have made friends just to unfriend them for greasy calories. i have no shame. anyway, great chat!


Do you know how the top grossing actor world wide is?


Oh I should have tried to guess! I probably could have guessed it was him! Did you know that Disney's Treasure Planet was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time? I hadn't even heard of the movie!


That's probably why it was a flop. Theres another movie i heard was a flop cost 15M only made 309.00.


Oh that is an enormous loss! Do you know what movie it was?


I believe it was called Trojan Wars. That's got ot be up there with the worst the deficit is enormous!


Yeah! Disney I guess, considered closing down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure. Good thing they didn't! They went on to do some great and big things!


Your right! Just wanted to reiterate how much Tom's film earnings was. A whooping 8.5 billion, Wow!


Oh my goodness! The things  could do with 8.5 million! That's absolutely mind blowing! He should probably retire! But I doubt he will, he just keeps on being in movie after movie after movie! Haha. Smart man!


Yeah the good ones keep going. Did you see silence of the lambs?


I've seen it once when I was younger. I remember it creeped me out! But I like that song "Goodbye Horses" that's in the movie. Have you seen it?


I have not seen that movie i'm sure it's good though. Do you know if it won any awards?


No I'm not sure if it did or not. I do know that Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million!


That was a good movie, a bit eerie but good.


Did you know that Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school? How random is that!


I know i would have never guessed it. He played in the nutcracker right?


Yeah, he was the mouse king! I found it interesting that comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creating in 1989. I didn't know that's when it was created even!


Did you know that bruce lee was a dancer?


No, I didn't! But I can almost imagine it. Although he was so strong, he was graceful in his way. I wonder what kind of dancing he did! Maybe ballroom or maybe ballet, like Tupac! Pro ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes a week! Ouch! I bet their feet hurt so badly!


Yeah that's a lot of shoes and it sounds very painful. Bruce danced the Cha-Cha and won the championship in 1958 in Hong Kong. Nice chatting with you my friend.


Oh wow! Thank you! Yeah, it was very nice talking with you as well! Have a wonderful night!


How's it going, did you know Tom Hanks is the highest grossing box office star world-wide?


I did not know that, how much as he made?


Tom Hanks films have grossed 8.5 billion world wide, that's amazing


that is so amazing, I would hire him for any movie made. He should have been in disney's treasure planet, that movie bombed at the box office


Or Trojan wars, I wonder how many people went to see it if it only made $309 dollars at the box office


right! Maybe 30 lol! I wonder how bad it really was and if it can be found anywhere to watch. Do you like comedy films?


Yea, I really liked Kung Fu Hustle, Bill Murray though it was a "Supreme Achievement" in comedy


I have never seen that movie, was it really comedy gold?


Yea, Kung Fu Hustle was really funny, definitely glad I saw it


I will have to check it out. I have never even heard of it I don't think. Did you watch many shows on comedy central?


Yea I watch South Park all the time, I'm glad it's not one of the 100 shows comedy central has cancelled


Me too, there have been so many cancelled since 1989. I liked chappelle show, his show wasn't cancelled though


Yea, I'm glad shows like Seinfeld, friends, Frasier, and 3rd Rock from the Sun were never on comedy central


right they were all classics, I never understood 3rd rock from the sun but it was fun to watch. They beat seinfeld and those shows in the golden globes in 1997


Yea, I'm surprised 3rd Rock was able to beat one of the best seasons of Seinfeld at the Golden Globes


right, I think seinfeld had their run and wanted someone else to win for once lol. Did you watch green lantern? It kind of sucked but would have been so much better with Jack Black


I couldn't make it threw Green Lantern, I don't think casting anyone in that movie would have made it good


yea that was a terrible movie lol. I want to watch it again to see how bad it was. They should put it on comedy central and cancel it forever!


I wouldn't mind, as long as Comedy Central stays away from Monty Python


For sure, I love me some monty python. I may go watch some now, good chatting with you!


I am great! What did you think of the article?


I found it quite inspiring! Having more theater and art in a community opens up so many oppurtunities, both economically and socially


With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


Funny thing, I actually can't stand him! Which is another reason why diversity is so important! Plus, these festival shows are only 17$.... even I can afford that!


But can you afford the copious amounts of alcohol? I cannot so I stay away.


Well I would hope the performance wouldn't be so bad I would need them! But I also think there are some unfair stereotypes. That is one thing that is difficult with comedy though because what may be funny to one person is out of line to another!


Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Well, that is the great thing about local theater... you don't have such big budgets and therefore expectations! Solo shows are quite cheap and venues don't need to be remarkable! Obviously revenue is always important still!


Yeah... What's the best show you've been to?


I have been to some very interesting "underground" acts that combine poetry, dance, primal instincts as well as being erotic. Its fun how instinctively we can feel involved and feel the movement!


where are you from where you would have seen these?


The city... I have also seen many Cirque De Solei shows and those box office tickets start at 70$! They have a lot of pressure and they certainly do perform amazingly! It is dice to see new young artists exploring their talents though.. especially for 17$


NYC? That explains it... Im from chicago and even I sometimes question the culture of NYC...


Oh, I meant San Francisco! Haha, On the west coast that is our city! Las Vegas has been reviving the old downtown for years and they have founding, goals, lots of success. The "ghetto" is certainly being transformed into our own arts district so


How do you like SF? I would like to visit but haven't had a chance...


Every city has its own charm! SF is definitely a bit extreme.. but at least we don't have to deal with box office truamas like the movie trojan wars!  (LA?)


haha. Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


Haha, and 3rd rock from the sun beat out seinfield friends and frasier... do you agree with that choice?


Hello there, no I haven't but I would like to some day.  How about you?


I haven't, though my brother has. It sounds so fascinating to experience another culture, but makes me nervous thinking about all the different laws and customs there.


Yeah I agree, I would be nervous as well with the different laws and customs.  I have some friends that have gone several times.


One has been to Japan a few times and others have been to India, and Malaysia as well.


Malaysia is one of the countries that I've heard recent news articles about. Their laws and punishments for breaking laws are startling to people from countries unfamiliar with them.


Yeah I have heard that before as well.  Did you know that Malaysian lawmakers recently voted to abolish the mandatory death sentences for drug offenses?


That sounds like positive progress! I remember reading that they recently carried out four drug-related executions, so I hope this will end those.


That would be so bad, I understand people wanting to do some drugs, that is their choice, but to be killed just for possessing seams so harsh.  So, I agree with the progress.


Absolutely. I understand it being illegal, but even if it's against the law, a death penalty is extremely over the top.


Exactly, way over the top.  On another note, are you a fan of birds?  I do enjoy hearing them during the warmer months while outside, sometimes too early in the morning though lol.


I love birds. Penguins are my favorite animal, though I don't think you're hearing those chirping outside. Are you a bird fan?


Yeah penguins are hilarious to watch to me.  And yeah I do like them quite a bit.  Did you know the dodo bird was a sub family of pigeons?


Really? I won't comment on the link between "dodo" and the general intelligence of pigeons... but it's a shame they're extinct. I wonder if there's a reason pigeon species specifically, like dodo birds and homing pigeons, do that.


Yeah I agree I wonder that as well.  Another fact I recently learned about birds is that the bones are so hollow they weight less than the feathers!


Wow! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, since bird skeletons look so fragile and their bones are so thin, but I didn't realize they were hollow too.


Yeah I didn't think they would be that light, but I guess they have to be when you want to fly around.


I wonder if that hollowness exists in the bones of flightless birds too, or if their bones are a deviation from the normal bird species like the inability to fly.


Yeah that is a good point.  One last thing that I thought was crazy when I learned it was that hummingbirds are known to steal spiderwebs to help make and rebuild their own nests!


That makes the hummingbird nests I've seen seem a lot less friendly!


Hummingbirds steal spiders nests? Little jerks.


Ya seriously. supposedly its to build their own nests haha


Some birds fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating.  The poor things, god how long does that take?


No clue, but my question is how they have that much stamina?


They must have to stop now and then to rest, so why not sleep?


Yeah exactly! It must help that their bones weigh less than their feathers


Helps with flying for sure.  So fragile though, its kind of amazing little birds can fly through strong winds.


It probably helps that their bodies are basically entirely designed for flight. Like their digestive systems and respitatory systems are all adapted for flying. its really interesting


It is.  Its also interesting that Instanbul has a vending machine for stray dogs in exchange for recycling.  We should do things like that


We should! I guess its good that we at least allow dogs to donate blood


There are a couple breeds that are universal donors.


Considering there are 12 different blood types for dogs, thats a relief haha


And what, Google doesn't like cats?  That doesn't make me like them


I find it funny that their code of conduct specifically declares them a dog company. I've never seen that before


Nope, never heard that.  Its fine to like dogs, but lets not discriminate here.


I wonder which is more popular, dogs or celebrities?


How about Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode.  And shes been on for forever


It's crazy to think only lebron makes more than her


Crazy.  And so what is the secret room in Pixar?  Do they have Walt Disney frozen in there or something?


I had never heard of that before, but its gotta be something ridiculous


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


Was it because Alex Jones did something wrong?


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.


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?


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


Hey did you hear about Maria exposto? she was 54 years old and actually travel to China in order to meet an online boyfriend


I don't think I have heard her.  What happened to her?


Well she was arrested for drug charges LOL apparently the drugs were hidden in her luggage by the man that she met


Oh man.  Sounds like he used her.  Terrible!  Do you like birds?


Yes I do like birds. Mostly I like to eat them though LOL I just ate some eggs what about you


LOL  That's funny!  I like to eat them too!  Did you know that the extinct dodo bird is actually a sub-family of pigeon.  Frome the pictures I've seen I don't see the resemblance.


No I don't see the resemblance either. I didn't know that birds can fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping, I wish I could go without sleep for that long


lol That is incredible they can do that.  They are smart.  We have a buzzards nest by our house and I'm amazed that every year the exact same 2 buzzards return to the same nest.  One of them is missing a big chunk of feathers and the other one has a big distinctive grey spot that's how we know they're the same birds.  I can't figure out how in the heck they can migrate and then somehow know how to return to the exact same tree.  Boggles my mind.


Yes that is impressive. Also impressive how hummingbirds will steal spider webs in order to make a nest LOL that's cool


lol That is neat!  Google how far those little suckers migrate.  It's amazing.  In most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


That's really crazy! I wonder what would happen if the humans bones were that light? Did you hear about the birds in Australia? How they can mimic sounds of actual human made items


I didn't hear about that.  That could be kind of creepy to hear them!


It would be! They can make the sounds of car alarms and chainsaws LOL I would be so scared


I agree.  Switching topics..are you a fashion fan of clothing?  Apple once had a clothing line in 1986.  I never knew that.


I never knew that either! I am a fan of clothes though I'm wearing some right now LOL. I would want to see what these Apple clothes look like though


Hahahaha I'm wearing some too.  I bet they had the Apple logo on them.


Yes I would think so. Would you ever wear clothes made by Rip Curl? Apparently their label says they're made in China but they're actually made in North Korea which I think is very weird


That is weird.  Probably not. I would think the quality would be bad.  Fashion and style aficionados look for collar gaps on your clothes to tell if you get your clothes tailored or not.  I never knew that.


Yeah I didn't know that either, also didn't know that pilgrims actually wore colorful clothes and only wore the black clothes on special occasions


I didn't know that either.  I'm so used to seeing them in black and white clothes.  Interesting.


What do you think about the store that sells used unclaimed baggage? It actually is in Alabama and I would be personally mad if I saw my clothes for sale there


Hi. You hear about that shopping mall who hired a hawk to rid itself of the pigeon problem?


Hello, how are you? I did not hear about the shopping mall that hired a hawk to rid itself of a pigeon problem.


Yeah they used it 12 days a month and it decreased the pigeons from a few dozen to just a few!


That is great! The hawk was a terrific hunter! I would hire that hawk to get rid of my neighbors!


Haha me too. Birds are great. Some birds can migrate from alaska to mexico!


I figure that I could too if I had enough time. But I would have to sleep on the way. I couldn't stay away. The trip is too boring.


Yes good point. Most birds have hollow wings.


I think that the bones are hollow because they are lighter. Coincidentally, they are also stronger. My skull doesn't work the same way though.


Yes neither does mine! The only known bird without wings are the extinct moa and the elephant birds.


The moa and the elephant bird? What is an elephant bird? And how big are its poops? Good thing it didn't fly!


Good question but I'm not sure. Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct their nests!


I think that hummingbirds are thieving birds! Why must they take from the humble spider, our friend?


Haha yes they must love the web. They are not considered mans best friend like a dog is.


Dogs do not steal spider webs either. I appreciate their integrity.


Me too. Dogs are not color blind but they can't see as many colors as us.


I am proud of my color seeing abilities, but dogs can hear and smell better than me. I think that dogs are a great addition to any war party.


Yep absolutely right. I think it's cool how dogs were bred from wolves!


I think that we have found a true friend in dogs. I think that the wolves are jealous of our friendship with the dogs. They should be. Dogs have it pretty sweet.


Yea no doubt about that. Dogs perform many roles too from hunting to herding to friendship!


I think that they should help us with financial advice and taxes more. Anyway, great chat! Woof!


Yeah and remember google is also a dog company! You too bye!


You have a good point lol, the company has grown a lot since its creation back in 2004


They are in Menlo Park, about 50 miles from me!


Thats not far way, have you ever been there? they have their headquarters there?


Yeah, never been there though.  Been to Apple!  I need invite from Mark Zuckerberg I guess.


Yeah I guess many people wonder there without permission, the company was worth $104 billions back in 2012, I wonder how much the company is worth by now.


If every 13 year old  or older has an account, they are worth a lot!


I guess they earn a lot of money because of advertisements, did you hear about the whopper promotion Burger King had concerning Facebook


Why would they want people to unlike others though?


Maybe they have a thing against Facebook, but a free whopper sounds nice so I like that.


Hmmm.  Did you know 30% of americans get their news from facebook?


I didnt know that, I would have Facebook as my main source of news that just doesnt seem right.


What does not seem right is that they have 56 gender options?


How can there be so many of them? 56 seems really excessive. I guess they dont want to exclude people.


Does that mean there are 56 kinds of bathrooms at Facebook HQ?


Thats a lot of bathrooms lol, I guess they didn't think that over, do you use the Spotify streaming service?


yes, I do.  I dont listen to the silent album on it though!


There are 4 million songs that haven't been played  once, thats about 20% of the content maybe the silent album is one of those.


I like that they pay their artists 150 to 200 percent more.


Thats fair considering artists lose a lot of money because of the service, anyway its been great chatting with you. I think Im calling it a night.


Yes everyday.  I watch youtube a lot.  Did you know it was created in 2005?


Wasn't the first video every uploaded about an elephant?


Yes I believe so. It's the second largest search engine on the internet


Youtube and netflix alone account for 1/2 the internet traffic during peak hours


I can see that. Justin Bieber's song "baby" is the most disliked song on YouTube.


I didn't like it myself, but I didn't realize it was that hated


Me either. But Gangnam style was so popular they had to upgrade the system


Is there anything else you use on the computer?


I use Facebook alot.  Did you know founder is red-green colorblind?


Must be why facebook is blue. Even if he wasn't I like the calming affects of blue


Me too. Burger king had a promo on FB to delete 10 friends to get a Whopper.


I wonder what facebook did to spur burger king to make such a promotion


Not sure but it is illegal in Schleswig-Holstein to use the like button.


In any case, facebook sure has become a dominant player. I bet myspace regrets not buying facebook


I bet so too. $75 million is a lot but look how much it would be worth now.


Didn't its valuation pass the 100 billion benchmark in 2012?


Where do you listen to music? I use spotify


Mainly youtube. I see the appeal of spotify, but I never got around to using it


A band earned $20,000 from Spotify for a silent album. Nice chatting with you.


Hi! How are you? How would you feel if you saw pigeons while shopping? i think it would make me laugh!!


Hi there!  I think I would laugh if there were just one or two pigeons, but kind of freaked out if there were a bunch.


It's pretty smart to use a Hawk and way better for the people around than using chemicals that are harmful!


I love that idea.  It's neat that the hawks don't actually kill the birds, because that would be a little unsettling to see in a mall.  They just scare them away.  I wonder how long it takes for the hawk to frighten them.


I can't imagine. I didn't know that the dodo bird is a family of the pigeon, interesting!


What?  That's cool!  Poor dodos-I wish we could see them today.  Speaking of weird but cool bird trivia...did you know that hummingbirds sometimes rob spiderwebs to build their nests?


No! My friend's grandma had a parrot which freaked me out. It would scare me to hear the birds in australia that can imitate a chainsaw!!


Birds are truly amazing and versatile.  I think it's funny that those fierce hawks that protect areas from pigeons are still scared of dogs.  I wonder why that is?


That's funny. I love dogs so much! Maybe because they were the first species to be domesticated so people are just more comfortable with them than wild animals are.


Well, I like dogs, but I am a cat person.  Unlike Google, who actually states in their company code that they are a dog company.  Guess a job is out of the question!


Ha! I wish i could bring a dog to work. I like that Instanbul has vending machines for food and water for stray dogs. It makes me so sad to see them all over my native new york.


That's such a great idea!  What a great initiative for a city!  Dogs do so much for us, from all of the herding dogs to comforting in therapy and police dogs.  In fact, the only other animal that responds to pointing naturally is an elephant!


that's such a fun fact! I just had a blood drive at work and it's funny that there are dog blood drives too! I didn't even think of that. It's smart for all animals!


Maybe not for pigeons, though, since they always overrun areas and spread diseases!


That's true! Speaking of animals. I used to love Sesame Street, i didn't know carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear in it.


Carol Burnett is so funny.  She can always make me laugh.  So can Robin Williams, he was so awesome.  I remember when he was in Aladdin, I think he was the actor that kicked off all the famous people doing voices in cartoon movies!


That's true! I love Pixar animated movies. I wish i could visit the secret room they  have for celebrities!


Maybe you would meet Judge Judy and ask her for a loan, she makes so much money!  I heard $123,000 per episode!  I wish I could be a celebrity!


Wow, that's amazing. Some celebrities also have the platform to do such good things. Like that Ethopian celebrity chef who wants to help with the hunger in the country by encouraging people to eat more types of foods. that's very smart!


It is genius.  Of course, we want to be sure that any doggies get the starches they need.  Are there any famous animals?  I am trying to remember.


I can't remember except for some dog movies.


Most celebrities are people, like actors or athletes.  I wonder who the highest paid sports figure is?


Lebron James! Apparently he is the highest paid celebrity !!


Wow!  That's so crazy!  I think that Remmy the hawk has become a local celebrity, but he probably only gets paid in meat treats.


Who doesn't love treats though? His handler seems like they get a long really well though.


Yes, I think that she's had him since he was 5 months old.  I bet he really trusts her.


Yea, I've been using Netflix since it started streaming in 2007


wow, you are in a original! nice! Did you ever watch Lilyhammer?


No, I've never even heard of Lilyhammer until recently lol, can't be that good


It wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the first two seasons. It was Netflix's original show they created


Netflix has come a long way since Lillyhammer, now they have Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things


Right, I love both of those shows. Stranger Things was thrilling! I watched it usually at 9pm


Yea those 2 shows are probably why netflix consumes 33% of bandwidth between 9pm and 12 am


I agree I am part of that 33% lol. Did you ever hear how netflix started?


Over a $40 late fee on Apollo 13 that must of really pissed off Reed Hastings


right, talk about a great payoff! I wonder how blockbuster is doing now lol


I think Blockbuster only has 1 store left and kicking itself for not buying netflix for 50 million


I heard about the 1 store, I think it is doing awesome lol. They could have had the 2 billion net worth of netflix, they let it slip through their hands


Yea, I bet Netflix spends more on postage than blockbuster has ever made


I bet they do too. I figured they would have cut the mail service years ago. They are now like 21 billion in debt


Yea and their content isn't that good anymore. I can't even stream Kung Fu Hustle which is highly recommended by Bill Murray


I heard he thought it was comedy gold, have you seen it?


Not yet but I hear from a lot of people Kung Fu Hustle is pretty funny, it's never on netflix though


I want to check it out, I can decide if Bill Murray was right or not lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


You too, I'm gonna see if 3rd Rock's 1997 golden globe winning season is funny


I am watching that right now, hilarious, check it out! Enjoy your day!


I do it has become a very useful tool in everyday life


Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company specializing in internet related services and products


Engine searches are what they are know for. But they have a lot of other things like cloud computing, software, and hardware.


Google sure is impressive since a single search require more computing power than it took to send men to the moon.


Their data center usees about 0.01% of total world wide electricity


It makes sense since when google was down for 5min, it took 40% of web traffic with it


Larry Page and Sergey Brin own about 14% of the shares and 56% of stock holder voting power.


I think that the leaders of google are doing a good job to go the extra mile. They put in the extra effort so that in the case of border disputes, google maps is tailored to the claims of each country when browsed


Thats interesting. I wonder how often that actually comes up


Probably quite often on the country scale, but individuals probably don't care nor notice


I think its silly that early versions of google moon used pictures of cheese for the closest zooms


Normally just random questions I have. Do you have any of their devices?


Not really. Some people browse the internet for information on celebrities, but I tend to look up information on other animals


Speaking of celebrities, Did you know a guy who shared the same name as Justin Bieber is banned from facebook


Did he do something wrong or just because of his name?


It was just because of his name. It is really unfortunate because the guy is actually older than the famous one


That truly is a shame. Well not all celebrities cause trouble. Some celebrities like a ethiopian celebrity chef tries to encourage people to eat more diverse foods to stave of his country's hunger problems


Thats really thoughtful of him! I wish there were more people that use their influence for the greater good


In any case, it was fun chatting with you about google and celebrities. Thank you for your time.


hello, I adore it, the best product ever for hair and skin


Yeah, I heard about those uses too, and my family members have used it, and the results are amazing


yes gorgeous, the favored superfood of the Paleo set - is losing its crown to butter, ghee and other trendy fats, interesting to know


do you think it is because it is just a fad and not scientifically proven


i think so, and I also know that Coconut oil initially attracted adherents with promises that it boosts immunity and aids in weight loss


I concur.  For cosmetic purposes, it works wonderfully.  But, for health related uses, I am not so sure either.  By the way, do you have a deep knowledge about animal structures?


yes definitely and also did you know that it existed on the fringes of the American diet, utilized largely by vegan bakers as a butter substitute following the mid-'90s revolt against saturated fat? I didn't know about that


Neither do I.  I lost track of fact because we are overwhelmed with so much information nowaday


aw yes, Over the course of 2017, coconut oil retail sales dropped $52 million, or 24.3 percent, could you believe?


it was such a big drop off.  I do not know if this industry will survive in the near future


yes exactly, According to Banks, the staying power of a superfood depends not only on current buzz, but also on long-term, macro changes in eating patterns, the number of competing products on the market - and, most importantly, the quality of the science used to support the superfood's purported benefits, did you know about that?