Yes  I do. Did you know Bruce Lee was a cha cha dancer?


Yes he even won a hardcore cha cha championship in 1958


Yeah. Did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?


Yes and he even was in the production of the nutcracker


Yeah. Ballet dancer go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


Yes that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money


Yeah true. Did you know babies are really good at dancing?


Yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


Yeah they are much smarter than we give them credit for


True Did you know Jackson had a patent on a dancing device?


Yes it helped him smooth out his dance moves


Yes I do. Do you know that he popularized many phrases


Yes like good riddance, in my heart of hearts and such


Yes and then he also invented names like Jessica, Olivia and Miranda


Yes. And for his works you have to use old english for it to make sense


Yes otherwise the rhymes and puns do not seem to work out


Yes. He lived at the same time as Pocahontas too


I wonder if they met how that would go from there


Hey what's up do use Google very often?I really love the company and was surprised to hear that it was founded back in 1998.


i think everyone must use it daily! its become ingrained in every day life


Agreed. The Google headquarters in Mountain View California is nicknamed the Google Plex.


thats funny. The current CEO is Sundar Pichai, i didnt know Larry Page was replaced


Oh yeah I didn't know that either. I also want to go to google Plex to see the goats who mow their lawn by eating it.


Yeah apparently lol! They do that instead of hiring people to mow!


thats both funny and i guess imaginative. leave it to a huge tech company to employ actual goats!


Yeah exactly I am sure they are cheaper. One thing I bet they couldn't exploit is fish. I think fish are so cool there is actually a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


i had rememered hearing about that before. Immortatlity is wasted on a jellyfish haha. did you know a seahorse is the only fish that has an actual neck?


That is so funny I guess I never considered a seahorse a fish. The black swallower fish sounds a lot like a snake because it can eat pray that is so large.


i guess they live up to their name then!


It seems they do. I also didn't know that there was a difference with how freshwater and saltwater fish drink.


thats crazy. i wonder why fresh water ones only use osmosis?


Yeah and saltwater fish are lucky because they can do that and drink through their mouth's.


seems like fresh water fish got the short end of the stick with that one. Have you ever been to a cat cafe?


I have never been to a cat cafe no, what about you? Seems like they are popular in Japan and Taiwan.


no but I would love to! paying hourly to hang out with adorable cats? im in!


Yeah that would be a lot of fun. I didn't realize that cats sleep so much. Must be nice.


i guess thats where the phrase "cat nap" comes from


Oh yeah I guess so ha ha. There's even a town in Alaska that has a mayor cat.


Dancing is a lot of fun. Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great dancer?


I heard that, winning Cha Cha championships and everything!


Yes that is amazing. He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship back in 1958 in fact.


I always just thought of him as a martial arts legend.  Now he is a dance legend of sorts too!


Yeah!! That is correct. He was a fantastic martial artist. Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


Yeah!  He was the mouse king in the Nutcracker.  Thats pretty cool, I would definitely never have guessed that about him.


Neither did I. That is insane because Tupac was a famous rapper.


He was indeed, his music is even in the library of congress.


Sure thing!  Did you hear about Michael Jackson's special patent shoes?


No. I know that Michael Jackson was a fantastic dancer but can you tell me more about his patent shoes if you don't mind.


There was a specific device in his shoes that helped with his extreme lean in some dance moves.


Wow!!! That is amazing coming from such a talented singer and dancer. I couldn't even dance like that even if I dreamed of it.


Me neither. I could never be a professional dancer.


I heard that some professional ballet dancer can go through four pairs of shoes in a week.


That is crazy!  That can't be cheap for them.


No. I think its very expensive for them to be professional ballet dancers based on this.


It has been great chatting but I must go!  Gotta go get my Bruce Lee on, the martial arts part...  definitely not the dance.


Ha Ha!!! It was so nice chatting with you as well!! Have a nice day!!! Bye


I love it. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


Yes he even won a cha cha championship in 1958


Yeah. Did you know ballet dancers use a lot of shoes?


Yes they go through 4 pairs in a single week


Yeah that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money


Yeah. Babies are also really good at dancing when they hear music


Yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


Yeah pretty cute. Did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?


Yes he was in the nutcracker as the mouse king


I love his work. Did you know he popularized many terms that we use to this day?


Yes terms like, good riddance, in my heart of heart and such


Yes. He lives at the same time as Pocahontas did


I wonder if they had met what he would have written about her.


Yeah good point. He also invented some women's names


Yes among those are Olivia, Miranda and Jessica


Yeah. Did you know that his works have to stick to the old english language to make sense?


Yes especially with punk and rhymes, they do not work with modern language


Yeah. Did you know Tchaikozsky donated his skull in hopes it will be used in Shakespeare's plays?


Yes and did get used so that is good. Nice chat


Yes, I think it is the most effective search engine. How about you? Do you use gmail?


Yes. a google search takes more computing power than sending astronauts tot he moon


And before on Google moon they used to use cheese for close ups!


do you know how google maps calculates traffic?


they track how fast android devices are moving


Interesting! Google really is taking over the world. Their data center electricity use is 0.01 percent of all worldwide electricity.


Yes for sure they are. they have grown so much over the years


But I like that they like to have fun too. Have you ever typed askew into Google?


You should try it! It tilts the page. Another fun thing Google does is call new employees nogglers. They have to wear propeller beanies. Or is this mean?


Oh, not sure about that really. People say it is a great place to work at though


Before Google launched gmail, that was the name of a free email service offered by garfield's website. That actually seems more fun.


I know now everytime I open gmail I think of garfield


Speaking of cats, I would love to get a glow in the dark one. They have those in South Korea.


Wow. In Japana and Taiwan there are cat cafes where you can play with them


That seems fun! That reminds me of the Anderson house bed and breakfast in Minnesota. They used to offer a free cat for the night when you booked a room.


wow. there is a town in alaska where the mayor of the town is a cat


That is cool. Cats are a pretty smart species. There has not been a cat species extinction in 10,000 years.


They are indeed very smart and that proves it. Nice chatting with you.


Can you believe there is stars that can be cold enough to be touched ? The universe is so diverse.


Yeah and there is even places that exist but we never will be able to see because they are too far away.


They are saying space pulls galaxies outside of universe that we could see


Yes that is what I was saying, albeit I doubt that there is only one electron in the universe like some people say.


I don't see anything supporting or denying that theory so we would never know for sure.


Yeah, but only one ? For all the universe ? It does not seems logic ...


There is only one sun that warms earth and all other planets so why not just one electron?


Because an electron is part of matter, the water you drink, the chair you sit on. Saying there is only 1 electron in the universe is like saying there is 1 grain of wheat in your bread.


It makes sense when you put it that way but in terms of that universe size the electron could be very big.


Maybe they did mean to say that our universe is contained in an electron in another universe ?


I don't know but I am at the end of knowledge on this subject. What do you think about the facts of comics? I would have thought US invented them, but it's Japan or UK.


Japan has a great printing history, I am not surprised about this. Do you read comics books ? I have read a few but not about super-heroes.


I used to in my childhood but not any more, I used to love inspector Gadget.


Was Inspect Gadget a comics on Paper or a cartoon on TV ? I was talking about what Marvel is publishing.


On Paper and yes I do recall seeing Super-hero and Hulk books.


I think that Hulk is in the Marvel universe. But like I said, I never read anything from Marvel nor DC comics.


Right me neither, there were so many good choices of comics when I was growing up.


Not where I lived, if I want to read a comic book, I had to go to the library. But as I think about it Tintin is a comic book, so I was wrong, I did read a lot of them when I was young but they were European.


Mine all time favorite was Bozo the clown, books and TV both.


I did saw a lot of cartoons on TV, but I don't think that considered as a comic book. have a nice day.


Are you a Star Wars fan? I need to rewatch the OT and the prequels so I can watch the subsequent stuff for the first time and understand what's going on.


Hi! Yes, I am a huge fan of Star Wars! I also loved how it was the first major movie to be dubbed in Navajo! I think that is so cool!


Yeah, that's wild. I guess it takes a pretty small audience to pay for the translation work.


Agreed. Isn't it also funny James Earl Jones only spent two and half hours recording his lines for Darth Vader? I also can't believe he was only paid $7500! Geez, that's pocket change.


$7500 is amazingly low. I guess since Darth Vader was masked Jones could just record everything at once in the studio.


Agreed. Can you also believe that George Lucas' wife at the time, Marcia, won an academy award for her editing on Star Wars and yet George Lucas didn't win an academy award for directing. That is just downright unbelievable!


A lot of people think the OT was so much better than the prequels because of her influence.


Yeah it was because of her that so many major changes were made like Leia's good luck kiss, Obi Wan's death, etc. She was truly a big influence!


I remember thinking just about everything in the prequels' timeline was off, based on the mental version of the past the OT led us to construct. But I'd have to rewatch to nail it down.


Yeah I would have to watch it as well! So are you also a fan of Chewbacca? I love him. I think it's funny there's a bat species called the Chewbacca bat. That's hilarious!


I never felt strongly about Chewbacca one way or the other TBH. But I've got to google a picture of that bat to see what it looks like!


I would like to see it as well. Did you know Chewbacca actually had a wife and two boys? That's pretty interesting!


I vaguely recall reading something in the Star Wars fictional universe where a young Han Solo stayed with Chewbacca and his mom in their home.


That's so weird, isn't it? Ha! Are you one of the fans who believes both r2d2 and Chewbacca were secret rebel agents? I kind of think it's an interesting theory.


I wish I knew enough about the background to have an opinion, but the last Star Wars I watched was Episode III, when it came out on video. I really need to rewatch to refresh my memory of it.


Same here! Like, I also had forgotten that before his companionship with Chewbacca, Hans Solo was an imperial lieutenant!


Yeah, I don't remember that at all. He definitely doesn't seem like the type.


Indeed he doesn't. But I've always liked Chewbacca because he reminded me of a giant dog. Ha! Speaking of dogs, I think it's cool that dogs, along with elephants, are the only animals that understand pointing!


I wouldn't be surprised if cats understood it but just didn't care, LOL.


Ha! No kidding. Speaking of dogs and cats, I like how Google prefers dogs over cats and even states in their code of conduct that they're a dog company! That is awesome!


Yeah, that's a weird official policy for what's supposed to be a neutral search engine! Nice chatting with you.


Naming a cloned cat "copy cat", that's cute.


You must have ESP. I was going to tell you teh same thing! I have a sad story to tell there are less tigers living in the wild in Asia than as pets in the US.


Of Roosevelt's 20 pets two were a bear and hyena!


Whoa, cool! I know he seemed to be quite the animal lover.


And there are more pets in Japan than there are children under 15. You can't be a pets "OWNER" in Boulder but you can be their guardian.


I have a pet. I am an ailurophile meaning I love cats.


Cool word! Did you know there are 20 quintillion animal varieties on Earth?


That is a lot! And in 2002 Germany gave them legal rights.


Yeah, and the Loch Ness monster is protected under the 1912 Scottish Animal Protection Act.


I wonder if the immortal jellyfish needs protecting... being immortal and all.


Lol...speaking of water animals, did you know that hiccoughs are a left over from evolution when we had gills?


Maybe that connection is part of why 84% of human disease genes have counterparts in zebrafish, too... hmm.


Hmm? Good theory. Seeing that the most popular pets are cats and dogs it is no surprise that they are commonly used for therapy in hospitals.


Well, they are good at helping people adjust to new situations, too.


Yes, like for elderly who are without companions.


Or people with anxiety and depression, or kids with autism.


Yes, a seahorse wouldn't be very good for that purpose. Did you know seahorses are the only fish with a neck?


I don't think a black swallower fish would be good as a companion pet either because it can eat prey twice its length!


That would freak me out! But I bet it catches that prey using its acoustic communication!


Could be. Fish are cool like that. I think it's neat that amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals all had the same ancestry with fish.


I wonder if reptiles are considered ectothermic like most fish?


That would be a good thing to know, especially because some of them make good pets.


Yep, but I don't know if walking a gecko would give the same health benefits as walking a dog


Probably not. Dog walking is good because it gives companionship and exercise at the same time.


Hey, did you know the first marine predator was the shark? They developed in the Silurian period.


Very interesting. I wonder how many aquatic species have gone extinct since then...


Or have evolved into other species. The shark has a higher core temperature than other fish because it is an active swimmer.


That makes sense. I always thought sharks were pretty interesting because they have cartilage instead of bone.


Yes, fascinating fact! Tuna also hold a higher core temperature. They are in the same class as shark because they are also active swimmers.


Tuna can get quite large, too. It's cool how big some fish get.


One more before we go...did you know domesticated animals develop a white patch on their forehead?


Yeah. that is a pretty cool way to know they are domesticated rather than wild.


Very cool chatting with you. Did you know there are 6331 groups of genes? They are common to all living animals!


It was a cool exercise in zoology chatting with you.


I think its sad to have to part with a pet due to allergies and couple conflict like in the Dear Amy section.


That is sad. Do you have pets? The first cloned pet was a cat and its name was copy cat.


Yes, I have a dog.  Sounds like in the Dear Amy that they do everything tit for tat. The cat owner states that her fiance has to get rid of his saltwater fish if she gets rid of her cat.  That's not necessarily fair though I don't think.  They seem like they may struggle as a couple in the future.


Yeah that's a bit dramatic! A cat lover is known as an ailurophile and a dog lover is known as a cynophile.


Allergies can be serious to people.  I understand his reserve of having a cat.


Me too. A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, protection, or entertainment. No one should have to be made uncomfortable by a pet in the house.


I'm sure she loves the pet, but she has to make a choice if the pet is harming her fiance.


Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described. I'm sure they can find one to agree on.


Did you ever hear that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?  That's a new one to me.


That's interesting! Of the 1.5 million species, 1 million are insects! Yuck!


Apparently, there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.  If you want to live forever, you can look into being a jellyfish.


Fascinating! In japan, there are more pets than there are children under 15.


Teddy Roosevelt had over 20 pets and his own real "teddy" bear along with a hyena


Wow! There are more tigers living as pets in the us than living wild in asia.


I never met anyone with a tiger pet.  That is strange.  It's not legal to own pets in Boulder, Colorado but you can be their guardian.


Lots of places have special animal rights. In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


The loch ness monster is protected by 1912 Scottish provisions


That's funny. It's not even a proven species. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Did you ever hear of people being contacted due to DNA matches?  You can opt in or out but might be connected with matches of family members


That is pretty cool. There are several companies offering DNA testing, and each seems to offer a different way of handling client privacy


DNA matches could be connected via social media.


yes me too. some of them can eat prey twice their sizew


Yes, did you know seahorses only fish to have a neck?


that is so cool, and the males carry the young in that species


Yes, and zebrafish are very interesting.


yeah did you know we use them to figure out stufffor ourselves


Yes interesting,  How about the first cloned cat named copy cat?


that is cool. there is a jellyfish that is immortal


I know, really? How about our hiccups are from gills and lungs?


that is a such a cool fact, we are still evolving so maybe it will eventually go away


lol, interesting to know the loch ness monster is a protected species.


yet no one has really seen it to confirm its existence


I know, Also, I do believe in Japan there is less people under 15 years of age than pets.


do you know how many idnividual animals are believed to be on earth?


Yes, 20 quintillion, can you believe that?Wow


I do not even know how many zeros are in that number


lol, I know, I guess  the US have more tigers as pets than living wild in Asia.


He did have a bear and hyena. Good to know you are a guardian not an owner in Colorado to pets.


Hello, Did you know that there are over 1.5 million living animal species?


No, that was chock  full of interesting facts. Hiccups are residual from when we had gills and lungs? Interesting stuff.


Never heard that one before, lol! There is a fish called the black swallower that is capable of eating prey twice its length and 10 times its own weight.


I knew one of those in my fraternity in college I think. I was shocked to learn there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. Only creature on earth that can claim that here on the planet.


Yeah we all know that guy! how about the loch ness monster being protected under the Scottish 1912 protection of animals act. Creatures of the great deep are extraordinary. "The immortal Jelly fish.


I already looked up that jellyfish on my phone. Fascinating, yes loch ness is protected and pets in Boulder, Colorado are not owned, but guarded. Interesting how different cultures handle that.


Tell me about it apparently there are more U.S. Tigers living as pets than there are living in the wild in Asia.


Yes, that is sad in some ways too. Happy we're keeping them alive, probably in zoo but going extinct in the wild is a sad statement on the planet today.


I agree. Germany became the first country to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed rights.


While I'm a pet owner, that going a bit far. Do you give dogs and cats rights, how about those dairy cows or cattle to be eaten. Do they get lesser rights?


Very good point. My wife and I are watching Blue Planet. It's shocking some of the things that are down in the deep. they are still making discoveries every single day. Apparently the sea horse is the only fish with a neck.


Yes, and really they say we know more about the face of the moon than the bottom of the ocean. Who knows what's down there we don't know?  Maybe the Loch Ness monster's cousin.


If you ever get a chance you should check this show, there's some amazing creatures down there. 84% of genes that are associated with diseases have counterparts in the Zebrafish.


I read that and thought the same. I wonder how similar the Zebra Fish is to humans? Can we use that in medical research?


If we can i'm sure it will be preventative or medication. There's no money in cures. I didn't realize that we had already cloned a cat and named it Copy Cat, that's too funny.


Yes, the scientist in that experiment had a sense of humor. Related to domestication, I had no idea that domesticated animals develop a white patch on their foreheads. I wonder what causes that, it doesn't seem to have any evolutionary reason to me.


Sounds strange. I can't fathom why anyone would want a rat for a pet. I'm a little leery of guinea pigs and ferrets. anything with red eyes you can keep.


Haha, yep. A snake doesn't seem very warm or comforting either. I don't understand why people enjoy having them as pets. And how do they find partners who accept it?


Other people who like that stuff i guess, haha. Apparently Theodore Roosevelt had 20 pets including a bear and Hyena. I wonder if he played with them much?


Well, President of the United States, I wonder if he had them in the White House? Did he have a stable for the bear out back?


Some animals just should be domesticated. That white patch if true is something to ponder.


Yes indeed, interesting facts that will give me pause this weekend. That was an enjoyable conversation. Thanks and have a lovely weekend.


hey hows it going, do you know what the first cloned animal was?


Was it a sheep? I heard the first cloned pet was a cat, though. Its name was copy cat. That is funny!


haha ya I like that, what is also wild to me is that there are more domesticated tigers living as pets than there are wild tigers living around asia


Wow, that is weird and sad. Speaking of which, did you hear about the tiger found in the duffel bag?


no that is really sad, poor tiger what happened to it? Why was it in a bag?


I guess it was being smuggled to the USA from Mexico.


ya I don't like that that makes me mad, do you have any pets? I guess In Japan there are more pets than there are kids under the age of fifteen


They really love their pets huh? No, I don't have any pets. Do you?


no we used to have a dog but we were only watching her for a bit and the owner took her away, we had lots of pets as kids though like iguanas and rabbits and such


In Boulder, Colorado you cannot own a pet. You can be their guardian though.


hmm that seems dumb like its just playing with words, do you like Teddy Roosevelt? apparently he had over 20 pets, or as they say in Colorado, "Guardians" haha


Maybe it helps people to feel more of an obligation to their pets. Shrug. Yeah, Teddy Roosevelt is an interesting guy. It's unfortunate though that people try to domesticate tigers as you mentioned. Many of the animals perish along the way from suffocation or hunger.


ya that makes me really sad, what do you think about fish? I had salmon for dinner so I do think theyre tasty haha


Haha. Funny. I don't eat seafood. My mom forced me to eat salmon way too often when I was little and I grew sick of it. Haha #firstworldproblems.


haha ya, well I am like the black swallower fish, I could eat a salmon twice my height and ten times my weight because I love it


Funny. I would love to learn more about a jellyfish that is immortal.


I know they need to apply those genes to me! also weird is there is no fish except for the seahorse that has an actual neck


So seahorses are salt water right? I guess they drink water though their mouths while freshwater fish only drink through their skin.


yes that would be true, also true is that 84% of human disease genes are also associated with the zebrafish, we need to study that fish too!


How odd! Do you think the loch ness monster is real? It is a protected species!


haha I wish it were real! that's funny they did that in 1912, maybe they knew something that we dont?


Do you like Star Wars ? The movie about Hans Solo just came out on Netflix.


Is that the one where its about a young Han Solo?


Yeah it is the one, so Han Solo is not played by Harrison Ford, does it affect your opinion of the movie ?


Someone else can fill Harrison Fords shoes? Maybe ill check into how well this Alden guy does in the role


He did a good job, but Han Solo was already young in the 1977 movie, I think it impacted negatively the movie.


Yes it does, but it is not the same actor who did the other movies. I don't think that matters too much.


I like their relationshop in the movies. Chewy is a very loyal friend


In the canon Chewy has a family a wife and 2 sons.


Thats interesting. I heard George RR Martin had an illustration that Chewie is based off of


I heard that too, it was on the cover of one of his small stories. It is a peculiar creature when you think about it.


I wonder what other crazy creatures we could have had in space with Martins help. There's a giant fictional Universe that could be filled.


Would you like to  see a film with Chewbacca as the principal character ?


I think it would be interesting. There are also so many comic stories that could be told. I just wonder how communication would work in such a movie


They would use subtitles. And good storytelling, like how Hans Solo seems to understand Chewie's intentions, but not his words.


Yeah its like having a dog as a best friend. But able to shoot things


There was also a dog movie that opened this summer A.X.L. about a robot dog.


I will have to check that one out as well. Thanks for your time. have a good day


Do you like dogs ? I love them, they were one of the first domesticated animals.


Yes! dogs and elephants can understand pointing


Well, you may be on the other side of the fence but I like neither Kanye nor Trump.


I couldn't have said it any better lol. That was such an odd meeting between them two a couple months ago!


I recall the time that Kanye stood up to a President when he perceived racism, now he seems to have flipped.  I guess they money makes a big difference,


A very big difference. He even thinks AIDS is a man-made disease!


People love a good conspiracy story.  I think that is how Trump does so well, people believe in the Deep State, and such.


I agree! What kind of music do you like to listen to?


I'm a kid of the eighties and nineties,  I never really moved on from that alternative rock scene.


Same here! I think rap has been a major significance in the last twenty years though huh?


There has been the odd rap song that I like, but for me it's cultural.  I'm just not from the environment most rappers are and can't appreciate their point of view.


I agree too! I can't believe a michigan judge once delivered her ruling to eminem in the form of a rap haha.


That's kind of cool, I like it when people don't take themselves too seriously.  Like when Kanye made fun of himself on SNL.  If only he'd do it more.


All he has to do is talk and it happens haha. I give him props though, he once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert. However, I'm sure he told a person to stand up in a wheelchair before too.....


Funny.  Are you one for hats?  Probably not a MAGA hat, but hat's in general?


I wear hats when I'm out hiking, but that is about it, how about you?


Generally not.  I'm originally from the UK so I guess most people would associate me with a bowler hat, but never really worn any type of hat.


It took me awhile to figure out what it looks like but now I know. Wasn't that the most popular hat in the old west too?


I'm guessing that is because of TV and movies, we get this idea of the way it is shown when reality is somewhat different. Being self deprecating, I'd say a dunces cap suits me well.


Well said! I think it suits me well too haha. That is where the conical party hat was derived from!


Or maybe we could give it to Mr West next time he wants to speak his mind to us.


Or just when he is walking around being the odd self he is. Anyways, I had a great chat with you, have an awesome day!


did you see that Kanye is having another kid?


I heard something but I'm not really following his offspring :)


I saw that they are using a surrogate and only paying 70k.  I'd want a whole lot more than that!


ok, yes that's what I read... and somebody needs to explain to me, how using a surrogate really works...


Simple explanation:  They take egg from mom, Sperm from dad - put it together and then into another person.


ok... why are they doing that ? Kardashian can't have babies ?


Not sure to be honest, I'd love to know too though.


I think it's just another thing to do to be on the cover of the magazine and have plenty of interviews...  this is a crazy world...


I wouldn't doubt it.  Speaking of him, do you like rap music? (trying to cover the topics! haha)


lol ;) no, not really... I don't consider it to be music ;)


I mean - I think it is definitely music...but I agree not my type.


I'm thinking you haven't heard much more than whats on the radio then


Maybe You're right, I don't want to argue ;) not my cup of tea though :) I'm more of a blues fan. Classic rock, maybe metal. ;)


I'll pretty much listen to anything except country.  It is god awful


I don't listen to country but I don't mind it. It has it's own charm and it takes skills to play and sing country...


I suppose.  Just like most music what is played on the radio is just garbage


I agree... I mean I haven't heard anything new that's good. Maybe except Black Country Communion... great band


I do, but I cannot tolerate Kanye West. I adore Tupac, and think it's interesting that the Library of Congress chose his music to be included because it's culturally significant.


I agree, Kanye's old music was really good. He's just out there. Just like how he thinks AIDS is a man-made disease.


I just don't care for him. I would have loved to have been in the courtroom, the day a judge decided to give her ruling to Eminem, in rap style.


That would have been funny. Speaking of Eminem, did you know that his true dream was to become a comic book artist?


Yes, Spidey is his favorite. My brother used to love Rugrats when he was little, I only found out recently, that Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the movie.


I didn't know that either. That's pretty interesting. Did you know that Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle?


The compliment battle, lol. i would love to hear that. I love how people think the cowboy hat was the most popular in the old west, yet it was really the bowler.


Yeah, cowboy hats were more as working hats weren't they? Did you know that up until 1998 politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the House of Commons?


I did not. That sounds interesting. Much like the "tip of the hat" originates from Knights raising their visors.


That is interesting too. I heard that in 1908 a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins.


They did that, so they wouldn't be used as weapons. Smart move.


Yeah it is. I'd hate to be stabbed to death with a hat pin.


That does sound like a painful way to die. I do like  the fact that Kanye gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair once. He does have a few redeeming qualities.


Yeah he does have a few. He once did an SNL skit mocking for interrupting awards shows....2 years before the infamous Taylor Swift incident.


I have no idea what that is, as I don't pay attention to her either. I still find it mindblowing that Big Sean turned down a scholarship to Michigan, to go rap.


Yeah that is pretty good. He made a good choice I guess, he's one of the biggest rappers in the world right now. He can always go back.


Big Sean is? Weird, most have never heard of him. I do like Kanye's middle name, Omari,.


So his initials are K.O.W. That's funny!


I love the skits Saturday Night Live does of trump. The one of Brett Kavanaugh was hilarious, have you seen it?


Thank you for chatting with me, have a nice day.


I enjoyed it, I hope you have a nice day as well.


My son is, so I know a little bit about it.


Nice!  Did you see the first movie when it came out in 1977?  I remember going to the theater to see it.


No, I did not.  My son went with his friends. Apparently, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo in 2013.


There must have been a big enough market for them to do that.  They have the money to do it that's for sure.  Just the box office alone the Star Wars franchise has brought in over $8.5 billion dollars!


20th Century Fox did not think that Star Wars was going to succeed.  Do you know what happened to Star Wars' licensing and merchandising rights?


Yes, because they did not want to pay additional directing fee to Lucas.


Nice.  He scored then big time because the entire Star Wars franchise is estimated to $65 billion dollars!


20th Century Fox avoided to pay additional fee of only $500k to Lucas.  They were willing to give the licensing and merchandising to him.  Someone got fired at the company, I'll bet.


You know it!  George Lucas' wife Marcia won an academy award for editing the film!


I heard about it.  She was talented.  By the way,  Marcia is no longer married to Lucas.


Whoa!  I didn't know that.  Maybe George doesn't have as much as that $65 billion as I thought.  Yikes.


It's okay.  Marcia is entitled to the money too.  She want the award, remember?


Yes!  lol  James Earl Jones took only 2.5 hours to record all of the parts for Darth Vader for the original movie.


Sorry, what I meant was "she won the award". About James Earl Jones - I think he was only paid $7500 for his work.  That was not fair.


Wow.  That sure doesn't.  I wonder if he gets any licensing fees at all for Darth Vader?  On a different subject....did you know that Earth's surface is 71 percent water and 29 percent land?


I did not know the exact percentages.  Thanks for the info!


On a sad note relating to those percentages....more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed?


I heard about it and we need to do something about it.


I agree.  It's sad.  I had a good time chatting with you tonight!


I thank you for your information - I learned a lot from you.  Have a good night.


Hey! Are you a Star Wars fan? I love George Lucas for creating such a cool storyline.


Hello! I do like Star Wars! I can't believe companies thought it would be a flop!


Yeah can you believe that? Now the franchise of Star Wars is estimated to be worth $65 billion.


I'm glad 20th century fox finally decided to jump on board with them! My mind is blown, George Lucas says the entire story is told by r2d2!


Wow I never knew that. Star Wars is the second highest grossing film series of all time. I wonder what the first one is?


Maybe the Harry Potter movies? I don't think the movie Blade Runner comes close to it haha. Have you seen it?


Yeah I have seen all the blade runner movies. They are very cool and gritty. Ridley Scott is a good director.


I still have yet to see one but I want to! I like how the director and Harrison Ford debated if his character was real or not!


Now that is something that I have thought a lot about as well. That classic line at the end of the first movie delivered by the replicant was actually improvise by the actor.


I think the whole concept of that movie was done right just by hearing about it! I didn't even know the composer to the soundtrack couldn't read music!


That is fascinating! Blade runner was the last sci-fi movie to be made completely analog, that is there were no computerized graphics.


Wow, and now it seems like it's all computerized graphics! Speaking of crazy, isn't earth awesome?


Yes earth is epic indeed! When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long! But that was a very long time ago!


I feel like I would never be able to catch up on sleep during that time lol. I wonder at what point will earth's days be like 40 hours haha.


Yeah I've wondered that as well. I don't look forward to working that long! Earth will also be helium free by the end of the 21st-century. No more balloons for us!


I wonder if clowns will be out of jobs at that time as well haha. We do have to thank Jupiter though, they save us from many asteroids coming our way!


Do they really? I'm not really familiar with that concept. One sad statistic is that more than 80% of the earths natural forest have already been destroyed.


That is so sad! We are destroying the planet we live on! That is even more sad because the world is 71 percent water anyways!


Yes it is. Mostly by oceans but also lakes, rivers, and other sources! Well it was lovely getting to talk with you!


I agree, It was nice chatting with you as well. Have a great day!


Just the basics mostly.  Do you know what the 'candy desk' tradition is about?


I've heard one of the Senators keeps candy in their desk. Pretty cool! Did you know that Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75% of the time?


What! No, I did not know that, that is very interesting.


Also, Astronauts vote from space, so the rest of us have no excuse not to make it to an election.


That is crazy, but understandable.  And you are right, gives us no excuse.  Did you know about Jordan's political dealings?


He was asked why he would endorse a Democrat, and he said because republicans buy shoes too.  I thought it was funny.


Haha, that is funny! Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections.


Yeah I think the Nevada voting laws are quite odd.


The voter turnout for us presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years! That's actually more than I would guess.


Well, we'll see how voting will be done twenty years from now, if they make it easier, the numbers will probably rise.


That's true. Not all men in the uk had the right to vote until 1918.


I wonder how much fraud there was in voting back in 1918.


I'm sure a lot. Elections are fairly new. rom 1789 until 1913, Senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented; following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, they are now popularly elected.


That is a very interesting fact.  Do you remember the first time you voted?


I don't. it was a long time ago! Women were not allowed to wear pants on the u.s. senate floor until 1993.


I think that is the strangest fact of the day.  I think it's wild when observers have to be blocked from polls during elections.


Strange and freaky! dian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter.


I think I've read that before! Wild to think about.


Hey how are you, can't believe that Georgia senator got arrested!


That's interesting, I wish voting was different now, no reason to still have ballots with no federal holiday for Election Day.


It's interesting that astronauts vote from space!


For sure, I wonder if it's confidential up there? How does it get back to earth?


Right, I'll have to look that up. Indian government sets up a polling booth in a  forest that is full of lions for just one voter.


I wonder if that person even shows up to vote, or why he's in the jungle like that haha. Did you vote last election?


Yes I did. And even though we don't have to go to a forest full of lions, voter turnout for US presidential elections has not reached 62.8 percent in the last 100 years.


That's crazy, I wonder if they'll ever fix that, plenty of things they can do about that but never attempt it.


Since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election. Hope that's just a coincidence!


Oh wow, that's pretty crazy. I'm 6'4", I should run for president lol.


Ha, maybe you should. Officials in Athens didn't have much faith in elections. They thought it would lead to oligarchy.


Oh wow, that's some forward thinking. What is an oligarchy again?


It is where power is concentrated in a small group of people.


Ah I gotcha, they're kind of right I'm sure. I wonder what the perfect government system is? Any ideas?


Not sure I have faith in any, as all great civilizations come to an end. It seems like we are still barely progressing though. Women could not wear pants in the US senate floor until 1993 after a couple of women senators protested by wearing pantsuits.


Oh wow, that's crazy how sexist they still were. I agree about the great civilizations coming to an end, they all thought they'd be around forever too.


I think it's interesting that astronauts vote from space. Yet, we have low turnouts for presidential elections for those of us on earth, haha.


For sure, I wonder why people don't show up so much, I wish they would more!


Yeah, the Indian government set up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for one voter, that is pretty neat.


Very cool. Great chatting with you, I'm going to take off though, take care!


I like, the sport but there is not MLB team in my city, so I don't watch it. But I find it really interesting, full of small details, like managers wear a uniform so they could replace a player if they need to.


That is probably a holdover from the old days when a player was chosen to be manager. Nowadays, it wouldn't work.


Yes, I wonder if it could be even dangerous for some of them, like some could have an heart attack.


Yeah, no insurance company would touch the managers on the field, that's for sure.


I think they would be better at softball, did you ever watch a softball game ?


I have never watched a softball game, though I understand many women play it.


I think it is more a hobby than a professional sport, the average salary is around 5500 $ per year, some hobos make more.


Hobos? I never thought of income in terms of hobos, though I guess they do make money through their illicit means.


Panhandling can be quite profitable, for someone with no income. Like in a busy place as Manhattan. But even if I don't consider softball as a legitimate pro sport, if was the first event televised on ESPN.


Can you win money through betting though? That always legitimizes a sport.


Yes, if it is your criteria, then video game is a legitimate sport. They have leagues and a lot of betting is done on matches.


Their is a physicality to what they do, but it's just in the hands.


As shooting, and it is even an Olympic sport, but it is strange to see a smoking fat man winning a medal. Do you play video games ?


I used to play video games. Not much now. Lost interest. Do you?


Me too, I have lost interest playing before I have lost interest in buy them so I have a backlog of a few games that reminds me  not to buy the next console. It is the more and more popular, 3 billon hours are played on video games each week on Earth.


Wow. So much time on games. I guess it's about the same as time spent watching TV.


Yes, but video are viewed more negatively than TV, that is why you have legislation in some countries limiting the time played by children.


It is important to keep the kids from losing themselves in the games. Which countries restrict video games?


There is Korea limiting kids under 16, and China I think. Mostly Asian countries.


The kids there go nuts over games. I know that there are pro gamers in Korea. Anyway, fun chat!


i like baseball. i usually watch the world series. You?


I'm a fan.  Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if needed.


I think that is a holdover from the old days. i bet back then a player was chosen to also be manager.


I'm not sure how that worked.  The last one to do that I remember was Pete Rose back in the late 80's.  He played every day and managed at the same time.


yeah, he was a competitive guy. probably perfect for the dual role of manager/player.


Up until 2005 a married couple scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year for 24 years!  I bet that could get confusing.


Yeah, i figured that was all done by computer.  I guess they had a pretty sweet gig.


Must have paid pretty good otherwise I don't think they would have done it for that long.  A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in grandfathers attic that were hidden since the 1940's.  He hit the jackpot.


Wow. I would probably sell some, and keep the rest as an investment. What would you do?


I would do exactly the same as you.  How could you not pass that up the chance to set yourself up for life? lol


Yeah, that is quite lucky. Do you follow softball at all?


I actually enjoy watching college softball on ESPNU!


Really? the womens game? do men play as well?


lol I watch the women though because the pitchers really sling that ball to the plate.  On May 11, 1991 Creighton hosted Utah in the longest softball game in NCAA history lasting 31 innings!


Yeah, that underhand pitch can really move. That is one long game! Not much of a career after college though. As of 2014, the average salary for a professional softball player is between $5,000 and $6,000.


No.  Not enough fans to support it. lol  Jose Canseco claims to hold the record for longest softball homerun at 622 feet.  He might have it.  I've watched him hitting softballs on youtube.  He crushes them even still to this day.


He had the juice to hit the balls a country mile. I didnt know he played softball.


Check it out on youtube.  I was shocked at how far the balls go. lol  Kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada! lol It's been fun chatting!


Yes, it has been fun chatting! Have a good weekend!


Ana Gloria Henrequez was from Salvador, trying to get to USA, trying to escape from misery and gangs in El Salvador. She was caught.


Yeah, I heard about that. I feel horrible for her young daughter


Sorry, Ana Gloria Henrequez is the grandmother, my bad. Ximena is the girl and the mother is Cindy. They said that they never had been caught until Trump's laws.


Yeah, I'm not sure if that actually made any difference. It just really sucks that even after his executive order ending the separation reuniting families is still so difficult


Yes, I know. I don't know how they are not keeping track of what child belongs to what mother. It's terrible to know that the kids were heard wailing and asking for their family members.


It's even crazier that the grandmother could recognize Ximena's voice. I guess since I've never been a parent, I can't comprehend that


You are right. Nobody knows how a parent feels until you are one. Is terrible. I myself I was thinking that I would prefer stay in my country and don't enter the USA at least while they are taking these measures. It would be terrible to lose my son or grandkid.


I understand that. I can also understand wanting to leave when there are gang members on every corner and your little one is just starting school


Yes, I understand that. It has to be very, very difficult, a terrible decision to make. But, me, personally, I would prefer to face it together than not know what happened to them. I don't know, this is a very difficult situation.


Plus, she had to leave her dog behind :( Poor little Cookie


Yes, this is such a terrible story. Well, Cindy was robbed twice on the bus. That makes it very difficult to live in a place where you don't have any safety.


I watched an episode of a TV show Shameless recently and it showed an immigrant child separated from his parents in Texas who ended up in foster care in Chicago!


I wonder why people are adopting them. Praying for them. Have you seen Frozen?


Many are adopting the kids because they want to give them safe homes!


Oh, then, thank you very much. Glad to know about this. God bless them. Well, I liked a lot Frozen. Is a fiery Princess.


yes, it was great movie. And there's a sequel coming out. I can't wait!


Hahaha, liked the graphics, tooo!  Do you like dogs? I didn't know that among dogs they have 12 different blood types!!!!!!!


Yes, and they even have doggy blood drives ^_^ Did the male love interest have a dog or a horse in Frozen? I can't remember...


Really, me either. I have a bad memory for some things. lol, but I think I will never forget that Minnie Mouse's name is really Minerva.


Really?! Like the Greek goddess? That's fascinating to me. Usually Disney tries to "de-feminize" things rather than feminize them more. Frozen was supposed to be named Snow Queen but boys often don't see movies that have feminine nouns in the title :/


hahahaah that is so much male, lol. Nice to meet you, giving to you an excellent, have a nice day!


Hello my Friend?! Are you a fan of "Frozen" the movie? I personally Looooved it!


I have not seen the movie. Is it animated? Is it for kids?


both! lol, although Im not a kid so I guess for all haha, I did take my kids to see the movie though. It came out in 2013 and earned over 1 billion dollars


That's great! I must be a wonderful film. It's a disney film, yes? Lots of songs?


That is correct! produced by Walt Disney Animated Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was so cute! They also remade Rapunzel as Tangled, have you seen that?


I have not. I guess the story is basically the same as the fairy tale? Girl with long hair in a tower?


Yes, another of my favorites! How about you? What do you like to watch?


I enjoy watching comedies and dramas. I sometimes watch animated stuff, but not usually.


Me too, Mysteries or psychological thrillers are great, but animated is one of my favs to watch with kiddos although everyone knows Minnie mouse did you know minnie is short for minerva?! mind blown


I did not know that. I'm not surprised that Disney makes about $1,110 per second. That's a lot, but reflects the success of the brand.


Oh my! thats awesome! I guess im not too surprised since the company was founded in 1923!


Almost 100 years old. The Mouse House will soon have a century behind it.


Wow, well its maintained its popularity very well! I mean there is a whole subculture dedicated to finding hidden mickey mouse images in all things disney


I've never looked for the hidden images, but I imagine they are there! It's part of the playful nature of the company. It wants to create many layers of fun for the viewers.


Yes, and thus I'm not surprised they're so succesful. That's very creative and engaging, and keeps viewers interested and coming back... genius!


It's ironic that Walt Disney was fired from his job at a local newspaper in Missouri for ''not being creative enough.'' I guess his genius was not recognized because he was ahead of his time.


Wow! well see, that's why I believe in perfect timing sometimes there are better opportunities ahead of us. amazing!


Are you interested in dogs? They are quite clever. Dogs can learn over a thousand words and  reason better than chimps.


Yes! I sometimes Love them better than people... they are just full of Love. Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have and dog can donate blood at dog blood drives! I love them even more!


That's great! They also have 'eureka moments' and enjoy the experience of solving a problem  to obtain a reward. Much like people!


Yes and they understand by pointing! How cool is that? Thats how I get my dog to get my slippers! Anyway, fun chatting with you! Namaste :)


Hey how are you? Did you see the FanFest in Miami last year by chance?


No I didn't see that. It's interesting that 23 former Nationals attended it though, did you see it?


Yah, it was pretty cool. I didn't catch who the olympic gold medalists were, did you? They said there were two of them there.


No I didn't catch their names. But I know that a lot of gold medalist attended as well as some people from the US Olympic softball team, I don't watch sports or the Olympics so I can't say that I know any of the names LOL


Me neither, I wish I knew more about the olympians, they're so elite. Hard for them to get a lot of recognition though. You play video games by chance?


Yes I play video games somewhat, used to play Maurice a kid but I don't play that many these days. What about you? I'm just glad that I didn't grow up in South Korea because apparently playing a video game after midnight if your under 16 is illegal


Oh wow, I would have never of guessed that. I played a lot of video games growing up, I think there is a lot of benefit to them. I play Fortnite now, and I'm in my 30s lol. Do you still play?


LOL I have heard of the game but I have never played it. I do know that they did a study and apparently as a planet we play about 3 billion hours of video games a week so I definitely should be playing more perhaps haha


I could definitely see that. What were your favorite video games? Jane McGongiai was the game designer behind that study, pretty cool.


Well I really liked the Nintendo 64 and I also like the original Xbox, it's interesting that I played a Toy Story game back in the day and it wasn't actually Tom Hanks who did the voice but his brother Jim Hanks


Wow, I'm surprised they have such similar voices. I went the Sega to Playstation route, still rocking the PS4, no Toy Story game though.


Yeah the PlayStation 4 is cool. I'm just glad that we called him video games and not their original name which was the cathode ray tube Amusement device LOL


I like video game a lot more than Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices lol, dang military always overcomplicating things.


I agree with you. Did you ever play the video game LittleBigPlanet or Harry Potter? Apparently the same person did the narration in both of those video games, his name is Stephen Fry


I'm not sure if it's the same guy, I don't know Top Gear personally, but it could be, do you ever play softball by the way or watch it on TV?


I hear Stephen Fry's name all the time, he must be super famous in the UK. I don't, you going to spit some softball knowledge my way?


Haha yes I can do that. It's interesting that the softball is bigger than a baseball because it is about 12 in in circumference, I've never played softball but that seems like a really big ball lol


Yah, it's quite a bit larger than a baseball for sure, I've never seen a softball video game though, have you?


No I've never seen one actually. It's interesting though that the average salary for a professional softball player is at most $6,000 LOL definitely you're not retiring on that money


Oh wow, definitely not! Anyways, I am going to get going, great chatting with you, take care and have a great night!


Yes it's been an excellent chat! And make sure to try out a baseball video game once in awhile, they are actually pretty fun


Good! You?  Are you into Fiction at all?


A little and I prefer non-fiction. Do you like it?


I read mainly non fiction too,  but I can get in to some of it. I think it is cool that there is a wiki that ranks fictional characters according to their powers.


I find that useful too! Edgar allen poe wrote about a cyborg, the oldest example of it.


Wow, that is kind of neat.  I thought that was a more modern invention.


Me too. Julius Ceasar wrote fan fiction too!


Wow.  Id like to see what came out of his mind!


I guess it was about Hercules and Oedipus. George RR MArtin would not have liked that!


Yeah, he things it is copyright infringement.  I dont exactly agree with that.


I don't either. Imagine being the racist judge who tried to ban a comic book because of a black guy in it.


That is really kind of ridiculous.  I cant even believe that happens.


I know. I cannot believe people want to upload their minds to computers!


That is odd.  I dont want my innermost thoughts to be displayed anywhere.


There's a reason I buried my skeletons deep! I wonder if it runs on water like the Russians did in 1936?


Yeah, that is pretty fascinating.  I wonder why we arent exploring that technology more.


They were too busy building a 16-bit computer using minecraft blocks!


I cant believe that was even possible.  I thought minecraft was just a game.  That is crazy


Right? I wonder who built it too? I wish my son could do that stuff. But not smoking. Smoking near an apple computer voids the warranty.


Good thing I never smoked near mine.  They think it makes it a "biohazard"


Poetry is an art that is getting forgotten


It is one of those that I feel like I don't always understand, but love to hear the analysis of and see how deep it can get.  For instance, there is a poem where if you read it one way it's sad, but read it in reverse and it's actually inspirational!


Wow, I bet that poem required a lot creativity, wrtting a poem with completely different meanings, oposing genres, genius


There is one guy that wrote a poem of over 220 words in palindrome (where it is the same backwards and forwards -- like "nurses run")!


Sounds really hard, did you ever read one of Edgar Allan Poe's poems?


I think I read a couple.  I feel like I know them so well because of horror and Halloween stories.  I know "The Raven" was pretty popular.  Do you think he made a lot of money with that poem?


Not really in fact he only made $9 for the publication of that poem, seems really underpaid


Wow!  That is crazy!  I hope he had a good day job.  Maybe just regular fiction works would have been better financially.


I hope he did as well, the raven is like his most popular poem and selling it for $9, business was slow, he also wrote cyborg fiction,


That's pretty cool.  If he'd had a black character in it in the 1950s that was worthy of banning a science fiction comic!


That sounds really racist, theres a wiki rank of fictional characters according to power and abilities,  I wonder who is the strongest hero


Maybe like a Superman type or Hercules?  Funny thing, future emperor Julius Caesar actually wrote Hercules based fan fiction when he was younger.  I wonder what that was like.


I bet it was pretty good, it was about Hercules and Oedipus, I wonder if he was good.


Game of Thrones author, George RR Martin, might not have cared for it.  Maybe Caesar would get a pass, but Martin doesn't care for fan fiction at all!


Yeah I heard he hated fan fiction, he doesnt care about it at all so changing the subject a bit do you use computers a lot?


It seems like that is what I do the vast majority of my day.  I'm not ready to upload my mind to a computer or memory stick like transhumanists, but it is like an extension of me some days.


I agree theres so much we dont understand about the human mind, Transhumanist must be missing key elements of the human essence.


Are you a PC or a Mac?  Be warned that being a smoker an an apple computer user could actually void the warranty as they see it as a biohazard if someone smokes by it.  I am neither, but that's beside the point.


I have a mac and I dont smoke but its good  to know, seems kind of random to void a warranty because of that,


Maybe they should have tried to make a water-based computer, which apparently the Russians were able to make in 1936.  I do wonder what sort of "computer" that was though.


I wonder if they still make computers that ran on water, not sure is the best idea to mix water with tech


Yes I love computers. I can't imagine my life without one. In 1936 the Russians made one that ran on water.


Interesting. If you think about it, a lot of power comes from water.


Yes such as hydropower. Apple computer's seem to be quite sensitive because if you smoke near an Apple Computer it voids the warranty.


Interesting. That doesn't sound true, but I wonder if it is the same for the iphone?


I don't know what you mean? There is a group called transhumanist's that want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks!


That sounds pretty cool. I would do it, would you?


I don't know sounds kind of creepy to me! Almost like the work of fiction! Like something from someones imagination!


I think it would be pretty cool. Do you play minecraft?


I have in the past. Kind of amazing someone built a working computer using only the mine craft building blocks.


Yeah, that is pretty crazy. I'm not even sure how that is possible?


Me neither. I also don't know how the space shuttles general-purpose computer runs on 1 Mb of RAM.


I'm not sure either. It seems like a small amount of ram.


Yes it does. Do you like reading fiction? I kind of like reading things that are not based on history or facts.


I'm not a huge fan of fiction. Did you know there is a wiki that ranks fictional characters based on powers?


I would like to see that. Edgar Allan Poe wrote the oldest known example of cyborgs in fiction.


That would be pretty cool. I wonder what the best fictional character is on the wiki?


Yes I bet superman is up there. Probably Thor too. Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules in his youth. He definitely got started early.


Superman definitely has to be up there if not number one. Well nice chatting with you!


A judge in the 1950s tried to ban a work of science fiction because it featured a black character. Glad times have changed. Nice talking to you too!


Yes, I like Amazon, I like their movie site and their purchase website.


Yeah I use their delivery service quite a bit, especially around Christmas.


Amazon is a super large company, did you know chief executive own the Washington Post?


No I didn't know that.  Do you know how much the first ever Amazon purchase was for?


No I don't know, do you have any idea, if yes how much was the first purchase?


Yeah it was for $27.95 and it was for the rights to name a building after themselves.


Wow, I will always respect Amazon, because they offer thousandth of people employment rather or not they except it.


Yeah they do, do you know that the US postal service has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sundays?


No I didn't know that, but I notice they Improve their delivery services to only a few days before receiving their packages.


Yeah they do.  On a different note, do you know much about sharks?


No, I don't, but I know there are different kind of sharks and they behave in different ways. I like seen them on TV, but not in real life.


Yeah I only know a little bit, I do know that because they have no bones on land, a sharks weight would crush its own body.


most people think that all sharks are killer sharks, but I read that all shark aren't killer sharks. Have you seen the movies about sharks?


No, just tv shows about them.  I think the Greenland shark and 5 gilled sharks are the most interesting.  The Greenland sharks live for a crazy amount of time!


Yes you are right, I didn't know sharks didn't have ribs. I wonder how they upstand attacks from other animals from the waters?


Yeah isn't that interesting.  I guess they also evolved earlier than dinosaurs as well.


every show played on TV, always wonder how dolphins kill sharks? I notice dolphins always attack from the side.


Yeah I think you are right on that.  Dolphins are so interesting to me on how they communicate with each other.


Did you know sharks can be trained to bark like a dog?


Really? That is crazy, I wonder who thought of even trying that.  Well it was good talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


I do. Did you know horses are able to sleep standing up and lying down?


Yes, that is cool. Did you know that the horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large single-toed animal of today?


That makes it even more impressive that there are over 300 breeds of horses in the world today.


Yes, humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Some species were domesticated but then some are still living in the wild as feral horses.


I just heard that Icelandic horses have a fifth gear. Horses are simply fascinating.


Yes, I agree. There is an extensive specialized vocabulary used to described equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.


What do you think about sharks? Did you know they're sister species to rays?


Yes, fascinating fact!. And sharks can be trained like dogs to bark.


I kinda feel bad for them. They have no rib cages so if they ever end up on land, they get crushed by the weight of their body.


Yes, sad indeed. Sharks even evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees.


Have you ever seen the white shark cafe? It's where white sharks meet in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.


No, I've never seen it but I have heard about it.  Did you know that not just dolphins rescue sailors, but sharks too?


I did know that. Animals cease to amaze me. We have to protect them at all costs.


I agree. Do you do any online shopping on Amazon.com? Amazon sells almost everything from A to Z.


I do. Did you know Amazon started as an online bookstore?


Yes, and then they later diversified to sell video downloads, MP3 downloads, audiobooks downloads, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry. Wow.


Have you read anything about Amazon's proposed second HQ?


No, I did know that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years, though.


I did know. I don't really understand a lot of what Jeff Bezos does. That money could've been used better elsewhere.


That could be. Maybe, he makes up for it by keeping his employees healthy.  Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 minutes a day as part of their shift.  Nice chatting with you.


Yes, I am and love it!  That two day delivery really comes in handy!!


It really does! Even Sunday delivery rocks especially since Amazon contracted with the USPS.


Yes, I think that was good for the USPS!  How would you like to have a building named after yourself for being a customer and only spend $27.95?


If only I knew about it years ago!!!!! I didn't realize they own IMDB as well!


I know, I didn't either!  Thinking the amazon warehouse workers don't need a gym membership with walking 7-15 miles each day on a shift! Omg!


I would be the fittest man alive working there haha. They ought to use horses there! Especially Icelandic horses that can speedwalk!


Ha, ha, ha, Yes!! Good idea, I love horses, Guess you can't ride your horses to school on, no vehicle day or you can get suspended.


Oh I know I saw that two high school students did that! I remember kids would drive their tractors to my high school!


Oh really, Wow! Did you know Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses, after riding all those horses in the movies?


You would have never guessed since he rode like hundreds of them! He should have rode sharks instead!


Well, I guess sharks have been around a long time. Makes sense they were here before the trees and dinosaurs!!


Crazy to think that is one long time! I didn't know they could be trained like dogs to bark!


I didn't know that either. I would like to hear that. I will have to look that up!


They already sound a lot smarter than me haha. I always wondered why dalmatians were used at firehouses.


I know, isn't it good they helped calm and protect the  horses back then. Aren't Lipizzaner horses beautiful!!


Yes I think it was! It all makes sense to me now haha. They really are. I don't know many animals or things that can change colors of their skin!


Yes it only takes about 6 years, and give great classical dressage performances!


I would love to see them in real life! I'm good with sharks though although I just snorkeled with some last month!


Really, very cool! I love to snorkel too! The coral reefs are so spectacular!!


They really are! Well it was nice chatting with you have a good night!


Hey there, heard anything interesting lately? I sure have, did you know Amazon contributed 38 billion to the city of Seattle's economy just by being there?


Hi, no I did not know. It looks like amazon means exciting news. They are now looking for a site for a second headquarters!


That's great! Not everyone thinks so though, Amazon can come with difficulties in transportation and shoot up the housing costs of whatever city it's in.


They do make an impact wherever they go. I found interesting that there is a building named after the first amazon.com customer


I heard they're considering Washington as a place for their 2nd HQ, wherever they put the building is going to get a huge boost! I heard they're even considering New York!


Also Los angeles, atlanta, and Dallas. they are looking for as much as 8 million sq ft


Don't forget about their original HQ, it was founded by Jeff Bexos on July 5 1994. And it's the largest internet retailer in the world!


An in the US they are the most valuable company after Apple and Microsoft, they have really grow so much!


It's probably thanks to their hard-workers! I heard they walk 7-15 miles each day as apart of their shift.


And the CEO Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years! I guess he has the money to do so!


We can't deny he is full of great ideas. i did not know that IMBD is owned by amazon!!


Me neither! Amazon seems to have a lot of power, they have a contract with the post-office to make sure our packages get delivered even on Sunday!


that is neat. Did you know they started with being an online bookstore?


That's incredible, they also have a publishing arm known as Amazon publishing for people who want to publish their eBooks through them!


I love animals, my favorite is the Shark. Did you know they can be trained just like dogs? Talk about man's best friend.


Di you know that they meet in the pacific ocean, in a place named "white Shark cafe". I love coffee but I would try not to end up there!


Crazy, but what's even crazier is that Shark's have no rib cages! If they were on land they'd be crushed by the weight of their own body.


We are all afraid and even terrified of sharks, but it looks like they can rescue sailors!


That's probably because they evolved earlier than Dinosaurs, nature's perfect killer!


Crazy! there a very small ones. there is one called small dwarf lantershark. and it has a lenght of 17 cms. well it was so nice talking to you!!


No I am not, I am a Libertarian. Maybe one of us will win soon, it hasn't happened since 1853.


Well I am just hoping Trump doesn't win a second term next year, but with how corrupt everything is now it is looking like a very likely outcome.


I do too, I don't particularly like him. Did you vote last election


I did, I voted Hillary even though I didn't really care for her either, but she was a much better choice than what we ended up with.


For sure, I voted third party. I was part of the problem, I wanted a 3rd party to win because it has been years!


Well Bernie Sanders just announced his 2020 run, so if he actually makes it onto the ballot this year I will vote for him.


Yea, he got taken out of the running in 2016 by hillary. I am voting BIDEN!


If Biden decided to run in 2020 i would probably choose him over Bernie, I always liked him when he was VP.


I am not sure anyone can take Trump down at this point, with all the rumored election rigging and ties to Russia, I personally think he will just cheat to win again and no one will do anything about it, just like these last 4 years.


Right, I figured the same thing! I don't think he's good and if he wins I think we know for sure it was rigged.


Well one problem is the election is based on the electoral college more than actual peoples votes. If we could get rid of the electoral college and get back to the popular vote, like it should be, he wouldn't even have won the first time.


For sure. They should do it like athens did back in the day. Use a lottery system to prevent oligarchy! I think he is cheating the system


Yep and nothing is being done about it. Bill Clinton cheated on his wife and every one through a fit and started impeachment proceedings, but Trump supposedly gets away with treason and it really grinds my gears.


For sure, and cheating on his wife a bunch of times!


yeah Clinton was not a good husband but he was a pretty darn good president, I will never understand why his personal life mattered to so many people, and then when it looks like we have an actual traitor in the seat no one seems to care.


for sure, people made good money and the economy was great! Good chatting with you!


Hi I do from time to time, it is hard to escape them all together. Did you know every republican president has had a beard?


Oh pretty cool fact. And since 1853 the president has been either a republican or a democrat


Wow pretty dominant. THey did not start using the colors red and blue until 2000, I thought it was earlier than that


Yeah it does feel late, you are right. Did you hear about Truman and his refusal to take a photo on the dumbo ride?


Yeah he just id not want to be associated with Republicans in any way, shape or form and the dumbo is their logo


Yup pretty much. DO you know how officials were elected in ancient athens?


Yes by lottery, and I wonder how that would work nowadays probably a mess


Hahah agreed. In Nevada you have the options to not vote for any of the candidates, I like that


Me too, I wish it were in all the states. Too bad not a lot of people show up at the polls though


Yeah I hope we can go past that almost 63%. We need to all vote


Yes I agree. Since 1990 it seems the taller candidate has been winning the election. Coincidence?


Hmm interesting one. DO you know what the Beatles song Come together was written for?


Yeah it was for the California governor Timothy Leary in 1969


Yeah that one. When Schwarzenegger was governor of California he did not live in Sacramento and commuted ever day


But he did not have it rough, he travelled by private jet 3 hours each day


Good for him I guess. North Dakota governor declared martial law in 1934


In Texas, the first female governor was elected before other stated had ratified the amendment


Nice, seems they were a bit more ahead of time/. Ralph Lawrence  Carr was the only governor that did not agree with the internment of japane americans during WWII


Must have been tough being the only guy.


What did you think of the last couple elections?


I think it has been great for the country. people have come to realize the power of the vote.


That is a great point. I want to keep seeing more and more voter turnout. It hasn't been more than 62.8 percent in 100 years


the vote should be mandatory. then people would see the power of the ballot.


I agree, I am sure other countries do that. I don't think we should go back to how ancient athens did it, do you know how?


i think they used a lottery. that would help avoid power falling into certain hands consistenly.


yea and hoping the lottery would not allow an oligarchy. I wonder if that worked or not


it probably slowed it down. officials can still bribed, even randomly elected ones.


Yea you're right. I am sure it was rigged. How do you like Republicans?


well, they can be bribed after the fact once elected. The country has shifted farther right, so they are pretty far right now.


Yea that is a good point. is your governer part of that far right?


no, i dont think so. i think that the far right is usually in the south.


Yea I think so too, our governor is republican but not a far right one. There was only one governor who opposed internment of japanese people in ww2


yeah, during wartime it is hard to stop people from acting on hate. i expect that could happen again soon if there is war with chna.


for sure, I am sure something big will happen in our lifetime. It is bound to happen. I still can't believe schwarzenegger was governor


he had notoriety to launch a campaign. if you are rich, famous, tall, etc you can run for govt. i figure the future is all about marketing, not content.


He was the terminator! That is all he needed! lol


yeah, the governator. he was not a good speaker but people knew him. he didnt get much done because he didnt understand politics.


For sure, I would have voted for him if I was in california, even though he ruined the state.


people that should run government do not run for office. if they run for office, we probably dont want them in there.


I agree with you. It was so nice chatting with you!


No. I think it's so interesting that the Republican Party is referred to as the Grand old party.


I agree.  I wonder why they gave themselves that moniker.


Yeah I'm not sure. But every US president with a beard has been Republican.


True.  I also heard that Hillary Clinton was president of the young republicans when she was in college.


Oh that's interesting especially given the fact that she just ran Democrat. The red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in 2000.


That really got me.  I thought they were always around representing the parties.


Yeah me too but it sounds like they used to use animals more. Truman seem to take that very seriously especially at Disneyland.


I heard... poor Dumbo.  He probably didnt even understand.


Ha ha yeah I bet he was so confused. It's funny to think that ride has been around since 1957.


It really is, it was my favorite as a kid, much to the detriment of my parents.  LOL


Haha thats funny. Apparently officials in ancient athens were appointed by lottery because they believe elections would lead to oligarchy.


Well elections also lead to a dog being elected mayor... so I dont know what is worse.


Haha yes good point. I hope that one day the voter turnout for presidential elections will breach 63%.


Me too.  Did you know the faster blinker has lost every election since 1980.  Who even calculates that data.


There is even a cat that placed 3rd in the Virginia Senate election.  How can animals even run?  That is just crazy


Haha i guess you can vote for anything. Like blinking, another odd stat is the tallest candidate has won in 75% of elections.


So we need to look for a slow blinker and a tall person for 2020.


Yeah they will no doubt win! Nevada is actually the only state to have a "none of these" candidates voting option.


That is brilliant, especially if it forces new candidates.


Yea more states should do it maybe. More states should elect women too. Texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment!


Are you aware that the taller candidate for president has won 75% of the elections of them time.


Hello - it doesn't surprise me. I've even heard that taller people in interviews for jobs tend to get the job more often.


Not sure how true it is, but that's what I've been told. Did you know Hillary Clinton was president of young republicans in college?


I'm not surprised. Did you know Arnold traveled 3 hours a day to Sacramento when he was the governor?


Wow that's crazy. I can't imagine traveling that far for work.


Me either. Did you know Tim Leary ran for governor of CA?


I did not know that, but that's interesting. I didn't know congress has played a democrat vs. republican baseball game every year since 1909.


Yea I bet it is a very boring game. A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election once before.


I can believe it. Did you know Nevada is the only stat that has a none of these candidates as a voting option?


Yeah, must be an interesting state to live in. Have you ever visited there?


I have been to Las Vegas twice. What about you?


Yeah, I've been. But I don't think a majority of the people that visit there vote.


Yea, I'm not too sure on that. I saw that all elections conducted in Oregon are conducted by mail.


Interesting. It rains a lot in Oregon, have you ever visited?


Never been to Oregon, but not a state I think I would want to live in with all of the rain they get.


Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of rainy states to be honest.


Me either. Did you know the government of Oklahoma has an Oklahoma shaped pool?


No, weird. Is a hew a professional swimmer?


Do you watch many movies in the theaters?


Yes I love watching movies! Summer was considered a bad time to release a movie in the theater because of low sales until steven spielberg's jaws.


Steven spielberg still makes millions from star wars off a bet with george lucas they made in 1977!


haha thats awesome,  I wonder what the bet was.Steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.


I was wondering the same! After filming the goonies steven spielberg flew the entire cast to hawaii and surprised director richard donner with a cookout.


Amazing!  Thats so nice. When steven spielberg rode jurassic park the ride on opening day he requested that he was let off before the 84 foot drop


Too funny! Speaking of entertainers that make a lot of money, With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


He is very talented. Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Good thing they didn't! Disney's "treasure planet" was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.


yeah,  I read that recently,  I never saw it.  The movie trojan wars with a budget of $15,000,000 has earned only $309 in box office


Yikes! The silence of the lambs came out on valentine's day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million.


That movie was great and creepy at the same time.


Super creepy. Spielberg became a household name as the director of Jaws.


Did you know that More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


That's sad. About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water.


Also, When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.  Such short days!  i wouldnt mind going to work for only 2 hours lol


That would be great! If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Mind blown!  I love these facts! In september of 2010, the united nations appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth


What?! Thats funny. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago.


The earth is old!  Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century


Wow. The majority of Earth's polar regions are covered in ice, including the Antarctic ice sheet and the sea ice of the Arctic ice pack.


Hi Turker, are you familiar with Steven Spielberg?


Hey. Steven Spielberg is one of the most popular directors. Seen so many of his films.


Yes you are right, have you seen E.T? if yes, did you like the movie, I know it's an old movie.


Yes it is an old movie. I like older movies. I remember when the game for the atari came out, they literally had to mass dump the product  in a field somewhere.


Yes I heard about that, but I wonder if the atari could have been recycle, just to think about all those Items were destroyed.


Yeah. its funny that he made all these movies here for all humans to see. Here on planet earth. A 4.5 million year old rock. I wonder if aliens seen our movies?


yes you are right, I really like all the Jurassic Parks, I have watched those movies several times.


Dude!!! Tell me about it. Its crazy that Tom hanks made so much money. Making 8,5 billion worldwide and wasnt in any of the sagas. not in star wars and not in jurassic park.


Yes Tom Hanks made a lot of money also, did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in jaws?


That is so cool how invlolved he is. I read that a movie named trojan wars costed $15,000,000 to make and only made $309. I need to find out what movie that is lol


Wow what a loss, did you know Steven Spielberg still make millions from star wars because a bet from George Lucas in 1977?


Yes I read that. I did not know that he Directed The Color Purple. Saving private ryan was one of my favorites though.


Either me I just recently saw color purple and it still a good movie like  I have seen it for the first time.


You see how big Oprah is now right? She was wonderful in that movie.


Yes she was, do you usually purchase your tickets from the box office or purchase online?


I always buy it online. I try to avoid missing out on big titles like star wars. Pick it up at the theatre.


Did you know that more than 80 percent of the earth natural forests already been destroyed?


Yeah I read that. And we continue to use our resources like we dont have a clue whats going on. If global warming hits us, think of the already 71 % water covering earth. It will be catastrophic


Yes you are right, we can't see it because most of the water is underneath us.


Oooo imagine the animals in the unexplored water world we have not seen yet. 4.5 million years old and the world has animals in its oceans for quite some time now. Like the lizards.


when the earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long. It was nice chatting with you, have a good night.


Did you know that summer was considered a bad time to release a movie?


Yes, it was until Jaws was released. That was a scary movie back in the day.


Yeah, that was a good movie. Did you like it?


I use to. I think I have seen it too many times now. Spielberg played the clarinet for the soundtrack.


Yeah, that is pretty interesting. Did you see the Goonies?


I have. That is a cute movie. I love how they get the jewels at the end to pay the mortgage.


It is pretty good. I'm fairly certain Stranger Things is a rip off of it.


I've never seen that movie. There are so many rip-offs these days.


It is a show on Netflix actually. The first season isn't that bad.


I don't have Netflix. These days, I'm sure that sounds weird.


I don't either. I saw it at a friends house.


I heard that Netflix is losing a lot of money because of password sharing. Did you know Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star? I would believe it.


Yeah, that could be, they are creating a lot of their own content.


All the streaming channels seem to be doing that now.


Yeah, that is pretty cool. Do you use Roku?


I would definitely. You can also get Netflick, Hulu. I have Amazon Prime which has lots of channels.


Oh cool. Then maybe I will check that out. Are you a Tom Hanks fan?


I truly am. I draw charcoal portraits and I have drawn a picture of him. He is an amazing actor. I also like Robin Williams. I noticed he did a lot of movies about dying.


I think he is a great actor. Well, nice chatting with you!


There was man who was falsely imprisoned. He used the prison library to study law and learn to free himself. That is amazing don't you think?


That is awesome! Speaking of libraries, there are more libraries than McDonalds in the United States. Do you have a library card?


I do and that is good to hear. Also, half of adult have library cards that seems like more than I would have thought.


I know. I don't know that a lot of my friends go to the library. The Sacramento Library has instituted a type of library that might make going to the library more interesting to many. They started a library of things, so you can check out sewing machines and other things that you don't need to own for a long time.


That would be so useful. I wonder if other cities do that? I know that normal library collections often included DVD's and CD's and other things besides books.


Yes, and I have also checked out passes to various museums in my city. I'm glad some people were dedicated to starting libraries in the past as they have been so useful to me. Have you heard of UK Prime Minister William Gladstone?


I have. I heard that he started a library in 1895 with 32,000 books in it. All from his personal collection. Can you imagine?


The more amazing thing to me is how he carted all those books by wheelbarrow over 3/4 mile. He was 85!


Maybe his daughter helped him. I wonder how many were Shakespeare plays. I was reading one at the library. Did you know that Shakespear coined many of the terms we use today, including "good riddance" and "laughing stock?"


Oh, that's interesting. I would never have thought as luck would have it, break the ice, and full circle were from Shakespeare.


I guess it makes sense that he coined so many terms since he was the world's greatest dramatist. Plus, he wrote so much. He wrote 39 plays!


Not only did he coin terms, but he created names. The names Miranda, Olivia and Jessica were invented by Shakespeare. I didn't know those names went so far back!


That is interesting. I wonder if these names sound different with the accent of the time. I know the accent can affect the meaning of the performance. The old accent can introduce rhymes or puns that don't work with our modern tongue. What might Miranda sound like in Shakespeare's voice?


That is an interesting thought. Shakespeare has been translated into every major language. I wonder how they preserve Shakespeare's style and language in other languages.


That is a good question. It would be interesting to study that in school. I bet people use to study Shakespeare in school more than they do now. I hear that people often studied the Bible in school before 1963.


Yes, the Bible does still play a large role in our lives though. Presidents are still sworn in with them. I wonder why Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams did not use Bibles at their swearing in ceremonies.


That is true. It does play a role still. Plus it was influenced by real history. For example, the tower of Babel was probably based on a real building in what is now Iraq.


Thomas Jefferson didn't seem to agree with all parts of the Bible. He made his own version and cut out the supernatural parts. I wonder why that was.


Interesting!. All so at least three Presidents saw the Bible differently (Jefferson, Roosevelt and Adams.) Iti is interesting to think about how the Bible changes too. For example, the apple from Adam and Eve was a translation from the 4th century.


That's true. And different Bible canons have evolved over the century with overlapping contents but also diverging contents.


Yes. In fact, the what is seen as canonical depends on the traditions of different groups.


That is what cuases disagreement between CHristian denominations about what should be included in the canon.


Hi!  How much do you know about planets?


Hello - I know the alternate names for Earth are gaia, tellus, and telluris.


That is awesome, I wonder why they settled on Earth.  It is the only one without a God/Goddess name.


I saw that in 1975 the Soviet Union sent a spacecraft to Venus.


Wow, maybe that is how they found out it doesnt tilt/


You can fit every other planet between Earth and the moon/


Wow, I didnt realize it was really that far away.  Does that include pluto, they can't decide about that poor planet.


I believe it does. There is a planet that orbits four stars.


There is a planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree F weather.  No thanks.


That's crazy! Manned space stations orbit Jupiter are impossible due to the intense radiation.


I would imagine.  I have heard there are pretty violent storms on Jupiter.


I've heard that too. Even heard you can pick up the strong storms on Earth over radios


Jupiter has a moon that could be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


Wow that's crazy. Do you know much about governors?


Some, I know Schwarzenegger never lived in Sacramento, he commuted daily by private jet.


That would be hard to do. It says he went 3 hours per day by private jet. Talk about a long commute.


i couldnt do that.  time is too valuable.


I agree. Did you know that Athiests cannot be governor of South Carolina.


Wow, I didnt know that.  Texas actually elected the first female governor.


That's really good to know. The governor of Oklahoma has an Oklahoma shaped pool.


Sure. I find the movement very aesthetically pleasing.


They say that babies spontaneously dance to music. I suppose that shows there's something very fundamentally human in dance.


Not just human! Parrots are able to dance perfectly to music. They speculate it's tied into their ability to mimic.


Wow, I guess everything with a heartbeat probably feels some impulse to dance. More advanced forms of dance have aesthetic and symbolic value.


Did you know Emilia Clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance to audition for Game of Thrones?


LOL, no. Can't imagine how that would help her get the part? I do know that Bruce Lee once won a cha-cha competition in Hong Kong.


That's pretty funny. Apparently, Mr. Rogers learned to breakdance on an episode.


And rapper Tupac Shakur danced in the Nutcracker in high school. Sounds like he and Mr Rogers swapped paths along the way.


Haha. Like Bill Bailey, an old tap dancer and Michael Jackson! Bill Bailey was first recorded moonwalking in 1955.


So someone was moonwalking for anyone (literally) moon walked?


Ha! That's a funny way to put it. I wonder what the called it back then? Maybe if he had been wearing those ballet slippers that make drawings from the movements we could come up with a better name.


I hear they go through four pairs of pointe shoes a week. Lots of wear.


Soundtracks are important in dance, as well as movies, too.


Yep. And some become bigger hits than the movies, such as the soundtrack to "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?". It went octuple platinum.


Alicia Keys wrote a song for the Men in Black soundtrack when she was only 16!


That's impressive, although I haven't heard the tune. I know that Channing Tatum got his start dancing in Step Up when he was young. Met his wife that way.


It appears to have been amicable, which is nice. They still describe each other as best friends.


But I think the critics hated it. I think it has 19% approval at Rotten Tomatoes.


Rotten Tomatoes has some pretty high standards, though. Neither Ashton Kutcher or Jennifer Love Hewitt have been in movies with a "Fresh" rating.


Good evening!  Do you know much about Maryland's governor?


Not too much,  so you?  Did you know that ralph lawrence carr was the only governor to oppose the internement of japanese americans during ww2?


I didn't know that.  Maryland's governor, Larry Hogan, is a republican who was under some hot water for policies on climate change.


Thats interesting.  the beatles song"come together" was written for 1969 governor campaign.


Larry Hogan could probably have used the support of a group like the Beatles, but I'm sure he will be ok.  At least he isn't as bad as North Dakota's in 1934 who actually seceded from the US for a short time!


when schwarzenegger became governor of ca he commuted 3 hours everyday lol


Maybe so he could leave the office every day and say "I'll be back!"


Did you hear that Texas had a female governor before other states even allowed women to vote?


Yeah thats really interesting. did you know there hasnt been a us president who wasnt a rep or dem since 1853?


Wow!  We truly are a two party system, but don't try getting elected as president as a democrat with a beard.  So far all bearded presidents have been republican.


Im not excited about that,  I will never be president lol


It's crazy to think that red/blue connotations for the parties isn't even 20 years old.


Yeah it seems like that was always the case,  but I guess not.


The Bush's had a heck of a run with three terms.  In fact, before Trump, you'd have to go back to 1928 to find an elected republican that didn't have nixon or a bush.


Thats interesting,  do you know much about our planets?  The planet uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning.


Crazy!  Jupiter is so big that it has moons that would be planets if they simply orbited the sun and Jupiter.


That is cool.  there is a planet that shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph!!!  thats insane!


Wow.  There are some crazy planets out there.  Venus doesn't even have seasons because it doesn't tilt and rotates in a different direction than the rest of the planets that revolve around our sun.


That is really interesting. I heard that astronauts can vote from space, lol.


It's been fun chatting,  have a good one.


Hello, Michael jackson has a patent. on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves


That is extremely interesting actually. never knew that


I didn't either.  I guess for the song Smooth Criminal.


perhaps. what article you thought was the most interesting?


Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.


I found interesting the concept with rotten tomatoes. Poor people


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat.  Dance is so interesting.


Dance truly is interesting. As for the babies dancing spontaneously when they hear music, I totally agree. My child does the same


Mine do as well.  Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


That I certainly didn't know. She is still too little for ballet lol


Michael bay's average rotten tomatoes film rating is 38%


Quite surprising. Also Netflix has almost 150 movies with 100% rating on rotten tomatoes


I was just reading that.  How cool is that? I like to watch some of the stuff on Netflix.


I also like to watch movies on Netflix. Its convenient and the premium is not too high


Exactly, Spykids received a 93% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, better than, say, lincoln or the dark knight rises.


true that. How about soundtracks. Any thoughts on that?


I didn't realize that Steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.


Same here. Thought it was very interesting


No doubt.  The soundtrack to 'o brother, where art thou?' is certified 8 times platinum.


Thanks for the chat.  It was informative.


I find the earth and the solar system very interesting!


It is so interesting! I love learning about planets. Like Jupiters mon Ganymede!


Yes, I agree! Isn't the Ganymede Jupiters own moon?


yea, it would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun, that is amazing


Very, Did you know our planet Earth has other names besides Gaia?


I didn't know there were any names besides Earth, lol. I guess maybe the blue planet, what other names do you know?


Tellus and Telluris!  very cool! This is also a planet that orbits four stars!