Well, there are many things we would like, but not all of them are possible, sometimes not even one.


Hard to believe the guy from House makes so much money per episode


Yes, there are characters that earn too much money right now, that make me wonder ... What will they do so well to get paid so much? Because I think that for that money, I would do it better


It's a bit weird how the Greek meaning of Drama means action. Kind of an opposite in my opinion.


Well, it's kind of confusing. Although it makes sense, if you think about it, everything has an action, but this is in its entirety. You have to put drama in everything, that is, an action for everything that shows the drama. I hope you understand


Jim Carrey is more known for his comedic skills rather than his drama skills


Well of course. This character is for me the king or one of the kings of comedy. I've seen all your comedy movies and it's something that makes you want to keep watching


Jim Carrey is best know for his role in Dumb and Dumber, a classic comedy


Yes, you have 90% of taste, I imagine that there are exploited your acting skills


Have you watched any dramas on the internet?


Yes, when it provokes me. As you know, television has its programming and there are movies that I've wanted to see again in drama, so in my free time I take advantage and search the internet


I am going to watch Bird in Box, a new drama on Netflix. It is getting good reviews and is popular.


Hello hows it going?  i had no clue the white house has others in ireland and france.  weird.  I wonder what they use it for lol


I wonder if they ban christmas trees from those houses like Teddy r. did


Hmmm, I wonder! The WH still uses floppy disks for storing information, interesting!


And they can be destroyed or stolen....funny thing I heard was 1st president in Zimbabwe was called president banana haha


yeah I know right,  i wonder if that was his actual name lol also,  the president guest house is larger than the white house!


What?? Why would it be that big? That's just crazy lol. So do you like comedy films at all? I love them and there's some good ones!


Great! Do you have a favorite? I like so many!


Same here too many to choose.  I like " I love you man" " liar liar" " get him to the greek" " the hangover" the first one, all of the marvel movies,  "smallfoot" how about you?


I love those movies! I have seen I love You Man many times, I love Will Ferrell, Seth Rogan in NEIGHBORS WAS HILARIOUS...


I loved the Hangover as well, my all time fav is 40 year old Virgin...lol gotta love to laugh!


I don't really remember that one except the commercial lol


Oh well you should watch it because it has a lot of the same characters in as I love you man, so funny.


Oh good,  that was a great cast!  I really like Forgetting Sarah Marshall too.


Yes!!! I love that movie...again great cast! Just like This is 40


That movie was amazing!  I think I love you man is my all time favorite though!  Its been fun chatting!


I was reading that the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france


Very interesting! And how about that Michael Wolff scandal?


I actually don't know alot about that.  could you tell me some stuff


It seems he was staying in the West Wing.


He wrote a book titled "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House". He told staffers he was there to write a book on the first 100 days of the White House transition.


So he wrote negative stuff and now they are upset with him Im guessing.


Yes, it made the White House look inept and amateurish.


I see that everyone each thought the other person had approved his access and didn't check to make sure it was ok.


Thats crazy.  I don't know how everyone could just let him have full access.  I mean I would think you would want to make sure nothing negative gets out


It seems he had just enough information from Trump and others to look like he was there to make corrections in news articles that had come out making a mockery of the president.


Then you worry that any information now in the white house is susceptible to getting out


On a lighter note, did you know that Bush had solar panels installed on the back of the White House?


no that is interesting. New technology and old technology.  I read that the white house still uses floppy disc in part for storing files


Very interesting fact! Did you ever hear of President Banana?


Wasn't he the first president of Zimbabwe?


YEs, you are very up to date on your presidential facts! On an unrelated subject; do you know that The Third Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe?


Yes, he beat out seinfeld, friends and frasier.  that is really good!


I have never watched it but it must be a really good series to have won!


Did you ever have an old rotary phone?  I was always jealous of NY having an area code of 212 - much easier to dial than my 804


The phone has come a long way since the rotary. Its not just used for long distance voice communication anymore


That is for sure.  It just has always amazed me that the phone and internet cables across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter!


Actress hedy lamarr helped invent the cellphone Wi-Fi and gps in the 1930s


in the 1930s?  I had never heard it was that old!   I do know an iPhone has more computing power than all of our nuclear arsenal - that is scary!


Did you know dolphins can talk on the phone? that's pretty smart


Really?  On the phone?  How on earth does that work?


Not sure, but they also can tell who they are talking too


Wow that is truly bizarre.  I know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute you do not use your phone - no clue how they know though!


I think every should help out on that cause!


For sure - especially Congress!  They definitely talk too much!


Yes they do! And not enough actions! States can force congress to call an amendment-proposing convention if 2/3s of the states agree


Yes I am interested in playing fantasy congress - where you can draft members of congress


That sounds interesting. How do points work?


The points are based on their legislative success.


I wonder if declaring someone an honorary citizen is one. That's only happened 7 times


That is interesting.  Did you know Elmo actually testified before Congress?


Steven Colbert as well! And in character


Nice!   I have not ever watched the annual Reps versus Dems baseball game - have you?  That could be fun


Hopefully it stays safe! Someone was shot at one of those recently. But does sound fun outside of that


Hi, I love cars very much. Particularly BMW car was favorite one.


Nice, good taste. DO you know how Cadillac got its name?


It's Automobile make. And it's parent company was General Motors.


Yeah and got its name after the founder of Detroit, which is quite fitting.


i think the founder's are henry and william.


I do not know that but I guess they liked the name of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.


Okay. I like action movies. Specially mission impossible. It was awesome movie. That movie hero tom was very hard worker and great actor.


Yeah he was great in that for sure. DO you know ho the drive thru was invented?


drive thru is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars.


Yeah, and it was done to accommodate the soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the cars


yeah. I think the first drive thru was opened in 1947.


Yeah by McDonalds, that was nice of them to accomodate the soldiers


Yeah that is true. Do you use your phone much?


Yes, I like Phone very much. Because i like phone.


Good for you. DId you know we can grow a rib in 2-3 months


Hmmm maybe for some people is faster. There is a frequency that humans are afraid of.


Yeah, I wonder what it sounds like. Nice chat


I love Barcelona, what team are you a fan of?


I don't pay much attention to soccer. I do like to watch the World Cup.


I watch the world cup as well, I like it. What do you think about that idea of playing a league match as the US?


I guess it could work. I know that the US isn't really big on soccer. Many have tried to establish leagues in the past. I don't know why it doesn't catch on.


Its a growing community, there are more fans now that there used to, I think its a good idea.


I would like to see more people involved with soccer. I think it's a sport that playable by many people, unlike basketball and football.


Yeah, because all the world plays it, I would like to see new players arise, did you now its called soccer by Americans because it was a slang.


Yeah. Association football --> Assoc --> soccer. I think the word football makes more sense.


I agree it does, soccer makes more money than all the other sports combined, or at least the main sports played in America.


Soccer is a sport that can be played by anyone anywhere. Very little special equipment. I wonder how the variation with three teams playing at once works. Who's the winner?


I havent heard about that variation, it sure be interesting to watch, can you  tell me more about it?


I guess the teams are on the field. I don't know whether there are three goals. I don't really have the details.


Oh I see, do you follow Mesut Ozil? he has a big heart, he made a big donation for 23 children in Brazil.


He has played for several teams but he plays for the German national team.


I guess he helped the children in Brazil because the World Cup was there?


Yeah, the one Germany won was in Brazil and he donated his bonus for winning the final.


That was kind of him. I guess he felt that the people of Brazil deserved some help. I wonder whether NFL players do the same thing for kids in the US


I think some of them might, the one thing I know about NFL is that players have tracking chips to record their movements on field.


I guess that makes it easier to understand injuries and strategy. I think that the NFL makes a lot of money and probably should do like Mesut Ozil.


Yeah, salaries are pretty high specially if you are a top earner.


Yes I like comedies, but I like action movies more, what about you?


Yes I like comedies too. Did you ever see Kung Fu Hustle?


Yes, I like it. what would be one of your most comedy movie you have seen? Is it Kung Fu Hustle?


For me it is not but apparently Bill Murray thinks that is is the best comedy of modern age


I like the old movie that Bill murray and Dan Aykroyd, I think the name of the movie was soul man, that was some years ago.


Cool, I do not think I have seen it. Have you seen the Green Lantern?


Yes, I like action hero movies, I glad the green lantern was a comedy movie, I would had been disappointed.


Yeah me too and I somehow cannot picture Jack Black in the leasd role


I wasn't familiar with the actor or the name, so for me it was ok, I always wonder why the same actors play in so many movies when they are so well known. I like to see new actors.


Yes that is actually a good point. Did you ever see the show 3rd Rock from the Sun?


I tried to watch it several times, but wasn't able to find the comedy in it, now I don't watch it, what about you?


I watched a few episodes and it is strange to me that it beat Friends and other to the Golden Globes


Yes, I don't care that much about Friends either. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


Well, they have been around for 16 years so that would make sense but that is still a lot


I didn't realize pokemon been around that long. I am more familiar with the pokemon games.


Yeah apparently they have. Do you watch shows or movies on Netflix?


I mostly watched movies when I watch netflix. Are you a subscriber of netflix, I join netflix back and forth, sometime I watch Amazon prime.


Yes I am a user too, so convenient. To bad Blockbuster lost the opportunity to buy it back then.


Yes they didn't know what they missed out on. Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide, wow.


That is a whole lot, they have built a billion dollar empire. It was nice chatting with you


I love stand-up and comedy movies. Do you enjoy comedies?


I do love comedies! It's interesting that the green dragon was going to be a comedy, I wonder if it's on netflix. Do you like netflix?


I love Netflix. I use it all of the time.


it's amazing that they have 137 million subscribers world wide! And probably double that amount is watching from someones account lol.


That's probably true. I always had my own if for no other reason than my queue is huge and it would get annoying. Can you believe that they didn't even start their streaming service until 2007?


Back in the day when you had to wait to get the DVD in the mail and hope it wasn't scratched. I barely watch the tele but am old enough to have seen the first episode of the Simpsons.


I did too but I was very young. Did you also know that Netflix didn't start making original content until 2012? That's amazing to me because it seems like they have new originals every week now.


with the original series they hurt cable companies. People enjoy watching programs without commercials. Between Youtube and Netflix making up half of the peak internet traffic, no one will purchase cable nymore


I do because there are still a lot of shows I want to watch in real time. But I did cut traditional cable and now use Playstation Vue which streams and is a fraction of the price. Do you know why Reed Hastings created Netflix?


He acquired a $50 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


ohhh, I do remember hearing that. I love trivia... Like the reason Python Program was named "Python" is to honor monty python.


Wow! That's awesome. I can't believe I never put that together.


I still watch Monty Python on Netflix. It's one of my favorite comedies ever!


I watch it too. More the movies than Flying Circus but I catch some of it randomly too. Did you ever watch 3rd Rock From the Sun?


Of course I did ! it only beat out seinfeld, friends and frasier in the 1997 golden globes. what's your favorite genre or comedy?


I can't believe it beat Seinfeld and Friends. That's shocking. If I had to pick a favorite sub-genre within comedy it would be black comedies probably.


It's interesting that the Greeks were doing satire comedy so long ago. It's kinda like the original Saturday Night Live.


They were doing it long ago. I had to read Lysistrata in college and it's Greek from 411 BC.


wooooow !! even back then the public opinion was influenced by the political satire performances.


They definitely were. Comedy can be very powerful to public opinion when done correctly. It was nice chatting with you. Have a nice day.


How's it going? Do you watch Netflix? They have 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


Yes, I am one of those subscribers.I love no commercials the most. I would not mind working for Netflix someday either.


That would be a good place to work. It's crazy from 9pm to 12am in North America 33% of all bandwidth is used by netflix


No way, that is crazy! I heard that a job at Netflix is called being a tagger. That job is for a person to watch movies and creates tags. Getting paid  to watch Netflix would be pretty chill.


Sounds like a fun job. It's funny Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for 50 million but never did


Oh man, they missed out big time! I like the fireplace channel on Netflix. I always play it during the holidays when I have people over since I don't have a real one.


It's crazy that a $40 late fee is what motivated Reed Hastings to create netflix


Wow, that's amazing!! I wish all my dang late fees inspired me! They usually just pissed me off,lol.


Yea, streaming is so much better although Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


Interesting and cool. I noticed that they have almost 150 movies available that have a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That is a remarkable business plan to keep viewers happy!


Yea I guess that's why Netflix is worth 2 billion dollars


Yep. Speaking of money, did you know the three richest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Oh wow, thats cool. I was watching Shark Week and learned that a fishing community in Indonesia keep sharks as pets! Yikes, Ill stick with cats and dogs.


I heard some sharks are pretty cool and rescue sailors sometimes


Oh wow, amazing! That is good to hear, my daughter is a sailor. More people are bitten by New Yorkers than by sharks. That is a funny fact.


Lol I'm not surprised. There's an area in the pacific ocean called white shark cafe where Great White Sharks congregate


Oh yikes, scary! That would be terrifying. I learned that tuna farmers would go to crazy lengths to protect their tuna. All the way to the point of wrestling them in the tuna nets.


That sounds fun. Maybe they can train sharks to protect their tuna, sharks can be trained to bark


HA! Sharks have personality just like people do. Some are happy, shy, moody. Weird because I thought they were all just really mean.


hello, lets talk about mars, it is the second smallest plant in our solar system, and fourth from the sun.


Yeas it was named aftger the roman god of was as well


it is also referred to as the red planet, it looks that way because of the reddish iron oxide on its surface


Did you know they are planning to colonize mars.


I am, they planned it for 2023 and a reality tv show will pay for it


It sounds like something I could watch. If nothing else just to see what mars is like.


agree, sounds on mars have a higher pitch then they do on earth


Thas something they will have to get used to while living on mars huh.


if we could sustain 1g acceleration it would only take 2 or 3 days to get to mars


Thats something they will need to figure out before trying to colonize I would think.


They lost a satellite because different companies used different measurement systems


Yeah. You would think that is something they would have figured out as well before they actually got the thing to mars.


Lets talk about presidents next, Jefferson is one of the most wealthiest presidents of all time


I know Trump is the wealthiest by far that we have had


Is he I figured JFK or washington would have been.


They called the first president of Zimbabwe banana, I wonder why


Not sure. Do you think he ever got to stay in the presidents guest house/ I hear its bigger than the white house.


They used to make the runner up of the election vice president


Dont think that would work now a days. Lol


I know that sounds on Mars have a different pitch


Yes that is because of the differences in atmosphere


Yeah. Did you know there are organisms that can survive there?


Yes some of those are cyanobacteria and lichens


Yeah. Did you hear there are plans for a Mars colonization in 2023?


Yes and it will be funded by a reality show that will follow that colonization


Yeah. Do you know how long it takes to get to Mars under 1g acceleration?


Yes it only takes 2 to 3 days, pretty cool


Yeah. DO you know much about presidents?


I know some stuff. DO you know who the three wealthiest are in the US?


Yes that is Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Yes. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


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


Yes I guess they get a lot of people there and need the space


I guess so . DO you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was the runner up that got that position.


Yes. The president of Indonesia is a pop star as well as a president


Yes and has already released 3 albums while in office


Big fan here!  Do you like Queen and their guitarist Brian May?


Yeah Queen was a great band, so much good music.  I am a fan, how about you?


I like them but didn't get into them until the early 90s.  Brian May uses coins for guitar picks!


I think I have heard about that, so weird.  I think he prefers his english sixpence lol.


Yes!  I think something that is amazing is he has a phd in astrophysics.  All I can say is wow!


Wow, I didn't know that about him, very impressive to have the time while touring and recording to do that.


I know.  That's incredible.  Were you ever an Eddie Van Halen fan?


I wasn't a big Van Halen fan, but Eddie himself, was a master of the guitar in my opinion.  How about you?


I liked some of his music but he was a master that's for sure.  Did you know he recorded the guitar solo for Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and when he did he set the studio speakers on fire?  That's a true story by the way.  He blew the tubes in the amps and sparked a fire.


That is one heck of a story!  I wonder why I have never heard about that?  Sounds like an all time great one.


Yes.  Even more incredible is he did it for free as a favor for Jackson and asked nothing in return.  Anyhow...Do you know who holds the record for most smashed guitars on a tour?


That sounds like a wild record, but I can't say that I know who it is.


Matthew Bellamy from the band Muse holds the record.  To be quite honest I don't know who he is. LOL


Well now that you say that, I don't know who he or Muse is to be honest, but thats still some record!


Yes.  He must have a good endorsement deal. lol   Pink Floyd's guitarist turned a grand houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio called the Astoria!  Do you like to read or watch fantasy related things?


That sounds like a wild recording studio!  And yeah I really like to read fantasy novels.  How about you?


I used to when I had more time.  I thought I was supposed to get more free time the older I get but it seems like it's the opposite. lol  I thought it was interesting that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.  It was nice chatting with you this morning!


That is just too crazy, the human brain is amazing!  And same here I hope you have a good day!


That Dead Article was really interesting.


yes. I can't believe their music is still alive and well with generations that never even saw jerry garcia


I think having Trey Anastasio, from Phish, collaborate with them was an interesting choice. I knew Phish modeled themselves on, and had a following like, GD.  But I didn't know there was actually a crossover.


I think its neat John Mayer sometimes jams with them on tour


Oh wow. I had not heard that. I guess I don't follow the music scene very well. LOL


I don't either Im actually not a fan of the grateful dead music.  did you know cornell researchers built the worlds smallest guitar thats the size of a blood cell?


Wow. No. I'd never heard that. I wonder how they get the chamber in it to echo, with something so small.


they use a laser. but why in the world was money wasted on such a project?!


No clue. Maybe they are trying to make a real life Ant Man? LOL


meanwhile you have a guitarist from queen who built his guitar out of parts from a fireplace and knitting needle. now thats way more interesting to me


Really? Brian May? I would much rather have something like that than Jerry's Tiger. No disrespect to Jerry.


yes brian may. i wonder what makes the "tiger" so legendary that there are still fights about money rights to it


I don't know. The article didn't say, and I don't really follow them.  I would sell it, though. LOL


I bet they are so rich they don't need to sell it. I mean these old guys are still selling out shows as recently as 2015


Yes. It's amazing that such a phenomenon can keep going, even about a quarter of a century after its leader died.


I mean Lesh is 78, he would've been 74 back then and still playing guitar, its crazy and amazing


Maybe he has one of those blood cell sized guitars in him. LOL! But I'm glad they didn't replace Jerry. I think that would have been a disaster.


That never works! I hate when bands do that.


Yeah. Me too. Did you hear about the Fantasy Congress game?


no i haven't. did you know theres an actual university where you can study sci fi and fantasy literature?


I did not know that. That would be a lot of fun. I have a few authors in that genre I really like.


i think they concentrate on tolkien and you would for sure need a university to understand his work lol


Oh my gosh, yes. He created an entire language! And people actually speak it. Mind blowing.


Did You know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button ?


but the gunman appears to be firing into their classroom


what gunman ? What are You talking about m8 ?


do you know Others remember watching teenage students running from Columbine High, hands placed on their heads. In the 2015 Paris attacks,


I can't say I remember much about that fact... sorry...


do you know cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.


soon we'll have flying cars, You'll see !


Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode


What ? self driving "aggressive" car ? what does that mode do ?


In 2010, lou reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.


Lou Reed was very talented but also a VERY unique person...


The foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on new zealand's seismic monitors


New Zealand's seismic monitors are probably just broken...


In 1972 the band deep purple broke the world record for the loudest concert ever. three audience members were rendered unconscious.


I wonder if Richie Blackmore was one of them ?


The act of looking oneself up on the internet is known as "egosurfing".


So, Mike Pence gave a speech about creating space czar. What do you think of that?


I read about the speech, I am not sure, it seems a little confusing to me.


I hear you! I totally agree that there needs to be some streamlined license requirements for rockets that launch and return. Do you like space exploration?


I have a question for you, do you believe that man ever truly went in space, the only proof that I have ever seeing is on TV?


I totally believe it! You know Mike Pence says asteroid mining, space tourism, and space habitats are quickly becoming more than science fiction. I never thought I'd see space tourism in my lifetime!


Yes maybe, because man are getting smarter and wiser, I wonder how much money would be spent on this project?


A ton, I'm sure! I think it's worth it. The earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago, but who knows how much longer it will be around, you know?


Yes I do agree with you, Do you think this decision put the president moving in the right direction?


I think we should keep exploring space. More than 80% of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed. We might need to start exploring other places to live. What do you think?


Wow, I can't imagine traveling to another planet, It does seem like man destroying the earth.


Did you know in 2010, the United Nations appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they ever make contact with Earth?


I did have something about that, do you believe in extraterrestrials, I have heard of sighting in parts of Nevada.


I feel there must be something. Or maybe sometime in the past? If the Earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds! Who knows about other planets!


You are right, but I have never heard of any sighting when men supposedly visit planets and space.


I don't know. Maybe this National Space Council, as it's called, will help the growing industry of space exploration.


Did you know that about 71% of the earth surface cover by water, mostly by oceans.


Wow! That's so much. The remaining 29% is land, which is made of continents and islands, and those have lakes, rivers and other sources of water.


Just to travel and sight see, it doesn't look that way, but I guess the 71% Including the water under us, like under land, under ground.


Well, I think since Congress passed legislation to give US Companies the right to the resources they mine in space, companies will explore even more, and maybe we'll get to see if there are extraterrestrials!


Yes you are right, I hope If we get to see an extraterrestrials it doesn't freak us out. I don't think that I'm in any rush.


I guess we'll have to wait and see what Congress does next! For now I'm going to go dream of space tourism!


Hahaha, yes I agree, the three top wealthiest presidents in American history is JFK, Washington, and Jefferson, Nice chatting with you.


Some feel Trump is trying to minimize D-Day


Sorry, i don't know this. Please explain me.


I guess they think that the U.S. worked with allies to get friendships and now is having some issues with allies


Some think he treats our friends like enemies.


It's a right thing to you say. What is your general opinion about this?


I think he says what is on his mind.  Perhaps he doesn't think about using discretion.  He may have good intentions, but I guess time will tell


This is a consensus among all. But in this we do not know what we can do?


On another note, the reading says that earth will be free of helium by the end of the 21st century.  How do they know these things?


This is a science-related thing. So everyone thinks that there is little awareness.


And the United Nations appointed ambassadors for extraterrestrials if they contact earth.  Who pays for this?


Sorry, I'm not sure about this. Please tell me if you know.


I'm not sure, but guessing my taxes.  Also, it says that earth days were only 5.5 hours long when earth formed.  Would that make it day or night most of the day?


Radio is another interesting topic.  Soldiers in wwii made simple radios out of razorblades and pencils.  Interesting, huh?


Yes, it is very interesting topic. I like that very much.


Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up and heard by am radio.  I don't know if I get that station, though


Do you listen to radio programs? I like it very much.


Not too much.  I listen to books on CD mostly and music CD's.  What music do you enjoy?


I like any album songs. Specially i like "Bullet." The last single from the second Hollywood Undead album American Tragedy was "Bullet." This song is one of many that proves that Hollywood Undead are more than just a party band. The song is about depression, hopelessness, and suicide.


Wow that is deep.  Do you hear them on the radio?  Nice talking with you.


Sure! I used  to love the show House, starring Hugh Laurie. Ever seen it? Great drama!


I haven't! I'm sure Hugh Laurie is very successful though, it's certainly a popular show.


He  makes like $700k per episode! He must be good! Any actors that you admire?


That's crazy! I like John Hamm. He actually started out as a drama teacher I believe, that's some transition


Yes it was! I don't know if you watch the office, but Ellie Kemper, who played Erin, went to the same school and was his student!


Nice connect with his old haunt!  Ellie is a good actress too.  Great at comedy acting. Jim Carrey is a pretty good comedy actor too. Did you see him in The Mask?


I did! But I hear he doesn't like playing in dramas as much now, says he only prefers movies that project positivity.


Then he should leave Hollywood for his own good. It's a tough job, acting. You really have to be self-motivated.


Ahah you gotta get motivation from somewhere.  Other people have an easier job infiltrating Hollywood. Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr have both narrated episodes of Thomas the Tank engine.


Not bad, but you really know you are on the top of your game when you get a spot on Pokemon! With over 750 episodes, that's job security!


I can't imagine ahah, if only we all had that much job security. The Simpsons must be similar, especially for the voice actor for Bart. There's only one episode he doesn't appear in, I believe.


Bart rocks! And he would agree!  One show without job security: the UK version of That 70s SHow. It was a remake of the US version, but was cancelled after only 10 episodes.


It must have been terrible to be canceled that quickly. I wonder what happens to the crew signed for it, like cinematographers.


No Academy Awards for them! Yoou know there has never been a woman nominated by the Academy for cinematography before?


No I didn't know that! Is that the only category to never have had a female?


It's gotta be. Hollywood is so chock full of women, it is hard to believe otherwise!


I don't know what's a bigger tragedy, that or the cinematographer Roger Deakins being nominated for an oscar 13 times and never winning.


It could be worse. The cinematographer for the movie Spartacus won an Academy Award, but he is rememberd because he was not allowed by the director to do his job. He will forever be known as the winning loser!


Ahah at least he can know he was the winner in reality, even if not officially, that's the important thing. It was nice chatting with you, have a nice day!


Hello there, I am a fan of dramas I think they can tell a really good story.  How about you?


I am!  I used to really love watching House.


I think I have seen an episode of that show, I think that the main actor is one of the higher paid stars on tv as well.


He is.  Hugh Laurie...he earned $700,000 per episode!


Wow!  That is very impressive, I wonder what some of the other top actors and actresses make on tv.


Probably big money. lol  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  Good for him.  I would do the same thing if I was in that position.


I agree, I think thats good for him and I think I would do the same as well, I'm sure he has enough money to pick and choose which ever projects he wants to be involved in.


Yes.  Would't that be nice?  I can only imagine.


Yeah I can only imagine, since I don't make nearly enough money! lol  Do you know how the term 'soap opera' originated?


I hear you there.  I don't know.  How did it originate?


I guess way back the shows were typically sponsored by soap manufacturers and would most likely show their commercials during the breaks, so they became associated with soap!


How interesting is that!  I would like to check out the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio drama episodes for free.  I have to find it though.  lol


I think that is very cool, I'm sure there are a ton of good ones buried in that pile.


I'm sure.  Are you familiar with the actor Michael Caine?


I am, didn't he have a funny story of how he got into acting in the first place?


Yes!  he became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.  That's great!  lol


That is awesome!  Funny how those moves early in your life lead to major things later on.


You're right!  Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas the Tank for at least 52 episodes each?


I think I have heard about that before, very cool!  Such an interesting mix of people to narrate.


I agree.  It's been fun chatting with you!


Hello there, I hope you are doing well today.  Do you know much about the current U.S. president?


Hello,  Yes,  I am doing well thank you.  I do not know much about him.  I believe he is the wealthiest president we have.  before him jfk,  Washington and Jefferson were the wealthiest presidents.


Yeah I think you are right in that, and about JFK, I didn't know that about Washington and Jefferson though, very interesting.


I think its funny that the Presidents guest house is larger than the white house!  Haha


Is it really? That is hilarious if that is true.  I do know that the president of Indonesia has released 3 music albums while he in office! Now that is also nuts.


That sounds like a cool president to have though,  he probably does concerts all the time and have parties lol


Yeah imagine the concerts! They are probably pretty crazy I'm sure everyone wants to go to them.


Did you know that Queen Elizabeth once got pranked by a radio station when they pretended to be the Prime Minister of Canada?


lol that is hilarious.  Must have been a long time ago because now they screen calls and have way more security.


Yeah if I remember right it was back in the mid 90's, because I agree, that wouldn't fly now.


In Japan when you turn 100 the PM gives you a silver cup lol


Holy crap that is awesome! I would love to live that long just to get that cup.


Hahaha right,  at least its something,  America doesnt give you anything when you turn that old.


No they don't, they probably give you a cake or something. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?  I wonder why that was.


He wasn't called President Banana,  his name was Canaan Banana lol


Oh nice, thanks yeah I thought that was weird but knew I didn't have all my facts right.


Np. Did you know Helena Bonham Carter is related to the Pm during wwi?  That is awesome!  I love her she is an amazing actress!


No I didn't but that is awesome, such a cool fact.  I like her in basically any movie she does.


Same here!  She has a unique style of acting!


Yeah she does for sure, and most of the movies that she is in are pretty good too so that helps.


did you know a man in france successfully sold the eiffel tower twice!!!!!  Crazy!!!


Wow, have they ever done a movie about that.  I'm sure that person is super interesting even past doing that. Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


hello,  do you know much abut the government, president or prime minister?  Did you know when you turn 100 in Japan the prime minister gives you a cup?  lol


I learned about the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches in school. It's a great checks and balances system.


Oh I think I learned that too in school,  but not much of that information retained itself lol


The government is powerful. So powerful that they tried to destroy wikileaks.


Right!  I also heard that most of Nevada is owned by the government!


I wonder if one of the president's orchestrated that. The richest presidents were JFK, washington, and jefferson.


I think Trump is the wealthiest President of all time by far.


Probably. He doesn't have musical talents like the Indonesian president though. His pop music is pretty good!


Have you heard it?  That is pretty impressive!  3 albums while in office,  I bet he was the fun president lol had concerts all the time and after parties lol


Some countries have prime ministers. The Australian PM exists only because of custom.


I heard about that too,  seems weird. Did you know Helena Bonham carter is related to one of the primes ministers of the uk!  That is so random.  she is amazing.


I love her! She's a great actress. i wonder if she knows the first president of zimbabwe that went by banana.


lol why would she know that? That is weird.  Also,  he didnt go by banana,  his last name was Banana,  Canaan Banana.


such a great name! He sounds like a fun guy that would appreciate the prank call a radio DJ made to queen elizabeth II in 1995.


That is pretty funny,  i wonder how someone was able to do that.  In 1995 caller id was already a thing.


great point! Have you ever been to hungary? They have very few immigrants there.


Maybe because they built a wall around their country.


Hungary forced a US school to close this week. Did you see that in the news?


I did not,  I hardly watch the news! I find it hard to believe that the eiffel tower was sold twice by someone who not allowed to sell it lol


that is some wild negotiating and/or naive buyers!


Morning. I'm okay, now that I've had breakfast. Thankfully, McDonalds installed those drive-thrus to accomodate US soldiers.


That is a pretty good thing. Have you heard about Derrius Guice from the Redskins playing for a Domino's delivery driver's final semester of college?


I have not, I'm not a football fan. That's a great thing for him to do. I'm looking into the Unicef program that donates a day of clean water, for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


Oh wow, that's kind of a neat deal. It would make me not want to use my cell phone as much if it was for a good cause.


Same here. I'm still finding it hard to believe that my iPhone has more power than our entire nuclear icbm deterrent.


I know that's crazy to think. I guess that's a testament to how far technology has come. Did you know that it is legal to equip your car with flame-throwers in South Africa?


That is the most awesome thing I have heard today. Even more than why the trunk of a car is called a trunk (old ones used to have wooden trunks on the back).


That flame thrower wouldn't go over too well with a wooden trunk, but you could clear snow out of your way a lot easier.


I need that that here. Have you heard about people fantasy drafting the national spelling bee? That whole fantasy sports thing is so odd to me.


That is kind of odd. People will have fantasy league in anything it seems. Kind of like how they have Fantasy Congress. People draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.


Now that sounds interesting, and something we should implement. Performance based pay. Either that, or give them two phone books whose pages are overlapped to separate,.


That would be epic to see them try to rip up a phonebook. Did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


I did not. That's so interesting, maybe that's why there are so many fantastic fantasy authors, like the one who was knighted for his services to literature.


That is true, There was a janitor in Chicago who wrote for over six years. He a had a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations called "in The Realms of The Unreal." Sadly it was only discovered after his death.


That is amazing. I always wondered what made fantasy different than sci-fi, and it turns out that it is mainly due to the lack of macabre themes and science. I guess I should stop thinking of them in the same sense.


Yeah there is a some difference, they're both wonderful genres in their own sense.


They are. I find it hilarious that New York's area code is 212, due to it being the fastest  to dial on a rotary phone.


That is pretty interesting, I guess it is the busiest city so people were constantly calling there moreso than anywhere else.


That may be, may also explain why many in the fantasy genre come from New York.


That is true. Well it was nice chatting with you, I hope you have a FANTAStic day!


I don't, but I know it's really popular. There are so many differenr fantasy "sports"


There's even a fantasy version of the National Spelling Bee


That's amazing! I heard there's a fantasy congress too


I'm not sure how the points for legislative success work, but that's not something that catches my interest


Sounds boring to me. I guess they score when the congress person who's on their team gets a bill passed?


Probably. It's funny how popular it's become, but that might be that the only thing in the brain that makes the difference between reality and fantasy is a single fold


That's hard to believe. Just like the janitor who left behind a 15,000 page fantasy story he had written.


It wasn't discovered until after he died, which is sad


Very sad! It took him six years to write it!


And he had over 300 watercolor illustrations. No wonder it took him so long to write


It was called "In the Reals of the Unreal" which sounds kind of interesting. I wonder what it was about?


Hopefully it was published. Do you know who Terry Pratchett is?


He's an author of comedic fantasy and was knighted for his services to literature, which makes me think he must be a good writer


Wow, cool! Fantasy is always set in a fictional world with no relation to reality.


And it's existed for a long time since it was originally passed along orally


Now it includes film, TV, and video games.


Not to mention graphic novels. Comic books probably fall under this category too


They call the genre speculative fiction.


I guess that name makes sense. It was nice chatting with you!


Have you heard about the Sydney Loofe case?


The butcher of Tinder?  Unfortunately, yes. I guess they got him though.


It's an odd case. It's terribly sad that she just wanted to connect with someone and ended up murdered.


You cannot be too careful about reaching out to strangers. Good thing we are such old friends!  One wrong telephone call, snapchat conversation, or facebook frind, and you are worm fodder.


It's true. You just can't be sure if the person on the other side of the phone is a good person. I wonder if the murder was premeditated or just...happened.


I don't know. Deadly phone calls are creeping me out. You know, the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker. I heard creepy music playing as I typed that...


I had no idea!  I rarely use my phone for phone calls anymore. The sheer amount of computing power the iphone has kind of blows my mind.


I blame 1930s actress, Hedy Lamarr--who supposedly had something to do with  the inventio0n of cellphones


She was an amazing genius. I think she'd be stunned to see how far we've come with technology. Can you believe that the cables that cross the ocean for internet and phone data are just 2.7 inches around? Mind blowing.


Have you ever dialed a wrong number that turned out to be a dolphin? Apparently, they can communicate over the phone!


I'm sure they have a lot to say! I think I'd like that. I know that phones are optimized for the human voice, but I'd be happy to talk to a dolphin.


The sound a lot like a fax machine...but those underwater cables must have been crossed.  Sounds like fantasy!


Indeed! I love fantasy- people do fantasy drafts for everything. The national spelling bee, congress, football.


Fantasy draft sounds like that cold breeze that causes the hair on your neck to stand up while watching Lord of the Rings! You know, the Return of the King was the only fantasy film to win an Academy Award?


I had no idea. That was an excellent movie. Tolkien was a great writer (Sometimes), but I prefer Terry Pratchett. He was knighted!


Ah, but can you major in Pratchett in college?  There is a university where you can major in fantasy with a concentration in Tolkien studies.


Oh wow! I could have done really well in that! It's amazing how fantasy has been embraced in so many different media types. It's gone from written and spoken word to tv and movies and video games.


And with puppets too! Did you ever watch Jim Henson's, The Dark Crystal?


I loved it! It's got such a vivid universe.


Reminds me of Hans Christian Anderson's dark tales to spook your children!


I wonder if children have difficulty figuring out if something is fantasy or reality? Apparently it's all predicated by a one fold in the brain!


Yeah, and one fold too many, and you are a Tinder butcher. Nice chatting with you!


Some, mainly through netflix.  I am a fan of the Simpsons, I find if funny that there is only one episode with no Bart


That is pretty crazy. There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.


Yes, very long time. I heard the Simpsons have been going on for 30 years now.


Wow.  Thats amazing.  To keep coming up with fresh ideas for the characters.  Some shows like That 70s show try to go overseas but fail


I cant say I am a fan, I find them like most very slanted


I think most news channels are slanted one way or another so I try to stay away from watching them if I can.


I agree.  It is funny fox tried to sue the Simpsons for making fun of them.


That is pretty funny! Do you like the internet?


Im addicted.  Science even shows there can be an addiction to clicking on links.


I bet. I use the internet on a daily basis for pretty much everything.


Same here.  I just learned that what I called the menu button, the one with three lines, is called the hamburger button.  Who knew?


Oh who I didn't know that either and I work in IT. LOL.


Im pretty sure it is a name people called it because they didnt know what it was and it just stuck.  LOL.  However we all know if it is not on facebook it didnt really happen, so there is a good thing there is 3G cell service at the top of mt everest.


That's crazy they have cell service up that high. 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Im definitely not one of them.  So Ive probably agreed to some things I wouldnt otherwise.  Lol


Hey,  im doing great,  how are you?  Did you watch the simpsons?  In the first 400 episodes, homer simpson has held 188 jobs.


i didnt keep count bet yes ive been a fan of the simpsons pretty much all of my ife..did you know When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


No,  thats awesome!!!Daniel radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of twilight's edward cullen on the simpsons episode treehouse of horror xxi.


those halloween episodes were always good. always a surprise


Absolutely!  Have u ever been to universal studios?  They have a simpsons area and ride,  really fun


i have not been there. There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


yeah. you a fan of uk comedy shows? they did a verbatim remake of that 70s show and it was canceled after a handful of episodes.


I do watch some uk stuff.  I did not know that,  thats so odd considering it was such a hit in the us.


yeah, maybe they dont like us humor. i dont blame them. haha. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


wow thats awesome! Most deals made on the television show 'shark tank' are never enacted


i do like shark tank. did you know Smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it "a biohazard"


wow,  thats something they should fix.  a lot of people smoke


yeah. i am not generally a fan of apple products, this is just another reason to add to the list


lol .Bell distributed a manual cardboard computer to high school students in 1968 to teach them how computers work


that is pretty cool to have had, a cardboard computer. In 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.


what is is even more crazy and almost makes no sense is The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.


I do like to watch TV one of my favorite passtimes, do you have a favorite show?


I love south park, it pushes the limits so well, do you ever watch it?


I did, I thought it was really funny I also watched Family Guy, another great show


For sure both are great. Did you ever see the episode where south park makes fun out of family guy?


I havent I bet that is a really funny episode, I guess both shows have a great relationship


Yea, even the simpsons gave their two cents and sent flowers to south park for the episode


Thats great did you also watch Thomas the Tank Engine?


I used to love watching that as a kid, whys that?


Do you remember the narrators the show has?


Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr, George Carlin all big narrators


wow, I will have to look at them again and see lol. Did you ever watch that 70s show


I used to love that show yeah, why do you ask?


Apparently there was a remake in the UK that only lasted 10 episdoes. I think it was the different styles of humor between the countries


Remakes tend to be really bad, Im not supriesed it only lasted 10 episodes


For sure, hopefully some of the actors didn't get their careers ruined. that 70s show started so many good careers because of it


I hope that as well, it must be harsh to have your show cancelled after only 10 episodes,did you like Pokemon?


I loved pokemon, I always wanted to catch them all, there as like 750 episodes i think i watched


I used to watch the show when only 150 Pokemons existed I also loved the Gamboy game


They must have caught them all, lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


That's a tough call.  I've seen them replace workers at my job so I'm not a fan from that aspect of it.  However a robot can debone a chicken with surgical precision!


Yeah, I can understand that. I don't know about deboning a chicken.


I don't know if I would trust it.  lol  The US military uses an xbox360 controller to control one of their eod robots.  I don't even know what an eod robot is!  haha


I have no idea.  Robots can be controlled by using rat brains.  The robot will change personality depending on which brain is used.  That is creepy.


Interesting, I don't think that is true though. But I know that MJ wanted to build a 50 foot moon walking robot.


Wow.  That would be interesting.  What was he going to use it for?


I'm not sure, to roam the desert sands of las vegas I think. Weird.


That would have been a sight to see.  "Hey look kids...." lol  Changing subjects... Do you know much presidential history?


Yeah, I know a lot about it. The first President of Zimbabwe last name was Banana.


Hahha that's great!  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


I don't know...I'm curious to find out.  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.  I wonder if president Banana ever stayed there?  If he had met the president of Indonesia he might have inspired a song.  "Do the Banana" dance. lol


Is it really? I don't if it actually is, I've seen the White House in person. I don't believe it.


Supposedly it's a fact that it's bigger.  Maybe one of the wealthiest presidents who were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson helped pay for it.


Interesting, I wonder how Washington got so rich?


I'm not sure.  I think he got a lot of land and money offered to him when he became the general of the army during the revolutionary war.  I could be wrong though.  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became vice president.  That wouldn't fly in this day and age.


Interesting, that could be. I heard Trump is actually the richest though, that's what his Wikipedia says.


Interesting.  I didn't think of him. Good catch!  On a side note and to end on something positve.  The Norwegian government donated 1 billions dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That was pretty good to see don't you think?


Interesting, I wonder if they have an investment down there or something? Well nice chatting with you!


Yes, I do. Did you hear about Kolbie Sanders giving away her wedding venue to someone on Facebook?


Thats nice of her,  she didnt need it anymore and I doubt the venue would give her back her money.  Did you know the facebook like button is illegal in a city in germany?


That's interesting to make that illegal! I actually think I remember Facebook used to have a dislike button, also?


I dont remember that,  I think a lot of people wanted one though lol  That doesnt seem to be positive though,  no  one wants to know their posts is disliked lol


That's true, but doesn't YouTube have a dislike button? Do you like to do much reading?


I think so,  Youtube does.  I guess that how they know justin biebers video is the most disliked video on youtube lol


Yes, you're probably right! I did more reading as a kid because I just had more time, I think. I read a lot of mysteries. What about you?


Yes,  I really like fiction,  mystery and sci fi or fantasy.


Sci Fi was a type books I've always wanted to read. Do you think those books are more for men? Or do you think their themes are likable by either?


I think it can be likeable by anyone honestly,  just depends on the story line.


I think I should definitely pick up that for my next reading material. Do you ever read news from Facebook?


Yeah i read a lot of news on facebook.  did you know there is a woman who can read 4700 words per minute?


That's pretty hard to believe anyone could read that fast. Have they really thoroughly tested her, I wonder? I wish I could learn to do that if it's true!


I have no clue,  I cant even imagine all the books and info that is in her head lol


I wonder if she can read that fast because she's got a photogenic memory? Is that the right name of it? It's weird how Facebook totally took over Myspace.


Close enough,  photographic memory.  Photogenic is someone who loves getting their picture taken or someone who is good at having their picture taken one of those.


Oh! Good to know! Did you know that there's still phone and internet data being carried across the ocean floors by cables that are not even three inches wide?


That is crazy!  and kinda amazing that they make cables that long to cross an ocean lol


That's what I was thinking! I thought everything was through satellite nowadays! I guess our phone system is outdated! Well, time to go read something, ttyl!


One thing you can say about Trump: He is no robot! Am I right?


Did you know robots can be controlled by rat brains? That must be a fun experiment.


For some people I know, rat brains would be an improvement... Some robots can debone a chicken better than me.  Maybe I could use those rat brains too!


Robots certainly have come a long way over the last 90 or so years. The original term means forced labor. Hopefully they won't revolt in the future.


That's OK. We still have Will Smith to beat back the robots. Although if Michael Jackson had his way, we would have a 50-foot tall moon walking robot roaming Nevada. I am not sure even Will Smith could have that...


It's a real shame Michael never got around to building that. It would probably still be a great tourist attraction today. He probably would have wanted to control it with a video game gamepad. The US military uses xbox 360 controllers to control an eod robot.


That's what they say, but I think they are really using those things to play xbox. I wonder if Craig Ferguson uses one to control his robot, Geoff Peterson? We'll have to ask the dude from mythbusters that built it...


Those guys could probably build a lifelike robot. I wonder how much longer until Robots walk among us. I saw people are referring to Theresa May as Maybot lol.


Nice. But why would anyone construct that face? You would think that if the Norwegian Government can donate $1 billion to save the rainforest, that Germany could afford to build a more attractive robot.


Perhaps. It would be nice though if more countries took that approach. To the environment I mean. The US does stuff like passing legislation that protects government employees from violating the Geneva convention. Not sure how that's even legal.


True. But I think the real reason Michael Jackson never built that root was because 86% of Nevada is owned by the US government, so there would be too much land to moonwalk around...


Wow. I had no idea the government owned so much land there. I guess outside of vegas there isn't much development though.


That's our government in action. It finds the most desolate, undeveloped, unihabitable wasteland and says, "We gotta own this!"  Hey, maybe we can get that french dude who sold the eiffel tower to come over and sell the Nevada desert for us?


That's true, and this has been going on so long you can't even blame this on Trump. Speaking of Trump and his "billions" did you know he's not even one of the 3 richest presidents?


That's "huge" ! Did you read that on Wikileaks? Did you read their other story about the Government's plan to destroy Wikileaks? That is one huge leak!


I did actually. Of course they couldn't actually destroy it too much information and they have too many supporters all around the world. It turns out Washington, JFK and Jefferson all had more money then trump, but at least in washington's case and probably the rest that must be adjusted for inflation.


You know who else was adjusted for inflation? The first President of Zimbabwe, the honorable President Banana!  He was an inflatable banana.


I don't know how anyone would take a president named Banana seriously.


His opponent was named Spinach. Most people would choose a banana over spinach. I wonder if he was a singing Banana, like that President of Indonesia, who produced 3 pop albums while in office?


Hah, I would guess he ruled with an iron fist. I read that about the Indonesian president, I thought it was a joke, turns it out's real and the albums are not bad either!


You are pretty good yourself! Nice chatting with you! I would vote for you for President!


Hello there. Yes sometimes. Mainly if I'm in the car and can't reach my phone to play from it. Do you?


I do, every day when I go to work. I like the classics


Classical music or classic Rock? Have you ever tried to listen to Jupiter's storms that can be picked up by AM radio? Wouldn't that be crazy?


No I havent but that must be really interesting specially at night and with a telescope pointing at the planet


It's funny how different customs there are in countries about the radio. Canada requires 40% of music played, to be Canadian songs. That is some tight control!


I think that's a good law, that way you promote local talent and that's a great thing, Canada has great artists and maybe its due to that in part


That's an interesting perspective. Finland also has a quirky tradition of playing a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin. I wonder how many people there speak Latin?


Not many I guess, that is a hard language to learn and doesn't seem very useful, I wonder if that show is still on, its been a long time and I'm guessing Latin gets more and more forgotten as time goes by


Time does cause us to forget things. I have seen photos of families sitting around a radio listening to radio dramas in the days before TV. Apparently there's a website were you can listen to 1000's of episodes of them for free.


That many? and for free? that seems like a great site I have to Google that out


Do you ever listen to country music? It was once called Hillbilly music and has been around since the early in the last century.


I do, I like the musician George strait, he is one of the biggest legends of the genre


Success must run in the family because he is cousins to Jeff Bezos, who is the CEO of Amazon! That's an amazing connection.


I guess it does, it runs in their blood, both are successful in their fields, Bezos even more, he has create a true empire


Speaking of empire, Henry Ford didn't stop with making the first Model T cars in America. He helped make country music popular by funding it. But it was because he was afraid of jazz music taking over. Ha!


That is a really odd reason lol, I guess he hated jazz and wanted to stop it by all means necessary


He wasn't very open to new things. Not like U2 who wore wigs and costumes and pretended to be a different band so they could be their own opening act! That's cleaver!


That is clever, they were introduced as the Dalton brothers, I wonder if anyone noticed


Surely someone did! I think country music is popular because it started as a combination of popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, English Ballads, cowboy songs and other songs from immigrants. It's really a melting pot.


Out country is full with musical culture I am grateful because of all the genres available, Jazz, Country, Pop, Rock they are all great.


Good morning. Are you still subscribing to cable television?


I cut the cord last year. I have Netflix


I have Netflix as well.  Did you know that when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I did not. I am a huge fan of South Park but not Family Guy.


I haven't watched either of them very much.  I watched a little South Park in the 90s.


I have Thomas the Tank on now for my young child. Great show for kids.


Yes, it is.  Daniel day-lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the oscars 3 times.


That guy is amazing. He should narrate a couple of kids cartoons


Haha, absolutely.  He's very talented to say the least. The oscars were nominated for 9 emmys in 2013.


That is a bit weird. I also don't understand how the "70s Show" flopped in UK.


Yes, it is.  Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school. one of his students was ellie kemper, erin from the office.


I had a secret crush on her during the airing of the show. SHe is a great actor and must have had a great coach.


She is hilarious.  There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


Sounds good but I am not much of a classical drama person.


Same here. They have come a long way from the Greek Dramas of 335 BC


Absolutely.  Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


I have learned that a CNN person thinks that Kellyanne Conway is wrong when she says, "No evidence of collusion"  Big surprise that a CNN person would assert that!


Well, I was hoping not to enter into politics, but , I think Kellyane Conway is a politic figure.


Yes.  She is.  She is the President's spokesperson.  I suppose the researchers want to see how we handle the subject.  Four our of 10 Trump supporters gets news from FOX.  That is described as source loyalty, but it also means that 6 out of 10 do not.


Yes, I was surprised about the topics today, did you know that JFK, Washington and Jefferson were the 3 most wealthiest presidents? I wonder how JFK made his money, do you happen to know?


JFK inherited it.  His dad sold liquor during prohibition by importing it from Europe.  I would think that Trump would be in the top 3. I am glad it is not like 1805 where the VP was the person who came in second.


Hahaha, thank you, I am glad that you knew. Well, it seems that it paid off to be selling liquor then. Would be like selling drugs now?


I don't think it was looked down on quite as much, but it was illegal.  It is also amusing that a president of a country would be called president banana.


Yes, the President of Zimbabwe, I wonder why the choose the word banana. And I wonder too, why the President´s gues hourse is larger than the White House. To give more status?


I suspect it has to do with when it was built.  The White House is very old.  Can you imagine a cable channel that only broadcasts "The Simpsons?"


Hahaha my ex husband would had loved it, lol, do you like to make purchases in Amazon?


I am a Prime member and shop there several times per month.  Imagine being the first customer and getting a building named after you.


Yes, for 27 dlls, cool! I would had prefered to have packages delivered to my door for free per life, I didn´t know that Ali Baba is richer than Amazon.


The market in China is just so large and potentially larger as the nation's wealth grows.  I admire Bezos for growing Amazon from just books.


I admire him for the idea that had. And I would love to be an amazon warehouse worker, I need to lose weight and walking daily 7 or 15 miles each day would be wonderful, getting paid for be thinner.


I live in Phoenix, so I would hope that the warehouse was air conditioned.  They, like Netflix, now make their own shows for streaming.


That would be so cool, love Netflix too. I am amazed to see that USP is working just for amazon to deliver packages on Sundays, amazing, what a strong company!


Great fortune for the Post Office.  Regular mail volume goes down due to email and the Amazon package delivery volume increases a lot.


You are right, you are pretty intelligent. I happen to own a kindle fire, I just love it! you can read about somebody´s history, if they mention where they were, you can actually see the place, if they mention the music that they were listening, you can listen it, love it! marvellous gadget!


Wow!  I did not know that Kindle could do so much.  Our computing power is so great nowadays that we are only limited by our imagination.  It is surprising how much innovation comes from newer companies and the older ones try to keep selling buggy whips.


Well, I highly recommend it to you, I was reading about Juana the Crazy, Queen of Spain and they  mentioned the Alhambra and the song that she was listening, and it makes you feel more into it. Nice to meet you, giving you an excellent.


Well, I guess there is more in the news about President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, and Fox News itself, again. Have you heard?


Yeah.  Did you know fox news threatened to sue the simpsons in order to stop them from parodying the anit democratic agenda?


Fox news is definitely unique. I thought president Trump hates Fox news, but I guess 4 of 10 of his incumbents are watching it as their main source of news. Very conflicting.


Interesting.  The average viewer of fox news in 68


That is very interesting, but I think there are more older republicans than democrats.I would think middle aged people would watch Fox News the most.


Did you know the only us pred to have a phd is Wilson?


No, I didn't know that! I've always thought the Presidential position is more about social stuff than smarts, though.


Yeah its just a fun fact I learned recently.


I've always thought it was amazing how some Presidents have their faces carved into that mountain. Did you know the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has this clock he built into a mountain that's expected to run for then thousand years?


That is pretty interesting lol I wonder why on the top of a mountain though?  I would like to see this clock.


I wonder if you can? I hope no one vandalizes it. I really like Amazon. Did you know that they'll deliver on Sunday through a contract with the USPS?


Yes i do and appreciate it very much lol


I know, right. I also really like IMDB and that's actually owned by Amazon. I just recently read about it.


yeah I use that app all the time!  It is amazing!


The last thing I got from Amazon was for the kitchen, but isn't it amazing that you can get something as small as jewelry to something as large as furniture through them?


Yes amazing and convenient!  It has pretty much everything,  not to mention creating a crazy amount of job opportunities.


Very true! I heard they started selling books. The most interesting thing is downloading or streaming music...Amazon is literally selling a non material or physical item for money!


Yeah pretty much which is great because they dont need to store it anywhere lol


Yes! The same kind of with the first sale on Amazon which was for the buyer to have a building named after him.


Thats pretty awesome.  I wonder if that customer was someone they knew?


Most likely, or maybe even family! Now it's the largest internet retailer in the world.


I am!  Ive always been a Simpsons fan.  you?


I used to love the simpsons. I am more of a south park and family guy fan, do you watch those shows?


Yes!  Family Guy is probably my all time favorite.  DId you hear about South Park parodying FG?


Yea i loved that episode, it was hilarious. They were really sticking it to family guy about copying the simpsons.


There are a good amount of similarities.  But I love them all.


For sure, they are always fun. Apparently the simpsons sent flowers to south park crew as a thank you for those episodes


They all really seem to support each other.  Even when joking around.


for sure, I like that kind of stuff! Did you ever watch that 70s show


I did, just thought it was ok.  Apparently the UK agreed, cause the verbatim remake failed.


the US version started so many careers, I wonder if the UK version ended so many. It only lasted 10 episodes


It might have, theyd be known as the person from the flop of a show.


right! it is such a different humor going from the USA to UK. Pokemon though, pokemon is always good. Did you watch that ever?


I didnt, it kind of missed me in the age realm.


dang you were missing out, I was all about that 20 years ago. There is like 750 episodes


There is a lot of episodes.  I wonder if they are still making them


I wonder too, I heard maybe in japan they still are. How about thomas the train, were you into that?


Cant say that I was.  I hear Ringo even narrated a few episodes.


And even Alec Baldwin if I remembered right. All this talk of TV makes me want to watch some. It was so good chatting with you!


Hello there, I am a fan, I mostly follow my favorite team though.  How about you?


Me too, my team is the Redskins, what is yours?


Nice, I am a Packer fan.  Did you know there is no rule regarding female players in the NFL?


It wouldn't surprise me that there isn't. Did you know there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay in an NFL game?


That is pretty crazy, I don't think most people know about that fact to be honest.


There is a lot of standing around during the games, that I will admit.


Yeah there sure is, I know you notice it when you attend live games but not so much when watching on tv.


Oh for sure. At live games it is like 100 times worse.


Yeah so much worse, you get to see what really happens during all the commercial breaks.


Yeah, I forgot. I haven't been to a live game in a long time.


Did you know that the average earnings for an NFL player is less than that of an engineer?


I can believe that. And for the MLB player as well.


Yeah I think it is mainly do to the short careers that pro ball players have.


That's probably true. That and the players that aren't very good likely don't make a lot.


Hey that is very true as well, still the same short careers as well.


What about youtube, do you ever watch it?


Oh yeah I use YouTube all the time, I use if for music a lot.  How about you?


I listen to it a lot as well. I find it is a good service.


Yeah it really is, I find it interesting how its the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


WOW! That I didn't know, but I can believe it. Nice chatting with you.


You an NFL fan? I am mad the season is over. It was a fun exciting season, I watched 16 games this season!


Not a fan at all, really. And I'm still waiting for the Redskins to change their controversial, outdated, and offensive name :/


Yeah I wonder if that will ever happen. I also wonder if a woman will ever play?


Well, there's no rule against it. She just needs to met the other requirements.


Yeah true. On average a game only has 11 minutes of gameplay. Lots of commercials though.


It's probably also the huddles and playbacks and such. Can you imagine being a top-ranked NFL player making millions a year for 11 minutes a game?!


Yeah that would be really nice. Although the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player.


Wow, then with the risk of the long-term head injuries and the lower pay, I'd go with being an engineer. Or a pro e-gamer :)


Yeah for sure. I love video games too. They were initially called cathode ray tube amusement device!


Good thing they changed the name :) I remember playing 007 on n64 as a kid. Apparently, it was the first video game most of its creators had EVER worked on


That was a great game. Some people categorize video games as an art form!


It definitely is. Graphics are art. And the game Mortal Kombat is the reason that they get categorized by a rating system now


Yeah thats with good reason. In South Korea kids under 16 can't play after midnight.


Wow...how do they enforce that? China's starting to look less and less like it has the most human rights violations by comparison. Even Australia has banned more games than China


Good question. Australia is odd for that. Tom Hanks brother does Woody's voice in video games!


oh, yeah, I've seen all 3 of the movies. Did he also voice Woody for the video game?


His brother did yes. Some people suggest as a planet we play 3 billion hours of video games per week!


Woops, I meant to ask if his brother did any ADR (additional dialogue recording) for the movies. But now it makes sense that the voice was slightly off in the games...


Yes it makes sense now. The movies were great. Pixar did the movies right? They have a secret movie for celebrities.


Oh sorry they have a secret room for celebrities! But I wonder what they have inside the room...Maybe one day we will find out! It was great talking with you :)


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy


Hi! I enjoy all sorts of entertainment but specifically I like tv a lot. Though I've never ever saw one episode of Pokemon before and it's been on for over 750 episodes!


Have you even seen south park or the 70's show?


Yes, I've seen both, do you like any of them?


I enjoyed them both. It is a shame that while a uk version of the 70's show aired, it was canceled in only 10 episodes


Wonder if there was a big difference in the shows, maybe people liked the actors, I think most of the actors are all pretty famous now, like Ashton Kutcher.


True. In addition to tv shows, sometimes I enjoy watching and listening to concerts on the tv


Do you have a favorite artist you like listening to or show you like watching besides the ones you've mentioned?


I have never attended one of Linkin Park's concerts even though they managed to play 324 concerts in one year, have you?


Through the tv, but never in person. I would like to attend a concert one day in a ancient roman amphitheater


Yeah same here, I think it'd be awkward if I was the only concert goer though, like when Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no audience there. A little awkward and frightening.


At least it isn't a creed concert. I'm not sure if it was the service of the band that was so bad that several concerts got lawsuits got filed against it


Yeah, how does one go about proving that a concert was supposedly "bad", wonder if it was just an extortion attempt and what came out of it.


Ah do you mean like the fyre festival scandal?


What was that scandal? I don't think I'm familiar with that scandal.


Oh well there was supposed to be a high end music festival a few years back that was supposed to be THE HIGHLIGHT of the year, yet when the guest arrived after spending tens of thousands of dollars, they found out that no bands came, their cabins were shoddy tents, and it was basically a scam


Oh my goodness, thousands of dollars?! I think I'm familiar with that one, that is horrible, I hope the event creators went to jail or something for their crimes. I think I prefer indoor concerts more than outdoor ones like at arenas or amphitheaters, I think there's better audio systems.


i mean people payed for the tickets, plane tickets, accommodation among other expenses which piled up. I think it was worst for the employee who helped prepare for the event since they were never even paid for months


Yeah, even the employees didn't know that it was a scam?! That is a very intricate scam but then again, that's what it takes to con people.


In any case, I hope you don't fall for such scams and continue to enjoy concerts. I have a wonderful chat.


I do not know much about football. I think I know more about baseball. Like the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win back to back world series and did not win again.


I think you're right. Did you know they used to be the Chicago orphans and not the cubs?


I think I read that recently,  that is a weird mascot lol


I agree. I wonder if they were still called the Orphans when Ronald Regan was a radio broadcaster for the team in the 1930s.


A really fun fact is that the Chicago Cubs have employed pitches with 4, 5 and 6 fingers on their pitching hand!


Wow,  thats crazy!  I dont think I have ever heard of that.


Neither have I. I did know that at Wrigley Field where the Cubs play that if the visiting team hits a home run, Cubs' fans will throw the ball back on to the field.


I see.  Is that a big deal?  What is suppose to happen?


It is just a jest to the visiting team. Because catching a home run ball is big deal but not big enough if it is not the home team's home run.


The largest gathering of people was when the cubs won the world series in 2016 , 5 million people celebrated.


Wow that is a lot of people. Well the city of Chicago has twice the chances to win the World Series because they have two teams, the Cubs and the White Sox.


Did you know that in a typical seasons approximately 160,000 baseballs are used in the league.


That is insane!  I hope they get a discount on baseballs lol


A fact I just learned but really enjoy is there was a pitcher that struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession. They were banned from professional baseball and it was a 17 year old female!


Wow that is really impressive,  I wonder if she is a professional now,  that had to turn some heads!


She probably could have been one of the greatest players. Well thanks for chatting, I learned a lot today.


Same here,  a lot of fun facts!  Good conversation!


Hello and I think it might be unamerican not to  lol


Yes, i getcha. But many americans do not like the sport. it is a slow game.


But it does seem to be a stepping stone for many pro players like Curt Schilling.


Yes, i think there are stories in the game that are fascinating. He was the guy that pitched the sox to a series, right?


Schilling now does radio hosting but now the Red Sox don't really care for him


Why? wasn't he a great help to them? is it his politics or something? I guess that could be a problem now.


Yes the politics of it... now Babe Ruth, is another story.. still beloved I think


I guess they want their celebs to be political pure. it just doesnt happen. people of many beliefs play sports.


I agree and with today's more transparent information reporting even President can't get too political


yeah, it is a difficult time in politics. communication is  like an echo chamber where commentary on comments becomes deafening.


I wonder how today's world would change if we reverted back to the 1805 law were the runner up in a presidential race was then Vice-president...


I think the spectacle would be entertaining and perhaps just as valuable as the govt in its current incarnation.


I know right... me too.... I just learned about this law today.... and I am amusing myself thinking about it.... This may become my "national pastime"..


I would rather have the president release a series of pop albums, or rap albums. That would be a better use of time.


lol i know just like the Indonesia president.... imagine that Trump could get Clinton to play sax in the back up band


Yes, that would be great. they could team up for duet, or have a rap battle to determine policy direction. im game.


Who knew we could solve  the world problems ... more surprising that the Japanese learning that baseball was American's National pastime


the game is different in Japan but still a lot of fun. fans are passionate but well behaved. and the high school is a religion. anyway, great chat!


Hello there, do you follow baseball at all?


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


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


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


Very interesting, never knew that one either.


Do you know if women are allowed in the MLB?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Hi! Did you feel Boston was right in not inviting Schilling to join the 2004 team at Fenway? I'm a little torn but I agree he what he said about the pipe bomb terrorist was disturbing so I don't blame Boston there!


No, I don't either. With all these terrorist. I didn't know baseball managers can play for their teams!


I didn't know that either until recently. Always wondered why they wore uniforms! I wonder if that applies to baseball managers in Japan where its so popular that they couldn't believe baseball is America's national past time!


I don't know about Japan? maybe it does too. Wow, pretty lucky finding baseball cards in your grandfathers attic worth 3 million.


I know, right? I need to check the attics of some elderly relatives! Ha! I wonder if they make baseball cards for kickball players in Canada or as they call it "soccer-baseball"?


I saw that, So if you're in Canada, if they call it kickball could mean soccer or baseball. confusing. Surprised the women's world cup got higher ratings than the world series.


I am too to be honest! I also can't believe the Cubs haven't won a world series since becoming the first baseball team to win back to back World Series titles. That's crazy!


Very surprised! Would think they would do something about that by now!


Exactly! And hey, even the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won a world series! Can you believe that?


What, really? No one caught that up side down Canada flag in the 1992 world series.


Ha! That would lead to chaos if it happened today! Just as if someone was caught stealing to end game 7 of the world series like Babe Ruth did back in 1926 down by one. Mobs would form today. Ha!


lol, I know. I'm surprised there are only 3 of the wealthiest presidents listed.


I can't believe the three wealthiest were Jefferson, JFK and Washington! They must measure for inflation, right?


Yeah, that what I was thinking. I know all three owned alot of land.


At least none of them made money by releasing pop albums while serving as president like the president of Indonesia has. Ha!


Why would anyone use the word banana for a name?


I know, right? It sounds insulting. Imagine being a guest of President Banana! Ha! Speaking of guests, did you know the president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself? Unbelievable!


Yes, must be huge! Glad they changed the rules for vice president in 1805.


No kidding! There would be sheer chaos if the presidential runner ups automatically became vice president today. That was a serious mistake.


Especially today!! Thinking it was a little bit different n 1805, so long ago. Great chat!!


So true! And being that a president is head of state in republics, it should have always been his choice to pick his own vice president. Well it was great chatting with you as well! Have a great day!


That is so sweet. Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs/


I thought there were more!  They can donate between each other.


I have never heard of a dog blood drive before.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing


I am surprised. I would have thought cats understand pointing.


Did you know Google prefers dogs to cats?


I heard their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


I wonder if they allow dogs at work then


I would assume so. I wish my company allowed dogs. They bring a fun environment to work.


Did you know dogs can only see certain colors?


I did know that. I would like to see how they do for a few minutes.


I am not sure. I always thought they were color blind.


Well I think they have other sensory capabilities to make up for it.


True. I think more cities should take after Istanbul's example for vending machines.


I also like that it encourages you to recycle.


haha well I do, I call them pants though, what about you?


Yeah, I like pants, they are the best when I want to mount my horse and go to war. No robe or skirts for me is my country is calling.


haha, well I wear them all the time, I didn't know the "fly" is the cloth flap covering the zipper and not the zipper itself


What is the temperature where you transition from pants to short ?


well for me it is probably like 75 degrees, what about you? I guessthey also call shorts "short trousers"


My it is around 78 degrees, but if I run or do exercices, I can go as low as 40. Romans thought of pants as a barbaric garment, I guess the barbarians won on all fronts, I don't see many togas in Rome nowadays.


no you're right, what is crazy is that women weren't allowed to wear pants in the USA senate until the early 90s


I did not knew that, do you think an adult could wear short trousers with a blazer, like a school uniform,  and not look ridiculous ?


no I don't think so haha, that would look weird, also weird is that the incredible hulk's trousers are unbreakable


I think if you are unbreakable like Hulk, you should find unbreakable pants, otherwise he would have to change his name a the Naked Hulk, because that would be the first thing that people will notice, then they will notice his strength.


haha good point, MLB umpires should develop unbreakable pants, they need to wear black underwear just incase their plants split haha


Maybe they should have pants like Aladdin, those would never broke because of stretching. They were inspired by MC Hammer, so if you like the movie Aladdin, you have to thank MC Hammer.


haha that is good to know, do you follow presidents at all? the last president to speak another language was FDR


I think that is sad, it speaks a lot on how smart we expect our president to be. I think they should go back to 1805 where the runner up in the election  was the vice-president, what do you think about that ?


haha well I don't think we should do that, I can't imagine Trump and Hillary as VP, there would be so much drama!


Indeed, maybe it would force everyone to work together. Or it would be just drama. Do you think they should built a new White house ? At the moment, the guest house of the WH is bigger than the White house, it seems wrong.


ya that is weird, I do like in Guatemala that relatives of presidents can't run for the presidency, thats a good rule


Yeah, that would be good. But rules can change, the first president of ZImbabwe was called president banana, probably the second decided to change the rule.


haha, do you think he had a VP named plantain? I wonder why he was called that


The banana is an important part of the daily life for the people in tropical countries. As important as an iPhone for us. Presidency is about appearing important.


ya that is true, I'm just glad our president isn't like China, where they literally censored the word censorship


Hello did you know that every president with a bread has been a republican?


Oh, yeah, so there's never been a bearded democrat ? I am surprised about that beards were very popular in 1800s.


I thought that the bue/red thing in politics was old, but it only got popular in the 2000s.


Yeah  I didnt realize its so recent either,  that is pretty cool


In Canada. It is old, priests would tell people that if you voted red you would go in hell.


Sometimes politics are terrifying, sometimes they are funny, like the first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana.


That is a really unique last name lol I wonder if it is common in Zimbabwe?


Yeah, when I think about it, some last names even here are funny. I think it must be common. Unlike a president who does pop music.


Oh yeah,  what was his last name?  was it not a funny one?


I think it was the president of Indonesia. And the worst part is that he released 3 albums, he did not stopped at the first one.


Yeah that is really cool.  Did you kow the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Was the guest built at the same time ? Maybe it was built later, when the country had more money.


Oh I have no clue lol Just a fun fact I read recently.


You can use Google to find all kind of facts, its search engine in very powerful.


Thats true a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send people to the moon lol


Computers were slow at the time, and they were so much bigger. They could not have been able to handle Google maps.


Yeah I hear google maps track traffic by how fast androids on the road are moving


It is so useful, I use it daily. I save so much time with it. Do you ?


Yes absolutely! Its been fun chatting,  thanks for the convo.


Hi! Yes, I do, but concern about privacy. It's quite hot topic about Facebook. Are you FB user?


No, not really. I understand the appeal, but it's not something that I want to do.


No, I really don't feel the need to communicate to the world every detail of my life. I didn't know that MySpace had a chance to buy Facebook for only $75 million.


I sometimes feel I'm quite addicted to social networks, not in terms the amount of time I spend, but in terms how much I rely: checking news, chat with friends, etc.


I try to get news from other sources, and use email to chat with friends. What about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people? Do you think that was effective? I doubt it.


I don't know about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people. What was it about?


If you unfriended 10 people on FB, you got a free whopper. I think people could abuse the offer though.


Oh, yes! I forgot. I honestly didn't pay attention to it. It's crazy. The fact that makes me scary is that 1/3 of all divorce filling in 2011 in the US contained the word "facebook". It's super scary


There's that addiction! Spend time with your spouse, not the computer!


Well, I'm single, but even for me it would be too much when people have dinner and hold smartphones and don't really pay attention to each other.


I don't see the point of eating together if people just ignore each other.


I've read that 30% of Americans use facebook as their primaty source of news. I'm wondering how this number could changed for the last a year


With all of the scandals about Russia and the use of personal information? Yeah, I wonder, too.


Yes, all this is very interesting story. Do you think all this scandals about elections would lead to something? I feel it's not the end


I will just get worse as social media dominates our lives more. It's interesting that Iceland is using Facebook for suggestions on writing the Constitution. A positive use of Facebook.


I'm sure there are some positive examples, but I'll agree with you about getting worse.


One state in Germany has outlawed the Like button on Facebook. I guess there was a problem there.


Really? I've never heard. Anyway I'm not optimistic about facebook future.


I wonder what competitors will show up, and what they will offer. Privacy? That seems to be a big concern.


It could be privacy or something else. Right now it would be difficult to guess.


Well, take care! Great chat, and be careful about your FB time!


hey there, do you follow celebrities much?


I don't actively follow celebrities, but I do find some of them interesting when they pop up in the news in general. I find the notion of celebrity chefs to be kind of ridiculous, though.


yeah go figure. there is one of them in ethiopia who says that if we eat more diverse foods we can combat hunger


That's one of the few ways I think a celebrity chef can actually do good, since it is true that if people were more open to alternative, more sustainable sources of food, like insects and algae, there'd be more for everyone to eat. That's a step above beyond just wanting to be famous.


Yes it is, was more appreciated by everyone. Speaking of celebrities do you know Judge Judy?


Oh, I love Judge Judy! Not only does she make a ton of money, but she actually works very little because it's such an easy show to produce. Definitely easier to make than something like Sesame street.


Exactly. Did you know Carol NBurnett was the first celebrity to apper in the show


I think it's great when celebrity comics known for more adult humor can find a younger audience, like Robin Williams did in Aladdin.


Yeah, that is true. Do you know the Pixar studio?


Yes, I'm not super into their films, but they do make quite a lot of money, especially with the celebrities they an get on board for voice work.


Yeah and apparently Pixar has a secret studio that only celebrities can visit. I do not like that approach


Do you think that they can unduly influence the product be having early access? I mean, they could just go get their owns shows on Netflix--those guys will produce anything with a big name behind it!


True. Do you watch much netflix? I love it really


I watch a decent amount, although I am kind of surprised by how much of its movie selection is bad these days. I think they might not see it as worth the effort to make some DVD-only films available on the streaming service.


They have become so big now, 33% of all bandwidth in america


That's pretty crazy! Apparently there are 137 million subscribers worldwide, and that's excluding China, where they have their own internet.


That is mind blowing. And yet they still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


Yes, I wonder if they will finally do away with DVD and Blu-ray rentals the way they got rid of sales--it seems obsolete for everyone except people in areas without high-speed internet.


I remember those days. It makes me a bit sad that today's youth won't know the experience of going to the video rental store and picking something out and having a deadline for finishing it. They don't even know what late fees are!


Exactly, how times have changed. Nice chatting with you.


I use Netflix a lot. Do you use Netflix?


I do, too. They have 137 million subscribers!


That's a lot. Hard to believe that they just started streaming original content in 2012.


Yeah. I think Lillehammer was the first original series. I haven't seen it though.


Me either but it seems like they have new original content every week now. They didn't even start streaming content at all until  2007.


That's interesting, since they were founded in 1997. I guess it was just DvD rentals for several years.


I had it when it was just DVD. I loved it then too. Did you know that it accounts for 33% of all North American bandwidth between 9PM and 12AM?


That's amazing! They tried to sell to Blockbuster a few times.


Blockbuster made a terrible business decision by not buying them.


Definitely! They could have bought for $50 million!


Oh wow! They really missed out. Did you know that Netflix still spends more money on postage than bandwidth? 20 times more actually.


That's incredible! They used to sell DVDs in the beginning, which I didn't know.


I didn't either. Did you know why the founder decided to start the company?


I think he was upset about a late fee on a dvd rental, right?


Correct. He had a $40 late fee for Apollo 13.


Actually, I think it was a VHS copy, that was a long time ago!


It was VHS. Do you watch a lot of TV as well?


Not too much. I like comedies though. What about you?


I love comedies. Do you like South Park then?


In that case, did you know there is only one episode where Bart is not mentioned and does not appear?