I don't listen too often, though I did do a project on country rock in college and learned about rockabilly, which was pretty interesting.


That must have been interesting.  I've heard the term hillbilly used in association with country music sometimes.  I guess it takes some of its roots from Appalachian folk music?


From the reading, interesting to see that henry ford wanted to popularize country music out of fear for jazz.


That's funny when you think of it now.  Scared of jazz music.  Music I was scare of?  NWA's Straight Outta Compton.  Their rap album just felt really angry.  But what was scarier was it reach such a great success in popularity.


Some people really appreciate angry level music, just like I feel like country songs are overly simple or sad sometimes.


I know what you mean.  Songs of the American working class or cowboy ballads.  Have that down trodden feel.  Even upbeat stuff like Achy Breaky Heart has a downer theme to it too huh?


Exactly. It says the opposite of how it really feels.


Yeah, kinda masks the sentiment.  Speaking of "masks," I read that U2 disguised themselves and performed country music as the opening act for their own concerts.  Wonder how that rock crowd felt about the country music.


Hi! I love reading! In fact, Starship Troopers is on my reading list because it's the first Sci-Fi novel to make the reading lists of three US military branches! What about you?


I used to read a lot when I was younger and now, probably, read a lot of literature about business. I kind of regret about it. But I like sci-fi. It's so cool.Starship Troopers is a good choice.


Agreed. I figured if it made the military reading list, it must be good! I love reading but I'll never be able to top the world record for speed reading of 4700 words per minute that Anne Jones set. Ha!


I'm really wondering can this person express what was meaning of the text? 4700 words is crazy!


I know, right? That just sounds unbelievable. Ha! What's almost as unbelievable to me is there was actually a moral panic over the spread of reading novels back in the18th century. It's like how and why would that lead to a moral panic?


Well, people are always strange. In the 20 century we've seen so many examples of concerns because of changes of society. But anyway we are alive haha


That is true. And let's not forget our own FDA burned six tons of literature in a censorship act. That almost makes me want to cry.


Do you know what kind of literature was it? I'm just wondering...


There's no telling, honestly. It's so hard to fathom our own FDA doing that! But on a more positive note, Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize - not for peace -  but for literature back in 1953! I wonder if anyone else has ever won one for something other than peace?


I don't know. What surprise me is a fact that literature, music, painting, sculpture and architecture were Olympic events from 1912 until 1952. Olympic events means were part of Games? Any idea about that?


That is surprising and I was honestly unaware of that. Wonder why they did away with it? What really surprises me is romantic kissing is hardly ever mentioned in ancient Greek literature. It's basically a recent development!


I think so. Ancient time had another vision of love and all sort of feelings. I guess even Shakespeare is example of that. Did you read him?


I did actually and am a huge fan of his! You know, he even invented the names Olivia, Miranda and Jessica which I found fascinating to discover that!


I didn't know it. It's interesting! How did he do it? haha I guess his work at his historical perid was quite unusual and often criticised.


So true. But he coined and popularized so many different phrases from laughing stock to as luck would have it to break the ice to full circle to wild goose chase, etc.


True. By the way, do you know that there is sort of challenge when writers come up with worst possible opening sentence to a novel?


Is that so? I wonder if it was inspired by those "You laugh, you lose" competitions held by CS Lewis when he read terrible poetry? Ha!


Haha. That's funny. It could be actually! By the way, do you mostly read books or e-books on devices?


I do enjoy both. In fact, I also read recently that Shakespeare and Pocahontas were actually alive at the same time and also sadly died one year apart. I found that to be both surprising and interesting!


It's nice. It looks like you are really fan of reading. It was my pleasure to chat with you. Have a good day!


It was great chatting with you as well! And before I go, I'd also like to recommend Ender's Game as it's another suggested reading book for US military branches! Have a great day, friend!


Lazy Lester recently passed away.  He was a great Cajun musician.


Yes, he was a great influence on musicians on both side of the Atlantic


The guy could play harmonica.  He enjoyed making music anyway possible with whatever was at hand.


Yes, he even played on cardboard boxes and used rolled up newspapers on snare drums


Apparently hiim being called Lazy referred to his relaxed and behind the beat singing style.


The name fit him perfectly.  Musicianship ran in his family.  Slim Harpo was his cousin.


Slim Harpo also played harmonica.  He wrote the song "Shake your hips"...Don't move your head Don't move your hands Don't move your lips Just shake your hips...


It looks like Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester collaborated well


All in the family.  But Lazy Lester got pushback when he wanted to record country music.


Don't know.  But the owner of the studio where he did his recordings refused to let him make the records.


Apparently Lester's Sugar Coated Love was brought to the country charts in 1977.


I believe Freddy Fender recorded the version that became popular.


Interesting. It seems like Lester's songs were rerecorded so interest in his songs were revived.


The Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded three of his songs, and that led the revival.


And eventually Lester was persuaded to resume performing.


Lester's album won a Blues Foundation award in 1988, when he started performing again after taking years off.


Lester was even inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and he was featured in a Geico commercial.


do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?


Hello!  I don't know that I do.  What is it?


haha  its linkin park's hybrid theory, I would not have guessed!


Wow, me either!  Or that 40 years after making the album, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" was still one of the best selling albums of 2014!


wow that is wild, I like pink floyd a lot, what about you?


I can't deny their influence, but I feel like I only know a few songs.


ah ya you have to get into it and then you start appreciating more of their work, dark side of the moon is their best known album probably followed by the wall, but they have a lot of other great songs


I heard that the guitarist for Pink Floyd actually converted a houseboat into a recording studio.


ah nice that is awesome and sounds like something they would do, I like van halen and its funny to know that a van halen solo literally set speakers on fire


He is an amazing guitarist, but that's impressive.  I am a big fan of harder rock/metal music and it seems like Eddie Van Halen really put guitar virtuosity on the map!


ya he did, I miss those days where that kind of music is popular, if he came out with that kind of music nowadays it wouldn't be mainstream which I think is sad


I agree.  It seems like country music, which I am not a fan of, gets more top 40 play today than hard rock.


yup thats a good point, I don't like country, I just can't take it seriously


It's weird to me when bands like Bon Jovi or Def Leppard have released country songs or albums.


haha, has def leppard released country songs? I like them I haven't heard of that


Well, I think they had a duet with Tim McGraw.  I guess the way I feel about country music is the more it sounds like something else, the more I like it.  So if it's a little more rock or blues or maybe even pop, and a lot less country.


hmmm well I'll have to check that out, speaking of country I didn't know george strait and jeff bezos are cousins


Jeff Bezos the wealthiest man in the world?  Must be nice, especially if George ever falls on hard times!


haha ya although with bezos getting divorced and losing half his money, that definitely could have bad consequences for george


Good point.  Sometimes it pays to marry (and divorce) the right people I guess.


ya I haven't been married yet but I definitely need to be careful haha


Lazy Lester, a Louisiana-born singer and harmonica player whose rough and rollicking style of swamp blues influenced musicians on both sides of the Atlantic, died Aug. 22


But he also drummed on cardboard boxes and beat rolled-up newspapers against the studio walls in place of snare drums.“I’d just grab whatever was in the studio and try to get a groove going


And though Lester, born Leslie Johnson, protested in one song, “they call me Lazy — goodness knows I’m only tired,


Lester’s first vocal, “I’m Gonna Leave You Baby,” came out later that year.Lester claimed that he wrote or co-wrote most of the songs he recorded but had to give all the writing credit and publishing royalties to Miller, the studio owner


but I didn’t have an idea it would be so big,” Lester told the San Antonio Express-News in 1999.


A popular Texas band, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, recorded three of Lester’s songs and revived interest in his music


The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand,


An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium


Brian may, guitarist for queen, uses coins, especially the english sixpence, as guitar picks.


Country music legend george strait and the wealthiest man in the world jeff bezos are cousins. There are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of fame.


Two identical twins from japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.?


Country music legend george strait and the wealthiest man in the world jeff bezos are cousins.


Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label?


The fender stratocaster was intended for country music.


Lester worked construction, cut timber and drove trucks. In 1975?


which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. In 2009 in the United States,


he moved to Pontiac, Mich., where he met blues promoter Fred Reif.  Article Section 4


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


the 1988 Blues Foundation award as Best Contemporary Blues Album. In 2015, Lester was inducted


The fender stratocaster was intended for country musi


Despite being released over 40 years ago, the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014.


Sure, I do. How about you? I like Tupac. His music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


yeah I can see that, the guy made revolution with his music. do you like him?


Sure, and I also like Eminem. How about you?


Yeah me too. did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist originally?


Yeah, I heard that. Glad he didn't. I heard his favorite character is Spiderman.


Yeah, I guess he can still do that if he wants. do you know busta rhymes?


I have heard of him. He played the voice of the Reptar Wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie. I guess rap has become very mainstream. A Michigan judge delivered her ruling in rap form when trying a suit against Eminem.


I would have liked to hear the ruling. do you know about compliment battle?


I heard they do that in Korea. Would you watch or listen to one of those?


I would like to listen to it out of curiosity. do you read comic books?


No, I did when I was little. What about you? Do you like DC or Marvel?


I like them both, I like superhero books and movies so yeah. do you know Stan Lee?


Yeah, he used to end every phone conversation he had with the word "excelsior!"


the guy was a legend. do you know what DC in DC comics stands for?


It stands for detective comics, so their name is redundant. Detective comics comics.


that is so cool. I guess nowadays we can find so much info on Google alone


Yeah, and a lot of us use it. One day Google went down for five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with it.


that is crazy. do you know how they calculate traffic?


Through Android phones. I wonder if you have to consent to that or it does it automatically


Maybe there is some fine print in the phones when we get them. nice chat


I do I like Kanye a lot. I also like Eminem. What about you?


Yeah, he is really good. When I was younger though I listened to a lot of Tupac.


Isn't it weird that his music is in the Library of Congress? I haven't heard much of his stuff what are some good albums


Yeah, it is sort of weird, but not really when you think about it. He is a part of our history.


Yep I agree with that. Did you know that Eminem's favorite superhero as a kid was Spider-Man?


No, I wonder why that is? In Korea they have compliment battles.


Have you ever seen a diss battle? I like the idea of a compliment battle a lot more haha


Hahaha, I hear they do that in Korea a lot!


That's what I've heard too. Will you believe a Michigan judge gave her ruling in the form of a rap when she was with Eminem. haha


Do you use google when you search for information online, or Bing?


Well I use Bing because they pay you for each search haha but Google definitely does a better job with the search results. What do you use?


They pay people for each search? How is that, can you explain?


Just do a search for Bing Rewards and you can find more but the thing I like about Google is how good their searching is and that a single Google search uses more computing power than they used to send an astronaut to the Moon hahaha


Yeah, Google does have some good products. Apparently they have goats to eat grass at their headquarters.


Haha that's a good idea. That saves money on gas. I wonder if you could do that with just regular people's houses. That would be good for the greenhouse gases I think


That's true. When google went down for 5 minutes it took down 40% of web traffic.


Wow that's a lot. I love Google in Google Maps it's great how that they can track the real-time traffic flow using just Android phones out on the roads


Yeah, that is pretty cool. I didn't know it was just androids though. I would figure it was anyone with Google Maps.


Yeah you're probably right. It's cool that Google is founded only 1998. That seems like a long time ago but actually it's not really.


hi how are you? do you like horror films?


I dont usually watch horror. What is your favorite?


So many it's hard to choose. The Thing, The Shining, Texas Chainsaw. So many. Do you like Stephen King?


You like the blood and gore type. I prefer the spooky type. King is a great writer. His stories work well on the screen.


I like both. I don't like them too gory or gory for the sake of being gory. I don't like torture porn. Did you know that King says the first horror movie he saw was Bambi?


He was a sensitive child, but i understand. i would have been afraid during bambi too. He turned his fear into a career.


Those old Disney movies are rough. Did you also know that Christopher Nolan meant for Inception to be a horror movie?


That would not work. it is already ominous enough. it does not need blood and stuff.


Yes, great film. i really enjoyed it. spooky, supernatural stuff. directors cut is good.


No one involved in filming it thought it would be considered a horror film. I wonder how in the world they thought that?


That is an odd conclusion. i guess they thought it was a love story. satanic love story.


I'm not sure what they thought they were filming. Did you also know that the writer of Rocky Horror voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb?


i did not know that. it is a small world. i guess that the writer is also a talented actor.


I guess so. Did you ever hear what the original title for Scream was?


That is a pretty good title. a little campy, a little high concept.


It's hard for me to picture it with that title now because I associate it with the spoof movie that came a few years later.


I think that the title of the movie is important. for example, shawshank redemption. how would anyone know that kind of movie it is?


It is hard to get the plot from that title. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good night.


Do you watch youtube?  I don't know anyone who doesn't.  It is the second largest search engine on the net.


Sure thing!  Justin Bieber isn't too popular with his song "Baby" though as it is the most disliked video on Youtube


Not sure, maybe they are mad at him.  If you watch Netflix, then you are joining along with Youtube viewers half of the peak internet traffic in north america.  I wonder what would happen if there was a boycott youtube day?


I wouldn't want that to happen. Do you think that will happen?


Never know, but don't foresee it happening.  Police watch their own form of youtube called "blutube" so they can share law enforcement videos.


Interesting. Did you know that YouTube started out as a dating site?


I wasn't aware, but google bought the site in November 2006 for $1.65 billion


That's a lot! Do you like looking up at the stars?


If I can see them.  Bill Nye is executive director of the planetary society.  I would like to join his club.


I just like his programs that make science fun to watch on tv.  So his planetary society I imagine is incredible.


Oh Ok. Did you know that the Vatican has its own observatory?


I didn't know that.  Ancient babylonians had a great understanding of astronomy and could track planets like jupiter with math precision


That's fascinating! Do you prefer theoretical or observational astronomy more?


I think observational because there is so much out there in the universe to see.  What about you?


I like observational too. Do you like to travel the world since we can't travel to space just yet?


I would like to travel the world if I had money.  But I can watch Youtube and enjoy the world along with all the other web surfers on the second largest search engine!


Sounds good. Did you know air travel is slower now than in the 60's in order to save on fuel?


Seemed pretty fast to me! But if you prefer bus travel you can get there quick on the future Dutch commuter bus that will go 160 mph


Not frequently, it's not really my thing. I don't mind exploring but I'm more of a homebody.


oh that is cool too. did you know the dutch are building a bus that goes 160 moh


Yes, that seems unnecessary, although it certainly beats driving. Did you know that all highways in Japan are toll roads? That makes bus travel much more attractive!


Yeah, it costs you $300 to travel the country


That's like a domestic flight ticket! Did you know that's how most people in Iceland without cars travel between major towns?


yeah that is insane, although the flights must be short


Considering the hassle of flying, maybe it'd make more sense just to watch a YouTube video haha


hahhaa yeah maybe. do you watch much youtube?


Here and there. It's a great way to watch pieces of programs or performances that I don't want to watch in whole.


that is true. it is the second largest search engine on the net


That's pretty crazy. Apparently police have their own version of YouTube for sharing law enforcement videos, I wonder how that compares!


yeah that is interesting. do you know the most disliked video in there?


Apparently it is Justin Bieber's "Baby", which probably makes sense because it's also probably got a lot of views


Yes, years ago. YouTube had to upgrade the view count integer in order to accommodate it!


yeah that is insane, it shot up to billions of views


Yes, those videos make up a lot of internet traffic. Did you know that 400 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube per minute?


that is just insane. do you know how wifi was created?


No, did it have something to do with radio?


I love cinematography. One of my favorite DPs, Roger Deakins, has been nominated 14 times -- and but won only once for Bladerunner 2049 last year.


That's pretty cool. Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for an academy award for best cinematography?


That's depressing. It's the only Oscar category that has never had a female nominated. Hopefully that will change soon.


I bet it will change soon with all of the feminist movements taking place these days.


Stanley Kubrick did most of the cinematography for Spartacus, but wasn't listed as the official DP. So when then Oscars rolled around and the movie got a nomination, Kubrick wasn't named.


Oh wow I didn't know that. Do you like horror films?


Depends on the film, but yeah. Speaking of Kubrick, he made on of the all time greats -- The Shining. The child actor who played Danny didn't know he was in a horror film until several years later.


Those are such great movies. Stephen King was scared of the movie Bambi when he was a child.


Haha. Well, he got revenge on the world for that didn't he? Apparently watching a horror movie burns 180 calories. I need to start the Wes Craven diet.


Wow that's cool. I didn't know that. Definitely a good way to burn calories.


Also if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you're supposed to enjoy the art more. Wonder who did the study to figure that out? Sounds like a studio gimmick.


Not too sure on that. The majority of creepy metallic noises in horror movies are produced by a waterphone.


I wonder what that instrument looks like and how it's played.


Not too sure on that one. I'd like to see one though.


Pixar studios has a secret room that celebrities visit. I had a friend who worked there and he said there were tons of secret rooms, especially for animators and writers.


That is awesome. I love Pixar movies. They are such good quality. Do you like Pixar?


Yeah, I agree. Toy Story 2 and Inside Out make me cry every time! Did you know Robin Williams' work in Aladdin started the trend for big name actors to do animated films?


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is crazy! Meanwhile teachers are making $35k.


Hello Are you a Stephen King fan? I am, and was surprised to learn that the movie Bambie, terrified him as a kid.


Yes I am! I feel as if his books are much more terrifying than Bambi. I do not enjoy horror films, do you?


I think it depends on how it's done. I'm curious to see how it really does affect abstract art. Supposedly, if you watch a horror movie first, you will enjoy that style of art more.


That's very interesting, also surprising that watching horror movies can burn more than 180 calories! I wonder how many calories watching a comedy film can burn.


That would be interesting to find out. I wonder if its due to horror movies raising our heart rates.I guess when it comes down to it, my tastes are more of the macabre and supernatural. over the thriller genre.


Yeah, it might be, so that also means that when I visit theme parks, I can burn calories by riding roller coasters!  I also enjoy those genres, but I also enjoy Pixar films and apparently Pixar Studios has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities, I don't know what the secret room is for though.


I love Pixar movies, and would love to go in there. Have you heard about the happy old main in Ethiopia, who cooks for his village? He has a YouTube channel, Grandpa Kitchen.


Yeah! Me too! No I have not heard of that. Does that mean he is a celebrity TV chef? I really admire those celebrities who use their status as a platform to promote good to society, like the old man who cooks for his village.


He's not really a celebrity in the traditional sense. Just a wealthy, retired contractor who is trying to help curb the hunger problem, by cooking more diverse foods. You should really check out his channel.


Oh wow! I will! I really enjoy watching shows related to cooking. I wonder how much he is able to make per video. Judge Judy makes over $120K per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James. I feel as if there are celebrities who get paid more than her though.


Yeah, that doesn't seem right, as I remember reading somewhere that Hugh Laurie (House) received almost a million per episode.


Yes I heard about that too and he also mentioned that in real life, Hugh's father is a physician, but Hugh makes way more than what his father makes.


He's also a singer. I didn't know that until he appeared on Sesame Street. I guess Carol Burnett was the first celebrity who found out how to get to Sesame Street.


Oh he is?! Now that's news to me! I wonder if Carol Burnett has ever been nominated for an award, apparently no woman woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography and it's the only category that has never nominated a female!


Isn't that awful? There are so many women director's that it is almost incomprehensible that Hollywood is that sexist. Yet, Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times and never won.


Yeah, it's pretty surprising! It'll be more of a surprise if Roger Deakins actually wins! I enjoy cinematography, but need to practice on my editing skills.


One of my favorite movies is Aladdin. I thought celebrities were voicing movies long before Robin Williams voiced Jaffar.


Yeah! I like that movie too, I might've thought that was a horror film in my younger years when I first saw it as a kid.


Yeah, it does have that quality about it. I'm really looking forward to LeBron making Space Jam 2. I live in the Akron area, and his premiere will be in Akron, and used for a fundraiser for his school I'm excited for that to happen;


I didn't know there was a Space Jam 2 coming out! I loved the first movie. I wonder if he will be the highest paid celebrity for that movie role.


I'm sure he will be, as his production company is the one who will be in charge of it. Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful night.


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


Originally from Poland but now I'm in Long Island, NY. You ?


Oh fun! I'm from Iowa but live in Colorado. Do you watch superhero movies?


Well did you know The "A Wrinkle in Time" director will reportedly direct the film version of "New Gods," one of DC Comics' most cherished properties?


New Gods ? I'm sorry what is that... was there a comic book like that ? Or will it be something like... a mix of superheroes ?


It looks like a mix of superheroes. A lot besides superman and batman.


...so... it's going to be a DC Universe based ?


It looks like it. did you know The dc from dc comics stands for detective comics, so their company name is redundant?


I was always wondering what it stands for ! Thank You ! ;) wow... what a relief to finally know that ;)


Here's another great fact from the articles: Marvel published a "generic comic book", in order to trademark the names "super-hero" and "super-villain"


oh that's cool... I wonder what was first... Marvel or DC ?


I think it was DC but it's a 50/50 guess lol.


lol ;) yes IT IS ;) did You know that nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors ?


I believe it! I remeber those games used to be pretty simple colors. It's sad the nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in september of 2003 in japan.


lol, probably. But You know what - even with those 54 colors... my tV back then had only two colors ;)


I will never know that feeling haha. Did you play nintendo back in they day? I was a SEGA guy.


I started with Timex, then ZX Spectrum in early 80s, than commodore 64 and Nintendo :) lol, then Amiga, than a first PC xt86, than at86 and then finall first Pentium90 :) I was always a gamer ;) lol


lol ;) this is a blast from the past :) my family was always into new technologies ;)


Mine really wasn't. We did get playstation when it first came out though.


I've never switched to consoles where You have to play with a controller. I'm staying loyal to mouse and keyboard :)


I couldn't do that but I wish. Well have a good one I think we're done!


I did like them as a kid but not so much now, I guess they first got popular in the 1930s, what about you?


Yeah they have been around for a long time. Do you know the name of the first modern comic relaased in 1933?


nope didn't know that, I think they were originally just stuff that was printed in newspapers but eventually they became their own books as it were


yeah the book was just a repritning of the newspaper. it was called Famous Funnies.


do you think its weird that Marvel had to explain to the US goverment about xmen? specifically that they were not actually real haha


hahhaha but they made their point so well though.Did you know Stan Lee endded his phone calls with 'excelsior'


haha that is awesome, I didn't know that gmail.com was originally used by the garfield website, google bought it directly from there


that is so cool. do you know which university has the largest collection of comic books?


haha I do because I live nearby! It's MSU and it is the largest public comic book collection in the world!


that is so amazing. i wonder how many they have in there.


ya I have to go sometime, do you like Michael Jackson at all?


Yeah some of his songs are really good. How about you?


ya I do like him, I can't believe he wanted to buy marvel comics and then use that deal to star as spiderman in a movie, that would have been wild!


Yeah that would have been. DO you watch much tv?


can't say that I do no, I don't even have cable I watch a lot of Youtube though, what about you?


I do watch it from time to time. How about movies and the theatre?


I do watch movies have you seen the Wonder Woman movie? It starred Gal Gadot and I thought it was OK


I liked it and looking forward to the sequel.


yes, I'll have to check out the lego movie, I guess that was the actual first movie to feature wonder woman


That is really interesting it was nice chatting with you


Hello there, are you a fan of comic books?


I am a fan of comic books specially Marvel, too bad Stan Lee died, did you know he ended every conversation with the phrase Excelsior


Yeah that is sad to see him go, and no I didn't know that, very interesting.


Yeah apparently he did, I studied at Michigan State University and they have the largest comic book collection in the whole world.


That is impressive, I wonder just how many total comics they have there.  Do you know what the DC in DC comics stands for?


They must have thousands of comic books and no, what does it stand for?


Yeah I'm sure it's a ton.  And I guess it stands for detective comics, so its detective comics comics lol.


I see thats interesting, so do you like DC comics or Marvel comics better?


I think I would have to say Marvel, I grew up watching shows and reading those comics. How about yourself?


I would have to say DC comics only because of Batman, I love Batman, its crazy how high the comic market is valued at the US and Canada.


Yeah thinking about how much both franchises are worth is pretty crazy.  Speaking of Batman, who was your favorite actor to play him?


Definitely Christian Bale, too bad he didnt make more movies, I thought he was just great.


Yeah I thought he was great in those movies and I thought they were well done.  I would have to say Michael Keaton for me though.


I see, he was a great batman as well, did you happen to watch the Wonder Woman movie, the latest one?


No, but I really want to see it, I heard it was pretty good.  I also know it did really well at the box office.


I liked it, I thought it was pretty good, specially because the movie explained her past and how she came to be Wonder Woman.


Yeah and I also heard that Gal Gadot was awesome.  I think there will be more Wonder Women films to come.


There definetely will, there is a tough competition from Marvel although I like Marvel movies a lot more.


Yeah there will always be competition, but I think sometimes that is a good thing.


Yeah, it definitely is a good thing, did you know Wonder Woman was made as the secretary of the group, kind of sexist.


No I didn't know that, and yeah you can't get away with doing that these days, people are smarter.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


Great! and you? Do you enjoy Poetry? For $9 is what Edgar Allan Poe got for , " The Raven".


I do like it sometimes haha how about you? That is sad he was only paid that!


Did you know that the hobbits names were taken out of the old Icelandic poem called the Dvergatal? Kind of makes sense.


That makes total sense! The japanese people even made their alphabet into a poem when recited!


Well, that's creative! I would like to see that. Poems are so interesting to hear!


They really are! Even Demetri Martin wrote a 224 palindrome poem and he's a comedian!


Yes, all kinds of talent there! lol  Poets write in verse form and rhyme and focuses on the use of speech in drama, song and comedy!


That is so cool! Do you like to read anything else beside poetry?


I love to read books and listen to audio books too! I love period pieces and history! and you?


History is by far my favorite! Can you read as fast the record holder Anne Jones?


Omg no! How do you even do that? I have wonder if she has to understand whats she reading to win?


I don't even know how to measure that either but 4700 is both unbelievable and impressive haha.


Very, Have you read Ender's game? I want to. Most military people have!


Starship Troopers is another military must read haha. I haven't read either book!


Really, ok will put that on my list. Did you know Shakespeare and Pocahontas were alive at the same time and died only a year apart?


I did not know that! I wonder if it was because of the moral panic due to the spread of reading novels haha.


Isn't that crazy!! My goodness what were they afraid of? Isn't it funny how people thought then?


Maybe people being more educated? Who knows they were all weird back then lol. I had a great time chatting with you!


HI there.  YOu that interested in poetry?


It's alright! I can't believe some it if from the 25th century BCE!


Yes interesting.  Would have likedd to se lewis and tolkien in their "you laugh you lose" competions.


I would have loved to see that go on! Can you believe Edgar Allen Poe only received 9 dollars for the raven?


Wow.  That's a classic.  Think most everyone has heard of it.


I am a reader.  Mostly novels though.  Have read Shakespheare but found it difficult reading until you get started.


Me too! Did you hear about the moral panic caused by reading novels?


In the 18th century there was a moral panic that was caused because of the spread of the reading of novels. Too funny!


And today it's tough to get people off their phone devises to read!  LOL


don't know about speed reading  Have tried techniques though by focusing on a finger down the middle of page.


I dont understand it either. However, some girl read 4700 words a minute that way.


That's crazy.  Wonder if she retained it.  I like Shakespeare's "functional shift"  Like an attention check I guess!!


He injected grammatical errors before key points in his plays.


That man is impressive haha. Anyways, had a great chat with you!


Yes thank you.  Fun and interesting/  Have a great day!


Hi. Do you like sharks? Did you know they involved earlier than dinosaurs and trees?!


I have no real opinion one way or another concerning, sharks, other than that I want to avoid them in the wild.


I think it is fascinating that sharks will rescue sailors just as much as dolphins. They have such a bad reputation.


I think it depends on the shark.  A Great White might not be as friendly, especially in their cafe.


They can be trained like dogs to bark. That makes them seem a whole lot friendlier.


Do you watch documentaries on TV about sharks, I recall that Discovery Channel used to have a shark week?


I love shark week! I just love learning fun facts about animals, like because sharks have no rib cages their weight can crush their own body on land.


There are a whole bunch of documentaries on Netflix, do you get to see those?


Documentaries are some of my favorite things to watch. I google a lot of fun facts too. It is amazing to know that my google search takes more computing power than sending Neil Armstrong to the moon.


I know what you mean, I hear a small bit of information and then dive deeper by using Google.


It is fascinating that they have become such an authority. Even when there is a border dispute, Google maps will tailor it to the claims of each country where their browser is located.


Nothing like hedging your bets.  I used Google recently after seeing the movie Annihilation, I found out that the movie maker had made a previous film called Ex Machina.


I love the answer is just waiting with a click of the button. I don't know what I would do without it anymore. When Google went down for 5 minutes in 2013 it took 40% of web traffic with it.


It seems to have been around forever, but I suppose it is relatively new.  Can't imagine what we'd do now if it went away.


I get so lost without Google Maps. Did you know they calculate traffic time by tracking how fast andriod devices are moving on the road?


Sounds a bit like spying to me?  Technology gone too far.  Speaking of which, Google tells me that Alex Garland's Ex Machina is a story of technology gone too far.


Wow. Is it available on Netflix? I am always watching new films and I can see why Netflix and YouTube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Probably.  I cut my cable a couple of years back and now use Netflix.  Saves a fortune, and I'm not paying for things I don't want to watch.


That is such a great way of saving. Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot.


Same here, just remember to enjoy sharks at a distance or on TV, not up close and personal.


Haha. Great advice and I will let you know if I find any that can bark.


I watch a lot of Netlfix. How about yourself?


Hello - I also watch a lot of Netflix. I have a free account through T Mobile.


Were you aware that they didn't start their streaming service until 2007? How far they have come!


Oh wow I didn't know that. Did you know Netflix has a movie that is an hour long about a fireplace for your home?


I have turned on the Yule log video at Christmas if that is what you are referring to. I'm also surprised that they didn't start making their own content until 2012. It seems like they have a new property every day now.


Did you know Netflix employs a team of taggers who are paid to watch Netflix and tag the content.


I did not but I would absolutely love to have that job. I love Netlfix and I love organizing things. It seems like the dream job.


In European markets, Netflix will monitor illegal downloads.


Wow! I honestly don't even know how one would perform illegal downloads from Netflix. Did you know that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million and turned it down?


I didn't know that! Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.


That's amazing. I will have to look into those. Did you know what inspired Reed Hastings to start Netflix?


He got a $40 late fee from a video store on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


HAHA - that's crazy! Do you like Google?


Same here. Typing askew in Google will make the page titled....LOL


Oh wow. There are so many neat little hidden things on their home page. Did you know that Google once used hundreds of live goats to mow their lawns instead of hiring people?!


Definitely! Google's datacenter electricity is about .01% of total worldwide electricity use?


That seems like a lot when you are looking at it worldwide.


hey my friend do you have Netflix by chance?


I  do, I have an account for over 2 years, do you subscribe to the service?


no but my friend shares his with me, it's crazy it was founded back in 1997, did you hear the story behind it?


No, I only subscribe but how did the company got created? that seems like a interesting fact


ya the creator was mad because he got a $40 late fee for renting apollo 13 haha


Yeah I can see why, $40 is an absurd ammount of money,


oh definitely, also absurd is that blockbuster had the chance to buy netflix back in the day


Yeah I bet they are also regretting the decision big time, Blockbuster is almost extinct by now.


ya I think they're bankrupt right? Netflix went from 50 million to over 2 billion in worth!


That is a great jump, they are giants of the industy just like Google,


oh definitely, they have about 140 million subscribers, with about 60 million in the USA alone


Sounds like a lot of money to me do you use Google a lot? I have the maps app and its a pretty good tool.


oh ya I love Google, funny how they got started back in 1998 and that seems like so long ago


It does, well I'ts definitely a life changer as you can now use Google to get out of any trouble.


oh for sure, they're so smart that they can calculate the traffic in an area by how fast android phones are moving


Yeah, and its actually pretty accurate as well, the importance of Google is big, it went down for 5 minutes back in 2013 and took 40% of the traffic with it


wow that is crazy, I do think its funny how they change their border maps depending on which country the user is located in, in case there is a border dispute


That is amazing, so anyway, are you afraid of sharks?


yes! I don't like sharks and spiders, did you know they evolved earlier than either trees or dinosaurs?


I didnt, they have been around a long time them, its crazy how their own weight in land can crush their bodies


haha that is funny, also funny is that sharks can bark, nevermind that is kind of scary haha


They can? I would piss my pants if that ever happened and im deep in the sea.


Hello did you know that netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america between the hours of 9pm-12am


I'm not surprised! It's popular and streaming full movies and episodes will take up lots of bw. Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth, believe it or not.


Netflix was started by Reed Hastings, reed was once charged a $40 late fee on a VHS rental


He must have had that rental for a while. Blockbuster declined offers to buy netflix for $50m and now it's worth $2b!


I think in Alaska. The same thing happened with Facebook and Myspace. Youtube uses a lot of Bandwidth too, Netflix and YT make up half of internet traffic in North America.


I should have purchased netflix stock! They have 137 million subs as of 10-2018


Impressive! Have you seen the movie Black Panther, the 2018 American Superhero film based off the Marvel comic?


Yeah, I did see it. It was...ok. I usually like marvel comic movies...this one seemed to be just ok


I haven't yet and probably won't haha. I didn't realize that the Black Panther is the richest superhero, estimated at $500 billion. Bruce Wayne is only $80 billion.


yeah, you're not missing a block buster there. Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Productions and by 1950 had become known as Atlas Comics.


I thought it was named after the Black Panther party, but apparently it's not. Marvel's use actually predates the founding of the party. They even changed their name to Black Leopard briefly to avoid confusion.


LOL! yeah it might as well have been. Evil whitey trying to take down Wakanda! The Marvel branding began in 1961 when they created The Fantastic Four.


Interesting! I didn't realize that it was a Disney film, either.


Marvel created a superhero for a 4 year old boy who wore a hearing aid because the boy said "Superheroes dont wear hearing aids.


Blue Ear! I think that's amazing and something for the little boy to be proud of.


Yeah pretty cool. I wonder if China will ever let Netflix in? Only 4 courtiers do not allow access to Netflix, China, North Korea, Syria and Crimea.


Who knows! I'm sure Netflix doesn't really care since they have 137 million subscribers.


I'm sure they are trying to get in and bowing to whatever demand China is trying to impose on them


Maybe. It'll probably never happen, especially in North Korea. It's in South Korea though.


I'm surprised people still order blu-ray and dvds via the postal service from Netflix, maybe people who live in the sticks with no internet.


It's still a good option for people, like me who has a DVD player in my van! haha have a great weekend!


Right on! hope you have a great view of the river from your van. Have a good weekend yourself.


I use it often, they appear to take up 33% of the bandwidth in North America during peak hours!


From 9PM-12AM every night. What weird hours? I suppose most people can't stream shows during the day. Did you know Netflix and Youtube make up half of all internet traffic during that time?


Sounds about right. Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth too .Bandwidth is cheap!


That's true! Why are they mailing so many things? I wonder if it's more secure than sending files through email!


They still send DVDs, and I'm sure promotions to people without current accounts.


That's true. I forgot they still use DVDs. I don't even have a player anymore. Hey, do you like Marvel or superhero movies at all? I think Black Panther is on Netflix now.


I've seen Black Panther. Appaently the superhero in the movie is the richest of all the "wealthy" superheros at $500 billion


I know. I was surprised to learn that Tony Stark was actually only worth $500 billion. But I guess it makes sense, Black Panther was the king of a whole country.


Selling an extremely rate/nonexisting anywhere else material too


Yeah, and his father was king so he probably comes from a long line of money. I thought it was cool that they used so many historical symbols and texts in the move, too.


Yea, was a great movie. Apparently Denzel washington sponsored chadwick bosement through a summer theatre program for that


He sponsored Boseman about twenty years before making BP, then he got to thank him at the premiere!


Definitely. I was surprised to found out that the character Black Panther has been around longer than the political group.


I was wondering that, as well. Evidently, the character's name briefly changed to Black Leopard to avoid any confusion, but that doesn't have the same ring to it.


Na, doesnt fit with my memory of the movie and comic


Definitely. Well, it's been nice talking to you today! Maybe I'll stream Black Panther on Netflix tonight.


Do you enjoy traveling.  I would like to go to the Netherlands where the Dutch has a bus that can go 160 MPH.


Yes, I would like to travel a lot more.  Travel is so easy and normalized now, there's even a website where you can find people that will let you stay at their house as you travel!


Yes.  Did you know the 1st king to travel around the world was king Kalakauua of Hawaii?  Hawaii has a king?


Yeah.  Another piece of interesting history is that rabbits were once released on islands to provide future food sources for other other travelers.


That's thinking ahead... Better than leaving toll booths like Japan.


I believe travel is a great source of enrichment and education.  There is so much to talk about when one returns from travel.


So, do you wear boots often.  Funny that Nokia go its start making rubber boots.


No, not often.  I am aware they have many uses though.  The military developed a boot that can be used in temperatures almost 60 degrees below zero.


Have you heard of Ugg boots?  I guess they were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after surfing.  I was surprised at how cold in water was in S. CA.


Yeah, that is smart.  I would like to go hiking more, I haven't been in decades, and I know I will need boots for that.


Same here but I have my old boots... Maybe you can buy them from Apple if they start making clothing again like they did in 1986.


Whatever boots I buy, it'd better not be made out of asbestos, the material the Greeks used to make clothing, because then I'd be paying for gold!


You might want to avoid Rip Curl.  They are N. Korean that falsely use China as a cover.  As if that's much better...


I am surprised that that an african tribe made the style of clothes of their former German occupiers their own style.


I'm surprised at how durable military clothing is and their wide use of wool.  One guy had a wool coat that weighed 8 pounds!


I wonder if any africans within that african tribe that was occupied by Germany dissented from wearing victorian clothes because they anyone who does as a traitor.


Probably and payed a dear price.  I'm not a big shopper.  Maybe I should buy military coats because the last longer.  Actually, all military stuff does, even their buttons.


Yeah, I imagine military clothing would be especially durable because they have to design it to withstand all kinds of conditions.


Yeah but I wonder if old soldiers can still fit in them.  I guess one soldier could as he wore the same shorts he did at his retirement ceremony some 50 years later.


I like the name the military gave to their special developed cold weather boots, "bunny boots", kind of a friendly and cute sounding name, for a group that is trained to kill.


That does seem a little weird.  Thanks for the chat!


Yes, thank you too.  Have a good day!  Bye!


It must be hard to have a husband or wife in the millitary!


I know. I listen to a military podcast and you can hear the hurt in their voices. I love watching the military member come back to surprise their kids though...


That is a really plesant surprise, old veteran clothes have a lot of millege and interesting stories behind them.


I have a family friend who was in Vietnam. Love looking at his collection of medals.


He must have some interesting war tales for sure, clothing can really tell a story sometimes.


Yeah. I could not fit in a jacket from 20 years ago and Graff is fitting into his from 1945! WOw!


that is surprising indeed, you know Apple had a clothing line back in 1986


I did not. I wonder what a tech company's apperal looks like in 1986...


Probably a tshirt with a big apple logo lol, its a good thing they changed industries and dedicated themselves to tech


I have an IPhone and an IPad so I guess I am, what about you?


I have that and a MacBook pro. I love Apple. I also own the stock but that has nothing to do with anything but capitalism; I also own Microsoft and they have performed better than Apple.


Yeah I guess Apple products are a bit more exclusive and that can hurt sales do you like to travel much?


Me too, I dont get to do it a lot but I like to travel, you know that Iceland has no public rail service, most Icelanders actually use domestic flights to travel to other towns.


That seems terribly inefficient... I wonder why they chose to do that. I would love to go to iceland to see the northern lights...


That would be interesting, Im thinking more of a local trip though, I heard Mackina Island is a good choice.


I heard they do not allow cars. Do you think you would like living there?


I think I would, it sounds like a relaxing place and with a cleaner air as well. It would be interesting to visit the island and just stay for a couple of days.


I looked at a few homes for sale there and they have beautiful homes for sale. Like $3M homes!


Wow, thats sure is a lot of money, I cant afford that lol, a visit will have to do.


Hi there, do you have items of clothing that are your favorite?


Hi there, I sure do. I love my flats in the summer an d the uggs in the winter


Nice. Pilgrims love colorful clothing and only wear black in special occassions


That is neat Uggs were invented for surfers to keep their feet warm afert they get out of the ocean


Oh that is cool. THere is a store in Alabama where you can buy stuff that was left at airports


Oh cool they must have all sorts of things in there then. Do you know how the first photo was taken and of whom


Hmm I am not aware of that actually, would you mind sharing, I am curious?


Sure, a guy stopped in a street in Paris to clean his boots and him and the guy who cleaned them were there for 7 minutes and someone took the picture


Oh that is a neat story. Do you know how people who are in fashion can tell if you need to tailor your clothes?


Hmm interesting one but I do not know that. Do you know what pulling yourself by the bootstrap used to mean?


I do not know that actually. But for tailoring they look for collar gaps on the clothes


Oh interesting. Apple used to have a clothing line but not sure what happened to it.


Yeah that is pretty cool. North Korea has a brand but it says Made in China, go figure


Hhahaha that is too funny. Do you travel much?


I do as much as I can. Have you ever been to Japan?


I have not but I hear it cost a lot to travel by car because the highways are tolled


Yesh it would cost you about $300 but I guess that money is used well as their roads are great


Yeah that is justified I guess. The Dutch are creating a bus that goes 160 mph


I would like to try that. In Iceland there is no railway so you have to travel by plane or a car


It is a rough terrain so I can see it being costly to build a railway there


Exactly. How fun to take super short plane trips from town to town


Hi! Yes, I love Netflix. In fact, I'm proud to say I'm one of the reasons Netflix accounts for 33% of all the North American bandwidth from 9pm to 12am. How about you?


I used to be part of that bandwidth too. i dont use netflix now. it takes up too much of my time.


Lucky you! Ha! I'm addicted to both YouTube and Netflix and again, I'm one of the reasons they both account for half the peak internet traffic in north America. Ha!


Yeah, the bandwidth usage is just going to go up. People want that video entertainment.


Indeed! But it's crazy that Netflix actually spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth! I find that hard to believe!


I guess some people dont live in areas with enough bandwidth. they need the post.


Yeah that could be why. But just think where we'd be today if Blockbuster hadn't rejected an offer to buy Netflix for $50 million. That was a huge mistake on their part considering Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Yeah, i would have made the same mistake. i would not have expected netflix to become netflix.


I don't think I would have either. We all have Reed Hastings to thank for letting a late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13 accumulate to $40, inspiring him to create Netflix!


Yes, netflix did not charge late fees and people loved it. it worked out great, but not for BB.


It did work out great as now the company has 137 million subscribers worldwide in every country except mainland China, Crimea, North Korea and Syria!


Yeah, netflix is a force to reckoned with, but one day netflix might encounter a competitor that unseats them.


That is true. I just hope the competitor let's us watch comic book movies. Ha! Speaking of comic books, did you know Stan Lee ends every phone call with the word "excelsior"? That's hilarious!


He was legend, that Stan Lee was. What does that word even mean though?


I'm sure we could find out by visiting the library at Michigan State University as it contains the biggest comic book collection available to the public in the world! That is amazing!


That is great! im glad that there is a school out there dedicated to comics. they are an important art form.


Indeed they are. Are you also familiar with DC Comics? It's crazy as it stands for Detective Comics which is a redundant company name!


Yeah, a silly name. i prefer marvel. i like spider man. Anyway, great chat!


I love Marvel as well! I became a fan after hearing about the Blue Ear superhero they created for the 4 year old who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids. He once told his mom "superheroes don't wear hearing aids" and Marvel created the hero for him. That was so sweet if them. Well it was great chatting with you as well!


That was kind of them. Have a good weekend.


Indeed! It was very kind! I also think it's cool Access is owned by both DC and Marvel simply to try and keep both companies' universes separate! That is awesome! Ha! Well, you have a good weekend as well! Take care, friend!


Take care! I'm off to read The Fantastic Four which was launched the same year (1961) the Marvel branding began! Have a great evening!


Yes, I do watch Netflix! I haven't seen Iron Fist? have you?


No, I haven't either. Are you into superheros?


Yes, I love Batman and Cat woman!!  I see Wonder Woman is up for awards!!


That's great! Marvel has become such a huge company. Even more so now that they are owned by Disney.


I agree, that was something when Disney did that! But Disney doesn't own rights to Big, Avengers , Xmen, Spiderman etc!


I heard they own the rights, they just aren't able to use the characters at certain theme parks due to an old agreement. Marvel has been around since 1939, although it had another name back then.


Yes, in theme parks. Did you know there is a superhero called Blue ear? Marvel created it for a 4 year old boy who wore a hearing aid! Very cool.


That's awesome!There is actually a superhero owned by both Marvel and DC Comics.


Named Access. Blockbuster made the mistake on declining the offer to buy Netflix!


That's for sure, they could have bought it for only 50 million!


How about Reed Hastings getting upset over a $40 fee on his VHS, so he started Netflix! lol


Good for him! Now he has 137 million people paying him!


Ha, ha, ha, I know!! Its believable that in peak internet traffic its Utube and Netflix being used.


Definitely! and that at nighttime, netflix itself takes up 1/3 of bandwidth in North America!


Yeah! I have Netflix and few others but I would say I use Youtube alot!!


I can't believe Netflix has been around for over 20 years. It started way back in 1997.


I know, It doesn't seem that long. Netflix announced it would get another 2 Billion in debt to help fund new content!


Really?! They have been making their own content since 2012, so I am surprised they are not making huge profits


Did you know that MS University library has the largest comic book collection in the world!!


I didn't know that. I'm sure that's neat to see. I learned a lot, Nice chatting with you!


Hi, I really like the movies.  How about you?


I am more into netflix shows.  Have you you seen Iron Fist?


I have not, but it sounds like an exciting show!


The first season was OK, but the second season has a new main person.


Yes, Colleen Wing.  Do you like her character?


At least she is Asian which the character is supposed to be.


Yeah, it's a nice twist to put a female asian in the lead role.  Did you know that Stan Lee ended every phone conversation with Excelsior!"?


No, I did not know that. Another major revelation is she may be the descendant of Wu Ao-Shi, the first female Iron Fist.


Yeah, that's very exciting!  And a nice twist!


Yeah, it makes the whole series come together.


Very cool.  Apparently Marvel trademarked the names "super-hero" and "super-villain".  I guess those words didn't need to exist before!


If they made them then I am fine with that. Did you know netflix was founded because one of the founders got late fees on a rental?


That is curious!  Imagine creating a multi-billion dollar company just because of late fees!  I can't believe that Netflix pays more in postage than in broadband.  Who are they mailing stuff to?


Some people get movies sent to them.  I did that when they first started. Do you like comic books?


Do they still mail movies to people?  I thought they stopped that.  I am not really into comic books, I like the movies because of the humor they put in there.  Do you like comic books?


They might not anymore.  Maybe it's now advertising? I like american comics.  Do you like marvel or DC more?


I don't have a preference, I think I like them both equally.  Is that ok to do?  Like I said, all I know is from the movies.  I really liked the X-Men series when they were out.


I really like superman and batman the most.


Oh nice choice.  I like the batman lego game.  Can you believe that Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet traffice in the states?


Yes I can believe that.  I constantly use them.


Lol!  I use Netflix, not YouTube.  So are superman and batman DC?


Hey have you ever gone on a travel trip outside of the United States? Apparently power differences is a real concern when you bring your electronics


Oh yeah - trying to figure out what power adapter to use was a nightmare!  Every country is different!


Yep that seems really annoying, and there's so many adapters that you would need depending on which country you are in, that's why I don't like to travel haha


The key is understanding that Europe runs on 220v and we run on 110.  Many devices can actually do both.


Well I need to look into that if I ever do travel, or at least just use the hotel electronics that come with the hotel stay


Yes I am a big fan of travel - even if airlines has slowed flights down by 10% since the 60s to save fuel


Yes that seems annoying. Maybe I will try traveling on that Dutch Bus though, they're making it go a hundred sixty miles per hour which is crazy


That would be a lot of fun!  Ride buses and couch surf while you are there


Yep that's the plan! I also want to go to Japan someday, have you ever been there? Apparently all of their highways are tolls


Yes and expensive ones at that!  $300 to cross the country!


That is really expensive! Also expensive is traveling on Mackinac Island, they don't allow cars and so you need to operate a horse if you want to travel anywhere


Yes I like horses.  Did you know that years ago ships would release rabbits onto islands to provide food for future travelers?  Rabbits do like to breed!


That is a good idea! That way if you ever traveled to that Island again you would have some food, but if you're a rabbit that sounds like it would be a horror movie LOL what do you think about horror movies by the way


I like the rocky horror picture show - it is a great classic flick


Yeah that is a great movie, I also like the movie Bambi even though I don't consider to be a horror movie like Stephen King does


laugh yeah bambi is not a horror movie.  It is funny ET was originally scripted to be a horror film!


That is funny! I need to watch more horror movies though, you can burn 200 calories just from seeing one, and I need to lose weight haha


Ok I know what I need to binge watch now!   I think its funny that there was not anyone involved in the filming of the original Exorcist movie who thought it was going to turn out to be a horror film.


That is funny, it's kind of like the boy from The Shining, he didn't realize that they were making a horror movie until he saw the actual movie years later when he was an adult


Yes they did not want to scare him!  Inception was originally going to be a horror film not a thief story


Yeah I didn't know that, have you ever heard of the instrument called a waterphone by the way? It's the instrument that makes that creepy sound in movie trailers, like a metallic sound almost


Hello,You know I was just thinking about different cultures and how the food preferences differ so much between them.


Ive heard that it is a tradition to eat shark fin at celebrations in parts of Asia.This has had an effect on shark populations.


Yes, there are concerns that it may cause shark to become extinct. Mainland China seems to have been doing a good job of turning away from this practice.


At least the consumption of shark fin soup has been reduced by 80 percent in China.Its a shame to put an entire species at risk because of a food trend.


They seem to be eating more in Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau despite it being unhealthy


There are other countries that exploit the shark for meat as well.There are estimated to be 20 million blue sharks killed a year.At that rate it wouldnt take long to destroy the entire population.How sad.


Yes, and the fact that it is basically string cartilage laced with  mercury is definitely a reason to avoid it.


I agree it isnt the healthiest fish to consume.Sharks are amazing creatures.They actually evolved before dinosaurs or trees


Yeah, while we're on facts...did you know that there are more people bit by New Yorkers than sharks every year!


Thats an interesting and funny fact.Ive also heard that sharks have been known to rescue sailors as dolphins do.I couldnt imagine being rescued by a shark.


Well, if I would be rescued by a shark I would surely tickle him! Each one of them have their own personality and there is even a community in Indonesia that keeps them as pets!


Sharks are a social sort of creature.There is a place in the Pacific Ocean called the white shark cafe.Sharks come to this place to congregate.


Sounds beautiful! I wonder if they have their own language as do many animals around the world. Animals from different areas even have different dialects!


I didnt know that.I find animals interesting.There are about 20 quintillion individual animals in the world.


They have special bridges in the Netherlands for animals to cross safely from one area to another.


Thats very considerate in The Netherlands.In Germany animals have constitutional rights


Wonderful! They have a lawyer in Switzerland that represents animals.


In Scotland the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species


Ha! Bigfoot too? So, there are a few biologically immortal animals out there. Do you know about them?


What are the biologically immortal animals.Turtles and elephants maybe?


Why are these animals considered biologically immortal?


That is amazing.Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from evolution when animals had gills and lungs?


YES!!! I had heard that before!! So wild! And did you know that just like we have a dominant hand like left and right, animals have a dominant paw.


I never though about animals having a dominant paw.That is an interesting fact.


Want some government facts? The Chinese government censored the word censorship!


What was the Chinese governments reasoning behind the censorship?


It's a communist country. They don't want anyone to use words like censorship that would make them look bad. Our own government has shut down 17 times in the past 37 years.


Did you know that Wikileaks published the governments plan to destroy them?


Or that JP Morgan bailed out the government in 1895...that would be a risky endeavor


I knew about JP Morgan.I guess it was in his own self interest to help the US.Did you know that 86 percent of Nevada is government owned?


Get out! Like government installations? The US publishes the names of anyone who renounces citizenship. I've never seen that list before!


Ive never heard of such a list either.I wonder if you are allowed to change your mind and get off the list?


That would be good to know. Although you would have to be pretty serious to want to go through with renouncing your citizenship in the first place. So, maybe they went to Monaco. Monaco got rid of income taxes because the casinos pulled in enough revenue


Im sure the standard of living in Monaco is one of the highest in the world.I wonder what happens to the revenue generated in Las Vegas if the government owns the state.


Governments can be good for some things.The Norwegian government donated 1 billion to save the amazon rainforest.


The rain forest needs all the help it can get.


Speaking of saving animals and the environment. The NBA player Yao Ming helped in educating the people of China about their shark eating habits.


I guess the shark owes a debt of gratitude to the celebrities of China for reducing their consumption.


Im glad some one is looking out for the sharks protection


Do you like to travel?  The Dutch are making it easier with a bus that can do 160mph.


That is interesting. and It cost a lot to travel in Japan


Many yen huh?  I wonder about Iceland.  They have no public rail service, no cars -- only horse-drawn carts or bikes.  Plus one has to dodge volcanos.


I would love to live there. I love to fly


Better pack a coat... Did ya know that the first king to travel the world was a Hawaiian named King Kalakaua.


I wonder how long it took King Kalakaua to travel around the world


I have no idea.  If it's one of those canoe things, I'm guessing quite a while... Do you like horror films?


I love them. I also love to burn calories while looking at them. Do you like them ?


Not really -- only if there is a cute girl latching on to me... Can you beleive Stephen King was once afraid of Bambi?


that is too funny. I learned that the music is played using a waterphone


I don't even know what a waterphone is.  I did learn that Edgar Allen Poe is considered "horror".  I remember the "Tell Tale Heart."


I loved his books and it funny how modern horror is inspired by him


Yeah, its too bad he died so young.  Love him... Ii wonder if people would read him and then go to a modern art museum


Are you a transformers fan ? This is a billion dollar franchise


It was a little before my time.  I'm more of the "Tonka" generation.


I am the transformers generation from the 80's. I collected the toys but did not see the movies


That's too bad... Their cgi effects are good and they take the time to do it right.  Up to 38 hours a frame.


Optimus prime keeps duing but is always in another movie. How does this work lol


Dunno.  There is no shortage of explosions, that's for sure. It's been nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you as well. Hope to meet you again


Hello I am good. Do you have any interests like Horror films or other movies like action films?


I get too scared and so I do not watch them. Do you like to watch them?


Not too much really although I like the trivia I have read about movies even horror movies. Like the creepy sounds they use in those film are mostly metallic noises from a waterphone instrument. Crazy huh?


Or that the dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to go 160!


That is something pretty amazing. I wonder what kind of fuel that bus uses or if it is just regular gas. Travel is so different in so many countries. I mean people have to use domestic flights to travel between major towns if they don't have a car.


Japan highways are tolls. Seems like a really expensive way to travel there.


That does sound expensive. I once read in a travel book it costs like more than $300 to travel across the country. Must be very expensive for it's residents.


Im from Illinois and it feels like that's what we pay sometimes. Such a pain.


I have never had to pay a toll so I guess I am lucky. Movies are expensive as well besides travel. I mean they spend billions of dollars on them sometimes and make even more billions back like the transformers movies.


They got a 15 from rotten tomatoes though. So they may spend and make the money back but it may not be good.


True, the ratings have done way down on them. I mean when a character like Optimus Prime has died more than 25 times in story universe that expands books, comics, shows, and movies it is hard to take it seriously or think it has quality


As long as the fans think it is ok, I guess it is fine but you're right. Seems t be a joke. I used to love the transformers.


I used to as well. I think Michael Bay is just too caught up in himself. I mean he even had himself be one of the humans megatron flicked away in the first film.


There are 1.53 explosions per minute in the 2007 film. He likes big explosions, I guess.


He also loves the CGi a little too much. I know one of the effects in the transformers movie was so difficult that it took 38 hours to just render one movement. It's insane.


Seems like a lot of work for one movement. He has to love his craft! Have you ever been on the Transformers ride at Universal Studios?


No I haven't but I want to go there. I love action movies and I know they have a lot of rides there


I loved the Harry Potter and Simpsons stuff there. I went like 3 years ago and want to go back.


I am surprised with how popular horror movies are that there isn't a theme park for that kind of genre.


There might be in a small town in georgia or something. Nich chatting with you!


How's it going, do you like horror films? I enjoy watching ones based on supernatural and macabre themes


hi, how are you? i am not really into horror films. there are a few i like though.


They're not for everyone, it's pretty cool the creepy metallic sound is made by an instrument called the waterphone


waterphone? like a saxophone? i wonder how you play that instrument.


I don't know, I might be too scared to play the waterphone, the name even sounds creepy


Yeah, its creepy. good for breaking the ice at parties. LOL by the way, do you like dogs?


Yea, dogs are pretty awesome and were the first species to be domesticated


I think dogs are better than most people. i dont own one though. i wish i did. You?


My brother has a Jack Russel, he's pretty cool but isn't useful for much besides companionship lol


yes, they are fun little dogs. energetic, but not good at protection. i prefer bigger dogs.


I wonder if google prefers any particular dog breed since they officially prefer dogs over cats


probably dont want huge dogs in the office taking up space. but still, it is good for morale to have dogs around.


Yea, dogs would be pretty useful since they can instinctively understand pointing


Yeah, just like elephants. Perhaps a pet elephant would be good. does google allow elephantts?


Maybe. It's pretty crazy dogs have 12 different blood types


I guess its because they have so many breeds. i wonder which blood type is the most common.


Me too. I wonder if other animals have a lot of blood types like snakes or a legless lizard


I bet there is variation. i would not want to run a blood drive for snakes though. LOL


Well you can go to New Zealand, there are no snakes there


I guess NZ is the place for me. Anyway, great chat!


Have you ever been ice fishing before? I don't think i could stand the cold.


Good afternoon, no I've never been ice fishing.  I live in Florida and ice fishing holds no appeal to me! Lol


Me either i just heard that chip Lohmiller took three of his redskins colleges ice fishing before the super bowl in 92.


That was nice of him, I guess?  I would have politely declined the invitation, I believe.  I like to eat fish.  How about you?


I do too but i have never been fishing or had to clean them. How about you?


Yes, I love to fish, fresh or salt doesn't matter.  Never cleaned them, let my husband do that job!


Well i think that's fair you catch he cleans. So is it true that freshwater fish only drink water through their skin.


That's what they say and the salt water fish can also drink through their mouths, as well.  I don't know for sure if that's true or not, really.


Wow fascinating. Not as much as the Immortal jellyfish. Have you heard of it?


No, I've seen many jellyfish while we've been off shore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, but I don't think they were this type. About the weirdest fish I've caught is the sheephead fish and it had teeth like a human.  I took one look and told my husband get him off my line and throw him back, he was too creepy looking.


Yeah i bet. the immortal jelly fish has the capability of starting it's life cycle over as a defense against predator. I had to do some research on that one, lol.


That's neat, wish I could start my lie cycle over, too.  Someone needs to be studying this jellyfish.  May have the key to our immortality.


Right! So you know about the fish that can eat prey twice it's own length and ten times it's own weight, that's way to much!!


Black swallower, have heard of that one, but never caught one.


I assume their very large fish. The seahorse is classified as a fish even though it has a neck.


Yeah, seahorse are very cute little creatures.  Have you ever seen one up close?


I have not. Did you know that 84% of genes known to be associated with human decease have counterparts in Zebrafish. I never heard of a zebrafish.


That's interesting, I actually saw one swimming off the coast of Daytona Beach, one time.  I didn't know it carried all these genes, though that are similar to humans.  bet there are lots of scientists studying that little fish.


Well they should and we should have a lot more cures than we do, course there no money in cures.


You are correct about that.  There's big money in test, treatments,and medications. Well, I know what I'm having for dinner now, either cajun stuffed flounder or blackened Mahi.  What's your favorite fish to eat?


Cajun Salmon is my favorite. I stick to that because any other kind i have i would need to fry it, lol!


That sounds delicious.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon about fish.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your Friday!


Are you a fan of the washington redskins football team?


I like football, but not necessarily the Redskins.  I did hear that they went ice fishing in Minnesota before the 92 superbowl.


What a great way to prepare for a game go sit on a boat in the freezing cold lol


Right?! Maybe they thought it would acclimate them to the temps??? I mean the windchill was 30 below!


Thats a great way to have somebody catch a classic case of hypothermia, I hope they had some nice food to warm them up afterwards


I wonder what kind of fish they caught? Did you know that a goldfish lived to be 43 years old?


They probably caught an icecube even 30 below is too cold for the fish lol I didnt know that. Do you know which is the only fish with a neck


I don't. I didn't know any fish had a neck.  Hanako was a koi fish who lived to be 226 years old...he probably didn't have a neck! LOL


Its the seahorse people forget its considered a fish. Are sharks also considered fish?


I'm not sure...I did forget seahorses are fish! Did you know there is a fish that can live on land?!


Did you ever see the film finding nemo, thats a classic?


It is! I meant to say before that I'll youtube that fish.  Did you know youtube started with a video of a guy talking about elephants?


It did? I remember when youtube first blew up around 2006-2007 the good ol days before all the ads and commericals got included


Yes in 2007 youtube used as much bandwith as the entire internet did in 2000! That shows how much it blew up!


It also shows how much the whole internet expanded in just 7 short years


Yes...did you know it started as a dating site?


I didnt even know that so what was the point of the videos?


Maybe to see people in their natural environment? Clothing can tell you a lot about people too. Did you know a man wore 70 pieces of clothes to avoid a baggage charge at the airport?


Well he better have went to the dry cleaners when he landed in his destination


I am good.  What's your opinion of the Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez?


dont really know much about him. what did he do?


He maintains positive relations with other teams.  He congratulates other teams when they are successful.


that is good. it is a sport after all. it represents sportsmanship to young people.


Yeah.  It's also great that baseball managers are able to play for their teams if they are needed.


i cant imagine it now. but back in the day, i bet the manager did play regularly.


Yeah, dedication is also an admirable trait within baseball or any professional sport.  Like the married couple who for 24 years scheduled every single baseball game played during those years.


that must be an interesting job. i hope they used a computer. if not, oh man, what a headache.


Hard work pays off.  Consider the man who wrote a fantasy manuscript over fifteen thousand pages long.  I would love to read that!


i wonder if it is any good. that is a LONG manuscript. clearly a labor of love.


The difference between perceiving fantasy and reality is represented by a small difference in our brain.  Fantasy is an interesting book genre.


boy, i wonder if i have that fold in my brain. perhaps i have lost it over the years. LOL


I always loved fantasy video games.  I like nonfiction books too.  Everything that is read is taken with a grain of salt, I guess.


I think that reading is a great way to experience new ideas and situations. I am glad that we have the ability to fantasize.


I don't believe I've ever read comedic fantasy before.  Comedic fantasy sounds interesting.


Have you seen the princess bride? it is a movie that is pretty comic too. what about shrek?


Not sure if I've seen those movies.  Can you believe that a professional hockey player usually loses 8 pounds during a game?


If you like fantasy and comedy, maybe they fit the bill. 8 pounds? where does it go? LOL Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, anyone who has a goal to lose weight can start playing hockey games.  8 pounds in one game is a happy fantasy.


I guess i know my mission: play hockey. Have a good day!


You too!  Thank you for the chat!  Have a good day!


Not my favorite.  My grandfather is a major fan.  He was telling me that a man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfather's attic.


I love it. I was a pitcher, I think people that don't like it are crazy!


What do you think about hockey?  Did you know that an average professional player can lose up to eight pounds in one game?


Well Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports Lacrosse and Ice Hockey.


Interesting, both are really cool But hockey is better, I guess they couldn't decide!


Very interesting.   One time a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993 and won four Stanley Cups.


Nice, so how much is $1 worth in Canada?


Not worth much, but what a good trade.  Can you guess what is under a basketball court in a sport stadium?


Hilarious, that almost sounds like a fantasy!


Speaking of fantasy, did you know that author Terry Pratchett was knighted for his "services to literature."


He probably was knighted by the queen of England since this the only country that knights people.  She knighted Elton John.


I am as serious as a janitor in Chicago wrote 15,145 page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations which was only discovered after his death.


hi how are you today? let's talk about clothing and shoes!


I'm great thanks! Sounds good to me. I love shoes. I Iike both basic sandals and high-end fashion shoes. You?


I am a basic person. i have basic clothing, basic shoes.


Nice. Did you know that professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of shoes in a week?


I believe it. those shoes look dainty. i would probably go through a dozen myself. LOL


Yes definitely! I love how shoes are designed for all purposes, for example there are specific shoes for mountaineering or skiing.


Yes, they are quite versatile and useful. i usually use basic tennis and running shoes. no ballet shoes. LOL


Yes me as well! Apparently 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern day shoes. I want to know how they found that out.


I bet those shoes were built to last a lifetime. probably couldnt replace or fix them easily.


Yeah definitely I want to I want to know they're made of? If you have stinky shoes just put dry teabags in there, they absorb the stinky smell.


Just one teabag? for my stinky shoes, it might take a dozen LOL


Ha ha well that would even work better! In addition the shoes I also like close. There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, and other things found in unclaimed baggage at airports.


I wonder if there is any good stuff there, or if it is just stinky shoes and the like.


If that is the case make sure you bring lots of teabags! Apple even had a clothing line in 1986.


I would never buy apple clothing, especially from 1986. too geeky


Yeah definitely. Rip curl makes clothes in North Korea but the label actually says made in China. I would like to know why this is?


I guess to hide the fact that they are breaking a serious law? I would not want to help NK and their dictator.


Me neither. Back in the old days the pilgrim clothing was full of color they only wore black for special occasions!


I guess the stereotype of prim pilgrims sells better. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah I suppose so. I wonder if their clothing was gender specific? Because some clothing can be. It was very nice talking with you too I hope you have a good Saturday.


I do.  Do you have interesting facts about them?


I do! Something that I did not know was that ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Wow.  That's a lot.  I would not be able to afford them.


Me either. I feel like that is such a waste. I wonder what they do after they wear through the shoe that fast.


I don't know.  I heard that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.  I wonder who owns 5000 year old shoes.


It is probably because they did not care about fashion back then.


What I meant was that someone made a comparison to come up with his or her fact.  So, her or she must have had the 5000 year old shoes to compare with modern shoes.


I see. I would love to see who made them and why they performed better.


Do you know who leaves his cleats on the field after every game?  It's a trivia question.


Yes it is.  I wonder who got to keep them.


Do you know why he left them on the field?


He did it to raise awareness to homeless people without shoes.


That is a good thing.  The shoes should be auctioned and proceeds should be used to buy shoes for the homeless people.


I agree. I love the exposure to the cause. I hope it has been effective.


I hope so too.  Are you familiar with Stephon Marbury?


He is a former professional basketball player.  He promoted a line of shoes (retail price of only $15) and was not paid to endorse them.


Wow that is crazy. I am going to look more into him. Have a nice day.


sort of, not really all of te gossip but i do follow some comedians on twitter. do you?


A little bit.  Pixar has a secret room that is often visited by celebrities.  Wonder what's in there?


i like to think its a giant ball put for adults to play in. just relax and unwind. that would be fun


LOL  That's funny!  The highest paid celebrity is kind of surprising.  It's Judge Judy who makes $123,000 per episode.  A lot of people must be tuning it to watch her for them to be able to pay her that.  That's nuts.


imagine that? i cant beleive that. all she does is sit there and yell at people! no wonder she is never going to retire


Right?  lol  Robin Williams was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities doing voices in animated films when he did Aladdin.


and he wasnt even going to do it! they had to fight with him. thats why he didnt to the 2nd Alaadin movie


Oh wow.  I didn't know that!  Speaking of another first...Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.


wow! I always liked that show when I was growing up. Did you ever watch it?


I did.  Do they still make new episodes?


I want to say they do, i dont watch it at all but I dont think it will ever end


It has to be a one of the longest running shows I would think.  On another topic....did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?  I had no idea.


I bet it was a bunch of black turtlenecks and nothing else, Steve Jobs old go to outfit


LOL  That's funny!  Pilgrims wore clothes that were full of color and only wore black for special occasions.  I don't think I've ever seen a drawing/image of a pilgrim wearing anything other than black and whie.


I was thinking about that too, but maybe all of the pictures we saw were just special occassions, regular days were something they never documented


I think you're right.  There's a store in Alabama that only sells items that were found in unclaimed baggage at airports.  Wonder if they have to pay for that stuff or if they get it for free to resell?


I think its a fun idea to do that! did you know that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes? guess they were built to last back then


Wow.  That's pretty incredible.  My shoes smell really bad.  Do you have any tips to help them not smell?


i hear dry tea bags do wonders, which is strange to me but i guess it makes sense


Wow.  I'll have to try that!  Thanks for the good tip!  It's been a pleasure chatting with you.  Have a good day!


Hello inhabitant of the planet earth. Are you human or chimp? Specifically, are you homo sapien?


Ha! Homo sapien, I believe. Which, I suppose, makes me pretty old -- at least 50,000 years since I started acting "modern."


Have you lost all your hair? Most humans lost body hair about 240,000 years ago. If you are still hairy, you are quite old indeed.


We're getting somewhat personal. :-) But I guess we all pretty much come from Africa, chimps and humans.


I am from the planet Doorlocke. We are hairless too. But wee have one difference with humans: There is no frequency of sound that causes us fear, unless you count the sound of an empty Pringles can, but that is less fear that sadness.


Ah, the sound of sadness is a sad sound indeed. Hey, Doorlockean, what happens when you get a rib shortened? We humans can regrow one just as strong as the original one, and in just two to three months.


We are snail-shaped, and without ribs, so, we've got that going for us. I guess we are earlier of the evolutionary tree that you are.If your history was viewed as a 24-hour day, humans would occupy only 1 minute and 17 seconds. We would occupy much less. About 4 bleems and a nibblet.


So, I have no idea where Doorlocke is. Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Most of the surface, about 70 percent, is covered with water. We also have a moon.


A moon. I have heard of this hazing ritual. I come from a planet that circles a star that is so cold, you can touch it with your hand. It is called Cold Rock of the Sun. We do not/have not moon.


Cool! So, you believe your plant circles a star? We tend to believe the Earth circle the Sun. But a long time ago, folks here thought differently. They thought the Earth was the center of the universe and everything revolved around it. Then a guy name Copernicus proved it isn't so.


Ah, great thinker... We have such a great thinker in our ancestry. He was the Great Snail-o-pithicus. He postulated that the universe may be one giant superhologram. Since we do not know what a hologram is, we blindly accepted the inane ramblings of this drunken master as fact. Now we are begining to suspect it was all fake news.


Interesting theory. I have heard of a theory that there is just one electron in the universe. I can't quite get my head around that, even with my human brain that is relatively large and is able to handle high levels of abstract reasoning.


Your immense intellect has reminded me of why I have come to your planet. We need help with a profound mystery. It appears that the a region of space may be pulling galaxies outside of the known universe. I believe you call this location, "Cleveland"


Ha! Are you saying Cleveland sucks? I wonder if we shouldn't run in away then. We humans are among the best distance runners, at least compared to other animals here on Earth.


"Run away" That is a concept difficult for a space-snail to appreciate. Our scientists theorize that the universe evolves, much like species on earth do. Someday, all men will be like DOnald Trump, and all women will be like Nancy Pelosi. I fear our species will never achieve such advanced evolutionary stae.


I figured you might say something like that. Say, since you're an "extraterrestrial" by our definition, I was wondering if you have ever encountered an Earth ambassador? Back in 2010, our United Nations appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they would ever make contact with Earth.


I met someone named "Buzz" who had a friend named "Woody" - Could this be your earth's ambassador? It was along time ago, back when our planet was new and each day was only 5.5 hours long, similar to when your planet was new.


Gee, I don't know. Wouldn't surprise me. I don't know what you've heard about Earth, but it's not the greatest place, no thanks to us humans. For example, we've managed to already destroy more than 80 percent of all our forests.


Or plant has no remaining forests, and our helium reserves are so low, our balooons no longer float. Before I depart, I must collect some of Earths remains helium supply before that disappears as well. I also want a Happy Meal.


We don't have much helium left, so go easy. Need any tools while you're at it? We humans are really good at using tools, more so than any other animal. We also can build fires and cook food. And snail-like creatures like yourself should be careful in that regard...


Thank you for your kindness. Now if you could point the way to a sushi bar, I will be on my way. Nanu nanu.


Hello, Do you know There are at least 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe?


I did not know that. Have you read the book mentioned in my article, "Origin Story"?


That's what mine was about too. The title can be a little misleading. Are you interested in this topic??


Of course I am interested, Please explain me.


Is this something you know a lot about? I really do not get too interested in the universe and that topic. It either goes above my head or bores me. I want to read that book to see if it changes anything in me. What about you?


I am very interested in knowing the universe. But it knows little about it.


Well, I read the universe tends to be opaque.


Of course, The mere fact that we live in a universe boggles my mind every once in a while.


Some researchers even belive that our universe could be living inside a of a black hole. How weird is that?


Yes, I I've heard A new theory posited by a group of physicists presents the possibility that our universe is nestled inside a black hole.


Before this article, I had not heard that. Had you?


I do not know completely. I've shared some of the things I've heard.


There is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallel universe.


That's nice. Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.


Did you ever see the show 3rd rock from the sun?


I have not seen so far. Have you ever seen?


Yes, I have seen it. It was funny. From the 90s...


Wow! it's amazing, Can you say a little about the experience?


It was an average TV show about the earth and being the third planet from the sun, like your post mentioned. Just thought it was intersecting.


What is your favorite thing about Amazon?  Mine is the shopping site,  I can pretty much find anything!


Im doing great!  How are you? I really love the prime videos as well!


I am good too. I am reading about Human and facts. Did you knowHumans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.


I did not know that until now,  thanks for the info!  Does this subject interest you?


Its all I have to work from we prob have different stuff no biggie. Tell me more about your topic.


I think my subjects actually changed,  I had Amazon a few seconds ago and now that I looked back on it I have completely different topics.  Sorry for the confusion.


I think it is amazing that humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2-3 months of having it surgically shortened!


I agree but I wonder for what reason someone would need their rib shortened in you know?


hmm I dont know haha,  Maybe some kind of accident or event that happened to them that they need surgery to do this.  I cant think why anyone would need to do this purposely.


lol Yea me either I think its neat that there is There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


Me too!  I was going to look it up after this!  Thats interesting and scary.  I wonder if people use that sound to purposely cause fear in humans.  for example,  do they use this sound in scary movies or theme parks etc.  Also,  thats kind of a bummer that we dont produce vitamin c on our own,  just another vitamin we have to take on a daily basis.


when the earth first formed a day was only 5.5 hours...how do they even know this lol although that would be kinda cool if humans only had to work like 2 hours a day.


About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans. The remaining 29% is land consisting of continents and islands that together have many lakes, rivers and other sources of water that contribute to the hydrosphere.


Also amazing,  i love those shows about ocean life,  theres a whole way of life down there,  do you ever watch Blue Planet?  Whats your favorite water animal?  I love Orcas and Octopus


Awesome its been good talking to ya give us a good rating


Hello, are you interested in space and the universe?


Yes I am!  I always wondered if the universe may exist in a black hole.


I don't know enough about black holes to know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.


lol  Me neither.  I always thought that they were a bad thing.  lol  They say that there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallet universe.  Pretty deep huh?  lol


That would be really interesting. It's amazing that there is so much out there that we can only theorize about.


I agree.  If you were to fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.  (the little cartoon bubble just went off over my head saying "now you know...."  lol)


I saw an episode of Mythbusters where they had to use a steamroller to fold a piece a paper after a couple of times. 103 would be impossible!


Oh man.  I love that show!  It never gets old.  Did you know that Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


Yes I know there are people who believe it is only 2000 years old but I believe what the researchers and scientists have discovered.


I'm with you.  71 percent of the Earths surface is covered with water.  Incredible that there are some parts of the world that are suffering from water shortages.


It's unfortunate that a lot of that water is not potable. Hopefully we can make some advancements in desalinization and help those areas.


Yes I agree.  I didn't know that Jupiter saves Earth from many asteroids heading towards it.  That makes sense.


Luckily it's so big it probably draws a lot of them into it's gravitational field.


Yes.  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  We're just a blip on the history of the Earth.


It's amazing to think how little we've existed in relation to how old the universe is.


Yes.  The direction of the Earth's magnetic field reverses every 200 to 300 thousand years.  Would that make rivers flow in different directions then?


I wish I knew enough about science to answer that one. That would be something if they suddenly changed directions.