They didn't, they were like Webkinz I think. They were like online virtual pets that you played with and I think you had to buy them. But yeah, I wonder how many people out there make fake videos.


I swear that I never have. Really. Never. I swear. Do you read the terms of service for internet stuff?


I almost never do! And when I do online surveys, I rarely read the informed consent document. I skim it. Only 7% read those terms and conditions in their entirety--did you know that?


I figured it would be more like 1 percent. who are these people? who read these dry, long ToS? amazing.


Yeah, good for them! I just read that some woman won $10,000 for finding a loophole or something in her insurance documents. So I guess sometimes it pays to read those documents! It's also good to know what you're getting yourself into.


Yes, there was a guy who changed the terms of his credit card. he stung the company, went to court, and won! Yay.


Wow, that's amazing! What is your opinion on artificial intelligence (AI)? I think it's kind of scary to think of robots having this much control in our society these days.


I think it will have more power than people believe. it will change the way we work, the way we relate to each other.


Exactly. And it will put a ton of people out of work. It would probably create many more jobs for engineering and computer science, though. We would need to program the AI. Maybe it would encourage people to get more education?


Some people will prosper. many will not. many jobs will disappear. basic guaranteed income will be a necessity.


Exactly! I wonder if jobs will eventually be considered a human right. Maybe with increased AI we'll still need people to do the physical labor like build infrastructure or even build the machines.


the job market will change, but people will not get skills fast enough. people cannot adapt as fast as AI. Anyway, great chat!


Yes! I really hope people can catch up and get the great practical skills they need to get and keep jobs even with AI.


Yes, the world will need to change! Have a good night!


Thank, you too! Hope we keep our jobs haha


It's hard these days to know if what you are reading is true or not!!!  I really don't believe half of what I read when it is so easy for the media to put out misinformation!


I completely agree, it can be very difficult to decipher fiction from reality these days.


It's so frustrating.  It is more costly to look something up and investigate than to simply make something up!!!!


Not to mention, what they can do with CGI. You can see things that aren't real and they look completely realistic.


Yeah, the technology these days can be dangerous. Creating fake videos is easy, and the worst part is that people believe it!


And the technology is fairly inexpensive to create realistic videos


Yeah, I know.  I think we need technology for business and innovation, but in the wrong hands it is bad. The internet has opened up a whole new world!


Did you know that there is a 3g cell tower on Mount Everest?


NO!!!  That is incredible!  I wonder how they managed to get it up there?  Or is that "fake news"?  LOL


One never knows haha, it is supposed to be factual. But technology is everywhere.


Yeah, and then there is the up and coming artificial intelligence!  Machines are getting more and more intelligent!  Kinda scary.


AI is fascinating. Technology is essentially a tool, it depends on who and what it is used for.


Right.  Last week I saw a newscaster who was a complete robot.  He looked and sounded just like a human.  I couldn't believe it!  Did you know that even celebrities are into AI?  Kristen Stewart even helped write a paper about it.


Interesting, I did not know that! Do you know the game 2048? AI beat the game in only 973 with out any undos and crushing any persons high score


I don't know the game, but I guess that proves the ability of AI!!!! I wouldn't stand a chance!  Facebook is getting in on the bandwagon as well. They have AI trying to understand human emotions!  I don't know how that is possible!


That's not surprising, but still I find it disturbing.


I agree.  It's weird that they have facial recognition in the photos now as well.  I notice that sometimes.  They are spying on us.  Well, they do know a lot about us.  I was in Korea last year and at the passport entry they did some kind of eye recognition on us.  It's not like here.


Wow. I hope that all the technological progress is for good and safety purposes or will at least outweigh the bad.


I would say that all depends on who is using it! It's good for use in the medical world!


Very true. There is a non-profit organization that is for the advancement of AI


I hope it doesn't advance too far!  LOL  I don't want an AI ruling me!  Can you imagine an AI "being" as a judge or some important position?????


Lol, very true. Replace Judge Judy with AI, it would save a lot of money. Judge Judy makes $123,000 for every episode.


HAAAAA!  Isn't that something??? She is pretty good, but THAT much money?  Celebrities make too much money in my opinion.


She is the second highest paid celeb only after Lebron James. Yes they all make too much money.


Ultimately, we pay them, though.  Especially the sports players.


Yes, I personally think that there should be a cap on their salaries. But people always want the best and will go to any lengths to get it. No one person should have that much when other have so little.


I agree.  But that's the way it is.  But that's another subject.  Hey, it was nice talking to you.  I need to get off the computer now!


AI seems to be everywhere now a days...even Facebook uses it?


Yeah, I think that AI is going to be popular like cell phones. It will take years in my opinion.


Probably for driving cars and such, but they already play games and such.


True, I think AI has also influenced Human Speech to a great extent.


Yes, I agree...Did you know Judge Judy is one of the highest paid celebrity? I had no idea!!


Yeah I hear about that a while back. I don't know the premise behind the amount she gets paid.


I didn't know she was that popular still...$123,000 per episode! She's rolling in dough.


It is interesting to note that Robin Williams started the Trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


He was perfect as Aladdin! I cannot imagine anyone else as Aladdin's voice!


That's true. I think that artificial intelligence can also be used to recreate celebrity voices.


Oh, sure! You already hear computer generated recording when you call businesses. Pretty soon the whole movie will be AI.


I think this all started with the creation of the Internet. What do you think?


Yes, Internet changed the way we do things. I guess the constant clicking can cause addiction. I can see that!


It is interesting that the Library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


I never knew that. That's gotta be a huge volume!


Yes, I do believe that we needed a library to save all of this valuable information.


Internet and AI are really changing our world and how we do things.


That is true. Almost everyone has a smartphone nowadays.


We don't use yellow pages, alarm clock, address books...things of the past! Instant society. That's why only 7% of people read terms when buying stuff online.


Wow, that is interesting. I did not know that.


You know, you may glance at them, but do you really read all the fine print?


I am doing very well, are you a fan of country music at all?


I love country music. My favorite is garth brooks.


I like Taylor swift and carrie underwood myself. I learned recently that there are only 2 african americans in the Hall of fame, that is odd


Yeah you would think there would be more huh. Did you know that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


I have heard that before, must be an interesting time at christmas!


Dont think anyone in that family is wanting for much. Did you know that henry ford helped fund the popularization of country music.


i did not, why exactly did he do that? Just a huge fan?


No he did it for his fear over the urban decajazz music as he called it.dense of


Oh, that is a lot less honorable, but I am sure it was appreciated by some. Country as a genre does not need the help, they are super popular


I believe it is the most popular genre in the US. The strender stratocaster was actually designed for country music.


That would not surprise me, there are a lot of states that love it, it gets tons of play on radio as well


Thats true. Did you know that U@ used to open for themselves posing as a country band named the dalton brothers.


I have heard a bit about that, that is pretty funny, they probably just like being normal once in awhile


Maybe they were just being greedy and wanted all the money from the show for themselves. Lol.


it could be that as well, it might be a smarter strategy to sell albums, they can make a lot of money like that


Probably. Linkin parks hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century


It is, and that is well deserved, they were a heck of a band when they were still active


They really are. Speaking of good album dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling in 2014


that is such a surprise, that album is pretty old, way older than me, i think it is like 40 years old or so


It is truly a classic. Well I better get off her. Have a great day.


thank you, you as well, hope everything goes well for you!


Hello there, I hope you are doing well.  Are you a fan of country music?


I don't know too much about it, but I was just reading about the sad story of Carrie Underwood, with all those miscarriages.


Yeah that was quite sad to read, I feel for people who are in that situation, and especially those like her that go through it more than once.


Yes, have never heard about somebody with that missfortune. But I am reading that she was mad at God and she told Him, and it seems that He listened at her. Perhaps we are always afraid to make Him mad and not tell Him what is going on with us?


Yeah I think you are right, or it seems to me that a lot of us, myself included only reach out when we are at our lowest points, or are experiencing extreme pain.


Well, I contact Him daily, but I think I am pretty boring. I am not like the preachers that can say a lot of nice things, lol. I didn't know this, that we can fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare. I though, that it was closer.


Wow, that is very interesting, I didn't know that.  Did you know that more than 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been wiped out?  That is a sad but true fact.


I was just thinking that I hope we can reforest it again, all the 80%. And it says that the Hudson bay  has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth, i am sure I can be 3 pounds skinnier, there!


Yeah I think if we could get even 20-30% back that would be a huge help for healthy oxygen levels coming back.  And wow, I didn't know that, I wonder why that is.


I think it could be because of the minerals, some minerals have more magnetism than others, I don't know, I studied Chemistry a long time ago. It could be that. Perhaps in that part of the Earth, since the mantle, it has less magnetic particles. Well, I don't think you are old enough in order to know about the 45 and 78 rpm records.


Yeah that is an interesting theory, you may be correct.  And unfortunately I am too young to have lived through the 50's and 60's but I do know a bit about records.  I love music from those era's.


hahaha, is because we had the best music, lol, no, I like more like the 70's and 80's, I am old but not that old, lol. I remember those records, if they stay long enough under the Sun, you were going to be mad.


I would have loved to have had that problem growing up. Do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?


I guess it is Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory', which is a complete surprise to me.  I am not a fan but know who they are.


Oh, wonderful, thank you for telling me. I was reading that the country music was called Hillbilly, that is so funny, the only country singer I like is John Denver, RIP.


Yeah John Denver was great, I could listen to him.  I'm more of a classic country type if I do listen to that genre.


Which one is the classic country type? I like classical music, like Rachmaninov, but I like classic rock too.


Well like Hank Williams Sr. and stuff like that.  I love classic rock as well.


I didn't know that country music originated in the celtic music. Love these Irish.


Wow, that is another very interesting fact.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hey have you ever played golf before? I've played only a couple times


Hi there, I have played three times only. Heard there is a disc gold course in Antartica


Oh wow that's cool. I have play disc golf before, it's pretty fun, I just think 18 holes is too many personally, takes forever


Yeah I can see that. Seem Kim Jong Un is really good in golf, or so the media says


Oh I didn't know that. I did know that Samuel Jackson is really good though. He hasn't built into his movie contracts that he can play golf twice a week, so I would assume that he is amazing haha


Hahaha he must really love that. I wonder if he ever plays in any of those military owned golf course, any of the 234


Yeah I wonder that's a good question! I do think that golf courses waste a lot of water though. Apparently the average course uses 300,000 gallons of water per day, that's a ton!


Yeah I agree they are not sustainable at all. And the US owns more of them than the rest of the world combined.


Yeah I don't know why they would, that seems like a waste of tax money to me, also golf courses seem like a waste of space. Apparently they take up as much space as Rhode Island and Delaware combined


wowww that is a lot of land for sure. DO you use the internet much?


Yeah I use the internet basically everyday haha. What about you? Are you using it right now LOL


Hahaha yup, it has become a part of life. But mine is not as fast as the one astronauts have


Yes I don't think anyone's is Haha unfortunately. Have you ever clicked a hamburger button online? Just the name makes me hungry LOL


Hahha that is so true now I am hungry too. It is a cool one though. Did you know that we as humans are a minority on the internet


I think I heard about that. Isn't the internet mostly made up of bots? At least the Bots don't have to read the terms of service on the Internet lol I never do apparently only 7% of people do


Yeah and I definitely am not in that 7% In Finland apparently access to internet is a right


Haha nope I think you're right on that. Have you ever traveled to Mount Everest by the way? I'm just glad you know they have internet if I ever do LOL


Yeah that is so cool that they managed to get it up there. Have you ever done any ego surfing?


Haha yes I have. I definitely look myself up on the internet from time to time. What about you? I always look to see if people are talking smack about me lol


Hhahaha that is a good way to keep an eye on that. Have you heard of the website Neopets?


No I haven't. What is that? It sounds like some kind of fad like Pokemon LOL. I'm sure whatever it is though, has been saved in the library of Alexander, they save all of the entire internet just in case it goes down


Hi, I am good! How are you?  Yes I do like radios.


i used to listen to the radio when I was younger. i dont listen much now though.


I've heard recently that you can hear storms on Jupiter with an am radio so I've been checking into a way to do that.


i think you can also hear solar activity. the radio is like a telescope but for sound! that is amazing.


It really is!  They can be so educational too.  There's a station in finland that broadcasts a news program in classical latin every week.


i wonder how many people listen to the news in latin. i guess there must be dozens. Dozens! LOL


Well I wouldn't mind learning some latin. I don't think I would listen to the news though.  I might listen to a radio drama.


Radio drama. radio drama in latin? maybe better than the news in latin. what drama wouldyou listen to?


I think I might listen to the War of the Worlds.  Did you know there's a website where you can listen to radio dramas for free?


that is great. i bet there are some great shows on the site. i should check it out. War of the worlds was a classic.


Yes it was.  Thinking about and studying planets has been something humans have done since the beginning of time.  Look at the ancient babylonians. They could track planets with mathematical precision.


they also had good beer, i hear. i wonder if they learned something about brewing from the stars LOL Did you know that Bill nye the science guy is the executive director of the planetary society, an astronomy organization founded by the great carl sagan?


I do know that.  The planetary society has done some good things.  Did you know that an important part of wi-fi development came from doing research into improving astronomy imaging?


that is great! I bet a lot of interesting technology comes from exploration of space. for example, Tang, the tasty instant breakfast drink, comes from the lunar missions.


I think I heard something about that before!  For those of us that can't explore space there's a great small town called Saadat Shahr in Iran, unfortunately.  Regardless of their location, they did ban together to pay for an observatory because of all of their love for stargazing.


That is awesome. i think that people should follow their passion. and the stars have fascinated humankind since the dawn of humanity. Did you know that by using astronomy, we have guessed the date that odysseus took back the throne of ithaca as described in homer's 'the odyssey'?


No I didn't.  That is really cool though.  Do you know the date?


It was millenia ago. like three thousand years ago. that is great that astronomy can help us with such things. Anyway, great chat!


It is great!  Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences.  Back in the day part of astronomy was the study of celestial navigation.  I think that's interesting.


Yes, sailors could navigate by the stars. the norsemen traversed the atlantic by using the pole star.


It just shows how resourceful people back then were.  Not only did they study the stars out of curiously but also to use.  Well, i do need to do some traveling myself although not by using the stars.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Safe travels! May the stars guide you onward!


Did you hear about Carrier Underwood?  She had multiple miscarriages.  Very sad.


It is, she had some horrible luck.  Glad to know that this pregnancy is sticking for her thought!


Her Husband is a professional Hockey player named Mike Fisher.


Yes, I knew that.  Huge fan of hers. I know she was getting a lot of really nasty messages after her fall with the dogs. I don't get people sometimes.


Yea that is terrible.  I have heard she needed 40-50 stitches.


She did.  She has a wonderful heart. That she is willing to look at adoption and helping charitable organizations.


I agree.  Are you a fan of country music at all?  Apparently it has been around since the 1920s.


I am of some of it.  Being Irish I love the Celtic influences.


That is awesome.  I am not sure i have ever heard any Celtic songs.


It is beautiful.  So many different genres of music, I am a fan of many of them.  Used to collect vinyl. See that is coming back in "fad".


Ya, but most album sales are on Mp3 or CD formats in the 21st century still.


I think more people are just using streaming music now and download from there. Don't know that any formats are going to matter much anymore.


Ya I agree with that.  I find it interesting that the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" was still one of the best selling albums in 2014 even though it was released 40 years ago.


Classic music stands the test of time. So much crossover now. To think that a huge band like Aerosmith can make more money in a video game ( Guitar Hero) than any album? Toys in the Attic is still one of my favs.


I did not realize there was that much money in Video Games.


We actually have that game and bought the whole band system when my son was still at home. My husband is more of a science guy. The fact that the Earths magnetic field reverses is more interesting to him.


It is estimated to be 4.543 billion years old. I was amazed to find out that Jupiter protects us from so many asteroids!


It is sad to think that more than 80 percent of the earth's forests have already been destroyed.


Being the only astronomical object that harbors life you would think we would be more careful with our planet.


Yes, that would be the smart thing to do.


Somewhat too. They use too much water so I do not like them for that


Yeah in the states they use about 12 000 gallons a day


Yeah and in Dubai there is one that use 4 million gallons a day


WOw what a waste. Babe Ruth used to be a golfer too


I know some stuff. Every republican president has had a beard


Hm interesting. Since 1853 the president has either been democrat or republican


Hmm nice. The blue and red colors both parties use came into use only in the 2000s


Hmm pretty late. When Truman visited disneyland he did not want to be photographed in the ride


Yes he did not want to be associated with republicans in any way possible


Yeah pretty strange and he went to the extremes it seems


Yeah I know. Do you use the internet much?


I use it a lot actually , how about you?


Me too ,Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes the three horizontal menu line, very fitting


I know. Did you know you can develop addiction from clicking on the internet?


Yeah I can see that anything in excess can do that to the brain


Yeah. There is a copy of the internet in the library of Alexandria


WOw I wonder how that can even be saved actually


I'm going to listen to am radio so I can try to hear Jupiter's radio storms.


Good day. Do you enjoy that kind of stuff?


Love it, astronomy, the study of phenomena outside Earth's atmosphere, is fascinating.


I took 1 astronomy class in college and I enjoyed it, I just didn't have enough time to dig deeper into it


I took astronomy too, I certainly didn't learn how to find a lost satellite like Scott Tilley did.


ha ha ha. Can you believe Kim jong-un has a degree in physics, imagine being his professor, would you fail him?


Of course not, he could probably get a degree in anything he signed up for cause no one would fail him.


That is what I thought too! So, Pixar studying the physics of curly hair for 3 years took my attention. Some people thrive for excellence, I'm impressed.


That's amazing, like the town, Saadat Shahr, that is nicknamed the "astronomy town", they actually kill all lights at night to view the stars.


I wonder how ancient people learned to navigate the stars, Babylonians were even able to track Jupiter with mathematical precision.


I was happy to hear something positive coming out of Iran. We always hear just the bad.


Must be rough to live in such a hated place.


I can imagine....And it is sad because no one chooses where they want to be born.


If we were born in Canada we'd be forced to listen to 40% Canadian made music when we listen to the radio.


That is not bad because other countries that are not democratic are worse. Think about countries such as Saudi Arabia


I definitely won the country lottery when I was born in the US>


ha ha ha. You certainly did. I once stayed in Dubai for a year and you were not free to wear clothing such as shorts. Buying alcohol was like buying drugs, if caught, you were headed to jail....OMG


Oh wow, that would be so hard to live with, but an enriching experience I'm sure.


Yes, it was. Oh happy holidays and it was great chatting with you.


hey yes I watch them from time to time, they are my favorite kind of movies, you?


Nice me too. Did you ever watch House MD?


ya I've seen tht before, I like Hugh Laurie no one could play the role like he did, I'm glad he makes 700k an episode he deserves it haha


Yeah he did such an amazing job for sure, great show too. Do you like JIm Carrey?


he's ok, I liked him in the 90's but I don't think hes made a good movie in a while, you?


Well he said that he will not do dramas anymore because they do not display positivity


ya, I never thought those were his best movies personally, did you like Michael Caine? I liked him in austin powers 3 haha


Yeah he is a great actor. Do you know why he decided to become an actor?


haha ya I think he was chasing girls! all the cutest girls were in acting classes so he joined, I can't blame him haha


Hahaha I guess he knew what he was after, good for him. DO you enjoy radio dramas?


I've never actually listened to one, but I hear there is a website online where you can listen to some old ones for free, have you ever tried that?


Yeah that is pretty cool. No I have not yet. Do you know who Jon Hamm is or have you seen any of his movies?


isn't he in the show mad men? and wasnt he formerly a high school drama teacher?


Yeah that guy. Yeah he was a teacher and one of his students was Ellie Kemper. I think she is super funny


ya she is in the office shes awesome! do you like any comedies btw?


I do, they are my favorites. What do you think about bromance comedies?


I think they're ok, I liked harold and kumar myself, the rest of them like the hangover weren't really funny imo, what do you think about ryan stiles


Great comedian, I guess it was worth it for him to drop out of high school


haha ya I agree, what do you think of the movie kung foo hustle? I guess bill murray likes it, and I think hes hilarious, so I guess I shoudl watch it haha


I liked the movie but the guy claims it is the best comedy of modern era. Not sure how much I agree there


ok, I guess I should see it anyway, do you know who demetri martin is btw? I have no idea but I guess he was accepted into law school but left to pursue comedy


I love movies, especially comedy! How about you?


I usually watch action movies. Could you tell me what the main emphasis of comedy in movies is?


has a huge emphasis on humour. It makes me laugh and it makes me feel good about myself. Action films are also great too!


Thanks. Is it true that the first silent movies that came out were comedies?


I think it was. I just remember Charlie Chaplin movies were comedies. It is amazing they didn't even need to speak and it was funny. Have you ever watched Comedy Central?


I watched Comedy Central very rarely in all honesty. Charlie Chaplin movies were very funny indeed.


I loved them. Comedy Central is great here and there, but they keep cancelling the good shows.


I'm sorry to hear that. Do you know the actor that dropped out of high school in order to pursue a career in comedy?


I think it was Ryan Stiles. That guy is hilarious. I think he is one in a million to be successful for dropping out, I wouldn't recommend it. Do you know him?


Yes. I have seen him in the Drew Carey show and Two and a Half Men. He was very funny in those shows.


For sure, I loved those shows! He was in whose line is it anyways, the ultimate improv show!


Oh yes I have seen that show. He is very funny because the show is unscripted. Is this correct?


Right and Drew Carrey used to be the host of that one. Great entertainment! Have you seen Green Lantern?


No I haven't but do you recommend any bromantic comedies for me to watch?


IT was supposed to be a comedy with Jack black, but was an action film with ryan reynolds. I loved Pineapple Express, I recommend that bromantic comedy for sure!


Okay thanks I will go ahead and watch it. Thanks for the recommendation.


You are welcome! Did you ever watch Evan Almighty?


No. I haven't watch this movie is it good?


IT was pretty good, had a lot of stars. It is the most expensive comedy film ever made at $200 million! You should check it out, it was so nice chatting with you!


I will. Thank you so much for chatting with me, it was fun. Bye!!


It was very fun, thanks! Enjoy your night!


Did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue comedy?


Wow he must have been a man with a plan or at least a dream


Yeah, he must have. What do you think of Bill Murray, are you a fan?


I think he is great. Apparently he thinks Kung Fu Hustle i s a great comedy. Ever seen it?


Yes, it established many of the cliches we see today


That it did. I thought Murray was great in Caddyshack and Groundhog day.


Groundhog day is a classic. Probably wouldn't know what it was without the movie


Yeah. What about Shakespeare, ever read any of that?


Yeah, it is pretty good stuff. Did you know he invented the name Jessica?


Really? I knew he invented olivia, but not that


I think he also invented Miranda as well.


Well he still does comedies which are part of drama


This is an interesting point. Nice chatting with you.


I can't say that I've heard of him.  lol


I used to listen to his stuff. He is pretty funny. He actually left Harvard law to pursue a comedy career!


Nice!  I like Bill Murray.  Are you a fan of his?


A little. He thinks kung fu is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy!


Yes!  I've never seen that movie I'm going to have to check it out.  Do you know who Ryan Stiles is?


I do not know much about him. I heard he dropped out of high school to pursue comedy.


I was going to ask you who he was.  I like comedies but boy I need to get caught up with who is who.  lol  I did like 3rd Rock from the Sun back in the day.  I see it won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997.


I have not seen that. I think my favorite comedies are bromantic comedies. I did not know that was actually a genre.


I'm not sure what those are.  LOLOL  I'm sorry.  Do you know?


They include movies like Harold and Kumar, and the Hangover.


Oh!  I love those kinds of movies then! hahaha  Are you also a fan of dramas?


Yes, are you? I heard Jim Carey does not make dramas any more because of his belief system.


I am a fan.  I used to watch House a lot, which starred Hugh Laurie,  and Mad Men, which starred Jon Hamm.


I was never into house but I know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


I saw that.  He got paid $700,000 per episode.  I can't even imagine what that would be like.


That is insane. Even $70,000 per episode is absurd.


I know!  Must have had a lot of ad revenue to support those wages.  Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?  It's kind of funny....


I heard it was because all the pretty girls at his high school were in drama class. Smart man.


Yes!  That's hilarious!  It's been nice chatting with you!


I don't keep up on many TV shows, but every once in a while I see clips of various performances from artists on The Voice


I think The Voice its a great show, I like it and think there are a lot of telented people in the show, I liked Brynn Cartellis performance ons season 15


I've heard she's also the youngest winner on the show and the judges all wanted her. She must be very talented


Really the youngest one? I gues she made history then, I guess 15 years old is a young age, I meant I liked her performance on Season 14, I got the seasons all mixed up lol


People with that much talent and confidence at a young age are very rare. Many think she'll be a game changer when it comes to the success of the winners on the show


I guess it does change things, usually older artists have a better preparation and have more experience, she had a tough competition, Spensha Baker, Kyla Jade, Britton Buchanan, all of them great artists.


I think it helps that she was coached by Kelly Clarkson though, despite it being Kelly's first season as a coach. She's been through a similar process before and seen success


She did have a great coach, maybe Kelly was the perfect coach for her, she might have gone through similar problems in her carreer.


Some of the past winners have some quality music, but I think may have high expectations for this winner


I agree with you a song that I liked was Walk My Way, she said that its something people are listening to now, the tune can be heard in ratio stations and also on iTunes as well as other music servies


It's always cool to see people with talent succeed and create music that others enjoy listening to. Maybe one day she'll have as many hits as Kelly Clarkson or Lady Gaga


I think she will, she is a young artist and the only way is up, theres people in the industry that want to work with Cartelli so it would be a good thing to keep her in mind


Definitely. Many that we know today started out on a TV show. Did you know that Lady Gaga was on an MTV show called Boiling Points before her career took off?


I didnt know she was on a show before becoming famous, I guess thats why shes a good actress, the latest movie she was in was pretty good.


She started out performing as a teenager doing similar things to Cartelli. She dropped out of college to pursue music


I guess she took the right decision as she is now loaded with cash, she is the godmother of Elton Johns son, I bet that wouldnt have happen if she remained in college


I'm sure it wasn't easy though. She got her foot in the door through songwriting for a label first


I bet it was a hard road to success but most artists have to face difficulties,


But it's paid off. Now she has so many Twitter followers that the LAPD asked her to tweet information about road construction


Yeah I guess it did, do you like pop music?


I do enjoy most pop music, but it depends on the artist. Sometimes I'll even listen to K-Pop from countries like North Korea


i do! i like to kill time on there. do you?


Very little actually. I need to spend more time on the site.  I know it's highly popular. I think someone said it has 542 million visitors per month.


i believe it, there are a ton of people on there posting things. 1.2 billion comments in 2018 alone. WOW!


That is a lot!  Did you know it was founded by some students at the University of Virginia?


i had heard that! i wonder if they got any money from that, i dont think they still run it


I hope they did. They deserve it.  Do you ever vote on content?


nah i dont really, i tend to just read stuff and keep to myself. a lot of people get really angry on there


I guess that explains the stat i heard. Someone told me that only a little over 50% of people who are on reddit vote on stuff.


and about 50% of THAT 50% like to get angry! thats the internet for you though I guess. even the first reddit comment ever was a comment about how reddit was going downhill! though that is kind of funny


The first comment was to say it was going downhill?  That is so terrible! Talk about not giving something a chance!


haha i know right? someone was setting their standards a little bit too high!


That's for sure!  reddit obviously does well. I mean People made an online magazine related to it.


ive never heard of that! i wonder how successful it is


I don't know. They call it "The Redditor". They have it for people for free online.


interesting! did you know constantly clicking on links can actually form a real addiction? i guess reddit addiction is real


I didn't know it was the clicking that caused the addiction but I did know people could get addicted to being online.


yea i always thought it was the addiction to getting so much info on demand, but i guess you get some satisfaction from the clicking on links.


That's weird.  Then does it mean it's a good or a bad thing that you can get internet everywhere?  I mean, there's even internet service on the peak of Mt. Everest!


wow! i guess you really can never miss the opportunity for that awesome selfie!


I guess not!  That would be showing addiction though in my opinion. Here you are at the top of the world and you are clicking links on your phone!  Anyways, it was nice talking with you!


I do, I enjoy watching the Voice. I was excited that Brynn Cartelli won. She's so talented especially for being 15.


Yeah she was. Kelly Clarkson, her coach, said that she had a maturity that's way beyond her years. They say she could become the show's first mainstream star.


True. I think she may have the best chance to break through as a star


I think so too. Not too many contestants from those types shows seem to make it as big. There's been a few, but plenty seem to struggle.


True, do you listen to any music in particular?


I listen to a little bit of everything. I really like Queen. Did you know that scientist have voted "We Are The Champions" the catchiest pop song of all time?


It is a great song, even I sing it with my team after tournaments. Do you enjoy pop music as well?


I do like some of it. There was a study in 2012 that concluded that Pop Music has grown louder and more musically homogeneous since the mid-1960s.


It is a very popular genre of music. Even the indonesian president released 3 albums during his term


Could imagine if one of our presidents released an album that would be crazy!


What would even be crazier would be if the music was actually good


Yeah that would be pretty wild. Did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer before he became a comedian? That's hard for me to imagine.


Well I'm happy he is a comedian now. Do you follow any other people like Ricky Gervais or Lady gaga?


I do like Lady Gaga. Did you know that her name came from a predictive text glitch?


That is unconventional, much like her work in visual experimentation


Yeah it is. She's also godmother to Elton John's son.


I think here music like poker face or just dance are quite enjoyable as well. Her fashion sense, well is sometimes weird by my standards


Yeah it is. I guess that helps make her more memorable.


True. I guess any publicity or buzz is better than none. In any case, I enjoyed the chat very much and I hope you have a nice day.


So I guess involuntary pornography like face swapping celebrity faces onto pornographic material is being banned.


From Reddit anyway - the deep-fake celebrity variety.  I think the rest of their porn is up and running.


It looks like they are also targeting revenge porn or other faked images since their rules have been updated.


Yes, I believe you're correct.  I know Tumblr is banning all porn, real and faked.


Interesting. I thought that that is what a lot of people go there to look for.


Yes, that's exactly what people have commented.  Starbucks is installing filters so you can't watch porn on their wifi - which honestly, I can't imagine anybody doing in a coffee shop LOL!


Oh, yeah. I guess people like to watch porn anywhere. I noticed someone at the public computers of a hotel lobby looking at porn before. Do you think that all deepfakes should be eliminated?


I KNOW I would be upset if I were the victim of a deep-fake porn thing.  Wouldn't you be?


Yes, I would be. But if they are shut down in one place they will probably just appear at another place.


Yes, and it is so unfair.  There are few US laws to turn to when you are a victim, celebrity or not.  Can you imagine your boss seeing it!


Yes, that would be horrible. I wonder if a lot of these sites are changing just because of pressure from celebrities.


I don't think so, the law regards the face swapping as 'parody or satire' which is protected by the First Amendment.  I don't know what the motivation was except maybe to get on the good side of somebody and not have all their porn banned.


Celebrities get a lot of special treatment. There is a secret room for at Pixar studio that is often visited by celebrities. I wonder what it is like.


Yes, I wonder too as I read they go there often.  Did you know Robin Williams was the first celebrity to perform voices in animated films?


No, I didn't know that, but that makes sense. He was so funny.


He was.  I think it came from inner pain though.  So are you a big Reddit fan?


I never muched like Reddit. I can't get used to the format. How about you?


The format turns me off as well.  I only go there if I get directed by a search on a particular subject.  I don't get the voting, etc.  Also, some of those folks are a wee bit extreme.


That's true. I do end up there sometimes as well for one thing or another. And yes, I don't understand how people can spend hours there arguing.


Sometimes life events are such that you need an outlet where you can feel free to be ugly without consequences is my guess.  Also, I think a lot of people use the porn part.


It's funny that the first comment on reddit was a complain that it was going downhill, but that it is still going. Maybe see you there one day, or maybe not.


I do. Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storms in the AM radio?


Cool. DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Sometimes, they play a ton of Canadian music though during the day


Yes but that is because they are required by law to play 40% canadian music


Yeah. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios during WWII?


Yes they used pencils and razorblades, pretty inventive


Yesh I know and I wonder what kind of information they caught in those


Yes me too. Do you speak any latin at all?


I do not but there is a radio station that plays their news in latin in Finland


Yeah pretty cool, I wonder how many listeners they have though


I do sometimes, there is a free website for them. DO you like pop music?


I sure do. Even north Korea has a pop band which is super famous there


Yes. Did you know that pop music is becoming more homogenous over time?


Yes it seems so. THe president of Indonesia is a pop singer too


Yes and he has released three albums since he has taken over the office


Nice. Even Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s


Wow cool. DO you know which song is the catchiest according to science?


Yes that is We are the champions, I agree too with them


Yeah and it is so popular too. Nice chatting today.


It is known as a culinary destination. When it first opened the market was surrounded by warehouses.


The hipsters went? Or the upscale crowd?


Probably the hipsters and the upscale crowd to be cool haha. A lot of new restaurants and cafes have popped up in the neighborhood though there is still a bit of the warehouse feel around it.


I guess the incrowd likes going to low rent area.


You can get small bites like biscuits with pimento cheese and grilled salmon collar (what is a salmon collar?!). Sounds expensive. I think I'd go for the monstrous steaks to share instead.


I think the collar is flesh around the head. Tasty. Steaks == good too! Mmm.


I'm not fancy enough haha! There is also Eleanor Upscale bowling.


Bowling? Is there anything MORE hipster these days? I would not go unless I could have a private alley.


Haha, well how about a sleek sushi bar? They have those too.


Hm. Well maybe. With bowling? That's an odd combination. Did you ever play Pacman?


Sorry, I think the sushi bar is a different establishment. Sure, I used to play Pacman. Why do you ask?


Pac Man had 256 levels. There was a bug. The last level could not be completed. That is a horrible disappointment.


Oh, man. Thant would drive me bonkers. In the US they were going to call Packman Puckman but they didn't for obvious reasons...


In Japanese, pakku pakku is the sound of opening and closing the mouth. The ghosts have different personalities. Which ghost would you be?


Pakku pakku, that sounds exactly like the sound it makes, ha! I never knew that about the ghost personalities! What are my options?


Blue red yellow orange. I think red is aggressive. A bitter desire for revenge? I dunno.


Well, I leave the choice to you. You +are+ Red. Did you know that every time pac-man eats a regular dot, he stops moving for one frame (1/60th of a second), slowing his progress by roughly ten percent—just enough for a following ghost to overtake him.


I feel like I have noticed that. Would I be able to notice that? Hmm.


i do. i cant believe people watch so much netflix.


So do I, although I do not spend much time watching it every day. I have to agree with you, many people are addicted to video games but a lot are also addicted to netflix.


yea i maybe use my netflix once a month. i cant be one of these binge people.


I cannot either.  I do not understand why and how people can stay up all night watching some random TV show.


i cant lie i have watched whole seasons of the office and parks and rec on their. but i was on vacation at home at the time. i rarely just sit around and watch tv.


The only shows that I have watched on netflix are marvel and DC ones such as the flash. I also do watch some anime.


i like all of that. i hear the flash is worth it. i do enjoy anime.


Ah, a fellow weeb. What is your favorite anime? Mines probably Death Note of No Game No Life.


i really enjoyed one punch man. but i love dragon ball a lot. all of them.


I also loved one punch man. There is a season two coming out, although it will not be made by the original madhouse studios.


i wasnt aware of that. i never read the comic.


Did you know that from 9 pm to 12 am, netflix consumes 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


i was reading that. i cant believe that. its like all people ever do anymore.


Netflix was founded after the founder paid 40 dollars on a late vhs copy.


its amazing how a small idea like that can grow into a billion dollars.


That right there is how every single tech giant today started. Take google, or facebook. They were all ideas.


yes most of these companies started in a garage.


Yes, although some did start in a small apartment as well.


Speaking of humans, we may have only lost our body hair 240,000 years ago!


i wonder if it was because of climate change.


Maybe. There is also a frequency of sound that causes fear in humans. Talk about scary!


i like that they dont list the frequency. i'll have to look it up.


Although you probably should not listen to it, or it might instill you with fear!


i was going to use it on other people... like a supervillian.


Well, first of all you would need a villan-y laugh. Good luck trying to take over the world with a bunch of invisible waves.


i'll broadcast it over a super successful netflix and youtube show.


Lol, good luck getting that to work. Maybe throw up a huge speaker into space and blast your sound from there.


Good idea. Anyways, nice chatting with you! Have a nice day and good luck taking over the world! I'll be rooting for you.


I do, im one of the 58 million subscribers in North America what about you?


Nice, no I don't currently have an account, but I most likely will get one eventually.


Yeah well Netflix has a lot of debt so it can disaper one day like 22 billion dollars in debt


Yeah that is true, but I don't see that happening any time soon.


I dont know, I hope they dont file bankrupcy in the mean while I will enjoy the service, they sure spend a lot on postage though


Yeah they sure do, I don't think they will continue to do the physical stuff in the future.


Doesn't sound like a good business, did you know that Blockbuster had the chance to buy the company.


I think I read about that a while back, they certainly had their chance, sounds like several of them actually.


One thing is certain they must be regretting that decision and also those late fees since Netflix got created thanks to them


Yeah and it sounds like it was late fees that got the whole company started!


Yeah a very angry Reed Hastings, who said I'm just going to start my own thing.


Yeah, well he made the right call Netflix now accounts for 33% of the bandwith in North America


Holy cow, that is a crazy amount for one company!


Yeah and with YouTube they make half of the internet peak, so pretty impressive numbers.


That is massive, and most likely going to continue to grow in the future.


I think it will, both companies although the Disney streaming service is a threat to the company


Yeah it sure is, I wonder what will happen with Disney?


I think they are going to be successful some of the series sound great, like Loki and also The Scarlet witch.


Yeah those sure do.  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hi, how are you? Did you know that before 1963, it was not uncommon for US students  to read from the Bible as part of their elementary education?


Things have certainly changed!     Do you know much about Shania Twain?


I was watching a movie about her on the Reelz Channel.     She suffered a lot.


How did she suffer? You mean growing up?


She suffered from abuse and extreme poverty as a child and young woman.


She went through it all and came out a star. Has she won any awards?


Not sure, but she is the highest selling solo female artist in country music history.


That's great! Is she married? Does she have kids?


Shania Twain has been married at least twice.    Her first divorce was covered extensively by the tabloids.


Was she married to another singer, some famous guy?


I think he was a regular person, but he reportedly had an affair with her best friend.


That's horrible. I guess she must have been heartbroken. Who did marry the next time?


Shania Twain then married the ex-husband of that same friend.     Friends and Lovers and all that, I guess.


Wow. That's tough. I gotta wonder how that marriage worked. I think it's hard for famous people to stay married. A lot of pressure.


Too true.    It amazes me Johnny Depp has managed to act, play guitar and keep his marriage intact.


I don't know how he does it. Women must throw themselves at the guy. Crazy.


Too true.    Not only all that, but Depp is related to Queen Elizabeth of England!


He really is royalty! I did not know that. That's an interesting connection. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good evening!


He is a nice guy too, he travels with his Jack Sparrow costume so he can visit kids in hospitals.


He does great work with the kids. He doesn't have to make time, but he does. That's great! Thanks for the chat! Have a good evening!


Good evening, and remember not to warm up your car in ohio, where that is illegal!


I am from Chicago and had no idea that Europe was baking...


climate change has had an impact on everything from here to the sun


Agreed. We have had a very mild winter here.


The climate seems cyclic and some argue its man made whereas others say its the natural order of things


I have heard that too. A friend of myne argues for the cyclical affect and says the ice age will make a return...


Even with the sun producing some much energy for our planet we still have not found a way to harness its potential completely


I agree. The cost of solar is prohibitive for residental use and not enough incetive for commercial.


Do you follow the events that are ongoing in astronomy like th eMars landing?


Not really but I do regularly watch the news so if it is featured there, I catch parts of it. Do you?


I do, I have been following the Mars landing and how it affects the other planets


Sounds interesting. What's the best tidbit you share at parties?


I usually share things about work or family. How about you?


Same. I meant what's the beast about the mars landing... Anything interesting from that?


Oh, I usually talk about the pictures coming back from Mars and how the Chinese seemed to have taken the lead lately


Didn't' they just land on the moon? I remember reading something about that...


I believe it was Mars but I could be mistaken. I watched the landing on Mars for NASA on YouTube


Nice. How long have you been into Mars/astronomy?


SInce I was a kid and got my first telescope at Christmas to stare at the moon and stars


Sounds nice. I want to get my kids a telescope but we live in the woods and don't get a lot of open area to view the stars and planets. Any thoughts?


I would recommend it you don't want them to miss even the smallest chance to learn about the stars and planets first hand


Thanks. I think I will invest in something for them. What is something in the reading to the left that you found interesting?


I got stuck on the planets because of my passion for the subject


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lol wow,  that is a slow orbiting planet.


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


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


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


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


I have heard it doesnt meet the mass requirements.


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


That must be interesting, like Venus that doesnt tilt!


Right. Its been great chatting with you!


I wouldn't call myself a fan but her songs were catchy. It's been a while since I've seen her.


She had a bout with Lyme Disease, which ravaged her vocal chords. She is making a comeback, but she is a shell of her former "glory" so to speak. Are you familiar with her unfortunate past?


I did not know that she had Lyme disease. That's an awful thing to get. I heard about a messy divorce with a husband that cheated on her.


Yeah, and she suffered through extreme poverty and abuse years ago too. But, as she sings, "Man, {she) feels like a woman."


I remember that song. Speaking of country music, did you know that it has it's roots in celtic music?


No, but I can detect the same propensity for "kissing the blarney stone" is each art form. Twain was recently chronicalled in a series called, "The Price of Fame" which also looked at stars like Johnny Dep and others.


I know that Johnny Depp has had issues lately but I have liked a lot of his movies. Did you know that he is related to Queen Elizabeth?


That is where he must have learned that  British accent he had in Pirates of the Caribean!


Ha ha, maybe. He is also a guitarist that has even played with Marilyn Manson, Oasis, and Aerosmith. Pretty big names.


Really! And yet he still has time to put on a costume and tickle audiences with performances like Edward Scissorhands, where his memorable role only required him to utter 196 words.


Wow! I didn't realize it was so few. I'm very surprised that Nicolas Cage was the person who convinced him to pursue acting. It was while they were playing Monopoly. How in the world did those two end up together playing Monopoly?


I would have like to have seen the two in the same movie together! I was not a big fan of Dep's performance in Willy WOnka, but I am too emotionally connected to the Gene Wilder version of the movie. I guess that is also why Wilder refused to watch the 2005 remake, because he feared disappointment.


I agree. Wilder was great in that role and I'm such a fan of his work. I sometimes forget that Depp's breakout role was 21 Jump Street. That was so long ago.


Yeah, and he wasn't wearing a strange costume or anything!  Did you hear he may be dressing up as Dr. Suess for a movie?


I did not. I wonder what movie that's for? I did hear that he always carries his Jack Sparrow costume so that he can visit children't hospitals dressed up as the character at any point. That's a very nice thing to do.


Really? That is so cool! I think he has been nominated for like three Academy Awards, but he has had so many memorable roles, you would think he might have more honors.


If I remember correctly Ed Wood was one of those and he was great in that. Did you know that he sold pens before acting?


Nice. The pen is mightier than the sword, but selling pens sometimes leads to acting with swords! He is a director too. He directed the 1997 film, the Brave. Have you seen it?


No I didn't. I had no idea he had directed. By the way, He never won an Oscar but he has won Golden Globes so he has had some recognition.


Oh, nice.  Doesn't he drive weird cars?  Maybe he has one of those cars legal in SOuth Africa that is equipped with a flamethrower! Hey, nice chatting with you! Bye Bye!


How's it going, are you a Johnny Depp fan, he has been nominated 3 times for an Academy Award


Yeah he is a good actor, he also directed the film brave in 1997.


I've never seen "The Brave", I wonder if it was any good


I haven't seen it either Johnny Depp is a talented musician too


That's pretty cool, Depp also adopted a horse from the film Sleepy Hollow so it wouldn't be put down


Oh that is so sweet, he is such a good person


Yea, Depp is also producing a biopic on Dr. Seuss too


Yeah he is a great actor, musician ad a producer. Do you listen to country music?


Sometimes I listen to it, I like the Country music more influenced by folk music


It originated in the southern part of the united states and it does have roots from folk music.


Yea Country music features a lot of banjos, fiddles and harmonicas, a crazy combination


George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins


That's pretty neat. It's unfortunate Henry Ford helped popularized country music due to his fear of jazz


it is. there are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame


That's odd considering country music was influenced by blues


yeah, country music genre was the most listened to rush hour radio during the evening commute in 2009


That's pretty crazy, I wonder if country is popular in South Africa, they could listen to it while driving their flame-thrower equipped cars


It's also pretty cool you can become a professional race car driver from playing Gran Turismo


really it might help people get their driver's license


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


hi how are you? i watch basketball sometimes.


I am good, thanks! I like watching it. Do you remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar?


Yes, Lew Alcindor? Yes, he was a great player. he was dominant and a great actor too


For sure! He got the dunk banned for like a decade he was so good at it


they were scared of the man! he was dominant! he made other teams look weak, but that was not his fault.


For sure, he couldn't help it lol! Speaking of college, did you know who the most losingest coach is in kansas history?


Most losingest would be that fellow what invented the sport. that canadian.


right! James Naismith I think his name was. You think he could have rigged the game in his favor lol


Make up rules on the spot? Yeah, that would cool. he could psych out the refs.


right, and what a loser would do lol! Did you know 39 of the 50 states have college coaches as the highest paid state employees


Yes, we love our sports. college is now a sports franchise. soon the degrees will be optional extra.


that is a good way to put it. I know my state is one of the 39. Did you ever hear about the basketball court at the us supreme court building?


The court at the top is the highest court in the land. it is the place that the justices do battle royale to decide major cases.


that would be fun to watch. See Justice Ginsburg throw down an alley-oop


RBG in the hay-ouse! Yes, the highest court is for the big showdowns and dunks are fine.


lol! Did you hear what new zealand calls one of their teams there


New Zealand is a tiny country! They have a basketball team?


I think a league. They have a team called the tall blacks....yikes.....


That is a play on the name All Blacks. Anyway, great chat!


interesting! Good chatting with you also. Enjoy your weekend!


Not the biggest one TBH, but I do find some of the facts and details behind certain sports to be fascinating.  What about yourself?


Same here.  I have a friend who is a fan of Associate football. Have you heard of it?


Yeah, I think they refer to it by it's slang term "soccer" over here, but they call it "football" everywhere else in the world.


Yeah, Americans use the slang term, soccer. I wonder where it came from?


I have no clue.  I'm told it's really popular though.  It makes more money than football, baseball, basketball, hockey and golf COMBINED.  That's a LOT of dough!


Yeah. Most soccer is played with two teams, but there is a version played with three that I would love to see!


Yeah, I dunno how that would work.  I tell ya, you gotta be in GOOD shape to play soccer, they say a player runs an average of 7 miles per game!  I get tired just thinking about it.  HAHA!


Really!  I am winded from adjusting my seat cushion... I hear Jon Stewart was an accomplished player.


Yeah, I think he represented US in a big game.  Can't recall which one though.  Even more awesome player to me though is Didier Drogba.  He singlehanded stopped a civil war in his home country!


He must have quite a leg on him to kick the butts of an entire nation!  Another noteworthy player is German Mezut Ozil, who donated winning from the Olympics to help Brazilian children.


That's very admirable!  Speaking of sports.. how about basketball?  Do you follow it much?  I find it neat that basketball and volleyball were both invented by the YMCA.


Nice!  Basketball is a highly regarded sport. So high, in fact, that the Supreme Court has a basketball court on top of their building.


Yeah, I heard that people even take time off from work during March Madness just so they can catch all the games.


What other reason is there?  LOL  Have you heard of the New Zealand Basketball team named the Tall Blacks?


Can't say I've heard of that one!  Did you know Shaq has only ONE record 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career?  I find that surprising!


In B-ball, it's about what you can do that matters.  James Naismith, the inventor of basketball learned that lesson. He was the only coach in the history of the University of Kansas to ever have a losing record!


Yeah, that's true!  Speaking of losing... they say the Washington General has played the Harlem Globetrotters over 13,000 times but only won SIX of the game.  SIX.  Course, it IS the Harlem Globetrotters they were going against....


Another one of league's surprising facts. Like, did you know that actor Clint Eastwood, king of the spaghetti western, developed an allergy to horses?


That would suck!  Bet it would limit the amount of roles he took in the future!


Yeah!  Well, I'll leave you with this factoid: On "no vehicles to school day" two students rode their horses and were suspended. Since when is a horse considered a vehicle?  Nice chatting with you!


Hey, it was great chatting with you as well.  You have a good afternoon!


Wheaton Hills sounds like a nice community. I hope that kind of genuine community will be coming back because of Peak Oil and relocalization.


Yeah seems nice. Do you like basketball?


I'm not a sports fan at all, I"m afraid. How about you?


Yes,  I watch basketball sometimes. Did you know space jam is the highest grossing basketball movie?


Not until just now. Do you like horses? Interesting how it took so many thousands of years for humans to domesticate them in the Old World, but Native Americans did it so quickly after Europeans let them escape into the wild.


Thats really interesting. Horses, sharks and orangutans are all ticklish


Orangutans I can see, since they're related to us. Hard to imagine a shark being ticklish -- or anyone having the nerve to try it.


Thats what I was thinking,  who tried to tickle a shark lol


I should Google przewalski's horse -- I wonder how much different they are genetically from domesticated horses.


One horse has a peak power of 14.9 horsepower.


Funny that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy. Seems like I recall seeing him on horses in The Unforgiven, but maybe he was taking medication.


Yeah maybe a lot of benadryl or claritin.  Hes in a lot of westerns


I loved the spaghetti westerns he did with Leone.


I hear once an icelandic horse leaves iceland, it can never return.  I wonder why not.


That's weird. I wonder that myself. Maybe it's to protect their horse population from foreign diseases?


Weird that they've got their own fifth speed, too. I guess that's genetic?


I guess so,  that is weird,  I looked up tolting once on Yutube awhile back.  Since, im not a horse expert,  it looks like a regular trot to me lol


I've had fairly little contact with horses myself, aside from feeding them through fences and getting bitten by one.


Ive taken a few riding lessons, thats about it.


I've been on a horse once, LOL. Nice chatting with you!


Another shooting at Walmart....so sad to see these things happening


Yes, it is sad to hear about these things.  Do you think the world is getting worse or we are able to see it easier now that cameras are everywhere and the internet it available to all.


It was nice to read that a bystander stepped in an prevented more people from losing their life.


Amen to that.  Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I thought maybe you had left in your car to go get something to eat at McDonalds...lol


Yeah, sorry about that.  I was lost in my office.


I have a GMC truck but the car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I have a really old mercedes and a few parts to a Model T that I am trying to restore


That's cool.  I remember restoring the model T days.  Those were glorious.  It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


I know I have been trying to get one installed in my mercedes but no one does that where i live.


It's really a great idea.  Back in the "good ole days," we had them in the truck and it was easy to settle disagreements and cook weiners.


Too funny!  I might trade in the Mercedes and go with a Cadillac. I love the name and the quality of their cars


Yes, they are top notch.  Levi made bing crosby a denim tuxedo after he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans


I thought Bing was more well known for his sport jacket than his jeans


Squirrelly men wear skinny jeans.  Skinny jeans can cause nerve damage


The worst jeans ever made IMO. They remind me of the early days of jeans with hippies.


Lol.  Too funny.  They are soo goofy looking.  Vans, north face, nautica, jansport, timberland, lee jeans, wrangler... are all owned by the same company


I did not know that! I despise Wrangler and Lee jeans but love my levi's


I didn't think you could get them in stretchy?


hey, they are ok but I must I I prefer dogs, what about you?


I like them both. In Japan they have cat cafes


haha that's funny, cats are robust though they have not had a cat extinction in over 10,000 years


yeah they are good at that. if they live to 15, they would have slept for 10 of those years


wow that is wild, what is sad though is white cats are like 85% likely to be both deaf and have blue eyes


yeah, I had a white persian once and she was deaf, but so gorgeous


oh nice, ya I always had dogs, would you ever own a glow in teh dark cat? I guess they exist


wow. and the major of a town in alaska is a cat


ah interesting, kind of scary though that 86000 people go to the hospital every year due to tripping over their cat or other pet


that is a lot of people. did you ever see the monive godfather 1?


I have seen that movie, it is one of my favorites, what about you?


yeah me too. the cat in that movie was a stray that was found on set


oh thats nice, do you like insects at all? I guess people will raise them for food


I am not a fan. do you know much about gold bugs?


haha no tell me about them, I do know about lightning bugs, I guess they are close to 100% efficient


the gold bugs breathe in disslved gold and excrete it in solid form


wow that is cool I want one! did you ever see a rolly poly? I guess theyre more related to lobsters and not bugs


that is cool. there is a massive highway in the sky of bugs


haha that sounds crazy, have you heard of the photuris lightning bug? they can actually mimic the blinking of other bugs to atrract and then eat them


how creative. and there is a wasp that turns ladybugs into zombie babysitters


haha that is scary, I do love Bill Murray and apparently he played the human torch on the radio back in the 70's


Im more of a dog person, what about you?


I go both way I guess. In Japan there are cat cafes


They must really love cats in Japan, they do sleep a lot, when they are 15 years old they have already spend 10 of those years sleeping


Yeah they sure love that. An author once used his cat as a coauthor on a paper


He did? why did he do that lol was he crazy!!


Just so he would not get criticized for using first person plural


Oh I see, still doesnt make a lot of sense but oh well, did you watch The Godfather?


Yeah, and the opening scene cat in the movie was a stray that had been found on the set


That is one lucky cat, I bet it never though that it was going to become a movie star that day,


True. A cat is the mayor in the town of Talkeetna in Alaska


I guess some people are just crazy about cats! his been the mayor since 1997 I wonder what are his deeds as mayor


Yeah that is pretty interesting for sure, wonder how that idea came about


Maybe he was a better candidate than most politicians running for mayor at  that town, insects are also interesting


Yeah they are. Have you heard of the golden bugs?


No, I havent heard of them, they sound special


Yeah they breathe in dissolved gold and produce it as a solid, pretty amazing


Wow!! I must get me one of those lol I am in deep need of gold, insects come from the latin word insectum


Yeah indeed. Did you now that the color red in food coloring comes from a bug?


Thats disgusting im never having red coloring again, yuck


Hey what do you prefer cats or dogs? I know that I personally don't like cats lol


I like all animals, really. Cats are pretty harmless; by the time they've reached 15 years old, they've slept 10 of those years if you can believe it!


That is crazy! I love the movie The Godfather, and I can't believe the cat in the opening scene was actually a stray


There's talent everywhere, I guess! Haha. A physicist was published listing his cat as a coauthor, so they have a large range of skills!


That is one special cat! Kind of like the cat who is the mayor of Talkeetna Alaska, that cat is doing a great job because it's been the mayor since 1997!


They're also known to lift the spirits of those around them, otherwise the cat cafes in Japan wouldn't make any money!


I want to go to a Dog Cafe! I don't want to go to a cat cafe haha. I also don't want to go to an insect Cafe, I think insects are gross


Oh, I don't. It's hard to think over 90% of the animal life is "gross".


Haha well it's not hard for me haha. Have you ever seen a tiny red bug that is usually found on concrete? It's apparently called a clover Mite, I've never heard of it though


I think I remember seeing them when I would play outside as a kid. Maybe you won't find the "gold bugs" gross. They actually breathe in and excrete solid gold!


That sounds awesome! I want a set of those and then to sell the gold for money. I'd also like to ride on a highway of bugs LOL like ladybugs


Haha, if you think bugs are gross, I'm not sure you'd want to be in the middle of billions of bugs traveling around.


That's a good point! It just sounds fun to be on a bug Highway haha. How often do you listen to the radio by the way?


You like to jump around in conversations a lot, huh? I listen to the radio whenever I'm in the car. How about you?


I don't listen to the radio very much. I think it's mostly just listen to YouTube, but apparently you can listen to a Jupiter radio storm if you are on the right Channel


Yes, it just need to be an AM capable radio, probably not one of those that soldiers made in WW2.


No those are called Foxhole radios. They were made with razor blades and also pencils, don't ask me how that is possible though haha


To understand that would require the understand of radio waves to begin with.


Yes I think so. I won't understand why Canada requires 40% of all Canadian radio to be of Canadian origin though, that doesn't leave a lot of room for others


I would imagine it creates a sense of Nationalism.


What about the Finnish radio station that broadcast in Latin? That is not nationalistic I don't think, but it must appeal to someone because it's been around since 1989


I enjoy eating fish! LOL. I do not have feelings either way about fish in the ocean.


Did you know there is a breed of Jellyfish that is immortal?


That sounds like a terrible life! Boring, just floating around, watching reruns on TV.


Hilarious. Did you know that a Seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


That is interesting! I wonder why they are the only ones. What is your favorite fish to eat?


I personally like sushi and sashimi, that is a variety of fish.


LOL. I like salmon and tuna. Do you like dogs? Not to eat.


I think dogs are cool, aren't they color blind?


They are not completely color blind. They have great ears and noses though.


Interesting, well dogs can understand pointing instinctively, did you know that?


I bet they are tuned into all kinds of human communication. Tone of voice, expression.


Interesting. What about dance, are you interested? Tupac was a dancer.


I am a terrible dancer. I shouldnot dance within 200 yards of another person.


I was a Tupac fan, I remember when he was a backup dancer for Digital Underground.


Wow, the guy really had a lot of talent. I think he died far too young.


Yeah, he was pretty good. I didn't know that Michael Jackson has a patent on a device to help with his dance moves.


He was a real innovator on the dance floor and in the studio. I never saw him live. Pity.


Me either, I was too young. Apparently Bruce Lee was also a great dancer, did you know that?


Bruce had tremendous bodily control, but it also takes a sense of rhythm to dance. He was unique.


Yeah, he was pretty good. Well nice chatting with you.


Me neither, but it seems a nice city, the National Mall in spring is filled with cherry trees in bloom.


I've seen pictures.  Yes it does look beautiful.  I wonder if they have any goldfish in any of those water fountains there?  lol  The oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old!


That is a long time, I wonder if its remembers those 43 years or only the last 5 minutes. There is also a breed or jellyfish that is immortal. That is longer than 43, but I am not sure that I would want to be an immortal jellyfish.


You and me both!  Since jellyfish are 98% water, they evaporate in the sun!


That must be painful, if they could sense pain. I don't feel bad for them for all the pain they inflict on people.


haha  There was a koi fish named Hanako that lived for 226 years!


Fish can be useful for research, the illnesses that can affect the zebrafish also affect humans.


Interesting!  There is a species of fish that lives on land all its adult life.  Have no idea what it's called though.  lol


I think it is a mudskipper, I don't know it they live on land, but they can "walk".


That might be it.  There is a fish called the barreleye fish that has a transparent head.  Do you like dogs?


Yes I like dogs, but I don't have one. They are smart they understand pointing.


That's neat!  Some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway!


That is smart of them, in Istanbul you can donate empty water bottles and they feed stray dogs with the money.


That's a good idea!  Dogs drink with the underside of their tongues.  So, that is perfect for them.


Do you think dogs can dance ? That would be cute.


They might!  If they can learn over a 1000 words and can reason better than chimps, then they might have the ability to learn how to!  Do you like to dance?


Yeah, but I don't practice much, Bruce Lee must have practiced a lot to win a cha-cha championship.


Nice!  I didn't know he was a dancer.  The first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955!  It's been fun chatting!


Martial arts are likes dances, but with more physical contact. Have a nice day.


Hey how are you? You know who Kelly Towles is by chance?


Hi!  I'm good.  I'm afraid I'm not familiar with her.  Where would I know her from?


Not really sure, she's an artist but I'n not sure how famous. She was in DC from their Dream Day celebration, seemed pretty cool


Nice!  Maybe we can talk about fish? lol


For sure, fish are crazy. You go fishing much? I was never aware that seahorses had the only necks of any fish.


I didn't know that either about them.  Yes.  I do fish a lot I actually live right on a lake.


Nice, I used to fish when I was younger, not so much anymore. Zebrafish sound very human like, 84% of their disease genes are like humans.


That's interesting.  Have you ever seen a black swallower fish?  I'm not familiar with them but they can eat prey that is twice the length of their bodies and 10 times their own weight.  Yikes.


That's crazy, just happy dogs can't do that. Jellyfish are pretty insane too, some are immortal.


Isn't that crazy?  Freshwater fish only drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  That's kind of odd.  I always wondered how a fish drank since they are always in the water. lol


For sure, I heard that a lot of fish from the furthest depths of the ocean are found to have plastic in them, that's super scary.


That is sad.  I was reading about that the other day ironically.  All the plastic in the world eventually makes it's way into the water supplies.  Terrible actually.


True, some people still don't get how big of a problem that is, which is even scarier. Dogs though, they get it.


I like dogs. I have a couple of them.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing?


Really, would never have guessed that. I love my dog, I don't know what I


Google is a dog company...they put it their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  lol


I've heard that, they also do the hunting, herding, pulling loads, military stuff and companionship, truly mans best friend.


Yes they are!  Did you know that they aren't color blind?  They just can't see as many different colors as humans can.


I have heard that, I wonder how they know that. If you're ever in Istanbul, you should find some recycled bottles and use them at the vending machines that releases food and water for stray dogs.


Isn't that a cool they do that.  Too bad something like that can't happen here in the states.


For sure, people would rather have that 5 cents than feed dogs I'm sure. I gotta go take my dog for a walk though, great chatting. Have a great night!


Hi there, yeah I sure do, mostly the english league though.  How about you?


I do a little bit.  Mainly because a friend of mine follows it close.  I know he mentions Manchester United. lol  They call soccer football in other parts of the world other than the US.


Yeah its football mostly everywhere but here in the states.  I don't know why we named NFL football, football in the first place.


I'm not sure either.  I think Americans call soccer that because it's slang for association football.


Yep, that is right, started as a slang term years back and stuck ever since.


Soccer makes more money than all of the other major sports combined.  That shows how popular it is around the world.


Wow, yeah it really goes to show how more popular it is!


I know.  There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.  I never heard of that.


I never have either, I wonder if they use the same size field or bigger?


I'm not sure.  I'm definitely going to look it up though.  Jon Stewart once played in college and represented the US at the PanAm games in 1983.  I didn't realize he was that old.


That is very impressive, I didn't know that about him.


I didn't either.  Did you ever have an original nintendo system?


I sure did, I think I have it still somewhere in my basement lol.  How about you?


I did too.  The original could only display 54 colors and we thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. lol  Now looking back it's terrible compared to the systems of today.


Yeah 54 were plenty enough back then, now I think kids would get bored with it.


Yes.  lol  They finally stopped making the Nintendo system in Japan in 2003.  I thought they stopped it long before that.


Hey, that is still one heck of a good run for an entertainment system!


No doubt.  I remember being excited at the Super Nintento too.  lol  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy he came out around that time.


Oh yeah plenty of Mario Bros. and yeah we used to watch him in grade school.  How about you?


I watched him too.  lol  He was discovered by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!  I had no idea.


Nice!  Well nice talking, hope you have a good day!


Hey there have you ever seen the show The Walking Dead before?


I used to watch it religiously and then I lost interest as the plots repeated ad infinitum.


I agree with you. I only got through about the first season and then I had enough haha. I guess Rick changed during the show as well


Yes, in season 2 he became a tyrant. I quit watching, I think it was season 4, after his group got captured by another clan that ate people. I did find it exciting for the time I viewed it. It seemed like there was a surprising turn every show.


Might watch some more of it I guess, it airs every Sunday at 9 p.m.


Yeah, I would watch again too but I no longer get that station. I did download the comic version onto a tablet several years ago but now I can't find the tablet.


changing topics from zombies, what do you think about humans though? do you tihnk we are evolving?


Sure we are. The question is which direction are we going? Sometimes I think that humanity is sinking back into the soup from which we came. So much mistrust and hatred around. Speaking about our common ancestors, did you know that until fairly recently, couple of hundred thousand years, we used to be as furry as other animals?


Wow I didn't know that. You're right though, we lost our body hair around 240,000 years ago, we are also adapted for persistent running which makes us excellent at endurance


Yeah, I lost that trait from my lineage. I don't think that I could run a block without collapsing. I think I was evolved more to use my mind than my body. Lack of vitamin C maybe.


Haha I wonder if we could genetically enhance ourselves to fix that defective enzyme though? Then I wouldn't ever have to eat my vegetables LOL


I'm with you. It's strange that other animals can synthesize it and humans can't. Do you suppose it's planned obsolescence?


Well that's a good theory. It's also an interesting idea that our ribs will regrow in only two or three months, I wonder if other animals can do that too? Maybe we can have a rib Farm of pigs so that way we would never have to kill them?


LOL! I like that idea. What fascinates me is that only ribs can be regrown, why not other bones? I wonder if is because ribs protect our vital organs? Mother Nature usually has a reason for things.


that is a good question, I wish we could regrow things like arms and legs. If Only Humans had adapted and evolved to regrow those things instead of persistent running LOL


Yes but if we could regrow everything we'd be overrun with relatives, most of whom are in-laws.


Haha great point! I also think it's interesting that there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, do you think that also exists for In-laws?


I don't think so, the only way I got rid of them is to get divorced. I had heard about that frequency before and meant to look it up. I assume it is probably a low freq. like an animal's growl, ya think?


Yes I think so, I also wonder if that's the sound that people hear when they think that they see a ghost haha. Do you watch any actors on TV by the way?


I couldn't tell you the names of any tv actors, even those on my favorite shows. My mind doesn't work that way but I can name the characters the actors play.


What do you think about Jim Carrey by the way? Surely you've heard of him, he's also said that he's never going to make another drama again, he'll only make comedies


Hi, are you a Walking Dead fan? My wife is beyond fan to fanatic on that show (I have tepid interest). Rick or any main characters death sends he into depression and anxiety.


I watched a few of the first episodes.  I enjoyed the interactions among the humans, but having a mindless villain was not very interesting to me.  It appears to be losing viewers.


Yes, it was reported to have shed 5 million viewers from it's peak, but still has 7 million viewers making it Cable TV's highest viewership which is really something as many seasons as it's been on.


I do know that fans are fanatic.  Apparently Rick changed over the seasons which made him less heroic.


Yes, I hide at the pub 2 blocks from from our house as my wife buys wine and hosts a group to watch the show every Sunday night, but yes when Rick was carried off by the helicopter people or Glen died you would have thought there was a death in the family. I'm from St. Louis, interesting Ellie Kemper, Erin from the Office was in Jon Hamm's (current favorite son from St. Louis) high school drama class. Small world


Yes.  Drama has those masks to represent it that include comedy and grief.  It is performed in different genres including musical and dance theater.  I thrive on it.


Yes I agree, interesting it was considered a genre (or sub-genre) of poetry, from greek "action"..."I do". Interesting etymology and history.


Yes. I agree.  It is odd that today any streaming service will have two categories, drama and action as separate.  I have never watched mime long enough to absorb a dramatic impact from it.


That an interesting insight, I had made that logical leap but right; they are separate categories or genre's now. I was told John Lennon joined a band to meet chicks orginally, but I see where Michael Caine went to drama classes for the same reason, seems the one draws the other across a broad spectrum.


Jim Carrey does not make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


Well Jim Carrey has that option, he made enough money to retire mostly from movie making and says that. If I did the same I'd be considered lazy. Did you see where human's can regrow a rib equally strong in 2-3 months after it is shortened. I didn't know human's could regrow anything, I just though your liver could regenerate if not too damaged.


I broke a rib by coughing so much with bronchitis.  I should have had one piece removed.  I also saw that humans only lost their body hair 240000 years ago.  I just re-read about Jacob and Esau in the Bible.  Jacob imitated Esau by putting goat's hair on his hands and neck.  So not everyone lost his body hair that long ago.


Lol, is that funny.  You mix Bible stories and apes...hair...man/evolution and you'll get a heated debate from some (not me). Sorry about the bronchitis, I've had it and that not funny. I find the whole migration from Africa to Europe...Asia..Bering Straight to America's interesting reading actually, it just seems to me if those type Ape/Human's only did that 315,000 ago, there not been time to evolve far from those creatures given the billions of years earths been around from rock dating techniques.


There are so many missing links that I do not buy evolution as an origin of the species argument.  There is obviously natural selection.  But there is no link for cats, horses, humans or any animale.  The number of chromosomes is another argument.  However, I don't argue with folks about it.


Good idea on not arguing. I didn't know there was a frequency of sound that will cause fear in humans. Seems like the army could use that as a sonar weapon to bathe enemy fighters in that sound and cause discord.


It is 18.9 hertz.  I thought maybe it was the one used in the voice on the Exorcist movie.  It is just below the limit of human hearing.


Really, interesting, so dog's can enjoy sound at that frequency and we can't or it's on the other side of the spectrum. Speaking oh chromosomes, I didn't know most animals (I knew plants) can synthesize their own Vitamin C, but Humans can't because of defective gene. Perhaps with genetic engineering some day a branch of human's will produce their own vitamin C and scurvy will be a distant memory.


You would think that we could correct one gene someday.  It is also interesting that humans are the best animal at long distance running.  Great for hunting in previous centuries.


Yes, it always struck me as odd that all the great Olympic Long distance runners in my lifetime seems to be from the Central African planes. Maybe that explain it, they were still using rudimentary hunting after a lot of the world switched to grain farmers as primary subsistence.


I think that you are right.  I am sure there have been long pursuits of gazelles and the like.


Well thank you, that was an interesting and broad ranging dialogue


Likewise. You are undoubtedly an interesting person.


Hi there, yes I watch the World Cup. Do you know where it will take place in 2022?


I heard the final will be in Qatar but FIFA doesn't exist there yet.


Yeah it is interesting that they do not even have a city for the Cup, maybe they are building an entire city for that


Strange indeed... Build it and they will come... I didn't know that the U.S. placed 3rd in the first FIFA world cup in 1930.  Can't believe it goes back that far.


Yeah it sure goes back in time. US women's team seems to be doing better though as they never placed under third


Yep.  Did you know there is a variation of soccer where 3 teams play at the same time?


I would actually like to see how that game is played. I am curious about it.


That would be entertaining.  Speaking of entertainment, I heard the Nintendo NES could only display 54 colors.


I loved NIntendo. TOo bad it was discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Disappointment is a part of life like when Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role for not having that "presidential look."


Hahhaha go figure Good for him though, proved them wrong by becoming a real president


Funny that Bill Nye got his start in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Haha that is actually very funny, the guy is a legend now.


Caesar is a legend too.  He once visited Britain and was surprised that people bred chickens for entertainment and not food.


Go figure, I wonder what he thought of them. Back to soccer, did you hear about that German soccer player who donated all his World CUp winnings?


Yes, Mesut Ozil made it possible for 23 kids in Brazil to get needed surgeries.


SO heartwarming, good for him. Even Jon Steward was a soccer player and represented the US


Yeah.  I was surprised to learn that the term "soccer" was a slang word for Association Football.


Yeah did not know that either. They are the richest players in the world though.


Yep.  You've been an excellent chat partner.  Thanks!


i had no idea that soccer is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries.


neither did I. its the biggest sport in the world


It also makes more money than football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined


I didn't know some of the history of the world cup either.  it's been going since 1930


yes, it has. Apparently the city that will host the 2022 cup has not been named.


Americans call it soccer as a slang for association football.


There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time...that would be interesting to watch


yes, it would be. Its hard to believe that the countries that have played host to the world cup have no economic gains to show for it.


that is hard to believe, it must be expensive to host


Without a doubt, very expensive. Apparently its the same for those who have hosted the Olympics.


The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930


That's very surprising but considering that an American team has never placed below third place in the world cup since women's world cut started in 1991 I guess it shouldn't be so surprising after all.


Not at all.  The Women's team has done much better than the men's team for sure.


Yes, they always seem to be the better of the two.


Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."  That's funny!


Lol that is crazy! Apparently Bill nye the science guy got his break in the entertainment industry by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Now that I've google Steve Martin to see what he looks like me neither.


The nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in september of 2003 in japan


Brings back childhood memories. The system could only display 54 colors.


yeah, it's amazing how far video games have advanced over the years


yes, it is! considering that when Caesar visited Britain around 50bc, people were breading chickens for entertainment, not for food I guess we are lucky to have advanced.


yeah, lucky indeed.  they must have been super bored back then!


must have been! Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performances exist in all cultures. This process has been accelerated in modern times by the entertainment industry and technological advances.


Technology and entertainment have advanced a long way just in the last century.


Hello there, do you play many video games?


No not too many. My kids certainly do! How bout you?


I used to when I was younger but don't anymore.  Did you ever have a Nintendo?


No, but my boys did. They absolutely loved it. I think it was a n64. did you?


Yeah I had one of the original ones they finally stopped making in 2003.


Wow! Did you keep it? Did you play mortal combat on it?


Yeah I still have it, no, Mortal Combat was not made for the original, I did play plenty of that game on the Genesis though.


The n64 is prolly worth some money now! Video games make more money then movies do!


I think I have read that, very interesting.  Did you know a game designer calculated we play about 3 billion hours of games a week as a whole planet?


No! I had no idea! Do you watch any Tv? I've started the Walking Dead.


Yeah I do watch tv, a lot of sports, I have not gotten into that show though myself.


It's pretty intense. A lot of Drama too. Rumors are Rick leaves.


Yeah I know it is one of the top drama shows on television the last decade or so.


Do you think we humans could ever turn into zombies?


No I don't think so, I know some people are freaked out about CWD in deer and how it could spread to us though.


Yeah it's huge around here. Big hunting state. Although I did read that human fingers have no muscle. Yet some people are fast pulling that trigger!


Yeah I live in a huge one as well.  And wow I never knew that, very interesting.


Did you know we can't breathe and swallow at the same time?


I think I have read about that, an evolutionary trait when we got lungs I believe.


We are the only extant species to clothe ourselves too. Really interesting. We use our fingers as tools!


Yeah so interesting how things evolve to suit environments.  Well it's been very nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


I do, I consider myself a dog person, do you like them?


Dogs are great! Loyal, plus they don't talk back. They just listen. And they read your moods.


Did you know that even dogs have different blood types!


I expected that there were differences because of all the breeds, but 12 types! I wonder if there are universal donors.


I bet there are, Im  going to take my dog to a blood drive and find out soon enough, there are blood drives for dogs as well!


I hope that the dogs get a reward for donating. Aren't they scared of needles? They must enjoy being with other dogs.


I bet they get a treat, plus the an save the lifes of other doggies, dogs are really smart.


They can learn better than chimps, I've heard. They have a keen sense of smell, and aren't colorblind, as many people think.


Yeah they can also understand poiting making dogs and elephants the only animals to do so


Elephants are quite clever, and love to play, but I think they would make difficult pets, unless we could get them the same size as dogs.


I agree probably not good pets and they would cost a fortune to feed, you know Google is a dog company, they state it clearly in their codes of conduct


Better than being an elephant company, that's for sure. I think people like dogs in an office. Cats might be harder to control. They don't get along with each other.


Cats are trouble makers that a sure thing, fish on the other hand are a boring pet to have


I suppose fish are pretty to look at, but they do not show affection like dogs and cats.  Plus fish have short lives.


Not all of them, there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal, boring life though


Not much to do except float around and sting people. I guess jellyfish get pretty bitter about life.


I guess so, we should really study them more, just like a zebrafish they have counterparts for almost every disease that we have in our genes.


Nature has secrets that we can unlock if we give ourselves time.


We will, science has advaced a lot over the years and soon we will have more answers and also more questions do you like to dance?


I do like to dance, bellet dancers go through a lot of shows in just a week.


How's it going, do you like fish? I never knew that the term "fish" wasn't a formal taxonomic grouping


Wow! I didn't either and yes I do love fish! Something else surprising about fish is a goldfish once lived to be 43 years old. Can you believe that?


That's pretty cool, I never knew freshwater fish drink through their skin via osmosis while saltwater fish drink through their mouths, I assumed it was the opposite but maybe I had bad teachers


Ha! Bad teachers truly could have been the case. In fact, I wish my teachers had told me about that one species of fish that actually lives on land its entire adult life! That is amazing as I thought all fish lived in the water!


That's pretty cool, I'd love to see the black swallower fish, it can eat prey 2x its length and 10x its weight


That is fascinating and makes me wonder how that's possible? Something else I find fascinating is jellyfish evaporate in the sun because they're 98% water. That is crazy!


Yea Jellyfish are crazy animals, there is a breed of one that is biologically immortal, I wonder if they named them the Highlander Jellyfish