Yeah isn't that crazy to think that people actually get hit by them and don't just completely get evaporated?


I mean the sun produces enough energy to meet earth's energy needs of 500 years in 1 second. to have more energy than that, lightning is amazing


Yeah it really is, and to think that we have found stars that are a billion times bigger than our own sun, imagine that power!


It is too big to fathom. I mean the sun alone accounts for 99.9% of all mass in the solar system so 1 billion times that is too big


Yeah that just starts to boggle my mind when I think of how small we are and the vastness of the universe as a whole.


True. I mean space is so vast that Neptune will complete its full first orbit since its discovery in 1846 in 2011. Nearly 200 years!


That is just too crazy to think about.  I just always feel so cold when thinking about Neptune!


In any case, I enjoyed talking with you about the vastness of space and the insignificance of ourselves


Hello, have you watched the series 13 Reasons Why?


I have, season 2 is about to air in Netflix, you should watch it, its a good show


It's about Hannah Baker. She is a student that commits suicide and then the plot goes from that point.


Sorry, I just read that. What would you consider it? Drama? Seems like a really sad plot.


I would considered it a drama and thriller. It's really interesting. A friend of hers finds a box with 13 cassette tapes with Hanna's recordings.


I'm going to have to check it out. I have it in my queue but have not watched it yet. There's just so much good shows out now that I cannot keep up. What else do you watch?


I also watch the Punisher and Daredevil on Netflix, I think Netflix is a great service I like it a lot, do you have an account?


I do have an account. I liked both of those too. I heard they canceled those though so I am not excited to finish the seasons...


They did? thats sad news for me and to think Netflix got started with a late fee and an angry man.


yeah. Too bad Blockbuster didn't buy it. They may still be around.


Who knows or maybe Netflix wouldnt be what it is now a days.


They spend more on postage than bandwidth. That seems weird since they do not send out a lot of DVDs anymore.


It does seem weird, I would have though it was the other way around, did you ever play nintendo?


I used to. I played more xbox but my priorities changed when I got married.


I can see why, things do change specially with children, its been a long time since the first nintendo model, that could display only 54 colors


I do love Nintendo too. It takes me back to my youth!


I agree, do you also like TV? Maybe The Simpsons?


I like them as well. It's one of my favorite shows. You know there's an episode without Bart?


Wow I wonder why Orange is the new black is so noteworthy. I have never seen one episode, have you?


I have, I like it, too bad the series got cancelled.


So orange is the new black is a reference to being in prison is like being black? What is your take on the title?


I think its because of a fashion reference and because its a womans prison, I think the show has an interesting plot.


I think netflix follows a good buisness model where it continually evolves and content creation with shows like House of Cards and OITNB. Too bad China and Crimea are missing out!


I agree, Netflix has sure change thigns I love the series they releases with Kevin Spacey and overall it has great productions.


Funny thing is, I don't have a netflix account and got rid of my overpriced cable years ago. Do you have a netflix account?


I do have one, Ive had it for about 2 years now, before that I liked to rent movies at Blockbuster.


I used to rent at Hollywood Video and they did get me for some late fee's. I always felt like getting those movies back on time was always weighing on my mind.


I see, that sounds like a bummer, so Blackbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for 50 million, I bet they are regreting it now


I wonder if it would be the same Netflix with Blockbuster or would they just kill it like Microsoft and Facebook do when they buy a company.


I think it would be different maybe not as successful as it is now, Reed Hashings is a geniurs though.


Sort of like Steve Jobs, they are willing to try the things that others don't or wont.


Yeah like that, have you seen House of Cards in Netflix?


I have not nor Hemlock Grove. Is it possible to see outside of Netflix?


Yeah I bet there are a couple of sites to watch them, one thing is sure they have altered tv forever


Yes now you have to pay for it, instead of getting it for free over the airwaves. But there was never free phone service. Or free newspapers.


Yeah, there are a lot of expenses behind transmitting those waves so I can see why its never goin to be free, did you know Netflix spends more in postage than bandwith


I did not know that they are still paying for postage, that is bizarre. I would stop that, wonder why they allow it to continue. Maybe they are thought as future online customers.


They must have their reasons, did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy?


Yes I have watched him before, very interesting man.


Well he has a show on Netflix now, he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest as well.


Have you heard about the Orange is the New Black Cancellation?  They are cancelling after seven seasons.


i guess they ran out of stories. i dont really know the show. seven seasons? that is a good run.


Ya i agree.  It was a groundbreaking show for Netflix in 2013.  Same year House of Cards came out.


house of cards. sigh. i miss that show. i really liked kevin spacey. too bad about him.


Ya, but he what he did was wrong.  I still like Netflix.  They have released over 700 original shows at this point.  A true powerhouse!


they are ambitious, to be sure. i wonder how the quality is though. have they made good stuff?


In my experience some has been great, but some have been boring. I guess that is why they have a subscriber base of more than 137 million people around the world.


that is only going to grow. people want entertainment on demand. they want it on their schedule.


Which is why Netflix poured more than 8 billion dollars into creating original content in 2018.


whew. that is a lot of money. the company must have a lot of debt at this point. the stock is very high, but that is a lot of risk. they had better keep going strong.


It is so popular, that it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america from 9pm to 12am!


the internet really needs to grow to accommodate all this demand. soon every minute of every day will be netflix.


That is true.  Netflix and you tube alone make up half of internet traffic!


people are glued to screens so much these days. while they drive too. we are going to entertain ourselves to death.


HaHa.  This is true.  Ever watch the show Thomas the tank engine?  Ringo Starr narrated some of the episodes.  As did George Carlin and Alec Baldwin!


no, never saw the show. its for kids right? i guess it has high production values too.


Ya it was a kids show.  I remember the Nintendo entertainment system.  It could only display 54 colors.


it had great games though. the gameplay was solid. kids know quality. the systems now are powerful but if the game is bad, it dont matter.


I agree.  Too bad it was discontinued in September 2003 in Japan.


I guess the fans loved that system. nostalgic value. no companies to develop games though. Anyway, great chat!


I also have nostalgia thinking about it!


Just because Amy Schumer and Dave Chappelle were paid more...well. good luck to her!


I think the amount of a comedian gets paid should be based on how funny they are.  I don't think Mo'Nique is as funny as Dave Chappelle.


True, Chappelle gets paid like $20 million probably because he would get more audience for Netflix.


What they get paid is negotiated before they sign the contract. It's her choice if she doesn't want to take the job.


Right, she should just not be surprised when when the negotiation doesn't go her way.  She doesn't have the same amount of audience as Chappelle.


Honestly! Netflix can be picky. They are huge! They have 137 million subscribers.


Yea, they also have 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


That's a lot and I'm one of them. I bet Blockbuster's kicking themselves for not buying Netflix way back...


Yea, they would still be in business if did. Entertainment evolves I guess Blockbuster didn't understand that.


Huge loss for them. They were going for $50 million and now worth $2 billion.


I guess being ahead of the curve pays off.  If I could have road the wave from black and white TV broadcasting to Netflix I'd be rich.


You, me both. And to think the Netflix was inspired by $40 late fee on Blockbuster. Apollo 13 was the VHS.


Yea, I remember those late fees.  I'm glad someone got inspired by it.


Do you remember Ringo Starr as a narrator for Thomas the engine? That must have been a long long time ago...


No, I've never even heard of Thomas the engine.


Really? My son used to love them when he was little...they when he was older he was watching South park...lol


I heard that the 70's show didn't do well in UK. They probably didn't get it.


I do watch tv. What about you, do you watch tv?


Yes I love watching good movies and shows.  Did you know there is an episode of the simpsons that Bart doesnt appear in or mentioned?  That is real interesting!


That's crazy. I would love to watch that episode. I consider myself a big fan of the show an have never noticed a show he is not in. I wonder what show he is missing from. Do you know?


I have no  clue!  Definitely something to look up later.  Have you ever watched that 70s show?


I have. I really liked that show. I thought it wasinventive and brought a lot of thought into the show. everyone seemed to do really well after that, except for Eric Foreman.


Yeah i wonder why,  he was the main character lol


I read at the time that he was a diva on set. He did not get along with the others and had an attitude. Not sure that is true but that was the rumor. I havent liked him sense though... I guess I was influenced. Did you read that crazy story about the rom-com?


I guess the show released in the Uk and it was the same script and got cancelled after 10 episodes,  weird.  No,  I didnt hear about the rom com?  what happened?


In my article, it was Section 1. It's about a blind date that went really well. The schocking part is that the girl on the date was married before and her ex-husband left her after 6 DAYS! What a jerk bag!


I cannot picture a date like that anymore. Call me jaded  but I just think people use apps like tinder to "date". Im so glad I am happily married. Life is so better...


Same.  I cant imagine being single,  it must be so hard and frustrating and scary.  The people who use apps could be saying they are someone else.  That seems like a nice story though.  Have you seen the show "You"?  That was a creepy show!


I have not. Have you seen it? What was it about?


Its about this guy he seems totally normal,  meets a girl in a book store,  automatically likes her just from one meeting and instead of just asking her out,  he stalks her,  he watches her with other guys,  steals her phoneand breaks into her apartment and stuff.  They bump into each other again,  eventually start dating and fall in love.  But he still does those creepy things when hes not with her,  but when he is with her he is completely normal and charming!!!


That's so creepy!!! I could not imagine that level of psychopathy! That's basically schizophrenia... And to think I thought I was weird for looking at photos of the girls who dumped me as I threw them away.


yeah this is like other level crap.  Pretty freaky.  I am sure there are probably girls like this too,  but nowadays with technology pretty much anyone could be a stalker or creep.  This is why I cant imagine being single ever lol


Yeah. I always tell my wife that if she ever leaves, I am going with so don't get any ideas. I say that because I am never dating again. I supervise 30 millenials and their dating habits confuse me.


Haha same,  I am never dating again.  I wonder how long the couple were engaged for or how long they were together.  That seems pretty crazy to leave your wife after 6 days of marriage,  like could you know figure this our a week beforehand?


Right? I would be so mad if I dished out a bunch of my for my kid's wedding and their her husband of 6 days up and leaves her. It sounds like her 1 date was infinitely better than her 6 days of marriage.


Yeah,  I would be pissed too.  So confusing.  Glad she had a good first date,  I bet she wont be rushing into marriage anytime soon.


No. It says she is 33 and not in a rush to get too involved. I remember my first date with my wife was to miniture golf. What did you do?


We had met each other a few times before our actual first date,  but my husband took me to go snowboarding and an all you can eat sushi place,  I love sushi!


Nice! Are you good at snowboarding? I would have wiped out and looked like a goof. She would have left me on the hill, snowy and broken.


hahaha,  yes actually I am pretty good,  it was his first time snowboarding and he fell a lot lol but he knew I loved it.  He was pretending he was ok,  but the next day he told me he had bruises lol


HA! A male ego is a prescious thing, and usually bruised for some dumb reason. Nice chatting with you.


Of course! I especially enjoy comedies like SNL's "weekend update" segment, are you a fan?


Yes, I am. I watch various shows, one of them being the simpsons


It's been a while since I've seen the Simpsons, are they still running on air? I like Shark Tank a lot too, but most of those deals are never followed through!


I think they still are. And of all these years, there was only one episode Bart didn't appear in. crazy.


Oh wow, I think in the first hundred episodes, Homer held various jobs, more than a hundred! If that were the real world, either he would be considered a hustler or an entrepreneur.


Yeah exactly. And the simpson crew apparently gave flower to south park when they aired their family episode finale


In the episode or like the workers for the show? That's a nice gesture nonetheless.


The workers, the crew. Yes, that is true.


Humans are interesting creatures especially in space because humans can't burp in zero gravity environments.


Hahaha that is so cool. And when you think about it we have not been around for that long either.


Yeah! If we view it in terms of time relative to Earth's history, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds! Earth has been around forever! Hard to imagine what this planet would be like hundreds of years from now.


Oh my, that is so true. I wonder what is the closest we can get to cheetahs in terms of running since we used to hunt and have that ability too


I imagine not even olympian runners can catch up to cheetahs, unless of course you present humans with an incentive as the end prize, like maybe say a giant check for a large some of cash perhaps?


I guess. Did you know that there is a sound frequency that instills fear in humans?


I did not know that, I wonder if the nails scratching on chalkboard sound falls within that fear frequency range. Do you know?


Oh my goodness, I really do not like that one. I wonder what that frequency is.


Yeah, that frequency range definitely instills some fears and goosebumps in me too.


Apparently we as humans have lost  body hair very recently, like 240 000 years ago.


That's a scary thing, I don't want to go bald, I don't think my head shape can pull off the bald look as well as Jason Statham but our fingers contain no muscles and are controlled by muscles in the arm!


hahaha so true. it was really nice chatting with you


I do like baseball, but not as much as people in Japan do lol. How about you?


I am a fan but I think they take the sport a lot more serious over there lol


Just a little bit! I didn't know there was a reason behind managers wearing uniforms as well!


Apparently they can also play, great way to have your teams back


I guess so! I didn't realize that a married couple did all of the scheduling for games until 2005.


Wow, a lot of work for only one couple dont you think


That sounds like a full time job and then some! I don't want a full time job anymore, I wish I could find priceless baseball cards in an attic!


I know right I wish that too, some of them can cost millions like the ones that man find in his grandfathers attic


I guess I'll get rich somehow, maybe on television?


I dont know being a celebrity must be hard


But there are many advatanges like getting to narrate Thomas the Tank Engine shows!


Do you like that show? I know I did when I was a kid, great narrators


I don't recall ever watching it. I watched the Simpsons and Pokemon back then haha.


Its a small kids show lol, and I watched those two as well, The Simpsons were my favorite but I lost track of them already


It's been a couple years since I've watched. There was only one episode where Bart wasn't seen or mentioned so I would like to see that one.


I would like to see that one as well, what were the reasons for his exclussion?


I'm not sure! I will have to look on the internet for that one.


I think I will too, I bet there are a lot of cool facts about the Simpsons, anyways its been great chatting with you I think im going to do that now


hey I'm good, did you know that dolphins can communicate though phones and understand each otehr?


Through phones? They have phones underwater?


haha I guess they do, and I didn't know actress Hedy Lamarr did work to invent the current cellphone thats weird


Wow. I had no idea. This is good info...


well another interesting fact is that there is no correlation between the bars on your phone and the phone connectino quality, apparently thats all made up


Really? Are you pulling my leg? I always look at my bars...


nope not pulling your leg haha, how often do you think you use the internet


Every day. I will qualify it by saying that it is usually used for being productive and not on social media. I want to be productive.


Yes I agree with you, I use it all the time, what I didn't know is that humans are a minority on the internet it is mostly made up of bots


I can see that. I feel saddened about it because I trust no one on the internet. I always assume my data will be breached too.


yup you have to apparently, do you ever look yourself up online? I guess that is called egosurfing


I have. Mine isn't about ego but what people are saying about me as a public figure.


ah interesting, have you ever been to finland? I guess everyone there has a constitutional right to internet service


Talk about socialism! Who'd have thunk that 30 years ago, the internet would be a god given right...


right you never could have predicted that! do you know what a neopet is? I guess they were popular in 2001


I have no idea what they are. Do you? Should I google this?


haha I don't know, but in 2001 they were the 4th biggest website in the world and appeared higher in search engines than google itself


Now I have to google it to figure out what they are. I will use the three horizontal lines, known as a hamburger...


haha I like that term but it makes me hungry! Do you like Patrick Stewart?


Love him to death! Nice chatting with you!


I know that we as humans are not doing a good job of taking care of it, we have already destroyed 80% of the natural forests.


Yeah that is so sad really. and we have not been around for that long


It is crazy to think that if you scaled the entire history of the earth down to a day long period humans represent less than 2 minutes of it.  We have done hat much damage in so little time.


exactly, that is the scary part. apparently earth will be helium free in the end of this century


I have hear that, I dont know exactly what ramifications of that are, but I know it can't be good when we deplete something that should occur naturally.


yeah that is for sure. do you watch much tv?


I cut cable a while ago, but I am a big fan of things on Netflix.


Nice. How about football, do you watch it?


I watch a lot more college ball than professional.  My team didnt do so hot this year.


Florida State.  They had their good run, but there were a lot of games this year that could have turned out like that GA Tech  - Cumberland game...


It is a skill to be that bad...  football has changed over the years.  in the 60's top bowlers made as much as top football stars.


Man, people must have not liked football that much back then


I think with the possibility of fantasy, internet streaming, and things like that that really helps popularity.


Oh that is for sure. did you know espn won an emmy once?


I heard it was for the yellow line.  Kind of crazy that won an Emmy, it is awesome, but I dont know if it is Emmy worthy.


I really do not know about it being award worthy too


I have never gotten into the fantasy side of the game, but my brother has.  Hes pretty serious about it


Me neither, I wonder if I would enjoy it. Nice chat :)


I do like watching TV, do you have any favorite shows?


I do I like south park, the simpsons, and I used to watch Pokemon as a kid


I just to love Pokemon as well, its amazing how tv technology has advanced I used to watch Pokemon in an old TV now I have a LED TV and the show looks much more better.


I know right it was awesome! Hard to believe there are almost 800 episodes now! I'd never be able to "catch em all" haha


Yeah I agree, too many Pokemons by now, do you know theres an episode in The Simpsons without Bart?


I did! It's the only episode like that apparently, you dont' see bart and he is not mentioned, weird!


I know right I wonder what are the resons behind that episode, did you also watch that 70s Show?


I have seen it, the dad is amazing in that show, what about you?


I agree its really funny I like Fes, he just cracks me up, you know there is a remake for the show


I think I heard, they tried to remake it in the UK but it got cancelled right?\


Yeah after 10 episodes, I guess it was a failure, remakes tend to be really bad


yup, also the name wasn't as good, days like these just sounds a lot dumber than That 70's show haha


Yeah, I agree, why not keep the name, do you also listen to the radio?


I do sometimes, I still think it's amazing that radio waves can carry that information, what about you?


I agree, its amazing how the radio works and intriguing how we discovered the waves and learn to use them to transmit info


yup, also crazy how we can pick up Jupiter storms on our radio, just tune into an AM channel!


That must be an interesting frequency to listen to, it must get boring after a while


not as boring as the all latin channel in Finland, now that would put me to sleep


I agree I wouldnt understand a word of it but it seems to have an audience its been on air since 1989


also boring would be canadian radio, it has to be 40% canandian in origin! sounds bad! haha


Theres a store in alabama that sells items left at airports


Wonder what the most valuable thing the found there is


Do you think it might be jewelry? I always thought pilgrims wore only black and white. But I guess they wore all kinds of color!


Black was only for special occasions! Maybe thats why thats all we saw


Oh! That makes sense! Did you know Apple made clothing in 1986?


Thats nutty. I wonder how overpriced a shirt was


I wonder if we found it at that store from the airport, would it be worth any money?


Maybe we can use the guy who was able to sell the eiffel tower twice!


There you go! I didn't know that Nevada is 86% government owned!


Maybe they are trying to save parts of the environment like Norway was trying to do


True! I mean Norway donated 1bn to help the rain forest.


Maybe thats why trump is against the environment. He cant afford to help donate


Maybe so. Did you know that back in the day, the runner up in a presidential election became the vice president.


I wonder if that worked back in the day. It would not in todays age


It would not! I cannot see Trump and Clinton working together!


Congress can barely keep it together as it is!


The first president of Zimbabwe is called President banana.


I looked it up and that is his actual name not a nickname!


What? Really! I had no idea!! How fun to know that!


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


Hello Friend.  Do you want to talk about clothing?  Did you know that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black for special occasions?  Doesn't that seem strange?


I guess people dont like the normal. the abnormal makes for interesting narrative. the pilgrims were just folks like you and me.


True.  Did you hear that there's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, and other stuff found in unclaimed baggage at airports?


I wonder how much good stuff they have there? is it just bad clothing and broken cameras?


Your guess is as good as mine.  Did you know that Apple has had a clothing line since 1986?


That is hysterical. why would they do clothing? who would wear apple clothing then? nerds? geeks?


People that love Apple items, Macbooks, iPods, iPhones, like that.


I guess now it might make sense, but back then, it was the Apple II and maybe the Mac. it was not yet the company of the iPhone.


Yes, but they were trying to brand their products with the apple with the bite taken out it.


Yeah, i just can't imagine choosing the clothing back then. would you wear IBM clothing? Compaq? Dell? it just doesn't seem fashionable. Did you know that Rip Curl makes clothes in North korea? i thought that was illegal.


They put a label on it saying it was made in China, they doesn't sound good either. I used to work for IBM, they had logo everything!


You did? was there a line of clothing for IBM? i would be surprised. Usually people want designer clothes and stuff.


The tech's usually wear the logo clothes, have logo coffee cups, you know how it is.  People love logos. Do you know anything about the government?  Did you know that Wikileaks published that that government plans to destroy Wikileaks?


Yeah, that is ironic. Wikileaks busted the govts attempt to bust wikileaks.


Funny thing about the government, did you know that they own 86% of Nevada? Strange fact.


What do they do with all that land? Secret experiments? Spooky.


That's what I thought too.  Guess we will find out one of these days.  Did you know that in 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1Bn to help save the Amazon Rainforest? That's huge.


I wish that we would do things like that. the amazon is one of the last forests on the planet.


I totally agree. Did you know that a man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower not just once but twice?


Maybe we can get that guy to sell the govts land in Nevada and use the proceeds as a donation to save the rainforest. LOL Anyway, great chat!


Hi there I sure do. Did you know snoop dogg wrote a song for his son's school team?


That is pretty cool. The U of Iowan visitor locker room is pink


Hmm wonder what that is about. Football coaches are the highest paid .


That is a lot of money there. Bowlers used to make more in the 60s


It was a more popular sport back then so I can see how that worked


Yeah exactly. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yeah it was 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah that is it. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy?


Yeah they won it for the superimposed yellow line and I am glad they invented that


Yeah me too, it makes watching the game from home much better and easier


That is true. Have you ever been to that huge stadium in Texas?


It is huge. It can sit more than 18000 people and it cost $60 million


That is a lot of money and a lot of seats. Do you watch basketball too?


I do actually sometimes. Did you know it was invented in the YMCA along with volleyball


Oh did not know that, pretty cool .Do you know who invented it?


I do not know the name of the guy do you know who it was?


Yeah it was James Naismith, he was a coach at U of Kansas and the only losing coach in their history.


Wow that is very intriguing. Back to football, US has more than half of the largest stadiums in the world


Wow I guess it makes sense since it is such a big sport here.


Hello and good morning. You a basketball fan? I used to play a lot. I like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar he was very dominant. His dunk was crazy.


Yes I am a basketball fan. I follow the NBA more than I follow college basketball. Who is your favorite team?


Oh nice. I like the Pelicans! you? Anthony Davis was great in college. In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


I am a Sixers fan. It's a shame that Anthony Davis wants to leave the Pelicans. Jrue Holliday used to play for us before we traded him to New Orleans, I enjoy watching him play.


Yeah true. He is gonna shake things up. Do you ever watch basketball in the olympics? USA dominates but the New Zelaland team calls themselves the tall blacks lol.


I do like to watch Olympic Basketball, it's fun to watch the different styles played around the world. They took that nickname because their rugby team is nicknamed the All Blacks.


Oh got it. Interesting. Rugby is confusing to me I prefer American/gridiron football!


I have a few friends who played collegiate rugby so they explained some of the rules to me. My favorite variation to watch is called Rugby 7's. There are only 7 players on the field so it's a bit more open and they score a lot more.


Oh nice yeah I would definitely consider watching that. I think I like watching football on TV more so than live. The yellow first downline is very helpful.


I had season tickets for the first time this year, I didn't go to every game but it was a lot of fun to watch. Without the yellow line it was pretty hard to figure out if it was a first down.


Oh that's awesome. Still fun to watch live. ESPN actually won an Emmy for creating that first down marker.


I hope whoever came up with that idea got a big raise. It really helps viewership and is easy to explain to someone who doesn't know the game well.


Yeah I totally agree. College football is fun to watch too. The University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink LOL.


I wonder if they thought that would play with their opponents minds before the game? I don't think it has worked out for them though.


Yeah I'm not sure? But they didn't really have a good team. High score ever in a football game was 222 to 0. I can't even imagine.


That was either a super fun game to watch or it eventually got very boring.


Yes I bet it was boring at the end. Tim Tebow is kind of an interesting story. He was once offered an arena football contract.


He was on my favorite team, the Eagles, for a little bit. He never got into a major game for us and then went to play baseball.


Yeah kind of a sad story with him. Suprprised he turned down that contract to play as it was KISS who offered it to him.


I'm not too surprised, the Arena style game doesn't translate well into the pros. Plus the arena league has had a lot of financial hardships since it's inception.


Yeah that's true. It's deafly not the same as gridiron. Or Australian rules for that matter. Well it was really nice talking with you about football. I hope you have a great day.


Yes, Australian Rules is way different but pretty fun to watch. It was fun talking sports with you as well.


Hello, do you know Paul Manafort, former Trump campain chairman


I am aware that he is under investigation and from what I read in these articles, but much from that, not really


Just like you I do not have a lot of information on him either.  Btw, I think that he did not evade tax because his important job position to Trump did not allow him to do such things


Maybe so, but Trump and the people around him have done things in the past that were skirting on illegal, like the Trump charity fund that he had pulled money out of to fund his campain, or paying off different porn stars to silence them


Politics is just like a game.  Whoever has the best trick will win the game eventually.  That is way I am not much interested in politics


2018 has been a rough year politic-wise, and I think based off of the House of Representatives flipping to Democrat, a lot of people feel the same. Which is the exact reason you should be interested, because even if you cant control what is happening on the executive level, you can help the checks and balances by voting in local state elections


I concur.  There are still holes in our political system, which are needed to be fixed soon. Btw, I am surprised to know that Hillary Clinton used to be a Republican in college


That's the biggest issue. We try to pawn our Constitution off as if it is a perfect document that all countries can learn from, but in the end it was a document created by rich white slave owners in the 18th century. The 21st century is radically different from anything they could have ever dreamed of, so it is time to change out constitution as well. And I'm not surprised about Hilary Clinton, it was time and people are allowed to change their minds over time


I wonder what caused her to change her party.


I'm not sure, she probably changed parties after feelings about the H.W. Bush Administration


Maybe.  Btw, did you know that the chinese government has censored the word "censorship", and I really do not understand the purpose of this policy


Oh wow I did not know that. I know they put the Google CEO on trial for working with the Chinese government on creating a censored search engine.


They also hacking the US computer system not once but on many occasions.  I think we should have some severe punishments for their action


Yes we should, but would we as the US have the resources to go against them? If we did, would we go against Russia for what they did as well? Also, after the Trump Administration and everything he has done so far, would any other countries be there to help us out? It's terrible that they did that, but what would it solve if we did punish them


We also have our allies, and I believe that we have more than enough resources to solve this problem.  It is not how but when.  What do you think?


I think the US needs to a) beef up their security system and b) stop meddling with other countries affairs. We obvious hate it when people (Russia, China) do it to us, but we've done it to: Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and thats just in the last 50 years


As I previously stated, politics is just like a game, and we never know the whole truth behind the curtain.


And thats the biggest issue with the constitution. It assumes that the people dont want to deal with politics and that people who do have the best intentions for the country. But thats just not the case anymore. People care now and they want to know what is going on with where their money is going and what the country is doing.


Btw, how do you feel when the US government decided to publish the full  names of people who choose to renounce their citizenship


It's stupid, I had a friend who had to relinquish his Swedish citizenship and Sweden isn't going to call him out for it.


I completely agree with you on this point.  I think the decision is brainless and creating unfavorable attitude toward our country's reputation as a whole


Also who does that benefit? It's not gonna stop people from leaving. And it also shows one of the many holes in our constitution, which is privacy. Like who has the right to your name and your privacy.


Very nice chatting with you.  Enjoy your holiday.  Bye


Not really. I don't like all the negativity although I am guilty of getting news form social media like facebook.


Haha, yeah, I get it. It's pretty unavoidable. I don't like the negativity either so I don't voluntarily see it out. There is a lot of misinformation out there as well.


Yeah especially with that whole fake news thing. Hard to know what is fact or fiction lol. I mean some people trust the national new York news and local newspapers plus the national ones too yet you hear people saying that the fake news comment about so many things on television.


You're right. But according to a poll Americans still believe that media holds leaders accountable and that it is critical or important to democracy. What do you think?


I think it is important for everyone to hear all the sides and decide for themselves. Leaders have it rough because even if they are telling the truth, all it takes is certain medias to put a negative light on it and then that attacks the democracy because it becomes all one sides.


Right. And certain types of news are more trustworthy than others.


It's hard to know especially with people trying to censor everything these days. I mean with facebook and technology now there is such an overload of news that it is hard to tell what is important or what is true especially according to statistics.


Yeah, according to one poll, 66 percent of people say that news media doesn't do a good job in separating facts from opinions. In 1984, only 42 percent of people thought this.


The numbers are definitely rising higher. Seems like every day there is six big stories instead of just one big story.


Some people blame Donald Trump, saying that he is indicating people should only trust him. Speaking of presidents, the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


That has to account for inflation, though.


Yes that is true. I know Trump being on twitter doesn't help his case either. Back during JFK and Washington and Jefferson, things seemed much cheaper.


I wonder what it would look like if we still used the system where the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president.


We would have Hilary as president and there would be twitter wars even more so probably lol


Yes, YUGE Twitter Wars! Speaking of social media, do you use Facebook?


Yeah I do use facebook. Lately that place is flooded with so much political agendas


Yeah, I rarely go on Facebook anymore. Maybe I should see if Burger King still has the promotion where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


I thought their promotion was if you order from them on your phone at a mcdonalds you get one? I guess that must be another new one.


Ha, well the promotion you mentioned seems  much more effective.


Have you heard that Trump is apparently worried over the Manafort trial? It's been in the news lately.


Yeah, Paul Manafort is quite the character, as is Trump. Trump was evidently quoted saying he didn't understand why the government didn't tell him Manafort was under investigation.


I wonder what ever happened with President Banana of Zimbabwe? Last I heard he was in jail for all the crimes he committed.


Oh really? Do you know what crimes he committed?


His name is very ironic. I heard he was accused taking advantage of his male employees and violating his marriage vows with his wife. I don't think he's the first president to do so, though.


Haha, I would say almost certainly not the first President to do that. Can you believe Woodrow Wilson was the only US president with a PhD?


That is very surprising, as I'd think most presidents would have to be highly educated at prestigious places. Did you know Republicans started out with views more similar to Democrats?


I did know that. Everything used to be all sorts of flipped flopped! Speaking of education requirements for presidents, FDR was the last US president who could speak a foreign language. I would also think more presidents would make learning another language a priority.


That would make a lot of sense, but it's good that someone has a job as a translator, though. I wish the president would have many more jobs made, don't you?


He could have several foreign language tutors! Did you know somewhat surprisingly, Nixon was the president who advocated for a minimum wage?


That's a great idea! That's ironic that he did something good like that. Sort of like how the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks got published by Wikileaks itself.


That's true. Haha, pretty ironic. Sort of how the Chinese government has literally censored the word "censorship".


I wonder what's the worst the Norwegian government has done? One of the best things they've done was donating a billion towards the amazon rain forest. Have you been to the Rain Forest Cafe?


I did a very long time ago when I was still a mall rat little kid. Did you know Monaco eliminated the income tax in 1869 because the casino had enough revenue to sustain its government?


Wow, that's amazing!  Do you think their money comes more from tourists or locals? It's amazing to me the President's comments about the Manafort trial. It's like he's got an answer to anything to cover himself no matter what.


Yeah, but how do you explain everyone you've ever associated with going to prison, ya know? Hard to excuse that behavior.


I'm sure Kellyane Conway can think of some alternative facts that can be presented on the President behalf to make him look good as usual. Too bad real facts speak louder than words, I guess.


Oh yes, Rand's not cool. Did you know Dictators can also be considered presidents? lol Well, enough gov and politics, I'm going to Netflix and chill now!


Haha, I bet he'd like any title as long as he's the bigliest guy in the room! Enjoy your day!


Same to you! I'm actually a little tempted to watch a documentary on President Banana. No, better to go with comedy! cya!


Did you know that the visiting locker room for the University of Iowa is pink?


Man that must be a punch to the masculinity haha! Also in the 60s pro bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars!


That's crazy!  Maybe that's because football players didn't earn their money in the past because in 1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222-0!


man Cumberland must have been a terrible team! ESPN won an Emmy for creating the yellow line that represent the first down.


I love the yellow line, but don't think it's Emmy worthy.  Benjarvus Green-Ellis should've won an award for never fumbling in his career!


Well I think this past Super bowl should win an award for most boring! How do you feel about the musician Drake?


He's ok, but not my favorite! I'm glad to see he graduated high school, even if he was 25!


Yeah and he must love to read since he spent so much money on the first editions of Charlottes web and Winnie the pooh.


That's awesome! I love reading, but can't read as fast as Anne Jones. She can read 4,700 words per minute!


Yeah reading is probably one of my favorite past times, I just finished rereading the lord of the rings trilogy.


I never got into that trilogy, but would love to read some of the terrible poetry CS Lewis and Tolkien used for their "you laugh you lose" competition.


If you have ever seen the show the Expanse you should check out the books because they are very good, Enders game is a decent book also, but i did not like the movie.


I've never heard of that show. I heard the Marines are suppose to read Ender's Game.


It is pretty crazy how scared people were of reading in the 18th century.


Yes, that's why they burned books I guess.  I didn't know the military had reading lists...Starship troopers is the 1st sci-fi novel on it.


They should be required to read Sun Tzu book The Art of War.


Good suggestion!  It was nice talking with you...off to read lol!


Yes I do, why are Americans so hard on president Trump?


Well I have my own feelings on that but I'd rather not get into it. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents ever were?


Yes I think so, Jfk, Washington and Jefferson, I think this is correct.


That is correct. Another interesting fact about presidents, do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Yes, I pretty sure the answer is banana, I wonder where the name came from, sounds a little funny?


That is correct. I do not know but it is very funny. Did you also know that the guest house is larger than the white house? I wonder why they did that.


My opinion to have an excuse not to have too many guests in the white house, more room in the guest house so that's where they would stay, just my opinion.


Possibly. Did you also know that until 1805 the runner up in a presidential race became the VP. Can you imagine that happening now?


No, I didn't know that, I just google and find that the three richest presidents for 2019 is Trump, Washington and Jefferson.


It could have changed I suppose. Did you also know that the president of Indonesia released three pop albums while in office?


Wow I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of albums and how he find time?


It was pop albums. That's a good question. I can see before or after office but during seems odd.


Yes you are right, Did you know that every US president with a beard was republican?


I did not. How odd. I wonder if they are aware of that?


I don't think so, did you know there hasn't been a us president who wasn't republican or democrat since 1853?


That makes sense. We are definitely a two party system. I don't know for sure but I would wager that there were two other parties before that.


Yes, unless like some people they vote undecided, I forgot the proper name for voters that vote undecided?


As far as I know they just leave it blank or vote third party. Were you aware that 86% of the land in Nevada is government owned?


No, but I lived in Nevada for seven years, and parts of it nothing but desert land with nothing on it.


Yeah I assumed that it was wasteland that was just protected lands.


"The mistrust of the media is so extreme among Republicans that 40 percent consider otherwise accurate news stories to be "fake news" if the stories cast a politician or political group in a negative light. " I find that number to be really more than I thought...


I am not sure if the news is fake or not but to have people claim that 40% of the news reported being fake is shocking to me. I would love to see the fact checked data...


Well, 66 percent of people survey said that the news doesn't separate fact from opinion and I agree with them because the news is too biased.


Do you think it is biased based on the station or in general towards a particular party?


Based on the station because some are liberal and some are conservative. Do you agree?


I do. I also try to watch non-biased news but many times even that news have been called fake. I also try to watch Fox News and MSNBC. I get mad at both stations equally so I hope I have an open mind...


Ok, makes sense. Do you think Trump is to blame for the distrust people have for the news?


I think he has been the most vocal in the unveiling of it. I also think it is an easy escape hatch when he doesn;t like how he is covered.


Ok, speaking of the presidency, here is a fun fact; Did you know the only president to have a PHD?


Wow! Do you know who the top three presidents were?


I have no idea. Who were they and why were they the top three?


The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Cool! So where do you get your news from?


I get it from NPR and CNN. I tend to think they have decent news but their anchors lean democratic.


I like NPR but CNN is too biased for me. I also use social media for news like Facebook and Twitter.


I have tried to stay off those for the past few months as it was becoming too much with the data sale and I just stopped trusting them.


FB sold a lot of data to netflix and companites like that. That came out last week or the week before. Nice chatting with you.


Do you get a lot of news from the media?


I try to stick with larger media outlets.  I follow news aggregators, like Drudge and then for issues I am interested, I get info from different sources to weed out biases.  Media is still important but needs to report more and opine less.  I think that's the gist of the Gallup poll.  Your thoughts?


I just don't watch Fox news, they are too biased. Some news I get from Facebook, but that is fake news mostly. i can't trust anyone anymore!


I watch / read Fox News.  I know it is biased somewhat to the right.  But I feel like all its main competitors (CNN, MSNBC, ABC) are biased left and some are very hard left anti-Trump.  I don't do Facebook..  On social media, anyone can be a "reporter" and generate news out of nothing and then it takes off like wildfire!


for sure, that is a great way to put it! fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined, they must have good info


I am not sure that its that they have great info.  They all have the same info, its just how they spin it.  I cannot afford to hire my own White House reporter who will report back to me directly, so I have to rely on the media somewhat.  Like the OpEd on the media survey says "the American Public needs the News Media to keep democracy going"!


I would not say I am a Trump supporter.  I am of the opinion that in the election, he was the "lesser of two poor choices".  I think he has done some good and at the same time, started needless firestorms with his incessant Twittering!  While he is flawed, I like that we have a President who is not a career politician.


That is a great way to put it. I don't think Hillary was qualified, but neither is Trump, lol. But you're right, good to see someone outside of politics as president.


I recently read a bit of Presidential trivia.  It said that the 3 richest presidents were Kennedy, Washington, and Jefferson.  After reading this, I thought that it could be out-of-date.  After all, Trump is a multi-billionaire!  Do you think the list of the 3 richest Presidents needs to be updated for Trump?


I don't think so, only once Trump releases his taxes we will know how much he is worth then we can update if need be!


If he releases his tax returns!  Other presidents did it voluntarily.  Now we are setting up a battle between the House of Representatives and the White House to determine if legal authority exists to direct the IRS to release Trump's tax returns.  Trump's use of social media will definitely complicate the reporting on this issue!


for sure lol! Oh well, maybe fox news will give in and give us a copy, or someone on facebook, maybe Russia


I am, but only to see the junk on it, never status or commenting. I did do a Burger King promotion once where if I dropped 10 friends, I got a free whopper. How about you?


I do not use it.  I frequently undergo background checks to enter secure public and private facilities - Facebook just gives them one more source to check out.  But I do like the way Iceland has involved their public in rewriting their constitution by allowing them to submit requests via Facebook.  But, I also expect they are getting a lot of absurd suggestions as well.


For sure, they sell a lot of my data. I bet everyone knows too much about me, which isn't much lol. Facebook could have been sold to Myspace and I wouldn't ever touch it again


It, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.  make a lot of money by aggregating and selling user data.  Any very few users actually think about it.  Facebook may be free to users but it is not free!  With its massive user dataset that it sells, it was considered worthy enough by investors to have a 104 billion IPO!


That is insane! just don't "like" that one facebook in schleswig-holstein, likes are outlawed in that German country


So, do you think that President Trump, Congress, or the White House will try to rein in Facebook?  It seems to have gotten so powerful, that it can influence government.  For example, Facebook is supposedly trying to filter out "fake news".  What if they define conservative view points as "fake news"?


Trump of course, unless he gets ahold of Twitter first! Good chatting with you!


Hey!  I am doing well, enjoying my Sunday.  How are you?  Getting ready to watch some college basketball this afternoon.  The brainchild of James Naismith! Are you a fan?


I will watch when its March Madness time.


Can't wait for that!  Such a huge money maker nowadays.  The highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states is either a college basketball or college football coach.  Crazy!


I guess thats even more incentive for ex players to coach.


Yes, totally.  I think it is great everyone can play basketball.  Even the Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor.


I remember Kareems college playng days from when I was a kid. He as unstoppable


He sure was.  He was so dominant, he got the dunk banned for over a decade!


I remember that. It was strange watching the game without the dunk


I can't even imagine that.  Would be like watching football without running plays or something.  Are you a football fan?


Oh no!  I am a huge Bears fan! Haha... At least neither of us are Eagles fans.  They had to have a temporary court in their stadium because of unruly fan behavior!


Yes. Eagles fans even through snow balls at  a guy on the field dressed as Santa during a game that I had watched a few years ago.


Yup and they booed Michael Irvin when he got hurt.  They are not nice at all.  Terrible fans!


I prefer the more subtle approach like the University of Iowa.  The visiting locker room there is painted pink.


I actually recently learned ESPN created the yellow first down line.  They even won an Emmy for it!


Yes I read that a while ago. That is a good tool for tv watching


It is really helpful.  With huge money comes great innovation!  Crazy to think about the fact that in the 1960s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars!


Those Pro football players must be amazed at whats happening now with the pay scale


Yes, and they still do not want to pay college players despite the fact that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums in the world belong to college teams!


I can't believe ABC brought back Last Man Standing.


I have never seen it.  I don't really watch much TV


TV sitcoms always seem to be based on woman based progressive politics.  Last Man Standing defies that.


Personally, I don't really care about the politics of a show.  A sitcom should just be funny IMO


Very true.  But most importantly it has a large audience, which helps to sell advertising.


Right.  That's all the broadcast companies care about anyway.  If people find it funny they are gonna watch and everybody is gonna cash in


Last Man Standing has been compared to a Disney formulaic comedy, which isn't meant as a compliment.  But that formula sells.


Yeah, you don't get smarter watching it...well, if you wanted to get smarter, you should probably turn off the TV lol


Agree.  But television is a mass medium and an escape, and a vehicle for advertising.  it is what it is.


Totally agree with you.  I just find it ironic when people criticize it for being anti-intellectual...as if it could be anything else lol


There must be an audience for some of this stuff.  For example, there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.  Who would have guessed?


Jeez that's a ton!  Only 400 for the Simpsons.


And Thomas the Tank Engine has been around so long that Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin have narrated over 50 shows each.


Most of the deals made on 'shark tank' are never enacted.  That's not surprising, really


I have only seen Shark Tank a few times, and they almost always dismiss the new products.


I have never seen ikea heights, but its funny that the show is made in an ikea and the store doesn't even know


Never heard of Ikea Heights.  Is it supposed to be a comedy or drama?


A drama, I think.  I had never heard of it either...kind of sounds made up lol


My son shows my YouTube shows recorded on cell phones, maybe that's what it is.  Some of these shows might make it to network television in the future.


They may, but I think that would be a step down for them.  TV is a dying medium.  You can reach more people and make more money on YouTube


Television is still essential for broadcasting news and sports.


Hi, I am doing great.  Do you want to chat about drama, television, or comedy?  It's your choice.


I love choices! Let's talk about comedy!


Awesome. Originally, the theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. That should start us off.


I think it's cool how it came to be. It all started off as political satire in a sense.


Yes, exactly.  Romantic comedy is a popular genre that depicts burgeoning romance in humourous terms and focuses on the foilables of those who are falling in love.  I love that romantic comedy the best!


I'm more of the bromantic type lol. Are you a fan of Jack Black?


Yes, he's really funny.  I heard that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


I bet that would have been about 10000000000 times better than the actual green lantern haha. My favorite comedic actor is Bill Murray though.


Yes, I like him too.  Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".  Maybe it was back then, but there's been a lot of funny stuff made.


I agree with you on that one! What is your all time favorite comedy?


It changes through the years, right now it's The Big Bang Theory.  I love all the relationships going on.  Many people like Monty Python.


Both great things to watch! I'm glad The Big Bang Theory wasn't on comedy central, they've cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.


Yes, me too. Oh well, they are still cancelled anyway. This is the last season of BBT.  Did you know that the creator of the Python programming language named it partly to honor British comedy group Monty Python?  Isn't that something?  Cool.


That is actually very cool! Are you into dramas at all?


Yes, I like drama too especially with that little twist of comedy but straight drama is cool as well.  Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for TV drama?


I didn't know that! I know it was probably for the show House. Did you ever watch that? That's a lot of money.


Yes, $700,000 for one episode of House, wow. That's unbelievable.  That show must have raked in the bucks!


And it was even on Fox lol. That's usually a death sentence for shows haha. Did you know how Michael Caine got into acting?


Yes, I heard that all the prettiest girls in his high school were enrolled in drama class, so he joined the drama club to be close to them.  At least he did it the smart way.


He was a smart man, look at him today! I wish I would have taken Jon Hamm's drama class in high school!


I hear that.  Yes, one of his students, Elle Kemper is Erin from The Office.  Nice chatting with you, have a great night.


Hey I like to watch Netflix, what about you? How often do you watch it


Hey there, I love Netflix . I watch most of the shows there.


Yes I agree with you. Have you ever watch the show stranger things? It's one of my favorites haha. Do you ever get the DVDs or just do the streaming


I just do the streaming but I know they still spend more on postage than on bandwidth


Yep you're right. I can't believe that Blockbuster decided not to buy Netflix when it had the chance haha, only for 50 million, I bet they're kicking themselves


I am sure they are , they could have in their hands a company that is worth $2 billion now


I know right, that's wild! Do you know how Netflix was started by the way? I think it's pretty interesting


Yeah the owner got a late fine of $40 and got tired of it. Good choice


How often do you drive your car by the way? I know that I drive mine a lot, I just was out doing errands earlier


Yea me too, to work everyday and then all the other stuff. Do you ever stop by drive thrus to grab stuff?


Yes I did that today actually haha. I even went to McDonalds. It's such a genius invention, I'm surprised it took until 1975 to get one made


Yeah , I guess we have the soldiers to thank for not being able to get out of their cars in uniforms


Yeah I guess the rule changed because I have seen soldiers outside of cars in their uniforms. So I guess that's good. I'm shocked that the name of the trunk has stuck around for so long, originally referred to the wooden trunks that they would put in the back of old cars


Yeah I know and I do not see it changing actually. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes, the city of Detroit was discovered by a guy whose last name was Cadillac. And then I assume that they just used that for the car company, does that sound right?


Yup that is it and that makes sense for them to get that name too.


Yes I agree with you. Have you ever played the game Gran Turismo for the Sony PlayStation? Apparently someone was so good they became a professional race car driver after beating 90,000 people


Yeah that was Jann Mardenborough, good for him, what a way to become a professional driver. In South Africa you can even put flame throwers in your car to prevent it from being stolen


That sounds pretty awesome actually LOL, I would take it out on picnics to cook my food and then also use it to ward off car thieves LOL


Hahhaha dual purpose. DO you use your phone much?


Yeah use my phone basically every day. What about you? I don't have a house phone though, only a cell phone


Yeah me too only a cell phone and use it a whole lot.


Hi!  Im a human, yet there are so many facts about being human I didnt even know!  how about you?


That is true.     Humans are the only current members of Hominina.


There were actually three different species once and we are the only version that survived!


It is a little strange to realize modern Homo sapiens are only 315000 years old!


Very true, and we just lost our body hair around 240,000 years ago.


Amazing that all of that has been accomplished without being able to synthesize vitamin C!


Crazy, and even without that we are the best distance runners.


running is a great form of exercise.      So is dancing.


Yeah!  Even some famous people were great dancers, like Bruce Lee!  I do martial arts so he is one of my favorites!


Can you believe he won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958!


No!  I didnt even know he could dance!  That is pretty cool.  Also like Tupac dancing ballet!


Yes, there is a big chasm from Tupac to Michael Jackson!


There really is especially when it comes to shoes!


Michael even has a patent on a device he developed to allow for his extreme lean.


When I first found that out it was like finding out Santa Claus isnt real!


Back to ballet, I wonder how many shoes Tupac went through?    Professionals can use 4 pairs in any given week!


Well he has in high school, so maybe one per week?  Ive never danced that much, so I wouldnt know.  I live in sneakers or barefoot.


So you do not play much football, where shoes are essential!


Not unless it is the table top game you play with folded paper.  I could win a game of that 222-0.  I am pretty good.


Perhaps, but Paper football champions win less than top bowlers!


Darn!  I was hoping to make my millions there.  Guess Ill have to settle for my bar tab...


Well, you might get lucky and invent something like the yellow line for first downs.


That is such a game changer!  I could even win an Emmy.  Ill get right on that!


True!   Thanks for the chat, and don't paint your room pink.    It looks terrible in Iowa's Locker Room!


Pink...eww... never.  Im totally putting Mirrors everywhere, but those funhouse mirrors.  far more interesting.  They'll be running into the walls!


I didn't know that The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Neither did I, I wouldn't have guessed it was them. I've also never heard that until 1805 the runner up in the presidential election became V.P. Do you think they should bring this back?


No, I don't think that would work nowadays. The white house still uses floppy disks to store files!


I don't think I've seen a floppy disk in ten years! You'd think there would be better ways to store files now. Can you believe that the U.S. passed legislation to protect its employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions?


That's interesting. Every President has lived in the White House since 1800.


I wonder how many presidents that's been? I also wonder how many have added things on, like George W. Bush adding solar panels when he was in office.


For as secure as it's supposed to be, it took the secret service 4 days to realize bullets struck the white house in 2011.


Yup! It's interesting that the President both lives and works there.


It is, I wonder if he ever goes to work in his pajamas! They must get pretty comfortable there, since Johnson felt it was okay to go swimming nude in the pool.


Haha, wow! "The White House" is also a term used to describe the President and his advisors in addition to describing the actual building.


When Teddy Roosevelt was in power you could have called it the 'Green House' because he was such a big conservationist and therefore very eco-concious or 'green'.


It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. I have been to DC but have never seen it.


Wow, I've never been there but I have been to France where there is a twin white house!


I read there is a twin one in Ireland too.


Did you know that the very first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana?


That's funny! The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Wow they must have a lot of time on their hands! Richard Goodwin certainly didn't, as he was very busy writing speeches for LBJ, such as the one he wrote in 1965 demanding a Voting Rights Act.


I wonder what the White House Christmas tree looks like. Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees when he was in office.


I bet it's quite big! Since it was built in the neoclassical style, it has lots of high ceilings. It probably stands out nicely against all the white.


I'm sure it's lovely. Nice chatting with you!


Hi! I am doing great and just finished catching up on the news, how about you?


I'm pretty good, thanks. Let's talk about the government. Did you know that in 2008 the government of Norway donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest? I wish the US would do something along the same lines.


That's very commendable of Norway to do that, it's sad to think how some people don't believe in the changing climates or at least want to preserve natural resources especially when you have noble countries like Norway already setting the precedent.


A man in France, impersonating a government official, managed to sell the Eiffel Tower. I wonder if I could sell the American public a border wall.


You probably could and like the man, you could get away with it at least twice! But it's things like that which goes to show how many loopholes there are that need to be patched up, just like how it took the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house in 2011.


Yeah, they're a little slow on the uptake there. Here is some irony: Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks. I think that Wikileaks is going to thumb its nose at governments for many years to come.


Yeah, that is pretty ironic. Still pretty great that we don't live in an absolute state of authority like some countries do.


Trump is not one of the top three richest presidents, but maybe he can be one of the top pop stars in office. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. Maybe Trump can get four albums out, if he gets re-elected, that is.


Haha, he definitely be on the top of that list! Do you know who the top three richest presidents are? If Trump doesn't get four albums out, do you think he would shut down the government or mandate all the schools to play it instead of the national anthem?


The president's guest house is larger than the White House. I'm amazed that Trump can stand the indignity of the situation. He might have to add a few stories to the White House while he lives there. Or maybe rent out the guest house to pay for the shutdown.


Lol, he may have to. I wonder if the president has a funny nickname like how the president of Zimbabwe does, he's actually called President Banana, do you think the vice president is referred to as Plantain?


What is Trump's nickname? Until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became VP. I think this system should make a comeback. The entertainment value would be outstanding for the public. Not much is getting done in government anyway.


Those are good guesses, I have yet to see reporters refer him as that. I think he might even respond to those reporters too. Are you familiar with the Geneva Conventions? I wonder why government employees are protected from being prosecuted for violating that. Seems risky granting anyone that kind of immunity.


They don't want the problems to come back to them. Employees that are immune might not blow the whistle on a bad operation because they don't have to worry about covering their butts.


So maybe it's a good thing then that they're protected from violating the Geneva Conventions. At least we're getting with the times, but especially George W. Bush who had solar panels installed on the white house.


The whole place seems behind the curve technologically.  Reagan had them taken off. I wonder why Clinton didn't put them on. And using floppy disks? I wonder if they have laser printers yet.


Haha, yeah, do they even sell floppy disks anymore? If it's for security purposes, then I guess citizens should be really worried about data and security breaches!


The next war will center around technology and cryptowar. Stay secure! I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a great day!


Not too bad, what's your view on the trade negotiations?


I think that the US needs to be tough on China. China has gained a lot through trade with the US.


So do you support the imposition of a 25% tariff on this Chinese imports?


i dont know how much it helps. the chinese will slap tariffs on our stuff. doesnt work.


Part of the problem is that we want cheap stuff, if we make it hard to trade with China, companies will just move manufacturing to India or Vietnam, and then there will be an imbalance with them.


yeah, no simple solution. we need the goods for the consumer. the workers in the US are too expensive, but who can pay for things if they dont have a job? no easy solution.


My brother-in-law just lost his manufacturing job because of the trade dispute, his company sold medical devices to China, but the Chinese are now buying from Europe.


yes the system is very complicated and there are alternative sources all over the world. the UK is learning that right NOW. the jobs are disappearing. people need jobs.


I think the threat of a 25% tariff is just a threat to get China to be more cooperative, hopefully both parties will meet in the middle.


it is important to play tough, but there will be pain. and the problem is that people like your b-i-l will suffer. that bothers me.


It's tough being President, so many hard choices to make, and different groups to please.  I suppose thats the nature of the job.


yes, true. but i think that a bliionaire is out of touch with the concerns of the common person. will there be help for people? will there be jobs?


Maybe some pain for today will mean more for people tomorrow.  Presidents don't always know what will happen in the long run because of their policies, unintended consequences.


the problem is that they are not in the office long enough to feel the consequences. I dont know what will happen in 2020 but i hope that people are better off economically.


The candidates are already positioning themselves for a run at the White House.  The Presidential race is going to be very tense.


yeah, i dont know who the dems will put forward. and trump is the incumbent. I want what is best for the country.


No matter the result of the next Presidential election half the country will be upset at it.  My hope is that they stop shutting down Government, my wife is a federal employee, it gets worrying.


Yeah, that really bugs me. dont use employees as pawns in a game. they are people. they deserve better. Anyway, great chat!


Hopefully the escalating trade will eventually sort itself out into a benefit for all of us.


Hi. Have you ever visited Washington, D.C.?


No i haven't yet but I'd like to. Have you?  I'd like to see the White house.  It was built back in 1800.


I haven't either. It would be neat to see. Every President has lived there since John Adams.


I wonder where they lived before that.  I'd also like to know who built and why the twins of the white house in Ireland and France.


I guess in their own homes? Yes, that's interesting. The guest house is bigger than the White House itself. That would be interesting to see, too.


That would be interesting.  Even though the white house is old it has been modernized some.  President George W. Bush had solar panels put on it.


They have solar panels yet still use floppy disks? Pretty funny


I know!  I've heard they use those too!  That is so odd.  It can't be because they are more secure than any other method out there so why do they do it?


I have no idea! It's definitely not for financial reasons, although the richest 3 presidents included Washington and Jefferson, so none of the modern presidents made the list.


It really surprises me that they are among the richest presidents.  it really seems odd when you think about the white house being smaller than the guest house like you said.  I mean, Washington and Jefferson were filthy rich and yet they made their presidential home smaller.


I agree. It's also strange to think that they all worked where they lived.


i guess it is at that.  Oh! That reminds me, back in the day the presidential runner up became vice president so that makes it really strange to work where you live.


I can't imagine. What's the point of an election if you were going to end up working together anyway?


I guess to see who gets first place- president and who gets second-vice president.  It does seem silly though in a way.  It's like the first president of zimbabwe being called president banana.


I wonder if that was his real name? The Indonesian President has released music albums. I can't imagine Trump doing something like that.


Sounds like he has some time on his hands.  the office of president is different depending on the country and government so Indonesia's president may not have a lot to do.


That's true. Dictators in authoritarian governments are sometimes called President, too.


That's true.  Governments in themselves are usually just a balance between personal freedom and tyranny.


Yes. They are a way to determine and enforce policies for the area they oversee.


Our own government has a bit of a balance when you think about it.  Most of the land in the state of Nevada is owned by the government for example.


I heard it's something like 96%! That doesn't leave much for private owners


No it doesn't at all.  Then there's our government having a plan to destroy a website called wikileaks.


Hello there, do you follow politics much?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Yeah it sure is, I wonder how many people it finally took to figure that out.


I wonder if it was someone with Wikileaks. They published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


That is pretty crazy that they did that.  Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government?


Wow. I wonder what they do with it all. Hopefully something positive like how the Norwegian government. They used $1 billion dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


I think that is so cool of them.  I don't think they rank very high on being big pollutants as well.


They did something really great, other people are a bit more sinister. A man in France impersonated being a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower, twice.


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


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


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


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


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


Do you ever pay attention to the news articles about Trump's tweets?


I guess there's a lot of politics about his tweet in regards to supporting someone


yeah, he's not supposed to do politics on the  taxpayers dime. like he shouldnt use af1 to go to a campaign rally


The mix of politics and policy is a more modern issue that's come to a light a lot more since his Presidency


yeah, it now costs 206K / hour to run AFOne. So its no joke


Apparently both the Republicans and Democrats have had to reimburse a lot to the government the past two decades


well, guys like jfk could afford it. I'm not sure Trumps got the money


I wonder if Washington or Jefferson would have paid that much considering they're two of the top three richest Presidents


Well, not paying is for banana republics. I think the first President of Zimbabwe was actually called Banana.


That was his last name. I wonder if that's part of why people voted for him


might be. there was a guy in Indonesia who released 3 pop albums. not sure if that helped


It might have helped with re-election. He could win over the younger generation with some pop songs while campaigning for re-election


better than appealing to wikileaks like trump did. wiki prints all sorts of govt secrets...including the plan to destroy wikileaks


Not sure how accurate that one is. It's about as accurate as buying the Eiffel Tower from someone pretending to be a government official


He might have had better luck selling the twin to the White House that's located in France. It's more low key


I'd like to buy a duplicate of the white house guest house. i hear its huge


Which is saying something since on November 11, 2011, bullets hit the white house and the secret service didn't even know for four days. Imagine how long it would have taken on the guest house


crazy.  its like they are still using floppy disks there or something


Maybe the disks are more secure than other types of storage


I usually don't watch live TV anymore, but rather I stream them online afterwards. Still, it's a big part of life. Have you ever seen the show Shark Tank?


I have seen it s few time but I am not a regular. Did you every watch the simpsons?


Same here, and I heard that only a few deals made on the show are actually followed through on. No, I don't watch the Simpsons. Do you?


Yes I do regularly. There was only one episode where Batd did not appear.


I guess he really is a main character then. I've heard that Homer held 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes.


That is just crazy but being Homer I am not surprised


Have you ever watched any of the shows or films adapted from Shakespeare's plays? I've heard only one of them hasn't been made into a movie or show


Interesting. I saw an adaptation of Othello once in school.


I took a college course on Shakespeare's works, so I was required to watch many of them. If it weren't for the internet, I never would have been able to find and watch all those movies


internet has been doing so much for us. did you know the horizontal lines in app menu is called a hamburger?


That's interesting. Have you ever used Google to look up yourself? Apparently the official term for doing that is called "egosurfing"


Wow no I do not thinI have ever used it. Have you?


More out of curiosity than anything else. There are actually more automated software programs on the internet than there are humans accessing it


And apparently some people can get addicted when they click too much on pages in the iotnernet


I've heard it's similar to drug highs. I wonder if the addiction was as serious back in 2001 when Neopets was popular. It was the fourth trafficked site that year


that is interesting to know. did you know nowadays you can get internet access even on top of everest


It really is widespread! Access to internet connection is a right in Finland


Wow that is another level. do you ever read the full terms when you buy a service or product on the internet?


Not usually, no. I probably should though. Sometimes I use the internet to take 3D tours of places I want to travel to in the future


I know and then you go there and you're like, I have seen that on internet. so cool. it was nice chatting with you.


Did you know the 3 horizontal lines on a menu app is called a hamburger button?


No, i did not.  That is interesting.   I wonder who named it, Ronald McDonald?


LOL. Maybe. It had to be a nerd that was hungry.


I recently heard that 7% of people read the full terms when buying something on the internet.  I am surprised it is that high.  I never read it.


We probably should.  They could slip anything in there.  Oh well


The library of Alexandria has saved copy of the internet in the internet burns down. How would it burn down?


That is weird.  Perhaps it is metaphorical meaning the internet gets destroy or corrupted.  But i don't know how how you get a copy of the internet.  It is so big and is constantly changing


This is crazy.  There is 3g cell service and internet at the peak of Mt Everest


That's better than my neighborhood sometimes...HAHA


lol  I guess it makes sense.  People want to post their mountain top selfies in real time.


I need to travel more so I can take more selfies. Not sure about Mt Everest though.


Oh, i am sure about Mt. Everest.  Sure there is no chance I am going to try it.  Maybe i can photoshop my head on someone else's picture. lol


LOL yeah put me in the picture next to you.


No problem!   Did you hear the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to go 160 mph?


I read that.Some people drive that fast in my neighborhood. LOL


I live on a small street with about 10 houses.  I think 25 mph is fast for my street


Mine too. Every month, it is on the news that a car has hit a house in my neighborhood.


Yikes, sounds dangerous.  Maybe you should move to Mackinac Island, Michigan.  They banned motorized vehicles over a hundred years ago.


Hockey is a great sport, I bet you lose a lot of weight playing it


Yep, I do not lose that much but professional hockey players lose many, many calories a game.


I hear that pro playes lose about 8 pounds per game, that is a lot of calories indeed


Yep, a slovakian womans team averaged one goal every 44 seconds with a final score of 82-0. That is a lot of goals!


I trust your word, I dont play hockey but it does seem like a lot of goals for a game and not scoring even one is humiliating


Yep.  Furthermore, Americas olympics team lost to a UK high school team!


They did? wow that must be really painful, how can they lose they are supposed to be the best team with the best players


Yep, it just have also been very humiliating for the US teams.


I do. The only left handed quarterback in the NFL is kellan Moore.


Only Kellan Moore? wow,  did  you hear about the rule the Saints have against cheerleaders?


I have not. What rule do they have against cheerleaders? Is it a bad one?


It is a bad one, apparently cheerleaders have to leave if a player arrives it doesnt matter if they are in a restaurant eating, they have to leave that second


I wonder why they are treated like that. That is a very unfair rule.


It is unfair it makes me real angry, another fact is that woman could play in the NFL theres no rule against that


At least that is a positive. The NFL uses tracking chips in their players uniforms.


What are your thoughts on those tracking chips?


I think that they are fine, they even put the tracking chips inside the footballs.


I agree with you there, all kinds of great stats are taken out of the chips, anyway its getting kind of late, its been great chatting with you


I am good thank you. Did you know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's use of the drunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over 10 years?


Wow, no I didn't know that!  That would have made the game really boring to watch


Lol yes it would have! The inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the university of Kansas's history


I guess just cause you invent something doesn't mean you're good at it.  I'll bet he didn't know how to recruit.


haha exactly! 39 of 50 states the highest paid employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


No wonder tuition is so high lol.  The Supreme Court has a court on its top floor called the highest court in the land


LOL. That's cool I didn't know that about the Supreme Court.


The New Zealand basketball team's nickname is the Tall Blacks


LOL - I bet that causes some controversy!


Yeah, that seem a little out of step with the times LOL


LOL for sure! Did you know a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993?


Nope, but he win on to win 4 Stanley Cups.  Somebody got short changed in that deal


NHL players lose 8 pounds a game.  Wow that's a great way to lose weight!


Wow that's crazy! I bet most of it is water weight.


It would have to be, right?  I didn't know lacrosse was one of Canada's national sports


Lacrosse is a fun sport. I used to play it in high school.


I really don't know anything about Lacrosse at all


Yeah I have in the past. I dont have it right now though.


I don't watch it much during the summer.  From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America.


You add youtube to that, and its half of the peak traffic in North America


We love our videos! lol  Netflix first started streaming in 2007 after being in the dvd and blu-ray rental business.


Yeah I heard he started the compny after being charge 0 dollars late fees on apollo 13


I wonder if it was from Blockbuster?  lol


It might have been they used to be everywhere.


Blockbuster passed up the chance to buy Netflix for $50 million and now Netflix is worth $2 billion.  Kind of ironic if that's the company that made him mad.  lol


Big time.  Now that they are out of business. lol  Netflix still spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth.  I'm surprised that many people still have the dvd subscriptions.


Nice!  Do you still watch television?  Did you ever see Pokemon?


I have seen it before. There are over 750 episodes, so it was hard to catch em all.


I bet.  Kind of an odd show.  Were you a fan of That 70s show?


Did you know that they remade it in the UK calling it "Days Like These" but it was cancelled after only 10 episodes?


I guess it doesnt translate well. I think it is about life in the Us in the 70s anyways.


Ture.  Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart was neither mentioned or appeared?


I always liked homer better anyway. Ttyl.


Yes I do. There is an episode where Bart does not appear at all


Yeah and they went as far as not to mention him in it


Yes, it was good but in the UK it failed pretty badly


Yeah it only had 10 episodes and it was discontinued


yeah that is what happens when you remake shows verbatim


Yes I do. In the morning they account for one third of bandwidth usage in NA


Yeah that is crazy , and with youtube they make up for half of internet usage during peak hours


Yeah and they still use more on postage than on bandwidth


Yes, they had a chance to buy netflix and passed on that


Yes they could have done that for $50 million and make billions now


I do. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes the 3 horizontal line menus that are in apps


Yes. And you can also get addicted to clicking too much


Yeah I guess as with anything else when you do it too much


Very true. Nice chatting with you today.


Living in a rural area with limited TV and Internet options, I subscribed to Netflix DVD subscription service.  Now that I have cellular internet, I do have streaming media, but with Amazon Prime, not Netflix.


I forgot about the DVD option. They still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


It makes sense considering they work with providers to place Netflix servers at internet distribution hubs to serve out popular requests close to the users.  Where I think Netflix (and others) are a threat to traditional TV is their foray into developing original content.


They use so much bandwidth, and from 9 pm to 12 am account for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America. I contribute to that. Ha.


I think we all do to some extent.  Everyone streams today.  Together with YouTube, Netflix makes up 1/2 of peak internet traffic.  With all the streaming options, do you still subscribe to regular TV or have you "cut the cord"?


I usually only watch Netflix, but some broadcast tv. I miss going to Blockbuster! They were offered to buy Netflix but declined.


I think they thought that they were "to big to fail" and that Netflix was not a threat.  We had one of the last Blockbusters here until 2015.  They really blew it when they passed on buying Netflix.


Right, and if it weren't for companies like Blockbuster, Reed Hastings would not have thought of Netflix. He got a $40 late fee on a VHS and came up with the idea.


They have killed off Blockbuster.  And I am not sure how long RedBox will last.  I can't remember the last time I used a DVD.  I think the TV networks should be worried that they are in Netflix's crosshairs.  Some of their original content is award winning!


What kind of shows do you like? Do you like cartoons?


I am not much into cartoons.  I remember "Orange is the New Black" which won multiple awards.  But, they do on occasion release a dud.  Did you happen hear about their cannabis cooking show?


I have just heard about it. I don't really like food shows that much. Apparently it is filled with mundane cooking and mindless commentary


I have a sister-in-law who is addicted to the Food Channel.  it seems like Netflix "Cooking on High" is a lame twist on cooking competition shows which are the staple of the Food Network channel.


I did like the show Ugly Delicious though.


I never heard of that one.  I guess that only Netflix could produce a Cannabis Cooking Show and get pass FCC regulators since it is not exactly "kid friendly".  Seems like one of the issues with the Netflix show is that the judges are already buzzing before they judge the cooking.  Perhaps this one should die on the vine.  It is about as much a success as IHOP's name change prank!


Yeah, I will stick to my comedy shows. I miss That 70s show. Did you ever watch that? They made it verbatim in the UK but it was cancelled after ten episodes.


I was more into Friends, although when I needed something that did not require much mental energy I would watch the Simpsons.  That show just won't quit!!  Bart is so funny and so essential to the show that he is in every episode except 1!


Yeah, Bart is my favorite dude! Pokemon is another show that has gone on for a long time. There are 750 episodes!


Until recently I did not know there was a Pokemon show - I always associated with the card role playing game.   At a much younger age, the kids were into PBS' Thomas the Tank Engine.  Did you know Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all have narrated at least 52 episodes?  I found that surprising since they are not exactly known for "clean language" ?


Interesting. Well they did a good job narrating! I like Thomas!


Definitely! I like the Netflix original series! Very good shows.


What kind of shows are you watching? In 2000 netflix proposed that blockbuster should use netflix as its online service and blockbuster laughed them out of the office


That is crazy of Blockbuster! Sorry now I bet haha...I just started watching The Making of a Murderer, and I watched Birdbox which is a Netflix original....


i have watched those Making a murder is good,  Its funny they have to give him and his family subtitles,  they are from wisconsin,  they speak america that no one can understand lol Bird box was ok.


I know it seems odd since they do speak english lol...I think I liked Sandra Bullock in Birdbox but that's about it lol so many people go crazy over that movie and I don't get that, not even scary.


Yeah its not scary.  i have no clue why everyone is talking about it.  I understand in the end its great that people with a disability have an advantage.


True, but why the hype lol...Pretty interesting that  Reed Hastings started Netflix after having 40 bucks in late fees on a VHS he rented lol, brilliant idea!


Amazing idea! Im watch Homeland now,  it just got added to Netflix recently I think!


Is that on there now? I will have to look into it! Sometimes I watch movies on the internet streaming if I can find them on there, otherwise I will watch Tv for a couple shows I watch.


Nice. Yeah its on there now!  Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.


Wow! cool I will have to watch it later, that's very interesting they do have great movies!


In some european markets, netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.


Hahaha, that's smart! I never would have thought of that. I find it interesting that there is actually 3g of cell service and ability to use the internet at the peak of Mt. Everest! How does that work lol....


I don't know,  maybe its so you can post your selfie asap!


Have you ever Googled yourself?  The act of looking oneself up on the internet is known as "egosurfing".


LOL! No I haven't but maybe I should! I can see why it is called that lol!!!  Did you know you can actually have an addiction from clicking  likes and on websites on the internet?? lol....


ewww. I hope they have support groups lol but with our luck it will be an online class lol


Hahahaaa! Very true! That would be hilarious :) Did you know that 7% of people actually read the full terms and conditions when buying a product or service on the internet? That is a ton of reading! It has been great chatting with you!!! Have a great night!!! Bye!


Yes,  absolutely! When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I never knew that, I'm a fan of all three of those shows.  Have you ever seen that 70's show?


Nice! I always loved that show, well the earlier seasons anyways.  Did you know there is an episode of the simpsons in which bart isn't mentioned or appears?


I know right,  I wish they told us which episode!  70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I would really like to see that one!  I loved the early simpsons, the first 10 seasons are excellent.


yes,  love the simpsons. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


Wow, that's a cool fact, I did not know that. I guess there are over 750 episodes of pokemon as well! I've never seen one, have you?


me either lol Fox news corporation discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the simpsons.


That would be pretty cool actually, I would tune in to see which episode they are airing.  Do you watch much fox news channel?


sometimes! Fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combinded


Really? I would have never of guessed that it is.  I don't watch much myself to be honest.


The fox news network was created by republican media strategist richard ailes and president richard nixon.


I did not know that, I did not know it was that old.


Me either! Fox news threatened to sue the simpsons in order to stop them from parodying its famously anti-democratic party agenda.


That sounds so dumb, they can parody whatever they want.


yeah I know right! The gaming website ign is owned by news corporation, who also owns fox news.


They own a gaming website too? Very interesting.


Seems like they have their money in a lot of things!


Yeah they definitely do.  I guess they provide news in 86 countries or territories worldwide, that's a lot.


i do not have a car. i do not like to drive. You?


I have a car and love to drive, Benz was the first company to ever produce a car


benz had the perfect idea for a car and the rest of the world ruined it. now we have inferior cars. i wish that cars were better. i cannot wait for the self-driving car.


Self driving cars actually scare me a bit they would have to be fully tested before I would buy one of those


i would happily be a tester if they gave me the car for free. i would probably be safe in the car. others would have to worry. LOL


Well who can turn down a free car lol, did you hear about that pro driver that picked his skills by playing a video game?


i did not. that sounds like fake news. is that real?


His name is Jann Mardenborough, apparently he became pro by playing Grand Turismo


I press the DOUBT button about that. how could it? it is just a game. he needs the real car to practice.


I would have to Google that up, seems unreal but who knows maybe he actually did it, did you ever play that game?


i did not, but if it made me a pro driver maybe i would. that would be a good career.


Could be, better buy that game soon lol, did you hear about cars in South Africa and how you can equip them with flame-throwers!!


i would love to have a self-driving car with flamethrowers. i would control the throwers of course.


Yeah could be dangerous in the hands of a computer, do you have a favorite car brand?


which brand has the flamethrowers? LOL. i like porsche, but who doesnt. dont really have a favorite.


Not sure lol, I think they are only a custom thing, I like the Cadillac brand, wish I could afford one


yes, a beautiful car. named after a famous french person. or something.


A French exploerer actually, his name was Antoine de la Mothe Cadilac


He discovered the cadillac! that is great. we owe him for that. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah in Detroit, great invention, great brand.


Me too. Tupac's music is in the library of congress for cultural significance