I would have to say that the telephone is one of the most important devices ever invented.

Where would we be without telecommunications.

For sure.

Did you watch the State of the Union last night delivered by President Trump?

Surprisingly he is not one of the three wealthiest presidents in American history.

Well, his net worth may well be negative.

President Banana fo Zimbabwe probably had more moneof

Possibly.

JFK, Jefferson, and Washington certainly had more.

They are the three wealthiest presidents in history.

Well, the President of Indonesia has done 3 pop albums.

That sounds like something up President Trump's alley.

Did you know until 1805 the runner up in the election became vice president.

Can you imagine Trump working with Hillary?

I did not know that.
Who would get the guest house?

Not sure, good question.

I know it's larger than the white house which is ironic.

But its not in NYC.

So it would take longer to dial it up, at least on a rotary phone.

Right, because NYC's area code is 212.
I get it.

It doesn't matter on an iphone though, which is more powerful in some ways that the entire US Nuke deterrent system.

That's amazing.

And all of that computing power dependent on a 2.7 ich cable laying across the ocean floor.

Back in the day, WW2 soldiers could make radios using a razorblade and pencil.

They were probably more secure than todays devices.

Most likely.

Hard to hack a razor blade I suppose.

I bet those soldiers were strong, but not strong enough to separate two phone books joined together with overlapped pages.

Was Helen Sloane Dudman strong enough to do that?

She bought 3 radio stations.

That's impressive.

Yeah, that does sound impressive.

I wonder if she ever listened to one of the thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas online.

I think she preferred Nuntii Latini.

Kinda like Canadians prefer Canadian radio.

They require at least 40% of the music played to be Canadian.

No wonder the President of Indonesia couldn't get any airplay!

Either that or he wasn't very good.

He was no President Banana.

That's for sure.
Well, pleasure chatting with you.

Same here.


Hello.
How are you?

I'm doing well, you listen to the radio very much?

yes Even more so when I am driving

Me too, I'm surprised that Jupiter has radio storms they can be heard on AM radio.

Yes.
I wouldnt mind hearing those.

I wonder what they sound like?

What if it is actually aliens trying to talk with us?

I dont think those sounds are from Aliens.

But they have picked up sounds from space that make me wonder

For sure, did you see in Canada, 40% of the songs played have to be Canadian?

That's pretty wild.

I am surprised by that

I'm sure this will blow you away too, in WW2, soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil.

I would like to google that to see how thats done.

Yah, I'm sure there is a youtube video or too on it.

You ever heard of the reason why NYCs area code is 2-1-2?

No.

I should being I have dialed it so much in my life, but I dont

It's because it's the fastest number to dial on the rotary, think about how much time you have saved because of it.

Wow.
I never knew that.

Yah, did you know the other word for telephone is a phone?

Yes.
I knew that one.

Do you see UNICEF donating a day of clean water to a child in need, all you need to do is not use your phone.

That is a great idea.

For sure, I wonder how many people do that?

Any idea on why you can't separate two phonebooks that have their pages over lapped?

No.
That seems strange.

What a mystery.

Anyways, great chatting with you, hope you have a good rest of the day, I'm going to go for a walk!


howdy there.
do you like radio?

Hi!

Yes, I do.

Radio is convenient for easy background noise and is fascinating tech.

it is good for drowning out my wife and kids when they are complaining about hunger.

i like radio.

Did you know that canadian radio mandates there be a certain percentage of canadian music played?

yes, the canadian radio industry really has it in for foreign bands.

they want the airwaves for their own talent.

it is nepotism.

Perhaps.

There are always other resources though.

There is a web page dedicated to classic radio dramas...and it's totally free!

dont tell the canadians about it or theyll want 40 percent of it to be canadian.

LOL.

it think its great that old, outdated things are preserved on the internet.

Right?

Not sure which is worse...40% Canadian...or totally in Latin like the finnish broadcast 'nuntii latini' lol

i guess the canadians would want the news in canadian latin.

LOL i like the idea of dead languages used for the news.

Using only dead language keeps a lot of people from it, and access to information shouldn't be restricted.

Even in foxholes, soldiers cut off from most of the world, were still communicating the 'news' and status of their current lives...and they did it all with a razorblade and a pencil.

Absolutely mind-blowing!

i guess foxholes are a crucible that inspires creativity.

i think its great that they could listen to the news in latin in a foxhole.

Thank goodness for the telephone then, eh?

Though not as convenient as electromagnetic waves, cables on the ocean floor still transfer information as well as personal connection all across the globe.

the telephone has changed my life for sure.

so many telemarketers...so many spam calls.

i curse the man who invented the phone

Okay, that's fair.

I don't know how many numbers I've had to block due to auto calls and other robotic spam.

Maybe I should just plain turn it off, I hear there's a charity that'll give clean water to kids if you do that.

i figure that the kids could use the water but can people do without their bloody phones?

the sun could explode and people wouldnt notice unless twitter told them.

You are preaching to the choir!

Crazy to think what the world would be like if every phone just *poof* vanished.

Why do we need phones that have more computing power than nuclear missile deterrents??

Its nuts.

to be fair, the texting is not so good on the nuclear deterrent.

plus sometimes it explodes.

but I hear you.

the electronic tether is robust.

Don't let the US president find out that as easily as he can use twitter, he can blow stuff up.

That's just a recipe for disaster.

Too bad he isn't occupied with other hobbies, like presidents from other places on the planet.

other hobbies involving pop albums?
i shudder to imagine.
anyway, great chat!

It would keep things interesting!
Haha.
Ah, yeah.
Nice to meet you... :)

nice to meet you too.
have a good one!


Hello!

Did you find any of the articles interesting?

I found the one about the Radio and the Telephone very interesting, as I have a background in technology.

Yes, I loved learning about radios and telephones.

I love knowing about those kinds of things.

I remember reading recently about a Russian radio frequency called UBV-76.

It has been broadcasting a signal for over 40 years.

In that entire time, it has only stopped the signal a handful of times to broadcast a cryptic message.

It is crazy deciphering cryptic messages.

Have you heard of foxhole radios?

I have never heard of them, what are those?

Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razor-blade and a pencil!

Wow, that's really incredible.

I would like to try building one myself.

It's crazy too that the entire intercontinental ballistic missile defense system is less powerful than an iphone.

I find that hard to believe!
How do they even measure that?

I'm not sure...other than the computing power.

I know that a lot of places still use REALLY old technology.

I work in the healthcare industry and still see floppy disks being used for heart research purposes.

It's amazing to see technology that is older than me still in use haha.

That is crazy.
I have never used a floppy disk.

If you are lucky, you can fit one low quality song on it hahaha.

The average song is around 4 to 7 megabytes -- it can only fit 1.44 megabytes.

Wow!

Have you ever head a jupiter radio storm?

I have heard of storms on Jupiter before, I didn't know that it was powerful enough to be heard on Earth.

Jupiter has a supermassive hurricane always spinning on the planet.

I heard the winds were several hundred miles per hour, or kilometers.

That is crazy!

I wonder what the storms sound like on the radio.

I might look it up and tune in after this chat haha.

How do you feel the president of the united states is doing?

I am surprised that he is not in the top 3 wealthiest presidents.

After inflation, I am surprised as well.

He comes from a business background, so I was expecting him to be able to make much better decisions.

It just goes to show you that politics are a much different beast than business.

Does your country have a president?

I live in the US.

Have you heard about the name of the first president of zimbabwe?

I did not know his name was Banana until I read about it!

I wonder if that was his real name or just a nickname?

It looks like it was his real name.

I'm surprised the Indonesia president has the time to make songs in office.

Me too!
I am going to go listen to it.
It was nice talking to you.


Hey.
Do you enjoy listening to the radio?

I do.

I like it on in the background when I am working or driving.

Nice me too, especially when driving.

I occasionally use the AM radio but have never picked up a Jupiter radio storm.

Well, there probably is not much playing on Jupiter radio anyway so you aren't missing much

Yes very true.

In 1989 a Finnish radio station began broadcasting a weekly news program in Latin!

I wonder how many listeners they have?

I bet it finally gave people who majored in Latin something to listen to.

So maybe 4 or 5 people?

Yes exactly lol.

In Canada 40% of the music played on the airwaves has to be Canadian!

At least Canada has some decent bands like Barenaked Ladies to fill in the music slots

Oh I didn't know they were Canadian!

If you are a radio drama fan there is a website where you can listen to thousands for free.

I have never listened to drama on the radio, but I do know it was very big, especially in the days before television

Yes it was basically the big form of entertainment!

I bet some presidents even tuned in.

The three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

With inflation I can see how Washington or Jefferson might have more worth than President Trump.

But JFK surprises me

Yes JFK is a bit surprising.

I bet the president of Indonesia made a lot from his pop albums!

I wonder if he had time to actualy run the country.

Recording 3 albums is a long process

Yes I agree.

I would like to know more about that.

Up until 1805 the runner up automatically became the vice president.

Kind of makes sense but it would never work now!

NO it would not.

The parties hate each other too much for that to ever work

I wish they didn't.

Just so much more productive to work together.

I wonder who has stayed in the presidents guest house?

It is actually bigger than the White House.

I bet there are some wild parties there.

Diplomats, celebrities, Presidental mistresses, athletes.

Sounds like a  good tv show!

Or perhaps a radio drama.

I wonder if there are a lot of iphones in the white house?

The iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear deterrent!

Lovely chatting with you today!

Well, they still use floppy disks in the white house, so they might not allow a lot of phone usage

That is so archaic!

Probably use those old rotary phones too.

Could be.
Good chatting with you.


do you listen to the radio?

I do sometimes.

A Hanson song once became popular because they would not reveal the artist

Wow I guess people are drawn to mystery.

DO you listen to AM or FM radio?

I listen to FM usually and yes, mystery can do some amazing things

I know.

IN the AM radio you can get Jupiter's storms

WOw nice.

The most popular act on the radio in the 30s was the ventriloquist

WOw that is interesting for a radio.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

I do not really, are they good?
Maybe I should check them out

Well there is a free website of them if you would like to check it out

Yeah that is nice.

Did you know that there is a radio station that turns solar energy into tunes

That is so cool.

In WWII soldier made foxhole radio using pencils and razorblades

That is so creative.
Do you use the phone much?

ALl the time.

Do you know why the NY area code is 212?

I have no idea but I know that the inventor of a dial phone was an undertaker

Oh that is cool.

The area code is such because it is easy to dial on a rotary phone

I see Dolphins can communicate with each other over the phone and know who is on the other side of the line

SO cool.

The radios in Canada are required to play 40% canadian music, that is the law

WOw that is a bit excessive.

Did you know that Hey Lamarr helped with the invention of the cell phone?

Nice.

In Finland they have a radio station that gives the news in latin

SO cool.
Nice chatting with you

Same here have a great one


Hi, do you listen to the radio a lot?

I still think it's a great form of entertainment despite it's age.

I do, I know its old tech but I love listening to the radio still.

It's really interesting that radio waves also occur naturally.

It is cool, how did we even discover them and got to use them, there's a real genius behind that invention

I believe it's because they occur naturally that we discovered them, and then later learned how to use them.

You can actually pick up radio signals from jupiter at home with a regular am radio when the storms are intense.

The radio has a lot of cool facts also that in 1989 a latin news program was created, I think its still around.

I only know some scientific names in latin, but i guess listening to that would be a good way to learn more.

It would be a great way, I don't understand a word of latin but it does sound like a nice show, theres also a website that has thousands of drama episodes for free.

Can you download them or is it just streaming?

I'll have to check that out for sure.

It's nice to get lost in a radio drama where you have to use your imagination, unlike say a tv show.

I think you can download them I have no idea, Ive just heard about the site recently, must be a cool site though.

I'm looking for it now on my smartphone.

Did you ever use a rotary phone back in the day?

Do you even know what they are?

I did use a rotary phone my grandma had one back in the day, phones have evolved a lot over the years.

Yes, those things had no computing power, no computer at all!

Very primitive electronics.

I saw one at a yard sale recently.

I haven't used one in decades.

Do you know why the area code of New York is 212?

its actually because of rotary phones.

Yes, it's the fastest code to dial!

Actually I looked up rotary phones after seeing one thinking it might be worth something.

Turns out they are worthless lol.

Yeah I think they are worthless by now, I prefer smartphones.

Its insane how much power an iPhone has.

Yes an iphone has more computing power then the us nuclear icbm deterrent.

Each iphone becomes more powerful then the last and they come out every single year!

Thats amazing right, so much power in my pocket, its also kind of scary our nuclear deterrent should be updated ASAP.

Probably they can't take it offline to upgrade.

That would be the only logical reason why they use less computing power then the average person holds in their hand.

Yeah I guess that makes sense, still scary, did you hear about the campaign UNICEF has concerning clean water and children?

Yes.

I saw that but decided I would keep using my phone.

I just made a donation for $20 because I couldn't do without it!

Speaking of phone I need to make a call.

It was nice talking to you.

I think that's great, you are contributing I might do the same I can't live without my phone, it was great chatting with you as well, bye.


Hi, do you know much about the technical aspects of telephone

I know that voice in transformed into electrical impulse which are transmitted by cable.

Cellular phone works by encoding the data then transmitting it.

Oh, your explanation is making so much sense.

Thank you.

There is a lot of technical data, like the area code 212 was chosen because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone.

That fact to me is reasonable because New York was one of the earliest established cities in the U.S history.

I don't know about that, since the phone was invented in the late 1800s, there were a few big cities at that time.

Exactly.

I find it very amazing that all of the phone and internet data is conveyed through an only 2.7 inches in diameter cable across the bottom of the ocean

Yeah, I wonder if they snap from time to time, 2.7 inches is not a lot compared to thousands of miles.

I agree with your point there, and I am worrying the same issue.

Btw, I am wondering that us having a backup device to store these information in case the cable snapped

They probably designed to system so 1 cable can be broken but people won't notice.

Like having 2 kidneys.

I concur.

Having only 1 kidney is sufficient for survival.

that is a very good analogy

But those system are getting more complex as phones get more computing power.

The IPhone is more powerful than the computers built in the 60s.

I am surprised to know about this fact.

I do not know what kind of power that an iphone uses so that much energy is consumed

Computers are more efficient so they don't need as much power as in the 60s.

Like radios that became smaller in the 80s and they could invent the walk-man.

phone and computer technology have gone a very long distance since their invention.

Did you know that unicef will donate clean water for a day to needed child for every minute we do not use our cell phone

That is interesting, does texting counts ?

Or is it just the voice ?

I am not sure.

Also, I am wondering about the purpose of not using our phone and what benefits of not using our phone brings?

You are right, how does someone make money from the non-usage of someone else's phone ?

It is fascinating that soldiers in WWII used only a razorblade and pencil to make a simple radio

The principle of a radio is catching an electrical wave, is it quite simple, If you are near an emitter, sometimes you can hear it in your speakers without even tuning.

I learn something new from you.
That is interesting to know.
Btw, nice chatting with you.
Enjoy your holiday

Thanks, you too.

Bye

bye


I love to read romantic novels.
What type of books do you like to read?

Yes, I love to read those romantic novels as well though I haven't done much reading lately ever since football season started and now basketball.

Any favorites in particular?

I am a huge fan of what Sarah MacLean recommends.

She's a washington post column.

Oh Ok, I'm not too familiar with her work, I'll have to look it up after the chat.

I do follow a couple of sports authors and read an opinion piece on why the author thinks the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is painted pink.

Do you have a list of sport authors for books you have read?

I like books by Michael Lewis and Ellie Kennedy but recently there's been more debate about the dangers of football on head injuries.

Those articles are really convincing, how do you feel about football?

I know a lot of facts about NFL and I watch the superbowl, but other than that, I'm lost for words as to why people like football.

How can a game with 11 minutes of live gameplay take 3 hours of air time.

Haha, I feel the same way!

It's because they need to play ads so as to beat the average lifetime earnings of engineers because supposedly their earnings are higher than the average lifetime earnings of NFL players which I find hard to believe.

Damn, I did not know engineers made that much.

I should have gone into the STEM field back in college.

That's a factoid to add to my future discussions.

Yeah, I should've done that too and if my kids ever wanted to be professional cheerleaders, I would be very opposed to it especially since the Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as the NFL players.

They're humans too!

That sounds like borderline discrimination but I guess they don't want the cheerleaders to influence the game.

They must have had previous encounters of bad press.

Yeah or gender bias too!

Not sure, I didn't read about that in the news, at least not anytime recently, I'm surprised there's no MeToo campaign surround that rule!

I guess it's only a #MeToo moment if they were touched.

I doubt they were.

I'm surprised that there's no female NFL players, since it is no written rule against this.

Good point, but there's something wrong with that rule.

Yeah, but even if females can play, I'd imagine some would have a difficult time meeting the leagues physical eligibility requirements, I'm not sure what that is, do you know?

I don't know.

There are some muscular females out there in the world.

Certain some of them can give people a run for their spot.

Yeah, women can be aggressive and strategize as well!

They even use tracking chips to monitor and record the players move on the field, I would love to see the data on that.

I wonder if that's their attempt to bring statistics into the game, similar to how baseball is all a statistical game.

Sounds like some 1950 harvard mathematic research team with the latest gadgets.

Haha, that would be cool to track, like how fast a quarterback can throw a ball or the force at which someone tackles.

I wonder if the player's contracts for salary are adjusted because they're either one of the fastest players or something.

I doubt the franchise would even know what to do with this data.

A lot of them are retired football players who just knows the old fashion game play and will probably never adopt new technology.

Oh that's a good point.

Besides football, I also like to watch comedies and find bromantic comedies to be especially popular and funny.

Yes.

I love harold and kumar.

I also love white castle.

Maybe I should go for some white castle burgers after this.

Haha yeah!

I have never had any White Castle before, though I would love to try some time after seeing their love for the burgers.

There should still be a few of them around.

Well I'm gonna head out for a burger run.

Have a good one.


Hello there, do you follow football much?

I do!

My favorite of the 32 teams is the dolphins.

We haven't been good since the 70's.

Well you certainly started the season pretty good and I think had one of the best plays of the year, I think?

lol.

I love to watch even though there is only 11 minutes of gameplay.

Isn't that crazy when you think about it.

I know that on tv I don't notice so much but when you go to a live game you do much more.

I would love to see their behind the scenes tech, specifically the chips reports from the players pads that show every move.

Same here, and I think a lot of all that tech stuff helps with player safety as well.

Hopefully!

CTE is scary.

The risk they take on should be compensated better; engineers make more in a lifetime than players.

It really is, I think all parents with children interested in playing should watch that Concussion movie.

Concussion was certainly not a comedy!
There was no humor on that topic.

No, not the usual Will Smith movie, I thought it was really good, and that issue is no joke and will continue to be!

Will Smith's best bromance movie was Bad Boys.

Other really funny bromances were the hangover, pineapple express, and harold and kumar.

Yeah I remember watching Bad Boys, that was pretty entertaining.

My favoite sitcom was friends.

I miss it.

I did not think 3rd rock from the sun deserved the golden globe in 1997 over friends.

Friends was a great show, they had so much talent there.

I was and am more of a Seinfeld fan, 3rd rock was ok.

I just love that comedies generally have a happy ending.

I love to smile and laugh.

Yeah same here, and comedy is pretty hard to do right!

It is a natural talent.

Demetri martin took the gamble on comedy when he left Harvard law school.

That is true, and I think it paid off in the long run for him.

Did you see what Bill Murray said of the movie, Kung Fu Hustle?

I love Bill Murray!

My favorite of his was Ghostbuster's.

I know he loved kung fu hustle but I am not familiar with a quote.

Oh yeah that was one of my all time favs growing up when I was a kid.

It's been nice chatting, hope you have a good day!


Hey can you guess the top 3 richest presidents in history?

I know about jefferson and wasington?
WHo else is in there?

well I thought it would be Trump but it is actually JFK, weird!

Oh wow, I guess they had a lot of money back then.

did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?

haha I didn't know that seems odd, also odd is the president of Zimbabwe's name is President Banana haha

yeah I wonder if that means something else in their language though

ya I don't know haha, I think President Banana shoudl release a pop album though like the pres.

of indonesia did haha

yeah that guy honestly, a president and a pop star.

wonder fi they are good

haha I'll have to check it out, did you know that teh runner up in the Pres.

election used to become the VP?

Trump and Hillary could have been in the white house together, maybe they release a pop album together?

hah

hahahha that would have been funny.

did you know the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france?

ya I think they're like twin buildings so exactly the same, do you think the interiors have similar paintings and desks or is it completely different?

haha

I have no idea.

and do the presidents of those countries like there too?

haha thats a good question, did you like Teddy Roosevelt?

I think he's pretty awesome, he would wrestle wild animals haha

I heard he also banned christmas trees from the white house

ya he did, and he also gave a speech, got shot in the chest, and then continued giving the speech haha

pretty amazing.

did you know they still use floppy discs at the white house?

haha I have heard they do!

But they do have solar panels so at least that is somewhat advanced

yes I like that.
do you watch football?

I watch it a bit I saw the superbowl, I was glad the Patriots won and they have a teammate who has never fumbled the ball!

yeah that is actually pretty amazing, good for him.

did you know espn won and emmy?

I did know that, I think for that yellow line on tv?

Definitely a great invention!

Yeah, that is it.
nice chat


Hello, are you a fan of football?

Not really mostly college football at my Alma mater.

I wonder if your school's team is good.

I know the highest score in college football ever was 222-0.

My team, WVU Mountaineers, good or bad get my support and they do well but have ups and downs.

I think it's just the fan support and community support that we all share for our state.

That's fair, hopefully they support other teams to some extent as well.

I know the University of Iowa doesn't, they even paint visiting locker rooms pink.

Well that's the competition mentality taken to extreme, so prevalent today, I think at these times we are missing the point really.

That's a fair point, competition inspires people to be better.

I'm sure Benjarvus Green-Ellis faced a decent amount to inspire him, probably how he never fumbled the football ever.

Yes, I agree, when he played it was probably a completely different game.

I think it's good that competition inspires innovation though.

ESPN even won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line for first downs.

Yes, that was a good one, but I really think it was an effort to take the "human error" part out of the game.

Most people have a problem with officiating in such a fluid game.

Speaking of "human error", are you interested in politics?

Somewhat but the stuff going on now really makes me want to keep that stuff off my radar in order to get through the day with at least some peace and tranquility.

I think you have to find humor in it somehow.

For example, the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums in office, that's funny to think.

That's hilarious but it makes you wonder what the motivation is for people like that.

No clue, I'm sure money must have been a motivation.

Trump is somehow not one of the three wealthiest US Presidents ever.

That is interesting and I do believe that.

I support Trump but I don't agree with everything.

Then again he is not a politician but a businessman and I think that is the difference that people can't quite put together.

Presidents certainly seem to place their personal beliefs in office and aren't able to separate them.

I know Roosevelt banned  Christmas trees because he was a conservationist.

Well they are like everybody else they have their own thoughts on things and I think they should be able to express those thoughts to a certain degree.

That's definitely fair.

However they should pay the same diligence to important things as well.

It somehow took the White House 4 days to realize bullets had hit them on 9/11.

I know, pretty unbelievable, but it seems now nobody is required to do their jobs to get paid.

I see it everyday.

It's a general decline in society that has been unchecked for some time.

Just my take on it.

That certainly seems true sometimes.

At least they can be socially responsible at times, I know George W. Bush put solar panels back on the White House.

I think that was probably a good gesture for him to do but the actual benefit is still probably debatable.

I'm sure it was, it probably gave him more credability than President Banana of Zimbabwe, who probably lost credibility just because of his name.

I have never heard about him but I give him props for not changing it.

For sure, on the other hand props to the election system for improving over time.

If we stuck to old ways, the vice president would just be whoever was runner up, that certainly wouldn't work today.

Nope, that would not work.

At least it shows we can make adjustments to the system that benefit everybody regardless.

Absolutely, we can continue to improve and look forward to the future.

Anyway, it was nice chatting with you!

Yes, it was nice chatting with you as well.

Take care!


Hi, how are you?

Good, but a little sad that the Superbowl is over.

Do you like football, and if so, what did you think of the Superbowl this year?

I didn't watch, but I heard it was pretty slow.

It got exciting at the end.

The Patriots won again.

Hm.

If you like a high scoring shoot-out, this was anything but that.

I like the fast-paced style, similar to Canadian football.

This installment was tediously slow.

A defensive battle.

Last year's Superbowl was better.

Quite a contrast to the drubbing that Cumberland took in 1916.

These teams needed something to help them perform better offensively--maybe a fight song--somthing similar to the one written by Snoop Dog for his son's school.

Snoop!

He really has the talent.

He should run for office, maybe president.

I wonder what his net worth is these days.

Did yo know the highest paid employees of the US Department of Defense are football coaches?

But I bet they can't rap!

Sports brings in the money, so coaches command high salaries.

In an age when we need scientists and engineers, the money goes to spectacle.

Yup.

But our children are trained that way.

Have you ever been to a high school football game in Texas?

Down in Allen Texas they have a high school stadium worth ^60 million and which seat 18,000 fans.

Yeah, we train our children toward spectacle.

The parents and community members in those Texas towns probably don't have much else for entertainment.

Still, once high school is done, those students will not be players.

They need education.

That is unless the high schoolers go on to college, where the spectacle continues!

14 or the world's 25 largest stadiums are at American colleges.

Schools want money, and alumni want winning teams.

It's funny that bowlers used to make more money than football players back in the 60s.

Bizarre, right?

I live in a college town, and on game day, flags are flying all over town, with the biggest being a 1000-lb American Flag monster at the football stadium, screaming, "If you live this country, your gotta love this game!"

I enjoy football, but not to that degree.

People should devote more time to following presidential politics.

Those presidential wanna-bes will soon be invading all the early primary and caucus states, but it will be a while before they fill up stadiums like the President.

Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration, and John Wilkes Booth was in that picture.

Ironic that it signals the death of humility in Politics.

The next election is bound to be an interesting.

i don't know who the Dems will finally pick, but for the next 12 months it will be confusion.

I've heard that the White House still usues floppy disks.

I wonder if that's for security.

Maybe.

They should use fancy encryption technology, but then they would not know how to translate them back to english.

FDR was the last president ot be able to speak a foreign language fluently.

Well, I enjoyed chatting wtih you!

And I enjoyed texting with you as well.

I the presidential election makes a turn for the better.

I hope the victor gets a clean majority of electoral AND popular vote to send a strong message to washington.

Ok


Good afternoon, hope it's going well for you.

Are you interested in politics?

A lot more since Trump has been President!

It's interesting that the power a president has depends on what form of government there is in the country.

We tend to assume they are all like the US and a republican form of government.

In parliamentary republics, they are largely ceremonial.

Yes, like in the UK.

I like the way they did things before 1850 where the runner up became Vice President.

Maybe things were a little more balanced then since I assume both parties were represented.

I guess we are lucky we are not in an authoritarian regime or dictatorship.

Yes, Venezuela is a good example of why that would be terrible!

I love that the president of Indonesia has turned out 3 pop alums, while in office!

I wonder what the people think of that?

The first President of Zimbabwe was called banana!

I hope that is a name of affection?

I wonder if they call him that to his face or is that more of a nickname, like Potus?

Have you ever been to the White House?

No I haven't.

Have you?

I heard that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House!

There are twins in ireland and france

Really?

I wonder in what city?

Since John Adams was the first President to live there, I wonder where those that were President before 1800 lived?

Great question.

Roosevelt banned Christmas Trees from the White House.

Yes, he was really into environmental issues and didn't approved of cutting down trees.

I think most of our National Parks got their start during his time in office.

Bush also, he had solar panels installed.

Yep, he added a modern touch with those.

Speaking of modern or not being modern, it's hard to believe that the white house sill uses floppy disks to store part of it's data!

I dint' even know those could still be read.

I wonder if they have any pictures of aliens on them, lol.

Did you know bullets hit the white house?

I didn't know about that!

That is scary.

It's interesting how the term 'white house' has come to be used not only for the building but also for the president and all his advisers.

It took the secret service 4 days to realize the bullets though

That's so strange and they never found who did it?

I bet JFK, Washington and Jefferson, the 3 most wealthy presidents, would be shocked at how much money is spent on political races, these days.

You have great questions!
Nice talking to you.

You too, I learned a lot today about government.

Have a good one!

You too.

see ya


hi how are you?
do you like football?

Sure do.
I even play fantasy football.

i dont know that.
how does it work?
do you make money?

It is certainly possible to make money.

Mostly it is a way to create interest in players on teams you do not root for such as Lamar Jackson.

oh,ok.

are you good at this?

i guess you must know the players very well then.

I know a lot about some players like Baker Mayfield on the Browns, but am not an expert.

baker mayfield?
is he good?
does he play video games?

Baker Mayfield is good.
I do not know of his video game habits.
Do you follow the real NFL?

i dont usually.
i follow around the playoffs.
i try to watch the super bowl.

The Super Bowl is usually held the first Sunday in February.

Yes, i was unable to watch it this year.

busy.

but i heard the game was not that exciting this year.

There is always some interest in the champions of the NFC and AFC playing each other.

i guess so.
i usually root for the underdog.
i like the upset.
do you bet on the game?

I am not allowed to gamble because I work for a company that makes tracking chips in shoulder pads!

thats great!

LOL.

the tracking chips.

can they track players off the field to make sure they dont go to the same restaurants as cheerleaders?

I would guess so, although players don't wear shoulder pads to restaurants.

Maybe ask Matt Patricia, who is both a coach and a rocket scientist.

the chips are only in the shoulder pads?

Ok, so that won't work.

Matt might have a way to keep track of those guys and their eating habits.

True.

A big change from the first nfl playoff game in 1932!

I think that the NFL has come a long way.

The players make more, the teams are bigger, everything is bigger.

A lot of injuries, though.

Anyway, great chat!

Thanks!

I think I will go read up on the 32 teams in the NFL.

Enjoy!
I'll talk to you later, I'm sure.

No problem.
RPI is a cool university!


Hi, how are you doing today?

I am good, thanks.

I'm wondering if you are a football fan like me?

I know a lot of people are sad the season is over, especially since fantasy football is such a hit.

I like football, but I don't get much chance to watch.

usually I try to catch the SB.

What is the SB?

I know if fantasy football it's all about the picks and people plan for weeks.

Super Bowl.
Sorry, should have made that clear.
I've never played fantasy sports.
What's the goal?
How do you win?
What do you win?

Oh, duh, sorry.

The goal is to draft the best team by picking members from all teams to make the best.

Did you know bowlers in the 1960's made more than NFL players?

I believe it.

Bowlers had their golden age.

Many leagues and lots of local interest.

Then the modern gladiators showed up and stole the show.

Yes!

I used to bowl myself on a league.

I am  more of a football fan.

I know former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a fumble in his career!

How did he do that?
special gloves?
Giant hands?
Did he get a bonus?
I hope so!

I think just raw talent.

It's hard to say if he got a bonus since the NFL has a total of 32 teams.

It's hard to keep up.

I can't keep up.

That's why I follow during the playoffs.

I think that it would be interesting to see if a woman could play.

Actually, the NFL has no rules against women playing as long as they meet the league's eligibility requirements!

I figure that a woman could be akicker or something.

They should be referees and such.

I would say.

I would not want to see a man v woman contact.

Yes, I think it would make the viewers squeamish.

Maybe women on women though.

That could be fun.

I am not sure I could watch!

Although the average game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.

That seems short, but I guess they stand around waiting a lot.

Great work, if you can get it.

Yeah, no kidding.

Although the average lifetime salary of engineers is higher than the average lifetime earning of an NFL player.

Plus fewer concussions too.

I think it would be better for women to go into engineering.

Yeah, no kidding!

I know the cheerleaders on the Saints have to leave a restaurant if a team player is there.

Sexism, plain and simple.
Anyway, great chatting!

Great chatting with you too!

Thanks!

Take care!


Are you a football fan?

A little bit, yourself?

Yes i find it curious that the Iowa States visiting locker room is painted pink.

i wonder if it's to intimidate the other team?

Maybe but that would just make me mad and focused!

The opposite of what they want!

Did you see where there was once a football game score of 222-0?

No i never saw that game.

That is ridiculous they should have a mercy rule or something.

Who was that?

Georgia tech V cumberland!

Wow i did not hear about this game.
Was it recent?

no, I think it was back in the day!

Espn won an emmy for that superimposed line they use though.

Yeah to help viewers see where the first down line is.

I love that line, haha!

You know there is a RB that never fumbled the ball his entire career?

no!
Who was that?

He's a former patriot Benjarvus Green-Ellis.

Wow!

did you hear the NFL finally drafted a woman since there is no rule against it?

No i didn't hear the actually drafted one.

Do you know who she is?

I don't.

but I bet if you google you will find her!

I wonder if they will use those chips in her uniform to see how she does?

Well the whole purpose is no discrimination so i don't see why not.

They should just create a women league like the wnba.

I wonder if it would get watched?

did you know a game generally only has 11 minutes of live play?

That's crazy and hard to believe.

So there are 32 teams, do you have a favorite?

not really, I like the New orleans Saints.

How bout you?

The team yes the rule about the cheerleaders no.

Have you heard of that rule?

I'm assuming it has something to do with employee fraternization?

What Rule?
Great chatting with you!


are you a football fan

I am.

I used to watch NFL Sunday all the time.

I don't anymore though.

How about you?

I watch every Sunday.

it is my favorite time.

Did you know that quarterback's average passing was 93.6 now

That's really impressive.

I find it more interesting that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.

It's still fun to watch

I know.

I think because the league prefers offense over defense nowaday

I believe that.

The fans want action all of the time.

Watching defensive play after defensive play can get annoying.

Also, you want point grabbers on your fantasy team too.

Defense doesn't always help you win.

Did you know that the university football locker room was painted in all pink

That's a great way to mess with the visiting team!

Do you play fantasy football?

hahaha.
Yeah, I play occasionally.
You?

I used to.

I actually used to love playing fantasy Hockey.

I was much better at that.

I never knew that ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line!

I didn't think you could win an emmy for that.

I did not that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee

I can see that.

I didn't know it actually existed though.

It's like in Vegas - you can bet on anything

Also, do you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving fantasy and reality

That is really interesting.

Almost as interesting as the fact that the Saints' cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player

I think they do not want any distraction.

Hahah

Probably.

I guess it's written into their contract.

football players are having too much troubles already

That's true.

But it seems everyone else has to change their ways for them.

I believe so because money talks

It absolutely does.

by the way, nice chatting with you.
Happy holiday

Same to you!
Happy Holidays!

bye


HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

Hi, do you play fantasy football?

NO, I DO NOT.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

No, are you a 49'ers fan?

Garoppolo the quarterback has had his struggles and fantasy football players are making their choices.

I AM NOT A HUGE FAN OF FOOTBALL.

JUST WATCH IT WHEN I CAN.

The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0.

THIS TRULY INSANE!

I don't play fantasy football, but I might try out fantasy drafting the national spelling bee.

Apparently, people do that.

COOL.
I DIDNT REALLY KNOW THAT

How would you like to be part of Fantasy Congress?

Players can draft members of congress and bet on legislature success.

THAT IS NOT BAD AT ALL.

I WOULD DEFINETLY WANT TO BE PART OF THAT

Did you hear that the lifetime average earnings of an engineer is higher than that of an average mlb or nfl player?

Sounds like a good occupation.

BUT ALSO REQUIRES A LOT OF EDUCATION.
I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS NOT THAT EASY

No, I studied it for a few years and changed majors.

It is very difficult and you have to like that type of material to study it.

OF COURSE.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT

If you visit the University of Iowa, you can see a pink locker room!

YEP.

I READ THAT TOO.

VERY INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT AT THE SAME TIME

Did you hear that bowlers in the 60's were very well paid?

They made twice as much as top football stars at the time

YEP..A janitor from chicago wrote over six years a 15,145-page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations called "in the realms of the unreal", which was only discovered after his death..

FASCINATING, ISN'T IT?

Wow.
Fantasy sure is prominent everywhere.

New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.

iSN'T THIS A LITTLE TOO MUCH?

That sounds sexist.

Do you think a woman will make it to the NFL.

There is no rule against it?

EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T A RULE AGAINST IT, i DON'T THINK SO

Nice talking to you.
Who you rooting for in the Superbowl?


Good morning!
Do you follow the NFL?

I do, I even play a fantasy football game, what about you?

I love playing fantasy football.

Have played for bout 17 or 18 years now.

Did you know that they even have a fantasy league for congress?

I dont really know that but I do know a bit about players QB Macus Mariona is a bad choice, one of the worst QBs in the season

I agree.

I kind of thought he was a little overrated when he was drafted.

Yeah only 13 TD passes which is low for a QB, he did have a better season the previous year

Saquon Barkley should be a good pick for the fantasy draft next season.

Im not aware of that player in what position does he play?

He is a running back for the New York Giants.

Oh I see, he must be a great choice then so fantasy football, people seem to love fantasy leagues not only sports but just about anything

Yes they do.

They even have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee.

I have no idea how that works though.

No idea either it does sound kind of boring theres even a fantasy congress league

I've heard about that league.

That's where players draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.

Sounds like a snoozefest to me.

Sounds  also really boring, who knows it might be interesting, so do you also like fantasy novels?

Can't say that I do.
lol  Do you like them?

I do like them, interesting fact but a janitor wrote over 15,145 pages of fantasy but never published his work

That's a lot of writing.

I wonder why after putting all that work into it he never published it.

Maybe it was back in the days before the internet where you had to have a book deal to get published.

Maybe he didnt think his book had potential or was waiting to finish it, he died and then the piece of literature got discovered so its hard to tell now

I agree with you.

Did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?

Thats interesting I didnt know that, our brain is sure full with mysteries

I agree!
It's been fun chatting with you!

Yeah, its also been great chatting with you, thanks for the chat.


Do you watch football much?

I do from time to time.

me too, I am a university of iowa football fan, they paint their visitors locker room pink!

That's cool.
Do you watch the NFL at all?

I love watching the NFL, out of the 32 teams, my favorite is the vikings, do you have a favorite?

I like the Cardinals and 49ers.

nice I was a 49ers fan back in the day.

I loved Jerry Rice and Steve Young.

Games were more exciting back then.

Now gametime is only like 11 minutes of actual playing

I know!

Do you follow the odds for each team winning at all"

I do not, what are they?

It is part of how the betting on each team is handled.

There is an over/under on each team winning.

Gotcha, I think your teams have low odds of winning it all currently, that may change with better picks.

Did you know who benjarvus green ellis was?

I think he was a running back.

You are correct about my teams winning it all.

The Vikings do not appear to be doing to well either.

nope lol.

Maybe Benjarvus needs to come back and teach our teams how to not fumble the ball!

LOL!

It seems when the Vikings play the Packers one should pick the Packers.

What do you think?

Well not now, packers are almost worst than both our teams lol!

I think the vikings and 49ers could beat them 222-0 like georgia tech beat a team in 1916

I doubt it.

I would say the Packers are favored over the Vikings.

I would not bet against Rogers.

That is true, he is pretty prime time.

He is my quarterback for my fantasy football team, I can't bet against him

LOL!

Did you know that one of the most expensive high school football stadiums was built in Allen,TX?

I read that in an article, how much was it?

that is a waste of money in my opinion!

It was $60 million.

I know that is a ton of money!

Did you also know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team?

Wow that is so much money!

I did not know about Snoop, I want to hear it.

I will go check it out now.

Have an amazing day friend!


Are you a big NFL fan?

I am.

I like watching football even though the games only have an average of 11 minutes of live game play.

I have heard that before, it's crazy to think of that.

I guess most of the time is spent moving the chains, and player, and coaches.

Yeah.

I think the technology for marking the first down line is pretty amazing.

ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow line we see on TV.

Really?

I didn't know that, very interesting.

I guess that does help a lot with the viewers.

Yeah.

Technology is huge in football.

The NFL now uses tracking chips in sholder pads to record player movement on the field.

They also track ball movement.

Yeah I can see them doing that.

I know they are tracking a lot more when it comes to hitting too, the helmets I think have trackers.

I would have liked to be the engineer who designed the tracking chips.

Did you know that the average engineer makes more in a lifetime than the average NFL player?

Wow, I would never have guessed that about them.

Yeah.

In the 60's the top bowlers made twice as much asthe top football stars!

Crazy!

No way that's crazy.

I guess the dream job would be pro bowler in the 60's lol!

That would be crazy.

Imagine if we had fantasy leagues for pro bowling.

We do have fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee!

That would be too funny, and really, that is pretty unbelievable.

I guess there is a fantasy comic who has been knighted.

That would be awesome to be knighted.

There was once a janitor from Chicago who wrote a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript over six years.

That guy deserves to be knighted.

Wow yeah that is the guy that should have been.

Are you into the Lord of the Rings fantasy novels?

Not really.

I have them on my list to read and watch.

I did enjoy the Harry Potter fantasies.

I have not read those but have read half of the Tolkien fantasy novels.

That's cool.

It's crazy to think that a single fold in the brain makes the difference in our perceptions of reality and fantasy.

Tolken must have had a very tight fold!

That is a crazy idea, and yeah he must have!

If you could write a fantasy novel, would it be based on oral traditions or would it likely be based on more modern media?

I think traditions, modern media is pretty gross if you ask me.

I like old time stuff better myself.

I agree.
Have a great night!


Do you watch the NFL?

I do watch the NFL.
I watch the Super Bowl.
What about you?

I watched it, I thought it was boring this year.

Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for the 1st down market you see on tv?

Wow that's crazy.

I don't know if that's worth it any but it is certainly useful.

I do like the Patriots and I guess that they have a running back was never fumbled the ball.

They should give him the ball every time.

Or at least I would haha

Yeah, me too.

Hilarious, but you know there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay during a full game.

Well like you said the Super Bowl was really boring this year so that kind of does not surprise me haha another boring game would be the highest scoring football game ever.

It was 222 to 0 haha

Crazy!

Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips in players shoulder pads?

That actually scared me.

I'm sure they get a lot of great stats that they can use like the rotation of the ball.

But I just hope that they keep it in the game and they don't put it on actual citizens like you or me

Yeah, I wonder if it is the NFL collecting it or the teams themselves to optimize plays.

But it's both honestly.

What are your thoughts on the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders being forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as an NFL player?

I think a lot of teams actually have that.

The Redskins have one too where players can't fraternize with the cheerleaders.

Oh I didn't know that.

It seems very outdated but I guess they might have a reason for it.

Do you know any Engineers that you're friends with?

yeah, I'm one and I have a bunch of friends that do it.

On average we make more than a football player!

Oh that's awesome.

And yep that is what I have heard did you know that the NFL has no rule against female players.

Do you think we'll see one in our lifetime?

I've heard that before, but I don't know if Americans can stomach seeing a woman getting injured on the field.

That's a good point that I never thought about.

What is also interesting to me is that an NFL game only has about 10 or 11 minutes to it that seems super low.

Yeah, that makes sense, it is mostly standing around if you ask me.

I still love the game, but the clock watching gets annoying.

Yep I agree with that.
Do you watch any fantasy movies.
Or do you do fantasy football at all

I used to play fantasy football, but I no longer have the time for it to be honest.

What about you?

I never played fantasy football but I did hear that they have fantasy National Spelling Bee and also fantasy Congress that seems so stupid haha

Weird, I wonder how they rate the players ahead of time?

Well nice chatting with you!


Do you like football?

I do watch some once in a while, you?

I have a passing knowledge.
How familiar are you with the sport?

I know some of the basics, but I also know that there is really only 11 minutes of active game play.

Crazy seeing how long the games are.

I agree.

It is also interesting how they have no rule against female players?

However, I wonder if the eligibility requirements inherently disqualify them?

They might, or just make it so they wont want to play.

I mean I think anyone who is good enough should be eligible to play.

But I can imagine many women who would want to go up against 300 pound linemen

It is a dangerous sport and I don't think football is as developed a sport for women comparatively to most other sports

I would agree.

They even have chips in shoulderpads to record moves of players and with that they can see how hard they get hit.

I heard they also put chips in the footballs themselves to gather data on velocity, rotation, speed, and location

Yeah, with that do you think it could also help determine reviews?

Like use that data to say where the ball was or wasnt at any given point.

That I am not sure since I am not sure how much of that data is effective real time

The yellow line sure helped things develop in terms of home viewership, so much so that ESPN won an Emmy for it

True.

It probably made things much more digestible for the general audience and promoted its popularity

Did you know that the highest scoring and biggest spread was in a game in 1916?

I imagine it was at least hundreds apart?

I dont even see how that is possible.

That one team must have been really bad.

Perhaps a combination of the winning team being just that good and the losing team being so bad

Ive seen some blow outs, but never by that much.

Did you every play fantasy football?

I never have, but my brother gets seriously into it.

Ah well I would recommend it.
In any case, thanks for chatting.


I never knew the NFL was the highest professional level of football in the world.

Did you?

I did.

The 17 week regular season is my favorite sports season.

Do you watch the playoffs?

I do.

There are four division winners for each conference that advance to the playoffs.

the Ravens are my favorite team.

Interesting.

I understand that computer chips are used to track movements of players and the ball.

That is really high tech.

I know.

Not like it used to be.

I knew they were in the ball, but didn't know they were in the shoulder pads of the players.

So are women allowed to play?

Yes, but none have met the league's eligibility requirements as of yet.

I wonder what the requirements are.

I have watched a super bowl every now and then and those are good.

I do as well.

What else is there to do on the first Sunday in February?

They are, but I like the playoffs more.

More of an emphasis on the game and not so much on the show.

I never thought about it but that's true.

It does seem to play up the commercials and half time performances.

Very much so.

There is a game between the champions of the NFC and AFC, but alot of times the playoff games are the better ones.

When do the playoffs start?

This weekend.

My favorite team, the Raven's, plan on Sunday.

Who do they play?
I know there are two conferences.
Which one are they in?

They play in the AFC and play the Chargers this weekend.

The cheerleaders have been around town hyping the game, but they usually cannot hand out with the players.

Are there rules against that?

Yes.

The Saints cheerleaders cannot even eat in the same restaurant as the players.

I guess it is to keep the players from getting distracted or from bad press about teams.

I'm sure.

Even if the cheerleader is already there, if a player walks into the restaurant the cheerleader has to leave.

That's pretty strict.


I remember JJ Watt called Andy Dalton the Little Red BB gun with his arm, he the worst quarterback in the AFC North

Don't know much about football, you say he was the worst quarterback.

who was the best?

I would have to say it was the Baltimore Raven's rookie QB Lamar Jackson seeing as how he was the only one in the division to get his team to the playoffs.

But I can admit, I'm biased

That's cool i remember seeing the Cleveland brows play once how's there QB?

Baker Mayfield?

He's good..

I believe Cleveland would have actually made the playoffs if he had started the whole season but I believe they named him the starter after like 6 weeks

I heard that the Iowa Universities looker room is painted pink for the visiting team.

Really?

That's pretty interesting but if I was the opposite team that would just make me more angry on the field lol the defense and pass rushers are probably on the field trying to knock their heads off

Right i feel the same way!!

Did you know that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as nfl players?

Wow, when you think about how much the top earners in the NFL make today that's almost mind blowing.

That almost as crazy as people fantasy drafting the national spelling Bee.

Yeah know that is crazy.
What about fantasy congress.

Where players draft members of congress and base the points off legislative success?

that sounds so boring in comparison to fantasy sports and I really don't even know how you would gauge "legislative success"

Well if we believe that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy then who know, lol!

Haha crazy but true..Do you think we'll ever see a female player in the NFL?

To my surprise, they are allowed to play as long as they meet the eligibility requirements.

Yeah i heard that and am surprised we haven't yet.

Personally i think they should just have their own league like the WNBA.

That would actually be pretty cool and I may enjoy watching that better than the NFL lol They should be allowed to be more than just cheerleaders, especially for the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints cheerleaders can't even eat in the same establishment as an NFL player and they even would have to get up and leave if one entered after them...Sounds like throwback jim crow laws

Don't start, lol!

However that id very sexist.

On a lighter note did you hear about a janitor that wrote everyday over six years.

15,145 pages?

Yeah that's very impressive, I wish he would have been alive to see his work discovered.

I wonder what ever became of the works?

Hopefully it was created and his family received the proceeds.

That would be the right thing to do.

Did you know that ESPN won an Emmy award?

Yeah i figured that as the world wide leader in sports, but I had no idea it was for creating the  first down marker superimposed on our televisions in yellow.

That yellow line definitely makes the came more enjoyable and easy to follow at times.

so well deserved lol

I agree my friend.

So the NFL merged with the AFL after being formed in 1920 as the American Football League.

yes one of the greatest and most profitable mergers of all time...I bet they never imagined the game would expand to have 32 teams

Yeah humble beginnings.

You know there is a RB who has never fumbled the ball in his career?

Yes, I remember watching Green-Ellis play.

he wasn't too shabby.

Well I enjoyed talking to you, I learned a few things.


Do you watch football much?

I sure do!

With 32 teams in the NFL it is on all the time at my place!

For sure, do you have a favorite of the 32?

I really just like them all!

Can you believe the NFL's rule about females?

what is their rule, I don't think they have rules towards females do they?

You are right!

They have no rule against females playing as long as they can meet the league's eligibility requirements.

Nice, I wonder why we have never seen that before.

I heard the saints have a rule regarding their female cheerleaders, kind of sexist, have you heard of it?

Yes, if you are talking about the rule where cheerleaders are forbidden to eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player.

yea that one, that is so weird.

I don't understand it, what are your thoughts?

I wonder why it was made, so what if a cheerleader and a player are married?

Then what?

Boom, mind blown!

lol I wonder if it was an old rule back in the day, at least I hope so

I know!

But who knows.

So, can you believe that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is  more than an NFL player?

That is crazy, but believable, nfl careers tend to be short.

The engineers make chips to track data and deserve more money

Yes, you are right.
They NFL even uses data chips!

wow, I wonder what they track, do you know?

They use tracking chips in the players shoulder pads and in the footballs.

Do they track like velocity, rotation, and their every move?

Yes, that is exactly it.

That must really help make for some detailed game plans!

I agree.

Have you ever heard of Benjarvus Green Ellis?

The name rings a bell.
Was he a Patriot?

Yep and a Bengal I think.
He never fumbled once in his career!

Wow!
That's quite an accomplishment.
What position did he play?

He was a running back.

He had a lot of carries too so that was amazing, it was so nice chatting with you!


Do you keep up with the NFL at all?

Yea, I follow it like everyday.

It's interesting how Todd Gurley signed a $45 million extension with the Rams and then ended up injured

Especially since Gurley is a RB.

That's the largest guarantee for that position

Yea, I wonder how much that influenced Le'von Bell not to sign with the Steelers

I guess the lifespan for running backs isn't very long, and some think Bell may only have one or two more seasons left.

The deal he was offered is a five year deal

I heard Bell wanted $17 million a season, I wouldn't want to do that for five years

Most start to decline in skill once they reach 27.

Quarterbacks have a longer lifespan in the NFL

Yea, Alex Smith said he had a lot of years left but that was before his injury

It's amazing how many injuries occur in a game that really only has about 11 minutes of gameplay

Yea, I bet the injuries is a major reason why engineers make more on average than nfl players in their lifetime

It might also be why we don't see women playing in the NFL despite there not being a rule preventing it

Yea but I can see a woman playing at place kicker one day

I've heard that might be happening.

She probably wouldn't mind the pink visitor's lockers at the University of Iowa

Well there are female bowlers, I wonder if they made more than the top football stars in the 1960s

If they did, television probably ruined that for them, especially when the game became easier to understand with the yellow first down line created by ESPN.

They deserved the Emmy for that one

Yea I'm surprised no one thought of the yellow first down line sooner than espn

True.

I wonder who came up with the idea to embed chips in the footballs and shoulder pads for record data.

It probably paved the way for fantasy football

yea but fantasy events have gotten out of hand, there is even a fantasy draft for the spelling bee

Not just the spelling bee, but for Congress as well.

That seems like a lot

Yea I'm not a big fan of Fantasy congress

Me neither.
I don't pay enough attention for that


Do you watch football?

Yes i love football.
Do you?

Yeah, I like to watch it on Sundays.

I like Saturdays too because I like college football.

Did you know that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums are for college football teams?

Yeah, the thing is, I never have time on Saturdays to watch.

Oh, I hear you.

Do you ever watch or go to high school games?

Nah, high school football is no good around here.

What about you?

I don't know honestly.

We have some teams that have won state championships in the area but i don't ever go to the games.

I would think it would be more interesting if you went to the actual school.

I would think so too but there's a school in Allen, Texas that spent 60 million dollars to build a football stadium to seat 18,000 people.

Wholly molly!

That is a ton of money, hopefully they have a lot of fans.

I hope so too and I hope they have a lot of rich residents to pay for that stadium.

Yeah, me too.

Did you know the highest scoring game ever was 222-0?

No!
What teams did that?

Georgia Tech versus Cumberland.

That sounds like two college teams.

That couldn't have been any time recently right?

No way, that was way back in 1916.

I don't think they wore helmets then either.

LOL

I guess they didn't have much on defenses either.

Yeah, I wonder if Cumberland was even on the field.

LOL, Well, nice chatting with you!

It doesn't sound like they were.

Georgia Tech was either super good or had no competition.

It's been nice chatting with you too!

Yeah.
Hilarious, what a debacle.
Well, have a nice day!


Hello, do you like football?

Hi there, yes I do like it actually some of them as they can mean a different thing in various countries

Yeah that is true, do you like american football?

I actually do .

U of Iowa painted their visitor locker room pink

Hmm I wonder if that is supposed to have any effect on the opposing team or what

Yeah I wonder about that too.

DId you know football players made more money than football ones in the 60s?

Wow that is interesting.

Do you know what the highest score in college football is?

I think it is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland

Yeah what a game that must have been..
I bet Georgia Tech still brags about it

I bet so too.
Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?

Yeah they won it for the superimposed yellow line

Yeah and I am grateful for that because it makes game watching much easier at home

Agreed there, for sure.

DO you know who Benjarvus Green-Ellis is?

Yeah that is the rb who never fumbled the ball in his career

Yeah that is him.
Did you know women can play in the NFL?

Yeah since there is no rule against them,, as long as they qualify

Yes that is true.

An average game lasts only 11 minutes too.

Yeah that is pretty short and yet we are glued to the tv for hours

Tell me about it.

Engineers make more over their lifetime than football players.

I guess that makes sense since they have longer careers over the lifetime

THat is actually a really good point.
Nice chat.


Hello there, are you a fan of the NFL?

Hi!

Yes, I really enjoy watching all forms of sports though I'm not too familiar with fantasy football, are you?

I am, but I just started playing recently, I think fantasy baseball is the most fun surprisingly.

Why is it surprisingly fun?

Do the same number of players play on the field as does the real game?

I am not as much into baseball as I am the other sports, but it makes the game a lot more fun to follow.

You have the same number of offensive players I think, and then like 6 spots for pitching.

Oh sorry, I think I meant fantasy football but thanks for clarifying, I'm not familiar with baseball at all as I am with football.

If rb Benjarvus Green-Ellis had broken his non-fumble record during the superbowl, I think the game would've been more entertaining to watch.

Yeah the super bowl this year was pretty much a dud from the fans' perspective.

Last years was much better.

I couldn't agree more, though I think people who participated in sports betting would've enjoyed this year's game a lot more than last year.

That you are probably right about.

Speaking of football, do you know what the highest scoring game pro or college ever was?

I don't know what the highest score was, but if I had to take a guess, would it be in the seventies?

I guess it was 222-0!

In a college game Georgia Tech beat Cumberland.

That must've been a long time ago because I don't remember seeing anything on the news or social media discussing that.

I'd imagine feeds would be flooded with jokes at the team!

I would also be surprised if female players played in the NFL because there's no rules against it.

Yeah i'm sure it was a long time ago.

I think that would be very cool if a female player would make a team.

Yeah, I would love to see that though I'd imagine they would have to be extremely buff to survive a tackle from those professional linebackers!

Yeah and be very fast, but it could happen, I know there are girls out there trying to make it.

Yeah, that'll be a big step above how the Saints treat their cheerleaders because they are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as the players.

I read that, I think that rule is pretty outdated and rather silly to be honest.

Yeah I agree, do you have any clue or theories as to why they initiated that rule in the first place?

Who knows, they probably don't want them dating the cheerleader from the team, but that's just a random thought.

Yeah, that's a good theory.

I can't think of any but I wonder what color the University of Iowa's cheerleader's locker room is painted since they painted the visitor's locker rooms completely pink.

Yeah isn't that pretty funny?

I wonder who was in charge that gave the final ok for them to paint it that way.

Has to be the head coach whenever the opposing team's coach made him angry so to get back at them, that's what they did to get in their heads.


Are you a fan of football?

I am, I like college and NFL.
What about you?

I am.

Did you know the highest score was 222-0?

Yeah, didn't Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad?

Yeah, that was the game.
Crazy, right?

Yeah it is.

I wonder if Cumberland even put up a fight?

Guess you had to be there to know!

I wonder if they painted their visitor locker room pink like University of Iowa?

That'd make me want to beat somebody that bad.

haha

Would you consider that cheating?

It's not cheating if it works against you.

That's true!

Did you know bowlers in the 60s made more than NFL stars.

That's crazy to think.

I'm sure it's the other way around big time now.

But they do say that engineers lifetime earnings is higher than the lifetime earnings of an NFL player.

I can believe that.

I think some players don't play that long or make that much.

They say the average career is 3.3 years for an NFL player.

That's kind of interesting seeing as so many players have long careers.

Well, gameplay is only 11 minutes as well.

It's crazy that it takes almost 3 hours for 11 minutes of gameplay.

Exactly, usually more than 3 hours to be honest.

LOL

That is true.

Maybe they should get some female players out there.

They could speed things up.

There's no rule against them player anyways.

Yeah, there were female players in high school.

Anyways, nice chatting with you!

I remember playing with some as well.

Yeah, there were a few in my high school league.

Have a good evening.

I hope you have a good evening too.


Hi, how are you?
Do you follow football?

I do, it's my favorite sport.
Do you?

I sometimes follow it.

Around playoffs.

Did you hear that the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is  painted pink?

I did, I wonder if they think that will throw off their opponent?

I guess that's the idea.

I can't imagine it really working or everyone would do it.

Yeah I think it must be more of a tradition now, I doubt a color would really affect another team's performance.

The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0.

Would pink locker rooms have helped Cumberland, do you think?

I don't think anything would have helped Cumberland that day.

Probably only a freak hurricane.

In the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.

I wonder how much they actually made though.

I know that some of the players for my favorite team in the 60's had offseason jobs.

I've heard that too.

Now they need to learn to manage money.

An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.

That seems short to me.

They have to fit in all those ads!

Sometimes I like to watch hockey or basketball live more because of that.

That's true.

The ads take up a lot of time in NFL TV games.

Especially during the Super Bowl.

They charge millions of dollars for those ads!

Quite true.

The fans in the stands have to wait for the game to start up again.

Sometimes there are videos, songs, or presentations in the stadium during those stoppages.

If not, it would be super boring.

I imagine it would be.

It might be interesting to see women in the game.

The NFL has no written rule against female players

I would be worried that they would get seriously hurt, there are over 300 pound men playing some of those positions.

Those hits have to do some major damage.

True.
11 minutes of combat.

I'm all for women breaking barriers and the belief that they can accomplish anything a man can, but not when there is a chance for major injury just based on a size advantage.

True.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!

So did I, have a great day!


Hello, do you like fantasy?

Hello.

I really do.

It is some of my favorite genre of books.

Do you like it?

I do as well.
I also like fantasy sports.
Do you play any fantasy sports?

No I never really got into fantasy sports.

To be honest I'm not really sure how they work.

Do people pick someone off stats or based on the teams?

Yep pretty much.

I love playing fantasy football.

Did you know there is a fantasy national spelling bee?

Now that is a fantasy team I could see myself making.

Or the one where they do the fantasy congress.

I don't think I'm knowledgable enough to do the sports ones.

I just watch for fun sometimes.

Haha that would be a fun one to play with Congress.

Did you know a single fold in the brain is what makes the difference between reality and fantasy?

The human body really is a remarkable thing.

Just think that one fold allowed a humble janitor to write an amazing fantasy masterpiece.

I would love to read that.

I would love reading that too.

It was 15,145 pages long.

That would take me a long time to read lol.

True.

I think a few hundred pages are illustrations though so that helps.

They should publish it in several books and see what the public things.

It sounds fascinating.

That does sound really cool to check out.

Do you like football?

I don't mind it.

I live in football country so it is hard to avoid.

I don't have a particular team to root for but it is fun to watch sometimes.

Do you watch a lot?

I love football.

Iowa painted their opposing team locker room pink.

That sounds like a very Iowa thing.

There is a huge rivalry between the college teams in Iowa.

I could see them doing it to try and intimidate the other team in some way.

The average NFL game is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.

It really seems like it should be longer than that but I suppose there is the huddles and waiting for the snap.

Did you know that ESPN actually got an award for the creation of the yellow line on the field image?

I did see that about ESPN.

I love that yellow line.

I don't know what I would do without it.

Yeah it really makes it easier for the viewers to follow along at home.

That was a well deserved award.

Definitely.

The NFL has no written rule against women playing in the league.

It might not be a written rule but the requirements are so out there that no woman is ever going to be anything more than a cheerleader on a pro team.

And usually not a well treated one at that especially in New Orleans.

For sure.

I could see them being a kicker one day.

Well, it was good chatting.

Take care.


hey did you know the nfl has no rule against female players?

Smart move, no law suits that would be obvious and easy to pursue.

ya that iss true, do you think we'll ever see one?

I think its lpossible in our lifetime

I just say something about girl who is trying to turn pro.

Its seems a stretch, maybe as a kicker or punter.

ya I could see that, do you watch the nfl?

A game actually only has about 11 mins of actual gameplay apparently

I just watch a few games here and there.

Not so excited to see a bunch of millionaires play a game.

How about you?

ya I don't watch any sports but I watched the superbowl, did you hear abou the weird rule the NFL has for Saints cheerleads?

That is such a wierd rule.
I wonder what the reason is?
No hanky panky?

lol, must be yes to prevent that sort of thing, I

Not sure an engineer makes more than an NFL player.

ya I think that was calculated over their lifetime, an nfl player makes a lot but only plays until age 40 or so

Its funny that they have chips in the players sholder pads.

ya that is crazy, I'm just hopeful they never make citizens wear those, thats too much information to share!

Do you do any fantasy football?

I don't actually, but I did see that people will do fantasy everything, even spelling bees!

They were actually betting on how many times they would say gronk in the super bowl.

Maybe not a fanatasy league but a wierd sports related fact.

haha that is weird, do you do any fantasy stuff?

I guess people also do fantasy politics

I don't just don't have the passion for it, you?

no I don't, and I just don't care about sports personally haha, have you read anything about Terry Pratchett?

I have not read about Terry Prachett, whats up with him?

well apparently he was knighted, he writes fantasy comedy novels, and so if he was knighted then I would assume his work must be good!

I am not sure about that some people who have been knighted are real losers in my book.

haha like who?

one guy who is not a loser is the Benjarvus Green-Ellis, he has never fumbled a football!


Are you a football fan?

Do you follow NFL or do fantasy football?

No not really.
How bout yourself?
Are you a redskins fan?

Don't really follow football until the playoffs.

Not really a redskins fan.

Surprised they still have changed their name.

I think they are talking about it, but haven't made a decision yet.

Apparently the Cleveland Browns are pretty bad too.

The Browns are known for a terrible defense.

I wonder if they paint their locker room walls brown for inspiration.

If so, it ain't working.

:)  Trent Williams is leading the offensive line for the Redskins this season.

How has he done?
Should I have put money on the 'Skins?

Not really well apparently, his running average is terrible!

Could you imagine a women's football team?

WOuld you watch that?

I think they've had league with women, but they are running around in skimpy uniforms.

I would rather have women in the NFL.

Me too.

That was like the lingerie league or something, right?

I wonder if women could take the impact of a tackle like men can?

I suppose it depends on the woman, but I expect that women would be kickers, punters, etc.

Not much contact.

I'm sure they would use the tracking chips on the women like they do the men to find out.

But I imagine the women would need to play like the men too.

That would be interesting to compare men and women and their movement on the field.

It would be funny to see male cheerleaders too.

It would!

Then maybe they would have to leave the restaurant when the women came in!

I still don't know what that accomplishes for the NO Saints.

Is it supposed to prevent romance?

That and probably problems between the two.

If they got rowdy together, it might be a problem.

Have you ever watched the national spelling bee?

No, haven't watched it.

Apparently people fantasy draft it too!

I guess if there's a way to gamble, people will find it.

I wonder how much you can win.

I have no idea.
There is a fantasy congress too!
What?
!

Great chat!


Hey you do any fantasy football?
What do you think about Berkley

I do not normally play but he is making a comeback in the FF circles

Well Barclay was the second pick in the 2018 draft, so I know he's really good, do you think he's going to put up a lot of yards this year?

He did well at Penn State as a junior so hopefully he will be able to keep that up in the NFL

Yeah I hope so he seems very promising, also his workload should be minimal which I think will give him a lot of possibilities

I like the NFL a lot - it is curious that in the 60's bowlers made more money than NFL players!

Shocking!

I never would have thought that, what do you think about the highest scoring football game of all time?

I would have left after the first quarter!

Me too!

Especially if I were rooting for Cumberland that is quite a loss LOL

Yes and back in 1916 there was not even our magical yellow line

Nope that might have actually helped them out haha.

Maybe they would not have lost so badly, it was definitely worth giving ESPN an Emmy for creating that

I love how my school Iowa paints the visiting team's locker room pink just to screw with the other team

Haha that is funny.

Did you go to that school?

I love the Patriots, and I personally love that one of their players has never fumbled the ball, that's so good

Yes he is amazingly good.

The NFL only has 11 minutes of live gameplay so that is not that much time per game

Not a lot of time at all!

What is shocking to me though is that females can actually play for the NFL, there is no rule against it

Yes as a kid I always wanted to play in the NFL or the MLB but being a tiny girl never quite made the team!

Luckily my career as an engineer will pay me more over the long run

Well that's good because you'll make more over your lifetime!

What do you think about how the Saints treat cheerleaders though?

My friend was a cheerleader in college and he would not have appreciated having to leave a restaurant if a player entered

Oh for sure.

That is very rude!

They would never allow a female player.

I do like what the NFL is doing with tracking chips however.

Yes it is interesting.

They can track the speed rotation and location of the balls and also of the players, very technologically advanced

Yes did you watch the Super Bowl on the first sunday in February?

It was rather boring this year

Yes I agree it was really boring.

They should have added some fantasy into it, do you ever do fantasy football by the way?

Or fantasy Spelling Bee for that matter haha


Are you a fan of the NFL?

Yeah, pretty much!

One thing I don't understand is why they have to trade team members.

It just kind of ruins it for me, or at least makes it hard to stay loyal to any one team.

You?

For sure, you can't get into a groove if you don't have the chemistry.

You bring up a good point.

Which one of the 32 teams is your favorite?

Yeah, I root for the seattle seahawks, because it's my home team.

The new colors are kind of horrible though.

Which team is your favorite?

Nice go seahawks!

They could be worst, my team is the vikings, purple and gold!

Heh,, wooo extravagant colors!

The former Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has NEVER fumbled the football in his entire career!

That is an amazing feat!

He needs to coach the new RBs how to play, they always fumble!

I wonder what the difference is now.

I heard that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much money as the top football stars!

Crazy!

That is so different these days, I wonder what the difference in pay is now.

Probably so much.

Do you like college football?

I've never really been into college football.

I guess if I had to choose a team it would be "the UNLV Rebels".

What about you?

I never knew they had a team.

I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, they paint their visiting locker rooms pink

Haha!
Well that's not very nice of them!
Kind of funny though!

for sure, I think it deals with psychology and psyching the other team out into a calming mood, pretty crazy stuff right there

yeah that's really interesting!

I should paint my house pink to attempt to calm myself.

Haha.

Did you know that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee?

Lol I need to also.

I did not know that about the spelling bee, I wonder how that works.

Do you play fantasy anything?

No, I never have!

Have you?

Fantasy congress is a thing!

where players draft members of congress and points are based off of legislative success!

I can't imagine all of the fantasy drafts people will think up!

ha that is kind of a cool concept, but I think they need to focus on other things lol.

I can understand them doing fantasy football, but come on!

I know what's next?

Fantasy science and space exploration!

Interesting fact, a single fold in the brain makes a difference between perceiving reality and fantasy!

Scary to think about TBI in that sense.

One hit to the head and a person could be stuck in a fantasy world!

That would be intense to be in TBI from a hit to the head, I would want to get out.

I enjoyed chatting with you!

Yes it was great chatting with you as well!

Have a nice night!

you too, bye!


Do you play fantasy football ?

No I do not do you?

Nor do I, I don't have much time to crunch all the data needed.

Do you enjoy watching the NFL ?

I am actually not a huge fan of football, but I have learned in section 1 of the article to never take a kicker before the final round.

That is in fantasy football where you draft players and compete with you friends on who choose the best players.

There is even a fantasy league for spelling bee.

I see that now, thank you.

I did not know there was a fantasy league for spelling bee either.

You have to really know the children, or just choose the one from your favorite state.

I guess, it is the latter, I am not picturing people taking this seriously.

I think that sounds like a fun way to gamble!

I learned in section 3 the Deshaun Watson, he is a QB and streaked like a comet!

People sometimes use articles to choose their players, what makes him special ?

He racked up 1,472 passing yards and 18 TDs in 5 games.

Than he ended up tearing a ligament in his knee.

I thinks an injury would be bad for your fantasy team, your friend might laugh at your injured player.

Do you read fantasy novels ?

No, I personally do not.

I did read in this article that a janitor from Chicago wrote  15,145 pages over a six year period for his fantasy novel.

That is a great achievement, in school I had trouble writing 2-pages stories.

As did I, I was never really that creative like the janitor was.

If I am reading this right, Lord of the Rings was the first and only fantasy film to win and academy award for best picture.

I brought this up since it is a fantasy novel also.

Did you saw it  ?

I saw it when it first came out, it was good at the time, but I would not watch it again.

No I haven't and probably will not bother watching it.

I am not too fond of fantasy novels, but there is a university that would let you study science fiction and fantasy literature.

Why you don't like fantasy ?

It is a very large field, from magic to science-fiction, books to video games, there is surely a sub-genre that you tolerate.

I should take that back, I do like some.

I like Harry Potter movies.

I do not like fantasy enough to go to college for it though.

There you go, I knew that you could not hate every fantasy-related produce.

I did read Harry Potter books but did not saw the films.

Were they good ?

Yes they are very good!

I recommend watching them when you have a chance.

Thanks I think I will do that, have a nice day.


you can't dispute that NFL is a leader when it comes to sports in  North America

Of course not

I like the fact that the NFL allows women to join their league

They are totally ahead of their time on that front.

But how about those cheerleaders having to leave the restaurants?

I believe that's just particular to New orleans saints cheerleaders and it's 2018 I'm sure it will be addressed

it should be.

Although it amazes me why anyone would put their bodies through playing NFL.

that's legitimately painful.

Things happen, well, im very shocked to know that total life savings of an engineer can be more than that of an NFL career player .

Sad!

That's exactly what I was getting at doesn't seem worth it at all.

I guess it's the glamour.

I mean baseball, basketball and soccer are all great alternatives.

what do you think?

I agree with you but I think it's high time something is done about it

I don't think that is even possible, a lot of schools have all the alternative programs but American Football gets all the glory.

I know quite sad.

Well at least there is something other sports like soccer  can learn from NFL  tracking chips  are embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field

That's kind of being done did you know the world cup ball (soccer) has a chip embedded in it, it measures everything, power etc.

Sweet.

technology is doing a good job for sports

did you know the highest score in soccer is 222-0?

wow, my head can't even imagine 4-0 is quite a blow already but 222-0?

haha yeah.

I'm curious as to how that happened.

maybe i'll google it later.

do you partake in fantasy leagues and such?

No I don't but curious

I never have either, do you / did you play any of the sports we talked about?

I have always been a soccer person

really?
I played soccer as a kid.
guess what position?

I played 7 and I was also a keeper at a point, good old memories

I always played keeper could control the ball worth a lick with my feet.

but put me as a goalie and i'll make sure that ball doesn't pass me.

hahaha.
Thanks for the chat buddy

Like wise, it was fun.
take care good bye

Cheers

Cheers


Hey there how often do you watch football?

I know that my favorite team is the Patriots and I watch them when I can

Hi!

I like to watch occassionally but I find it a little too slow paced for my liking.

Although I believe the highest game on record was somehow 222-0!

Yep you're right!

It was Georgia Tech meeting Cumberland lol imagine how bad you would have felt if you were watching and you were on the side of Cumberland LOL

Oh absolutely, I can imagie it's very demoralizing.

I wonder what's more demoralizing, that or visiting University of Iowa.

They have their visiting locker room painted pink.

Yes I would be very demoralized if that were the locker room color when I walked in haha although I think I might actually play better but that's just me, what about you

Oh I think I would have too haha.

Maybe back when it was painted people cared less about football, like in the 1960s when even bowlers made more money.

Yeah I think that Bowlers made like twice as much as football stars actually, what do you think about ESPN winning an Emmy though?

They want it back or creating the yellow line that you see in football for first downs, kind of wild

Oh I didn't know that!

I think that's nice though, they certainly deserve recognition for it.

I know Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball, I wonder if he got an award for it too.

Yeah he should definitely get an award.

I like the Patriots a lot though, so I'm glad that he plays for them LOL what's your favorite football team?

Oh mine are as well!

I used to like the Saints but ever since finding out the way they treat their cheerleaders it's sort of soured them for me.

Yeah I don't like that either.

I think that cheerleaders shouldn't have to leave if a player walks into a restaurant.

That seems so outdated, what do you think about the tracking chips that use on the field by the way

Oh it definitely is outdated, and surprising considering women are technically allowed in the NFL!

Yep I agree!

Do you think we'll ever see a woman in the NFL by the way?

You think that because theres only 11 minutes of Live gameplay, it wouldn't be that hard to qualify to get into the NFL

I think that's possible!

Maybe that's why the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than those of an NFL player.

Yeah I can see that.

I also think it's weird that they use tracking chips on the field.

I don't know why they need to know about the rotation of balls that are thrown LOL you'd think that they would just look at the footage as it plays back and that it would be enough

Ahah I definitely agree with you there, maybe they should spend less with technological innovation and focus on social issues.

On another note, are you interested in fantasy at all?

Yes I like a little bit of fantasy myself.

I know that people do stuff like National fantasy spelling bees, but I usually stick to just fantasy football

Ahah me as well, but I've been trying to get into it.

I think it's nice being able to transport yourself into a fictional universe and go beyond traditional norms.

Yes I agree with you it's interesting to experience reality in different ways, kind of like if you are missing a fold in the brain, then you can go from experience something that could be reality, or it could be fantasy, depending on the fold LOL

Oh ahah when you put it like THAT it's a lot more scary.

I think I'd prefer to live permanently where fantasy congress exists, I'd draft congress members completely differently.

Yeah that's another weird thing, people do fantasy Congress, have you ever read anything by Terry Pratchett though?

I heard that he has a lot of good books, he was even knighted because he was such a good author


The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.

I had no idea!

I would have thought they did but I guess not.

That is interesting but I wonder what the league's eligibility requirements are.

What if they had to have played football in college?

I am not sure.

Based on the article, they could play.

I think that they are not sexist, just biased against age.

It is interesting that I watch an NFL game that takes usually over three hours and there is only 11 minutes of actual action on average.

That is strange.

The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player and an average mlb player.

Well the average player does not last long in the league.

I look forward to the next wild card game today.

Me too.
What game are you interested in?
Who are you rooting for?

Hopefully the Bears win because I do not like the Eagles.

They are both NFC teams.

Im from chicago and a huge bears fan so I have a rooting interest.

Did you know New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.

To me that makes sense.

Some other companies are like that as well.

Who would you like to see in the Super Bowl?

The bears vs the pats and hope for a repeat of 1985!

Haha I am a Cowboys fan, so the Cowboys against anybody.

Good game yesterday.

I thought you would have lost but pulled it out.

It was a good game.

Very entertaining.

Allen Hurns though...

Yeah that was awful.

Things have certainly changed from the 1960s when professional bowlers made more than stars in football!

Agreed.

Nfl uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field.

they are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.

They should to also check how their equipment is working.

As athletes get bigger and faster they will need to adjust the equipment.

yeah, especially the helmet and concussions.

I wonder how many teams have ripped off Iowa painting their visiting locker room pink.

Seems like excellent psychological warfare.

Agreed.

The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0.

You gotta switch your QB, right?

Haha, they probably did not throw, or they could have used Benjarvus Green-Ellis who never fumbled once his entire NFL career, lol.

Such a good fantasy player.

People fantasy draft the national spelling bee

Good grief, people will bet on anything there is even a fantasy congress league.

Crazy.