I heard so much about it, especially when it was coming out, but I've never seen it?


I didnt like it, its about a terrorist attack on a plane but they use a bomb that releases snakes, seems too unreal to me


Seemed over the top, but I thought that was the gimmick.  Like those Sharknado movies.


Yeah I guess so, do you use the internet a lot?


Probably more than I should.  Difficult to recall life without the internet, and all the things you can get because of it.


The internet is a great invention I agree, good thing there is a copy stored in the library of Alexandria


I'm not sure what that means, do they update it regularly?  I like being able to stream movie now, get them when you want it.


I think they do, they must, it must be a big file, imagine storing all the info out there,


They'd need more than a flash drive.  I've just start a Netflix account, have you used it in the past?


I am a subscriber yeah, I cant believe how much debt the company has


I guess they feel they have to spend money to make money.  Eventually they will have to make a profit.  It doesn't seem that long ago that they were just a company you rented DVD's from through the mail.


I guess they have the potential but there are other streaming services out there that can be a threat, did you watch the movie Black Panther?


My son watched it a few weeks back, I kind of dipped in and out of it without watching the whole thing.  It looked interesting, I wonder if will win Oscars tonight?


I think the movie has a decent shot, interesting fact but Black Panther is actually the richest superhero


I though that Iron Man guy was meant to fairly rich?  There's so many of these super hero movies now it is difficult to keep track.  Black Panther seemed novel tough.


The net worth of Black Panther is $500 billion, Tony Stark has a net worth of $100 billion and Bruce Wayne $80 billion, and yeah its hard to keep track I agree


I wonder how much the bosses of Netflix have?  I think that Amazon founder, is it Bezos, has more money than the Black Panther.  Maybe he should become a superhero.


He has the money to do it, he can buy a really expensive super hero suit,


He'd have to come up with a good name, something to do with Amazon?


Mr, Amazo, The Amazon, Amazman, probably not the best names just brainstorming here


How's it going, have you've ever read Shakespeare? He was an English poet and playwright


Yes I actually like Shakespeare a lot. I really like the movie Titus, which is based on his play Titus, have you seen that?


No but I'll have to check it out. It's fascinating how many popular phrases came from Shakespeare like "Good riddance"


Yes he was very much ahead of his time. Interesting that he married a girl named Anne Hathaway when he was 18, and now that is actually a famous actress LOL


I never knew that, Shakespeare also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia


He was definitely a great person at inventing words. He would also do things like make grammatical errors to heighten people's attention to what was going on


Pretty smart. Did you know Andr Tchalikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare company in order to be used as a prop?


No that's kind of scary and morbid though haha. Do you like the dramas that Shakespeare would create though? I like dramatic TV like the show Mad Men with Jon Hamm


Yea I like house with the highest paid actor Hugh Laurie


Yes he does great job. I also like Patrick Stewart a lot, and he actually teaches master acting classes in the UK at the moment


Patrick Stewart is great. Michael Caine use to take drama classes in high school just to meet girls


Haha that is funny. I can't blame him though. I never watch soap operas though do you? They were named that because soap manufacturers would always put advertisements during them


Nope, but I have listen to a few radio dramas, there's a website that streams classic ones for free


Yes I'll have to check that out. I also want to check out Emilia doing the funky chicken dance during her audition for Game of Thrones LOL there must be a video that somewhere online


I wonder if they have videos of Bruce Lee winning the cha-cha championship in 1958


Yes I would look that up too! I would also check out the first ever video record of the moonwalk which was by a dancer in 1955


That's crazy, I always though Michael Jackson invented it, he did patent a device that let him to the extreme lean in his dances


Yep he's a great guy. I also want to see a video of mr. Rogers, he learned how to break dance in one of his episodes, I bet that's hilarious


Sounds hilarious. Did you know professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week?


No I didn't know that! But there are also ballet shoes that will make a drawing based on the dancer's movement, I want to see what one of those drawings looks like


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


How's it going, do you like Drama? It has been around since at least 335 BC


I do like drama. But I really love comedy!


Me too, I must admit I'm a fan of black comedy


That is cool! I would have never guessed but Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made. That movie was not even that good and they spent $200 mill.


Did you know that Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard law but left for comedy?


That is crazy! But I love that he followed his passion. I can't believe that the green lantern film was going to be a comedy with Jack Black starring in it. Not so sure about that.


Sounds like a bad choice. Have you heard about bromantic comedies like Harold and Kumar and the Hangover?


They are pretty funny movies, Pineapple Express too, that is if you like stoner movies


I have never seen it! What do you think about John Hamm? He taught drama at his old high school.


He was great in Mad Men. Michael Caine took drama in high school, but he just wanted to meet girls


Look, John Hamm's student was Ellie Kemper from the office. I am sure he just wanted to meet her!


Yea she pretty and funny. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore due to his belief system?


Yes. He is weird. I don't even know what to think about him! Do you know that soap opera originated because they were sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past. Makes sense!


No but it does makes sense, I wonder if theres a website that streams soap operas like there is for classic episodes of radio dramas


I love some talk radio and podcasts. I am thinking I would enjoy that too. Have you heard of the show Ikea Heights?


It is a melodrama shot at an ikea store without the store knowing.


Cool. Speaking of drama, Hugh Laurie is the highest paid drama actor on tv


The guy that plays in house? Is that right?


Yep. Well I got to go. Nice chatting with you


Do you like drama movies, novels, films?


I do like watching dramas, how about you?


I love them, I love the opera, ballet, plays and drama in most of its forms.


I have not been to the opera or many ballets, it's something I would like to experience more.


I agree, same here, do you like the TV show House?


I watched that show when it aired! I liked how they had some homages to Sherlock Holmes throughout the series.


Yeah I liked that too, the main actor of the show is the highest paid drama TV celebrity.


I read a fun fact that the producers of the show never knew he was British when he auditioned.


I bet that was a big selling point, he fooled them, do you know the actor Michael Caine?


I am familiar with him, he was great in the new Batman films.


Do you know how he became an actor? its actually a funny story


I do not know what led him to acting, what was the reason?


He became an actor because of girls, all the pretty girls were in his drama class so he decided to join the class, guess that ended up well for him.


Yes I would say that it worked out well for him, he has had a long and successful career.


Yeah he is one of the best actors, do you like Jim Carrey? his one of my favorites as well.


I do like Jim Carrey, he's gotten a bit strange recently.


He has and he also doesnt make dramas anymore, he is a weird character.


I tried to watch some of the Netflix documentary about it but it was a bit too crazy for me.


I didnt catch that one, I guess comedy films are better for the soul, do you like them?


I am a big comedy fan. They are my favorite types of movies.


I like a lot of the SNL alumni, it was fun talking about movies with you, have a great day!


I do love to watch comedies! How about you? In fact, 3rd Rock From the Sun was one of the best! I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 1997. It beat out some great competition!


I am still watching that show right now. It is so funny, just in the first season though. I heard they beat out like Seinfeld and Frasier!


They did and those were two great shows! I also love the Bromantic comedy genre movies like The Hangover, Harold and Kumar, Pineapple Express, etc.


I love Bromantic comedies, Pineapple Express is my favorite for sure! Have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?


I have and I agree with what Bill Murray said about it being the supreme achievement of modern age comedy. He truly wasn't lying, was he?


I heard that too, I have never seen it. I want to hear reviews on how funny it really is lol


Just go by Murray's review! Ha! Speaking of comedy, did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school just to pursue a comedy career? He made a very wise decision, in my opinion!


I have to trust him, he is basically one of the kings of comedy lol. I heard that, he is so funny. I like him in Whose Line is it Anyways.


Agreed! And on a similar note, Demetri Martin left Harvard law school out of boredom to pursue a comedy career as well! That was a risk that paid off!


Wow I think he made the right choice. Less stress and less student loans and more money lol. I like his comedy acts


So true! So do you like drama as well? I do and there's actually a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge I enjoy listening to from time to time!


I do like drama, I listen to some on long road trips. It makes it interesting for sure! Did you watch house at alll?


I haven't but I do know Hugh Laurie's the highest paid tv drama actor and made $700k per episode for House. That is insane, isn't it?


I used to watch it all the time! It is so much, if there was like 20 episodes in a season, that was like 14 million dollars. It is not wonder we don't hear much from him anymore, I would run too with that kind of money!


That's the truth! Go live life and be happy without the stress of work! So did you know Michael Caine only became an actor because he said all the prettiest girls at his school were drama students? I should have taken drama, then! Ha!


Lol that was an awesome reason! And look how successful he is, I am sure the pretty girls flocked to him after!


I bet they did! And on a similar note, John Hamm was a drama teacher at his former high school and Ellie Kemper from The Office was a student of his. Can you believe that? It's a small world, isn't it?


I love her in the office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! She learned a lot it looks like lol


So true! He was obviously a great teacher. And since we're talking about celebrities, can you believe John Stewart was a great soccer player in college and even represented America at the 1983 Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil?


Wow, I would have never guessed that lol. I will have to search that on Google. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hello there, I am well thank you.  Are you a fan of country music?


I will listen to it if it is on. I will seek it out once in a while. What are your feelings about it?


I don't mind it, but I don't own any of it.  I do like classic country though if I had to choose between now and old.


I agree. I like the older stuff because I can understand the significance of it. It is well chronicaled so there is a lot to learn about. Now, it's just all Jack Daniels and despair.


I can't agree more, I feel today's stuff is just too cliche and doesn't have any real meaning.  Good call.


Did you pay any attention to the Blake Shelton-miranda lambert drama?


Not really no, didn't they get divorced a few years back?


Yeah. I don't really pay attention to that stuff so it all passed me by. And I was happy with that!


Yeah I am the same way about that. Speaking of famous people, do you know how much Judge Judy earns per episode?


Probably more than I make in 2 years combined. How much?


Yeah same here, and I guess it's 123,000 per!  That is some serious dough per show.


Yeah. I'm not a fan of her. She can be a little mean sometimes. Do you know if she's actually a judge rather than just playing one on TV?


I think she is, I think you have to be a real judge to do those shows, but I am not sure.


Well, good for her! I don't want to hate... I hope she gets rich and puts me in the will though!


Yeah I wouldn't mind her doing that.  Do you know who the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


I guess it was Carol Burnett, I wonder what year that was though?


I would have never guessed that. That some nice trivia! Do you think she has been Pixar's secret room?


That I'm not sure of but that would be interesting.  I wonder what they all have in there?


I cant honestly say that I am.  how about you?


It's ok.  I like the older country music.  Did you know that the Fender stratocaster was intended for country music?


Really?  That is pretty cool.  George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


That's a lot of cash between the two of them. lol  There are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame.


I guess you dont see many African American country musicians.


I can only think of Charley Pride and Darius Rucker.


I dont think I would have even been able to name Charley Pride.


I only know his one song "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" because it was popular when I was a kid.  Henry Ford helped finance the popularization of country music due to his fears over the "urban decadence" of jazz music.  Wow.


That is kind of crazy, and somewhat racist.


I know right?  I never knew that about him.  Do you follow any celebrities?


I dont really, Id prefer to keep up with people making a contribution to society that isnt purely entertainment.


What about Sesame Street?  Carol Burnett was the first celebirty to appear on that show.


I loved it as a kid.  I still think it is great for kids.  Did she do the ear tugging thing then?


lol I remember that. Who knows?  Pixar has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities.  I wonder what's in there that it's such a big secret? lol


I wonder if there is like a secret handshake to get in too?  It has to be pretty cool if it has become noteworthy.


That's funny!  ...and I guess so. lol  Judge Judy makes $123,00 per episode making her the highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James.  I've never even watched her show.


Never?!?!  It is classic trashy TV.  If you ever want a good laugh, check it out!


lol Robin Williams in Aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.  I had a good time chatting with you!


It was a very nice chat!  Have a fantastic night!


I'm happy that Hybrid Theory was so popular. I love Linkin Park and White Stripes and all those other 00s bands -- they were like a holdover from the classic days of grunge.


Also happy that Dark Side of the Moon is still popular. You ever try that trick of syncing it up with Wizard of Oz?


No, I've never tried that. What happens when you sync them?


I couldn't get it to work, but apparently a lot of people have -- when you start them both at the same time there are a lot of amazing coincidences between the movie scenes and the songs.


That's funny, I'm gonna try it when I have a chance.


Probably helps if you're stoned, LOL. I'm surprised the earth's day was so short at first. I wonder if the moon's gravity slowed it down.


Yeah I think it did. I heard you can fit all the planets between earth and the moon and still have room left over.


I'm afraid they'd all be one big planet before long though. We really need to reverse deforestation. I recently read where reforestation and rewilding could suck decades worth of CO2 out of the atmosphere.


Yeah, that's pretty scary to think about.  Hopefully something will be done to reverse it.


Yeah, using land more efficiently would make a huge difference.


I thought it was weird that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of the earth.


I wonder why that is? Is the earth less dense there or something?


I don't know, I wonder if you would weigh less there too.


Presumably if the gravity is weaker. I mean, you weight less on the moon, right?


Yeah, that's weird. I also heard that Jupiter's gravity saves us from many asteroids.


That's a good thing. I guess their gravity well vacuums up a lot of income debris.


It's a lot like the Earth's magnetic field protecting us from radiation.


Yeah, apparently the magnetic field reverses every 200,000 - 300,000 years.


I wonder when we're due for another one. Nice chatting with you!


hi how are you? do you like to go to concerts?


I used to go when I was younger. now i dont have the time or money.


i have never been. i hear it is a nice place though.


Me either. I heard there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still in use as a concert venue.


That is great! the acoustics must be good. i wonder how comfortable the seats are though.


I would like to see it! I wonder if it also is a tourist attraction.


I wonder what famous bands have played there. i dont think croatia is a typical destination for them.


I am not sure. Have you ever been to a bad concert?


I have been to bad concerts. usually i never see the band again.


Me too, have you heard about the lawsuit for a bad concert?


that sounds very american! LOL who got sued?


In 2002, a creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.


That is sad. Creed is a christian rock band, right? i wonder if they rehearsed before performing.


I am sure they had to practice. I am not familiar with the band.


I dont know them either. i wonder what happened as a result of the law suit.


I do like Floyd. they are still popular. do you like them?


I do. They recorded a live concert with no audience!


That is quite artistic of them! Anyway, great chat!


I am going to go try to watch. Have a nice day!


I am a big fan of comedy. How about yourself?


yes I enjoy it also. The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy with jack black


If I remember correctly that movie was a huge flop so it couldn't have hurt.


i remember that also. 3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, i loved watching that show


I liked that show a lot when it was on. John Lithgow is amazing in everything he does.Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I love Bill Murray.


me too. Comedy central has cancelled a lot of shows throughout the years, over 100


I didn't know it was that many but I knew it was a lot. After Colbert left it feels like they've tried 10 different shows in that time slot alone.


true. I did not know that python programming language was partly named after Monty python


I didn't wither but I love that fact. I'm going to share that with others. Do you enjoy concerts?


I do. Linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone due to their album success


That is way too much touring. It would be exhausting. The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.


wow that's a lot. In Croatia they still use a roman amphitheater as a concert venue.


That sounds amazing. I would love to see that. On a similar note, in 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


wow that's awesome. Creed fans sued them over a bad concert


Well to be fair I would imagine every Creed concert is a bad concert. They knew what they were getting into ha ha.


that may be true. Linkin park also has the best selling album of the 21st century with hybrid theory


I would not  have guessed that that would be the best selling album. I would have been more likely to choose a very popular pop album if I was guessing.


me too. The dark side of the moon is still one of the best selling albums of 2014 even though it was released over 40 years ago


It deserves to be. It's an amazing album. I'm glad generations keep discovering it. Nwa's straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour.


Great album also. I like the two twins from Japan who put out a rap album at 100 years old


I've never heard a Japanese rap album and certainly not one from two 100 year olds. How strange.


Hey, looking for something to do in D.C.?


You should check out the Kennedy Center, it's pretty cool.


Yes, it's beautiful. I saw at least one symphony there as a kid. David Sedaris is speaking there. He's pretty funny.


I've never heard of it. Did you know that Empire Strikes Back was nominated for a comedy award?


Huh, never heard that before. How did that happen?


I'm not sure it is true, I don't believe it.


Green Lantern was originally going to be a comedy with Jack Black in it. I think that would have made it better.


I've never seen it, was it any good? I think it ended up staring Ryan Reynolds right?


Yeah, pre-Deadpool. He's come a long way since that Pizza place sitcom. Ever seen Kung Fu Hustle?


Oh yeah, see I first remember him in Van Wilder. I never saw Kung Fun Hustle, did you?


Yes. It's brilliant. Imagine a live action Looney Tunes cartoon. Bill Murray loved it too.


That is pretty hilarious. I liked Bill Murray in Groundhog day.


That's a classic. Ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?


Interestingly, no I always thought Seinfeld was way better.


Yeah I think it holds up a little better now. It beat Seinfeld for the Emmy back in '97 though.


Interesting, why would that happen? I can't imagine that.


WHo knows. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. I wonder if either of them would have survived being on COmedy Central?


Probably not. I think Seinfeld was initially canceled if I remember correctly, and the brought back, right?


How you doing? Have you heard of Fangoria, the horror magazine?


I recently read something about that! Apparently, it's been around since 1979.


Yea, it's pretty cool Fangoria relaunched just in time for Halloween, perfect timing


Definitely. Are you a fan of the horror genre?


Yea, I love watching horror movies with supernatural and macabre themes, you?


Totally! Did you know Inception was supposed to be a horror film? It evolved to be a suspenseful heist thriller.


I had no clue. I know that Stephen King considers bambi a horror movie, but I disagree with that lol


Oh, I can understand that! I remember being terrified when I saw it as a child. ET was also originally scripted to be a horror movie.


Wow, I never knew that, they went a 180 on that. Did you know watching a horror movie can burn 180 calories?


That makes sense. I'm sure things that elicits fear produces a lot of adrenaline.


Yea, and apparently make you more likely enjoy abstract art too


I like that it overlaps a lot with fantasy and sci-fi.


I guess so. I find it quite funny that the actor who played Danny in The Shining didn't release he was in horror movie until much later.


A lot of the people involved in the original Exorcist didn't think it was considered a horror film either.


Lol, I wonder what all these actors from The Shining and Exorcist thought they were starring in.


I guess "Scream" was a bit more straightforward, as it was originally titled, "Scary Movie".


Yea I heard that too, then the Scream spoof called itself Scary Movie. Did you know the creepy metallic noises in horror films come from an instrument called a waterphone?


I didn't, how funny. I wonder why it's called that!


I don't know but it make a good ringtone, especially on an iphone that has more computing power than the US Nuclear ICBM deterrent


Did you know there is a luxury ringtone maker that hires the London Symphony Orchestra to record its ringtones?


I had no clue, I will check that out. Well it was nice talking with you


I cant say that I do.  However Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror film and I enjoyed that one, so maybe?


That is crazy.  He called it the first horror movie he saw.  lol


He did indeed.  Danny, the boy who was in the Shining, didnt even know he was in a horror film during filming.


I wonder what his parents told him when they were taking him to the filming locations! lol


Or how he perceived things during filming


Yes!  The majority of creepy metallic noises in sci-fi and horror films are made by an instrument called a waterphone.  Never heard of that before.


That's neat!  Did you know that watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories?  lol  Are you fan of Walt Disney?


I love Disney.  It helps bring out my inner child!


During the 70's Disney recycled a lot of their animation frames resulting in identical scenes in some movies!


I have heard of characters making appearances in other movies, but hidden.  It is kind of like the hidden mickeys in the parks.


I've heard that too!  Kind of like movie easter eggs.


It is neat.  Did you know they started making Wreck-it-Ralph in the 80's


Me too!  It was the first Disney film directed by a woman!


Yes!  I was going to say that but I hit the button before I was done.  lol  The toy industry gets involved in the Disney animations even before the beginning of the film production.  Kind of interesting.  So they are trying to make a movie that revolves around selling toys and not a pure story line?


Maybe.  It could be that they want to make sure the figurines are able to be made?  I dont know.  I never thought of that before.


Kind of makes me think differently now towards them. lol  The Lion King was the first Disney movie to be dubbed in Zulu for it's African release.  How interesting!


Yeah.  I wonder how many followed it.  It is neat to be ground breaking!


I agree.  I have to get going.  Loved chatting with you!


I love it. I especially like Adele! Do you know her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins?!


Just rolls of the tongue! she won the Brit Critic's choice award in 2007. Seems like she has not been around 12 years


I know. Daniel Craig actually cried when he heard Adele's skyfall theme!


I am not sure a song has brought me to tears. Adele went to school with some talented people!


She did. Adele also loves the spice girls!


Who doesn't! 21 is the biggest selling album in the uk in the 21st century...


Very cool! Adele has really become a celebrity.


yeah. Her voice is amazing. Although she may be camera shy...


I've read that before. Do you watch Judge Judy?


I do not. I am too busy finding out if he is the father on Maury...


:) She makes 123,000 per episode! I wonder how much Maury makes?


All the free DNA tests he can use. Not as much as Carol Burnett though...


not a lot. but did you know the term trunk comes from a wooden box that used to be on the back of cars?


I did not. I am glad McDonalds made a drive thru though. Can you imagine going in all the time to place your order?


that would not be fun. I do want a flame thrower on my car though like they do in South Africa!


Remind me not to drive near you! Nice chatting with you!


I wear them everyday so I guess I am, I like to wear pants and trousers, I hear they originated in east Asia


Did you know Apple had a clothing line back in the year 1986!


Im not sure, they dont have it anymore but I bet the logo was an important part of the design, would you buy an Apple T-shirt?


Sorry I hit the enter button by mistake, I meant do you know the Rip Curl brand?


Well the brad makes clothes in North Korea and the label says made in China


That is pretty messed up. Isn't false labeling illegal?


I guess it is, maybe they corrected this mistake by now, Pilgrim clothes were full of color as well, they only wore black on special occasions


My childhood drawings speak otherwise lol.


I have a problem with the chat window, I cant really see what I am writting sorry about that, I wanted to ask if you like to wear Trousers


Not really, I just wear jeans and tshirts usually.


A DC judge actually filled a lawsuit against a small dry cleaning company because they lost his pants the sue was of $67 million, seems really excesive


I hope he didn't win cause that seems excessive. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hi, Just finished watching basketball game, do you watch the Warriors?


No I don't, I don't have any favorite teams at the moment but one of my all time favorites is Michael Jordan. I got to meet him once. How was the game?


It was alright. I was just reading LaVar Ball called Steve Kerr Milli Vanilli


Hahahaa, guess you could get offended by that lol


That's good. I read his facial expression said it all....


Yea, I guess Ball thought the previous coach did all the work but Ball doesn't know much about being a good coach


That's what I hear. It's too bad. And coaches are the highest paid state employees...college football or basketball.


Yes, seems crazy but it must be a tough job. I wouldn't want it lol .


Me too, definitely. If I was as tall as Kareem abdul-jabbar I would love it!


Yea, dude got the slam dunk banned for over 10 years when he played in college


So was Michael Jordan, Kim jong-un use to draw pictures of him in school


Oh wow, didn't know that. I love Michael Jordan....funny how he was about to ditch Nike when that newbie ended up creating Jordan's dream shoe lol


Wow, I heard his son cost his college a 3 million contract with adidas


Yeah, I heard that too, wow that's crazy but who doesn't love Nikes


I'd wear reeboks too if I got paid 32,000,000


ummm yes me too! It has been nice chatting! Hope you have a great New Year!


I am surprised that today's athletes have surgery on their knees all the time and that is not a deal killer like it used to be.


I know. I find that weird. Same with pitchers and Tommy John surgery.


Has surgeries gotten so much better that it can create a good as new player? Derrik Rose seemed to have many knee surgeries.


I think so but there are some exceptions like Andrew Luck and his injury two years ago. Derrik Rose seems to have gotten right this season and he might make the all-star team...


I wonder long term in retirement if all of these injuries come back to haunt the players?


I know a few players are just wrecked with daily pain, especially football players and tall basketball players. Knees are always hurt.


I did not know that NBA players are the worlds best paid. I would have guessed NFL.


No, it's funny when the MLB and NBA guys get monster contract to read what the football players say. They're jealous!


But NFL games are so unaffordable to go see. NBA games you can get in the nose bleeds for about 30.


It's about the TV contracts. The NBA has 41 home games that has 41 tv games. Also, the NBA has a stronger players union and gets a higher percent of the revenues than the NFL.


How about shooting granny style being the most proficient I would love to see them do that in a game.


I would much rather sign that contract Allen Iverson signed...


I cannot believe that 800,000 a year and 32 million at the age of 55.


I know. I hope he has a good finance person... Michael jordan's son cost his school a $3 million adidas contract when he insisted on wearing his father's line of Nikes


But I like that Tim Duncan stayed in college for four years instead of jumping to the NBA. That must have been hard.


Tim Duncan is a different dude. Plus wake forest was really good. He made it to the final four so I am sure he loved it.


So he is more of a experience guy than a money guy. I wonder what other guys in the NBA waited to play.


There are a lot but not many any more. Most of them want the jump to the NBA to start the clock on their rookie contracts, they are for 4 years. Then they are 22 and have a huge contract infornt of them. It makes sense but weakens college ball.


I wonder how many washout after 4 years and have no huge contract at 22. But got a taste of the good life and can go back.


More than people know. Especially the guys drafted in the 80s and 90s because they had small contracts compared to today's player.


Do they get a retirement check after 4 years that would be a good useless fact to know.


That seems to be a theme song for the way the band has changed members over the years. Latest news is that guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham has been fired and won't appear on upcoming tour. Do you think that'll change their sound?


Really? That's so crazy, haven't they been around since the 70s?


Band  formed in 1967, I think. Who's your favorite band member?


I think McVie is the better singer, Nicks is the most famous though.


Yes. Her voice is distinctive. Seems like band picked up Mike Campbell from Tom Petty's band and Neil Finn, frontman for the Australian band, Crowded House. Ever heard of them?


Interesting, I didn't know that. Too bad about Petty, I was a big fan.


Keeping track of Fleetwood is as hard as remembering all the characters on Game of Thrones! Do you watch this HBO series?


I saw the first 3 seasons, but couldn't keep up with it fully. Just hard to follow along.


Agreed. Watched 1st episode, picked up plot about exiled bro, selling off his sister to raise an army. Thought, whoa, there's a LOT of nudity and explicit sex in this series....What did you think?


I think it is like every other show. Cool plot, but gets redundant, and I don't have a lot of free time.


Yes, you're right. There's appeal in the sort-of medieval setting, though. Ireland, where some of series was filmed, is actually a sponsor. Needs the tourist trade.


Yeah, I think there is some really good acting. Like the kid that played the evil boy king was great as an actor.


Yes, and the lovely sister who rides dragons and is immune to fire. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter is a character, too. Have been to Northern Ireland, Belfast. Signs of big conflict are still everywhere there. Ever been to Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Croatia, Spain, Morocco, Malta, Canada, where series was shot?


I've been to a few of those. That must be cool to be an actor and have that job.


Wouldn't mind the paycheck, especially if on series for 8 seasons. Heard Hugh Laurie (House) is highest paid tv actor ever. Did you like that series?


I didn't know that, how much did he make?


A reported $700,000 per episode. Not bad, eh?


WOW! that is a ton of money, how many seasons was it on?


Don't know. See listings for re-runs all the time. They earn the actors more $$$. Beyond G. of T., I still like old, old drama, like Shakespeare's riveting Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Romeo & Juliet. How about you?


Interesting, I'm a fan, I've read all of  Shakespeare. Did you know Patrick Stewart was a Shakespeare actor before Star Trek? Well nice chatting.


Yes, I love cars.  Let's start with the definition.  A car or automobile is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.  Most definitions of car say they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four tires, and mainly transport people rather than goods.


Here's another one, did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru windows in 1975? Do you know what for?


Yes, they were not allowed to get out of their cars wearing their fatigues.


That is really considerate of Mcdonalds,  and now we can all enjoy the convienence.


Yes, and they can enjoy all the money they made off of that idea!


Do you know why they call the trunk of a car a trunk?


Yes, because old cars used to carry wooden trunks in the back.  Good old-time fact.


Yeah really fun fact.  Although it doesnt seen fun to lug around a trunk with your belongings.


Speaking of lugging around you clothes, did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


Yes, I think they still have it. Did you know that there's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports?


Thats awesome!  I wouldnt mind shopping there, who knows what you could find.


I would love to go to that store myself.


I know it would be like a thrift store but newer stuff.


Still speaking of clothes, did you know that Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammers'?


I did,  that is hilarious.  Aladdins face is actually based off of tom cruises face.


Really?  In Collinsville, IL there's a law that prohibits "saggy pants" so Aladdin and MC Hammer would get trouble in that city.


Thats an interesting law,  does that go for homeless people too, what if those are the only pants they have?


How do you feel about Fleetwood Mac?  A little dysfunctional but a great band...


I've never been impressed with them musically, but I can appreciate their longevity despite the drama.


Buckingham is a great guitarist and song writer but too willing to quit the band.  Big ego... Mixes intimacy with business which never works...


Yes, love and money don't mix well.  How on earth did their album "Rumours" get finished with all of the relationship roller-coaster going on?


It was a drama a bet and not the kind that's fiction represented in performance.


I think there's good drama, that people will pay to see, and then there's drama that just infects everything.  Do you think there is any of the good drama in the band's history?


I'm not sure.  Christ McVie commented on the drama in an interview with Rolling Stone and it didn't sound good.


"We played through the hurt".  I've had bad days at work where a sour relationship just colors everything black.  I can't imagine having to play music with any sort of genuine emotion.


True.  I'm not sure I could pull that off.  I don't know what happened to all my albums.  I once owned "Rumors". I don't even have a turntable now.


Are the type of person who can spend a whole afternoon with an album, just listening and not doing anything else?


Nah, I would get antsy doing that.  I need something more to occupy my mind, like watching Game of Thrones.  Are you a fan?


I like to put on music and then do more mindless chores like folding laundry.  It gets it done and you still get the benefit of the music.  Never seen it.  What do you like about it?


I do that too so I like the background music thing.  I put my  thousands of songs on random and let it fly.


Good times. I think a show like Game of Thrones would be too involved to really be relaxing anyways.


Oh it's not relaxing and one has to pay attention.  I'm talking music like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon...


I don't think I've spent enough time with Pink Floyd to appreciate them.


They bring back college memories for me.  I actually prefer newer alternative stuff.  The stuff not found on albums...


shorter releases that don't make up a full album?


I really meant to say "vinyl".  Most alternative I like was released on CDs and MP3s.  Nothing lasts forever... Surprised that GoT is finishing in Season 8.  Bummer.


Not every show can be the simpsons. I do like how such a popular show has effects on other parts of life ... like promoting Arya as a new baby name.


Yeah.  I think Big Bang Theory has longevity... Like the 40+ year-old Dark Side of the Moon that's still selling well as of 2014...


Agreed.  There are some things that just last, just like that.


DId you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in tv drama making $700,000 per episode in House?


No, I didn't know that. Did you know there is a website that you can listen to classical radio dramas?


interesting.  Michael Caine became an actor at his school because all the pretty girls joined drama club


Well I guess that is a good way to meet woman


jim Carrey doesn't make any dramas any more because he believes he should only play in movies that project positivity


That's too bad, he has some pretty good drama roles


Did you know that Harry Lloyd is related to Charles Dickens


No I didn't. Did you know Charile Chaplin's granddaughter is in Game of Thrones?


Wow, it runs in the blood.  There is a National Geographic show called game of lions following lives of lions like the game of thrones characters.


Lol that's awesome, I wonder if they place they shoot it at funds them like Ireland funds Game of Thrones


Funny to think about, but two identical twins from Japan did a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992


Wow, that's interesting. I read Linkin Park's hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century


I'm not familiar with Linkin park, but the dark side of the moon seems to have been timeless after 40 years still best selling in 2014


Yea that's impressive. NWA was able to reach platnium status without radio airplay or any touring which is impressive too


yes that is.  Vinyl LPs are still issued through album sales are mostly CD and MP3's in the 21st century


too bad they still don't release albums on audio tapes


Yes, I still have some with family birthday parties from the 70's recorded.  Special to me.  Used to rip though sometimes so thats probably why they went to CD and MP3's


Yea, It's funny that the band Reel Big Fish had to re-record all their his for a best of album


Drama comes from a Greek word meaning action


Interesting. Drama used to be considered as a form of poetry


The two masks represent traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy


Hello, I do to some extent, I think they can be interesting, what about you?


Pretty much every car is named after the person that invented it....Ford, Cadillac..ex


That's interesting, I knew Ford but not about Cadillac, do you know who that's named after?


Some french guy, Antonie de la mothe Cadillac.


I wonder why he was so influential enough, huh. I know Ford at least was influential in replacing animal-drawn carriages.


Right, I'm not sure about this but apparently this French guy founded Detroit.


Ahh that's definitely enough then. It's interesting how different areas have different cars and rules too. In Ohio it's illegal to warm up your car.


If it's cold im warming my car up. that don't make since it's not good to drive your car if its not properly warmed.


Exactly! It's a strange rule. I know when Audi entered the Indian market, they had to make a new horn to be used a lot more. That's a much more necessary rule.


Yeah, Hey listen to this it's illegal in south africa to equip a flame-thrower to your car to prevent carjacking.


That's crazy, I'm surprised they had to make that rule in the first place. On the other hand, Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode.


Wonder what that does. Did you know that Apple had its own clothing line in 1986.


I didn't know that, clothing has a lot of changes. The Greek's used to use asbestos as clothing, wonder how that worked.


I think we know now how it turned out. Rip Curl makes cloths in North Korea even though the tags say the same old same old " made in China", haha.


That seems illegal haha, or at least negligent. The company mogul tests bulletproof clothing by shooting employees that wear the product.


Talk about being dedicated to your work. Some dry cleaning got sued for 67 million over a pair of pants.


People are passionate about clothing for sure. I know a man once wore 70 items of clothing to avoid a bagging charge.


Gotta save where you can i guess. Apparently the Romans saw wearing pants as barbarian.


It's crazy how trends change. An African tribe still wears Victorian style clothes, like the people who occupied them originally.


Thats a sad state of affairs. I'm still hung up on the dry cleaners and 67 million dollars on a pair of pants. nice talking with you.


Hello there, I am how about you?  I have never been to a live show though, I would like too.


Yes, I have. I like stand up better than improv as I am always nervous that the improv actor won't come up with anything funny.


Yeah that is true.  Speaking of comedy in general, did you know that Bill Murray considers Kung Fu Hustle to be the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy?


I think I read that somewhere and found it surprising. Thank heavens Netflix lets us watch comedy over and over again!


Yeah imagine if they took all of the comedy related content out of Netflix?  That would be such a huge chunk of their stuff!


Which just goes to show you that folks these days are looking for entertainment that allows them to possibly escape from their everyday reality.


Yeah and comedy is a great way to do it.  Did you that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy?


I can't imagine how that would have worked. I  guess when I think of comedy, I feel it has to include some satire including political .


Yeah and satire is often the best kind of comedy.  Do you know how many shows Comedy Central has cancelled since 1989?


Were there a lot? If there were a lot, I wonder why?


Yeah I guess it was over 100 shows, that is a lot.  But comedy is pretty tough to do so I can understand that.


I am thinking that one of the reasons Netflix comedies are so popular over attending a live venue is the admission cost. Did you know that The Kennedy Center charges anywhere from $49 to $69 to attend comedian Patton Oswalt's upcoming live show?


Wow, and I don't think that is too expensive relative to other comedy acts, so that is too high for me to be honest.


In addition to the fact that one has to get dressed up and leave the house to attend a live comedic show. Patton Oswalt would have to be pretty funny for me to want to do that!


Yeah he would, or else whoever I was taking out would really have to like him.


So we have come a long way from the days of Greek comedies where different groups of society were pitted against each other - and that was considered amusing.


Yeah that would be pretty wild to go back then and see what was considered funny.  I don't think it would be the same as now.


Although I suspect there is some of that in todays' movies - for example youth versus social convention.


Oh yeah and I think there will always be that, but I guess that is one reason why it is so great.


I found it interesting that Blockbuster basically went out of business and Netflix made the transition from the DVD rental business to live streaming. I wonder what Netflix saw that Blockbuster didn't?


Yeah and they had the chance to buy them as well.  It was nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day.


I enjoy the National Basketball Association!


They're having an interesting season, a lot of media attention this year.


I think Steve Kerr is right to ignore some of the comments coming from LaVar Ball.


If I was a multi-time NBA champion coach I wouldn't listen to what a lot of people were saying.


That is true.    Michael Jordan certainly does not care what others say.


I think that is a trait of high level performers. They're confident in their abilities and don't let outside noise affect that.


Michael Jordan reportedly ended Muggsy Bogues career with one line of trash talk.


I know that he hit Steve Kerr in practice before. Kind of ironic that they both don't respond to other's trash talk.


I wonder if Michael Jordan or Steve Kerr ever shot free throws granny-style?


Neither of them shot granny style that I know of. The last big name player who I can think of that did was Rick Barry.


I wonder why?    I know it looks strange, but physicists have proven it is best!


It's definitely the least coolest method but some of the best shooters in the past used it.


I know Cheryl Miller tried it, maybe that is how she got better than her brother Reggie!


I think Reggie still had her beat from the three point line though!


Perhaps so, but neither of them had a shoe deal like Allen Iverson.


He is one of my favorite players of all time, I am a diehard Sixers fan.


He also has lifetime security, just from the 32 million he will get from Adidas at age 55!


It was smart of his agent to set that up, he was not know for saving his money while he was playing!


That is one thing Michael Jordan managed to avoid!      Air Jordan's have kept his nest egg going consistently.


It's crazy that his clothing line made him enough money to be an NBA owner. It was fun talking basketball with you, have a great day!


Have a good one, and remember that Jordan almost ditched Nike until an inexperienced designer created his dream shoe!


I've never seen either season of Westworld, have you?


I watch a lot of Netflix, I wonder if it's on there. It stars Even Rachel wood though. I liked her in Across the Universe


Well, I also see this a lot, and I enjoy many other things, but I had not heard about this


Oh ok. I think the show is about robots coming to consciousness, sounds like my kind of stuff


Oh I understand. I've seen movies like that, like for example a call chapie. It's excellent, explain what you want to define me


I've heard that was good. They're comparing the faceoff between the two antagonists to the duel between Walter White and Gus Fring in Breaking Bad. That's the best show ever.


Yes? Talk to me a little more about this, excuse me, I'm not very knowledgeable but I'm curious


I don't know much about it but I hear the writing isn't all that great though


I'm not sure but apparently there's a ghost in this show?


Yeah and apparently when Family Guy first came on, the Simpsons crew gave the producers a gift.


I do not believe it, haha. Well, this is something fantastic


I think it's cute. But not as crazy as they're saying robots can be controlled using rat brains. The thought of that is amazing.


I didn't know there were no snakes in New Zealand.  That sounds like the place to be.


Nothing, nothing snakes? Wow, that's good


I know. But I think one of the craziest things is that the US military uses an Xbox controller to direct one of their robots. Anyways, have a great night.


Good afternoon. Did you see how cold I was in D.C


Yeah I did,  that is pretty cold.  Do you like Amazon?


Amazon Is my favorite. The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


That is awesome,  I wonder what the building is called and where is it.  lol I didn't know target and best buy price match amazon,  that is interesting,  they must be losing money since amazon came around.


United states postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver your packages on sunday


That is much appreciated!  I love when i get the notification that my delivery is delivered!


Amazon ceo jeff bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years. How cool?


That is cool,  but what is the significance of putting it at the top of the mountain?  haha


No idea. Amazon started an online e book store.


Yeah,  I think that is how they started.  I used to always buy books from them,  but now I am really into audible and my kindle.  lol


There is a rapper that can rap 14.1 syllables per second


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


I do not know.  That is crazy,  I cant imagine reading that fast.


That's so fast. How is the that processed. In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels


haha why would there be a panic,  reading is good for people!


It was a long time ago. Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches


Yeah that was a fantastic movie!  I think Enders game is a recommended military book as well.


Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I feel like that " You Laugh You Lose"  could totally be a game show based on this terrible poetry lol its been good chatting.


Hi there, yes I shop quite a bit on Amazon and you?


Yes me too. Have you ever bought stuff from the AmazonBasics line of products?


I have actually and they are pretty decent. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain somewhere?


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years, wow


Yeah I wonder why though. Did you know they deliver on Sundays now?


Yeah all thanks to that contract with USPS


yes very convenient for us for sure. Did you know they named a building after their first customer?


Yeah and all the guy needed to do was to spend less than #30


Exactly, what a feat. Their worker seem to be super busy as they walk up to 5 miles a day


Yeah  they do walk a lot for sure. Did you know Amazon owns IMDB?


Sorry I meant to say 15 miles, opps. Yeah they have owned it since 1998


Yeah they are just everywhere nowadays. Do you like rap music?


I like the old stuff from Tupac and his music is in the library of COngress now


Yeah of cultural significance and I agree with that Do you like Eminem?


I like him too. Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist originally?


Yeah because he really liked spiderman and wanted to get into that game


Yeah it seems. Have you heard of compliment battle?


Yeah that is a rap battle that takes place in South Korea, would like to hear it sometime


Yeah sounds fun. A judge once delivered a ruling in a suit against Eminem in rap form


Haha that is so fitting to the case for sure


Me too. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Oh wow , did he have a reason? Do you know they have invented a new font?


Did not know that.  The clock will run for 10 000 years


Wow. THe font is called bookerly and is good for kindle and similar devices


Nice. Did you know they deliver on SUndays now?


Wow did not know, that is super convenient


Yes it is al thanks to the deal they signed with USPS


Yeah. Do you know what the arrow in the logo means?


No I am not sure, I have not thought about it actually


Well it means that they have everything from a to z


I sure do I like the old stuff more though. Do you know who the fastest rapper in english is?


Nope I do not know but I know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress


Nice what for? The fastest guy is noclue at 14.1 syllables per second


Wow amazing. His music is there for cultural significance


That is just about right. Do you know how childish gambino got his name?


Hmm I have no idea, how. Did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


From an online name generator and I did not know that about Eminem


Yeah he really liked Superman and that is a great way to get a name


Hi, do you watch a lot of TV?  If you watch Pokemon, there is a lot to see.  There are over 750 episodes.


Over 750 episodes? wow I used to watch the show as a kid, only 150 Pokemons back then


Did you ever watch the 70's Show.  They tried a UK version and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


That show was great, and yeah? I guess the remake was pretty bad then


Not sure, it may have been a cultural difference. I wonder if they like the Simpsons.  There is only 1 episode where Bart doesn't appear or is mentioned.


That episode seems interesting, I have to watch that one for old times sake


Did you know Michael Jackson planned to build a 50 ft. robot to roam the desert around Las Vegas?


I didnt know that, robots will eventually take over society, Im afraid of them


Most robots are industrial and don't even look human.  There is one now that can debone a chicken with surgical precision.


That could be handy, but dont be fooled robots can be dangerous foes


I used to program them.  They are what they're programmed to do.  AI is a little iffy.  Now they are programming them with rat brains.


Thats a bit of a relief, snakes are also scary beings


Yes, the poisonous ones are.  I used to catch them when I was a kid. Maybe you should live in New Zealand where there are none.


That sounds like a great place to live, snake free zone for me please!


As I got older, they got creepier. I didn't know that crocodiles were more related to birds than snakes and lizards.


That is an odd fact, I dont see the relationship there, doesnt make sense at all


It's really odd that there are flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.


They must be really scary,  are you trying to scare me?


Hee. No.  The fear of snakes in hard-wired in human and monkey brains.  Strange...


Because that would be mean, and yeah that is strange, I guess we have a lot of things alike with monkeys


Yeah, we are both primates.  Thanks for the chat!


How's it going, do yo like guitar. It's pretty challenging fretting the 6 strings on them


Yeah I never quite got the hang of playing the guitar. Brian May has an interesting way of playing the guitar, with an English sixpence.


That's interesting, I heard Brain May has a PhD in astrophysics


Yeah I wonder if that ever came in handy for him.


Maybe. Did you know Matthew Bellamy holds the world record for most guitar smashed on a tour. I would like to set that record


Haha, I think if I had a guitar I would try to cherish it though smashing guitars does seem stress relieving. Well at least that was intentional. Eddie Van Halen set the studio speakers on fire when he recorded the guitar solo for "beat it"


Lighing speakers on fire sounds like it would be stress relieving too


Haha true. I tried to look up if it was intentional or unintentional and seem to be getting conflicting stories.


Well Pink Floyd's guitarist intentionally turned a houseboat into a floating recording studio


Nice! Seems like that would be calming. Do you like rap music?


Yea, I like Nwa's straight outta compton, it was the first album to go platninum without airplay or major touring


That is amazing considering it was before the internet! Two identical 100 year old twins from Japan released a rap album. I think that's awesome.


Lol, that's pretty funny. Did you know Reel Big Fish re-recorded their best of album because they lost the right to their old record label?


Wow, that is pretty smart. Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling 21st century album. Do you like them?


Yea, Hybrid Theory was a good album but I didn't know it was the best selling in the 21st century


Dark Side of the Moon has still been one of the best selling in recent years though it was released over 40 years ago.


Yea, I stream that album on the internet all the time. Did you now clicking too many links can cause addiction?


Well don't click on the hamburger button on apps and websites


Ah, the 3 horizontal line menu. I never knew it was called that! Well luckily even when I decide to climb Mt. Everest I can get cell service up there.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc


the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014


The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


How many people read the full terms when buying a product or service


Where aved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down?


What service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest?


Who released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


Good evening.  I was driving around recently and went by a store my kids used to love Toys R Us, but it was going out of business.  :(


I remember shopping there. It really was a magic place.


They really seemed to corner this specific market and kids will always want toys.  Do you know why they are having financial troubles?


My guess is Internet competition, plus bad handling of finances. Too much debt.


Come to think of it, with our Amazon Prime membership and free shipping, we make most of our purchases online.  It's like Toys R Us just missed out on that.


The Big Box stores weren't ready for the Internet. Amazon has changed the way people shop. In fact, the US postal service has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sunday. I'm amazed.


Wow.  Amazon is doing well for itself that is for sure.  I didn't even realize that they owned IMDB until recently.


I've heard that they treat customers well, but the employees, not so well. Warehouse workers walk 7 and 15 miles  daily. Probably tough on the older workers.


Maybe that is a good thing though?  Keep them fit and healthy?


I suppose, but I wonder how often people get injured. It's good to move around, but at what point does fatigue become a problem?


That is a fair point.  It keeps them off the internet at least and it's addictive qualities.  Even clicking links can lead to measurable addiction!


You can't escape your addiction at the top of Everest even. There is 3g cell service and Internet capabilities up there!


Wow!  Not that I will make it up there, but I guess I can post a selfie if I do!  I could title it "was this as high as the Tower of Babel" for those in my bible study, lol.


I think it’s interesting that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the Bible, cutting out the miracles and the resurrection. I guess he wanted to understand the morality of the New Testament.


That is interesting, though he presumably used a normal one at his swearing in because only Teddy Roosevelt and John Qunicy Adams didn't use one.


Interesting. I guess they didn't want church and state together. Prior to 1963 it was not uncommon for US students to read the Bible as part of their elementary education. I assume both men got such education.


So many of those presidents were so well educated.  I wouldn't be surprised if they could read the Bible in Hebrew or even Greek!


The only president with a PhD was Woodrow Wilson. I wonder how many other presidents got advanced education.


I think a lot of the earlier ones definitely did even if they didn't pursue a doctorate.  Part of it might be that they were lawyers and not as much educators?


I think they should know language. Knowledge of ancient languages would be especially helpful with the Bible. An apple only became known as such when the Bible was translated into Latin in the 4th century, because "malus" means both apple and evil


Really interesting that it took the Latin translation because it is seems like common knowledge now that it was an apple.  Though I think a lot of translations now just call it fruit.


That's a safer translation. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Enjoy your Bible study!


Did you find the first part of this kinda hard to read?  I thought it was somewhat emotionally upsetting.


I concur.  Shooting at innocent children is the worst crime ever


Yeah I can't imagine what it would be like to be in that situation.


I turned off my TV set when I saw these incidents because I could bear to watch them


Yeah that's kinda how I am with the news on TV it always seems to be negative stuff like what's mentioned in this article.


Yeah mostly Netflix not much public channels, do you watch TV much?


I used to but not now because I am quite busy.  By any chance do you know the 70's show was remade verbatim in the UK


No I did not know that did you know that star wars is the most successful film merchandising franchise


I knew they was a big success but not this success


yeah absolutely, have you ever played xbox?


Yes, I play it a lot in my free time, you?


yes absolutely what game do you like to play


football fantasy, auto thef and the likes.  YOu?


yeah i like them a lot did you know the army use xbox 360 controllers to fly uav spy planes


Do you know that there are controllers created for quadrilpegics so that they are able to play xbox 360 and other consoles


did you know that the army use xbox 360 controller to fly uav spy plane


Hi, do you want to talk about television, Star Wars, or XBox?


Ok. Television is a medium used for transmitting moving images in two or three dimensions and sound. The term can refer to a television set, a television program, or the medium of television transmission.  Or, of course, just TV for short.


I hear the English call it the tele lol.


Yes, or telly. Yes, I used to watch more TV than I do now but I've put my time in.  Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I cut mine but I still stream.  I have seen a couple of Pokemon episodes out of the 750.


Yes, back in the early day, I used to watch That 70's Show all the time. I heard that they made a remake of in the UK and called it "Days Like These" but it was cancelled after only 10 episodes.


Serves them right for copying a tele show haha.


It might have lost something along the way but who knows?  Another show I watched years ago was Thomas the Tank Engine.  It had an all-star cast of voices like Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin.


Were any of those shows in monochrome or black and white?


I never saw any Thomas shows in black and white although there could have been some that I didn't know about. Are you a Star Wars fan? I love Star Wars, that epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas and centered around a film series from a 1977 movie.


Oh yes.  I used to work right near Lucas Studios!    That is more than a franchise, it is a cult!


I can only imagine. Did you know that James Earl Jones spent only  2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vadar's lines for Star Wars and was paid $7,500?


Wow, Personal Fun Fact.  George Lucas used to go to work with his Laborador as his sidekick so he make Chewbaca from his dog.  I had a black Lab and named him Wookie before I knew that!


That is too funny and awesome!  Did you know that in 2018, the total value of the Star Wars franchise was estimated at US$65 Billion and it is currently the fifth highest grossing media franchise? So like you said, it's achieved cult-like status.


Even going so far as to dub it in Navajo!


Yes, I heard that makes Star Wars the first major film to be dubbed in a native American language.


20th Century Fox thought it was going to flop...how crazy


Yes, and that decision made George Lucas a billionaire and cost Fox billions as well. What a mistake that was.


I am sure George's wife Maria is happy about that!


Did You hear ? There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


I actually saw something like on one of my favorite TV shows, Girls. I guess that is one way to get your pet fix in!


It basically looked like a daycare for cats only that served coffee and tea. It looked cute.


...but did all the cats got along with each other ? No cat fights ?


I'm not sure. I bet there had to be cat fights, because the cats were all walking around. Did you know that the house cat is the number one predatory animal?


I'm not sure what that means...  house cat is a house cat ;) he stays at home and licks himself ;)


I guess they are considered predators because they hunt other animals like mice and other vermin. Maybe their natural instinct is the reason there has not been a cat species extinction in 10,000 years.


...wow... not in my house... once I had a mouse and my cat just looked at it with boring sight... he didn't even move... lazy :)


My little dogs even caught a rabbit outside. I was shocked, because they aren't much bigger than a rabbit themselves.


One is a rat terrier and one is a pomchi. They are only lazy when they choose to be. I guess there are over 86,000 ER visits a year from people tripping over their cat or their dog.


Tripping? I have three dogs and I find it hard to believe.


I found that number to be a little high, too. I do accidentally trip over my dogs, because they are often underfoot. But, I also used to work for an emergency department, and I don't remember too many "tripped over dog" chief complaints.


naah, it's sounds made up. My chocolate English lab is in the same color as my floor, but I've never actually tripped over him... I kicked him couple of times by accident, but nothing more ;)


Do you apologize to your dog when you accidentally trip over him? I do. I even find myself saying "excuse me" sometimes to my dogs! LOL!


Of course ! I always say "sorry buddy, I didn't see You there" and I really think he understands :)


Me too. He doesn't say sorry to me, though, when he tries to push me out of bed at night. My other little dog hugs my arm while I am sleeping.


lol, that's awesome ;) I have two Polish Tatra Sheepdogs and when they are on my bad there is no more room for me ! lol :)


Our dogs lay between my spouse and I. They are our buffer zone. My husband used to wake up being mad at me, but now he can't be made because they are so sweetly laying there.


lol :) my dogs actually get off the bed by themselves because they are getting to warm and they love the cold :) lucky me ! :)


That's nice. One of our little dogs likes to lay under the blankets. Then, he wakes up in the middle of the night, all freaked out because he doesn't know where he is. I have to pick him up and hug him to calm him down. I think it's part of his plan!


It definitely is ! They are smarter than they seem ! ;) look out for that one ;)


Yes, he is a smarty pants! I hope you have a great weekend!


A lot -- I'm a freelance writer, so I use it for research and to promote my writing. How about you?


Oh that is cool. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yeah, the little menu icon with the multiple lines? I vaguely remember it being called that, but I never think of it that way. I'm glad there's a download of the entire Internet; I wonder how often they update it.


Yeah that is pretty curious actually. And they have a copy of it in the Library of Alexandria, just in case


I hope it never happens -- seems pretty unlikely, as many redundant communications lines and server capacity as there is.


Yes I hope so too. DId you now we can actually develop addiction by clicking on the internet?


Yeah, it's the reward center in the brain -- gets that dopamine running, just like when pigeons keep clicking the lever to get more food pellets.


Yeah that makes sense. And we have gone so far now technology wise, that there is 3g cell service in Everest


Yeah, I wonder how they manage that. Did they lay fiber optic lines by air, or is there a satellite uplink?


I have no idea actually. When purchasing online, do you ever read the terms and conditions?


Never! Do you? It shouldn't even count as a binding contract if it's boilerplate they know nobody will read.


I never do either so I surprised that actually 7% of people do


Probably over-reporting because the people taking the surveys think that's what they're supposed to say.


I guess so, there is always bias. DO you use Facebook much?


I'm not on it at all -- I like Twitter better. Do you?


I do not use it anymore either. But do you know why it is blue?


Yeah, because of Zuckerberg's red-green colorblindness. It's funny because everybody else is going to a blue color scheme too to look more like Facebook.


Yeah that is true. And they like button is for some reason in a state in germany


I think it's because the algorithm was promoting neofascist content somehow and violence was going up there. Or maybe that was YouTube.


Oh I see, I did not know that. Super nice chatting with you


hey did you know the three horizontal lines you see all over the internet is called a hamburger button? That term makes me hungry haha


oh I use it all the time, I probably have an addiction from clicking link so much, which apparently is a thing


Do you ever read the full terms when buying a product of service online? I try to, but I almost never read it all in depth


ha no I never do, I'm shocked that 7 percent of people actually read those, that seems high actually imo haha


I sure am happy there is a backup of the internet considering how vital it is to daily life


yes I wonder how much space that takes up, and how often they back it up, it would be horrible for the entire internet to go down but at least you could get cell service on mount everest!


I hope they update the saved copy in the alexandria library often


do you like Kanye West at all? Apparently he thinks AIDS is man made


He is free to think what he wants but it is a shame he think so.


haha ya wouldn't surprise me, he is nice I guess he gave a fan in a wheelchair a microphone at his concert one time


I think that he is a musician that define the genre and for that he has my respect.


yes I'd agree with that, he is very opinionated like how he interrupted Taylor Swift at that one event


Do you like any music of his in particular?


well I do like some songs, like I like the song GOld digger, it ws written in a minor key which is apparently rare


I agree that that song was quite unique for the stated reason. I wonder if he also uses facebook


ya I don't know, I know he does use twitter though, did you use myspace when it was around?


No. I bet myspace regrets not buying facebook for 75million early on


oh definiteyl, do you know why the Facebook "like" button is illegal in that one German state? that seems werid


Perhaps they don't like how people are becoming more superficial? Like that black mirror episode on social media


ah interstings, ya I haven't seen that show iss it any good? I've heard good things


Its funny how memes go viral and then everyone talks about them


what about the #WalkAway hashtag? ive seen that one in a lot of memes.


I'm not entirely sure. It seems like it is some sort of political thing.


Yeah its something political, actually used to mock Trump, I think its really funny, many people are talking about it now and of course using the hashtag in memes.


Interesting, I've never heard of it. So it must not be that viral, I'm pretty linkedin to things.


Yeah probably not as popular as I though, Im guessing you know who Kanye West is?


Yeah he's pretty good, but he hasn't released anything in a long time.


Yeah, his been dedicated to creating drama in the last years, it was funny when he interrupted shows thouhg


That's crazy. Apparently he believes AIDS is a man made disease.


He has controversial opinions that is a sure fact, there was a time he was all over Facebook


He sure does. Apparently there is a 3g service that on everest. Can listen to Kayne up there!


That is crazy, I wonder who would ever use a 3g service up there lol, hands would freeze before I could post a pic.


I'm not sure if it was intentional, do you think it is true?


I dont understand the question, but it would be true, my hands would freeze if I decided to take a pic from the top of MT. Everest.


Do you think it was intentional that they have 3g service on Mt Everest?


Oh I see, and no I  think it has to do with the signal waves, the frequency and all, you know only 7% of people read the full service terms when they buy somethng on the internet!


Crazy, apparently kayne west once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert....


Yeah I wonder why he did that, most of his songs are in a mayor key though, of his top 10 songs only one is in a minor key


That's crazy, most rock songs are in a minor key.


They are? thats new to me, anyway West was born in the year 1977 so he appears younger than he really is.


Good morning! I am good. I'm thankful that the sun is shining.


It's a little cloudy here, but still trying to shine! I didn't know it was actually white!


Yes, the atmospheric scattering is perceived as yellow.


Interesting! I can't believe the amount of energy it puts off as well!


I am sure what ever the amount of energy it sure is a lot.


It produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of an entire planet for 500,000 years!


Wow! That is a lot. It is most definitely the most important energy source for life on Earth.


Oh for sure! It takes up 99.86 percent of the mass for the solar system too!


That is a lot, but I know it is about 330k times the mass of the Earth.


And here we think the earth is huge haha. The sun is only one billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy though!


I can see that it is massive since it is 109 times the diameter of the Earth. I would never imagine that from my perspective from Earth.


Me either. What kind of cellphone do you have?


I am happy to say I have an I Phone. The US Nuclear ICBM Deterrent does not have as much computing power as an I Phone.


Same here. I think that is crazy! Did you know UNICEF donates a day of clean water for every minute you don't use your cellphone?


No, I did not. But who do they donate the clean water to?


children in need, I'm guessing across the world maybe?


Oh, okay. That's nice. Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?


I sure have. The fastest number to dial on a rotary phone for an area code was 212 so it was assigned to New York.


That all makes sense now! Anyways, had a great chat with you. Have an awesome day!


No matter where you are, Spring is a beautiful time of year!


Yes it is.  Are you an animal fan?  Did you know that horses, as well as sharks and orangutans are ticklish?


I sure didn't know that!!!  I thought only humans were ticklish.  I do love animals. I love seeing them in the wild.


I do as well.  14.9 horsepower is the peak power output of an individual horse.


I guess that's a lot.  LOL  I don't know those kind of facts!  Were you aware that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed-----basically speedwalking!  Imagine that!  They are pretty fast!


I didn't know that.  I did know that once a horse from Iceland leaves, it can never return.


Really?  That's interesting!  I really like horses, but I've never owned one.  I think the Lipizzaner horses are beautiful.  They are born black/brown and take 6 years to turn white.  I think that's incredible!


That is an interesting fact.  So is the fact that sunlight directly affects the lenghg of horse hair.


I didn't know that!  So maybe all horses should have longer hair? LOL  The sun is also incredible!  Did you know that its energy in one second is enough to meet the needs of Earth for 500,000 years?????  That's a lot of energy, right?


I did not know that.  I did learn that the sunset on Mars is blue.


Hmmmm....I think that would be ugly.  I prefer the colors we get here on Earth!  Did you know that the sun is actually white?  It looks yellow from here because of the atmosphere.


I think I remember hearing that somewhere.  Helium was discovered on the Sun before it was discovered on Earth.


You must be a scientist.  I never paid attention to stuff like that!  I do know that the sun is tiny compared to the biggest star discovered in our galaxy!  But compared to Earth, it's huge!!!!!


You sound smart as well.  The sun is so big, it makes up almost all (99.86%) of the mass in our solar system.


Yes, hard to imagine!!!! And it's even harder to imagine that a lightening bolt is actually hotter than the surface of the sun!!!!!!


It is, wow.  I know it has about 330,000 times more Mass than Earth.


Pretty huge!  Speaking of huge, can you believe that cables carrying phone and internet data actually cross the oceans???? That's a wonder to me.  Imagine the work to lay those cables, and they are only 2.7 inches in diameter!!!!


I don't know how they do that. The sun is nearly a perfect spear.  It is made of hot plasma.


Hot plasma!  I can't imagine!  I like it here on Earth where we can enjoy the seasons, flowers blooming,  and the good effects of the sun!


We get all the benefits. The equator of the sun rotates faster than its poles.  This means the sun does not rotate as a solid body.


Hmmmm....that's interesting.  I didn't know that.  So does that mean it's moving all the time?


Hello,  yes I like horses.  Did you know clint eastwood is allergic to horses? lol he does so many western movies .


haha I think so too. icelandic horses have a fifth speed


That is really neat,  although I am not well educated on horse gaits.  I hear dalmatians are known to calm and protect horses.


I cant imagine riding a horse to school,  depending how far the school is.  I took some horse riding lessons and only after an hours my legs were sore.  2 kids rode horses to school and got suspended.


yeah I do not get why they were suspended though. do you use your phone much?


Yes,  everyday actually.  How about you?


yeah me too. did you ever use a rotary phone?


yeah my parents had a few in their house,  it was really annoying.


hahah same.  Especially,  when calling long distance.


yeah Ive used phone books.  apparently it is impossible to separate  phone books,  have you ever tried?


I have never tried it since I do not have two, nor 1 actually


I recently learned that the sun is actually white,  interesting huh


yeah , our perception of it is so wrong then


yeah i know right,  and no one ever corrected us lol


I think Facebook is one of the best of social media. What do you think about it?


Im worried about privacy issues but has connected the world like never before


That's true. But social media can help people in any city.


It is true 30% of american adults use facebook as their primary source of news


Yes, But it is a sad thing for children to come to such social media.


There is suppose to be an age requirement but it is very easy to get around


I think thats the situation with everyone. But even better if you are a shareholder with facebook. Being valued at 104 billion in 2012


Yes, it is true. What is your view of the earth?


Im surprised Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids. Its so far away


It's interesting, Jupiter's gravity slings long-period comets out of harm's way, while nudging some asteroids closer to Earth.


You could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare.


If there is no earth, it would be very rare for us to live.


Crazy to think about all that stuff. Out of all the things in the universe and here we are


Bulletproof clothing mogul, miguel cabarello, shoots all his employees in order to test and enforce quality control on his wares. How scary would that be


What happens that one time it doesnt work


I love them. Horses in Iceland have a fifth speed, pretty cool


Yes it is called the told and it is like speedwalking for them


Yeah. Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


Yes they can calm down and protect horses


Yes. Clint Eastwood is ironically slightly allergic to horses


Yes since many of his movies have him riding horses in them


Yeah. Did you hear of those two school students on horses that got suspended?


Yes because it was no vehicle to school day, I guess horses count in that


Yeah I guess so. Do you know what Lipizzaner horses are?


Yes they are horses that are born a dark color and change to white as they grow


All the time. Do you know why NY area code is 212


Yes it was easier to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah. Do you know how wide are the phone and internet cables?


Yes they are actually only 2.7 inches wide and lay on the bottom of the ocean floor


Yes and I wonder sometime how they do not get tangled to stuff and animals down there


Good point. Did you ever use a phone book?


Yes and if they get stuck together there is no separating them


I missed them this year.  Aren't they also called the Oscars?


Yes they are. Did you know that Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the Oscars 3 times?


Wow.  I didn't know that.  Walt Disney holds the record for most oscars won by a man with 22!


Oh wow, that's alot. Eminem actually has more Oscars than Leonardo Decaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas, and Bill Murray combined!


That's surprising!  On a different note....McDonald's didn't have drive thrus until 1975 when they added them to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


That's pretty interesting, it's kind of like how your trunk is called your trunk. Old cars used to actually have wooden trunks on the back.


Interesting!  The car brand Cadillac was named after the man who founded Detroit - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.


That's pretty cool. I'd like to have a Cadillac with a flame thrower equipped to it. That's actually legal in South Africa to prevent carjacking.


That would come in handy for sure.  I would use it to also clear snow.  lol


That would help for sure! It would help melt the snow quicker than the sun can. It might be better than a lighting bolt hitting it, which is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun.


Wow!  The diameter of the sun is 109 times than that of Earth.


That's wild, what's even wilder is that it's only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy!


Crazy when you think of it.  Because of atmopsheric scattering the sun is actually white and not yellow.  Interesting!


That is really interesting. The sun actually produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


That's pretty incredible!  On July 11, 2011 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since it was discovered in 1846.  I never know that.


I didn't know that either. That's really interesting. The sun does take up 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.


Wow.  That's a good chunk!  I believe the sun is made up of hot plasma.


Yep, it's a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma.


It's also the most important source of energy for life on Earth!  lol


Yes it is, we wouldn't be here without it. It was nice chatting with you!


Back in college I strummed some tabulature's, but playing isn't what I would call it. I was a Who fan back then and saw Pete Townshend smash a few,  did you know Mattew Bellamy from Muse holds the smashing record? Do you play?


i used to play i werent no account at it. i didnt have the musical sense. i wisht i did. i do like my music.


Yes, did you know Brian May of Queen both has a PhD in astrophysics and uses English coins for a pic, you'd think with a PhD you could afford a pack of guitar pics.


he has his scientific reasons i expect. he must know that the sound it makes is distinct. brian is a genius type.


Yes, I liked them back in the day. Our Jr High Music teacher used Bohemian Rhapsody to teach us musical composition, pretty impressive in retrospect. Isn't it shocking the Space Shuttle ran on 1 mb of RAM, that's amazing to me. memory being so cheap now and so much money in the shuttle depending on 1 meg of RAM.


the programmers must have been pretty good about memory usage. that is a tight space. i assume that the commputer did not run on water.


Yes, that Russian water computer sounds unique, I wondered myself how it worked. Are you much of a computer person? I have a Data Science degree and have done some programming, but thankfully didn't smoke. Crazy that would void the Apple warranty making it a "bio-hazard".


you have a degree in data science? where did you get it? has it helped you get a job? I think that the hipster apple users would want to vape. can they do that?


No, it actually was a advance my career at the same company I worked out. I do a lot of reporting and data crunching now I wouldn't have done before and higher pay, I got it at Penn State distance. Along with the 1 MEG on the shuttle, you see where an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US ICBM deterrent. That is scary.


i guess we dont want to use the icm deterrent to crunch data. LOL congrats on the distance learning degree. penn state is not cheap.


Do you have any kids, I recall when I was in school we'd "duck and cover" in Nuclear War Drills (like hiding under the desk would save us from a mushroom cloud) and now the kids do active shooters drills. I'm happy my kids grew up between those eras and didn't have any mortality drills at school.


in the future, the kids will have to do AI drills. the AIs will come after us and the kids will have to be prepared.


Haha...yes a sci fi dystopian nightmare. At least we have cell phones to check up on the now. Ironic to me the phone cable carrying all the traffic across the oceans is only 2.7 inches in diameter, I guess with fiber optics you don't need much but that is astounding.


it is astounding. i guess nothing really damages the cable often. i wonder how they fix something way down there.


Diving bell? AT&T submarine? Did you see where Pink Floyd turned a 'grand houseboat" into a recording studio on the Thames. Seems like there might have been some wild river parties on the Astoria as they called it.


i bet they did. id pay money to go to one of those parties. i wonder how much "recording" they did out there.


I'll bet it wasn't the most efficient use of studio time. Then again, if Eddie Van Halen set his studio speaker on fire recording "Beat It" maybe it would have been better if they were on a boat on a river for musician safety and ease of extinguishing the blaze.


everywhere he went after that, they had a fire extinguisher. he was a fire hazard. Eddie Very Hazardous.


Haha...yes. Are you old enough to have used a rotary phone, interesting NYC got 212 because that is the easiest number to dial. I guess they thought that one out, not logical numeric grid across the US.


everything is politics and preference. anyway, great chat!


Hey my friend do you have a landline or a cell phone?


I use a cellphone, but I have both. What about you?


ya I only have a cell phone, phones are so nice how they can transfer human voice across vast distances


Apparently NY area code is 212 because it is the fastest to dial.


Ya, that dates back to the rotary phone, I wish I still had a rotary phone those are cool!


Yeah, I had one a long time ago. Crazy that the iphone has more computing power than the Nuke ICBM deterrent.


That is crazy and scary, have you heard of the unicef charity?


No, I haven't. What do they do? Do you know?


yup their thing is for every day you don't use your cellphone they will donate a day of clean water


Interesting. On 1936 the russians made a computer that ran on water?


I want to see a picture, also weird I have 16gb of ram and I guess the space shuttle only has 1mb haha


Hilarious. I can believe it though. The technology is old.


ya it sounds bad haha, have you played the game minecraft? with the blocks?


No, but I hear it is incredibly popular. Do you play? I think you can build a computer out of it.


ya I have played it, you drop blocks and you can definitely make a computer out of the blocks!


Interesting. Well just don't smoke near it if you are using an Apple! It voids the warranty.


yup that is weird! I guess they consider it a "biohazard" for their employees


Hilarious! Well, just don't let Van Halen near one with his guitar!


ha nope not at all, would you ever upload your brain to a usb drive if you could?


I would if I could upload it to a computer and it could make me immortal.


yup I would too, I guess people that want to do that are called transhumanists


Hello there, do you ever watch the Oscars?


Are those the same as the Academy Awards or different?


Yeah the same thing, I think the oscar is the nickname for the actual awards they give out.


Oh, interesting. I am not too familiar with actors but Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to have won the Oscars three times.


Yeah he sure has, I wonder what 3 roles he has played.  Maybe Gangs of New York, he was excellent in that.


And Eminem has more Oscars than many famous actors combined, like Leonardo Decaprio and Johnny Depp.


That is too funny, he played in like one movie and beat those lifetime guys!


Haha, really? Crazy. Have you seen the movie Blazing Saddles? I don't think I have seen it. It was nominated for three oscars.


I sure have!  That movie is classic, not very PC and wouldn't pass today, which is lame.


Speaking of multiple awards,the oscars was nominated for nine emmys in 2013.


That is just dumb to me, how can you award an awards show? So dumb.


No clue. Wonder if the Model T ever won an award? It is from 1908. It was one of the first cars that ws accessible to the masses.


That is true, do you know when the first car was invented?


1886 is thought of as the birth year of the modern car.


Good call! By a german inventor if i'm correct, a Mr. Benz.


Yeah, I didn't know that. It was his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.


Yeah it was, do you know which burger joint started the drive-thru?


It was McDonalds, to accomodate soldiers in fatigues. Too bad since then it has contributed to my laziness haha.


Good call again!  Yeah I don't think that you are the only one there lol.


That i'm not too sure, I drive a Buick right now and I like it, how about you?


I like Cadillacs which were named after French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit. It's about time for a drive now, goodbye!


no not really. i dont have hbo so i dont watch, you?


I think I have only watch about  a few minutes of it; I don't get it or like the genre


i tried to read one of the books and it was crazy to follow, im more likely to watch documentaries or movies


Same here. I like HBO for some of the other things they air but not GOT.


i dont even know what else they air, i truly dont watch much tv at all. maybe the simpsons once a while


I have watched the simpsons since I was a kid; Bart himself has only missed one episode this whole time; amazing!


i know right, seems crazy to have him in almost every one then to forget him completely in that one


Do you still watch things on traditional TV?


over the air maybe once or twice a year, i refuse to pay for a cable package to essentially pay them to advertise stuff to me


Me too; I stream just about all of my media; No more TV for me; I cut the cord a long time ago


i cut the cord literally in the late 90's once i started to realize the commercials were coming sooner and stayed longer i said enough with it


wow; I admire you for that; I wish I would have thought of it back then too to save myself a lot more money


it didnt save me much, i ended up just renting and buying my movie collection. by 2002 i had over 4000 movies and getting 7-10 more every week


I did the same; I rented when I couldn't afford to buy but I built a huge library of movies over the years.


know anyone whos won an award for tv or movies?


Daniel Day Lewis has won an academy award 3 times


and you actually know him? my aunt won 3 emmys over her career as a new broadcaster in


yes and no, its cool she won, but she is a horrible stuck up person, thinks cause she is so well off now she is better than everyone else, price of fame i guess


Hello,  do you like television?  It looks like there is only one episode in the simpsons that Bart is not in!  Crazy,  hes the star of the show!  lol


Hello, yes I am a big TV fan. I love the Simpsons, I agree with you Bart is the best, it would be like taking Homer out, I wonder why they did that for the episode.


I have no clue,  maybe so people like us would wonder lol


Im sure they had their reasons lol, do you like Game of Thrones?


I love Game of Thrones!  Did you know Game of Thrones is financed by Ireland? Crazy!


I did not know that, nice fact I will save that one the next time im out with friends. I was watching this Saturday Night Life interview with Jason Momoa, I loved his role as Khal Drogo.


Yeah definitely,  he was a perfect cast for that role.  It was sad when he wasn't on the show anymore.  Have you watched his other show Frontier?


I havent watched that one, is it good? I want to see Aquaman, he is a good actor.


Its ok,  I have only seen 2 episodes.  I haven't seen Aquaman either yet,  but I think we are going to see it this weekend finally!  The previews look so good!  Did you know there is an animal show called game of Lions lol


I did not know that lol, I heard the other day that Arya is the fastest rising new baby name, the power of a show.


That is interesting!  I also heard Snow and Ghost are new popular dog names because Game of Thrones lol


I can see why, those are really cool names, I would actually name my dog like that if I had one lol.


Did you know Charlie chaplins grand daughter is a character on game of thrones?


I did not know that, what character does she play on the series?


Talisa Maegyr.  I am not sure who that is,  I just learned this today lol


I see, well a fact that I just learn today as well is that Eminem has more oscars that Decaprio, Depp, Will Smith, Geroge Lucas and Bill Murray combined.


That is funny.  I wonder what movies did all these oscars come from?  Walt disney has 22 oscars!


Not sure, I can only recall the 8 mile, will defenitely search for that. Now Walt Disney having 22 oscars that makes a lot more sense.


yeah Walt Disney has a ton of movies that is definitely not surprising.


Yeah, I love those movies as well. Its surprising how there is a total of 3072 Oscars to this date.


Wow that is amazing!  Its been nice talking to you.


Hello. Do you like game of thrones? I love it.


I am not the biggest fan, but I tried to get into it when it first came out


Did you know charlie chaplins granddaughter plays talisa maegr on the show?


I did not know that, I am not too familiar with Charlie Chaplin though honestly


I heard that Ireland finances the game of thrones because scenes get shot there which boosts tourism incomes.


that makes a lot of sense, my mom has been several times and always takes pictures of where the stuff was filmed


That's awesome. So do you regularly watch the academy awards?


I do, disney usually kills it, they get so many awards


Well Daniel Day Lewis has won 3 oscars for best actor. That is amazing. He is the only one to do that.


I have never even heard of him, what movies was he in?


Im not to sure. I just know how many oscars he has won. Blazing saddles was nominated for 3 oscars. I wonder if he was in that.


I am not sure, I have never seen that movie before, I guess it is worth a watch


It is worth a watch if you like that sort of movie. Eminem has more oscars than leonardo dicaprio, will smith, johnny depp, and bill murray combined. Lol.


really? Was that from his role in 8 mile?


I think it was. I dont think he was in any other movies was he?


not that I am aware of. Is there an award for good tv shows? I know pokemon was very popular for a long time


Yeah they made over 50 a year for 10 years. That's a lot. Over 750 episodes in all.


that show has been on since like 1998, that is a very long time to be on air


My son loves thomas the tank did you know that alec baldwin ringo starr and george carlin have all voiced the character for at least 52 episodes?


I did not know that, i think the biggest tv show is the Simpsons, are you a fan of that show?


I love the simpsons.  I also loved that 70s show.


apparently there is only one episode of the simpsons where bart is not shown or mentioned


I think I remember that episode. I better be getting off here. It was a nice chat though. Have a good one.


I use facebook reluctantly, but yes, lol. How about you?


I do not use the FB. i am worried about privacy and data usage. i am paranoid.


That is a good point, I should get off of it for that, but I feel they already have everything they need. I wonder if myspace had that problem


I think myspace was better about privacy. i wonder what would have happened if myspace had bought facebook.


I think we wouldn't be so scared of security. They could have bought it in 2005


That would have been a good buy, but i would have passed as well. nobody knew what fb would become.