There is an advocacy group ran by Elliot  he is a co-founder of the Travelers United. He wants people to email him.


If my luggage gets lost I will email him for sure, sounds like he really cares about others.


What do you think about the release of that ISIS member?


Wow.  That's a tough call.  Sounds like he is in a pickle.  I don't know what to make of it.


New cellphone, $4210 dollars and his clothes, sounds like ISIS and the US made a deal}


It does.  Kind of scary to think about.  It's hard to sort it out.  He was captured at a checkpoint in Syria and declared his American citizenship even though he grew up in Saudi Arabia and had Saudi citizenship.


Its a strange case, it seems like the man onjected this release, maybe he liked america? or was afraid of the consequences of his release


I'm going to guess he was afraid of what will happen when they release him.  I don't want to travel to Syria.  Do you like to travel?  I love it...just not to certain areas.


I do love to travel and I agree I don't want to visit Syria.


The first king to travel all around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I wonder if he went there?  lol


Thats an interesting thought, I guess he did, maybe it wasnt as dangerous back then


It probably wasn't.   Have you ever been to Mackinac Island in Michigan?


No I havent been there but it must be a beautiful place, no motorized vehicles, nature all around, really relaxing place to be


I heard that and was wondering what it would be like.  I agree probably would be very relaxing.


I would like to go to Japan some day as well, I hear the tolls are really expensive to pay, so I have to save money for them


I would love to visit there as well!  I have friends there I went to college with that I still stay in touch with.  It would be nice to see them again.  The dutch are creating a commuter bus desinged to travel at 160mph.  I wonder how they could control that?


Thats really fast, 160 mph you would get to the destination in no time and enjoy the landscape on your way there


Yes it would.  Speaking of landscape....Did you know that 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


No didnt know that, that seems unfair, owning all that land,


I know.  I was surprised.  In 2008 the Norwegian Government donated 1 billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That's a lot of cash.  They must have some interest there to donate that much.


They must care about the enviroment I think thats a great thing to do, donate money to a cause like that one


I agree.  On a little different note...did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


No I didnt know that, interesting fact, convenient actually.


I do, I'm a pretty big fan. I prefer macabre themes and thriller genres.


I do too! And supernatural! Did you know horror movies can burn more than 180 calories?


I didn't know that. Maybe I should spend the afternoon watching a marathon of horror movies to burn off the pizza I've ate today.


That sounds like a pretty good idea! Then after you can enjoy some abstract art, as it is more enjoyable after watching a horror movie!


That's pretty interesting. Do you like any of the "Scream" movies?


I have seen a few some years ago and I generally thought they were ok. What about you?


I liked the first two. Did you know the original in 1996 was supposed to be titled "Scary Movie."


That's pretty interesting considering Scary movie was somewhat of a parody of it. Majority of creepy metallic noises in movies are from an instrument called a waterphone.


Yeah it is kind of ironic. I want to learn how to play a waterphone. Haha. Did you know that E.T. was originally scripted to be a horror movie?


Seems like a pretty unique instrument to learn how to play. I didn't know that! I wonder what they would have done to make it scarier. Stephen king considers Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw.


I can see that scaring a kid. It was kind of horrifying.


It really was. Obviously what happened in the movie was traumatizing enough, but I think the music really added to how scary it was. I remember a few Disney movies being scary as a kid, like the sword and the stone.


Lion King was scary to me as a kid. I heard that during the filming of "The Exorcist" no person involved thought it would be considered a horror film.


The exorcist was pretty scary. I heard some very religious people wouldn't even watch it for fear of being possessed.


I've heard that too. Have you ever saw "Inception?"


I believe I have, I think it was pretty good!


Christopher Nolan meant for it to be a horror film.


Interesting! The boy from the shining didn't know he was in a horror film until some years later!


I've always wondered how that works with kids in scary movies.


Yeah, i've seen kids in some pretty scary movies and always wonder how they shield them from the crazy parts.


Well I have to get going. I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you!


Yes, I think so. Is it a site that leaks supposedly confidential information about the Government? I'm not sure if it's only for the US or not?


I think for many countries. Did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


I had no idea the government owns so much of Nevada! I've traveled by car there a few times.


Yeah not sure what they do with all that land but they do own it


I recently learned that in Iceland there is no public rail. I've always wanted to travel there. Guess I'd rent a car.


Yeah or you can just fly from town to town since they are so close


I hate flying, though. Maybe over water isn't as scary. Did you know that Unicef will take every minute you don't use a cellphone and donate that many days of water to a kid?


I think that is amazing that they do that but I do not understand how that works to be honest


I really want to find out, too, because I'd definitely use that program! I'd rather do something else like travel by bike than use a phone.


Yeah that is so cool. Do you have an iPhone or Android?


Andriod. You? We've came a long way from the horse drawn carriage travel days. I think that might be fun, though.


I have an iPhone and apparently it has more computing power than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent


Wow sounds cool! I wonder if it's like our brains where we haven't figured out how to fully use them yet. Have you heard about the US citizen being released back to a Syrian town?


Yeah that made quite a headline, and he was even given a new cell phone and some money


Yes, that is what I found extraordinary. They money he got was apparently what he already had but the cellular phone was new. Wonder if he did not have an old one?


I am not sure, maybe not. Did you know the Dutch are creating a bus that travel 160 mph


Wow that is a really fast way to travel! I wonder how much it will cost the government?


Who knows. Do you know who is the first kind to travel the world?


No, but I'd love to travel around the world. Was it Columbus?


It was actually the King of Hawaii. Nice chatting with you :)


Hi, I try to follow a little but it is hard. What about you?


Same I think its hard but also important to follow the government and what they are up to, I think they tend to hide many things from us.


I agree. Have you heard about wikileaks?


I have heard about the site, they make the life of the government impossible I  think thats funny lol


True. They published the government's plan to destroy wikileaks haha


They did? That is so funny, and also ironic!


Yes, do you know the percentage of land that the government owns in the nevada?


I think the government owns about 86% of the land over there, sees unfair to people.


Yeah, take out privately owned homes and then you have the other 86% owned by the government, did you hear about the guy that sold the Eiffel tower twice?


I think the man impersonated a government official!


He did, and two different persons fell for his act, I guess he was a skilled con man.


That is impressive on his part! Did you heard how generous the Norwegian government was in 2008?


No, seems like you know a lot about governments, what did  the Norwegian government do back in 08


They donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest.


Woah that is amazing our government should do the same and help the rainforest. We must do what we can to protect our home.


I agree. Imagine if every country donated to a great cause like that.


We would have a healthier planet that is a sure thing, do you like to travel?


I love to travel as well, I want to go to Japan one day, have you been there before?


I have not. I am going to go look into booking a trip now! It was nice talking to you.


Hello, did you know that in Nevada, 86% of the land is owned by the government.


Interesting, I did not know that. I wonder if they have ever had someone impersonate a government official, and try to sell their Eiffel Tower like what happened in Paris.


Not that I know.  But the Norwegian government donated 1 Billion to help save the Amazon Rainrorest in 2008.


That's awesome. Supposedly, there is a Unicef program that donates a day of clean water, for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


Really, that is cool.  Switching topics,I saw that 212 is New York's area code becuase it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.


New Yorkers, always in a hurry. I wonder how they did when they had two phonebook pages that were overlapped together, as they are impossible to seperate.


I donpt know that, but your iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


Meanwhile, Iceland has no public rail service and most peole travel on planes between major towns.


Cool fact.  Another cool fact isthat the cables carrying phone and internet data over oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


Yet, Mackinac Island still has a motor vehicle ban and most use horse drawn carriages or bikes to get around. How weird & wonderful this world is.


Very weird indeed.  Switching topics, did you see that the Dutch have  a bus designed to go 160mph


I did. Japan could use that, as all of their highways are toll roads.


I saw that also. It will cost you over $300 to travel across the country.


I was surprised to learn that the first King to travel around the world, was King Kalakaua from Hawaii.


I didn't know that.  I did know that most people in Iceland without cars use domestic flights to travel between major cities.


Yes they do. Its surprising that the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for Geneva Conventions violations. How odd.


The reason they travel like that in Iceland is because Iceland has no public rail service.


Yes, this was discussed earlier, lol. Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks, talk about paranoid!


I am on the fence with that whole wikileaks thing. I'll leave you with one more fact.  Most people travel by bike or horse drawn carriages in Mackinac Island, MI.  Motor vehicles yhve been banned for over 100 years.


Yes, they have. Otherwise, the ice would start cracking from all of the heat.


Actually, I just bought a Cadillac, i was surprised to find out it was named after a french guy.


Do you have a trunk on your cadilac? Do you know why it's called a trunk?


LOL, no. Tell me, why is it called a trunk?


Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back. Learn something new every day.


Hilarious, is that a joke, or is it real?


It's real! I would never lie to a stranger on the internet. What kind of scoundral do you think I am


Hilarious. Well, did you know the sun is actually white? Sort of surprising to me.


I think it is from Atomospheric scattering, but I'm not 100% sure. I sure do love the sun though.


It is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star. That's pretty small comparitively!


I believe that. The universe is HUGE!!!!


It's so big that Neptune just finished its first trip around the sun in 2011. It was discovered in 1846!


Yeah, that is crazy. Did you know the sun produces enough energy in 1 second to power the earth for 500,000 years!!!!


That's a lot of skin cancer! Or solar power. I like to think of my glass half full.


Yeah, it is. Better get out the SPF 500,000. LOL


Unless you get hit by a lightning bolt, then you may need a higher SPF. Lightning bolt are hotter than the sun.


Interesting, but are lightning bolts hotter than solar flares?


I don't know. To be honest, I have no idea what a solar flare is.


It is when the sun blows off some steam. Well, take it easy.


Good morning. Did you see the final episode of Nashville?


Yes, the final scene of Nashville was pretty sappy. But it was also absolutely perfect.


Yeah it was hard not to cry at the final scene of Decon standing in the auditorium


Absolutely.  I read where eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


That's awesome. Brian may of queen built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle


Wow.  Queen's guitarist, brian may, has a phd in astrophysics.


that is pretty respectful. did you know the dialtone of a phone is in the key of F.


No, I didn't  I like that.  Pink floyd guitarist turned a 'grand houseboat' on the river thames into a floating recording studio called the astoria.


Cornell university researchers built the world's smallest guitar,played by a laser, about the size of a red blood cell.


Wow, that's cool.  I didn't realize that Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


wow that is incredible. Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school. one of his students was ellie kemper, erin from the office.


That's neat.  Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


This is funny. The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.


Haha, that's cool fact.  Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


Talking about odd. Did you know it's illegal to warm your car up in ohio?


Really?  No, I did not.  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 great. Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode


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


The little arrow next to the pump symbol in your car represents which side your gas cap is on.


I didn't know that. The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


Ha! I find it interesting to see how millenials are blamed for a lot. If I saw the greatest depression since the great one, I might be a little jaded too.


Although some seem seem shallow, that could be the problem as a whole.  There have been interviews conducted over voting where excuses ranged from, "hates maling stuff" to "doesn't want to spend four hours of vacation doing something I don't quite want to do."


Yes, voting seems to be a speedbump but I also know others who take it serious to be counterculture. I think a lot of millenials see it as a way to be heard.


I thought they did until I saw the statistics and heard those quotes. Now I am not so sure.


do you think the current president will make more millenials hit the voting booth in 2020?


Hmm, I don't know.  The economy is growing, jobs are becoming abundant, and they say that millennials might endorse 1990's apathy along with fashion from that era.  What do you think?


I think everyone will be at the polls in 2020. Democrats are sick of trump while republicans need to stick by him as he is the only one with real power.


That's an interesting way to look at it.  Did you know that even though democracy came from Ancient Athens, they didn't like elections?  They say it as an oligarchic institution.


I had no idea. Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" as an option.


I like that. More states should adopt that.  Then again, up until 1805, the runner up in the presidential election automatically became vice president.  Maybe we should go back to that.


HA! No... Can you imagine try to get work done in Washington with Hilary and Trump in office? The highest level of voter turn out in the last 100 years has only been 62.8%


So that can't be blamed on millennials.  It's been going on for 100 years.


Good point! That's a nice comeback. International observers were blocked form polls in 2012.


I wonder why.  That was before Trump and his drama.  Did you know that votes usually pick the taller candidate?


As a 6'6" male, I can tell you it does not apply for the ladies... They never chose me. I did fool my wife though.


Well, according to those that study elections, since 1900 the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75% of the time.


Wow. Astronauts vote from space! Seems tough but they do it. How would you like to be a poll worker there.


I would love it!  I think it's great that they get to vote from I am assuming, the space station.


Are you comfortable about talking about voting and the election for president?


Sure, why not.  Things like the first president of Zimbabwe was President Banana.  He was the top guy.


I think voting helps people within a republic to express their perspectives and interests. It is too bad that 34% of blacks in alabama have permanently lost the right to vote.


Voting is the method for a group to make a collective decision.  Some one made a rule that it was possible to get thrown out of the group.  There is a reason.


I recently read the racism has changed from being open to being reinforced more through laws such as the war on crime according to some documentaries. While I understand it is bias, I can understand where they are coming from. I wonder if that contributed to being thrown out


Perhaps people want voting to be serious and useful.  We joke that congress votes them selves a pay raise, or that Austin TX changed the name of a dump to Fred Durst.  But what if the 34% voted themselves $50,000?


True. While I do think voting should we equal, do you think it fair that the vote of someone who did the research is the same as another who randomly picked? Do you think there is a solution?


The tallest candidate has won the presidency 75% of the time since 1900.  In a sense, it is nothing but a popularity contest.  The solution is not good though.


Do you think electoral reforms are doing a good job at introducing fair electoral system when not in place or improving the effectiveness of existing systems in regards to elections?


Electoral reforms are a nice idea.  The ancient Athenians had the right idea.  Political offices were filled by allotment.  Meaning a random draw.  King of like jury duty.


It is too bad no other states than nevada has none of these candidates option when voting for presidential elections. Sure could have used that the last election


Agreed.  It is kind of a nice option to have.  But, why so serious?  The current system provides so much entertainment.  Maybe thats its true purpose.  The top banana was voted in as president.


True it is sometimes entertaining to watch, but I still am worried that sometimes people are to choose from two, not so great candidates, despite having so many people and probably more qualified people


In a two party system, it means that half the population is disappointed in any election. the whole random draw allotment would stop that. If you were in space, would you care to vote?


I never thought of it that way, though I don't expect it to be half and half. I like the idea of voting that we currently have, but would like voters to make more informed choices and have better candidates. After all, the US has among the lowest voter turnout


Yes, low turnout is a problem.  62.8% is the highest in the last 100 years for presidential elections.


Even when people turn up, I wonder why the taller candidates seems to fare better at the elections since 1900


Popularity contest?  It is more important to have a commanding presence than a worth while idea. I wonder what happened to electoral observers in 2012.


I wonder it was legal to block international electoral observes from the polls in 9 states?


Sounds like it happened, legal or not.  Did you know the president of Indonesia release 3 pop albums while in office.  Popularity, popularity.


That is pretty cool of him. In any case, I enjoyed discussing about voting and elections. Thank you for your time


Awesome!  Are you familiar with Eddie Van Halen?


he is a guitarist. he played in a band. it was called van halen. he has a brother named van halen. and a son named van halen.


Nice!  When he recorded the solo for "Beat It" he literally set the studio speakers on fire!


he is a pyromaniac. now he must carry a fire extinguisher wherever he goes because of the judge.


lol  Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on tour.  He must have had a good endorsement deal!  lol


why would someone destroy a beautiful instruments created by a luthier? i cannot say that i approve. Would EVH approve?


Probably not!  He's a luthier himself and has made his own guitars.


EVH makes his own guitars? I did not know that. i thought he just played them. that is news to me.


Yes.  He is pretty talented.  That's how he created his own sound.  He actually revolutionized the hard rock guitar in the early 80's by altering his guitars to get a different kind of tone.


He created something called the frankenstrat. he worked with a guy named jose to modify his amps.


Nice!  Queen's Brian May gets a different sound by using coins as guitar picks!


Yes, if you watch footage of him, you can see him banging on strings with a coin! He was a genius.


Yes he is!  Did you know that Brian May also holds a PHD in astrophysics.  Crazy.


Brian "the brain" May is a genius. he should be in the rock hall of intelligence or something.


lol That's great!  A guitarist for Pink Floyd turned a houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio called the Astoria.  I bet that was neat recording on that.


I wonder how much recording they got done. i bet the parties there were great though. LOL


No doubt!  lol  do you much history about cars?


I know little to nothing about the history of cars. You?


Not much.  I just read that the first patent for one was given out in 1886 to Karl Benz.  I had no idea they were around that early.


The man was a genius. Every carmaker should pay him a royalty. Anyway, great chat!


I agree!  I had fun chatting!  Have a good night!


Yes I do, its important to voice my opinion.


I agreem I think its important as well and aparently astronauts do too as they vote from space


Weird that some men in the UK could not until 1918


It is weird, I wonder why, it was usually an issue with woman because of sexism back in the day


In india, there is a booth amongst lions for a single voter


The also appriciate the value of a vote, although a vote will never define an election


If he or she is willing to go through lions to vote, that vote should win!  haha.


I agree lol, or at least count as 100 votes, its a lion!


1000 votes, more than one lion!  Elections have been ongoing since 17th century


I think democracy is the best system, I hate dictators or authotitarian regimes,


Yes, agreed.  Did you know since 1900s the taller candidate has won 75 percent of the time


No I didnt know that, did you know 34% of the  black male population of Alabama, has lost the right to vote


Whoa!  I didnt know that...I will have to google why that is so.


Yeah I have no idea why, it does seem unfair, restricting peoples opinions like that


voter turnout has not gone over 62.8 percent for 100 years!


the lack of voters can really affect an election specially a close one like the last one


yes.  in 2012 us electoral observers were blocked in 9 states!


That makes me so angry, kind of like the vote Texas Austin had to rename a dump after Fred Durst, seems like they dont take voting seriously


I have no idea how, it beats me, seems like a waste of resources! anyway thats to use to figure another day, have a nice night


You too....good informatiion on elections!


Good information indeed, this facts are going to be really usefull, thanks a lot.


Hi. Are you interested in politics? Did you know that astronauts vote from space?


Hi, I am somewhat interested in politics, I wonder how they do it


I am guessing it has something to do with computers. Sounds tricky though. Almost as tricky as the Indian government setting up a polling booth in forest full of lions for a single voter.


that is very extreme and kind of dangerous for both the person setting the pole and the people living there. At least he had the opportunity and validity to vote in the UK 1918 not all men where allowed to vote


That isn't that long ago. And currently 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote. How awful.


that is terrible, it also on 2012 happen that international electoral voter were blocked from the polls in nine states!


We need a lot of improvement in our election process. The voter turnout for Presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years!


That is sad that means that now a days we still have people that does not vote and  do you know that 75% of the time the taller candidate for president wins


How interesting. Perhaps we need a voting option like Nevada that has a "none of these candidates" choice. That way we base our votes on merit not height.


That is true the appearance have nothing to do with their merits. But once they get elected they can't control how they are going to be called like the first president of Zimbabwe that was called President Banana.


I am glad we have had some improvement in our election process. In the beginning it used to be the runner up for President would automatically become Vice President until 1805. It made policy creation impossible.


I think we have come a long way since Ancient Athens where voting was done by lottery because they feared elections would lead to an oligarchy. While our voting process is not perfect, I still think it is much better than a lottery.


I really prefer now a days system but do you imagine that our president release 3 pop albums while in office like the Indonesia president that is a joke


Our presidents could benefit from being so multifaceted. And our voters should be excited to vote no matter what it takes. The citizens of Austin voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


but I think that there they have more important things to do than releasing music, do you know why he name it after Fred Durst? I think that it kind of insulting don't you think?


I do. It is silly but if it gets people energized to vote than so be it. To be in the public eye you must be humble and to be President you must be humble that the guest house is larger than the White House.


Wow interesting but 3 of the wealthiest presidents of the american history where j.k, washington and jefferson maybe know they can add trump


I know. I think they need to update it. Thanks for chatting I learned a lot.


It was a great conversation!! have a great day


Keep learning a lot and remember to vote, even if it in space or a forest filled with lions.


I have to say the soundtrack of Batman Begins, what about yours?


Nice! I read the track titles and they seem strange. What do they mean?


I think that the titles are the name of a genus or family of bat, never really noticed them in detail


Makes sense. My favorite is probably Out of Africa. The recorded sound synchronized with the stunning visuals from that movie really capture a mood that is pleasurable to me. No words, just music.


I haven't heard that one or at least I can recall listening to it, do you like the band Daft Punk?


Out of Africa was a Meryl Streep movie, which was favorably reviewed. I am unfamiliar with Deft Punk. What are they like?


They played the soundtrack of Tron Legacy, they always wear robot helmets, not sure if you remember the song Get Lucky with Pharrell Williams


No, but I do remember Tron Legacy. Unique sound as I recall. I like a lot of the Disney soundtracks too, like the Tarzan one with Phil COllins.


Those are great soundtracks as well, what about the movie Jaws? that was a creepy soundtrack


Yeah, I heard Spielberg played the clarinet for that one. It haunts me even as I type! One thing about music-only soundtracks, like Jaws and Out of Africa...they do not need to record them in multiple languages!


He did, he is a great director and apparently a good musician as well and yeah at least Jaws is universal,


Phil Collins recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages!  I can see that working well on something like Tarzan, but not on other ones, like O' Brother, Where Art Thou?


That's impressive in 5 different languages, he must be a really smart man and I heard O'Brother, Where Art Thou is certified 8 times platinum


"I am a man of constant sorrows..."  Love that track!  Did you know that the President of Indonesia release three pop albums while in office? I doubt those will go platinum!


He did? didn't he have a country to run lol,


Apparently he felt their country was suffering from a shortage of pop music.  I wonder if his VP was on the album too?  Did you know that before 1805, in the US, the VP was always just the runner up n the election? If that was true today, VP Clinton could do a duet on Trump's album!


That would be awesome I bet that album would become a best seller, Trump ft Clinton ft Indonesia


Trump could use the money. He is not even one of the top three wealthiest Presidents!  Poor guy...


I bet  he does, there's something shady going on with his finances, so maybe a pop album can put him back on track


Most definitely rap would be the musical styling necessary to capture the essence of his Presidency. Maybe Kanye could do a track on it! LOL  Nice chatting!


Good day. Can you believe only 1 president has has a PHD? I am shocked.


I actually can.  I would think a Juris Doctorate, or whatever a law degree is called in latin would be way more common.


wow! I thought that position required a lot of education, I guess not.


Well, it does, just that a law degree is so much more useful for the position.  They are the chief law maker.


you gave me a good laugh with that last sentence!


Ha!  What really blows me away is that until now, I didn't know the wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and General Washington.  I would have assumed it was JFK and both of the Roosevelts


I thought the current president would be the richest.


I hear ya.  I am also wondering about the first president of Zimbabwe being named "President Banana" something about that just seems wrong.  Like, it's kinda low hanging fruit.


Well... I actually don't even know how to respond to that, but I totally need to google this afterwards.  My thing is, okay, the White House is really big, right?  Well if the guest house is larger, then it must be yuge!


Wow...I had no idea the guest house was larger. I would like to tour that house.


You and me both.  I do wanna say, this whole notion of exodus from religion really hits close to home.  Within a quarter mile of my house, there are two empty churches.  One is condemned... like there is an order on the door to tear it down.  One is just empty and there is a third across town getting turned into apartments


I think part of the reason some churches have failed is because Pastors have let the congregations down.


I totally agree.  I also think a lot more people are just finding their own compass direction.  It really is just a big change though.  My grandparents went every week.  I haven't been to a service in years.


I usually do the online services or watch on TV but I miss going to a good service. But I maintain a very healthy relationship with God.


And that's fine, all I'm saying is, look, Daft Punk negotiated the Tron Legacy contract over a pancake breakfast.  I want to make every deal over a pancake breakfast.  I want to negotiate my next raise over a pancake breakfast.


If there hasn't been a President that wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.... What happened to the Whig's?  I want the Whig party to make a comeback.


The Whig party can only be now found in movies.


Me? Oh, I'm pretty good. Do you wear trousers? Many people do, these days.


Yeah, they are comfortable and convenient. There is a town that prohibits saggy pants


Saggy pants?! Not really a good style. I figure that a law could be in order there. Would you sue a dry cleaners for $67 million though?


no that does not justify it in any way. some ancient countries like romans saw pants as a sign of barbarism


Pants are barbaric! I would wear a skirt every day if I could! But I ride a horse to work and for my job, so I'm stuck! O tempora! O mores!


haha there you go. did you know how they designed Aladdin's pants?


They looked at saggy pants, then designed Aladdin's pants. Aladdin was the original sagger!


It seems like they were modeled after mc hammer. Do you know mc hammer?


The Hammer?! Yeah, he cool yo. I figure he could dance better than Robin Williams.


He was famous for that so yeah I guess. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


Yes, I had the chance to do so at a museum of technology. The phone required that the user push a dial around. That is amazing. I did not think that such technology was possible.


I know, we had one when I was little and it was fun to use it. It took forever to make a call though


Yes, the dialing and the conversation were about the same length. You needed to plan for dialing the call. Forget about international calls. Too long!


And too expensive too. Dialing 212 was the fastest one and that is why it was new york's area code


I think that other area codes got screwed on that deal! Why should NY get the shortest!


I guess it had the most people even then. Did you ever use a phone book?


Yes, I have. I am not ashamed to admit it. Yo dawg, it been real yo. Thanx for the chat yo. Take care!


A lot. Did you know the dutch are creating a bus that can go 160 mph


I have not but I heard it might get expensive to travel around by car


Yes the highways are tolled so it can cost up to $300


Yeah. In Mackinac island there are not cars and similar vehicles allowed


Yes they have that rule for over 100 years now in place


Yeah but they have horses and carriages there and bike I assume


Yes must be peaceful there. In Iceland there is no public rail


Yes so they have to travel either by car or by plane


Yes. DO you know who the first king to travel the world is?


I sure do. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes that was way back in 1975 and it was invented by McDonald's


Yesh and do you know why they came up with that?


Yes that was because soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in their fatigues


Yeah. Do you know how cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


yeah. do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


Yes because old trucks used to have wooden trunks. Nice chatting with you today.


I think about it sometimes.    I know that many Americans are not these days.


Yeah. Especially among adults under 30. About 40% have no claim to religion!


Well, given the current status of both religion and politics, is it surprising?


I don't think so. Trump indirectly paying a porn star to be quiet isn't exactly something a "god" would approve of!


Speaking of presidents, did you know that the last US leader to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Oh wow. I think more presidents should it would be a helpful skill. Trump must be the wealthiest president. The top 3 richest are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Presidents are generally savvy, but not necessarily intelligent.     The only US president with a PhD is Woodrow Wilson.


Wow. I agree with what you said. It varies by country though like the Indonesian president who released 3 pop albums in office!


That certainly isn't something Abraham Lincoln would've done!    He was the first US president photographed at his inauguration.


Oh wow. Cameras must have been revolutionary. Was he a republican? He must have been because there hasn't been a Republican president without a beard!


Yes.    I've always found the Grand Old Party (GOP) moniker kind of old fashioned.


Yeah a very conservative old school name. The red and blue colors to represent the parties didn't start until 2000!


It is amazing how things change.    Hillary Clinton was president of the young Republicans in college.


Interesting. In 1957 Truman wouldn't take a ride on Dumbo because he associated them with Republicans.


Perhaps he should have played with the US congress in their Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game.


That would have been fun to watch. It is interesting to view the history of the parties. Originally the GOP party subscribed to classic liberalism ideals.


True.    Even Ayn Rand was on Social Security and Medicare.


Interesting. The GOP has lost popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections!


Of course, losing the popular vote means little, as 5 presidents were elected while losing amongst the people.


Yes. Well it is an interesting system for sure. Have a good one.


Hello, do you know much about presidents?


Hi there , I know some stuff. DO you now who the three wealthiest one in US are?


Yes it is JFK , Washington and Jefferson, right?


Right. And the white house is smaller than the guest house


That is neat. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was named?


Yes it was President Banana, quite the uncommon name actually


Yeah it sure is. The president of Indonesia is a pop star


Yeah I heard he released three albums already, I wounder if he is any good


I wonder too. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes it was just the runner up that moved into that position, kind of fair if you ask me


Yes I agree there with you. Do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


I believe it was Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yes. THe president of Indonesia is a pop star


Yeah heard he already has released 3 albums while serving in the office


Yeah what a talent I guess. Do you like wearing hats?


Somewhat. DO you know what the most popular hat in the old west was?


I think it was the Bowler hat and not the Cowboy has as most of us believe


Yes that is it. Do you know how the tipping of the hat originated?


Yes it started all with the knights lifting their visors to show their friendliness


Some of it . The president since 1853 has either been a Democrat or a Republican


Yeah it has been a long run for both parties.


hi I'm good, did you know that Bruce Lee was an accomplished dancer? He won a cha cha championship haha


HA! Maybe that is where he got his awesome karate footwork.


haha it could be, I dated a ballerina and she had great footwork but messed up toes, professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


That's gotta be expensive! How much are ballerina shoes? Especially if they are good but not great. The great ones probably have shoe deals...


ya they aren't cheap I can tell you that, do you like Michael Jackson?


I respect his talent but am not a huge fan of his. I will jam to him int he car though.


ah ya well he was a great dancer, and ya he has a patent on that leaning device he used for his signature move


I had no idea that was a machine. He didn't invent the moonwalk and now I am questioning his talent.


yup that is true, apparently babies will start do dance when they hear music, I wonder if they would like michael jackson or modern music more


I hope they hit the beat because baby smiles are the best!


they are! I need to test this theory with my friends newborn! do you know how drivethroughs were invented?


I doo not know why but I think McDonalds did it.


yeah they did, back in 1975, they did it because soldiers couldn't get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms


I wonder why they didn't want soldiers to come into the restaurant?


well i think it was a military rule where the soldiers couldn't get out of the cars, they must have changed the rules since then


So it was more about accomodating. That's nice.


ya I agree, did you know it's legal to put a flame thrower on your car in south africa?


I would be so afraid to drive in South Africa? What if your car exploded?


haha good question, I would use the flame thrower to melt all this snow where I live though haha


HA! Brillliant. I would too! Nice chatting with you!


Good morning. Do you watch the Oscars? I'm still surprised that Walt Disney has the record for most won by a man.


interesting, the movie Blazing saddles has been nominated for 3 Oscars


I've never seen it, have you? I think it's hilarious that Ronald Reagan once was turned down for a role, because he didn't look presidential enough. I bet a casting agent was embarrassed his entire time in office.


i would agree, the Oscars themselves were nominated in 2013 for 9 emmys


That sounds like a weird thing to do. Did they win any? It's surprising that Eminem has more than Johnny Depp.


and he has more then Decaprio, Will Smith and Bill Murray to name a few.


That's unreal. I have only watched one, that was last year when Jimmy Kimmel was the host.


Winning best actor is an accomplishment, but winning 3 times like Daniel day-lewis is amazing.


I don't even know who he is, what was he in?


I dont know either, lets talk about entertainment next, Caesar noted in Britain that people bred chickens for entertainment not food


Oh, the way you spoke of Daniel Day Lewis, I was under the impression that you were a fan of his. As an art student, I find it impressive that George Stanley was the sculpter.


54 colors was all that Nintendo could display when it came out


In japan it was I dont remember when it was discontinued in the US


I don't know anything about it, as I'm not a fan of the platform. I am a Simpson's fan, and was surprised to learn that there is one episode where there are no signs of Bart.


i am a fan of the Simpsons also, talking about television, Ringo starr narrated Thomas the tank engine at least 52 times


I thought it was funny that the Simpson's crew sent the producers of South Park flowers for the Family Guy episode.


interesting, there have been a lot of pokemon episodes made, over 750 total


I know zero about Pokemon, and don't get the fascination with it. My favorite narrator of Thomas the Tank is Alec Baldwin.


That 70's show was cancelled in the UK after only 10 episodes


I can understand why. I don't think that would work outside of American markets.


I can understand that, it was called 'days like these' , maybe that was a factor also


Hi, do you have a dog or do you like dogs?


I do, I am a dog person, what about you?


Yes, I like dogs and found that the Crufts dog show in England was quite the show.


I though it was an interesting show as well, 21,000 contestants and only 6 finalists


Yes, I thought it was interesting to learn that many flat faced dogs like pugs, bulldogs, and Pekingese cannot breathe properly let along go for a walk or chase a ball without gasping for air because they have unnaturally shortened airways.  I had no idea.


I had no idea either, you can learn a lot of cool facts in the dog show


Actually, the description of each breed's physical attributes prevents unhealthy exaggerations.


Seems like you know a lot about dogs, I like bulldos myself, they cannot breath properly that must suck


I know a little. I found out the dogs have 12 different types of blood and that dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives.


Thats a lot more than humans right? I guess thats because dogs vary a lot in size, traits, colors


Yes, that's a lot more than humans have. Actually I also found out that dogs are not actually color blind but cannot see as many different colors as humans.


That's interesting another cool facts is that dogs and elephants are the only animals to understand pointing I guess both are really smart.


They probably are both very smart, indeed. Also, did you know that Google prefers dogs to cats? Their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company?


I did know, Google is a dog company, I think that's great as I said before I am a dog person.


I like animals in general as long as they are not going to hurt me in anyway.  There are so many animals in the world.  Did you know that it's estimated that there are over 7 million animal species?


7 million species wow that is amazing, well it does make a bit of sense taking into account there are 20 quintillion animals in our planet


Yes, and talking about domesticated animals, did you know that sometimes animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?


I didnt know that, I have to check that fact I will have to check my dog like right now and see if its true


Ha, ha, ha.  Did you also know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


No I didnt know that either you sure know a lot about animals, cool facts, I bet you dont know this but in Germany animals actually have constitutionla rights


Yes, good to know. Good to chat with you as well.


Hey there what do you think about our current president? Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents are as well?


I'm good, what did you think about my question though? Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents are


I dont know what to think about the current president these days. Tell me the 3 you are referring to.


Yes the three most wealthy were Jefferson, Washington, and JFK, pretty crazy huh? Trump is not even in the top three


Yes that is crazy. I thought he was the wealthiest by far. I had no idea.


Yes I agree. What do you think about the president of Indonesia though? Do you think he made a lot of money when he released his three albums


No way. At least I would hope not. U never know these days though for sure though.


No I agree with you. But I bet that the guy who is president of Zimbabwe, president banana, is Rich. You have to be rich to have a name like that LOL


No doubt I agree. Now I wonder why the us presidents guest house islarger than the white house.


It's a great question. I'm shocked that Trump is ok with that and doesn't try to build a bigger White House haha. What do you think about the rule for vice presidents before the year 1805 by the way


He probably doesnt spend any actual time there unless he has to be. Do u notice how his travel expenses are no longer included in the newscasts?


No I didn't hear about that. But it might make sense. Let me ask you this though, how often do you wear hats? I'm bald so I wear them almost all the time haha


No hats for me lol but I am balding quickly as well. LOL


Haha well do what I did and just shave the head and put on a hat LOL. It's interesting that there are so many purposes for hats, some are religious, and others are worn for certain professions


Yes Its definately a hats world. There are so many hats in the world.


Haha I agree with you. Did you know that British politicians wore a weird top hat, that was until 1998, not that long ago


Yes and dont forget the old feather in the hat which had actually been outlawed. LOL


That is funny and it was outlawed. Do you ever tip your head by the way? Apparently that is done by knights, in the old days, and they would do that with their visors to show friendliness


No lol i dont. Its been good talking to you.


It's been good talking to you. I always tip my hat when I'm in the presence of a lady haha. Just kidding LOL


I love animals - both cats and dogs!  The dog is man's best friend.  The cat is our owner.


I love dogs more than cats, same as Google who claims to be a dog company


Did you know that dogs can reason better than chimps?  Well some dogs anyway - the smart ones can learn over a thousand words!


Wow that is awesome!! And they do so many things for us , help pulling loads, herding , hunting.. even help the police in many duties!


For sure!  And in Moscow they even know how to use the subway!


that is cute! there are vending machines in Istanbul where you can get food for street dogs in exchange for plastic bottles!


That is awesome!  I love dogs - they could drink the water with the underside of their tongue!


So much to learn about them, and i love many other kinds of animals it has been estimated that there are more than 7 million species in total, that is insane!


That is a lot of animals!!!  1 million of those are insects - I am not a fan


hahaha that is funny, did you know in Germany they have legal rights!


That is pretty cool.  I know there is a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court!


I never heard about that. In germany this started back in 2002, I think that is necessary


Did you know some animals can live forever?  Like some jellyfish and lobster?  That seems rather creepy.


I think that is great!! but I would not want to be one of them... Do you know anything about the protection of animals act in Scottland?


No what is that act?  I have not heard of it


Well this act was established in 1912, pretty old, but what I found funny is that the Loch ness monster is one of the protected species!


Wow!  That is hilarious.  I wonder if the dogs in Ireland speak with a different dialect than American dogs?


Wow, I do not know but I think is possible... What I learned is that dogs have 12 different types of blood!


Yes my dog used to donate blood to help sick animals.


Like I said before so much to learn!! Well talking about dogs, I am going to feed mine!! It has been a nice chat!


Nice chatting with you!  Kiss your dog for me.


hey did you know that teh president of Japan is a scientist! thats crazy


Yeah!  I think Trump is a mad scientist. You know, the only scientist to walk on the moon was Harrison Schmidt? But then he lost the keys to the rover, and now he is still up there searching for them...


wow that is interesting, and ya Akihito who is the emperor still publishes papers today


Nice, but does he know where his car keys are located? You know, by the age of 6 years old, future scientist John vo Neumann could divide two 0 digit numbers in his head? And converse in Greek? Now that is an overachiever!


that is crazy! what a genius, do you know Harvard? Well I guess they stored a GIF of a galloping horse in some bacteria's DNA for some reason ahha


Gotta put it somewhere, right? The internet is getting too busy.  The www was created in 1989, and now it is too full to hold any more gif images...


wow that is interesting, do you watch football at all?


well I was thinking american haha, but it could be either, their pay structure is very interesting


I liked it better when bowlers were paid more than football players. Maybe if they bowled wearing helmets?


ya that would have been an interesting time to live, kind of like the highest scoring football game which was 222-0!


Was that the Georgia Tech--Cumberland game? That would have been fun to watch, if you were a GT fan!


haha ya, and if you were a Cumberland fan you'd probably want to run away haha!


That virtual yellow line that ESPN put on our TV screens had not been invented yet, so I bet the referees were quite busy moving yardline markers!


that is a great invention, do you like the patriots? they ahve a player that has never fumbled the ball


Amazing! He must have gone to the library and read a good book on how not to fumble the ball. You know, there are more libraries than McDonalds drive thru windows in this country? Yet I have never seen a person reading a library book at McDonalds. Why is that?


ha that's a good question, libraries are very important and it's good to know that a man used a library to prove his innocence and then became a lawyer


I'll bet he uses his new-found skill as a lawyer to help others falsely imprisoned now?


yes I hope so, I think it's funny that no matter what book is published, the government of norway will buy 100 copies, so you're guaranteed some sales haha


I'd write a book entitled, "How to get the givernment to buy your opinions"


haha well definitely if you do that write a childrens book, they buy 1500 copies if thats the case!


Amazon is the multinational technology company focused on e-commerce and cloud computing.


Amazon is a fantastic company, isn't it?  They are so successful in both areas.


Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. It is the largest internet retailer in the world measured by its revenue. The second largest employer in US.


It's hard to believe that it's been around for so long!  Back in 1994 it started as an online bookstore and now look at it.


Hard work and availability of the products make them biggest internet retailer and Amazon prime videos are also available to watch movies.


True. Amazon has their own studio now for movies and tv shows.


They improving the mode of delivery the products around the world. All products like dress, watches, shoes etc are available to customer. All the products in single room which really amazing.


It is amazing. I like how they have a contract with the post office to deliver their packages on Sundays.  Getting their stuff to their customers fast is obviously important to them.


It is really good. Amazon sells certain all the home need products, the world largest provider of cloud infrastructure services. Do you like online shopping ?


I love online shopping.  Do you?  With all of the different products Amazon sells and at great prices they make it fun.


Yes. It make more comfortable and make me feel better. No tension to parking the vehicle in traffic areas.


No dealing with crowds either.  Did you hear about amazon's first ever customer?


I do.  I've heard that you can use a radio to hear storms on Jupiter. That is something I am going to look into doing soon.


Yeah. We are able to hear the sound of the storm only by am radio.


I think that is really cool.  Do you like to listen to the radio?


Yes. It is very entertaining and news update is very quick.


That's true, it is.  I've heard there's a news program in Finland broadcast in classical latin every week.  That could be interesting.


There is a website you can listen to episode of classical dramas. In second world war, we can hear the news only through radio only.


Radios were definitely important back then. I think the military would even use them to broadcast encoded messages.  Classical dramas from back in the day were very good too.


Something interesting of note, in ww2 soldiers made simple radios out of pencils and razorblades.  I think that's impressive.  Well, I've got to be going now.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Hey there, I really love Disney films. I watch a lot of tv actually.


Awww, I love that one too. It was the first disney film to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release.


Im surprising wreck it ralph took over 30 years!


Yeah, right. The development of the Disney animation film Wreck it Ralph started in the late 1980's. they even had four working titles.


I guess its not surprising since they were known in the 70s to reuse scenes


Yeah, I guess they would literally recreate scenes and recycle and reuse. Did you know Frozen was directed by the first woman for Disney,too?


Me too, a little behind the times for being so advanced. I like to watch South Park and the Simpsons. DO you like Bart?


I love him! And im guessing the creators do to. There's only 1 episode where he isnt mentioned or appears


Noway, oh wow, thats cool. They had him in all but one. The kids show Thomas the Train has a lot of movie stars do the voices and I recently heard that Ringo Starr was on there.


They all did at 52 episodes as well. Not just cameos


I wonder if it would take longer to find the one episode where bart is missing. Or watch all 750 episodes of pokemon


HA, I love fun facts like that. I once heard that Bill Nye the science guy was discovered because he won a look alike contest for Steve Martin. I also heard that Ronald Reagan didn't get a movie part because he wasn't president looking enough,lol.


Yeah, that was an over achiever for sure,lol. I like playing Nintendo and was learning that in 2003 Japan discontinued the system.


I am very surprised it lasted so long. It only displays 54 colors!


Wow, only 54? The modern game is video entertainment but the 50bc form of entertainment was breeding chicken for fun and for entertainment.


Nope, to watch them and observe them. Not for eating them.


Did you hear that Disney wants to buy 21st Century Fox?


Yes, I heard.  I think it is going to happen.


Yes I think so too. It's just scary that Disney will have so much power if they go through with it. They would own so much in terms of movie collections


I do not think it will effect average people.  Fox' CEO Murdoch supported the merger.


Yes and I think even the stockholders approve, Disney stock ended up increasing by 1.3%


So, how much did Disney offer to acquire Fox?


I'm not sure but I know that is valued in the multiple billions of dollars, so definitely too rich for my blood LOL what do you think about other Disney movies by the way


They produced many - which ones are you talking about?


Well which ones are your favorites? I know that I really like the Lion King and that movie was actually dub into Zulu when it was released


I like Lion King. I'm not very familiar with many of them though.  By the way, does Disney own Pixar?


yes Disney does own Pixar, and Disney makes a lot of computer animated movies to now like the movie Frozen


I have Frozen Dvd.  I have young granddaughters. I understand that Big Hero 6 was produced using a 55000-core supercomputer.


wow that is impressive, have you shown your granddaughters the old disney movies? apparently disney reused a lot of frames of animation during the 70's which made scenes in some of their movies exactly the same


No, I have not.  Apparently, the four vulture in Disney's original jungle book were supposed to be voiced by the Beatles.


oh wow that would have been cool! do your grandkids ever play with disney toys btw? apparently the toy industry gets involved with Disney before the movies even begin to be made which is scary to me


Yes, they do.  Thank you for the info about the toy industry and Disney collaboration, Are you familiar with Disney/Pixar movie "Up"?


yes I have seen it, it made me cry in the beginning when the grandma dies!


Apparently, it would take over 9.4 million typical party balloons to lift Carl's house in Up.


wow thats crazy! I'll have to remember never to grab too many balloons I don't want to float away! did you see frozen though? apparently that was the first animated disney movie directed by a woman which is interesting


I saw Frozen several times.  I'm glad that a woman got to direct such a major animation movie.


ya I did like that movie, also have you seen wreck it ralph? that movie was in development since the 80's which is incredible


I wonder why they don't spend more money straightening those roads in Peru.


I heard something about a recent collision. Something about a bus going over a cliff on a curve known as Devil's Curve. Awful.


That is horrible. It killed 48 people and it seems that isn't the first time it has happened either.


That is horrible. The government should really work on fixing that situation. Speaking of government, did you know that the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


I wonder what they are doing out there. Maybe it is nothing and it is just land held in trust like national parks or something.


That is my assumption as well. I'm sure a lot of it is protected lands. I am very angry that in 2006 legislation was passed that protects government employees for being prosecuted for violating Geneva conventions.


That is a horrible law. So basically because they are in the government they can do whatever they want? Seems like a great way to work our way to a dictatorship.


Apparently. They should be held just as accountable as anyone else. I don't even understand how that was allowed to pass.


Probably the same way the US senate and house vote on their own salaries.


Yes that's also a bad idea. It's interesting that Wikileaks found the government's plan to destroy Wikileaks and published them.


I find that a little hilarious and way ironic. Other countries seem to have a good handle on the concept of government like over in Europe.


I would be all for adopting some of the policies that have been implemented in Europe. In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to assist in saving the Amazon rainforest.


Can you imagine the good we would do if all the countries were to buy pieces of land in their country and preserve it like that?


It's a very good idea. Off topic but do you shop on Amazon a lot. I certainly do.


I don't really unless I can't find it locally which happens from time to time. I do love their streaming services though.


Did you know that Bezos built a clock into a mountain?!


He seems like a bit of an odd duck. You can't deny the amazing things he has done with the company though.


Agreed. I just wish he would pay his works accordingly. They work hard. The average warehouse worker walks 7 to 15 miles per day during their shift.


Wow that seems like a ton of walking. I imagine their warehouses are gigantic though. It is crazy to think that this well known company started as a bookstore.


I remember that and it is strange now. I just recently learned that IMDB is owned by Amazon.


I wonder if that is why they have the little click to find out more thing on their streaming services when you watch a movie. Handy though because sometimes you are watching and it is bugging you where you know an actor is from.


Hi, how are you? Did you know that Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman? I always get Let It Go stuck in my head!


I didn't know that, but then I've never seen that film. Do you know if it was based on a pre-existing story?


I didn't know that, was it a fairy tale? Either way, it is worth watching. I have gotten my nieces frozen toys for Christmas. Did you know that the toy industry gets involved in Disney animations before the beginning of film production?


I'm not surprised at all. Disney is all about capitalizing on the spinoffs.


Agreed, it apparently took them three decades to fully develop wreck-it-ralph, starting in the late 80's. Think of all the merchandise they could come up with!


I never heard of wreck-it-ralph. Guess that shows how out of touch I am, LOL.


It's all good! Do you watch cartoons? There has only been one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart neither appears nor is mentiond. I grew up watching that show.


I used to love that show. I stopped watching around 2000 or so when I thought it had jumped the shark. Do you remember which episode Bart wasn't in?


I don't, but I know it was on a while ago. The Simpsons has seemingly been on forever. Just like Pokemon, which has over 750 episodes.


I was never interested in Pokemon, but The Simpsons had an amazing number of episodes. Weren't they the longest-running series ever?


They still are. The Simpsons crew sent flowers to the south park guys when they aired their family guy episode finale.


I keep seeing rumors that the show is coming to an end, but I never know because I don't have a TV now.


What do you do for entertainment? Do you play video games? The nintendo system could originally only show 54 colors. That is a far cry from what can be done today.


Not a gamer at all, I'm afraid. I listen to a lot of music on YouTube and Spotify, occasionally stream movies online and read a lot of fiction. How about you?


I like to read and listen to music. I do have a soft spot for cooking and design shows though! That is mainly what I watch.


Back when I had cable I used to leave it sitting on Food Network half the time. Do you enjoy cooking?


I love to cook, I cook almost every night. Food network is great background noise. You know we could be like the british around 50bc and breed chickens for entertainment and not food. I am not really sure that that would be very fun, but it is what they did Haha!


I also love cooking. I thought of raising chickens here, but my house is surrounded by woods and the outlay on lumber and hardware cloth for a raccoon-proof chicken house wouldn't be worth it.


Two of my neighbors raise chickens, they do it for the eggs, which are amazing and last so much longer then the ones you can buy in the store. Makes you wonder what kind of entertainment the british got by watching chickens!


I just assumed it referred to cockfights, which is pretty awful.


I did not even think about that, you are probably right. That would be awful, it actually is pretty stress relieving to watch my neighbors chickens roam the yard. It has been a pleasure speaking with you!!!


Really enjoyed chatting with you, too. Take care!


Have you heard about the Disney-Fox merger?  Comcast has dropped their bid.


Interesting. Disney was to pay 71.3 billion dollars.


That's a ton of money.  Their initial bid was $52.4 billion


Yes, they would get film, television studios and lots of cable channels.


Disney's stock has gone up to $112.13 after closing up 1.3% on Thursday.  So apparently investors like this deal.


There is also a battle between Comcast and Disney.


Do you watch Netflix?  Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, said they are still the king of streaming entertainment.


Yes love it, they do face some outside challenges.


Speaking of Disney, Lion King was their first movie to be translated to Zulo.


Walt Disney Pictures is regarded as one of the big six studios.


I have heard that Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman.  That is so great!


Frozen is great. The movie Up was another great hit for the company.


I agree.  Did you ever play Nintendo?  It could only display 54 colors.  Man we have come a long way!


Yes, loved it. Yes it was a form of entertainment and delight.


Caesar reported that people bred chickens for entertainment in Britain.  How crazy is that?


Weird, they consider the nfl entertainment rather than a sport.


Bill Nye the science guy got his break in entertainment because he looked like steve martin.


He does, television has been used as a mass medium for news and entertainment.


Television is also used as a mass medium for advertising.


Yes, most deals on the tv show shark tank are never enacted!


Really? I have seen that show a few times.


Absolutely!  I have been doing business with Amazon almost as long as it has been around back in 1994.


Very good. Bezos build a clock into a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


Nice. Is that to keep their shipments on time?  They use USPS on Sundays and they could use all the help they can get!


I love the shipments on Sunday's. I wonder if those workers get overtime for that?


Who knows?  The workers I worry about are all those warehouse workers who walk 15 miles every day!


That's a lot of walking. I saw Amazon also owns IMDB.


Yeah. Since 1998. I don't know when IMDB started streaming movies on Freedive though...


Interesting...Do you listen to the radio?


Of course. I would have to be from Jupiter to not listen to radio, and even then, electromagnetic storms from Jupiter are so strong, they can be detected using AM radio on earth!


I would love to hear that. In Canada, all radio stations must play 40% of the Canadian music. Weird law I think.


They have a strong beaver lobby... But at least it does not apply to internet radio!  There is an internet site where you can listen to classic radio dramas. Have you heard it?


I have not heard of it. I would like to find it though. Soldiers in WWII made radios using pencils and razorblades.


If you use a pink pencil, you automaticallly tune to a Taylor Swift song...  But don't use a charcoal pencil. Then you recieve transmissions from a Finnish station that broadcasts news in classical Latin.


I have learned to never follow after elephants and donkeys...or at least not without a shovel!


Haha. The government owns 86% of the land in Nevada.


Yeah, and the also wasted money buying the Eiffel Tower from a French dude impersonating a representative of the French government.  The best and the brightest...


That's hilarious! I can't imagine doing that.


Well, imagine you are the Norwegian government, and you just spent $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest ... Now they have to decide where they are going to store it...


That's pretty awesome they did that. It was good chatting with you today. Take care.


This is ironic, Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role because he did not have a presidential look.


Lol, yea but I wonder how old Reagan was when he was rejected for that role, not too many young looking presidents


Well, look at Obama, he was a young President.


I guess so. It's interesting how people got started in entertainment. like Bill Nye winning a steve martin lookalike contest


Well, he kind of looks like Steve Martin. All he needs to do is to dye his hair white.


I wonder  if Bill Nye has a good sense of humor like Steve Martin too


I suppose, I prefer watching other shows, South Park is pretty funny, they did a good job  parodying Family Guy, the simpsons crew sent them flowers as thanks


Even the Simpsons were funny. There was an episode where Bart was not even there.


That's still a lot of episodes with Bart in them. not as much  as the 750 pokemon episodes but close


I thought The Simpsons would make way more episodes than Pokemon. They both just keep going and going.


Yea, apparently they make like 50 episodes a year of pokemon, the Simpsons only do like 30 lol


My bad. There are new episodes for Pokemon and Ash Ketchum is still ten years old.


So is  Bart lol. I use to like that 70s show, it's funny they had a UK version called days like these that only lasted 10 episodes


I have never watched that 70s show, but I'll try to check it out on Netflix. Anyways, The Office had the version here and in UK (I'm guessing on the country).


Yea, apparently the Lion King has a version that was dubbed in zulu too


That's cool. Speaking of disney, Frozen was directed by a woman.


I'm surprised that was the first disney movie to be directed by a woman considering how many movies disney has made since it was founded in 1923


True, in the 70s, animation frames were recycled.


Yea I've heard of that too. I didn't know Wreck-it-Ralph started development in the 1980s


Wow, I thought they started in 2011 or something like that. It was nice chatting with you.


Hello there, I am good thank you.  I hope you are as well.  Did you hear what happened in Peru?


I guess there were a couple of terrible bus crashes along a road called the devil's curve. Very sad to hear.


Don't they have guard rails on roads like that? It seems that tragedies like that can be anticipated.


Yeah I don't really know about that, I do know there are usual reports of fog along the stretch which makes it really dangerous.


Are you interested in government much? I think it's funny that the government had a plan to destory Wikileaks. And Wikileaks published the plan.


Yeah that is pretty funny they did that.  Did you know the government actually shut down 3 times in 1977?


It think Carter was having a lot of problems with Congress. The most recent shutdown was the longest ever, I believe. And it might continue in a couple of weeks, who knows.


Yeah who knows, but I think you are right about that.  Did you know the Chinese government censored the word, censorship? Isn't that crazy?


Yeah I am totally with you. I don't prefer to live there.


The Norway government donated $1bn to help save the Amazon.


Yeah and think about China's contributions compared to Norway.


The US gov't owns 86% of the land in Nevada. In China, I believe the gov't owns 100% of the land. Hm. Nobody takes care of things they don't own.


Yeah that is a very interesting fact and point, I never thought of it that way.


Yeah I use it quite a bit, how about yourself?


I've used it a bit. I can't imagine working there.  Amazon warehouse workers walk  7 to 15 miles each day as part of their  shift


Yeah I don't think I could work at least not in there regular departments.  Did you know that Best Buy price matches Amazon?


Didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. I don't think they have a choice at this point. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Yeah I think everyone has to if they want to stay relevant.  Nice chatting, I hope you have a good one.


Have you ever hiked? I haven't hiked by myself but I would be scared to do so.


I wouldn't want to go hiking with myself, but maybe it wouldn't be bad with a group. I wouldn't go in rugged areas though


I would want to make sure that I was prepared. Like that woman that went out to hike and had no snowshoes. Dangerous@!


Not only that, but she went closer to winter than most people do. I've heard of many people being inspired by the movie "Wild" to do things like that


I am not sure that my timid body would be inspired but I get it. So many people need an adrenaline rush. But that is just not me.


Me neither. I'm too much of a planner to venture on something that dangerous. The woman also didn't have any cell service, so she couldn't call for help when there was an emergency


No thanks! Do you have any pets? I have 2 dogs and they are a pain in the behind but also the best things ever!!


I don't have any pets. My roommate had a fish for a while, but it died a few months ago. The family I nanny for has a dog though, and she can be a pain sometimes


Well, it takes a lot to find the right dog but once you do...it is great. Did you know that google prefers dogs to cats...


I can see that with how many people have allergies to cats. Some dogs in Moscow have even been trained to use the subway


Nice, I heard that dogs are actually not colorblind but actually can not see as many diff colors as humans! That stinks


Maybe specific breeds are colorblind while others are not. Or it might be a gene that is passed down like it is through humans. How do we know if they are colorblind or not?


I am not sure! But did you know that elephants and dogs are the only animals who instinctively understand pointing?


That makes sense, though they sometimes choose to ignore it. Dogs also enjoy the experience of obtaining an award through problem solving. That's probably why they're relatively easy to train


Sometimes I feel bad that dogs don't give blood at blood drives. There are 12 diff blood types. That could help a ton of animals.


Bigger dogs would be able to give more blood, right? I can't imagine a teacup chihuahua being able to donate much


True! I used to have some Yorkies...they would have given millimeters! I can't like that Burger King had a promo where you unfriend 10 people on facebook and you get a whopper. Not worth it


Unless you're one of those people who has hundreds of friends on Facebook that you don't really know. I'm wondering how they would know who really did it or not


I know! If you are going to call anyone in the new york area the area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary.


They were probably the first city to get their own phone numbers. The inventor of the dial was convinced the operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses. He was an undertaker


Did you know Jupiter's storms can be heard in the AM radio?


No I did not. Wow! I wonder what that sounds like?


Yeah I wonder too. Do you listen to Canadian radio ever?


I have never heard Canadian radio actually.


Well if you ever do,, just be aware that they play 40 % canadian music


That's weird. Is that just because that's what the DJ's decided to do?


Actually it is because they are required by law, so they have no choice


Interesting. I wonder what led to that? Did you know that you can make a radio with very little? Soldiers in WWII made them with a razorblade and pencil.


Yeah they foxhole radios, those sound pretty cool. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do not but I know that they were they height of entertainment before TV's. I wonder if they hold up?


I am not sure but if you are interested to check them out there is a free site online


That's cool. I will have to do that. Off topic but do yo enjoy dramas?


I actually do. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do not. I know they used to be popular.


Well if you ever want to check them out there is a free website out there on the internet


I will have to do that. Are you familiar with Hugh Laurie?


I am he is the star of House MD, one of my favorite shows ever


Yes. Did you know that that show made him the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama at $700,000 per episode?


I am not surprised but that is a huge amount of money. DO you know who Michael Caine is?


Hello there, do you listen to the radio often?


Hi! Yes, I listen to the radio during my commute, I wish there were more stations offered where I live though. Do you?


Yeah I do too, I recently found a good local station that I like.  I listen when commuting as well.


Do you prefer radio shows that talk about music, gossip, entertainment news or radio with strictly music or other radio shows that talk about sports, news, etc.?


I like music stations mostly, but I think that satellite radio offers a ton of good choices as well.


Yeah, I agree but in Canada, all radio stations are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian, I wonder what that means or whether or not it just means the artist has to be from Canada or something


Yeah they probably do it so the Canadian bands get enough airplay.  I bet they like it but don't know if the public does so much.


Maybe the public is already used to it, if not, there is a website where people can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free, I wonder what radio dramas are, are those considered podcasts?


That sounds so cool, there are probably so many great ones that people have never heard before.


Yeah either way, radio dramas are still considered a mode of performance and a genre of poetry, do you like poetry?


Yeah I do like poetry, but I don't think I read it as much as I would like to.  How about yourself?


I'm impartial to poetry, I like reading novels fiction and nonfiction more. I also enjoy soundtracks, Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack, as if he wasn't talented enough already.


Wow, that is so interesting I never knew that and I love that movie.  Sometimes the soundtrack really helps a movie a lot.


Yes I couldn't' agree more! Like the movie Frozen, that is an epic soundtrack but don't think it has beaten the soundtrack to O' Brother, Where art thou?" which has been certified platinum 8 times!


That is a great movie and a great soundtrack.  That has my favorite scene of any movie in it as well.


Which scene is that? Are we still talking about Frozen, if we are, then yes, I think the whole movie can be considered my favorite scene.


No I was talking about O' Brother, in the record company studio, but I heard Frozen is good too.


Oh ok! Well that was embarrassing haha. It's interesting to read about how all these celebrities dabbled into their careers, like Micahel Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls were in drama class. I think that totally paid off and is a great motivator.


No you're fine lol, and yeah I think that is crazy how a small move back then for a different motive turns out to be career shaping.


Haha, thanks but to turn down movies like Jim Carrey did because his belief system prevents him from movies that don't project positivity, that takes a lot of gut


Yeah it does, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hello! Are you a fan of Winter? Imagine being  hiker and run into the cascades and think your gonna die. oh my, What an interesting story. Do you hike?


can't say I like hiking myself, its kind of exhausing haha what about you


I prefer doing it from my Kinect, get the "feel" you know, warm and safe. Im not sure how others do it, Some have considered hiking the 2650 mile trail. no, thank you!


haha yup I agree! also, do you like dogs at all? Or cats


Yes, I do I love my canine, Chato, did you know canines are considered to form part of the wolf like canids. Do you know any fun facts?


ah that is interesting, ya they came from wolves and theyve been around humans so long that they are finely attuned to human emotions


Ive heard of the term Sister Taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated. Which implies that the first species of the dog is extinct! unbelievable


wow thats crazy, I like that Russia has a tomb on the unknown dog, that is nice of them to honor dog research subjects


Right! or we can be like Istanbul! did you know they have vending machines that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled bottles! That should be implemented in the States. How cool.


haha thats a good idea, weird that Dogs can learn a thousand words and are better at reasoning that chimpanzees


definately! and there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


that is crazy, I love that dogs drink on the bottom of their tongue, that is so different from us


Dogs are awesome! they cant see as many colors as humans BUT they are NOT colorblind. I wonder how that works for them.


ya I guess they just see more limited colors, its cool that dogs are smart enough to use the subway ssytem in russia, I cant even do that


haha, Ther are amazing animals! No wonder society has given them the sobriquet "mans best friend" not only can they take the subway but they aid disabled people, assist police imagine the dog that has to sniff drugs all day... cocaine especially i wonder if it has the same effects on humans and maybe thats why the dog is now able to help the military, hunt, herd animals, pull roads, they are even therapeutic... shall i keep going, dogs are awesome!


I agree! I like how they can be so different in size and shape too! from big huskies to little tiny pugs, so cute!


I can talk about how amazing dogs are, all day. Dogs are so smart, dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to understand just by pointing


I know, I lovve them, so glad they are the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore :) haha


Even Google prefers dogs to cats. their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company


haha thats awesome! do you use facebook btw?


Yes, I do mostly to keep up with the Family. Did you know they launched   in 2004? It feels a lot longer!


I could agree with that, he has a lot of haters though


i think all presidents have, at least he wasnt called president banana like the first president of zimbabwe


Right lol, that would be slightly embarrassing, what would trumps nickname be?


something about his hair:),  i won't mind staying in his guest house though, it is larger then the white house


lol, president orange? Who knows lol. I saw the white house once, never saw the guest house though


ha funny, and he hasn't made 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


I think that would win him more votes in the next election if he released one lol


Right lol! Did you know Kanye and Trump were besties


no funny, west has done everything though, rapper, writer, producer, designer


No, I don't think I would ever lol. Did you know there are identical white houses in other countries?


no, i did hear bush put solar panels back on the white house, wonder if the twins houses have them


That is a good point, that would make sense to have them. Thinking about the future i think!


definitely, not thinking about the future they still use floppy disks


lol, maybe they are either too lazy, or anything new is too easy to hack, what do you think? It was nice chatting with you!


Hi. Are you a fan of the late, great Aretha Franklin?


think she had a lot of talent, too bad cancer took her life at age 76


Agree. Do you have a favorite song of hers?


No not really,  maybe Wholy Holy of Youve Got A Friend, what about you?


Her interpretation of James Taylor's You've Got A Friend is fabulous. Did you know there's a film about her, shot in 1972 in an LA Baptist church, that may soon be released?


I don know about that but she was known beacuase of her wariness of legal agreements, she sure had an interesting life.


Right. That wariness is part of the reason the '72 concert hasn't been released. Aretha was usually paid in cash or she didn't perform. Why, do you suppose?


I guess it was a matter of preference, but anyway do you like cars?


I like Ford cars, did you know that the Ford Motor Company was the first to ever mass produce a car!


Sure. Grandfather had the town's 1st Model A Ford. Long, long time ago. Cars helped small town America get paved roads.


I guess they helped us move forward at big steps, funny how the trunk of cars got the name


Yes. Grandpa's Model A had a real wooden trunk in the back.


So cool your granpa had one of those models, did you hear about that pro driver that became pro by beating 90,000 people


Yes, playing a racing video game. Like to drive for real, though. Cadilac convertible doing 75 mph; radio blasting Aretha Franklin singing, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T!" You know?


That sounds really cool almost as cool as having a flamethower installed in your car, kind of like South Africa


Fun fact! Glad a German inventor named Karl Benz (as in Mercedes-Benz) invented a "motorvagen" in 1886. Cars have rolled forward since. Do you follow Formula 1 racing?


Yeah I do follow Formula 1 why do you ask?


BIG fan. Fav. driver: Lewis Hamilton!! Like Verstappen, too. Feisty, daring. Never miss a race. Doesn't '19 season start soon?


Yeah its about to start, Im really exited about that too, wonder who will be the top driver this season maybe Hamilton


Maybe Charles LeClere?? Do you go to concerts? Have a favorite band or album?


I do, live music in my favorite, and my favorite album is The Hybrid Theory


I LOVE classic rock ;) what bands You're listening to ?


Boston, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Guns and Roses, Lynard Synard...Neil Young, Bob Dylan. Should I continue. :D


Finally somebody who listens to actual music and not the stuff that's on the radio and tv these days... I love Pink Floyd, Sting, Joe Bonamassa, Scorpions, REM, Phil Collins... You're right... I could be going more and more :) I think we're on the same page :)


I don't understand why the new rock bands just keep playing the same chords over and over, no free style, no Rock Opera like Pink Floyd and Queen.


God I know..... those times will never come back... but if You have a second check out Black Country Communion - it's not Rock Opera but a newer albums with really cool old sound ;)


I will,  thanks.How do you like Linkin Park? I heard their "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st. Century.


I like a song or two but that's all. I really liked the vocalist that died... real shame...


I play the piano, so I love the heavy use of keyboards. I was playing "What Have I Done?" the other day and it made me sad. Like he was predicting it. They played 324 concerts in 2001. Maybe it was burnout.


Oh You play ? That's so cool, just like a hobby or maybe in the band ?


Hobby. Did you have any old vinyl records? Unfortunately my wife threw them out during may moves since they are so heavy.


I had some old Polish ones ( I'm from Poland ) but recently I bought a new turntable and I'm building a new collection :) I just bought some old Sting albums :)


I had an old turntable that sat on the side so it didn't wear the needle out as fast. You think anyone will listen to classic rock in 2030?


Speaking of the good old days. Did you know  McDonalds started the drive through in 1975?


sorry for before... I think I've lost internet connection for a second... Of course people will listen to classic rock in 2030 :)  Bands like The Beatles will be known till the end of the world ;) it's freedom and rebellion !


I don't like much Beatles stuff or Grateful dead. Don't know why. They said they didn't let the soldiers get out of the car with their uniforms. Maybe protests?


I guess they were afraid somebody would attack them ? :) lol, I don't know


Speaking of attacking people. In South-Africa it is legal to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


I'm moving to South Africa ;) lol, I would like to see a workshop that does that for You ;) lol


Wow, I heard they have great wine there. Do you drink wine?


Not really... rarely ;) I'm a scotch guy :)


Hmm, don't know if they make that there. Do you like Pink Floyd? They said even though it came out 40 years ago, it was a best selling album in 2014.


I love Pink Floyd ! I hope Roger Waters and David Gilmour will release more albums :)


Which is the one who died? Was it a drummer?


Richard Wright - he played keyboard. And Syd Barrett is dead too...


Geeez, ok. Do you like when the old guys play a live concert like the Who in 2012. Just doesn't sound as good to me.


Maybe... but there is a sense of nostalgia :)


I wonder who has the oldest classic Rock band. Maybe The Who?


That one I'm not sure ;) I was born in 81 :)


Me, 1960. Too young to be a hippie. But close. Still love video games, this guy Jann Mardenborough beat 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.


Not too long ago. My source says be became a Professional Race Car driver after that. But I fly flight simulators and you take chances cause you don't really die. He won't get that option any longer.


Such a cool fact ;) Hey it was really nice chatting with You friend !


Hey there! Are you a fan of Aretha Franklin at all?


Yea she was a great singer, kinda sad her funeral became a spectacle after she died at 76


Have you heard about the concert that could potentially be released now?


Somewhat, it was in 1972 at a Baptist Church, right? Must have been a hell of a performance if they filmed it.


They did, and not only that, it was Sydney Pollack who shot the film!


Alan Elliott must have been thrilled to access the footage after Pollack's death


Yeah, and evidently Elliot was all geared up to present it in 2015 at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals.


It's a shame Pollack isn't credited as the director anymore, he did a lot of work for it


I'd love to be able to see it. I guess it's good to at least know he had some part in it.


Yea, it's interesting that Franklin only accepted cash payments for her contracts too


That is interesting. I wonder what the legality of that is? I would hate to keep track of all of those taxes owed!


Well if there is no documents for it I guess Franklin could get away with not reporting it


That's true, I guess. Hey, are you a Pink Floyd fan?


Yea, Dark Side of the Moon is an awesome album and still a best seller as of 2014


Yeah, and did you know they recorded a live concert back in 1972 with no audience?


That's pretty cool, I wonder where I could find the album Floyd recorded at the amphitheater in Pompeii.


Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about! I bet they only have it on vinyl. The acoustics in that ampitheater were probably beautiful.


Probably why in Croatia they still use their ancient roman ampitheater for concerts.


Absolutely. That would be a lovely venue for a concert. Anyway, it's been nice chatting with you!


Yea, hopefully creed doesn't ever play there, they are so bad even their fans sued them


Yeah, I heard that. Back in 2002. Well, enjoy your day! Don't listen to Creed, haha!


I go sometimes. Do you know The Ramones?


I am actually. Did you know they toured for 20 years?


20 years?! When did they sleep? Did they have special drugs or something?


I wonder that too. They held 2263 concerts


They must not be human. Robots? AI? Something. Other groups tour, but not that much.


Yeah that is true. Linkin Park also held 324 concerts in 2011 alone


Those kids were possessed! How could they do that? Oh, to be young again!


That must have been tiring. DO you know the band Creed?


They are pretty famous but I guess they were pretty bad once that someone sued them


A lawsuit! That's funny! They must have really stunk! I wonder how the suit turned out.


I am not sure of the details. In Croatia, there is an old theatre where bands can still hold concerts


That is the place that Creed should have played first. No lawsuits then.


I guess so, might have been more interesting. DO you know Pink Floyd?


Nice. THey once recorded a concert without an audience


Ah, ever the artistes! By the way, which one is Pink?


Not sure of that. Do you know Linkin Park too?


Linkin Park. I think their singer died, right?


Yes, the lead singer did. They still hold the record for the best selling album of this century


Good for them! Great chat! Have a good night!


Hello there, I do enjoy football of both kinds, how about you?


Me too, mainly football and soccer. I have never watched Gaelic football. I am curious!


Hey same here, and same here again!  Do you follow any NFL team?


I love the Broncos, that is my favorite.. but i admire others, like college football Georgia Tech!


The Broncos had some really good years in the late 90's and right!  That sounds like a really lame game!


Yes, for Georgia take winning 222 to 0 sounds crazy!


Yeah that sure does, I wonder how many people from the original crowd was still there at the end.


Who knows? that was more than 100 years ago, in 1916 I do not think anything even close has ocurred!


No I don't there's been anything close to that, I'm not even sure if a team has scored over 100 pts. since then.


That is right!  did you know what University of Iowa did to the locker room used by the visitor's team?


Yeah I heard that they painted the locker room pink!  That is pretty funny!


That is really funny, I think so too! did you know in the 60's bowlers made way more money than football players!?


Isn't the wild, I think it goes to show just how big the NFL has become since then.


It is so different since then!! I do not even know who is a professional bowler!


No, I don't think I could give you the name of even one professional bowler.


You know a football team that has been succesful is the Green Bay packers, they have sold out every game since 1960!


Good call! That is actually my favorite team and the only team I have ever followed.


That is cool, good for you! the team exists for 100 years!


Yeah and we are the only franchise that is essentially owned by the fans, so that is really cool.


Well it was a nice chat! have a good one


hey did you know that the seahorse is the only fish that is designated to have a neck?


No, but I can believe it. I had a pet seahorse once.


oh really? what kind was it and what did you name it?


I can't remember what type, I didn't name it though. I've also been stung by a jellyfish, apparently they are immortal.


ya I want them to put some jellyfish genes into me so I can also be immortal, do you know is it an urban legend to pee on yourself if a jellyfish stings you? haha


It would be an interesting thing to try the genes. It's not a legend, I had to do that when I got stung on my leg. LOL it works.


lol Ok good I'll have to keep that in mind if I'm ever stung, what is crazy is how freshwater fish get water through their skin while saltwater fish drink water from their mouths, I wonder why there is a difference like that


It has to be the salt. I had a saltwater fish tank and a freshwater fish tank.


ah interesting, my friend has a saltwater fish tank with expensive fish and coral, it's a lot of work and super expensive hobby apparently


Yeah, that's why I got rid of it. Way too much work, I actually had a zebrafish at one point.


ah nice, did you know that 84 percent of genes linked to human disease have a counter part in the zebrafish?


I didn't, I wonder what type of diseases though, do you know which ones?


I don't know the exact diseases, but that is 84 percent of those that were discovered, so that is definitely a good portion of human diseases linked to a single type of fish haha


84 percent is a lot, that is crazy. Did you know that Jupiter's radio storms can be heard here on earth by an AM radio?


I didn't know that, that is crazy, also crazy is that in wwii people were able to make a radio out of a pencil and razorblade, like how did that work?


I believe that, I've seen it movies, more specifically, I saw it in Hart's war.


hmm that has Bruce Willis right? I should check that movie out is it any good?


Yeah, that's right. It's not a bad movie, actually Terrance Howard does some great acting in it.


hmmm I'll watch it then, did you know that Canada requires by law that 40% of all radio music be of Canadian origin?


I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised by that to be honest.


I am going to Canada next week, I'll have to check that out, I'll have to report back if they break the law and less than 40% are of canadian origin haha


Good morning!  How do you feel about the safe space movement?


I honestly have never heard of it. What is it about?


It is where kids are to be free from bullying, and stuff like that.  Sometimes its blown out of proportion saying kids should have it easy, but thats not really the case.


I wouldn't think so. How does not allowing bullying make kids soft?


I guess they are claiming kids need to learn to deal with adversity and stick up for them selves.  I just think we all need to be nicer.


I got to agree with you. I had to tolerate my son being bullied. Once he stood up for himself it stopped. But it should not have happened at all. I think it's wrong.


I agree.  I teach martial arts, and we teach the kids to just be strong and confident, people dont pick on strong confident people.


Thats a great thing to do! I take kids fishing. Really get to know them in the county. Do you fish?


I do not.  I have a hard time touching them, so slimy.


They can be. The kids love it though.Did you know freshwater fish drink water through osmosis and not their mouth?


No, thats pretty cool!  I do know there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


Isn't that wild! Scientists are studying it too! 87% of genes that are found in humans are also found in zebra fish.I wonder if they get the common cold?


Maybe, it could also help us cure things.  Maybe it can get on board with that jellyfish and we can start trying to cure cancer


God, that would be wonderful. I read that seahorses are the only fish that have necks too!


I guess I never thought about that before, but it makes sense.


Just a fun little fact I heard on the radio. Do you listen to the radio?


Sometimes, but more into podcasts right now.   There is so much variety on the radio though.