Hey there what do you think about Puerto Rico?

You think it should become a state.

I'm on the fence.

I see good points and bad points.

I'm more concerned with the devastation the destruction they've had from Hurricane Maria.

Yeah it sounds like it was really bad over there.

I guess they started a comic book about Puerto Rico to help raise money

Yes, I heard that too.

It's called Puerto Rico Strong.

I can't remember who the donations go to though, do you?

Yes they go to the United Way of Puerto Rico.

I think that's a good cause.

And also the donations will be matched by other

Yeah, that was it.

I'm not a big comic book fan, but this is such a great cause.

I like h ow they are involving so many Puerto Rican comic book writers and they write about any topic to bring awareness to Puerto Rico.

Yeah I agree.

Definitely a good cause.

Would you read comic books outside of the Puerto Rico comic though?

I only watch comic book movies myself

No, not really my thing, but when I was growing up, my Dad had a collection from his younger years that he would pull out from time to time and we'd read through them.

They have changed so much over the years.

They've been around in the US since 1933.

Yeah that's impressive.

that's definitely a long time, it said Stan Lee passed away, I love that he would end his phone conversations with the word"Excelsior"

That's funny!

There are so many fun facts!

Like MSU has the largest comic book collection in their library.

Yeah I didn't know that.

I actually have friends that went there and I never even heard that they had a comic book collection.

Do you like Marvel or DC Comics more by the way?

I like Marvel.
Have you seen Black Panther?
It was based on the Marvel comics.

See black panther.

I was shocked to learn that he is actually the richest superhero, even more wealthy than Tony Stark who is Iron Man

Really?!

I didn't realize that the character black panther predated the founding of the black panther party.

I didn't know that either.

I also didn't know that the symbols used in the movie were based on real written symbols from the 4th Century, that is impressive

That's pretty cool...I wonder how many movies have been made based on Marvel comics.

Do you know of any more?

Yes there's Iron Man, Captain America, and they're coming out with Captain Marvel soon.

Personally I think there are too many Marvel movies coming out though LOL

lol...Yeah, my son likes them, but not me.

I think Deadpool was another one.

Also, another one I didn't see.

lol

Oh Deadpool's actually really good!

I like knowing that the main character in Black Panther gave thanks to Denzel Washington, because Denzel lent him money back in the beginning of his career

I didn't know that!

That's pretty cool.

There were some really good actors/actresses in Black Panther.

I actually may take the time to watch that one.

lol

Yes it's worth a watch.

and you should see Deadpool 1, but maybe not Deadpool 2, I thought Deadpool one was a lot better personally


Have you seen Black Panther?

No I haven't yet.
Is it any good?

I thought it was pretty good.

The character is the richest superhero with an estimated 500 billion dollars.

That's impressive.

I always thought the richest was Tony Stark.

He is close - 100 billion dollars.
With bruce wayne at 80.

I guess you need a lot of money to be a superhero these days.

Do you know if they are going to make a sequel to the movie?

I don't know, I would think so.
It was really popular.

Seems like I saw the character, Black Panther, in the movie Captain America-Civil War.

Was he in it?

I'm not sure - I haven't seen that one.
Have you seen Deadpool?

Sorry,  I haven't seen that one either.
Was it good?

It was okay.

There are so many superhero movies these days.

It's the eleventh movie in the x-men series.

I didn't know it was part of the x-men.
I have seen a few of those movies.

Have you seen any good movies lately?

I actually haven't.

I know Ryan Reynolds is in Deadpool and I like him.

I just haven't gotten around to seeing it yet.

Yeah - he was good in it.
He's funny.

He is funny.

I liked him in that movie with Sandra Bullock.

Oh I don't think I have seen that one.

It's good.

I think it's where she's his boss and has him pose as a boyfriend and then end up falling in love.

If I'm right, Betty White is in it too.

You know, Ryan Reynolds actually worked on the script for Deadpool.

Yeah he also was one of the directors.

He invested a lot in that movie.

Yeah he did.
Well it was nice talking to you.


Hi, how are you tonight?
Do you know who Chris Pratt is?

Hi there I do like Chris Pratt a lot actually.

I really like him in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.

What about you?

I saw him on that TV show, Parks and Rec.

I didn't know that at 19 years old, he was waiting tables at a Bubba Gump Shrimp

That is really funny.

I also heard that he slept in his while back in the day.

I guess James Gunn, who directed Guardians of the Galaxy, wanted Chris Pratt in that movie really bad which is nice, because I think he did a great job

I didn't know that the six pack was CGI!

That's great!

I figure those guys would get trainers, but I guess Chris wouldn't bother.

Nope good for him though.

Because no one could tell haha.

Do you ever watch Always Sunny in Philadelphia?

The guy who plays Dennis on there was apparently high in the running to play the lead in Guardians of the Galaxy

Haven't seen ASIP, but I hear good things.

Glenn Howerton, is that his name?

He must hate Chris Pratt at this point.

Yeah I would think he hates them haha.

I actually like that show a lot though, you should check it out it's hilarious.

It's cool that Chris Pratt was joking about being in Jurassic Park for back in 2010 and then he was, what a genius

Spielberg knew talent when he saw it.

Pratt has a great screen presence.

I didn't like JP4, but I understand why they cast him.

Yep I don't like the new Jurassic Park movies, but I'm glad that Chris Pratt is successful in them.

I haven't really seen any of his other movies either, just Guardians of the Galaxy in Jurassic Park, it sounds like he's done a lot I'll have to check those out.

Is he going to be in any other movies coming up?

I hope there isn't another Jurassic movie.

I'm not sure actually.

I just know the Jurassic Park movies are horrible haha.

I like the original one though, apparently the dinosaurs in that movie were only in the movie for about 15 minutes or so

That was based on a book, so the plot was tight.

I think the breakthru was the technology.

Later, the stories were weak.

Yep I agree with you.

Also one thing that's cool about the first movie, is that it took 6 hours to render just one frame of the T-Rex in that movie.

I wonder what it takes now.

It was a stunning achievement in computer graphics.

Spielberg had planned to use models, but the graphics were the best!

The raptors were humans, though.

Yep the Raptors were just humans in costumes haha.

But they look great!

It's crazy that the Jurassic Park ride cost twice as much as the actual movie LOL

I want to go on the ride now.
I bet it's really good!
Probably scary like a horror film.

I want to go on it too!

Do you like any horror movies by the way?

Not a big fan of horror, though I do like some of the movies based on Stephen King novels.

Well Stephen King thought that Bambi was a horror movie, do you agree with him LOL?

At a young age, I guess it could be scary.

I don't remember seeing Bambi.

I think his mom dies?

That would be scary.

You've never seen Bambi?

You definitely have to see it, it is very sad though LOL.

I need to watch more horror movies, you can burn up to 200 calories just from seeing it


hello how are you?

Good how are you?
Do you like horror films?

I do I did not know it exsisted for over a century

Surprising that ET was originally supposed to be a horror movie

i cannot believe that, and maybe if I watch it I can loose 180 calories

Have you seen inception?
That was supposed to be horror as well.

No I have not seen it, is it any good?

I saw it a long time ago so I don't remember much, but I remember I liked it

I did watch jurrassic park and I thought the dinosaurs were in it for more than 15 minutes.

I saw that too- kind of cool that an elephant roar was the primary sound used for the trex roar in the movie

its hard to believe the fim only cost 63 million to make

Even though it was called jurrasic park - the dinosaurs from the movie were almost all from the cretaceous period

so I guesss jurrasic just sounded better then

Yeah I guess so - I think sounds a lot better than "cretaceous park" haha

chris Pratt sounds like a nice guy going to see sick children

I haven't heard of that - is that a new movie he is in?

No he is the actor and he goes and does charity work

Oh oops I read your sentence wrong.
Yeah that is nice of him.

I wish some one could CGI a six pack on my body like, like chris pratt got offered

He gained 40 pounds when he was dating Anna Faris because she likes to cook

lol, it was nice talking to you


Do you watch Hockey?

Yes I do watch hockey.

Do you ever watch the Special Olympics?

Did you know that they first started back in 1968

Wow, I did not know it has already been 50 years!

Yes it's been a long time!

And apparently they wrote about it in the newspapers and used language that would definitely not be politically correct today

Yeah, imagine if social media was around then.

I knew Chicago was where it originated because my co was headquarted there.

Oh that makes sense.

What do you think about swimming by the way?

You ever watch it on TV or in the Olympics

I am terrible at self propulsion through water haha.

I like watching it on tv though

Yeah swimming is fun to watch.

It's crazy that there was a swimsuit that was banned because it was so good and in fact, it was used by 94% of all athletes in races haha

The US has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the entire world combined!

Why we must have some really good swimmers!

And I know that Michael Phelps is really good, he has more gold medals than 80% of all countries in history lol

Oh wow.

Cornell students must pass swimming test to graduate!

That is interesting!

I know that where I live you are also required to pass a swimming test in school, what is interesting too is that when people say that you can freestyle swim everyone just does the style called the front crawl because it is the most efficient

How about bounding hands and feet and swim like a dolphin?

That sounds really scary lol.

Speaking of sports, what do you think about hockey?

Did you know that the women's Olympic hockey team lost to a high school boys team

Yeah, the Dolphin thing is a competition too.

That is crazy about the womens olympic team.

Yeah that is very shocking.

It's also shocking that back in 1932 India beat the United States 21 to 1 at hockey, I didn't even know they had a team haha

Wow.

I would have quit.

Did you know they lose 8 lbs in one game of hockey?

I didn't know that but that is awesome!
Maybe I should take up hockey haha.
Do you ever play tennis by the way

I play it badly.

Did you know they used helicopters to dry the field in 69?

Haha well that is a good idea.

It's also weird though that before 1978 you could use any object as your tennis racket, and not just a designated tennis racket you could theoretically use a sledgehammer I guess haha

Whoa, I would have used a car door then haha.

Nice talking to you.

Yes nice talkin to you.

Also make sure to watch the longest point in tennis history, it was a 643 shot volley that lasted for almost a half-hour lol


hey did you know that Canada's national sports are hockey and lacrosse, would have just thought it was hockey personally haha

I knew that hockey was their national sport, I didtnt know a country could have two lol, but its good to know.

haha ya, I play tennis do you?

the longest tennis match was spread over 3 days that is so long!

Wow that is a long time to play a match, I wonder who won lol, after 3 days I guess both players wanted to give up, there hasnt been a black champion since 1968

haha ya I would be so sad to be the loser, I like the ingenuity of using a helicopter to dry a grass tennis court though that would probably work great haha

I agree lol, although that is an expensive way to dry a tennis court, do you know who Gael Monfils is?

nope I haven't heard of him.
What is he known for?

Well he is tennis player and apparently a natural one, he learn how to play a few days beofre facing Federer and ended up winning the match, a lot of talent

wow that is crazy!

Federer is like one of the best too, I think it's funny that polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player and not polo players

Yeah he's a legend, imagine getting beat like a rookie in that way, and that is funny the name of the player was Rene Lacoste, wonder if he has anything to do with the Lacoste brand.

haha ya he does, he invented the polo and was actually a tennis player which is cool, I wear polos all the time what about you?

I do as well and it never crossed my mind a tennis player invented them, I wonder how much weight tennis players lose in a match?

I know hockey players lose about 8, maybe its a similar physical effort

ya that is a good point, tennis is very tiring I know I sweat a lot and definitely lose weight when I play, do you play any sports?

I like to swim, I think its a great sport, works all the muscles in the body, what about you?

well I do like to swim, I haven't swam in a long time though, I've heard that it burns a ton of calories because the water is cold and your body has to work hard to keep you warm too

Yeah it does, its one of the most completes sports actually and you know the US is the leading country in swimming olympic gold medals

nope I didn't know that, I do think it's weird that hockey rinks and basketball courts can switch spots easily, thats how they do it at sports stadiums

Yeah, talk about taking advantage of a court lol, its good they use that space for other sports when hockey is not on season,

ya that is a good use of space, crazy that canada scored 132 goals in the first olympic games, I wonder why they are so good at hockey

Maybe because its one of its national sports, a lot of people interested in playing and a lot of support towards players

that's true, I want to be the guy that was traded for $1 only to win 4 stanley cups later on the new team, his first team must feel really dumb for trading him haha


The Special Olympics were born in 1968

I cant believe its been 50 years.
Thats really awesome

It is, the 50th anniversary was hosted in Chicago, I think its great to promote sports, disabled people have the right too.

Yeah, im glad we are trying to end discrimination.

Not just in sports but other aspects as well

Yeah its a great thing, it demonstrates that the world choses to include everyone, Bank of America is one of the sponsors of the event.

They have been helping out for 30 years!

Its sad how 70% of Americans with disabilities seek employment but only a third of them find one, there should be more inclusion.

At least bank of America is helping out.

They have more than 300 individuals with disabilities on the support team.

yeah they do contribute a lot and help a lot of disabled people, they provide work that has to do with warehousing, print services and others.

Even 100 of the employees are athletes in the Special Olympics.

Really that is so cool, I heard Erin Bailey is one of them and also Tyler Kennedy, both won medals at the Special Olympic games.

Nearly 350k people with disabilities entered the workforce in 2016!

I think its a good step, but more improvements need to be done, I think more businesses should follow the example of Bank of America then a real difference can be made.

Do you know who to swim?

I like swimming, not sure I understand your question but I do like it,

I meant how!
oops.
Im a slow swimmer.
I would like to try that banned suit.

There is a banned swimming suit?

I wonder why they did that, maybe its was an indiscreet suit.

It won 94% off all races in the 2008 olympics.

More than Michael Phelps has golds over countries!

Oh so thats why, it makes sense to ban it after that, the US has also more gold medals than the rest of the countries combined

NBA star Tim Duncan was almost an Olympic swimmer.

But he was scared of sharks.

Wonder which career he would of been better at.

I have no idea I don't really know who he is I'm more of a tennis fan.

Good talking with you have a great day!


Swimming is the best exercise and make muscle relax.

Never really been into swimming myself.

My kids swim though, I'd like to get them one of those banned swimsuits that must make them go quicker.

I also like swimming in river is very nice.

You like to swim in pools or river.

I used to prefer the sea until I got stung by a jellyfish.

Do you play any other sports, tennis maybe?

I know some about tennis.
Who is your favourite player.

I've always liked Federer.

I once went to Wimbledon when I was in England, saw a whole bunch of tennis and can't remember a single players name.

Ok.

There is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound, and swims like dolphin.

That sounds like drowning to me!

I like that Cornell University makes students pass a basic swim test.

Imagine being best in class and then failing because you can't swim.

So only America scored more gold medals in swimming compared to the rest of the world..

Like I said my kids swim, when we go to events there are so many kids doing it there must be millions in America.

Their coach says other countries don't take it a seriously.

yes, It also very good habit for the teenager because While swimming we get more oxygen to brain it make ourself active and focused.

Yeah, I like that the kids swim, it exercises all their limbs.

Yes, It make more active brain and good habit are hard to form and it make self-discipline and focused on single thing.

Have you ever player Hockey?

I'm not good on skates so it never tempted me, I'd be dangerous with a hockey stick in my hand.

When i am kid was hit by hockey ball.

On this incident i always only watch hockey.

I am very afraid.

Those pucks look dangerous flying around.

I understand that most other countries understand hockey to mean field hockey.

I guess it depend on if your country is cold or not.

Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports, lacrosse and ice hockey.

I guess they can't decide.

Just like the arenas that are both hockey and basketball, I wasn't aware they had the basketball court on top of the ice.

Ice hockey is very interesting, but they are playing very aggressive

I guess they sweat a lot, they can lose eight pounds in a game.

Sure, They want to run throughout the game.

I have to get the kids up, have a good day.


Did you know that there is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete swims with their hands and legs bound like a dolphin?

haha i did!
but until recently i had no idea.

That sounds hilarious to watch.

I never realized that the swimming suit plays such a huge role in the swimmer's performance!

Apparently one suit was so good that it's even banned!

Yeah from the 2008 olympics right?

I wonder how much it costs and what it even is made out of!

Any clues?

Yes, it made so many people win but I don't know why or how!

hmm...very interesting.
Do you like any other sports?

Hockey is interesting!
It's the national sport of Canada

Did you know that the only country in the world to have two national sports is Canada?

Hockey and Lacrosse!

What is your favourite hockey team?

Wow, I didn't know that I thought it was only hockey!

Well, my favorite team is the US Olympic team I think!

Apparently it's a really fit sport, too because players lose about 8 pounds per game!

Yes, this is why they eat so many carbs before games.

I hear players' favourite meal is chicken parm.

Have you ever been to a hockey game?

No I haven't been but maybe I have seen an ice hockey rink without realizing, since apparently they keep the ice hockey courts under basketball courts which I have been to!

I've seen both and the speed at which the ice is covered is pretty cool.

The world juniors are starting soon so I'm sure you'll be watching the US team!

Yes I think I will!
I also enjoy tennis, do you?

I did much more when I was younger, but I don't really have time to follow too many sports.

But I found out recently that polo shirts were first designed for tennis players and not for polo players as most people think!

That's funny!

I never though of those shirts as sports shirts at all since these days you see preppy people wear them a lot.

I think tennis is so interesting because games can even run as long as eleven hours!

I don't know if I would be able to watch a game for 11 hours, I get too into games so it would drain me.

Well luckily that game actually was stretched out over three days so you could get some rest in between

That's true.
What's your favourite sport?

I think my favorite sport is probably gymnastics or lacrosse, which like we talked about before is one of Canada's national sports.

How about you?

Oh I really like gymnastics.

Always watch them during the summer olympics.

But my favourite sport is definitely hockey ha!

I really like that we have talked about sports so much.

Me too!
Thanks and Merry Christmas!


Do you enjoy movies?

Not as much as I use to.

U.S. movies tend to be strong on special effect and weak on acting.

I do like a good sci-fi that is well acted.

I enjoy how scifi films incorporate fictional science based depictions of phenomena that boggles peoples minds.

I agree, but not something so far-fetched its unbelievable.

I like the science to be futuristic, but realistic enough to appear attainable.

I also like sci-fi based on books, like Hunger Games.

How about more serious films like a space odyssey?

Space Odyssey is based on a short story titled "The Sentinel".

So, it has a place on my favorites lists.

How about Sci-Fi books?

2018 had some winners.

I tend to watch scifi movies more.

Did you know that scifi films have become even more popular since star wars and nasa even has a list of accurate space terms to help writers write scifi stories?

Considering the imaginary concepts (e.g.

Star Trek transporter), I think it is good that NASA emphasizes real definitions for actual terms and concepts.

What I find interesting is that some Sci-Fi actors may no longer be regular actors but still have high earning at conventions signing autographs, etc.

Well that explains why fan conventions are tremendously lucrative for actors, making 100K+ in one weekend

I wonder if the NASA list has a definition for "Hyperloop"?

As of late, I have not heard much about Elon Musk's hyperloop tunnel in SoCal.

Do you think it will work?

Elon Muzk has founded many innovative companies and the hyperloop tunnel was such a type of plan he would have.

I have rather been hearing more about his aerospace company spaceX

SpaceX id definitely a leader in private space transportation and exploration.

It also highlights Elon's weird (and expensive) sense of humor.

Did you know he short a cheese wheel into space as a tribute to Monty Python's cheese shop sketch?

I guess he has interest in improv and acting.

He even produced and acted in thank you for smoking.

It also seems like the acting bug bit his wife as well.

She made an appearance in the "Inception" movie.

Are you interested in being one of the first to join Elon's first transport to colonize Mars?

The first perhaps, but I think I would much rather go to mars after everything is proven to work

So true,  The first traveler will be true explorers, going in knowing that success, if it occurs, will be a hard fought struggle.

But, then perhaps they can ask the alien commander from 3rd Rock from the Sun for survival tips... LOL

Who knows?

Maybe they will teach Elon musk how to build a vertical take off supersonic, electric passenger jet that he so desires to build

He does have a vivid imagination and deep enough pockets to dream that big.

But, some of his antics are humorous.

In a way they remind me of a old British comedy Sci Fi TV series "Red Dwarf".

I enjoy the Red Dwarf too.

I enjoy comedy in general since it encourages laughter and focuses on humor.

Agreed.

I have a reading list on my e-reader.

Glancing over it, I see I am weak in Sci-Fi.

So, I am thinking of adding some new releases.

Have you read any write-ups / reviews for "Sophia of Silicon Valley"?

I recently heard that that it offers a surprising insider's look, also succeeding as a roman clef.

In any case, I will also consider reading this book.

Thank you for your time chatting today

I like the way the author has rubbed shoulders with Steve Jons and Elon Musk.

She probably got good insights from people accustom to "pushing the boundaries".

Indeed.

Another reason I will check out the book


Have you ever watched Deadpool?

Oh, yeah, I've seen them both!

Really enjoyed them, although some of the "fourth wall" breaks got a little over the top in the second one... still, lots of fun!

It's the highest grossing r-rated film of all time.I haven't watched it yet.

Looks scary.

Hmm... weird.. could have SWORN Passion of the Christ was the highest grossing R rated film... but maybe not..

Is it an r-rated film?

Passion?

Yes, it is.

It was very controversial for being rather graphically violent.

(Some argued gratuitously so.)

You know, speaking of Deadpool, crazily enough the video game cost more to make than the movie!

That is crazy.

Yeah, a LOT of money goes into the development of video games these days.

In many ways they're bigger businesses than movies!

Yes, true.

It use to be just toys based upon movies.

Now the video games have a life of their own.

Oh, speaking of superheros.. did you know even Garfield was a superhero for awhile?

I use to watch Garfield but didn't know that.

I didn't either, and I used to read the books when I was younger.

They had a book series spinoff called Pet Force which had him as his friends as superheros...

I've read that too.

Speaking of superheros and all that.. did you know that Stan Lee (RIP) wrote 15 DC comics?

I never knew he'd ever written for DC...

I don't know Stan Lee.
Who is that?

He's the guy who created the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spiderman, and one of the original writers of Marvel comics.

He also had a cameo in all the Marvel movies.

Wow

But yeah, he was a big star in the comic book/superhero world.

And speaking of stars, do you know there are stars that are cold enough to be touch by the human hand?

Weird to think about when you consider our sun is a star...

I've read that.
Do you think earth was ever a star?

I got my doubts, but dunno enough about it to say for sure.

I've heard somewhere that it was once a lot smaller and got hit by a large asteroid which upped it's mass a whole bunch...

Maybe I will look into that.
It was nice chatting with you.
Have a great afternoon.


Good morning, have you seen Deadpool 2?

Actually, I haven't.

I've been meaning to, but I am watching the MCU in order, and haven't made it to his movies yet.

Ironically, the Deadpool video game was more expensive to make than the movies.

I haven't seen it either, but I want to.

I saw Deadpool described himself as Ryan Reynolds crossed with a sharpee.

That was what lead to Reynolds thinking he was getting the role.

Nothing like literally having it drawn out for you.

Agreed lol.

The voice of the mystery villain is actually Ryan Reynolds.

Have you read any of the Garfield Pet Force comics?

I have not.
Are they any good?

They are cute.

Garfield and his friends are superheroes.

Oh very cool.

I would like to read that then.

I saw there is a comic series about fixing collateral damage created by superheroes.

I haven't heard of that one.
Have you heard of Normalman?

I have not heard of Normalman.
Who is that?

He is the only person on a planet without super powers.

Very cool.
What super powers does he have?

Well, as he is the only one without any, he has none.

Ahh ok I just saw he didn't have powers.

That would be lonely then lol.

I doubt it, he has plenty of company.

There are over 300 superheroes registered in the US.

I'm sure hes friends with many.

Wow that's a lot.
Do you know much about the universe?

Not too much, other than there is  theory regarding the universe being one giant hologram.

I have heard that too.

There is a theory that the universe only has one electron.

I guess there are some stars that are cold enough to be touched.

Definitely.
Well, it was good chatting with you.
Take care.


hey did you see the movie Deadpool 2?

Yes, I did!

I loved both Deadpool movies!

I think it is hilarious in  2004 that Deadpool described himself as a cross between Ryan Reynolds and a sharpei!

haha ya I'm so glad they got him in the role, I was happy that both are rated R and not pg-13

Yes, the most surprising part by far of the first movie was how inappropriate it was.

I loved that!

lol yup I agree, I like it much more than the Avergers movies

Me too.

You know a movie is going to be good when both James Cameron and David Fincher read the script and champion the project.

you're right about that theyre both great directors, do you know who did the mystery villain voice at the end of deadpool 2 btw?

I do actually!
It was Ryan Reynolds!

haha yes!

did you play the deadpool game btw?

Its actually really good and cost more to make than teh first movie!

I have not played it, maybe I should check it out.

That is shocking considering Deadpool is the highest grossing R rated movie not directed by George Lucas or James Cameron!

haha it is shocking!

what other superheroes do you like?

apparently there are 300 that are registered in the USA which is a lot to choose from

I was am a huge fan of all the Batman movies.

I would have loved to see Garfield as a superhero.

There was a spinoff of Garfield named Pet Force which featured a gang of superheros along with Garfield.

haha ya that sounds cool to me!

did you know stan lee actually made some comics for DC?

Im shocked he alwayd did stuff only with marvel

That is really cool  I was very saddened to hear that Stan Lee passed away a few weeks ago.

He was a pioneer.

ya I agree I miss him, I want to read the comic about the the collateral damage that is caused by superheroes that sounds interesting

That does sound interesting.

I am more interested to learn about normalman, the only person on a planet of superheros without power.

lol I would read that too, what do you think about our universe though, do we live in a big hologram?

It is so deep to even contemplate.

Some say that only one electron exists in the universe.

Mind boggling stuff!

yes I agree!

I don't know how that works, or how a star could be so cold that you could touch it!

Some scientists think that, like Earth, universes are subject to natural selection and darwinism.

Puts a whole new spin on things!

wow yes it does!

I also wish we could explore outerspace more, there is apparently a part of outer space that is pulling on our currenty galaxy


hi how are you?

what do you think of this universe of ours?

I think the universe is very fascinating!

what about you?

I love learning about science.

i think it is interesting to hear all the theories of the universe.

I agree.

Have you heard about the theory with the universe and natural selection

I guess it makes sense?

better universes with better laws and constants would be more robust?

Yes, it is crazy to think that universes evolve through natural selection much like different species do on earth.

I have never thought about it like that.

I wonder how our universe is doing.

is it going to be around for another billion years?

lets hope so.

I hope so too!

Have you heard that the universe may be one giant superhologram?

if so, then are we just tiny holograms?
am i chatting with a hologram?

I hope not!
That is freaky to think about.

We could all just be illusions.

some god dreams, and we are part of the holo-dream.

That is crazy.
Have you heard about cold stars?

I have not.
cold stars?
i thought stars were hot.

I did too.

But apparently there are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand.

i guess that could be interesting.
i would rather mars.
or the moon.

I would love to touch a star!

I think that stars are fascinating.

many people do not know that our sun is star.

I know.

I feel like you learn that in middle school though.

Yes, they should know that, but some people sleep through most of school.

anyway, great chat.

Haha true.

I bet Sir Isaac Newton did not sleep in school!

He was a genius.
Have a good day!

You too!


Hello

Hi.

How are you?

I was just reading a new novel about the wired life.

Yes.

Tech has become part of most peoples daily lives

It's amazing that SiFi has become our new norm.

Mobile phones and genetic modification are things we are accustomed to.

I am someone who does not like to go out without my phone

Me too.

Especially since I have my Kindle app on it, with all my books.

Right now I'm reading The Oracle Year by Charles Soule.

Have you heard of him?

He worked on Daredevil and Death of Wolverine.

No.
But I have heard those titles before.

I'm so into Sci-Fi.

I love that it depicts phenomena that is not fully accepted by the mainstream, but still uses scientific plausibility and plot logic.

I like sci fi films.

I always look for new sci fi movies or series

Any in particular you like?
2001: A Space Odyssey is still my fav.

The first star wars But I like most sci fi movies if they are decent

Any authors you like?

Bethanne Patrick has a good collection of authors in "The Books That Changed My Life"

I have not heard of that I will check it out

I hope you let me know how you like it.
You might like "The Feed" too.

I think thats going to be a series on Amazon

Is it?
I would def watch it.

Yes.
it premiers this year sometime

Can you imagine IM in someone's head?

Yes thats really something

Any other movies, books, or shows that you are into?

I liked the lost series on tv

That was a beautiful show, both in the writing and visually.

It's probably the best bit of TV Sci-Fi since 1997.

Yes I thought so too

It's been nice chatting with you, but I'd better get back to work.

you too

Let me know how you like the new Sci-Fi stuff you check out, though.


Hi there are you a Star Wars fan?

I am!

Are you?

Have you seem the  young Han Solo movie?

I have seen it.
Actually watched on Netflix recently.
I liked it!

Nice!

I have not seen it yet.

I was just reading a review on it actually.

It's worth checking out.

The combined box office revenues from all the Star Wars films have brought in over $8.5 billion dollars!

That is a lot of money!

Did you know that 20th Century Fox agreed to forgo a $500k directing fee to let Lucas keep the licensing and merchandise rights?

I wonder how they feel about that now.

Lucas pulled one over on them.

The entire franchise is estimated to be $65 billion dollars!

I know!

It has cost them billions and made Lucas himself a billionaire.

Cha-ching!

His wife Marcia, won an academy award for editing the first movie!

That she did.

George however did not win for directing.

Right!

James Earl Jones only spent 2.5 hours recording all of the lines for Darth Vader's voice for the first movie.

Yup, and he was paid $7500 for it.
Not bad for 2.5 hours worth of work!

Not too shabby.

lol  Did you know that Han Solo was a tie fighter pilot prior to piloting the Millennium Falcon?

I did not know that actually.

Did you know he was an Imperial lieutenant before his friendship with Chewy?

I did know that!

You didn't see the movie yet so I won't want to spoil how he became one.

LOL

LOL!
I appreciate that!

lol  Christopher Walken was considered by George Lucas for the part of Han Solo in the original movie.

He might have been pretty good in that role.

Probably would.

Al Pacino turned it down because he could not understand the script.

Do you know any facts about planets you would like to share?

If Jupiter's moon Ganymede orbited the Sun it would be considered a planet!

Now that's interesting!
I had a good time chatting with you!

I did too!


Good evening.

Did you see the new Solo Star Wars movie?

I thought it was great!

I thought it was okay...

I'm curious to see what the original directors were doing with the product before they got fired for "creative differences".

Yeah me too.

I just love Star Wars in general.

I especially loved the first one in released in 1977!

Yeah, it was a huge part of my childhood growing up!

They say the whole franchise is worth like $65 billion now

I believe it.

Apparently George Lucas' wife had some input on the films.

Yeah, I heard that!

Many have stated that it was her editing and idea inputs that really saved the first film.

She even won an award for editing the first movie.

They maybe should have brought her in for the prequels!

Wow yeah she deserves all of that.

Star Wars was the first major film dubbed in Native American.

It really is popular in all cultures.

Like him or not, you gotta admit Lucas's business smarts.

He forgoed a $500k fee on Star Wars to keep the merchandising (ie toy) rights.

That move made him a BILLIONAIRE.

Cause, what kid didn't want those toys in the 80s?

Wow interesting.

Yeah a major powerhouse.

James Earl Jones was only paid 7500 for voicing Vader!

He missed out!

Speaking of Star Wars, could you imagine Bill Murray in the role of Solo?

They say he auditioned for it!

Haha no way.

I'm glad he didn't get it.

Al Pacino also auditioned and turned down the role.

Dunno if it's true, but I heard somewhere Nick Nolte also audition.

That might have been kind of funny... esp since he always has one scene in every film where he gets all exasperated with everything... lol

Haha hilarious so true.

Add Christopher Walken to the list as well as he was considered!

I read in an early draft that Han Solo was supposed to MARRIED to a Wookie.

The heck?

Haha that would have made things interesting.

I like the star wars world but I also think our planetary system is interesting.

Venus for example, does not have any seasons!

I did not know that!

Yeah, the space is really interesting.

Did you know you could git every other planet between earth and the moon?

As Douglas Adams once said, "Space is big, really big!"

Whoa very smart words.

Jupiter's moon would be considered a planet if only it orbited the sun!

Speaking of Jupiter, do you know it would be impossible to have manned space stations in it's orbit because of all the radiation the planet emits?

Oh that sounds very cancerous.

Interesting.

Uranus doesn't though and it actually rolls around the sun.

Speaking of rotating, there's a planet that orbits FOUR different stars.

Gotta google that sometime..

Wow I def need to look that up.

But I also need to stay away from the planet that precipitates shards of glass.

Well it was lovely talking with you I hope you have a great evening.

Goodnight!


Have you seen the young Han Solo movie?
It is great!

Yes, I thought so too.

I just read something that said the robot was the best part.

I don't agree.

Nah I really like Alden playing Han Solo - he's young and handome

He did a good job.

I thought the cinematography was excellent too.

I don't understand how it got such a bad review.

I am not sure - I loved Chewbacca as well - what a great character!

Yeah.

Maybe people expected a total Star Wars duplicate.

It's its own movie.

It did have a George Lucas feel to it...

Without a doubt - it is a new story.

They had bradford young doing cinemagraphy - it has to be good right?

Yep.

I was surprised to learn that James Cameron was a truck driver that, after seeing Star Wars, decided to get into the film industry.

That is pretty crazy.

All of the first 8 movies in the series were nominated for Academy Awards - that is amazing for a bunch of sequals

Yes it is.

George Lucas said that the whole Star Wars saga is told by R2D2 about 100 years after the Return of the Jedi.

I didn't know that!

I had never heard that either!

What a great idea!

The series holds the Guinness World record for the most successful film merchandising franchise.

They have sold a ton!

So many things have been produced for Star Wars.

DId you ever see the Family Guy versions?

So funny...

I have not - that is pretty unique.

I think its funny that Al Pacino could have been Han Solo but he turned the role down

Also Bill Murray auditioned for the part.

I just can't see anyone but H. Ford now.

For sure - though if George Lucas had made Han Solo a large green alien maybe so

Or a wookie.

In the original Star Wars I guess he was secretly married to one.

He was secretly married to a wookie?
Really?
Was Chewbacca jealous?

I hope not.

I would hate to see him angry.

I loved Firefly, there is supposed to be a toy Han Solo in every episode.

I totally missed that.

I have never noticed a toy.

I wonder what solar system they were in?

It seemed to have a lot more than our own 8/9

Don't know.

Apparently there is a planet that orbits 4 stars.

That must be one weird orbit.

That would be a very weird orbit - I wonder if it tilts or has seasons?


Do you like Star Wars?

Of course.
Who doesn't?

What did you think of Solo: A Star Wars Story?

While I am a fan of the franchise, I heard that it failed to gross more than 29million

Yeah,and it only had one third the size of its normal audience during opening weekend.

While I don't think the quantity of people of who watch a movie during the opening weekend is any accurate indicator, I have heard mix reviews of the movie

Some people think it's a bad omen for the Star Wars franchise and the rest of Hollywood because it tells about consumer's moviegoing behavior.

True.

When a major release is having such a low turnout, it usually means the worth of mouth and interest is lacking.

The big drop on the second weekend also tells a lot.

Indeed.

It is especially troubling when there were no other major releases since at that problem its a you problem

Yes, this ratio has been very accurate in predicting the overall box office of the spring and summer period.

Do you think there is an emerging trend of less people interested in seeing films immediately after they are released in movie theaters?

I think so.

Is Netflix to blame?

I know I'm not interested in going to the movies anymore!

I don't know.

Personally I do enjoy going to watch movies in theaters, but I don't feel an need to go as soon as it is released.

Then again, what about the success of Black Panther and Avengers Infinity War?

Perhaps Marvel is just doing better than star wars

They made that box office year up seven percent.

It's a similar ternd for the year before but by August things had cratered out and the box office was down.

Currently, the star wars franchise is worth 65 billion.

I wonder how these recent releases will affect the star wars franchise

It's the fifth highest grossing media franchise.

I would have thought it would be higher on that list

I mean George Lucas became a billionaire off the merchandising rights along for the original star wars

He has his wife to thank for some of the little details in the original star wars film.

She got the academy award for editing the film.


Hello do you like or watch movies?

When I can.
I prefer to watch TV series though.
How about you?

I like both.

Did you know disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a failure?

I didn't know it was a failure in the box office since I loved it as a little kid.

Disney doesn't always make the best choices though.

Its treasure planet was the most expensive box office flop of all time.

ouch,  that sucks.
although,  I never watched it.
What disney movies do you like?

I like all of the animated ones, haha.

I guess Tom Hanks does not know about box office failure.

He is the highest earning box office star of all time.

Good for him.

He is a great actor,  I cant even think of a movie he is in that sucked lol

It's difficult to predict what will flop and what won't though.

20th Century Fox was convinced that Star Wars was going to flop.

George Lucas said that he would forgo a $500K directing fee so he could keep licensing and merchandising rights.

The decision cost fox billions

Since valentines day is coming up,  I heard Silence of the Lambs came out on v day in 1991 and made 270 mil at the box office hahaha that doesnt seem like a valentines day movie.

No it does not, haha, though,  I wouldn't mind watching a superhero movie like Avengers Infinity War.

It's the first film to be shot entirely with digital imax cameras.

That was a great movie,  the second one is coming out soon!

You should watch the others to catch up lol

Yeah, that sounds like a fun Valentine's Day actually.

The Avengers caused an increase in shawarma sales.

Did they eat shawarma in the movie?

hahaha Tony Stark says it at the end of one of the avenger movies that he wants to eat shawarma after a huge battle,  i think they show him eating shawarma a few times after that

Interesting.

I remember watching the original hulk when I was little.

The actor who played the hulk in that series has been voicing the characters for decades.

Yeah probably the only way he gets work,  I havent seen him in anything else.

Speaking of voice work, the voice actor who played Jarvis in the Iron Man series has never actually seen the films.

yeah thats pretty funny.
He has a good voice.

The waitress that Captain America saves in the Avengers was also the voice of Gretchen in Recess

I actually dont know that show recess, and I dont think I know that actress,  is she good?

I am not really sure.

Interesting how there is a lot of overlap in voice work and acting though.

its been fun talking to you,  have a good one, bye.


Were you aware that Solo: A Star Wars Story did not do well at the box office?

I know because the movie  barely made 29 millions.

Well it made that on it's second weekend.

Unfortunately that was a 65 percent plummet from the week before.

Those numbers are horrible for a film of that caliber.

What do you think Star Wars franchise would think about?

I believe that they may have over saturated the market with a new movie every year.

I also think that not that many people want to see Han Solo portrayed by anyone that is not Harrison Ford.

Do you know that usually above 60 perfect means the opposite?

Yes apparently a slip of 60% between weeks one and two is not good.

This is especially bad here since it went up against no other blockbusters.

But a slip of less than 50 percent on the second week is considered good so 65% is quite bad.

There is too much to know about hollywood.

do you know that a  box office is also a ticket office?

No I was not aware of that.

The box office for the year was up 7% was is good for the business.

A Quiet Place was a sleeper hit and I quite enjoyed that movie.

Good.

It is also fascinating how a movie can be a flop in some countries can be a broke box office.

For example John Carter was not good at all for Disney, but in Russia was a broke box office.

Yes I am always surprised about what a movie does internationally.

It seems to me that many action movies that bomb here made their money back overseas.

True.

Star Wars has been for awhile.

We talking about back in the 70's.

I am not  a fan.

I am impressed it has been for so long and fans are crazy about it.

I don't have any nostalgia for them myself because I didn't watch them repeatedly as a child so I tend to like the new ones more which I know is blasphemy in the fan community.

Hahahaha!

Fox must have been so desappointed when they accpeted  George proposition to forgo an additional 500k directing fee, thinking that the movie was going to flop

Oh no.

That was a bad choice on his part.

Although I am positive he has made more than enough money.

Kind of off of the subject, were you aware that Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star at $8.5 billion worldwide in film earnings?

Didn´t know that.

It is so incredible how actors and actress can make so much money just for a movie.

I still cant believe that star Wars in 2008 made 65 billions of dollars.

Yes it is a very lucrative industry.

I wish our teachers and fire fighters could make more money but I suppose there is not as much money in it.

I was surprised to learn that James Earl Jones only made $7,500 for voicing Darth Vader's lines for Star Wars.

His voice is so iconic.

They should be.

You have to study harder to be a teacher and you dont get paid enough for it.

At least James still made some money.

But it is most incredible that the actor who played in iron man series and avengers hasn't seen the films.

That is shocking.

Some people have a hard time watching themselves so I hope that's the only reason.

hahahaha..It is so hilarious to know that Robert Downey used to hide food on the sets.

It has to be hard to be an actor.

Wow!

That seems unnecessary with craft services.


Do you like the Star Wars series?

Good afternoon.
Yes, I do like Star Wars.
How about you?

I liked the first three films.

The ones after that, not so much.

I'm amazed that Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo because he couldn't understand the script.

Not the great Al Pacino?

I'm glad he turned it down, I can't picture him being Hans Solo!

George Lucas originally intended Solo to be either a large green alien or a black man.

I figure Sam Jackson would have been good for that.

Yes, he would have.

He would have put his extra special spin on it for sure.

I had heard that Christopher Walken had been considered by George Lucas as Han in the original Star Wars and I can't picture him, either.

Walken is a bit too dark.

Maybe something imperial for him?

Then again, Han Solo was an imperial lieutenant before his companionship with Chewbacca.

I didn't know that!

I still find it hard to believe that 20th Century Fox thought Star Wars would flop.

Lucas had done a tremendous film before Star Wars.

I don't know why they thought a sci fi film would do badly.

Maybe they didn't understand the story.

Well, that was a big mistake on their part, but it made him a billionaire.

licensing and merchandising rights for 500k.

Lucas knew that the toys and t-shirts would sell.

You know, I still have my original Star Wars lunchbox and thermos from when I was a good.

It's in pretty rough shape, but I would never part with it!

Too many memories.

Too much nostalgia.

James earl jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of darth vader's lines for star wars and was paid $7,500.

I wonder how much he made on residuals.

I hope more than $7500, that seems like a low amount for such an Icon of the franchise.

Everybody knows Darth Vader's voice!

In 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language.

I wonder if JEJ had anything to do with that.

IDK, I wonder if James Earl Jones had anything to do with that, as well?

Could be.
Maybe he learned to pronounce Navajo.
He has such a distinct voice.

I wonder if George ever got mad because his ex wife, Marcia won an Academy award for Star Wars and he didn't?

That's kind of funny.

I guess that could be a source of tension over the years.

He really never got recognition from the Academy, but I guess he'll have to make do with billions.

I'm sure he's crying all the way to the bank, as well.

But, I'm sure she got her share of that too!

I guess so.
Anyway, great chat!

Great chatting with you as well.
Good day!


Hi how are you today?

good, do you like to read ?

Yes i do.
Have you ever read macbeth?

No, but i have heard that Jo Nesbo just wrote a version of McBeth set in 70s in Northern England.

His "Macbeth" takes place in 1970s Northern England, where a drug lord named Hecate (a stand-in for the three witches) defies both Police Chief Duncan and Inspector Macbeth.

Do you like Shakespeare ?

Yes a little bit.

He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

He is a great dramatist that influenced a lot of people, like Joe Nesbo.

Pocahontas and shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart.

Thats kinda amazing if you think about it.

To think he invented the names of Miranda, Jessica and Olivia, he was good at giving names.

Yes that a cool fact also.
Do you like being out in the sun?

Yes, I do like the sun, I like the heat, especially in winter.

I love sunflowers and summer so much.

But it is surprising that a lightening bolt is hotter than the sun.

Yes but it does The sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy

The universe is so big, even in our solar system, Neptune just completed its first orbit around the sun since 1846, the year of its discovery.

Yes I read that Its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, or 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth the sun is .

So cool.

Also it is so massive that the energy created from its reaction take between 10 000 and 170 000 to get to its surface.

wow its been nice talking to you.
Thanks.

You too, what do you think about Jane Austen ?

Mark Twain did not like her.

Yes I like what I read.
Talk to ya later.


Nintendo is over 100 years old.

Did you know it had been a playing card company?

hi, no I didn't know that!
I love Nintendo

They produced a lego knock-off when they were a toy company

Cool!
Theres a long history behind the system

Nintendo even owns the Seattle Mariners and a 3ds app lets you order food right from your seat

Oh WoW!

That is awesome!

you know they could lose 250 million bucks every year and wouldn't run out of money until 2052!

Wow!

Do you follow tennis?

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open

Cool!

I love tennis!

Until 1978 a tennis player could use ANY item as a racket!

How strange!

That is very strange!

The longest tennis match was 11 hours over 3 days.

Whoa, that takes endurance!

Soccer makes more money than Tennis, football, basketball, golf combined!

Polo shirts were invented by rene "the crocodile" lacoste and then only later adopted by polo players

Interesting!

I did not know that.

Some believe that grunting before a shot in tennis is considered cheating!

hahaa

Could be distracting I guess.

The universe may be a giant superhologram.

That sounds strange.

Cool!

I love the universe it is such a mystery!

it once was completely opaque!

One theory says there is only one electron in the universe.

That is strange

Really???

I wonder how that could be possible!

Weird.....They think the universe may exist inside a black hole...kinda scary!

There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside what we can observe

Seriously!
That is interesting..

New details were released on Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate for Switch and it includes every single playable character in the franchise's 19 year history

WoW, That is cool!

If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times....it would be as thick as the observable universe...strange!!

How is that?

A character name Waluigi is a bizarro version of Luigi.

That's strange.

Have a good one!


The sun is quite fascinating.
Don't you agree?

Absolutely.

It is a hot star at the center of the Solar System, after all.

It is.

Did you know it is actually white and only appears yellow?

Oh, is that because of the atmosphere?

Yes it is due to atmospheric scattering.

I was also surprised to learn that a lightening bolt is actually hotter than the sun.

It makes me wonder how anyone has survived a lightening strike.

Wow.

On July 11  2011 there was a full orbit of the sun when Neptune completed its first rotation since it was discovered.

WOW!

I knew it was far out there but I did not realize it's orbit took that long.

Shockingly, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy.

I can't imagine the scope of the largest,

The sun is 1.39 million kilometers still.

So it's rather big.

That's huge.

So the largest star discovered in our galaxy s 1 billion times larger than that!

I can't wrap my brain around that size.

Indeed.

I wonder if William Shakespeare wrote about the sun.

He was very famous.

His work holds up too.

Did you know that he coined many of the phrases we use today such as;  "good riddance.

in my heart of hearts.

laughing stock.

wild-goose chase.

devil incarnate.

brave new world.

as luck would have it.

all our yesterdays.

break the ice.

full circle."

Ah.

He invented Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia as women's names also.

I was not aware of that.

I like all of those names.

I find it very shocking that Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart.

That's intriguing.
Jane Austen was very famous too

Yes she was and is.

I am much less familiar with her works.

I know that she wrote Emma and that Clueless was based on that book.

Yes.

Three novels she had written were rejected when they were sent to major publishing companies under a different name in 2007.

WOW!

I'm sure they felt stupid later.

I was not aware that Mark Twain hated Pride and Prejudice.

It's arguably as famous as any of his classics.

Yeah.

They both like to use the word literally as hyperbole.

And we all really hate it when people do that now ha ha.

Yes.

It's interesting they pioneered a lot of what is done now.

They certainly did.


Hello,  how are you?

Did you know Shakespeare coined or popularized many of the phrases we use today.

some of these include: "good riddance.

in my heart of hearts.

laughing stock.

wild-goose chase.

devil incarnate.

brave new world.

as luck would have it.

all our yesterdays.

break the ice.

full circle."

no, i didn't.

But I did now that he and Pocahontas died only one year apart

yeah thats interesting.

This one is kinda weird: Polish composer Andr√© Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal shakespeare company in hopes that it would be used as a prop for the skull of yorick.

in 2008, the skull was used in a series of performances of hamlet at the courtyard theatre, stratford-upon-avon.

That is weird.

However it's pretty cool that Shakespeare invented the names Olivia, Jessica, and Miranda.

Yeah I had no idea.
Those are very popular names too!

Yes, without him, they wouldn't be there.

Switching topics, did you know the Sun is actually white?

We see it as yellow because of the atmospheric scattering.

Yes i did.

Very interesting.

A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, about 5x hotter.

Thats crazy.

This is crazy.

Something else that is crazy is that the sun produces enough energy to power our entire planet for 500,000 years in just one second.

Yeah,  a lot of people in my area are converting to solar panels!

I would but it's too expensive.

we think the sun is big, but it is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star we known of in our galaxy.

Some of my friends say their bill is like $20 per month or less!

I live in an apartment.

yeah thats insanely huge!

I just can't afford to convert.

Wish I could.

Also, Neptune just completed its first full orbit around the sun since it was discovered in 1846.

Yeah right,  what a slow orbiting planet!

I would be so young there, lol.

Are you a movie fan.

I am a big movie buff.

For instance, Clueless the movie is loosely based on Jane Auston's "Emma".

Nice!

I didnt know that.

Mark twain hated jane austen's "pride and prejudice"

I didn't know that.

Well, three of her novels were rejected when they were sent to major publishing companies under different names in 2004.

Interesting.

The word "literally" has been used figuratively for hundreds of years.

charles dickens, charlotte bront√´, jane austen, and mark twain all used it for hyperbole.

That is a cool fact.

the lord of the rings by j. r. r. tolkien; pride and prejudice by jane austen; his dark materials by philip pullman; and the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by douglas adams, were the top four novels voted on by the BBC in the UK in 2003.

Nice!
Those are great books!

Yes they are.

Jane Austin works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.

Not my cup of tea.

great talking to you,  have a good one!


There were sure some rave reviews about that Teen Titans movie!

yes its awesome

I wasn't interested in seeing it at first but the reviewer really loved the music and sense of humor.

He (or she?)

made a good point that it's great even for adults.

The original teen titans from like 15 years ago was fantastic when I was a kid so I wasnt such a big fan of the newer one until i saw the film.

What cartoons did you like as a kid.

I was a sucker for Looney Tunes, and also stuff like Superman.

It's interesting to see how the whole superhero genre has evolved and become a lot more serious now.

Looney tunes was the best and so was tom and jerry I always loved daffy duck alot of medern day cartoons are based on his antics

Daffy and Bugs are timeless!!

It's funny seeing Tom and Jerry through more adult eyes; they aren't quite as funny as they seemed back then.

Remember a few years back when they made a live-action movie involving the Looney Tunes character with some live action (I think Shaq or some other basketball player).

That movie is a classic its called SpaceJam they even made an edition of the michael jordan shoes for the movie

Hah!

I should have known it was MJ in the movie!!

It was definitely a different kind of movie than the superhero stuff they mostly make nowadays.

Very reminiscent of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Who framed roger rabbit is one of my favorite childhood films and it had the actor who played the scientist Doc in back o the future.

Did you ever see the new wonder woman film?

I did see WW, and thought it was really good (though I was mad that they killed off Chris Pine's character).

The superhero movies are definitely taking a darker turn than they did when I was younger.

Much, much grittier and darker and more serious.

I think it definitely started with movies like spawn and darkman but only recently really started taking off with batman begins and the dark knight

Yep.

DC versus Marvel; Marvel gets more publicity and produces more movies, but DC has a lot of really good stories too.

It's neat that they have more consistent "worlds" where one movie flows into another (like Wonder Woman appearing in one of the batman movies).

Which do you like better marvel or DC?

Hard to say.

DC is Superman, which is kind of where it all started in my mind.

But Marvel has produced a lot of really, really good stuff.

I'm still trying to figure out how they're going to recover from dissolving half their characters in the latest Avengers movie!

How about you?

I love marvel because I was a big fan of the first 2 spiderman films it went downhill after that for the original series I am also a big fan of Ironman and Hulk

Marvel keeps reinventing / rebooting their characters (in movies at least; I don't read the comics).

I guess it's a way to keep the stories and characters current.

Of course so does DC, they just don't have quite as many movies in any given year.

It's kind of interesting when they come out with a new movie and "new" characters (that turn out to be familiar if you keep up with the print comics).

I did not like suicide squad at all their rendition of the joker was too comedic for me.

I actually never saw that one, somehow, but I can believe it.

In the TV Batman, the Joker was, well, a joker - but in the first movie (years and years ago) they made him out to be a real psychopath.

I loved the 1960s TV batman he was fantastic along with jack Nicholson's rendition

Adam West was sooooo campy and funny as Batman!!

Nicholson's Joker was the one that really, really brought home how psychopathic the character could be.

Heath Ledger's Joker was pretty scary as well.

Gotham (TV series) has an interesting take on the universe too.

Gotham has done a way better job then suicide squad ever could will smith and harley quinns characters really saved that film

What character did Will Smith play?

And is it true Harley Quinn was the Joker's daughter?

He played Deadshot go watch the film you can see it on Fmovies or Solarmovies google it

I'll have to check for it soon; I wanted to see it before, just never had the time.

Got done with a Luke Cage / Jessica Jones / Punisher binge relatively recently because my son was watching them all.

Those feel more "real" than Gotham etc.

but hoo boy are they *dark*!!

Punisher film from 2004 is a masterpiece give it a watch but it takes dark to a whole nother level


Hi, do you like superheroes?

Hmm...well I kind of did as a  kid in the 1960's and 1970's, the Superman and Batman type.

I was never into the comic book source of the heros but I did enjoy the cartoons and TV shows based off them.

I love them.

There is a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes.

I read that, it made me laugh at the irony a little bit.

I did read about Stan Lee last year when he died and he got a lot of good press.

If he wrote 15 DC  Comics series re-imaging superhero's he must have been a pretty creative guy and good writer.

That's interesting.

I had no idea he also wrote 15 of the DC comics.

Yes, and he ended every phone conversation by saying "Excelsior!

", he sounded like quite a character.

That's very funny.

He was a good guy for sure.

There is a Garfield book series spinoff named Pet Force and it's all of the Garfield characters acting as superheroes.

Yes, the genre seems to me to lend itself to that, like the "NormalMan" who's the only non-Super Hero on a planet populated by Superhero's.

That ironic and kind of funny too, then again they're called comic books!

That is ironic.

I saw that Marvel takes place in in earth-199999.

Yes, that a lot of years in the future.

Doesn't the earth's sun, run out of fuel and burn up sometime before then according to astronomers?

Do you like Wonder Woman?

That movie was the highest-grossing origin movie and wwi movie, sounds like a studio's dream as a money maker.

I think it does.

I've never seen Wonder Woman.

That's pretty amazing it grossed that much.

I read that when she first showed up in the comics in 1941 she was originally the Justice Societie's secretary.

That a little sexist, but then again in 1941 maybe they didn't think so.

That is very sexist.

I bet that wouldn't fly in our society today.

No it wouldn't and good for society for evolving.

Did you know that Gal Gadot, the actress who played Wonderwoman actually thought she was testing for Catwoman, the old female Superhero switcharoo...

Wow I did not know that.

Did you know Michigan State has the largest public comic book collection in the world?

No, that was news to me.

I went to Illinois in the Big 10 and I've been to Michigan State, but I was unaware it was the Mecca of Comic Book collections.

Did you know that the DC in DC Comics stands for Detective Comics so DC Comics means Detective Comics Comics, redundant indeed.

I wonder who thought up that in the first place?

I wonder as well.

I saw that Marvel once published a generic comic book to trademark the names super-hero and super-villian.

Yes, I wonder if the stories in  generic comic book was populated entirely by lawyers as they needed that baseline so the lawyers could trade mark "Super-hero, -villain" etc.

as super abilities over the average?

I wonder that as well.

Did you know female superheroes are sometimes called superheroine?

I think that Super-heroine is actually more correct grammatically, but a few more letters to pronounce.

I also saw that comic books have some origins in 18th Century Japan, becoming popular in the US in the 1930's.

I wonder how those original Japanese Comics were marketed in Japan and where they sold them.

It was good talking to you!


Did you see the Wonder Woman movie?

Yea, I though Patt Jenkins did a great job directing Wonder Woman

It was the highest grossing superhero origin movie and also the highest grossing WW1 movie.

I was surprised to find that out.

Well Gal Gadot did a great job in the Wonder Woman role, I'm sure that helped

Yes.

I  had no idea who she was before that.

I was surprised to find out that she served 2 years as a soldier in the Israel defense forces.

So she already had some real life training for the role.

Yea, I guess that training was put into great use since the movie takes place during WWI

Right!

When she auditioned for Wonder Woman, Gal thought she was testing for Catwoman.

lol

That's pretty funny.

Did you know the inventor of the lie detector tes also created Wonder Woman?

I didn't know that!
Do you like to read comic books?
I did when I was a kid.

Yea, I loved reading Garfield, it's funny they originally owned the gmail.com domain

I didn't know that and yes!

I loved Garfield too.

Michigan State University library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world.

I wonder if people still check them out?

Probably.

Did you know Marvel comics had to spend 10 years convincing the US government x-men were not human?

LOL I didn't know that.
How crazy is that?

Pretty crazy.

DC also only paid $130 for the rights to superman in 1938, they made out big time

Wow.

Yes they did.

I just found out that DC comics stands for Detective Comics.

Pretty redundant, but they also invented the term 'brainiac'

Nice.

There are over 300 registered superheroes in the USA.

Petty crazy, there's suppose to 30 superhero movies released between 2016-2020

Wow.

They are making a ton of money off of them.

They will probably keep making them until people stop watching.

There is actually a superhero called Normalman who was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.

That's funny.

I'm just glad Michael Jackson wasn't able to buy marvel comics to play spiderman

He might have changed up the role somehow and would have ruined it.

I had fun chatting!

Have a good one.


Hi.
How are you?
Do you like movies?

Hi!

I love movies!

I liked the Teen Titans, did you see it?

I personally didn't watch this particular movie.

What was it about?

It is a superhero movie.
Do you like superheros?

I love superhero movies and I did watch one of my favorite superhero movies and it was Wonder Woman a 2017 movie.

I love Wonder Woman too.

Did you know Stan Lee almost changed careers?

That would have been sad!

Yes that would of been.

I loved Stan Lee and without him there are no DC comics.

Exactly, so sad he passed, but he will live on through this work.

He co created Hulk, Iron Man X men, so many that probably would not have been movies if he wasn't around.

That is very true.
Do you know who produced Wonder Woman?

DC Entertainment I believe.

Funny that The Smithsonian had a special viewing for only 1 day of Wonder Womans invisible jet....crazy!

You're correct it was DC Entertainment along with RatPac Entertainment and a Chinese company Tencent Pictures.

Do you know by any chance who directed Wonder Woman?

Wasn't it directed by Patty Jenkins?
I think it was from a screenplay.

Yes it was Patty Jenkins.

Thanks.

Do you know the actress that was playing Wonder Woman?

Gal Gardot?

I think anyway, with roles played by Robin Wright, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, and many more what a great cast!

I think wonder woman is the best superhero.

I remember her from a very long time ago.

She was very good at that movie and in fact Wonder Woman was the highest grossing superhero movie.

Really?

Wow, that is pretty impressive!

Her 1st ever feature film was The Lego Movie.

Did Gal Gadot served in the military in Israel?

I have no idea, lol.

Do you like comic books?

I had many when I was a kid, what is your favorite?

She served in the Israel defense forces.

I love comic books and my favorite was the Hulk what was yours?

I liked Batman and Spiderman  and pretty much all superhero comic books, big fan!

So you have not seen the Teen Titans movie, did you ever see the show on tv?

You don't need to have seen the show to enjoy the movie!

It is very funny and has a lot to offer and great music too.

Do you think there will be anymore Wonder Woman Movies?

I have never watched Teen Titans not even on TV but I will watch it at some point based on what you told me.

Thanks.

I believe that there will be another Wonder Woman after that amazing performance by Gal Gadot.

Great!

You will really enjoy it!

So many people have enjoyed Teen Titans and Wonder Woman, so I think they will have more movies too.

One of the best superheros ever.

Thank you so much for your input and it was very nice chatting with you!!!

Bye

Thanks, you too!


Hello!

Are you into comic books and superheroes?

I am, do you have a favorite superhero?

I would have to say the Punisher, only because he is human and insane lol.

How about you?

I like Batman, he is also human and has crazy skills,

Did you like him in the new DC movies?

I thought Wonder Woman was good, not only because it was the highest grossing WW1 movie ever.

I didnt, I prefer the Nolan trilogy 1000 times, Wonder woman was good I agree with you,

I right there with you!

I didn't know gal gadot served in the Israel Defense Forces, but I'm sure it's law there to.

She did?

wow, I bet she makes the dangerous stunts in the movie herself, its been almost 2 years since the movie came out right?

That's right.

I can't believe that when she joined the justice league in 1941, the group made her their secretary!

Thats funny lol, I bet she would kick their behinds if they made her their secretary now

Haha too funny I'm sure she would!

Did you know there are over 300 real life superheroes that are registered?

over 300 really?
a lot of creativity out there,

I wonder what their "superpowers" are?

I should check out Michigan State's library because it has the largest public comic book collection in the world!

That is a great place to start, maybe the comic series about fixing collateral damage is available there too

I remember hearing about them, that would be a bad job to have haha.

I would like to be normalman haha.

Who is normalman?
Im not aware of that hero lol

He is the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes lol.

Sounds like he has a hard job lol, his at a disadvantage there, Stan Lee had a lot of imagination I wonder if he created Normalman

I agree!

Stan lee ended all phone conversations with "excelsior".

That is too funny!

That is funny, so sad he is dead, I heard  he wrote 15 DC comics, I have to find out wich ones

Oh really?
I'll go look into that right now.
Have a great day!


Do you know much about Google and the AI they're creating?

Hi,  I like Google,  I dont think I know much about the AI they are creating,  besides their self driving cars.

Well, that's not something to worry about.

But google is a very big company impacting lots of people's lives.

Why wouldnt that be something to worry about?

Well, google went down for about 5 minutes at one point, and it took down 40% of web traffic with it.

Oh thats why I shouldnt worry about self driving cars as articial intelligence?

That makes sense lol

Also, some AI an mimic and learn human functions.

So they might overpower us one day.

Kinda sounds like you are just having a conversation with yourself,  thats cool.

Oh really,  very interesting.

A robot, programmed by a computer, could also be designed to carry out a conversation like this.

Is that a hint??

Are you a robot?

Yeah,  I think companies already do that,  have an automated answering service,  pretty weird.

Facebook, is developing an AI to understand emotions and identify stuff, so there's also those kind of AI/ Robots.

I hear Google artificial intelligence class uses Google hangouts to teach more efficiently.

I believe it Stanford's free artificial intelligence class that uses hangouts to teach more effectively.

Kristen stewart co authored a paper about artifical intelligence.

I wonder if someone at Google ever read it.

Why?

Google employees that need help could improve their knowledge by reading it.

Did you know robots can be controlled by using rat brains?

I heard that it's personality is changed depending on the brain they used.

Yes,  very interesting!

Anyways that was nice chatting with you.

Goodbye.


I can't believe google is only 10 years old!

They have certainly grown pretty fast.
I love YouTube!

i do too!
i also like google maps.
Do you use that a lot?

For almost each trip I make when I don't know where it is, especially on out of town trips

same, i use it a lot when i'm going to familiar places too in order to see if there is traffic on the road or an accident

Whenever Google goes down even for one second, there is usually a big uproar by users

i can't say i've ever witness it going down, have you?

No, but I did witness YouTube going down recently.

that would not be good!

I use youtube to create my gym playlist.

I now see here on the facts that google did go down on 8/16/2013 for 5 minutes and it took 40% of the web traffic with it.

WOW

Did you see the Google CEO testify before Congress recently?

i did not.
why was he testifying?
did it have to do with tracking phones?
(maybe I did see...)

I can't recall but I do remember a Senator embarrassing themself by asking a question about Facebook

I think i saw a clip!

And he was trying to explain how the internet works to one of the gov't officials and it was almost comical how he (the gov't official) couldn't comprehend lol.

And we wonder why the government is shutdown today and why they cant seem to come to an agreement.

right??

I think we are on day 20 of it?

we sure could use some of these smart tech CEO's in office

The Google CEO seemed articulate and impressed me enough that I think he would do well in elected office.

i think many of these younger guys would, but they might have a hard time convincing the older generations to vote for them

I usually use Google for all of my news content to see how things are going in the government

same here.

it is interesting that google changes its maps based on the border claims of each country!

I wonder how they are dealing with the border security issue on Google?

Can you see the border wall on Google maps?

i'm not sure!

i believe maps are updated every so often, i've never looked at that specific area though

I am going to go look it up on Google right now.


Have you heard about Google duplex?

I have not.
Have you heard of it?

A little bit.

It is apparently a new, human-sounding voice assistant.

It would be cool to have john legend make reservations for me though!

It might be, but voice that sounds exactly like a human could be troubling.

That is a little scary.

Reminds me of black mirror, although I have not seen that...

Google has done a lot!
Do you know much about the company?

I know they prefer dogs over cat!
I also know their stock price!

Interesting.

Did you know a google search takes more computing power than NASA had in the sixties!

I did not know that.

But that does make sense.

I did not know they owned youtube either.

True.

In 2013, google went down for five minutes and took out 40% of the web traffic!

They also use goats to mow their corporate headquarters.

That is funny.

They use android devices to determine traffic for maps.

They also manipulated boarders when there is a dispute over it.\

It is amazing how much artificial intelligence is coming from Google.

I know.
Plus their self driving cars too!
THey are going to own the world.

Even those learning about AI from Stanford use Google Hangouts!

I've only use hangouts once.
Have you ever used it?

Yes.

I was in a session once with Grant Imahara from mythbusters.

Really?
That's cool.
Was Kristen Stewart in there too?

No, although I would like to talk to her about AI!

she wrote a paper about it.

I would not have thought her capable of doing that though.

People are surprising - as are robots!

I saw a video with one deboning a chicken.

Very cool!

Wow.

Seems a little gross but I have a weak stomach.

The US military use an xbox controller for the eod robots.

Thanks for the chat!

I think I'm going to check out the non-profit for the advancement of AI site!


Hi, are you ok over there?
Ready for a chat?
We can talk about the guitar

Ok, I love guitars.

Guitars are fretted instruments that usually have six strings but there's also 12 string guitars.

There are also 7 string guitars when 6 don't do the job.

Very funny.

Guitars are played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a pick or the fingers of one hand while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand.

Cool!

I seent it!

Guitar what have 7 strings.

No fibs.

They can be plucked with finger, toes, tongues, what have you.

Jimmi Hendricks used his teeth.

Cool, love that Hendrix music.

The sound of the vibrating strings are projected either acoustically or electrically.

I would say electrically for the most part.

I figure the acoustic part is pretty good but not as sexy.

When Eddie Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for "Beat It" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.

He is a budding pyromaniak.

He destroyed perfectly good equipment because of his passion.

Speaking of Eddie Van Halen, did you know that he played that solo for Michael as a favor and free of charge?

Eddie probably didnt need the money but he probably could have used tix to one of Michaels shows.

Or maybe that glove that Michael wore.

Plus Eddie set fire to the equipment, so he owed him for that.

Michael is pretty wild too.

Did you know that Freddie Mercury cancelled a duet with Michael in the 80s because Michael insisted on bringing his llama to the studio?

Har-de-har-har!

Michael had many friends among animals.

I dont know how they communacated but they did.

Mike had a sixth sense about these things.

Not only animals but Michael wanted to buid a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the Nevada Desert.

He would do something like that.

Maybe Eddie van halen would set in on fire.

LOL.

Michael was very cool.

His popularity helped to bring the channel MTV to fame.

I loved Michael.

Michael was a true hero to us humans, and to the llamas.

He should be remembered as a 50 feet statue in the dessert.

Well he was famous for his robot and moonwalk dance!

Michael's distinctive sound and style has influenced many,many artist of various genres.

His robot could carry on his tradition in a giant way.

Off to the dessert and roaming around moon walking.

Michael will NEVER be forgotten.

Did you know that the Bart Simpson hit song 'Do the Bartman' was written by Michael, a massive Simpson fan?

Michael has touched so many in so many ways so many times.

I truly miss his genius.

He was not tall but he cast the shadow of a 50 feet robot.

Yes, he WAS that wonderful!
Nice chatting with you.


Good morning!
Are you a fan of michael jackson music?

Yea I'd like MJ's bigger hits like Thriller and Beat It

I see that M actually wrote the song to the Simpsons "Do the Bartman."

That's pretty cool, I know he did a guest voice too.

I never knew he wanted to do a  Harry Potter musical though

That's interesting.

Freddie Mercury also cancelled a duet with him because he insissted on bringing his llama into the studio

MJ was a weird dude, I'm shocked Steven Spielberg wanted him to play Peter Pan in Hook

Honestly, that would have been creepy, even back in the early 90s.

I agree, Michael hasn't been non-creepy since he recorded Thriller with the band toto

Heh.

Fair point.

He wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to wander the nevada desert.. which is interesting.

I'd be down if the robot did the moonwalk, even though MJ didn't invent it

Would be awesome to watch!

Yea, it's quite ironic that Jackson popularized the robot dance and wanted to build a robot lol

Could he make it sing too?

I don't know, I'm kinda glad his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon didn't share his vision of making a 50ft robot

I'm glad they didnt lol

Are you interested in the Piano at all?

There was a mute man who could only communicate via piano in England

Interested yes, good at it ,no lol

It's odd how many people are able to play it, like Richard Nixon who performed a piano concerto on the Tonight Show

the BBC decided once they had no news, so they play music instead lol

That's pretty cool, so is the piano Mozart and Haydn made from the same tree!

apparenly british climbers found a piano on the highet peak?

Spooky.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello there,do you have a favorite instrument?

I do, I like guitar and piano as well.
And you?

Nice, I like guitar too.

Did you know Van Halen once set the speakers on fire while playing the guitar?

Wow that is amazing.
Do you know who Brian May is?

Yes the lead guitarist of the Queen who is also a genius scientist

He sure is, with a degree in astrophysics and a PhD at that, that is impressive

It sure is.

Do you know who Matthew Bellamy from Muse is?

Yeah the guy holds the record for the most guitars smashed while on tour

That is insane and a lot of money there too.

Brian from Queen uses coins instead of picks

I wonder if those work better.
How about the piano?

Love the piano too.

Once the BBC only played piano as they did not have newsworthy news

I like that actually.

Mercury and McCartney used the same piano for their songs once

I think  I heard of that, Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude right?

Yeah exactly.

Have you heat of a song called circus gallop?

I think that is the song they use to stress test piano and cannot be played by humans

That is so cool.

There is a piano that was found on the highest mountain in Britain

Wow wonder who put it up there.
Do you like Michael Jackson?

I do actually he has some amazing music.

He was once supposed to do a duet with Freddy Mercury but that did not go through

Yeah if only Michael had not insisted on bringing his llama to the studio

Yeah and we could have had a great hit for sure.

He helped write the soundtrack for Sonic 3 though

That is pretty cool.

And he also built a robot of himself to roam in Nevada desert


Hi, how are you?

Hello there, I am good thank you.
How are you today?

Very well, thanks.
Do you know a lot about Google/

I don't know too much, I would say average.

I know that they are a huge company that is involved in much more than people would think.

Well...A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon

Holy cow!

That is crazy to think about.

I guess they use Android devices to calculate traffic by seeing how fast they are moving down the road.

Instead of hiring people to mow the lawns around their headquarters, google once used hundreds of live goats.

What?!

That is so cool, I wonder what happened to all the goats.

They were transported to a farm nearby tomake goat cheese and milk.

That is awesome.
How do you feel about AI?

I love it.
Do you know some facts about it?

I don't know too much.

I do think that IBM's Watson is very useful when it comes to the medical field.

It is!

On 16th august 2013 google went down for about five minutes, and took 40% of web traffic with it.

That is so much, I wonder how much it would take down if that happened today?

Probably 60-65%.
What's your guess?

Yeah I would say you are right, maybe even more than that.

Google's stock price is very high as well.

I know.

I should have bought in at $400...

When there is a disputed border, google maps tailors its maps to the claims of each country where the internet browser is located

Yeah that, and some Facebook, and the biggest one would have been buying Amazon.

I tried to buy in to Amazon at $700.

It's now at $1800.

At least I bought into GE at $60... it's at $8...

Lol, yeah I actually bought some GE last year and it's gone nothing but down, and then down again.

What do you think stocks will finish this next year, up or down?

Down.

I see it as stocks on sale.

Im going to put in 3 times what I normally do.

I want so cheap stock.

I agree, I have been hoarding some cash waiting to add to my ROTH.

Well it was nice chatting with you today, I always like talking someone who is up to date on stocks and finance.

Have a nice day.


Hi there, do you play any instruments?

Hi there, yes I do, I play the guitar and you?

I do not play it but I like the sound of it.

Van Halen once set the speakers on fire by playing the guitar

Heard about that by playing the beat it song, was doing the solo

THat is so amazing.
DO you know Brian May from Queen?

Yeah he is a scientist on top of a musician, an astrophysicist to be more exact

Yeah pretty cool.

ANd he uses a coin to play his guitar with

Yeah that is quite interesting.

Pink Floyd have a recording studio that is in a grand houseboat

That is amazing.
How about the piano?

I love the piano, it is a classical instrument, and you?

Yeah and BBC must have liked it so much that they once played an instrumental of piano instead of giving the news.

That is amazing for a channel like them.

have you heard of the circus gallop?

I heard that is cannot be played by humans and it is used to stress test the pianos

yeah that is it.

There is a piano on top of the highest mountain in UK

Yeah that was found by the climbers but I wonder who out it there

Yeah I wonder too about that.
Do you like Michael Jackson?

I like his music yes Did you know him and Freddie Mercury were supposed to do a duet?

Yeah but he Jackson insisted on bringing his Llama to the studio and Jackson refused

Wow we could have had an amazing song out now.

He helped with the soundtrack for Sonic 3 too

Wow he was everywhere.

And he built a robot of himself to roam around Nevada desert

Wow I wonder if that ever took flight.
Nice chat


Hi, do you have any pets?

In Japan there are more pets then kids under 15 years old.

I used to take care of pit bulls but now I just have a cat.

Do you?

Neat.

I have 4 cats so I guess you can say I am ailurophile.

That's what people who love cats are called, but it's not too common to hear.

I've never heard that.

Ya I downsized but I used to own a house so I could adopt dogs that people weren't allowed to have in apartments

I see.

People who love dogs are known as cynophiles but you probably haven't heard that either.

Another interesting fact though.

No, I haven't heard that.

ha ha I can see why people might want a pet instead of kids

Small pocket pets are way easier to take care of at least, and cheaper too.

oh ya like rodents?

Yeah, I have had hamsters and once I kept a rat.

The pet ones are much nicer then what most people think of as rats.

oh ya.

My cat brought me a flying squirrel a few weeks ago but she didn't kill it.

Wow.

I've only seen a flying squirrel once before.

Exotic pets are cool too.

Did you know there are more pet tigers in the us alone then all wild ones in asia?

I didn't know that.

I had never seen a flying squirrel.

If I did I don't remember.

My daughter works for  a vet and she said it's a flying squirrel

Interesting.

They aren't something you see every day.

Much like my pet lizard.

He hides a lot so I only see him every few days in his huge cage.

oh cool, ya, I worked with a guy who had a  pet turtle

Turtles live forever.

I had them as pets too but gave them away when I moved.

I love talking about pets.

ya, I miss my dogs.

My vet knows someone who has a farm so she adopted my dog

Maybe it's time to adopt a new dog?
Or you could always get a parrot?

ya, my dog and cat were friends.

Dogs aren't allowed to where I live now.

Probably one cat is enough for now

Well there is always the future.

Speaking of the future, soon I'm going to go watch Harry Potter.

The movies are better then the books.

Oh really?

I used to read the Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe.

The movie was not as good as the book.

Usually that's the case but I just like the movies better.

Maybe because they were translated from british english to american even though its the same language.

oh yeah, like here it's called a cart and there it is called a buggy or something like that

anyways time to watch the movie.
Bye for now.

ok good to chat


Do you have a pet?

I sure do!

I have a dog, even though the most popular pet is the cat.

Wow, I would have figured a dog, I heard the first cloned pet was a cat

I would have too!

I never knew they cloned a cat.

In Hawaii it is illegal to own a hamster.

So odd.

That is very odd.

I will clone my dog KOKO when she dies, she is my everything.

Awww.

So sweet.

Do you know why people with pets are at a greater risk during a natural disaster?

I bet, they always tend to go back for them.

I would go back for sure!

Did you hear about the law in colorado about pets?

You are somewhat right.

The risk is pets make them less likely to evacuate.

I do not know CO law.

What is it?

It is not legal to own a pet, but you can be their guardian, kind of funny

Oh that is strange.

Do you know what kind of species keeps pets?

I never knew there was a species that did, which is it?

There is a species of tarantula that uses frogs to keep ants away from their eggs.

lol that is awesome and so smart!

Did you hear there are more tigers in the US than in the wild

I can believe that.

I wonder if most are kept as pets?

I know people keep pets because they have relatable personalities.

So interesting.
Were you a harry potter fan?

A little.
I've been to Universal.
J.K. Rowling is the HP author.

I loved those rides!
Harry Potter was born in 1980

Oh, okay.

I think the main idea is the struggle between Potter and Lord Voldemort.

Yea what a crazy battle to watch.
It was so nice chatting with you!

Yes, pretty odd.

Rowling also wrote an alternative HP ending!

I did not know.

Wow, I wonder if she ever released it, I would love to see that.

enjoy your weekend!


How's it going, do you like jazz, it originated in the 1800s

I love jazz music, I studied it in school a couple years like Tupac did!

How about you

I like Jazz too, especially the Cool jazz that was developed in the 1940s

Nice, I need to hear some of that right now.

That sounds so good.

Actually Louie armstrong beat out the beatles top spot in 1964.

That's pretty crazy but Jazz is pretty popular, theres even a chart toping jazz orchestra in Pakistan

I would love to hear that and the style they use!

Do you think Abe Lincoln liked jazz?

I don't know, he did have a high pitch voice

So he would have liked other music, I never knew that.

I know he was in the wrestling hall of fame, that is a good honor

Nice.

Apparently Lincoln created the secret service the morning he was shot, I guess he should of created the day before

Wow, that is a little eerie.

Lincoln had a bartenders license, but that would not have helped him much

Lincoln also kept important documents inside his hat too

That was a large hat, I am sure he kept a lot of stuff in there lol.

I wonder if his birth certifcate was there, he shares a birthday with charles darwin

That's pretty cool.

Did you know John Wilkes' Booth's father was named after Ceasar's assassin?

wow, more eerie also!

Almost as eerie as Lincoln doing the gettysburg address while suffering from smallpox.

That is like michael jordan and his flu game lol

I never knew that.

Lincoln was also the first president with a beard

And a sweet beard for sure!
Do you think Abe had a favorite shirt?

Probably a button up or button down shirt

lol I agree.

I wonder what they wore at his funeral.

At billy mays funeral they wore blue shirts and khaki pants

I wouldn't want to be a pallbearer at Billy Mays funeral

right, just terrible colors to wear and especially for a funeral.

At least it isn't the plain shirts like zuckerburg wears that cost like 300 dollars

Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


DO you have a favorite type of shirt?

I like them all actually.

In China they use to wear many of them and pop the collars during the cultural revolution

yeah I guess that was one way to get distinguished

I guess.

Do you know how the polos were invented?

Yes they were invented by a tennis player Rene Lacoste

Yes and then was adopted by others and the rest is history

Yeah.
DO you know what button down refers to?

Yes when the collar tips are fastened to the shirt

Yes and how about the button up?

It is when they are not fastened to the shirt

Yeah.

Do you know what is the official attire in Hawaii?

Yes the aloha shirt.
Do you like jazz?

I sure do and so does CLint Eastwood, he is a lifelong enthusiast

Yeah.

A woman in Harlem hosts jazz concerts everyday in her home

Yes and has been doing that for over 20 years now

Yeah and some really popular jazz people have stopped by too

Yeah.

Do you know which country has one of the best jazz orchestras?

Yes that would be Pakistan, they are always topping the charts

Yeah.

Do you know why the trumpeters grow goatees?

Because it is more comfortable to play the trumpets for them

Yes they have figure a good and easy way I guess


good morning

Hello.
Are you a fan of jazz?

I like to listen to it live

Neat!
Jazz originated in New Orleans.

How about you?
Do you listen to jazz?

Once in a while.

I didn't realize it was referred to as "America's classical music".

Me either, I also didnt realize there were so many different types of Jazz

Yes!

Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression.

So any plans for christmas?

Just giving gifts to family.

I got my brother some new shirts.

I can't believe the plain grey shirt mark zuckerburg wears all the time costs between $300 and $400

I dont care how much money I have, I dont think I would ever pay that much for a t-shirt

No way!

The tee shirt was invented in 1904 for bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.

I wish I could just wear a tee shirt for work but I have to wear button down shirts.

What about you?

I have to dress up, also.

In British English, a shirt is collared and cuffed, and has buttons or snaps while in American English, a shirt refers to many types of upper body garments.

I wish I lived in Hawaii where I could wear an aloha shirt instead of a suit and tie.

That would be nice!

Shirts used to just be a men's undergarment.

Fashion has really changed over time!

It really has.

Think of how Abraham Lincoln dressed.

He was always in a suit.

I guess a Lawyer and politician needs to

Things were definitely different in the 1800's when he was around!

Did you know that John Wilkes Booth was named after the guys that assassinated Julius Caesar?

That is creepy!

I didn't realize that Darwin & Lincoln shared a birthday

crazy stuff.
Have a great day

Nice chatting with you.