Unfortunately, no. They are called the tall blacks. I just don't know why.


yikes, I don't think that name would go over so well in the USA lol. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


Good. Looking forward to the Superbowl. I enjoy the game, but I'm a bit envious over the idea that the players earn so much money to play a game. If fact, in most states, the highest paid state employee is a football or bbal coach


Who are you rooting for in the super bowl?


The cheerleaders. I would be a hockey fan if there were cheerleaders for that sport. But they would distract the players from the puck.


I hope they win. I think cheerleaders would slip too much on the ice...


That would be enjoyable to watch. I grew up near the border of canada, and hockey is big there. You know, in the 1st olympic winter games, the canadian hockey team scored 132 goals while only allowing 3? Amazing!


Hockey is the national sport of canada. Although so is lacrosse. How did they get two?


They're overachievers... I know why basketball games are so cold now, they keep the ice under the courts!


I wonder if the basketball court on top of the supreme court has ice under the floors. They call it the highest court in the land. If the ice melted, they would have a real problem


yeah, the notorious RBG would slip and break a hip!


She is single-handedly responsible for maintaining the Zamboni. I wonder if the New Zealand basketball team, the Tall Blacks, have ever played on the highest court.


She might try to take out a few conservative justices so they should watch out!


Yeah, but her moves on the court might get banned, like the dunk was banned from the college game because of Kareem Abdul Jabar.


If she got her own shoe, would they be banned like Jordan's were?


Sure! After all, if the inventor of basketball had a losing record as coach for kansas, then anything is possible!


Sure. I even like college swimming.I especially like the race where the hands and feet are bound as they flop around like a dolphin  in the water.


I do not remember that stroke. I will have to look at it...


Its called the Flipper crawl I think... LOL  The native Americans introduced the front crawl to the west. But their hands and feet were not bound.


I don't really listen to much Country music, but I read that Kacey dropped acid while listening to a Tame Impala record.


Yeah i have heard she's the greatest country-singer-for-people-who-don't-listen-to-country-music


That would be a good title to have, I suppose! It is just shocking that her music may have been inspired by hallucinogens!


Yeah For reality-obsessed country music fans, that's a serious piece of bubble gum to chew on.


I guess having her music inspired by hallucinogens has helped out. She is making the big money!


yes she is! But Musgraves knows that the real meaning of a song lies in how the voice illuminates the words.


Also in how the song makes you feel too!


Do you like prog rock? i have heard Thom yorke was credited with playing the "laptop" on some radiohead albums.


I guess I am not familiar with prog rock? What is that?


Progressive rock? like Pearl Jam? I read online that Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than any album.


Oh, Yes! I have never heard it called that! That is interesting that Aerosmith makes more money from guitar hero! That is a nice easy way to bring in more money!


Yeah I don't buy much music anymore. But Walmart only sells clean versions of albums, so don't go there for music.


I usually download albums through amazon music! I love linkin park.


they are a good band. Country music was originally inspired and derived from celtic music most people are not aware of that


I did not know that! I did know that there are only 2 African Americans in the Country music hall of fame!


hmm that seems odd to me.  i do know The fender stratocaster was intended for country music but it sounds good in any band


I think it is odd, too! I would think there would be more! Maybe Darius Rucker will make it into the hall of fame! That is neat the stratocaster is so versatile.


one weird fact is In 1996 an album called "nfl country" was released where nfl players would sing along with current country music stars. as you can imagine it was bad


I bet that would be funny to hear though! Kind of like the bad lip readings!


yeah i thought it was interesting. but Connie b. gay is credited with coining the term "country music".


It used to be called hillbilly music! Thank goodness for change.


Yeah they like to sing about their horses in country music a lot. and horses funny enough are ticklish


I watch the last one as some great movies were nominated and you?


Me too/. Di you know Day Lewis has won it three times?


Yes and for the same category, best actor, what a guy


I know right? Blazzing Saddles was also nominated for three awards


Yeah pretty cool. Does not beat Walt Disney though


Yeah he has 22 oscars under his name, tough to beat


Yeah I know. Did you know EMinem has more Oscars than Leo di Caprio?


Yes and George Lucas and Johnny Depp and a bunch other, amazing


I know right? Even Oscars themselves were nominated for other awards


Yes they were nominated for 9 Emmys once


Haha amazing. Did you ever play with Nintendo?


Yes I sued to until it was discontinued in 2003 and you?


Yes 54 colors but that was a whole lot of fun to be honest


Yes that is the science guy. Do you know how he became famous?


Yes, he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


So funny. Even Reagan once tried his hand at acting


Yeah that sis not go very well as he did not land the role of the president.


Yes good for him went to be a president in real life


I did in middle school. I wasn't very tall so I moved on to football in HS.  Did you go out for track and field?


Actually no. I always wished our school had a swim team though.


Some of these track kids are amazing. This kid Ethan Fogle did 500 meters in 1:05.31.


WOW! That is fast. Did you know a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993?


Sound like what I would be worth.  Another track kid, Donovan Louis did 55 meters in 6.43 seconds and a long jump of 24-3.25. What an athlete.


Well apparently that player went on to win 4 Stanely Cups.


That showed 'em.  It's kinda sad that in 39 of 50 states, the highest paid state employee are college football or basketball coaches.  Education seems to be of secondary importance.


I can believe it. Likely at some of the state sponsored universities.


Yep.  I bet swimming coaches don't get paid much.  I can't believe at Cornell, students have to pass a basic swimming test.  Are they expecting a flood?


Yeah, I bet they don't. That is crazy that they have to pass a swimming test.


It's also crazy that an average pro hockey player can lose 8 lbs. in one game.  Crash diet!  Must be all the stuff they wear.


Yeah, but that is probably about right. They probably sweat a lot under their shirts.


I wonder how much swimmers lose at a match.  That is, if they aren't wearing the "banned" swimsuit from the 2008 olympics.


Hilarious. I'm not sure what that banned swimsuit is though.


It was banned because 94% of all swimming races were won using it.


Holy moly. Apparently the US has so many gold metals in swimming it comes close to all of the rest of the world combined.


That's cool.  Can you believe the U.S. Supreme Court has a basketball court on the roof.  I can just see Ruth Bader Ginsburg slam dunking a few.


Hee.  I wonder what Canada's high court has.  They have two national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey.


Interesting, I wonder which one everyone up there prefers?


Have you watched any of the Marvel shows on Netflix?  I really enjoy Daredevil.


I love them, I heard they got cancelled, too bad because the 3rd season of Daredevil was the best so far.


I love that they made the show gritty and realistic.  I wish it could of lasted longer.  Wilson Fisk is one scary man


He is one scary man I agree did you also liked Iron Fist, The Defenders?


I have not seen defenders yet, but I have heard some of the reviews.  I have seen Jessica Jones, which was a bit dark and disturbing


It was disturbing well theres also the Punisher that one is great but also a bit graphic and dark


Yes, Punisher was like Rambo on speed.  It was intense


It was intense I agree, do you like Charlie Cox as an actor? the star of Daredevil?


Honestly, it is the only thing I hae seen him in, but I have liked him in this role quite a bit


And what about Vincent D'Onofrio? I think he really nailed the role of Wilson Fisk


He is a great actor.  I cannot imagine anyone else as the Kingpin


Yeah I agree, he really sells the role of the crime boss and then Wilson Bethel also nailed his role


Yes, Bullseye is one of my favorite Marvel Comics villians.  Marvel sure makes a lot of great characters.


Yeah they sure do, do you have a favorite hero?


I grew up on the X-men.  But Stan Lee created so many others like Fantastic Four and Spider-man that I love as well


One of my favorites is Iron Man I also like Batman. Its sad that Stan Lee is no longer with us


Well, he had a good run.  And because of him a lot of people have enjoyed great stories for years


Yeah he sure left a legacy behind and I bet Sony regrets not buying the rights to all of the Marvel heroes when they had the chance


I would imagine so.  At least they still have spider-man


Yeah so not everything is lost I hear that Marvel shares a character with DC comics.


It is good to see them working together.  Good talking to you.


I like basketball. I haven't actively played since I was 12 years old. I love watching basketball and I am looking forward to the Golden State Warriors game tonight. Do you like basketball?


I don't really watch it but I should! I enjoy it when I go to live games. Golden State Warriors is my favorite too, well, since I am from the Bay Area. It's funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in University of Kansas's history.


Do you have a certain team that you follow? Which live game did you go to? That sounds silly. He is the inventor!


I know right? Why not change the rules to suit you. Haha, just kidding. I went to a Suns game, in Phoenix. I don't really follow sports though.


If he keeps on losing, he needs to step it up and have a conference about the rules. The Suns against the Warriors? It is okay. I follow sports when my family and friends are watching them.


It was just a Suns game that I went to. Versus...the team from Oklahoma. What is that team called? I've only been to one so far. For most college basketball coaches the job is lucrative. In 39 out of 50 states they are the highest paid state employee.


I am guessing that the Oklahoma Thunders won that game though, sorry. I have been to three college games, but it was mostly from UC Berkeley. I bet it is in either basketball or football right?


I forget who won. It was a long time ago. Haha. I think dunking is cool when you see it in person. Apparently Kareem Abdul Jabbar got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


The last game I went to the Oklahoma Thunders game was when they went to the Warriors stadium. The Warriors lost. What is the reason why he was banned?


I am not sure. I just read that it said his "dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned." I would love to go to the supreme court building and shoot a game of horse there! They have a basketball court on the top floor called "the highest court in the land."


I heard. Maybe on their spare time, the judges would like to have some leisure time to shoot some hoops.


I am fantasizing about judges in robes playing basketball. Yeah, right, but it's a funny picture!


You do not know, they probably have gyms in there as well. It would be like every other company building like Google.


Do you like Hockey? Canada actually has another national sport besides hockey. It is lacrosse.


The only hockey I can think of is the Sharks. Lacrosse is slowly spreading in the states.


Interesting. I wonder if it will ever be one of our national sports.


You will never know. Expect the unexpected.


Yeah, there are probably tons of things that will evolve in the sports arena. The British didn't even know how to front crawl before it was introduced by the Native Americans.


I do! Did you know the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"? LOL.


Haha. Very punny. Did you know that the New Zealand basketball team are called the "tall blacks"?


I agree, and slightly racist may I add. Do you swim?


I meant it was offensive because it was racist. I do like to swim, not competitively. I had a friend compete in the Olympics; needless to say, they're pretty good considering the US swim team has almost as many gold medals as the rest of world combined.


Wow! Good for him! I wish I could be that good at anything! There are banned swimsuits because they were too effective.


Haha, I wish I could get one of those swimsuits! Though even the best suit couldn't prepare me for that weird type of competition where you have your hands and legs bound and you have to swim like a dolphin.


That is very weird, must be very tiring. The swimsuits were so good that 94% of the winners of races were wearing those swimsuits.


That's crazy. I wonder how they are made.


I wonder too. Native Americans were the ones who introduced Europeans to Front crawl


Oh right, because the Brits only ever used the breaststroke.


Yep, and they must have been very shocked when they were beat by Native Americans. I sure hope they learned their lesson from that.


I imagine everyone learned the importance of swimming from that. It's so important at Cornell, every student must pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


I think that that is an excellent idea. Do you play hockey?


I don't, but I enjoy watching it. I assume we're talking about ice hockey, as there are many types in addition to ice hockey, such as field hockey and bandy.


Indeed. Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports: Hockey and lacrosse.


Yeah, Canada is awesome at hockey. In the first Olympics, they scored 132 goals. Only let in 3. That's impressive!


Agreed. Furthermore, in 1993, a hockey player was traded for $1 and that player went on to win 4 stanley cups!


Geez. Can you believe the average hockey player will lose over 5 pounds in a game?


I believe it was 8 pounds. Anyways, that is still insane. I can barely even lose 5 pounds on a diet!


Yes, I believe the lose up to 8 pounds, which is likely over 5 pounds. Definitely a lot of play time to warrant that weight loss.


The Ice Hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching between sports. Amazing right>


I have actually seen them do it many times. It's pretty cool!


Ever heard of Kacey Musgrave?  She's been described as a "country music singer for people who don't listen to country music".


I have heard of her, but I am not really a country music fan. I'm of the group that considers it bad music.


Oh, don't tell some of my relatives that.  They'd skin ya alive!
 LOL.  Still, there's a rumor she took acid while making her album "Golden Hour" haven't heard the album so I don't know, but now I'm curious about it.


I should give it a listen. I assume the album is available on CD, vinyl, and tape.


Probably not tape... but who knows?  What type of music you listen to, then?  I like various kinds myself.  Grow up with 80s rock, but I also like 90s techno-industrial.


Same! The 80s are hard to beat. Lynkin Park's hybrid theory album was great. No surprise it is the best selling of the 21st century.


Oh yeah, that was a good album!  I'm told they did like 324 tours the year it was released!  Pity what happened with Chester Bennington though.... :(


So sad. Mental health issues are too often ignored these days.


Yeah, they are.  Speaking of big albums, did you know Dark Side of Moon was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


I love pink floyd. They have stood the test of time. As has NWA. Straight outta compton is a classic and the first to reach platinum status without a tour.


Not just a tour, but w/o any support of airplay.  Can't imagine going platinum even though you have so little support from the "traditional" system.  They really struck a chord with people I think.


Horses in their videos would gain traction. Horses are odd toed animals that have been domesticated since 4000 BC.


Yeah, that's true.  Speaking of horse, they say Dalmatians are used with firefighters because in the old days they would help calm and protect the horses.


I love dalmatians. They are pretty dogs. I wonder if they would calm the icelandic horses with their fifth speedwalking speed capabilities.


I don't know, maybe.  Ironically, Clint Eastwood has developed a mid-life allergy to horses.  Must have made it hard to do all those cowboy roles he's known for.


I wonder is he is allergic to the przewalski horse, the only remaining wild horse species.


What I find neat is Lipizzaner horses.  They are born black or brown but turn completely white in about six years.  Neat, huh?


I have never seen one of those. I will google it later. That horse would be quite a show for the students if the kids that rode horses to school on no vehicles day rode a white horse!


Yeah, the would be pretty amazing!  I've heard those student got suspended though... even though they technically didn't break the rule.. LOL.


What a wild day that must have been! Nice meeting you! Bye!


Swimming is a very interesting sport. It's awesome that Sean Conway Jr. got so many all-American times in 2018. What about you?


Swimming is a great sport. Not only do you get great exercise, but because you are in water, the stress on your body is lowered


It's so interesting that babies can swim within weeks of birth. Have you ever heard about that before?


I haven't but hopefully they are wearing some floats


It's supposed to be a survival response. They can even hold their breath underwater at that age.


Oh I see. Did you know it was native americans who introduced the crawling swimming stroke?


Yes, they even beat the British with it, because the British only ever used the breaststroke! That's so cool.


Do you think that the swimsuit used in the olympics should be standardized?


I don't think so, since only 94% of all the swimmers used it in 2008. Maybe some countries weren't able to afford it for their swimmers.


I mean it isn't that 94% of all swimmers used it. It was that of those who won, the vast majority used that swimsuit so it may be considered an unfair advantage


Yes, that's what I was thinking too. I wonder if it's only banned in the Olympics or in high school and college too.


Probably both if it is affordable. Is there any other sports you enjoy?


Yes, I really enjoy ice hockey. It's the national sport of Canada, along with lacrosse.


I am always amazed that people are able to play so well on ice. I can barely stand up


Same with me. It's amazing there are so many great hockey players. They can lose up to 8 pounds in one game!


I mean the calorie expenditure must be immense. Did you know a player traded for 1 dollar in 1993 went on to win 4 stanely cups?


That's crazy! The team that let him go must have regretted it.


Yeah. Did you know that in the first winter olympics Canada's ice hockey team scored 132 goals, and only let 3 goals in?


No wonder hockey is their national sport.


Yeah, they are really into hockey. I guess that's why they're one of the few countries who refer to ice hockey with the word "hockey".


Indeed. In any case, thank for taking the time to chat. Hope you have a nice day.


I have seen it on Netflix, but haven't watched it, have you?


No, I haven't. I'm not really into superhero series. Though I thought Jessica Jones was okay.


I'm not either, I watched a few of the movies only because my husband wanted to. I see that Marvel comics created a superhero for a little 4 year old boy, the superhero "Blue Ear", because of the boy being uncomfortable to wear hearing aids, that was nice.


That is nice. Daredevil is on its third season so a lot of people must like it.


Yep, also Netflix accounts for 33% of internet bandwidth between the hours of 9pm to midnight in North America.


I am guilty for contributing to that. That is how I wind down. Netflix and Youtube together are half ofpeak internet traffic in North America.


I'm am a watcher as well, every evening.  Wow, Blockbuster declined the purchase of Netflix for 50 million years ago, now Netflix is worth 2 billion, bet they regret that one!


I'll bet. Netflix still spends more money on postage than bandwidth though. I forgot that they still offer DVD rentals.


I used to participate in the DVD rentals but it's just easier to rent or buy from Vudu or Amazon prime or something.


Yeah, I usually run out of content to watch for a few days but it gives me a little break. Then new content is available for me to stream. So I don't usually have use for the DVDs.


I agree, I think I've watched all the Thrillers on Netflix and Prime, ha. There was actually a comic book series that came out about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheros, funny.


Have you heard of a superhero called normalman? He was the only person who didn't have powers on a planet full of superheroes.


No, I haven't.  I will have to look him up, never heard of him. Talk about being the odd one out, bet he feel really insecure on that planet!


Yeah, it's an interesting concept. Apparently Daredevil's season three is really good. I might have to check it out.


Oh my goodness, there's actually over 300 registered superheroes in the United States!


That's quite a bit. I wonder how many are Marvel and DC.


Good question, will have to look that one up also!  Garfield had a book series spinoff named Pet Force, it featured him and his gang as Superheroes, funny!


I'd like to check that out. Garfield is hilarious.


I still enjoy watching Garfield and Scooby Doo.  I remember, staying up late at night with a flashlight, reading Superman and Batman comic books, when they were like, ten or fifteen cents!


Wow, that's amazing. What great memories.


No, not particularly though I have attended professional games and recall when Kareem's dunk shot was banned from college basketball.  I'm more into swimming.


I believe it was because he was the only one, or one of a few, who was tall enough to do it!  LOL.  Kinda like the extra fast swim suit that is banned from competition.


is that even possible ? The swimsuit ? ;)


Yes.  I believe it was Michael Phelps who used it.  It's super slick and I think might have some webbing in the hands and feet.  It's a FULL BODY suit. 94% of the wearers won at the 2008 Olympics!


Now it isn't.  At the time there was no prohibition.  I forget who the manufacturer is, hmmm.


I think the endorsements for an Olympic gold medalist is a big incentive to win.  Do you know Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports?


one is Hockey right ? What's the other one ?


The other is  Lacrosse.  I believe Lacrosse comes from their French heritage.


I had no idea... Canadians are so good in Lacrosse ?


Must be!  National sport.  Did you know professional hockey players lose up to 8 pounds per game?  Wonder about basketball and swimming, how they measure up to that?


I thought swimming is the sport to loose weight the quickest ?


I don't know.  I do know there is one professional Canadian team that belongs to the NBA.


professional... basketball team ? sorry, didn't get that...


Yes, basketball.  I didn't know there was such a thing as 'bandy hockey'.


It seems like regular ice hockey to me as it is played on ice with sticks, the only difference is it uses a ball versus a puck.


I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT ;) sounds very interesting. Are the goals the same size ?


Hello, I recently found out that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. I never thought of that before, have you?


I guess the other types don't need one. I don't think jellyfish even have bones, and there's one species that's believed to be immortal


That is so weird, since jelly fish dry up in the sun.Even weirder, fresh water fish "drink" through their skin.


Saltwater fish do too, but they also have the option of drinking through their mouths


That's weirder yet. So is knowing that 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases, have counterparts in zebrafish. Maybe they will save humanity one day.


Maybe, or they could be the death of us. I've heard they're poisonous


Zebrafish are? I never knew that. Are you a gamer? Evidently, Prince William is a Call of Duty fan


I only play a few of the Call of Duty, I guess there are over 33 games of it.


I'm not a huge gamer, but I'm familiar with some of them. Apparently Black Ops 2 is worth playing since it has the best ending of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records


Didn't that just come out in October? How long did it take to make it to the end?


Yes, it came out in October. I haven't finished it, as I am on Vault 76 & Red Dead 2. Weirdly, Iceland is rewriting their constitution, via Facebook. How odd is that?


Not as weird as Burger King bribing people who are willing to unfriend 10 people on Facebook


That is weird, but maybe not a bad thing. Is it true that the "like" button is banned in Germany?


Only in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. I wonder if anyone has moved from that state because they didn't like that rule


I don't know. I still cannot believe that Myspace didn't buy Facebook when it had the chance.


They didn't anticipate that Facebook would be worth $104 billion by 2012


I don't think anyone saw that coming. It's weird how the interface is blue, especially since Zuckerberg is colorblind


Well, his colorblindness is red-green, so maybe he can see blue. It's a more appealing color compared to others either way


Maybe. Were you able to get in on their IPO in 2012?


No, I wasn't, but I'm not surprised that the ads produce so much revenue. They can be annoying at times, but I have clicked on them from time to time


Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful night.


Hello,  no I don't play call of duty.  I demoed the first one though.  How about you?


Nice, I play it a lot. I like the zombies modes. There are 33 call of duty games.


That is crazy!  My friend works on Call of Duty so sometimes I watch them play it when it releases.  Yeah they come out with it every year.  around nov.


That is awesome! I wish I knew a friend like that. The Guiness Books says Black ops II has the best video game ending ever! I believe it


Just some intense battle scene where it was hard, but rewarding. It has been a while but i still get the chills


Yikes.  Maybe youtube has a video of it.


I bet they do, you should check it out. Prince william likes COD


Thats awesome!  I wonder if he goes to Gamestop and wait for the midnight release like everyone else lol


I am sure he gets the gold plated one. I just remembered I have that game for ps3 and maybe I will replay it to see all the hype


lol yeah the special edition ones that come in a huge box!


at least I know when i bought it, activision donated 8 million dollars into helping relocate veterans


Wow that is amazing!  I never knew that.  Thats really good!


Me too, I stay away from jellyfish though, there is a breed that is immortal!


lol right!  Also,  there is a type of lobster that is also immortal,  meaning if nothing kills them they could live forever....but unfortunately for them,  lobster is delicious!


Yes, I am on Facebook. I hardly go on it though.


Really, yes I go on a couple time a week for the news and family., How about that burger king promotion.


Do you use Facebook for families and friends who are in another state or country? I do not follow Burger King, but I heard that you get a free whopper if you unfriend 10 people. That is messed up though.


lol, yeah I agree. yes and those that live by also. Didn't know Zuckerburg has colorblindness.


That is nice to keep families and friends close together through social media. I did not know that he has colorblindness. Is there something behind the blue color?


Not sure must be easier for him to see. Zebra fish are interesting.


I know red and green are tricky. Anyways, have you seen a zebra fish?


I probably have, can't remember have seen a lot of fish. Human diseases have counterparts in the zebra fish. The black swallower fish be a strong fish. lol


Have you been to an aquarium? That is insane! 84% of genes associated with human diseases. That black swallower is an odd fish.


Agree. Didn't know Prince William was a call of duty fan. Interesting


Anybody can be a fan of Call of Duty. He plays on a night shift.


Yes I know.Have you played the newest one released in 2018?


The last time I played Call of Duty was three years ago. Now, I only watch friends play it. I get headaches. Do you play it?


lol, yes I know, I do too! It can be hard on the eyes. Did you know there were 33 of those games?


I feel that everything is moving in one screen. I get dizzy. How long has Call of Duty been active?


Didn't know it has the best video game ending of all time, did you? Guinness book of world records.


Yes, I know.  Guess Germans can't like on facebook.


That is weird! How does the law find out though?


Who knows the facebook police, lol. Seahorses having necks is interesting. didn't know that. but they do look that way.


I find today's celebrities to be sort of out of touch with reality. Do you agree?


Oh yeah I can agree with that, with social media anyone can be a celebrity overnight basically as well.


Yeah, and with the combination of the "American Dream" and social media, anyone can become a celebrity without having any talents just by going viral.


Exactly, speaking of celebrities though, do you know who the first one to appear on Sesame Street was?


I think it was Carol Burnette! I'm glad she started an awesome trend, because that show was definitely a big part of my childhood.


Good call! Yeah it was her, and yeah it was for me too, that was such a quality show.


That's so true. I mean, even in animated films, actors used to scoff at voicing characters until Robin Williams took over the role as the Genie in Aladdin, and now every actor wants into the animated spotlight.


Yeah that is true, and I think you are right about him being the first.


Yeah, I think with voice acting roles, celebrities start to connect to the audience better - like they are just everyday people.


They do connect better then.  Do you know how much judge judy makes per episode on her show?


Probably a ton! She's one of the highest paid celebrities in the world!


I guess she gets paid $123,000 per episode!  That is crazy to me.


That's like a couple years salary for people! But still, aside from the money, a lot of celebrities are just normal people. For example, rapper Cardi B has underestimated how tough it was to be a mother.


Yeah I think that she thought she would recover mentally and physically from her pregnancy faster than she did.


Yeah, and even people like Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all-time, have struggled with that kind of stuff.


Yeah she sure is one of the greatest if not the greatest female player ever.


male or female, she is amazing! I think she's up to 24 grand slam titles now!


Yeah that is true! Did you know she speaks French and Italian as well?


I didn't. She's truly an awe-inspiring talent.


Yeah she sure is, I didn't know that she co-owns the Miami Dolphins football team as well.


Yeah, neither did I. I guess she's an all-around businesswoman too!


It sounds like she is!  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night!


Sure doesn't feel like spring here. It's dumping snow.


Will Spring isn't suppose to officially start until the Vernal Equinox on March 20th but where I live it still cold then


Yeah, it really depends on the day here. I was driving around yesterday with my Jeep top open. Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


I've heard it hasn't something to do with early land animals having both gills and lungs but I've also read that it's a reflex from being a baby too


Yeah, i"m not sure if I really believe that about the evolution aspect. My understanding is things just get out of sync internally.


Yea, I wonder what evidence they have that hiccups occur because of having both lungs and gills, seems impossible to test that


Agreed. Did you know that under the provisions of the 1912 socttish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species?


No, I didn't even know Loch Ness sightings dated back to 1912 but it's nice to know it's protected if it turns out to be real


Hehe, would be pretty surprising if it turned out to be real.


Yea, and if he ever goes to Germany he will have constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights


True! Did you know a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


I've heard that a lightening bolt is hotter than the sun's surface but also that the sun's surface isn't the hottest part of the sun


Yep, that makes sense. Would be hotter the closer to the center you went.


What's crazy that there's a star in our galaxy 1 billion times bigger than the sun, I wonder how hot that one is


Has to be really hot. Do you think it's true there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?


I wouldn't be surprised, I mean there's probably a sound frequency that triggers a nerve for impending danger or something


Some holdover learned response from early man competing in a challenging environment.


Yea, maybe something scary caused humans to lose all their body hair 240,000 years ago


Ha, ha. So the hairier you are, the less evolved?


Maybe, maybe being hairless helps with hunting since humans are adapted for distance running


Or riding bikes or swimming really fast once you shave everywhere.


Yea, it does regrow back unfortunately, but so does a human rib


Amazing that ribs can grow back. I didn't know that! Too bad we can't synthesize vitamin c at the same time!


hey there, do you know much about the sun?


hey, well I do know that the sun is actually white! it is only from our atmosphere that it appears yellow to us, what do you know about it?


I know that it is hot but not as hot a  lightening bolt.


ya somehow a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun, that is crazy! Poor ben franklin and his key haha


the sun is so powerful, i mean we can get all the energy we need for half a million years in just ne second


ya I wish we could just capture that and use it, our sun is small though it's only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our galaxy


true. Neptune only competed its first full orbit around the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846.


do you know anything about the timeframe when humans lost their body hair?


it was not that long ago less than a quarter million years ago.


right that isn't that long ago, and humans apparently are adapted for long distance running, probably to catch prey


yeah, I wonder how fast a human can go in a duel with a cheetah?


haha good question, cheetahs can run fast but I don't think that their endurance is as good as a humans', do you get a lot of vitamin c?


yes I try to, mainly through lemons to prevent colds and stuff. Isn't it strange that we are the only ones that cannot synthesize it?


I think that is weird, apparently our gene for making it is defective, I wonder if that could be fixed with genetic engineering


Maybe, you never know these days with science. Did you know there is a sound frequency that instills fear in us


I heard about that, I also heard that people can regrow a rib that was removed, I had no idea that was possible


We are fully of amazing facts and mystery, really. DO you know how many species of animals are on earth?


I think there are over 20 quintillion animals, don't ask me how many zeros are in there though haha, do you know about white patches on animals foreheads?


does that happen when they are domesticated? I wonder what brings that about.


i agree, and I have a dog and she does not have a white patch, so it can't be 100% of the time obviously


that is what I was thinking too. It is nice that they are so protected in countries like Germany, all animals really


yes I think they have constitutional rights in germany, I wonder what that entails, do you ever get the hiccups?


Yeah, from time to time, they are not that much fun. It was nice chatting with you


I like animals, did you know there's a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court? how crazy is that


Thats really cool,  someone has to stand up for their right!  I wonder how he gets paid though lol


Yeah its not like animals carry much cash lol, that is an interesting question he might do it out of the love for them


Did you know there is 20 quintillion species of animals?


That much? I dint know, there are 7 million species in total so that's crazy!!


No problem, I got it out of context, interesting how animals also speak different languages in different geographical areas over the world


Yeah that kinda interesting,  I guess it makes sense though,  they dont know about animals on the other side of the world lol well maybe birds do because they fly everywhere


Birds are free, they can fly and fly for miles, interesting how animals also have a dominant paw.


yeah my dog is a righty.  She does a lot of tricks with her right paw first.


Sounds like you are a dog person, thats great I have a dog as well. The Netherlands protect animals, they build a special bridge for wildlife


Awesome what kind of dog do you have?  That is really cool,  In Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.


Thats cool we wouldn't want to scare Nessie away, anyways what are your thoughts on the sun? I think its amazing


I think its funny that the sun is actually white.  I feel like all the pictures in the world are wrong lol


I guess my kinder garden teacher tricked me all this time lol, the sunset on Mars is actually blue how cool is that


Yeah, really beautiful, such a great landscape the sun makes 99.86% of the mass in our solar system


I hear the sun can produce enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the planet for 500,000 years.


We should really use solar energy more, that the future, if we can really learn how to harness it our energetic problems would be over and the planet would appreciate it.


i agree!  Its been really fun talking with you,  excellent conversation,  thank you.


Not really, I used to listen to Eminem though, did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist?


Interesting! And his favorite superhero was Spiderman! I prefer Tupac actually, though.


That's cool. I heard his music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Cool. Would you listen to a compliment battle?


I was actually just thinking that would be cool to try out. Didn't Korean rappers invent that?


Yes, you are correct! I guess rap has become really mainstream. A Michigan Judge once delivered her ruling in rap form. That was a suit filed against rapper eminem.


I heard about that, that would have been amusing to see. Do you like any other celebrities? I like watching Judge Judy from time to time.


She is quite the character! She makes over 100 K per episode.


Yea, she is the second highest paid celebrity. Lebron James is number 1.


That is surprising. And to answer your question, no I do not have any favorite celebrities, though I would love to be one just so I could visit Pixar studio's secret room.


I know, me too. That is cool. I also like Robin Williams, he was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


We really like our celebrities, so much that they need to show up on Sesame Street. Carol Burnett was the first one.


I heard about that. What do you think about Serena Williams? Her and her sister both speak fluent italian and french.


I think she's an awesome athlete. I just found out that she is co-owner of the Miami Dolphins.


Yea, I just found out about that too. I also just found out that she won her 23rd grand slam tournament while two months pregnant.


Wow, awesome! She is so tough! She didn't even drop a single set.


I know. Her and her sister thought they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse, but lost to karsten braasch who was ranked 203 though.


That's sad. If anyone could do it I would have bet on them.


I know, right? That was back in 1998 though.


Have you heard about the hs teacher in FL who had students help him drown raccoons in class?


Yes.  That must have been traumatic for the kids and against the law too.


Traumatic, I'm sure, for the student who shot a video broadcast on an Orlando TV station. The teacher was a long-time, 34 year veteran teacher in Ocala, FL.


I can understand that the raccoons were a problem.  They were killing chickens.  But he obviously had trapped them.  He should have taken them to the woods many miles away.


Exactly. That's what we'd do in my rural area of the northeast. Most people understand that raccoons can be pests.


Apparently the law would have allowed humane euthanasia, but I don't know that methods are considered humane.


It's certainly humane to relocate animals if possible. Can't you just imagine the range of comments this event brought out on Facebook?


I am sure it went viral.  You know the color scheme on Facebook is largely blue because its founder is red-green colorblind.


Shame Zuckerberg can't see green because he has a LOT of "green" most of us will never see.


True.  But we won't have to testify before Congress either. Facebook sure had humble beginnings with its start in a few colleges.


Absolutely. Launched in 2004. Over 1 million registered users by, I believe, 2006 or 2007. Public offering in 2012. That's fast growth.


I love it that Americans continue to create such value like that and Google and Amazon.  Last year Facebook had 2.2 billion users who are active.


I didn't know that. I'm beginning to become wary of these new "giants" of the information age. Facebook has surged eons ahead of the book of faces in collegiate directories, hasn't it?


Yes.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million.  Blockbuster also turned down an offer to buy Netflix for $50 million.  Both of the potential buyers are now gone or nearly gone.


I'll be somebody out there is rueful today about their decision in 2005 (MySpace) not to purchase Facebook.


Undoubtedly.  I wish I could relive 2008 over and get my money out of the stock market before it crashed.  I read that the "like" button is illegal in one German state.


Sorry about your financial loss. Impossible to "like" in any way. Maybe the German restrictions make some sense.


I just said it to demonstrate that there are many people with financial regrets. Did you know that a seahorse is the only fish with a neck?


Funky. The only fish I know well are trout, bass and catfish, all considered olfactores, I believe. (No limbs with digits).


Those are all fresh water fish, which means that they "drink" water through their skins rather than their mouths.


Yes. I've never done ocean fishing, but I'd love to catch a small shark and prepare a meal with it right on deck. Saltwater fish like sharks drink, too, through gills and their mouths. Wanna put a tasty shark in my mouth. I've been told they're delicious.


My problem with deep sea fishing is I like to be in control.  When I want to go to shore, I want to go now.  There is a breed of jellyfish that is supposed to be immortal.  I guess whoever said that does not know the second law of thermodynamics which states that entropy is increasing.  That means that all particles in the universe will someday be moving in a random way.  No jellyfish then.


As far as I can see, a lot of things in my universe are moving randomly already. In the election of 2020, I hope that course can be corrected! Good to speak with you. Thanks.


Hi. Do you like trivia about the ocean? Did you know there is breed of jellyfish that is immortal?


Actually I do, I read about that jellyfish, when it sense danger it regresses in age and becomes a child, grows until more danger, regresses, really crazy. How about hanako the koi who lived for 226 years. He outlived 4-5 generations of that family.


Wow. That is so interesting. The only fish to have a neck is the seahorse.


Yes, they are odd looking on many levels. Speaking of water, did you read about that teacher in Ocala, Florida drowned two raccoons and a opossum in front of his students. No wonder he's on leave, sounds like he's in the wrong business.


That is awful. I don't understand how that would help children learn. Too bad he wasn't the right size to be eaten by a black swallower fish. They can eat prey twice its length and 10 times its weight.


haha..yes. They were eating the classes chickens, seems like he should have trapped them and released miles away. How about that goldfish who lived to 43, you don't hear of many middle aged goldfish.


I thought it was impressive that my goldfish live to 5. I just learned because it was a fresh water fish, it "drank" water through its skin via osmosis.


Wow, you know a lot more about fish than I do, have you seen through the barreleye fish's transparent head? Does it not have a brain at all?


Some fish are basically just nervous systems. It is so interesting. It is odd that 84 percent of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.


Wow, I wonder if they're used in medical research. That an astounding number compared to different species. Are you a Facebook user at all, I think I'm the only human not on Facebook, my wife loves it. Did you know one third of divorce filings mention 'Facebook', that isn't good.


Oh that is terrible. I have an account but rarely use it. I do remember when it first came out and was just used for higher education institutions and Ivy league schools.


Yes, they made a move about that didn't they? Started at Harvard, expanded to schools...the world. I can't believe 30% of Americans use it as their primary news source. I thought it was just for keeping up with friends and family.


I wonder what the total number of users are. Myspace could have bough facebook for $75 million in 2005.


Yes, shocking. I missed a few investment opportunities in my life, but nothing that big. Just wow. you see where they have 56 customer gender categories plus male and female. That boggles the mind.


That is a lot of options. I prefer to keep things simple. Kind of like the color choices for the facebook layout. They chose blue because Mark Zuckerberg has red-green colorblindness.


I didn't know that, did you know there are more people on Facebook than there were humans on earth 200 years ago. Thank goodness I'm not on, it might be human's  on earth 100 years ago.


Wow. What an amazing fact! And here I was excited that Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper.


Funny, I eat at Burger King today. Have you ever played Call of Duty? I haven't it too violent, but people have put in 25 billions hours (2.85 million years) of game playtime, longer than the course of human existence.


Wow. There are 33 Call of Duty games and I have played zero.


We're at the same zero level then, though Price William played on night shirt with the RAF, I guess that more relevant if you a soldier.


Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today.


So did I, thank you it was an enjoyable chat.


Keep learning and enjoying great stories like 43 year old goldfish. Goodbye


I do have a FB account. I try to avoid it when I can. Maybe we should ban it. Facebook's like button is illegal in one German state.


lol yeah I heard I wonder whats up with that?  Is it the thumbs up they dont like?  I hear Myspace had an offer to buy facebook in 2005!


I bet they are regretting that. They could have bought it for $75 million and it's now worth 2.2 billion.


I know right,  missed opportunity!  I hear Burger king had a promotion to give a free whopper to people who unfriend 10 people lol would you do it?


Haha I totally should so I will spend less time on FB!


Do you find fish interesting?  I love sea life.  did you know the black swallow can eat its prey dd2 times its length and 10 times its weight?  That is insanely cool!


Yeah I think fish are cool! I'd love to learn more about the immortal jellyfish.


Ive seen it on the discovery channel lol theres also an immortal lobster!  Immortal meaning that if nothing kills it,  it has the ability to live forever.  Since, lobster is so delicious its probably not going to live forever lol


Haha, really? That's interesting. And funny. I wonder why the zebrafish has 84 percent of genes associated with human diseases?


Yes, I will stay away from that fish, k thx. I think seahorses are another cool fish, so pretty. They are the only fish with a neck.


Nice!  I also think its interesting that the male seahorse carries the baby!  weird right!


Interesting! So do you like other animals? What about raccoons?


I also read that seahorses have no teeth or stomachs,  their food passes through them almost instantly and have to constantly eat!  They also are not strong swimmers and can die from exhaustion!  Raccoons are cute,  but I dont like them much.


I heard this horrible story about a teacher from florida killing raccoons in class.


Yeah, apparently the teacher made his students do that because the raccoons were killing chickens that they were raising for the class.


Yup,  read that.  People are so weird,  i wonder what is going through their minds sometimes.  Why is killing the raccoon the first thought,  why not " how can I better protect my chickens?"  and why does he have some student help him?


Can't imagine why he got the students involved.


seriously!  Why have this even in the classroom with the students involved. So depressing.


Yeah, apparently he thought the raccoon might be rabid but still does not explain getting students involved.


Yea I love to travel when I can. I'd like to visit Japan but wouldn't want to spend $300 in tolls travelling the country


That is a lot of yen lol.  I might be worth it if you can go 160mph like the dutch.


I love to go on a 160 mph dutch bus, I wonder how safe it will be


I never hear about any accidents so I guess it is safe!


Maybe Iceland can adopt it since they have no public rail service


Machinac Island has banned motorized vehicles completely including any type of bus for 100 years


Thats odd but I guess it would be nice to ride horse drawn carriages on a vacation on Mackinac Island, definitely couldn't do it for like more than a week


That sounds pretty fun. Did you know the first king to travel the world was King Kalakuana of Hawaii?


Speaking of politics, did you know Poiticians in Kentucky must swear an oath they've never been in a duel? Why is that a law there lol


Somebody must have pulled out a sword during a debate haha.  Some politician gain office by removing others from office.


Not surprising. Venice selected their politicians by lottery during the Middle ages, they couldn't of been worse off as the US is now


Haha,  Thats a good one.  Venice was successful though.


Maybe some states will try it one day. Did you know President Buchanan had a boyfriend? Pretty progressive


Would James Buchanan's boyfriend qualify as the first gentleman?


Did you know Chicago is known as the windy city due to talkative politicians not the weather?


I didn't but Chicago does have a reputation for their politicians so it's not far fetched


I love to travel! Going to Brazil in 2 months. How about you?


I love travel, but i usually dont have the time or money to travel. brazil! that is great.


I can't wait, never been there. I want to go to Iceland next, I heard you have to fly everywhere though


yeah, it must be hard to build a rail system on that terrain.


that is a good point, I never thought of that. i will still go and get over my fear of short flights in small planes lol. Have you been to mackinac island?


i have not. that is the place with no cars? a great place to unwind, i imagine.


I bet. I think you can only walk or get around on horse back


That would be great. people would slow down. maybe even give up their phones for a while. unplug.


That is a good point, maybe I need to take my family there. It would be soothing and I don't think it is too hard from me. I could take the dutch commuter bus that goes 160 mph and get there really quick


Yeah, that bus sounds like a great way to get to work. get there fast, less stress. awesome!


For sure, I wonder how safe it is to travel that fast on a bus, what do you think


I figure that they have seatbeats. plus maybe a separate lane for the bus. then they dont worry about collisions so much.


I hope so too. Do you have any favorite clothing to wear when you travel?


I usually dress casually. i prefer to relax while traveling. i prefer flying for long distance, but trains for shorter ones.


I like casual attire too. Did you know apple had a clothing line in 1986


I cant imagine. who would wear those clothes back then? programmers? geeks? LOL


Right lol, I wonder how bad it was if it was just one year. I am sure you can get some on ebay lol


I bet you could. show off to your fellow geeks and programmers! classic style! anyway, great chat!


For sure! It was so great chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hey there what do you think about the United States Senate


The Senate is the highest legislative body in the land. It provides employment to some of the richest people in the country.


Yep you're right. There are 100 US senators. Interesting that Senators used to be appointed by the states, but now they are elected by the people


Elections might not have solved the problem. In 1988, a chimpanzee received 400.000 votes in a mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro, coming in third place. Is that chimp still around? Can we get him?


Haha he doesn't sound that bad. He sounds actually very popular haha. Very crazy that Richard Nixon broke a 160 five-year-old gavel


Nixon was never very good with his hands.


Haha that's a good point. Apparently there is a candy desk in the US Senate. It's been there since 1968. I want to attack that desk eat all the candy haha


I wonder why that got started. Candy? Should be eating healthy food. Attitudes need to change. Even in 2000 40 percent of Alabamans voted to keep the state's unenforceable ban on interracial marriage. It's good to see progress south of the Mason-Dixon line.


Yeah that's sad. A lot of those Senators need to get healthier. Also sad is that women were not allowed to wear pants in the Senate until 1993


I bet if chimpanzees got elected to senate, they would face a similar battle over clothing.


If chimpanzees got elected to the Senate that would probably be the least of our worries haha, can you believe the Indian government set up a polling booth for just one person


I guess there is a legal obligation. If chimps could vote in the jungle, that chimp would have gotten elected mayor in Brazil


Yeah I guess I could see that. What is insane is that men in the UK had to wait until 1918 before all of them could vote. Like how is that a thing


People without money were seen as a threat to gov't by the rich. Now many people are not allowed to vote in the US.


Nope I've heard that. Speaking of that 34% of the Alabama male population has permanently lost the right to vote


That's fishy. That should be changed. JFK voted against the 1957 civil rights act. I wonder what he was thinking then. It sounds like Alabama hasn't changed much.


That is shocking about JFK. I get a laugh that the citizens of Austin Texas rename their garbage dump Fred Durst after a vote LOL


A way to enter the annals of history, that's for sure. It would be great to have someone like Harry Truman again. He really put the kibosh on corruption and waste.


Yeah he was a great president. Do you go to concerts at all? I know that Linkin Park does like 320 tours a year


Linkin Park is gone, as far as I know. They lost a member and that ended the band.


Oh I didn't know that. What about the Ramones do you like them? I guess they did like 2000 concerts in 20 years


hi, do you know much about the us senate?


well I do know that Nixon cracked a 165 year old senate gavel haha, what about yoU?


hahhaa that is funny. i know they have a drawer with candy


haha I wonder what kind of candy personally, I guess that was started in 1968, now im hungry haha


yeah lucky them. only candy made in pensylvania it seems


oh interesting, well I do love Milky Ways and Mars bars, Hershey's is made in Pennsylvannia too


yeah and on top of that, jellybeans as well


pretty dumb that women couldnt wear pants until 1993 in the senate what do you think?


yeah that is trange, good think those two staged a protest


yup it was Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley, good for them!


yeah, revolutionaries. did you know Jordan was asked why he did not endorse a fellow black candidate, democrat?


I heard about that, he said "because republicans buy shoes too" and i like that, celebs should stay out of politics


yup and he is a business man, so he knows how that is done


yup he wasn't fooled, did you vote in the last election?


I did too, I guess astronauts vote from space? I definitely didn't know that


yeah they vote from there, and we do not bother to vote from here, at least not all of us


nope, not everyone can vote either I guess 34% of black men in Alabama have lost the right to vote


ya thats what I'm assuming, scary though that not all men could vote in britain until the year 1918


yeah, wonder what prevented them from voting


ya I wondered the same, did you hear that the indian gov built a polling location in the woods for a single man?


wow, that must have been scary. nice chat


Pretty good.  Can you believe that the Trump tariffs are adding some credibility to Star Wars?


What? That's funny. Which Star Wars movie?


Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace.  The episode starts with the words that trade route taxation is in dispute.


Oh, I see. Yeah, I could see the connection with Trump. But there has always been trade friction. COuld be any president frankly.


Most US Presidents have not done much about tariffs.  However, tariffs have never escalated to a shooting war.  Economists are not that violent.


True. I hope that it doesn't come to that. The planet probably can't take too much war.


I believe that even China will pay their $250 million in tariffs rather than have nuclear bombs on their country.  They won't have to either.  They will just have to treat us more fairly.  Anyhow, it is neat to see a movie become relevant like this.


And certainly not the movie that I would have expected. Star Wars just seemed to be about the Force and stuff. Hm. Interesting connection.


Exactly.  Somebody was doing more thinking that we thought when they mentioned tariffs.


Are you a fan of Star Wars in general? I liked the first three films myself.


I enjoyed them in their early years, but my interest kind of faded.  They call it a space opera, a play on the term "soap opera".  It is the highest grossing film series of all time.


That makes sense. Yeah, the term space opera is better. It's not sci-fi, not like 2001:Space Odyssey. I enjoyed the rousing adventure of the early films. I'm impressed by Marcia Lucas' contribution.


Yes.  I think it is an art form unto itself.  Also, it set a Guinness World Record for merchandising, with theme parks, toy, books, TV shows, video games and more.


The world loves Star Wars. I have little interest in all the extra films that Disney is grinding out. Too much too fast. Too much supply, not enough demand.


Well, I don't know what other generations want, but if they don't make money, Disney will stop.  Apparently Marcia Lucas mad several editing contributions to the original film that made quite a difference.


She had great story ideas. I think George has a lot of imagination, but he needs guidance, as we all do in creative endeavors. Nothing is done solo these days.


That is true.  God used over 40 authors for the 66 books of the Bible.  James Earl Jones only made $7.5 thousand for voicing Darth Vader.


He must have gotten residuals. If not, he made money on the next films.


His voice is a gold mine.  Someone dubbed Star Wars in Navajo in 2013.  That was the first film dubbed into a Native American language.


Likewise.. I meant now, not " not"  Likewise!


I love the Star Wars series - I remember seeing the first 3 as a child


Yes I love those movies too. Do you really think that Star Wars Episode 1 was about President Trump though? That seems far-fetched


That does seem very far fetched.   I did not realize there were 9 total episodes!  No wonder it was the Guinness record holder for most successful film merchandising


Yep you're right about that! What did you think about episode 1 though? I actually like it more than the newer movies like The Last Jedi which I think is horrible


I did like episode 1 but only saw it once so I am a bit fuzzy about it.  I liked James Earl Jones in the original - rather funny he only got $7500 for recording his lines


That is really crazy! You think you would have been paid a lot more, but that is a lot per hour, he only worked for about 2 and 1/2 hours


For sure.   I had no idea that the film had gotten redubbed into Navajo - that is an unusual choice!


absolutely! what do you think about Marcia Lucas she doesn't get any credit in terms of star wars lore, but she made a lot of good editing decisions


Yes thank goodness George made a good choice in who to marry!   She even won the academy award for editing


That's really awesome for exclamation mark did you hear how George Lucas became a billionaire by the way


Yes the studio thought the movie would be a flop so they gave him merchandising rights!  He was smart!


He was really smart! Speaking of Star Wars and outer space, what do you think about the planet Earth?


I am worried about it with global warming.  We could move to Venus but I think I would miss the change of seasons there


Yes I would miss the change of seasons, I would also not want to live on Uranus because it rotate sideways and rolls around LOL


That might make you dizzy!  Scientists have detected building blocks of life 455 light years away - I have no idea how they could detect that though!


No I wondered about that too! Don't know if I would visit that, or if I would visit the planet that is raining glass they both sound dangerous LOL


Jupiter's moon would be big enough to be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


That is interesting. Do you think they will ever have concerts in space? I know I went to a lot of concerts this year


Bet you did not go to as many as linkin park played - they did 324 concerts in 2001


wow nope I didn't see them all, I have seen the ramones though, they did about 2200 concerts in 20 years which is insane


That is crazy.  At least they played good concerts - creed played one that was so bad that 4 people with tickets filed a lawsuit


lol I would be so embarrased, I just wish I could have seen that pink floyd concert back in 1972, they did a concert with no audience for some reason!


did you know that linkin park did over 300 concerts in 2001?


I did not. That's a shockingly high amount of concerts. Are you a fan of Lou Reed speaking of music?


I can't say I know him, are you a fan of him? What band is he in?


Velvet Underground. In 2010 he and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. That's interesting.


ah that is interesting, I wonder how the dogs liked it? Maybe they hated it how would you know!


That's a very good question. I wonder what the owners say about how they reacted. Are you aware of ABBA?


yes I do know about ABBA, I like them, what do you think about them?


Not a big fan but they have some catchy songs. They turned down 1 billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour. I wonder how they still have so much money that they could do that?


ya that is true, I do like Pink Floyd a lot, what about you? I guess they did a concert in an ancient roman amphitheater


I love Pink Floyd. I bet that was an amazing concert. In 1972 Deep Purple held the loudest concert ever and three audience members became unconscious. With all of the extremely heacy metal since I am shocked that Deep Purple holds that record.


ah yes I do like Deep Purple too, I guess when Pink Floyd did that concert they did it to an empty area, there was no audience in the amphitheater


That's a shame. I'm sure it would have been used. I wonder if they recorded and released it?


ya I would love to see that, do you like the Ramones?


well the ramones have performed over 2200 concerts, isn't that insane? They've been touring for 20 years now


Wow! That is shocking. I had no idea they toured that long. I don't think there's many left now unfortunately. I like the Foo Fighters also. They held a concert so loud that it showed up on seismic monitors.


haha that is crazy, also I don't like Creed what about you? apparently they did a concert that was so bad they were sued lol


I do not like them at all. I can't say I'm surprised. I don't know who their fan base is because I don't know anyone that likes them. Do you enjoy Star Wars?


I do like star wars, but I like the old ones, the new ones are pretty horrible in my opinion


Well it had a lot of influence. James Cameron quit his truck driving job to make movies after seeing it.


that is great I love James Cameron, he directed Terminator, Terminator 2, true lies, so many great movies!


Yes and Aliens which I love. He is great. George Lucas says that the Star Wars story we are seeing is told by R2D2 about a 100 years after Return of the Jedi.


well that is interesting, I think its crazy that darth vader is so iconic but all his lines were recorded for the first movie in about 3 hours


I guess he doesn't have a lot of dialogue overall. I wish the revealed man would have also been James Earl Jones.


Hello, do you have a favorite piece of clothing?


I love everything in color I think and you?


Yeah me too, like the pigrims. they only wore black in special occasions


Yeah I like their approach, colorful clothes for a happier life


True, I agree. Do you know how fashion people can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yes they look for collar gaps in them, pretty cool trick


Yeah. IN Alabama a store sells stuff that is left at airports unclaimed


I wonder what they have in there, must be a store with everything possible


Yeah that was back in 1986, I wonder what happened to it though


Yeah me too. Do you know much about Oscar Wilde?


I know that Olivia Wilde adopted the last name in his honor.


Yeah. DO you know what he said when asked if he has anything to declare at US customs?


Yup, he said, nothing to declare but my genius. he was a genius alright


Yup pretty much. Do you know what his last words were?


SOmething about him fighting with the wallpaper and how one has to go


Yeah. There are people who go to his tombstone and kiss it with lipstick on


Yeah and it is pretty hefty, $12000 is a lot of money for 2 seconds


It sure is. DO you know much about the government?


I know some stuff. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Yeah that is the website that published secret documents from the government


I like to dance, one of the best dancers was Bruce Lee, the martial artist.


Yeah I had heard he was a great dancer. He won a championship once or something.


He did, it was a cha-cha championship and that happened in the year 1958, a long time ago


Have you heard of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater?


No, havent heard of that theater, is it nice?


They perform at the Kennedy Center in DC. They had a really great performance recently.


Oh now I remember, its a nice theatre it just has like this positive vive of spiritual righteousness, nice venue for an event


It was quite transcendent. We all have the innate desire to dance. Babies do it instinctively.


That is funny, how babies  just start dancing to the music, they seem to love music and love dancing, they are just so cute


Tupac danced ballet in high school. Which is crazy and cool at the same time.


He did? wow, didnt viewed him as a dancer at all, he must had spent a fortune on shoes


Yeah, professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week. Those are a lot more expensive than the guitar strings I have to replace monthly on my guitars.


Thats a lot of shoes for only one week lol, and they must be, maybe they get a big discount for buying a lot of them at once


Probably just get a huge box shipped out once a month when they buy in bulk.


Yeah could be, so do you like birds? I find them really interesting


They are cool. Their skeletons weigh less than the feathers.


I guess thats why many of them can fly easily did you hear about birds in Australia? they sure have identity issues lol


THey mimic everything! Yeah, pick a sound and stick with it!


Yeah lol, I think thats really funny, anyway its been fun chatting with you, nice conversation, nice facts have a nice one


Dance is an art of selected sequences of human movement.


How true! How are you doing this morning?


Yes, make the flow of blood fast in the body. What about you ?


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, dance does make the blood flow fast in the body, for sure.  Do you like dancing?


Yes. Different culture have different type of dancing to represent the ancient culture.


Yes, they do.  I was fascinated to find out that Bruce Lee was a great dancer and was the Hong Kong Cha Cha championship winner in 1958!


Michael jackson has a patent on a device used to become extreme lean in some of his dance moves.


I figured as much.  He was such an innovator in the field of dance.  It doesn't surprise me that he has a patent.


Some steps are very difficulty he performs very well. Amazing performer.


Did you know that Tupac Shakur danced ballet in High school?


Yes. some birds fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating.


That's cool to know. Most birds have bones that are so hollow their entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.  Did you know that?


The digestive and respiratory systems of birds specially designed for flying purpose. Some bird species live in aquatic environment, they can swimming for their food.


Penguins is belong to birds species they are living mainly in arctic sea they are living in extremely cold area.


The biggest bird is 9ft ostrich. do you know ?


Actually, I did not know that fact.  I did know that the extinct Dodo bird is actually a sub family of the pigeon.  Did you know that?


Cool, you must really be into birds.  That seems to be all you talk about!


Yes. Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct their nests.


That's nice.  Been good chatting with you this morning, I need to head off to work, now.


Hello. Yes I try to stay informed, how about you?


I too, try to keep myself in the know.  Did you know 86% of Nevada is owned by the government?


No I didn't know that. I wonder why. But between the nuclear tests they use to do there, and area 51 maybe that's why.


That is what I was thinking.  Did you hear about they guy in France, and the Eiffel Tower?


Yeah I heard he sold it not just once but twice. He must be a pretty good con man. He sounds like my brother in law.


Ha!  You gotta be to pull that stunt off twice.


I guess. How about when Nixon broke the senate gavel that had been used for 165 years?


He must have felt so bad about that.  No candy from that candy desk for him!


Yup no candy for him. They probably have to give out candy because that's the only way they can get some senators to show up.


LOL  so very true.  It is like bribing kids.


Exactly. They act like kids so we have to treat them like kids.


Not letting women wear pants is definitely a little kid move.


Yes it is. Although for a long time that was accepted in this country. Did you the first woman to wear pants on prime time TV  was Mary Tyler Moore?


I didnt know that.  Way to go for her!  I am glad she had the courage to defy stereotypes


She was a remarkable woman. In fact when I went to high school the girls were never able to wear pants. Whoops I think I'm giving away my age.


Lol.  I am a woman and I love my pants.  Couldnt imagine it another way


Did you hear Jordan's response about why he wouldnt endorse a Democratic Candidate


He said republicans buy shoes too.  Nice chat!  Have a great day!


Hello there, are you a fan of jazz music?


Like some jazz. Find Coltrane a bit hard to listen to for long, but enjoyed the Alvin Ailey dance company's portrayal of his jazz in movement to be inspiring.


It is a bit hard to listen to very long, unless you are really into jazz in my opinion.  I do enjoy some myself.


Agreed. Dance, for me, isn't hard to watch for very long. Have always loved broadcasts of Ailey's dancers, Twyla Tharp's company years ago, and the NY City Ballet. What athletes and magicians dancers can be. But the companies can also be tough places to earn a fair living.


That is very true, I think it requires just as much skill and training as any professional sport.


I'm sure you're right. Artists are not often, by nature, "tough" negotiators, but things are changing. Dance companies, like orchestras today, have unions, stage boycotts, and threaten strikes.


That is true as well.  Did you know that Tupac used to dance ballet in high school?


I can see him, portraying the Mouse King in the Nutcracker. Bet he enjoyed a villain role, since they're usually deliciously villainous!


I bet he did!  That would be fun to see an old video of him performing that role.


Agreed. I'd also like to see the late Bruce Lee, who was a great dancer. So many activities, from martial arts to figure skating to marching bands can include dance-like movements or qualities. Athletics, of course, also inspires sometimes like dance movement.


I bet he was an excellent dancer, he could move around effortlessly it seemed.  And I agree, all types of athletics.


Take Tom Brady, Patriots long-time QB for example. Sometimes when he makes an accurate throw, his movement syncs with the ball, which flies magically right to a receiver, and the receiver's leap is just like a dance movement.


That is an excellent example!  Did you know that ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a single week!?


Heard that, and I believe it. Think that refers to classical ballet dancers, not necessarily modern dance. Alvin Ailey pioneered modern dance, and he understood that audiences want to see more athleticism, like they'd see on a field, court or in a stadium.


I think you are right about that.  It just shows you how much wear and tear that has on those feet.


Feet that bleed a lot, like those of gymnasts and countless other athletes. I admire the courage it takes to endure, in the arts or in athletics. Did you know that the 88 year old actor and director, Clint Eastwood, is a lifelong fan of jazz - and he plays piano, and even created the score for his Oscar-winning film, Million Dollar Baby. Who knew?


That is impressive, he is a very talented person, I can't believe he still kicks so much butt at his age.


Must be in the genes. Maybe athletes and other performers have just a bit of bird DNA still kicking around their gene pool. Avian magic. Who knows?


Oh I think genes plays a huge role in that.  In anything really, those that really make it, usually have a relative that was into the same type of thing.


True. Did you know that the vast majority of bird species are monogamous, some just for one breeding season, others for years or even for life. From penguins to cardinals...


No I didn't know that, but very interesting.  Well it's been nice chatting, I hope you have a nice day!


Hello, to you as well.  Yes, I love dogs.  Do you?


I do.  I have one.  Did you know that dogs aren't colorblind?  They just can't see as many different colors as humans.


You know, I always wondered if my dogs could see color or not.


Now you know.  lol  Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.  There's another fact for you.  lol


I know for a fact my dogs understand pointing.  They're both so smart!


Yes.  Speaking of cats, Google prefers dogs to cats as stated in their code of conduct that states they are a dog company.


Stellar point!  Always figured Google was pro dog!


lol  I was surprised to have recently found out there is 12 different blood types for dogs and that dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives.  Who would have known?


I've never heard of dogs donating blood, that's so fascinating to me.  I also didn't know they have 12 different blood types.  I do know they are wonderful creatures and are truly man's best friend.


Yes they are.  In Istanbul they have a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


How cool, that seems like a nice program, kills two birds with one stone.


Yes.  I agree.  It would be nice to see something like that here in the states.  Are you a fan of literature?


Somewhat.  It was an Olympic event from 1912-1952.  I don't know how you turn that into a sport?  lol


I wouldn't want to be a judge.  lol  In 1953 Sir Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature.  Never knew that.


Me either, I would have thought it would have been for peace.


Yes.  Me too.  I would like to see the annual contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel. lol  That would be funny.


sometimes. Did you know Linkin Park has 324 concerts in 2001


Yes that was because their debut album was really successful


Yeah. Ad the Ramon toured for 20 years in a row


That was crazy, they played 2263 concerts in that time


Yeah. In Croatia there is an ancient theatre and they have concerts there


Same as in Italy where Pink Floys once held a live concert


TOo bad there was no audience there to listen to them


Yeah I wonder what all that was about, no audience


No idea. Creed once held a concert that was so bad, people sued them


I know some stuff like the president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853


True, we never hear of any other parties to be honest


Yeah and republican ones have always had a beard


Interesting.Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?


that was actually a pretty recent thing in the 2000s


Yeah. Did you know truman refused to have a photo taken on the dumbo ride?


Yes because he did not want to be associated with the republicans in any way


Yeah. 15% of the tea party seems to identify as a democrat


That is a fair share. Did you hear of Fox trying to sue the SImpsons?


Yes because they parodies their anti-democratc party agenda. Nice chatting with you.


Hey there what's the best concert you've ever been to?


Hello! I loved Linkin Prk, even though I haven't seen them since 2001.


Yes Lincoln Park is great. They actually did about 320 concerts in a year which is awesome


That was 2001. It was crazy. Not as crazy as the Ramones schedule.


Yep they did 2200 concerts in a span of 20 years that's insane


That sure is, they couldn't have had much of a personal life. Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the amphitheater in Pompeii, that would have been awesome to hear.


Yep I love Pink Floyd, it's crazy they did that back in 1972 to a completely missing audience LOL I hope that they video recorded it


I don't know if they did or not. At least they didn't have any fans suing them for a bad concert, like Creed.


No I would feel horrible if I were sued because my concert was so bad LOL that's funny that happened in 2002


well, It IS Creed lol. Did you know that every president who has had a beard, is a Republican?


No I didn't know that that is interesting though. It's interesting too that there hasn't been a president hasn't been either a Republican or a Democrat since about the year 1853


The use of red and blue for the parties didn't start until 2000. I thought it was around longer than that.


Did you know Harry Truman wouldn't get his picture taken with Dumbo, because Dumbo is an elephant which represents the Republican party?


Who can go to Disney and not get their photo taken? That's as crazy as Fox news wanting to sue the Simpsons.


What seems weird to me too is that 15% of the tea party claims to be Democrats. That doesn't seem to add up.


I don't think so either. It's weird that up until trump, there hasn't been a republican elected, that wasn't named Bush or Nixon.


That is strange. Also strange that Ronald Reagan used to be a Democrat and what campaign for their causes such as corporate profits and low wages


Sounds like trump and Reagan have a lot in common with that then. I didn't know Teddy Roosevelt was a third party candidate.


Yes he ran for the Bull Moose Party. It's interesting that he did that back in 1912


Maybe we need another third-party candidate. I do wonder if FDR's New Deal would be passed today.


Yaks politics today is really weird so I wouldn't hold my breath haha.


I am good. Are you more of a cat or dog person?


I am definitely more of a dog person. What about you?


I like both but I guess I am more of a dog person. Google is a dog company and they prefer dogs as well.


That's funny they are a dog company. Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog can have?


I never knew that. Or that they have dog blood drives. How surprising!


That's funny. Istanbul has vending machines that dispense food and water for the stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


If America had that, I would definitely use it. And I would point to the machine and the dog would know, an elephant too, I suppose.


It's a very good way to recycle plastic bottles. I don't think we have a stray dog problem though.


No, thank goodness. Did you know dogs are not color blind? I always thought they were


Hmm...I did not know that. Looks like they can't see all of the colors a human can, but they can see most of them which is interesting.


I wonder which colors they can and cannot see. I wonder if it helps them with any of the jobs they perform. Do you know of any dog tasks or jobs?


Yea I'm not too sure on what colors they can and can not see. No idea on any dog tasks or jobs.


I  know that they can help with hunting, herding, protection, policing, companionship and I even personally know of dogs who help children with reading


Yea they can do all sorts of good things to help out humans. Switching gears, did you know people fantasy draft the national spelling bee.


How interesting. I would not even know how to begin my team. I know of fantasy sport teams but not spelling bee. I learned there is even a fantasy congress!


Haha - I do play fantasy football, but that's about it.


And it just a single fold in the brain that separates your fantasy team from the real team. Pretty interesting.


Well thanks for chatting today, I learned a lot of new and interesting things.


What do you think about the gun control laws that Maryland added.


Hello there.  I think they are trying anything they can to stop all of the recent shootings.  How about yourself?


I think there must be some control so I do agree with them, guns can be really dangerous in the wrong hands.


Yeah I agree as well, I don't see the use for some of the guns you are able to buy these days.


Shootings are really sad and they can really traumatize a family. I still remember the Parkland High School shooting; 17 dead. That was sad.


Yeah that was super sad, it's sad to think of all of the people that impacted but most of all for those that passed.


I agree and also that shooting in Las Vegas, that was also really sad and filled with hate.


Yeah that was so sad, people just there attending a concert trying to have fun.  Do you attend many concerts?


I used to like them. I went to this awesome Linkin Park concert back in 2001, what about you?


Yeah I used to go more often, but I would like to start going again.  Do you know the band the Ramones have played over 2,000 shows?


What wasa the last concert you attended? and wow 2000 shows is a lot, that must have been depleting.


Yeah that is a crazy amount of shows.  I think the last concert I went to was Ty Segall in Madison, WI.


I see, was it good? In 1972 Pink Floyd recorded a concert without people, in a Roman amphitheater.


Yeah it was really good, the whole band was super nice as well.  And yeah I think I have seen some video footage of that, very cool.


Sounds like you had a lot of fun, Creed on the other hand had a terrible presentation on their 2002 concert, people were pissed.


Yeah I heard that people filed a lawsuit because they thought it was so bad.  I wonder how bad it could be.


Im guessing really bad, four people wanted to sue the band after the show and Ive heard comments that it was terrible


Yeah but it sounds like it's just your own fault and to not buy any more tickets to any future shows.  Seems like they went through an awful amount of work, but thats me.


I agree, I would just leave it as it is and never attend one of their concerts again, you know that in 1957 Truman refused to take a photo with Dumbo because of his political affiliations!


Exactly, that is the logical thing to do, and no I didn't see that, but that is hilarious!


It is funny! poor Dumbo didnt know why he was getting rejected.


That trial reveal interesting things, the connections between Russians and cybercriminals


Yes it did, I don't know that much about it, but I feel uncomfortable with Russia.


I feel uncomfortable with Russia too. I am worried because of the ties with Trump, seems lot like House of Cards


Yes that's true, but It's a gamble either way I look at it, US people afraid of them, especially when they were launching missiles so what do you do?


Just hope Trump doesnt get confused while using the Nuclear football, Wikileaks is sure giving the government a hard time


Yes you are right, the artner, Russian Bondars, 37 was found guilty for several hacking related crimes.


I wonder how many years he got for that?


I have any Idea, but I would guess very little, my reason is that the majority of the time people at the top behind it.


Being  hacker must be a dangerous job, specially if you attemp or hack a country


Yes you are right, because some countries, I can't say, but I pretty sure you know the penalty for that.


Changing the subject a bit, do you like to shop at Target?


Yes I used to, but If I am right, most of the Targets went out of business, I don't understand why, buy it wasn't lie walmart.


I think Amazon has a lot to do with that, you know that a state senator also has to work at Target to make enough money!! thats just nuts


Yes it is, I lived in Phoenix, Arizona for 3 years, but that was six years ago.


I used to live in Flagstaff, AZ, nice, you know that Best Buy and Target have a price matching featured, the  match the price of Amazon


Yes, that's Interesting, traveling to and from work, I look up toward the sky, I see snow on the mountain which was flagstaff, when 85 degrees below,  wow.


That is odd, Flagstaff has snows during winter and then Phoenix just  about 3 hours away is hot as hell,


Hahaha, yes, did you know Vermont is the only state in the US didn't had a target store?


No I dint know that the only state really? I wonder how many Targets stores are left in the country


I pretty sure very little, back to what you said, I wonder what was this senator during with his money that he had to work at a target to make enough money to live?


I have no clue, I tried google searching that but I got no hits so maybe its false news.


hey there, do you use the computer much?


yes me too, need it for work and to run my personal things


for sure. the russians even made a computer that runs on water


sounds oxymoronic. smoking nears apple computers voids its warranty.


How would they know though they you have smoked. Or maybe if something happens to the computer then you have to tell them


who knows. I'm told that best buy and target will price match Amazon, should keep them around a little longer, haha!


yeah but what about vermont where there is no target store.


I really am not sure, they must have a good reason. State senators have to work at target to make enough money to live


I do know that target hasn't carried tobacco products since 96.


and the herbal supplements that they carry do not even contain any of the advertised herbs


I think it has to do with CVS buying out their pharmacies.


probably. and they are not the only ones, walmart, gnc and walgreens do the same thing


good to know. on a different note Wikileaks published the governments attempt to destroy them.


No wonder the government is always chasing them down and trying to shut them off


Right, he cooling hes heals in Russia now. That snowden i did like the movie they did about him.


I have not seen that yet, maybe I should some time soon. did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Yes, I bet its because there a bunch of missile silo under ground.


Oh, I did not know that. it was nice chatting with you


I almost can't go to Target because I like it too much, haha. I didn't realize it's technically been around for over a hundred years.


I had no idea either. Did you know that Vermont is the only state without a Target store?


That's crazy. I wonder why? Do people from Vermont not like affordable housewares and apparel and groceries?


I don't know that would interesting to find out. Maybe it's because Target doesn't carry tobacco products.


Or maybe it's because 80% of the supplements they carry contain none of the advertised herbs.


Now that sounds a lot more likely. How do you think they get away with that?


Apparently it's not just Target. Walmart, Walgreens, and even GNC, too.


That's terrible. You know I wouldn't want to work at Target. The world is dangerous enough without wearing a target on my back, don't you think?


Haha. I wonder why they changed their name? It used to be Goodfellow Dry Goods.


Maybe because it's shorter and easier to remember. Do you shop more at Target or more at Walmart?


Really? Goodfellow's? How is that harder than Target? Oh, I don't shop at Walmart. How about you?


I meant the whole name. Walmart is my go to store. Did you know that smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty?


Well, I was wondering if that includes second hand smoke, and could you sue someone for smoking near your computer and voiding the warranty.


I would imagine it would be the laptop owner's fault for being somewhere smoking was allowed.


Could be. Do you know what a transhumanist is?


Haha, yeah. They're a little out there. Wanting to upload our minds into computers. Apparently, that'll probably happen someday. Anyway, it's been nice talking to you.


Some people won't take up much computer space. Nice talking to you have a nice evening.


I'm not huge into science fiction. What about you?


Not much.  Starship Troopers however is the first sci-fi novel that's on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches.


Oh wow I'm surprised. The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones. She read 4700 words per minute.


That's fast!  Bet she read a lot of books!  The FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in act of US censorship.


That's a lot of literature. In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.


Interesting!  I wonder if any of those were burned by the FDA? lol


Sir Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature.  I never knew that.


Oh wow I didn't know that either. There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence.


Neat.  Speaking of contests...literature was once an olympic event from 1912 to 1952.


That's very interesting. Romantic kissing is a new development.


Who would have thought that?  It was rarely mentioned in Greek Literature.


I know of him, but wouldn't say I know much about him.  He coined some popular phrases that are still used today.


He invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.


I never knew that!  Interesting!  He was alive at the same time as Pocahontas and they died only a year apart.


Hello  how are you?  Do you like reading?Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches


I did not know that, I find that interesting. Oh and yes I love to read. How are you today?


Im doing great!  The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Glad to hear that you are well. I was just reading that. That is incredible.I can not imagine being able to read that fast! The FDA burned 6 tons of books. I never heard of this.


I wonder why they burned them,  that horrible.  Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I find that funny they would do that. They were just regular people. Did you know that Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were olympic events? I can not imagine that either.


Really?  that seems like unlikely categories! There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.


There is really so much that most of us never hear about or learn about, one reason why reading is a wonderful thing. My Grandfather was one of those "hobo travelers" in the early 1900"s


Oh really?  Thats interesting!  Romantic kissing is a fairly recent development and is rarely mentioned even in ancient greek literature.


I had not realized that. I also never realized that Shakespeare had popularized phrases such as good -riddance, laughing stock and others. I have read very little of his works though.


I dont know a lot about shakespere so all of this is really interesting to me lol Pocahontas and shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart.


I also find information like this very interesting. Imagine Andre Tchaikowsky actually donated his skull in the hopes that it would be used as a prop.


haha.  Did it?  Shakespeare invented the names miranda, jessica, and olivia.


It says it was used in 2008 in productions of Hamlet. I never knew those names were invented by Shakespeare. In the 18th century there was a panic because people were reading novels.


thats seems weird that there would be a panic!  Reading is good for people lol


I am more panicked now because too many people are not reading. Reading is good! Learning new things is good.


Shakespeare's works take on a different meaning when performed with an era-appropriate accent instead of a modern one, often introducing rhymes or puns that don't work in modern pronunciations.


LOL, yes I imagine that to be so because the pronunciation of some words were so different in that time. I will have to check out the On The Fly! Hobo Literature and songs books and get a feeling for my grandfathers youth lol


He died when I was a teen and only told me a few things when I was younger. Mostly funny things but he had a hard life then and I do not think he liked to recall it too much I wish he was around to hear more.


Good morning! Guess how fast the fastest English rapper is!


How fast? Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Wow, that's awesome.  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle".


No way! There's also sign language rapping. Signmark rhymes in sign language.


That's cool.  A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon


Yes! And I wonder how people rhyme in sign language. Which signs rhyme? Is the rhyme based on the gesture, not the sound of the analogous word in spoken English?


Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist. his favorite superhero was spider-man.


I heard that. Did you know that McDonalds used to pay rappers for mentioning Big Macs?


I read that somewhere.  I love Big Macs.


I'm not really into them. For $5? I don't know if it would be worth it.


The michigan state university library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world


That's surprising to me. You'd think the Library of Congress would have more.


The marvel cinematic universe takes place in earth-199999, a multiverse different from the original comic book universe, earth-616.


Interesting! Did you know that Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics?


Yes, that was in the early 90's. He wanted to produce a film in which he would play Spider-Man.


Haha, too funny.  Billie Jean vs Spider-Man


Spider-Man is not my lover! Hahaha. I wonder what would have happened if he had succeeded in buying Marvel.


Would probably have been odd to say the least.


Hey there!  Wondering if you have a favorite music album.  Not sure if younger generations nowadays know what albums are.  Everyone just knows singles I guess rather than a group's collection of songs.


I honestly dont have one, mostly because most CD's have a couple good songs. How bout you?


You know, I used to think that albums were just vinyls, but I read that collections on cassette tapes, CDs or other mediums can be considered albums.  I used to listen to my Footloose soundtrack on vinyl.  What CDs did you have?


I just had a handful. Currently Collective Soul, Foo Fighters, and Linkin Park (which is apparently also the best selling album of his century)


Really, I wouldn't have figured Linkin Park.  Weird.  Have you moved from CDs to MP3s?  Seems as though much of music has moved that way in the 21st century.


I only have CDs for the vehicle, which doesnt have AUX, USB or bluetooth. I do stream often though when on computer or phone. Dark Side of the Moon was best selling for 40 years. Incredible.


I think that's just great.  I did the whole synching Dark Side of the Moon with the Wizard of Oz thing.  Pretty creepy how well it matches. But I'm more of a Queen fan.  Did you know Queen's guitarist Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics?


Sounds about right. Multi-talented. He also uses coins for picks.


That's pretty creative.  I guess that's better than using your own fingernails as some people do.  Figure that could really crack your nails after a while.  You got any favorite guitarists?


I think Dave Grohl is pretty talented, though he isnt actually an especially outstanding guitarist.


You know, it's a bit cliche but my favorite is Eddie Van Halen.  Even though I'm a fan, I didn't realize until recently that he did the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's Beat It!


Sure am.  Being a guitar fan, I love how country music uses all forms like acoustic, electric, steel.  I really like the steel guitar sound.  What part of country music do you like?