How often did people show up with something different? That would be strange. I heard that they used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open. That's probably how I would have handled it, too. LOL


Haha it's a good idea though! Just think what else could they have done? what's weird is that tennis is not very popular, soccer is the most popular sport because it makes more money than all other sports combined


Soccer is easy for anyone to play. Just a ball and a flat area. Not really any special equipment.


Yes that's a good point. I do think, thinking back to tennis though, that the longest point was a rally that lasted 29 minutes, that's so exhausting!


I can't imagine. They must have collapsed. The fans must have collapsed too.


Yep it was made of a 643 shot rally back and forth, that would definitely Tire anyone out, also do you think that when a player grunts while theyre playing that that is a form of cheating?


I don't. It probably sounds vulgar and classless to the elites that play and watch the game, but some people make noise. I think grunting shows intensity.


Yep I agree, sometimes it's just a natural sound that you make too. What do you think about Serena Williams by the way?


I think she has worked hard for her success. I heard that she said she would not retire when she was tired of tennis, but when she was tired of practicing.


It's impressive that she was born in 1981. That makes her four years older than me but incredibly much better at tennis LOL


I  think that she has been involved since she was young. It takes a lifetime to get to her level. I guess she could raise her kids to be players, or become a coach.


She seems very successful though. I never realized that she was a co-owner of the dolphins


Yes, she plowed that cash into a great investment that will grow forever.


Yep I agree with you. I also didn't know she does a character voice in The Cartoon Avatar, she is very talented


What? That is a strange fact. I guess she had a chance to do the voice work. She is a celebrity, after all.


Did you ever play tennis? serena has been playing since she was 13, which is about when I started playing, but she's obviously way better LOL


I assumed that she started sooner. She must have picked it up quick. I didn't real play. Anyway, great chat! Thanks!


Yep thank you too, keep in mind Serena Williams is the first player ever, male or female, to achieve the career golden slam which is incredible


Yes I do. the Infinity War is the first one to be filmed with imax cameras


Yeah. Do you know who is the waitress that is saved by captain america?


Yes that was the same person that voice Gretchen in Recess


yeah. Do you know who played the Hulk in the 90s?


Yes that was Lou Ferrigno and he still does the voice of Hulk


Yeah. Because of the movie, the shawarma sales really went up


Cool. The guy who voiced Jarvis has never seen the movie


WOw cool . Do you know when the Infinity War came out?


Yes that was in 2018 and it was released in 3D as well


Yeah those are awesome. On another topic, do you like Brady?


I sure do. Did you know his wife makes double what he makes?


Yes she is super rich too. Brady is always in the injury report


Yes the coach seems to like to list him in the weekly report


Yeah. He has never eaten a strawberry in his life


I wonder if he is allergic or just not a fan of them


I have no idea. with his current team, he has either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points


Yes the Arizona Senator. He was really against a MLK Day to be a national holiday


WOw that is sad. His mom is still alive and she even took race-car driving lessons not too long ago


Once in a while. I like Serena Williams and her sister Venus. How about you?


I really like the Williams sisters. Serena is tough. She won her 23rd grand slam tournamend while sh ewas two months pregnant.


That's awesome! She was ranked 95th in the world, but still won the Australian Open in 2007, too.


I believe she has reached number one after that too. So I'm not sure how she found time to do anything besides tennis, but she and her sister are fluent in French and Italian.


Wow. That's neat! She's been number one for 319 weeks!


Cool, and she's also a co owner of the Miami Dolphins.


I didn't realize that. She is the same age as Roger Federer.


If Federer gets his sixth U.S Open trophy in September, he will be the tournament's oldest winner in the Open Error.


Pretty cool! He has his own stamp in Switzerland.


Sorry I meant era, not error, haha! He is 18-0 in opening round matches. I don't know too much about tennis but that sounds pretty good.


Sounds good to me, too! He has his worst injury when he was filling the bathtub for his kids.


Wow, sounds pretty ironic. I totally understand the painful stretching you do when having to tend to children though, haha


Same here! He actually tore his meniscus doing that.


I wonder if he tends to his cows himself? He has been gifted two cows over his career.


I know, right. One was for the 2003 Wimbledon and one for the 2013 swiss open.


He must be pretty popular since he's ranked 3rd.


He has also won the most Grand Slam singles titles out of anyone in history for a male player.


Wow! The longest tennis match lasted 11 hours!


I do, I use to use it alot more. How about you?


Same. It is a same considering it is such a vast and valuable resource


Agree.now that they have video games more teenagers going.


They are trying to make a library of things that allows patrons to use useful things they need, but don't need to own long term


yes, The library with its vast of information can help those without access to the internet do incredible things. Like a Malawian teenager who maked a windwill from the books.


I mean a man used the library to prove his innocence and become a lawyer while falsely imprisoned


How great is that! So important. The library of Alexandria had a unique way of gathering books by making all ships visiting surrender their books for copy .


They must have had a impressive collection


How unfair, they would copy their books give them back the copy and keep the originals.


I guess that is true. Do you think we will ever have a centralized digital library of all our works and knowledge?


I think so, The entertainment executive that wouldn't hire for a role, got it wrong with Ronald Reagan, not having the look. lol


I guess he wasn't president like for the executive, but enough so for most americans


lol, yes. I knew he liked jelly bellies, they became very popular then. But, I didn't know they made blueberry flavor for him.


Did you know he called ice cream nutritious and a wholesome food. If only that was true


I wish it so. He was also a hero in high school, saving 77 lives as a lifeguard!


That is no easy feat. He sure had an amazing career from a hollywood actor to president


I agree. I like the respect he has given the military by returning the salute in 1981.


Indeed I hope our next president would be of a similar caliber. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Yes, you too. Have a nice day! good chat


Hello, have you watched jurassic park fallen kingdom?


I have! It was great! The huge amount of dragonflies last summer reminded me of that movie lol


lol It was a great movie!  Did you know dinosaurs in the movie only appear for 15 min .


Really? That is interesting! Also fun fact....Jurassic park were the reason McDonald's super sized their meals....dino sized!


Oh wow i didnt know that,  thats cool lol I didnt know the raptors in the movie had humans inside suits lol


They did? Wow, I thought it was all camera magic lol! I also loved Jurassic World and couldn't wait for this one to come out


It took 6 hours to render one frame of the rain soaked t rex in jurassic park!  Good thing that first movie made a ton of money lol


Whoa, that's crazy! Yes, they are not in need of any money for sure! Funny too how they use an elephant roar to depict the t rex roar.


Oh wow,  thats cool,  never even made the connection lol


Exactly, thought that was interesting! So do you like fish? I had a gold fish for awhile and I heard the oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old!


I do like fish!  My favorite sea animal is the orca.  That is really long for a goldfish.


Right? I read that a koi fish once lived for 226 years, its name was Hanako. Amazing!  Sometimes I think insects live that long too haha...


That is interesting!  There is a type of jellyfish and lobster that is immortal


That's odd! I find that interesting! Speaking of insects, I love Dragonflies! Some species can fly for 5,000 miles without stopping, so awesome!


Thats impressive!  Kinda like birds migrating,  they dont sleep or stop either lol


But dragonflies only live a few weeks, maybe a year if lucky! They have to fly fast. Dragonflies during mating form a shape of a heart, that's interesting! There are more than 5,000 species of Dragonflies as well, they all eat insects so that's good lol


yes,  that is awesome.  Did you know tiny red bugs found in concrete are called clover mites?


No I did not know that, those little pesky insects! Lol, I am just happy there are a lot of other insects that eat insects, there are too many!


Anytime you see ingredients that contain carmine,  cochineal extract or natural red 4.... the product contains crushed bugs!


Ew!!! No way! I am not eating those ingredients any longer lol, yuck! I will stick too all natural foods like fish and veggies lol


Same here,  I am going to be looking at ingredients all the time now!  Who thought it was a good idea to use crushed bugs in our food and why did it get approved, ugh


Blah! I agree! Insects have no place in my life or belly haha!


Unless,  Im in the dessert and its a survival thing lol then I'd eat all the bugs lol


I would probably just die ...I have the shivers as we speak, phobia about insects lol...


Yeah its disgusting for sure,  but if its life or death I'll do it,  this is why I always have soy sauce packets in my car....if its life or death at least I can coat it with soy sauce lol Its been excellent chatting with you,  thank you very much.


Yes. I do like Ralph Lauren.You, know polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player Rene Lacoste.


Ahh.  Makes sense now.  In England, a shirt is defined as a shirt with a collar.


Ok. Did not know that. Yes the official business and office attire in Hawaii is aloha shirt instead of a suit and tie.


Oh wow..that is awesome!  In china, gangsters wore as many shirts as they could!


That is interesting. Did you know that socks are among the most needed items at homeless shelter, yet among the least -often donated.


Yes, in fact Amazon had a video where homeless someone would ask homeless what they needed and they said socks, then a couple hours later it was delivered!


That is nice. Did you know that Collinsville, has a law that prohibits 'saggy pants", weird?


They had that in my school.  Did you know the romans viewed pants as barbaric?


Yes. Speaking about it, Alladin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer.


Wow, you would think it was the other way around.  The brits call them trousers


I know, and a d.c. judge sued a small dry cleaning business for over $67 million for the loss of a pair of pants.


The oldest surviving pair of socks ever found was designed to wear with sandals


You know with all the drama that was said In the end, all that matters is doing whats best for my client. That is how bussiness works.


Oh the realtor who used semi nude models?  Thats crazy for a house that was valued at 230k


Yes, I know. That was a good business move. Gyldenege, the realtor, found 100 complaints. Crazy?


That meant 10000 people saw the ad he said.


Yes, a win-win. And it took only 40 days after it was listed to get those views. Good  innovative idea.


Other realtors gave tacos or wore panda suits!


Right? And it took Kristin Gyldenege, the realtor, only 24 hours after she posted images from the risque photo shoot, for 20,000 people to click on the listing. Successes.


SOme things. do you know who was the one that opposed the internment of japanese aerican during WWII?


Yes that was Ralph lawrence, cannot believe he was the only one


I know right? When texas elected their first female governor other stated did not even ave the amendment in place for it


WOw they were ahead of the game it seems yet we do not think of them as such right?


yes they sure are. In 1934 North Dakota declared martial law and decided to secede from the US


Wow. DO you know where Schwarzenegger lived when he was Cali governor?


Yeah he travelled to Sacramento every day by a private jet


WOw what a waste of money and bad environmental impact at the same tme


Yup pretty much. Did you vote in the last election?


I sure did, In India they set up a voting poll for a single guy who lives in the forest with tigers


Wow scary. Astronauts actually vote from the space


That is so neat. In Alabama one third of the black males are not allowed to vote


I think that has to do with the felony law policy that prevents them from doing so


Yeah so sad. In Texas on the other hand they are voting to rename the garbage dump


Hahha so funny. In the UK not all men could vote until 1918


I wonder what prevented them from doing, maybe class and ranking in society


I wonder , maybe. Do you know how officials were selected to office in the middle ages in Venice?


Yes that was by lottery and it worked so well for them


Yeah it seems so. James Buchanan had a boyfriend that the others in the office called his better half


WOw. Did you know there is no Walmart in NY city?


Yes and that is because local unions do not want them there


Yeah definitely! I love avengers infinity war although some people refer to it as an abusive family which I find odd.


lol that is kind of funny and I can kind of see that. I felt that movie was great and can't wait for the finale End Game


Yes it's going to be epic! Thanos played by Josh Brolin is such a brutal character.


For sure, so thrilling when he is on screen. Avengers created a notable increase in shawarma sales after its release


That is interesting why is that? Because Thanos is a greek name?


I would think that is why. Did you ever read the marvel comics growing up?


Yes sometimes I did. The marvel branding began back in 1961?


wow that was a while ago! Good thing sony didn't buy the rights to all the characters in 1998, I think things would have been different


Yeah that would've change things for sure. And only for $25 million dollars. Surprising.


Right, I wonder how much Disney bought it for a few years back. I did hear disney didn't get complete rights to some of the characters


Yes you are correct. They don't own the rights to show big Marvel characters at theme parks east of the Mississippi.


I wonder why that is, that is interesting for sure. Stan Lee will be missed for sure. Did you ever hear about the superhero named Blue Ear?


Yes Stan Lee may he rest in peace. Blue ear was created for a four-year-old boy who didn't want to wear hearing aids. That is really cool.


That is so cool, I wonder if there are other created superheros like that


Yes I'm not sure. Marvel successfully argued in court that mutants are not people and they got pay a lower rate on X-Men toys. Pretty funny. And smart.


that is awesome and great marketing even lol. Were you into the guardians of the galaxy movies?


Yes Chris Pratt is one of my favorite actors. James Gunn did an incredible job of directing it.


I agree, I watched the first one so many times. It was different and very appealing to all senses. Did you ever hear what the China version was translated to?


Oh yeah funny you should ask. Interplanetary unusual attack team. Ha ha that is hilarious.


That is so accurate lol. I like it, it rolls off the tongue lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


Its interesting how loud music can have an influence over your choices


Yeah apparently you are more likely to order a burger instead of a salad in a place with loud music!


I will need to start listening to softer music then. My belly does not need more burgers!


I agree with you there lol, its amazing how music influence simple decisions and can lift the sales of a store, music sure has a deep power.


I do rely on music when I am at the gym. I really need something upbeat and loud when I am lifting. I can listen to podcasts when I am doing cardio!


Do you like any genre in particular? I sure love Rock music


I like rock and dirty rock. I can throw in Rap and alt rock too. Classic rock too.


Do you know the rockband the Whitesnakes?


So aparently the band has so many members that the list needed its own wikipedia page.


HA! That's really funny. The state rock song of OK is by the flaming lips!


I do like them, there are many interesting facts about the band like how the song Black Dog is named after a labrador that happened to be at the studio at the right time and date.


I wonder if Sonic The Hedgehog was supposed to be a member of that band. He was supposed to have a girlfriend too!


I guess he did pretty good for a dog lol, his girlfriend was named Madonna so that is a lucky dog


He might, jazz is a genre that has influence a lot of people so who knows, theres even a programming language that is influenced by jazz


It is seen as america's classical music. I love jazz.


I love it too, you know that jazz trumpeters actually grow goatees because of the comfort they bring!


I've never seen Jurassic World and I get the criticism that it's a departure from the message of the original Jurassic Park, but I'd still like to see it.


I see.  What is the departure from the message of the original?


The original was that nature couldn't be controlled, and that human attempts to do so would have unintended consequences. Apparently Jurassic World abandons that.


Ah.  Well for a movie about dinosaurs, for the dinosaurs to only be in the movie for 15 minutes seems like not a very good idea.


Agreed. I'd also like to see an updated version of Jurassic Park with feathered dinosaurs. T. Rex as a giant enraged fighting cock would be amazing.


Well considering Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow are writing and Steven Spielburg is still executive producing, I highly doubt your dream will come to fruition.


Yeah, the feathered dinosaur thing turns a lot of people off. I've never seen Westworld either -- have you?


Yes, I think it pretty good Evan Rachel Wood who plays Dolores in the show is fantastic.  There are some real subplots going on the entire time, I recommend it.


I'll have to check it out. I vaguely recall seeing the old West World movie with Yul Brynner when I was a kid.


Well the theme is sort of this, humankind has the technology but not the wisdom to not use it because it is being used for destructive purposes.


Yeah, apparently Jurassic World is a departure from that, but I'd have to see it myself to actually say.


If you want to watch something that sticks with Michael Crichton's message from the source books, try "Prey" or "Next".  They both focus on the potentially bad side of technology.


Yeah, those are definitely both things I should check out. There was an actual event similar to the Prey scenario involving a genetically engineered root bacteria that might have eventually spread and destroyed most plant life on earth.


So I wonder how hot the raptor suits were in Jurassic Park.  I thought it was all computer generated, shows what I know.


Yeah, I"m amazed. I would never have had any idea. I just assumed they were CGI like the big ones.


I do know the raptors on the Jurassic Park ride are robotic for sure.  It is a pretty fun experience.  It cost twice as much as the movie to make which is hilarious.


If I was a little kid I'd love that ride.


The T-Rex on the other hand in the movie was CGI, it apparently took like 6 hours to render one frame back then.  Computers have come a long way for sure.


I can remember how realistic it looked when I first watched the movie.


Long as Chris Pratt is not in it, its a good movie.  Not a fan.


I'm doing great! Do you like Tom Cruise and his films?


I like him in some yes, like mission possible and the last samurai


He spent two years learning Japanese and swordplay in preparation for the filming of the Last Samurai. He's pretty dedicated.


that is hardcore dedication for sure. aladdin's face was based on him


That's funny! I never made the connection. He seems like he's a bit out of touch with the average person's reality though. He decided to spend $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. Does he know something we don't?


it might seem like it, since he invested all that money


Maybe he can sell it for a profit later on, and use his celebrity status to up the price. Are you a fan of the Star Wars films?


yeah that is possible. that will still not be enough to lift the ban that the city of paris put on him


not sure, he must have done something. well they put a ban on declaring him a honorary citizen


Oh, ok. I haven't really kept up on the Star Wars films. After the first three, they lost their magic to me.


yeah seems like with most movies, the first few are so good and then it is downhill


Lucas has never won an Oscar, but his wife has. George will just have to make do with his billions.


well she is the one who made some remarkable changes to the script so I think she derves it


Yeah, George really needs a guiding hand on things or he just doesn't focus the story. He's creative, but might have trouble with story structure.


yeah. 20th century fox thought the movie was going to flop


Lucas got the merchandising rights and the rest is history. The franchise has made many people rich. James Earl Jones was paid $7,500 for the first movie, but I bet he got a bunch more in the next ones.


yeah that is pretty remarkable, there is no way of knowing when the next genius is going to strike


Probably JJ Abrams. He seems to have the touch. I enjoyed chatting! Have a good evening!


Hello, have you ever thought about the moon?


Hello,  yes,  I hear moon dust cute through kevlar like material


No.  Kevlar,  is a really strong material,  usually used in protective gear,  like helmets or protective clothing.


I see.  Did you know we almost put a UN flag instead of a US flag up there?


Yeah lol thats funny.  I hear the highest point on the moon is 1938 meters higher than mt everest.


Wow that blows my mind.  I wonder if it was formed from an asteroid impact?


how about the methane bases life believed on titan?


Do you believe it to be true?  A moon of Saturn can have life?


I dont know,  since im not sure what methane base life really means lol


Ahh, me neither.  I hear life and I only know of earth for now that is.


I hear there is a violin that is made out of stone and is fully playable


Wow. my neck would hurt though haha.  Nice talking to you, take care


Some of it yes.  I recently discovered that there is a poem that is depressing,  but if you read it backwards it is actually inspiring.


Woah a lot of talent, do you like Edgar Allan Poe?


Do you know his poem The Raven? its really famous, I bet you do


Yes,  I have heard that poem before,  very dark,  interesting.  Do you like that poem?


I like it its one of my favorites, dark but so interesting, well cool fact about that poem is that it was sold for only $9 dollars


That is a shame,  its definitely the most popular one of his.


It is a shame he got a really bad deal, there are many poems about the moon, the moon sure is a beautiful astronomical body


Yes,  the largest moon on Mars is 1/3 hollow! weird.


Really? it must be really cool as well I wonder if the moon dust over there is also dangerous.


Probably,  moon hay fever doesnt sound good.


Doesnt sound good at all I agree, did you hear about the apollo 11 mission and how NASA wanted to place a UN flag instead of an American flag in the moon?


lol Yeah,  thats funny.  I hear there is evidence of methane based life on the moon of saturn.


Woah, thats so cool I wonder if we will ever find smart life in another planet, maybe there's intelligent life in Mars already and they are hiding from our telescopes.


Maybe.  Have you seen that movie about Mars having life on it?  It was a scary movie.


I didn't but I bet it was a scary movie on another note do you know how to play the violin?


No not really I think its really hard but its a nice instrument I would like to learn how to play it some day.


The piano is also great but I like violin or fiddle as many call it, it's been a great chat, I enjoyed talking with you


Politicians in Britain had to wear a top hat in the house of commons, that's hilarious!


Really, that's interesting.  It seems almost the opposite of what is expected in America.  Wearing hats inside is usually considered rude.


Yea, America is funny when it comes to hats, they even passed a law 100 years ago limiting the length of hatpins so they couldn't be used as a weapon


We have such silly customs when it comes to hats.  Think about the mortarboard we wear for graduation.  Who thought that silly thing up.


I don't know, I read that conical party hats were derived from dunce caps


And were you aware that in the old west, it wasn't the cowboy hat that was the most popular, but actually the bowler hat.


That's crazy, I don't even think I've seen a bowler hat, must not be that cool if they weren't in the movies


I never put much thought into it, but I guess hats have all kinds of various functions, such as protection from weather, religious reasons, and of course to be fashionable.


Yea, Knights wore hats and helmets to protect themselves in battle


I guess a helmet could be considered a type of hat.  I never thought about it that way.  Why do you think police wear hats?  It isn't protecting much, and the Royal Canadian Police have the goofiest looking hats there are


I don't know, maybe to keep the sun out their eyes or rain


That's true.  Does it get sunny in Canada?  I just assumed it was all covered in snow all the time.  Haha.


I don't know, they do play a lot of hockey and when 3 goals are scored by one player it's called a hat trick


It seems like people don't wear hats as often these days as they used to many years ago.  Like when you see a movie about england hundreds of years ago and all the rich people wore hats.  Maybe it was like a status symbol of sorts back then.


Yea, I know rich people like to tip their hats which started  from medieval knights


Oh really?  That is an interesting origin of that custom.  Do people still tip their hats to each other?


You know who else wears hats, chefs.  Well, at least in the movies.  I don't know if I have ever seen a chef actually wearing a hat while cooking.


True, hence baseball caps which are popular with everyone these days, but they do seem to serve a function with baseball players.


That is true, I think I'm gonna head to the mall to look for a new hat, nice talking with you


Im good. Do you like tom hanks? he refuses to play bad guy roles. I could never see him as a bad guy!


I like Tom Hanks, and it would be hard to see him as a bad guy but I think he could do it. Do you have a favorite movie of his?


hmmm im unsure. but I did just see saving Mr banks the other day and he played a good walt disney. and apparently hes the first actor ever to do that in a mainstream movie


Wow I didn't know that. Did you know he has over $8.5 of film earnings?


billion! hes the highest all time box office star and I can totally see that. And he did it while being pretty wholesome and loveable


Yes billion thank you. It is pretty amazing that he did while staying wholesome given today's sex, nudity and violence in films.


hes so nice that he refunded an unhappy couples movie tickets because they didnt like thomas crowne


That was nice. Do you know who holds the record for most oscars under his name?


I believe that. eminem has oscars too. although he isnt even in the same league as tom lol


Very true. Did you know the Dodo bird is related to the pigeon?


I dont even know what a do do bird looks like. some birds fly from alaska to mexico without sleeping. i will never complain about lack of sleep again,lol


I agree, talk about your jet lag. Did you know that Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct their nests?


I do now! most birds bones are so hollow that they way less than the feathers


I guess they have to be to let them fly. Some people think that birds developed from dinosaurs. Do you believe that?


Me to. You can actually picture some birds today as being miniature dinosaurs. dinosaurs.


especially the way weve seen them portrayed in movies.there are wild birds in australia that can mimic sounds like cameras, car alarms etc


That's amazing. I knew someone who owned a bird that could imitate his dishwasher.


lol . can it unload and load the dishwasher too?!


Hi there. I love buying shoes! I feel that shoe quality is decreasing!


Yes apparently there was a 5000 year old pair of shoes that performed better than their modern counterparts.


That makes sense. i bet that those shoes had to last a whole lifetime. no way to buy replacements. LOL


Yes exactly! The NBA player Stephon Marbury promoted a line of shoes retailed at $15.


Why so cheap? that seems a bit low. i guess he wanted to make them available for everyone?


Yes I think you're right, which explains why he didn't accept any promo money to do it.


Ok, that makes sense. I guess the shoes would last long enough to be worth the money.


Yeah good point. There was also a football player, Steve Smith, who left his cleats on the field to raise awareness for homeless people.


That is a great gesture. I wish more athletes would do things like that.


Me too. Do you follow the news at all? The prime minister of UK, Theresa May has been trying to get a Brexit deal.10 Downing Street is her residence!


May has a difficult task in front of her. I know that they have just a short while before the whole Brexit thing is supposed to go into effect.


Yeah it sounds very clustered and confusing. What a mess. One odd fact about the Prime Minister in Australia is the fact that the position isn't even in the constitution!


that is strange. i guess they just used the UK system because they knew how it worked. strange.


Yes I suppose so. I would want to turn 100 in Japan because the Prime Minister sends you a silver cup to celebrate. Hopefully full of alcohol!


Yes, fine japanese sake! a lot of people live to 100 there. japan might have to rethink giving out cups!


Haha they are doing something right! Maybe the cheaper cups could just be red solo party cups!


LOL I guess we could try to prank the Japanese prime minister into giving out cups like that.


Haha it just might work. The actress who played Bellatrix in Harry Potter is a descendant of a UK prime minister!


i dont really know the actors for harry potter. bellatrix?


Her actual name is Helena Bonham Carter. Very good actress. Well very nice talking with you today. Bye!


Oh, HBC. Yes, she is a great actress and very pretty. Have a great weekend!


It's crazy to think that Daniel Day-Lewis has won Best Actor three times.


I agree, I wonder which movies he won them for.


Hmmm, I think he won for Lincoln for sure, and There Will Be Blood. The latter movie was really good. I'm not sure about the third one though.


Blazing saddles was nominated 3 times, I honestly have no idea what that movie is about. I guess I probably should check it out.


It is absolutely hilarious. It's got Gene Wilder (the dude who played Willy Wonka). Pretty much a 70s spoof on Western Movies.


Oh its a comedy, then I definitely want to see it. I love comedy and spoof movies. I also like science fiction. I can't believe some of the actors make so much money just from doing autograph signings


Yeah, and on top of that, we think Science Fiction is super common today, but I guess that it's only been mainstream for like 50 years thanks to Stanley Kubrick.


I agree, I think a lot of people were like closet science fiction fans, but now with all the different events and what not they are more comfortable expressing that. I mean some may take it to far with the whole membership for life that covers you in case you come back


Haha at least they have all their basis covered. Do you know any popular science fiction films that won Oscars? I know John Williams won a bunch for composing the Star Wars Music, but I wonder if any of them won for best picture?


I honestly can say I do not remember a science fiction film winning an Oscar for best picture. It usually ends up be some dramatic movie or something. Its possible they may have won before my time, but I don't remember


Yeah, what's you're favorite sci-fi film?


Off the top of my head I can't think of one. I love movies dealing with aliens and such though. I also enjoy when the sci fi has a little bit of a fear element to it. What is your favorite


I like the fear element too. Normally, I'm not too much into the alien/outer space movies, but I've been huge into the Marvel movies lately. I can't get enough of them.


I do enjoy them as well, I like a lot of the series they have created too. Sometimes though the storylines are a little too much.


Oh yeah, a lot of them are super unbelievable, even for the Marvel Universe. Did you see the most recent Avengers Infinity War?


I haven't yet but I really want to. It looks really awesome. Did you see it and if so was it good


Yeah, I really liked it. It's not your typical superhero movie or the typical "hero's path" plot. It goes up and down the whole time, so it's really entertaining. I think they have it on Netflix now.


Oh awesome, I have netflix. I definitely will check it out. Thank you for the info.


Not a problem, any recent movies you'd recommend me?


Honestly as of lately the only movies I really saw were Hallmark Christmas movies, yes I am that dork that watches those lol


Haha I love the cheesy Christmas movies!


I didn't get to watch many this year, but def will be in the holiday spirit in 2019.


Me too, well it has been great chatting tonight. Thanks for the movie recommendation.


Pretty good. Do you like Fish? Did you know most fish are cold-blooded?


I like to eat fish. I ain't never had one as a pet. Fish are not warm and friendly like puppies and kitties.


Nope, especially the black swallower fish that can eat prey twice its length


I would love to have that ability. How many pizzas can I fit down my gullet? Let's find out.


Lol, the black swallower can also eat prety 10x it weight, that doesn't sound too appealing


I figure I could plan ahead. Maybe a long weekend. That would give me time to digest.


Lol, did you know the seahorse is the only fish with a neck?


I would think that the seahorse is unique for that face it has too. Horse-like. Unique. Do you like to eat fish?


Yea when I could afford too. I wouldn't want to eat a zebrafish though, they share 84 percent of human disease associated genes


I think that the secret to cures might be found in the humble zebrafish and its stripey hide.


The jellyfish must lead a boring life. Always floating about, wondering about the universe, watching reruns.


Yea it does sound boring. Speaking of the Universe, Playstation 3's are being used to research black holes


The PS3 is a good way to learn about the cosmos. I figure that a bunch of those together could unlock the secret of life.


Yea, they make good supercomputers, the Department of Defense used 1760 of them for that


That is insane. I wonder how they got the money for that. "We need PS3s for....research. Black hole...research. Yeah."


Too they didn't buy any nintendos. Back in 2001 Nintendo released a handheld console specifically for pokemon


I think that the Pokemon craze pass me by and that's a good thing. Anyway, great chat!


You too, I think I'm gonna play some F-zero X, the first 60fps racing game


its very interesting, but this is the first time I have read about the ganymede being so large


That would be Jupiter's moon? I wonder if Jupiter is one of the five planets visible to the naked eye.


The planet Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise and has no seasons. That seems boring.


uranus also has a strange rotation, it rolls around rather than spinning


That is unique. I think Mars sounds like a weird planet. It is called Red Planet and named for the Roman god of war.


Mars is also considered a terrestrial planet and the fourth planet from the Sun. Must be hot there.


True and valleys and deserts so maybe it is pretty diverse. It is the second smallest planet in the Solar System.


i did not know wifi was a byproduct from astronomy


That is pretty neat. I didn't either. The town of Saadat Shahr in Iran is called the astronomy town and even bought an observatory. On special occasions they turn off all lights to improve the view of the night sky.


I wonder what would people would say if we did that to an american town


People would probably like it. Did you know Mercury was the smallest planet?


Would you be interested in the mars colonization project planned for 2023? I guess it will be a reality tv show.


it would be cool, I did not know plants like Lichen could live there already.


Yeah I think it sounds cool as well. It would take 2 or 3 days to get there under constant 1g acceleration. That's a bit long!


Well it's been nice chatting. Maybe I'll see you on that trip to Mars. LOL!


hey there, do you like superhero movies?


Yes, I do. Do you have a favorite publishing company that is in charge of superhero movies and such?


Yes, I do. My favorite publishing company associated with superhero movies is Marvel. What's your favorite publishing company?


Same here. Do you have a favorite superhero?


Yes I do. My favorite superhero is Batman.Who is your favorite superhero?


I am going to go with the classic I think, SUperman. Apparently Spider-man is the only big superhero owned by Sony


I like Superman. Yes, Spiderman is the only big superhero owned by Sony, in partnership with Marvel Studios.


Have you ever heard of the character Access


No, I haven't heard of Access. What kind of superhero is that?


It is character whose main power is to keep marvel and dc separate from each other and is co-owned by both studios


Interesting! I like the concept of that character. Which studio do you prefer: Marvel or DC?


I am not sure, I do not pay much attention to studies as I do to the movies they make. Marvel did create a special superhero for a little boy though


Which superhero did they create for the little boy?


It is called Blue Ear because the little boy was hard of hearing


That is heart-warming. Did you know that Marvel claimed in court that since mutants aren't people, they should pay the lower rate on X-men toys. Because they're not considered human, so they don't qualify as dolls.


THey must have had some really good lawyers. Did you every watch wonder woman?


Yes, I have watched Wonder Woman. Did you know Gal Gadot fought in the Israeli special forces?


I think that is why they hired her, she had the skills she thought she was testing for catwoman not wonder woman


I am surprised to hear that. I thought auditions were more straightforward. I imagine it was a surprise for her to find out the truth!


Yeah, well she did well. GOod for her. I mean wonder woman is the highest grossing superhero origin movie


Yes, it is. That makes me happy. I am glad Wonder Woman did so well in theaters. Did you see the  movie?


I did it was so good. And apparently it is also the highest grossing wwi movie too


Yes, it is. That is good. Well, it was nice talking with you!


Did you know that Hillary Clinton was president of young republicans in college?


Apparently she adopts a southern drawl when campaigning in southern states.


That I did know. What I didn't know was that Taylor Swift is taller than Kanye.


Kanye is an interesting character. He believes that aids is a man made disease.


I know, I didn't know that Evel Knievel sued him though.


Damage to his reputation from "Touch the sky"


Kanye can be nice sometimes. He once gave a mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert.


I head about that, I didn't know he was 41 though.


Well, he has accomplished a lot in those years, and has been responsible for cultural movements and progressions within hip hop.


I didn't know that he incorporated gospel in some of his songs.


That's cool. I also like how eclectic his music is.


Yeah, I do too. It is pretty interesting.


Do you like music in the minor key? One of  Kanye's most successful songs, Gold Digger, is in the minor key.


I actually play a lot of music. I heard that Kayne barely plays in minor keys, sort of surprising to me.


I kind of like how surpising Kanye can be. Have you heard of dragon energy?


He's a lot more interesting, that's for sure.


Yeah, I am not really sure what dragon energy is but Kanye has been tweeting about it.


I'm not sure either, he should make a soft drink called that! LOL


Well, that would be interesting but probably not surprising in the scope of what Kanye does, haha!


Yes and I loved did did you know it is the richest superhero?


Yes his net worth is $500 million in total


Yes even more than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark


Yes. Did you know the symbols in the movie dated back to 4th century


Yes they are from a script that is called nsobdi from present day Nigeria


Yeah pretty cool. Did you know they censored the praise hanuman utterance?


Yes that was for the indian releases because they were afraid to insult them


I do. Do you know who wrote the oldest example of a cyborg?


Yeah that was Edgar Allen Poe, what a guy


Yeah I know. Even Caesar wrote fiction in his youth


Yeah. Did you know George Martin does not like fiction?


Yes he thinks it is a copyright infringement and a bad things for writers to take on


Yes interesting thought there though not sure I agree


Me either really. Did you know a judge tried to ban a science fiction novel


Yes only because the character was black


Yeah that is so sad but I guess it was the 50s


True. Did you know there is a page that lists characters based on their powers?


So do you like Shakespeare?  I read that they coined or popularized many of the phrases we use today.


this is true. He wrote many plays and was very popular.


Some of the phrases include "Good riddance, in my heart of hearts, laughing stock, and wild goose chase.


Those are all classics. Did you know he died in 1616.


No I did not.  I read however that Pocahontas and him were both alive at the same time and died only a year apart.


Thats interesting. Wonder if they ever met each other.


That would have been an interesting meet up.  I saw that Shakespeare invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia


thats ool. My daughters name is Olivia and my sisters name is jessica. Thanks shakespeare


I also just read that Polish composer Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company


Guess he wants it to be used in a play or something.


Yes He was hoping it would be used as a prop for The Skull of Yorick


I guess that would be one way to live on.


It actually ended up being used in a series of performances of Hamlet at the Courtyard Theater


I think hamlet is the more popular of the two anyways.


Yes, I'm sure.  They say that his works take on a different meaning when performed with an era-appropriate accent


I ould see that. Play it for the time when he wrote it nd it makes more sense. Makes sense to me.


So off subject but what do you think about the piano.  It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around 1700


Me too!  This is interesting on April 18, 1930 the BBC decided that there was no news worth reporting so they broadcast piano music instead


How many people never listened to that station again after that. Lol.


yes, exactly it was an interesting choice.


Hi! How are you? Have you seen the new Deadpool sequel yet? I hear its amazing.


No I haven't been able to see it yet. The first one was great, but I haven't been able to see the second yet.


I'm not usually so into super hero stuff. But there are so many great movies coming out, I can't help It. Have you seen Infinity War? Its the first film to ever be shot entirely with imax cameras!


I haven't yet. I bet that's pretty intense. There are a ton of actors in it; almost too much to follow. I guess that's why they needed the Imax cameras, huh?


I guess so, I guess the voice actor that plays Iron Man has never ever seen the movies.


Actually, the character Jarvis hasn't been in the films. But that's a bit of a fib because Jarvis becomes Vision and is played by the same actor, Paul Bettany


That's interesting, thanks for clearing that up. Did you know that Disney isn't allowed to show big marvel characters east of the Mississippi due to a contract they signed?


It's kind of funny how the ownership of the Marvel properties works. Sony still owns Spiderman so he only shows up if Sony let's Disney have him. This is why his appearances in Iron Man and Avengers are really short.


That's so weird. They created a character called Blue Ear for a little boy who was afraid to wear his hearing aids and told his mom "But Super heroes don't wear hearing aids." So Marvel made one that did. So sweet.


Yeah, overall they really care about their fans. And there are a lot of them at this point. Did you know there are over 19 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? And more every year!


I had no idea. I didn't even realize there were so many characters until not too long ago. I didn't watch or read comic books when I was a kid, so I was only familiar with Superman and Batman. I had never heard of Deadpool, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, or any of those guys. I bet Sony wishes they had taken Marvel up on their offer to buy them out for 25 million. I think SOny thought people would only care about Spiderman.


I think at the time, they were right. the mcu didn't really take off until Iron Man in 2008. Still, I bet someone at Sony got yelled at for that one.


What's the deal with that character Access? I head that he is owned by both companies and his job is solely to make sure that the two companies' universes separate?


I don't know, but its too bad we couldn't see a DC/Marvel cross over. Superman meets the Avengers? Sign me up.


I bet that would be fun. My husband and son would love it if they did that. I guess Marvel argued successfully in court that mutants were not people, and so they got to pay the lower rate on X-Men toys instead of the higher rate for dolls. SO much interesting trivia.


That's kind of ironic considering much of the X-Men story is about how mutants are the same as humans and deserve equality.


Ha, that is ironic. I was thinking that that might send a weird message to their child fans.


I think people overthink what children might think. However, I think there are certain characters that just are not for kids. Like Deadpool. The merc with a mouth. It was really a good thing they rate it R.


That's what husband said. I guess the first one was the highest grossing R rated feature of all time after The Passion of the Christ. My husband said it definitely wasn't a kids movie.


I heard 2 takes it even further with the crudeness. I enjoyed the first one, it definitely didn't hold back, but it also didn't feel forced. Just felt like this is the character and this is the life he leads which is full of sex, violence, and swearing.


I used to think that kind of thing was funny, but now that I'm getting older it seems very distasteful to me.  I guess I probably just don't want my kid saying stuff like that. I thought SuperHeroes were supposed to be for kids. Although, I guess maybe the movies are for the people that USED to be kids.


Maybe that is the appeal of someone like Deadpool. He's a superhero, but he's not for kids. They are probably trying to capture a whole new audience that doesn't include kids.


That makes more sense. Kids don't have any money, you have to get the parents roped back in if you want them to buy the kids all the expensive toys and movies and stuff. Unless they're mutant toys, because those are cheaper.


They also have been doing on so long that they have a nice audience of young adults who grew up with all the Marvel movies that they can now afford to buy a lot of useless "toys" themselves.


Yup. My husband has a bigger collection of SUperhero stuff than he probably ever did when he was a kid.  They must make SO much off of merchandise alone.


Their licensing department really went crazy. But people buy it so maybe not.


I read the Avengers caused a notable increase in Shawarma sales, why would that be, do you know?


I think they make a big point of eating it at some point. It really shows how big of an impact the MCU has, huh?


I don't think you get to be almost 20 films strong and not have at least some influence on society.


No, I don't suppose you do. People are so into the shows and movies they watch these days. Its kind of crazy.


I love them yeah, my favorite hero is Iron Man do you have a favorite one?


Iron man for sure. Growing up he was awesome then watching the first movie really set the tone.


Yeah Robert Downey Jr, was the man for the role, he really made the franchise popular, he's a great actor.


for sure. I like marvel, they even create superheros for a kid who was deaf, blue ear


Havent heard of that hero before but its a great thing to do, helping a kid and his family out like that.


I agree. did you hear in 1998 marvel offered the rights to its characters for movies and they declined


Who declined them? I bet they are regretting that decision big time by now each hero is worth hundreds of millions.


Sony did for 25 million dollars. They could have made so much money! I think Black Panther alone made 1 billion dollars


Yeah and then theres also Thor that movie made a lot of money as well. Do you like Tom Hiddleston, the actor that playes the role of Loki?


Yea he was good. I didn't like the first 2 thors, but ragnorak was awesome! Do you like him


I liked them all but I agree Ragnarok is the best so fast, so funny I like how the Hulk was in it as well.


For sure, that what one of my favorite parts lol. Did you know ant man made his debut before the big characters did


I didnt know that Ant Man is another great hero, did you watch Infinity War?


I loved that movie, crazy what happened at the end. Do you think they will all come back in End Game?


I think they will, at least Spiderman since theres another movie planed for this same year. Do you know who Jarvis is?


I know Jarvis, I think he was played by Paul Bettany


Yeah well Paul Bettany has never seen the films, how crazy is that, he's a big icon of the saga and hasnt bothered to watch his own work in action.


wow, how do you not see yourself lol. I would watch a movie I was in like 100 times! Doesn't he play Vision in infinity war also?


He does play vision yeah and I would watch it as well specially if it was a great series like the Avengers, those movies will be popular years to come.


right! It was so nice chatting with you. Enjoy your night!


How's it going, have you seen Infinity War, the sequel to 2012 Avengers


No, I don't really know the series very well. Is it good?


Yea it was pretty good, it was the first film to be shot entirely with a digital imax camera


I guess the quality must be very high. Probably looks good on BluRay too.


Yea plus it's pretty cool they have Lou Ferrigno doing the voice of Hulk


Lou! Great to see that he's getting work. He was awesome as the Hulk on TV>


Yea, Lou has been doing the voice of Hulk in all the Marvel movies


Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel  in the early 1990's so that he could play Spider-man in his own produced movie. Would that have worked? How about his voice?


That's crazy, interestingly Marvel tried to sell all their cinematic rights to Sony but they only wanted Spiderman


They blew it! Hollywood needs stories. The execs never understand story. How much is that catalog worth now?


I don't know, billions with the help of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy


The rights to a lot of those characters seems confusing. Disney does not own the rights to show "big" marvel characters  in theme parks east of the Mississippi


Yea, all the big marvel characters have their own attractions at Universal in FL


I guess the kids must go nuts for them. They really know how to appeal to kids. Marvel  created a superhero, Blue Ear, just for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids, which he needed. the boy told his mom "superheroes don't wear hearing aids" so marvel created one.


That's pretty cool. Theres another superheoro named Access who is shared by both DC and Marvel


They don't fight over him? What does he do?


Access sole job is to keep the DC and Marvel universes separate


I guess that could be a tough job. Superheroes trying to barge into the other universe for a better contract and more work.


I guess so although x-men aren't considered people according to US courts


Well, that certainly must be insulting to them. With the word "men" in their name, and they aren't human?


Legally they are considered mutants allowing marvel to pay less on x-men toys


Hello, I'm not a big fan. Are you into his music?


There is one song I listen to but I never seek it out. Do you have a favorite artist?


I like them too. They were huge back in the day!


I saw the slo-mo theme in the movie Dredd was based on Justin Bieber's song.


I had not seen that movie. Is it any good?


I haven't seen it either. I saw Bieber granted 200 wishes to the make-a-wish foundation which is the most ever done.


I was thinking the same thing. There's a guy in his 30's named Justin Bieber who was banned for sharing the same name with the famous Justin Bieber.


He has never had a number one hit in the US or great britain.


Interesting...I did not know that. I saw his Baby video is the most disliked video on YouTube.


I feel like that song did a lot for YouTube. Do you know who Ariana Grande is?


I do know of her. I think she's been in a lot of television roles too.


Up until recently I had no idea who she was. She was the first fan hit by a FL panthers puck.


Did not know that. I bet that hurt. Her song Dangerous Woman was actually written by 3 men.


HA! I always find those tidbits funny. She had a concert that grossed $13M for the victims of the Manchester Bombing.


Wow that's a lot of money. Do you like animals?


I love animals. There are 20 quintillion animals on Earth.


That's a lot of animals! It was nice chatting with you!


Are you a golf fan? There apparently is a course in Dubia that requires 4M gallons of water a day to keep it green. Seems like a waste to me.


I do like golf and yes it does seem like a waste.  The average American golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day as well.


Wow. Wonder how many golf courses there are? I heard they take up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.


That's a pretty incredible amount when you think about it.  Samuel Jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production.


Nice. Love him. Babe Ruth was once the most famous golfer in America. Assuming it was the same time he was the most famous baseball player too.


Who would have guessed that?  I didn't know he was a big golf player.


Me neither. How about tennis? I'm not a huge fan. Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis before they caught on with the polo crowd.


That's an interesting fact. They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 open.  Bet that created a lot of wind.


That's crazy! The longest match in history was 11 hours and went on for 3 days. I remember watching one a few years ago that went several hours, but 11! They must have had rubber legs after that one.


No doubt!  I wonder if at any point either player thought "this just isn't worth it".   There must have been big money on the line.


Haha. Good question. Or maybe they were playing for cows, like the ones Roger Federer was gifted for winning Wimbledon and the Swiss Open.


What?  LOL  He is the first living person in Switzerland to be honored with a stamp.  How neat!


He also suffered the biggest injury of his career -- while drawing a bath for his daughters.


That must have been when he tore his meniscus?


I bet.  That would have put a dent in his earnings for sure.  Since the year 2000, Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have accounted for 56 percent of the mens grand slam singles titles.


Wow. Nadal and Federer once competed on a hybrid court that was half clay and half grass. I wonder how that worked?


That would be interesting to see.  I wonder if that's on youtube?  Federer has been continuously ranked in the top 10 from Oct. 2002 to Nov. 2016.  What a run.


Definitely. He is one of the all time greats, for sure. He's held the #1 spot in the rankings for more than 310 weeks... a record.


I wonder who the "Roger Federer of paddle tennis" is?  A guy named Gail Monfils beat him to get into the US open quarterfinals after learning how to play just 2 days earlier.


No idea. I'll have to look that up. Been great chatting with you!


I've enjoyed chatting with you as well!  Have a good day!


Good! How are you? Are you a Batman fan? Back in the 90's, Universal had plans to build a Batman theme park. That would have been cool.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I'm a Batman fan and think that theme park would have been cool!


What's your favorite Batman movie? Mine's The Dark Knight. I heard Smallville was originally going to be about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman. I guess that ended up as Gotham though.


Dark Knight also.  I think Christian Bale is my favorite Batman.  Who's your favorite?


Yeah, he's definitely my favorite. My least favorite was probably Val Kilmer. Or Clooney. Michael Keaton was so against Batman Forever that a huge payday couldn't convince him to reprise the role.


Wow, I would have taken the money and did that movie, anyway!  But, that's just me lol Do you like Comic books?


Yes, love comic books. Someday I'd like to checkout the comic book collection at Michigan State. It's the largest public collection in the world.


That's amazing, I didn't know that.  Stan Lee would be proud!


Haha. Yes, he would. Did you know the DC in DC Comics stands for Detective Comics? So their name is Detective Comics Comics.


Funny, I always thought it stood for D.C. as in Washington D.C.  Nice to know what it stands for, finally. Thanks!


Stan Lee used to end every phone conversation by saying "Excelsior!" What a character he was.


Yes, he was!  Great guy, I always looked for his cameo shots in his movies.He was famous for that.  I think Stephen King does the same thing.


I know Stan Lee is in more Marvel films than any other actor. Back in the day, Marvel published a generic comic book so they could trademark the names Super Hero and Super Villain.


That was super smart of them to do that! Have you ever heard of normalman?


Apparently, he's the only person on a planet without superpowers and everybody else is superheroes. Kind of an odd one?


Haha. I like that idea! That would make a great comedy setup. The Marvel comic universe take place in a multiverse set on Earth in 199999.


That's interesting, I wonder if all the pollution on Earth contributed to all these superheroes superpowers that far in the future?


I wouldn't doubt it. There was a comic series about fixing all the damage created by super heroes during their adventures. Nothing about pollution though.


Cool beans!  It's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


Hey there I do like Star Wars. I've seen all the movies, what about you? I really like the first one the best though.


Yes,  I have seen all of the star wars series too!


Which movie is your favorite? It's funny that Star Wars was thought to be a flop, and so 20th Century Fox gave the merchandising rights to George Lucas, then he became a billionaire due to that LOL


I loved the first 3 released,  but the whole series is really good,  I love these ones that have been coming out around christmas every year,  a lot of back story in those,  really good.


Yep the backstory is interesting. You ever heard of the director James Cameron? He directed movies like Terminator in True Lies, anyway he was apparently a truck driver and was inspired by Star Wars and quit his job soon after to pursue directing


Thats awesome,  hes really good at it,  all great movies!!!


I agree with you! Did you hear that ewan McGregor has a brother in the British Air Force? Since ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars movies, Colin McGregor, his brother, goes by Obi two as his calming LOL


Hahaha thats amazing,  I didnt know that.


Do you know who artoo-detoo is by the way? George Lucas says that the entire Star Wars saga is told by him about one hundred years in the future, that's really crazy that changes my entire perspective of the movies LOL


I did hear that before!!  R2d2 is my favorite lol I think its really cool that Lucas' wife at the time won academy award for editing !


I agree with you! She was really talented, and very underrated when it comes to Star Wars appreciation. Do you like the Walt Disney Company by the way? Are you glad that they bought the Star Wars franchise


Absolutely,  I was just a disneyland 2 months ago lol From the tower of terror I could see where they are building the star wars land


Wow that's cool! I need to go after it's completely built, have you seen the short film Destino? It was created as a collaboration between Disney and Salvador Dali, I love Salvador Dali


No I never seen that either lol Is it any good?  Do you watch Game of Thrones?


I do like Game of Thrones. It's one of my favorite series has and I can't wait until it starts up again. Who is your favorite character?


Same!  I love Tyrion Lannister, Daenarys targaryn and Arya( but she is becoming a little dark) lol


I love Tywin Lannister actually LOL I think Daenerys is kind of boring personally but that's just me, I also like the little finger but he's dead now LOL


Ok Tywin lannister was pretty cool,  but ugh I really dislike little finger!  Daenarys does have a boring personality and shes getting a little big headed,  she doesnt even do much, but she has dragons!


She does have dragons, she's just indestructible which I find kind of silly haha. But I know that's just me. It's interesting that the person that plays the mountain is only 25 years old! He definitely looks a lot older


I know right,  thats crazy.  Its been great chatting with you.  Have a good one.


I've been a fan since I read one of the comic books when I was a kid.


My uncle is big in the comic book industry and was actually friends with Stan Lee who created Spider man.


That is awesome!  I might have crossed paths with him at a comic con convention somewhere. I would love to go to the San Diego one.  Did you know that Stan Lee used to end every phone conversation he had with the word "excelsior!"


That is hilarious. I did not. It is cool that the us military is trying to achieve spiderman like abilities for their soldiers.


That is neat!  Did you know that DC stands for Detective Comics?


I always wondered that. Crazy that there are over 300 registered superheroes in the US.


That is crazy.  The Michigan State University holds the largest available comic book collection in the world.  Neat!


Thats crazy. My favorite superhero is definitely normalman.


Nice!  He was the only person without superpowers right?


Yep, in a planet full of superheroes. Must have been boring for him.


lol  There was a comic series about fixing collateral damage caused by superheroes.  I'm not familiar with that one.


That is interesting. Me neither. There was actually a Garfield book series spinoff called pet force that featured Garfield and a gang of heroes.


That would be neat!  I was a big Garfield fan when I was a kid.  Did you know the first comic book released  in the US was in 1933 and was called Famous Funnies?


I heard it was a reprinting of earlier news comic strips.


Interesting.  I wasn't sure of the content.  I didn't know that Joe Perry from Aerosmith performed the opening to the 1990's Spider Man animated series.


That is cool. Stan Lee actually received nothing from the first spider man.


I never knew that.  Wow.  The US military is trying to achieve Spider Man like abilities for the soldiers.  That would be neat to see.


That would be. Guess they will be able to swing from place to place instead of using tanks! HA


yes! lol It was nice chatting with you!  I have to get going.  Have a good day!


Are you a fan of The Beatles? I just learned that they had the best selling album of the 2000's.


I am not a huge fan but that's crazy! Especially considering how influential they were decades ago, even writing for governor campaigns in the 1960s.


Oh, you're talking about that song Come Together, right? T


I think so! I don't know the details of it, but that's the one. Some of Beatles couldn't even read.


Well, they could read. They couldn't read music though, which is surprising to me because of the music they made.


They certainly just stuck with music and didn't care to adopt "technology". I believe they stopped touring cause their amplification couldn't drown out the loud screaming!


Maybe they were just more interested in new recording techniques. They were really unconventional in the studio.


Yeah and I think they had a lot of setbacks beyond their control. Like RIngo Starr had severe suberculosis and peritonitis, I'm sure that affected his ability to write music.


Speaking of writing I just read this article about how Edgar Allen Poe wrote the earliest known example of a cyborg in fiction


Oh wow, it's certainly interesting where inspiration in fiction comes from. Julius Caesar actually wrote fan fiction for fun, I had no idea it went back that long.


lol, speaking of fan fiction, did you see George R. R. Martin rage over fan fiction? He said it's copyright infringement.


I did not! I think that's interesting. People hate on fiction all the time it seems like. In the 1950s a judge tried to ban a comic for featuring a black character.


wow. that's crazy. Who do you think has the best super power? I think superman. There's a whole wiki that ranks them.


I think I'd have to see that wiki before making an opinion haha. On another note, are you interested in instruments at all?


I mean a bit. I like piano. I like watching people play it, I like stringed musical instruments like that.


Yeah i like the piano too! It seems it's beloved everywhere. In 1930 I know the BBC once thought there wasn't anything really newsworthy, so they just broadcasted piano music.


haha, that's awesome. i read there was a song that can't be played by humans, that exists only to test the piano


I wonder how they actually test that! It's funny the lengths people go with pianos. There's an aluminum grand piano for the lounge on Hindernburg.


wow, you can find pianos everywhere, I guess. I heard there was one at the top of a britain's highest mountain. I guess they really like their pianos.


I wonder how they found that! Do you know? It would be interesting if the same group of people discovered both that and the Hindenburg piano.


Hi, I'm not a soccer aficionado. My husband and I did go to a San Jose Earthquakes game a couple of years ago because they had built a stadium nearby. I have to admit we were bored.


I have to agree, I don't understand what is exciting about it.  But most of the rest of the world clearly loves it.  I wonder what city the 2022 world cup is going to be in that doesn't yet exist?


Without looking it up, my guess is that Qatar is building a city to host it. Which would be pretty amazing. How about Wonder Woman? Did  you see it? What did you think?


I did see it, even though I'm not a huge superhero movie person.  I thought it was ok, but nothing that great.  Its always good to see a woman getting some of this superhero movie money.  Did you see it?


I did see it and liked it. It was during the period that my granddaughter imagined Wonder Woman everywhere saving people. I liked the fact that in 2017 the 3 highest grossing domestic films were female led.


Yes, I think thats great too.  Hopefully that will encourage the studios to make more movies with women. I'm surprised it was also the highest grossing ww1 movie


It seems a stretch to call it a WWI movie, in  my opinion. I would think a WWI movie would show more soldiers in battle rather than a fictitious superhero movie.


Sure.  Of course I've seen South Pacific too, and I don't know how you can really call that a female led movie.  Or cat on a hot tin roof either, that was mainly Paul Newman


Good point! On another note, things have changed since 1941 when Wonder Woman was Justice Society's secretary.


I didn't know that, a lot of things have changed for the better since 1941!  Gal Gadot is beautiful and I bet she could kick but in real life since she served in the Israeli army


Absolutely. Regarding the moon, I don't get how someone believed Mar's largest moon might be artificial in origin. I may have to dig into that one a bit. If artificial, who put it there?


And I'm curious how they know its actually hollow, although that is very interesting


Speaking of the moon - if you had all the money you needed, would you sign up to go to the moon on one of those private rockets that will be going there?


I might consider it, but they would have to prove to me that it was safe.  And I would take a lot of convincing.  How about you?


Probably not although it is just fascinating to me how that journey has changed since USA planted its flag on the moon.


I'm fascinated that moon dust can cut through kevlar-like material.  To my knowledge the moon is made up of the same stuff as the ear, so I may have to look that up


I meant the earth!  Also I've never heard of moon hay fever.


Me neither. I suppose I don't need to worry too much about it since I won't be traveling there.


Hello, do you like going to the library?


That's good. My children love libraries too!


I see that ships visiting ancient alexandria would need to surrender their books so they could copy them


That's interesting. There are more libraries than McDonald's in the US.


That's a good thing, right? hah. Have you seen Wheres Waldo in a while?


I have not seen Where's Waldo in a long time. I used to love Waldo growing up.


Apparently he shows up in the same locations, so one can predict where he is and find him within 10 seconds


I do. I also see that a doctor in west texas teaches heavy metal as literature


Very cool. The FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US censorship.


Weird. Apparently Stephen King wrote a childrens book under a pseudonym and reviews it as himself.


Interesting. In 1953, Winston Churchill won a Nobel price for literature.


It doesn't say, but I'm curious as well.


"The Fonz" also wrote an 18 book childrens series about a dyslexic character because he was dyslexic too.


He modeled a character after the one teacher who helped him with reading.


Have you rented DVDs or anything besides books from a library?


Hi, I do. I was actually reading a book written by Winston Churchill, after I finished it, I realized he won a nobel prize for it!


I just recently discovered that he won a Nobel for literature but not peace which is the opposite of what I would have thought.


Yes. He was before my time so I only really knew about his actions as PM. Old books are interesting. In ancient greek books there are some weird romances but they rarely mention kissing for instance.


I had also heard that. Apparently romantic kissing is a fairly recent development. I wonder why that is?


No idea, I'm sure you can find the answer in a book. Unless it's been destroyed.


Ugh, that's always upsetting. The FDA burned six tons of literature in the US as an act of censorship. What a waste. It makes me so angry.


Yeah, a lot of those can never be recovered. Fortunately these days with e books it's virtually impossible to destroy literature as a digital copy will always remain.


I certainly hope they don't find a way. Have you heard that there is a yearly contest tat challenges writers to come up with the worst opening sentence for a novel?


I have not, but you'd think it wouldn't be too difficult to do. There are some pretty bad books out there. This is non fiction but I was just reading about boots if you can believe that. I thought it would be bad but it was interesting.


Oh really. What was an interesting fact you came across?


Nokia used to make boots! That's what they were known for. Given how their phones have gone lately maybe they should go back to boots.


What?! I never would have expected that. Here's one. Do you know why Ugg boots were invented?


Yes, that was in the book too. For surfers to keep their feet warm. You wouldn't think boots are interesting but honestly I was fascinated learning about them.


You would think they would absorb a lot of water and become uncomfortable. They do not seem very water repellent.


The earlier models were a lot different the the uggs of today. Before trucks farmers used to make little boots for turkeys they'd walk to markets. You would think a wagon or something like that would be more efficient.


Ha ha, boots for turkeys. That is a hilarious image. I would love to see that.


I just don't see how that would have been cost effective. Especially with the turkeys sold for meat once they reach their destination.


Me either. Do you know what the phrase "pulling oneself up by their bootstraps" used to mean?


No, I don't think that was mentioned in the book, but I am curious...


It originally meant "doing something that is pretty much impossible". That's very interesting because it's certainly not quite how we use it now.


hi how are you? are you a fan of bill shakespeare?


Yes I do like Shakespeare, even though he was born a long time ago I think he was very talented, it's crazy that he was born in 1564!


He was alive during the time of Queen Elizabeth. I dont know how he managed to write everything he did. did he sleep? i wonder.


Yeah he is very famous though. He's called England's national poet and sometimes even the "Bard of Avon" which I've never heard before


The Bard is a nickname that I heard before. I read his stuff but it was a great experience to see it performed.


Yes I agree, it's crazy that when his work is actually performed in a period accurate accent that the rhymes will work better


I bet the language has changed much since his day. the language can feel impenetrable.


Yes I agree, I didn't like reading Shakespeare as a kid but now I kind of appreciate it. And it's crazy how he would make grammatical errors in order to heighten attention to what was going on, that's very genius


He had a genius understanding of language. the words he created just seemed to have the right sound and meaning. he changed language singlehandedly.


Yes if only he had lived longer, I wonder what other inventions of the English language he could have made, he died at age 52 apparently


I guess that was a pretty long life in those days. lots of disease, problems with sanitation. he could have died much younger. we are very fortunate.


Yes I agree, on a happier note though do you ever watch any comedies? That could include black comedies as well


I like comedies, including black comedies, and bromances too. You?


Well I like old school stuff like Monty Python haha. And it's crazy that Graham Chapman, who was in Monty Python, was originally going to be a medical doctor but gave it up to pursue comedy


Graham was very bright, and quite funny. unfortunately he had a serious drinking problem. i really miss him.


Oh wow I did not know about the drinking. one station I did like a lot was comedy central, it doesn't surprise me that they canceled over 100 shows since they got started, they seem to always cancel the shows that I like


They have not canceled South Park, thank god. I would not be able to go without that show every fall. I am addicted.


Yep that's the only show on there that I watch now. Did you ever see the movie Green Lantern by the way? Apparently it was going to star Jack Black and I think that would have been better than Ryan Reynolds


Yeah, Jack Black is a natural comedian. i never saw green lantern. Anyway, great chat!


Yes you are an excellent chat partner. And make sure to check out work from Oscar Wilde, he actually did some wonderful plays


Yes, he did the importance of being earnest. Have a good night!


Thank you too! And it's interesting that he has relatives like his great-grandson who is actually a computer programmer these days


I do, he's one of my favorite superheros.


He has a hyphen because Stan Lee didn't want him confused with Superman. I guess I wrote it wrong. Should be Spider-man.


That's pretty interesting, Stan Lee was an amazing man. Did you know that in 1998 Marvel offered the cinematic rights to all of it's characters to Sony for a mere $25 Million?


Yeah and Sony rejected it and only bought the rights to Spider-man!


That's crazy, but I think they both did well on the deal.


Do you know Madame Web? Stan Lee's wife did her voice in the 94 Spider-man series.


I didn't know that. Did you know the Broadway Musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" is the most expensive production in Broadway history?


Seems like the music would be good. Too bad there were too many injuries on set, so that they had to shut down because they couldn't get injury insurance anymore.


Yeah the music and lyrics were written by Bono wasn't it?


Yeah, I heard that. Superheroes cause a lot of damage in their universe. There was a comic series about fixing their collateral damage.


That's pretty cool. Did you know there is actually a superhero called "Normalman?"


Basically nothing, he was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.


Wow, I'd be nervous if I were him. In real life there are also 300 registered superheroes. Wonder whatis needed to register.


My kids like this Garfield book series spinoff, called Pet force. Garfield and the gang are superheros. Have you heard of it?


I have not, it sounds pretty funny. I'll have to check it out!


I am in the mood to watch a Marvel show on Netflix. See you!


Jazz originated from New Orleans in the late 19th century.


It developed from roots in blues and ragtime music, that was a little surprising to me.


It came into it's own in the 1920's, being seen as a major form of music.


Towards the end of the 1940's a more calmer, smoother sound was introduced.


What became known as "cool jazz".  I think I definitely prefer the after 1940's sound.


I like the sound of Ed Sheeran's music, surprised to see that he wrote "love yourself"


I'm not familiar with him, he's so young, born in 1991!


He has quite the workload, being singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actor!


People have such varied talents, Steven Spielberg actually plays the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack.


That is impressive! Just like Phil Collins recording versions of the tarzan soundtrack in italian, german, spanish and french.


I barely mastered English!  Speaking of music there is a Harlem woman who has hosted jazz concerts every Sunday for free.


Wow that sounds fun, I wonder if any big names have taken part in that.


Elite performers do stop by, I don't think any jazz musician can truly be considered a big name, they're just not well known.


I couldn't name a jazz musician. Jazz trumpeters are known to grow goatees, for comfort while playing.


I have no experience, but maybe something to do with where the instrument hits around the mouth?


It's as strange as a Pakistani jazz orchestra!


Apparently they're topping the charts, who would have known!


The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? smashed the charts, going eight times platinum!


Impressive, I have never heard any of that soundtrack


I bet we have and just didn't know it was from that.


hi how are you? Do you like superheroes?


I do love superheroes!  Do you have a favorite one?


i dont know much about superheroes. i did like a couple of the spider-man movies.


They were good.  There are plenty of superheroes to pick from as there are over 300 of them registered in the United States.


I wonder how one goes about registering a superhero. could i make up a hero and get it registered?


I'm thinking you could.  Kind of like when a musician writes a song and gets it registered.  I'm sure it's the same thing with graphic designs, ideas, etc.  I think the funniest superhero ever is Normalman.  He was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes. LOL


i wonder who came up with that character. what does that character do all day? I guess it could be an interesting setting for strange stories.


It almost sounds like that they came up with that character after struggling to come up with a new superhero with special super powers.  I think they were digging the bottom of the barrel with normalman.  lol


Yeah, the superpowers get a bit stale. the backstories start to sound the same. i dont watch superhero films because it seems to be all special fx.


You're right there.  Even Garfield had a superhero spinoff series named Pet Force.


I think they are getting desperate for content. i guess if the story is good, then i would watch it. but explosions are just not interesting to me.


The graphics seem to me to be too fake looking now and even the digital enhanced landscapes don't look real.


for an older audience, the characters and plot need to be developed. i liked the second spider-man for that reason. the comic book film for people that dont read comic books.


Speaking of spider-man and comic books.  Sad that Stan Lee passed away recently.  He used to end every phone conversation he had with the word "excelsior!"


he lived to age 95. a good long life. he made a million a year just for staying alive. LOL.


LOL  Did you ever hear of manga comics?  By 1995 the manga market in Japan was valued at $6 to $7 billion dollars. Holy cow!  That was like 15 years before it exploded here in the states.


yeah, the comic industry is big there. not much money for the people at the bottom. long hours, low pay but many many fans.


I didn't know that.  Did you know that DC from DC comics stands for detective comics?


Yeah, i heard that. detective comics comics. What?! Very creative there. Anyway, great chat!


I had a good time learning about these comic books.  Next time I'm driving by the Michigan State University library I'm going to have to stop in and browse their comic book collection which is the largest in the world! LOL  Have a great night!


Have you ever watch the TV show Archer? It's on FXX


I have seen a few episodes, but I haven't actually watched a whole season. Is it good?


I heard it's really good. I guess they used to name their corporation Isis until Isis became a thing in real life


That's pretty interesting. I believe it takes place in 1939 and premiered in 2010.


Yep you're right, they actually use different genres for each season apparently for instance they use a 1940s Noir genre in one season and then the next one they'll do a comedic 1970s Hollywood Thriller genre


Wow, I didn't know that. I'm a little more intrigued to watch it now. Do you watch anime at all?


Do you like to watch anime. one of my favorites is the anime Akira, what about you


I like all the Studio Ghibli movies. Did you know they have a powerpuff girls show in Japan called powerpuff z?


Wow I didn't know that. Do you like Cowboy Bebop? That was the first anime they ever put on the television network Adult Swim


I have seen a few episodes here and there. I probably saw them on Adult swim now that I think about it. Have you watched Pokemon?


Yes I love Pokemon! Don't they have almost 800 episodes by now?


I'm not sure, but I love it too. Spent a lot of my youth watching/playing Pokemon. Mewtwo strikes back was supposed to be the series finale.


Oh I never knew that. I was really good at Pokemon back in the day haha.


lol! John Cena is also a fan of anime. I never would have guessed that.


No I wouldn't have thought that either, do you like scientists by the way? Do you know any


My cousin just recently started her career as a scientist. It seems pretty awesome. Did you know Harrison Schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon? I would have thought there would have been more.


Yep I would have thought that too, it's also cool that the emperor of Japan is a scientist and publishes papers


That is really cool. I think a lot of people in positions of power should be more knowledgeable in certain fields like science.


Yep I agree, what do you think about scientist John Von Neumann though? he was so smart that at age 6 he could divide two eight digit numbers in his head


That is totally crazy. He must have been seriously talented to preform math like that. He could also converse in ancient Greek!


Yes he sounds like a genius! Also Geniuses are the Harvard scientists that put a gif animation of a galloping horse somehow into the DNA of some bacteria LOL that poor bacteria


Hello,  How are you?  Have you watched Thor? The infinity gauntlet is shown briefly during thor (the movie), but its authenticity is disputed because it's right-handed (it's left-handed in comics)


Thor is one of my favorite marvel movies. The casting of Chris Hemsworth as Thor was a great job.


Absolutely!  Perfect role for him. Tom hiddleston, who plays loki in the avengers, screen tested for the role of thor. he went on a strict diet and gained 50 pounds of muscle. they later decided he would be better for the role of loki.


I never knew he gained that much muscle. That's crazy but Hiddleston is a great loki


Yeah,  I know right!  Ant man made his marvel debut before spider-man, hulk, thor and iron-man.


Hmm I didn't know that. Did you know Hugin and munin appear in the Avenger's film?


No I didn't but since I didn't know them before this,  I wasn't looking for any birds. According to taika waititi, 80% of the dialogue in thor: ragnarok was improvised, in order to create a "very loose and collaborate mood" among the cast an attempt to replicate the tone and sensibility from his previous films.


Nice, they did a great job improvising the scenes


Yeah they did.  Did you know There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


That's crazy, there's only like 7 million species of animals on earth


only?  That sounds like a lot. Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


That's cool, did you know the loch ness monster is a protected species in Scotland?


I did,  thats freaking awesome! In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


Does that include the ones the size of  8.5 millionths of a metre?


I have no clue lol it didn't give me any more detail.


That's crazy, there's 1 million species of insects, I wonder if fly swatters are illegal in Germany


haha probably not. Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Wow, I never knew that. Did you know there is a water vapor cloud in space with 100 trillion times the amount of water on earth?


No,  thats amazing. General motors used to give the mercury and apollo series astronauts a free corvette when they returned from space.


Nice, the USMC are researching using drop pods from space


Oh yes very fun company! I am happy with how the Walt Disney company has handled things since acquiring them in 2009.


Yes it has been around for a while. But at that time they were called Timely Publications.


Very cool stat right there. They once created a superhero for a boy who was deaf.


Such a nice thing to do. Are you referring to blue ear? I love when companies do things like that.


Yep, that is Blue Ear. Such a good thing to do. Melts my heart hearing stories like that.


It really does! Do you like the Marvel character Spider-man? He is the only character who Sony has the rights to!


I love Spider Man. I did not know that Sony had rights to him.


Yes back in 1998 they bought the rights for $10 million!


Wow that's a lot of money. I saw the military is trying to make a spider-man like abilities for soldiers.


Hah that would be epic! There was 700 comic issues of the Amazing Spider Man.


That's a lot! Sad that Stan Lee passed away this year. He brought a lot of joy to the world.


I was sad to hear about his passing. He left a great legacy though. He received 10% of the net profits of anything based on his characters!


That's very cool he got that legacy. Do you read comic books ever?


I did in the past. I liked both Marvel and DC comics. DC stands for detective comics.


Me too. I didn't know that's what it stands for. Very cool to know.


If you ever want to see the largest publicly available comic book collection, just go to The Michigan State University Library!


That's hilarious. I'm not too far from Michigan so I'll have to drive up there and check it out one day.


Yeah that would be really cool to see. It is a huge market and it was valued at 1.09 billion dollars in 2016. Well it was lovely being able to talk with you today!


Not really. I find they have too much CGI. What about you?


I like some of them like Spider-man. DO you know why there is a hyphen in the name?


I have no idea why. Why not just one word? Other superheroes have names like that.


Because Stan Lee did not want it confused with superman


Ok, I see. I guess that makes sense. Stan the Man knew what he was doing.


For sure, he was a legend. Did you know Marvel offered the rights of characters to Sony but they only bought Spiderman?


I think they did not foresee the appeal of superheros to a public starved for entertainment. A mistake on their part.


Yeah for sure, they could have made much more now. Do you know who did the voice of Madame web in the spiderman series back in the day?


Yeah it was actually Stan Lee's wife, Joan B. Lee


I guess he chose her for the job. I never really watched the show.


I see. The Spider-man musical is the most expensive production on Broadway


A Broadway production of Spider-man? That's an odd choice. Not very typical.


Yeah, I know. It cost $75 million and the music and lyrics were done by Bono of U2


I guess there is a star factor there, but I would not want to risk my money on that investment. Too unusual. TV and movies are better for superheroes.


Yeah I guess. Have you heard of the superhero named Access?


It is the superhero that maintains the balance between the two and they both own it


That's great! I guess they are frenemies of a sort. Well, I enjoyed chatting! Have a good night!


Hello my friend, Excelsior! What do you think of the article?


I thought the article was amazing, i am a huge fan of Marvel and  comic books and was nice to read about them. how about you? what were your thoughts


I got into the marvel universe with the movies, so I cannot comment on the comic books. But saying that I loved Deadpool and the how Ryan Reynolds is carrying the role.


Did you happen to see Ryan Reynolds first appearance as Deadpool? i believe it was in wolverine origin movies. What i found most interesting was that the Video game cost more to make than the Movie (Deadpool)


Yes, but I hated how it ended with him being weapon X and sewing his mouth shut! The character is known for his snarky humor, they wasted a great characters in that movie for e.g. Gambit. I didn't know about the video game that's an interesting thing to know. Were there any other X-force members in comics apart from what they have shown in the movie?


There was a handful that was missing from X-Force but really the team is just comedic timing.


I just read in the article that there was comic with Garfield & his gang as Pet Force. That got a chuckle out of me imagining Odie as a super powered dog. Do you like Garfield comic strips?


i can only imagine Garfield eating his way through problems and Odie fixing everything


Haha, That's true and poor Jon would be pulling his hair out. Just a question, did Marvel do comic books series like DC's Elseworlds?


Marvel does so many comic and there was so many topics back in the 70s and 80s im sure that they would have anything. Just last week Marvel released a League of Legends themed comic with Riot Games


Wow, the more I get to know about this stuff the deeper it goes. It's interesting to note that Michigan state university library has the largest comic book collection publicly available in the world.


Yes, i found that extremely interested and i wished i would have known that sooner as i no longer live in the region i would have spent a good deal of time there. but what i did find funny was that DC mean detective comics.  but they go by DC comics


That would have been great, right? All the comic books you wanted to read. Yes, the DC & Comics again seems redundant, What did you think of Zazie beetz as Domino I think she got the role right with her attitude as happy go lucky survivor.


She did do the role very well. but i think what really got me was you had both Josh Brolin, played Thanos and Cable and if the MCU every does a crossover it be weird


Haha True that, I used to think what would happen if Fantastic Four(before the new rehash) did a cross over with Avengers who would Chris Evans play The Human Torch or Captain America? Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern would probably never do a cross over with Deadpool universe but the end credits scene put a bullet in it literally.


well it would be captain America for sure, though i heard that Deadpool will no longer be making another sequel but maybe make one more movie as Xforce


Yeah, I am like waiting to see how End Game Pans out. But I thought the X-Force was dead with all of them in chunks literally. Though I would love to see a Wolverine & Deadpool team up if possible.


Wolverine and Deapool team up would be cool but really just want to see a Hulk VS film the animated short films are amazing and seeing a Hulk VS Deadpool would be fun with the merc with a mouth


It really is sad to see copyrights marring such great ideas of having Super-heroes or super-villains team up. I loved how they tried to include the Planet Hulk timeline in Thor:Ragnarok but I think a Standalone film would be better to connect  with the character.


yes agreed, but i would highly reccommend the animated series when watching some of the Marvel Universe as they are able to do so much more without the copyright restrictions as oppose to live action. but one thing for sure is i definite need to do more research on "Normalman" that would be a fun read


I would have to check that out too, and Normalman sounds fun I would also check that out.


Yep between Normalman and the female reimaginations of the Marvel universe would be good. but a live action film with a multiverse would be cool like the new animated spiderman would be next level and interesting.


Let's not get into the multiverse right now, it's too huge for my mind to comprehend right now! But I have been hearing great things about the new spiderman I didn't get to see it yet.


Yes the new spiderman is basically done my marvel with Sony's permission. RDJ is in there


Yea I like the original trilogy. Apparently The Force Awakens was selected to be locked in a vault on Shutterfly


Yea, I guess younger people don't find The Force Awakens that interesting and prefer Black Panther


Interesting. I haven't watched Black Panther or The Force Awakens. Have you watched both?


I've saw some of Black Panther, couldn't get into it. I heard Get Out was good


I havent watched that either. I guess the only one I have watched is Frozen. The song is quite catchy. Before Let it Go was written, Elsa was the villain in Frozen. Because the song was uplifting, they changed her character.


Yea, I'm surprised Frozen was the first female directed Disney animation, I figure there would be one sooner


It's interesting that they did not want to call it Snow Queen because feminine titles don't perform as well.


Yea I don't think the title "Snow Queen" would have stopped it from grossing a billion at the box office


The writer of Let it Go has won an emmy, grammy, oscar, and a tony. he knows his stuff!


Yea, Robert Lopez is pretty talented, he also co wrote a South Park episode


Interesting! I really should watch more movies for myself and quit watching them with my kids. I have been meaning to watch Black Panther.


Yea, apparently the Black Panther character is the richest superhero worth 500 billion


Yeah, it's suprising Tony Stark is only worth $100 billion.


Yea and Bruce Wayne is only worth 80 billion


Black Panther was going to be called Black Leopard at one point. I wonder if it would have been as popular if it kept that name.


Lol I don't know. I also never knew the Black Panther comic predates the Black Panther party


Yeah, I was wondering if it had anything to do with the Black Panther party.


Yea, apparently Denzel Washington funded Chadwick Boseman tuition for an oxford university theater program, that's nice


The was really cool of him. Over 20 years later Boseman thanked him in person.


Did you see the force awakens?  It came out in December of 2015.


Hello there, I did, I thought it was pretty good.  How about yourself?


I loved it! I am a huge star wars fan. JJ abrams did a fantastic job on the score.


Yeah I thought he did really well.  And, I know how tough it is to take on a Star Wars project, the fans are really intense.


It is the 35 and over crowd that supports star wars.


Yeah that is true, I guess only 32% of people between 25 and 34 saw the film.


That age bracket preferred black panther to star wars.


Yeah i read that as well, did you see the Black Panther film?


I did not. I'm not really into the marvel and dc comics films. I fell off that genre way before the 18th film of black panther.


Yeah I did not see it either, but I would if I had the chance.  I don't watch any of the Marvel movies except for the Xmen films I have seen some of those.


Black panther is worth 500 billion, way more than tony stark's 100 billion.


Yeah I was surprised they made a superhero more wealthy than Stark and Bruce Wayne.


George Lucas is so talented and began star wars in 1977. I wonder what his net worth is.


Yeah that was some creation, I wonder what he thought he was starting way back when.


James earl jones must have had no idea because his pay was only 7500 for voicing vadar.


Yeah, but when you read how long it took him to do it, I would say thats some pretty good dough per hour!


That's true! Those movies are so good and deserving of their 8.5 billion box office.


Yeah they are, do you have a favorite of all of the Star Wars films?