Alright your off the hook. did you know dolphins talk on the phone and they can distinguish between each other too.?


Or, my last one, Bridesmaids. Nice chatting with you!


Hi! Yes I'm excited for March Madness. I don't have a favorite team though, do you?


No I do not have one either. do you know who reggie miller is?


Yes, though I often confuse him with Reggie Bush, but Miller is the basketball guy. Anything he's famous for?


Well, he is a superstar but his sister was always better


I am not sure, maybe. She broke 8 national records once


Wow! That's no easy accomplishment. Same thing with Allen Iverson! He was so smart to sign a lifetime contract with Reebok to pay him $800K a year until he reaches age 55 and he'd get a lump sum of $32 million, talk about a great retirement fund!


THey can make so much money sometimes. Do you know who TIm Duncan is?


Yes! I used to really like him, does he still play for the Spurs?


I think he has retired maybe I am wrong. But apparently he decided to stay in college and finish before going to the NBA


Oh wow, I think he's one of the few! But seeing that they can make millions from endorsements, I guess they don't need to. Like Lebron James who rejected a $10 million offer and accepted a $90 million from nike years later.


Smart businessman for sure. Do you know what granny styl eis?


Yes! Of course! I wish pro basketball players made the granny style shot famous, I want to see someone incorporate that technique during one of the games.


Yeah and to think that the only reason they do not do tjat is because it looks funy. who cares, just score


Yeah! You think the name is what makes it embarrassing for the masculine players to use it? Even physicists have proved that granny style is the best technique!


Yes, I enjoy watching TV, my favorite genre to watch are dramas, how about you?


Yeah I like them. Did you ever watch House?


I used to watch it all the time and it's crazy to think about how someone who portrays a doctor make more than actual doctors! I think he made over $700K per episode!


Man he has made so much money but it was a good show for sure. nice chatting with you


What do you think about the president? Do you think that he should create a pop album like the president of Indonesia


Not a fan personally but that would be worth listening to at least once. I think I would have chosen the "none of these candidates" option if I lived in Nevada.


Yep I think that's a good option to have. I'm also glad we don't do a lottery like in ancient athens


I wonder what they called them. President Gyro? In Zimbabwe the first president was called President Banana.


President banana makes me hungry! they should invite him to stay at the White House Guest House, which is shockingly bigger than the actual White House


That's pretty cool.I wonder where the guest house is exactly?


I wonder that too. I haven't been to Washington DC in a long time. Speaking of DC, you know who the top three richest presidents were?


JFK and Washington were up there I think. There was one more I can't remember.


Yes you're right! The other one was Jefferson, I think they must have been adjusted for inflation LOL. are you sad like me that the presidential election turnout has only maxed out at 63%?


That is sad. WIsh more people would be involved. If you don't vote you get what you deserve.


Yep I agree. people shouldn't judge candidates for the presidency by height though. Apparently 75% of the time the taller candidate has won, ever since 1900, that also seems stupid


It's got to be involuntary, something from our evolution. A taller person is more likely to bring down the wooly mammoth. I was concerned when I heard that international election observers were blocked from the polls in nine states back in the 2012 election.


Yep that makes me concerned too. I'm also concerned that Jay Z wrote a song for the Space Jam soundtrack LOL. That sounds crazy but awesome


Hah! I think that was one Bugs Bunny sang. I liked the rabbit's flow. Jay-Z has been doing this a long time. He was throwing down with busta rhymes in high school.


he'd also do the same with DMX, they all went to the same High School, maybe there is something in that water lol


Yeah, must be. Guess he's a comic book fan too. His album Kingdom Come was named after a DC comics series.


Oh that's interesting. Also interesting that he doesn't put his music on iTunes in terms of tracks. he only does full albums


He has some artistic integrity I guess. He teamed up with Alicia Keys to do a song about NYC called Empire State of Mind.


I actually like that song. I thought it was better than the Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg song California Girls, those two songs were meant to go head-to-head apparently


Yeah I never dug Snoop's whole schtick. I've been listening to Jay-Z since Reasonable Doubt.


Yeah he's been going for a long time. Although not as long as since we had our rule change about vice-presidents, that was back in 1805


Hello! Are you excited for March Madness next month?


I love it every year!  My son went to Kansas and I went to Oklahoma.  Kansas is not as strong as in recent years.


I'm not super into basket ball at all really, but that's what I hear! The NBA isn't my thing really. I know about the big players but that's about it. I know that they're some of the highest paid athletes.


Physicists have proven that shooting granny style is the best for free throws, but players have too much ego to use it.


Of course! It's not flashy enough! It's not sexy. I remember watching Jordan 'play' in Space Jam ages ago. It was flashy and fun to watch him. Did you know that they signed LeBron for a Space Jam 2?


No, I did not.  Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan wore them anyway.  Nike paid a fine for every game he wore them.


Doesn't surprise me to be honest. The man has guts and doesn't care. I know LeBron did something sort of similar - he rejected a sponsorship from Reebok and just held out for Nike. Basketball players seem to really love the flashy lifestyle


Allen Iverson was pretty practical by comparison. He accepted low pay of $800,000 per season but gets a lump sum of $32,000,000 at age 55.


...I like that that's practical in the sports world. I mean, at least players like Duncan have the sense to finish college first.


Have you heard of Reggie Miller.  He once scored 40 point in a game and found out that his sister had scored 105 points and broken 8 national records.  They were both great players!


Wow! Talk about running in the family! That probably makes for some awkward family holidays.


Well, men made more money in the game, so he did okay.  The drama around the dinner table would be like all dramas, a little comedy and a little poetry.


And a lot of irritated mom and dad I'm sure! I recently learned that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore - apparently he refuses to do projects that don't project positivity. It's a nice idea, but that sounds like it REALLY limits his options


He is bi-polar, so he thinks differently that many people do.  The word drama comes from the Greek word "action".  Now if you look at movie lists, drama and action are two different genres.


Is he really? I had no idea! I know that Michael Caine got into acting because all the prettiest girls were in drama class - I wonder if any of them had any idea how great he would go on to become.


I had heard that before. I have been to the UK, and sadly none of the girls there were for me! John Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his student was Ellie Kemper who played on the Office.


Oh dear god, that just gave me the giggles. I've only seen a few episodes of the office, I just get too distracted to binge it. Even though I LOVE the deadpan looks to the camera.


Hugh Laurie was the highest paid dramatic actor on TV making $700,000 per episode in House.


And he was worth every penny! I can't believe that he's from the UK originally - his accent is so convincing. I know that the director actually had no idea he wasn't american at first!


I agree!  I was shocked when I finally heard him speak naturally on a talk show.  If you ever saw the show, you know we have to rule out Lupus.


Hi there. Yes I am. I love the NBA. I wish there were more than 30 teams though!


Yeah, but it is nice that one is in Canada though.


Yeah I think it's good they have one. I know the league was founded in 1946, but I wonder when they decided have a Canadian team?


Im not really sure. Did you hear about cheryl miller scoring 105 points in one game.


No I didn't, that is a lot of points I can't even imagine. You know Stan Van Gundy? He was fined for saying that games shouldn't be played on Christmas Day.


I dont see the big deal in playing on Christmas day. I mean if you were playing a sport for a living and making a lot of money wouldnt you feel like every day was christmas.


Ha ha that's a really good point. I'm sure Lebron James feels like every day is Christmas. He got a contract from Nike for $90 million.


Yeah that is a lot of money. I wonder how much he is getting for the new space jam movie he is starring in.


Can't imagine but I bet a lot! When Lebron James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, his posters were marked down and sold for $17.41. That was the year american traitor Benedict Arnold was born lol.


Lol. I think it was wrong leaving Cleveland. I heard that Lebron is the highest paid celebrity. Judge Judy is second at $123,000 per episode.


Yes I agree. Wow she must make a lot. I wonder hoe much soap opera stars make? Soap operas were named as such because they were sponsored by soap companies!


Im not sure. Did you know that hugh laurie made $700,000 per episode when he did house?


Get deserves it he is so good in that show. You know the actor John Hamm? He taught drama at his old high school.


Really. That is interesting. I heard that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore. I guess his belief system won't let him.


I love him in comedies! The earliest dramatic works was actually by Aristotle's Poetics.


Oh I saw a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of class radio dramas.


Wow that is a lot. What is it called? I would love to take Patrick Stewart's drama master class someday.


Im not sure the website name. Michael caine took acting classes because all the pretty girls in his school took them.


That is very funny. There's even a show called IKEA Heights that is shot entirely in the Burbank California IKEA store without the store even knowing. It was nice talking with you this morning.


I sure do. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


I sure do. He is a great nba player who was shadowed always by his sister


Yeah the woman was a legend, broke 8 national records during a game


Yeah he is a great player of the NBA. Do you know anything amazing about him?


Yeah he decided to stay in college and then get into NBA although he had an offer


WOw that is a lot of sacrifice. Iverson signed a killer contract with Rebook that pays him tons of money every year


Nice, that is pretty awesome. But most of them when they retire they file for bankruptcy


That is pretty sad. Have you ever seen the granny shot style?


I see it sometimes but actually not quite a bit in the NBA games


That is because players think it is ridiculous but science has proved it is the best one to score


Hmm strange that they would stick with that. A coach once said NBA should not have games on Christmas and got fined for it


I do actually. Do you like Jon Hamm at all as an actor?


I do actually My favorite show is HOUSE MD, Laurie made so much money in that show


I bet he did. Do you know how the term soap opera originated?


Hm I do not know that, do you? DO you like Jim Carrey.


Yeah they used to be sponsored by soap manufacturers and thus the name


Nice one. JIm Carrey has moved away from doing dramas lately


Have you been thinking about the NBA lately?


Honestly, no not really interested once baseball season is over. I thought this was an interesting fact: Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


Well, that is somewhat NBA related.  LOL.  Lebron turned down one shoe company offer of $10 million because a bigger one might come later.  He got $90 million less than a year later


He was smart. He knew Nike or Adidas would probably offer him more.


No doubt.  Alan Iverson accepted a contract that paid him $800,000 per year until he turned 55 the a lump sum of $32,000,000.


Yep, even though it's Lebron who is often considered the best basketball player in the world.


Hard to argue with that.  Players don't always do what is best to succeed.  Physicists claim that shooting free throws "granny style" is most accurate, but almost no one does it.


I think so.  Besides, when you make $150 million how important is it to make $155 million?


Making as much as possible is still a point of pride, and these are often guys who take care of an entire family.


Good point.  Sometimes a set of hangers on as well.  But my daughter sold a company for $40 million and 5 years later, wealth management at a bank grew it to over $100 million.


I'm sure most have good financial advisors.


I think that is true nowadays.  Historically there are some sad stories of athletes who go broke.


Yeah, but I think they would have even if they had a normal job, and a lot of them are not like Tim Duncan who sacrificed playing time to stay in college and get his degree.


Well said.  Some people have a different moral compass than others.  Duncan was solid.


And he understood that anything can happen to an athlete, so you need to have other skills.


Every year one plays in college is a risk.  I am intrigued by the number of college football players who are avoiding bowl games.  Seems totally rational to me.


Why? Are they more likely to get injured in a bowl game?


They only have one more game and then they get tens of millions of dollars.  If they get injured in a bowl game, the might not get anything.


Ah, yeah then it's smart not to take the risk while still at college level.


I agree.  It must be tough for one's body to be his income potential. However, for most of us it is our mind.


And they have to be mature enough to understand their potential. Some like Jordan and Lebron understood early on. I mean Some of lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees. tickets cost between $100 - $120. That had to have sunk in.


Yep.  And to handle that at such an age is incredible.  I was hoping to make minimum wage while working during college.  I once had $2 million and lost $1.4 in the 2008 market crash.  They handled it well.


Yeah, I can't imagine having to make those decisions as teens.


It would be a high class challenge.  I do think such adulation would go to one's head most of the time.


Yeah, like the Air Jordan story? I feel like he did that simply to flex power.


Have you watched the Fow News channel before?


not that much actually. how about you? i know they are one of the biggest news channels out there


It is a big channel, its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!!


i guess they are looking into creating a channel to showcase only the simpsons


I think thats a good idea, they should do that, watching the Simpsons all day can be boring but it would be nice there is a channel with something to watch at times


yeah i guess. on the other hand they tried to sue them once


They did? Why did they try to sue The Simpsons, thats messed up, I bet Homer didnt do it on purpose lol


hahhaa I bet not. do you know who created fox news?


Oh, Nixon was one of the creators? I wonder if the channel was biased towards him.


Well they are very republican oriented so yeah. did you know the white house still uses floppy discs?


No, I didnt, I wonder why as floppy discs are now ancient tech, they dont have the resouces for a flash drive? lol


I guess floppy discs are safer than a usb


Yeah, I guess they can be safer or at least harder to access,


yeah i think so too. did yu know bush put panels back in the white house?


I didnt know that, I think its a good thing though, solar energy is the future and we should all use a cleaner source of energy.


yeah for sure, so good for them for putting those back on


Yeah, the secret service is full with skilled staff, its suprising to know they missed the bullets that struck the White House back in 2011


i wonder about that too , for four entire days


Its a long time, I  bet someone got fired that day lol.


No I don't watch any new networks but I read about them. Looks like Fox wants to make programming for their "superfans"


I read that too! I wonder if it will be popular? I would think with their sexual harassment scandal Fox would tone it down a bit.


I don't think their fanbase really cares or believes the sexual harrassment scandal, I mean Fox news is still in first place in the ratings despite it


True. And hannity and Chris Wallace are superstars for Fox. I heard Fox once wanted a channel dedicated to the Simpsons.


Lol yea and then they wanted to sue The Simspons for parodying its agenda


Fox news was created by Republican media Strategist. I had no idea. I guess that is why they are so Right leaning!


Yea, I didn't even know it was broadcast in 86 countires, that's crazy people in other countries watch it


And that they believe all of it! They broadcast from the White house a lot too. I wonder what people think of that?


Lol if true fox nex dedicates 55% of airtime to opinion, at least it's not 85% like msnbc


Oh my! 85% I wonder if people know that, or just accept it as gospel? Did you know Teddy Roosevelt would not allow christmas trees in the white house?


Yea, he was a conservationist. Jimmy Carter also cared about the environment and wouldn't set the thermostat more than 65 during the winter, crazy


That is crazy! And Cold! Bush had the solar panels put back on the white house. Good for him!


Yea Ronald Regan had them removed after the Carter administration installed them, I wonder why?


That is a good question! I might have to look that up!


Apparently you can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they'll respond back, I never knew that, sounds cool


That is cool! Welcome to the US kid! Did you ever see the show Thomas the Tank Engine on PBS?


I saw a couple episodes but thought it was pretty boring as a kid while watching it on the telly


Did you see any of the episodes narrated by Ringo star?


Can't say that I have. Do you watch SNL? Weekend update is their longest running skit appearing on their first episode


Really? I think thats the best part of the show!


I'm a big simpsons fan, apparently Homer has had 188 jobs throughout the first 400 episodes, that's almost a new job every 2 episodes!


Hey you like to travel? I personally love it. I would love to go to Iceland but was bummed out to hear about the absence of public transport.


I love to travel!!  I heard about that. Kind of like on Mackinac Island where you have to travel by bike or horse drawn carriage. Pretty cool.


Yes very cool. I have been there. Everything was so mellow and relaxing there.


I haven't been but it is on my list of places to visit. Not sure if I would like to visit Japan. If you are driving across the country all roads are toll roads. It costs more that $300 to travel across country. That adds up!


Yeah way too much. I would rather fly. Car would be nice though. Cars first came into global use during the 20th century.


Interesting!!!  I have a cadillac and didn't even realize that it was named after a french explorer who founded detroit!


Oh nice. Yeah that is a cool fun fact. Do you ever go through drive throughs with it? They were invented by McDonalds.


Yes. So the soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in their fatigues could get food. Who knew!!


Very cool. All back in 1975, a lot was going on in the 70's!


Yes there was! I am just glad that I am not living in South Africa were it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking. Scary!


That would be scary but entertaining to see on the road. Didn't think the German inventor of cars ever imagined that would happen.


I am sure they didn't. Did you know that the sun is actually white? Crazy fact!


Very crazy I always thought it was yellow but that is apparently due to atmospheric scattering.


I had no idea the reason. Have you ever know anyone who has been struck by lightening. I have known 2 people. One who swears he has been struck twice. But he has been known to tell a tale. I know for sure he has one time but the other...Not so sure. It is 5x hotter than the sun.


Wow I don't know anyone! Can't imagine. The sun also produces enough energy to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!


That is good to know!  They always act like we won't have enough energy.


Yes and we are already using solar panels. On July 11th, 2001 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846!


That is amazing! One thing I think is interesting is that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in the galaxy.


Hard to even fathom that! Amazing. It only accounts for 99.86% of the total solar system. Well I really enjoyed chatting with you friend!


I enjoyed it too!  I am excited that Neptune actually completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery. This happened in 2011.


First time since 1846! But when will the next one be? Let me know when you find out and until then...see ya later!


Great how about yourself?  Do you have any favorite albums?


Doing good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I do, NWA's Straight Out Of Compton.


That was a good album,  did you see the movie?


Yes, I did.  You know it was the first album to reach Platinum status without support of airplay or a major tour.


It was a pretty unique album for its time and it probably didnt get any airplay because of the language lol


How true. Did you know Linkin Park's " Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


I hear walmart only sells clean versions of albums.


Yes, I heard that, kind of misses the mark with me.  I want to hear the original songs, clean or dirty. The Dark Side Of The Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.


Yeah I read that recently lol I wonder who is still buying it.


Classic Rock and Roll lovers of all ages.  Did you know that 2 identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


lol thats hilarious,  I will have to look it up on youtube sometime.  I wonder what they rapped about and if it was any good lol


I can just imagine. Lol Do you own a car?


That's cool, do you know the trunk is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back?


Yeah my grandma had a bunch of trunks growing up,  those things were heavy!


I read somewhere that it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.  Did you know that?


I read about it somewhere.  That must be a serious case of car theft!


I think it is in South Africa, that's funny.


wow,  thats horrible,  its already crazy hot there and then you got flame throwers on cars.


That's right, crazy.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to go walk my dog.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


I am well.  Yes I do actually.  Did you know it is white and not yellow?


i know that the atmosphere changes its color. from the moon, the sun would look white because there is no atmosphere.


Probably.  Did you know a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun? Also, what do you think of U2?


I like the band. they have been around for a long time. i like their tunes.


Did you know that they refuse to use music from their 1987 LP "The Joshua Tree"?


Really? why? that sounds strange. isnt that one of their best selling albums?


They feel it has contributed too much material to their live shows.


Ok, yeah, i bet it gets a bit boring playing the same stuff over and over. They make quite a bit of money on tours, i bet.


I am sure they do.  According to an article I read, they really trimmed down their stage props.


i bet they want to reinvent themselves for every tour. it is tough being on the road.


Probably.  According to the article, one of their last tours felt like Bono should be at this spot at this time for every show.


Yeah, it gets hard to be an artist if you feel like a robot. it gets mechnical and dull. the fans like it, but the performers dont


That is true. Did you know they did a tour dedicated to the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree"?


boy, they really have been around a long time. are they still releasing albums? or do they just tour on their old stuff?


I think they are.  I know for sure they released on in 2014.


ok, i guess they have the time and money to do albums. a lot of bands just get sick of each other.


Do you have a favorite album of theirs? i guess i like joshua tree.


I am not a huge fan of them to be honest.  Their music is pretty good.  I have just never liked them that much.


I understand. they are popular, but they are not innovative maybe. Anyway, have a good day! Great chat!


How's it going? Did you know the prime minister of Australia isn't in the constitution and exists through custom?


wow i did not know that. I did hear you get a silver cup when you turn 100 in Japan.


That's pretty cool the Japanese Prime Minister commemorates a citizens 100 birthday.


Yup, there trying to figure out how to save though because i guess a lot of ppl live to be 100 so there looking for a cheaper solution.


Maybe they can give them a cat or something, the UK prime minister residence has a cat with the title of Chief Mouser to the cabinet office


Too funny, some of these politicians have way to much time on their hands. Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents are?


Apparently the wealthiest presidents were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Yeah not Trump go figure. Why is the guest house a the White house bigger than the actual white house?


Maybe so the President of indonesia can rehearse songs from one of his 3 pop albums when he visits the US


Wow those albums must have been awesome if he made three, i mean at least the first two. Even so better than being call Banana even if it is your real name.


I wonder if President Banana's vice president was the runner up like the US Vice presidents were until 1805


Oh my God i would have loved to have seen Trump & Hillary or even Obama and McCain. What a reality show it would have made, to funny!!


THat would be awesome, like when Austin TX voted to rename their garbage dump


Right, now that's just cruel. I wonder how that came about? The Indian government set up polling booths in the forest with the lions, wow!


That's pretty cool, voting must be important there. In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918


Cool...You think showing up to vote with lions is cool? You are a braver one then me my friend...the lion won.


Well voting from space like the Astronauts would be cooler


Your ideal of interesting differs from mine, lol! Nah the space thing sounds really cool.


Yep, but it's unfortunate 34% of black males have lost the right to vote in Alabama


I know somethings got to be done about that. Apparently there are different systems for collecting votes and everyone who lives on the planet should be able to.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I love to travel, I have to do it at least once in a year


i would love to travel. i travel when i have the time and money. which is not often. LOL


Well there are cheap ways to travel I wouldnt recommend Japan, tolls are really expensive


maybe i could avoid the roads. i know that japan has trains. i would like to visit japan.it looks interesting.


Yeah that can be a great way to travel around, Iceland is another great destination although there's no rail service over there


I wonder why that is. maybe the terrain is bad for rails? they must have buses and stuff.


Yeah maybe most people travel by air so that sounds expensive


that does sound expensive. i wonder how far the cities are from each other. it looks like a small country


I think its small, who knows maybe its cheaper than taking a bus in the states, have you ever been to Mackinac Island?


no i have not. i would like to see a place with no cars. sounds peaceful. now just get rid of the cell phones. LOL


It does sound like a nice place, no pollution in the air and with clean air, do you use the internet much?


I do, unfortunately. i cannot quit. i am stuck in internet purgatory.


Same here, its a real addiction and I love it!


I think i need to unplug for a while. I need to find a balance in my life. the internet is overwhelming. too much information. too much distraction


I agree, theres a lot of distractions in the net, maybe you can use an app for that, do you know how the 3 horizontal line menu is called in an app


i have heard the name. the sandwich button?


Thanks! the hamburger button. that makes sense. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah makes me kind of hungry, its almost lunch time so Im taking a break, thank you very much its been a great chat


I hope you have a great day as well and thanks for all the info its really appriciated bye


Hello,I was just thinking about the golden globe awards.Did you happen to watch the awards?


I didn't watch it, I usually just catch the highlights later the next day.


Nicole Kidman accepted the reward for best performance by an actress in a limited series.Did you know she has two adopted children with Tom Cruise?


Yeah, and I guess social media is making a huge deal out of the fact that she didn't acknowledge them in her awards speech.


I heard about that.It sounded as if she was referring to being too busy to spend time with her younger children.


Well, being an actress is probably a time consuming job.  It is strange that she doesn't mention her adopted kids at all.  Maybe it has to do with Tom Cruise, and the kids being part of Scientology.


That is a good point.She may have had personal reasons such as the mysterious practice of Scientology.


Yeah, there are a lot of people speaking out about that lately, like Leah Remini.


Its my understanding that you are not supposed to leave the Church freely.There may be a response from the members.


I have also heard that they don't like it when people leave.  It splits up families, which is really sad.  Have you seen the documentary that Leah Remini did for HBO?  It was really interesting.


I have not seen the HBO documentary but have seen similar programs on the subject.Anything that divides families isnt a healthy thing.


I agree.  It is really sad when it is a so called religion that does it.  It sounds like Nicole and Tom's kids decided to stay with their father and the church, so they shun Nicole.  It makes sense why she doesn't talk about them in public if that is the case.


It is probably a hurtful subject for her.She may have no choice but to move on and focus on her family that accepts her.Media judges celebrities harshly on personal matters.Anything to make a story.


Agreed, celebrities are really under a microscope.  I think it is nice that she is dedicating her awards to her youngest children.  That is very sweet.  As you mentioned, it sounds like she is busy and not always around and it seems like a nice way to let them know she always thinks about them.


Tom cruise has some strange ideas anyways.I guess he spent 10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


Wow, that is strange.  Did you know that Paris passed a resolution to prohibit him from becoming an honorary citizen in they city?  They really don't like him in Paris I guess.


I wonder why he is dislikes in Paris.That is sort of amusing seeing how is a such a celebrity here.


Yeah, he started acting at only 19 and it seems like he got famous really quickly.  I know he really made his big break on the movie Risky Business.


Yes Tom was busy in his younger days.He was in many iconic films.such as Top Gun.and the Color of Money.


I really like Top Gun, and he was also in Cocktail which was a great movie.  He may be odd, but he is a great actor.  He has also received a Golden Globe for best actor.


He was good in the film Born on the Fourth of July and Rain Man.


I think Born on the Fourth of July is what he won his golden globe for.


Yes he received the Golden Globe for the film.He has won several awards in his career.


That reminds me, he was also in The Last Samurai which is a movie that I really enjoy.  I think I will go watch it again.  Thanks for chatting about Tom Cruise movies with me.  I may even go see what other movies he has been in that I haven't seen yet.


Yes I do like to travel.  I'm from Michigan, have you ever been to Mackinac Island?


I have not but I learned they have prohibited motorized vehicles for a long time, I wonder how is that?


I have been to the island and it is really small and the roads are narrow.  At least they do not need to pay tolls.  Do you pay tolls where your from?


Some of the highways are toll ways but not that expensive like in Japan


It seems like they would encourage less travel since it costs 300 to cross the country.


Probably, but I think is worth doing it at least once. I am curious also to try a bus the dutch are designing!


I would think the dutch bus would be dangerous to go on.  160mph would be something to experience but not on a bus.


Yes, that is pretty fast! A great place to travel to would be mount everest! And suprisingly somehow there is some cell service up there!


Interesting that they have 3g cell service up there.  I would imagine you will sit and wait for pages to load.  I don't know if the 3 horizontal line menu would not load.  Did you know that this is called the hamburger button?


It must take a very long time to load. I did not know about the hamburger button, that is a tasty button!


I was unaware of this as well.  I use the internet a lot but not enough to cause a real addiction of the brain, which is a real thing.


Yes, just clicking and clicking is definetely not good for us. this addiction is for real and it has been measured in the brain.


Well if the internet ever goes down, you can go to the library of alexandria where there is a copy of the internet.


good to know!  People really click fast when using the internet. almost nobody reads terms and conditions when getting something on the internet


Just like only 7% of people actually read the full terms when buying a product on the internet.


I think we should balance and keep the good habit of really reading and filling our brains with creativity!


Back in the 18th century, reading was considered a moral panic.  Now I try to get my kids to read as much as possible.


that is so funny, reading of novels was dangerous for society back then. I really love reading. For me is the best way of getting real knowledge


Did you know the world record for reading is 4700 words per minute.  You could finish a lot of books reading that fast.


amazing, the talented Anne Jones has that record! Well, it was very nice talking to you. I hope you have a nice day


How's it going, did you know in most systems a Prime Minister is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet?


I didn't know that. I didn't know either that Armenias Parliament recently rejected the new prime minister of their country, that seems really scary


Yea, the demonstrations of 100,000 people against Nikol Pashinyan is really scary


Yep I agree. I'm just glad that we don't live in that country haha. And yes the vote in Parliament was 55 to 45


Yea, Pashinyan is calling for peaceful protests but I don't see it not turning violent


Yep I agree with you. What do you think about prime minister's by the way? Apparently the Prime Minister of Australia isn't even in their Constitution


I thinks it's cool that the UK's Prime Minister's cat has the offical title of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office


Haha I love the name LOL what do you think about Helena Bonham Carter? She was an actress in the Harry Potter movies and she's actually related to the prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War 1


That's pretty cool, so is receiving a silver cup from Japan's Prime Minister when turning 100


Yep I want to get one of those silver cups haha. In the United States they would ever have to make too many of those though unfortunately I think we're really fat here


Lol, probably not. Did you know a radio station pranked called Queen Elizabeth II?


I heard about that, I think they did it back in 1995 correct? They were pretending to be the prime minister of Canada


Yea, I wonder if anyone pranked called the Indonesian president who released 3 pop albums


That's a good question LOL maybe they could ask him to perform one of his famous three pop albums for them over the telephone LOL


I wonder if the first President of Zimbabwe President Banana was a singer too


Yep that's a good question haha. Also, what do you think about the original rule for vice president swear the runner-up in the presidential election would become the vice president instead of just outright losing


I can see the logic, it be entertaining if the runner up of the presidential election became vice president today


Yes Hillary Clinton as the vice president would be entertainment but also it would be very crazy because nothing would ever get done LOL


They could release a pop album, maybe with the President of Indonesia


Yes they should do it in the guest house to LOL apparently the guest house is bigger than the actual White House itself for some reason


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello there, are you a fan of Tom Cruise, or at least his films?


I've seen many of his films! He's a real Hollywood success.. Tom Cruise threatened Tom Kruse, the inventor of the Hoveround, Seems shallow.


Yeah doesn't that seem pretty silly, he should have helped endorse it as a joke and it would have helped a smaller business person.


I didn't know that Jerry Seinfeld was so rich! He has a net worth roughly $820,000,000.more than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined!


Wow, that is a crazy amount, I wonder what he did to earn so much more than those guys.


The TV show has residuals. He was producer, creator, and actor, and got money for all three. In 2007 Tom Cruise spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. What?


Yeah I guess when you add it up for both people and subtract what they spend as well, like money for a bunker then you get what you get.


$10 mill these days just doesn't get an anti-alien bunker like it used to. The guy is dedicated though. He trained for two years to learn Japanese and swordplay for a film.


Yeah he does go all out for his movies that is for sure.  What is your favorite Tom Cruise movie of all time?


I'm not sure. I liked Top Gun because it captured a spirit of the times. It was a real Hollywod film.


Yeah Top Gun is a classic.  I like Risky Business and The Color of Money, but there are many more.


Color was great! So was Born on the Fourth of July. He has a good sense of story. Picks interesting scripts, and gets good co-stars.


Yeah that was also really good, and really sad.  I am trying to think what his weirdest role was?


He had some movie where he was a fat bald guy with a bad combover. Crazy dictator type. Can't remember the name, but it was a comedy.


Yeah now that you mention it, that rings a bell but same here I can't think of the title.  Do you know which movie he starred in with Dustin Hoffman?


Rain Man? Yeah, perfect casting for that. He was the hard-driving, high-pressure salesman, self-absorbed, couldn't relate to his brother with autism.


Yeah good call!  I thought that movie was awesome.  They both were really good, I liked the casino scene the best when he was kicking butt.


We all wish we had a friend like that, able to count six decks at the Black Jack table.


Right, just get him a tv and some underwear from Kmart and then bring him in and make $30,000 quick.


No more college loans! Well, I enjoyed chatting with you about Tom Cruise. Also, check out the film he did with Jamie Foxx.


Sounds good I will.  It was nice talking with you as well, I hope you enjoy the rest of the night.


Hey yes I definitely enjoy rap music a it incorporates so many things and can be performed in a variety of ways.


Did you know that Tupac Shakur's music is considered to have cultural significance and is in the library of congress?


I would agree with that for sure. He was great. He resused elements of past traditions while expanding them at the same time.


He did. Do you know what career Eminem wanted to pursue before his rap career?


Oddly enough he wanted to be a comic book artist lol. Glad he chose rap instead!


Me too. Apparently he was a big fan of Spiderman.


Interesting. I bet rapper Busta Rhymes was a fan of the Rugrats because he voiced the reptile wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


Really?! I should have noticed that. He has a very distinctive voice.


Yes he definitely does. In Korea the rappers there invented a new type of freestyle called complement battle. I'd like to hear that.


That's in such stark contrast to our rap battles which are basically slam battles. I'd be interesting in hearing that because it sounds so strange to me.


Yeah I don't know if I would like that. I wonder if they played on the radio? If you like radio dramas there's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes for free.


I know those were hugely popular before TV. I wonder of they hold up now?


Yeah probably a bit boring with all we're used to now. Another boring show would have been that Latin news broadcast in Finland! I wouldn't understand a thing!


Considering that that is a dead language I wonder who the audience for that is?


Yeah not sure. Perhaps there's a big Latin population in Finland. Well if you live in Canada 40% of the music played on the radio has to be Canadian.


That's strange. Is that just a guideline that is followed or is it a law?


I actually believe it's Canadian law. I wonder when that first came into existence?


I do not know. It seems strange that they needed to make that a law. Did you know that on an AM radio you can hear Jupiter's radio storm because they are so strong?


Well that is so cool. I wonder if it is very easy to here? Maybe I've already heard it without even knowing. It probably interferes with the electromagnetic waves of the radio.


That is possible. Did you know that you can make a radio with very little?


How do you make a radio? I used to listen to fox news on the radio. They are all about the GOP or in other words, the grand old party! It was very nice speaking with you today, I hope you have a good one!


WWII soldiers could make them with a razorblade and pencil. It was nice chatting with you as well.


There's so much that happens in politics and the news that I can't keep up. Have you heard any of the recent details about the Mueller investigation?


no not really, is there a recent development?


I guess they're recommending no prison time for Michael Flynn since he's been cooperative


oh interesting, I do know about presidents though, I guess the only President to ever have a PHD has been  Woodrow Wilson!


He seems like the kind of guy who would be very smart. Still, he wasn't as wealthy as JFK, Jefferson, or Washington who were the three wealthiest Presidents


right thats what I've heard, and ya even fdr spoke a foreign language and he was the last president to do so


That's pretty crazy considering how many schools require taking basic foreign language. I wonder what languages the first president of Zimbabwe spoke considering his nickname was President banana


haha that is a great question! and does he have a VP plantain? I guess a total of 5 presidents have lost the popular vote and still won the election


I can remember at least two of those! If they had lost back before 1805, they would have been VP instead


that is crazy can you imagine a President trump and VP clinton, think of the chaos!


Nothing would get accomplished, that's for sure. Meanwhile, the president of Indonesia is in office and recording pop albums. He's released at least three


haha that is cool, do you watch fox news at all? I guess the median viewer age of fox news is 68 years old


I don't, but that's a high median age. Especially since it's watched more than both MSNBC and CNN combined


ya that is crazy, I guess the other comparison is fox spends 55% of time on opinion news vs 85% for msnbc


Maybe that's why it's watched more. Richard Nixon helped create the network along with Richard Ailes who was a Republican media strategist


huh didn't know that, did you see that fox tried to make their own version of the daily show? It didn't do well


I guess there's a lot of things they've tried or considered trying. Someone who works there must love the Simpsons because they talked about possibly creating a cable channel that would only air episodes of that show


haha that would be wild, did you know that hillary clinton used to be a republican?


Wasn't she president of one of their clubs in college? I wonder when she changed her party


ya its a good question, and weirdly rupert murdoch supported both obama and hillary during their campaign elections


He must really like the Democrats. She would adopt a southern drawl just for her campaigns in the southern states. Talk about adaptable


Good afternoon!! How often do you watch Netflix?


I watch it so much! Every night before bedtime,how about you?


I am about the same! Do you know that from 9 in the evening until midnight Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


As am I, LOL!! Funny to think the Blockbuster declined many offers to buy Netflix and now Netflix is worth over $2billion.


They could have bought it for 50 million dollars. The guy started netflix because of blockbuster making him a little mad over late fees, and now he took them down!


Yes, that is the case indeed. $40 worth of late charges now worth so much. Netflix as well as youtube make up half of peak internet traffic.


That is crazy. Also, it is interesting that Netflix pays more in postage than they due for bandwidth. I wonder how many people still get dvds delivered


Well as of October of last year, just in the United States subscribers totaled 58.46 million as well as 137 million world wide so I would say a pretty good amount still get DVD's sent to them.


That is a good point, do you watch any Drama shows on Netflix?


I have watched a few here and there. My favorite that I watched a full season in one day is a show called Frankie & Grace.


I started watching that, it is funny! Are you a hugh laurie fan at all?


I am one of the highest paid actors for tv drama earning $700,000 per episode. I can't fathom earning that much per show.


I wouldn't need to work any other job ever again after this successful show. It was a great show for sure!


I totally agree!! Are you a fan of dancing?


Only when I have had a few drinks in me, lol. I then become Michael Jackson! You?


I just laughed out loud! I too require some liquid motivation to really bust a move. Did you know babies dance spontaneously when they hear music? They even smile more when they hit the beat. I wonder how they know they hit the beat?


I have a baby and I love to see her dance, it is so natural, she is 9 months old!


I have a grandson that just turned a year old on the 24th and loves music!


She is big into Elmo, I will tell her Tupac was a great ballet dancer before she finds out who he is. He did ballet in high school.


I was aware of that as I love the Nutcracker and go ever year to see it during the holidays.


Hello. I do watch Netflix. What about you?


I binge watch it all the time in the winter months.  From 9 PM to 12 PM it accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America!


That's pretty amazing they account for that much bandwidth in North America!


I know right?  Combined with Youtube they both make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America too.  Crazy numbers.


That crazy. I saw that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than they do on bandwidth.


I'm surprised that people still get the dvd service through the mail.  I don't think I know anyone that does that anymore.


I don't know of anyone that does that either. Netflix is worth $2 billion right now.


Wow.  I can't believe Blockbuster declined several times to buy Netflix for $50 million.  Big mistake on their part.


That's a huge loss for Blockbuster. Netflix was started by Reed Hastings all because he had a $40 late fee on a copy of Apollo 13.


They must have really mad him mad!  lol  Switching gears..did you ever watch the drama House by any chance?


I used to watch it.  Huge Laurie who played house got paid $700,000 per episode which made him the highest paid actor.  I couldn't even imagine making that much money.


That's amazing how much he makes! I can't imagine.


Crazy.  Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.


I suppose that is one reason to choose to join a class.


lol  Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school.  He must have got famous after that?


I bet he did. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system.


Ok.  It was nice chatting with you.  I have to get going.  Have a good day!


I know a lot of people are afraid of snakes but I like them. How about you?


Maybe you should live in New Zealand. Did you know they have no snakes?


That would be perfect, I hear that Australia has more venomous snakes than non venomous ones.


That is terrifying. Did you also know that there is a genus of snakes that can launch themselves at their prey?


Too scary, I'd hate to run up with one of them.  Don't get me wrong, I'm sure snakes have a purpose.


Well I certainly don't want them to launch at me. That would be unnerving. As someone who is afraid of snakes, did you know that people and monkeys have that feat hard-wired into their brains?


I totally agree with that.  I read somewhere that a man has been bitten so many times that his blood is able to be used as an antivenom.


Wow! That's valuable blood he has now. Were you also aware that crocodiles are more closely related to birds than snakes and lizards? That's very surprising.


That is interesting.  Did you know that when a snake is born with 2 heads, the heads fight each other food?


What?! That's crazy. I did not know that. Have you heard of legless lizards?


Yes and to me they are basically a SNAKE! lol


Yes I would think that too but no they are lizards not snakes. Do you follow politics are political trivia at all?


Yeah, a little politics.  Mainly, to see who is bashing Trump today.


Did you know that the senate used the same gavel for 165 years? That was one durable gavel.


Yes, it was a durable one.  Do you know which senator holds the record for longest filibuster?


Strom Thurmond, speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes.  I believe he could out talk my ex wife and that's hard to do!


Wow! That is impressive. Not a fan of his but that is a crazy long time to not even use the restroom.


I'm doing okay. I know a lot of people are afraid of snakes but I like them. Do you find snakes interesting?


I do not like them. I am one that fears them. Do you like them?


I do. Did you know that there are no snakes in New Zealand?


Maybe I should move there! Crocs are more related to birds? Huh...


I did not know that. I know that they are both extremely old species. So maybe that makes sense.


What kind of monster creates flying snakes? Not only is it a snake but then it flies? Crazy!


I knew that some snakes could kind of launch themselves. It's a predatory skill. I would imagine that it gives them a huge advantage.


Monkeys are also afraid of snakes. I guess it is hard-sired in our brains.


That is a very smart intuition for them to have. Were you aware that there are legless lizards?


Shockingly no. They are not in the snake family but rather just legless lizards.


Wow. They also have only one functional lung. That seems weird.


I was not aware of that either. Off topic but do you follow politics or our senate at all?


I do. Did you know that the senate used the same gavel for 165 years?!


And then Nixon broke it! First watergate and then gavels. This man is a monster!


Ha ha, yeah he certainly had a run. I am very angered that women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993 and had to protest to do so. 1993! That's insane.


The sexism and racism of white men in the country is really staggering. Wear what ever you want...


It is and it's crazy. Did you know that there is a candy desk in the senate?


Nope not one bit. I am glad he isn't one of the 3 wealthiest presidents. he would brag about that too!


Yeah but if you asked him a bet he would say he's up there with JFK who i can believe is one of them.


for sure, Trump needs to be called something else. The zimbabwe president is called president banana!


Wow is that he's real name do you know or is he being made fun of?


I wonder if any president ever recorded music before


Well apparently the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums. He must be really good.


I wonder how good they were, lol! Do you like snakes?


Not particularly and if so from a distance. You?


Same, they are quite fascinating. New Zealand doesn't have them if you are scared


I'll have to visit some day. are there really snakes that can fly, have you heard of them?


I have not, if so I am moving to New Zealand!


Apparently fear of snakes is hardwired in our brains as well as monkeys. Not touching that any more. lol!


I would hold a monkey but not a snake for sure. Crocodiles are the same for me even though they are closer to birds than anything else


I never seen a bird with teeth like that!! Why would they call a lizard with no legs a lizard. Sounds like a snake to me.


You too! shame about the legless lizards i mean snakes i think, lol!


do you like mcdonalds? they added the drive thru for soldiers who weren't allowed out of their cars in fatigues


Hi, Yes, I like McDonalds and that was very smart of them to start something like that, it made them a lot of money. We've come a long way, baby as far as cars are concerned.  One of the first cars we had was the Model T.


cadillac car brand was named after a french explorer who discovered detroit


Yes, his name was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.


maybe thats why detroit is like the home of car factories?


No doubt in my mind.  Yes, we'd all still be driving horse-drawn carriages and carts if it weren't for Henry Ford.


Europe apparently didnt like the idea too much since it took them longer to adopt the idea


True.  Do you know why the back of our cars is called the "trunk"?


I feel like Ive heard before but im not sure.


It's because old cars used to carry wooden trunks on the back of their cars.  Ha,ha.


that makes perfect sense! there was a guy named Jann who became a professional race car driver by playing gran turismo


Yes, Jann Mardenborough beat 90,000 people in the video game, Gran Turismo.  Wow. is he good or what?


Is he good or is that a little irresponsible that he spent SO much time playing video games...


Well, you might have a point there.  But, now he's a professional race car driver and that was probably his main goal in all of it.  So, cheers to Jann!


Hes probably inspiration to all those kids who play video games endlessly. did you know its legal in south africa to equip your car with flamethrowers to prevent carjacking lol


All I can say is, that must be a wild place to live.  Yikes!  On a quiter note, do you do Facebook?  Did you know that Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red-green color blindness and that's why most of the coloring on Facebook is blue?


Do you think Tom from myspace is kicking himself right now for not buying facebook?


Absolutely! What a mistake that was.  He could have bought Facebook for $75 million in 2005.


And maybe had still been in business. facebook started out in 2004 for harvard students only but by 2006 it was offered to anyone. that took off incredibly fast


Yes, it did.  Did you know that Iceland is actually rewriting it's constitution via Facebook?


The science discoveries about our solar system and the universe in general is amazing. I was a young boy when sputnik was launched and now look at the knowledge we have obtained.


Yes. It is amazing. The amount of technology that we have and the speed in which we are obtaining it blows ones mind. I still don't understand how half of the stuff that we have now a days even works.


I know. It is mind blowing. Space exploration has come a long way since Galileo invented to telescope.


Did you know that Astronomers detected building blocks in a planet 455 light years away. It's crazy that they can even see that far.


I wonder how? Wish I knew more about the science behind their discovery. There is also a planet where precipitation is glass shards which travel at  4500 mph. I'm thinking Mercury because of the locked orbit and temp difference between front and back


Yeah. That is an insane amount of heat. Sometimes I forget how hot the sun truly is. It's pretty amazing just how everything in our solar system is placed together and how it all works together. If things were just a little bit different we couldn't survive on Earth.


That's a scary though just how many things had to come together to have the world we now inhabit. When I was very young and first heard that the sun would quit working a billions of years I actually worried about it.


So, have you ever heard of Everclear. It's an alcoholic beverage.


I have heard of it but never tried it. I was a party-er when years ago but seldom drink anymore. I guess it has some serious health risks associated with it.


Yeah. apparently it is like 190 proof. I just don't understand why anyone would want to drink that. It seems like straight up poison. But I guess that's why they banned it from being close to college campuses because a lot of young people don't think about such things.


Yes. I learned a long time ago to drink in moderation. I know that there are people around where I live that make 'hooch' that is supposed to be almost pure. Having a drink with buddies can be fun but getting blotto usually leads to trouble in one form or another.


Yes. You definitely have to be responsible with that type of stuff. It can lead to a lot of dangerous situations, which is why people are wanting them to put such expansive warning labels on.


I know that there have been recent deaths on college campuses caused by over drinking. I guess many teens look to it as a right of passage.


Yeah. Peer pressure can make kids act differently sometimes. I know that all kids face those types of pressures. Hopefully when my kids are older they will have enough sense not to do such things.


Yes, hopefully so. None of mine have done more than experiment with booze, at least that's what they tell me. Kids don't lie do they?


No never. Haha. I just heard of the Burger King promotion where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper. I wish I would have known about this. Haha.


I'm afraid I don't have ten people to unfriend. My kids demanded that I get on facebook but I am constantly getting messages that if I don't become more active my account will be inactivated. I feel so excluded. I don't feel the need to spew my life out into the nether world.


I hear ya. i have no idea the last time I posted anything. Just doesn't seem natural to me to just post stuff on the internet about myself. I guess we are just behind the times.


No, we are the ones with common sense. Did you know that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook? Now is there even a Myspace around?


Not that I know of. I remember when I had a MySpace. Back when I was like 17 or 18. Seems like forever ago. I bet MySpace wishes they would have made that purchase since Facebook is now worth over 400 billion.


Yes and Zuckerburg is a billionaire. Why could't I come up with an idea for something like that.


Maybe you'll come up with another idea sometime. Well, I have to get going here. It was very nice chatting with you.


I'm a big fan.  Surprised to find out that there's only 11 minutes of actual gameplay during an average game.


I read that too! Seems like a lot of wasted game time. Who's your favorite team?


Out of the 32 teams my favorite is the Pittsburgh Steelers because my family comes from the central part of the state.


That's a good team. I cannot believe there are only 4 major sports in North America.


Yes. I'm surprised that we haven't seen a female NFL player yet since there's no written rule against them playing.  I figured maybe a kicker or punter would have been a good fit.


They do use chips in players shoulder pads to track their movements.


Interesting.  The average lifetime earnings of an engineer are higher than the lifetime earnings of an average NFL or MLB player.  Probably because of the longer career an engineer has.


I had no idea the super bowl is held on the first sunday in Feb. I thought they chose a different Sunday every year.


I never noticed that.  But, now that you mention it you're right!  Do you like Tom Brady at all?


I agree.  Surprised he was originally a 6th round draft pick in 2000.  He is considered the biggest steal in the history of the NFL draft due to be drafted at such a low round.


I can understand. Plus his wife makes double what he makes. He should try harder and make more money.


lol Yes.  He has an odd quirk where he has never eaten a strawberry in his entire life.


Such a weird and stupid thing... Who doesn't eat strawberries? I mean... daquiries, margaritas, shortcake...


lol right?  Patriots coach Bill Belichick always lists Brady on the injury report every week even though he shows no signs of being injured.  Probably to play a mental mind game with the upcoming opponent.


They are good. They have either won or lost by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries.


I never realized that all of the games were that close.  Brady is 1 of only 2 quarterbacks to ever win the Super Bowl in their first season as a starter.


That's right!  It was nice chatting with you!


Hi there! Not sure about you but I like Presidential facts. Did you know the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Hi, that is really surprising that Trump is not among them. I guess this is adjusted for inflation? I know the presidents guest house is larger then the white house. I learned that on a tour but never actually went in the guest house.


I said the same. Did you know the guest house of the president is bigger than the white house?


OMG it came through slow sorry! silly me! Ddi you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


That's okay. No I didn't! That's funny but somehow I doubt people would make fun of him.


I would say so!!  How do you like the idea that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office!


I wonder if they are any good. I guess he wouldn't have had time to tour them. I think the most interesting presidential fact is that the runner up in the US used to become vice president.


I wondered the same! I would hate that to happen. Sometimes the candidate choices are horrible!


Yeah. I guess that's why they stopped doing it back in 1805. Nowadays the runner up would never get along with the winner.


I agree they never would. Our planet does need that type of chaos. Hard to believe five planets are visible to the naked eye.


If you have 20/20 vision you can actually see Uranus naked eye as well from a dark sky, so 6. Cool you're into astronomy too.  Uranus is weird how it rotates on it's side so north is not up there.


I never knew that. Planet Venus does not tilt so it has has no seasons.


Yeah a day on Venus is longer then a year! If Jupiter did not outshine them you could actually see the 4 Galilean moons naked eye as well. I can't imagine what it was like for Galileo to turn his primitive telescope on Jupiter.


That's crazy! There's a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit weather.


Yes it really is. We have learned a lot thanks to the Kepler telescope. I hope nasa launches another one soon.


Oh, I have not heard of a Kelper telescope. What is that all about?


It was a telescope launched to discover planets orbiting other stars. It discovered many different planets since it was working from space and did not have to contend with earths atmosphere but it is no longer functioning.


Oh, that is cool. It was nice chatting with you!


Only enough to know that Disney offers people 30K to say "Im going to Disney World", lol


Wow, what? THat is amazing. Did you know women can play in NFL?


Yes, I did. I'm waiting for one to be a kicker. Supposedly, Eli Manning has a genius-level IQ. Not sure how much I believe those stats.


Did not know that, good for him. I was surprised to learn that the avergae gameplay is only 11 minutes


That's crazy. Cooper Manning had to quit his own football career before it began, he has spinal stenosis. To think there could be three of them playing at one time.


Wow that is unfortunate. Maybe he could have become an engineer and make a better living than the average football plaer


Or, he could have rules named after him, had he of been able to play in the NFL. Tom Brady does.


Did not know that about him. I do know that he has never had a strawberry


I didn't know that either, do you know why?


Not sure of that really. As good and wealthy as he is, his wife seems to make way more than him


She's not really doing anything, as she stopped modeling after their first kid was born. It's hard to believe he's still around, after 16 years.


Yeah that is true. Did you know his coach lists him in the injury report every week?


I did not. I wonder if those tracking chips are setting something off on him?


Good point. How about Eli Manning, do you know what the full name is?


I have no idea. I'm not a football fan.  I know there is a coach who is a rocket scientist.


His name is Elisha and his father was also a QB in the NFL


The rocket scientist coach went to a high school that had six digits of PI in the fight song. That would have been interesting.


Yeah that actually is pretty interesting. Speaking of the NFL, did you know women can play?


I did. I'm waiting for a kicker, since so many girls play soccer, and fill in for the HS teams.


Yeah that would be interesting to see. And maybe they can also stay away from becoming New Orleans cheerleaders.


Yeah, that is infuriating that they cannot eat in the same restaurant as a player.


I think that rule is just wrong at every level, totally agree with you on that.


Did you watch the Logan Paul boxing match?


I didn't either, but I'm pretty sure I saw some of the highlights on t.v.


Oh yeah, I love you tube but use it for music for the most part. How about you?


Same as you.  I use youtube for most of my online entertainment


It is crazy how many videos you tube has. It is a very useful website.


I completely agree.  Did you know that the first youtube video uploaded was about a guy talking about an elephant


I did not know that! I am sure there are all kinds of crazy videos now.  The internet in general is a wild place.


I know.  I am addicted to youtube because it has so many interesting videos that I could watch for hours.


It is very addicting because once you start playing a video the choices for videos to play next are usually so good.


Exactly.  Did you know that in 2007 youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000


Wow! That is so much bandwidth, I think Netflix took up the other half! Lol.


Netflix is also another media juggernaut


Yep, Netflix use accounts for so much of the total internet usage.  I can't believe there is coverage on the top of Mt. Everest.


Did you know that youtube began as a dating website


No I didn't know that, that is interesting.  Look how big it is now, no wonder Google bought them.


They are such a huge company.  I think most people think they are only a web search company and that is hardly true.


yeah, that was what I though about google.  They mostly involve in our daily communication


They do so much it's crazy how big they are and how big their goals are as well.


By the way, nice chatting with you.  Have a nice holiday


Hello, are you interested particularly in politics?


Here and there! I do keep up with it! Although I don't know what to think of Regan's suggestion he could envision a limited nuclear war, even if it was she's ago! What about you?


That's crazy! I honestly would have expected that to be said be Trump, not Reagan. Although I know Trump is threatening military action against North Korea, which makes me feel like a limited nuclear war is in the possibility eventually, that's a scary thought.


Indeed. But then again, Trump's threats of military action are a bluff according to HR McMaster. So we shall see I suppose...


Oh I'm sure we will, it's funny to see two similar minds be at battle, in terms of both Trump and Kim Jong Un having a lot of media around them with their own agenda to promote the,


So true. And hey, maybe the Trump's critics are questioning his sanity in order to help convince Kim that he's serious! Ha! Who knows, though?


Ahah fair enough. Honestly though if I try to be objective, I think Kim Jong Un is more of a nut. I mean he edits pictures to depict a different history than reality!


You are right! Just as crazy people like Stalin and Mao did. Must be something crazy leaders do? Then again, Kim is no idiot though, just psychotic. They say he even learned to drive at the age of 3!


Ahah see? I wonder how many people get brainwashed into thinking he really did all that! I personally don't think anything he says can be trusted, we don't even know how old he really is!


Agreed! And can you believe Kim was voted sexiest man alive by the Onion and China of all places believes it? Ha!


Ahah maybe power really is that alluring. He certainly tries to appear like a loving, fun person, after all he ordered the renovation of their theme parks, who would have even thought they had theme parks!


I know, right? Plus no one knows how old he is. Not to mention he ordered the execution of his own uncle in 2013!


Wow that's crazy, presidents really do do some fascinating things. It seems in general presidents are less focused than we think, like the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums, WHILE in office!


Exactly. It's crazy! And can you believe Trump isn't even in the top three wealthiest presidents of all time in the US? It's actually Washington, Jefferson and JFK!


That's really shocking! Maybe they measure for inflation, otherwise I don't know how they got that! I bet what makes Trump even more mad is that the White House isn't as large as the president's GUEST house!


Wow! Ha! You would think it'd be the opposite! Heck, I wonder how Americans would feel if the presidential runner up in elections automatically became vice president as it used to be up until 1805!


It's probably a good thing that got changed ahah, I wonder if aliens existed on other planets, maybe they'd have different election systems. Then again it's hard to even imagine life elsewhere, like there's a planet where it rains glass! Imagine being there.


Hey, who knows? AstronomerAstronomers did detect a planetary system with building blocks of life roughly 455 light years away so perhaps we'll know how their election systems work one day!


Well we definitely can't live in some of the planets closer by haha, especially not Uranus, which spins and rolls around the sun, so maybe looking 455 light years away is our only hope!


Ha! That is true. Or even Venus where it doesn't tilt and therefore, the planet has no seasons because of that! In fact, It's the only planet that rotates clock wise!


Hopefully one day we will find life on another planet somewhere! Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


Yes I do. Did you know that women can play too?


Yes there is no rule against them playing in there so they are good to try


Yes and if they quality then they will join the rest of the team


Yeah. Switching topics, the average gameplay is only 11 minutes.


I know and yet we are glued to the TV for hours during games


I know. Engineers make more than footballers too over the lifetime


Well they also have longer careers so maybe that helps a bit there


True good point. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the players


yea and they also need to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yeah too bad it is still around. DO you like Brady?


I love him he is so good. He is popular but his wife seems to be more popular


Yes and she also makes double what he makes


Yeah. He is listed in the injury report every week by coach Belichick


Yeah. The guy has never had a strawberry in his life


Yeah strange but I guess he could also be allergic to them


Yeah that could be. He has either won or lost the super bowl with the patriots by 3 or 4 points


Yeah. Prior to 2007 he never threw 30 touchdown passes


Yeah and then had 50 after that. Nice chat tonight


Hello!  Have any thoughts on Kim Jong Un the current leader of North Korea?


many thoughts, he has edited pictures to change how history is shown just like other communist leaders have done


Interesting.  He learned to drive a the age of 3!  Crazy.


interesting, it is not known actually how old he is either though


The country is so secluded and secretative that not knowing that does't come as surprise.  He was voted sexiest man alive by the Onion.  That's hilarious.


Interesting to learn that they have theme parks in the country also


I agree.  Never hear about things like that.  I wonder if he ever will visit the US.  If he did I wonder if he would stay in the US President's guest house, which is larger than the White House?


yes lets talk about the president next, the president of Indonesia has put out 3 albums


Makes you wonder how he would find the time for that?


and I wonder if they were good, lets talk about the planet next. One of Jupiter's moons would be considered a planet if it went around the sun


i guess, Venus is interesting in the fact it rotates clock-wise, they only planet to do so.


That is interesting.  Planet Uranus rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than spinning like the other planets.


Venus also does not tilt which means it has no seasons which is interesting.


Wow.  That is interesting.  Could you imagine being on there?  lol


I wonder what the temperature is like, there are building block of life on a planet 455 light years away


Not sure what it would be.  Hopefully it wouldn't be like the one planets that has shards of glass percipitating sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree heat!


There are 5 planets in the solar system that we can see with our naked eye.


Interesting.  Do they still consider Pluto a planet?


No, Pluto and Pallas to name a few were considered planets once, but not anymore


Interesting!  It was nice chatting with you.  Have a good one!


Hello, are you a music fan? I love Linkin Park, and their "Hybrid Theory" album is still the best selling of this century.


Yeah I love Linkin Park as well, its just too bad Chester is dead now so even if they make more music is definitely wont be the same.


He was great. Dark Side of the Moon is a great album as well, and one of the best selling in 2014. Guess a new generation is growing up to love Floyd.


Well I don't see how anyone can not like Pink Floyd! I also like Nwa's music, mostly Ice Cube, And I also loved the movie.


I love NWA. The Rock Hall had an exhibit on them a few years ago. It was insteresting. I still would love to hear the rap album of the twins in Japan, they are 100


Yeah too bad none of that music is on the radio anymore, radio has really declined in the last 10 years.


Maybe. If Jupiter's moon orbited the sun, it would be a planet.


Yeah and Venus does not tilt so it has no seasons, I wouldn't might having that here on our planet, maybe then my allergies wouldn't sky rocket when the warm weather hits.


Maybe, mine would be better also. I like that Uranus is so different, that it rolls instead of spins.


Yeah I would love if signs of life could be found in my lifetime, but i doubt that happens.


I would love it too. Jupiter has radio storms that can be picked up with am radio, how cool would it be to hear alien lifeform on that?


Well if by chance we did get contacted from an alien source at some point it would probably be with radio frequency, but I think if a species travels millions of light years just to contact earth we might be in trouble of an attack.


There is a station in Finland that broadcasts entirely in latin, maybe they can help us out.


I dont know, I doubt if we are contacted by aliens they will speak anything close to any of our languages.


I have a feeling they are more advanced than we are. I bet they still refer to Pluto as a planet.


I find is very silly that we no longer consider it a planet, It seems like we are always finding out new things about the planets in our immediate solar system, we will get to mars very soon I think.


Some of the larger moons were  considered planets at one time.


I feel like when we do get to mars, we may find signs of former life on that planet.


Elon Musk is doing his best to find out, lol.  I think the moon Juno is interesting, and maybe hold life.


We can only hope, it would be amazing if that happened in our lifetimes. Any way good chat.


Have you ever heard of the band Reel Big Fish?


Its one of my favorite bands, yeah, do you like them?


What did you think about their album the Hybrid Theory?


I thought it was pretty good. Apparently it is the best seller in the 21st century.


It is, it had great sounds in it I also like The Dark Side of the Moon, that was another great album in the history of albums


I heard it sold pretty well in 2014, is that true?


It did, its one of the best selling albums to the day,


What about the radio, do you listen to it?


Not anymore, but apparently you can hear Jupiter's Radio storms on AM radio.


You can wow? they must be really powerful then, hate to be stuck in Jupiter


Did you know that during world war 2 you could make a radio out of a razor blade and a pencil?


I didnt know that, sounds like a great skill to have,


Yeah, I also saw that in a movie called Hart's War.


I didnt watch that movie was it good? would be nice to watch those foxhole radios


It is a pretty good movie, it stars Bruce Willis.


I have to watch that one, what do you think of that Canadian law the one that requires 40% of the music to be Canadian


Interesting, sounds like sort of a weird law. What if their music is no good?


I know right, but it does promote local talent and thats a good thing I guess


Yeah, but it is sort of a weird rule. Well, nice chatting with you!


Hello,  did you know ny area code is 212 because its the easiest to dial on the rotarty?


Yes, they were lucky to get it. I'm surprised they didn't use 112!


Maybe because you have to dial 1 before the area code or something.


Could be, too confusing for people. I didn't know Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need from unused  cell use.


Yeah amazing donation,  I hope they get a lot from me,  I dont use my cell phone that much!


I use mine somewhat, but not like some people I know. Interesting smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it a biohazard!


Thats weird,  a lot of people smoke though lol guess they shouldnt get an apple.


lol yes! What do you think about these transhumanists that want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks? Very technical!


Ha, ha, ha, that's good! Leave it to the Russians to make a computer that runs on water in 1936.


That blows my mind!  people are so creative!


Do you enjoy reading? Anne Jones has the world record for speed reading with a speed of 4,700 words per minute!


I do love reading.  I can't read as fast as that though!


Yes, how do you even understand at that speed?


I wouldn't be able too.  Yeah,  I wonder what qualifies as speed reading,  I feel that comprehension is important otherwise what is the point.


I agree. How do they measure? Have you heard or read the book Ender's Game. I heard there was a movie also?


Oh I never read that one,  but I did just add it to my list on Netflix yesterday lol


I haven't either. Its a suggested read from the military.  Novels must have been cherished in the 18th century with the moral panic of spreading them.


Thats pretty funny,  moral panic,  reading is good for you.  what is all the panic about lol


I don't know, Knowledge is everything! Good chat!!


hey there do you use a phone or cellphone


yes I use a cell phone, crazy that my phone has more cpu power than the nuclear missle system in the usa


haha I agree, have you ever seen two phone books put together, page by page?


if you take two phonebooks and have their pages overlap, basically they can't be separated, don't know if you've seen that before


No I have never seen that before.  That is weird.  Did you know 212 is the ny area code because its the fastest number to dial on a rotary?


haha yes I think that is the number 212 correct? I wonder why it wasnts 121 haha


Probably because dialing  first would mean you were calling long distance.


ah thats a good point, did you know if you dont' use your cell for a day then unicef will donate a day of clean water?


That is amazing,  although I never heard of that company,  is this something that is still going on?


ya it is, I should get in touch when them I think its a great idea


Thats great,  well I guess you will have incentive not to use your phone a lot.


haha yup you're right! do you use a mac or a pc computer?


oh ya I have a pc, it has 16gb of ram, I guess the space shuttle only has 1mb haha


well the russians made a cpu out of water, that thing must be really slow haha


ya I need to see a picture, also I want a picture of someone uploading their mind into a usb drive haha


wow that sounds like an episode from black mirror.  Been good talking to you. Have a good one.


yes, I love to read. I read all day. Do you like to read?


I do.  I am mainly a fan of non-fiction.  How about you?


I enjoy mostly non-fiction, though some fiction too. Can you speed-read?


I dont think I can, especially when speed reading was at 4,700 words per minute.


I figure that the retention at that speed must be poor. How could you remember all that a week later? No way.


Same here.  Unless you have an photographic memory


That would be useful. I've heard of people that can remember everything. Must be a difficult life. In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels. I guess the panic now would be different.


True, now it seems like there is so much knowledge to be had and people avoid it.


I think people are overwhelmed. The Internet is a firehose of data.


It really is, you do have to sift through it though for false stuff.


A challenging task to separate truth from fiction. Lots of noise, not much signal. I would like to trust the news, but at this point, I can't.


I agree. There is so much slanted information.


I hope that AI can get good enough to flag things that seem odd. Check for truth value or something.


That would be amazing.  Computers have been developing all the time.


I think that the computer should serve us, not the other way around.


Very true, sometimes we are slaves to them.  I know I am addicted to my technology.


I would like to break the addiction, too. The internet is addicting because it entertains us. That is dangerous. I want to be isolated from the influence. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Hello. Do you use facebook?  It was started this month back in 2004.


of course I do, Myspace didn't accept the offer the by Facebook for 75 millon dollars in 2005


That's a big mistake by them considering facebook was valued at $104 billion in 2012.


that's right, Facebook had 2.2 billion monthly active users in the beginning of 2018. that's crazy that's  approximately a third of the earth population.


Well since 2006 anyone saying they were at least 13 years old can sign up on the site.  Hard to believe so many people use it considering it's small beginnings though.


yeah, I'm not sure about that. I don't think that kids should be on Facebook that early in age. they can be so vulnerable. a state in Germany considered the use the Like button on facebook illegal.


i agree with you about the age thing.  I also worry that there is no way to validate if a person is above 13 or not so even younger kids can register and lie about their age.  What state and why did they make it illegal?


Schleswig-Holstein. I'm not sure honestly. But some countries do value the access to facebook and use it for political and government related issues. Iceland is rewriting their Constitution through facebook so they can allow other people to express what they want and need.


I guess that can be a good thing in a way.  Companies value access as well.  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people you got a free whopper.


Well, that seems like they attack Facebook honestly by asking people to unfriend their Facebook friends


I don't know. I've thought about it and there are people that have thousands of strangers as friends so maybe in a way it's a good thing.


Yeah, digital marketing is so beneficial to companies. the linking of commercial networks in the early 90's generated a lot of profit and growth for them.


That's for sure!  The internet is practically everywhere now. It's even at the peak of Mt. Everest!


exactly everything is digital now, including newspapers and music and tv


You know, I've heard that the Library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved. I wonder if that includes entertainment like music and television.


that must be insane, internet is just a life changing invention. it helped humanity a lot but sometimes it causes addiction.


Sometimes I wonder if the people that created it took it seriously. I mean, the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button for example.


they probably did, Internet makes my life so much easier, I do most of my shopping on line, and I don't really read the full terms when buying an item. in fact only 7% people do. how about you?


I don't read them very much either, especially if they are from a well known company.


Yeah they are often way too long , I just think it's not worth it.


Constantly. Hard to believe it began at colleges.


kids these days really can change the world from a dorm room. zuck is a genius. went to harvard too. now the whole world (except me) uses fb.


Well, mostly adults. Kids don't want anything to do with it any more. I wonder if Myspace is still regretting turning down buying it back in 2005?


i guess the kids have found the new flavor of the month. i bet that myspace wonders what might have been. so do I. maybe no privacy problems? LOL


Maybe. Maybe it would be less blue also.


true. the r-g colorblindness issue is not what i expected. can the zuck search for a cure with all his cash?


that could be true. a cyborg with a whole company to upgrade his AI regularly. yet he is still r-g colorblind. a weakness to make him seem more human?


no one knows. it is a secret. he has all of facebook stored in his head. he would recognize you on the street, or from the satellite feed he has.


Oh, boy, dont say that around him. you have no idea what an enraged zuck can do to a local populace.


He could track you down even to the top of Everest!


Yes, you have to turn off that internet connection when youre up there. no selfies either


What's the point of scaling the tallest mountain of the world if I can make duck face and post it on the Gram over my 3g connection?? Are we animals??!!


we are devolving. every day we move further from the light.


I'm also glad The Library of Alexandria has saved all my cat pictures in it in case the world pukes on itself and we lose the global internet.


Would we really lose it though if it is stored in the brain of the Zuck? He could sell it back to us. Anyway, great chat!


True, thank heavens for our robot overlords! Yeah great chat! Hopefully we've solved all the world's major problems.


I will not be around to enjoy the Zucky paradise. Have a great day!


Did you ever hear about the Burger King deal to get a whopper? All you had to do was unfriend 10 people and youd get one for free!


That sounds like a lot of trouble to me!    Which platform was that?


It was on Facebook. Remember when Myspace was more popular than Facebook? lol


That was a long time ago.     Where are the headquarters of Facebook?


I'm not sure where their headquarters are, do you know?


I heard they are based in Melo Park, California.    Do you know when the site was first launched?


Interesting. I was in college when it first launched, when only college students were allowed on. Did it launch in 2004?


I think that is what I remember from that movie.    Which college was it that it started from?


It was started at Harvard. In 2006 anyone 13 & older could join. Can you imagine how much the company is worth now??


Too much!    In 2012, it's stock went public at a value of $104 billion.


WOW! I bet Myspace really regrets not buying Facebook back in 2005


Probably so.    Did you know a full third of divorce filings mentioned Facebook in 2011!


No, i actually didnt know that! Facebook is so popular now, Iceland is even rewriting their constitution via Facebook!


That is pretty modern of them.    I wonder if that would've happened had they gone with their plan to call like the awesome button.


Maybe. Some people in Germany dont even get to use the like button-it's illegal in a certain German state.


I wonder if any parts of Google are illegal in Germany.


Good question! I cant believe Google has been around for 21 years already


That site also came from a University.    Do you know which one?


Standford, right? Who founded it though?


I think the guys were named Sergey Brin and Larry Page.


Ah yea thats right. I cant imagine driving without my google maps. I wonder how they calculate traffic?


A good question.     Perhaps from all the people in one of their 58 gender options!


lol possible! I think they track how fast android devices are moving when on the road.


Thanks for the chat!    I'm going to go bid on one of those nooglers beanies on the web!     Have a good one!


Did You know that a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon ?


No, I didn't know that, I really don't see how is that possible.


Which one ? To send Neil to the moon with such small computing power or to generate something so powerful just for a regular "search" ? :)


a single google search requires more computing power.


I mean that algorithm has to go thru hundreds of servers to display the results - and when Neil was going to the moon, I think their technology was still based on 16bits :)


Ok, you are right. I haven't thought of it in that way, because I used Google Search several times per day.


No, but it sounds like an account that I maybe Interest in, how does it work? Please explain in a few words.


Something maybe similar to facebook, - You create...well.. Your space ;)  where other people can visit. You show Your interests, some music in the background, fancy desktop etc. It was popular many years ago.


Wow yes, It does sound like facebook or Instagram.


well, what's interested is Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005. What do You think about that ? ;)


I think that Myspace was smart for turning them down. Facebook has been getting into a lot of trouble lately and members were posting inappropriate things on their page.


Really ? Facebook costed 75 millions then... now almost two BILLIONS ;) I don't know if it was smart m8 :)


The money sounds great, but if I am not mistaken facebook was caught using people personal Information.


so what... With money like that and the way they are expanding - market place yesterday, dating services in the future.... something like that won't stop them - it's a money making machine ! :)


That's true, I guess that's why I can't get rich.  I try to do the right thing, it sometimes hurts, but I do.


I'm sorry my friend, but in these days nobody gets rich by doing the right thing... :)


I agree with you one hundred percent, and it so sad, especially for low Income Americans.


as much as I agree, lets not say all low income Americans are the ones who always were trying to do the right thing :)


So true, I always try to remember never say all, I would say the majority of low income Americans.


Sure - lets say that :)   Hey did You know that Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper ?


HahaHa, no is this a joke? Are you kidding me? If not do you know why?


Probably something like a "dare" :) I wonder, can You add a friend from "unfriended" list ? :) or are they there forever ? ;)


I think I can add a friend from an unfriend list. I don't login facebook like I used to.


I just wanted to try that, but all the people on that list are there for a reason :) lol


Interested in them though not really knowledgeable.  Love them for the ability to go through drive-thu. :-)


Did you know you can put a flamethrower on your car in South Africa?


Scary to think why anyone would actually do that.


Ah, ok.  That kind of makes sense. An extreme precaution but I can see a reason... You have a favorite kind of car?  As a kid I had seen old pics of pink cadillacs and have always wanted one since.


Interesting. Do you know why they call trunks "trunks?"


Oooh.. I think I know this one.  Because old cares used to have wooden trunks on the back?


Yeah, that is true. What do you think about clothing?


Necessary?  Ha!  Actually I'm a big Project Runway fan so keep up with some fashion stuff.  Did you know Apple used to have a clothing line?


Think it was kind preppy clothing with a big "Apple" text on the front.  Back in 1986 so I'll let your imagination get creative with that.


LOL, that sounds awesome. I have to check it out online then.


You spend a lot of time online? I'm often on news websites. Read an unfortunate story of another shooting by police.


Not that much actually. I try to stay away from it. Do you go online a lot?


Yeah.  But should really stay away as well.  Just too depressing.  The story was filled with issues about miscommunication and racial bias.  Quite sad.


Interesting. Did you know 86% of Nevada is owned by the government?


Wow, did not know that.  Wonder how that works.  Sometimes think there's too much government.  By definition it should be a group of people governing an organized community.  In reality, not always the case.


Yeah, that is very true. It's also a lot of land to be owned by the government. Well, nice chatting with you!


Well, the norwegian government seem to have its act together.  They donated $1bi to help save the amazon rainforest.  Take care.


That is pretty cool of them. Take it easy!


Did you hear about the police officer who shot the guy Leonard Thomas?


Lakewood, Washington. Leonard's mom called the police on his son after getting into an argument.


I think I did hear something about that incident.


But the police sent over a SWAT team for some reason. Nothing was stated about Leonard being armed


Wonder why SWAT was sent then?  I thought only got sent out if someone dangerous had barricaded themselves in a building and wouldn't come out.


Yeah, I'm losing trust in the police at this point. Thomas's family was reward $15.1 million so at least something good came out of it.


I know right, but it still won't bring back that lady's son or that little boy's daddy.  Shame on them for killing that poor man.


True. I also read that none of the jurors in the officer's trial were African American. That's outrageous.


Sometimes, I think the system is terribly broken down.  On a different note, do you own a car?


Yes, multiple. Did you know Cadillac was named after the man who found the city of Detroit?


Yes, I own a pearl white Coup De Ville.  It's an old school caddy, just sepent $3000.00 of my income tax refund on a new transmission and she's running like a top again!


Did you know the trunk is called that because we used to have wooden trunks in the back of them?


I just found out that McDonald's added the drive-thru for soldiers that weren't allowed to get out of their cars in uniform


That was so nice of them to do that.  It also revolutionized their fast food industry.


I wonder if they patented it. They could've made a lot of money off of it


Probably not!  Lol oh well, they certainly benefited from it well, though!


Did you ever play the game Gran Turismo. I heard Jann Mardenborough became a professional racer just by being good at the game


No, I never played it, but I read somewhere that he had beat like 90,000 people playing it!  That's impressive.


Definitely. I've gotta go. It was nice talking to you.


I love cars. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes that was in 1975 by McDonalds, way back


Yes and do you know why it was invented?


Yes because soldiers were not allowed out of the cars in fatigues


yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?


Yes that was because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yes. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah. In south africa you can hook up flame throwers to your car


Yes to prevent them from carjacking. Do you know what wikileaks is?


Yes the website that displays secrets of the government


Yeah and once revealed documents that showed the government trying to destroy them


Yeah. Did you know the government owns most of the land in Nevada?


Yes 86% of it but most of it is desert anyways


True. DId you know a guy in France sold the eiffer tower twice?


He was just really good at impersonating officials I guess


Yeah. Did you know the Norwegian government donated money to save the Amazon rainforest?


Yes they donated $1 billion, that is a huge amount.


I know and hope it gets used properly. Nice chat


Good morning. How cool are fish? They don't even have any limbs or digits.


Fish are weird, lol. Especially the one that lives on land it's adult life, how is that even considered a fish?


Yes I don't know. They must still need water right? Have you heard of that jellyfish that is immortal? How do they know?


That can't be right, as they literally evaporate in the sun.


True But I think it implies that they must stay in the water.