That sucks, I bet many fans were upset because of this, kind of remind me of Netflix they have cancelled many of my favorite shows


Oh yeah for sure. I bet Netflix would be a lot more popular if they also showed some sports.


Yeah like baseball maybe, are you a baseball fan?


I am indeed! Baseball is so popular all over the world. It's even popular in Japan.


It is? I didn't think of Japan as a baseball fan country, did you know that a 17 year old female pitcher was banned from pro baseball after she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


It is! I guess it's SO popular in Japan, that many are surprised to discover that it's also popular in America.


Yeah well its been nice to chat, one thing to keep in mind next time you watch a game and that is that the opposing team will receive 3 bases if a player catches a ball in their hat


Hello, were you aware that the first Zimbabwean president was referred to as "President Banana"?


I didn't know that. I wonder why? Speaking of presidents have you heard that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office? Can you imagine if one of our presidents had done that?


I think Clinton and Obama would have been the ones to do it. Both are music lovers. Maybe JFK, though I suspect he may have been more interested in the White House look-a-like in Ireland.


I would like to hear a joint Clinton-Obama album. I'd also like to visit the White House twin in France.


France also has a Statue of Liberty. I was surprised that Bush installed solar panels at the White House, I wonder if they are still there.


I wonder that too. Jimmy Carter was the one who installed them in the first place, then Ronald Reagan took them down. At least he wasn't a scrooge like Teddy Roosevelt and banned Christmas trees from the White House.


Teddy Roosevelt was very interesting, some of his customs were strange. I can't believe the White House still uses floppy disks for storage. How antiquated.


I know, I wonder where they would even find floppy disc. I haven't seen them sold anywhere in years, even at yard sales. They must have bought all the stock in the world.


I haven't either, not even on eBay. I bet it really annoys trump to know that his guesthouse is bigger than the White House.


That is pretty wild, the White House is huge too. Heck, it took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the White House on November 11, 2011. That's kind of scary to me.


Yeah, they aren't the most observant bunch. A friend's husband works there. It's interesting that Washington is still considered one of the wealthiest presidents today.


I know, I wonder how wealth was calculated back then. Was he just a big land owner?


I think he and Jefferson both were. Of course, they adjust for inflation. Same with Kennedy, as he is in the top three.


I wonder where Trump falls in that category? Could you imagine if we still had the runner up in the election become the Vice President like they did before 1805?


That would be awesome. To think of Clinton as his VP, lol. I'm sure she would have done something about restoring voting rights to the 34% of black men in Alabama.


I know, maybe that would cause the parties to want to work together more. That statistic makes me ashamed of my state.


I guess it's more of a southern thing? I haven't heard what it is here in Ohio. Did you hear of Austin, TX voting to rename their dump after Fred Durst?


I think it's mostly because of felonies. I believe 34% of the black male population has at least low class felonies which makes them unable to vote. I do think that's a good name for a dump!


I think it's hilarious, as I do like him. In India, there is a polling booth in a forest that has a lot of lions. All for a single voter. I couldn't imagine that happening here in the states.


That's really generous. I find it odd that not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918. I wonder what that was all about?


I've wondered that as well. Even our Astronauts can vote in elections, they do so from space.


I've always wondered why we didn't have a Prime Minister, I guess countries that are republics have presidents.


That's an interesting question. Well I have to get going, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Hello, did you vote in the last election?


Yeah me too. It was not as cool as voting from space though as astronauts do


Oh, definitely not. It's definitely a privilege to vote. Did you know that 34% of the black male population in Alabama has lost the right to vote? CRAZY.


I know that is just so sad. In India on the other hand they set up a voting poll for a guy who lived among lions


So interesting. Speaking of voting, my favorite election is when we elect the president. Would you agree?


Yup, although nit always happy with th results but it is what it is. Do you know who the wealthies US presidents are?


I believe they were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. But our presidents aren't nearly as interesting as the president of Indonesia! Wanna know why?


Oh is that the guy that is also a musician, a pop star?


I know what a legend. Wonder if he is really good. Did you know the white house is actually smaller than the guest house?


Seriously? That's insane! The white house is so fascinating. It still uses floppy disks to store files. How absurd.


I know but I am assuming those might still be safer. Not sure just an idea


I guess you're right. Speaking of safe, have you heard about the secret service on Nov. 11, 2011?


Oh about them missing to find out that the white house was struct on the day?


Yes, exactly. How scary! I guess there were bullets that had struck the white house.


Yeah that is super scary. Did you know they are white houses in Ireland and France too?


Are there really? Do you know of anywhere else?


Nope those are the only two I know of. WOnder if they have Christmas trees in them? Roosevelt did not allow them


I know that currently, there are Christmas trees at the white house. It's amazingly beautiful!


Yeah glad they made a come back now. Nice chatting with you


I'm doing great too! Are you into politics?


Somewhat, I follow some topics closer than others. What do you think of our current President?


No comment on him lol. How about you? Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


Thats probably how I should respond as well! No who was the wealthiest?


It was JFK, Washington, and Jefferson! I wonder what they were worth?


Me too, living in that giant White House must feel pretty weird. I always thought the president just went home but they actually live there too!


Oh for sure! And to think, there are twin white houses in France and Ireland too!


Wow thats pretty cool, I will be pretty close to Ireland in a few weeks, but i figure if you have seen 1 White House you probably have seen them all!


haha too funny! Can you believe the White House still uses floppy disks?


No, I did just do a ram check and by mistake downloaded one that needed a floppy disk, I haven't seen one of those since I was a child! I wonder if they still use floppy disks to keep count of our votes.


I'm sure they do! When I was in the Air Force, we still used software from the 60s!


That's crazy! Did you know that the Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions just for 1 voter?


Every vote counts right? Haha that must be extreme for the person setting it up lol.


I don't think I would enjoy that job, but I wish I could vote like the astronauts, they cast their vote from space!


That is awesome! I wonder when they started doing that? Have you heard about the Indonesian president?


He released 3 pop albums while in office!


I wish our President would do that same, could you imagine that?


I could but don't want that picture in my head lol. Anways, great chatting, have an awesome day!


I do, especially gridiron football,not so much association football.


Oh I see. Do you watch the NFL games much?


I do, that's what most of my Sunday's consist of. I really liked the Patriots when they had Bejarvus Green-Ellis. He never fumbled the ball.


Yeah that is quite amazing. Did you know U odf Iowa had the visitor locker room painted pink?


I didn't know that. I wonder how many times that's backfired on them?


Not sure about that one. DO you know what the highest score ever is?


I believe it was 222-0 when my Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the crap out of Cumberland!


Yeah what a record. On the other hand ESPN won an Emmy for the invention of the yellow line.


That was a well deserved Emmy. Did you know in the 60s that top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars?


Yeah I cannot wrap my head around that really but now for sure that has switched


Yeah it has. Did you know that Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness to homeless people without shoes?


I think that is amazing. Stephon Marbury once promoted some cheap shoes for free. Not sure what that was about


I remember those shoes. Starbury's, they sold them at a now out of business store called Steve and Barry's.


Oh you remember them, that is cool. I hear ballet dancers go through a lot of shoes in a week, four pairs to be exact


That's alot, I bet that gets expensive quick! Maybe they should try to find some 5000 year old shoes, apparently they perform better than modern shoes.


Yeah that is a good idea. Do you ever use anything to keep your shoes fresh?


I don't really, I rotate out 7 pairs and wear a different pair everyday so they have time to air out, but I have heard that putting dry tea bags in them will absorb the bad smells.


Yeah I heard that too maybe should try it on my runners. Speaking of running, do you know why we are good persistence runners?


I'm not sure, is it from our hunter gatherer past?


I am great! I heard about that cardiologist who was shot and killed by someone on a bike who had been following him, so sad! It happened in Houston.


I read about it that.  How did the police catch the killer?


They haven't yet as far as I know, They have a good description of him he had a big green backpack on I guess which made him stand out,


This doctor was the late President Bush's surgeon.


Yes, I read that...he must have been a good surgeon. Just out trying to save lives everyday and gets murdered, so awful. At least a witness was there with the victim while he lay there, but he died shortly after.


His wife said that her husband worked very hard to save other people's lives. He left the world too early.


Way too early, this gun violence is just an everyday occurrence these days. Shortly after his death they put up a sign for gun reform and put flowers all around.


President Bush was still alive when his surgeon was killed.  He spoke highly of his doctor.  Speaking about presidents, do you know that jfk, washington and jefferson were the top three wealthiest presidents?


I heard that too, that President Bush was very saddened. Really? Wow, you would think President Trump would be the wealthiest!


I thought so too (re. Trump) but an article stated otherwise.


That's just strange lol. So do you usually vote during the presidential elections? I always do.


I missed the last one.  Do you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


Hahahaa, I have heard that somewhere before, so funny but wonder what it means. I think it is interesting that astronauts can vote from space, it is everyone's right to vote for the president!


I heard about it.  I wonder how they did that.


Pretty interesting! I like to vote it makes me feel I have a little bit of a say, but you can only try I guess. I find it funny that they built a guest house at the White House that is actually larger than the White House....seems pretty strange.


I read that 34% of black male population in Alabama has lost the right to vote permanently.  I think it is because of mass incarceration.


That is horrible, not right at all. Speaking of presidents, there have only been 2 presidents who did not use a bible to be sworn in....do you know what they use if they don't use a bible?


I don't know but I am curious to find out.  I will research the topic on the internet.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


Elon Musk is in the news a lot lately.  That is one rich man who does interesting things with his money, like launch his own rocket into space.


Right, his name sounds like a villain in a movie lol, he does good things with that money too


This is true.  If he were a native born American citizen, I could see him running for president someday.  A few of them have been wealthy as well, like Jefferson and JFK.


That is a good point.  I forget he is from another country. He holds 3 different citizenships


Do you think his plan for colonizing Mars will ever work?  That's a pretty forward-thinking venture.


Very forward thinking. I don't think he will be alive  when we get to that point. We need a man to walk on mars first and that may take a bit, what do you think


I'm not sure it will happen.  There's just too much we don't know about Mars; too many variables that could throw a kink into plans.  He might be better served to keep investing money into solar energy services or friendly AI to benefit more people, overall.


For sure, that is a good point! Elon's wife appeared in Inception, I didn't know that


Really?  I didn't know that.  I've seen his mother Maye in CoverGirl commericals, but I guess I don't know what his wife looks like.  Money and fame seem to run in certain families.


I don't either, I thought he was divorced anyways lol. He was in the movie thank you for smoking


Yes, he apparently has a decent sense of humor as well; his SpaceX shot a cheese wheel into space as a shout out to a Monty Python sketch.


that is awesome, i never knew that! How about presidents, you a trump fan?


He's probably better than some presidents we've had, and worse than others.  I think all presidents have a tough job.  Being the head of our government isn't something that I would want to do.


I will agree with that. At least he isn't one of the three wealthiest of all time, I think he would talk about it


Yes, he would take great pride in that.  If he can ever have the respect that Washington, Jefferson, and JFK had, that would be saying something, though.


Very true too. imagine if it was like the old days where the runner up became vice president, Trump and Hillary. It would be such a mess


Yes, it would.  Nothing would ever get done, and we, the people would be the ones to suffer.  I'm not sure how well organized the government would remain if that happened.


that is a valid point, did you know the white house guest house is bigger than the actual white house?


Really, that's a lot of space for guests. :)  I wonder if that's for visiting heads of state or those visiting for other ceremonial functions.


for sure, you need to treat them well, good chatting with you!


Good chatting with you as well.  Have a great day!!


Up until 1805 the loser of the election became Vp. How crazy


I think that system would be great nowadays. The system couldn't work worse! It would be entertaining too.


It would be very entertaining. Im not sure how effective it would be. Even in 1957 President truman didnt want to be photographed on the dumbo ride because of republicans


Truman knew the impact of media. He was shrewd.


There does need to be a fix to the system. A person who wasnt a part of either the republican or democratic party hasnt won since 1853


That makes sense. Did you know that the only american president to propose a guaranteed minimum income was a republican, Nixon.?


I wonder if he was lying about that as well.


I heard that his economic advisers told him to go for it, so he did. Congress stopped it. I wonder how Hillary Clinton would vote now. She was president of young republicans in college.


And we wonder why people dont come out and vote. It hasnt been over 62.8% in over 100 years


People are disaffected. They have no faith in the system.


We all should follow Nevadas lead with a "none of these candidates" option on the ballot


That would send a message, all right. I think people want their voice heard, but they feel mute in the political arena. A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election. That's an odd signal, but I understand the feeling behind it.


Yeah theres something wrong if a cat feels more qualified than a person. You think a lottery like in ancient greece  would work?


It could work in the sense that the rich do not control the process. However, who will run if things are random? There should be basic qualifications to take part in the lottery.


They were worried about an oligarchy. But they didnt consider the common man


We are all the common idiotman to somebody else out there. I would like gov't to get a few things done. Don't have to do everything. I think people expect too much of the POTUS. One person? Can't really do much.


I think our current POTUS thinks to much of himself at the moment...


What's his name again? I forget. He's not even one of the 3 richest. In Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president. That rule would affect US politics mightily.


President banana? I might be getting it mixed up with another country's President though


Who knows. Anyway, I had a great time chatting with you! Have a good day!


I'm great, how are you?  So, it seems like people either love Trump or hate Trump... How do you feel?


I am not a fan of his but then again I am trying to always learn more about politics so I can have an informed decision for myself


Absolutely... I wish more people had your attitude.  It seems like the majority of people only listen to what the media tells them, but I wish everyone would just get the facts and then make up their own mind.  Admittedly, I do have conservative values.


Yeah, well, with elections coming up we need to learn as much as we can really. Do you know what the other name of the Republican Party is?


I believe its referred to as the Grand Old Party (GOP), correct?  How do you feel about the media's coverage of news and politics?  Are there any outlets you consume more than others?


No not really I try to listen to a little bit of everything as the media is very biased sometimes


Me too... I don't even like reading/watching news outlets that are generally on the same "side" of opinion as me, because I don't enjoy how biased everything is.  I've found that the Wall Street Journal is a pretty good news source that generally just reports the news and removes any personal opinion or bias.


Yeah. I wonder how the system of ancient greece appointing people by lottery would work nowadays


Haha, it would definitely be interesting for sure.  I suppose there would still be some type of criteria to be eligible for the lottery.  It would be kind of scary if literally ANYONE could be selected.  However, I feel like sometimes us "Average Joes" could probably do much better than all the corrupt politicians in the world.  It could be worse though... at least we don't have a dictatorship like North Korea or Russia.


Yeah you never know with it, it can certainly go both ways. Maybe we should have something like in Nevada in all stated in the ballot


Yeah, I guess people that want to choose "none of these candidates" generally just won't vote.  I wish we could do better than having just primarily two parties.  I know there are technically other parties, but they don't ever get any serious candidates because the Republicans and Democrats own the ballots.


I know and that has been the case for so long since 1853


Do you have any one in particular you would like to see run for President in 2020?  Do you plan on voting?


Yes definitely, I vote every time. How about you?


I don't necessarily have any favorites that I hope run, but I do enjoy listening to Ben Shapiro from time to time.  I am planning on voting... When I was younger, I didn't vote very often, but I have certainly found a new sense of proud in making sure I am up to date with the issues and cast my ballot.  Having a voice in the elections is what makes America wonderful!


And I really wonder if we will be able to breach that 62.8% of voters in the last 100 years. I really hope more people get out there and vote


I agree, I wish everyone would take a little bit of time out of their day to research the facts and make an effort to vote.  Unfortunately, I only see that number getting lower over time.  It seems like younger people are less motivated to get out and vote.


That is not good. Did you know the international observers were banned from polls in nine states in 2012. WHy are they there in the first place?


I have no idea... If i had to guess, I'd say there are a lot of countries that hope to infiltrate American elections to help better serve their own interests.  It seems illegal immigrants attempting to vote is also a problem that continues to get worse.


Yeah that is true. It was nice chatting with you.


Which Republican? I've had a few friends that said they were Republican. I'm an Independent.


The Republican party use to be very different.


Did you know that every president with a beard has been republican?


I've read that. They must of all been hipsters. LOL


Also, the consistent use of red and blue only started in 2000


I know. It seems to have been like that forever.


Right!  Did you know the presidential guest house is bigger than the white house?


I've heard that. I have been to the White House when Clinton was in office. Never the guest house.


Cool, I saw him at a conference once.  Personable guy!  Did you know the president of zimbabwe was called banana?


Me too.  Did you know the president of indonesia is a pop artist?


I think he release 3 full albums while in office!


For sure, nice talking to you, take care


hey there did you know washington was one of the top 3 richest Presdients?


yup he was, do you know how he made all his money?


no I dont really. How did he make his money ?


oh I don't know I was asking, i think his grandpa was actually running booze during prohibition but I don't knwo for sure


I would love to hear the president of indonesia's pop albums


ya maybe they are really good? maybe trump and Kanye should collaborate on one together and outdo hiim with 4 albums!


Thats a very good one. Does trump have a beard ? He is republican and I cant recall


haha no he doesn't but apparently he should! maybe he will grow one


Its interesting how the parties changed in the 1960's


ya apparently there was a couple switches thorughout the time of the Republican party, and it is still perplexing that the red/blue split onlly started in the year 200


and I did not know that the red and blue colors only started in 2000.


nope very weird, also weird that President Truman wouldnt get his pic taken with Dumbo


I always thought that elections are rigged anyway.


it could be I'm not sure, but ya Truman didn't want to be associated with Republicans appanretly by not getting a pic with dumbo


that that seems very dumb, and ya I guess the Rep. party was started way back in 1854


Well at least we are democratic instead of a dictatorship nation


ya that is true, also true is that every president we've had has been either a Dem or Rep. since 1853


I wonder what the other party was before that .


ya I think it was teh whigs or something, but it is bettr than what they had in ancient athens, did you hear about that


Yes I did. It was nice chatting with you good night.


Hello, interesting fact.  every president that had a beard was Republican lol


That's funny! All Presidents since 1853 have been either Republican or Democrat


Interesting.  also,  the first President of Zimbabwe was President Banana.


Haha. I wonder if he ever visited the White House?


If he did,  he could stay in the guest house which is bigger than the white house lol


Sure could. The president of indonesia makes pop albums!


awesome,  that must be a busy man,  concerts and running the country lol


Yes! It used to be that the runner up of the election became vice president. That would never fly these days!


Yeah I agree.  Hilary and Trump wold not make a good team.


Definitely not! Good thing that practice ended in 1805


apparently president truman refused to take a picture on the dumbo ride at disneyland lol


He didn't want to be associated with republicans by standing near an elephant!


They only started using red and blue to separate the parties in 2000.


I wonder why they decided to assign colors at all


Not sure, I guess its a good way to visualize who is winning as elections are tallied.


looks like Nevada is the only state to have an option to select none of these candidates.


The taller candidate usually wins! 75% of the time since 1900


i'm good. Probably more comfortable than Post Malone was after his emergency airplane landing!


I guess that must have been a frightening experience! Did everything turn out all right?


It did. Even though 2 tires blew out on takeoff, they were able to land safely at another airport


That's good. I've never been in that situation, and I hope I never will be. Do you like to read?


I do occasionally. I studied English in college, so I have a pretty good understanding of the process, although it's definitely different when yo're reading critically rather than for information of entertainment.


I hear you! Reading critically is a skill that takes time to develop. I wonder how long it took Anne Jones to get up to 4,700 wpm for speed reading. I doubt she's doing critical reading then.


Yes, I believe the strategies for speed reading aren't geared towards comprehension or pleasure. Apparently reading novels for pleasure in the 18th Century caused a moral panic back then.


Back then, people were supposed to read poetry, not stories of ne'er-do-wells and scalawags. I suppose it's similar to the moral panic that people have about video games.


Yes, and I think that's more severe than panic over an actual art form like rap music, which people freaked out over at the end of the 20th century.


Goodness gracious, those lyrics, and all those black people too! Heavens! **clutches pearls** Music from the underclasses for the underclasses usually causes a stir amongst the elite.


Yes, until it gets recognized as culturally significant by the Library of Congress like Tupac's music, and then people kind of have to find a new scapegoat for society's ills.


Well, if video games and rap ever get together to form a genre, the world will go up in flames. Unless of course, it's Korean rappers in a compliment battle.


Yes, we could use a more civil and less violent form of entertainment, like in the days of radio.


If radio had come out in the 18th century, people would have listened to poetry only. There would have been laws about it. Broadcasts in Latin? Of course!


Yes, like Canadian laws that require 40% of their music on the radio to be Canadian. Seems a little restrictive on freedom of speech, but hey, it's not America!


The gov't wants to make sure that Canadians artists are heard, otherwise the US groups would dominate the air. I think France does something similar.


I suppose you give up some freedoms to level the playing field in certain systems of government. It's good that radio remains democratic on the internet, where you can find archives of classic programs.


It's entertainment from a different generation. Perhaps it will get discovered by later generations and enjoyed. Well, I had a groovy time chattin' with ya.


Yes, maybe they can create rap operas on digital radio haha, Have a good one!


Do you listen to Suff you Missed in History Class? I listen to a lot of podcasts but not that one...


I read the notes. I read that former president William Howard Taft started the baseball term "7th inning stretch."


Wow, I did not know that. Did you know that John Quincy Adams skinny dipped in the Potomac river?


Yes, it's a funny story.  A woman named, Anne Royall, wanted an interview with so she went to the river and sat on his clothes to force him out.


Ha! That would be so embarrasing... She's now seen negatively though. Seems like good old fashion journalism...


That would certainly be embarrassing.  I think she was very brave to do something like that to a president. I guess she got a story!


Have you ever seen the Great White Hope?


No, I've heard about it, but I've not seen it. It sounds like a great play as it received many awards. I will make a point to see it if I have the opportunity.


Have you ever added to the history of DC seafood by eating at the Wharf neighborhood?


No, I've never been there.  It sounds very nice; I love the atmosphere of the wharf and the smell of the sea. I love to eat fish.


Me too. My dream is to retire to a slow moving coastal town where the biggest decision I have to make is determining which local dinner I will eat at. I'm a ways away from that!


I hope to get to DC one day to visit the wharf and taste some of the delicious fish. I might go this spring; the weather will be nice for walking around the wharf and taking in the sights and smells of all the history.


I agree. I wouldn't mind catching a Nationals game either! Check out that 7th inning stretch!


Yes, I would imagine that everyone love to do the stretch at the game.  The legend is that President William Howard Taft started the tradition there. I can see why he stood up to stretch, baseball games can get lengthy sometimes.


Yeah. That's why I drink so much at games... I have to get up and go to the concession stand! HA!


In class they also studied interesting facts about presidents. Did you know that the presidential guest house is bigger than the white house? That's crazy!


That's gotta make Trump angry! He could get into pop albums like the president of Indonesia!


That's hilarious! I'm surprised that Trump hasn't made any pop albums since he's been a reality TV star already. That could be an avenue when he leaves the white house.


In class they also discussed the history of clothing. Did you know that humans are the only creature that wears clothes? I didn't know that, ha ha.


I think they should put pants on horses... my son asks too many questions at the petting zoo.


The class learned that we wear more or less clothes depending on the circumstances.  For instance if it's cold we wear more and if it's hot we wear less.  Also different cultures wear different types of clothes.


Pilrims clothing was colorful and only wore black for special occasions...


That's interesting because I always have thought that Pilgrims dress was very boring. I didn't know that they wore colorful clothing! That gives me a whole new view of the Pilgrims.  They're not as drab as I had pictured them.


I know! I thought the same thing. I think Hollywood has warped our perceptions of a lot!


In class they apparently also learned that there is a store in Alabama that just sells stuff from unclaimed baggage at the airport. It's hard to believe that people would leave there things at the airport. I wouldn't do that.


Neither would I. I wonder what's the craziest thing they have?


There's probably a lot of interesting things to be found there. I love to go to second hand stores and look for treasures.  Well, I think we have completed enough "turns" now and so we can say goodbye. Thank you for chatting with me today. Take care.


We're at 8 so we have 2 more. Did you know there is a jellyfish that is immortal? Kind of like this chat?


Okay, jelly fish are kind of gross. What is amazing is the black swallower fish. It's hard to believe that a being can eat something that's twice it's length and ten times its weight and survive. It must get heartburn. It would be so heavy, how could it still swim?


HA! Heartburn... That's funny. I heard that some snakes can eat humans whole!


The zebrafish facts are also very interesting. I worked at a university and the researchers there work with zebrafish a lot. Now I know why; 84 per cent of their genes can be related  somehow to human diseases.


I sure do, I like to watxh the SImpsons and you?


I like the simpsons too. I also liked that 70's show.


Nice me too. There is an episode of Simpsons where Bart does not appear


I heard about that one. It's called 4 great women and a manicure.


Yeah, and he was not even mentioned at all, kind of strange


Maybe they had to send a message to the voice actor! Homer is the star anyways..


True. Back to That 70s Show, did you know it flopped in the UK?


I did not. I wonder why? It was sooo good here!


I know but there they remade it verbatim so it only lasted 10 episodes


That's why it failed! I feel like it oculd have done better if it was written for that audience. Did you ever see the British version of the office?


I have not actually just the American one, is it good?


It was different. The Dwight character is much more militant. The Michael scott character is so uncomfortable. I could only watch one episode at a time because I woul d get so ncomfortable.


Oh I see. Did you ever see any of the Pokemon episodes?


My son watches so I have seen a lot of them by proxy.


Yeah I did not realize that there are 750 episodes out now, that is a lot


Yeah. You could watch 50 a year for 16 years! Do you know if it is still in production?


I think it is but I am not sure. How about Thomas the Tank?


I have seen them with my niece and it is fun for them. Alec Baldwin did the voice for about 52 episodes


Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?


No, that is crazy! I wonder if they have their own version of O-.


lol maybe.  I havent really looked into it.  Did you know dogs can understand up to a thousand words?


I did know that. We should teach them more than just simple comands like sit and paw.


My friends dogs know like 50 commands!  Even the command dance!  lol


Dogs drink with underside of their tongue!


Yeah thats weird lol it looks weird too.


I am confused how dogs in moscow use the subway.


Same here,  That is really impressive though,  but im not sure how they know which subway to take lol


I also do not know why they would need to use the subway.


Probably because its faster to get around on.  Oh and where do they keep their subway ticket?  Or do dogs ride free?


Great question. I love that they experience eureka moments.


Yeah I never knew that,  thats pretty awesome.  Do you have a dog?


I do,  shes 2,  a rescue.  I think my dog is the exception when they say dogs an elephants can understand pointing lol shes obivious.


Thats funny. Do you consider dogs to be man's best friend.


Absolutely!  My dog is always there for me.  I just wish she would laugh at some of my jokes,  that would be amazing if dogs could laugh,  thats the only thing missing lol


Hi there, do you know much about the presidents?


Hi yes I know some things here and there> Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are in the US?


I think it is Jefferson, Washington and JKF. Strange trump is not in there


Yes, well you have to take inflation into account , that is why


Oh that makes much more sense. THe president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana


I wonder if that means anything else though in their language, beside the fruit


Hmm good point. The president of Indonesia is a pop star there as well


Yeah he has already released three albums, I guess he is pretty good


He must be I guess. Have you ever visited the white house?


I have been around it and apparently it is smaller than the guest house, wow


Yeah that is curious for sure. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes the VP was the runner up. I like that system actually quite well


Yeah it seemed to work back then. The white house has twin buildings in France and Ireland


Nice, I wonder who lives in those there though, pretty interesting


I wonder too. And they still use floppy discs but I am not sure why though


Did you know Roosevelt did not allow Christmas trees into the house?


Wow  he really did not like the celebrations I guess. George Bush put back the solar panels that I think Reagan took out


Nice. Do you know how officials were elected in ancient athens?


Yes that was it because they thought it would otherwise lead to oligarchy


It makes sense but not sure how it would work nowadays


Do you follow politics and the president?


Yes, as much as I can! I try to avoid Twitter mostly.


I don't go on Twitter.  I've found 99 percent of the things on there to be a waste of my time.  Same for Facebook.  Didy you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents in the US before Trump were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Really? I wonder why the only President to have a phd is woodrow wilson!


Isn't that surprising?  We have had more actors and reality stars than doctors!


Wow! we really need more and much better doctors!


I know.  You would think that more would have made it to be a president.  Looks like Indonesia prefers entertainment over doctors as well because the president there recorded 3 pop albums while in office.


Yeah seems our presidents don't strive to hard to succeed or excel. The last president to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Interesting!  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.


That's odd. I wonder why! Personally I'd just switch them since that's the case. Might as well live in the bigger house!


lol yes!  Do you know the name of the first president of Zimbabwe?  It's a funny name.


Haha! Our president can be "orange!" The first phone number ever of the white house was "1". I bet they got a lot of weird calls then, by mistake! Haha


That's funny!  I bet they got a ton of calls for sure! lol  The White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  I wonder if they have anything to do with the White House or if it's just a coincidence.


Oh really? There is also a white house replica in atlanta! It's a private home.


What are the odds of that?  lol  The white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  I'm surprised they haven't caught up with the times and use flash drives.


Storing anything on floppy disks sound risky! Did you know that Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the white house and then Ronald Reagan took them down? I wonder why!


I don't know.  What's funny is that George W. Bush had the solar panels put back on the White House! haha


Thank goodness! It's best to set a good example for the people, if your the president, in my opinion.


hi how are you? do you like the president?


i think that he is entertaining and the white house is going to be a source of interest for the next few years.


Very much so! Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


That is an excellent nickname.  President Trump should have a nickname as well.


Agreed! So should the president of Indonesia who released 3 pop albums while in office.


that man was a vocal legend! i think that every president on the planet should follow his example. pop albums are a great legacy.


I also think that considering they don't spend their time doing anything else important it seems!


true. the next election in 2020 should be an interesting one. its hard to know who will be president.


Indeed! Funny how Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these" option for presidential elections.


that is the way to do it. when people can register their frustration, they might go to the polls.


I would probably choose that option. Since 1990 the taller candidate has won 75% of the time.


NBA players should run for office. they got the height and the cash. plus they can drive the lane.


Couldnt be worse than a celebrity as president!


true. Im tired of famous people getting all the attention for being famous. they have nothing to offer except a shallow fantasy.


Agreed! Did you know the white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files?


yes, i think that most govt offices are way behind in hardware and software. i know that SF uses stuff from the 80s. terrible.


I dont understand why they do not keep up!


there is nothing in the budget. usually the money has to get approved, and then the hardware has to be installed and people trained. Anyway, great chat!


Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest presidents are.


I do!  They happen to be JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Well don't tell Trump, lol! You know theres a president in Zimbabwe named President Banana. I think i would have to change my name.


lol That's funny!  The US presidents guest house is larger that the white house.  Must be to make visitors feel more at home.


Ok i buy that. wish that 1805 rule was still in place about the VP's


Wouldn't that be interesting to see Hillary and Trump doing that today?


It would be to funny and snl would have a ball! Can you see them doing a pop album together? lol!


Like the president of Indonesia? lol  I wonder how many people bought the 3 pop albums he released while in office?


I would assume a lot because he kept making them. did you know there are identical White houses in France and Ireland?


I didn't know that.  Interesting.  Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationest and he banned christmas trees from the white house.


Ok way to take a stand Teddy, lol! You know the white House still uses floppy disk.


Isn't that crazy?  You would think they would be more updated by now.


Right and apparently it took our secrete service 4 days to realize that someone took shots at the white house. Must have been a government shutdown, lol!


Hahah  Isn't that kind of scary to think they didn't notice that right away?


Yeah the most secure building on the planet, i don't know. Did you know that Nevada is the only state where a "none of theses candidates" vote is actually a vote and is on the ballet, that's funny.


I didn't know that.  Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.  Who gathers this data? lol


Right, lol! An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Not for a long time has this process been done in my opinion.


Nope!  Officials in ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy.


Well i guess iv'e been turned into a cynic cause i don't think they would be honest with that either, lol!


lol  During the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in 9 states. I don't even know why they allow international observers to watch at all?  Can't they watch via a video stream or something?


I'm sure they could. I think i'm going to move to Nevada for the None of These Vote, lol! It was a pleasure talking with you!


Hello.  Do you enjoy reading political news?  I just read "happy hour roundup".


Hello - I do read some political news. Did you know the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and Washington?


Yes, I do.  I wonder though if the news article was created before Trump became president.  I still think that Trump is the richest president even after taking inflation into account.


I think this was definitely made before he was president. He would be at the top of the list for sure.


Glad you agree.  Apparently, the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  I wonder why.


That's funny. I would hate to have that nickname. The presidents guest house is actually bigger than the white hosue.


I heard about the guest house.  I think it should be the other way around.  The White House should be bigger than the guest house.


I agree. Until 1805, the runner up for president automatically became the vice president.


Wow!  I cannot imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's vice president.  They would literally wrestle each other, I think.


That would be nuts if they were together like that. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums.


That was interesting. I hope he did not neglect his presidential job.  Three pop albums would require him to spend a lot of time, I think.


I'd hope not either. I can't imagine Trump singing pop songs lol.


I cannot imagine it either.  Apparently, a dictator of a one-party state can also be called President.  I do not agree with that.


I don't agree with that either. Officials in Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to oligarchy.


I wonder who could be in the lottery.  It was very unusual system. It was in the past since now they have regular elections just like ours.


I saw that voter turnout for a US president hasn't breached 62% in the last 100 years.


It was actually better than I expected.  I thought it was under 50%.  People must realize that it is important to vote, especially in presidential elections.


Did you vote during the last mid term election?


Yes, I did.  I voted in both presidential and mid term elections.  I wanted to make sure that legislature seats are being filled by competent people.


One time, it was interesting, smaller than I thought. Did you know the guest house of the white house is bigger


I did not, that doesn't make much sense but what does in politics. Do you know who the 3 wealthiest presidents were?


I think JFK, Jefferson and Washington were. I wonder how they all made their money


Well we know about JFK dies, they came from money, old money. Not sure about the other two.


For sure, the other two unfortunately from slave labor and lots of land I  bet


Yeah that sounds about right. Can you imagine trump singing pop?


I can't imagine that, apparently there is a president in another country who has released 3 pop records lol


Yeah it's the president of Indonesia. He must be really good.


I bet, must be if there are more than 3. Must not be much to do there if he is releasing records, lol


Right. too funny! Hey did you know there use to be a rule that would have had trump's VP as Hillary or Obama's as John McCain?


Right, back in the 1800s I think. Do you think the election was fair this time?


I do not and unfortunately i do not think we will ever see a fair election if there ever was one again. Apparently in Nevada you can go vote and not pick anyone.


Same and I think 90 percent of people know about Russia and think that is what happened. I don't think any election now will be fair


Yeah and you know what..I would not be surprised if Snowden had something to do with that. Wikileaks guy.


For sure, isn't he in Russia now anyways! Do you see him as a traitor or hero


Well he put his self in that boat but if im giving you sanctuary i think im going to needs some things in return and were talking about Russia here im sure he had or has to earn his keep, lol!


You too! Just in parting there are 2 identical White houses in 2 other countries.


I would love to see those, how about you!


Do you try to buy American as much as possible?


If I can find them yes I do. I love that the Trump had a event showcasing American-made merchandise.


Many products have components made overseas even when they seem American made


I know, its hard to get anything fully American made due to the fact we don't make everything.


Even our best products in this country that we are famous for have many parts shipped in from overseas


Apple is an American company but the phones are made in China.


That I did know....I don't like Apple anyway. There are a lot of companies like Harley-Davidson and General Motors that are happy with the president new law.


Even Trump's own daughters' clothes are made by workers overseas. I find that hypocritical.


Harley-Davidson has already decided to transfer some production overseas because of the impact of the threatened tariffs.


I remember hearing that. Trump was upset about that too!


Yeah, but he says that America will never wave the white flag, We only wave the red, white and blue and the era of economic surrender is over.


I will be glad to see Trump go back to his Real Estate and Hotel business


In my opinion, he isn't the greatest, but I prefer him to Hillary.


lol. very true. Trump could learn a lot from the likes of JFK and Washington


Very true. Did you know that the White House has only been the residence of the US President since John Adams in 1800


I did not know that. Isn't the guest house bigger too?


Yes, the guest house is larger than the white house. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.


Could you imagine Hillary being VP since she lost. That would be crazy in this administration especially


Yes, I am so glad that the running up is no longer giving VP.


Have you had any experiences with hurricanes?  Maybe hurricane Florence?


Thankfully, no. I'm preparing to move to a hurricane area, though. I'm going to construct one of those mason jar barometers when I do.


Ha.  Good idea.  I moved to Georgia right when Hugo hit SC but I didn't have to pack and bubble wrap things.  I wasn't that close.


I remember Hugo. We received a lot of rain from it, here in Ohio. That was when I became interested in hurricanes, and their long reach.


Yeah, it was the only time my sun roof thing leaked.  I am amazed that with all our satellites and technology, we never seem to know where they'll hit until they are actually there.


If Russians can make a computer that runs on water, you would think weather predicting would be more accurate than what it is.


Amen to that.  I know they  are unpredictable, as was Florence, but c'mon the space shuttle can run on 1MB of RAM!


We were going to be at Universal the week Florence hit, I was surprised that all of the parks closed for it. Evidently, Big Hero 6 was completely done on a supercomputer.


I wonder if it would run on the 16-bit computer someone built out of basic Minecraft building blocks?


That's interesting, I didn't hear about that. Of course, I only recently learned that Minnie Mouse's name is Minerva.


Really? I like Minnie better.  Did you know Bill Nye was a science consultant for Disney's Flubber?


I did. He did a show at Disney once. I also didn't know Where Wall-E's name came from. It's surprising they are still finding creative ways to name characters after Walt.


He deserves the recognition.  I'm an engineer that would have liked to be one of his "Imagineers".


My youngest is hoping to do one of their internships, she wants to be an artist.I didn't know that Disney owns ESPN.


Good luck to her.  Disney's all over the entertainment world it seems. Pixar has done some great CGI stuff including Wall-e.


I prefer Pixar before Disney. I think they had better movies. Weirdly, smoking near an apple computer voids the warranty. It's a biohazard.


I wonder if that's an "Apple PC" thing as opposed to reality.  I also wonder if Jobs was one of the transhumanists the uploaded their mind into a computer.


Probably him and Gates both. It's hilarious that bowlers in the 60's made more than football players.


Things have changed.  I can't believe my alma mater can up the score on Cumberland 222-0 in 1916.


That is impressive. Mine has a pink locker room for our visitors. I'm sure they appreciate the ambiance of it all.


Hee. You've been excellent.  Thanks. Have a great rest of the day.


Do you think sexual misconduct allegations fall along partisan lines?


I think it is an issue for everyone to be concerned with. I think it's too pervasive in society and was actually just harassed in the last conversation I had.


It was harassed? How come, I wonder what other people's opinions about it are. Do you mind sharing?


The dude was just making inappropriate comments about women in the NFL.


No matter what people believe about the issues surrounding Kavanagh and Dr. Ford, it is very wrong to treat a woman and call them offensive names like that.


Thank you. It is crazy how much it is entangled in society Harvey Weinstein has had so many allegations


It is sad and very alarming to see people mock tense situations like sexual harassment, I believe the president does that to a certain extent as well.


no doubts about it. I can't believe he's even nominating kavanaugh to the court.


Yeah, the president is supposed to be a leader but his actions haven't warranted any great leadership skills in my opinion. This is the case where I hope the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president like back in the 1800s, I wonder how that would've worked out since the runner up is someone from the opposing parties. Maybe there'd be some sort of checks and balances in place.


yeah and i think the way the news is so left or right winged is messed up too. Fox is too conservative and they dont report facts, in my opinion.


Fox definitely is a biased news channel, maybe it has to do with the fact that it was created by a Republican media strategist and Nixon. I always have to change it in the apartment gym because that's the only channel people watch here.


true. Nixon was a different kind of conservative though, he actually had a lot of programs that helped peoples welfare. It's so twisted. it's for old people who dont have a progressive way to think the average age of their viewers is nearly 70 years old.


That's the best way of describing that news channel! I've never heard of the gaming site IGN, but apparently it also owns Fox, I wonder if the games are conservative as well. Do you know?


that is interesting. I didnt realize they owned it. I think they cover all games though. fox confuses me because it's a subsidiary of the fox entertainment group and not all of their stuff is so biased and right winged


Yeah, perhaps it has something to do with leadership. I've learned that great leadership goes a long way but when you have a president focused on proving his wealth, then his agenda gets distorted somehow. The top three wealthiest presidents in American history are actually JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. I wonder if that's adjusted for inflation too?


thats a good point. do you have a favorite president? mine is Lincoln and FDR. FDR was the last person to speak a foreign language fluently in the presidency.


I liked Obama but because I really find his ability to capture the audience through his speeches is great and worth paying attention to. I also like him because Michelle was also a great role model to the public as well. Which foreign language did FDR speak fluently?


Oh wow, I guess as some would like to call "The Romance Language". Fashionistas can tell whether or not you got your clothes tailored by looking at the collar gaps on your clothes, I don't think any of my clothes are tailored.


I am learning to sew to tailor and make my own clothes. i think it is interesting how clothing is different through cultures. the greeks made clothes out of asbestos!


Oh wow, I've attempted to hem my own jeans once and that was a disaster. How are you learning to sew and tailor? From asbestos? I hope they know there's a health risk to that! Would people buy asbestos clothing?


i dont think people will buy them now that they know about it. I am really just teaching myself...i watch a lot of youtube videos and trial by error.


Wow, that's talented! I wish you good luck in those endeavors.


Yeah, I do and it seems that the presidet and French president might have one.


What do two presidents talk about within a bromance? I cannot see a bromance between the two...


Yeah and now Trump said that Macron's European army proposal is very insulting so if there was a bromance it might not survive.


Seems like a pretty shallow bromance if it cannot stand a few misslies and the threat of destruction. The way he has ostracized Merkel seems like he shouldn't loose any more leader's friendships...


Apparently they shared an awkward long handshake that was all over the news.


I feel like he shares a lot of awkward with a lot of people. He's not even the wealthiest president!


Apparently i that handshake, they were shaking hands for six seconds and their knuckles turned white and jaws clenched. Trump tried to let go twice but Macron would not let go. How odd.


HA! Are you suggesting two "alpha" males are being weird when egos are involved? Never...


I just think they are public figures so they should be able to put their egos aside in public. Haha.


The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums. I had no idea. Can you imagine if Trump did that?


Yeah, at least our president isn't doing that. Wonder if the albums are any good.


I do not want to find out! Maybe he can record in one of the two identical white house buildings in ireland or france.


Speaking of the white house, I did not know that the presidential guest house is bigger


I know there are not christmas trees in the white house. Teddy Roosevelt banned them!


Interesting! George Bush had solar panels put back on the White House. I guess someone had taken them down.


They took them down before or after Bush? Are they still there?


I guess they took them down before him since he was the one to put them back. I think they might still be there but I'm not sure.


I find Bush to be an underrated president, with the whole Iraq war shading his entire presidency.


Yeah, interesting that he was into solar panels. On another note, the White House is behind on some of their technology. They still use floppy disks for file storage.


That seems dated. Nice chatting with you!


What do you think about the Miss America pageant over the years?


I don't know what to say about that.... I guess it's cool? What about you?


I say let people do what they want.  If people want to enter and people will pay to watch, have at it.


What gets me is that when I was a teen, the contestants seemed to be sophisticated women, now they seem to be children.  Of course, that has to do with me.


Yeah you're right about that.  I guess the times are different now. Back in the 60s they wore sexy swimsuits  but now a lot of people aren't as interested in that


It does seem like there are some girls who still want to participate in pageants now.


Yeah you do have a point.   So why do you think people are attacking it now?


Social media gives people a platform to attack almost anything.  It is just a matter of which stories the national media picks up.


Tell me do you think if we had social media back in the 60s people would still attack the Miss America pageant?


I don't think so.  We were a more religious society back then.  I think that Don Rickles was the leading edge of coarseness in our society.


HAHA yeah he was...  On another note did you know that in 1975 Mcdonald's added drive-thru for soldiers who wasn't  allowed to get out of their car while wearing fatigues?


That is great marketing.  Provide what the customer needs.  It is something how that caught on so well.


Yup,   so have you come across any interesting articles?


I find it to be incredible that flame throwers are legal in cars in South Africa.


wow flame throwers on cars sounds intense


While our most expensive possession is usually a house, most of the people there have a most expensive possession of an Uzi.  It is scary.


Yeah that's crazy, and you said you been over there?


Yes.  And we were told "Do not take a cab from the airport"  We had to be picked up by someone we knew.  At the time, 20% of the population was HIV positive.


Wow... So  that whole flame-thrower being legal is true?


No doubt.. The gated communities were surrounded by walls with constantino wire. Intruders would crawl through the gates behind cars when they would enter.  I need to go now.  Thanks for the conversation.


yes I have a jetta, do you ever go through the drive through?


yes I do, did you hear the history of the drive through


ya, mcdonald's invented it actually, they made it for the soldiers in uniforms


Wow that was nice of them. I wonder when the trunk came into existence?


ya I don't know, but it sounds like a fire hazard to have a wooden trunk on a car back in the day


Plus if you had a flame thrower on your car, it was a recipe for disaster!


or a recipe for fun, depends on your perspective haha!


I read a story in maxim years ago about that and they also had huge swords that would cut the carjackers legs off. What would be the worse way to go?


haha well I think either way that sounds horrible, probably burning would be worse for me, what do you think


I think burning too. I can still function with no legs but to lose all my nerve ending and have months of rehab would be awful.


yup, plus I have seen burn victims and their faces and skin always make me sad


Did you know NYC's area code is 212 because it is the easiet to dial.


Haha I did, yes 212 is the fastest number you can dial on a rotary phone!


haha I've played with one, I only have a cell phone right now, what about you


Me too. I had a rotary growing up and it was the worst when you misdialed and had to start over or your finger slipped...


haha sounds horrible! what do you think of fish? I like to eat them


They are delicious smoked. Nice chatting with you!


Hi I am somewhat. DId you know Hillary Clinton was the leaders of young republicans once?


That's a surprise since she is a Democrat now! It reminds me of how Donald Trump was once a Democrat.


I guess things and political views change over time. They still play a game of baseball though every year


The baseball game is a great way to keep tension down. Politics must be stressful, and a fun Republican-Democrat game is probably a relief compared to a congressional debate.


Yeah exactly, I guess that is why it has been going on for over 100 years now


I wonder what they did before then. There hasn't been a president that wasn't a Republican or a Democrat for over 150 years, so the two sides have obviously been each other for longer than a century.


Yeah that is true. Do you know who was the first senator to be arrested for civil disobedience?


It was Weicker Jr and the protested the apartheid in 85.


Wow, I'd never heard the name before, but he had a good reason to protest. I had expected something a lot pettier, but that's something I can appreciate.


Yes exactly me too. Ayn Rand , the poster woman for the Tea Party was on social security and Medicare


I've read some of Ayn Rand's books. She had some very extreme views. I'm not sure she could even be classed as a Republican, despite being part of the Tea Party.


Yeah that is true. Do you know who proposed the guaranteed minimum income?


I don't. Was it a president or a congressman?


It was a president, a republican, Richard Nixon and he was the only one to do so


That's a surprise. I'll bet the origin of the guaranteed minimum isn't something people talk about much, considering what happened with Nixon!


I guess not. Did you know Wilson has a PhD, and the only president to do so?


I didn't know that. What did he study for his PhD?


I have no idea actually. In Guatemala relatives of a former president cannot run for that position


That would cause problems here, considering the Roosevelts, the Bushes, and the Clintons!


Did you know every president that has had a beard has been a republican?


That's weird. I always think of very clean cut men when I think of Republicans or presidents, for that matter. That said, the president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums, so, crazier things have happened.


Wow can you imagine Trump singing pop, he's not even one of the three wealthiest presidents.


Ha! Yeah, it was shockingly two of the founding fathers!


And the rock star JFK, lol! can you imagine if the rule from 1805 was still imposed. Trump and Hillary what a reality show.


Right? Maybe Hillary would let him stay in the guest house. It's actually bigger than the main house, anyway.


I'm sure he would insist, lol! I didn't know that fox owed IGN, did you?


No. I try not to pay attention to Fox, other than Bobs Burgers an The Simpsons. Did you know they toyed with the idea of having a station that only played the Simpsons?


Wow was that after they tried to sue them for parodying it's famous anti-democratic party agenda?


I'm not sure, but I'm not surprised by that information since it was created by a Republican media strategist, Richard Ailes, and Nixon.


Right the two Richards, lol! It still amazes me that Fox is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined.


That is pretty crazy, especially for a company under the same umbrella as a gaming website, IGN.


They broadcast primarily from a studio at 1211 avenue in new York city.


Even though they're based in New York, they still broadcast to 86 countries and overseas territories.


Still i like MSNBC much better. Did you know that the republican party is referred to as the GOP?


I did. Did you know that the political parties weren't grouped into red or blue before 2000?


I heard that seems like its been around a lot longer. Yeah and Truman would ride the dumbo ride for fear of supporting the republicans..


I can't believe there hasn't been a US president that wasn't a Democrat or Republican since 1853.


Me either, and the last time there was a republican elected with out a bush or nixon on the ticket was 1928. i assume there excluding trump.


I wonder if Trump would've gotten along with the first president of Zimbabwe, he was called President Banana. Imagine what people would come up with for nicknames of American politicians!


Too Funny!! The president is a common title for head of state in most republics. Nice chatting with you too.


I need to run to Target later - did you know that Target is over 100 years old?


hi how are you? Really? that seems too old. where did it start?


It started as Goodfellow Dry Goods back in 1902 in Minneapolis!


oh, ok. that makes sense. i didnt hear the name target until maybe 20 years ago. i guess they have grown from 1902 then.


Yes - did you know they haven't sold any tobacco product since 1996?


i guess that is a matter of principle because there is a lot of money in cigarettes.


Yes for sure.  Its funny they have a store in every state but Vermont!


isnt that where bernie sanders is from? hm. suspicious coincidence! LOL


For sure.  I just learned that Best Buy and Target will price-match amazon - I need to do that moree.


i have never tried that, but I should. that is a good idea.


Did you know that there is a state senator who also works at Target just to have enough money to live on?


that is amazing. why target? i would think that there are other jobs out there that pay better.


I am not sure.  Maybe selling herbal supplements?  Did you know that 80% of them do not actually contain the advertised herbs?


I am not surprised. there is no regulation of that stuff. it could contain dog food for all we know.


No doubt - the government should monitor it - I bet Norway does - their government actually donated 1 billion to help save the rainforest


they did a great thing there. they make money off oil in the north sea. they want to help save the planet.


Yes.  And they are not scam artists like the French guy who managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice!!!!


I would like to meet that guy! Maybe he could help sell all that govt land in nevada.


Yes!  86% of the land is owned by the government!  Crazy


What are they doing there? Secret experiments? LOL Anyway, great chat!


I used to subscribe to them but not anymore.  I do watch some of their productions.  It's like Blockbuster, it's sort of a gone thing for me.


Yeah, speaking of Blockbuster, too bad that they passed on the chance to buy Netflix back then


Yeah I bet they would like that back.  There is only one Blockbuster left in Bend, OR.  People from all over have their picture taken in front of it.


Cool, did not know that. Did you know Netflix account for 33% of bandwidth in north america?


Wow, that's a lot.  I believe it since YouTube and Netflix combined make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


THat is insane. Still Netflix despite all that bandwidth spends more on postage


I guess some people are reluctant to stream.  I think it's funny that the founder of Netflix was inspired to create it due to a late fee.


Yeah go figure, and look at them now a $2 billion company


Yep. Blockbuster just didn't seem to roll with the times like Redbox and Netflix.


Yup. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yeah, those 3 little lines icon.  I'm sad to learn that Gene Wilder died in 2016.  I loved him in Blazing Saddles among other movies.


I am not sure if I know him. And apparently you can develop addiction by clicking too much  on the internet


If that's the case, I must be an addict.  Things have advanced so quickly.  It wasn't that long ago that New Yorkers were dialing 212 for their area code on a rotary phone.


Yeah that is true. Do you know why that area code stuck with NY?


It was easier to dial on a rotary phone. Now, an iPhone has more computational power than that of the US nuclear ICBM deterrent.  Scary...


Wowo, yeah that is. When you buy online, do you ever read the terms and conditions?


Very, very rarely. I'm one of the 93% that doesn't.


Yeah me too. And apparently there is 3g service in Everest now


Maybe it is making its there up there. Nice chat


Do you have a Facebook account by any chance?


I do, I have had one for about 10 years now, seems like forever. how about you?


I do and for a long time also. Did you know that you have to be 13 to set up an account? I did not know until recently that there is an age restriction.


i had no idea. I know way back you needed a @harvard.edu email to make an account, then that changed to just .edu email, and now its open to everyone


I did know that it started at Harvard from the movie The Social Network. Were you aware that MySpace could have purchased Facebook?


for only $75 million too! Tom must be kicking himself right now for not buying it when they had the chance


Yes it was such a horrible business decision. It happened in 2005 also which I feel had to have been very close to the rise of Facebook and the decline of MySpace.


thats around when everyone in high school started to make facebooks and instead of myspaces. its almost funny the timing of it


It is. Do you know why their color scheme is blue?


Mark is partially color blind. I always wondered why it was like that. Blue just seems to work though, its a nice color on the eyes


Yes he is red-green colorblind. I also agree that the blue color scheme is very pleasant so I am glad that had to go with that.


imagine if it were all red? that would just look awful after looking at it for long periods of time


I agree. Did you know that Iceland is rewriting their constitution through Facebook by taking public suggestions? That seems a like a bad idea.


how are they going to filter out the trolls? so many people go on facebook just to be mean and trolly, they better have some sort of plan or else it is going to be a huge disaster


I absolutely agree. It's hard for me to even go through comment sections. So many people will not take it seriously.


my faith in humanity was lost when Linkin Park's hybrid theory was the best selling album of the 21st century


What?! That's crazy! I would have thought it would be something with much more staying power like The Beatles.


right?? or even some sort of pop album by one of the more popular ppop artists of the time. i am so surprised by that


Yes like Michael Jackson would not surprise me either. Interestingly, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd was still one of the best selling albums in 2014.


which is very shocking to me. I know its good and still holds up, but best selling?


Apparently every new generation since discovers it and loves it.


Hello, yes as much as I can. Have you ever been to Japan?


I have but fortunately I did not travel by car because they highways are all tolled lots of money to pay


Yes I heard it will cost you $300 to cross the country in a car so good decision on your behalf


Yeah thanks, I agree. I would like to ride on the 160 mph bus that the Dutch are making though


Oh that sounds amazing. In Mackinac Island they have banned motorized vehicles now


Nice, that sounds pretty peaceful except for the horses and the carriages I guess


Yup it sure does. In Iceland there is no rail so people have to figure other ways of transport


Yeah they have to travel by plane if they do not have a car


Yeah got to figure out something I guess. Do you know who was the first king to travel the world?


I think it was the king of Hawaii, King Kalakaua, if I am not mistaken


I sure do. I like to watch shows like Simpsons and That 70s Show, and you?


Nice, I love SImpsons too. Did you know Bart did not appear in one episode?


Yeah and the interesting thing is that he was not even mentioned in it at all


Yeah strange. The 70s Show flopped in the UK because they put it out there verbatim


Well different country, different humor. Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I watch some of them. There are apparently 750 episode out now


Yeah they have been on air for 16 years now so that makes sense


Yeah exactly, they are everywhere now too, video games and such


Especially with Pokemon go, they have taken over


No I can't say that I do. I don't have cable but I watch The Simpsons sometimes with my friends at their house, what about you


I like the simpsons, apparently there is one episode where bart isnt mentioned or in it


Yeah I want to see that episode, I also want to see the episode where South Park makes fun of Family Guy, and apparently The Simpsons Creator sent them flowers afterwards, that sounds interesting


Yea that was an awesome episode. I can see the love there! Do you watch pokemon much?


I have watched it from time to time. I think there are over 800 episodes now aren't there?


about 750, I think I watched that many as a kid for sure lol


I only watch The Originals when I was a kid, I'll never be able to catch up AKA "catch em all" haha


for sure! did you ever watch thomas the train


Yes I've seen that show. I watched it a lot as a kid, I think George Carlin did narration on it isn't that right?


I think so! and ringo starr did some and alec baldwin. I would be interested to watch again


Yes I agree! they each did about 52 episodes I so there's a lot to watch LOL


wow that is so many! do you like to travel at all?


Yes I do like to travel. I just got back from Florida actually, what about you


Nice me too, just booked a flight to brazil. I want to go to iceland next


I heard that Iceland does not have public rail, and so you have to take flights to hop from City to City, hopefully you can do that that sounds annoying to me


true, i hate flying more than I have to. Apparently in michigan there is a place that has banned motorized vehicles


Yep I'm from Michigan and actually I have been to that Island. It's called Mackinac Island and the whole island smells like horses, unfortunately I'm allergic to horses LOL


lol! i wonder if people are in shape and healthy from walking also


Yep I could see that, cuz yeah there is no Uber haha. Did you hear about the first king to travel around the world?


I do, I love to travel. Though I don't think I could do that bus in the Netherlands designed to travel 160 mph.


I couldn't even imagine going that fast in a bus. It would be so scary. I'll stick with Mackinac Island where it is all horses or bikes.


Oh yeah, that's more my speed! I can't believe that's been going on in Michigan for over one hundred years!


That's really neat though. It shows respect for tradition instead of just trying to make everything bigger and faster like with some mass transit systems.


Iceland also doesn't have a public rail service.


I could see why they wouldn't need one. They have quite a few flights between most towns and travel that way. I don't think most of them have cars either.


Could you imagine living in Japan where all of the highways are tolls? It's getting to be like that in most of North America, practically.


If it means that all the roads are well maintained then I'm all for it. Some of the roads around here get just gnarly by the time the winter is over. It could be a good way to raise revenue.


That's true, but it costs $300 in tolls just to cross Japan and Japan is much smaller in comparison. It could make traveling pretty expensive.


It really could. I would probably start living vicariously through those travel shows that are all over netflix and prime.


I already do that! I'm a huge fan of Amazon. I can't believe it's been around for over twenty years now.


That does seem just crazy. I remember back in college being able to order just books on amazon. Now I can get just about anything delivered to my house.


In just a matter of a couple of hours! Did you know IMDB has owned Amazon.com since 1998?


Huh that actually explains one the prime movie features. If you click down when you are watching a movie it will give you the IMBD profile of everyone in that particular scene.


All about that synergy! Amazon also has a brand called AmazonBasics that sells knock off versions of products like light bulbs.


That is pretty neat. I like off brand stuff. It is always just as good and about half the cost. I wonder if that accounts for a lot of their new sunday deliveries.


I can't believe they got a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sundays! Hopefully, they're getting paid well, but at least it created jobs.


It seems liek amazon is doing a really good job of that. Particularly in their warehouses. The workers there not only get a job but stay super healthy with all the walking they do.


I'm not sure if they're paid very well to walk 10 miles a day, but maybe a lot of people enjoy it. You could eat practically whatever you want with that lifestyle! You'd need to!


Totally. I guess they could use their prime whole foods discount for some good food. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a good evening.


Jeff Bezos is surely a genius, Amazon is a great company I just love it


Me too i think he should run for president.


He should, I think he would transform the country, the worlds walthiest person and the owner of the washington post


Indeed he already has his own jet. I hear they're looking for there second headquarters and are going to add 50,000 new jobs.


Sounds great, 50000 new jobs, thats a great way to provide, to think the company started back in 1994 and now its a giant


Yeah it already provides 563.000 jobs currently.


Well Amazon sells, books, tablets, tech, groceries and just about anything so yeah that requires a lot of labor


The first amazon customer had a building named after him.


Sounds like he got a great bargain, imagine having a building named after after a $28 purchase, just crazy


Right, I hear that working in the warehouse you can walk between 7-15 miles a day or per shift.


Those workers must be really fit, that seems healthy but also really tiring, walking 15 miles in a day, thats a lot


No, I didn't know that, do you use their Amazon basics line of products?


Depends on what it is. They have an agreement with the US postal service to deliver on Sundays.


That must be a multi million dollar contract, do you like to travel?


When i can i love to travel, i'm in Vegas now. How about you?


Im at home wishing to be at Vegas now lol, I love to travel as well but dont have the resources now to do it


You got to just do it! i would love to visit Japan, everything except those tolls.


I would love to visit Japan as well, but those $300 tolls do seem excesive,


Do you know who the first king to travel around the world was?


No, maybe the king of Spain? am I right?


Well it was actually the king of Hawaii but that was an Excellent guess my friend. Nice chatting with you.


Oh the king of Hawaii, thats so great, he is a lucky or was a lucky guy,


I have used Lyft before, but only a couple times. How about you?


I use them all the time, good thing there's a 24/7 Uber Lyft service coming to the D.C. area


I'm surprised there wasn't one yet! I bet that will help everybody out a lot! Do you own a car?


I do have a car but I prefer to take an Uber at times, it helps me organize my day on the way to work, do you have a car?


I do too! I wish I could use it more, but I live like 30 minutes from work so it isn't economical to take it. I can't believe cars have been around since 1886!


Thats a long commute! and yeah the first model was a Benz model many think it was a Ford.


I would have thought that but the Ford didn't come out until 1908! Do you know how Cadillac got it's name?


It was named after the found of Detroit, French Explorer Antoine de la Moth Cadillac. Say that ten times fast lol.


Oh I see, so it was named after him, makes sense most of the car brands are  named after a guy or inventor.


Yes you're right! Do you like to travel?


I love traveling I do it once a year, what about you?


Where is the coolest place you've been? I do. I don't know if I would want to travel the whole way across Japan though.


The coolest place has to be Argentina I really loved that country and also Ecuador, what about you? and Japan seems like a great destination.


Awesome! I would say Italy. I do want to travel to South Africa and see those flamethowers people put on cars!


We would be in so much trouble if the same rule applied in America lol, did you hear about people stealing garden gnomes before travelling.


I agree there are too many crazy people here haha. I didn't hear that! Where at?


They return them apparently its a big deal all over the world, sounds  like a cool tradition, they return them to the owner with photos of the gnomes travels.


That would be fun to do! I am going to look into that. It was nice chatting, have a great day!


Hello.  Do you remember the news story about a false missile alert in Hawaii last January?


Yeah that was crazy. The phone alert. And it specifically said it wasn't a drill-wow!


That was crazy!!  You would think that the government would have some redundancy in the system so that one person could trigger an alarm.  How do you respond?  Is the missile nuclear?  That is an egregious and unforgivable mistake!


Seriously! I would be so scared. I tink it's great to have a government to warn us of these things but it really shows anyone can make mistakes.


Again something that serious needs a fail-safe, like a 2-key system to activate in which the government officials are needed to activate.  Once that alarm is sent across the telephone, you can't take it back!  Following up with an "oops" message would lead to more chaos.  Government has its purpose, but often the bureaucracy trips over its own feet.  An then there are those who fake being government reps in scams!


Yeah good point. Do you think the government should have less control than it has now? The US government owns 86% of land in Nevada, I never knew that.


I knew that, but a lot of it is for military training and also contains uranium ore.  Outside of Las Vegas and Reno, the population is pretty sparse and scattered.   What do you think of WikiLeaks and its philosophy of exposing government secrets?


I think it was good and bad. The government obviously needs to keep certain information classified but other times they should be more transparent. I think wikileaks was a big gut check for the government to show them the importance of telling the truth and protecting classified info more carefully. The internet is a crazy thing.


Well, someone apparently leaked to WikiLeaks the government's plans to destroy WikiLeaks?  Hilarious.  I agree some things, mainly sensitive and strategic need to be classified, but I think it is abused too much for political purposes.  With the internet these days, once something is leaked, there is no pulling it back.


Exactly. The internet is even powerful enough to cause addiction that is measurable in the brain.


I got rid of my landline phone and go with cellular for personal / business and internet phone as my "office" phone or a psuedo landline.  So, no matter where I am, I am able to get calls and faxed on my internet phone number on my laptop.  Do you still use a traditional landline phone service?


Good idea! I do not. It's outdated and I only got soliciters calling me. No reason to have one anymore.  Especially since an iphone has more computing power than an entire nuclear icbm deterrent.


With a smartphone, you can do almost any common computer task.  I still use my laptop a lot because I have fat fingers and could never write a report on my smartphone even though it has the capabilities.  I like the way a smartphone can be turned into an internet hub.  That way, with my laptop, my office is anywhere.


haha. The phones are getting bigger and bigger though. Yeah that's a good point. The internet is everywhere now. And luckily the library of alexandria has saved a copy of the internet just in case.


Even Mt Everest has cell telephone and internet in case you want to send a selfie from the peak!!!  Do you do much shopping on the internet?


That would be epic. I shop on the internet quite often, much more convenient than having to go in the store. When buying stuff online I hate how they have that long page of terms and service. Apparently only 7% of people actually read them.


Because the terms can vary from vendor to vendor, I stick to a few sites I trust rather than buy from anyone on the internet with the best price.  Use to, you could shop on the internet tax-free.  Those days are gone with Amazon and others collecting sales taxes online.  Some of the things the government waste our tax dollars on are ridiculous, like a study of shrimp on a treadmill!!!  Yet, every now and then they do something good like Norway donating 1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest.


Yea it seems like every week research is contradicting itself. But one thing we should all agree on is saving the environment like Norway. That is so amazing. The government needs to focus more resources on that for sure.


Even nonprofits are challenging us to do more.  Did you know UNICEF has a program where they donate a day of clean water for every minute you don't use your cell phone?  I wonder how they figure that out?


Yeah that is also a great initiative. I think that is a positive note to end on! It was great talking with you have a great day!


Same to you, and I hope the government wises up and develops a more bulletproof plan to control the alerts they send to our phones and the internet so we do not have another HI scare, at least in my lifetime!


I am. It's so convenient! I didn't realize that had been around since 1994!


Can you believe that his first customer has a building named after?


I do think it was pretty smart that they mad a deal with the post office to deliver on Sunday


Yes, that's awesome. They started as an online bookstore, only.


I would like to be a worker that walks 7 to 15 miles a day!


That's great exercise. Amazon is the largest internet retailer!


Are you a traveler? I love to travel and just got back from Paris.Can you believe that the first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii?


That's amazing! All of japans highways are tolls, and it costs more than 300$ to travel across the country.


Wow! I have been to Mackinac Island. There are no cars. Just horses and bikes.


Most Icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns. I can't imagine having to fly everywhere.


That is so isolating. I think it is cool that the dutch are creating a commuter bus to travel at 160 mph! Superfast metro!


That's effective travel! Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations.


Are you a TV person? I love streaming. I used to watch Ringo starr with my sons watch Thomas the Tank. he was mr. conductor.


George Carlin and Alec Baldwin also narrated lots of episodes!


It was very cute but I don't know how PBS got them! I also can't believe that there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon. OMG!


It is also amazing that Bart Simpson is in every episode of the Simpsons except 1!


True! They remade That 70's show in the UK and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Do you watch Fox News? I didn't know it was owned by Sean Hannity


Not usually.  I get my news on the internet.


Yeah me too, for the most part. I like the Skimm a lot, especially because it gives links to the longer articles on topics I'm interested in. Fox News is very supportive of conservative activism now.


I hear that IGN and fox news are owned by the same company.  That's cool.


Yeah IGN is a gaming website, right? That's interesting. And whatever Fox is doing, I guess it's working, because Fox News is watched more often than MSNBC and CNN combined!


Wow that is impressive.  Fox news threatened to sue the simpsons before.


That's so interesting, especially considering that the Simpsons is aired on Fox!


I know right,  and probably make them a lot of money!  Guess they didn't like them making fun of them.


If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen I guess! Did you know they actually discussed the possibility of creating a channel exclusively airing the Simpsons?


Oh wow,  that would be amazing,  but now that we have streaming it might not be profitable.  Maybe they should just allow streaming on their website.


Yeah agreed. I hate it when they only show a few recent episodes on major channels and you can't stream all the episodes. I wonder how often they make fun of the president on the Simpsons?


Haha there has to be someone out there who is counting.


Yeah definitely. There are so many random fun facts about the position of president. Did you know that everyone called the first president of Zimbabwe "President Banana"?!


It's not like they were making fun of him though, that was his last name.


I had no idea. Still, pretty interesting! Did you know that the vice president used to always be the runner-up of the presidential election until 1805?


yeah that would probably not fly now lol they would not be a good team.  I cant imagine them agreeing on anything.


Yeah, Clinton and Trump would be an atrocious combination. I wonder how that used to work out! I find it interesting that Trump is not one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents in US history.


Oh he's number 1 for sure,  he is far wealthier than any of our presidents.


I don't know if he is, I'm pretty sure it's JFK, Washington, and Jefferson! But who knows, I guess


Yeah he is!  I have looked it up a few times before.  I believe according to Google it was trump,  then Washington and then Jefferson.  I cant imagine it has changed in a few months lol


Yeah I'm sure not! Must be a mistake on my information source's part!


Maybe.  Anyways,  its been great talking to you!


Hi there! You ever watch Fox News? I am curious to know because it is watched more than msnbc and cnn combined.


I have seen it is passing but would never watch it due to my opinions on Rupert Murdoch.


Yes true. It was created by Richard Ailes who was a republican media strategist. That explains a lot.


I know no news is ever impartial but both Fox news and MSNBC both start from a position and create their output around them.


Yeah that is not how it should be. They always have an agenda. Just so you know IGN is affiliated with Fox News...good to know if you don't agree with them!


I will look up IGN, not a gamer but best to be aware.  Bloomberg would be an interesting presidential candidate, he seemed okay as New York mayor.  In a middle of the road kind of way.


Yes very true. Yeah he would. I am weary of having another billionaire business man though...


And a media owner as well.  Difficult to run without money it seems.  I wonder how his journalists would report on him?


Yes you are so right. Yeah how would the reporters, who he is paying, ever say anything bad. Interesting.


Another one would be Zucker, CNN chief executive.  Not as rich as Bloomberg, but not many are, but with many media connections.


That is an interesting option as well. I mean having a wealthy president is no new thing. The 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


The last two you mentioned probably became president because of past deeds, certainly Washington.  Little to do with their money.


Oh great point you raise. Do you think a US president will ever release pop albums like the Indonesian president did?


Somehow it might give me more respect for them, since it means they don't take themselves too seriously.  I can't think of one presidential candidate, past or present I'd like to hear sing.


Haha me too. I would like to imagine someone like Obama performing. That would def make Fox News Headlines. Fox once tried to create a channel only airing the Simpsons.


And fox News tried wanted to sue The Simpsons who are owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, is that what they mean when they say something it meta?


Yeah I think so. Apparently it was over a parody of anti-democratic party agenda. Typical.


The next presidential election seem to have started already, many Democrats are saying that they want to run.  I wonder if there will be someone new in the White House in two years?


Good question. I don't know at this point. The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.


It's a good job we don't have to vote to put someone in those buildings too.  There are already too many election campaigns and the TV adds that go with them.


Yes completely agree. One cool thing is George Bush put solar panels on the white house! It was lovely speaking with you. Have a nice day.


Hey how are you doing? Did you watch the White House Correspondents' dinner this year?


I did not. I have lost interest in hearing WH correspondents grandstanding. In this partisan environment, I think this tradition should be canceled.


I think so as well. It used to be fun it seems but not so sure anymore. I think Trump is hosting a rally on April 28th for it?


Smart move. There is a not-to-merry a war between Trump and the press corp, and by holding a rally, Trump wiil be seen as in touch with voters, while the press corp will look out of touch in their ties-and-tails outfits.


Pretty much how it goes unfortunately. Journalists do not give false stories but it seems like there is an attack on journalism.


The President of Zimbabwe is called President Banana. That is far better coverage than what the press corp has given Trump. Some deserved, some not.


For sure, do you watch Fox News or a different channel?


I watch many different sources. I find it fascinating how differently they will cover the same story. I saw this as a child years ago, how mainstream coverage is often sensationalist, while if you find a better source, where the whole issue is discussed instead of just a editor-selected segment, then the impression given is much different. Almost looks dishonest at times,, but it seems to stem from intrinsic bias.


For sure, it's a pretty significant phenomenon that the US is going through right now with the media. People should be able to trust the media but there's such an attack on it that people are not sure what to believe and what not to believe. I'm sure we've seen this a bunch of times before in history don't you think?\


We are in a diferent era, where Presidents find it useful to release pop music albums while in office to help their causes. Where Presidents end-round the Press corp and go straight to the people on Twitter. These are new feature of an old problem, Bias has been around forever. It is just more blatant now.


The people that pretend that they don't have bias really mess it up too, willfully uninformed people are no help. Watching SNL and they're talking about the owner of the day spa that had the illegal sex trafficking was friends with Trump and that he is signing bibles, it's pretty messed up.


Ever watch the movie, Idiocrasy?  We are moving in that direction.  The Fox News channel considered suing the Simpsons. I would have loved to hear Homer's rebuttal...


I have, it truly feels that way. Probably has to do with Fox News being watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


I think what is worse is that if you add up everyone that watches the news, it only amounts to a fraction of the bigger majority that spend all their time on Facebook, Netflix and video games.


For sure, I'm surprised Bush put those solar panels on the back of the white house. Wish that would be subsidized for the rest of the USA too.


I wonder if solar panels were also put on the twin White House buildings in Ireland and France?


Yah, that is interesting. I wonder if President Banana from Zimbabwe does that too?


LOL  The White House still uses floppy disks.  I wonder if those solar panels were the same ones used by Jimmy Carter, or if they updated the tech?


I wonder if that is because floppy disks are pretty secure? I'm not really sure, Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house, I can get behind that haha.


He was quite the conservationist!  It was a principled stance.  We could use more of that in Washington...


Most definitely, great chatting with you though. I'm going to take off and go to bed, have a good one!


yes I did, from the outside of course. how about you?


I did visited till now, am new here, will plan to visit this summer.


Nice. Look for the guest house too, it is bigger than the white house


sure thanks, first I am enjoying the snow .. am from India , I am very excited :)


nice. do you know who the wealthiest presidents are?


I think trump only right, But i like obama a lot , white house still using floppy disks.. looks crazy


haha it does. actually the wealthiest were jfk, washington and jefferson


oh okay, Why bush used solar panels on whit house, any idea, but sunlight is very low here compared to India


Well at least they generated some green energy that way


yes climate change is dread to our environment, we should go with the nature to save the earth


yes for sure. did you know roosevelt did not allow christmas tress in the white house?


May be , he dont want to be more religious. Do you watch fox news


Not really, I feel some of the media are really biased. do you?


Media is trying to influence people, they are feeding our minds very negatively, lot of competition between news channels, now-a-days i hate news channels


yeah, but fox is still really big, more than cnn and msnbc combined


Now fox is focusing on gaming sites too, do you play video games


I play from time to time. I hear the same company own a gaming website


I play mobile games, do you about the incident bullets had struck the white house on nov 11, 2011


yeah and they did not know for four days. nice chat


Do you have a favorite drama show or movie?


Yes, I have many favorite movies, although not a lot of drama. I love comedy and fiction more. What is yours?


Probably Silence of the Lambs its more of a tragedy though


Well, we all have a unique taste. I have seen movies with drama like battle navar or attack to the angels, the invasion and they are wonderful movies


I wish Jim Carrey would do a drama, he is a good actor


Yes, excellent actor, has made very good movies.


WHen I was in school, JOn Hamm came into the school to give us a few lessons in acting


Go lucky! That's fantastic, at least you did not have such boring classes


I would have preferred to get lessons from a legend like Michael Caine