Yeah that is fitting. Did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yeah and he loved the Spiderman character very much


I do actually. Do you know what a compliment battle is?


Hmm have not heard of that one. do you watch much TV?


I sure do. Do you ever watch the Simpsons?


Yes I do. THere is an episode where Bart does not appear


Yeah and he is not even mentioned in it at all


Yes some of the episode but there are 750 of them out there


Yeah they have been around for 16 years now


Yes a little bit but in the UK it did not go well. Do you like dramas?


I love them. Did you ever watch House MD?


I did and it is great. Laurie made $700 000 per episode


That is a lot of money. Do you like Jim Carrey?


I love the guy he is so funny, Did you know he does not do dramas anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity


I like some of it but mostly the old stuff from Tupac and such.


Yeah me too. His music is in the library of congress as music of cultural significance


Yeah pretty impressive. Do you like Eminem?


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


Yeah because he was really into spiderman, as well still did pretty well


Yea he did for sure. Have you heard of compliment battle?


Yeah that is that rap style they practice in south korea right?


Yeah tat is the one, must be interesting to listen to I bet


I do sometimes. Do you ever watch the Simpsons?


I sure do. There is an episode where Bart does not appear though


Yeah and strangely enough he is not even mentioned in it


I did and I liked it. Too bad they did not like it in the UK


Yeah it totally flopped with only 10 episodes. I wonder what happened there


Well they remade it verbatim so it was bound to fail honestly


That explains it I guess. Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I did some episode but there are too many to try and catch up, 750 of them


Yeah they have been on air for 16 years now, that is insane


I know I do not think I have seen half of them even


Yes omg yes who are some of your favorite rappers from that era?


I like Tupaq a lot. What about you? Apparently his and B.I.G's murder is still a popular topic.


Well tupacs has been solved, he was killed by a member of the southside crips.


USA network produced a show Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. Have you watched it?


Yes it was amazing, I liked it alot better then the horrible job they did on the tupac biopic film


It's quite a long series, ten episodes! So the whole thing kept your attention? I am thinking I have to check it out.


You are going to love it very suspensful so it will keep you on the edge of your seat. At the end of the day these guys werent just rappers they were young men around age 25 who lost their life in the pursuit of their music careers


Yeah, I thought they were old back then and now I'm in my 30s and I'm like oh, man, they were so young to rise to fame and then get murdered! Were they really "frenemies?"


Yes they were biggie actually never had any hate for tupac so he never responded to any diss songs but tupac loved biggie as a friend but then felt betrayed because he felt biggie knew the people who robbed and shot tupac for his jewelery in quad recording studios


Oh, interesting. My memory of the whole thing is vague and apparently I am not alone. This series will help clear up things for me.


It will really make you reminisce about how simple the 90s were once you start seeing how life was back then


I do remember that feeling. I miss those days. These days everyone is glued to their phones.


Exactly when was the last time people out at a restaurant were actually having a conversation instead of staring at their phones


Right. It's sad but ineivitable I guess. Anyway, Tupac Shakur's contributions were very important, I guess. His music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Some of tupacs music just makes you sad because a beautiful mind was taken so early, listen to song like keep your head up and to live and die in LA


Yes, I still listen to his music often. Another popular rapper is Eminem, but his style is very different. Do you like his music?


Eminem is a legend, If you listen to his old slim shady freestyles you can really get a grasp of the chaos that goes on in his head


He wanted to be a comic book artist at one point. Glad he became a rapper instead.


Imagine how much great music we would have lost out on if he chose a different path


You're right. I'm not so sure about Korean rap though-they invented a compliment battle. Not sure if I'd like that.


Of course I do! I'm a big Patriots fan and I'm excited about this years Super bowl, what about you?


Nice,  no I do not watch football that much,  my team hasnt been doing well for awhile now,  the 49ers.  But I do watch the super bowl usually.


Are you watching this years Super bowl, I feel really anxious about it, I miss players like Benjarvus Green-Ellis, we sure need him this year.


Maybe if I don't go snowboarding lol yeah I heard he never fumbled in his career that is amazing.


That is amazing! and just the kind of player needed, so you like snowboarding?


Yeah,  love it.  Do you watch tv much?  Judge Judy makes over a hundred thousand per episode!


I do watch TV mostly netflix, and that is crazy over a hundred thousand an episode! thats so much money.


I know right!  Same here mostly Netflix and HBO.  Any good shows you watching?  Did you know Pixar has a secret room for celebs?  I wonder what is in there?


Im watching The Punisher right now, if you like comics then its a must watch. And I didnt know that, I also wonder what secrets await inside.


Ok yes I do like comics,  right now I am rewatching the Marvel movies in order that makes sense,  not release date lol I had no idea they had like 20 movies already,  im on like the 13th or 14th lol


Yeah, they have a bunch of movies its crazy how much the Marvel universe has grown, I love Deadpool although it goes against religion and the bible but I dont care.


It was so changing the subject a bit, did you know that the tower of babel was actually based on a real building.


Yeah I did read that somewhere.  I also learned that Roosevelt and Adams were the only president not sworn in by the bible.


That's interesting just like how Thomas Jefferson created a version of the bible of his own, that would be interesting to read.


Very interesting.  I wonder why he felt the need to edit the bible.


I think he was pissed off at the miracles and the resurrection part, being a man of science seemed too unreal.


Oh i see. Did you know in latin  the word "malus" means both apple and evil.


I didnt know that, although I have heard the name Malus before, I think it was in a Marvel movie.


Its one of the villains I think that its the main villain of the first volume of Guardians of the Galaxy.


hey did you know that Thomas jefferson created his own version of the bible?


I wonder how much of the bible was left after he "edited" the bible for supernatural parts


yes I agree, and I wonder what the point of that was, also crazy that teddy roosevelt and John quinicy adams didn't use a bible during swearing in, I had no idea


Isn't that part of the tradition and essential part of being president? I wonder if that caused quite a stir.


ya, because I know if that happened today it would cause a stir, it must have caused an uproar back in the day, also before 1963 I guess it was very common for students to read the bible in school, that is definitely not the case now


The bible is an interesting topic. Did you know the fruit in the bible only became an apple after it was translated into latin?


wow I didn't know that, i wonder if they just picked a fruit out at random? like what if it were a banana or pineapple instead? that would definitely change the way people picture Adam and Eve haha


Apparently it was because in latin, the word means both apple and evil


ah I see that makes sense, did you hear of the tower of babel from teh bible? I guess the story was probably based on a real tower in Iraq.


I didn't know that. It is amazing how the bible is a collection of sacred texts which both inspire both the Jews and Christians regarding the relationship between god and people. Even more so if like you say you can find real references


right that is wild, do you like Pixar movies at all? I know they haven't made a movie about the bible yet, but Dreamworks did make that movie about Moses in the 90's


yes, and I remember when Disney bought them, I think Pixar is ok but I like Disney better, I remember when Robin williams was asked to play the genie in aladdin, I think that was the beginning of getting celebrities to do a lot of animated roles


That is indeed true. I mean pixar studio is now well known to have a secret room often visited by celebrities.


yes, I think it's good that celebrities do stuff to just help out and be nice in general, like how Carol Burnett went on Sesame St. I guess she was the first celebrity to do so and started a trend


Do you follow any celebrities in football?


I can't say that I do, I don't watch much TV or follow sports, do you?


I have a passing knowledge. I used to follow green ellis since he has never fumbled a football in his entire nfl career.


Wow that is impressive, I think he used to play for the patriots didn't he? Do you think they will win the superbowl this year again?


I think the superbowl is still ongoing. In fact there is a match this weekend


yes the actual superbowl is this weekend, the patriots won last year, people think they might win again, their quarterback is pretty old but he is really good, I don't know but we will see!


I agree. I had a wonderful time chatting about various topics. I hope you have a nice day.


Thank you, have a nice day too, aka a better day than cumberland when they lost 222-0 to georgia tech haha


I have a dog and I love them.  They are such interesting and impressive animals.  Did you know that they aren't actually color blind?  They just see less colors than us.


I always thought they were color blind.  There is an interesting arrangement for street dogs i Istanbul, have you heard about it?


Is that where people can feed them with a vending machine?  I forget the details on how that works...


I think is a beautiful arrangement! You recycle plastic bottles and the machine releases food and water that you can give the dogs.


That would be neat if we had something like that here.  I am surprised we don't given how much we seem to like dogs in the US.  Even Google calls themself a dog company and says they prefer dogs to cats.


I have the same preference as Google. I find interesting that there are 12 different blood types a dog may have.


And that they have blood drives and all of them can donate.  I suppose animals have medical needs too.


They do. they should be cared because they are humans best friend and help i different duties to men.


Oh yes, I am so impressed with service dogs.  They can help people with disabilities, and make their day to day tasks easier.


they can also help with hunting, herding,  and even helping the police.


And it is more common for them to aid in therapuetic roles, like PTSD and visiting elder care homes.


Isn't that amazing they are also great companions and protectors!


I can't believe the dogs we have in our home today is loosely related to the wolf.


Yeah it is hard to believe because dogs can be domesticated and trained in many things and gets along so well with humans.


And they come in so many different shapes and sizes.  I still can't fathom how there are so many different breeds and colors, and sizes.


Did you know they have something in common with elephants? they seem to have an instinct to understand pointing


I never would have thought they had anything related to an animal that is so different.  I have heard about the pointing thing before.  It is amazing how attuned they are to us.


Yes, we all love it. Well something i also love is football and I found interesting to know that the university of Iowa's locker room  for the visiting team is painted in pink.


That's pretty funny.  Football is a good game.  Though that could be confusing if you live in another country since some people refer to football, but we call it soccer or rugby.


Oh yeah,  they have a sense of humor. and I found it incredibly amazing what highest ever score has been: 222 to  0. Georgia tech defeating cumberland. I wish I could find that on youtube.. Well have a great day!


Yes I do have Netflix. And I watched Chris Rock special on it and it was awesome! What about you


I have it too, but never saw it. Ws it good? I know he puts on a good show though.


Yeah his show is really funny. His last release was called Kill the Messenger in that was back in 2008 so I was waiting for his newest release very patiently haha


That is patience at its finest. Good thing it wasn't on Comedy Central. They've cancelled over 100 shows since 1989. Far less than Fox I'm sure lol.


Yes that is crazy, I'm just glad Netflix doesn't cancel to any shows, they're first exclusive show they produced was Lilyhammer back in 2012 and that is still going


I was mad they just cancelled the Punisher though. I guess they have to save money for postage because they spend more on that than bandwidth.


Spend about 20 times more in postage! What is the largest late fee that you've ever gotten? Apparently the creator of Netflix got a $40 late fee for renting Apollo 13


Just a couple bucks from Red Box. That is crazy though, I would be inspired to start Netflix if that happened to me too.


Yep I'll be really annoyed if that were me haha. I could definitely see why they invented Netflix back in 1997


I remember my dad getting dvd's through the mail with Netflix. Speaking of movies, did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy with Jack Black. I wish that would have happened.


Yep that sounds like a much better movie. The one with Ryan Reynolds was pretty horrible in my opinion haha. Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle by the way?


I agree even Ryan thinks it was bad. I did see it and agree with Bill Murray on what he said about it.


Yes I like Bill Murray and he was spot-on with his analysis of that movie, do you ever watch TV shows that are comedies? I really like Seinfeld and also Fraser I can't believe that they both lost the Golden Globe to 3rd Rock from the Sun


I like all of those shows but Seinfeld is the best ever because it is so relatable! I wish that was on Netflix! Glad I'm in the US for Netflix because it's banned in China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea!


Yeah that's scary. I hope that we never banned Netflix in the United States. Do you know that Netflix accounts for about a third of all internet bandwidth in North America?


I believe it! from 9 pm to 12 am, it accounts for 33 percent of North American bandwidth!


Yep that's insane! And if you include YouTube, Netflix and YouTube makeup half of all bandwidth in North America


That is one crazy fact! I still can't believe Blockbuster declined several offers to buy it.


No that was definitely a mistake, only $59 would be a bargain because Netflix is now worth over 2 billion


I should have bought stock early on for sure!


Were you a fan of Chris Rock's earlier comedy much or do you think he has a better style in the new Tamborine special?


i honestly like the old stuff but i had no idea Netflix even released a special with him! i'm going to check it out.


I hear that his new routine was much more personal and opened up about life experiences while he kept the style simple as opposed to his older flashier stuff.


i think I would like that. i think its awesome he is still around in the public eye and recently toured in 2017 by the tour name of total blackout!


Yeah and for someone who likes to discuss politicians and racial issues in his comedy, the current political climate seems ripe for him to comeback.


yes I agree with that one. i had no idea he cheated on his wife, fought addiction and had a horrible battle with seeing his children. that's sad to hear!


It is very sad to hear, it makes me amazed that he somehow managed to convert all of that experience into a comedy routine- that seems like it would definitely be touchy!


i know it most likely helped shape him into who he is today. i mean he flat out says i was a bad husband! i was an addict he recalls more than once! i never knew all this


I heard that during the part of the routine where he addresses his cheating, the director Bo Burnham utilized an up close shot of his face so that the audience could clearly watch as he admitted to his behavior.


wow that must have been hard. i bet people walked out! he has a huge loyal fan base though and still to this day doesnt like president Bush! He says he paved the way for the first black president. which is a good thing in my book!


It's good that he does have a loyal fan base- apparently the money for his tour was good but he really needed it due to the alimony he now pays.


i bet that stuff can be very high! i think its awesome that Rock wanted to feel  intimacy of the crowd  and feel how close the audience was to him! That clearly would be touching to a fan.


I can imagine, and he even wore just jeans and a tee shirt instead of some fancy outfit to keep it intimate as possible.


I feel that is very nice and original . he even explained to his crowd that the way he viewed stuff years ago was from lived experiences but is a new man now. i do know some of his old views were a bit rated R


Well I think that is great, people always can improve their behavior and learn from their mistakes. It's also cool that we watch his story from beginning to now in a way by watching his "Everybody Hates Chris" series.


that was a very good show and it got amazing ratings! i know he got in some hot water in 2016 at the oscars! I bet he thinks before he speaks more now days!


Well Netflix paid him $40 million for his new special so he must be doing good now at least!


wow that is alot of money! Goodness. He used to be paid alot and worked on HBO, now he has switched it up to whats popular now which is netflix.


Yeah but I wonder if he gets to keep much of it after paying all of his alimony to his wife. I believe Netflix will keep up as most popular since they make up 33% of all internet use in North America between 9pm-12am


2016 netflix released 126 original series/films, more than any other network or cable station!


It's amazing to think that all of that just started because of the founders frustration with dvd rental fees.


I am not. However, I do have a lot of respect for him, for owning up to his faults as a husband, and bringing porn addiction into the light.


I do not watch anything of his. I prefer Drew Carey, as he is from my area and a marine


He has a new special on Netflix that just came out called Tamborine that I need to watch


Enjoy.  I sometimes put on the fireplace on Netflix, when I'm working in my home office.


I haven't seen one of his acts in a while.  I even missed Kill the Messenger. I heard it was good too though


I do have to wonder if Blockbuster would still be a thing, if they would have taken Netflix up on their offer of being their online service.


Chris Rock has certainly matured over the years and had his ups and downs for sure


I dont pay any attention to him. I think its great that Netflix monitors illegal downloads in their European markets, to see which shows they should purchase. That sounds like a sound business plan.


I wonder if they go after those who are illegally downloading their shows?


I doubt it, as you can download from Netflix.


I'm sure it's tough to keep up with all of the 137 million subscribers at all times. Too bad you can't get Netflix in North Korea


To be fair, you can't get the internet in DPKA, unless you are very rich.


Blockbuster sure messed up by not jumping at chance to buy Netflix


That's what I said earlier, I really like a lot of their in-house productions. They have quality content.


I agree. I am a huge Netflix fan. I dropped my other subscriptions in favor of Netflix


I think the US should adopt the policy of Guatemala, so that close relatives of former Presidents cannot run for office.


Gone are the days of presidents being scholars. Woodrow Wilson was the last to have a PHD, and its time we do away with the rich presidents, like Kennedy was.


Did you know the president of Zimbabwe's name is Banana?


That is hilarious. I had to read that twice.


I am headed to the Guest house of the President now to hang out and watch the circus. Nice chatting with you.


Hello, did you know the car Cadillac was named after a French explorer by the same name?


Or that the trunk of the car is called trunk because cars used to carry wooden trunks on the back?


wow, that's interesting.  I didn't know that about Trunks!


Ha and it's legal to add flame throwers to your car in Africa to prevent carjacking!


That is insane!  Also, McDonald's added the drive thru in 1975 so Soldiers who couldn't leave their cars due to being in uniform could order food!


Hmm, very interesting! Soldiers in WWI made radios out of razor blades and pencils!.


That's hard to imagine, I wonder how good those radios were???  I guy who play the video game "Gran Turismo" became an actual professional race car driver because he beat 90,000 people in the video game!


Did you know all radios in Canada are required to play at least 40% Canadian music? Or that the storms on Jupiter can be picked up here on am radio?


I didn't know that, it seems like I don't know much!  Ha ha.  There's a website dedicated to Free programming of thousands of episodes of old Classic Radio Dramas. I can't imagine having to listen to TV, and not watch it.


Wow! You DO know a lot! There is a radio station in Finland that broadcasts a weekly program entirely in Latin! Or if you prefer you can pick up free classic radio drama on the web.


Thanks, I can't believe that Korea has rappers that perform what's called "Compliment Battle" style rapping, funny


Yeah, and Tupac's music is in  the Library of Congress under "Cultural Significance"


Eminem, the rapper, wanted to be a comic book artist before his music career.


And the judge trying his case in 2001 sang the verdict in rap!


Funny, can you imagine hearing that come out of a judges mouth in a courtroom?  The birth year of the "Modern" car is 1886.


It was only 1908 before they became widely accepted in the US replacing horse drawn carriages..


The Model T came out in 1908, it was one of the first cars available to the masses by Ford company.


Hey back to rap music for a moment; did you know that the Rugrats Movie Reptar Wagon had voiceovers by Busta Rhymes?


I didn't know that, interesting! Also James Brown like to interact with his crowds between songs at his concerts.


Smooth! They way I heard it was that he would interact with Muhammad Ali and the bands at that time.


Yes, this is true. The African griot tradition was the precursor to modern rap.


I wonder what made someone think that Tupac's music was culturally significant.


Me too.  I had no idea Eminem really wanted to be a comic book artist.  That's quite a talent.


I didn't know that either! He is a creative artist so it's no surprise.


I found the Rapping article very interesting.  I learned a lot about what rapping is and how it is performed.  It's neat to think of it as poetry.


It's not hard to imagine it as a form of poetry when you envision it's origins in 16th century England.


I also found it interesting that the word rap means to converse.  I can see how the term rap was given to this music style.  Rapping sounding like a conversation with music and beat.


Isn't it funny, too, that Koreans even have rap "compliment battles"? I guess rap can come in many forms!


I agree.  I was quite amused when I read how a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against Eminem.  Very funny!


Wow, that must have taken a lot of courage! I wonder if she was able to achieve the proper "delivery" style.


I also wonder if the judge used her gavel as her backbeat.


Ha, that's a clever idea. She would have really been "spitting" then right!


What did you think about the cars article?  I didn't know that it took much longer for Western Europe and other parts of the world to adopt cars.


I have never been much interested in cars but I was really interested in some of the little facts such as that drive-thru was invented originally to accommodate soldiers.


I'm not a cars person either, but I did enjoy reading about the history of cars.  I found that tidbit on McDonald's adding a drive-thru very interesting.  I had no idea.  And trunks on cars...didn't know that term came from old cars having wooden trunks on the back of them.


I thought the trunk bit was interesting, too. I guess it makes perfect sense, I never thought about whether or not cars originally had trunks, but now I know!


I just assumed the trunk was similar to trunks on cars today.  Boy was I wrong.  How about South-Africa?  Cars are equipped with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.  Yikes!


Yeah, jeez I'd guess that the term "equipped" is being used a little too loosely there haha, probably more like gerry rigged up!


Well, I am thankful to Ford and the Model T.  I don't think I would want to be driving around a horse-drawn carriage in today's society.  Do you like listening to the radio?


Me too. Yes, I do sometimes. I think it's great that we can find cool websites these days with thousands of hours of free radio content.


Me too and I really like apps like Spotify and Pandora.  I can listen to my favorite songs with less commercials.  Commercials and talking are the 2 things I dislike about listening to the radio.


Well it's lucky then for you that streaming services are so easy to access and offer ad-free subscriptions!


Hello.  Are you a fan of rap music at all?


Wait, yours is about rapping? Mine is about the killing of a black man by two white men for dating a white woman!


Agreed! I cannot imagine this happening in Chicago, where I'm from, now.


I know it's not much, but they kept on pursuing this case until they finally got the killers years later. There is some solace in that I guess.


That's a ncie perspective to have. I'm going to concentrate on the factual sections so I don't ruin my day... Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


I am curious about that.  Did he just start driving real cars after virtual ones?


I guess. Seems like a fun way to become a full-time driver...


Probably a lot cheaper!  One thing that isn't so cheap I guess is McDonald's paid rappers $5 when "Big Mac" was referenced in a rap song.  What's funny is I recall Rob Base in "It Take's Two" saying "f" the big mac.  I wonder if he still got paid?


I don't remember that in the song. Im going to have to go back and listen. I used to love that song... Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


That's a cool connection with McDonalds!   In regards to the song, it's one of the later versus.  He says "I like the whopper, f' the big mac." LOL


Nice... I do like the whopper more than the Big Mac. Although I do not go to either often.  The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I wonder if he had an "aggressive" mode like Google's self-driving cars apparently do?


I hope so! At least he doesn't have a flame-thrower in his cars like they do in south africa!


That's pretty scary! Wouldn't it be funny if there were hip-hop songs about using flame throwers.


I would think so. Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


It might be better than some of the music we get today I'm afraid.  I am really curious to know more about Signmark, a deaf rapper who uses sign language.  Does it have a beat and get played on the radio?


I do not know... that's an interesting thought. I know deaf people like radio because they can feel the beat of the car. They listen to it at a deafening rate (no pun intended).


That's interesting.  I guess vibration and, if it's a live performance, lights probably go a long way.  I wonder if deaf people in the 40s had to feel Bing Crosby's tones most of the time the radio was playing?


That would be a pretty soothing beat. Might fall asleep to it...


Not a good thing if driving!  I guess Karl Benz probably didn't count on the radio or Bing Crosby back in 1886 when he invented the car.


Hi.  I need to listen to am radio.  Apparently you can hear radio storms on Jupiter!


Jupiter also has radio storms so strong they can be picked up and heard by radio.


Yes. Crazy to think how far the radio waves have to travel to reach us.


Did you know that when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew?


That's funny. There's only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart isn't on it or spoken of.


Yes and that is crazy when you think of how many episodes there are. Did you know that there were over 750 episodes of pokemon


That must be about 50 a year for 16 years! How has it remained popular so long?


I'm not sure. Did you know Ringo starr, alec baldwin and george carlin all narrated thomas the tank engine


That's a prestigious line up.  Luckily my son never got into Thomas the Tank!


Mine either. Did you know hockey players will lose up to 8 pounds in one game. I think I need to play hockey


That's crazy, and kinda gross if they're just sweating it out.


True and Canada is known for Lacrosse and Hockey.


It is the only country to have two national sports.


It is crazy to believe in the 90's they traded a player for $1 and he went to win 4 stanley cups


I wonder which player, that had to be humiliating for the team to realize afterwards.


I would be curious myself to see who it was


Speaking of Canadian past times, they have a law that all radio stations must play 40% Canadian music.


Well that is cool so people listen to their artists


Cool, but definitely seems like a silly law.


I have I love watching NBA games, do you?


ya I do like watching them, theyd be a lot more boring without the dunk though, did you hear that they tried to ban that?


No, what happened? did they actually ban the dunk shot?


ya they did, kareem abdul-jabbar was too good with it so they banned it for a decade


That seems unfair not only to the game but to the crown if the kid know how to dunk shot then let him, its not his fault his talented


nope its not his fault he's too good haha, did you hear about "the highest court in the land"?


well its on the top floor of the supreme court actually, do you think they ever actually play basketball up there? They're so old haha


I think they do, judges againsts judges, who rules in a game like that one lol


haha ya maybe they settle court cases up there, I just don't know haha


Yeah, interesting way to break a tie, do you know who Reggie Miller is?


I've heard of him, wasn't his sister really good at basketball?


Yeah he was a hall of famer but his sister was twice as good, I guess she is in the hall of fame as well, she did break 8 records


that is impressive, I want to try wearing Air Jordans, do you think they actually help you play better?


Im nor sure, I think they got banned for a reason so they might give the player a competitive advantage, those are really comfortable shoes though


ya and Nike Just paid the fee so Jordan could keep using them, crazy!


I guess Nike has the money to pay a fine for every game, did you know that granny style is the best way to take a shot


yes I think more players should do it! It was literally scientifically proven to be the best


Yeah but they think it looks stupid so I guess we wont be seeing that soon, it would be funny though


I kind of admire Tim Duncan, he stayed in college to get his degree instead of going right to the NBA


Yeah thats a hard thing to do for sure, many would prefer the money, its a good thing he decided to end college


oh for sure, do you ever listen to the radio?


Hello there, how are you doing today?  Are you a big rap fan?


Yeah I listen to the songs from the 90s. I never knew that it was influenced by ancient Egyptian practices


Nice, yeah I like early to mid 90's rap the best.  And that is awesome, I never knew that.


Yea, I guess the first rapper was DJ Hollywood from Harlem, I didn't know that


Anthony Holloway, he was probably a super cool person.


I'm a big Tupac fan, nice to see his music is in the library of congress of cultural significance


Yeah Tupac was really good, and that is a very cool fact about him I would agree.


Yeah, I like eminem too, I guess it's a good thing he never became a comic book artist.


Yeah imagine if he would've been a pro comic book artist? Wonder what type he would have written?


Well his favorite superhero is Spiderman, so maybe he could work on that


Yeah I'm sure he would give that a try if someone asked.  Did you know a Michigan judge once rapped a ruling in a suit vs. Eminem?


Lol, that's kinda unprofessional. I wondered what he was arrested for, maybe he equipped a flame thrower to his car like it's legal to do in South Africa


Yeah that sounds like a real life grand theft auto, or better yet a real life twisted metal, do you remember that game?


Yea, it was pretty fun. I wonder if there's any jobs you can get for beating 90,000 people like Jann Mardenborough did in Gran Turismo to become a professional race car driver


Yeah I wonder what other jobs there are out there, wonder if I could get a pro football contract from playing FIFA? lol


Lol that be cool. Apparently you can hear radio storms from jupiter from a regular radio


Very interesting.  I also know that there is a website where you can listen to tons of old radio dramas for free.


That's interesting, I wonder if they are forced to have at least 40% of the shows be from canadian artists


Yeah like in Canada, I don't think everyone would agree that is a good law, but maybe the Canadian musicians would.


Well I guess it's better than listening to a program in classical latin like 'nutil latini' in Finland


Yeah I would have to agree with you on that one for sure.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Do you have a favorite television show you like watching?


Hi there, yes I do, I love the SImpsons among other shows. How about you?


I was a fan of the 70s show and days like these, but don't understand why it was cancelled after only ten episodes, was it because of the cast?


Not sure as to what the reason was there really. Maybe because in te UK humour is different. Do you ever watch SNL?


It probably is, I think the 70s show remade did ok in the UK. Yes, my favorite is the weekend update, it's hilarious! Are you a fan?


Yeah me too. I guess it is the longest running skit they have in the SNL


I could see why, it's witty, entertaining, and hilarious! I forget which of the Baldwin brothers does the Trump impersonation, but Alec Baldwin also narrated Thomas the Tank engine for at least 52 episodes! What a drastic change!


It is the same guy, Alec. He is so good at it too. That is a huge change for sure. DO you ever watch the Simpsons?


Oh so it is him! I used to watch it occasionally and I know it's wildly popular and successful but I never noticed the episode where Bart wasn't present, do you watch the Simpsons?


I do and I am not sure which episode that is. He wasn't even mentioned at least .


Yeah, I also didn't realize Pokemon was on for that long, there's at least 750 episodes! I thought Pokemon was something that was popular decades ago, but apparently not!


I think they have made a comeback with Pokemon Go and yeah they have been on air for 16 years. That is amazing


Oh yeah, that was very popular when it first came out, is it still that popular? I've only heard about it on the radio and never played, do you?


I have not played it either but I know it is all over. Back to hobbies, do you enjoy hockey?


I have never played hockey even though it snows a lot! Is hockey quite as big as it is in Canada where it's their national sport?


Yeah I think up there it is really popular. Did you hear the US Olympic team lost to an England high school team?


High schoolers losing to an Olympic team? Wow, that's kind of embarrassing, unless they let them win. there was a hockey player being traded for only $1 and he went on to win four stanley cups!


I guess that trade did not stop him from being a great player after all. Slovakian WOmen's team seems to be amazing to score a goal every 44 seconds


That's impressive, is there a difference between hockey and ice hockey as some countries refer?


I think they are the same thing. I know there is field hockey that does not involve ice, but those two should be the same thing


Oh ok, I think both sound really painful, especially when it's played on ice, an average professional player even loses up to eight pounds in one game!


I only occasionally watch it, but it's always a ton of fun when I do. Are you a hockey fan?


Oh nice that is even better. I am not a fan per say but watch the games sometimes. An average hockey player loses 8 pounds per page. Has that happened to you before?


Oh, sorry, I should've realized! I don't think I've ever lost that much in one activity. It sounds exhausting!


Yeah it sure does. Did you know a player was once traded for $1 and then went on to win 4 Stanley cups?


Depending on who you are, that's either the best or the worst deal ever.


I guess so. In the first olympic games Canada scored 132 goals and let in only 3


That's one stereotype I bet they don't mind reinforcing! Especially since it's one of their national sports.


That is true. I do not know how good they are in lacrosse though.


I don't know much about lacrosse. I couldn't even say whether or not there are televised games, though I'd guess there are. Everything is on television these days.


That is very true. DO you watch any shows on TV?


I watch a few, mainly reality competitions and cooking shows like Top Chef, and a few sci-fi or fantasy ones. What about you?


Nice, I like watching shows like the Simpsons, they are very funny


I've never watched the Simpsons, but I have caught a few episodes of South Park, which I think is similar. I enjoy the comedy of it.


Yes they are pretty similar and in one instance the staff of SImpsons sent the crew of South Park flowers after they wrapped up an episode of Family Guy


That sounds almost sweet, but knowing the cast and crew of those shows, there was probably a joke hidden in there somewhere!


Oh I am sure that was out of irony. Have you ever watched pokemon?


No, but it seemed like all my friends did when I was little. That series had so many episodes I'd never catch up!


Yeah it has way too many, 750 of them to be more exact. Nice chat :)


Yes, I love them!! Do you have any favorites?


Ya, I like Mercedes Benz, Karl Benz invented the first car in 1886.


I do too! One of the first cars for the masses was a Ford Model T!


Wow, pretty crazy in South Africa its legal to put flame throwers on your car to prevent robberies.


Very strange, it must happen often! Not sure how that works? Do they throw them at the robber?


No I believe they are under the side of the car so when you try to open to door it shoots at you.


Oh really, I was wondering how that worked. Did you know the Cadillac got its name from a french explorer?


I did not, I did know they call it a trunk because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


True makes sense! His name was Antoine De la Mothe who founded Detroit.


Anyways, Did you know the planet Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up from earth with a am radio?


Very cool! I would like to hear that, I can't imagine how it would sound?


I do not know what there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of old radio dramas if you into that.


I heard of that. I think its free, I would try it but I'm not sure how long I could stay on it. Did you know soldiers in WW2 made radios out of razor blades and pencils?


I believe I have heard something similar. Do you like rap music?


Somewhat,  I like some of Tupac Shakur. I didn't know his music was in the library of congress.


Wow, before he became a rapper eminem wanted to become a comic book writer,


Really, Who knew? I like comic books too! Korean rappers have their own freestyle. lol


Yes, instead of insulting each other they compliment each other!


Ha, ha, ha! yes.... Rapper Eminem had a judge gave her ruling in rap! lol


Hilarious, Alright well I have to run great chatting.


Do you like playing hockey? I occasionally watch hockey because my brother likes the sport, but I don't have any interest in playing. What about you?


To be honest, I've never played it but I do occasionally watch it. In fact, I am a huge fan of Doc Emrick. He's one of the best play by play men in all of sports!


Yeah, I heard he's basically the godfather of hockey announcing on tv! He even won an Emmy for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" in 2011!


Indeed! I love his wit and the fact that he is known as the "man of one thousand phrases". Such a clever tag!


That's very clever. He's been in the business for 45 years, so I guess he's had to come up with many different phrases in his time!


That is so true. You know, Joe Beninati once said his cadence/excitement can be relentless. Truer words have never been spoken, in my opinion!


Did you know that when the NHL was on lock-out in 2012-2013, he went to Troy to call a girls' youth hockey game? He's such a good guy.


I did not know that, actually! I bet those girls were honored to have such a legend call their game! Speaking of hockey facts, did you know the average pro hockey player can lose up to 8 pounds each game?


That's absolutely crazy. Maybe I should pick up hockey! Just kidding, but they must have to eat thousands and thousands of calories a day to keep their weight up!


No kidding! Hey, I should pick it up as well, ha! On a serious note, I think I'm better off just watching it on tv. Speaking of tv, do you like the Simpson's? I'm a fan and appreciated how the crew once set the south park gang flowed after they aired a family guy episode!


Yeah, I like The Simpson's! I think it's a really clever show. Did you know there's only one episode of The Simpson's in which Bart isn't present and isn't mentioned? I personally like Family Guy better, so I'd love to watch that South Park episode. Do you like Family Guy?


I was not aware of that. Weird considering he's basically the star of the show! Honestly, I've never watched family guy. I am a fan of Pokemon and have caught all 750+ episodes.


Really? ALL 750+ episodes? That's amazing, true commitment! I regret to admit that I've seen very, very few Pokemon episodes in my lifetime. Which is your favorite Pokemon?


There's so many, truly, It's honestly hard to say. Crazy to think the shoe averages 50 episodes a year, 16 consecutive years! Wow!


The Simpsons has a little over 650 episodes right now! It is one of the longest-running shows, originally airing in 1989. That's thirty years! Definitely less prolific than Pokemon, but a close second!


That is unbelievable! Hard to think a show can last that long! Have you ever watched any Thomas the Tank Engine shows?


I have when I was younger! Thomas and Friends has 516 episodes as of now, so that's not too shabby either! Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all have narrated the show for at least 52 episodes each??


I did not know that. In fact, now I want to go back and watch some of the episodes just to see if I recognize the voices now! Speaking of voices, I do enjoy listening to the radio. There's also a website where I enjoy listening to tons of classic radio dramas and it's all free!


That's so cool! There are so many cool facts about radio. Did you know that soldiers in WWII would make simple radios (called foxhole radios) out of razorblades and pencils? That's so cool. Or did you know that Jupiter has radio storms that can be picked up and heard by our radios?


Wow! I wasn't aware of either of those facts. That is mind blowing. I do know that in Canada, by law, radios must play at least 40% Canadian music but that pales in comparison to the facts you listed! Wow!


That's so interesting! I didn't know that one. To my knowledge, Canada isn't notorious for its good original music, so I wonder what they play on their radios all day.


You travel much? Want to try out the 160mph commuter bus the dutch are working on?


I would love too, as Japan's toll roads are so expensive if you want to really see the country.


I'm heading to Japan in May, I'll stay off of the toll roads and use the trains


I wish Iceland had a train, you basically have to fly everywhere.


I need to go check out iceland before I get too old. Guess I'll rent a car or fly everywhere


Macinac Island is lovely, you can't travel by car though. You can bike it very easily.


I would love to travel around the world, like the last King of Hawaii did. I wonder if he traveled exclusively by boat?


yeah he died in 1891, pretty sure he either went by boat or jet pack.


I feel sad when I realize that sometime in the near future, there won't be any unconacted tribes left in the world.


There's still an island off the coast of either myanmar or indonesia that kill people if they venture onto the island. I dont think you have to worry about them.


I do worry about the ones in Brazil, Their new president is enacting awful policies that endanger them.


Is he behaving differently than previous administrations?


This one is taking all of the protections of the Amazon, and rewriting policy that threatens it's survival. He's called the Brazilian Trump.


That sounds awful, although I am a fan or Trump


Are you a football fan? I'm not, but I cannot believe ESPN won an Emmy for that superimposed yellow line.


Yeah ESPN is political now; I don't like it.


It's owned by Disney, so maybe they used their imagineers?


What doesn't make sense, is the U of IA visiting locker room being pink. Is that supposed to be some form of intimidation?


yeah they should paint Oregon beavers locker room pink for both teams


Maybe Cumberland too, they did lose 222-0 to Georgia Tech.


Think anybody was still watching that game after the first 50 were scored?


I don't think so. I have to get going, you have a wonderful night.


Hi, how are you? what do you think of the internet?


I think it is ok, maybe a bit addictive though.


yes, i have gotten quite addicted to it. it is a good thing that i can keep finding interesting things on the internet.


I have checked to see if my info is being used by some sites. but i dont look for myself. You?


Nah, I don't like to look myself up on the internet.


Do you believe that there is a backup of the internet somewhere out there?


I think there is one in Alexandria, and we always have the wayback machine.


I wonder how one goes about backing up the entire internet, which is always changing. seems hard.


Yeah, I'm not sure. I be google has a copy too.


Google probably has a lot of data, but i cant imagine everything being backed up. Do you read the terms of service ever?


Every now and then I will. But I hear only 7% of people actually read them.


Im surprised that it is that high. i figured 1 percent maybe. i dont usually read them myself.


Yeah, I don't read them all that often either. Humans are the minority on the net anyways.


Yeah, ive heard that. bots are out there doing their thing, and we just happen to visit their domain.


Yeah, they do a lot of the trading in the stock market, that is for sure.


I would love to get my hands on that kind of tech. but i guess only the big banks can afford it.


Yeah, it is more like larger hedge funds like Citadel. It doesn't work that well anyways.


I go more for the buy and hold strategy. patience pays off, i find. anyway, great chat!


Yeah, it tends to work the best. That's what I do too. Nice chat.


Hey there do you drive a car? First car was created back in the1800s


Yes, I do drive a car! I didn't realize that the first car was patented by a German man, Karl Benz


Yes and he later became part of the company Mercedes-Benz. Hard to believe the Model T was created back in 1908. Genius


That was over 100 years ago. It's crazy how far cars have come since then. If you live in South Africa, you can even attach a flame-thrower on your car so it doesn't get carjacked!


That's awesome! I would totally make burgers or something with that flamethrower LOL but I also probably would not go to South Africa


Thankfully, you can drive yourself over to McDonald's for a hamburger instead of using a flamethrower! They've had drive-thru's since 1975 so soldiers could order their food without getting out of their cars in fatigues.


That is really nice of McDonald's to make that. Do you know the history of the trunk of a car? Apparently they would use wooden trunks back in the day and then the name stuck


What were they using in Europe where they refer to the trunk as the boot? LOL. I suppose it's because cars took so much longer to be adopted in Western Europe then in the United States


LOL that's a good question. That could be. Do you ever watch dramas? I know I have Netflix personally


I do watch Netflix, but I also listen to old classic radio dramas from a website I found online


How are those? I've always wanted to listen but just never had too much time. And yes I know they're free so that is a good thing that the Price Is Right haha


They are great. You can find anything on the internet. I try not to get too click happy because it can cause a real, measurable addiction.


I heard about that! Do you like Jim Carrey by the way? I haven't liked his movies in a long time. I guess he's not making dramas anymore


I do like Jim Carrey. He won't make anymore dramas because they are not inline with his belief system. He wants to do things that project positivity. Which is a good thing.


How often do you use the internet by the way? I know I'm using it right now haha. But yeah I literally use it everyday


Every day for work and leisure. If it disappeared, I don't know what I would do! Well, I guess I could pick up a copy from the Library of Alexandria


Haha yeah hopefully they have a good backup LOL. I like knowing that they have 3D cell service at the top of Mount Everest. That way I can do a selfie or SnapChat up there haha


It's amazing how far the internet has spread. We've come a long way. Everyone is connected in some way...and you never know when you might be teaching the next famous person


No you're right! Have you seen what a hamburger button is online? It's that button that looks like three horizontal lines. They have it everywhere period. And the name makes me hungry


back to hamburgers! i love it. You can hope in your cadillac and get one at the drive thru in mcdonalds and thanks Karl Benz and Antoine de la moth Cadillac for the privilege


Haha I love that! I definitely need a hamburger right now haha. Did you know that only 7% of people read the whole terms of service when they visit a website. That is kind of high in my opinion though haha


Hey, how are you?  Do you like to travel?  I love it in all forms: walking, biking, driving, flying, and boating!


Hello, I'm good thank you. I love to travel. Did you know the Dutch are creating a bus that goes 160 mph?


That sounds scary!  I prefer something like Mackinac Island where motorized vehicles are banned.  That would be fun to visit!


That would be very cool to visit. What state is that in?


It is in Lake Huron and part of Michigan.


Very cool. I'd love to visit. All of Japan's highways have tolls so it would cost about $300 to cross the country.


That is not cheap!  Although better than Iceland where they do not have rail service and most people are forced to fly between the major towns.


That would be terrible to not have a public rail system.


Agreed.  Maybe they should run!  Humans are among the best long distance runners among all animals.  That is surprising when you think about it!


I didn't know that. Very interesting. The first kind to travel the world was from Hawaii. Maybe he ran everywhere lol.


Haha, that would be tough from Hawaii!  I wonder when that was?  Probably not long ago relative to the fact humans started exhibiting modern behavior all the way back 50,000 years ago.


Wow I didn't know that. Very interesting. I saw humans lost their body hair about 240,000 years ago.


I am curious to know why more animals have not lost their body hair.  Some funny differences like that with humans like the fact animals and plants can synthesize their own vitamin c, but we cannot.


That's very interesting. There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


I would like to know if that would work on me!  Are you a football fan?  I love football!  I am a Bears fan!


I love football. I'm a Bengals fan. I saw Iowa painted the opposing team locker room


That is some great subtle gamesmanship!  It is funny the word football can mean so many different games and is defined by what region you are in at the moment.


I agree. In the 1960's the top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


That is hard to even comprehend now!  Almost as tough as hearing that Georgia Tech once won a football game 222-0!!


I can't believe it. I would hate to be on Cumberland's team. Talk about depressing.


Yes, that would be a hard one to come back from!


I agree. Well, good chatting with you. Have a good one.


Yes, not as much as I use to. I have cable, but not alot of time. Do you?


I do not watch much tv either.. I did like the Simpsons though!! they were fun


Yes, I do too! There is only one show Bart wasn't in or mentioned. Haven't seen that one.


That is kind of strange... good is only one where he does not appear.. did you know when the simpsons crowd sent flowers?


I heard that too! The producers at the finale, very nice.


Yeah! I agree, do you remember Thomas the tank engine?


Very cool that Ringo Starr George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have narrated it!


Each one did at least 52 episodes each!!


That's alot!! Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I did not, but that is just to much, that is enough for 16 years of episodes


lol, true. Did you know there is a fold in the brain that makes a difference in fantasy and reality?


Wow that is great and at the same time deep and not easy to understand. I like to watch fantasy movies and read fantasy books!


I do too. The car brand name Cadillac was named after a french explorer.


That is right, I learned that recently, his name was Antoine de la mothe cadillac, interesting name!


Really long..... he founded Detroit!  Do you know why they name the back of a car trunk?


I think it has to do with a wooden trunk that cars had in the back, isn't it!


Yes, great! makes sense doesn't it. lol How do you feel about having a flame thrower attached to your car?


I would like to!! But I would have to go to South Africa, to be able to do that!


lol, true, I think they have a problem with carjacking!


It is like an action movie, It is completely legal to use for protection! Well it has been nice chatting with you!


Ha, I could visualize that! Good one. Good chat!!


Did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru in 1975?


Yes, the military still has that rule about getting out of your car in your fatigues.


Ah I see.  Now it is the only way to get food lol.


I would think it was because wood was more available.


And wood is why they name it trunks lol.


1908 Model T...I don't think I would have been part of the mass.


Ford has a lot to do with American history!


I've had 3 Ford Mustangs. I loved all of them.


Cool!  I wonder why the rest of the world took so long to accept cars back then


yeah, probably not a lot of roads...now we all depend on cars


Yes, need more feet for sure except for transportation of good as our economy depends on cars for that.


Yes, then we need trucks and trains and boats.


Sure do.  Glad cars were invented for more than transpiration of people now.


Yes, I love all the different means of travel. It was nice chatting with you. Have a great evening.


It's amazing how far technology has advanced.  It wasn't even that long ago - within a few generations - that we didn't even have telephones.  Now the US nuclear icbm deterrent is much weaker than an iphone!  A iphone!  It doesn't even seem possible considering the size of the hardware involved.


In such a short amount of time, we've become so dependent on our phones that Unicef started offering to donate water to an underprivileged child based on how many *minutes* you don't use your cell phone.  To me, that seems like interaction is one of our highest priorities, but if we're spending that much time on our phone - to even spur these initiatives, then are we distancing ourselves from each other instead?


I know I use  my phone a lot. It hard to step away from it. It like having a mini computer in your pocket.  Do you use your phone a lot?


It depends.  I frequently use it for work, but I'm active and spend whole days away from any screen or communication device.  I use it more as a radio on those days than anything else.


Yeah, I love listening to NPR.  Speaking about radio I  read an article that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up  and heard by an am radio.


It's so interesting to me that radio can pick up sounds put out from space by modulating energy waves, but phone and internet data needs cables.  Granted, those cables are less than 3" in diameter and lay across the entire ocean floor - but still!  I'm not sure how cell phones compare to those types of phone lines, though.  They must use something similar to radio technology.


Hmm, that's informative.  It's funny you know in New York the reason their area code is 212 is because it was faster to dial the number on a rotary phone. Now that's old technology.  When you were speaking on phone lines you remember me of that.


That's funny!  We adapt our technology to what matters to us, though.  We've evolved phones from primitive rotary phones that based numbering systems on speed to cell services that connect us so clearly and quickly.  And I think radio technology, went beyond just transmitting information to fuel our love of something much less practical..  our love of music.  Without music, we wouldn't dance!  And everyone - from babies to Bruce Lee loves to dance!


I'm sorry for those typos smh....   Yeah  I agree. Yeah I just read somethingabout Bruce lee being a great dancer. Who knew Hahaha. I also heard that MJ patent a device that helped him with one of his dance moves. That crazy lean he did back in the day on  "Smooth Criminal", I think?


Oh man, that's a throwback!  Yes, Bruce Lee won a cha-cha championship!  You don't usually think of cha-cha when you think of a world-renowned martial artist.   then again, you probably don't think of ballet when you hear Tupac rapping!  But, next time you do, imagine him as the Mouse King from Nutcracker, because he actually did that!


Oh it was a cha-cha championship. Yeahhh I heard about Tupac playing the Mouse King from The Nutcracker HAHAHAH.  I still can't picture that lol


It's funny, but it's a lot of hard work, too.  I have to give him a lot of respect.  Ballet isn't an easy sport at all.  Dancers work so hard they go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week!  He obviously has the drive, even though it seems a leap (ha ha) from ballet to rap, that dedication and focus drives both pursuits.


Oh yeah  I wouldn't down play it. I wonder how old he was when he played the Mouse King?


High school, actually.  That's also impressive, that kids can be so focused and driven!


You're right about that.  I wonder was Jada Pinkett also in the play with him. I heard they were best friend in highschool and both were in  Drama class together.


Ha!  So they probably used the phone to talk about his dancing in high school and now she can listen to him on the radio!  :)


lol I'm sure it was a rotary phone back then.


It very well may have been. If thy were in drama together they probably would like those old class dramas.    They can kick it old school and listen to classic radio dramas and relive "the good old days" - there's free websites for that - but they could afford it either way!


lol yup... Well it was nice talking to you!


Don't forget to stay off your fun and donate water!  :)


Hey there! You ever watch Dancing with the Stars?


Yeah, a big fan.  Was kind of upset last season.  There seemed to have been some gender bias in the beginning with only women getting voted off for the first few weeks.  But there may have been other factors.  Did you watch any of last season?


I liked watching Kareem Abdul Jabbar dance, he is so tall! I wish he moonwalked.


Ha!  I think I saw that season.  There's always a lot of athletes.  There was some NFL player on last season.  Think it was someone named DeMarcus Ware.  Anyone else you've seen on the show?


I can't name any off the top of my head. Emilia Clark knows how to dance, she did the funky chicken during her audition for Game of Thrones!


That's so cool.  I like her.  Did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer?  Read somewhere that he won the Hong Kong cha cha championship in the 50s.


I bet he was, he was a freak athlete! I didn't know michael jackson didn't invent the moonwalk, some other dude did


Really?!? That's shocking!  I think everyone thinks he invented it.  Did read that he had a patent on a device used to achieve that extreme lean thing he does.  Think you see it in the Smooth Criminal video.


I still remember seeing him bust it out for the first time at a concert, it gave me chills, so smooth! Bill Bailey introduced it


Gotta go look up Bill Bailey to see what else he did.  I always wondered what kind of formal training Michael had.  Did you know Tupac actually danced ballet?


I think he was a tap dancer. I heard he did that in high school or something, he was in the Nutcracker of all things!


Man if Tupac were alive, I think I'd want to see him on dancing with the stars.  I'd definitely phone in my vote for him.  Though I always wonder how much the judges vote weigh in the final score.


He probably would have been on that show for sure! Do you still have a landline telephone?


Ha.  As a matter of fact I do.  One of the few I suppose.  But not a rotary!  Though I think that would be cool for nostalgia's sake.


Wow! I would have guessed no lol. I still remember all of my friends landline numbers and that was from 20 years ago!


That's great.  With cell phones no days, don't think anyone memorizes numbers.  I actually remember using a rotary phone when I was a kid.  Always hated numbers higher than 5.  Took so long to dial.  Read somewhere New York has  the 212 area code because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary.


I don't know anyone's cell numbers lol, I would be screwed if I lost mine. 212 would be easy to type


So did you spend hours on end talking to your friends on the phone?  I remember calling my friends I heard a really cool song on the radio and tried to blast it so they could hear it on their end.


For sure, and doing party lines and awkwardly asking my school crush's mom to speak with her daughter, which song?


Can't remember exactly.  Was something like Supersonic.  Ha!  I always stole my dad's radio to use.  He use to listen to classic radio dramas.  Miss those but I think there's a website that has a lot of those archived.


interesting, it was great chatting with you!


Did you hear about that serial killer Shawn Grate?


He is a serial killer that is goog looking, Shawn Grate a normal citizen


yikes, those are the scary ones, easy to lure people. How did they catch him?


He attracted women with his looks, seemed normal and then he would lure the and kidnap them


Dang that sounds like something straight from television. Do you watch much television?


Me too, I love the animation shows like south park and family guy. Do you ever watch those?


I used to love them havent watched them in a while both are really funny TV shows


For sure, did you ever watch the south park making fun of family guy?


I think I did, it was a long time ago though, so funny, I like when they mock celebrities and also other shows


yea it was awesome, they were calling family guy out for stealing stuff from the simpsons. The simpsons liked it so much they sent south park flowers as a thank  you lol


I bet they have a great relationship with each other, another series I liked was that 70s show


I loved that show, it is on netflix now. I heard there was a UK version of that show that didn't do too hot


The remake was really bad so bad it got cancelled after only 10 episodes


yikes, I wonder how many careers that killed. Probably a different style of humor that the UK doesn't like


Yeah I think so, did you also watched Pokemon back in the day or even now?


I used to watch Pokemon religiously, I wonder if they ever caught them all


I dont think so there are a lot of Pokemons now, 150 seemed like a lot at the beggining


right, I think I saw there was like 750 episodes so I hope they did lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


Yeah thats about it, its been 16 years of Pokemons, and its been great chatting with you thanks,


Somewhat but I prefer Netflix. That fact that tv is a medium for mass advertising is something I don't like about it. You?


Oh for sure but I guess it is how they pay the bills.  Have you seen pokemon?


That is how they make me pay the bills lol! Yes but I haven't seen all 750 episodes!


If you started today and watched one a week, it would take nearly 16 years lol


Wow, I will not be attempting that lol. Have you seen that Simpson's episode that didn't feature Bart?


Yeah I can't believe it, he is the main character! Thomas the Tank Engine is a wholesome show with some impressive narrators!


Yes plus Alec Baldwin and George Carlin!


I heard each did at least 52 episodes too


That is a lot of narration! Did they do it in person or over the telephone? Apparently an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent!


Scary actually.  Hopefully it is better now


Yes I would assume it is. The cables carrying the phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


Yeah isn't that surprising. Apparently on a rotary phone 212 was the fastest number to dial and that's why it is New York's area code!


Would it be faster if it was 222 or 111?  Did you know it is impossible to separate two phonebooks ovelapped?


Good question I don't think so though. I would like to try to tear those phonebooks apart but I wouldn't be able to find phonebooks anywhere!


Funny, I get Spanish phonebooks dropped off here yearly, I will send you some haha.  You have to overlap the pages though


Haha Spanish phonebooks? Oh I see. Well apparently UNICEF has a program to provide water to children in need but I don't know how to enroll. I will go find out. But in the mean time it was great chatting with you!


Alright, expect a heavy delivery tomorrow lol.


Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined?


I didnt know that but I guess it makes sense, soccer is a really popular sport played in over 200 countries and with 250 million players


I would have never guessed. Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college. Is he that comedian?


Yeah the one from the Daily Show I think I wonder if he ever played the variation of the game with 3 teams.


I do like to play soccer its one of my favorite sports, do you know who Ozil is?


He is a German soccer player he won the 2014 World Cup with his team and donated his bonus so that 23 children could have surgeries in Brazil


That is so wonderful. It's good to hear a sweet story like that.


He has a great heart, so do you also like American football?


Not really.  Do you mean soccer or football?  HAHA


LOL. I know. It is funny how many times it gets confused. But it's usually said foobau...LOL


Yeah theres many variations of the sport lol easy to get confused, theres soccer, rugby, gaellic football.


Do you like dogs then? I am a dog person


I love dogs. I have recently done some dog sitting. Easier than owning one and you get paid.


I guess getting paid is a big advantage dogs are high maintenance at times


They are loyal animals, did you know that Google prefers dogs than cats and they state this in their code of conduct!


I guess both are really popular animals, I have to go know but thanks for the chat


Did you hear about the Rudolph cartoon controversy this last holiday season?


Yes,so ridiculous! True Rudolph was bullied but it's a classic....I guess I never really thought about it.


I never did either. People were going so far as to say it was racist and homophobic which I don't get at all.


People get overly offended. I try to stay out of it but sometimes it's hard to do. They are calling Rudolph public enemy no 1.....Don't understand.


Wow! I try to be sensitive to everyone's feelings but that's a little far. As much as I hate to ever agree with Tucker Carlson on anything ha ha.


Haha, right! Even people getting upset over Starbucks cups, lol, that was all over the news and talk shows. So silly!


That was also ridiculous. There's plenty to get genuinely upset about without looking for little things. Do you watch a lot of TV. I know I watch way too much.


Exactly, like getting upset over the song, Baby it's Cold Outside.....haha. Yes, I watch some tv but mostly movies or listen to the radio....how about you?


I agree. Yes I watch a lot of TV and movies. I also listen to a lot of Podcasts. Do you like The Simpsons?


Simpsons is a great show! I remember one episode that didn't have Bart in it one time, that was strange!


It is strange but kind of surprising with as long as it's been on. When South Park aired their Family Guy episode, The Simpsons crew sent them flowers which is hilarious.


Awe! That's cute lol, I also like That 70's Show, they tried to remake it in the UK but it got cancelled lol.


Overseas remakes are usually terrible. The only exception I can think of is The Office. Have you heard of Thomas the Tank Engine?


Very true! I don't like remakes. Yep, I have heard that Ringo Starr along with George Carlin and Alec Baldwin all  narrated Thomas the Tank Engine over 52 times each! Crazy!


It is crazy. Those are big names for a kid's show. You said earlier that you like the radio right?


Yes, love the radio! I heard on an A.M. station you can hear sounds of storms from Jupiter, I want to find that station!


Wow! That's amazing. Apparently you can make a primitive radio with very little. WWII soldiers would make them with a razorblade and pencil.


Wow, that's amazing! I didn't know that. I remember hearing about Stan Lee's death while listening to the radio that day, so sad he was a comic book legend!


It was very sad. He created so many iconic characters. I heard that he ended every phone call with "excelsior!"


Yes, I heard that too. What a huge loss. So interesting that the 1st comic came out way back in 1933, so much has changed since then.


Wow! I actually would have thought that they would have been even older considering how long we've had literature. I learned that DC stands for Detective Comics and I wonder why they chose that?


I know! I think because comics had a lot of detective genres back then, not sure. Comics are not that funny anymore.


I'm sure you are correct. Yeah a lot of them are gritty and adult now.


Did you see Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as a kid? I saw it on TV many times. It's in the news for upsetting people, I guess.


I only saw it once. Why is it in the news?


I think someone posted a satirical post on Twitter about it, and then it was wrongfully taken seriously. I heard someone explaining it on the radio. It seems like people have gone crazy over it all!


Interesting. I don't  use twitter all that often, do you?


Never anymore. I'm glad I'm not part of a crowd if they're really all that silly. When I saw Rudolph on TV as a kid, I got that he was made fun of and then redeemed himself by doing a good deed.


Hmmm. What about comic books, do you like them?


I do like them but have never had the time to really get into any. I like how the TV show The Big Bang Theory includes comic book "nerds."


Yeah, that is pretty cool. Apparently google purchased the domain name gmail.com from Garfield comics. LOL


I love Garfield! I'd watch the Garfield and Friends show every Saturday morning on TV as a kid! I hope Google paid a good price to use gmail.com from Garfield!


Yeah, I can't remember his sidekick's name. Do you?


Odie the Dog...and Pookie his teddy bear which I nicknamed one of my dogs after! Oh, don't forget Nermal!  I see I should have gone to Michigan State...they have a comic book selection that's the largest in the World!


Did you know that Marvel Comics spent 10 years convincing the U.S. government that X-men aren't real?


...and my confidence is the US just jumped...down! I like how comic books can be described as having juxtaposed panels. Juxtaposed...do you ever use that word irl?


Yeah, I've used it. Do you like the radio?


That's smart of you! What was the last sentence you used it in? I love the radio, and also pandora. I like how soldiers made foxhole radios, too.


Apparently they made them out of a pencil and razorblade.


The sentence you used juxtaposed in last was about pencils and razor-blades? I'm dying to know. I wonder if the soldiers had to arrange themselves so that the radio was juxtaposed to them?


I'm not sure. Are you a fan of bill murray?


I do like Bill Murray. I think I first saw him on TV as a kid in either Groundhog Day or Caddyshack. If you got to see him would you impress him with the use of the word juxtaposed?


I like Groundhog day. I don't think I would worry too much about the usage of Juxtaposed. It's fairly common in the industry I work in to use that term.


Sorry for focusing on that word so much...we had a whole discussion on it in one of my college classes. Most people never heard it. I like rare things. I'd really like to find some old, rare comic books to read!


I like baseball and football. I'm not a big fan of basketball. How about you?


To be honest I am just a casual sports fan. I liked going to baseball games as a kid.


Football games are too expensive to attend so we just sometimes watch on TV. Do you think the first female NFL player is likely to be a kicker? It's fun to know that they don't actually have a restriction on gender.


Watching games can become a fun event. I think it is unlikely that their will be a female NFL player. A sport that is played in the Olympics usually produces great young players from both sexes. The restriction is interesting.


They do have some gender issues though. I was so surprised to see that the New Oleans Saints make their cheerleaders leave a restaurant in a player comes in, but not the other way around.


Yes, but the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher then the average lifetime of a NFL player so woman are better off becoming engineers. lol


That's a great point there! I don't think being a cheerleader is such a great thing anyway. I guess the reason why the games have so many stats now, is because of the chips that are in the player's uniforms and the balls. It gives the commentators a lot to talk about.


They love to just talk and talk and then hear themselves talk again. I do like to hear about the human drama like the stories behind players like Eli Manning and Peyton.


You are right about them TV has made a big difference in the game of football. It's amazing that the game play actually only last 11 minutes of the whole game!


When there are only 11 mins of game it is up to the commentators to create the drama. It is almost like they follow a Greek drama script.


Yes! They are like the Greek masks of Comedy and Tragedy! They can be funny even if your team is losing, which is a tragedy for you!


A drama can be performed in a play, opera and even on television sports.


It's interesting that Jim Carey wont play in dramas anymore because of his personal belief in always being positive. I guess I like him in comedy anyway!


He is now doing tv and I wonder if he is now making more money then Hugh Laurie. He once held the record for the highest paid actor in a tv drama.


I don't know. that's a lot of cash. House is still a really popular show. I've only seen a few episodes but I didn't really get into it too much. Have you ever listened to any of the old radio dramas? I've heard some but didnt know you could still listen to them.


I liked House a lot when it was on TV. It was a very unique show at the time. I have not heard the radio shows from the websites but I have heard a few from other sources. They can be compelling.


You mentioned the Manning family earlier. I guess Eli is the youngest one to play football. I wonder if there will be a third generation of Mannings coming along soon. I assume Peyton has kids by now?


They are an interesting family. I know that Eli Manning was a genius with a high iq level. I am sure that was passed down to the next generation.


Probably so. Maybe they will become those high paid engineers we talked about instead of football players! Ha! I bet the students on Ole Miss' campus wished Eli's number was higher than 10 so they could drive faster!


I recommend being an engineer over a football player any day. I was lovely chatting with you. have a nice day.


The TV show House was interesting. I used to watch it and I do not watch much TV at all. $700000 per episode is a lot.


I'd rather watch the Redskins and Saints play football on Monday night


Not a sports fan at all. I guess the season will be ending in another month or 2.


Yes it is and the Giants are still ranked at the bottom of the league at 28th for rushing.


What does rushing mean? Football is too complicated for me, lol


It is where the running back carries the ball. Saquon Barkley does is a lot for the Giants. He was drafted to fix offensive deficiencies for the Giants


Each player does have a roll to play and yet they all must work together. Sounds like the Redskins are doing good.


A little better but the Eagles are doing much better than just two years ago.


Oh the Eagles, from PA. Didn't they win the superBowl?


They did. This year though is a different story especially for those teams who started 1-4.


I did not know that the players have tracking chips in their shoulder pads. I wonder if this helps learn about things.


I think it helps to collect stats much easier


I would think so, that is good. Do you go to many games or watch on TV? Did you see the Redskins game on Monday ?


No I missed it but I heard it was lopsided.


Interesting. Sounds like there were several interesting games over the past weekend.


It strikes me as odd as how bad Eli Manning is compared to his older brother Peyton.


I guess it is not in the genes and it is in the individuals ability. He is a genius so maybe he should not be a Football player and do something else lol.


Very interesting, they certainly do have family ability. I have heard their names so they must have been popular.


I don't know how popular you can be with a first name of Elisha as a boy


LOL, true, that must of been a difficult thing to deal with. I can understand his use of Eli


It will be here soon! I hope it is a good game and I hope your favorite team wins!


Did you hear about the shooting at the Capital Gazetter Newspaper? a real tragedy


Yes, it was.  I can sympathize with the writer of the article when he said that he was feeling like a kid.


Yeah its a great analogy, shootings in school are so common I can relate to the fear,


Is the shooter, Jarrod Ramos alive or dead now?


Im not sure, he did kill five people but think he was alive as he is considered the suspect of the crime


I see.  What was the reason why he was so angry?


He had a beef with the Capital Gazette for years, it has something to do with that, there is a paper about him that he found unfair or at least that my understanding of the facts


I thought that it had to do with the current political situation.


No apparently it was a personal thing, sad how 17 school shottings happened in the year, thats one per month


A lot of crazy people out there, the media also gives them a lot of attention so I think its their fault in a great scale as well


Some crazy people want to be famous. You are probably right that the media gave too much attention to this type of events.


Yeah do you have a Facebook account? I think social media can also have a positive side


Yes, I have a Facebook account.  Apparently, a third of all divorce filings in 2011 had the word "facebook".


Oh, thats bad, many of them probably started with Facebook, I guess they need stronger passwords for their accounts lol


Apparently, 30% of American adults use Facebook as their primary source of news.  It's not good because some news could be fake.


A lot of fake news out there so yeah I can see your point, Burger King had a great whopper promotion, that was nice, it involved unfriending 10 people on Facebook


That was not nice of Burger King.  It should be the other way around - help to promote Facebook and ask for some advertisement money.


Yeah I bet its that way now, did you hear about Iceland and how they are using FB to change their constitution, I think its great they ask people for their opinions


No, I did not know that.  Facebook became so popular that there are more people on Facebook than there were people on earth 200 years ago.


Its a popular site, it has many dangers inside but also a lot of benefits, you can keep in touch with your loved ones so thats a great thing


Some stuff. I know that is is white but we see it as yellow


yes that is all due to atmospheric scattering


Yeah. Lightning bolts are hotter than the sun


Yes it is 5 times hotter to be more exact


Yeah. Did you know it produces enough energy in one second to last us half a million years?


Yeah that is amazing, if we could only harvest that somehow


I know. Did you know it take Neptune forever to orbit around the sun?


Yeah they have been tracking it since 1846 and it just completed one in 2011


Yeah that is a long time. Do you know how big is the sun?


Yes one bilionth of the size of the biggest star


Yeah pretty small considering what is out there


True. Do you know the diameter of the sun?


I do not know that but it must be big. Do you know its compositiom?


I do not but the diameter is 1.39 million kilometer, 109 times that of the Earth


WOw that is a lot. It is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium


It is because Mark is green red colorblind


Yes, The like button is illegal in parts of Germany


I do. It is my preferred search engine. What about you, do you use it often?


Same here.  Did you hear about that one time it went down and took 40% of web traffic with it.  I bet people were freaking out


Yeah. If you could not use google, what would you use? I am thinking FireFox...


Maybe, but all the web that goes though google was probably not accessed.


That would be worrisome. It seems like an older company but it was only founded in 1998...


Wow, it does seem like an older company, but 1998 was 21 years ago, so I guess it is.  That makes me feel old


I know! I feel really good and then something like that comes around to make me feel old. That and music award shows. I have no idea who any of those bands are...


I know.  I teach middle school, so I feel somewhat relevant.  Otherwise I left wondering too.


That's funny. I work with high schoolers and I am lost on what they are talking about.


Some of it is so out there, so when they leave i do google it.  Some things Id rather not know.  Like all of their youtubers.


Did you read about Google changing the boundaries for land disputes? Seems passive...


I did.  I guess they dont want to get involved.  They should just go with whatever border is set, and if it changes, then change it.


It makes both side happy! I think they should be able to fix it though.


I agree.  But their technology is also used to track devices on the road to provide traffic updates.


Yeah. Although it is nice to have the data, I do not like being tracked.


Me neither, its probably in that terms of service none of us read.


Like the 7% of the people who do not read it. I don't read them either.


Me neither.  did you hear about the UK version of that 70's show


Only lasted 10 days or something. Nice chatting with you!


Did you hear about the parents that biked 10,000 to see their child compete in the Olympics?


yeah that is so cool. Those people in Switzerland must be in such good shape. They definitely took the scenic route.


They did, that is definitely commitment!


Yea sounds like the Olympian who competed knows how crazy their parents are ha ha. Although they did have to take one flight to bypass North Korea!


I heard she finished just our of contention, in 4th.


Bummer. So close to getting a metal. I'm sure her parents were still so proud though. I love watching the Olympics. I usually watch on TV as TVs are basically everywhere these days.


They really are.  Do you watch the Simpsons?


Yeah are used to love that show. I also like that 70s show.


Yeah it sounded like a real flop. I am glad I never watched it.


Yeah only 10 episodes.  That is what you get when you make a show verbatim.


Yeah it clearly didn't translate well. You mentioned the Simpsons. Did you know there was an episode where Bart didn't appear?


I heard that, you think that episode would be memorable, but I cant seem to recall it.


Yeah I should look that up on Google. In fact, a single Google search requires more computing power and it took to send Neil Armstrong and other astronauts to the moon.


That is so hard to believe.  Going to the moon is no easy task.


It definitely is not. It would be so cool to go there one day. I didn't know that YouTube is owned by Google.


Wow they must've been so smart. Everyone uses Google. It once went down for five minutes and it took 40% of web traffic with it.


I bet everyone was freaking out too.  The internet is so important.  Google also uses Goats as lawnmowers.


That is so funny I would love to see that. I wonder how much money they save by not hiring people to mow their lawn's?


Probably enough to make it worth it, plus they have goats, that would be so cool!


Yeah that would make breaks a lot more fun. When there is a disputed border Google maps Tailor's it's map to the claims of each country where the Internet browser is located. I think that's an objective way to do things.


Good morning! If you use an Android device, you are contributing to the traffic on  Google maps, as they track how fast android devices are moving.


Good morning!  That's interesting!  Google once used live goats instead of people to take care of the lawn around their headquarters.


Yes, they did. That sounds like it would be a fun place to work. I think it's interesting that they don't get drawn into land disputes. Instead, they tailor their maps to the country where the IP address is located.


I agree.  I don't know what would happen to the internet without google.  In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.


That's kind of scary to know they have that much power. Then again, a google search has more power than what it took to put men on the moon.


True!  I used to see those google mapping cars driving around, but haven't seen them recently.


I haven't either. I always thought Henry Ford invented the automobile, I guess that honor goes to Karl Benz.


I didn't know that.  The trunk of cars are called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


Is that leftover from the days of horse drawn carriages and carts?


lol  It must have been.  The car brand Cadillace was named after the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who was the founder of Detroit.


I've been to Bell Island, in Detroit. It's where the founder built his home. I still think they should come out with a flamethrower option, like they have in South Africa, where it's legal.


LOL I could only imagine!  Jann Mardenborough became a pro racer by beating 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.


That's a good game, but I prefer Need for Speed. I love how adaptable McDonalds is. They came up with the drive-thru, due to soldiers not being permitted out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I believe so. Are you a Simpsons fan? There is only one episode where there is no sign of Bart, not even his name is mentioned. Of course, I haven't seen it.


I love the Simpsons!  I don't recall that episode.  I'm not into Pokemon but I see that there's 750 episodes of it.  That equals out to about 50 a year for 16 years!


I would never be able to binge watch all of those. Thomas the Tank, sure. Especially if George Carlin is doing the narration.


Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr also narrated it.


I never knew that.  I couldn't imagine what people would do if they had to have watched television like they did back in the 60s and 70s...and even the 80s.


I think I would like it, if That 70's show is any indication. There is even a British version.


I didn't know that.  I'm going to have to look that up.  Thanks for passing that along.


You are most welcome. Thank you for chatting with me this morning, have a lovely day.


hi, I do from time to time have you ever seen the show shark tank?


I have only seen a few episodes of it. I like the SImpsons


ya I like the Simpsons, I think it's funny Daniel radcliffe did a voice on that show actually


Yeah celebrities are everywhere now. DId you know Bart was in alll but one epsiode?


no I didn't, was that a mistake haha? I do know that Homer had almost 200 different jobs in teh first 400 episodes of the simpsons though


That is crazy about Homer. I am not sure about Bart thought


ya, do you follow Shakespeare at all? I guess only one of his plays has not been turned into a movie or TV production


He was a popular guy so that makes sense. Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I did, I think there are like 750 episodes now right? i only watched a few as a kid, what bout you?


Yeah only a few, me too. They have been around for 16 yeARS


wow that is a long time, do you have a car btw? the first car was made back in the late 1800's


I do have one. They have come a long way. Do you know why the trunk is called that?


no I haven't heard about that, why is it called that?


Because old card used to have wooden trunks in the back


ah I see, I live in Michigan which is close to ohio, but it is apprently illegal to warm your car in Ohio, glad thats not the law here!


Yeah, wow. DO you know how the drive thru came by?


I think Mcdonalds made it right? Wasn't it for the military or something?


Yes because they were not allowed to leave their car at that time in their uniforms


ah that makes sense, do you use google or bing for your searches?


I oprefer to stick to Google. Do you have a preference?


well Google gives better results but I use bing because they pay you per search actually


Oh cool, some incentive there. Nice chatting with you


I like sport cars and SUV's. Do you know why Cadillacs are named like that?


I think it has something to do with the founder of the city of Detroit. My favorite kind of car is the one with the flame throwers. You could have awesome street wars in those things.


That is like been in a movie. You have to go to South Africa and you can do it legally.


Well, then we could have awesome street wars in Joberg. It might be good to practice on a video game system before going into a flamethrower war.


Like Jann Mardenborough, he became an expert in gran turismo, he did beat 90000 people and then he became a professional racer


90000 seems like a pretty high bar. If it were 10,000 maybe I would do it. I wonder how long it took beat 90,000 people.


I must have taken a long time, but in his case, the time he spent playing video games was worth it. By the way, do you like Mc Donalds?


I eat there from time to time. I prefer other fast food.


Ok, good. Did you know they did add drive-thru since 1975?


I didn't know they added them so late. I thought that McD's had drive-thrus before then.


They did not and seems they did not do it just to make it convenient, it was due to soldiers not been able to get out of the car when wearing their fatigues!


I expect that soldiers were some of their biggest customers. Certainly the idea of a drive-thru caught on.


It was a great idea. We all benefit from that. Do you use your cell phone a lot?


Not really. i find it to be a distraction


I found it interesting that UNICEF donates water when people do not use their cell phones.


I wonder how successful that program has been. People are addicted to their phones!


Too much, I totally agree with you. I remember when we used rotary phones!


Rotary phones were a real pain. It took so long to dial. And then people didn't have message machines.


Did you know that 212 which is the are code of New York is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


Yeah. I bet they have long area codes in places like Alaska. Nowadays people use their phones too much. I think it might be better if people talked to each other more.


It has changed so much in a short time. We used landlines for a long time, pretty much since early 1900 and some still use it.


Landlines have their advantages, but also disadvantages. It's easier to set up a cell system in a developing country than run lines everywher.e


That is interesting. Well , you have a good afternoon.


Yes I do. DO you know why started the drive thru and when?


Yes it was started by McDonald's in 1975


Yeah and do you know how that came about?


Yes the soldiers were not allowed out of the cars in their fatigues at that time


Yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


Yes Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah. Do you know how Jonn Mardenborough became a professional car driver?


I love it. Have you read starship troopers?


Yes I have and it is recommended by the military as well


Yes same as Ender's game, have you read that?


I have and I really liked it. Do you know who Tolkien and CS Lewis are?


Yes they use to have you lose you laugh competitions with each other


Yes and that was over really bad poetry, must have been fun for them


I bet. There was moral panic because people were reading in the 18th century


Yeah and now is the complete opposing kind of moral panic


Hi Turker, what is your favorite car, American built car?


I have many but I would have to go with the Corvette.  I would just have to remember not to warm it up in Ohio.


Why did you say that? I never been to Ohio before, I passed through, but never been there.


Ok, I always was a ford person since I was old enough to drive, I like trucks.


I have an F150... Have you ever heard of "Ask Amy"?  She handles problems like Dear Abby.  Things like how to get one's kids to meet the new wife.


No I have never heard of Ask Amy, I always hear Dear Abby. Did you said how to kids to meet new wife?


How to introduce kids to a new wife.  Did you know that in 2017 there were no major airline crashes?  I feel safer...


Oh yes, I just quite a few parent go through that, getting their kids to like the new wife. no I didn't know that, wonder what change?


Probably just luck... Like no correlation between cell phone connection quality and "bars" of service.  Quality must be just luck.


Yes you are right, seem like there should be less crashes now, since technology improve from back in the days.


Yep.  I think it's cool that Louis Braille invented braille for the blind when he was only 15!


Yes that is cool, the majority of the time people that do those type of things usually a family member or a close friend is or was blind, fifteen is young, that's Interesting.


Makes sense... It's amazing that Dolphins can communicate over a phone and know who they are talking to!  Go Flipper!


That is amazing, I knew that some people understood what Dolphins are communicating, but now over the phone,wow.


Pretty soon they will be driving cars.  Surely Ohio would permit them to have pre-heated tanks in their cars.


Yes, did you know New York area code was the fastest number to dial using a rotary phone, Do you remember the rotary phone?


Oh yeah, I remember.  I don't remember hearing that President Andrew Johnson never went to school and his wife helped teach him reading and math.


I never heard about that either, well I guess a person can become what they want to if they try hard enough, he became president.


Yep.  Personally, I'd rather invent something cool like the rotary phone or maybe the dolphin cell phone.


It still amazed me, a phone for dolphins. It was nice chatting with you.


Yeah it's one of my favorite hobbies. What about you?


I do like reading,  but I am really into audio books right now,  just because I dont have time.


I guess you're not a fast reader. Did you know that the record for reading speed is 4700 words per minute?


Oh that means I am not a fast reader??  didnt know that.


Are you much of a car person? I bet you don't know who Cadillac was named after.


Someone who's last name was Cadillac?? lol  I find it weird that Jann mardenborough became a pro race car driver by playing a lot of games of gran turismo video game.


You're correct. It was named after French explorer Antoine de la Cadillac. Video games have become much more realistic so I believe it. A lot of people are afraid of new technology.


I recently learned mc donalds invented the drive thru in 1975 for soliders,  nowadays everyone can use that service.


I didn't know that. Did you know at one time Philadelphia banned phonographs from a city park because they might disseminate disease?


Oh no,  never heard of that.  I did hear that in south africa it is illegal to equi your car with a flame thrower.


That sounds like overkill. Do you know anyone with a fear of new technology?


A lot of older people I know seem to think it's making people dumber. I recently saw a magazine with a cover that said "Is Google Making People Stupid?"


I dont know if it makes people stupid,  definitely makes people lazy.


New things always seem to scare people. During the 19th century when chess was becoming extremely popular Scientific American worried that it was robbing peoples minds of valuable time better spent elsewhere.


have you watche Black Mirror on Netflix?  Its about the future and technology,  but with a dark spin.