I have no clue,  but I wouldnt mind having gills if it meant I could swim better and faster lol


Would be different!  Animals hear well, but did you know that there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?  I wonder if it causes fear in my family member who is worried about certain sounds.


Yeah i did know.  I wonder where they use it though,  scary movies,  scary theme parks,  thats so weird!  Maybe your family member should find out what this sound is.


Yes, interesting.  Most plants and animals synthesize vitamin c but humans whose gene is defective.  I didn't know that.


Yeah thats kinda weird,  just another daily vitamin we have to take lol Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago


Wonder where the body hair went?  Humans use tools more than any species and only we can build fires


Probably just fell off lol maybe the enviornment change and our bodies adapted.


Could be .  Did you see that humans are adapted for persistence hunting and we are among the best distance runners among all running animals.  Wish I knew that before, would have boosted my gym visits and ambition.


Do you think Trump should by buddying up to Kim Jong-un


No. I don't think he's trustworthy. Kim jong un has started to edit pictures to depict a different history just as previous communist leaders mao and stalin did.


He does have a degree in Physics and Military Studies


That's interesting. I read that no one knows how old he is. Bizarre!


I think him ordering the killing of his own family members is as cold as you can get.


Yes! And Trump decided to meet with him, the first meeting between a US President and North Korean leader.


I don't think Kim has any respect for him whatsoever. He had his half brother killed and uncle too so I doubt he has any admiration for Trump


I am sure there were many ulterior motives. I didn't realize he is the first North Korean leader to have been born after the country's founding


Yep and he is the first one to allow his country's participation in the olympics too but under a agreement with the South


Interesting! He and Trump meeting was to discuss the North Korean nuclear program.


I don't think he's going to give up his nuclear program. I think he'll use it as leverage for negotiations to get what he wants


I didn't realize he is called "The Marshall"


The satire group The Onion voted him Sexiest Man Alive. Haha


There have been many famous meetings of international heads of state, which were have been called summits since 1955.


Trump is scheduled to have another Summit with Kim early next year


Oh boy! Spain is the only country that has been a permanent guest at every g20 summit.


Maybe they should think of uninviting Kim, Trump and Putin...lol


That would be interesting! During the brisbane g20 summit, when putin shook the canadian prime minister's hand, the latter said "i guess i'll shake your hand, but i have only one thing to say to you. you need to get out of ukraine."


It was uncomfortable to watch Putin give MBS that handshake at the last Summit


I didn't watch, thankfully! Nice chatting with you. Take care!


Fine.  Have you heard of OAR a Russian band?


No, just now I have... I guess they were founded in 1994 and grew to 5.  They have spiked on Spotify.


I guess they havent come out with anything good recently since most of their success was in the mid 2000s.


Yeah, I don't even know what genre they are.  I know a song named "Shattered" by the Rolling Stones but not OAR.


I'm not.  I respect the sport.  I do know that Canada is the only country with 2 national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey


Funny how in1993 a hockey player was traded for $1 and won 4 Stanley cups!


I guess it made him mad and motivated!  Wow, an average pro hockey player loses 8 pounds in a game! Is it all the padding and stuff?


Do you know why NY area code is 212?  It's easier to dial on a rotary phone.


Good to know! Funny how it is impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.


Who would take the time to do that?  It's scary that an iPhone has more computing power than the US ICBM nuclear deterrent?!


That is impressive. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell. Guess no children are getting water! haha


That's good of them.  Funny, cables for phones and internet that cross the ocean are rather small.  Only 2.7 inches in diameter.  Must be fiber-optic...


Probably! Did you know in 2013 when google went down for 5 minutes it took 40% of web traffic with it?


I don't remember that.  I do know that Google Maps calculates traffic by how fast android devices are moving.  Scary that they are tapping into everybody...


It takes more computing power for one Google search that it did for the 1st Apollo moon mission.  Wow!


Amazing. Google once used goats to mow lawns instead of people. Wonder how that worked.


Funny how Google handles maps with disputed borders.  One gets the favored version depending on where the browser request came from.  Thanks for the chat!


Good morning!  Do you watch any baseball?


Hi! I love baseball! What about you? I also love kickball aka "soccer baseball" as the Canadians call it. Ha!


I do too.  I didn't know until recently that the whole reason managers wear uniforms is so they can play if needed.  I just thought that they wore them because they are part of the team.


Same here. That makes a lot of sense though but I wonder how good they'd actually be. Ha! I can't believe that the Japanese baseball fans were surprised to learn baseball is America's national pastime!


That is surprising.  There are some good players that come from that country though.


Agreed. I wonder if that guy who found three million dollars worth baseball cards in his grandfather's attic from the 1900s had any Japanese baseball player cards in that collection?


I don' t know. Did they play back then?  Regardless, i wish I could find something like that in my attic.


Same here. I need to go explore some attics. Ha! But can you believe a married couple are the two who scheduled all 2430 MLB games each year for 24 years up until 2005?


Seriously?  Somehow I always pictures a bunch of men in an office doing it.  I wonder how they got the job.


As did I! I think it's kind of sad the Ottoman Empire still existed the last time the Cubs won a series.


Lol!  I know what you mean.  It makes it seem like a really long time ago when you think of it that way.


Speaking of a long time ago, can you believe Babe Ruth got caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 series and they were down by one run? I bet fans weren't too happy about that!


I can't believe Babe Ruth ever made a mistake.  Movies and such make him out to be the perfect player.


No kidding! Now a mistake is the color guard who carried the Canadian flag upside down into the stadium at the 93 world series.


That really happened?  That is a glaring mistake.  So do you think having playoffs is a mistake?  Before 1969 they just had the two teams with the best records play in the series.


I guess the playoffs are better since it gives division leaders a chance to prove themselves, ya know? So are you also a fan of the NBA? I didn't know that Air Jordan's were initially banned during their introduction but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike agreed to pay the time each game. That's a great way to market them!


It is a great way.  It makes them seem more rebellious and that really appeals to some people.


Agreed. Since we're on the subject of basketball? Did you know that physicists have proved shooting granny style is the best technique to score points on the line but the players won't do it because it looks stupid?


No I didn't.  It seems funny to picture players using it though when you think about it.  It would definitely change the game.


True. But I guess when you're the highest paid athletes in the world by average annual salary, the last thing you want to do is look stupid in a game!


That's for sure. Especially when you get life long endorsement contracts like Allen Iverson.


Hello there, I am good thank you, how about you?


I'm well, thanks for asking.  Do you like baseball?


I do enjoy baseball, I watched a ton this year due to a major injury and my team did really well!  How about you?


I watch a little when I'm not havingto work.  I always try to watch the World Series, though.


Yeah the world series is usually pretty fun to watch.  Do you know how many baseballs are used in a typical season?


I guess it's as many as 160,000!  Now that is a lot of baseballs!


That really is, I like the Milwaukee Brewers.  Do you have a team that you follow?


Nice!  You had a really good season a few back and we had a good game this year (well not so good for your Cubs!), but it was fun to watch.


Yeah, we were the first team to win back to back World Series, though!


Yeah they were, good call.  Did you know the league once banned a 17 year old pitcher?  Who was female!?


I guess she struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a single season.


Cool!  Although I did jus find out that the managers wear uniforms because technically they are able to play for their teams if the need arises.


I think I have read that before as well, I think it would be so wild to see your manager take an at bat!


Yes, it would.Did you hear about the man that found three million dollars worth of old baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


Yeah I did, wouldn't that be something.  If I were him, I would sell $2 million, and keep the other cards and let them sit for my grandchildren can find them one day as well.


That's a good idea! Well, it's been fun and fast chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day, friend!


I love it. Do you know which dance she did when she was auditing for GoT?


It was the chicken and the robot dance, that woman really


WOw that is funny. Did you know that Bruce Lee was a dancer?


He was actually champion in cha cha dance


WOw that is cool. Did you know that Mr. Rogers learned to break dance in one of the episodes?


WOw that is cool. Did you know that babies dance as soon as they hear music?


That is so cute. Dd you know that parrots also dance really well to the music?


Nice. Babies also smile more when they hit the beat


Nice. For parrots they think this is why they are so good at mimicking people


That makes sense. TUpac was a ballet dancer and took part in the nutcracker


That is so cool. Do you like horror movies?


I like some of them, you burn more calories watching them


Oh that is nice. Inception was supposed to be a horror movie originally


WOw that would be different. Do you know which movie Stephen King thinks is the scariest?


I have no idea but I am curious to hear about it


Well he thinks it is Bambi, the cartoon with the deer


Wow I would have never guessed that. ET was also supposed to be a horror movie


I guess people love writing horror movies


Not really. How about you? I would love to try the ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements.


ah that is a cool idea, did you know that Bruce Lee was actaully a great dancer?


No, I did not kow that. So Michael Jackson was famous for dancing. The first moonwalk was actually performed by tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955 though.


wow that is cool, and ya Bruce Lee won the Cha Cha championship in the year he performed


Nice! Did you ever watch Mr. Rogers? There was an episode where he learned to break dance.


yes I did watch that show that sounds fun! Have you ever played music around a baby? apparently they will dance to the beat haha


Hmm, not sure if I've ever seen a baby go to the beat though it is cute. Do you know who Emilia Clarke is?


I do, shes in Game of Thrones, I think shes a bad actress though, your thoughts?


I don't know who she is but she did the funky chicken and robot dance at the audition for Daenerys Targaryen.


ah weird, and yup I could see her doing that, did you know a ballet dancer can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


Interesting! A dancer from Morocco who could not dance because of an injury decided to turn to photography instead. Do you like photography?


I think it's ok, what about you? Its funny to me that Tupac was like a hardcore rapper but he did ballet in high schoool lol


That is so funny. I would never have guessed. I think photography is important to document places and people. I'm glad people like Yoriyas from Casablanca are documenting their hometowns and events.


that is interesting, and ya did you hear about Stephen King's first horror movie he saw?


No, I have not! Did you know inception was meant to be a horror film?


no but I could see that, the concept is scary, and ya he considers bambi to be his first horror movie he saw haha


That is funny! ET was also supposed to be a horror film.


didn't know that, whats cool is you can burn like 200 cals when watching a horror movie, I need to watch more and lose weight!


The movie scream was supposed to be called scary movie.


ah interesting, a scary movie to me would be to go to Mackinac Island, no cars and full of horses that I'm allergic to haha


Hey there did you hear how George Zimmerman was recently charged with stalking?


Hello. Again? He sure has a problem minding his manners. Was it the private investigator?


Yes it was. The private investigator had contacted him about creating a documentary regarding Trayvon Martin actually


I remember he sent an article to him, along with a threatening message. I don't understand how he is roaming around, free.


Yes I'm not sure how that all worked out. It's kind of exhausting to think about. Zimmerman even made a threat to Jay-Z apparently


I'm not a fan of Jay-Z, but they need to do something with that man. Seriously, tweeting a photo of Trayvon Martin's body is in bad taste, no matter who you are.


I agree with you. It's interesting that Jay-Z's real name is Shawn Corey Carter, I never knew that


LOL. Did you really think his parents named him Jay Z? He also went to school with Busta Rhymes & DMX. I'm sure their parents gave them boring names too.


Yes and don't forget he went to school with a Notorious BIG, that school must have something special in the water LOL


They must. I think its hilarious that he named one of his albums "Kingdom Come", and hada song about Superman.


That is crazy! I'll have to listen to that album, do you like the song Empire State of Mind btw?


I've never heard it. I'm more of a Snoop Dogg fan. I love his duet with Katy Perry, California Gurls.


See I like Empire State of Mind, it was written by Jay-Z who collaborated with Alicia Keys, I like them more but that's just me haha


My favorite is actually Tupac. I think it's awesome that his music is in the Library of Congress.


Yes you're right, they said that his work had"cultural significance" what do you think about Eminem by the way


I didn't like him, until five years ago. Did his voice change, like Elton John's did?


I'm not sure did it change? I just know that when he was a kid his favorite superhero with Spider-Man, I definitely would not have guessed that


That is odd. I would have thought Captain America. Have you heard the Korean style of rap called Compliment Battle?


I have heard of that. I like how it is more positive than the other types of rapping that can go on. Have you seen the 1998 Rugrats movie by the way?


A very long time ago. Didn't one of the rappers voice the dino?


Haha yes Busta Rhymes did the voice for Reptar, which is the dinosaur in that movie


How's it going? Do you listen to rap? I listen to Jay-z sometimes, I really like The Blueprint released in 2001


I think Jay-Z  is a great performer, his had contributioins with other great artists like Bustha Rhymes and also with Linking Park


Yea, it's interesting that Jay z, dmx, busta rhymes, and notorious big went to the same high school


I heard they used to have rap battles back then, a lot of talent in that school,


Yea, I would love to listen to rap battles between Jay z, big, dmx, and Busta Rhymes, it's a shame they haven't released a song together


Maybe they will someday, that would be an interesting colaboration, Jay Z pulled one of his albums from Itunes


Yea I remember he didn't put american gangster on itunes, I wonder how much money he lost from that decision


I bet he lost a lot of moeny because of that, Tupac was another great rapper


Yea, he's my favorite rapper, glad to see his music is in the library of congress


Its part of american culture now!  Busta Rhymes is also really skilled,


Yea Busta Rhymes is very talented, he even did the voice of the reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie


That was a great movie! I used to love the Rugrats, great show, I watched them as a kid


I like Rugrats too, I guess a lot of rappers have unique interests, like Eminem, he wanted to become a comic book artist as a kid


He did? tha would have been funny to watch lol


Yea Eminem is a huge comic book fan, his favorite hero is Spider-man


Spiderman is a great hero so that makes sense, seems like you know a lot about Eminem? are you a fan of his music?


Some of his earlier stuff, funny thing is in 2001 a judge delivered her ruling in a rap in a suit filed against Eminem


That seems unprofessional lol, did you know that korean rappers invented a new style? seems kind of lame


Yea, compliment battle, I'm glad I don't know Korean lol


I would like to understand Korean just to make fun of that lol, compliment battles, people just dont know what to make up these days


lol, well I got to go. Nice talking with you.


Yes I loved it, Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it


That is a lot of money but it was a good show after all


Yes I do. DO you know why he does not do drama anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity, he is right


Sometimes, there is a free website for them on the net


Nice. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


He was chasing the girls and they were in drama class. Do you know who pioneered the use of wide-angle lenses?


Yes that was James WOng who was married illegally to a woman until 1948 due to racism


That is so sad, glad that part of the history is over now


Yes me too. Did you know in the Spartacus movie, Kubrick was the cinematographer?


Yes he had a cinemaographer but was not happy with him so did it himself


Yes and then the other guy got the award when they won for best cinematography


Yeah . No woman has been nominated so far for an Oscar on cinematography


Yeah too bad. Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times to far and has never won


I know some stuff. We have already destroyed 80% of the forests on earth


Yeah too bad. When earth was formed the day was only 5.5 hours long


Wow that is so short. And we will be helium free by the end of the century


I'm doing pretty good. Did you know video games were initially called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?


Yes I have heard that before. They have come a long way.


Yes they have. Stephen Fry narrated the little big planet, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, and Harry Potter for their video games.


Its amazing how many hours people spend every week on video games


For sure. Tom Hanks brother does Woody's voice in the Toy Story video game and also on the merchandise that is voice activated.


Thats surprising I thought it was Tom Hanks himself.


That's what I thought too. I guess he only does the movie.


Also surprising that Ringo, Alec baldwin and George Carlin narrated thomas the tank for a number of episodes


That's pretty cool. My son loves Thomas. Did you know it's illegal for kids under 16 in South Korea to play video games past midnight?


I had heard that somewhere. Strange stuff


Very strange law. It has been calculated that we play three billion hours of video games a week as a planet.


That's crazy. That industry must be making a fortune


I bet they are. The US Department of Defense used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer


For sure. Playstation 3 was used to research black holes.


Yea it is. The last game made for Playstation 2 was Fifa 14.


Its amazing what they can do with video games. Terrific graphics


Hello! Are you a fan of the hit blockbuster, "Hamilton?" Over 80,000 users online tried to get tickets for it on February 28, 2016.


No, I am not. How about you? I did not know it was so popular that people would not get tickets!


I'm not a fan yet either, but I am intrigued because it is so popular. The Kennedy Center (which hosted Hamilton for 14 weeks) had to change their entire system just to satisfy peoples' desires for tickets. Pretty crazy!


Many members of the Kennedy Center even came away without seats.


Yeah that's hard to believe. The highest priced tickets were $625 plus 14% fees for phone and online purchases. I can't imagine paying that for anything.


Yes, I heard that people were looking for lines so that they could purchase tickets.


Pretty insane. It seems like the process to get tickets was controversial since there were over 70,000 people interested in tickets, but they could only process 4 - 5,000 per hour. That would be an insanely stressful job.


You said you can't imagine spending that much money. Neither can I, but I cannot imagine wasting time to acquire the tickets either! And yes, processing for it seems stressful as well!


No kidding! I wouldn't wait outside in bad weather for tickets for sure. Especially since you can often find tickets on second hand marketplaces like Craigslist.


One person spent most of her 27th birthday outside of the building to get them. She even pulled an all nighter. That does not sound like my idea of a good birthday.


No thanks. I would much rather do other things on my birthday. I guess it would be okay if you got along with the people in line. One patron said it was the "most enjoyable waste of nine hours" she'd ever spent. There are so many better things I could do with nine hours of my time.


Yeah, when one person said that they were crazy for doing it, another person said it was worth it. They might be kidding themselves, if I do say so myself. But who knows, as I am not a Hamilton fan!


Are you a fan of going to the movies? I have never even heard of it, but a movie called Trojan Wars had a budget of $15 million dollars and only earned around $300 in the box office.


I am not really a fan of the movies. Are you? I kind of lose interest. I prefer series better. I really like Disney movies. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty was a flop and almost caused Disney to shut down their animation studio?


I had heard that before! I am a fan of the movies, but I don't go very often. Who is your favorite actor? I love Tom Hardy and Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is actually the highest all-time box office star.


I don't really have a favorite actor. Tom Hanks is pretty funny. Have you watched Silence of the Lambs? They were a box office success.


Yes I have! I have actually read the book too. I find it crazy that a horror movie like that was released on Valentine's Day weekend.


Yeah, can't imagine thinking it was a good idea saying to a date "Let's go watch this horror movie for Valentine's Day."


Yep definitely doesn't sound like a romantic date. I guess people enjoy things we never would. We would pass on waiting hours for tickets and we'd pass on watching gore for a holiday lol


Though, it might be a memorable Valentines Day so I don't know!


I'm not sure where you live, but I've always wondered how area codes work. In NY, the area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That is pretty cool. I remember having a rotary phone! I think it was past its time but my parents were too cheap to replace it. Ha.


Hi, Do you know who the highest paid actor is worldwide of all time?


Surprisingly it's Tom Hanks with over 8.5 billion world wide earnings.


He is a really good actor! I'm not surprised. Love box office hits. I know Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure.


And then they brought it back again and again and again, well you get the point. Have you ever seen Silence of the Lambs?


Yes, I have. One of the only scary movies I could watch. It came out Valentine's Day 1991.


Yup and it grossed a whooping 270 million at the box office.


Wow! that's a lot of money. What a moneymaker compared to the movie Trojan Wars with a budget of 15 million and then it only made $309 in the box office. What a flop.


Right! what about Treasure Planet i think that was one of there big flops as well. What do you think of computers?


I have not heard of that one. I love computers! Did you know the space shuttles general purpose computer runs on 1 mb of RAM?


Wow i don't know if thats being efficient or foolish. Did you know that the Russians created a computer that ran on water.


That's really cool! Did they do that recently?


It was in the 30's. Computer are fascinating inventions. So apple does not want you smoking near theres or you forfeit your warranty.


Amazing they were so futuristic. Someone buik,t a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic Minecraft building blocks.


Yeah that is inventive. Well Trashumanist would like to upload their minds to a computer memory stick.


Oh, come on! Like that would even be possible!


Hey who knows what these people are up to. you know they only tell us so much, lol!


Well, yes. It is amazing that computers are used as control systems for a wide variety of industrial and consumer devices.


Yeah including simple special purposes devices like the microwave.


Yes. I know I sure could not live without mine. Good chatting with you today!


Hello! Are you an active member of Facebook?


I am and I do enjoy it! Can you believe MySpace rejected an offer from Facebook for $75 million back in 2005? Oh what might have been!


I wonder if people still use MySpace! I wonder if the regret the rejected offer.


Agreed. Especially since the company was valued at $104 billion back in 2012 which was the largest valuation to date for a newly listed company!


Wow. I can't believe how much they are estimated! I wonder what Facebook is estimated worth.


That's a good question! But speaking of Facebook, did you know Zuckerberg has red-green color blindness which is why Facebook is mainly a blue color?


I did not know that. I like the blue look. It makes sense to avoid colors that he can not distringuish.


Agreed! I like it as well. But what I don't like is the Facebook like button is illegal in the German state Schleswig-Holstein. Can you imagine not having a "like" button?


I wonder if they have a different button? How do you let people know you like their post?!


Exactly. That's so puzzling! But what's funny is Burger King has a promotion going where you get a free Whopper if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook. I would totally do that. Ha!


I love that! I wonder why they are choosing to do that marketing campaign?


I wonder that as well! So do you also use YouTube? It just so happens to be the second largest search engine on the internet, if you can believe that!


That is crazy. I can't believe that Justin Bieber's song baby is the most disliked video on youtube/


That and even crazier is PSY's Gangnam Style's video was viewed by so many, YouTube had to upgrade their view count integer to 64 bits! That is wild!


That was viral world wide I guess. I forgot about that dance.


True. If you also subscribe to Netflix, together Netflix along with YouTube accounts for half the peak internet traffic in north America. That is shocking!


I love netflix. I do not know why anyone wouldn't get it. It makes sense the traffic.


Agreed. And on a similar note, the police have their own version of YouTube called "Blutube" that consists of law enforcement videos they share. I guess it's like watching the show Cops anytime you want. Ha!


I wonder if its open to the public or only they can access it.


That's an interesting question. I'll have to find out! But I mainly like to watch rap videos on YouTube. In fact, the Koreans invented a new style of freestyle rap called "compliment battle". It's very fun to watch. Are you a fan of rap?


More frequently than I should. How about you?


Same here. Did you know that the like button is banned in parts of Germany?


I wonder why? Iceland is also using FB to rewrite parts of their constitution so the public can easily make suggestions.


Wow that's either a really good idea or a really horrible one. Did you know that Myspace had an opportunity to purchase FB?


Yea, they didn't do it for $75 million. I wonder how they would have changed FB?


No telling. Do you know why FB has a blue theme?


Zuckerberg has some color blindness. Not much different from myself, though with blue and green.


Well i bet the fact that when they went public in 2012 and were worth 104 billion he never gave it another thought.


Lots of money to lose. Apparently Youtube is the second biggest search engine on the net.


Yeah they bought google in 2006 for 1.65 billion. I'm sure that helped.


Hah! Justin Bieber has the second most disliked video on youtube


Yeah i can believe it. Do you watch Netflix?


I do more than i should! Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak time internet traffic in north america.


Tons of streaming! Apparently police have a video channel called Bluetube


I guess that would be like Cops, lol. Do you ever listen to rap?


Honestly no lol. I do find it hilarious that busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the rugrats movie.


I did not know that. neither did i know that Tupac's music was in the library of congress.


No idea, though I understand he was extremely talented.


Yeah and Emeniem originally wanted to be a comic book artist. Do you know who his favorite super hero character was?


Have you heard that people draft contestants for fantasy spelling bee?  Pretty amazing to me.


I'm not even sure how they would even know that. Aren't all the contestants children?


Yes.  I guess they see how well they won the regional contests.


I mean, I guess fantasy are for the hardcore fans. Have you ever seen the Lord of the Rings?


Yes.  Of course that is fantasy of a different type.


The third movie was the only fantasy film to win an Academy Award for "Best Picture"


I did not remember that.  Back to competitive fantasy.  There is also a game where people draft congress people and score on how many bills they successfully vote for.  That seems so boring!


I'm sure political science students would find enjoyment in that. It could be a great teaching tool!


Yes.  But one would really have to dig deeply to keep score.  Most news is about when congress cannot agree.  There is a fold in the brain that is the only thing that allows us to tell the difference between fantasy and reality.


That's an important fold! I wonder how well students tell the difference if they're enrolled in the university that has science fiction courses


If I lost the fold, I would probably die jumping off a roof being sure I could fly.  Otherwise, my "reality" would be pretty good since I don't dream or day dream bad things.  Those students would probably encounter some monsters.


There's even a concentration in Tolkien studies. That would be interesting


It sure would.  In fantasy football one of the most important selections is QB since the QB touches the ball on most every play.


I've never played fantasy football, but I wonder if Kellan Moore is a good contender in that since he's a lefty


There is talent and luck in fantasy football.  I am sure that Moore has had some good games and some poor ones.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that entered college as a junior.


He's pretty smart. It would take a lot of AP courses to knock out the first two years of college like that


It sure would.  Of course, QBs need to be somewhat smart.  Baker Mayfield who won the Heisman at Oklahoma University almost quite football to go into competitive gaming.  He could beat the entire team in Halo 3.


I wonder if most of those guys were good at Halo. There was a QB in the NFL named Brad Johnson, and he's the only one who has thrown a touchdown pass to himself


I doubt that the pass play was designed that way.  I suspect a batted ball.  Tom Brady was the back-up QB on a JV team that never won a game or scored a point but the coach never put him in the game.  He now has won more Super Bowls than any QB.


High school football isn't always an indicator of someone's potential. How familiar are you with QBs who have won the Super Bowl?


I have watched every one, but could not name them all for the life of me.  I have enjoyed your comments and your prompt responses.  Good evening.


Yes I do! Probably more than I should! What about you?


About the same.  Who are some of your favorite actors / actresses?  Robin Williams is one of mine.  He started the trend of famous actors doing voice overs from animated films.


Oh definitely Robin Williams is up there in my top 5! Oh yeah, was that when he did Aladdin?


I believe so.  One of the actresses that I don't personally like is Judge Judy.  I can believe she get paid as much as she does.


Yeah, I heard she is the second highest paid celebrity. It's so hard to believe! Who watches that show I wonder.


I don't know... its not me!  Going to show my age but Carol Burnett is also one of my favorites.  Can't believe she was the first celeb to appear on sesame street.


Haha, I love Carol Burnett and Sesame Street! I mean obviously I don't watch Sesame Street these days. Haha. Are you into astronomy at all?


Not from a scientific aspect.  I do like star gazing though.


Oh me too! I have so many things to say about space! For example, the sun is actually white. It only looks yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That's wild.  The sun is the center of the solar system.   That's all I know.  LOL


Haha. Apparently a lightning bolt is about 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun! That's scary!


I'd buy that.  I have personally put lightning rods in the Florida sand in order to make lightning glass.


Oh wow! That is beyond cool! I'm pretty into space, sorry for all the facts. Haha. It's all so interesting to me! Like the fact that on July 11, 2011 Neptune completed it's first orbit around the sun since it's discovery in 1846. Wow, that must be such a cold planet to be on!


Space is cool.  After all people have been known to worship the sun.  Hell, isn't there a basketball team named the Suns?


Yes! It's a good sun, we owe a lot to it! It's only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy. That's mind blowing!


Isn't the sun just a huge ball of hot plasma?


Yes it is! It's 330,000 times the mass of earth! It's so big and warm! Also it's by far the most important source of energy in our solar system. It's the star of the show. Haha


LOL.. Nice pun!  It certainly produces enough energy to meet the needs of the entire planet.  Good talk!


Haha Thank you! :) Yes it was very nice chatting with you! Have a wonderful day! Goodbye! :)


Hi, what is your favorite album of all time? and favorite format? Do you still play LPs?


That's a tough call because I love so many styles of music.  I literally love it all!  I


Okay then what comes to mind? I still love playing vinyl but I hate that cassettes are starting to come back. Their sound quality is inferior and we no longer need them as a portable format.


I guess I would say I have a soft spot for 80s pop and hard rock music because I grew up in those years and graduated high school in 1989.


That's cool. I like 80s & 90's music a lot, but I like some newer stuff too, like Linkin Park. Hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century. Too bad there will never be another Linkin Park album.


I liked them as well. Led Zeppelin decided not to title their 4th album in order to confuse the hated rock press.


And now IV is iconic. I am sick of getting albums on MP3 though, that's how everyone wants them but the compressed sound is just not as warm as vinyl or even cd which also isn't that great.


I agree with you there 100 percent!  They sound holllow and thin to me.  I love hearing the needle on vinyl.


I have some old 78rpm records I can't even play anymore since today's record players won't play them. It is really interesting how buying music has really changed these days. Even for physical music most of the time you have to buy it online.


I agree there.  I used to love going to record stores when I was younger.  Now there are only 2 independant record stores left within driving distance of where I live and I have to drive 1 1/2 hours either South or West to get to them.  My dream job in a perfect world would have been to own a record store.


Yeah there are none around here. I pretty much buy all my music on the internet. I didn't realize I agreed to buy all these weird records from this one store after making one purchase. I didn't read the full terms when I agreed to buy.


Yikes.  Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album.  That's an interesting stat.


Those games were so popular so it's not that surprising. Plus it was so expensive. I bought that online too.


Speaking of online....the astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home!


Yes, they have a great connection. Mine sucks. Even on mt. everest they have 3g internet somehow. I'm sure putting up that tower was fun.


No doubt!  Imagine the wind!  Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


I believe the internet has been declared an essential service. The reality is it's no less important then power or running water. Everything is stored online these days both new stuff and old archives.


I agree.  Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Kind of creepy.


Kinda but I think it's okay. Anyway the UPS guy just came. I got some new LP's delivered. I'm going to go listen to them.


Haha nice  I'm going to have to go google some albums for myself on the internet as well.


Nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


I do.  I use it at home and at work.  It's amazing that it can carry a vast range of information resources.


Yeah that is true. Do you know that the 3 lines on the menu in the apps is called?


A hamburger button?  I wonder how the people came with that name.


Yeah I wonder about that too really. Did you know there is 3g service in Everest?


I know.  I wonder if it is effective since most internet providers offer 5G now.


Yeah true, the internet is moving so fast nowadays. Do you ever read the terms of service when you buy stuff online?


No.  I know I'm supposed to.  How about you?  I heard that only 7% of people read the full terms.


Yeah to be honest I do not so I must not be in that percentage. Do you listen to music?


Yes, I do.  How about you?  I still buy albums instead of downloading songs online.


Oh nice, yeah I like them. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of this century?


No, I did not. I'm not surprised though because i have the album.  I heard that the main singer committed suicide.


Yeah he did that was very unfortunate. And there are twins in Japan who released an album at the age of 100


And it was not just any album, but a rap album.  They apparently were up to date about their music preferences.


I guess so, keeping up with the times. How about reading, do you enjoy it?


I used to read many books when I was young.  I now spend too much time on social media now.  Is reading my friends' posts considered "reading" by your definition?


Unfortunately I do not think so but that is just my opinion. Did you know Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature


Pretty cool. Literature used to be an Olympic sport, I wonder why it is not anymore


To tell you the truth, I think that the Olympic should be for sports only.  It was included in the Olympic events from 1912 to 1952.


Yeah maybe that is why they discontinued it. Nice chatting with you :)


Yes but I'm not into some genres like horror.  YouTube is being criticized for its ad tactics regarding a horror movie.


It was an ad that forces people to view it because they can't click away from it.  They later ran it as an ad that way.


While I do see the discomfort, it is an ad and youtube is being paid through ads so people don't have to pay. I don't really see the problem worth criticizing


It uses a technique called "jump-scaring" which is nothing new.  If it's that bad, click off the tab or the browser.  People complain too much these days.


Yeah, I like to stream documentaries mostly.  It's hard to believe it's the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


I mean they have a very vast original content database as well as user friendly website so I can see why though


I bet Justin Bieber's not too happy with them.  His video "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube.


On the other side Psy must be happy his gangnam style got so many views


Yeah.  I bet Alex Jones isn't either.  YouTube banned him.  They ban right-wingers but do nothing to left-wingers that do the same thing.  I think there is bias at YouTube.


I don't doubt that. Normally that wouldn't matter, but netflix and youtube alone make half internet traffic so their content influences a lot of people


Yeah, I just get sick of double standards... Did you know that there is a 3g cell service at the top of Mount Everest?  I guess you get to use it if you can make it there.


That is one place I would want 3g. Aside from endless snow and mountains what else is there to do there


Chase the Abominable Snowman or Yeti?  Curious... Do you read the full terms when you buy something over the internet?


Sometimes try to skim over it but usually not


I too am part of the 93% that doesn't read them.  Only 7% of people do...


Considering how many people use the internet, it is a good thing we have a back up copy


Yeah.  I've been thinking that I should maybe watch more horror movies.  It makes one enjoy abstract are more.


Are you a big youtube fan?  I can't get enough of it.  I think I watch it more than anything else now.


I can't say that I do. I rely more on Hulu and Netflix for my entertainment. I always forget YouTube was created by some PayPal employees.


Yes they created it in 2005.  I can't believe it's already been around 14 years.  It still feels new to me.  Those guys cashed in big time too.  Do you know how much they sold it for?


Yeah, Google bought it for 1.65 billion dollars. That's unreal. Those guys are probably pretty pleased they left PayPal.


That is crazy money.  Youtube is also the 2nd largest search engine on the net.  So, I guess that means a lot of people are looking for video content.


I wonder if that has something to do with it being owned by Google?


I'm sure they have their fingers in it.  Netflix and youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That number is just going to keep climbing I think.


It's funny to think about humans being the minority on the internet. We're outnumbered by automated software programs.


Isn't that crazy? ..and kind of creepy too.  lol   Do you remember Psy's Gangam Style song?  It got so many views on yotube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


That's pretty ridiculous. Did you know that YouTube consumed as much bandwidth in 2007 as the entire internet did in 2000?


I believe it.  When I'm at work that's all everyone does at break time is watch youtube.  did you know police have their own youtube called blutube?


No, that's weird. Did you know Google created a network that watched 10 million clips on YouTube? And with all of the knowledge, it learned to recognize cats!


I didn't know that.  That's pretty incredible.  Do you know what a hamburger button is when you're surfing the net?


I believe it's used in apps. It's the three horizontal menu lines.


Did you know that astronauts have faster internet on the ISS than most Americans do?


I didn't know that.  I know that they now have 3G cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest.  I wonder if that's because they are closer to some kind of satellite or somthing?  Same for the astronauts....


I imagine the reason for Everest are because of the increase in the cell towers in the area. Did you know in Finland it's considered a right to have an internet connection?


I didn't know that.  The current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.  Just exactly how would the internet burn down?  lol


Yeah, and how do you save it? Haha. Well, it's been good talk to you!


Have you ever read a Kate Atkinson book before?


Good morning!  I have never heard of her.  Tell me more.


I can't say I've read any books, but I'm aware of the name.  I used to work in a book store and you'd see all the new books come through.


I bet that was fun working in a book store!  I love books.  Never was too much of a fiction fan though.  Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


Fun at times.  It was for that old chain Borders, it was much fun as we got closer and closer to bankruptcy.  I typically bounce from fiction to non-fiction depending on my mood.


I love reading autobiographies, history, or era related non-fiction.  Did you know that the FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an act of censorship?


That is a taboo thing to do, usually associated with bad people and bad countries, a shame that the FDA would do it.


Yes.  In 1953 Sir Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature.  That's a neat story!


I know he did a bit of everything.  I think he was a pretty good painter too.  It's neat that artistic endeavors use to appear in the Olympics.  Difficult to see how they were judged fairly.


That is interesting and I agree about the judging as well.  Romantic kissing is a fairly recent development.  I would have thought that would have been around for centuries.  It's rarely mentioned even in ancient Greek literature.


I suppose it's a cultural thing.  I'm at home at lot doing things around the house.  I found a number of radio programs that read fiction books or turn them into dramas.  They help pass the time.


Neat!  There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of classic radio dramas for free!  Not sure what the site is though.


I'll have to find that one.  I'm not sure the one that broadcasts in Latin is to my taste.  Did Latin for a year in school, can't recall a single word.


LOL  They didn't even offer it when I was in school.  They only offered Spanish


We had to do it for a year, and then it was a elective.  Most of us were young teenage boys and had zero interest in it.  We thought it was not much better than a literature class.


LOL  Did you know that Canadian law requires radio to play at least 40% of music that is Canadian based?


I have heard that before, some say that's why there are so many Canadian artists, because they get a chance to make it to the top in their own country.


I kind of like that law.  There's too much of the same music played on radio here in the states.  I hated radio back before the internet age because it was the same playlists over and over again.


I remember the modern rock channels being like that.  You could switch on the car and guess what was coming on.  What made me laugh was the people that made the call in request for exactly the same songs.


Yes.  It was terrible.  I got sick of hearing the same songs.  Soldiers in WW2 made their own radios by using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.  That's interesting!


Clever guys.  It's amazing what people can do with limited equipment.  Make you wonder if we have too much stuff now that makes our lives too easy.


Yes.  I agree!  It was nice chatting with you this morning!


How's it going? Did you know during the cultural revolution in China that gangs would layer as many shirt as they could an pop their collars?


Sounds ridiculous and not cool on a hot day. Did you ever take advice from Miss Manners?  Emily Post?


No, I don't really need to ask for advice about how to handle religious shirts


I was taught not to bring up or participate in discussion on politics and religion among strangers or guests.


I usually adopt a live and let live attitude towards that stuff


No one really knows the things claimed in various religions so that's a good approach.  I think religion causes more problems than it solves.  DO you know why the area code for NY is 212?


It they NYC area code, apparently it's the fastest numbers you can dial on a rotary phone


Yep. It's a bit disconcerting to know that an iPhone has for computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Yea that is scary to think about, I wonder how much actual computing power the nuclear ICBM deterrent has


Maybe enough to call someone or play Angry Birds?  Hope so... I must go to Hawaii, there business attire is an aloha shirt.  Hate ties...


I never knew that, sounds better than wearing blue shirts and khakis at Billy Mays funeral


I'm sure Billy didn't care... Speaking of weak computers, the space shuttle's computer only ran on 1 MB of RAM.  I think my FitBit has more than that.


Well it sounds better than the computer that ran on water the Russians invented


That's sad but I bet they didn't care if you smoked by it unlike Apple.  Apple would have voided the warranty.


Yea, I don't see how smoking near an apple computer makes it a biohazard


It's PC gone mad... Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer or memory sticks.  That's interesting...


Hopefully the transhumanist are non-smokers or they may end up voiding the warranties of the computers and memory sticks they upload their mind to


Not to mention poisoning themselves with a bio-hazard!  I just read an article, I do sympathize with those hosting guests!  I can be tricky...


I find it pretty crazy someone was able to make a 16-bit computer using minecraft building blocks


Talented but I'm not sure I'd buy one.  The again it would be a great conversation piece.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hi! No I didn't read Mrs. Manners, what is it about?


She gives advice to people about situations they face.  She says don't talk politics at work!


Oh! I can attest to that advice it creates so much unnecessary drama, my boss loves to talk about politics and I always just listen and clench my fingers at the edge of my seat even though I disagree with him.


I know how that is. I wont talk religion either. That's a huge no no!


Yes! I stay far far away from controversial topics as well! Have you ever had a bad experience?


Oh yes, I had a coworker who was quite aggressive on how he felt about politics and religion. I worked with him for 7 years. You?


Oh my goodness! I understand what you mean, yes I have as well, it's my boss who is very vocal about politics and religion and sometimes I fear he oversteps his boundaries in those areas. I just listen and don't say anything. What do you do in those situation or what would Miss Manners do


Mrs. Manners believes like we do. Stay quiet. It's very inappropriate to discuss things like that at work. It can also be a form of bullying!


It is a form of bullying! I feel like cultural differences fall within a gray area though, like in China, the fashion involves layering as many shirts as you can and popping collars, I think in American culture, that would be considered unprofessional.


That is true. Very unprofessional here. Although I am a modest dresser and some feel that's inappropriate. I would like working in Hawaii though! Hawaiian shirts are comfortable!


Same here! Not only are they comfortable but in Hawaiian climates, I think a suit and tie might be a little to sweaty and hot!


Amen. At Billy mays funeral, they wore blue shirts and khakis. How mice to honor him like that!


Yeah! That is a great gesture especially to lighten up the mood a bit. Did you know unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone? I think I am a bit of a phone addict.


That's pretty cool of them! I'm lucky there. I live in a very rural area where I have no cell service! I've read there are telephone lines under the ocean!


Then you may have donated lots of clean water! Telephone lines under the ocean, I wonder if that's the foundation for 5G service?


No idea, but i would love to talk to someone who did it! Very interesting. Did you know that an I phone has more computing power the the US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


That is a lot of computer power wonder if they use the same technology found in space shuttle's where the computer runs on 1mb of ram.


that would be cool! I heard the Russians made a computer that runs on water too!


What?! I need one of those computers, I'm so clumsy, always spilling water on my electronics!


Alot of people do! Did you know if you smoke near an apple computer it voids the warranty?


Hey there, yes I use Facebook almost every day. Did you know that Facebook allows anyone who claims to be 13 years or older to join


only 13? I thought that the minimum age should be at least 18. Did you know that Facebook also has 48 different custom gender options!


No I didn't know that, that's a lot of options. I think it's actually 58 though, it's sad that 30% of American adults use Facebook as their source of news though


Oh 58, my bad I got the numbers mixed up. That 30% of America probably receives a lot of fake news.


Yes I can imagine. I think it's funny how Facebook is probably responsible for about a third of all divorce filings, that's kind of sad


I think that divorce filings should be done in person. Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for only 75 million back in 2005. Now the value of facebook is in the billions!


Yep they really missed an opportunity there. Would you rather have the like button be called the awesome button? That was the original name


An awesome button sounds awesome! Speaking about the like button, that exact button illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein!


That's funny! I wonder why they banned a button LOL. Did you know that in the past 200 years there are now more people on Facebook than there were people in total back then?


Really? That is a lot of people that use facebook! Do you watch youtube a lot?


Yes I watch YouTube from time to time. I don't have cable so that actually is a lot of what I watch when I do watch stuff online, what about you?


Same, I do not have cable either. I also watch a lot of youtube. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net!


That is impressive, I want to watch the first YouTube video, it was apparently a guy talking to an elephant LOL


That sounds pretty lame. I wonder how many views that video got.


That's a good question, especially since the first video but very boring LOL. Did you know that Google created a network to watch YouTube clips and it learned to recognize cats haha


Justin Biebers baby used to be the most disliked video on youtube until the youtube rewind 2018 beat that!


That is crazy. Also crazy that youtube began itself as a dating website. I wonder what that looked like


Netflix and youtube make up most of the internet traffic in North America. The world sure has evolved, huh?


Yeah that's very impressive. And in 2007 YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet back in 2000, I wonder if that will keep increasing in the further years to come


They probably will, as internet traffic increases, Did you know that police officers have their own youtube called blutube where they share police related videos?


I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of police stuff is on there though? what do you think about celebrities? Who's your favorite one


Do you know anything about Wayne Rooney?


I read about him but I am not very familiar.  Can you tell me more about him?


He is a British soccer star who is investigating playing for MLS in the US


Yes.  He plays with Manchester United in the UK.


I am more familiar with American football players.  Do you watch soccer games?


I only watch every 4 years during the World Cup.  I have read about a variation where 3 teams play at the same time.  That must be fun to watch.


3 teams played at the same time?  I had never heard that before.


I think I will look it up on the internet and see how it is played.  How about golf? Do you play or watch?  Golf courses take up more land in the US than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.


I did not know that golf courses take so much land.  I watched my friends play golf sometimes.  Do you play golf?


I have golfed.  Someone said that golf is a nice walk spoiled.  There is a golf course in Dubai that takes 4 million gallons of water per day.  One closed here in Phoenix because the water bill was $500,000 per year.


I did not know that the military operates 224 golf courses.  Why do they do that?


The courses are probably on bases around the world.  It keeps officers from mustering out I would guess.  Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.


The military spend $140M per year to operate those golf courses.  It's a waste of money.


Perhaps, but how costly would it be to lose 5000 officers from the various branches each year?


I presumed they joined the the military because of patriotism.  It has nothing to do with golf.


Yes. But boredom can drive one away from jobs.  Samuel Jackson has a clause in his movie contracts that allows him to golf twice per week during production.  It is important to some people.


Do you know that the US has more golf courses than the rest of the world combined?


I am not surprised.  We have land and we have wealth.  That little hole is only 4.25 inches in diameter but it is the objective for many people.


I did not know that each hole is only 4.25" in diameter.  I thought it was bigger than that.


If you were putting for a lot of money you might think it is smaller  LOL. You do know that the objective is to sink 18 holes in as few strokes as possible, I presume?


I do.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


Have you ever heard of Wayne Rooney? A major soccer sensation that plays for the DC United.


no I have not. Speaking about soccer , it is payed in over 200 countries and is the most popular sport in the world


Yep, I've heard that.  I really don't get much out of it.  I find it boring like all the tabloid coverage of this Rooney guy.


interesting, soccer also makes the most money compared to other sports like football and baseball


Yeah it's a big business.  Rooney will be expensive like picking up a Brady in American football.


another name for soccer is association football, but Americans use the slang word soccer


Slang?  It was the official title of the sport for all of my years... It seems to have Muslim ties in some parts of the world.


there is a form of soccer where 3 teams go ageist each other at the same time


That might spice it up a bit.  To me, watching soccer is a lot like watching golf. There are more acres in golf courses in the US than RI and Delaware combined.


yes lets talk about golf next, courses use a lot of water a day averaging 312,000 gallons


I do like to golf.  I didn't realize they took so much water.  I live in Augusta GA, home of the Masters,  and it rained a lot there...


yeah, in Dubai it is even worse, one course needs 4,000,000 gallons a day


That's what happens if you build a course in a friicken desert. I'd hate to get that water bill.


yeah, I did not know that Babe Ruth also played golf and was america most famous golfer


He didn't look like an athlete but he excelled at everything.  Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power that the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


yes lets talk about telephones next, the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone is 212 which is New York's area code


The cables used to cross the ocean are skinny at 2.7 inches in diameter!  That doesn't seem sea worthy.


UNICEF has a program that they donate clean water when you don;t use your cell phone for a minute


I don't know, two phonebooks with pages overlapped together are impossible to separate


Sounds trickey.  Nice chatting with you!


I am good thanks. Are you interested in outer space?


Cool Did you know that The planet uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like the other planets.


Not until today!  I'm learning so much from these chats.  That's interesting.  I wonder if it only experiences seasons on the part that the sun shines on.


So interesting.  Around one in five sun-like stars is thought to have an Earth-sized planet in its habitable zone.  I wonder what grows on these stars?  Maybe this is where Actor and Actresses come from lol (Stars)


LOL Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


Thats amazing,  I love that band.  Really sad about Chester Bennington though.


yes absolutely. I was more upset over Chris Cornell. So sad.


I dont really know his work,  except he was on soundgarden.  Seeems like a lot of musicians suffer from some sort of ailment.


Lots of them "stars" do too. Its so outta control the world seems at times.


I know right!  Thats really sad.  What type of music do you listen to?


I love rock and rap no country really  I know I am strange. How bout you?


I like all kinds,  even country sometimes.  I listen to mostly r&b and rap,  and a lot of disney songs lol


Thats cool. I listen to a lot of radio. Do you?


Yes,  or pandora.  Im not picky,  anything that sounds good,  or that I can sing a long to.


Yes me too. Its has been good chatting with you.


How's it going? Have you've ever played golf, a popular club and ball sport?


Hi! I do love playing and watching golf. In fact, Antarctica actually has a disc golf course I hope to see one day. How about you?


I never knew that, it must be cold. There is a golf course in Dubai that consumes 4 million gallons of water a day


Wow! That is amazing! I also think it's amazing that the US has more courses than the rest of the planet combined!


Yea, the US is obsessed with golf, they take up more land than RI and Delaware combined


That is truly unbelievable. I do know that the military also operates 234 courses around the world that costs an estimated  $140 million each year! The US is obsessed indeed!


Yea, it's a shame the average US golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water when there are parts of the world with no water


That is a good point and very sad! On a similar note, can you believe that Australia has a course that has bull sharks living in one of the water hazards? That's very scary!


Yea, it sounds like a Samuel L Jackson movie, I'm surprised he hasn't made it since his contracts always allow him to play golf during production


Does he really? I guess when you're a star, you can get away with those kind of demands. Ha! Did you know Kim Jong Il allegedly scored 11 hole in ones in his first and also only round of golf played?


Lol, I guess he was better than Babe Ruth was when he use to golf


Ha! That's hard to believe, isn't it? Well speaking of sports, do you watch soccer? I can't believe a team once scored an own goal deliberately to advance in a cup match!


Yea, soccer can be pretty weird, there is a variation where 3 teams face each other at once


I'd love to see how that works. It just sounds complicated. Ha!  I also think it's weird that FIFA won't allow Greenland to join because not enough grass grows there to build a soccer field! That's crazy, isn't it?


Yea, that is pretty strange like "soccer" being American slang for association football


Agreed. And can you also believe soccer players run 7 miles on average each game? I need to start playing soccer so I can get in shape. Ha!


THat is a lot,pretty crazy that Jon Stewart was running that much when he played soccer in college


I think it's pretty crazy that John Stewart even played a sport. Ha! That's cool, though! But then again, I also find it unbelievable that the super bowl itself is smaller than the third largest soccer event.


I can see that, Soccer does make more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined


That is wild. I never knew that and always assumed football was the richest sport! I'll have to make a few calls and tell people about that. Ha! Speaking of phones, can you believe that there's really no correlation between connection quality and service bars?


I had no clue. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hey, how are you doing this evening? Do you like watching Netflix?


Im fine! how are you? i used to watch netflix, but i dont now. You?


I watch it sometimes, but I'm considering cancelling my service since the price went up again. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph are trying to take all my money!


I think the company has billions in debt. plus they are making a lot of content. But i hear you!


I totally agree, it's worth it if you watch it all the time. They say from 9 PM til 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


Yes, i used to account for a lot of that bandwidth. LOL. I think that there are better uses of my time now.


I'm usually in bed by that time so I don't account for much of it. Together with YouTube they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


I use YOutube a lot these day. I listen to old songs from long ago, and some jazz albums. it is a great site.


I use it a lot too. I actually have it on in the background right now.


I was listening to some jazz earlier today. i am glad that Youtube is there. saves me a lot of money, and i dont mind some ads for that.


I actually pay for YouTube Red so I don't have to deal with ads. I'm currently listening to Lady Gaga's favorite band Iron Maiden.


Yes, that is an unexpected preference. i would have thought that she would have had a different favorite band.


I would have too. I guess she's a diverse individual. She is actually the godmother to Elton John's son.


She has a flair that he does. she is not especially pretty, but i think that she is really talented to have made it so far.


She is really talented. She began performing as a teenager singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays.


I think that she was so driven that she couldnt do anything but succeed. i am glad that she has done well. did you see her in a star is born?


I haven't seen that yet. I've heard good things about it.


She does a solid job. it is a good telling of the story. the third making of the movie. Her name came from the Queen song. i did not know that.


Yeah it was from a predictive text glitch that changed Radio to Lady.


Yeah, that is funny. I always wondered how she landed on that name. I guess it makes sense for her though. LOL


Yeah it does. Well it was nice chatting with you. I hope you have a great night!


Hi, how are you doing. Do you like lady Gaga?


I do not mind her. My girlfriend is obsessed with her! Do you?


I like her as a person because of some of the stands she has taken. But not crazy about her singing.


I did not know her real name is Stefani!


I didn't either. Looking at her full name now it is quite long.


Yea good thing she cut it short to Lady Gaga!


I think she is. Did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden?


I do now. Also she is Elton Johns son's godmother. That really surprised me.


I did not know that. It is funny that her name came from a predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady.


Yeah I was trying to figure that out. Does that mean she used to be Radio Gaga?


I will ask my girlfriend! Do you like to watch Netflix?


I have actually never use Netflix. But I am interested in them from a business perspective. Do you?


I love Netflix! From 9pm to 12am they account for 33% of all bandwidth in north America!


That is a huge amount. Did you know that Blockbuster turned down a chance to buy them for 50 million. They're now worth 2 billion. I bet somebodies crying over that one.


That is crazy. I love how Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix because of late fees on his vhs.


I can relate to that. I am one of the worst at returning things I have rented. Isn't it funny how some people just seem to fall into money making ideas?


Yes I like dramas. House is one of my favorites.


Did you know Hugh Laurie earns $700,000 per episode in House?


No, that's a huge amount, but considering what baseball players make I guess it's not out of line.


True that! He is also the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Not really! It was nice chatting with you by the way!


Did you know that dalmatians are associated with firefighters cuz they would calm and protect the horses.  I love dalmatians, when i was little I begged my mom for one.


I didn't know that. I always wanted one too 101 Dalmatians was one of my favorite movies growing up


That is a great movie! Speaking of movies, movie star Clint Eastwood who spent most of his time on horseback in his movies, developed an allergy to horses in his midlife.  That is strange.  My daughter is allergic to cats and dogs.  Feel bad, cuz she really wants dog.


I would be so disappointed if I was allergic to cats and dogs. My brother in law is allergic to dogs but really wanted one so they ended up getting a goldendoodle which is good for people with allergies.


That is like my sister in law.  She is allergic to dogs, but she has two dogs that are good for people with allergies.  apparently they have "real hair" or something like that.


And they hardly shed so you don't have to worry about the dander or anything like that


I just read that two high school students rode their horses to school on "no vehicles to school day" and got suspended.  They would never have day now that high schoolers couldn't drive to school.  I had a friend who drove two hours to attend the program at my high school


That is a long way to drive! Those students shouldn't have been suspended they technically didn't have a vehicle at school.


I read that there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. I had no idea that there was any animal that was truly immortal


Wow, and of course the animal that gets to be immortal is a jellyfish.  LOL  A seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.  I never even thought about fish having necks until now.


Right I never thought about fish having necks either! I guess I never really considered seahorses to be fish either


Same!  I am not sure what i considered a seahorse, but if someone was to say name as many fish as you could, I would never say seahorse.


I also read that 84% of human genes that are associated with diseases have counterparts in zebrafish, which is pretty crazy


that is crazy!  A black swallower fish can eat prey twice it's length and ten times its weight.  Now that is crazy!


That is very crazy! I wonder how long it takes them to eat something that big and how long it keeps them full.


it would keep me full for a lifetime lol  that is a lot of food, not even sure how they get it down


I also read that McDonald's added drive-thrus in 1975 to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues


I read that too.  What an awesome reason to add drive thru.  I didn't know the trunk of your car is called the trunk because old cars had wood trunks on the back.  That is pretty cool.


That makes sense when you think about it. I never even thought what the reason was. Trunk is a weird name if you think about it.


That is a weird name, wonder how they came up with it.


Do you have a long trip? Which place do you like?


A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.


Oh! that's nice. I like to travel Eiffel Tower.


Yes, I like it very much. I think this is a best way to purchase.


Yes, it is. The products are very standard here. This is definitely useful.


Of course, I bought a mobile phone. I like it very much.


Sometimes I see. I do not know much about it.


i like Alex Cora. He is already making history


Do you have any details about Alex Cora?


yes.His team set a franchise record for the most wins in one season and, after clinching the American League Championship Series, Cora is the first Puerto Rican to lead a team to the World Series.


Okay, it's interesting. I think this is a best game in the world.


yes definitely, this is very interesting game.


Hi! I love horses! My favorite horse is the Icelandic horses because they actually have a fifth speed tolt which is like a horse's speedwalk! What about you?


I think they are beautiful animals but i only road them when i was a kid. Apparently Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to them.


Isn't that crazy considering he's been on horseback in a lot of his movies! I wonder how he dealt with his allergies while riding horses during filming assuming he still acted in movies involving horses during his mid life allergy crisis?


Well maybe he just got sick of doing westerns, lol!


Maybe so! Ha! Well speaking of horses, did you ever hear about the two high schoolers who rode horses to school and got suspended on what was called no vehicles to school day? That's ridiculous, if you ask me!


Me too, but i'm sure it was kind of funny! Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they would keep calm and protect the horses.


That's pretty interesting and makes sense as I've always wondered why firefighters use Dalmatians instead of other dogs. Have you ever heard of Lipizzaner horses? They're actually black/brown and take roughly six years to turn solid white. That's pretty cool!


Yeah i believe i heard that in a movie once. Apparently the horse has evolved over 45 to 55 million years to a small multi-toed creature.


Is that so? Wow! I do know we humans started to domesticate them around 4000 BC. They also say horse domestication was pretty much widespread by 3000 BC.


That makes sense, quick subject change do you like fish?


I love fish! Particularly seahorses as I think it's cool they're the only fish with necks. What about you?


they are also another beautiful creature. They come in so many varieties and colors, it's wonderful. I'm most fascinated with the Immortal Jellyfish.


I need to study that jellyfish breed then. Ha! But if anything we should just study zebrafish since 84% of genes associated with our diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.


Right they need to get on both of those species. Did you hear that a black swallower fish can eat twice the length of it's self and ten times it's weight?


That is insane and almost unbelievable! Almost as crazy as knowing saltwater fish drink water through their mouths while freshwater fish drink water through their skin by osmosis!


Yeah that is also interesting. You know the drive thur wasn't invented until the 70's?


Yeah, I heard it was added for soldiers who couldnt leave their cars in fatigues. That was nice of McDonald's to do that, wasn't it?


It was but for some reason i was certain that they had them in the 50's, I guess not. You know in Africa you can equip your car with a flame thrower!


Thats scary! I wouldn't want to live there, then! Imagine having to carry one of those around in your trunk. Yikes! Speaking of trunks, did you know they're only called trunks because older cars actually had trunks on the back?


Ha but that makes sense, lol! I didn't know that a French man invented the Cadillac and founded Detroit. Nice chatting with you!


Wow! I didn't know that either. So he's a legend in two categories then! Ha! Another legend is Jann Mardenborough who beat 90k people in the game Gran Turismo and became a pro race car driver! Unbelievable! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day, friend!


Yeah that is unbelievable, have a great day!


Hi there, are you a fan of cinematography?


I am, I think that cinematography is an art, what about you?


Same here, James Wong pioneered the wide-angle lenses, imagine how much that has changed how films are made


He did? I bet he won an award because  of that.


At least he revolutionized things. Sad though that no woman has ever been nominated for an academy award in cinematography. I think there is a lot of potential there.


I wonder why is that! there must be a lot of talented woman in the business, maybe in the near future this will change


I hope so, everyone needs to be recognized for their work. Roger Deakins on the other hand has been nominated 13 times and never won.


13 times? that must be really frustrating, I wonder if he will ever win the price.


I wonder the same thing. In Spartacus Stanley Kubrick was unhappy with the cinematographer and did it himself.


I see, I didnt watch the film but its a classic, you know Christopher Nolan prefers to prefer the film instead of using digital cinematography.


Yeah, cool things about all this. How about universe and space, do you have much interest there?


I think the universe is full of wonders so yeah, that is a topic that I like to talk about


Did you know there is a region of space that is thought to pull galaxies outside of observable universe?


I didnt, that region must have like a massive black hole to have that level of attraction, there is also a crazy theory that the universe exists inside of a black hole


So cool and still so unexplored. And another theory says that there is only one electron in the universe.


I think that theory is a bit crazy for my taste to think there is much to see still, we only know a small portion of the observable universe.


yeah, it is a pretty big galaxy out there. And then you have radio stations like the one in Finland where they give the weekly news in latin.


I guess the rest of the galaxy is missing out on that lol, I live on Earth and dont find that interesting at all, it seems boring.


There is so much, like the stars that are so cold that a human can touch them by hand.


I share your point of view, so many wonders in the universe, there is a cosmic microwave background that is believed to be the link to a parallel universe, I wonder if this is really the case.


That makes for something super interesting. Nice chatting with you today.


Hello. Did you know that there are about 20 Quintillion individual animals on eart. T didn't know there was such a thing as Auintillion. LOL.


I certainly did not. That was some news to me


The next time you see a domesticated animal, check its forehead for a white patch. Domesticated animals supposedly grow white patches. Interesting!!


i'll keep an eye on it. By the way did you know that In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


Thats interesting. Its a good thing. Animals deserve rights. Under the 1912 Scottish Protection of animals acts, the loch ness monster is a protected species. Animals deserve protection!


definetly yes. what is your thought about the entertainment article?


Alot of animals are raised for food but some are bred for entertainment. around 50bc, people bred chickens for entertainment.


That quite interesting actually. Didn't really know that. What i found interesting as well is that Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."


That is unbelievable!! Bill Nye the Science Guy got his lucky break when he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest. Its a good thing the sme people who turned down Ronald reagan were not the judges. LOL!


Very true. the last section talks about the earth. it's insane when you think that About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans.


Whats even more interesting is that  there's even more water factored into the 29% considered as land... when you take into account lakes, ponds, etc.


Whats also interesting is that the majority of Earth's polar areas are covered with ice...another form of water.


When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long. can you imagine that?


Thats interesting. I never knew that. One thing I do know though is that more than 80% of the earth's natural forests are already destroyed. Thats pretty scary!


that is truly an issue . we really have to work to fix such issues


Yeah!! The earth has been around for many many years. over 4.5 billion years ago it was formed. At the rate we're going, it won't sustain life much longer.


If earth's entire history were put on a timeline and viewed as a 24 hour period, the amount of time that man is present on this 24 hour timeline would be equivalent to 1 minute and 17 seconds...WOW!!!


Yes. By the end of the 21st Century, the earth will be Helium-free...Helium can't be replenished either...once it is gone ITS GONE!!!          we're Imagine that!!


Well, its been a pleasure talking to you. Enjoy the rest of your day. Goodbye!


Hello and good evening! I have been reading up on cinematography tonight!


Apparently Stanley Kubrick did most of the cinematography work on Spartacus


indeed! I have heard  james wong howe was an oscar-winning cinematographer who pioneered the use of wide-angle lenses without those kubricks works would be lacking for sure~


That's a pretty big influence. Those type of shots are everywhere.


Yes i was shocked to find out Gavin free from Rooster Teeth worked on the movie Hot Fuzz


Hot Fuzz is a great film. I also like Shaun of the Dead.


Yes both are great movies! One thing that i did find odd in my study is no woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography. I wonder why this is?


That is pretty interesting to hear. Hopefully there will be soon!


Yes i suppose in time it will happen. Cinematographer Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times for the best cinematography oscar and has never one so who knows


That's so many times. I will have to watch some of his films, then.


Do you like space? I have also been reading about the universe. Some theorize that universes evolve through natural selection much like different species do on earth.


I love space and the universe. They make me reflect on existence in positive ways.


It is very interesting. There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.


That's so interesting. I recently read one of Neil DeGrasse Tyson's books.


What book? i read online that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


Astrophysics for People in a Hurry I believe was the title. It was excellent.


I will have to check that one out. one funny thing i read was the universe may be one giant superhologram. i know its silly but some believe it


I mean the universe could be anything. Existence itself is so strange.


it really is. one funny theory is  that there is only one electron in the universe.


Some think so. but remember it was only recently that we discovered that the sun was the center of our solar system


That's fair. We have a long way to go in our understanding of the universe.


Yeah I love animals, I have 3 dogs and a domesticated lynx cat that is crazy energetic haha.


That is incredible. Does your lynx cat have a white spot on their forehead?


Yep and really long ear hair, she is the domesticated version so much smaller than the actual wild lynx but she still weighs a good 15 pounds.


I just learned that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


It is pretty crazy that a made up animal like the Loch Ness monster is a protected animal. Guess if we find out it is real it will  be safe haha.


It is crazy that their is regulations on that if its not real.


There are over 20 quintillion animals on the earth, that is insane!


Hmm I really doubt that, I would think insects are in a class all their own, plus I would think there are more insects than animals on earth, especially mosquitoes lol.


Very true. Animals should have some rights, like in germany.


SO, did you ever own a nes or a snes? Man I really miss some of those older games.


The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.


I heard it could only display 54 colors.


Yeah but when I was little that was all I needed, I think I am spoiled by graphics these days.


We are all spoiled with screens now and their abilities.


Oh for sure, and kids now days are born with a tablet screen in their hands, that is why I try to limit my kids use of screens as much as I can.


I agree. It cannot be good for a child to sit in front of a screen all day.


Well that is ok, since more than 80% of the earths forest have been destroyed the planet probably wont last much longer anyway, always a bright side.


Oh, that's the movie by the guy in The Office, right? I havent seen it. Have you?


I have not. He is married to Emily Blunt too. I really do not have any interest in watching it either. Did you see him in jack ryan?


Thats right, he also did the Jack Ryan role. was that for netflix? i never saw it.


It was for Amazon Prime. It was pretty good but I think they failed to understand how to space the show. It ended pretty abruptly.


Oh, ok. that makes sense. Amazon makes stuff too. I guess they are still trying to get good at the shows. How was Emily Blunt's husband in that?


Are you trying not to type Krasinski? HA! He was really good. At times, all I could see was Jim though.


No, i disremembered his name. sorry. Krasinski. Got it. He is good at comedy, i wondered if he is good at drama too. I guess he is.


That's ok. I didn't type it at first because I was avoiding it! He was good. It also had bunk from the Wire. Did you see that show?


Yeah, I saw the Wire. It was a great show. I don't remember bunk. Who is that? I am bad with names.


He was the black detective. Drank with McNaulty all the time.


Oh, yeah. stocky guy? played lacrosse? i saw him at the airport once.


yes to both of those! That's random, to run into him at the airport. Did you say hi?


No, he was waiting in line for security. he was ahead of me and talking on his cell phone. he is pretty stocky, but not very tall. I enjoyed his performance in the wire.


Me too! I feel like half of hollywood is short. But I am 6'6" so most everyone is short to me.


Ok, you are tall. you make everyone feel short. Does the universe feel big to you, way up there?


No, especialy since it may be one giant superhologram!


I figure that means you and I, or maybe just you, are a hologram! Are you a hologram?


I do not think so. If so, I am choosing a terrible hologram. I would have liked more sun and a lot more summer!


Well, with your height, maybe you can be the superhologram to your will and lengthen the summer!


I hope so, I need some sun and heat! Nice chatting with you!


I  have its actually one of my favorite shows, why do you ask?


Because he was once the highest paid actor on tv for a drama, $700,000 per episode.


Wow, that seems like a lot of money, I liked the show and all but $700000 per episode seems like an excesive salary


I agree. Apparently Jim carry doesn't make drama anymore.


Why doesnt he? he is a great actor, although I  see him more as a comedy actor


Yeah it didn't make much since to me either. but he says it goes against his belief system.


I guess I can respect that, drama can really change your state of mind, I like comedy better, do you follow Shakespeare?


Not since high school, lol. I hear he coined a bunch of phrases that we use today though.


Yeah he has had a lot of influence in our culture, there are 33 Shakepeare gardens around the world, just imagine that much influence


Yeah i think one of the phrases he coined was Brave new world, so that fits, lol!


It does fit lol, its been a long time since he was alive he was born in the year 1564 and theres a lot we dont know about him


Yeah apparently him and Pocahontas were a live at the same time.


Pocahontas was a real person? I though she was a character in a movie, turns out its based on a true story,


Yeah i know, right. Well another one of his words is laughing stock, haha.


When my knees aren't given me trouble, lol! how about you?


I love to dance, do you know that parrots are able to dance perfectly with music,


I think they do as this ability is connected to ther mimic and speak abilities


Wow that's also interesting! Well as Shakespeare would say thats a good way to break the ice, lol! nice chatting with you.


Its been nice chatting indeed, and the last interesting fact, the moonwalk was actually firt performed by Bill Bailey in the year 1955


Do you know what a Synetic production is?


Hi! I have no idea what that is, if I had to take a guess, does it relate to something musical?


I just looked it up.  It is a theater company in Washington DC.  I think they started with The Headless Horseman.  But recently they did a play called "Titus Andronicus"


Oh wow, that's interesting, I have never seen a theater show, have you? If I were to see one, I hope to see something by Shakespeare because he wasn't just a great poet, he was also a writer, a playwright, and actor! His unique talent must've known how to capture the attention of the audience.


This is a Shakesperean play.  A critic got to attend on a preview night which is unusual.  He saw things that he would not see on a normal opening night.  I have been to a couple of Broadway shows and a Passion Play in an amphitheater.  It is sobering to see a live sized person crucified in front of you!


Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the critic got to see things he normally would not see. That sounds like a very memorable experience! Amazing how Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart, I would've imagined Pocahontas came way before Shakespeare.


Me too.  He saw how the director shortened a scene a few seconds for opening night because the literary point had been made.  So, it seems like fine-tuning that really ends up being important.


Oh ok, I wonder how average people, or non-critics can get access to those special screenings, I would love to attend one of those for drama or comedy films, I especially enjoy Jim Carrey's films but his belief system prevents him from playing movies that doesn't project positivity.


One will occasionally see a sneak preview advertised.  I attended one once and they interviewed the audience afterward to see what we thought of the ending.  They changed it for the actual release.  Shakespeare has affected current day speech, for example he coined the phrase "wild goose chase"


Oh wow, that's really cool, I wonder if they act on the feedback they receive. "Wild Goose Chase" is a phrase I often hear as much as the "deer in headlights" but he also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia, they seem to be so popular! I enjoy the name Olivia the most though.


How about "devil incarnate and brave new world"?  He is simply memorable.


The legacy he has managed to create lives on and on. I wonder if he started the phrase "the show must go on", does seem a bit dramatic. I wonder how Shakespeare got his start, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class, maybe Shakespeare started it because of love too!


Polish composer Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Co. and they used it in some performances.


Wow, when people talk about skull donation, it's for brain research for football players. Do you know what they use the skull for, why would a performance require a skull?


There is a play called "The Skull of Yorick" that he thought they would use it for, but they used it in Hamlet.


Oh ok! That makes sense then! Jon Hamm actually taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, the actress who plays Erin on The Office, I really like her and that show. What a small world!


It is. I went to junior high with a guy named Jimmy Webb who wrote, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and Up, Up and Away" among other songs.


Oh wow! Ever reached out for an autograph or something? I'd imagine I probably wouldn't have the courage to do that if I went to school with someone who later turned out to be famous.


He was a friend in school, so we have talked a couple of times but our lives took very different courses so we don't have much in common.  No autograph.  I do like his music.  Babies enjoy music too and will move to the beat like a preamble to dancing.


Lol, that's so cute! Music and dance sure go hand in hand! Although some argue there is a distinction between theatrical and participatory dance since they serve different function, such as social, ceremonial, marital, etc.


You are right.  The babies smile more with music also.  Nice chat!


Did you see the Royal wedding?  They were getting married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.  That will be a big day for them.


I watched segments of it I thought it was a really nice wedding, Harry and Meghan seem like a solid couple.


I love that they ride in a carriage after the wedding and greet everyone spectating.  That must be so thrilling!


Its amazing how the wedding got streammed by CNN, BBC, PBS and many other networks, thats how popular it is.


The Washington Post streamed coverage as well at 4AM.  I wonder how many people watch it?


I bet a lot of people and not only in the states, that is an interesting question though, all media channels were all over that weeding.


Well at least the wedding would re-air if you missed it. I wonder who attends it?


I bet many famous people want to attend the wedding I think I might watch other segments on YouTube, do you like YouTube?


Yes, I search it all the time but maybe not as much as cops search the blutube  to share in law enforcement videos.


You know its the second largest search engine on the internet.


I'm not surprised with all those people watching it that Justin Bieber's "baby" got disliked.


I thought it was a good video actually lol, how much power  Youtube and Netflix have together!


Do you think the actors should get paid so much?  For instance Hugh Laurie made $700,000 an episode in House.


I think thats an insane amount of money, totaly unfair when theres a lot of poverty in the world, I bet Hugh Laurie is one of the best paid actors in the show biz.


Well Michael Caine started acting not for financial reasons but to meet girls so go figure.


I bet he didnt know he was going to be a great actor and win millions lol, I love Jim Carey too bad he doesnt make dramas anymore


I guess I could go to Youtube to find Carey's old dramas though.  I hope I don't get a frozen screen though and delays due to Netflix and Youtube tying up internet traffic making up half of the peak time in North America.


I think ill just watch the news for now, I life the Fox News channel, did you know other 86 countries also have access to the channel.


Wow, that's influential.  They broadcast from NYC, but also the news corporation that owns fox owns a gaming website.


I  didnt know that but what I did know is that its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined! thats a lot of viewers!


To think they may have just made a channel exclusively for the Simpsons.


I actually think that would be a great idea, after all who doesnt love The Simpsons?


Hey there!  Did you watch the Royal Wedding?  I know my wife did.  No chance I was getting up at 7am for that!


Actually, yes. The new Duchess was lovely. Windsor Castle was, well, historic as ever. Lots of celeb. VIPs in attendance. Drama, Entertainment & News rolled into one event. A girl thing, maybe?


Haha, must be!  I actually did watch a replay of the HBO version with Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.  That was funny!


Was that, as it sounds, a send-up on the royal wedding?


It was actually more serious than I thought. I thought it was going to be a total parody but they were a little serious about it.


Okay. That's a switch from a SNL-type take on it. Did you see Markle in the tv series, Suits?


I have seen a few episodes of it before, but I don't watch regularly.  I am a big fan of watching tv shows though!


I think I like comedies more, but I will absolutely watch dramas.  I liked House, which I guess everyone did since Hugh Laurie was making 700k per episode!  Crazy!


Yes. I guess I like certain actors more than specific shows. Love Michael Caine and Jim Carrey. You?


I love both of them.  I was happy to hear Jim Carrey is getting away from dramas.  He is hilarious and should only do comedies.


Lots of folks would agree w/you. Did think that he was wonderful in long-titled movie, Eternal Sunshine, for short, though.


Yea, he is good at everything but definitely best at comedy.  His reasoning for not doing dramas is they are not positive enough, but I can think of plenty of positive dramas.  Little strange for sure.


Don't know that show title? Is on broadcast tv or YouTube, perhaps?


I watch YouTube a lot!  Hard to believe it is the second largest search engine on the internet!


Agree. Owned since 2006 by Google, which must be the top search engine. Ever watch average people's YouTube sites?


I have not.  Is it good?  I typically just watch music videos and sports highlights on YouTube.  I think it is tremendous we have a site where regular people can upload content.


Watch Formula 1 and other sports highlights, too. Also like individual sites, like the silent videos an Australian guy puts up showing Primitive Technology, his show title. How to build a hut or clay firing kiln - with only materials around you - and all stone age, handmade tools...Sound like something you'd like?


That does sound very interesting.  I will have to check that out!  I can skip watching Gangnam Style one day.  That video has been watch so many times, they had to alter the view count integer!


Gang style anything would not interest me, but if the view counter had to be increased, I'm in the minority! Bet lots of people like me hated Justin Bieber's Baby video, though! Oops! Are you a Bieber fan??!


Haha, don't worry I am not a Bieber fan!


Good choice! Seriously, YouTube and Netflix share about 50% of peak internet traffic. Stunning, or what?


That is shocking!  I see some Netflix in my future very shortly!  It was great chatting today!


Yes , Laurie made $700 000 per episode in there


I do. Did you know he does not do dramas anymore?


Yes because he thinks that they do no portray positivity


I do sometimes. There is a website where you can listen to them for free


Yeah. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


Yes he was chasing the pretty girls and they were in drama class


Yes he is so funny. He used to be a drama teacher in a high school once


Yes and one of his students was Ellie Kemper


Yes all the time. It is the second largest search engine anyways


Yeah. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


I know. Do you know why they increased the view count?


Because Gangnam Style song became so popular


Yes that is the police youtube pretty cool. Nice chat


Yeah I have, Samuel L Jackson is on that movie right?