Where was that?  Did you hear that there are no Walmarts in NYC due to opposition from local unions and politicians.  I guess they make everything go out of business that NYC wouldn't be the same if Walmart came in.


Trump's home town, interestingly enough. And I'm not sure where the dog served as mayor, only that it beat two people in the election.


The candidates must have been really opposed. Did you know that politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they've never been in a duel before taking office.


Interesting! I wonder how many have lied about having dueled, and what counts as a duel for that purpose.


Strange to think about!  Up until 1805, the runner up in the presidential election became VP


Yes. And in the early 1900's, there was a movement to replace politicians and business people with scientists and engineers.


they are the thinktanks often in some respects.  Back in Venice during the middle ages though they selected politicians by lottery


Interesting! What do you think of replacing politicians with scientists? Do you think that would be a good idea?


In some ways they would care about the environment and have a global perspective on that.  They would possibly see things too black and white though


Yes, and it wouldn't fit with our version of democracy, where anyone over a certain age and born in the U.S. could be elected by popular vote.


Did you know that since the 1900's taller candidates have won 75% of the time


Yes, I've heard that taller candidates have an advantage! You would think the parties would have figured that out by now, and that people would be trying to elect the tallest possible candidate in the primaries. Did you know that a cat place third in a VA Senate election? Now that would not be a tall candidate - maybe that's why the cat lost.


That is one odd fact.  Nevada has a "none of those candidates" voting option for presidential elections.  Nice talking with you.


Hey did you hear about Trump talking about migrants recently?


Not sure, I might have. I don't really pay attention to politics. Too depressing.


Yes I agree. Apparently he says though that the country does not want migrants to come here. Anyway, what do you think about the top three richest presidents? do you know who they were?


Yes, presumably it's adjusted for inflation, but JFK, Washington and Jefferson.


Yes you're right. It's shocking that Trump is not in that list o. What do you think about the fact that the guest house is bigger than the White House itself? How is that possible


Wow, interesting! Wonder if the president of Indonesia has a presidential residence. He has released three pop albums while in office.


Yes I wonder how rich he is! I also wonder how rich president banana is of Zimbabwe haha maybe he is a banana millionaire


Yes, I wonder why they call him president Banana!


I think that's his real name but I'm not 100% sure haha! What do you think about the United States Democratic Party by the way? Apparently it was founded back in 1828


I think there are problems with both parties. There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or a Democrat since 1853!


Crazy! It's also crazy that Ronald Reagan was originally a Democrat and not a Republican, he would campaign against High corporate profits back in the day


And I find it interesting that constant red and blue for the parties only started in 2000.


Yes I always thought it started earlier than that. I was also shocked to learn that Fox News almost Sue to The Simpsons because they would make fun of them too much LOL


Ha, funny. I find it shocking that 15 percent of the tea party identify themselves as democrats.


That is shocking. It's also shocking that the United States had a gavel that lasted for almost two hundred years before Richard Nixon broke it LOL


Oops! Speaking of the US senate, women weren't allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 93 after two senators staged a protest by wearing pantsuits.


Yeah that wasn't that long ago. I'm shocked they couldn't wear pants! I'm also shocked that the Senate has a candy desk haha that makes me hungry


Oh, and it's not just mints like I thought they might be. They are the good stuff, like Milky Way bars and jellybeans.


Yes those are delicious! All of Them are apparently made in Pennsylvania for some reason too


Ah, I didn't know that. Man, I have to go out to get a candy bar now! Have a good night!


Thanks you too. And yes I'm hungry for candy but I don't have any unfortunately haha. If only I had a Mars bar LOL


Good afternoon. Wouldn't it be so stressful to be the president? The head of the whole country.


I think it would be. You have to appease everyone and that's the toughest job of all.


Exactly. There have been many rich presidents. The top three most wealthiest have been JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I wonder if that list has been updated since Trump has been in office? It seems he would be within that top 3.


Yeah honestly I would put him at the top. Historically the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president. Thank goodness they got rid of that.


That would be weird if that happened today. I wonder if it would cause the two parties to work together more or would there be more mud slinging?


Yes probably more mudslinging. Did you know that the president's guest house is larger than the actual White House?


I didn't know that, it must be pretty huge.


Yes it must be. I wonder how big the president of Indonesia's house is? He released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's pretty wild. It would be crazy if one of our presidents or past presidents did that. I've always thought that presidents were scholarly people, but apparently Woodrow Wilson is the only one to have a PHD.


I agree it would. Wilson must've been very smart. Did you know there hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853?


That's pretty interesting. I kind of wish we could go back to those old days. I feel that a two party system is outdated. Imagine how our presidential history would have changed if we were like Guatemala. Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.


Yeah that is a fascinating rule. Ronald Reagan actively campaign for Democrats and rallied against Thai corporate profits and low wages. We need more people like him.


Yeah we do, it's funny that he is one of the most revered Republican Presidents, yet he was originally a democrat. I think Hillary was originally a republican too.


Yes I believe you're correct. I'm also frustrated by the new stations that are so one-sided. Like Fox news. They actually once threatened to sue The Simpsons.


I've heard that, and at one time they wanted to create a station that only played The Simpsons.


Yes I find that contrast quite odd. A consistent use of red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in the year 2000.


That's pretty interesting. I thought it had been consistently used before then, but I have only been into politics since a year or two after that. Did you know that only 5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote?


Oh wow that is actually more than I thought. I wonder what the Senate thinks of all that with them being in the upper chamber of Congress. Well it was nice talking with you.


I've heard that when Truman ran the senate "Truman Committee," it found so much corruption and waste that he saved the Government $10-15 Billion.


Wow that is a staggering number. Nixon broke a gavel that was used by the Senate for 165 years too! Well I hope you have a good day, thanks for the chat!


What do you think about the case Stormy Daniels has against Trump?


I don't know, but Trump says it is a total con job though. Tough to know who is truthful.


Yeah could be all a lie to get some dollars out of Trump, Trump denied ever having an affair but im not sure if his word can be trusted.


Yup. Her lawyer claims she is honest, but of course Trumps lawyer will say that too.


Yeah it seems like its the word of Trump against the word of Stormy Daniels and I bet the jury will believe a president instead of a porn star.


That may be true. It might hurt that his lawyer is under investigation, however.


Could be, and theres also the bank account, but its a hard call without further evidence.


It will be interesting to see how it goes in trhe hearing in June


It will be interesting indeed, what do you think about the event that happened with Drake?


I think it's odd she didn't come forward earlier. But I will see how that goes. Supposedly they have known each other a long time.


Yeah, like she waited for the worst time to come forward but anyway, do you you like Drake as a musician?


He's all right. He graduated high school which was good.


Yeah the shocking fact is that it was at age 25, it seems like he had a harsh childhood.


Right. Yeah, he's done some good things though. He visited the Drake college at night when they gave up asking him ro visit.


Yeah it seems like his a decent person I heard he also spent a lot of money on some first edition children book, hopefully they reached children in need.


Yup, I wonder if he ever golfed. Babe Ruth was a known golfer


I didnt know that, hopefully he was as good as in baseball, Samuel L. Jackson is a big golfer as well.


Golf courses have many hazards, it's a tough game.


Do they? I heard they take on massive ammounts of water.


Definitely. And they take up a ton of land in the US too.


I heard there is one on Dubai that consumes about 4,000,000 gallons of water per day!


me? no i do not. i am a terrible dancer. the world is better off if i dont dance.


I'm not a great dancer either, but I sure do enjoy dancing.


I dont like to dance. it hurts. i think i could do a permanent injury from dancing.


Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


he looks like a ballet guy LOL. I figure that he probably hid that fact when he stopped rapping.


I remember he was a back up dancer for Digital Underground as well.


he could move to groove and bust a rhyme all the time. So do you use facebook?


I don't anymore. I still have it, but I don't log in all that often, what about you?


i dont use it. i dont like the problems with privacy. plus they sell your information. that bothers me.


I figured that they sell your information. I just don't use it because I don't get a lot out of it to be honest.


i think its a good way to stay in touch with friends. i wouldnt want to use it as my source of news. too much fake news there.


I've never used it for news. I think people use Instagram a lot, which they own.


that would make sense. I do not like to use social media. i think that it is a distraction and waste of time. i think it might be a good way to make money in stocks.


Sometimes. I own some facebook stock, it hasn't been doing all that well lately.


yeah, i wish that i had gotten a job there a long time ago and gotten stock options. oh well.


LOL, I have some friends that work there. They actually don't like it, but who actually knows.


i think that the internet has become more addictive and facebook is one reason.


Yeah, I would be surprised. Did you participate in the Burger King promotion?


i did not participate but i should have. that would have been a great way to get food. friend then unfriend. friend then unfriend. anyhow, great chat!


Yes, dancing, i am terrible at dancing, so usually i dont. for the sake of others, i dont.


Im a terrible dancer as well but I try to do my best lol, Bruce Lee on the other hand was much better than both of us combined,


I avoid the dance floor as part of the court order. Bruce was a great martial artist and a great artist.


And also a Cha-Cha champion or at least he was in the year 1958


The guy was great! I would love to see the footage of him dancing!


That would be great, I will have to ask my friend to google it. You know, babies spontaneously dance to music


i guess i was one of the babies that didnt. i cant dance. i cant. please dont make me. i am ashamed to dance.


Don't worry, I wont make you. Tupac was a ballet dancer so Bruce Lee and babies aren't the only ones with moves


He was also a backup dancer for digital underground i think. he was a talented guy. i wish he were still alive.


I wish that as well, both had a lot of talent, so sad, Michael Jackson another great dancer that is no longer with us


He had those special shoes for that leaning effect. that was cool!


And he also patented the leaning device he used in some of his videos


Yeah, he knew that he had something special Good thinking on his part.


I love to watch videos of him on Facebook, do you have an account?


i do not have a fb account. i have concerns about privacy.


It does seem invasive, also a lot of stalkers on the net


Yes, I would like to avoid the problems. Also the use of data. Anyway, great chat!


Im actually concerned about the privacy setting in my account Im going to check them real quick, thanks for the chat, have a nice night.


I have not, I didn't realize it existed!  Have you seen it?


No I have not.  It is loosely about people who claim to be the heirs of the Romonovs.


Yeah?  How curious!  There probably could be some illegitimate heirs!  I wonder if the show is worth watching.  I think  I would watch a show based on the actual Romonovs...they sound really interesting!


One of the more famous Romonovs was Peter the Great.  He made Russia into a world power and helped launch Russia's first newspaper.


And he fought against the Ottomans, I guess he must have been a really good leader to be able to defeat them!  He made Russia a world power, I guess that's why he was so Great?!


LOL, yeah?  Did she like to be surrounded by drunk dwarfs like Peter the Great?


I do not know.  But, she did like to play the sport of dwarf tossing.  She even had one thrashed for not wanting to be tossed!


Oh my!  There must have been a lot of dwarfs back then!!


Sounds like it. Do you know that czar Nicholas II lost a war with Japan?


I did not know that...wasn't he one of the last of the Romanov rulers?


He was the last Romonov ruler.  After WWI he gave up his crown.


He just handed it over?  I did know that the remaining Romonov's were sent to Siberia...I wonder how they liked it there?


I think they were somewhat okay with it as it was for them a release into ordinariness and allowed them to become anonymous.


Interesting!  The Romanov family is filled with so much drama.  Are you a fan of TV dramas?


I like some of them.  Did you know Hugh Laurie made seven hundred thousand dollars per episode of House?


He's the House actor, right?  That's impressive!  Did you know that Jim Carrey won't act in dramas anymore?  It's against his belief system.


I know it is kind of crazy. What do you know about the internet?


I don't know much about the internet but I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you!


I do have a car that I absolutely love. It is a Toyota 4Runner. I can't imagine what I'd do without my car.


yes I have a VW JEtta, crazy that the car was invented back in 1886!


I was not aware that a German inventor was the originator of the car. I always thought the Model T was first.


yup, Karl Benz, who later joined with Mercedes to creat that brand


I always tend to lean more towards foreign cars versus American - they seem to last longer. Could you imagine driving a car that has a flame thrower attached like they do in South Africa?


haha that sounds awesome, but i'm cold right now so I'd use it to keep warm!


You could literally start a camp fire with your car. I feel like they have probably run into some issues of accidentally catching things on fire. Highjacking must be a big issue though if flamethrowers were the answer to deter.


ya I agree, I am glad that McDonalds invented the drive though that, that has been a lifesaver for me


me too. I always opt for a drive thru versus sitting down. Although sometimes its not always faster.


yup, it was nice because back then soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform so it was their only option to get food


Apparently there are more libraries than McDonald's which is absolutely shocking to me because within my city I can think of 3 libraries and 6 McDonalds.


oh ya I agree, I am happy to hear that though, did you hear why the back of your car is called  a trunk?


Yeah because they carried actual trunks in the back of their cars which absolutely makes sense.


oh ya I agree, I live near detroit, didn't know the founder's last name was Cadillac


Oh my gosh it is cold up there! You do need a flame thrower! Are Cadillacs made in Detroit?


some of them are yes, I would like to get a Model T someday though they were made back in 1908!


A car that's over 111 years old might have some good miles on it. I wonder how many still exist


ya I don't know, have you ever played the game Gran Tourismo?


I don't think so. I honestly am not that into cars or racing. I lived right down the road from a Nascar track and I never went.


well this guy apparently beat like 90k people and then became a real race car driver, I want to do that!


I feel like a video game and driving a real car are in no way the same. Maybe reaction time would be better


ya, speaking of reactions have you ever played basketball?


I've played for fun before but never for an official team. I was terrible and very short.


good morning! i do sometimes to keep in touch with friends. do you?


I have an account but I don't use it as much as I did in the past after all the madness surrounding data collection.


I'm not too concerned about data collection personally, I just kind of grew out of it recently


Understandable, I find that it created a lot of discord when people didn't agree with each other's views.


yea that's the internet for you, everyone getting mad at everyone! I avoid it for that reason too


Yes, some people really like to get under everyone's skin for fun. It's pretty childish to me.


i agree. did you know the site has 58 total gender options? thats so many


I wonder if there are any funny options available. I know there has been a movement for more gender identities but I can't think  of 58 different ones.


i dont think anyone can! there has to be some joke ones in there too


I know there were options in the language settings that were jokes like turning everything into pirate speak at one point.


i remember the pirate english one! i loved using that back in the day, it was so fun


I tried it for a little while but it made it a little complicated.


it did, but it was a fun joke for a bit for high school me


When I first signed up for Facebook you had to have a college email to do so. We had to wait for the site to accept our college, it was a big deal when it did.


yea i saw that in the Social Network movie. the site probably would have been better off like that, but Mark wanted that $$$$


Yes when it first started it was a lot different, it was mostly about making weird groups, posting your party pictures,and complaining about class haha.


haha now its all about spreading weird hoaxs, selling sunglasses, and judging other peoples' parenting. I still use it to track events though, so its useful for that


It definitely helps me remember people's birthdays and sort of acts as photo storage for me. There aren't any pictures I put on there that I would mind them collecting data on.


same here. there are upsides! did you know there are more people on the site than there were in the WHOLE WORLD 200 years ago? thats insane


The way population has exploded that's not super surprising, it was fun chatting with you have a great day!


Hope you don't run into any crazy Facebook hoaxes anytime soon!


Not anymore. My diet has become a bit cleaner over the years, but I logged in a lot of time in the McDonalds drive through in my younger days.


Apparently the drive thrus were made to accomodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars.


Yeah, and then it spawned a nation that would not get out of their cars to eat! But you don't see a lot of Cadillacs in McDonalds drive thru windows. I guess old Antoine dela Mothe Cadillac was not a burger man.


Hilarious. Apparently in South Africa it is legal to put a flame thrower on your car.


Well I wonder if people actually equip their cars with it though.


We'll have to look for YouTube videos on that... I already have on my list of this to look up is were did the idea of a car trunk come from?


I heard it is because cars used to have a wooden trunk on the back.


I've seen those old cars with those bench-shaped wooden trunks. I wonder how they secured them to the vehicle?


Nice. But they sure could go very fast with those trunks on their backs. Jann Mardenborough would be disappointed in those race cars!


Yeah, I bet they are not quick cars. Apparently there is only one losing coach in Kansas' basketball history.


Yeah, Naismith, the dude that created the game of basketball! You would think he would make rules to favor his team!


Hilarious. He must have not been very good.


Yeah, but he was probably still paid a fortune. In 39 out of the 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or football coach.


Interesting. Apparently there is a basketball court on top of the supreme court.


Highest court in the land... I wonder if that is where they deliberate?


Hilarious, well at least there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


Sure. That is where I read that eating McDonalds is bad for you.  I also read that at the Burger King drive thru. Do you have a library card? Supposedly half of adults do..


I used to have a library card, but got rid of it. Nice chatting with you.


Good morning. I was schocked to know that 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. I thought it was Ford


I thought it was Ford also with the model T.


I guess that was when it was mass produced. I feel like I was lied to all my life... At least we have mass production...


I think the key words for the Benz is the modern car. Model T did have the mass production.


The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit. That's unique!


That's cool. Did you know McDonald's added a drive through to accomaaccom soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars in uniform


No, I did not know that! Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo. And his parents probably told him those video games would lead no where!


And now look where he is. Odd fact it's legal to add flame thrower to your car to prevent car jacking.


Huh!! I guess I gotta scrap those plans. I was intrigued, especialy with yesterday's news, about Facebook


I'm surprised 13 year olds can create a FB.


Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


Yep. And it's illegal in Schleswig-Holstein to use the like button


Did you know Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness?


I think I read that before. Did you know burger king had a promotion to unfriend 10 people and get a whopper


I did not know that. I saw the had a special recently to order from within 100 feet of a McDonads and get a $.99 whooper...


Yes and it works. My husband just did that to test it.


This can't be a good idea, right? Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.


That cannot be good. In 2012 facebFac was worth $104billion


Did you see Bohemian Rahpsody? Queen's guitarist, brian may, has a phd in astrophysics.


Pink floyd guitarist turned a 'grand houseboat' on the river thames into a floating recording studio called the astoria.


Nice. Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for Bear It and set the speakers on fire


The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.


Matthew Bellamy hold the world record for most smashed guitars on tour.


Do you think he has a guitar sponsorship, where they're like "Stop smashing guitars, we can't afford to give you more!"?


Either that or a sponsor saying do it. We are setting a record.


Yeah! That might be more valuable than the guitars. Great point!


Facebook was only limited to Harvard students at one point


I love going to the library, though I tend to borrow things that have digital copies nowadays. It's a relief to me to find out that over half the adults in the US have library cards


I agree.  I also find it comforting that there are more libraries than McDonalds.


I would like to see more "library of things" like in Sacramento. Books and DVDs are nice, but being able to borrow other things such as sewing machines would increase the popularity of libraries


I agree.  It would be a huge help to people too.  If they kept it in the same place, it could also get people into reading too.


I wonder how popular the libraries in Norway are. They have an incentive that if you publish a book there, the government will be 1000 copies just for the libraries


And even more if it is a children's book!  I think that is so cool.


Almost as cool as the falsely imprisoned man who studied the law solely from a library. Doing that for 10 years gave him the information he needed to prove his innocence


I like that he helped others in the same situation afterwards.  Did you heard about Gladstone?


The UK PM who wheelbarrowed 32,000 of his own books from his home to his library?


Yeah, that is some commitment.  He really wanted to bring books to those who had no books, according to his daughter.


That's pretty incredible. I love that libraries still do that, even through apps on our phones!


It is really incredible what our phones can do these days.  We truly have everything at our fingertips


Not just that, but the way that our phones now connect with our cars is very convenient


It is.  I can even see my car's mileage and next service through my phone.  It is kind of crazy.  Do you know why the drive through was created?


Wasn't it McDonalds that created it first?


It was, due to soldiers not being able to exit their cars in fatigues.


That's fairly genius of them since they would have attracted all those solders!


Definitely.  In south Africa it is actually LEGAL to put flame throwers on your car to prevent car jackings.


Carjacking must be a serious problem there for that to be a viable solution. I wonder if that's a common alarm system, or if it's something that's merely legal, but no one really attempts


I'm not sure.  Or just even knowing it is a possibility might prevent a few.


Well Lena Dunham has a history of interesting comments doesn't she?


It doesnt seem that she does. Do you use the internet much?


I, like most others, cannot live without the internet.  It is hard to imagine life without it


It really is. Did you know that humans are a minority on the internet. We are outnumbered by software programs.


That makes sense.  Think about how many programs each computer or phone has on it.  We are living in the Matrix


I think it will be ok. Lol. So have you ever ego surfed. Lol.


I do not think so.  I am not familiar with that term


Thats where you look yourself up on the interent. I do it sometimes. Lol.


I don't.  I do not want to know what the internet has on me.  I like to live in denial I guess.  It is so ingrained in our lives, the internet knows everything about us


That is so true. I guess people in finland have the right to an internet connection.


Well, the internet provides a lot to people.  I am sure most of us think we have a right to internet access.  The enterainment value alone of the internet is pretty high


I dont feel like I have the right to anything unless I pay for it.


Oh, I misunderstood.  So they have free internet?


Well if they have the right to an internet connection, Im sure there are a few that dont have the money to pay for it. Are they excluded from that right?


They have the right to purchase internet access perhaps.  Heck you can even get internet access on top of Mt Everest


I think everybody pretty much has that right. That cool that they have it on Mt everest. I would definently want to call someone after I climbed it.


There is the issue of internet addiction however.  There have been tests showing that it can pose a real problem


I know a few people who are very interested in the internet. So did you ever play Nintendo?


I do.  I still have an original NES.  Duck Hunt is the best game ever in my opinion.


Yeah I loved that game. I remember the system came with the gun for duck hunt. Man that takes e back a ways.


It was so advanced at the time it was released.  How far we have come.  Been good talking with you.  Enjoy the rest of your day


I can't imagine how we used to live without the Internet.  I started using it in the 90's but before then we had nothing!


We had phones, which was virtual reality enough for some. But I get what you're saying. Today that WAS like NOTHING compared to WWW reach and its entertainment options. Right?


Yes - even mount everest at its peak has internet!


Heard that. For the 1st time in history, even explorers, on Everest or halfway across Antarctica, can "phone home" to quote the flick, "ET". Amazing. Doesn't stop there, does it?


That is pretty crazy.   It is addicting - the constant novelty from clicking links can actually cause brain damage!


Sad. And that fact seems to be lost (no pun intended) on kids today. Is it the low attention span? High volume of "fun" games, videos, streams, superhero films...what am I forgetting here?


We have always had games though - back in Caesar's time people bred chickens for entertainment!


What do you wanna bet they were bred for cockfight betting?!!


I don't know but I prefer my Nintendo.  Too bad it was discontinued back in 2003


Maybe the company disconnected, but the fans didn't. Have an adult child who will not part with (ie. yardsale) his Nintendo even today. It still works!


Nice!  I just wish that they had better graphics - 54 colors is not so great.


I'd have to ask my kid! Isn't it amazing the range of entertainment out there today. Ever see the series "Girls"?


Yeah I love Reagan but apparently someone in the movies thought he did not look presidential!


As a movie star, he was B-list, not A-list. Couldn't "play" a presidential character, studio execs said. Then, in 1980, sure 'nough, he became one!


For sure!  I would rather have Bill Nye for president - science rules!


Ah, the Science Guy. He's been a very controversial dude in recent years, because he dumped his TV show producers, and they made a documentary which called him out about it. Did you know?


No I have never heard of that.  I knew he looked like Steve Martin but had never heard of any controversy...


Maybe a S. Martin look-alike long ago. Think Nye won some contest, didn't he?


He did I believe  - but definitely not a dance contest!   Michael Jackson could win those.


No. Did you know that MJ didn't pioneer the moonwalk - that was done by a tap dancer named Bill Bailey in 1955. Who knew, right?


I had never heard that!  I had heard he had a patent though - on a device to help you do major leans.


Yes, the device fits beneath clothes to allow you to lean from side or side or front to back more than humans really can without one. Comedians in silent movies had stuff like that, too.


Wow I did not know that.   I  love music though - I think I have loved it since I was a baby and smiled hearing it


Me, too. Who's your favorite artist or group?


I like Tupac - he is a great dancer - even can do ballet


I heard Tupac had ballet training. Rappers are often great dancers. A lot of singers are, too. Look at JLo. Almost 50, and still has the moves!


She does and she does not look 50 at all!


Did you watch Johnny English Strikes Again?


Yeah the same one, it has Mr. Bean as the leading actor.


I havent seen it either, the first part was really funny so I might watch the sequel, I think Im waiting until it comes out in Bluerray or Netflix at least


Cool, I might check it out but speaking of Netflix have you seen that new horror series "The Kingdom"?


No I havent seen them, what is ''The Kingdom'' about?


Zombies really? the name sure doesnt fit the description lol, and Im not much of a fan in fact I hate horror films


I love them, Netflix has such a huge collection, can't stop watching them.


Well its a good thing that you like them as you can burn a lot of calories just by watching a horror film


That's new to me, did you know E.T. was originally suppose to be a horror movie?


It was? good thing it wasnt E.T. is one of my favorite fellows lol, do you like abstract art? well pay attention to it after watching a movie and you will like it more


I don't like abstract art much but I see it everywhere on Facebook!


Oh I see, how long have you had a Facebook account?


About a year, I really stopped using it lately because a third of all divorce filings in 2011 contained the word Facebook.


Yeah I guess Facebook does make couples fight each other, its also being used to rewrite the constitution of countries, like for Iceland


Yep 30% of American adults get their news there as well.


I see, did you know that MySpace had an offer to buy Facebook for lilke $75 million,


No, but I know there are more people on Facebook than there were in the world 200 years ago!


Really? well that makes sense, almost everyone has an account now.


I like it a lot. DO you know which movie King thinks is the scariest?


Yes that is Bambi, I do not see how though


Me either. You burn more calories though watching them


Yes I know, DO you know how they make the creepy noises?


Yes they use an instrument called a waterphone


Yeah it is really creepy actually however it works


Yeah it is. Did you ever see the Shining?


I did and it was a scary movie. Do you like drama?


Yes I did. Did you know Laurie made $700 000 per episode there?


Wow tthat is amazing he was really good in nit though


Yes I do. Do you know why he does not do comedies anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity


I listen to them sometimes , there is a free website for those


Yeah that is nice. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


Yes he was chasing the pretty girls who were in drama class


Good afternoon!! How do you feel about watching drama films on tv or in the movie theater?


Hello. I like watching drama, but I like horror better. What about you?


I like to watch mostly comedy and drama as I am not one to pay to have something or someone scare the wits out of me. LOL  I have heard though that by watching horror over and other one can burn more calories, maybe I should give it a shot.


That's a good way to burn calories lol. Christopher Nolan meant for Inception to be a horror film and it ended up being a heist film.


Well that is interesting. Just like Danny; the boy from the movie shining, he did not know he was acting in a horror film until years later.


That's pretty crazy he didn't find out until years later.


Something I feel brings about one's perception is that of the movie by Disney of Bambi, many find it heart warming whereas other such as Stephen King thought it was the first horror movie he saw. He was terrified and now as an adult I can see why he thought that.


That's pretty odd he thought that. Did you know E.T. was originally scripted to be a horror movie?


Yes, I did know about E. T.; I loved that movie as a kid and felt it was more of a drama than a horror film. Something I find interesting is that a website plays thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. It really help one use one's imagination.


That would be cool to listen to those dramas for free. Do you know what the site is?


Not right off as it has been a while since I have listened to it, I would just maybe google free classic radio dramas.


I'll take a look. The writer of rocky horror pictures is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb.


That is funny and can really put two and two together with that information. Did you know that Micheal Caine became an actor because in his opinion all the pretty girls in his school were in drama class.


I didn't know that, but I bet lots of guys joined drama class because of the girls.


Funny, I feel the same and totally agree.Something else I found interesting is a law in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is that the little like button of facebook is illegal.


That's odd. I wonder why it is illegal lol?


I have wondered the same thing whereas those in Iceland are allowing Facebook users to help rewrite their constitution.


That's interesting. A third of divorce filings in the US back in 2011 contained Facebook.


That goes to show me that Facebook; depending on the nature of the user can be a great thing or bring about total destruction.


I agree. There are more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago.


I myself do not endorse the use of the book for personal reasons as sadly I have seen too many people and families torn apart from it's use.


Hello! Did you hear about Burger King's latest promotion?


Burger King? Is it something about a Whopper?


Yes, if you unfriend 10 Facebook friends, you get a free Whopper! Wonder why BK doesn't like Facebook? Maybe something to do with Myspace?


I would make 10 friends just to unfriend them and get the Whopper. We could set up a chain of friend/unfriend connections for the Whoppers.


Brilliant idea! The reason I mentioned Myspace is they were given the chance to buy Facebook for $75 million back in 2005 and they turned it down. Bet they're mad about that now.


Oh, I think they realize the folly of their ways. They're probably on Facebook trying to get free Whoppers.


Long as they're not in Germany. I don't think Germans like Facebook over there, they made the "like" button illegal. Wonder what's up with that?


There must have been a scandal or something. The Germans have their logical reasons for it.


I usually like dramas, sometimes comedies. What about you?


I like drama, thrillers, and sometimes horror. I hear watching horror movies burns the most calories, you can burn more than 180 calories watching a horror movie.


I think that Stephen King must have burned 180 calories as a kid watching Bambi. Never thought of it as a horror film, but the man sure does know horror.


Yes! He was scared to death as a child watching Bambi. The Wizard of Oz and the flying monkeys terrified me, honestly. By the way, do you know who the highest-paid TV drama actor is?


I have no idea. I figure it would be some big movie star like George Clooney.


Actually, the highest paid actor is Hugh Laurie on House, he gets $700,000 an episode. Did you hear why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?


Jim Carrey is a funnyman, so I guess he can make more money on the comedies.


He won't make any movies that don't project positivity. You're right, he is one funny guy.


He ought to know that any movie, no matter what the genre, can be positive. I depends on the actor.


I'll stick with the thrillers and dramas, I really liked the horror books as a child, like Edgar Allen Poe, Murders in the Rue Morgue was my all-time fav.


The man had a strange sense of the macabre, but he is a legend, and definitely a highlight of American literature.


Definitely! Have a great day and it's been a pleasure chatting with you!


I like to watch it, but I'm not good at it myself. What about you?


I watch a few games a year,  I dont really follow it though.


Yeah I do.  Did you know the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in university of kansas?


There is a basketball court in the top floor of the Supreme Court building.


They are expensive.  Would you want them to play basketball in or just for the looks?


I see,  that is an expensive hobby then lol


Yeah. If only I had some of that Allen Iverson money.


Right!  yeah I hear hes got a really good contract with Reebok.


Did you know granny style shooting has proven to be most efficient type of shooting?


I wonder if that's how Cheryl Miller broke 8 national records.


I was saying I dont know if granny style shooting is how she broke 8 national records.


Would you stay and play in college for 4 years like Tim Duncan or go right to the NBA and get that money?


If I had skills in basketball I would go straight to the nba,  but maybe tim duncan wanted a back up plan or something lol Its been really great chatting!


Hello! Are you a big fan of music at all?


I love music! I love listening and playing music. Do you play any instruments?


I wish but I don't. The guitar would have been my jam!


I play guitar (acoustic). I love it! Do you know anything about guitars?


Awesome! I know that Queen's Brian May has a PHD in astrophysics. Talk about smart!


That's insane! I guess he used his smarts when he built a guitar out of parts of an old fireplace and some knitting needles!


Speaking of an old fireplace, I can't believe Eddie Van Halen started stuido speakers on fire while playing!


I didn't know that! Are you a fan of Phish? Trey Anastasio played in a D.C. synagogue. I think he's Jewish?


I can't recall that band? What good song do they have? I do like to listen to all sorts of things on the radio though, especially free radio dramas!


They have songs like "The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday". Actually just found out he's not Jewish, but his bassist is. He played their rendition of "Avenu Malcanu", a Hebrew prayer.


Thanks for that awesome fact! Have you heard of foxhole radios back in WW1? Those are insane to think about.


Are those the radio that soldiers would build out of razor blades? That's so cool. And speaking of cool radio options, there's actually a radio station that translate solar activity so that you can listen to it on the radio, live!


Yes and pencils! I wonder what it sounds like? It's probably better than Justin Bieber lol.


Anything would be better than Justin Bieber haha. Well, I do like some Justin Bieber songs. Definitely not "Baby"! But it does make an interesting change in the way music stars are born, because he was discovered on YouTube!


I need to get on that site! I thought he would have the best selling album but Linkin Park does of the 21st century!


Wow! Bob Marley has them beat when it comes to being on the album chart: 914 weeks! And he is currently number 69.


Even after death he's still rocking out! I wonder if the 100 year old twins made it on it?


Who are the 100 year old twins? And yeah, what a rockstar!


I'm not sure, I think they were from Japan and released a rap album in 1992.


Oh cool! I know about a set of 100 year old twins, these two old white women who are very cute apparently. They're on a lot of tv shows.


Oh really? I'll have to watch for them. Well have a great day!


do you like Pink Floyd? Apparently Dark Side of the Moon is still a top selling record even after it's been out for forty years!


I feel that they are quite innovative and great artists. Their guitarist even turned a grand houseboat into a floating recording studio


wow that is cool, I wonder if that hosueboat still exists? I would definitely visit it! that is history right there


It was called the astoria. You could look it up


ya I'll check it out, apparently it floated on the River Thames in England, I'll have to take a trip there, maybe it is still on the river


As a fan of Pink Floyd, do you play an instrument as well such as the guitar?


well I do have a guitar and drum set, I am the best at playing the piano though, that is what I like the most, what about you?


I have a passing knowledge of the guitar. I prefer acoustic over the amp.


ah interesting, have you ever played the guitar so hard that it set your speakers on fire like Eddie Van Halen did? haha


Fortunately since I play acoustic which focuses on using the hollow chamber of the guitar to generate the wonderful sound, I never had an amp and speaker, which is only used for electric guitars, burst into flames.


haha yes you did say you play accoustic, I have an electric guitar it's a Paul Reed Smith, accoustic guitars have bigger strings dont they? So you have to press the strings down hard and it takes more force when you play?


I don't feel much of a difference and some payers use picks, some use coins, and others just use their hands to play the guitar


ah I see, yes Brian May from Queen used a coin I think, he also has a PHD in astrophysics which is very wild to me


But if you are planning on bashing guitars, it doesn't matter if they are electric or acoustic. For instance Matthew bellamy holds the guinness record for most guitars smashed on tour


yes that is a weird record to have, I wish I had a twin and did what two twins did in Japan: record a rap album when they turned 100 haha


That's cool.  I wonder if they burst the studio speakers on fire like eddie van halen when he recorded beat it


yes thats a good question, what I can say is that in Canada forty percent of all radio has to be Canadian content, so I don't know but it sounds like a lot of that radio would not be that good haha


Did yo know that you could make a with just pencil and razorblade? I wonder how that works


ya I don't know how that works, I think they did that in WWII and called it a foxhole radio, but ya I wish I knew how to do that


I bet they used the foxhole radio to send communications in morse code


I could see that, I doubt they would want to listen in on the weekly news program from Finland that conducts radio broadcasts entirely in Lain however


True. I bet they would prefer to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free


Yes, I'd even prefer to listen to the Jupiter radio storms than a Latin news program personally haha


hi im good how are you, did you know that Mars' moon Phobos is about a third hollow? Like how is that possible that seems weird


I had no idea. I also did not know that launch angle is increasing in baseball.


no I didn't know that, also I didn't know kickball is called soccer-baseball by people in Canada haha


Baseball managers wear uniforms in case they have to play? Weird.


that is werid, I've never seen that, also I want to find millions of dollars of old baseball cards in my attic! That guy who did that is super lucky!


Yeah. Up until 2005 a married couple made the MB schedule. That has to be a lot of work!


ya I wonder why they stopped! and I wonder why they wouldn't just use a computer or seomthing that seems like it could go wrong really quickly!


Yeah. Plus a lot of stadiums have other things scheduled, like concerts. Wrigley field has a lot of those and that has to be tough to schedule around.


ah I can imagine, have you ever been to japan? Apparently baseball is super popular over there


I have not been there but I have seen their game on TV and it seems like a huge party! I wish our games were more fund.


ya I think baseball is super boring to be honest, what about you? I'd rather watch any other sport


I love watching baseball. I do usually fall asleep when I watch it. They need to inject life into it. Their opening day needs to be more of a celebration, like football does.


ya I agree, I don't know about cheerleaders or something, but I will tell you it needs sometime to spice it up haha, do you like the simpsons?


Ya I still think its funny but the first seasons were the best, did you know there is only 1 episode where Bart doesn't appear and is also not mentioned in the whole episode?


That would be the episode "4 great women and a manicure" from season 20.


haha how did you know that? do you know why they did that? Was it on purpose


I am full of useless knowledge. It's a curse I wish I could monetize... I did not realize it at the time so... Not sure if it was on purpose or not...


haha that is funny, do you have any other wild knowledge on a topic? LIke I guess there is evidence of life on one of the moons of saturn


I never really got into space and the universe. Nice chatting with you!


Hello!  Do you watch much television?  I tune into some shows on occasion that I like!


Every now and then.  I like to watch The Voice.


I watch some animated shows like South Park.  I used to watch the Simpsons back in the day, but now I mainly just watch the annual Halloween eps.


Cool.  I often prefer streaming tv like Netflix to network TV.  But I do like to watch some of the news on TV


Yeah, I've been wanting to subscribe to Netflix, but I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, so I just stick to regular cable... Speaking of the Simpsons, did you know there's only ONE ep where Bart doesn't not appear and isn't mentioned?


I think I have heard about that.  On another topic, have you ever seen a lunar eclipse?


I don't think I have.  I DID catch that big solar eclipse we had last... summer was it?  That was pretty wild, everything going dark in the middle of the day..


Oh yeah, the solar eclipse was cool.  There is another one in about two years I think. I have seen a partial lunar eclipse.  Pretty cool.


Speaking of the moon, the highest point on that sucker is 1938 meters higher than Mt Everest!  Didn't know it was that big!  Probably be easier to climb though with the lower gravity and all..


I heard that recently.  So crazy!  I bet the weather there is wild!


Dunno about the weather, but you gotta watch out for the moon dust!  It can cut through kevlar-like material!


So crazy.  I bet NASA has some moon dust.  They should make an exhibit where moon dust is blown into a tunnel and through a Kevlar material. Ha ha.  Imagine a super hero or James Bond sprinkling "moon dust"


that would be pretty interesting!  On a sidenote, I've often wondered how much it would cost to own a moon rock.  Or even if they'd be for sale.  I imagine they'd be hard to come by...


Maybe they are for sale on the black market.  Did you know that there is a moon of Saturn in the solar system which might have methane fed life?


No, I didn't!  That would be pretty amazing!  It'd go against all the principles of life as we know it!  Speaking of moons.. did you know Mars's moon Phobos is 1/3 hollow?


I didn't!  It would be funny if we exported all of our greenhouse gas methane to Saturn's moon.


Yeah, although dunno how practical that would be. unless we find a cheap way to teleport stuff!  :)


True true.  I was just reading today about all the methane off gassing from our trash in landfills.


Well, some landfills have it set up to use that methane to be funneled to nearby power plants.  (Saw an ep of Penn and Teller about that..)


Oh okay.  Did you know that if you poke open the frozen bubbles on lakes, you can light them on fire because they contain methane from decomposing plants?


Oh, wow, that I didn't know.  Although I'd be a bit nervous to try it... hehe!


Oh yeah.  There are videos of it on Youtube.  Just search "methane frozen lake."  I don't recommend doing it.  It's mainly scientists that try it.


Hehe!  Well, listen, it's been great chatting with you!  You have a good night!


Not really but they are something of an American tradition.  They've been around since August of 1949.


I find it crazy how much players make just off shoe deals. Allen Iverson is still making 800k a year for a lifetime deal he signed with Reebok


They seem hung up on shoes.  When Air Jordans came out they were banned.  Jordan wore them anyway while Nike paid his fines.


It was really good marketing on their part. Look at those shoes now. Made Jordan a billionaire


Yes, but could he shoot "granny style"? Physicists have proved that it is the best technique for FTs.  I wonder if they considered it being blocked?


I really think some players should take advantage of it. Regardless of if it looks silly. Points are points


Yep.  Do you like jazz music?  Funny, goatees originated from jazz trumpeters because it was more comfortable when playing.


I consider jazz to be america's classical music.


That's a good way to put it.  It began in New Orleans in the early 1910s.


If you are ever in New York you should stop by Harlem. She puts on a free Jazz concert every sunday


Ok. I guess Pakistan has a jazz orchestra the is really doing well in the ratings. I'm surprised it's legal there.


I am surprised as well that it isnt causing more drama


What is your favorite movie genre?  Did you know Jim Carrey won't make dramas because they aren't positive enough.  I haven't seen much from him lately...


Maybe he should think of the word from a more historic point of view. It comes from the Greek word action


Michael must have.  He got into acting because the hot girls at his school were in drama class.  It worked out for him.


How do you feel about the show house? Hugh Laurie is the highest paid tv drama actor


It's decent.  I don't think it's worth those kind of wages.  I bet Aristotle got that kind of money back in 335 BC.


There is a website you can use for classic radio dramas. Wonder if any of Aristotles works are included


I doubt it.  One could probably find a lot more jazz -- maybe even Clint Eastwood playing the piano.


Hi! I love basketball as a matter of fact but can't believe the highest paid state employees in 39 states are either college football or basketball coaches. Do you watch any basketball?


I love watching basketball. That is a crazy stat, our tax money pays their salary I think


That is crazy. Wonder if our tax money also pays for the "highest court in the land" which is the basketball court on the top floor of the supreme court building?


I am sure it did lol! I wonder if it also paid for the creation of basketball by james naismith, the most losing  coach in kansas history!


Poor guy! But is quite ironic, isn't it? Ha! Although that's not as embarassing as having a basketball team named "The Blacks" like they do over in New Zealand. I can't believe they even allow them to get away with that.


That would not fly here lol. I was a big Kareem Abdul jabbar fan back in the day, do you know him?


I actually heard about him on Fox News recently. They talked about how dunking was banned in college basketball because of him. That is unbelievable! Speaking of which, do you watch Fox News?


yea for almost 10 years it was banned! I watch fox news here and there, how about you?


I do here and there as well. I still can't believe it's watched more than both MSNBC and CNN combined. That's insane!


I don't believe that lol. There can't be that many republicans out there! It was created by richard ailes and nixon


Was it really? I didn't know that. I do know IGN is also owned by the corporation that own Fox News as well!


I did not know that either. I would never mix gaming and fox news lol


No kidding! I think it's sad they threatened to use The Simpson's for parodying their famous anti-democratic agenda. People are so sensitive these days, unfortunately.


yea that is the new normal unfortunately. Do you use a landline telephone still, or a rotary phone?


I have an iPhone now. Speaking of which, did you know IPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent? That is wild!


that is so wild lol, they need an iphone system for the deterrent, but I am sure it will get hacked in that case


That is true. So did you know New York's area code is 212 because it's apparently the fastest number to dial on rotary phones? I figured 111 would be the fastest!


Our any combinations of the same number like 555, that is so interesting though. I really enjoyed chatting with you!


I like what Unicef is doing by donating a days worth of clean drinking water to needy kids for every minute one doesn't use their cell phones. Gives me a reason not to use mine!


I would totally not use mine, have a great day!


Hello!  Have you ever played the original nintendo system?


Yes i did... long time ago!  I actually owned one.


Me too!  The original system could only display 54 colors.  Systems have come a long way since then!


Yep... owned one of those two.  You see they are going to do a documentary on the Old Atari landfill?


No I didn't know that.  Where can I see that?  If you don't know that's ok.


Not really sure.  I believe it's in production.


Cool.  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yeah i do... never really watched him though.


I didn't either.  lol  He got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!


Of course one of the greatest presidents ever!


I agree.  Seems like everything was better then.  He was once rejected for a movie role because an executive thought he didn't have a presidential look to him.  Kind of ironic. lol


That is so funny!!!  A definite in your face moment for sure!  LOL


Yes lol  I'm not much of a horror movie fan, but apparently you can burn up more than 180 calories just watching one.


Are you serious?  That's crazy!  I'm not much of a horror film fan either


Do you like Dramas?  I used to watch House and liked it.  Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for tv at the time earning $700,000 per episode.  That's insane.


Yeah, I like House too.. watched it when i could, but not a big TV watching person!


I don't watch much of it anymore.  It was a pleasure chatting with you.  Have a good day!


Yes I do. Did you know it only had 54 colors?


Yes but it was soo much fun, too bad it got discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Yesh I know. DO you know who Bill Nye is?


Yes that is the beloved science guy. Do you know how he got into entertainment?


Yes he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


Yeah. Even Reagan tried his hand at acting once


Yes but that did not go well because he did not have the presidential look for the role


Well he did pretty well as a president in real life so that is good


True. DId you know in the UK they kept chickens for entertainment?


Yes Caesar was surprised to find that when he visited them in 50 BC


Yeah as usually they were kept for food, hence the surprise


Not really but I know that they burn more calories


Yes that is true, you can burn up to 180 calories more


Yeah. Do you know which movie King thinks is the scariest of them all?


That would be Bambi and I guess the part where the mom dies can be scary


I guess so. Also they are good to watch before you go and see abstract art, do you know why?


Yes because you appreciate it more, I guess the brain works that way


Yeah. DO you know how they make those weird noises in the movies?


They use a waterphone, it even sounds scary the name of it. It was nice chatting with you today.


Hello! How are you? I just found out that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode!


I'm doing well!! Isn't that crazy? I had no idea she was paid so high!!


Same here! I didn't know Lebron was the only one higher than her.


Same. In the same section, I didn't realize that Robin Williams was the first celebrity voice in an animated film. He did an amazing job as the Genie.


I didn't know that either! I thought there was definitely others before him. I also found the information about Pixar studio having a secret room really cool too!


Yeah, especially in the early Disney films. I thought the same! It definitely makes sense for guests visiting the studio.


I agree!  Another thing I found out today was why McDonalds added the truth in in 1975! Did you know that?


I didn't know that! I was really surprised to learn the reason. I thought it was just for general convenience.


Same here but now that I am reading the reasons it seems really logical! I also didn't know that cars had a legit trunk on the back. I need to look up photos of that!


Same! I like learning a lot about the history of cars and transportation. It's crazy that it's legal to equip flame throwers to your car in South Africa! I don't know if I could do that myself.


I was just thinking about how crazy that is! It seems like something you'd see in a video game to me!


Yes! I also think it's crazy Jann became a professional race car driver by playing a video game! Maybe I need to play that game! Ha@


Yeah! That's nuts! I didn't know something like that could translate into that sort of skill!


Same here! I bet they used a steering wheel to play!


Yeah! That makes sense. Also it was interesting to learn that Cadillacs are named after the man who founded Detroit. Makes a lot of sense!


That does make a lot of since! Learning the history of cars is really interesting.  To change the subject, I didn't know Tupac's music was in library of congress. I don't even know if I know his songs!


I haven't really looked much into Tupac's music as well, I'm still stuck on earlier rap music like Run DMC, ha ha. And it's cool to know that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist. I love drawing too!


That is cool about Eminem. I wouldn't picture that from him! I also like the Korean compliment battles! Sounds nice haha


Same here! I would love to go to a show featuring them!


Hi! Have you ever played Grant Theft Auto V? I didn't think the character Lacey Jonas resembled Lindsay Lohan! What about you?


I have never played that one. I did hear that he sued them over it.


Yeah when you're a celeb, I guess you're always on the lookout to protect your likeliness. But there are advantages to being a celeb like being able to visit the secret room at Pixar. Ha!


Well Lindsay it seems has made a new career after going after these frivolous lawsuits. In 2010 she sued Etrade and in 201 she sued a rapper for basically the same reason.


Dang! That must be nice. I bet she made a pretty penny. Ha! Like Judge Judy, she makes around $123k per episode. She's actually the highest paid celeb after LeBron, if you can believe that.


That is crazy. I would have thought a bunch of celebs made more than Judge Judy.


Same here. Never would have guessed she'd be the highest. I mean, I would think even Carol Burnette would make more, especially considering she was the first celeb to appear on Sesame Street.


Yeah but her time ha passed I think. That was a long time ago when she was in the spotlight.


Yeah, that is true. I didn't consider that. But she is a legend in her own way. Speaking of legends, did you know Tupac's music is in the library of Congress of cultural significance?


I didn't know that. I can see it though. His raps were definitely mind blowing and made you think about stuff.


Agreed. Rap is basically a musical form of vocal delivery incorporating rhymes, street vernacular and rhythmic speech and Tupac was a master at it.


Yes he was. Did know know that McDonalds was paying rappers 5 dollars every time the referenced big macs. Wonder how much Tupac made off that deal.


Ha! Is that so? I didn't know that. I do know Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book artist growing up. Imagine how that would have turned out? I certainly can't!


That would be some med up comic books huh.


Agreed it would. Especially Spider-Man considering that was his favorite character. Can you imagine an Eminem version of Spider-Man?


Aunt may would have taken on a whole new twist in ems version. Lol.


Ha! No kidding! And also regarding Eminem, did you hear about the judge trying a suit filed against him that delivered the ruling in the form of a rap? That is hilarious!


I didn't hear that. That would be funny to hear in a court room though. It would certainly lighten the mood.


No kidding! You mentioned McDonald's paying rappers each time they referenced Big Macs, was this before or after they added the drive-thru back in 1975! Ha! They actually added those for soldiers who couldn't exit their cars in fatigues.


My guess it was after. Lol. I don't think rap was a big thing till the 80. Certainly not big enough for McDonalds to pay them to reference big macs. This conversation has made me hungry. Lol.


I know, right? Hey, at least we're not in south Africa where carjacking is so bad, it's actually legal to put flamethrowers in your car. Ha! That is wild! Well, it was nice chatting with you!


I like some of it. I think the history of it is interesting, going back West African praise singing.


I just learned that Korean's have a style of rapping called " compliment" battle lol that is awesome


Yes, that's funny. It shows that the genre is neutral, and can be used to say whatever you want.


yeah for sure.  I like that it sounds like a positive way of expressing yourself too.  Most rap can sound negative or about negative/angry situations which is fine,  but when you hear too much of that type feels a little sad.


A Michigan judge once delivered a court opinion as a rap, which goes too far, I think. Sounds like the kind of thing that can lead to an appeal.


Lol that is funny considering the rapper was eminem,  but yeah I see your point.  I recently read that Busta Rhymes was a voice on the Rugrats movie lol


I suppose rappers mellow out with age. Many become actors. Eminem maybe will be in a Spiderman movie some day. He apparently was always a fan of Spidey.


that is interesting. From what I have seen him in,  he is a pretty good actor.


A lot of celebrities are versatile. Robin Williams went from stand-up comedy to acting. I think Aladdin was a turning point for him where he could do both at the same time.


yeah he was amazing in that movie! great role for him.  Have you seen the preview s of the new Aladdin live action film?


No, I didn't know they were doing one. I know it was on Broadway.


yeah i think it is coming out this year.


It could make a lot of money. But I've heard the highest paid celebrity isn't an actor, it's Judge Judy. Or at least she's one of the highest paid.


Thats a great paycheck for sure!  But I thought the cat of FRIENDS made like $1.2 mil per episode?


Maybe she does more episodes. Her show seems like it's easy to produce. I believe Lebron James makes even more money. Like $500K per game.


yeah,  probably,  sports gets paid ridiculous amount of money lol


There's apparently some guy who became a pro race car driver after winning the video game Grand Tourismo. I wonder if other video games can be used as a stepping stone to traditional sports.


Like Guitar hero?  lol Yeah that is amazing,  I dont understand how that works though,  that game doesnt even have pedals or a shifter lol


Yeah, I really don't know. I would hope he knew something about race driving before then. it's dangerous.


I know right!  Well its been great talking to you have a good one.


Hi! I'm doing great! How are you? Do you like basketball? Did you catch the Lakers game yesterday?


I do like basketball and I watched the highlights on SC. Did you watch it?


Yes, I was disappointed with Lebron and the Laker's performance. Lebron is practically a celebrity now, he's making the Space Jam movie!


Yeah! Did you see him sitting on the end of the bench by himself, with no one close to him? I felt bad for him.


I didn't catch that, I wish someone in the NBA would shoot "granny style" since physicist have proved that granny style shooting is the best technique to consistently score points on the line


They wouldn't have been able to dunk in college when Kareen was there. He got it banned.


It was too dominent and the other college players couldn't stop it.


Was the bam ever lifted? Air Jordan's were also once banned by the NBA, but Jordan wore them anyway and Nike was willing to pay a fine for each game, what a great secondary advertisement for those shoes!


Yeah, it was only banned for a little while. Have you ever been into Pixar's secret room?


No I haven't, I heard only celebrities were able to enter the secret room? Is there another room that's available to the public?


No but I really want to go into that room. What do you think is in there?


A collection of all the characters from Pixar movies, do you have a favorite Pixar movie?


I loved toy story. I had no idea Steve Jobs was the CEO there, between his apple stints.


Yeah, that's a great film, he started the company and then sold it to Disney! I had no idea Robin Williams was the voice of Aladdin, because of that film, he was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


I thought he did a great job as Genie. I am into voice actors for shows so I did know that.


Carol Burnett was also the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street, I wonder if she was a voice actor or actually played herself?


she doesn't make as much as Judge Judy. She makes $123,000 per episode!


That's a lot, but I can't believe she's the highest paid celebrity only after Lebron James! I remember reading somewhere that the House actor made the most per episode


do you know who three of the welathiest US ones are?


wow, that's nice. so can i ask a question


what is the name of the first president of the united states


george washington. have you ever been to washington?


nice, correct. yea, my cousin stays there..and you?


yeah I went to visit the white house. didn't know till then that the guest house is bigger than the white house


wow, that's really nice. i love the structure


yeah it is pretty nice and has a great garden


did you know hillary clinton was the president of young republicans when in university?


yeah and now she is such a strong democrat


yea, its hard to believe but look how it turned out. nice


not at all. wow, i will check it up online.


Hello did you know the 3 horizontal lines on the menu of internet and app are called a hamburger?


Nope, did you know the International space station has faster internet speeds than most American houses?


Wow thats pretty awesome!  i also hear there is 3g cell service at the top of mt everst!


That's pretty cool, so is the right to an internet connection all people in Finland have


Yea that would be cool, maybe the US could do something about all the automated software programs that outnumber human internet users


Theres a library in alexandria that has a saved copy of the internet!


That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have neopets on there, it was more trafficked than google back in 2001


Oh I remember those,  its like a tamagochi right?


Yea I'm pretty sure neopets are, 2001 seems  to match up to the time period


Sometimes although I prefer Pandora, apparently Taylor Swift does too since she removed her music from spootify


Swift believes music should not be free, maybe spotify didn't pay her much royalties


Ah that makes sense.  Spotify has 4 million songs that have never been played lol


Interesting, I guess those songs don't get paid 150-200 percent more in royalties than they do on radio stations


a musician needs to get 130,745 players per day to earn minimum wage!


Wow, I wonder how many plays it took for the band that had a silent album on spotify to ear 20,000 dollars


Yea, I wonder if artists get any of the money spotify gets from their paid subscriptions


Good question,  I hope so!  Its been great chatting!


I do, it's actually pretty great. You can find almost anything on there. It has 4 million songs that haven't even been played once.


That's awesome. I might have to check it out. I saw they actually have audible watermarks embedded in their music.


I didn't know that! A musician needs to get about 130k plays a day to get minimum wage. That seems like a lot to me.


Wow - that's a lot! The programmer of Spotify is also the programmer of Utorrent.


That's really interesting. He's got a lot of good ideas. Do you like listening to the radio?


I don't listen to it too much after getting Spotify. Jupiter has radio storms that are so strong they can be picked up by an AM radio.


That would be very cool to hear. In Canada, it's required by law to play at least 40% of the music from Canada.


That's interesting. I wonder what kind of music Canada prefers. Do you ever read the full terms when purchasing something?


I never read the full terms. What about you? If you do, you would only be about 7% of the people who do lol.


I don't think I ever do. I'm glad i'm not the only one! Did you know there is internet on the top of mt. everest?


I have heard that. I also heard there is 3g cell service as well.


That's crazy. Maybe it is meant for safety reasons. I wonder who set it up all the way up there.


Not too sure on that. The library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in the event it were to burn down.


That's pretty cool. I can't imagine what we would do without the internet at this point. The whole world would crumble.


I agree. Did you know people can become addicted to the internet?


I feel like a lot of people are probably addicted and don't even know it.


I think so too. The 3 horizontal line menu item on apps and websites is called the hamburger button.


I never knew that! Thanks for chatting! Bye!


Hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Yeah, I head that.  I wonder how Trump feels about that.  lol


He just always seems to want the biggest and best for himself.


He is the president though,  his guest house is bigger than the white house.


I wonder what the President of Zimbabwe's house is like?


I know the first president of Zimbabwe's name was Cannan Banana.


Its actually Canaan.  Yeah thats a very unique last name.


It is indeed.  Did you hear about the wealthiest 3 presidents of the us?  Supposedly Trump isnt on the list.


He is,   He is the #1 on the list of wealthiest presidents.  First is Trump,  2nd is Washington and 3rd is Jefferson,  if I remember correctly.


That makes more sense.  I couldnt imagine him being left off.


Yeah hes the wealthiest by far. Its like not even close to anyone else.


I didnt know if inflation was accounted for and that was the cause, but I didnt think it was close, it would be hard for a politician to come near his wealth.


I think if they followed the procedure like they did back in 1805 where the loser of the election became the VP that would be interesting, and by interesting I mean a disaster.


That would be crazy,  I dont think they would make a good team lol Hillary and Trump,  I mean.


We would be a reality show for the rest of the world if that happened.  LOL


I bet that reality show would do really well too,  because amaerica is obsessed with real life drama.


It is sad but true, especially frivolous drama.


I know. Like, why is Keeping up with the kardashians still making money?


Because not everyone is like us, some people actually watch T.V. like that and feed into their celebrity.  Id much rather read.


Same,  I enjoying reading a lot more than tv.  It has been good talking to you,  have a good one.


hi how are you? do you like shirts and hats?


Yeah I definitely like clothes. I think it's interesting how many uses hats have, like for protection, ceremonial reasons, religious reasons, safety, and fashion.


Yes, i have used hats for many occasions. they come in handy. I also like shirts too.


Yes shirts and hats go well together. In 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order and the house of commons.


That is an odd rule. wear a top hat? are those things expensive? it sounds like a way to make it hard for people to speak up.


Yes it sounds very conservative. The most popular hat in the old west days was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.


I am surprised, though i guess the cowboy hat is a working hat. the bowler is more stylish.


That's a good way to put it. Tipping ones hat originates from Knights raising their face shield to show friendliness. Now everyone does it.


I did not know that. i should tip my hat more. I never wear a visor, so i guess i dont have to worry about that.


Yes good point! Like you mentioned before shirts are very important too. But in British English a shirt is more specifically a button up shirt not necessarily a T-shirt.


I did not know that. The shirt buttons up. Plus they call pants trousers.


es I think that word is very funny! In China, gang fashion involve layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars. Good way to identify gang members.


there was some chinese guy who wore 70 pieces of clothing to avoid baggage fees. strange.


I wonder if he was in a gang? Surprisingly, polo shirts were invented for tennis players not polo players!


i did not know that. why polo though? why not tennis shirts? strange misnomer.


Yes very strange. And they were made famous by a tennis player named Renee the crocodile Lacoste.


really? why a crocodile? did he have a lot of teeth? LOL I think the world of tennis is a bit obscure for me.


Ha ha I'm not sure. But I assume that is how the Lacoste logo came to be.


that makes sense. well, i have learned much today about shirts and hats. thanks for the chat!


Yes I too have learned a lot and enjoyed our conversation. Bye!


Harry Styles from One Direction appears to be branching out.  He is producing a sitcom on CBS


Thats cool..  do you like drama tv or movies?


I do.  I prefer dramas with a little comedy


I actually like the new Magnum PI.  It has action, drama, and comedy.


The only thing about this Magnum PI is he does not have a mustache like the Tom Selleck version


Awww well that kills it lol I hear the term soap opera because shows were being sponsored by soap manufacturers lol


Yeah I guess so,  Ive always wondered lol


I have to say I am more of a comedy fan.  I like satire and parody


I used to watch a lot of reruns from the 90s, like friends and seinfeld


Both great shows!  I still watch them sometimes.  Do you use Facebook/?


Doesn't everyone.  I am pretty sure that anyone 13 and up has a facebook account


Some of my relatives dont actually,  its to hard for them to understand even though I tell them they can see what the rest of the family is doing lol.  One of my aunts doesnt even have internet. hahahah


I think it is funny that myspace had a chance to buy facebook back in 2005 but they declined


I know right,  what a missed opportunity!


Now the company is worth over 100 billion and just going up further


Yup!  Fb engineers wanted to call the "like" button the "awesome " button lol I prefer awesome


And the like button is actually illegal in a german state


I love to watch movies. one of my favorite ways to pass the time. You?


Yes, I do too.  My favorite actor was Jim Carrey since I was a child.  I admire that he now chooses not to be in a movie that doesn't project positivity.


Jim has his reasons i guess. I figure that dramas can have a positive message too, but he is Jim.


Yes.  Drama comes from a Greek word that is derived from "I do".  So that could be seen as a positive thing, because you are taking action perhaps to fulfill some obligation or need.


at this point, he has made enough films. he knows what he likes.  i guess he does not do many films now anyway.


I like the two masks associated with drama.  I remember seeing that growing up and I thought it was an interesting symbol.


Yes, i think that drama has a history and tradition that goes back millenia. I never did acting, but i wish i had.


Imagine if you became a popular actor.  Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode!  You'd have it made!


A dream. that kind of cash would be nice. he deserves it though. he did a lot of comedy in the UK back in the day.


Yeah, I had dreams of being an actor too.  I think I would have wanted to do comedy.


Comedy is much harder than drama, but many people think it is easy. I find fewer actors can do comedy well.


Comedy Central has canceled over 100 of its shows.  Maybe it is because comedy shows that are at one time funny are no longer funny.


It is easy for the comedy to become stale. A couple of good seasons, then nothing more. I would hate to be a comedy writer.


In ancient Greece comedy was used to influence the opinion of voters.  It is interesting it had a political origination, since not all comedy today is political, though a lot of it is.


Yes, i bet humor and public speaking were key to winning voters in ancient greece. no tv, no radio.


I liked the show 3rd rock from the sun.  I watched that show a lot growing up.


i didnt really see it much. i watched seinfeld. anyway, great chat!


3rd rock from the sun beat seinfield for best comedy series in 1997.  I watched seinfield too and liked that show too.  Have you seen Frasier?


Oh, I have not watched Frasier either.  I have seen Cheers.  Yeah, nice talking.  Goodbye!


I am doing great, how about yourself? Do you like watching horror films?


I'm doing well too! I do like them but hate them at the same time haha how about you?


right, like don't go in that room! lol. I like them a decent amount.


Can you believe the horror man himself Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror movie haha.


right, talk about weak! lol! have you seen the movie the shining?


I have a long time ago! I didn't know Danny from that movie didn't know it was a horror movie until years later!


Right, I think that was for the better since he was a kid. Did you hear how horror films afftect one's perception of art


Apparently if you view a horror movie then look at abstract art, it makes you enjoy it more


Interesting! I do it for the workout haha. You burn more than 180 calories watching those!


for sure lol. I should just watch 5 horror movies per night and call it good! Rock hard abs here I come!


Haha same here! Do you like basketball at all?


I love basketball. I like the Kansas Jayhawks.


Can you believe the inventor of basketball himself is the only Kansas coach with a losing record.


I heard that! You think he would have rigged the game in his favor.


Or added new rules to favor him haha. I wonder if he had influence for banning the dunk for a decade?


I heard it was Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He must have just dominated! I feel it is all dunking now ha


I agree! Some are nice though haha. Well it was great chatting with you!


Did you know there is a Canadian NBA team?


I'd have to think for a moment or two, but no I didn't. Wait a sec, doesn't Toronto have a National Basketball Association team?


Yes, the Raptors.  I think basketball is an interesting form of Drama.  The games are suspenseful, but trades are interesting to.


True...but, what I hate about the drama in the National Basketball Association, is that there seems to be more news on teams trading players then the actual action on the court. Was never like that before back in the day. Mass Media kills the enjoyment for me.


There are a lot of stories about teams and their salary cap space.  Players are traded and the end result of trades are generic teams of equal capacity.  It is easy to see why people root for a player, not a team.


You are correct. For instance, I'm from the Cleveland area, and thank goodness Lebron James won us at least 1 championship. Ever since he left, I haven't watched one game. I mean, I haven't watched the Lakers either...but, I do keep up with Lebron James.


I like Micheal Jordan some.  I like how the shoe Air Jordans were banned.  He wore them anyway and nike paid the fine.  So, while the NBA makes rules, money can break some of them.


This is true...and it seems players like Jordan were always able to get away with things. The more talent, the more power. Heck, I can't believe the amount of attention that Kyrie Irving gets....yes, he's good when he's on the court, but the guy just can't stay healthy.


I dont know Kyrie.  The amount of money paid to star players is amazing.  Lebron James rejected 10 million from reebok when he was 18.  A year later, 90 million from nike,  Where does that money come from?


These owners are ridiculously rich from their own private businesses and the spending is way out of hand. Heck even Kevin Love, who's barely a good player, will probably score millions in free agency.


Apparently the NBA are the best paid athletes on average.  So, in a way, buying Nikes and tickets to games pays for these salaries.   It must add up.


Good point. This is why I find it rather astonishing that the Golden State Warriors manage to keep winning championships by holding on to great players irregardless of their players salaries. Must be, tons of Nikes being sold up there....lol


When the new "space jam" movie comes out, will you watch it?  Apparently Warner brothers and Lebron have a deal.


Nah.....I'm not that caught up in the National Basketball Association to watch silly movies. And as the trading deadline comes to pass, I don't think they are fair to fans who start rooting for certain players, not knowing if they will even be playing for their favorite team the whole year. I think the trading period is stupid.


It is interesting to watch some players become media stars and others just play ball.  I know that Lebron has two Olympic gold medals.  Thats cool.


Gotta root for Lebron James. We all understand why he went to Los Angelas, but he's also done some wonderful charity work here in Northeast Ohio.


Yes, He knows and acknowledges where he cam from.  6 million raised for charity from "the decision".


Yep, and after Lebron James left Cleveland to go to Los Angeles, I've noticed how different the LA people and the media are. Glad to see they probably won't make the playoffs....again, Lebron has no team behind him.


I agree, one star can not carry a team.  I wonder if I could name all 30 NBA teams.  I dont think I could.


LOL....yep, it would take me a long time to try and remember what all 30 National Basketball Association teams names are myself. But, it's been fun bumping into you this Sunday morning and discussing it!


In deed it has been fun.  What team does Allen Iverson play for.  I would have thought he retired.


I thought he retired too! I think it was the Detroit Pistons, but I could be wrong. Hey! Have a Great day!


No, I sincerely do not. I do enjoy College Basketball though!


I'm not a big fan either but I respect the sport. Did you know that granny style is the most effective way to score points on the line?


LOL! No, I did not! To be honest, I played when I was a kid and always found that to be rather tough. No wonder I was never offered $10 million from a sneaker company when I was 18 like Lebron James was.


Lebron James gets offered a lot of money. At one point he was the highest paid celebrity. Surprisingly Jude Judy was number two.


Now I do like Judge Judy. I'd never want to be in her courtroom - Usually both sides failed at exhibiting common sense multiple occasions to wind up there(!) - But she is a no nonsense judge. Darn shame the courts aren't full of people like her. Speaking of failing to exhibit common sense, 78% of NFL players go bankrupt within 2 years of retiring, while 60% of NBA players are broke after 5 years. Why do you think that is?


Seems to happen a lot with people that get rich fast. Poor money management. Sometimes it's not even their fault but the fault of those around them like shady accountants. Did you know that Lebron James is going to be in the new Space Jame sequel?


I didn't even know there was a new Space Jam on tap! Ya know, Michael Jordan seems to remain a great example as both a player and a human.


Yes he does. Apparently Air Jordans were banned by the NBA when they were introduced.


That's so petty. Meanwhile Chuck Taylor is a name forgotten, if known at all yet his Converse are still popular. $90 Million as merely a spokesperson for Nike as Lebron got seems so screwy - It's amazing how much cash is spent on sneakers advertising.


Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines. I remember Chuck Taylor's. They were super popular.


I don't but I look at their website sometimes.


I've never been in one so only know what is mentioned on the interwebs lol. Evidently there was a TV show shot in one in California that the store didn't know about.


Oh no. I'm surprised they were not sued. Do you enjoy dramas?


Drama is ok to a certain extent. As a woman, I got my fill of drama for the year last night watching The State of The Union Address. Between it being turned into a fashion show and an example of how not to be a lady, it was all too dramatic.


I knew the whole thing would drive me crazy so I made a conscious decision not to watch. Did you ever watch the TV show House?


Yes I did! I actually work in a hospital so that was my top med drama ever!


Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for a TV drama ever for that show. He made $700,000 per episode!


I was not aware of that. He certainly earned every penny. "Faking" an American accent had to be tough, and to toss in medical terminology? He did a great job. I was never a fan of ER, Grey's Anatomy (even their scrubs suck!) or Nurse Jackie - So much Hollywood gets way, way wrong.


His American accent is amazing. I never liked those other shows either. I did enjoy Scrubs.


Hello there, are you a fan of Lebron James?


I am good thank you, did you know he rejected a $10 mill. offer from Reebok when he was 18?


He probably had a good agent that advised him to wait.$10 million right off the bat meant there was more waiting for him.


Yeah it for sure was the right move, I think he always had Nike in his mind.


Nike would pay the most, I'm sure. They wanted Jordan, LeBron was the next Jordan really. No one else of that stature out there.


Yeah I agree with you there, and I think Reebok thought they were signing the next Jordan when they paid Iverson all that money.


Yes, the payout at age 55 is enormous. I guess Reebok thought it would boost marketing, but why so much money for one guy?


That i don't know, but like I said I think they thought they were getting a lifetime seller of shoes like Jordan.


True. I think it's all a crap shoot. Something bad could happen and it's just wasted money. Few players get that kind of money anyway.


Yeah that is true, it for is a chance on a player.  Did you know that Reggie Miller's sister played pro as well?


She played pro? Did she get any endorsement? I didn't know that Reggie had a sister.


Yeah she was really good as well.  I know she scored like 105 points in a high school game once!


Wow. What a talent! She should get an endorsement. She must be just as good as her brother.


Yeah she should have been the one Reebok went after!


LOL. True. People would follow her. I think girls would like to have role models.


Yeah that is true, did you know that Tim Duncan could have gone directly into the league but stayed 4 years in college?


I would not have gone to college. Too many risks. Injury. Get the money, I say!


That is true, there is always the risk of a major injury or something like that.


It is so hard to go pro. I would not waste the opportunity. You can always go to college.


That is true, well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


hey I'm good, did you ever see space jam as a kid? I guess they're making a sequel with lebron james!


Yeah how cool. That guy is all over now. I mean, working with Warner and also working so much to fundraise for charities.


ya he's really nice though,like when he donated 6 million to charity for that TV event


Yeah, his fame has really skyrocketed. He gets paid more than Judge Judy and she gets paid a lot.


ya can you believe that even when he was in high school he was drawing crowds, the public was paying like $100 per ticket


Exactly. he must have always been a smart person. At only 18 he rejected a $10 million from Rebook.


ya thats wild I would definitely have taken the money, even if I were paid like Hugh Laurie in HOUSE I still would have accepted that Rebook money haha


I know but he played it smart because I guess he knew he was growing in popularity and said that adidas or nike will offer him more, which nike did.


ya that is true, do you watch a lot of basketball? I guess Allen Iverson also got a great offer from Reebok, these people are paid well for sure


That is true. And on the other hand you have Tim Duncan who decided to stay in school and sacrificed money doing so and then went on to play at the NBA.


ya that takes a lot of discipline to turn that down, I think it's funny that the Granny Shot is the best way to actually score free throws but people refuse to do it because it looks stupid


Yeah exactly, as long as you score who cares. And then you have Michael Jordan. When he launched and wore them he was fine and nike was fine with it.


ya I remember that, I think he got fined for those shoes actually and Nike just paid the fee!


Yup, they must have made much more in sales since Jordan was wearing them. Did you know that Reggi Miller's sister was much better than him in basketball


no I didn't know that, that's funny, do you know if women can play in the NBA? I know that technically there is no rule that prevents a woman from playing in the NFL


Yeah I guess if you make the cut, you play. I really like that rule. Yeah, his sister kept shattering records when he thought he was.


ya I would feel weird if my sister were better than me at sports haha,


Did you know that basketball players are the highest paid of all other players?


no I didn't know that, so they make more than football and baseball players? Do you like any of those sports I personally don't like any sports


Yeah apparently they do. I like swimming and volleyball the most. It was nice chatting with you, have a good one.


I do, though I do not have enough time to watch. How about you?


yeah from time to time. do you know reggie miller?


yeah and he is really good which is suprising that his sister is even better, good for her


Yeah, she had broken 8 national records and scored 105 points one day.


good for her. do you know allen iverson?


I heard he got a good contract with Reebok!


Yeah he is making a lot of money off of it, $800 000 every year


Nice, and when he turns 55 he will get a lump sum of $32,000,000.


yeah that is insane. many of them make money this way


Yeah, and some basketball players make a lot of money off of merchandise, like Jordan with Air Jordans. These were actually banned when introduced to the nba. But Jordan wore them anyway and paid a fine for each game.


Yeah, well nike must have made much more from the sales to be able to pay the fines everytime


I agree. Some nba players aren't as talented or lucky though. I think it was smart of Tim Duncan of the Spurs to stay in college for four more years instead of going directly to the NBA


yeah good for him, he got a degree and still managed to make a great career in the nba


Yeah. Lebron James was also forward thinking. He rejected a ten million dollar offer from Reebok because he thought he could do better. ANd he was right. A year later, he got a 90 million dollar offer from Nike


yeah he must have always known his self-worth


He also raises money for charity though. He raised six million dollars by televising "the decision"


such an amazing guy. and he is the only person to make more than judge judy


Have you heard of Kevin Love? He supposedly has an illness and his teammates do not support him. It's tough being a basketball player. I feel bad if his illness is legitimate, but not sure.


I am well, thanks!  Are you a fan of the NBA?


I watch games from time to time. I usually pay attention during the playoffs. You?


Pretty much the same. I was more into it in the 90s though mostly because of Michael Jordan. Did you know that the Air Jordan shoes couldn't be worn without a fine initially?


I think that's probably a rule that was meant to be broken. Nike got a LOT of publicity from that stunt. And the NBA got more viewers.


Absolutely.  It definitely ushered in a new era though.  Allen Iverson signed with Reebok and gets like $800 K per year until he is 55, whereupon he gets $32 M!


He should start his own line of shoes with that money! LOL. Seriously, he could buy part of an NBA team.


Funny how that works, yet someone like Tim Duncan chose to stay in college and likely lost money for not going to the NBA earlier.


I would never have done what Tim did. I would have taken the money because too many bad things could happen, like injury.


Think about how LeBron James was able to skip college altogether.  Within a year of rejecting a pretty big show endorsement from Reebok, and when he could have been in college, James got a $90 M deal from Nike!


He surrounded himself with smart folks and got good advice. He was the hottest player in a decade and every shoe brand was going to go after his endorsement.


I guess it won't be long before he is making some extra money in the movies as he is slated to be in a Space Jame sequel.


Another Space Jam. Boy, I can't wait. I guess he is the next Jordan in terms of stature, but I bet he'll do better on camera.


I think that with Jordan and the commercials, films, etc. the next eras of basketball players added a little extra off the court.  Maybe not ready to start in dramas, but getting there.


He is not ready to make his Oscar run, that's true. Maybe they'll remake Hoosiers or something. He has shown his generous side, too.


If he is good at it he might not have to take much of a pay cut when he leaves the NBA.  After all, Hugh Laurie got like $700 K for each House episode.


Lebron could certainly parlay his celebrity into a number of things. Restaurant in Vegas. Line of shoes.


Absolutely.  Are you into dramas much... when it isn't NBA playoffs time of course?


I enjoy a good drama. I think that many stories have been told and retold, so it's hard to find something truly new.


True.I guess one person that wont be retelling old dramas is Jim Carrey.  I guess what he follows doesn't allow him to do movies that aren't positive.


I disagree with him. Dramas can have positive outcomes and messages. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Yes, at least I think so. I guess it was one of the best romatic comedies in years!


Wow and i never seen it. Did you? I like comedies.


I did not see it but everyone I talked with that did see it, says it was great! What's your favorite comedy?


So many to choose. I liked Evan Almighty it the highest budgeted comedy ever made. I think Bruce almighty was better though.


Me too! Step brothers is one of my favorites too! I guess Will Farrel in general...


Yeah he is hilarious, Ima need more Cow bells fellas!! Did you know slipping on a banana peel came from actually slipping on horse manure.


Gross and true story... I have slipped and damn near broke a few bones by slipping on st bernard dog poop. I understand the struggle!


Yeah it's real, lol. did you know that the empire strikes back movie was nominated for a comedy award?


Really? What award? It wasn't funny. The rebellion is nothing to joke about!


Stop it! I guess they thought Harrison was a goofball. evan almighty cost 200 million to make.


Really? How much did they spend on crafe services? How can you spend that much on that movie?


Well when you spend 500 on a hammer 250 on a nail there you go. It's been about 30 years since a comedy has won at the academy awards.


What was the last movie to win one? I dont like that the academy has no appreciation for comedies.


Right, I think the Hangover should have won one.


There's a lot of worthy movies that make you laugh and think. Don't ask for an example because I cannot think of one off the top of my head.


DANGIT! How about Best in Show? Or forgetting sarah marshall?