yup, they shoudl have adapted it to the market I think, also the name stunk: Days like these haha


Yeah that name is really lame, it sounds almost like a really crappy soap opera.


haha I agree, I think tomorrow I'll listen to some classic latin on that news radio station


I do not really. I only watched the Super Bowl because I went to a party. And you?


I do. I don't like the Patriots but it was good to see Bill Belichick be the winningest coach in NFL postseason history.


Yeah, he is a good coach. He has even won with the Cleveland Browns.


That's almost unheard of haha. The Brown's last playoff win was in 1995.


Surprisingly enough it was a game againt the Patriots too, and their coach was Belichick. Hmm.


Speaking of football, did you know Kellan Moore is the only lefty in the league for quarterback right now?


Interesting. Wonder why that is? Is being left handed a disadvantage? Speaking of disadvantages, I would think that it would be difficult to play football if you couldn't hear, but the circular huddle used today was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback.


Yes that really is. There have been a lot of great left handed quarterbacks though so who knows what the advantage is.


Tom Brady wasn't respected as a quarterback in high school. They refused to start him. Now he is a four time champion.


Even on the JV team, that's crazy to think. He is the best ever.


Yeah, you are right! Did he finish college? Alex Smith took so many tests in high school that he entered universeity as a junio and got his bachelor's degree. Then he started working on a master's degree before he was the first overall pick in 2005 NFL draft.


Yes he did. Smith is one smart cookie! Imagine if Baker Mayfield did that instead of wanting to play video games all day.


Yeah, full time competitive gaming can sometimes be lucrative though I doubt as good as football player pay.


Probably not, much more safer though haha, especially playing Halo 3.


Football's importance has certainly increased in recent times. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


That is so crazy to think! I wonder what it is now!


And how much money is spent on NFL technology! ESPN won an Emmy for the superimposed yellow line!


That line really helped everybody see. How about that college score of 222-0?


Yeah I don't see that ever happening these days at any colleges with football teams.


Oh yeah. It's My favorite pastime. I like South PArk, Do you? I also like Simpsons.


I like South Park and the Simpsons, both were good.


Yeah, only one episode in SImpsons did not mention or have Bart on it. They had a great run with that show though.


Interesting, I don't know why that would occur, was the actor sick?


Good question, I don't know. I watched a lot of Pokemon episodes with the kids and they had over 750. They had so many that it could run for 16 years straight.


WOW! That is a lot of episodes isn't it. What about that 70s show, do you watch it?


Hmmm,  didn't watch it very much but I think they have a UK remake.


Yeah, I heard it failed and got canceled in 10 episodes. Hilarious.


Oh crazy. I would l like to visit the UK. The Prime MInister lives on Downing Street. He has a cat with the official title of chief mouse to the cabinet office. ;p;


Interesting, it seems like something that they would do in the UK.


Yeah, the cat had the daily duties of looking for mice and occupying the house to hunt for them. I like the Harry Potter books and films do you?


Interesting. Did you know if you turn 100 in Japan you get a silver cup to celebrate?


Oh I didn't know that , thats cool. I heard that they do a lot pranks over there too. For instance a radio station prank called the Queen.


Yep, the did. They pretended to be the Canadian Prime Minister. This happened in 1995 so things might be a lot different now.


This is so funny. I wonder if they got in trouble?


I bet somebody knocked on their doors at some point.  Afterall, the Prime Minister is he head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government. In many systems the Prime Minister selecs and may dismiss other members of the cabinet and they allocate posts to members. They prob dont like pranks.


Did you know that the president of indonesia has released 3 albums while in office?


What! That's a weird thing for a president to do. I wonder how he had time for that. I like our system and presidents jobs because they don't make music.


Yeah, maybe he was a musician before getting into office. Nice chatting with you.


How's it going? Pretty interesting some writers thought The Pats could beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl without Rob Gronkowski


hi how are you? Im doing great. The Pats won this time against LA, right? i didnt watch the game.


Yea this year but last year they lost to eagles, even with Rob Gronkowski playing the entire game


The bowl last year was pretty good. there was a big comeback at the end, right?


I think there were quite a few lead changes throughout the game and I believe it was Brady's 8th super bowl apperance


He has six rings now? The man is a legend. he is not my favorite, but i understand why people like him.


Yea, he's accomplished a lot which is pretty amazing considering he was drafted in the sixth round of the draft


nobody really understood his potential. and with Bill, he has found his place. those two have a few years left.


Yea, Brady has really grown with Bill and really advanced in 2007 when he threw for 50 tds that season


he probably had some great receivers to help him out with that.


Yea, in 2007 he did have Randy Moss on the team to throw to


And Gronk? he is the other guy? when did he start playing?


I don't think he played with Brady until 2010


Ok. Brady and Gronk seem to be wired together. Plus BIll B has some ungodly sense of the game.


Yea and a sense of humor, Belichick always lists Brady on the injury report every week despite Brady never missing a game


Bill is trying to put the other team off balance. but crying wolf stops working eventually. LOL


Yea, Belichick is much better than Brady's jv coach who never started him despite the team never winning a game


what was up with that guy? he must have played favorites. it makes no sense.


Who knows, maybe his grandfather was the head coach of Cumberland when they lost to Georgia Tech by 222 points


what was the GT coach thinking? that is quite cruel. anyway, great chat!


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I'm good how about yourself? Do you like football?


I love football, I am a big Eagles fan, still excited about the superbowl win over the Patriots!


Cool, I'm not a big fan but I do tend to watch sometimes, especially the Superbowl. It is interesting that Baker Mayfield almost quit football to become a competitive gamer.


I have heard that as well, I know he was very good at Halo!


Oh yes, he claimed he could beat anyone at halo 3 at the University of Oklahoma!


I believe that, if he is good enough he could have made a living from it!


Yes I agree. I heard the highest score ever in football was 222-0 in 1916. Wow that is a crazy score.


That was a college game right? I had seen a video about that before


Yes Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland. Interesting game i bet.


I bet it was almost comical in how lopsided it was, college is always like that, but not to that extent


Yeah. Did you know that the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink, on the visiting teams side of course?


I did not know that, that is hilarious, I wonder if their home record shows that it makes any type of difference?


I'm curious to that as well, would pink paint really make a difference in play?


Maybe it actually makes them more upset and angry!


Yes which would be doing the opposite of their intentions, too funny. Alex Smith received his bachelor's degree in only two years, I wish I could do the same.


I do too, he is a very bright person! QBs have to be very smart


I agree with that, the game is centered around the importance of the QBs plays. They are the leaders of the offensive team after all.


They are still sort of underpaid in my opinion. I think that it is crazy that bowlers used to make more than football players!


Wow, that is new to me. Bowling is so much easier to play I would think.


I think so too, or at the very least it is certainly safer!


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


Yes and do you know why they invented it?


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


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


Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yes. Do you know how cadillac got its name?


Yes if was after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah Do you know who Jonn Mardenborough is?


Yes he is the guy who became a professional driver by beating people to gran turismo


Yes he beat a staggering 90 000 people though


Yeah. In South africa you can put flame throwers n the car to protect it


I sure do. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes he is the guy that used the dunk shot so much it got banned


Yeah that was crazy and for a good decade at it


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


Yes James Naismith who was a coach at U of Kansas


Yes and the only losing coach in their history as well


Yeah pretty ironic. Nice chatting with you.


Have you ever thought about drive-thrus?  I've heard that Mcdonalds invented the drive thru just to help out soldiers back in the day.


I havent given too much thought to that but it seems interesting, kind of the aggressive mode google self driving cars have.


I guess so.Cars and anything with them are of interest to me.  I like that things are kind of sense making.  For instance a trunk is called a trunk because older cars had wooden trunks on the back.


I guess some names are catchy and stay, its ilegall to warm your car in Ohio.


Is it really?  I wonder what they do then during the winter?  In South Africa it's legal to equip your cars with flame throwers.


It is, if your car gets stolen and the engine is on then the burglar will only face a minor misdemeanor, I guess its about how you warm it up.


That is so odd and it seems a little unfair.  You know, all this was started when Karl Benz invented cars.


Yeah it is odd because sometimes turning the car off will consume more gas and isnt practical, and I didnt know it all started with him.


Yeah, a lot of people think Ford invented the car but it was actually Benz.  He filed a patent in 1886.


I guess people think that because Ford was the first car to be available to the masses.


Probably so.  Could be too because he's American.  I mean, Cadillac is named for a french explorer that founded Detroit. I don't think many people know a french explorer founded Detroit.


I sure didnt know that, I think its an interesting fact though, I am more of a sports fan myself, do you like basketball?


I like it some. I am a more of a college basketball fan than professional.


I see, have you watched the Space Jam movie? its really cool and seems like its the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.


I think I've seen parts of it.  Did you know that Kareem abdul-jabbar got the dunk shot banned from college basketball for over 10 years?


I didnt know that! is it allowed now? why was it banned?


It is allowed now. It got banned because he was dominant in his use of it.


Well that seems like an absurd reason, I mean its a move that requires a lot of skill, did you know that basketball was invented at the ymca?


No, I didn't know that!  I had no idea actually!  Do you know why or how it came about?


Im not sure but I know that volleyball was also created there.


Really?  Well they are kind of similar. I mean both are played on courts.


I am doing well thank you. I really like shoes and have many pairs. How about yourself?


I do like Nikes. I know they went through quite the controversy recently.


Yeah, they did get a lot of publicity and as a stockholder, I saw the price go up too.


Yes using Colin Kaepernick's face did make them take a little hit to their reputation. But it's Nike and people have short attention spans so in my opinion it will have no long term impact.


Agreed. Plus there's not a huge market to take Nike's share. Putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes or gym bags will absorb the unpleasant odor


I did not know that. I will have to try that. Did you know there are 17 ways to tie your shoes?


I did not. I only know 2... Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.


They deserved it. I can't imagine watching a game without that line. Speaking of football, Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


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


That is shocking. I can't even name a professional bowler. Only two african-american quarterbacks have won the super bowl, Doug Williams and Russell Wilson.


Former partiots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.


I didn't know that anyone had accomplished that. I wonder how long his career was. Another amazing stat like that, Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself!


I remember that throw. It was magnificent... The junípero serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score a touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback. that backup quarterback they refused to start is 4 time super bowl champion tom brady.


That was a very bad decision on their part. Russell Wilson is still under a major league baseball contract despite not playing in a regular season game since 2011. That is very strange.


I know, he will report in the spring for training and then leave. He cannot do both as a QB. I know too much sports...


Ha ha. I don't  know why he would even bother when he is a top QB.


I did know that. The camera pans to her a lot when he plays.The high school football stadium in allen, texas seats 18,000 and cost $60 million to build. Apparently Texas is very serious about high school football.


Are you a football fan? Have you heard about U of Iowa's locker room for visiting teams?


I like pro more than college but I had heard that they painted that room pink.


I guess it's supposed to psych out the opposition. The Super Bowl is coming up. Are you interesting in the SB?


I would be more interested if the Patriots weren't in it again. I'm sick of seeing them. It's boring at this point. Did you know that a former Patriots player never fumbled a football his entire career?!


That's impossible. He must have had special gloves or something. What are the odds that the Pats will win?


It does seem crazy. I think they will very likely win but I hope not. Did you know that in the 60's pro bowlers made more than pro football players? That seems crazy to me.


Football didn't have the television audience that it does today. I would rather be an engineer on the whole.


It would certainly be less hard on your body. I heard that you could make more money in that feld as well which also shocks me.


Engineers are in demand and they can parlay those skills into a good career. Better employment prospects than actors.


That is true. Do you enjoy horror movies? I adore horror movies.


I don't really know much about the genre. I've seen a few of them. What films do you like?


Oh so, so many. The classics of course Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw, Night of the Living Dead. I could go on forever. Did you know that watching horror movies can burn 180 calories or more.


I've seen movies based on King novels. I generally prefer dramas though. Thanks for the list of classics.


No problem. I love Stephen King novels. I have a shelf of Stephen King and it's starting to bow from the weight. Did you know he considers Bambi to be the first horror film he saw and that it terrified him as a child?


Stephen King has inflicted his childhood terror on the world.


Ha ha, he's good at it. Speaking of, in the movie The Shining the boy who played Danny didn't know he was acting in a horror film until years later. Probably a good thing given how intense that movie is.


I wonder whether he appeared in any other films. I think that many child actors go on to have difficult lives.


Not as far as I know. Here's a reason to watch horror movies, if you view abstract art directly after you will enjoy the art more.


I don't appreciate abstract art much now, so anything is an improvement. I think that abstract art is its own kind of horror.


It certainly can be. I like the abstracts that are shapes and colors but not the kind like Picasso where they are supposed to actually represent something. Do you know what a waterphone is?


Never heard of a waterphone. Is it a phone for speaking underwater? Can't be a phone made of water.


It's an instrument that produces creepy metallic noises. It's what's used to make those noises in horror and sci-fi movies.


I wonder who invented it. Sounds like an instrument invented just for horror film soundtracks.


I would be curious to learn that as well.


I can't believe the US federal debt is about $15 trillion dollars!


hi how are you? yes, it is hard to believe, and it will only get worse.


The tax cut last year is estimated to increase the deficit by more than $2.3 trillion too over the next decade.  Do you follow Fox news?


i dont watch the news much. i find that it is mostly editorial.


I hear that.  I was surprised to find out that though that Fox news was created partially by Richard Nixon.


nixon was troubled by his treatment by the media. i think he wanted a pulpit for his views.


Quite possible.  Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined so there are a lot of people out there watching them


every network has its bias. i would rather not hear any biased news at all. it manipulates the emotions but doesnt help us think.


Yes.  The gaming website IGN is owned by news corp, which also owns fox news.  I've never gone to that website.


i havent either. news corp is murdochs company. it is huge. he has a lot of power and a megaphone to trumpet his views.


Yes he does.  Did you know that the top 3 wealthiest American presidents before Trump were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


is trump the wealthiest now? i dont know how much money he actually has.


I believe I read somewhere that he is the wealthiest president ever.  Crazy.


i think now you need money to run a campaign for higher office. i think that he is going to be a tough candidate for 2020.


Yes.  I agree with you there.  Here's something funny....the first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana!


that is an awesome name. everyone will remember the Banana! Hail to the fruit!


Hahaha  Another funny one is the president of Indonesia.  He's released 3 pop albums while in office.  Sounds like he didn't get much done on the politics side of things.


he probably has underlings to get the real work done while hes in the studio with the babes.


Haha  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential race automatically became the vice president.  I couldn't imagine that working now.  They would never get nothing done but fight 100 percent of the time.


True. the duets would suck too. Anyway, nice chat.


Good morning to you. Do you ever listen to the radio? I think it's so cool how it uses different properties of electromagnetic energy to transmit waves through space.


radio really is a cool medium. it is still valuable to use, though most people prefer video. it dont listen now as much as I used to.


Very good point. They have a lot of variation on the radio too. In Finland they have a weekly program in Latin.


news for Latin fans? sounds like a tiny audience, but then again, its finland, so maybe there are many fans


Yeah I would like to know more about that. There's also a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


i wonder who visits the site.its a great idea to preserve older media but i think the younger generation prefers video. maybe researchers like the site.


I would have to agree with you there. I don't think a lot of young people use the radio. Back in the day it used to be so popular. Soldiers even made their own.


soldiers in fox holes can be quite inventive, i bet. the situation pushes them to be creative.


Yeah I bet they were very desperate. It is kind of annoying when the radio becomes static but maybe that is just Jupiter having a radio storm.


jupiter does get quite stormy at times. i figure that its good to have neighbors, but not when they have loud parties.


Yeah good point. I wonder if fox news ever had a radio show? They once discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.


i would think that fox has something on the radio for its listeners in cars during commutes. i guess a Simpsons channel would ok. a website would be better.


Because then you could watch whenever you wanted to. Fox News is very popular it's watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


yes, there is a big following in the us. i figure that the country has gradually shifted to the right.


Yeah it seems that way. The fox news network was created by Republican media strategic asked Richard ailes and President Richard Nixon.


they wanted to have an ally in the media to put their perspective out there. i am tired of listening to news in general. it always has an agenda.


Yeah I wish news just inform people of what's going on. Another thing I didn't know is that the gaming website IGN is owned by the corporation who runs Fox news.


fox is much bigger and more powerful than a lot suspect. murdoch has an empire. the radio is just one part of it, as it the news arm.


Yeah good point. I didn't know they provide news to 86 countries!


it is the network that americans probably know best, and the world knows it well too. Anyway, great chat!


They even threatened to sue the Simpsons once! You too bye !


Hello, do you like to watch the news?  More specifically Fox news?


I do, its one of my favorite channel, its a subsidiary of the 21st century Fox


Sorry about that. I watch that channel also.  I know it does its broadcast in New York City.


Yeah and in other 86 countries, its a really popular channel worldwide


Funny thing about Fox is that they once thought about having a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons!


That sounds like  a channel I would watch lol, the gaming site is owed by Fox


I would also like that channel!  People love Fox news so much that it is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Wow both are really big networks, those are high numbers there


Yes they are!  Do you listen to the radio at all?


I do, I listen to the radio on my way to work, what about you?


Yes I do, but there is also a website that you can go to listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas, for free.


Do you have the link for that site? maybe I can find it using Google, I love my drama podcasts


I would have to look for it, lol.  In WW2 soldiers made simple radios using razor blades and a pencil as a diode!  Some cool stuff there.


I bet that saved a lot of lifes back then, making radios out of meterials like that is really skillful.


Yes that is!  Do you follow much about the President?


I dont, I try to stay away from politics specially since Trump took office.


Yes he definitely isn't my favorite one either.


I wish he was a president like the one they have in Indonesia, a pop star + politic


That would be hilarious if he released a pop album!  The president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


It would, and really Banana? that hilarious!


ya, I watch Fox New and MSNBC sometimes too. Do you?


ya I will watch Fox news sometimes, I guess it is watched more than msnbc and cnn combined


Oh, wow. I can believe it since Trump won the presidency this time. I know Fox was created by a republican.


ya it was started by Richard Ailes and Also Richard Nixon apparently


Oh, hmm? Okay, cool. The gaming site IGN is also owned by he news corp who owns Fox. I like gaming so that's an interesting cool fact.


ya I like ign I didnt know that, very silly fox was going to sue the simpsons to stop them from making fun of them, like doesnt fox own the simpsons and also fox news


What a weird world we live in. In fact 81% of tv watchers receive Fox news. That is a really high percentage.


yes that is a ton, do you listen to radio at all? I think fox news is even on there as well


Yep, I listen to Fox on the radio too but more than that I listen to this really cool latin channel. Its been playing a classical latin program since 1989.


ah I'll have to check that out, can you understand latin? I think it's a Finnish radio station correct?


I am studying latin so I am trying to learn more any way I can. I also listen to a website that plays thousands of classic radio dramas.


well I think Id rather listen to the radio waves of Jupiter than either of those haha


Oh, ya that would be super cool too. I was in Canada last year and they force the radio channels to play Canadian music 40% of the time. It was sort of odd.


that is strange, I'm not familiar with Canadian music. I'd like to listen to Jupiter though


I really didn't like any of it and thought it was odd and uncomfortable. I was more interested in who was the president of the country or the history of Canada.


did you hear in latin who the top 3 richest presidents are by chance?


HAHA,,, actually, I bet its Trump, Clinton and Bush. That is my best guess, in english.lol


haha, well its actually jefferson, washington and jfk! Very strange that its not trump right, I don't know how to say that in Latin haha


Yeah, Latin is harder than it seems.lol I bet we I could sign a pop song before I could speak in fluent latin.lol


haha that could be the next big thing! instead of making pop songs like that indonesia president, do some latin ones, maybe a duet with Trump too!


hey, I know a little bit, can you guess the top 3 richest presidents?


i think it was jefferson, washington and jfk


yup you're right, I would have thought trump would be in there, what about you?


yeah but I guess we have to consider inflation


ya I think thats what happened, do you think its weird that the president of zimbabwe is named president banana?


yeah, i wonder if that means something in their language


ya good question, I think he should pull a President of Indonesia and make some pop albums while in office haha


hahhaa maybe they should.do you listen to the radio much?


I do sometimes ya, did you hear you can pick up Jupiter radio storms on your AM radio?


I need to tune in and try to catch tat to see what it sounds


haha ya it seems like it would be more interesting than the 1989 radio station that broadcasts in latin though haha


haha I know. I wonder how many listeners they have really. do you know how soldiers made radios during WWII?


I guess they used pencils and razorblades to make foxhole radios, seems crazy to me!


I know, like what channels did they even catch with those


nope I have no idea how that works, would you listen to radio dramas for free? I guess they have those online


Yes that is nice for those who are interested in that. have you listened to a canadian radio channel before?


I havent but I heard that they are required to play 40% canadian content, sounds horrible to me haha


hahah I don't know there are quite a few canadian musicians making a mark nowadays


give me some examples, I only know Bieber, Celine Dion, and Rush haha


Alessia Cara, Neon Dreams and some other. nice chatting with you


The New England Patriots, have you ever heard of Rob Gronkowski?


Mine is also the New England Patriots. I have heard of him, wasn't his brother called to complain about the Patriots recievers?


Haha yes he did. I think that's really awkward, I can't believe Chris Gronkowski actually brought that up on the radio LOL


Haha. Speaking of radios, did you know that canadian radios must play at least 40% canadian music?


No I didn't know that. I also want to know how to create a foxhole radio, they would make them in World War II, have you heard about these?


I did not. Interesting. A finnish radio station in 1989 conducted a news program entirely in classical latin. I wonder how many people could understand that!


Yeah I don't know why they would do that in Finland haha. What do you think about the website that has thousands of classic radio dramas you can listen to online? Have you tried that


I have not although I should try that out. The author of game of thrones called the new england patriots the lannisters of the NFL. I wonder why


Well if you've ever seen the show, you would know that the Lannisters are the bad guys so I take it he does not like the Patriots LOL


I agree. The Patriots's headquarters is at Gillette Stadium. The names of these stadiums clearly need work!


Yep I agree, I miss the days before corporate sponsors ruined all of the stadium names LOL. I never knew that the Patriots were in the AFC Conference though


Yep. The Buffalo Bills are equal to the Patriots when it comes to super bowl losses.


That is funny but also sad. Did you know that the NFL actually does not have a policy against female players though


Really? I guess no feminists can complain there! The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live action. I wonder why it is cherished by so many!


Yeah I wondered about that too. I personally think that football is really boring haha. Did you know that an engineer will make more over their lifetime than a NFL player


Furthermore, a professional bowler could earn twice the amount that an NFL player does back in the 1980s!


I think it was the sixties but that's still impressive! Why do you think that cheerleaders can't eat in the same restaurant as players though? That makes me mad


I agree, because I am assuming that the cheerleaders will not cause a lot of ruckus compared to the NFL players!


Haha maybe right about that. I'm just shocked that they put tracking chips on the players on the field, I don't know how it would help to know how fast a ball is rotating LOL


I guess it tracks how much the players run in a game or something. I wonder how they got the chip inside the football to track its velocity!


That's a good point! I wonder if it affects how balls are thrown actually


Yes I love watching football I am sad that the season is over. I wish there were less ads on NFL games though and more actual live gameplay.


I do too. However, there is only actually 11 minutes of live gameplay!


Yeah very surprising. The NFL also tracks its players with chips in the shoulder pad and the ball even too!


Yes I think the ball is tracked in terms of velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


That's cool. Wonder what they use that info for? I would love to see a girl play at some point since it is allowed!


I would too! Do you watch the NBA at all?


Yep every once in a while. I always found it odd that the raptors are the only canadian team.


I do too. My favorite player was Tim Duncan. He sacrificed money and fame by getting his degree first!


Yeah what a boss. Smart guy. Iverson made a ton of money with Reebok-must be nice! Get paid for what you love!


He has a lifetime endorsement with Reebok. That man is made for life!


Not shabby at all! Air Jordan's were once banned in the NBA. I wonder how much money he lost on that one.


Yeah good question. It can't have been all that much if Nike was willing to pick up the tab.


Well they have a bunch of money to cover it haha. I didn't know baseball was so popular in Japan.


Yeah I remember Ichiro was extremely popular when he started. I also didn't realize baseball cards were worth so much!


Oh I know. Some guy found three million dollars worth of cards in his Grandfather's attic!


That would have been nice to find. Hidden since 1940 that is so historic.


I couldn't imagine what ones were in that collection. That's about as cool as one married couple scheduling all the baseball games until 2005.


Yeah that is extreme! Soccer baseball is what Canadians call kickball. Kind of makes sense.


That makes total sense! Well have a good one!


How's it going, do you watch much tv? It's basically a mass medium for advertising


Do you watch South Park much? The producers of the Simpsons sent the South Park producers flowers after they made fun of Family Guy


I have seen South Park a few times. I like the Simpsons.


Yea the Simpsons are good, there is only one episode that Bart isn't featured in


That is Amazing. They have had quite a run.


Yea but not as much as Pokemon's run, there are over 750 episodes


Yea, Pokemon averages 50 episodes a year for 16 years


Yes, you dont see shows do 50 episodes a year anymore.


No, some shows don't even last 10 episodes like the UK version of That 70s Show "Days Like These"


I read where Ringo has narrated 52 episodes of Thomas the tank engine,


That's pretty cool and a nice way to give back I suppose, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin also narrated Thomas the Tank Engine too


I am surprised. I would not think Alec Baldwin would do Thomas the tank engine.


Yea Alec Baldwin is a loose cannon but I must admit he has a good voice for narrating shows like Thomas the Tank Engine


Yes. You are right. His voice is good for narrating shows.


Speaking of good voices did you know the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums?


No. I had never heard that before. That is interesting.


I wonder if he ever visited the US, the guest house for the President is actually larger than the white house


Yes. That is something that I never would have thought.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I am a football fan. I like both college and the NFL. Do you like football?


I am more of an NFL fan myself. My favorite team is the Eagles, how about you?


Bears fan. Being in Chicago makes you a bears fan. Although we do have packers fans too.


I know how that goes, we have a ton of Cowboys fans in Philadelphia. It's really annoying.


I know! Go away! Don't come here to our cool city and keep your packer fandom. Although I do find Aaron Rodgers really interesting though.


That was a crazy playoff game the Eagles and Bears had, I thought we were getting knocked out for sure!


I did too! Ugh, the kicker. Then he goes on talk shows about it. Stay in your lane!


I don't mind the Bears as much as some other teams in the NFC, I was really rooting for the Saints to beat the Rams because of Brees. That was one of the worst calls I have ever seen.


Agreed! I felt really bad for them. Did you see the Madri Gras floats about it? It was funny!


I only saw one parade of refs but not any of the floats, I bet they were great.


I know that fans wanted to sue the NFL over that decision. If it happened to the Eagles I don't know if I would ever get over it.


I feel like the saints are a persecuted bunch too. That cannot help their case. I laughed at the lawsuit. Nothing was going to come from that.


Exactly, there was unfortunately no way that was going to be overturned. Hopefully they can make something like that challengeable in the future.


I agree. I would be angry as bears fans. Although as a philly fan, don't you think you all would have rioted if that happened to you?


Oh I'm sure a few of us would have done something stupid. Unfortunately it seems like fans from the surrounding area like to come in and do dumb things and give us a bad rap. It's always funny to see the reports and it lists that they're not actually from the city.


I can see that. You did have a jail in your stadium though...


Yes we did, I think that was also somewhat of a publicity stunt mixed in as well. They did not carry that over when they built the Linc.


That's good. I do think it was sensationalized. Are you happy Foles is out? You're stuck with Wentz!


I can think of worse quarterbacks to be stuck with. I am not happy Foles is gone but I hope he has a lot of success in Jacksonville, just not against us. It was fun chatting football with you, have a great day!


Hello there, do you follow football at all?


Not too much TBH, but I do find some of the little facts and details about it to be quite interesting.  Like the pink locker room... LOL.  Heard about that one?


Yeah I think it was the university of Iowa in the visitors locker room if I'm correct.


Yeah, that's it!  A funny little way to try and psyche out your opponents, I think.  They did a study once wher ethey painted a weight room pink and found the lifters couldn't lift as much weight as normal.


That is too funny, I wonder who ever came up with that idea to try in the first place.


No clue. But I bet they had a good chuckle about it!  How about you?  Are you a big football fan?


I am a pretty big fan both of american and world football, do you have a favorite NFL team?


None in particular.. more familiar with certain players than I am teams.  For instance, I admire how former patriot qb Benjarvus has NEVER fumbled the ball in his entire NFL career.  That takes a  lot of skill!


That is just crazy for a back to never fumble once!  That takes an incredible amount of skill and concentration.


Pity Cumberland didn't have him on their team when they played Georgia TEch back in 1916.  They lost that game 222 to ZERO.  TWO  HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO.  Either GT was REALLY good or someone just wasn't trying that day!


I can hardly believe that, it doesn't even sound like a game.  It just sounds like a team ran from endzone to endzone.


So, how about you?  You got any teams or players you particularly like?


Yeah I am a Packers fan and was a huge Brett Favre fan to be honest.


Oh, that's neat!  Yeah, football is pretty popular these days, even though it's been going through a bit of a slump with all the latest controversies.  Did you know at one point though, bowlers made more than football stars?  Find that hard to believe.


I think that is hilarious!  But, it just goes to show just how much football has grown since then.


So, how about movies?  You watch a lot of movies?  I do when I get a chance.  Mainly horror and comedy, but I do catch dramas on occasion.


Yeah I do like to watch movies, there are some really good drama movies.  How about you?


You know actor Michael Caine?  They say he became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.


I think that is awesome, funny what a simple move years earlier will do down the road.


Speaking of celebs, wonder what's up with Jim Carrey.  I've heard his new "belief system" prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  Did he convert to something I wonder, or is it just a personal belief system?


I am not sure, but I think he has put in his time to choose whatever projects he wants now.  Anyways, good chatting with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hello, did you know that the government shut down because of Trump?


I am very aware, it has been a crazy time with this President.


I agree. Speaking of presidents, the first president of Zimbabwe was dubbed banana. He must like bananas


Haha, that is an odd name for a president! It is as funny as the president in Indonesia that made 3 pop albums while he was in office....must have had a lot of time on his hands!


I know right? The president in Indonesia is like the asian version of Kanye West. Doesn't Kanye West want to run for president?


I have heard that on television that Kanye wants to run for president ...don't know how well that will work out but crazier things have happened! Almost as funny as how congress has a fantasy congress that they draft members of congress  lol....so much comedy :)


Wasn't he talking to Trump recently? He wants to make a difference in politics. Drafting members? That makes me think of basketball players getting drafted from one team to the next.


Yes, Kanye was in the White House visiting the president not too long ago, I watched the video on the television. It was very very crazy...Kanye had to shut down his social media accounts because of backlash.


I was curious why Kanye did that!!! Now I know why he stopped his social media!


Yep, it was really not good PR for Kanye. But I am sure it will blow over. Did you see on TV the State of The Union Address tonight by President Trump?


I was just curious I missed it, but I am sure there will be replays on TV later.


I do not plan to watch it. I only wait for the news for the results


Yeah, social media is already talking about it, I probably won't watch Tv tonight anyway lol. I have a couple Tv shows to watch, do you watch TV?


I do watch TV but not politics. I find it crazy that there are a lot of pokemon episodes beyond my expectation.


Yes, there have been over 750 episodes for 16 years. I don't know if it is still on tv....


It is on television. Also, they have it in Netflix as well. I love the first  season of Pokemon. Ash is still 10 years old to this very day.


Oh really? I didn't know if it was still on anywhere or if it was TV reruns. I watch The Simpson reruns


They should be on television reruns. Anyways, the Simpson reruns are only online, from my preference.


Oh, I watch them. It is also fun to watch That 70s Show, love it, one of my fav TV shows! It has been great chatting!


Good morning and well; thank you for asking as well as chatting with me this morning! Do you know that in 1936 a computer was made by the Russians that ran on water?


Yes. Its amazing what some people can come up with.


I for one am not that smart but for some to build a working computer that runs on water or like another that built a 16-bit computer using the basic building blocks from the minecraft building game is amazing to me.


Its really something that they could build a computer from minecraft building blocks.


Do you know that computers by the apple corporation can be labeled as biohazard an d the warrenty becomes void if they are smoked around?


I have also heard that some transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers as well as to memory sticks; I mean how is that even possible or done for that matter?


You and I both; HA HA! I was reading a factoid book the other day of weird and interesting facts and do you know that the first president in Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


I just wonder who and how these things are come up with? For example; the president of Indonesia released three pop albums while in office, do they have that much free time as president to entertain the possibility of singing?


I have read that before.  Maybe he was in show business before he was elected.


I would think that is a possibility as well. Do you know the three most richest US presidents were that of JFK, Jefferson and Washington?


Yes. I read once that Jefferson was very wealthy.


I by no means want to be president I just want enough money that my bills are paid and I have enough left over to eat until the next payday. I do find it interesting though that the guest house to the White House is larger that the White House it's self.


Do you listen much to the radio? I do at times and find it interesting to know that in WW2 a radio was made by some soldiers from a razor blade and a pencil calling them foxhold radio's.


I have read that before. I keep meaning to look up on the internet how to do that.


I just find it interesting at some of things people come up with of the simplest things and make something functional as a result.


I guess when people have a need for something, they can get it done in most cases.


The mother of inventing is that of a need I was always reminded from my grandmother! Did you know that Jupiter has storms so strong that they can be picked up on an AM radio?


I did read that somewhere. I would like to listen to one of those storms on the radio.


I think it would be really cool to listen to as well. I mean compared to storm I have here as my own house at times would there be anything similar you think?


I do not  think we have anything similar on earth.


Just simple things I seem to wonder about at times I suppose, I mean is a storm here by any means the same as another planet? in a sense I would think yes but on the other hand maybe no? The basic foundation would be the same but maybe it is the level of actual waves of electricity would differ?


I think the  difference in the atmosphere would make the storms very different.


You are probably correct on that! I am going to have to investigate that further this afternoon I think and see if I can find that radio station and see if I can find the sounds of a storm on Jupiter and see how it compares to a storm here on earth.


Well its been nice talking to you. Have a nice day.


I agree; I hope you have a fantastic day as well.


I am having trouble twith the done button on my side. there may be a glitch.


Hi, do you think that President Trump is the richest one ever?


Trump? Who knows? Has anyone seen his tax returns?  Without that info, I would have to guess that JFK was richest. Am I right?


Yes, JFK was one of the top three richest presidents. I heard that Washington and Jefferson were the other two.


Nice! But if Presidents are so rich, why don't they stay in the guest house instead of the White House? After all, it is bigger!


Yeah, one would think! I guess its the prestige rather than all that space!  Did you know that the President of Indonesia released three pop albums while he was in office?  He either needed money to build his guest house or his job doesn't pay that much.


Or he is a better singer than politician?  You know, until 1805, the runner up in the election for President autiomatically became VP. But that was back when both candidates were nationalists and had the interests of the US at heart..


I agree, totally. back in the 1800's I think it was such an honor to become president of this country that the politicians worked more closely together. The role of the president is supposed to be prominent and encompassing. But, now-a-days, they attacj each other on every front. It's a pity, really.


They need a good humbling!  I heard a story about NBA hall-of-famer, Reggie Miller, and how he was humbled. As it turns out, he was coming home after a great performance and chose to brag to his family about his 40-pt game. As it turned out, his sister ad just scored 105 pts in her game, breaking 8 national records. That is humbling!


Yeah, he probably needed that wake-up call!  Also, did you know that physicists proved that shooting a basketball "granny style" is the best way to score points on the line but that the NBA players won't do it because it looks so stupid?


They are all so focused on money and fame now.  Have you seen the kind of money they make with endorsement deals? Iverson pockets $800k per year and will get a $32 milllion payout at age 55. Outlandish!


Wow, that's a lot of money! Did you know that Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's constant use of the dunk shot got it banned from college basketball for over a decade now?


Well, he was awesome!  Reminds me alot of Tim Duncan of the Spurrs, who made the choice to stay in college for 4 years instead of jumping for dollars.


Tim Duncan sounds like he loved going to school! Talk about jumping for dollars, did you know that in 39 out of 50 states that the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or a football coach? That's amazing, I didn't think they made that much money!


I wonder how much James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, I wonder how much he made?  He was the only losing coach Univ of Kansas ever had...


Hum, sounds like a good question. Another funny thing is that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor and they call it the "highest court in the land". Now that's funny!


I wonder if they play pick up games?  I bet Rut Bader Ginsber is always chosen last!


I'm not sure about that but I heard that the New Zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks" which is kind of strange.


Their team needs to be integrated... Hey, maybe we can get a game going between the supreme court justices and the Tall Blacks? I wonder is Air Jordans are banned on that court?


Ha, ha, ha! That was a good one! Yes, I know that Jordan wears them anyway because Nike is willing to pay the fine for every game he wears them in.


Yeah. Poor guy. Without his Nike endorsement, he would probably be homeless. Or maybe just have 5 less homes... Hey, nice chatting with you!


Yeah, almost as much fun as stuffing a 9 inch ball through an 18 inch hoop!


Yes a lot. Did you know they are mentioned in one third of divorce papers?


WOw that is a lot. Did you know Myspace turned down the offer to buy them?


Did not know that, that was not a smart decision for them


I know, they could have paid $75 million and make billions by now


Exactly. One third of americans have it as their primary news source


Wow that is a lot. Do you know why it is blue?


I have no idea but I know that they have 56 genders listed


WOw. It is blue because Mark is green and red colorblind


A lot actually. Did you watch the SImpsons ever?


Yes i do, HOmer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes


Wow and there is an episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned


Sometimes do you have a favorite skit in there?


Yes I like their longest running one, The Weekend Update


Nice. Did you know That 70s show failed in the UK?


I do. You can even listen to Jupiter's storms in the am radio


Cool. There is a radio station that translates solar activity to music


I do not. Is she a special person of note?


She's a celebrity who became famous for being on American Idol many years ago. She's a huge advocate for the March for Our Lives movement.


What is the March of Our Lives movement? Who is it for?


It's a rally that was held in Washington DC to raise awareness for victims of gun violence, as it's becoming a national emergency in the United States.


It has become a problem. The March of our Lives (MOOL?) sounds like a good movement.


It's actually March For Our Lives, but yes, it's a rather powerful organization. Jennifer Hudson, the celebrity I mentioned before, has had three of her family members killed by guns.


Oh, MFOL. Thats better. I hope they accomplish something about the guns. The guns are a problem nowadays but it doesnt seem that us regular people can do anything.


I'm not sure that's true. The rally in Washington last year gathered hundreds of thousands of people. We just have to keep trying to get the President's attention until we get a President who will listen.


I think he cant hear over the whooshing sound all that gun money makes as it travels through DC.


That's probably true, but oddly enough, Trump isn't even considered one of the wealthiest presidents.


I suspect he resents that fact more than anything. "FAKE NEWS." He would change the numbers just to get to the #1 spot.


Could you imagine living back in the days when the runner up to the election was the Vice President? That would be interesting.


I figure you could make all kinds of trouble and sass with that type of election. Run some crank for president then get him in the white house as VP. He could sell soap or lady's undergarments or what have you.


Wouldn't be as fun as Indonesia, where the president has a decent pop career and three albums.


I reckon that he made a law that folks had to buy thealbums or they would get arrested.


I think that the President of Indonesia is probably a dictator. He wants to make money so he gets people to buy his album...or else.


Why do you assume that? Indonesia is a highly developed country with a democracy.


I remember some sort of movie about the dictator not feeding his people and there were riots or something. Isnt there some dictator or something from back in the day? Am I think of a different country?


I'm not sure, there are hundreds of countries and only fifty current dictators. But typically, the title of "president" refers to the head of state of a republic government.


I thought China had a president for life or something. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president.


That's true, but as I said, there aren't that many of them anymore and Indonesia is definitely a democratic republic.


Hello, did you know that JFK, Washington, and Jefferson where the three richest Presidents in history.


That is surprising to me. When you're a president you get to live in luxury. But did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?


No, I didn't know that.  I did know that the President Banana was what they called the first President of Zimbabwe.


I wonder why they would call him that. Apparently being president could be good for your music career. The president of Indonesia has released three pop albums while in office


I wonder if Trump sings, lol. I think we should go back to when the runner up for President was automatically the Vice President.


Wow, that would be very interesting. People would be forced to get along somewhat.


I think that could be very useful.  That is how they did it until 1805.


Yes, then different parties would work together. Have you been to a presidential library?


No I have not.  Speaking of libraries and books, if you publish a book in Norway, they will buy 1000 copies and send them to libraries around the country.


That seems really helpful to new authors.


Yes, I think that is great.  I think it is good that there are more libraries than Mcdonald's in the US.


In Sacramento you can check out more than books, even sewing machines.


Really, that is cool.  Are you a Tv fan.  I am a huge tv and movie buff.  Did you know that there is only one episode that Bart Simpson did not appear in or is mentioned.


No, I had not heard that. I wonder why they decided to omit him. Are you into Pokemon? Apparently there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon!


My son loved Pokemon when he was young.  He loved Thomas the Tank engine also.  George Carlin, Alec Baldwin, and Ringo Star all narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes.


Sometimes when a show is good they try to remake it. They tried to redo that 70s show in the UK, verbatim, and it only lasted ten episodes


Guess they like different things over there.  I heard the Simpsons crew send the producers of South Park flowers when they aired its Family Guy episode finale.


I think it might have just been because the remake wasn't as good. It will be interesting to see if libraries survive in this age of internet and television.


I know, I will be surprised if it does.  The television can transmit in monochrome or in colour.  It can also be in two or three dimensions and sound.


We have come a long way from those large cathode tube tvs


Well, thanks for the chat.  Happy New Year.


Sometimes I follow politics. What about you?


Same here! Voters in North Virginia seemed to really support Hilary 2 years ago.


The political winds change direction so rapidly some times. I wonder how Virginia will vote in the 2020.


I have no idea what will happen. I think people underestimated Trump's popularity last time, so I won't do that this time.


Same here! I did not know the republican party was referred to as the grand old party!


The GOP. Part of a two-party system that needs new parties.


And it was named after a major ideology of the american revolution.


It's interesting that the Voting Right Act of 64 led to a shift in the party's base. I wonder if there are more beards in the Republican party now.


If mormons have beards than probably! Did not know mormons are heavily republican.


I suppose they are socially and economically conservative.I did not know that blue and red for the parties started in 2000.


And the republican party was aligned with Christian conservatism by 2000.


Yes, the religious aspect of the party has changed its character. I wish politics were driven by social concerns, not religious ones.


No, not really. I think there are issues that members of both parties need to address for the middle and working classes, who have been split by religious issues. The social issues do not get resolves, as a result. Did you know that Trump is not one of the three richest presidents?


Did not know that. I thought he would be.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! I hope you vote in the 2020.


Hi my favorite ones are soccer and football, what about you?


Did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a song for the high school football team where his son plays!


Yeah, it was actually a fight song... interesting project


I have not listen to it, and probably won't.. Have you seen the super extra big flags that are used at football stadiums?


Yes. is there anything special about them?


They are expensive .. about $50,000.. do you know aproximately how much they weight?


Good try, actually 1100 lbs... Did you knowthat a high school in Mc Allen tx has a great football stadium?


I think that most of the biggest stadiums are owned by schools


I agree because this one seats 18,000 and they spent $60M to build


Wow. I wonder how much revenue they get back annually


Who knows? Did you know there is only one left handed QB in the NFL?


It must be hard for him since there are more cons than pros being a lefty QB


I think there could be many advantages by being left handed, did you know a QB did throw a touchdown pass to himself?


I did not but I guess that is like the goalkeeper scoring a goal in soccer


yeah, something special! Do you like fantasy movies or books?


Personally I like movies, but book can be better depending on the amount of depth. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Yes, I do.  I prefer college football to NFL teams though.


I guess college football is more competitive, NFL is The Patriots against another team


I used to like 49ers since I lived in San Francisco for 25 years.  Now, I have no favorite.


How come you don't like the team anymore? do you like the Patiots?


49ers has not been very good in the last few years.  it's rather boring.  I am old.  I liked Joe Montana.  I admire the Patriots but I'm not a fan.


I hate the Patriots but I have to give it to them, what a team, they are making history in the NFL


I think he is a smart QB kind of ironic how he was bench QB in his high school team, I think thats funny


It was funny indeed.  I'm sure his high school's QB is not even playing professionally anymore.


I bet he isnt but he can always tease Brady about it, I know I would lol


Yes, I would too.  Apparently, Patriot's running back Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


I heard about him never got to watch him play, never fumbled the ball he must be the only RB in the history of NFL, cant think of another


No, I cannot think of another either.  It must be very stressful to be perfect though.


Did you hear about that humiliating loss Cumberland had back in 1916?


222 to 0.  Were the Cumberland  players awake at all?


Seems like my granma and her friends could play a better match than that team, grandma was a great player lol


Did your grandma play football? Did you hear about ESPN and the superimposed yellow line?


No not really just though it was a funny joke, still she might play better than the Cumberland team players, and yeah ESPN won an Emmy because of that.


Yes I watch football from time to time. I think it's ok. I do think that it's a little bit boring though, what about you?


I agree. The highest scoring game ever was 222 to Zero! I feel like that would get boring with the one team scoring over and over again.


I know right! It's crazy that the score could get that high. I can't believe Cumberland lost that badly, all of their fans must have felt horrible that day LOL


Seriously! It was way back in 1916, but I bet people talked about it for a long time afterwards.


What do you think about ESPN winning a Emmy for the yellow line invention? You know, the one that shows first downs on TV. I think that's actually really good invention, but I don't know about winning an Emmy for it


I didn't realize they gave Emmy's for such things but I agree it's a great invention! There are so many different kinds of football, it depends where you're located.


Yep I agree with you on that. Have a favorite quarterback by the way?


I was impressed by Nick Foles last year! Apparently there is only one left handed quarterback


Yes you're right! Kellen Moore is the only one who is Left-Handed. I do like Tom Brady a lot. He's definitely a right-handed man LOL


He makes a lot of money. Hard to believe bowlers used to make more than NFL players!


Yes I know right! It seems completely backwards, but that was commonplace in the 60s haha. do you like Alex Smith by the way


I don't know much about him, why, do you?


Yes he was actually really smart. He almost got a master's degree but he was drafted before he could get that, probably better that he went in the NFL though LOL he's definitely going to make more money doing that


That's pretty neat! One of the college QBs thought about quitting football to play video games competitively.


Yep I think I know who you're talking about. Are you talking about Baker Mayfield? He was really good at Halo 3 actually


Yup. He says he can beat anyone at the university at that game!


I used to play that game back in the day, I would have tried to beat him LOL, did you hear about how the circular huddle was invented by the way?


Yep he was deaf. He would use everyone's bodies in a circle to cover up the other team from seeing what he was signing. I think it's very genius, and it's cool that it works for players who are hearing as well


I love it was well, the game has become a lot more popular now. In the 60s pro bowlers made more money than pro football players


That's crazy they made more. Bowling has definitely gone downhill since then.


I bet it has, the highest score in football history happened back in 1916, 222-0, one team definitely got confused and played another game in the field.


Wow - that's very high! What a boring game.


I know, really boring and hard to watch I mean even who would keep on playing after loosing by 100 points.


Did you know Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career?


He was a really talented player. I liked him a lot I never knew he hold such an impressive record.


Yea he was very talented. I find it funny Iowa painted the opposing team locker room pink.


They did? that is really funny can you imagine the reaction of visiting teams they must be really surprised once in the locker rooms


I agree haha. Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP classes in high school that he was a junior when he started college?


He did? that's awesome he must be a really smart person, he is one of the most famous QB right?


He must be very smart. He's very famous. Who's your favorite QB?


Those are pretty good QBs as well, interesting fact about Brady but his coach didnt like him back in high school


Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the league right now?


No I didn't know about him, is he a good QB?


I haven't heard of him either so I'm not too sure who he even plays for.


I see, well its been great chatting about football with you hope we can do this again.


Good Morning.  Are you a football fan?  Playoff season is here.


I am a fan.  I do fantasy football.  I saw that the National spelling bee is a fantasy draft.  Crazy.


I saw that too.  My fantasy football season just finished up.  Calvin Ridley was a big waiver wire target early in the season.


Really?  How do you get points?  Probably off of their success in getting things through Congress.


Points are based on Legislative success.


That's what I figured.  Are you going to watch any of the games this weekend?  As usual the Dolphins and Ryan Tannehill missed out.


Yes, i'll watch them.  I seethat Ivory may get most of the work if Mccoy isn't 100%.


The Bills are out of the playoffs.  That information was more relevant to week 4, not today.


Not today at all. I was reading and saw that in the brain, a single fold makes the difference in perceiving reality and


Sorry, yes, Fantasy.  Going back to Fooball, I heard awhile back that the University of Iowa have an all pink visitor locker room.  How funny.


Yeah, anything to get an advantage I guess.  Some teams don't need it though, like when Georgia beat Cumberland 222-0.


Oh my God, what an Ass whipping.  Benjarvus Green-ellis, former Payriots running back has never fumbled the football.


That's a pretty amazing statistic.  I'm still suprised that the Falcon's didn't make the playoffs.  With all their talent, and Calvin Ridley now added to the mix, they really under performed.


Yes they did.  So did my Panthers.  I saw that when Tom Brady was in high school, he was a backup Quarterback.


I like the Panthers.  Luke Kuechly is a beast and frequently used in pass coverage.


Newton was hurt all those games he played.  Speaking of playing, Brady couldn't even get in the games in HS even though his high school recorded a historically bad season.


I read that too.  And he's now a 4 time superbowl champion


That coach must not be very good, lol.  In the whole NFL, Kellan Moore is the only left handed Quarterback.


Never heard of him.  Well, nice chatting with you.  Hope you enjoy the playoffs.


Yeah, all the time. Did you know you can make a radio out of a razor and pencil?


My grandpa actually taught me how to do that. He said they made them in World War II.


Interesting. I saw it in a movie called Hart's War.


Yeah, that movie is not too bad. Did you know you can hear Jupiter storms on AM radio?


I didn't know that. I'm going to have to try to find that on my way home.


Yeah, I'm not sure what station it is on though.


I'll have to do some research. Did you know that in Canada, by law all radios stations are required to have at least 40% of the music be Canadian artist?


I'm not sure, I guess the stations are constantly playing Drake, Celine Dion, Bieber and the like.


Interesting. Do you think it is because they need help getting fans?


That or they want to support their national artist.


Yeah, that is true. It has to be better than the all latin channel. LOL


That is true, haha. Especially if it's news, like the Finnish radio station that has broadcast "Nuntii Latini" since 1989.


Exactly. I wonder if you can hear Venus on the AM radio?


I'm not sure. I wonder what makes Jupiter so special?


Probably the storms if I had to guess. Well, nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. I hope you have a good evening. Check out the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free!


Hi, how are you? Do you listen to the radio?


Hey, I'm great thanks! Yes I do! Did you know that according to Canadian law, all radios are required to play at least 40% Canadian music?


That makes sense. Canada has a small market with few of its own artists. They want to make space on the airwaves.


I agree! I just never knew that. I love free stuff, there's a site where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


I wonder who visits that site. Older people? I would expect the younger generation to watch videos.


I'm not all that old, but I would definitely check it out. I bet it was interesting to listen to a show, rather than to watch it. It's a good way to develop the mind and the imagination.


It is good for the imagination. They had to be quite creative with voice and sound and music.


Definitely! Technology has come a long way in a short amount of time. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent!


The ICBM missles are probably running on quite old tech. I guess it's good enough, but I hate for something to break or go wrong.


Me too. We've become so reliant on technology and our cell phones. UNICEF even recognizes that and will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone doesn't use their cell phone.


How much water actually gets donated? People are addicted to their phones. I figure that people can't stop even to eat, sleep or drive.


It's true, people are totally addicted. I'm not sure how much exactly, but even a gallon is helpful.


True. We should be more aware of the plight of children in other countries. And of our addiction to phones.


We should. Did you know in South Africa it's legal to equip a car with flame throwers to prevent car jacking?


I know that SA has a problem with car jacking. Flame throwers sound a bit extreme and maybe dangerous to pedestrians.


And to wildlife! But it has to be a dangerous place to live. It took a while for cars to be accepted in Western Europe and other parts of the world. The US rapidly adopted cars to quickly replace animal drawn carts.


Yes, I figure that the US is the leading car country on the planet. That's good and bad. THe traffic, the pollution. We could use some public transit.


Or some animal drawn carts haha. I would ride a horse to work. Or through a food drive thru. McDonald's added the drive thru in '75 for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I thought the drive thru was much older. But I guess that McDs had a lot of soldiers that wanted their food. Anyway, great chat!


Good afternoon. Do you like cars? I think the 1908 model T was a classic because it was the first car available to everyone!


I drive a car so I suppose I do.  More out of necessity than anything else.


Yes it definitely gets people from point A to point B. The trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have actual wooden trunks on the back.


I'm originally from the UK, there it is called the boot, I wonder if they had an old boot strapped to the back before.


Oh that's cool. I've been there a few times. Yes that would be funny. The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who found Detroit!


I wonder why they used that name.  I guess because he is associated with the city.  Cars and Detroit used to go hand in hand, but not so much now.


Yeah you're right, but now that city is in ruin from what I've heard. it is not like south Africa where it is legal to put flamethrowers on your car.


That sounds like a crazy idea, I guess if you want others to get out of your way quickly, or if someone is going too slow in front of you, it might be useful.


Yes actually I think it was meant to deter carjacking because that must be a big problem there.


Not that I was ever likely to go to South Africa, but that may be another reason for me to avoid it.  I don't think I need to ask an advice columnist for that help.


Yes good call. Do you like it in the drive-through? It was invented in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I like those old fashioned ones where you'd pull up and use a telephone to call your order in.


Oh yeah those are awesome. You can just wait for your food and listen to the radio. Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by a.m. radio.


I can imagine that after listening to that for a couple of minutes you might want to change the channel, even something in Latin sounds better than that.


Ha ha yes I agree. In Canada all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


Hopefully they have enough music up there to keep it interesting.  Might get a little repetitive.


Yes I agree. Isn't it interesting that soldiers in World War II made a radio using just the razor blade and a pencil?


More inventive that I'd ever be.  I suppose they were trying to stay in touch with those storms on Jupiter.


Yes probably so LOL. Do you like radio dramas? There's a website where you can listen to thousands for free.


I think I prefer my dramas on TV, if they are free maybe I'll give it a go.  I might be missing out on something.


Yes they can be a little boring I think. You can also try your luck at listening to a Finland radio station that broadcasts entirely in Latin! Well it was great chatting with you today.


Have you ever had to call New York using a rotary phone?


No I have actually never had to call someone in New York before. Come to think of it I have never used a rotaryphone. It's amazing to think that the inventor of the dial telephone was convinced phone operators routed his calls to rival businesses!


Hilarious. Well an iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Wow, it is so mind blowing how powerful our technology is these days! One thing that surprised me is that there is no relationship between cell phone connection quality and the "bars of service". Isn't that odd?


Interesting. What is the relationship? I've never heard of this.


Yeah I always thought the bars at the top of the phone indicated the cell signal quality and therefore cell reception but I guess not. Apparently dolphins are able to communicate with each other over the phone too. Pretty cool.


Wow, I didn't know that. Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flame-thrower?


haha no I did not no that-what a crazy site that would be to see! Another weird fact is that it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio-what an odd law!


No idea maybe because when people warm up their cars and then go back inside the cars commonly get stolen. It is interesting how things vary by country. For example in India, the horns have to be very durable because they are used so often. I barely ever use my horn!


Yeah, that is pretty crazy. Do you listen to AM radio?


Rarely. What about you? I am more into FM. Do you know the band Hanson? They sang MMmbop. One time their song was the most requested song on a station in Chicago because the djs didn't reveal the band name!


Interesting. Or was it because in Canada they require 40% of the music being played to be Canadian?


Wow that is an interesting requirement. The radio was very popular in the past but not so much anymore. There is even a station that translates solar activity into sound so you can listen live to the suns music. Would you listen?


Yeah, I would listen to that, but I thought it was for Jupiter?


Oh interesting. Not sure. It would be fun to listen to both. Did you know one of the top radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist? That is hard to for me to imagine because it doesn't seem like that would be entertaining!


No, which one was it? Soldiers used to listen to the radio using a razorblade and pencil.


Oh wow that is hard to believe-those soldiers must have been so smart to set that up! I am also a fan of Bill Murray and he voiced the human torch in the Fantastic 4 radio show!


Yeah, he was great in the movie Groundhog day. Did you see it?


I don't think I ever saw Groundhog Day but I will have to add it to my list of movies I need to watch! I wonder how many radio shows Bill Murray has done in his lifetime. Probably doesn't compare to Bing Crosby -in 1948 his recordings filled over half of all the radio time!


Yeah, I would agree with that. Bing Was Great. You won't be hearing him on Canadian Radio though!


I am well, thanks. Do you play any instruments?


I used to play the piano when I was younger. How about you?


On the top of Britain's tallest mountain there is a piano. Hikers discovered it in 2006. Wonder who put it there!


A piano player? Imagine taking your first date mountain climbing and being a piano player. Such a good move!


Seems like a lot of work for the people who hauled it up there. And it's funny nobody knew who had put it up there. I think it would be cool to listen to live piano music while in the sky. The airship Hindenburg had an aluminum grand piano. It weighed only 356 pounds.


that is funny. Who doesn't see a piano going up a mountain??? I hope they took the light one, 356 pounds????


Haha, probably not, I think it was a regular piano! In 1930 the BBC thought that there was no news worthy news so they put on piano music instead. Sometimes I wish that would happen in the modern day!


HAHAHA. Me too! There's a famous piano that played freddy mercury and mccartney!


I heard they used that same piano to play Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody.


That's true! I would sell that so fast... There's also a song composed solely for stress testing a piano!


That is so cool! The Circus Galop, i think I have heard that before!


I wonder if that is on spotify. Ringo starr is on spotify and has also voiced Thomas the tank. Who knew?


I used to watch Thomas when I was younger! I preferred to watch Pokemon though. There are 750 episodes of Pokemon


I think my son has watched all of those. So much pokemon!


I definitely haven't watched them all! Ha! Another thing I liked to watch was the Simpsons. I used to watch with my parents.


I love the simpsons. Do you have a favorite episode?


No, I don't, but I love Bart. There is only one episode where he doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


I listen to spotify, does that count? Do you listen to the radio?


I listen to pandora. Is spotify better than pandora?


I like it more. I got a free 3 month premium trial and never went back to either pandora or basic. I prefer commercial free.


Interesting. Is it a pay service? I've never used it.


It is, like $10 a month. The way I see it is most people pay for netflix, I pay for this. It also helps curate playlists I may like.


Yeah, not a bad deal. Did you know you can hear storms from Jupiter on AM radio?


I did not know that. I wonder what it sounds like?


I'm not sure, I also wonder what station it is on.


I wonder if WWII radios could have picked it up? Made from razor blades and pencil...


Hmmm, probably. That is an interesting question.


did you know canadian radio has to play at least 40% canadian music.


I heard that. I'm not familiar with any Canadian stars, are you?


Yes, nickelback, avril lavigne, Celine Dion, Bieber! There's a ton!


Interesting, I didn't know they were from there.


They are. I don't think they are the best representations of Canada but...


Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe's last name was called President Banana?


Huh, they have president banana and we have trump!


His last name is banana apparently. Well, nice chatting with you.


That makes the joke less funny but that's ok. I wonder if he was any good?


I'm not sure, I don't know much about their history. Anyways, have a good day. Nice chatting!


Hello. The president has been tweeting all morning again today.


I know. It is interesting in the least isn't it. Not as interesting as the fact that he isn't the wealthiest president to ever take office.


Yeah he is definitely no JFK or Washington for sure!


We should have continued the tradition of the runner-up becoming the vice-president!


IF that was the case this time around there would be lots of drama in the White House thats for sure!


Maybe not, Hilary Clinton could stay in the White House twin in Ireland or France.


or the guest house which is bigger than WHite House


Agreed. But then who would keep the president in check?


LOL, that is a good point. I don't think he's very smart


At least he's smarther than the fact that the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files!


I know right! What do they hope to do with them down the road and where the heck are they storing all of them. such a waste!


Perhaps they could use them to cover up the bullet holes from November 11, 2011.


Only if the Secret Service finds them in time...lol.


Maybe they are under the solar panels W installed. Hmmm.


We need a man like Teddy back in the White House to clean up the nonsense.


Someone willing to take on large corporations and corruption? An anti-trust guy? Sounds like Bernie.


Unfortunately, until new laws that disallow the Citizen's United SC ruling, we will never have a proper system set up to benefit the working class.


We need to post a new job ad on Indeed for the President's job since he is firing everyone around him. I think he is the incompetent one


While I do not disagree, we need congress to do their job and enact their powers of impeachment.


Hi.  What do you think about Mr. Corallo's (Trump administration) claim?


I would tend to believe that if faced with testimony under oath he would probably be telling the truth that there was an undisclosed conference call. Your thoughts?


I think so.  They would not want to be in trouble in order to protect Trump.


I think if most people faced jail time they wouldn't protect their boss.


Why would you protect your boss if they were wrong?  Do you think Hope Hicks knows something illegal?


She was there for all the Trump criminality. She would have to testify under oath. I think she has information.


Washington Post seems to have sources from inside the white house.


They are a really well sourced news organization. So it would not be surprising at all.


I do.  He does not want to be in trouble by lying.


I wouldn't be want to get screwed by the boss.


I would not either.  So, what do you thing about Papadopulos?


I think he cut a plea deal that gave him a good opportunity to evade most of the penalties he could face.


He did not want to go in front of the jury.  He could be found guilty and be jailed for a long time.


But instead he escaped with just 14 days in jail.


I know that Carter kept the temperature really low there during winter


WOw. Did you know there are white houses in other countries?


One is in Ireland and the other in France


How fitting Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in when he was in power


WOw. Kimmy Carter was the first one to install solar panels there


Nice. Then someone took them out because Bush put them back in later


Nice. Did you know you can get a congratulations card from the white house if you mail a birth announcement


That is so cool, you can frame it and keep it forever


True. There is a replica of it in Atlanta somewhere


Nice. Did you know the white house was shot on 2011 and it took them four days to find that out?


Wow that is scary that even they were not able to see that


In 1800. Wilson is the only president with a PhD degree


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents are?


Nice. Do you know who was the last president to speak a foreign language in the US?


Hmmm I am not sure but I know that the president of Indonesia is a pop star


I don't listen to them much, but I like listening to music on the radio. What about you?


I love radio programs.  And i love the white house.


Do you like the president, or just what the White House represents?


Yeah, I like presidents. I especially liked Obama- he was great president.


I like a lot of the older presidents. Washington was a great man.


I agree. All the Founding Fathers contributed a lot to the country, and several of them were president. It is fitting that the presidents have had the White House to live in.


Yes, Do you know the guest house is bigger then white house?


That's surprising. Maybe it is so large groups of visitors can stay there, while only the president and his family and helpers stay in the White House.


I really like Abraham Lincoln for his work during the Civil War when he freed the slaves. I also like the stories about Theodore Roosevelt and how tough he was. Who is your favorite?


Abraham Lincoln and Obama are my favorite presidents.


We both like Abraham Lincoln! That is great. He was so important to America that he ended up on the penny.


Abraham Lincoln changed the world. The emancipation proclamation was symbolic in nature. it freed the slaves in the south. however, since the south was not part of the union, it had no effect in the south. however it made it clear to the world that president lincoln wanted slavery to end.


That's true. He was important to the whole world, not only America. The end of slavery in the United States sent a message to the world about what the country wanted, and the war to end slavery showed what it was willing to do to achieve that.


Yes, we will always remember him as  great man.


It would be great if we could have more presidents like him.


I think there were some good things and some bad things about his presidency, but I think he had good intentions for the country overall.


Okay. Do you know white house constructed started in 1792.


I didn't. It's strange to think that the first president lived somewhere else for part of his term! It's something I will read more about later. It was good talking to you!


Did you know that Trump is not among the 3 most wealthiest potus'?


I believe I did hear that. Even so, I'd like to have some of his money. I think it's admirable that he refuses to accept a salary.


Especially if he really needs the money! But hey, JFK inherited his wealth too.


Yes, and others. The most surprising to me, I think was George Washington. Is that correct?


Yeah, he inherited land from his father. But he paid his dues as a General. If he wanted a house as big as the President's guest house, which is really huge, I think we all could spare some money for him.


Woodrow Wilson was the only president to earn a PHD.


Wow. Nobody's going to mistake him for President Banana.


I think it's interesting that Trump got so much publicity on his "Fake News" rhetoric. Many journalists should consider that and straighten up, don't you think?


Well, if they were to print what Trump thinks is true, they'd be saying that the USSR was right to invade Afghanistan. At that point, we'd all be better moving to Indonesia, where the worst thing the President does is release pop albums.


Ha.I never heard that Trump agrees with USSR invading Afghanistan. I do think the media is out to disprove everything Trump says. They have a real problem with him. Right from the start, he made enemies of the NY Times.


Yeah, he really did say it. Google it. I think Trump has a love/hate relationship with the NY Times. He never tried to ban them like he did with CNN's access to the White House.


Perhaps. Of course, Obama and Bush had their problems with the new media, too.


Sure. But they also had problems with the Russian new media. Trump, not so much. "Very unpatriotic" is projection.


Well, it's true that most Americans have negative feelings toward the media.


If thats true, maybe there is nothing wrong with being the "enemy of the people"


It all depends upon what you can believe. Gallup poll indicates an all time low in regard to journalists. NY Times said they had to post guards at their building.


Well as long as the Press is more truthful than the President (who I believe is very untruthful), they'll remain as much an American Institution as 1600 Penn Ave.


Oh yes! Where would we be without both. It's up to the individual to determine who is leading the country in truth. I'm sure there's enough finger pointing to go around.


well at least we are not Canada, where radio stations must play Canadian music


Ha. That's real control. USA is still the best country to be in. Come what may. What would we do without the radio and TV broadcasters.


Hi! I was just reading about how John Chapman who passed rescuing a navy seal will recieve the medal of honor, sad story.


Hello there, it sounds like he was a brave man who sacrificed himself for the good of others.


He definitely was, like so many who serve. After Navy officer fell from the helicopter Chapman and others decided to go back for him, even knowing it was dangerous. He does deserve the medal.


Yes I agree, he certainly does.  His family should be proud of his actions.


Definitely, interesting story for sure, Chapman will be the 1st member of the Air Force to get the medal of honor. ...he was the only American alive at the top of that mountain,fighting.... how terrifying.


That that would be extremely terrifying, probably running on pure adrenaline at that point.


Exactly, I could not imagine the fear. I am sure the entire country including the president were very proud.


Agreed, do you know much about other presidents around the world?


Not really, lol I read that one president in Zimbabwe was called banana....I wonder why or if that is an honor?


Yeah isn't that funny, I think it was because of his name but I might be wrong.


Very interesting. I wonder if other presidents have White House type residence. I know there are 2 other white houses in Ireland and France.


That is funny, I also wonder if their guest houses are also larger than the white house.


I wonder that too, makes me curious to know why the guest house at the White house is so big, I thought the White House looks very large, so that guest house must be huge lol


Right, and I wonder what guests think when they come to stay here.


Probably pretty comfortable for sure! The White House has been home for every president since the 1800's so I wonder if that guest house was there back then or not.


I bet there was one, but not nearly the size it is today.


I would like to know who had the guest house built, interesting part of history. They even have solar panels so I am sure it has been changed throughout the years many times.


Yeah it sounds like some presidents have taken them down, and then they are put back up again, sounds silly to me.


Right! lol, they should just stay put. I am sure each president has done some type of remodeling to the White House. I wonder if they have music streaming into any of the rooms of the White House.....I am sure there must be relaxing rooms there so they can sit back and listen to the radio and put their feet up lol


Oh yeah I bet the relaxing rooms there are super nice, a lot nicer than the one I have lol.


Haha, nicer than mine too :) I guess these days you don't need a sound system streaming music....I just put earphones in and listen to my favorite radio station haha. It has been great chatting! Nice conversation!


Same here, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hi, how are you? Do you follow sports at all?


I don't follow sports that much. I did watch the Superbowl this year, what about you?


Football is pretty good toward the end of the season. I like the playoffs. Didn't get a chance to watch the SB.


you didn't really miss anything haha, do you ever watch college football though? Apparently Iowa University painted the opposing team's locker room pink


I think the folks in Iowa overestimated the effect of color on the team. Has the win-loss record improved? Any other teams doing this? No.


Haha I agree with you. Personally I think I would play harder if I went into a locker room and it were pink haha. I would be surprised and interested to check out the win-loss ratio after they did that haha


Can't imagine it works THAT well. Bowlers in the 1960's  made twice as much as top football stars. Probably had fewer injuries as well.


Haha you're probably right. Do you ever watch sports on ESPN? Apparently they won an Emmy for inventing the yellow line that they use to show  the first down


I guess computer technology improved the viewer's experience. Don't know that it deserved an award.


No I don't think they did haha. I wish that they would broadcast the highest scoring football game of all time, it was 222 to 0, although it was in 1916 so definitely TV was not around back then haha


I think the viewers would have been bored, unless they had money riding on the game. I don't know what the GT coach was thinking.


yup yep I agree, do you like the Patriots by the way? They have a player who's never fumbled the ball before


They are usually the favorites, and I like to root for the underdog. That player should get a bonus for that achievement.


Haha I agree with you. I would just be so scared if I were him. Think about it. Every time you go on the field you could ruin that record LOL


People would be coming for you JUST to get you to fumble. Do you watch TV much these days?


I watch it sometimes. I don't have cable but I can catch Network TV sometimes. I also watch YouTube. What about you?


I don't watch TV much. Sometimes in the gym when I exercise. I try to catch up on the news.


Yeah I personally think the news is kind of depressing haha. But I can get it if you do watch that from time to time. Especially if you're at the gym. Did you ever watch the show Thomas the Tank?


Thomas the Tank Engine is an animated show for kids. I never saw it really, but I know that it's popular.


I think I saw some as a kid. It's almost like stop motion, or something like that. I know they have a lot of famous stars that did the voices though. Do you know who Geroge Carlin is?


Carlin was a stand up comedian. Also did TV work in the 60s. Funny guy.


Haha I agree with you. I wish he was still around, he would have a lot of good things to say I think. I guess Alec Baldwin and also Ringo Starr did some boys down there too, I need to check that out haha.


Hello there, do you watch much television?


I use too. I stream a lot more now due to advertisements. How about you?


I think you are like a lot of people in that sense. I watch a lot of sports programs myself.


Thats one of the few reasons to keep normal tv. Animated cartoons are my thing


That is a good point.  Did you use to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings growing up?


I did! Pokemon was one of them. There are now over 750 episodes


That is just crazy how many episodes of that show they have made, wow.


If you watched 50 a year. It would take 16 years


That is crazy, I wonder how much it cost to make that many shows?


I really wonder if it would take longer than 16 years to find the one episode of the simpsons where bart is neither mentioned or appears


Same here, I think it is in one of the later seasons of the show because I have seen most but not that one.


I like that the crew of the simpsons sent flowers to the south park guys


Isn't that funny!  I bet they all got a good laugh out of it!


Im glad none of them take tv jokes too serious. I think that our current president might have a problem with this


Geez yeah I can't agree with you more on that, I don't like the way he handles jokes.


How do you think he would take it knowing he's not one of the 3 wealthiest presidents


Well knowing him, he would be super jealous and probably claim it's fake news and he really is the most wealthy.


You know what would make for great tv. If Hillary was VP with him.


Yeah wouldn't that be something if they went back to that old system.  It would be a reality show.


Not great for our country. But great for views


And I'm sure that's what the big tv exec's want.  Nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day.


I am watching the news on television right now - do you remember when all of the tvs were black and white?


I don't remember that though I do remember having one black and white tv. Interesting that before WWII the TV was not commonplace in homes.


Yes radio was the only game in town back then.  I love Pokemon and I am thinking about binge-watching all 750 episodes this weekend.


Is that even possible in a weekend? Seems like it would take a while! That's a lot of episodes! I don't like cartoons really but I do like the Simpsons.


Yes they are great.  They even sent flowers to the producers of South Park when the show ended!


I like Bart a lot. There is only one episode where he didn't appear and wasn't mentioned.


That is weird.  I wonder why?  My kids always loved Thomas the Tank.  Did you ever see that?


I was wondering why myself. I used to watch Thomas when it was still stop motion. Sad now that it's CGI, not quite the same. Interesting that Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin have all narrated at least 52 episodes each.


Wow!   That is a lot.  I used to love the 70's show but it was apparently not a hit in the UK.


I think the reason why is they tried to re-do it verbatim. Maybe a lot of jokes didn't translate. The actors might not have been as charismatic either!


That is true.  I have spent a lot of time these days listening to classic radio dramas - there is a website with a huge collection.


Interesting! I don't listen to the radio much though I would love to learn how to make a foxhole radio like WWII soldiers did.


Yeah I do not understand how a razorblade and a pencil can turn into a radio!


I also am amazed that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that you can hear them on an AM radio.


That is pretty insane.   But it is probably better than listening to Latin like one station in Finland plays.


Yeah I wonder how many people can actually understand it or even want to listen to it.


I have no idea.   I might prefer Canadian music - 40 % of all music in Canada has to be canadian!


So I have to look up more Canadian artists because all I can think of is Justin Bieber and Drake!


Yeah - you might look that up on the Internet - this global network is amazing


Yeah, I will have to. Interesting that anywhere in the world pretty much we can get reception, even on Mt. Everest!


That is pretty awesome.   The internet is pretty addicting though - the constant novelty gets to you after a while.


Yeah, I think I might have an addiction to clicking-it is a real addiction!


hi how are you? do you listen to the radio?


I do like to listen to it on the way to work. How about you?


I used to listen to the radio a lot as a kid. i dont listen much now. i go to youtube.


That's not a bad source! I would like to heard what Jupiter radio storms sound like!


Probably a lot like solar activity. lots of static and roaring. give the news in latin any day!


haha well said! Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Are they special radios? i thought troops normally had radios.


I'm sure not all did in world war two! They made them out of razor blades and pencils. That is crazy to me!


That is quite creative. i wonder what they listened to. the news in Latin? LOL


They were just happy to hear it! Maybe that's how that finnish radio station started doing their show in latin?


I wonder who started that. some professor? since 1989, people have listened.


They probably have an audience of 5 people that know the language haha. Do you have an iphone?


I do not have an iphone. i find them too expensive. You?


I have one, but it is 4 years old because of that reason haha. The iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent!


plus the deterrent does not do chat messaging very well. LOL


Haha you are probably right! I think UNICEF is doing good when it comes to cell phones!


if they can get people to put their phones down! people are addicted!


They really are! So many kids could have clean water for a day if people stayed away from their phones!


Yes, but people like their phones like they are heroin! Anyway, great chat!


Great chat to you as well, have an awesome day!


Same here when I commute to work and also when work is slow at the office.


Have you ever picked up Jupiter's storms by accident?You can hear them on the AM radio.


You can? woah that is amazing, the radio is a big world with a lot of interesting content.


Yeah, there is a Finnish radio station that plays a weekly news programme in Classical Latin. Wonder how many people listen to it and understand it.