I have many... Maybe Frank Black... You? Did you know when the earth was formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.  I'm still adjusting to the recent time change.


One of my favorites is Blake Sheldon. I didn't know this about our planet. I read that the Earth's polar regions are covered in ice.


I didn't know that 80% of the Earth's natural forest have been destroyed. I think that's a biased number... We'd be dead.


I don't know about this either. I also read that about 71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.


Yep, lots of fish... It looks like Ethan Hawke has a movie out named "Blaze".  Have you seen it?


No I haven't seen this particular movie. Have you had the chance to see it?


No.  I guess it's musical of sorts and a romance movie.  He co-wrote the script and directs it.


Wow. Can you tell me what the movie is about?


?  As I said, I haven't seen it.  Hard to guess... I only know of a documentary where Hawke directed called "Seymour: An Introduction". It's said to be rock-n-roll self-destruction sort of tale.


Was this documentary about a pianist named Seymour Bernstein?


hey there do you like watching basketball?


I do like to watch basketball, what about you?


I do, its funny how the dunk was banned for 10 years, thats an iconic move!


It was funny, although its one of the best moves so its a good thing it isnt banned anymore, Kareem really played a good one on college basketball


oh ya he was great, did you hear about the basketball court at the USA supreme court building?


Theres a court in the supreme court building? Judges that work there must be really lucky


haha yup they call it " the highest court in the land" haha


Thats a funny name did you hear about the team Tall Blacks?


haha I did, thats another name that def wouldn't fly in the USA haha


Yeah it would create a lot of controversy that is a sure thing, so you said you like soccer, any favorite team there?


can't say I have a favorite team, I just like the usa, its crazy that over 200 countries all play soccer now


Yeah more than 200 countries and 250 million players, its a game that moves a lot of money and Im excited about the 2026 World Cup, the US is hosting it so that is going to be cool


ah interesting I might check it out, I also want to see the variation where 3 soccer teams play each other that sounds wild


That sounds wild indeed, I wonder how the rules change for that variation of the game,


ya, and I always wondered why the USA calls it soccer, everyone else says football, I guess soccer is slang for "association football"


Yeah the football name makes more sense since its a game you use mostly you feet to play it, do you know who Mesut Ozil is?


ya Ive heard of him, he donated a bunch of money to a childrens charity right?


Yeah, he donated his bonus from winning the World Cup back in 2014 so that 23 children could have surgery.


ya thats nice of him, did you know Jon Stewart used to play soccer for the USA?


yup thats him, he played way back in 1983


Thats surprising I didnt thought of him as a soccer fan, I wonder if he was good


ya I don't know, do you like Allen Iverson though?


Yeah I think his a good player and has a sweet deal with Reebok as well, a lot of money involved there.


Yeah I love March Madness! Vasectomy rates increase during that time lol!


I guess people go crazy about Basketball lol


Yeah. Apparently it's so that they can stay home, recover, and watch bball!


Sounds like a great plan, if your getting it done why not make it about that time


Agreed. Smart guys! Shaq scored a 3 pointer only once ever in his career lol!


Only one!! really?? wow I guessed thats why they teased him so much


Yeah exactly lol. I love that the YMCA invented volleyball and basketball!


Yep. Played by over 250 million people in the world, it is very popular.


Yes it's so cool. Soccer players run an average of 7 miles per game!


7 miles per game thats a lot, seems really demanding, I have seen players run 11


Wow! And if you think the superbowl is big, it's smaller than the 3rd biggest soccer event!


I can imagine, more people like soccer and the Superbowl is more of an american thing, do you know who Mesut Ozil is?


No who is that? Is he a soccer player? Unfortunately Greenland can't join Fifa because not enough grass grows there!


He is a soccer player yeah, he donated his winning bonus back in the 2014 World Cup


Oh that is very generous of him wow. One soccer team deliberately scored on their own goal to advance in a cup match. Not sure the logic behind that!


It is, he has a great heart, and I dont see the logic behind that either, I have to look that up on Google


I love google! I also like watching the NBA too! I don't like the NBA for fining Stan Van Gundy for saying games shouldn't be played on Christmas though. But I really hope you have a good day it was nice talking with you.


I think the NBA is a great league, I like it, and its been great chatting with you too, have a nice day my friend.


Hi! I do, actually! And I'm also not a member of the 7% of the population that reads the full terms before buying stuff online, sadly. What about you?


Im part of the other 93% lol, who has the time to read them right?


Exactly! I just hope we're not signing our lives away. Ha! Well speaking of the internet, did you know Mt. Everest's peak has internet capabilities and 3G cell service? It's like how and why? Ha!


I  didnt know that, that is impressive maybe so that people can take selfies and post them once they reach the top?


Who knows, honestly! Something else I find fascinating is the Library of Alexandria saved a copy of the internet in case it ever burns. Can you imagine how massive that copy must be?


I guess thats a good thing, having a copy stored just in case, can you imagine life without internet?


I couldn't, honestly! I would especially miss the three horizontal line menu on websites and apps known as the hamburger button.


That sounds like a tasty button lol, I love hamburgers, do you have a Facebook account by the way?


I am proud to say that I am one of the 2.2 billion monthly active users on the American online social media company known as Facebook! Ha! How about you?


Im one of those as well lol, did you hear about that whopper promotion on Burger King?


I wish I had heard while it was going on as I would have happily unfriended 10 people for a free Whopper. That is an easy deal to me! Ha!


I know right I could easily delete 50 people and get a free whooper every day lol


No kidding! Well speaking of Facebook, can you believe MySpace rejected an offer to buy Facebook back in 2005 for $75 million? Oh, what might have been!


I bet they regret that decision big time, Facebook is worth more than $104 billions by now and MySpace is almost gone.


That was truly a big mistake on MySpace's part, wasn't it? Something else I find crazy is the like button is illegal over in Schleswig-Holstein. I wonder why it is illegal?


That is a good question, why make the like button illegal in the town doesnt make sense at all, do you know why Facebook is blue?


I heard it's because Mark Zuckerberg is red/green colorblind. Hey, since Zuckerberg is technically a celebrity, do you think he's ever visited Pixar's secret room?


I have no clue but my best guess is that he did visit the secret room. Such a mysterious place.


Indeed it is! Are you also a fan of Sesame Street? I can't believe of all the celebrities out there, Carol Burnett was the first to appear on the show!


I loved that show, my favorite growing up. It was great chatting with you thanks for your time.


Indeed it was! Another favorite of mine is Judge Judy. Speaking of her, she also happens to be the highest paid celebrity behind LeBron. She makes $123k per episode! That is crazy, isn't it? Well it was great chatting with you as well! Hope you have a nice evening, friend!


$123k per episode! woah that is so much money I guess many celebrities earn lots of money seems a bit unfair but nothing we can do, I hope you have a nice evening as well good bye friend.


I'm a fan, some of the newer stuff though I don't like all that much.


I was a busta rhymes fan in the past, he was reptar in the rugrats movie


I remember he sung on that song scenario.


I am trying to remember it, I am remembering a great song lol!


Yeah. Did you know Tupac is in the library of congress?


I heard that, he is under some different genre, do you know which kind?


nice, Tupac was so good! I like listening to him on youtube and watching his videos.


Yeah, he is pretty good. Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with flame throwers?


That is awesome! and so dangerous! do you like cadillacs?


I don't know much about them, how did they get that name?


It was named after antoine de la mothe cadillac, the founder of detroit, it is nice of them!


I think so, it is very french sounding. Do you ever go through the drive thru?


I do, but I'm not sure how they got their start. Do you know?


They were started at mcdonalds in 1975. They were created because people from the military couldn't leave their cars wearing uniforms. That is an interesting start to them!


WOW! That is pretty cool. Do you eat a lot of McDonalds, I love the Big Mac.


I love their new chicken tenders. I don't mind waiting 20 minutes at the drive thru for them. Good chatting with you, go get a big mac!


Hey there do you ever use Facebook? It was started by Mark Zuckerberg back in 2004


I used to use Facebook, but not anymore to be honest.


No I don't use it that much myself. I just use it to remember people's birthdays LOL, did you ever use MySpace though? Apparently they had a chance to purchase Facebook back in 2005


I didn't it was a little before my time. If they bought facebook they would have run it into the ground.


Haha that is possible. I wonder why they didn't include the fact, that Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind? That's the reason that Facebook is blue, that should have been something included in the movie The Social Network


I'm not sure, but it is curious how it was left out of the movie considering they already portrayed him as weird in it.


Yeah that is weird. Another weird thing is the Burger King promotion that they did on Facebook back in the day, did you hear about that?


I heard about that. Who would do that for a $2 burger? LOL!


Haha, well I would if I were really hungry LOL apparently it also would message the person that you only value to them to be worth 1/10 of a Whopper LOL


Did you know in Iceland they are rewriting their constitution via Facebook?


No I didn't know that. I wonder how they do that exactly? What if a person put something really weird in the Constitution? What prevents them from doing that


Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I think it allows them to make suggestions and alterations.


Do you ever watch baseball by the way? I know that I don't, I think it's really boring and I don't see the appeal myself


I do, I used to play it when I was younger. I was a pitcher. Great sport.


What do you like about exactly? Like I said, I just can't get into it myself, but I am shocked that so many people in Japan have gotten into it, they are surprised to learn that it's America's national pastime


I liked playing it, but then again I was pretty good so I got a rush out of it. I could throw pretty hard when I was younger and could strike out the entire side of the other team in a lot of cases. I could also throw a curve at a very young age.


That's cool. I could see it being fun if you play, just for me to watch I didn't really like it. Have you ever played kickball by the way? Apparently in Canada it's called soccer baseball LOL


I played in a kickball league years ago. That's so weird that canada calls it Soccer Baseball. Hilarious!


Haha I know, only in Canada lol. What would you do if you found millions of dollars of baseball cards in your attic? I know I would sell them immediately LOL


I'm not sure. It depends how old they were. If they were like from the 1900s, I would never sell them.


Oh really? yeah I would sell them, I guess some guy found millions of dollars worth in his attic, they were originally his grandfather's, I could see keeping a couple but I could also see taking one million dollars and putting it in my bank account haha


I do! I've had it practically since it first started back in 2004.


Nice, I stopped using it a while back to be honest.


Ah, I find it rather necessary for work and socialization. I bet the Myspace guys regret not buying it back when they were offered a chance.


Perhaps, but remember Myspace failed, so what's not to say that they wouldn't have run facebook into the ground too?


Well, they failed because of Facebook's popularity. I think it would've just created a super social media platform. Facebook you can decorate! Haha. Either way, they could've had for only $75 million and it's valued at quite a bit higher now.


That could be true, hard to say either way. Did you do the burger king promotion?


No, I don't like fast food plus I wouldn't sell out 10 of my friends for a free burger. What a weird social experiment to have people unfriend people in exchange for food!


Hilarious, how much does a whopper cost? $1.25?


Probably. So, get rid of your friends for a buck.


yeah, have you ever read Starship troopers the book?


No, I didn't, but I do normally like Sci Fi!


I saw the movie, I can't honestly believe that the film would be any good, but heck, maybe it is.


Apparently, it's required reading for three branches of the military.


That and I hear they want them to read Ender's Game. Another movie that I saw that I thought was terrible.


I'm surprised we've come as a country with reading. Back in the 18th century, reading too much caused a "moral panic".


Hilarious. I wonder what they mean by moral panic? Anyways it was nice chatting with you.


There were a lot of pretty inappropriate books back in the day, very romantic and imaginative. Maybe that's why. Anyhow, enjoy your day!


Movies are biggest stress relief for most of the people.


Yes,  There have been a number of great films over the years dealing with the affects of stress.


A car is motor vehicle used for transportation now days.


Me also like driving. But it should be safe.


Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america.


Yes, Do you know The Los Angeles Times explains that "as the first video uploaded to YouTube, it played a pivotal role in fundamentally altering?


Thanks giving this information.  Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


Yes, I know a little bit, but i do not know fully about it.


Its ok. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Yes, i think YouTube's user-friendliness, combined with the soaring popularity of video content, has made it the second largest search engine behind Google.


Okay, YouTube is not simply a website. Is it right?


yes, It is application widely used by most of the people to share their ideas.


It's true. We know all the things in the world where we were.


yes. American car manufctured by the Ford Motor Company.


Robin williams in aladdin was the first actor to start performing voices in animated films.


Aladdin was a landmark in selling an animated movie on its famous voices, but it was far from the first to have famous voices.


Carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series.


Yes, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. It was the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman.


Thanks for giving this information all the best.


I cant wait to see his Titan games show next week.


It starts next week on NBC; it is a show based on physical challenges


Wow. I like Judge Judy. She's the highest paid in television.


I found that point really hard to believe to be honest.


It makes sense, because she's been doing it a long time.


Have you seen Ethiopias version of Top Chef?


I admire him for trying to bring light to the country's hunger issues


That's a good example to set. There's a lot of cooking programs on Youtube.


Tons. Do you watch the Mukbang ones where someone eats tons of food?


No, I don't like them. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Yeah, but sometimes they work with Google.


I can't wait til YouTube TV comes to my area


Hopefully, soon. Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


I wish they would take off the Bieber music videos, especially "baby"


hey there, do you know much about earth?


some things yes, I used to take astronomy in high school. sadly, i know that over 80% of the forests have been destroyed


Dang thats not good. ouple that with the earth being 71 percent water and it feels like we are running out of forest.


exactly. and when earth was formed the day only had 5.5 hours. imagine that


That would be crazy. I know there is a part of Alaska where it is darke all day. I would not want to live like that. I like the sun. Speaking of the sun did you know that the earth is almost 4x as desnse as the sun is.


wow that is something. Nowadays we complain that 12 or more hours of daylight are not enough, imagine if we lived at that time


I know right. That would be miserable. Plus how would you grow food or anything. It really makes you think.


exactly. how do you feel about extraterrestrials?


I have never seen one. Idont know if I believe in them or not, honestly. I mean the Universe is all of space and time and their contents combined, so its pretty big. It would be hard to believe that there is no other intelligent life out there anywhere.


Yeah I guess that is why the UN appointed an abassador for that


I didnt know they did. Lol. Its funny how we went from ave men to where we are now in the world. We have radio and tv and computeers and internet. I think we may be the most intelligent out there in the universe.


it is a big universe that is for sure so I don't know. There are so many theories about the universe


Thats true. Did you know that early models of the Universe had the earth in the center. That has definitely been proven wrong.


another theory is that the universe is one super giant hologram


yeah. another one is that the universes evolve through natural selection.


Is that the same as survival of the fittest. I believe that one.


I guess it makes the most sense. There are also some start in the universe that are cold enough for us to touch them


Wow thats interesting. I heard there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave that has been theorized to be a link to a parrellel universe.


the universe is full of mystery. nice chatting with you.


I used to own some tropical fish to be honest, what about you?


Yeah, I used to have a Cichlid, have you ever heard of this type of fish?


I have actually. have you heard of black swallower?


I have, I heard it can eat prey twice its own length.


yeah that is amazing. do you know the difference between freshwater and saltwater fish?


Yeah, one lives in saltwater and the other lives in freshwater! But seriously, they have different breathing mechanisms.


yeah, one with skin and the other with their mouths


Awesome. Did you know 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts with zebrafish.


that makes sense why there is so much research going on involving them


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


that is so cool , I did not think of them as fish


Yeah, I think technically they are fish though. Apparently, there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


I guess that is what we all want so i bet there is some research going on to try and figure out how they do that


Yeah, True. Are you a fan of Linkin Park?


I actually am their album hybrid theory is the best one of the 21 century


Nice, they were a good band. Too bad about the singer.


Yeah that was really unfortunate. did you hear about those 100 year old twins in japan that released an album?


I am not sure but good for them. nice chat


Supernovas are amazing, such a display of beauty.


i have not seen one. is there one lurking around in the heavens?


I think there is one, somewhere in the universe at least, did you saw the images taken by the Atlas telescope?


No I have not. what is the atlas telescope?


Its a famous telescope, there's a lot of great pictures taken by the Atlas telescope including the Supernove in galaxy CGCG 137-068


where is it? in hawaii? i know there are telescopes there because of the clear skies and little pollution.


Its in Hawaii, many astronomers were amazed because of the Supernova, many of them said they hadnt seen anything like it before so pretty amazing view.


thats great! i wonder what they have learned from it. has the discovery changed the way they understand the universe?


I bet a lot of cool facts one thing is certain the more we learn about the universe the less we actually know about it, more questions arise theories that we thought were right turn out to be wrong, its just amazing.


Yes, the universe sure is a fascinating place, as is our earth. Do you believe that the universe may be one giant superhologram?


I don't think so, it sounds like a crazy theory but I like to keep an open mind about the universe, I think the theory of the multiverse is the correct one


So does the multiverse evolve through natural selection then? what do you think?


No, I dont think so, the theory of the multiverse states that there are thousands of universe all with different versions of us and space.


you mean there is a version of me out there with a great life and lots of friends and success and fame? hm. how do i contact them?


Yeah, that's one of the theories and I have no idea, there's a lot of info missing, this theory is one of the most popular ones maybe it's not the right one


I prefer that theory to the  theory that there is only one electron in the universe. i cant imagine that.


Yeah that one doesn't make much sense, interesting how there are starts that are cold enough to be touched by our hands


I dont know how they are stars. i thought they blew up as novae or something. maybe long after that?


I don't know either but I think the sun will eventually cool up and then we will be able to touch it with bare hands, we will be extinct by then though.


Yes, i figure that we will design an AI that can go there, touch it, and report back to the computer running our planet. Anyway, great chat!


I bet we will, science is advancing really fast and soon we will have no limits, its been great chatting with you also, have a great night bye.


Sometimes yea! Especially when im cooking dinner, it makes me feel classy. do you?


I do.  Apparently Clint Eastwood agrees with us.


wow, I never would have guessed he was so into music! I thought he would only like that old west cowboy whistle


I wonder if he ever attended the Jazz concerts by the Harlem woman for free organized.


maybe he did! Did you ever notice that so many jazz musicians have goatees?


I did, they said it provided comfort while playing.  I dont know if thats true.  As a musician myself I think facial hair would be distracting to play with.


maybe! i kept thinking about what would happen if the hair got in their way


I also dont remember some of the greats with goatees, Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Armstrong, both no facial hair


Its possible.  LOL.  How do you feel about rap?


i actually enjoy some of it! not the mumble stuff nowadays but something with a good melody and actual singing i tend to enjoy. do you?


I agree with you, I love the old school rap, but not some of today's stuff.


some modern stuff is good too. I like Kid Cudi and Kanye, and even Lil Peep (rip)


Tupac even has his music in the Library of Congress of Cultural significance.


I was surprised to hear that, but he had a huge impact on culture when he was alive. did you know Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in the rugrats movie?


I didnt.  I didnt see it, but I loved Rugrats as a kid.


from what i remember, the wagon doesnt talk!


Reptar was the best.   Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.


I can see that, a lot of rappers have really big artistic minds, sometimes just music isnt enough


I don't really know much about the sport. I've never played it. How about you?


no, seems like a rich persons sport to me. The average american golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day. That is a lot of water!


Probably in hot climates, too, where water is scarce. Yep, it's a rich person's sport. I bet we could use that land for something productive.


Like growing food! Golf courses in america make up more land space than rhode island and delaware combined


Those are pretty small states, but that's still a lot of land. I didn't know that Babe Ruth was a golfer. I guess he could hit a ball anywhere.


True! Samuel l. jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production! Wow.


I'm not surprised. He wears a lot of clothes that make him look like a golfer. Are you into cars?


Not much, you?  Cars became widely available in the early 20th century.


I think cars are going to change dramatically during the next century. Different fuel, AI controlled, less congestion on the freeway.


That would be nice. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


that's a funny term for it. In England, they call the trunk the "boot." I don't think they had a boot at the back of the car.


Thats true. Their language is a bit different. American language is so frank.t is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


If I lived in South Africa, I would equip my car with flame-throwers.


me too! Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


How long does it take to play against 90,000 people? Seems like the hard way to become a race car driver.


probably years. I bet he started young. When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment


I guess the Brits had another source of food besides chickens. And not a whole lot of entertainment.


no it's not! The nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors.


I think Nintendo has come a long way, enough though they kept the NES around until 2003! Who was still playing it then?


my kids! Bill nye "the science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest. nice talking with you!


Have you paid much attention with what's been going on with Brexit?


Yeah a bit, do you think that theres reason to panic?


There are a lot of logical concerns, enough that their government released documents to help with the transition


British official assured people it was unlikely, the tarifs and friction at the border sure generates trouble


Leaving the European Union will have repercussions whether it's well-planned or not. Some even fear a potential sandwich famine


I agree, its something that shouldnt be taken lightly, a divorce is always nasty, specially at that scale


And it affects those who have retired from Britain who live in Europe. Not to mention access to some bank accounts


Yeah theres about 250,000 British retiress living in Europe, that will take a toll on them


Since it happens officially in the next few weeks, I guess we'll see if the panic is actually legitimate or not


I guess things tend to be over dramaticed, do you follow the goverment?


I don't really follow them, not unless it's something large scale. That's probably why I was unaware that Wikileaks knew of the government's plans to destroy them. Unless that was a made up story


Funny how wikileaks posted the plan, that must have been frustrating to some, and I think the story is real I might have to fact check it later


I guess it's not as bad as the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice by pretending to be a French government official


He must be a great con man, I have to give that to him, I bet someone felt really stupid after the purchase was done


Who has that much money and yet is stupid enough to fall for that? I wonder if it can even be sold


I know right, the face on the government officials must had been priceless, can you imagine that?


And to get away with that twice means there must have been at least two buyers


Yeah at least two suckers fell for that, really funny, I wonder how they felt after realizing they fell for that


But they're still wealthy enough to have thought of buying it. I wonder how much money it would take to buy the 86% of Nevada that is owned by the US government


I guess it would take a lot of money, it seems unfair for the government to earn that much land, people deserve a piece of land too, I pay my taxes on time that should count


Maybe it's land used for Native Americans. Who knows what it's actually used for. At least it's not the case in all states!


Yes I love to travel, you? Surprisingly air travel is 10% slower than it was in the 60's!


I think that is because they had to slow the planes down to save on fuel costs, right?


Yeah exactly. I wonder how much fuel costs these days? In the past it sounds like rabbits used to be an important food source.


I'm not sure, it has to be close to the price of regular gas, or at least follow it, right?


I would guess so yes. Have you heard about that website where you can find a couch to crash on? Sounds interesting.


I think it's called couchsurfing. People also used to steal garden knomes and take pictures of them while traveling before returning them!


Interesting, that actually sounds pretty cool. Where did you hear about this?


Yeah one of my friends used the site before. I also learn a lot from the internet. The act of looking yourself up is called egosurfing.


Interesting. I didn't know that. Apparently only 7% of people read the terms of service though.


Wow that is surprising. I however am guilty of that. Everyone in Finland is lucky because they have the right to use the internet.


Interesting. I didn't know that. There is 3g cell service at the peak of Mt. Everest if you ever go.


Very cool. Also, humans are actually the minority on the internet!


Interesting, what is the majority? Do you know?


I believe it is automated software bots...kind of scary lol.


That makes sense though. Did you know in Japan all of the highways are tolls?


That would be annoying. How expensive are they? Maybe it would be cheaper to travel by plane?


It apparently costs almost $300 to travel across the country. Well, it was nice chatting with you!


That seems like way too much! Plus gas. I wonder how that compares to the 1960's lol anything like airplanes? You too!


It probably compares worse. Take it easy!


Have you heard of the Boskin Commission on inflation? I hadn't heard of it before, but it sounds very interesting!


Yeah, I heard about that commission, it's headed by Stanford economist, Michael Boskin.


It released its findings about inflation in 1996 - saying it was overstated by 1.1%!


Yeah, I believe that to some extent.  Do you realize that the astronauts on the international Space Station have faster internet than most Americans?


Wow! I suppose that makes sense because of all the satellites! You can even get internet at the peak of Mt Everest!


And yet here I sit with my crappy connection speed..lol I hear in Finland everyone has the right to an internet connection.


That is awesome! If the internet ever goes down - the Library in Alexandria has a saved copy!


Well that's nice to know.  Remember neopets?  Back in 2001 their website was the 4th most trafficked website on the internet, 8 spots in front of Google.  Those little things were addicting.


Apparently when you click on links in the internet, you can actually become addicted to the novelty of it all!


I could see that happening to a lot of people.  Especially the ones that go "ego surfing", the act of looking oneself up on the internet.


People definitely have huge egos...but only 7% of us read a terms and conditions document when it's provided to us!


That's sad.  But, I am not one of those 7%, oh well. Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Let them read it.


I much prefer seeing things in person anyway, versus trying to look things up on the internet. I love traveling!


Me too.Do you know that craze where people steal garden gnomes, take them traveling, and then return the gnome with photos, back to the owner?


I do! I think it's a cool idea! I would love to do that - maybe travel the world with one like King Kalakaua of Hawaii!


I had that happen to me before, kind of creeped me out, until I found out it was my neighbor that did it.  lol Now, I'm cool with it. Speaking of travel, do you know that air travel is 10% slower than it was in 1960s in order to save on fuel costs?


That is very interesting! I wonder how that works in Iceland, where there's no public rail service and most Icelanders use flights to travel between towns!


Wow, sounds kind of hard to get around in Iceland.  There's a website for people that will let you crash on their couch while you're traveling.  That's kind of creepy, isn't it?


It kind of is! I don't know I would do that while traveling - although I would like to go to Mackinac Island, where motorized vehicles are banned.


Yeah, I wouldn't do that at all. Mackinac Island sounds like a lovely place to travel to.


I agree - the ban has been in place for over 100 years!


Wow, a real step back in time.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I need to go wash my car.  Talk to you later. Have a good day, friend.


Hi, yes I do enjoy traveling although I don't get to do much of it.  Travel is the movement of people between distant geographic locations and can be down by foot, bicycle, car, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage and can be one way or round trip.


And bicycle or horse is the preferred way to travel on Mackiac island, where motors are banned.


Absolutely!  I found out recently that travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements so maybe I've traveled more than I realized before.


Naturally. Though in Iceland people use domestic flights much more often because they have no public rail.


I wonder if that is expensive for them?  Maybe only the business people do that.  Did you know that air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 1960s in order to save on fuel costs?  I would think that travel would be faster since the 60s.


I guess people also aren't that demanding? Have you been to a library recently?


I have online. Do you use the Internet much?  I use it everyday and didn't think that I would be a minority but I am.  Humans are the minority on the Internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Wow.


I use it quite alot. Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu bar is called a  hamburger button?


Yes, isn't that awesome? I laughed when I found out about that one.  Did you know that the act of looking oneself up on the Internet is known as "egosurfing"? That's funny.


I've done that! Didn't find anything too exciting. Apparently the peak of Mt Everest has 3G


Yes, I've heard that too. I heard a funny one about travel.  People steal garden gnomes, take them traveling, and then return the gnome, with photos, back to the owner. Hilarious.


True, didn't think about that part.  Some of them are quite heavy.  Another strange thing that I've learned recently is that there's a website for people that will let you crash on their couch while you're traveling.  Sounds like a bad idea to me!


Kinda like AirBnb. I also see that only aboug 7% of people read the full terms of a product or service on the internet


Yes, I myself am guilty of that from time to time as well.  It's funny how every different country seems to have it's peculiarities.  I just found out that everyone in Finland has the right to an Internet connection.  I wonder if it's free in Finland?


I would imagine its either free or heavily taxed. I see the library of alexandra has a saved copy of all books in case the internet or library burns down lol


Yes, that's actually a good idea to protect the information for everyone.  That's a great thing to do for humanity.  Even during the age of discovery, ships released rabbits onto islands to provide a future food source for other travelers.


I bet there were more available when someone else came, too.


You're probably right about that.  More information about the Internet fascinates me.  Did you know that astronauts on the International Space Station have faster Internet than most Americans do at home.  I wonder how that happens?  LOL.


Probably satellite based speeds. Good chatting with you!


hi how are you doing? do you like the internet?


I like to surf around the net yeah, do you like it?


i do. it has become an important part of my life, perhaps too important. LOL


I know right, the internet is like a basic need for me lol


I worry that i am becoming addicted. it is like a drug to me. i keep looking for things to entertain me.


You can get addicted from novelty clicking so be careful with those and try to stay away


ok, will do. i will watch. take frequent breaks, join a support group.


I bet there are a lot of ways to get rid of that addiction seeking help is a great start, do you ever read service terms on the internet?


I usually dont. i figure they are all basically the same. probably they want to use my data for research.


Yeah, I dont read them either seems like only 7% do


I wonder who has time to go through that legalese. Do you like to travel, by the way?


I know I dont and yeah I like to travel, what about you?


I like to travel when i have the time and money. which is not often these days. LOL


I get you lol, I want to go to Japan this year but I hear the tolls are expensive


if you drive on the highways, you do have to pay. but the roads are clear and you can travel pretty fast.


Thats an advantage maybe they also have a commuter bus that travels at a high speed like the Dutch


that is the right thing to do. get people to work fast. they have more time for fun.


Another cool travel destination is Mackinac Island


no cars! i love the idea. a place without the stress of vehicles. i hope they ban smartphones too. Anyway, great chat!


The air must be pollution free there so a great place to relax and all, its been great chatting with you as well, thanks


You have a great day as well, remember to travel safely and to have toll money if you go to Japan, bye


It is curious to think that so many companies are offering streaming services, it might be overwhelming and costly for consumers if content is locked to a single service.


I agree, but I also think it is nice to pick which streaming services you want and do not want instead of buying a cable package of channels I never watch.


That's true, I just hope that certain services aren't too restrictive on what content you are allowed to watch. Disney entering streaming services would be a great thing for fans, to watch classics or new movies, if Disney offers it.


It would also be crappy if you had to pay per movie still.


That would definitly defeat the purpose of cutting cable and choosing a streaming plan. Although I think companies have a greater incentive to charge more if people are willing to pay the price.


I find some of the random facts really interesting too. LIke that fact it takes more computing power for one google search than it took to send neil armstrong to the moon


It just shows how much technology has advanced in such a little time span. Given that much of a technological gap, it makes me wonder if the future will also show such technological feats.


or also how lazy we have gotten as humans. Letting computers and machines do everything for us.


Good point. It is problematic to become too dependent on technology, more so if that technology can be taken away or compromised.


What other facts did you like? I think it is crazy how they track phones and traffic.


I found it interested that Netflix pays 20 times more in postage than bandwith. Makes me wonder what the postage is for, is it mail offers or the dvd rental service they offer.


Yeah it seems like people still like to watch movies the old fashion way but do they offer video game rental too?


I don't think they offer video game rentals, other companies might but Netflix at the moment does not. It would be a good endeavor for them to invest in however.


I would agree too. All it takes it some bad blood and a $40 late fee to start a $2 billion dollar idea.


Yeah if only hindsight was a given for some investments. Given how Blockbuster could have bought Netflix, I wonder if they would have been as successful as Netflix is currently.


I doubt it. but then again the world will never know.


Another thing I am curious about is regarding the internet cables installed along the ocean floor. How long did it take, and how would they go about repairs/etc.


yeah and how small in diameter they are. I think it would be pretty easy to have disruptions or even breaks with them being as small as they are.


I would have imagined they would be reinforced a bit more, but it was probably installed a while back and that was no doubt the more practical solution.


also found it interesting that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. Are they desperate for us to stop using technology that much?


I wonder how that would work, would you register for that program, and would your phone company provide validation that you succeeded in not using your phone.


I am not sure. Interested to find out more for sure.


Yes me too for almost everything. Did you know it takes more computing power to do a search in it than to send astronauts to the moon?


Didn't know that, wow! I do know that google used live goats to mow there lawn instead of hiring ppl.


So cool of them. DO you know how they calculate traffic?


Not sure bets it's equally as cool or boring but how do they do it?


They and see how fast android devices are moving on the road


Yeah tracking devices that we purchase and want to have, wow before long we will have given away all are so called freedoms.


Yup pretty much. Once Google went down apparently for 5 minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it. That is insane.


I know! That happened back in August of 2013 right?


Yup, what a force. How about Netflix, do you use it at all?


Since it's inception it has come a long way from streaming B-movies.


Yeah. Do you know how its founding came about? Whey that guy invented it?


Don't know, it's probably pretty cool though.


He was sick and tired of paying late fees for a VHS and decided to start something himself


What way to go, a multi-billion dollar organization. Good for him. I hear they have over 137 million subscribers now worldwide.


Yeah they have become huge for sure. And they still spend more money on postage than on bandwidth


Wow! Yeah 54 million subscriber in the US that's a lot of postage.


True. Too bad Blockbuster passed on their chance to but Netflix back in the day


Yeah i know there kicking themselves now. From 9pm- 12am Netflix account use 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


That is just amazing. What a company. It was really nice chatting with you.


Im great thanks for asking, I do have a Facebook account, do you use the service?


I dont use facebook. i am concerned about privacy. i would like to protect my data too.


I guess there are a lot of dangers in Facebook and if you want to remain private then having an account is a bad idea


yeah, i heard that the kids are moving away from facebook to other sites. i guess itll just be grandma and grandpa on the site soon. maybe ill join then LOL


I guess Facebook will disappear then or they will buy the other companies and it will be a vicious cycle lol


yes, the internet really is darwinian. it reflects the trends and tastes of the people. amazing how fast it moves. blink and miss it.


It is amazing, another cool fact is that there are 58 gender options in Facebook.


I think that it is just the beginning. multiply by 10. that is the number by this time next year. you can have your own individual unique gender.


I can only think of 6 gender options top, but 58 seems like an unreal number, well a lot of people out there with different gender identity


Yeah, i guess FB gets a lot of requests for new genders. they want to cater to people to keep them on the site. Gender? what does that even mean now?


that's an interesting question and I don't really have an answer, do you find the universe interesting?


I do find the universe interesting. it is quite big and getting bigger. how old is it? who knows.


Hard to tell the more I read about the universe the more questions that I have, its so big, it has so many things in it


The universe may be one giant super hologram. how does that sound to you? you might just be a hologram.


That sounds crazy, I think we would tell lol, but who knows maybe that theory is real


I think that there are a ton of theories. like the universe is just one electron. one. how is that possible?


I know right, still I wouldnt toss it aside there is a cold spot that is believed to be the link to a parallel universe


That link to a parallel universe could hold the key to finding out how i should live my life better. i could go there and see what im up to over there.


I guess it would be a long journey, sounds interesting  the theory of the multiverse


It would, but finally my questions about myself would be answered. plus i might answer my other self's question. Anyway, great chat!


You would be having a nice chat with your other self or maybe you would both explode because your not allowed to be in the same dimension, I guess anything can happen and I agree its been a great chat thanks a lot, bye


Yes, I love Facebook and get on it everyday. Since Facebook has been around since 2004, I've had an account.


i have never had one. i know that it is a cool way to keep track of people but i worry about privacy and data usage.


I don't worry about that, I enjoy Facebook very much.  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook you would get a free whopper.


i would happily make and break friendship just to get a tasty meal. why should i have pride? free calories!


Very Funny!  Well, maybe you can learn a little about Facebook.  Facebook's


Facebook is blue? is that what you were going to say?


Yes, and it's because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green color blind.


He has enough money to begin the search for the cure to that. then finally FB can be a rainbow of colors!


Yes, even Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.


Yes, Iceland is an odd case. No rail transport. Horses with five speeds. I am not surprised that they would use Facebook. I wonder if there will be hijinks and mischief though.


That's a big possibility. Another funny thing is that Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswigholstein.


I wonder what is behind that. Is it a threat to civil order?


Ha, again hard to say. Did you know that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005?


Yes, and where on earth is myspace now? does it exist? i havent checked in a while. maybe somebody should give myspace a call.


I'm not sure. I used to have an account many years ago but Facebook has taken over my interest in that social media area.


i see. do you use a phone much?  i dont really like them. i find that they are a distraction.


Yes, I have a smart phone and use it daily.  Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Yes. The ICBM deterrent doesn't do text messaging very well either, so there's that. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, a telephone converts sound into electron signals that picked up by a receiving phone.  The wonders of technology.


Yes, the telephone. It allows the transmission of sound over a distance. Have a good evening!


Yes, we cannot live without our phones, nice chat.


Good morning! I am good and yourself?  Say, do you like dogs by chance?


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Why yes, I do like dogs, I have two.  How about you?


I have two too.  It impresses me to see how smart they are.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that can understand pointing?


I can totally see that!  I have a yellow lab and a  poodle mix.  They're both old dogs, but are so smart and very loyal, too.  What breeds are your two?


I've got a border collie mix and a beagle mix.  Total opposites in personality lol!  The border collie mix is outgoing and energetic and the beagle is friendly but lethargic.


That's so cute.  Mine are kind of opposites too.  The lab is big and the yorkie poo is tiny.  Lab is very laid back and easy going, the yorkie poo is high strung and an ankle biter. Lol


That's funny!  You know, some people say dogs are color blind but i disagree.  Mine love to watch tv for example.


You know I used to think that my dogs could only see in black and white, but I've since learned that the can't see as many colors as we do, but they are not color blind, like I thought.  Mine like watching tv, too!


Yeah, and they know different packages which tells me they've got to see the colors.  They know different doggie treats and what they like.


Exactly!  Have you ever taken your dogs to a dog blood drive?


No, I didn't know there was such a thing!  Have you?


I have never heard of it before I read about it in the paper, this morning.   I feel it's a good thing, especially if there are dogs with cancers or blood disorders.  They could probably get alot of blood from my lab, she's pretty large.


i'd like to take mine to one if I can find one near me. You're right. It's a great thing.  Dogs do get hurt and i guess I just never thought about where the blood for them would come from.


The same article was also discussing a program that's in place in Istanbul that uses vending machines.  Apparently, the city's stray dogs get food and water in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. Have you heard about it?


No but I love that! We need those machines in our country.  I mean, they help feed the dogs and save the environment. It's totally cool!  As I think about it, I think they should make them for the homeless people too.  They can pick up plastic bottles and turn them in for food.


Oh yes, we need these in America, for sure. It's such a great idea, I'm not sure why I'm not seeing these popped up all over already.


I'm not sure either but I do wish we would.  I've seen some stray dogs that were so thin you could see their ribs and such.


Yes, it's an awful situation, looks like Google would get behind it and fund it.  After all, I hear they are a dog company.


I've heard that too and I bet you are totally right!  They would support it in a big way.  I mean, from what I've heard they like dogs so much they've stated it in their code of conduct.


Now, I feel bad for the cats, but I'm sure they'd take care of them, too!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning about dogs and such.  Hope you enjoy your doggies and have a good day!


Hope you enjoy yours too and have a good day as well!  It's been nice chatting with you too!


I like Jim Carey.  So many funny movies.  he won't do dramas anymore unless they portay some positivity.


I wonder why he chose to do that. I think that dramas can be positive. It depends.


I agree.  I think he has earned it.  Probably has made enough money to be selective.  His belief systems now is that of being positive.  i think it is great for someone of his status.


He can be choosy as he wants. I havent seen a movie of his in a while. has he made any recently?


Speaking of high pay...  Hugh Laurie was the highest paid tv actor at $700k per episode for House.  I never watched it though.


That man deserves every penny. he is the anchor of that show.


Do you have a dog? I read they are the first species to be domesticated and play many roles for people.  Very loyal


I dont have a dog. i would love to have one. they are the best companions.


I love my dog.  So loyal and a great companion.  Google is a dog company too.


Yes, i approve. google has the right idea. dogs can make an office a happy place with less stress.


It makes sense but dogs  descended from wolves, but when people domesticated them, they must have bred wolves with something else to get them to not be so aggressive.  do you think?  or maybe they killed off the aggressive wolves?


I guess. there was probalby a range of aggressiveness and the less aggressive ones were curious and willing to accept food? i dunno


There was abook writen about a true story Pieces of Her.  Very gory murder case solved by a private investigator.  Do you like books?


I love to read, but i usually read non fiction. I guess this book would qualify.


Seems to have many twists and turns about a young man who basically murders his girlfriend and her mother for no apparent reason.  seems he was quite deranged.  not really my kind of read though...  lol


No, i prefer to learn about the world in general, not about individual depravity. makes me pessimistic.


same here.  self help and real world improvement books.  i like concerts too but never saw Linkin Park - they performed 324 concerts in 2001 alone.  crazy.


Those guys must be made of iron and steel. how did they do that? the fans must have been happy.


i know.  The Ramones toured even more.  Almost non-stop for 201 years playing 2263 concerts.  i'd be tired to say the least.


I never saw those guys but I wish i had. they must have been amazing in concert. anyway, great chat!


I do like his music, I  am a fan of his work are you?


He is talented, but seems to get himself in trouble when he opens his mouth.


I agree he is the author of many controvercies over the years, I enjoy them personally, he supports Trump


He is a lightening rod for attention, but that is often true of celebrities who forget the sentiment, "better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."


Yeah its better to remain silent, he entered Trump tower on Dic 13th, I guess they are pretty close


Yeah, he is a trend-setter. Out of the top 10 most successful songs, only Kanye's Gold Digger is in a minor key. He does things his way!


Yeah the same one, it was before the Taylor Swift incedent, that was funny


Yeah, although Swift did not think it was so swift!   But Kanye is impetuous. He once gave his mic to a wheelchair-bound fan at one of his concerts.  He folows his heart.


I guess he does, he is a random star, you know that Swift is actually taller than Kanye, by like 2 inches


With or without high heals?  Well, some celebrities are random and others are solid. Take Carol Burnett. She was much beloved, never a whiff of scandal, and she even took the time out to do the first celebrity cameo on Sesame Street!


Im guessing without heels, but I would have to look that out, Carol Burnett was great I loved her in Sesame Street.


Yeah!  Another celeb that graced the childrens media world was Robin Williams, who was the first celebrity to do voice-overs in Disney animated films. He was an awesome Genie!


Youtube celebrities also make a lot of money take Jenna Marble, she makes $346,827 annually,


Not bad!  Although that pales in comparison to Judge Judy's $123,000 per episode...


She makes that much money per episode, wow,


Yeah, but I like it best when celebs do things for children. Like George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin, who each served as narrator on the children TV show, Thomas the Tank Engine. Warms the heart!


I used to love that show, I also liked The Simpsons, Homer is my favorite


Yeah. It's great and has been on TV like forever! Almost like Pokemon, that aired over 750 episodes!  Nice chatting with you!


kanye west believes aids is a man-made disease, with such a good gpa.


Kanye needs to stick to music and not conspiracy theories


he manages to mix indie rock with soul, and gospel - a hard task! maybe he should stick to music.


I am surprised that he had such a high GPA in high school and even more by him turning down a good scholarship


he could always get voice over work on the simpsons, I was surprised to see alec baldwin voiced Thomas.


Kanye's infamous interuption of Taylor Swifts award will never be forgotten


maybe he watches too much judge judy, maybe thats how they can afford to pay her so much per episode.


I still can't figure out how his Gold Digger song did so well and was so popular


I don't see how people consider him someone who is capable of cultural movements. He is not all there often times.


neither are the people who have watched all 750 episodes of pokemon.


lol...I will give him credit for his work on criminal justice reform movement


and giving his mic to a fan i bet that made the fans year


Oh yeah, that was a highlight in his career too most definitely


i guess he hates the attention most "celebs get,


Have you ever seen the Ethiopian celebrity chef show?


never heard of it, but spreading the message about eating a diverse diet cannot be bad.


I think its admirable and much needed to spread the hunger message in his country


I had not realized that Carl Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street


i still cannot believe ringo voiced thomas.


I sure do, do you have a favorite skit in there?


I love the Weekend Update which is also the longest running in there


Nice I like that too. Did you ever watch the SImpsons?


I sure did, Did you know Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes?


Wow that is a lot. THere is an episode where Bart does not appear


Hmm interesting. Do you ever watch Shark Tank?


Yeah and he was not even mentioned. Yes I watch it sometimes.


Most of the deal in there are fake. Do you watch youtube?


Yes a lot, it is the second largest engine now


True. THey used bandwidth in 2007 as much as the entire internet used in 2000


Wow that is a lot. Do you know why they had to up their view count?


Hmm I am not sure. Do you know who Bob Ross is?


It is all because of Gangnam Style song. Yeah I know Bob


Well youtube has 70 episode of his show the joy of painting


I go as much as I can actually, do you ?


Yeah me too. Did you hear of that guy that proved his innocence by studying at the library?


Yes and then he went on to help other innocent people


That is so amazing, the power of knowledge


I sure do. Dd you ever watch the SImpsons?


Yes I did. There is an episode where Bart did not appear


Yes and he was not even mentioned it is at all


Yes and I thought it was good but apparently in the UK it flopped


Yes it was stopped after just 10 episodes. DO you like horror movies?


SOmewhat. Do you know which movie KIng thinks is the scariest ?


Yes he thinks it is Bambi but I do not see how though


Me either. Did you know you burn more calories watching them though?


Yes about 180 more than a regular movie, not bad


Yeah . Do you know how they make those creepy noises in them?


Yes they use an instrument called a waterphone


Yes it sounds scary just the name of it, let alone its functions


Yeah true. Did you ever see the movie The SHining?


I have and the boy in there did not know it was a scary movie for years.


Yeah. They are also good if you are going to an abstract gallery afterwards


Yes as you can enjoy it more, that is a pretty cool brain trick


Yeah I know. Do you know where the inspiration started coming for those movies first?


Yes by the works of writers like Allen Poe, Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker


Yes lots of inspiration from them. Nice chatting with you.


Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of 3 of 5 branches of our military?


Hello! No I did not know that! I love reading though!


It is described as a complex interaction between the text and the reader.  I guess I agree.


Definitely! I agree as well. Reading anything is interpreted diferently by everyone.


That makes sense.  We interpret based on our own experiences.  Of course, for the blind it is a tactile experience.  I have known of blind people who read so much their fingers bleed.


Oh wow, that sounds painful! I wonder if there is any speed reading in braille like the woman who broke the record of speed reading over 4,000 words per minute!


I would imagine so.  We find ways to compete in almost everything.  One of the reasons reading is so complex is our minds must construct things we have never experienced.


Very true! Our minds are so complex that each person pulls different information out of anything really. I read on the internet often as there are great stories to find.


Speaking of the internet, did you know that the symbol of 3 horizontal lines on menus is called the hamburger button.  I can see one right now.


That's funny! I see one too. But you have to be careful from constant clicking for fun on the internet because it becomes an addiction!


Back to that point about our complex brains.  I can't believe that 7% of people read full terms when buying on the internet.  That might be fake news.


Seriously? I don't think I have ever done that! It is hard to believe. There's so much on the internet that is hard to believe like on top of Mt Everest you can get internet service. Could be true I guess.


I wouldn't carry my laptop up there to check it out.  If there is access there, the network is probably not too crowded.


Haha, that is so true! I like looking up articles on the internet about earth and planets, I love learning about the universe. Like how the moon causes the ocean tides.


I have recently learned that Earth rotation is gradually slowing.  I wonder if it is one minute per day slower in my lifetime.  I suspect not.


I hope not, probably wouldn't be good! Just like how the forests have been destroyed by 80%, so sad!


That is sad.  It is surprising that other sources of oxygen like algae grow to replace the CO2 to O2 conversion that the forests used to do.  The migration of the tectonic plates is also amazing.


Yes, it's so interesting the deeper you look into the facts of our planet earth. We seem so fragile yet tough at the same time. Like how earth is 71% water and 29% land, seems like a very huge difference.


Yes.  When we see how rare water is on other planets, it is really incredible.  Fortunately some of that water is stored as ice in our polar regions.


Exactly! So amazing. If we were to look at the existence of earth as a 24 hour clock, humans would only be 1 minute and 17 seconds of that time....how odd to think about that!


Yes.  I don't know when they started counting as the earth's beginning.  I guess it was back when a day was only 5.5 hours long.  Guess I will go now.  Nice job in our conversation!


well I didn't know that Tupac had his music added to the library of congress, that's impressive


Or that Eminem want to become a comic book artist before he became a rapper!


nope never knew that, funny his fav superhero was spiderman I would have thought it'd be someone else


Busta Rhymes voices the reptar wagon on the rugrats movie? Never saw it, did you?


no I do like rugrats though, I'll have to check that out, can't believe that movie came out in 1998 I feel old haha


Right? Someone mentioned classic rock the other day... it was Metalica!


haha I guess! i do like metallica, but have you ever heard of a compliment rap?


two rappers give compliments instead of dissing, its big in Korea


I feel that might be a good solution to some depression. Makes people feel better about themselves at least...


ya I could see that, did you hear about the michigan judge giving her verdict to eminem?


ya she gave the verdict ind the form of a rap, sounds like she has way too much time on her hands haha


It was probably the worst! I would have prefered jail than some judge rapping to me.


ha I agree, do you watch any television at all?


ya I do I like South Park and Family Guy, what about you?


Not really, but I know the basics around the left and the right.


I think Id put myself in the same boat  It just gets too negative for me sometimes.


I do prefer the Democrats over the Republicans though, especially because of the US's current president.


You are not alone there.  I tend to bleed a bit blue.


Did you know the consistent use of blue and red colors only stared in 2000.


I was surprised by that.  I had thought they had been around forever!


Ya nowadays presidents believe so strongly in their beliefs. There hasn't been a US president that wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853.


That just shows you the two party system has been around so long, it is going to be even harder to break!


I agree, the democratic party has been around since 1828, I don't know when the republican party formed though.


I am not quite sure either.  I do know 15% of the tea party movement identified as democrats


That's quite low! Are the presidents now typically republican or democratic?


It seems that it has alternated every 8 years for as long as I can remember paying attention to who the president was,


Speaking of American presidents, Did you know the wealthiest president in history was jfk?


Ya, in fact. Washington and jefferson were the second and third most rich. Inflation must be crazy since these are all presidents from a long time ago.


Very true, I think a lot of it was in terms of land ownership too.


They didn't use the land well did they? The president's guest house is larger than the white house!


I can only assume that it is the place where they can house many dignitaries, and other heads of state at the same time, so it might be like a mini resort?  But I'm really not sure.  Ill have to look into that.


That's a great idea. There are a lot of weird facts about past presidents online.


One weird fact about our government is that Elmo has testified before congress.


Ya that sounds weird and funny! Anyways, it was good chatting with you, have a nice day.


Hey how's it going. I think wrestling is a fascinating sport. It can be either theatrical or competitive.


Good morning!  I agree on wrestling, and my demographic immediately makes me think of the theatrical variety, a la Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant!


Yes those guys were great. Wrestling techniques have even been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat.


I can certainly see that - Greco Roman wrestling was probably developed for combat before it was sport for the emperors.


Yet sounds like it. The Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men doubt themselves in olive oil and wrestle. Definitely an odd sport lol.


Wow!  Again, due to my age and obvious immaturity, I think of something completely different when I hear oil wrestling than a Turkish national sport involving men!


Yes I would much prefer to be the women's national sport. The man who designed macho man's wrestling gear also design close for Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, and more.


Macho Man and The Ultimate Warrior were my favorite guys when I was still eating my own boogers and making out with my arm.  Oooooohhhhhh Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh!  The Aerosmith comparison for costumes doesn't surprise me at all!


Ha ha that is awesome. Apparently Plato lead a professional wrestling career before becoming a famous philosopher.


I can see the correlation there because wrestling (not WWE) is pretty philosophical at the most basic level.  A battle of wits before physicality, but still using physical attributes to execute the moves and strategies.


That is a very good description. Maybe we should make government leaders wrestle.


I admit I cringe when discussing politics today, but you forced me to picture them in wrestling singlets and I thank you for this image that will give me giggles for the rest of the day!


Ha ha well I imagine it to! I find it odd that the president's guest house is larger than the White House. I guess you got a treat your guests to luxury.


That is very odd, but I wonder if that accounts for the actual living space in the WH, because there are a lot of offices and other working areas were governmental "business" operates.  The guest house is most likely 99% "house".


Yes that's true I'm not sure they count for that. The first president of Zimbabwe was called President banana.


Yes that one is classic. I have a lot of nicknames for the North Korean leader.


He is best friends with The Worm - Dennis Rodman!


Yes that is true. Although North Korea just had an election but it's all for show. There's only one person on the ballot and that was good old Kim Jong. Well it was great chatting with you!


Right - the "Election" in PRNK..... Hey, it was an awesome Chat - have a great day!


At least we don't have the runner up being vice president anymore!! Have a good one as well!


Did you have much interest in last summers FIFA world cup?


hi how are you? i tried to watch a few games. i was impressed that the smaller countries did well.


I enjoy some of the stories of it bring nations together, like Mexico and South Korea.


Yeah, it is a good way for americans to learn geography! LOL i dont know how well the US usually does in the cup.


They have been progressing over the past few tournaments, until this last one which was a bit of a disaster.  They usually qualify alongside Mexico but not this time.


Yeah, there is not enough support in this country. when US players go to play in europe, then the level will get good enough.


I wanted to watch the games but did have access on the TV, I listened mainly on the radio.


I tried to watch the bigger games. i figure that the energy is pretty high and the fans really raise the playing level.


Not this one coming, which in Qatar, but the following world cup will be in America.


that is great. i think americans need the cup. it is a good country for big sporting events. lots of big stadiums.


Plus you don't have to qualify to play in it, the host nation of every world cup get to play no matter what, we've got seven years to get our act together.


yes, we need to learn the rules of the game, like you cant use your hands.


The men just need to take some lessons from the women's team, never been worse than third.  Although, I heard the women's team are threatening not to play unless they get equal pay.


the women should get paid better. they attract a LOT of viewers. people love soccer. the women represent the US too. good for our image.


Absolutely, they should make it performance based, the better you do in the tournament the higher your nation compensates you, men or women.


that would be great! performance bonuses, because more people watch and more people get interested in soccer.


One of my favorite parts of soccer is when they players score, often they will have a dance they have worked out in advance, some are really good.


the passion behind the game is amazing. i think that more americans should take an interest in it, especially when they are young.


I read a statistic that more kids play organized soccer now than any other sport in America, especially as the head injury thing becomes a bigger issue with football.


yeah, i know that there is some concern about kids heading the ball in soccer, but i dont think it happens enough to worry.


That is a worry, I know with kids soccer they aren't allowed to head it.  It was good speaking to you.


America does well at the world cup having never been below third place.  That's impressive.


Really ? Are we talking about "male" soccer, or "female" ?


I don't remember seeing male football ( soccer) teams, that high... are You sure it's not about women's achievements ?


ahhh, I knew it ;)  no idea why man's football can't be on that level...


Maybe there is more money invested in women's football... just wondering...


More money is usually placed with male dominated sports.


I guess, that's not the case... where is money, there are achievements ;)


I guess.  Out of all the things I've heard about Michael Jackson I had no idea he had a patented device used to help him lean for dance moves.


lean ? Like in smooth criminal video clip ? ;) lol, I always thought that's a camera trick ? :)


As did I, it's creative and it's surprising to know not just an illusion.


hmmm... I would have to see it to believe it ;) I'm pretty skeptical ;)


You and lots of others, I'm sure.  Music has great mood enhancing properties, even babies love music.  It makes them happy.


any music ? what if it's a really mean rap song ? ;)


Babies don't understand the lyrics, they like the beat.


ok... what if that would be hardcore heavy metal ? ;) what do You think ? :)


I think they'll like that too because babies don't usually mind loud noises.


That explains why my daughter was always falling asleep when I was listening to Metallica ;)


See, she's a rocker.  I wonder if we have laws similar to Canada's where at least 40% of the music played has to be Canadian?


No... way... Hope they have some good music taste...


Hope so.  It never ceases to amaze me how resourceful we can be as humans.  I can't believe how soldiers made radios in world war 2, with a razorblade and pencil.


Where there is a will, there is a way ! They were watching a lot of MacGyver !


lol ;) thanks for talking, great chat ! ;)


I sometimes watch. It can be fun, especially playoffs. You?


Not really, but I used to watch it some growing up. I had to learn about the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, in high school PE


Naismith was a Canadian who invented the game but was not a very coach at it.


How did a Canadian coach end up as a coach for the University of Kansas? I heard he's the only losing coach in their history


I guess they needed a coach and he was willing to live in Kansas. LOL. I think it's a great sport for young people. It has evolved so much since its inception.


That's true! I heard that he wasn't originally hired to be the coach, which makes sense why he wouldn't have excelled at it


I think it's skewed that the highest paid state employees are coaches. The priorities seem skewed.


Not just any coaches, but basketball and football. I guess now we know where the rising tuition costs are going


That's part of it, certainly. The game is fun but shouldn't be the centerpiece of college. It's odd that Kareem's dunking got the shot banned for over a decade. Seems unfair.


From what it sounds like, he used that shot more than any other one though, which is a bit excessive. Maybe he was one of the few at the time who could do the shot


I guess, but soon others would follow who could do it too. Once more teams have the ability, it is no longer a serious advantage.


Right. I'd imagine the New Zealand basketball team must have a height advantage to be nicknamed the "tall blacks"


A play on the name All Blacks. I wonder how good they are. Rugby is the sport in NZ


Basketball is fairly international though. Even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor


They have only 9 justices. One short of full court play. I guess they make do.


I'm sure there are other employees to join in. Maybe some even shoot granny style. That seems to be the most consistent technique to score points on the line


The Rick Barry shot. I think he was quite good at that. No one uses it now. Too goofy.


They'd all rather dunk and wear Air Jordan's. The shoes were banned at first, but Nike paid the fines from Jordan wearing them in the games


Some of the cheapest marketing Nike ever got. Controversy droves sales. Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good night!


Next time you're in a pick-up game, try the granny style


I watch it once in a while.  Im excited for March Madness


I have never really got into college ball much.


Reggie miller had a hard time getting out of his sister Cheryls Shadow.


I heard that. She scored 105 points in one game. That would be nearly impossible to overcome.


There are teams that dont score that many in a game.  But he has risen to a Hall of Fame level.


Yeah he was really good at the three. Maybe the best ever.


Shaq only got one three pointer in his entire career.


Good question, probably a bit, but he was known for powering through with his big body.


Yeah I remember when I was a kid watching him play. He was so powerful. Breaking the rims and such.


I wonder how he compared to Abdul Jabbar in the dunk.


Jabbar revolutionized the game with his dunks, but I think Shaq did as well


Jabbar got it banned in college for a while.  Glad they put it back in!


Yeah the game isnt the same without dunking.


True.  Even though it has been proven granny style is best for free throws, they still dont do it.  Maybe if some of them did they would shoot better.


Yeah. I dont think they will. It looks to funny. Lol.


Can you believe they tried to ban Air Jordans?


I heard that. Jordan wore them anyway and nike paid the fine. I think they have gotten their money back on that though.


Cant say that I was.  But I must go, nice chatting today!


So do you watch the fifa world cup often?


I do.  Every summer it is on, I get nothing done because I watch it.  I was laid up with cancer this past summer, so it was great entertainment for me.


What do you think about the next one being held in qatar?


I think it is going to be neat.  I like when different countries get the bid.  It will give all the players a neat experience.


They say there is no economic incentive to host, but I think there actually are.


Well, they build all these stadiums and housing that lies in ruins years after.


Ya but there is prestige, tourism, and creating jobs to say the least


It is.  I think the long term doesnt work out for them.  I think it is a cost/long term benefit type of thine.


True but when else do you hear about qatar.


Qatar doenst have the finals stadium built yet.


Have you ever seen the version of soccer that has 3 teams?


No but it does sound interesting and chaotic in a good way


The sport does drive money in.  More than Football, Basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey!


Well internationally, soccer is the most popular sport


It really is, they call it football most places.


Ya football and american football used to confused me when I was younger too due to the similar names. Anyway thank you for your time.


No, not really but it would be cool for Iceland to win.  I like supporting underdogs.


Me too, I love the underdog also! did you favor a team in the world cup?


No. Well, I like my own country, USA.  I like that Iceland isn't real flashy be organized and can counter explosively.


For sure, the US is my favorite but we can't count on them to make the world cup lol. I  liked Brazil


I guess Iceland's star, if they have one, is Gylfi Sigurdsson.


I have never heard of him, but I can start looking. I liked german soccer player mesut ozil because he donated like 300000 euro to pay for surgeries for kids in brazil


Sounds like a good man. I guess Iceland has the rep of being everyone's second favorite team.   I may just make them my second favorite.


Iceland is good I want to visit there once and catch a game now


...or a volcano!  It seem that many wonder if Russia put on a World Cup given it's history of racist attacks and "hooligans"... Love that word "hooligan"... Hee


that is so true lol. I wonder if there will be a city for the Qatar world cup in 2022, I heard one doesnt exist yet


I heard that... If there's nothing there, how did they get chosen?  Strange.  Did you know New Zealand was the only undefeated team in the 2010 World Cup?


I did not know that, they must have been really good. Do you watch television much>


Some.  I can't believe that the Super bowl is smaller than soccer's 3rd biggest event.


dang, I would never have thought that. Soccer makes more money than all other sports COMBINED


I don't get it.  I guess I was just raised around football, basketball and baseball...


me too, I always thought of soccer as a joke, but international it is like church


Yeah... Back to your TV question... I used to like SNL when they had people like John Belushi -- I guess "Weekend Update" is their longest running skit.


I didn't know that, that is funny. I will watch now, good chatting with you!


I do watch the Simpsons.  Poor Homer has held 188 jobs in 400 episodes.  Yes, thanks!


Hi there! Wondering what you're up to? I'm hanging out watching TV. Love my shows even though TV is a mass medium for advertising.


Yea I hate tv ads, and the fact that pay cable channels still run ads


No kidding! Don't know if you ever saw any episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine, but Ringo Starr narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes!


I've seen a few, I really like the Simpsons though, Daniel radcliffe did a guest voice in Treehouse of Horror XXI


That surprises me. I thought he only did Harry Potter. On the Simpsons there is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned.


The funny thing is Daniel Radcliffe's character on the Simpsons was a parody of Twilight's Edward Cullen


Oh, no kidding that is funny. I have not seen that.


Yea, I think I stopped watching after 300 episodes. Funny thing is that Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the simpsons


Yep. Do you watch SNL at all? Weekend update is their longest running skit


I watch from time to time. I miss the classic actors. I like SouthPark. I know when they aired their last episode of Family Guy producers got flowers from the Simpson's crew.


Yea, that was a great episode. I'm surprised Shakespeares The Two Noble Kinsmen has never been adapted for film or tv


No kidding. I like that I can access so many episodes from my computer. Hard to believe that Russians invented a computer in 1936 that ran on water.


That is crazy, so is the first google computer being house in an enclosure made from lego bricks


Oh crazy! Did you know smoking near apple computers is a biohazard that voids the warranty?


No, sounds like a rip off. I didn't know Doom was installed on more computers in 1995 than Windows 95


Really? I wonder how people were running their computers? Did you know the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1 mb of RAM?


Nope, that's pretty scary but better than the manual cardboard computers Bell distributed to students in 1968


Innovative and insane all in one! I like that computers are control systems for so many things lie microwave ovens and remote controls.


Yep, and they're able to do things like help the Soviet Union send a spacecraft to venus


Yes, really good. Nice chatting! Goodbye.


The weather is cold but does not compare to the summer of 2018. Record high temperatures were experienced all over the Northern Hemisphere.


Yes, and it seems to have caused wildfires and floods.


Yes, that is true. I heard that the jet steam is being disrupted by the extreme fundamental changes in the weather.


And these extremes are likely to occur more and more frequently, and even with a higher intensity, for longer time periods.


Yes, I believe that is part of the warm climate.


I think a slower jet stream with more wavy peaks and dips is to blame. It's called quasi resonant amplification


That is amazing. The signs from the summer of 2018 were not subtle when it comes to the jet stream.


Yes, there is a clear increase in adverse weather events over time.


I know it! That is so true. A researcher from Rutgers University said that changing the jet-stream behavior can be attained by fossil fuels to renewable energy.


Yeah, it seems we are just starting to begin understanding extreme weather events


I totally agree with you. The crazy weather reminds me of an episode of South Park. Tv shows model real life sometimes.


Ha, interesting. I don't watch much South Park. I do watch the Simpsons though.


I love the Simpsons too! Did you know that Bart was in every episode but one. Fun fact.


Yeah,I wonder why he wasn't in that episode. He is my favorite character!


I like him too. My kids favorite show is Thomas the Tank Engine.


I used to watch that when I was small! I liked it better back then when it was like stop animation and not CGI. Apparently Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin each has narrated  at least 52 episodes each.


Yes, I love how they bring in famous people for the voices and characters! Ringo Starr was my favorite.


I don't think I ever have paid attention to the narrators though I know narration is an important part of that show


Yes, it helps parents enjoy a kids show. That is how I feel anyways.


Yeah, I think it's good for the kids to extend their vocabulary too by listening to a story that is narrated clearly.


Hello! Isn't it great hat we can talk over the Internet today? I remember the days without the World Wide Web (WWW).


Indeed, back when we had to talk over the phone. Ha! But these days, iPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent. Isn't that crazy?


Wow! These days there is even cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest! Who could have imagined that?!


That is wild, isn't it? That's almost as crazy as the cables that carry internet and phone data across oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and simply lay on the floor!


Think how fast we went from no internet, to real measurable addiction in the brain from the constant novelty from clicking on links on the internet!


No kidding! It's so addicting now, Unicef has agreed to donate an entire day's worth of clean water to kids in need for every minute one doesn't use their cell phone. That gives me hope at least!


Wow! I know it would be a struggle for me! But maybe it would get me caught up on some literature! Do you enjoy literature?


I love literature! How about you? I really hated hearing the FDA burned six tons of literature in a censorship act. That is plain wrong!


I love it as well. Did you know literature was an Olympic event from 1912 until 1952?


Wouldn't it be great if it still was? I think it's also great that Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize for literature instead of peace. That's quite an accomplishment!


Indeed it is. I wonder if he ever entered the annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening to a novel. Isn't that a strange competition?!


That is! I bet a lot of the material is hilarious! Although I find it unbelievable that romantic kissing is a recent development seldom mentioned in ancient Greek literature!


Indeed. Maybe writing about romantic kissing contributed to the growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature?


Probably so! But what gets me is we're willing to read literature but only 7% of plus actually read the full terms before buying stuff online. No telling what we agree to without even knowing!


No kidding. Did you know the currently library of Alexandria has saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down. How long do you think it would take to read all that??


I bet it would take longer than we can imagine. Ha! Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on websites and apps is actually called the "hamburger button". That's weird!


Hamburger button?! Now that's making me funny. I might have to use my telephone to call and order some dinner! Remember the old days when you had to keep a phone book around to look up phone numbers?


Indeed I do. It was a lot simpler back then. In fact, 212 is New York's area code because it's actually the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone. I kind of figured 111 would be, but apparently not!


I have to admit, sometimes I miss rotary phones and phone books. It's impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together!


Ha! I bet is impossible even though I've never tried it. You ever stop to think about how phones work and how weirdly amazing it is? How they convert sound and the human voice into electronic signals that are then transmitted by cables and other channels to another phone. It's so fascinating to me!


It's very fascinating. I wonder what communication technology will come next?


There's no telling! We've already got the internet, electronic mail, file sharing and telephony. I guess we shall see! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a good evening, friend!


Hello, do you consider yourself a dog or cat person?


I don't have a pet now but I consider myself a dog person. My sister owns a st bernard!  I read that google prefers dogs and lets them come to work.


Well I am a dog person as well and yeah google is a dog company just like amazon and many others.


I also did not know that dogs could see colors? I guess that was an old wives tale.


Apparently they can but not as good as humans, dogs are really smart, they are the only animals along with elephants that understand pointing.


That is interesting. Maybe we should be more like Istanbul and have water and food stations for dogs in exchange for recyling bottles.


That would be a great idea to clean certain cities and you are helping homeless dogs in the process.


Are you a car lover? I am surprised that McDonalds built drive thrus for service men that were not supposed to get out of their cars?


I am a car lover, and I think that was back in 1975 right? well its a great invention for sure


I did not know that trunks got their name because people carried trunks on the back of their trucks!


I did not know that either just lilke how the Cadillac brand got its name.


I did read that it was named after the explorer that founded Detroit. Good to know!


Yeah interesting facts for sure just like the fact that the first car to be massed produced was the Ford T Model back in 1908


There are now so many costs with cars, insurance, fuel, maintenance. I think more and more people in urban areas opt to Uber.


I agree there are many costs associated with a car, I wonder how much it would cost to equip a flame-thrower just like in South Africa


Yikes! Changing the subject a bit. Have you heard of ask Amy? I read that someone asked her about a boyfriend living with her. He hates and is rude to the grown daughter and grandson also living with her. Amy justly told her to get rid of the boyfriend!


I think that is good advice, theres going to be more problems in the future so there should be an ultimatum.


And on another note, Did you know the tower of Babel really is most likely a building in Iraq? Amazing!


Really after a real building? that is interesting indeed, are you religius?


I was raised Catholic but I have not practiced in awhile. Did you know that kids in grade school used to read from the bible?


I didnt, but heres an interesting fact for you and its that Thomas Jefferson had his own version of the bibble.


hi how are you? do you like the internet?


I love the internet, so much stuff on there!


It is too much. i feel overwhelmed. i keep clicking on things incessantly. am i losing my hold on myself?


I think everyone is, but we still do it. Do you ever read the terms of service?


I cant say as i do. i figure that it is a bunch of legalese that i wont understand. they probably want to use my data


very true lol. Apparently only 7% of people actually read the terms. I may have sold my soul to the devil for all i know!


True. i figure that it was about 1 %. the devil has the trickiest tos out there.


for sure lol. Did you know if you ever went to mt everest, you could get cell and internet access at the peak!


Yes, for my vanity project! I could take selfies at the peak and upload to the cloud.


right lol! Or to show off on instagram to my 50 followers lol!


Yes, that is how it starts, but soon you would have millions! think big! Everest!


That is true lol, I may go to Everest now! Life changing!


You have your mission, your internet mission. Check the ToS at the peak though.


perfect lol. I can write a book then about it and it become famous literature. Do you read much?


I dont read a lot of literature. usually non fiction. You?


Me too, I like the facts. FDA apparently not, they burned like six tons of books in an act of censorship


That is terrible. i dont want the govt deciding what is safe for me to read.


That is right, why would they need it censored, it is just words. Fear of a revolt and uprising?


I guess they figure that certain ideas are seditious and to keep people under control it is better to destroy. i would not. leave it out there and watch who reads it. the govt does better by spying not destroying if it wants to control people.


That is a valid point, I like your point of view. It has been so good chatting with you!


Yeah..thats a steve jobs company right? I hear they have a secret room for celebs


That they do!! I also know that Robin Williams started the trend for celebrities to perform just using their voices in animated films.


Yeah...that makes a difference, even if you don't notice it consciously.  They should get Judge Judy to do a voice...if they can afford her


I agree!! I love watching her! Rumor has it she makes $123,000 per episode she does. Second to Lebron she is the highest paid celebrity.


OMG. I didn't know she was in LeBron's league. I would like to hear them both sing "money for nothing".


That would be no doubt funny. do you watch animated show's such as the Simpsons? I know the show is based on a main character named Bart and his adventures with his family but in all of the shows aired only one has he not been seen or mentioned in it.


yeah...its like south park...i think the latter sent the former some flowers


That they did when the final show of Family Guy aired the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew. I think that is a stand-up thing to do; I mean it shows great support for a rival.


yeah...no one is sending pokemon flowers.


Pokemon is a long time running show!! I think they have over 750 episodes.


well there's at least 150 episodes of thomas the tank engine...if you want to hear some Ringo Starr thats where to go


In addition to Ringo Starr; George Carlin as well as Alec Baldwin have narrated for the Thomas The Tank Engine on many different episodes.


I am not sure Robin Williams is to blame there but feel he too would have been an excellent choice for a voice of Thomas.


yeah..i just meant that he started the trend of celebs performing voices in animations. Aladdin was the 1st


I see as well as understand better now.  It is sad for me to think that Robin Williams is no longer among us to carry on with great films. Next to Walt Disney I loved Robin. Walt Disney has so many awards that I feel he should give more credit to the actors that made his art come alive; so to speak.


Yeah. He's got 22 oscars. Daniel Day Lewis only has 3.


I think bringing home the record would be that of Eminem as he has more that many people combined.


Wow Eminem? I see he has more than Johnny depp. weird


Exactly as well as more than Bill Murray, Goerge Lucas, Will Smith and Leonardo Decaprio; combined.


WTF? Thats like Carol Burnett having more Super Bowl Rings than Tom Brady


I feel proper recognition is given but also should be spread around as all are great actors and all bring about different aspects to entertainment for all.


Yeah...there should be consideration for those who go beyond the call of duty. Like the Ethiopian celeb chef who is trying to combat hunger


I totally agree with you there!! To try and encourage others to help is a wonderful thing to do as well as end a problem as wide spread as hunger.


Yeah. I like that Carol Burnett did Sesame St. Its good for kids


I agree with that as well! It is such a great educational programs for kids of all ages.


Not too much anymore, just football and survivor haha


Survivor has been on forever it feels like.  Awesome show.  Im a fan of the simpsons.


me too, they have so many episodes, over 400 easily by now!


Likely, there is only one where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.  Crazy.


that is very interesting, but it makes sense since he is an important character


He is, homer has supposedly had something like 180 different jobs too.


that is crazy to me, I remember him only working at the power plant when I was younger


apparently Daniel radcliffe was even in an episode of the simpsons, that is pretty cool!


Was that the one where he played Edward Cullen?


I believe so, pretty funny since he was also harry potter


Did you know Judge Judy is the highest paid celeb. behind Lebron?


She makes as much as lebron? that is quite the career!


Just a bit less, she is next in line for wealth.  123,000 per episode.


that is more than I have made in my life, holy cow


I know.  I picked the wrong career, TV judge is where its at!


I suppose so! She really made out well, I heard that shark tank is mostly staged, that is unfortunate for the people that come on


Yeah, I heard that not many of the deals are actually enacted.  Sad.


Maybe they just fall through after more in depth discussions


True.  Some of the product ideas dont seem worth it.  Anyway, I must go.  Good Chat!


Do you pay much attention to the Emmys, or any awards?


Not really, I don't really watch too much television now, not aware of what is going on.  Plus these awards show are a lot of back slapping and self congratulation.


Yeah I agree.  I think its cool that George lucas wife or ex wife won an oscar for film editing star wars when he has won zero,  what a shame


He might be upset, but all he has to do is look at his bank account to cheer himself up.


Winning Oscars is not a gauge of ability, Eminem has more Academy Awards than Decaprio, Depp, Lucas and Bill Murray combined!


lol Thats crazy,  good for him. Walt Disney won a special award for snow white.


I understand that he has over twenty Academy Awards, I'm not sure if that is him personally, or his production  company.


It's kind of funny that the Academy Awards show put on by ABC won an Emmy, that seems, almost, the ultimate self congratulation.


Yeah it does,  lol award shows congradulating award shows.  like " Hey good job we are making so much money" lol


Being a celebrity must be very hard, there are just so many awards show to attend, how do they find the time, the poor souls.


Paris Hilton was in the 2007 guiness book for most overrated celebrity lol I didnt know that was a record.


I don't think I'd argue with that back then, I wonder who holds the record today?  What could be in the Pixar secret room for celebrities?


Again, I can't argue with your guess.  The money some celebrities make is mind boggling.  Judge Judy $123,000 per episode is astounding.


Thats is a nice pay check!  that is a good show lol


I'm trying to add up in my head how many episodes that must have been on for, it's been on for years.  Pokemon made 750 episode, but I think Judge Judy must be getting close to that.


Wow I cant imagine.  They have like 50 episodes a year lol


That' a lot of $123,000 per episodes.  I should have gone into law, or TV, or film, or anything that makes more than I get now.