Not sure.  The Ramones played 2,263 concerts almost nonstop over 20 years.  That sounds tiring!


2263 concerts (non stop) for over 20 years?  That was amazing.  Some people have tons of energy.


In Croatia there is an ancient roman amphitheatre in use as a concert venu


I wonder if because the country has no money for a more modern theater of they appreciate the history of the place.


I'm not sure.  In 1972 pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience.


That was odd.  Why would not they invite people and let them watch the show for free?


That was funny.  I like pink floyd.  I have never gone to any of their concerts though.


They are cool and timeless!  Just saw Taylor Swift ad on Netflix.  Taylor removed her music from spotify because "music should not be free"


Music should not be free.  We must appreciate people's talents and hard work.


Musicians often work extra hours and odd hours and have worked for years to get so good.  Did you know that Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


No, I did not know about it.  Does she hate the camera that much?


I've got to run now.  It was nice chatting with you.


Nice chatting too!  Maybe check out the 100 year old twins someday!


Hi do you listen to music much and do you have a favorite album?


Hi there yes I do listen quite a bit. I like Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park


Neat, that is the best selling album of their century, they really scored there with that one


It is amazing. Have you heard of Reel Big Fish before?


Yeah they are that band who lost the rights to their songs and rerecorded their hits later


Yeah talk about dedication. Two identical twins in Japan have released a rap album and they are 100 years old


That is awesome. Do you like Taylow Swift by any chance?


I like some of her songs. She owns a private jet and an airport hangar to store it in Nashville


She has the money so why not. Did you hear she removed her music from Spotify


Yes and she said something about how the music should not be free.


Yeah. And sometimes when she does not want her photo taken she walks backwards


Hmm strange. She released 8 seconds of white noise once and it became a hit in Canada


Yeah totally topped the charts, that is insane, they must love her there


I go from time to time. Linkin Park played 324 of them in one year only, that was in 2001


That is a lot but not as much as the Ramones who toured for 20 years


That is amazing. They played 2263 concerts during all those years


Yeah pretty impressive. There is an ancient theater in Croatia where you can hold a concerts


Heard about it. There is another one like it in Pompeii and Pink Floyd played there


Yeah they did but without an audience, what a waste in my opinion


Yes I know, I would have liked to be there


Hello, How are you today? Do you like to go to concerts?


Yeah, same here!  Creed gave a concert so bad there were lawsuits against the band.


Ha ha. I hate to see bad things happen to people but as someone who is not a Creed fan I find that hilarious.


I don't know much about that band. The sound  in the ancient roman amphitheater must be good for Pink Floyd to record in it without an audience.


I wonder why they did that. It would be such a beautiful place to be an audience member.


Yes, I like the live albums.The ancient roman amphitheatre still has concerts.


Yes, I am. I have heard a few of his songs.


In 2010 he and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. What an odd thing to do.


Oh Wow! Really, Did the dogs like it? Was it recorded?


I have no idea. I'm sure that someone has video of it. Do you enjoy  the music of the Foo Fighters


Oh yes, I love them. I love the video of all the drummers and other instruments playing at the same time. People came from all over the world to be in that.


They are pretty amazing. They performed a concert so loud that it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors!


Yes, I heard that. That band has alot of talent.


They definitely do. How about Abba. Do you know their work?


Yes, I can remember some of their music. I didn't know MJ had a patent on a device to achieve the lean for his dance moves.


Well they turned down 1 billion dollars for a reunion tour. I can't believe they still have enough money to have been able to do that. I didn't know that about Michael Jackson either. I knew he had to have some kind of help to perform that move.


Really, I wonder why they would turn it down? Yeah its obvious not possible without. Good chat!!


Before you go, I just want to share that there was an episode of Mr. Rogers where he learned how to breakdance. That's so out of character.


Yes, so out of character. Can't imagine that! lol


Yes, I do, every night before bed. How about you? They have 150 movies with a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.


Wow, I want a full list of those! I am always looking for something to watch late night. From 9pm-12 am they account for 33% of bandwidth in north america


Yeah, and most places you travel you can still access your account since it's available in countries except for China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea.


wow, I wonder why Crimea is on this list. Did you ever watch Lilyhammer?


I haven't watched that actually. I did hear that it was the first series debuted by Netflix.


It was a good show for sure. A little different, but I watched the first 2 seasons and it was enjoyable. I wonder what Netflix would have been like if blockbuster bought it


Yeah, I wonder. Blockbuster laughed them out of the office when Netflix proposed that Blockbuster use them as its online service.


now look who is laughing now. Netflix started because of a 40 dollar late charge


Yeah, I like how Netflix has all kinds of things to watch. You can even watch an hour long video of a fireplace, haha.


Right, nothing more soothing on christmas lol! Netflix has a lot of debt right now though


Oh, does it? I heard they spend a lot on programming. In some European markets, they monitor illegal downloads to determine what to buy.


I think it has 21 billion in debt right now and only worth 2 billion dollars


Oh, wow. Didn't know that. I wonder how many employees they have. You can get a job as a tagger, who are paid to watch Netflix and tag the content.


I would love that kind of job. I would gain so much weight though so maybe I shouldn't lol


WellI think I'm already gaining weight by just sitting here and watching Netflix, haha. What do you watch Netflix on? I watch on my laptop, TV and iphone.


lol me too. I watch on my game console mostly, but my iphone on the go. I love my iphone, do you like yours


Yeah, they are so easy to use and really reliable. I'm glad they come unlocked now. George Holtz was the first person to unlock a first generation iphone and sold it for a Nissan 350z and 3 locked iPhones. He was only 17.


Wow, that is crazy. Now they like come unlocked it seems. I don't like the stat that women are more likely to own iphones than men


Hmm, interesting. So to make an iPhone 8 Plus it costs $288.08. That is higher than I thought.


That is so much higher. I figured it was really cheap to make. It was so nice chatting with you, have a great weekend!


Hey - do you have a Netflix subscription? If so, got any good recommendations?


I do, but I don't get on as often as most Americans. Netflix and YouTube combined contribute to half the peak internet traffic, but I think I'm an expection


I'm definitely part of the rule! Guess that's why they're a multi-billion dollar company, basically coming to replace both rental services AND traditional TV services


Yet, they still spend more on postage than they do on bandwidth, which means they probably make a lot from those who stream


I think that means they're making more from DVD rentals. I wonder who still rents from them?


They're spending more on sending DVD rentals than on bandwidth for streamers though. I guess it's hard to know. I would imagine that those in an area with poor internet service might still rent DVDs


True. Also, sometimes I look up movies or shows and they only have them available via physical DVD, so I guess some people still splurge for full access


That's true! And it's a better deal than the $40 late fee that inspired Reed Hastings to start Netflix in the beginning


It's funny how much I watch Netflix yet..don't watch Netflix. I'll have a show on and be half paying attention to my phonw


The iPhone has completely changed the way I live. I'm not surprised that women seem to like them better than men


I am surprised to learn that, actually. The latest models have gotten bigger and are often too wide for the woman to comfortably hold as opposed to the average man


That might be why they made the bigger models, though I know plenty of women who love the bigger phones. Microsoft didn't think the iPhone would do well once they came out with their own, and even held a funeral for the iPhone. A bit premature


Haha, I remember that "funeral." Very haughty of them! I don't know why making the phones bigger would be a good move for them if it alienates their key demographic, though. A bit like that game "Send me to heaven." It seems to not help them overall.


But they have both smaller phones and bigger ones. Two demographics. I sometimes watch the presentations from Apple, but I didn't see the first one. Apparently Steve Jobs had to switch phones throughout to stop them from crashing


They've come a long way since then - they've even technically been used in music production. A guy from Muse recorded a fetal heartbeat and used that in a track


The programs on it are conducive for that. And if that one isn't enough, there are over 2.2 million other options


They're also pretty good for videos. A movie came out about 2015 that was shot entirely on an iPhone. Funnily enough, you can find it on Netflix!


And the cameras have advanced even since then. It's evolved a lot since the first generation was released in 2007


I'm on my iphone all the time. I actually play Pokemon Go a lot, even though I'm an adult


For a while, I was even using my phone to keep up on baseball scores when I couldn't watch the game. Do you have any interest in the MLB?


I do! I'm a New Yorker and a huge Yankees fan, though I do root for the Mets as well :)


I would like to meet some Japanese who watch American baseball, because I hear they're big fans of the sport. Have a good evening!


Yeah I love going to concerts. I can't believe how many concerts Linkin Park played in 2001.


Yeah that's amazing. They are almost on pace with The Ramones.


Yeah, they are. Much better than creed I hear.


Haha yeah Creed sounds pretty bad. Didn't know you could sue over a concert.


I did, I remember when GnR left in Montreal and caused a riot. They were sued for that.


Wow intense. I would want to watch that Pink Floyd concert recorded at the ancient roman amphitheater.


Yeah. What about dancing, do you like to dance?


Yes once in awhile although I am no good at it. It is a beautiful form of human movement no doubt.


Apparently, Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school.


Whoa so cool. Would love to see him in the nutcracker lol.


Yeah, I think he was in that. I know he started his rap career as a backup dancer.


Oh nice. Bruce Lee was also a great dancer apparently.


Yeah, none of that surprises me. It's all about agility.


Yeah true. He even won a championship in 1958.


Yup. What about trousers, you own any pairs?


Yes I own pants but trousers is a funny British term I am not used to!


I remember the movie Aladdin. His pants were modeled after Mc Hammer's! Well, nice chatting with you!


Haha oh that is funny I can see the resemblance. A town called Collinsville outlaws baggy pants!


Yup, it is pretty cool. Well, take it easy.


The Romans thought only barbarians wore pants lol. You too! Well it was really nice talking with you. Have a great day.


No, I prefer Prime video. Do you watch Netflix?


I have never seen prime video. I love netflix. Netflix from 9-12am accounts for 33 percent of bandwidth in north america


That is crazy!  Did you know that combined with YouTube, they make up half of peak traffic in North America?


wow, I did not know that. I account for both of those lol. Did you know Netflix is like 21 billion dollars in debt


I am not surprised.  Did you know Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix for $50 million?


That is probably the biggest mistake ever. I heard there is only one blockbuster left in the world lol, that fanned out perfectly for them


I know right!  The founded of Netflix was inspired after racking up $40 in late fees on Apollo 13 on VHS.


I know right!  Speaking of Netflix, YouTube, and the Internet; what do you know about iPhones?


I have an iphone and that is about all I know, I barely even know how to use it. What do you know?


LOL!  Did you know the first one was launched on June 29, 2007?


I never knew that! It felt like it was yesterday. I do know that they sell for good money now on ebay


Yes they do. Apparently women are more likely to own one than men.


I bet, my mom just upgraded her 4 last week, it makes sense lol. Did you hear what steve jobs did when he introduced the first iphone?


Didn't he have to keep switching with an identical one to keep it from crashing?


right, that is embarassing, but he did a good job because I don't think many people noticed


I doubt they did.  Did you know Microsoft held a funeral for the iPhone when they launched their own phones?


lol, what a way to launch their phones! I wonder who is winning in sales though


I know.  Last I heard, Microsoft has killed off their phone line.  So I guess Apple won!


That is awesome! I will never give up my iphone! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your weekend!


Hey there how often do you watch baseball?


I love baseball and going to live games! Did you know that the managers wear the uniform because they can techn ically play if absolutely needed? Can you imagine that?!!


No I didn't know that! I also didn't know that in Canada, kick ball is called soccer-baseball LOL that name seems really silly


What is crazy is that baseball is super popular in Japan apparently. And as for the Japanese, a lot of them are shocked to learn that it is actually America's pastime and was not created in Japan


Yeah, well when you are not educated on its history its hard to decifer the difference


Well let me ask you this, what would you do if you found millions of dollars worth of old baseball cards in your attic? Apparently some guy did recently


I would be shocked to find that out and would definatly keep them hidden


Haha I would sell them immediately. On a separate note though, what do you think about dogs? I like them a lot more than cats personally


I like dogs as long as they are big dogs or atleast bigger than a chihouwa lol


Yes I don't like really small dogs. I never knew that there are 12 different blood types for dogs though, did you know that


Yeah, and they they can even donate blood at dog blood drives! I wonder if they ever found a match with human blood?


Haha I don't think it works that way unfortunately. When I do like those that Istanbul has a system that rewards stray dogs for bringing back trash, that's a good idea


Yeah, the netherlands always come up with good ideas when it comes to recycling!


Why do you think only dogs and elephants can understand pointing? I would think that gorillas would also be able to because they're smart but I don't think they can


I think it could be the way their brain interprets learning of direction.


It must be something with the brain, I was just glad to learn that dogs are not actually colorblind though, their ability to see colors is just lower than humans, that is all


Exactly, plus i wish i could see in the dark naturally like they can too lol


Haha I wish so too. Do you like dogs or cats more though? Apparently Google is a dog company LOL they prefer dogs


I love both, i have 4 cats and 3 dogs and you?


One dog, but I like dogs more than cats, there's a reason that they are called
 "man's best friend" haha, nice talking with you!


Willie McCovey ripped a pitch in 1962 to almost beat the Yankees, too bad they caught it.


He passed away but never forgot the moment saying he hit the ball as hard as he could but it was right at the other player.


It seems unfortunate, a man lived his entire life with the memory of such a small mistake.


I imagine he was still proud to have been there though.  It probably reminded him in sickness of a time he had been strong.


That's a good outlook. Who among us have even competed on a level like the World Series?


He did make the Hall of Fame as a first baseman


True, and his name immortalized in the Peanuts comics several times.


That's even cooler :)  McCovey was one of 10 children and had 521 home runs in 22 years.  That's a long career in baseball.


I wonder how much a McCovey card is worth? Some of the earlier cards are worth a fortune!


Wish I could go back in time to own one!  I guess being compared with Charlie Brown can make an impression on you though.


It seemed to be a big hit with the fans. There's a lot of Charlie Brown merchandise for the team.


That's great.  That can be a positive connection for McCovey.


I imagine the whole thing had to be a bittersweet memory, with all of the ups and downs, and so much attention.


Did you know that the world series has been going on since 1903?


What a run! The Yankees seem to be the team with the record to beat, winning 27 out of their 40 matches so far.


Although Babe Ruth was caught stealing to lose and end game 7 of the 1926 series


I wonder if Babe Ruth ever made an appearance in the Canadian league? It's a popular sport up there too.


I don't know, but baseball managers wear uniforms because they can play if needed. On another note, did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types?


That's an interesting fact. I've heard of doggy blood-drives, funnily enough.


Wow, never saw that one!  Interesting.  Nice talking to you.


I enjoy catching up on news and listening to music, though I've only recently dabbled into jazz music. Yourself?


I enjoy jazz as well, especially how it kept its core but absorbed local musical culture to derive distinctive styles


Yeah, but Hitler once suppressed jazz which he condemned as "degenerate" because of its association with Jewish and black composers and musicians, I'm happy we've come a long way since then!


Did you know henry ford also tried to suppress jazz by financing country music instead for the very same reason that it was urban decadence.


Wow! I didn't know that, really interesting how there's geographical differences in jazz music, like New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, I wonder if I'd be able to tell the difference. Would you be able to?


Jazz is still jazz. They are distinct, but similar at the core


I see, I wish I could sing like Jazz's great Ella Fitzgerald who even taught herself how to sing 2 notes at once at the age of 18!


Given your interest in jazz, what instrument do you play?


I used to play the guitar but quit when one of my strings broke and just gave it up, do you play any instruments?


Did you play by hand, with a pick, or a coin? I dabbled here and there with piano and violin


I didn't know you could play by coin! I strummed it with my fingers  or with a pick. There's a very tiny guitar, the size of a red blood cell that was built by Cornell researchers, it needs to be played via laser. I wonder why they invented that.


It's amazing the mechanics of things that goes to make sounds, Brian May of Queen built his own guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle, I'd say ouch


I wonder how it sounded. On a sperate note, eddie van halen set his speakers on fire when he soloed beat it


Wow, that can happen? Was it an accident or was it for entertainment purposes?


I think because of the music, he taxed the speakers till it burst into flames. At least he didn't intentionally destroy instruments like matthew bellamy who holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on tour


Yeah, I think that could get very expensive but small price to pay for the entertainment revenue it brings in. Like the Olsen twins purchased an entertainment company back in early 2000s and have turned it into a billion dollar company! No wonder I don't hear about them anymore.


True these people are very dedicated. The guitarist of pink floyd even made a floating recording studio


Maybe that's what it takes to get the perfect vibrato sound when he records. Were any notable records produced on that floating studio?


Not sure, but it is called the astoria. Well thanks for chatting, I hope you also had a good time.


Hello to you as well. I wanted to ask what types of entertainment do you enjoy?


I enjoy music, movies, TV and travel. What do you enjoy?


Me too! Although I really enjoy the classics, like Davis, I also enjoy the contemporaries. What about you?


I enjoy jazz because while maintaining its core essence, it managed to evolve and adopt the musical cultures of national, regional, and local regions, developing many distinct styles


It makes me want to visit new orleans. They hold jazz fest there. It's also where it originated from.


Another type of jazz that may interest you is kansas city jazz and gypsy jazz. Both are jazz at their core, but emphasize different aspect of their respective origins.


I listen to those genres every once in a while. Jazz is considered america's claassical music...


Then have you heard of cool jazz which developed relatively recently in the mid 1900s


Jazz hasn't been recognized that long as a legit musical form. Not since the 1920s. Not mainstream enough...


Even so, jazz has a strong following with well known celebrities like clint eastwood being a lifelong jazz enthusiast


New Orleans jazz started in the early 1910s. I feel like it has a lot in common with the advent of rap...


I feel rap would be most similar to Bebop which shifted jazz towards a more challenging musician's music


Yes, in terms of music but in terms of american cultural acceptance, I see more parallels with rap.


It seems like you like Jazz, but do you play any instrument like the guitar?


I do not. I gave up the trumpet years ago. Do you play?


I played the guitar for a bit, playing it using my hand, pick, and even a coin for fun.


Nice. My son wants me to buy him a guitar. Is it worth it?


It depends. How dedicated and what his motivation is and what are you planning to buy?


I was thinking a fender ma-1. He's 7 so he needs a youth guitar. Good choice?


I heard its a good choice and not too pricey either. It would probably help see if he is interested in pursuing it in the future or not without too much of an initial investment. I hope he isn't like matthew bellamy who holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour


Not with my money he wont! Nice chatting with you


Hi there, I like dogs though I don't have one as a pet. They are really smart. They can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chimps can.


I do like dogs. They are smart. I have never had one though.


Some dogs in Moscow know how to use the Subway.


I figure they help each other navigate the system. they are pretty clever though.


And when they solve problems they get this feeling of "Eureka!"


yes, i believe it! they really do suit human beings and our existence.


A lot of dogs like to play catch right? I wonder if any of them appreciate baseball!


I bet they would want to chase the ball all over the place.


Yeah, I'd like a dog to just curl up next to me while I watch baseball on TV. I like the Chicago Cubs, but they haven't won the world series since they were the first baseball team to win back to back world series.


Boy, the curse of the cubs. what did they do to deserve that? that is terrible. bill murray must be hurting.


Yeah, I know. I'd like baseball even more if there were some women players though. There was a 17 year old female pitcher who was banned from professional baseball when she struck Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig out one after the other.


That is funny. i would have paid to see her play. i think women could play baseball.


Have you ever seen a baseball player catch a ball in a hat? The opposing team gets three bases if that happens. I've never seen it happen though.


Is that true? where is that in the rules? i have never heard that.


That's what I've read. Speaking of baseballs, 160,000 of them are used during one major league baseball season.


there are about 2500 games per season. that is a lot of baseballs per game.


Wow, that is a lot. I only catch a handful of them during one season.


Yes, i have caught a couple of them. I usually give them to kids. Anyway, great chat!


Oops, I mean I only catch a handful of games on tv. Never caught a baseball! Wish I would have! Nice chat. Have a great night!


Yes I like jazz music. I was sad that Coco Schumann died, he was a great jazz guitarist


for sure, he will be missed. I liked him a lot also. Clint Eastwood would miss him too, he loves jazz


Yes he always puts Jazz end of the movies that he makes, and even scored some specifically for those movies like the movie Million Dollar Baby


I did not notice that, you are right! I will have to check that out next film I watch!


Yes you should! You should also check out the Pakistani Jazz Orchestra, they are climbing the charts as we speak!


i would never have guessed that. Do you play any instruments?


Yes I play the piano actually. But I have a guitar I'm just not very good I know what about you?


I have a guitar too, trying to teach myself how to play. Brian may played so well for Queen.


Yes Not only was he really smart, he had a PhD in astrophysics and also could play the guitar by using coins for guitar picks


well maybe if I start playing I will get really smart like him lol. Pink Floyd was great also. Their guitarist did good things also


Yeah I love Pink Floyd. They're so good, so is Van Halen too, I can't believe that Eddie Van Halen actually set speakers on fire while he was doing a solo


For sure, maybe one day I could shred the guitar and be entertainment for many people


You definitely should learn, then you should get a houseboat like Pink Floyd to record your songs LOL


That is great, or Bill Nye the science guy. He got his start winning a steve martin look alike contest!


That's really impressive! I can definitely see him as Steve Martin actually, what do you think about the Nintendo Entertainment System by the way


For sure, I loved nintendo growing up, you?


I always love playing it. I just never noticed it only could put up 54 colors LOL but that never bothered me


For sure, think about how far graphics have come from then


Yep, that system is very well-loved, they only stopped making it in 2003 which means that lasted for almost 18 years or so


for sure! Good chatting with you. Have fun playing nintendo!


I sure do. CLint Eastwood seems to be a lot into it as well


Yeah, and he was played in many awesome movie like million dollar baby


Yeah. A woman holds concerts of jazz in her home every day


Yeah that lady in Harlem. SOme famous guys have stopped by too


Yeah pretty awesome. Do you know which is the top charting orchestra in jazz?


Yes of all places it is actually Pakistan, lots of talent there


Exactly. Do you know why trumpeters have goatees?


Yes because it is more comfortable when they play


Yeah it makes sense. Do you like guitar?


I sure do. Van Halen once set the speakers on fire playing his


Yeah pretty amazing. Do you know who Brian May is?


Yeah he is the guitarist for Queen and also an astrophysicist


Yeah what a career on both ends for him. He also uses a coin instead of a pick


Yeah pretty different.Did you every play Nintendo games?


I sure did up until it was discontinued in 2003


Yeah me too. It only had 54 colors in it, pretty low number


Yeah I know yet it was so much fun. DO you know who Bill Nye is?


THe Science Guy of course. DO you know how he became famous?


Yeah he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


Hahah yeah that is a good one. Even Reagan tried his hand at acting


Yeah but it seems he did not have the looks for it, to play the president


Did you know that Jay-Z name was Shawn Carter?


As the rapper tells it, in grade school, he found something of an escape in language.


he mentioned that alot throughout his career in interviews, do you know who was the most recent?


that is very interesting, he is a respectful tv host. I should watch the interview


yes i do, his youth teacher teacher's name is Renee Rosenblum-Lowden, and she remembers Jay-Z  very well


Yes, It seems she had a big impact on his life. She would ask things such as "what does a loquacious person like to do?"


Students would bring in his songs as examples of sexism. But, she said, "I didn't know Shawn was Jay-Z at that time.


She didn't make the connection until she read a 1999 teen people profile of Jay-z.


she said before, "I remember him as the kid who never smiled". I still don't think he smiles.


She must not have like the Yankees. She joked with him about being a Yankee's fan and not passing him in 6th grade.


He went to her house, and when all the kids sat being tough , he was looking at the fridge. Both of them remembers this


i agree, but it's interesting they were remembering this moment


They made impacts in each others lives and he gives her a lot of credit, although she doesn't think she deserves it.


I know and she feels uncomfortable about it., but i really respect him for advocating for the increase of teacher wages


did you know that He released the album a year after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records.


His subsequent albums were also seen as great praise.


sure is. And it is very interesting how the term rap is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably.


Hello there, are you a fan of rap music?


I have a couple of rap songs on my phone but I'm not a big fan.  Do you like Jay-Z?


I am a big fan of early 90's rap myself.  Jay-Z is pretty good I would say.


Did you know his real name in Shawn Carter?  He's kind of old for a rapper, born in 1969...


No I didn't know that, wow he is pretty old, I wonder if most people know that?


Doubt it... He doesn't look it... He and Notorious B.I.G. went to the same high school.


No he doesn't look that old and wow! That is a very cool fact.


Another fact, Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress for being "culturally significant."


That is another very cool fact, I thought Tupac was an excellent rapper.


What do you think of Busta Rhymes? He did the voice of the Reptar Wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


That is hilarious, I like Busta!  I remember his music videos were always wild years ago.


I guess rap is international.  Some Korean rappers developed a new type of freestyle called "compliment battle".


Yeah it sure is!  I would like to give that a listen to sometime.


I wonder where you would find that.  Internet I suppose... Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before he was a rapper...


Yeah I'm sure YouTube has a video somewhere.  That is wild!  I wonder what type of characters he would've created?


Villians a hero's from the streets of Detroit?  Do you read a lot?


I don't read as much as I would like to, how about you?


Same.  I used to read more.  I never read Starship Troopers be I guess the military likes it.  All 5 branches...


I think that is pretty funny that they would choose that one.


Ender's Game was also suggested reading for the Marine Corps.


I never read that one before, I might have to check it out.  Well it's been nice talking, I hope you have a good day!


Hi Turker, are you familiar with the rapper Jay-z and beyonce?


Yes I am!  Jay z went to the same high school as Busta Rhymes and DMX.


Wow I didn't know that, I like to hear Busta Rhymes rap a little better that J-z.


Yes I agree.  Jay Z's comeback album Kingdom Come was named after the DC Comics miniseries of the same name.  Neat.


Oh I don't listen to J-Z that much, but I like his wife beyonce songs, I  wonder why rappers doesn't used their real names?


I would guess to hide their real identities from fans?  lol  Jay Z was the ghostwriter for a song on the space jam soundtrack performed by Bugs Bunny.  I didn't know Jay z was around when that movie came out.


Either me, sometimes I forget that famous people age also, Hahaha, did you remember when they had that fight in the elevator?


I do remember that! haha  Did you know that Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress?


No but it should be, now speaking of him, he was a strong cool rapper, his voice used to set out from any other rapper.


Yes it did.  Terrible he died so young.  Busta Rhymes once voiced the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats movie.  Never knew that.


I didn't either, I am not sure what Katy perry and snoop doggs did? I think a song called california gurls, never heard before.


I remember that.  It was a west coast vs east coast answer song to Alecia Keys and Jay Z's Empire State of Mind.


Oh, did you know Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, called compliment battle?


No.  hahaha That sounds like it would be funny for some reason.


Yes, it would be, do you have a favorite rapper?


Hmm...that's a tough call because my favorite rapper is actually a friend of one of my kids.  He goes by the name of Hazey Flow here in Ohio.  LOL


Ok, You are right, I still like to listen to old raps, because they are the best, but I am too old for that, these days I don't called this rapping, I called it calling words, young people like it.


As far as eras, I would have to say the rapping around 1989ish is my favorite.  Like Young MC.  I couldn't get enough of his Bust a Move song back then.  Those were also my high school and college years so those songs strike a nerve with me.


Yes I understand what you are saying, do you find time to do much reading books, for example, the library?


I do love reading.  Not as much as I like to.  I was a heavy user of the library system in the 90s and up until around 2012 because I lived in a very rural area.  The library was a cheap form of entertainment.


I should be ashamed to say this, but I haven't read a book in quite a while, all my reading from my computer, very little newspaper.


I hear ya.  That's where I get a lot of mine as well.  I used to love reading the Sunday newspaper back in the days before the internet came around.  There is a girl named Anne Jones who holds the world record for speed reading.  She can read 4,700 words per minute.  That's a lot of books.


Wow, I was wondering about that, I bet a person couldn't understand anything she was saying at that speed, Nice Chatting with you.


Hello there, do you watch many videos on YouTube?


I sometimes watch Youtube. How about you?


Yeah I use it quite often, mostly for music purposes.  I do know that it is crazy popular among young people these days.


Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net. I did not know that.


Wow I didn't know that either, that is crazy.  Do you know what the most disliked video on YouTube is?


I think it changes every year, but in the past, I bet it was some pop star.


Yeah I think you are right, and I guess it is Justin Beiber's video, 'baby'.  Who would've guessed right lol.


I don't really know Justin. I guess I could watch his videos on Youtube even at the top of Mt. Everest.


That is crazy!  To think you could be that high where you can barely breathe, but still post a selfie.


That's the whole point of the Internet and cell phones. Anywhere you go, you can let the world know. But read the terms of service before you use that Everest internet.


Yeah from what I have heard on the streets is that Everest internet charges up the wazoo.


Do you believe that there is a backup of the Internet in the library at Alexandria? Something sounds fishy about that.


Yeah I don't know if I can believe that, you know what they say though, if you read it on the internet, it has to be true.  So if it's written on the internet somewhere about the internet, ya know.


That's true. The library at Alexandria might have put that information on the Internet. They should warn people about the risk of addiction to clicking links.


It is a true addiction I think a lot more people have it that don't ever realize it.  Do you ever get the sensation your phone is vibrating in your pocket and you check it never was?


That vibration is usually me after eating a big lunch. Speaking of lunch, did you know that the 3 horizontal lines on websites are called the hamburger icon?


Really?, I wonder why.  Such a weird name for that if you ask me.


The vegans certainly didn't come up with that one. Do you ever read reddit?


No, I think I have been on the Reddit site maybe once in my life.  How about you?


I've read Reddit. I haven't seen the page with the 25 kindest deeds on Reddit.


Maybe I should give that page a try.  Nice talking with you today.


Hi there, I was learning about poetry recently. I found out some cool facts, do care for poetry?


Oh yeah? I do, I'm into old school stuff like Emily Dickinson. What did you learn?!


Oh, nice. Well i was learning that Ancient Greek attempts to define poetry such as Aristotle's Poetics were focused on speech on rhetoric.


That's cool! I think we still have a lot of poetic influences thees days too


Yes, I agree with you on that. The Ancient Greek poetry also used drama, song and comedy. Their is a poem that when read forward is sad but when read backwards is happy,lol. Neat huh.


Yeah! I actually never knew that. I think poetry is an overlooked art.


That is true. A really beautiful thing about the Javanese language is that when recited in order for forms a poem. I like the hidden subtle idea there.


Ah. I don't know much about the Japanese poetry other than their alphabet is a poem. What do you think about cultures in general use dance as a form of poetry.


That is interesting, I am a fan of the arts and have random facts and knowledge i've learned along the way. I really enjoy watching celebrity news. I found out that Pixar has a special room that is visited often by celebrities. If those walls could only talk.


Nice! I totally agree, not sure if I would want to hear what they have to say tho O.o?! Poetry has come far -- it's cool we can appreciate the past, present, and excitement for the future.


yes, very poetic, Demetri write 224 word palindrome poem once, very cool.


Yes, what does that have to do with Pixar? lmao


I dont really know. I was kind of being random. I just watched a dance show and it has me twirling.lol Sorry


hahah no worries :) Tupac danced ballet in high scool.


Yeah, I found out some really good news and am flustered. I wanna dance like nobody watching me. Bruce Lee was a good dancer and actually won awards for dancing, not me so much.


haha, no worries. there's plenty of time to win them. I'm glad we both understand how poetry is still relevant today :)


Me too, that was a trick! Babies are so distracting too sometimes./Ya know they smile when music is played.


I didn't know that, it makes sense tho with the sequencing. You better not be pregnant XD


Yes, its a life changer. Its hard to have the write words, thank you for chatting with me.


Oh yes, It was cool to lean from ya. Take care!


Hi! I love baseball! In fact, I also love soccer-baseball as they call it in Canada as well. Ha! What about you?


lol, I never knew that! I like watching baseball. Do you have a favorite team?


I like them all, really. So did you know baseball managers only wear uniforms because they can play for their team if needed? I'd love to see one of those old managers get out there and play. Ha!


That is awesome, I have seen it before on my old semi pro team I played on. The coach was 50 and we had too many hurt people lol


I bet that was a sight to see, wasn't it? Almost as fascinating as finding $3 million worth in 1900s baseball cards in your grandfather's attic like that one guy did. It must be nice!


Right! Talk about early retirement! Do you collect cards?


I should start, or at least check some attics. Ha! On a similar baseball note, can you believe the Japanese baseball fans were surprised to learn baseball is America's national pastime? The fact that it surprised them surprises me. Ha!


Right lol! I used to collect and had some good ones, never 3 milllion worth though! That surprises me too, how did they start the game since america invented it


I know, right? You'd think they would have known that! But then again, I didn't know until recently that a married couple scheduled all the 2430 games played for 24 years until 2005. That must have been a cool job!


I wonder how they got that job and why they shy'd away from it. That would be so fun!


Indeed it would! Can you imagine scheduling teams like the Cubs? That would be so cool. Speaking of the Cubs, it's shocking they haven't won a World Series since becoming the first baseball team to win back to back World Series'!


They won it a few years ago, but it took them like 100+ years to do it! Did you watch the world series this year?


I wasn't able to, sadly. I guess I'm part of the reason why the women's world cup had higher TV ratings in the US than the world series did.


me too lol! I followed it online mostly. did you hear how babe ruth lost the world series in 1926?


I did, actually! I heard he was caught stealing to end game 7 and his team was only down by one run. That had to have been so disappointing!


for sure, I am sure that is after they won a bunch of world series already, so probably showing off lol


Ha! Maybe so! But can you believe that the Marine corps carried the Canadian flag into the stadium upside down during the 1992 World Series? That's embarassing. Ha!


That would be so embarrassing lol, canada is too nice! It was so nice chatting with you!


Indeed Canada is very nice! I personally think the entire planet would be nice if over 80% of the natural forests hadn't been destroyed. That's so heartbreaking! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day, friend!


Do you watch the World Series? I used to play baseball in school as a kid some, but don't pay much attention to it these days.


I do not, as I am not a fan of baseball. Is it true that the Marine Corp Color Guard carried the Canadian flag upside down?


They must have been really embarrassed at that mistake! As a kid I ran the wrong way playing baseball once.


I think it's hilarious that the womens world cup had higher ratings than the world series.


I find it interesting that the Cubs initially won the World Series twice in a row and never again since. Almost like they jinxed themselves.


It's saddening to realize that over 80% of the world's forests have been cleared, how many of those trees went to make baseball bats?


I'm surprised we even still have enough oxygen to breath now that I know that about the Earth's forests. Did you know that Earth is the most dense of all planets?


Well, we will be out of helium by the end of the 21st century. That's going to do a lot of damage.


I'm not sure if the Earth even needs helium...it may only be for people to use for things that aren't necessary Do you think we'll ever have a modern day Babe Ruth?.


Actually, we need helium for a lot of things. I don't know anything about baseball, so I wouldn't know. If I were to find baseball cards in my grandpa's attic, I would toss them. Unlike that man who found millions of dollars in cards.


Cool. I never know how dependent we are on helium here on Earth. What are them most important things we use helium for?


It's a non-renewable resource. The UN actually appointed a UN ambassador for extraterrestrials. Unreal. Maybe the know something about baseball?


Yes, of course, that's why the earth will soon run out of helium, but I was just wondering what we actually use it for that's important? I know we need carbon and oxygen...but helium?


Did you know kickball is called soccer-baseball in Canada? Canadians are so weird.


So, we need helium for soccer-baseball in Canada? Interesting. I think it's funny that it takes Earth more than 365 days to revolve around the sun, so our calendars are actually kinda wrong.


It's only a quarter day's difference, and that day is made up on a leap year.


Technically it's a quarter day and an hour, so every four years when we try to catch up to the world's real time, we're still four hours off. I guess we tried, eh? It's interesting that the Earth's days were not even six hours long in the beginning.


I'm more interested on how they know that life is 4.1 billion years old.


Carbon dating I think. It's been awhile since I was learning any of that back in college. I've always been skeptical of it too, though. I just want to know how much that UN ET ambassador makes as salary. lol


I find it interesting that the Earth only has one moon. I'm wondering if we had another at one time.


That would be nice to find out! Well, I'm gonna go watch an Earth documentary now. All this talk about it is making me curious! cya!


Sometimes, usually just around world series time.


I hear you. When the stakes are high. Interesting sport though. Baseball managers wear uniforms because they can play for their teams should the need arise. I think this must be a holdover from an earlier era when a player was chosen to manage.


Probably true.  Baseball has a long history, even with just the world series starting in 1903, more years than most sports in the US


Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover that it is America's national pastime. With its long history, baseball should be our pastime.


True, I was surprised when I found out that the Womens World cup ratings were higher than the world series ratings in the US


The world loves soccer, not baseball. Too slow.


I agree.  I am more of a soccer fan myself.  I think it is cool that they call Kickball soccer-baseball in Canada


I wonder if there are soccer player cards like baseball cards. A man found three million dollars’ worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers’ attic. I wonder what he did with the cards. I would sell some and hold on to the rest and let them appreciate.


Those would be treasures for sure.  It would definitely be a big part of the sport's history, maybe making it into a museum some day.


Did you know that until 2005, a married couple scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year. I wonder how much they got paid for that work. Now it must all be done by computers.


I couldn't even imagine doing that all, It must have taken them forever.  Computers would make that so much easier


Very true. The game is very old, and probably has a lot of tradition. One tradition: the Cubs losing. The Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubs won the world series.


That is crazy, I thought they played in it again.  I guess they didnt win.  It is like a curse.


The first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. What a curse.


It is.  The 1992 world series the US marines carried Canada's flag into the stadium upside down.


I don't know how they did that. There is a big leaf in the middle. What did they think it was?


I know, that's a hard mistake to make.  I wonder if it was a statement of sorts?


I hope not. Not the best for a statement.


Not at all, I like keeping politics and sports separate.  Im just there for the entertainment.


That's good. Anyway, I had fun chatting! Have a good day!


I don't usually pay attention to the Oscars, but I do find it interesting which actors get nominated for performances


I love the Oscars. I only watch it when it gets recorded though because I get too busy.


I know many people who enjoy watching, so much so that it got nine Emmy nominations in 2013


I love Leonardo Decaprio, but it's sad because Eminem had more Oscars than him.


Not just him, but more than Johnny Depp AND George Lucas. Who decides these things?


I am not a fan of those two people but I believe the people online are in charge.


Interesting. We can both rest assured though because Walt Disney has 22, making him the record holder, and that's well deserved


I did recall that because I recently went to the Walt Disney Family museum and it showed all his Oscars!


That's awesome! Another actor who has notoriety is Daniel Day-Lewis, but that's because he not only has three Oscars, but all are in the same category


That is crazy. 3 times in one year? Or three times as in three years?


I'm not sure. Probably the latter scenario. More than 200 countries now watch the Oscars, and it's actually the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony


That is crazy. I am glad that they are continuing with it.


Me too, even if I don't watch it. I appreciate that people get awards for creating quality movies of all genres, especially dramas. I can't watch them nonstop, but I do like the overall idea of drama


That is great credit for them. Do you have a favorite drama?


Not really. I've considered watching the show House. Hugh Laurie gets paid a whopping $700,000 per episode, so it's no wonder he does so well in that role


I love Dr. House! He's so funny when he's serious.


Another actor that I like is Jim Carrey, though now he won't act in movies that don't project positivity. That weeds out most dramas


Didn't he stop acting though? Didn't he have a documentary?


It's possible that he did, and I'm not sure. He could probably still teach it like Jon Hamm does at his old high school. Erin from the Office, portrayed by Ellie Kemper, was one of his students. Jim could pass on his legacy


That is amazing! Ellie Kemper was a student of Jim Carey?


Howdy! Who doesn't like a good drama? I haven't been do the movies all that often this year though.


How about the ones on TV? Did you watch House?


Oh yeah of course! I loved watching house, seemed like it was one of those shows that always had a really intriguing story going on.


Very much so. and Hugh Laurie made so much money for starring in it


Do you know if that show has won any awards? I've never really followed the Academy awards or other awards all that often.


I am not sure, likely it has. At least Hugh Laurie made $700 000 for every episode, not sure he cared about an award


Seems like every year there is always a big craze about what movie will win "Best Picture of the year" Like I said this year i've hardly seem any. You see any good movies this year?


I saw the Black Panther last year and that was amazing. Do you know Daniel Day Lewis?


Never heard of him, was he in the Black Panther movie? One of the movies I liked this year was Birdbox on netflix


No he was not but he is the only actor to have won the oscar 3 times


I would have thought that would be more common of an occurrence. I wonder if there will ever be a shift in what movies will win awards, Sandra Bullock was good in Birdbox but its one of those movies that wasn't in theaters and was free to watch with netflix


I have not seen it but have heard about it lots. Do you know Walt Disney ?


Walt Disney? Yeah of course! He was a legend in his era and to this day left a lasting legacy!


Thats pretty neat, the Disney company he helped create has grown so much, they also own ABC and ESPN. Both great TV and the disney movies have been a big part of my life growing up and today still


For sure. Even the Oscars were nominated for Emmy's in 2013. How does that work even


I think Oscars are for movies and Emmy's are for TV, Even though I don't really care for the Oscars it would be kind of neat to hold an Oscar, they are kind of neat Awards


I wish I knew alot more about birds, I think it would be alot of fun to go out and bird watch! seems like a good exercise and an interesting hobby


Yeah, I do bird watching from time to time and it is fun. Nice chatting with you


Every once in a while I see a bird and kind of wonder what that is or if it was a rare occurrence, enjoyed chatting!


I like live performances when I have the opportunity and British shows.  The British shows rely less on special effects and more on quality acting.  Did you know that their is a drama called "Ikea Heights"?


I personally like drama how it provides depth to a story either through comedy or drama. I am not too familiar with Ikea Heights though


Apparently it is a melodrama shot in the Burbank Ca IKEA without the store knowing.  I am going to see if I can find it online and check it out!   While I too like good drama, I abhor the "soap opera" drama shows. How about you?


It is usually a miss, but sometimes the actors can make it work


I was always curious as to the term "soap opera" was coined.  Apparently, in the earlier days of the genre, soap manufacturers sponsored the show to draw in the "housewife"!


That is pretty interesting. Not sure if any actor in soap operas have won an academy award


I personally am not big into the awards shows.  They never really appealed to me and they do so less today since they have become politicized.  I have often wondered how the Academy Award became "the Oscars".  Any thoughts?


Not sure, but oscars represent a level of achievement I guess. Walt disney won 22 oscars!


I did not know the count.  But one of those awards was for Snow White.  It was a special Oscar in 1938 with 1 regular size and 7 miniature Oscar statutes!


I'm not too familiar with oscars so I want to ask, is there a difference in regular and miniature oscars?


Just smaller.  Have you heard of an actor named Michael Stuhlbarg?  Apparently some think he was snubbed out of an Oscar?


I understand why. He is an amazing supporting actor


I only get to the theaters about once a year and watch little TV, so I am not really up on the current crop of actors.  What shows / movies was he in?


He was bascially in all the best films as a supporting actor from the shape of water to call me by your name


I will have to add a some of those to my Netflix streaming list to check them out.  Has he any good TV series to his credit?


He was in the 3rd season of fargo. I heard he nailed it.


I saw one or two episodes of Fargo, but it was too dark a drama for my tastes.  I guess as the old saying goes, "to each his own".  If he really is that good, then the recognition will come in the future.  Switching gears a bit, how is the outdoors visual arts, also known as Bird Watching, in your area?


Well you sure can see waves and waves of pigeons


Here in the deep south,the robins just arrived in their northward migrations.  The yard is covered with them.  We have had a wet winter and have a high water table so the worms and grubs they feast on are near the soil surface.  Are the pigeons year-round residents or migratory?


They are year round here in the east. Robins sound wonderful. In any case, thanks for the chat.


me too.  The sound of Jazz's music is so enriched and relaxed


Playing Changes is one of my favorite albums


I have never heard that album, maybe in the near future.  Btw, do you know much about computer


I have my own computer, a laptop actually


I am not a computer geek.  Hahaha.  Btw, Did you know that the Space Shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram, which is too little in my opinion


I did not know that but smartphones are like mini computers nowadays


Exactly, the technology is growing so fast and I feel that I am losing touch of it


They have come a long way from the  original conception of a simple computing device.


I concur.  I do not understand why smoking near an apple computer will void the warranty by making it a biohazard.  Do you know why?


Probably because the internal components are so sensitive is my best guess


You got a very good point there. It really makes sense because the chemical components are prone to chemicals in the smoke of a cigarette


Russia once built an ealry computer that could run on water


they had a computer placed on a boat or the computer itself operating on the water surface.  I am just curious


I think it ran on water not a boat which kept it cool I believe


Ohh, I see.  Did you hear the news that transhumanists want to upload their minds to the computers and memory sticks.  Are transhumanists computer programs or actually human beings.


That is crazy to think it could actually happen but they can do some pretty amazing things with computers


Btw, did you hear the news that two identical twins at the age of 100 released a rap album?


No I did not. Well its tme to go listen to my new jazz album "The Epic".


Okay.  Nice chatting with you.  Enjoy your music


It is really cool that they could reattach a leg the wrong way...


I heard about that.  Crazy that the surgeons did that to that poor 7 year old girl.


I know - I have never heard of anyone having a tumor on their femur!


I wonder if they considered re-amputating it and putting it on the right way.  But she can walk with a prosthetic so i guess they decided to not take the risk.


Well her femur is gone for good.  They put her lower leg where the femur used to be so that she can walk and use her ankle as a knee.


And that little girl is amazing, actually showing off her leg even though it looks different.


Yes.  It would be kind of neat having a leg like that!  She will even be able to play sports and dance!


Yeah, she needs special blades to do certain activities.  Her family and friends have donated to cover some of that cost.


Yes I am glad she can dance - it is such an art form for human movement.


She thinks she might even be able to take part in the paralympics some day.  She would have to travel to attend though.


Yes.  She could swim in the Olympics - it is one of the top recreational activities consistantly.


I wonder if she would do the type of swimming where you use your hands and legs to swim like a dolphin.


If she goes to Cornell, she would be ready to go to pass their mandatory swimming test for graduation.


Especially is wore that special swim suit that allowed 94% o those that wore it to win an olympic event.


I think the US wore that suit, and they won almost as many gold medals in swimming as all of the rest of the world combined.  That's one amazing suit!


Yes!  That suit became banned because it gave swimmers so much lift.


Yeah, having a competitive advantage in the Olympics is not a good thing.  i bet its used more in local and national competitions though.


Yes.  I love how it was the Native Americans who taught the British how to do the crawl when they beat them in a competition where the British only did the breaststroke.


I bet they could swim very fast.  Not as fast as that new Dutch commuter bus though that can travel at speeds up to 160 mph!


That is crazy speed for a bus!  I would be worried about a crash.  Of course that is completely different than Mackinac island, where there are no motorized vehicles at all!


Yup, totally the opposite.  They only use horse drawn carriages or bikes there.


Iceland has no public rail service either - there people fly between towns!


I bet that's expensive.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you today.


Yes.  But not as expensive as Japan - where it costs $300 in tolls to drive across the island!


Yeah, I couldn't afford that.  All of their highways are tolls in Japan.


Yes at least Japan has a great public transportation system.


Hello there, I like to a little bit but I'm not very good at it, how about you?


I like to dance I can't say I'm very good haha. I never knew that Bruce Lee want to dance competition though, back in 1958


Yeah I think that is so cool, it makes sense though, he could always move around so well in his films.


That's for sure. Michael Jackson also had some great dance moves. He even patented that extreme lean  machine that uses on stage


He sure did, he had some of the best moves ever.  And that is interesting, I never knew that.


Yep he was awesome. I used to date a ballerina, and she would always have messed up feet. So I can guarantee you that ballet dancers can go through four pairs of shoes a week if they dance enough


That is such a crazy fact, they must really put a lot of stress on those feet.


Yep that's for sure. Have you ever put on music when there's been a baby in the room? Apparently they will dance to the beat. I need to try that


No I haven't tried that before but sounds pretty cool, I think I will as well.


Yes you should try it if you come across a baby haha. Do you ever travel by the way?


Yeah I do but not nearly as much as I would like to, how about you?


Yes I travel a lot for work. Mostly a lot on an airplane. I would like to travel on a bus that goes 160 miles an hour though LOL


That must be pretty cool at times and I don't know if I would try that, 160mph is fast on 4 wheels!


Yep I agree! I would like to ride that around Japan no, apparently all their highways are tolls and it would cost $300 to travel across the country, that sounds so annoying!


Yeah that sounds super expensive, but I know that the roads are all in super good condition.


Yep that's probably true. Have you ever been to Mackinac Island in Michigan before? The one with no cars on it?


No I never have been there but I have been to Michigan a few times, gambled when I was 18 at the casino there.


Well I live in Michigan actually haha. I have been to the island it's all horses, and I'm allergic to horses, so I didn't like it LOL


That does not sound like it would be very much fun then no, haha.


Nope it's not haha. Also there's a lot of horse poop all over the road LOL did you know that the king of Hawaii was the first team to travel around the world?


Yes, but it's getting expensive. I shouldn't complain, in Japan, it costs $300 in tolls to cross the country and all of their highways are toll roads!


I guess they gotta make a buck. I live in Pennsylvania. We complain that it costs $60 to cross the state.


It used to only be $12. The turnpike tolls continue to rise. I used to travel by bus a lot in college, but the trips took all day. The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.


That would be fun to ride. It'd be like a high risk roller coaster.


Haha. Not my idea of fun! I like to dance, do you?


Not really. I'm very uncoordinated, and I'm not big into touching or being touched.


Makes sense. I didn't know Bruce Lee was a great dancer!


I didn't either. It makes sense though. The guy was very balanced and coordinated.


True! Tupac danced ballet in high school! I would have liked to see that


That's some serious thug life going on there. I wonder if he did it to be closer to the ladies.


Probably! He played the Mouse King in the Nutcracker ballet, too!


Wow! Didn't know that. It makes sense listening to his music. He basically rapped poetry.


True. Ballet is intense. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Makes sense. Those shoes are quite flimsy.


I think it's cute that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music!


Mine does it too! Love seeing him smile and dance around.


He can sit and watch Frozen without budging.


They have great attention spans when they want to!


I do too, I purchase just about everything from Amazon except for groceries.


I'm shocked that it was first established in 1994. You would think that such a huge company would have a longer history.


I know! I had no idea it has been around that long. I seen somewhere that the first person to make a purchase got a building named after him. I believe the total was $27.95.


I had heard that as well. Lucky for them. I forget that the company began as an online bookstore. They've come so crazy far since then.


Yeah, and they surpassed Walmart as the most valued retailer in the US.


The competition is good. I just wish both would pay their employees to reflect their wealth. Bezos is so rich that he had a clock built into a mountain.


I heard about that too! Something about it should run for 10,000 years.


Yes, that's the one. Apparently warehouse workers for Amazon are so busy that they walk between 7 and 15 miles each day per shift!


It definitely is. I don't know how they do that. Did you know that Amazon owns IMDB. I go on there all of the time and was not aware of that until recently.


I don't use it that much, but I have been on there a few times. I did not know that either. How long have they owned it for?


Since 1998! You'd think I would have known that sooner but there is no indication of that on the website.


Wow! Oh, I never noticed this before, but apparently Amazon has a contract with the US postal service to deliver packages on Sundays?


I had heard that but maybe it's just in big cities because I always have to wait until Monday. I'm online far too much. How about you?


I believe I had a package come on a Sunday, but I always thought I got lucky. haha


Ha ha, you are lucky. Did you know that when buying products online only 7% of people read the terms of service? I am fully guilty of not reading them.


I am guilty too, I don't have time to read all of that!


They make them unnecessarily long. I'm sure so that you don't have time to read them. You can get 3G service on Mt Everest. I wonder how that is possible?


Wait what? You just threw me for a loop! How is that possible? ha


I have no idea. I wonder that myself and will have to look into it more.


Hello there! Let's get ready to rumble! Now that football season is over, basketball season is now the big draw for armchair quarterbacks. How about you? Or are you more of a tennis person?


Hi! I'm ready for basketball season, did you catch the Lakers game last night? I thought it was such a disappointing game with Lebron James now on Lakers team!


I did not see it. If some of Lebron's high school games attracted 1750 attendees, I imagine the LA area would be rocking. Am I correct?


yeah, the high school could definitely raise more money with Lebron as their star player rather than having students sell candy bars but I wonder if he was as good as in his high school days as he is now and recognized for it.


Enough other people think he still has it. He raised $6 mil for charity just by televising "the decision"


That is pretty commendable, I appreciate the people who use their platforms to do good for society. They really deserve there successes


Yeah, and then he can build momentum and excitement toward that new SPace Jam sequel he is doing for Warner Bros. Probably not Academy Award worthy, but a fun night with the kids...


I loved that first movie, it was a great show to watch with the kids. I wonder how much Lebron is set to make from that movie deal? Is it as lucrative as his deal with Nike who made him a 90 million dollar endorsement deal


Is that what put him over the top and made him the highest paid celebrity? Judge Judy, the second-highest paid, earns $123k per episode.  I'd like to see her try to dunk from the baseline.


Lol, it may have been. I didn't know Judge Judy made that much! I wonder if the inventors of the sport, basketball, patented it, imagine all the royalties or license fees that would be coming in


I doubt it. The dude that invented it, Naismith, was a coach. And he was a losing coach at that!


Oh that's disappointing. I wonder if the statistics still hold true about vasectomy rates during march madness, apparently vasectomy rates increase during march madness so that men can stay at home for a few days to watch basketball. That is a little over the top


There is an easy place for a joke, but I'll refrain from that... Instead, I'll say tennis and basketball both allow players to play and get paid for it.


Lol, I am dying to hear that joke. Well soccer ball players makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined! I wonder if its the players make more or the league itself makes more


Good question. Probably due to the massive global interest in the game, while some of those other sports are only regional in interest. How did hockey get on that list? THere is no ball in hockey!  Oh, well, I'll let it slide. After all, Polo shirts were first designed for tennis players. Now tennis players wear clothes designed by Serena Williams.


It all circles back! Is Serena William's clothes under her own brand or did she partner with a notable brand already? Good point, there is no ball in hockey.


I believe it is her brand, who knows really... All I know is that I was a tennis player in HS, and nobody ever dried our tennis courts with a helicopter like they did for the 1960 US Open.


That's insane! Is it because the students/players make a "grunting" noise before a shot and to some that's considered cheating


I did not grunt. I did not win much either. Maybe the two are related? I did beat the State champion once. He held the state title in wrestling. He was worse at tennis even more than I. It was an epic battle, not like the 11-hour longest match in history--more like 90 minutes of laughable antics, but it is a nice memory none-the-less


They have to be! I was not a grunter when I played tennis in HS either, but I did enjoy the popping sounds when the ball struck the racket at the sweet spot. It does sound like an epic match. Do you still play any of those sports you once played?


Rarely.  I never could dunk a basketball though. I am too short. I do remember when college basketball banned the dunk because of Kareem Abdul-Jabar's dominance around the rim. Nobody was in fear of my granny-style three-throws.


Lol, those are the best, who cares about dunks, you make a fool out of yourself if you went for the dunk and screwed it up so badly. I would love to see one of the pros in the NBA imitate your signature move from the three-point line


They would probably grunt. I would love to see the basketball court that sits upon the US Supreme Court building, dubbed "The Highest Court in the Land" I hear Ruth Bader-Ginsberg can hit it from midcourt--and then she falls asleep.


Well she's a better baller than Shaq who only has one recorded 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career.


Yeah, and only about 5 free throws... He was horrible at the line. He should have gone granny-style!  Then maybe he would have been invited to play for the New Zealand basketball temam nicknamed "THe Tall Blacks


Lol, is there a reason why the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed that?


Hm. I am having a tough time trying to think of a reason. Maybe because they like Starbucks tall, iced mocha-lattes?  Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! May the ball always bounce your way my friend!


Hi! Did you hear about the police officer who stole a vacuum and instant oatmeal from Walmart?


I think I heard something about that, that's pretty crazy!  I mean, being a officer and doing that?  You think he of all people would know the possible consequences of his actions!


I know! He even admits that what he did was stupid and out of character. I guess he had to resign from the police force and had to serve 3 years probation. That's a long time! Maybe he was desperate? With 2 jobs I can't see how.


Seem to recall he said he was paying his parents bills at the time, but I dunno... I'm guessing he got caught in the whole, "I won't get caught" mentality.  I've read that he also stole condoms from there too!  (Insert clever joke here) lol!


Haha yeah it's not like he was so hungry and only stole food! What a strange list of items to steal! A vacuum, condoms and instant oatmeal!? It's pretty sad actually! Yet KI still find it a little funny when I think of his "shopping list". ha!


Wonder how long he was doing it before he got caught? They say he also tried to boost an XBox system.  I don't know, it's just a crazy situation all around..


Oh yeah, it sounds like this guy had a stealing problem in general. In that case, I'm glad they caught him. I can't imagine a police officer doing such things but somehow he made it onto the police force. Hey, do you have an iPhone?


No, I don't... I have a Android.  They say women are more likely to own an iphone than men, but I'll resist the whole "women and phones" joke I could make because they're handy for anyone to have...


Haha yeah, not "this woman!" I wouldn't mind playing around with one to see what I'm missing out on, "if" I could afford it. It would be crazy of me to waste money on a phone at this point! I also have an android! They work perfectly fine. I just found out that's it's legal to have a flamethrower on your car in south africa! Wow! I kinda want want for in case of zombie apocalypse!


Well, cool as it is, I'm not sure how practical it'd be for a zombie apocalypse.  Remember, zombies don't feel pain!  So you'll just have a bunch of walking torches after you!  LOL.


Haha! I didn't think of it that way! I guess in South Africa it is meant for live humans who might carjack you! You'd think that would have handled their carjacking problems completely!


Got a friend that lives in South Africa, I'll have to ask him about it.  LOL.  Speaking of cars, did you know McDonalds added drive thru because soldiers were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues?  Thought that was interesting...


No I didn't know that! That is very interesting! Thank goodness for it, because I prefer the drive thrus! Since we areon the tpoic of cars,, :) I learned that we call trunks "trunks" because old cars actually had wooden trunks on the back of them. I'm too young to have known that without having randomly learned it. haha


Yeah, they can be handy to put stuff in, spare tire, clothes, a body, you know the usual.  :)  Get this, they named a Cadillac after the French Explorer who founded Detroit.  Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, I think was his name.


Oh wow, Jann mardenborough became a pro racer after beating 90,000 people at the game Gran Turismo! I knew I should have kept playing that game! lol, my job would pay more, that's for sure!


Seems like it'd take more to qualify you as a pro racer other than playing a video game, no matter HOW good you were at it, but I dunno... maybe he had an ultra realistic set up with faux steering wheel and stuff?


Ideally he would have but I can't imagine spending money on such stuff. haha too much responsibility! Still, I agree, that playing a game with your thumbs says nothing about how you handle a car! Were you aware that sharks have no rib cages?


Yeah, I heard something about that... they get out of water and their weight can crush their body because of it!  Be a gruesome way to go!  Weird to think how long they've been around.  Sharks evolved before dinosaurs and even TREES.


And sharks can rescue sailors and be trained to bark like dogs! Hm, that's worth looking into!


Weird... I wonder what a shark barking would sound like?  I have to look that up!  I'm told sharks have been even known to rescue sailors.  Although if I were in shark infested waters, I wouldn't look them for it!


Shark infested waters like "The White Shark Cafe!" A place in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where sharks congregate! Yikes, my luck my ship would go down there. Hey, it's been a great chat! :D


Hey, you too!  You have a great evening!


Not a big fan, but I like it.  I like to see play LeBron James and you?


I like LeBron as well! I'm excited for his Space Jam movie, I think him + Warner Bros = an easy success.


And a lot of money. LeBron rejected an offer from reebok, and it was for 10 million,later, he got another one from Nike, for 90 million, I wish I had  his luck!


It's crazy to think that he really does bring that much money though, like even in high school, they charged between $100 and $120 just to see him play basketball!


Yes, is incredible, some people just make money ,  I guess, he is one that can buy easily the house that Matt Lauer´s is selling, it costs, "only" 12.75 million.


I wonder how many episodes Judge Judy would have to do to buy that, after all she makes $125,000 every episode.


I think I have seen her at least for 20 years, is a lot of money.... I wonder if her house has 8 bathrooms like Matt Lauer´s!


You'd think it would cost a lot more, maybe the allegations of inappropriate behavior lowered the price!


hahahaah, you are right! well, anyways, I am sure I couldn´t buy it, is fine, I don´t have to be cleaning an 8,000 square foot home. Lol


Oh for sure, then again everyone richer than us doesn't have to either! LeBron should raise money for the people who do, he once raised 6 million just for televising his event.


I was wondering the other time, why the New Zealand´s team is called the "tall blacks" I went to google and is because they use black color in their uniform, interesting.


Oh god I would hope that's why, and for nothing else. It's surprising how popular basketball is amongst groups you wouldn't expect. The US Supreme Court building even has a court on the top floor!


I wonder if they use it. I don´t know.  Is "the highest court in the land"?


Ahah I'm sure it is. On the other hand maybe it makes sense, basketball is huge everywhere. I believe the highest paid state employee in 39 states is a football or basketball coach.


Wow, is a very good salary. Do you happen to know the cathedral ceilings? I love them, is the New England Cape Style, I think the majority of the houses are that style, what do you think?


I do know a little bit! I saw pictures of Cal Ripken Jr.'s estate and his living room has cathedral-like ceilings and authentic barn beams, it's definitely an old, vintage style.


I saw his house once and is big, but not what you think you get for almost 13 millions. I was thinking, with that money, I would send to build me a better house.


Yeah, I wonder how we'd get that much money in the first place. Maybe if basketball didn't work out we could go for tennis!


I honestly didn´t know that the famous Polo´s shirts were invented by the player Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste. I need to update me! Nice to meet you, giving you an excellent.


I didn't know that either! And same to you, have a good night yourself!


Good morning. Did you know that the first amazon customer has a building named after him? He had the first order, ever on Amazon.


Yeah, i had heard about that, he spent a grand total of $27.95.  That's so cool!


Not as cool as that clock in the mountain Bezos built. It has a lifespan of 10K years.


He's got the money to build something like that, it must be an atomic clock?


I don't think so, it isn't actually finished yet. It's being built under a mountain in Texas.


That's interesting!  You know I keep hearing about this contract that the USPS has with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday.  I have never gotten any of my packages on a Sunday, have you?


Actually, yes. That's when most of my packages arrive. I hear their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift. That's insane.


You're the first person that has actually received a package on a Sunday that I have talked to.  Wow, and I thought it was just a rumor!  That is alot of miles, hope they wear good, comfortable shoes, poor workers.


I would love to visit Tesla's indoor track. They test their cars inside, as they don't produceany emissions.


I'm sure it's an impressive facility,  where is it located?


Everything cutting edge seems to be going on in the Golden state!


I wouldn't know. I think it's interesting he started out at PayPal, and ended up with SpaceX.


Yeah, Elon Musk is one smart guy, for sure!  I read he took a $ 78 million dollar pay cut in 2014, he must really believe in Tesla motors.


Did you know there is cell service at the top of Mount Everest?


No, I didn't.  I guess that's good to have in case of emergencies up there?


Selfies, most likely. Since Sherpa's are highly trained. I guess the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet. I'm not sure how they expect it to burn down.


You're probably right about the selfies, " I'm on the top of the world!".  I'm clueless to how the internet could possibly burn down, but nice to know there's a saved copy of it! lol


I don't know either. Same with why someone decided to name the three horizontal lines on apps and websites the "hamburger" button.


Easy answer, they were probably hungry at the time.


lol.  I think you are right. Thanks for chatting with me this morning, have a wonderful day.


I sometimes follow the sports. The championships are exciting. I have watched the basketball.


Did you know 39 of 50 states, the highest paid employee in the state is either a college basketball or football coach?


That is a shame that the highest paid person is a coach. What about our scientists? What about our doctors?


I agree. Did you know the supreme court has a basketball gym on the top floor?


There are only 9 justices though. Do they have enough for two teams?


I'm not too sure. They call it the highest court in the land.


That is a perfect name for the place. I guess that they must have fun up there, shooting around between decisions.


I agree. New Zealand has a basketball team nicknamed the tall blacks.


That is a play on the name of their rugby team. I think that their name would not work in the US.


Yea that would not fly in the US. Do you like Lebron James?


I do like LeBron. He is a great guy. Quite talented, very generous.


He is a great guy. Warner Bros and James have signed a new deal for a Space Jam sequel.


I guess a sequel was needed, but maybe he should have waited for something that would earn him an Oscar.


I agree. Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode making her the highest paid celebrity after James?


She deserves it. I think she has a lot of fans. I think Lebron probably makes quite a bit more, but she does keep an audience entertained.


Yea she makes a ton of money. James raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising the decision.


That is great! Good for him. He has helped many people that he did not need to, but he saw that he has received many blessings in this life.


That's awesome. He seems like a pretty stand up guy.


Anyway, great chat! Maybe one day we'll meet Lebron.


I have a Facebook account but rarely use it.  The more I hear about their privacy abuses the less inclined I feel to get back into it.


Facebook is opposed to privacy. There is no money in it. Most of us would do the same as them for the billions of dollars that have come their way.


True.  I'm sure Mark Zuckerberg doesn't lose sleep at night over my concerns.  i like the Burger King promotion where you get a whopper for unfriending people


BK pushes for animosity among people for the sake of empty calories. Not sure that I approve, but I would probably make friends just to break friendships for flame-broiled ecstasy.


If you're concerned about calories you could watch a horror movie, supposedly burns 180!


Me and my new "unfriends" could head to the BK for tasty burgers, then unburn the calories at the theater.


I'm not sure Bambi would burn enough, unless you're Stephen King of course.


Bambi was so traumatizing to King that he became a horror writer. He has not slain these demons, merely harnessed their power.


I'm typically not that bothered by horror movies, snakes, on the other hand, scare me.


Can you burn calories by watching snakes? Or handling them?


I'd burn the calories running the opposite direction.  My kids, however, seem to love them.  My young daughter is desperate for a pet snake.


Do you like your daughter? If not, you could get her the biggest snake out there. If you like her, probably get her a small snake.


It depends on the day and her mood.  I'd sooner be in New Zealand with their distinct lack of snakes.


New Zealand is very far away from everything. Not much going on there. Snakes usually like to be near the action.


I don't need any action, the lack of it is fine by me.  I'll just sit around and stay in touch using Facebook.


If the snakes are on facebook, then they can get to New Zealand virtually. And that's how it all starts. First the Internet, then international.


Sound like the beginnings of a horror movie.  Like Snakes on a Plane, now that was a horrific film!


That would be a great way to burn calories by using Facebook. Snakes on FB.


I'm pretty sure there are already snakes on Facebook, snakes might be a little too polite.


Yes, but what kind of snakes? I figure snakes that have the tech knowledge to use FB, and to get around the privacy problems, would be the most fearful creatures out there.


They sound more tech savvy than me, maybe I should get that pet for my daughter.


Please do. Remember, snakes are never as feral as children.


Wise words, I shall note that down for future use.  Have a good evening.


Does basketball hold much interest for you?


I'm aware of how the local team is doing from the local radio but basketball is not something I care a great deal about.


Yeah, i tend to pay attention around the playoffs. usually there is a lot of energy then. Usually basketball gets a little repetitive.


Do you have a favorite team, not the Timberwolves by chance?


I like golden state. they have been well in recent years.


Lucky you, it's fun when your team is doing well, lots of bragging rights.  I understand the Timberwolves have lost a star player to injury.


that can happen to any team. a freak injury and suddenly the season looks very different.


I suppose most teams have to be ready for when this happens.  I wonder if the Timberwolves have the back up players to cope?


They could make trades, they could call up people from other leagues, but it is hard to replace a star.


When not watching the play offs do you have much interest in music?


Yes, i do like music. generally listen to rock, pop and jazz. You?


I'm a kid of the nineties, I kind of like that alternative rock that was big back then.  Jazz is a blind spot for me.


Jazz is a big part of american musical history. you can start with miles davis. he is a good part of jazz history.


Yes, Jazz is very important culturally to America, I know it has been exported all over the world, even to places you wouldn't expect, like Pakistan.


Pakistan? i guess there are music fans all over the world. that is great.


I hear Jazz is topping the charts there.  I always feel I should like jazz, I think the problem is that my dad played it all the time, and we rebel against our parent tastes.


Yeah, i understand! people want to carve out there own identity. Jazz is pretty big. you might find something in there to call your own.


My son has just started playing the saxophone, maybe that will be my way in.  Unless he's really bad at it and it makes me flee more.


The sax is a great instrument. your son will learn to appreciate music much more. anyway, great chat!


You too, I'm going to log into Spotify and play some Miles Davis.  Have a good day.


I do.  Did you know that Tupac's music is the in the library of congress?


No I didnt thought congress liked his music but I guess his a big icon of out culture


Before becoming a rapper, Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.  Interesting!


He did? well its a good thing he chose rap, I love his songs


I know.  I'm going to have some of those songs now in my head for the rest of the day.  lol


Then you can also imagine the ruller of a judge from Michigan, she delivered her rulling by rapping her decision, Eminem was present


LOL  That would have been funny to hear!


I know right and also not professional at all lol


No!  I wonder if that's on youtube?  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called compliment battler.  That just sounds like it would be funnny.  They must throw compliments back and forth.  LOL


That sounds nice too nice for my taste I mean if I lose then I would still feel pretty good because of all the compliments


LOL  Did you know that Jay Z, the Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, and DMX all went to the same high school?


No, didnt know that, maybe  they had a great music class there lol


I love Facebook, allows me to keep in touch with family and friends, do you have an account?


Yes.  Me too.  I made a lot of friends from all over the world when I was in college 30 years ago.  It has been able to help us reconnect and talk again.  So, in that regard it's nice.  However I don't like all the news and meme garbage that people post.  lol


Theres a lot of terrible content in Facebook as well and also cyber stalkers and other dangers in the social media


Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green color blindness.  Interesting. I've had fun chatting with you!


Thats interesting always wondered about Facebooks colors, and its been great chatting with you as well friend, have anice day


Thanks!  ...and you have a nice day too!


That's sad.  We still have a planet with 71% ocean.  Look on the bright side...


That's true. When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


I would have liked the working hours better then.  It would make it hard to complete a game of Monopoly however.


True. Nicolas cage convinced johnny depp to pursue acting while playing a game of monopoly


I can't see those two playing Monopoly.  It's a game about capitalism.


Yes, it must have been weird. Monopoly has been banned in some countries.


It should be banned for being boring.  I'm all for free will however.  One should let their neurons fire freely.


I agree. The 70 day game must have been boring.


70 days?  Wow.  That's as appealing as an interoffice romance.


LOL Monopoly was made to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism.


It taught me to hate board games.  I like things to happen fast, like speed reading.


Now, everything is fast with smart devices.


Unless you happen to buy a dumb device masquerading as a smart device.  Sort of like women who like guys with beards only to find they can't grow one.


People are shallow. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


I wonder if that means she actually comprehended those 4,700 words.


Probably not. I sometimes read things more than once.


Me too, if not 3-4 times.  Reading something like Tolkien required some re-reads.


Makes sense.  Alice in the Shire would be a good title.


Hello, sis you know Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


I did. It is also covered in a majority of water too


It's sad, bit over 80% of Earth's natural forests have been destroyed already.


Sad. Do you know why we have leap years? Its because a full rotation is acutally 365.25 days for one rotation


Oh, I always wondered about that.  Another cool fact is that a day was only 5.5 hours when Earth first formed.


Thankfully we have Jupiter taking all the hits for us from all the asteroids that head our way


.That is good for us.  I think it's funny that the UN actual appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case we ever make contact.  They did this in 2010.


I found that fact a bit ridiculous. I need to verify that one.


Yes, I agree.  I guess our atmosphere changes because by the end of the 21st century, Earth will be virtually helium-free.


If thats the case, no more birthday balloons...lol.


lol, that is funny.  Over the holidays, my family played a lot of games.  Didyou know that Monopoly was invented to be a teaching tool about the injustices of Capitalism.


I love monopoly. My strategy is to buy up all the orange properties first then blue


That is a good strategy. I love Monopoly but it takes forever. In fact, the longest game ever lasted 70 days.


Wow that is crazy. The game is played all over the world, about 103 different countries I think.


Wow, I wish I invented it.  Monopoly was once banned in Russia and is still outlawed in Cuba and North Korea.  This is because it represents Capitalism.


Did you ever play the McDonalds version during the promotion and prize giveaway?


Yes, a long time ago.  I didn't when shit. Do you read a lot or watch movies.  Ender's Game was suggested as reading material for many military organizations, including the US.


I dont read much. I remember my grandfather telling  me how he used to play monopoly during the war to relax.


Oh, that's cool.  Well, I will leave you with this. There was a moral panic  in the 18th century because of the spread of reading novels.


Hey! Doing well thanks how are you? Have you ever heard of or used Rotten Tomatoes, the site that rates movies and TV?


I'm great too! I have heard of it! Do you trust their ratings?


I do for the most part because they use movie critic reviews as well as viewers reviews like you and I. I didn't know that it was owned by Warner Bros, did you?


I didn't know that either! Spykids received a 93 rating on rotten tomatoes which was better than lincoln and the dark knight! Really? haha.


That's crazy. I don't believe it haha. I have Netflix and apparently 150 movies with 100% ratings on RT are available.


I'll have to look into that today! Can you believe no film based on a video game has achieved about 44 percent on the site? I kind of believe it!


Yeah they don't make them like they used to. Do you have a favorite celebrity? I love Robin Williams (RIP). he started the trend of celebrities voicing characters.


Wow that is so cool! I want to see Pixar's secret room that is visited by celebrities. I really don't have a favorite.


Me too! I bet it's really cool. I also like Judge Judy. Watching her show is a guilty pleasure of mine. She makes $123,000 per episode!


Given she's on like 5 days a week, she is rollin in the dough! Do you know how bill nye got his break in entertainment?


Didn't he win a Steve Martin lookalike contest? I had heard that, but I don't see it. And what does that have to do with science?


That is right! I think he has a science degree maybe? Were you a fan of Nintendo back in the day?


Definitely! I can't believe it was discontinued in 2003. It feels like just yesterday.


I agree! I didn't now the original system could only display 54 colors.


That explains "Nintendo 64" which was my favorite.


I wish I owned one of those! Did you ever read into the history of Caesar around 50 bc?


Haha yeah. He said that the people bred chickens for entertainment and not for food. So were they pets, and did they have chicken fights?


That was probably the best form back then haha. Anyways, great chatting with you!


Do you use Rotten Tomatoes to get your film ratings?


I occasionally have used it! What about yourself.


I see it sometimes but when I actually search for a rating I usually go to IMDB.  Michael Bay's average rating is 38%.  That seems harsh.


That is harsh! They are hard on their scale, especially with video game films.


I thought it was just me.  That's why I like IMDB.  I can't believe Spykids got a 93% rating.


That is better than Lincoln and the dark knight rises!


Yeah.  It's also hard to believe that Netflix has 150 movies available with a 100% rating. C'mon, nothing is 100%.  I wonder what Netflix paid for those endorsements?


I completely agree. Something is fishy about that!


Did you know that Pixar Studio has a secret room that celebrities often visit?  I wonder what in there?


I wonder if their is a way to purchase expensive tickets to get an inside look.


I don't know.  Maybe you could fake being a celebrity.  It wouldn't take much in the way of brains. Wow, Judge Judy's (actually is smart) pulls down $123K per episode!


That makes her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


I wonder if that will last for James.  He was terrible in LA.  He could always become a chef in Ethiopia.


I love that chefs are encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods.


I have a friend that's one.  He's really cool.  I think Carol Burnett was cool to appear on Sesame Street.


The first of many celebrities to appear!


Bill Nye got his break somewhere else when he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.  I don't see the resemblance.


I do not see the resemblance either. I wonder if they made him wear a specific outfit with hair and makeup.


Probably...  You never know, Ronald Reagan once didn't get a part because he didn't have "that presidential look".  The jokes on them...


It is sad that we stereotype presidents into certain looks.


I guess Obama blew the white guy stereotype.  That may be his biggest accomplishment in his 8 years.  I didn't know my trusty NES only displayed 54 colors?!


I did not know that either. It was nice talking to you.


I'm really good. I just finished a game of Monopoly. Did you know that the orange properties are statistically the best purchase?


I did not. I usually like the cheap ones becaue a hotel is easy to get there...


It's a fun game. Monopoly is licensed in more than 103 countries and in more than 37 languages. That's crazy!


103 Countries? That's crazy. Monopoly game was originally intended to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism


That could explain how the top Monopoly prize from 1995-2000 were fraudulently won by a group of insiders.


Yeah. The longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days


That's really long. I once heard that Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to get into acting over a game of Monopoly. I wonder how long that game lasted.


They didn't do it in Cuba! Monopoly is so firmly capitalist that it was once banned in russia and china and is still outlawed in north korea and cuba


That's interesting. Apparently, there were special Monopoly sets that helped save tens of thousands of Allied POWs escape during World War II.


I read about that. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Wow! That's fast. I'm a really slow reader but it does capture my imagination. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis where the user can deviate from the literal words.


Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry. Imagine how insignificant you would feel if you heard THOSE two mocking your work...


That's funny. Silent reading is only a recent phenomenon. Only the most skilled readers of the middle ages could read silently.


Really! My lips move and I read slow. Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps


Speaking of U.S. military, former President and Commander-In-Chief Andrew Johnson never attended school. He relied on his wife to help him learn reading and math.


In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


That's fascinating. I wonder what they would have thought about George R.R. Martin. When he was young, he sold dramatic monster stories to other children in his neighborhood for pennies.


Wow, that's crazy. I wond how much those are worth now a days...


I don't know. I wonder if they have been translated into Braille. Louis Braille invented the reading and writing system for the blind when he was just 15.


Me too. DO you know who Demetri Martin is?


Yes he is a super funny guy who sacrificed Harvard Law for comedy


Yeah but he did well. Ryan Stiles did the same thing with high school