Frances McDormand was very progressive in her best actress acceptance speech.

It was powerful and a punch in the gut to the folks who run the Oscars and the committee

I think so too/ She seems like a very strong person.

Were you a fan of hers before the Oscars?

I do not think I've seen any films with her.

I will have to watch some.

Which other movies is she in?

I am not sure but I was confused how the inclusion order does not apply to historical movies

What are your favorite classic films?

To kill a mockingbird is my all time favorite

That's a wonderful book.
I have not seen the film, though.

You should see it.

Just don't bother watching John Carter as I hear it was a flop

Okay I won't.

Did you ever see Black Panther?

Apparently Black Panther might be the richest super hero.

I didn't but was curious to watch Dorothy Steel to see the 91 year old actress everyone is talking about

She is in that film?
I don't recall.

I also wanted to see Forest Whitaker and Lupita as I am a big fan of theirs

I think they could have been used a little more, but the cast was very strong, overall.

Do you think it will win any Oscars?

No, I don't think so.
Maybe for production or something.

DId you know Denzel paid the tuition for the main actor in the movie?

I did not know that.
Is it Michael B Jordan?
Or the Black Panther, himself?

Chadwick Boseman.
He owes Denzel big time...lol

Oh, I think that is Black Panther.
Wonderful chatting!


I think its great that minutuare horses are welcomed as service animals

Me too!

I wonder how many actual service animals are recognized since there are over 20 quintillion animals on the planet.

20 quintillion animals wow!!!

thats a lot, and I bet many of them are service animals,

Do tigers count as service animals because in Asia more tigers are pets than wild?

Maybe they do, that would be interesting, domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads, I bet those tigers have the mark

Probably!

Can you imagine a country having more pets than kids under 15?

Japan has that...

Thats crazy!
thats more than a pet per household,

Yup!
Even Theodore Roosevelt had 20 pets!

20 pets!

he had a zoo at home lol, I wonder what kind of pets he had

I know he had a bear and a hyena.

Can bears and hyenas even be domesticated or even be legal to have as pet!!!

out of the 20 quintillion animals a million are insects

I doubt it!

I do know that cats are domesticated and what's funny is the first cloned cat was named copy cat!

LOL!

That is funny im more of a dog person myself, there are cat cafes in Taiwan and Japan, they must really love cats over there

I like dogs more too, but even I don't like dogs enough to let one be my mayor like they did in Talkeetna, Alaska with a cat!

I heard mayor Stubbs died!

I bet he did a better job than many politicians in our country

I wonder how he even got on the ballot?!

I wonder how he ever got anything done since a cat that lives for 15 years has spent 10 of the sleeping?

I guess it started as a joke but then it really catched on and he ended up winning the election many funny things happen by accident like the cat in the Godfather 1

Very true and the Loch Ness Monster being a protected species even though some don't believe he's real!

I dont think Nessie is real but its nice to know he is a protected species, Nessie must be part of a rare specie

I don't think he's real either.

Germany also loves their animals because they gave them constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Nice chatting with you!

I guess its fair to give them constitutional rights, some people can be really cruel to animals


Hi.

What kind of music do you like these days?

I am all about rock and country music right now, how about you?

I listen to country music a lot these days.

Do you know when did country music first got originated?

Was it the 40s?

No.

It was in the 1920s but it gained popularity in the 1940s.

nice, Do you have a favorite country music singer?

I really like Blake Sheldon but I also like George Strait as well.

Me too!

George Strait was great back in the day!

APparently he is jeff bezos cousin

Yes.

I read that somewhere.

That is a very interesting fact.

Do you know from where country music took its roots from by any chance?

I don't know that actually

It was from folk and blues music which is surprising to me.

I could see folk but not so much blues.

That is interesting to say the least.

Henry Ford I think had a part in country music becoming popular

I agree.

I think he helped financing its popularity.

Is that correct?

Yea, because he had a fear over the urban decadence of jazz music....

Ha Ha!!

That is both funny and interesting at the same time.

Do you know how many African  American are in the country music hall of fame?

I only know one african american and that is darius rocker, so maybe not many?

They are just 2 African Americans in the hall of fame.

Wow, that is crazy.

I wonder how many african americans currently sing country that may have the chance to be added.

I'm very sure that more will get added in near future.

You mentioned earlier Darius Rucker which I'm a big fan of his.

For sure, I want to listen to some country now.

It was so great chatting with you!

It was great chatting with you as well.
Thanks and have a nice night!!
!

You too, thanks!


All the nation in the world want to lift the trophy is the FIFA World cup which is also know as World cup.

The football competition held between men team.

It is a classic to watch, do you have a favorite team?

Germany.
Which is your favourite team ?

Brazil!

My second home.

It would be the USA but they are never in.

The first international football is played between Scotland and England in 1872.

The match was draw.

That would have been exciting but I would want a winner.

The US got third place in the first fifa world cup... in 1930!

It is very interesting.

In 1998, 32 team are participate in the world cup before only 24 team are allowed in the world cup festival.

I wonder why that is, only limited amount of room?

From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy is awarded to the world cup winning team.

I never knew that!
do you have a favorite shirt?

Polo shirt is my favourite.
What about you ?

I love polo shirts.

They were originally invented for tennis players I think

Its is more comfortable to wear.

It absorb the sweat very easily in the summer period.

Its is suitable for both hot and cold climate.

Nice, I think they were created for the Lacoste tennis play.

I wonder why they chose polo

The business man use suite and tie for the professional meeting.

It makes very neat and comfortable and give gentle look.

That makes sense, I can't stand the business look unfortunately.

Too classy for me!

Did you hear what they wore at billy mays funeral?

The shirts made of woven cloth is mainly used in earlier days.

yea, but they wore blue shirts and khaki pants at the funeral.

Good thing it wasn't aladdin's pants, they were modeled after MC Hammer

Its really very interesting.

For sure, good chatting with you!

Yes.
Have a great day.

You as well!


Hi, do you know what inclusion rider is?

I do not.

I hear an oscar winner talked about it in her speech though

Yeah.

I wonder what she was referring to?

It looks like she is helping the smaller roles on films.

its to counter biases on casting..

I still dont think i understand all that it means but if you are making millions who can complain

It is more about the extras and crew get represented equally in terms of real demographics.

on another note.

walt disney holds the record for most oscars with 22

that's a lot.
Daniel day-lewis has 3!

eminem has oscars???
for what?

8 mile soundtrack.
Best original song, I think.

well he has more than leo, jonny depp, will smith, george lucas and bill murray combined.

im not sure any of them eve have an oscar

Leo got one for the revnant, right?

did he?

maybe that was his first?

i know george didnt get any for star wars but his wife did for the editing

that's nuts to me.
I wonder if he was nominated?

i dont think so but im not for sure on that.

the oscars are the oldest worldwide entertainment award show

Did you ever see black panther?

I feel like that should have been nominated.

i actually couldnt get into it.

i feel like it was nominated for something.

did you know black panther is richer than tony stark?

I did not.

I kknow tony stark is rich so black panther has to be loaded!

$500 billion.
tony is a mere 80 billion lol

That can't even get you a good place in NYC!

How can he live?

HA!

chadwick boseman was accepted to a premiere school and couldnt afford it, an anonymous benefactor paid for it.. turns out to be denzel

That's so kind of him.
Nice chatting with you!


How would one bring a mini horse on a plane as a support animal?

Some of those miniature hoses are small, but they'd seem to still take up a lot of space on a plane.

I would not want to be next to one.

No particularly because I've been around horses.

If it isn't trained properly that is going to be one foul smelling plane.

That crossed my mind too.

A monkey would be of concern for me too.

Eventually a line has to be draw.

Yeah I can see dogs and maybe even a cat but when it devolves into strange animals I think it is okay to say no.

I get it is their support but there has to be a line for everyone else's safety.

Snakes too, it reminds me of that movie a few years back, Snakes on a Plane.

Maybe I could take my service elephant on my next flight.

lol they might balk at that a bit.

It is not a popular opinion I'm sure but I think that there should be laws about what constitues a service animal and it should be limited to certain animals for public safety.

Agreed I know there is the American with Disabilities act, and it has to be honored, but you have to think of everyone else when making decisions.

So true.

I think everyone is so scared of offending someone that we are allowing things that are just utterly ridiculous.

My daughter would love a horse, miniature or otherwise.

It's just not in our budget.

Horses do tend to get spendy.

Especially the miniature versions.

When you get a mini version of something they are inclined to health problems because of the breeding that has been done.

They also don't tend to live as long.

I did not know that, sounds like you know a bit a about horses.

Do you have pets?

I have a couple dogs but we had a horse growing up and we knew lots of horse people including a mini breeder.

I don't think he had them as emotional support animals though.

There's a famous advert from Britain featuring a Shetland pony.

It became famous for about two weeks for doing a moonwalk or something, faked of course.

nice.

They can do so many cool tricks if trained properly why bother to fake something like that?

Do you have pets?

Kids have rabbits each, and we have a small dog.

My daughter come home one day and said she wanted a snake, we compromised with the rabbit.

I couldn't have a snake.

I don't mind them outside but inside would be a hard no from me too.

Rabbits are nice.

Quite a docile pet.

We got really lucky with the rabbits, they put up with a lot from the kids.

My wife used to breed them when she was young and did them for 4H.

There are some beautiful rabbit breeds out there.

It is always fun to walk through the building at the county fair and see them.

I wouldn't mind having an angora.

My daughter wants to train her ever since she saw a Youtube video of rabbits leaping a fenced obstacle course.

That would be so cool to see.

It has to be easier to do than trying to train a cat like you see a bunch of people on youtube doing.


Are you a comic book fan??

I am a huge fan.

Dis you know Disney bought Marvel in 2009.

No, I didn't know that.

Marvel started in 1939.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created Fantasic Four and many others.

Cool, did you see Black Panther?

Yes, it was great.

Sony had a chance to buy all of Marvel's cinematic rights for $25 million.

However they turned it down amd only bought the rights to Spiderman for 10 million.

Big Mistake.

Wow, did you know that Black panther is the richest of all the superheroes?

Man, I didn't know that.

I did know that there is one character owned by both Marvel and DC.

His name is Access and his whole purpose is to keep both company Universis separate.

Cool.
Did you see Avengers Infinity war?

Yes, I have seen all the Marvel movies.

I heard that Marvel created a superhero specifically for a 4 year old named "Blue Ear" because the boy was uncomfortable wearing hearing aides.

What was the superpower of the Blue Ear superhero?

That I don't know.

But the boy told his mom that "superheros don't wear hearing aids" so Marvel created one.

Oh, did you know that according to Marvel mutants are not humans?

I have read that before.

You mentioned Infinity War.

That was the first movie ever shot entirely with digital imax cameras.

Did digital imax cameras make the movie look better and if so why?

That, I do not know.

I am not that knowledgeable.

Jarvis, who is in the Iron man films and Avengers is never actually seen on screen, only his voice.

Interesting.

What are the Infinity Stones in the MCU?

When the universe was created it was broken up into 6 Infinity Stones that were all powerful.

Oh, did you know Marvel Comics used to be called Atlas Comics?

Now that, I did not know.

I did know that Black Panther was not named after the Black Panther Party.

The comic character actually predates the founding of the party.

Fascinating.

What other Marvel movies is Chris Evans in besides Avengers: Infinity War?

Well, I will leave you with this.

Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther was accepted into a prestigious summer theater program at Oxford University.

I hope you have a great New Year.


Hello,  do you know much about congress?

I know a little bit about Congress.

I know that there are three Subway Lines that are exclusive to US Congress members, thats pretty crazy

I think that is amazing, and so convenient for them not to have to take public transportation.

Yes I agree with you.

I also know that the Democrats and Republicans plan annual baseball game.

They've been doing it since 1909

Nice,  that seems like its just putting fuel to the fire lol

Yep I agree with you.

And Republicans are up by three points haha which is definitely something that they will keep in mind when they're making laws probably LOL

haha right!

There's also people that do fantasy Congress?

I didn't know that because you would think there was only fantasy football.

But people make a fantasy sport out of anything I guess haha.

Yeah Ive even heard of fantasy spelling bees lol

Haha I guess.

Also weird is that Elmo testified before Congress, he's the only non-human person to do so, so I assume that he did it in character LOL that's weird

That is weird,  I wonder why though.
I hope its on video somewhere lol

Haha I must be on YouTube Somewhere.

Pretty cool though that the first woman was elected to congress in 1916.

That means that she was elected before any woman had the right to vote, so men had voted her in.

That is pretty cool.

Think about the Democrat Party by the way?

The modern democratic party was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson apparently.

I didn't know that

There hasnt been a us president who wasnt a rep or dem since 1853!

Nope that's a long time!

It's also interesting how the parties have shifted in their ideas over time, for instance, Ronald Reagan used to campaign as a Democrat to Rally against High corporate profits and lower wages

Yeah.

Did you know 15% of the tea party movement identified with democrat

No I didn't know that.

That is interesting though.

I also didn't know that the colors of red and blue were not typically used with Democrats and Republicans, that is a more recent invention

Yeah me either,  I thought it has always been like that lol

Do you watch The Simpsons by the way?

Fox News tried to sue them because they were making fun of them.

What fox owns The Simpsons I thought?

So how would that work?

Yeah I used to love the simpsons.
Thats hilarious.


Have you seen Black Panther?

Hello there, I have not seen it yet no.
I would like to though, how about you?

I'm interested too.

He's supposed to be the richest superhero in the world, richer than Bruce Wayne.

Of course, is Batman really a superhero?

Yeah I had heard that, I am surprised there is a superhero that has more wealth than Bruce Wayne.

Well, Walt Disney has enough money to buy Marvel, so they are probably richer than everyone else involved.

Yeah that is true.

Did you know they briefly changed the name to black leopard at one point?

I did not know that.

I thought it had something to do with the Black Panther Party.

Yeah I think that is why they changed it for a short period, because they didn't want people to be confused.

Yeah.

I don't think globalization was a Black Panther platform.

They probably advocated more isolationist or separatist policies.

Yeah you might be right on that.

Are you a fan of Marvel comics in general?

I liked Marvel when I was a kid.

I recently saw a clip or Robert Downy Jr playing Iron Man.

AC DC was the background music.

Looks great.

Yeah he plays the Iron Man character in all the movies.

I haven't seen them, but know that he does.

Marvel has so many superheros.

I hear they created one, Blue Ear, just for a single fan.

Yeah I thought that was really cool, I think he is a deaf character that uses hearing aids.

I like the villains too.
Dr Strange is quite the intellectual.

Yeah I have only heard good things about that one, but again I have not had a chance to see it.

And yeah, I think they have to make them just as good as the heroes.

A lot of people like Killmonger.

The Russo directors do a good job with a variety of characters.

I have never heard of that one but sounds very interesting.

What is your favorite villian of all time?

Danny Devito's Penguin.

But m'baku evolving into a villain seems interesting.

Nice!

Yeah he was awesome in that, there are some scenes that I will never forget with him in that character.

Politics at its finest.

I would advise staying offline to avoid spoilers.

They are everywhere.

Yeah I think you are right.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a nice day.


Do you enjoy films?

I do, I like to watch movies, do you ?

I do too.

I recently enjoyed spiderverse and black panther

Black Panther was a great movie I really liked it, hope there's a second part of the film.

Well the marvel movies are a progression of the power stones

Did you like the leading actor, Chadwick Boseman?

I think he is doing well

He is a great actor, fun fact about Black Panther but he is actually the richest super hero out there

Well while bruce wayne and ironman own companies, black panther owns a country

Yeah that kind of makes sense still Bruce Wayne was like the richest hero surprising to hear his not.

I still fell batman is the rich superhero

I guess $80 billion is a lot of money, do you like Tom Hanks?

Ya, why?

He is the highest all time box office star, he has earned a lot of money over the years.

That is pretty cool.

Would you rather be nominated for the oscars a dozen or so times and never receive it or just never be nominated?

I would like to be nominated.

Can be really frustrating but in the end being nominated would make me grow as an actor what about you?

I guess I agree, but being nominated so many times, but never winning would still be a bit depressing

It would be depressing, yeah, just like the movie Trojan Wars and their box office of barely $309 after a $15 million investment.

Lol true true.

Well box office doesn't accurately indicate the quality of a film

It doesn't many good films had a terrible box office like Sleeping Beauty or Treasure Planet.

True true, but both are films that are core to my childhood.

In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello!
How are you today?

I'm doing good.
What about you?

Same here, just watching a movie on Netflix.

Do you like watching movies?

I do, and unlike a lot of people I like the Oscars.

Did you know the Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmy's in 2013?

They must have not had many other nominees back then lol.

It seems like Walt Disney would have won since he's won so many in his life!

I'm pretty sure Walt has 22 Oscars under his name.

That is a lot of oscars!

It's funny to think Eminem has more oscars than some super famous people.

Does he really?
Like who?

He has more than Johnny Depp, Leonardo Decaprio, Will Smith, George Lucas, and Bill Murray combined!

Wow!

That is pretty amazing.

Have you heard of the movie Blazing Saddles?

I've seen it, it is a funny comedy.

You don't see many comedies at the Academy Awards though.

Well, surprisingly that one has been nominated for 3 Oscars!

Very cool!
Have you seen the movie Black Panther?

I have not seen it, but I've heard about it.

That won a lot of oscars this year.
I enjoyed watching it for sure!
He's considered the richest superhero.

Yeah, I've heard he has an estimated wealth of $500 billion.

That's so much more than tony stark's 100 billion.

Just give me one billion of that and I'll be happy lol.

I would be too.

The Marvel Comics character Black Panther was not named after the Black Panther party.

Didn't he predate the party itself?

Yes, that is correct.

I'm going to look more into the movie.
I enjoyed chatting, have a great day!


hey there did you know that gov.

employees have their own personal subway in Washington DC?

I think I heard that before.

It makes sense for safety reasons.

It's actually three different subway lines

ya its a good idea, weird that us congress does baseball games every year, and I guess Republicans are up by 3 overall

It's America's pastime, and it's good camaraderie.

Plus, for a tradition to be going on for 110 years, that's not much of a win difference

ya hopefully it heals their differences, would you ever play fantasy politics btw?

I can barely keep up on politics, though some who have a strong interest in it would find it fun.

A woman was elected to Congress before she had the right to vote

that is weird!
That means that men voted her in!

Exclusively men.

Maybe many of them were vying for change as much as women were.

That, or maybe her name sounded masculine.

They didn't have television back then for everyone to be familiar with faces

ya thats true, did you hear about the only non-human to testify before congress?

Wasn't it Elmo?

I wonder how that worked considering he's a puppet

haha ya I don't know it seems dumb to me, like is it elmo or the puppeteer really testifying haha

Exactly.

What's interesting is that the term for Congress goes as far back as the late Middle Ages.

That's a long time ago

wow that is a long time, do you like the democrat party?

There are good and bad things about both parties, Apparently the Simpsons are anti-Democratic to the point that Fox threatened to sue them

ya that is weird, but yes kind of crazy that red and blue only started being used for dems and repubs in 2000

That's probably when campaigning became a big deal.

It's less weird than the fact that the name was originally the Democratic-Republican Party

ya that name just would confuse me haha, weird too that 15% of tea partiers identify as the democrats

I'm not even sure what the Tea Party Movement is supposed to be.

For over 150 years now, all Presidents have been either Republican or Democrat

ya that is a long time, weird too that Reagan campaigned for the Democrats back in his younger years

He was against low wages and high corporate profits.

Who knows what changes took place between then and when he became President

ya, do you like Jazz music btw/ I know that Clint Eastwood does

I like it in small doses, and I like music that has Jazz elements added to it.

Maybe that's why he was even interested in Million Dollar Baby


Hi, do you like Marvel comics?

I wouldn't say that I'm into the comics so much but I have enjoyed the movies.

I know a little about the comics.

Same here.

In 1998, Marvel offered its movie rights to almost all of its characters to Sony for $25 million.

Oh wow!

That was a mistake.

I can't imagine how much those movies have made combined.

Have you heard of the superhero Blue Ear?

I have not head of Blue Ear.
Which character is that?

Marvel created the character just for a young boy who was uncomfortable wearing the hearing aids that he needed and stated that superheroes don't wear hearing aids.

Wow that's pretty amazing.

Wish more companies did acts of kindness like that.

I agree.

It was incredible nice of them.

Did you now that sir Isaac Newton is in the Marvel universe?

I did not know that.
That's pretty cool.

I agree.

He was once sorcerer supreme which is the same title given to Doctor Strange.

Very cool.
Do you like the Avengers?

I do.

I saw that the Infinity War movie was the first film to ever be shot entirely with digital Imax cameras.

Oh wow.

I did not know that.

Infinity War is very good.

Did you know that the actor who plays Jarvis has never seen the films?

Really?
Does it say why he never watched them?

No I have not heard why.

I have heard many actors say they do watch their own movies because they are too critical on themselves so perhaps that's why.

That's really odd.

I saw the waitress Captain America saves voiced Gretchen in the recess.

I did not know that.

That's very interesting.

Did you know that Robert Downey Jr hid food on the Avengers set?

I did not know that.
Does it say why?

He does not but nobody could find his hiding spots and when he is eating blueberries on screen it's unscripted and part of his stash.

It was great talking to you!


Hi, how are you?

Hey!

I'm great thanks, how are you today?

Have you ever seen Avengers: Infinity War?

It's the first film ever to be filmed entirely with digital IMAX cameras.

I have seen that movie.
I really liked it.
Did you see it?

No I didn't.

I'm not really into superhero movies.

I haven't seen Black Panther either, the other Marvel Comics superhero film.

I really liked black panther.
He is the richest superhero!

Yeah I know!

Richer than Bruce Wayne who has a net worth of $80 billion.

I don't even know what I'd do with $1 billion.

I would find a way to be happy... His estimated wealth is at $500 billion!

I thought otherwise, but Black Panther wasn't named after the Black Panther party.

The comic actually predates the group.

The symbols and written script aren't made up.

They are actually based on actual script call nsibdi.

It dates back to the 4th century.

That's interesting.

I know too that Marvel censored "Praise Hanuman!"

because they feared it would lead to backlash.

Did you see Chadwick Boseman was accepted into an Oxford program and couldn't afford it but Denzel Washington paid for him to go?

That's admirable of Denzel Washington!

I actually just watched the movie American Gangster last night.

And Boseman didn't get to thank Denzel in person until 20 years later at Black Panther's premier.

Wow.

That's really nice.

Did you know the voice actor who did Jarvis for the Iron man series and avengers has never seen the films?

Ha maybe he's not a fan of superhero movies like me.

Are you a fan of Marvel comics?

They're responsible for so many superheros.

Daredevil, Ghostrider, the Hulk, Magneto, etc....

I do like them but I do not go out of my way to watch them.

I feel like they have saturated the market with them.

Agreed.

It's crazy that they offered their cinematic rights to Sony for only $25m but Sony rejected it and bought Spiderman for $10m.

Seems like a lack of vision on their part.

do you know what shawarma is?

Maybe.. Is it a type of food?

I am not sure.

I do know the avengers caused an increase in its sales...

Hmm.

I gotta look that up haha.

Did you know Lou Ferrigno, who played the Hulk in the 1970s series, still voices the character and has been for decades?

I had no idea!
Nice chatting with you!


Hello, how are you?

I am good!

Have you seen the movie ant man and wasp?

No, I have not.
Have you?
Sounds interesting.

No i have not either!
Paul rudd is in it.
Do you know who he is?

Yes, I like him.
He's a good actor.
Do you watch boxing matches?

Yeah he is!
No o do not

Boxing matches have to  breaks so they don't do something wrong and to not keep pounding each other.

Oh really?
They are called rounds aren;t they?

Yes, Next spring the fourth Avengers movie comes out.

Have you seen any?

Yeah... just saw infinity war and it was really good!

Did you see it?

No, good to know, I want to see that.
Do you like Marvel Comics?

Yes very much!

Some of the movies are redundant though!

That's cool the lou ferrigno has been doing the voice of hulk!

Yes, I agree with you on that.

Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment.

Yeah, i saw that!

Seems like they have been doing a good job with the movies?

Yes, But they don't have the rights to the movie Big, Xmen and Spiderman.

Oh... i did not know that?

I love that they made a movie called blue ear about a 4 year old with earring issues.

Awww... that is awesome and thoughtful!

See, there is one charecter that is owned by DC and marvel?

I wonder who it is?

I know, I don't know.The boy told his mom, superheros don't wear hearing aids, so Marvel created one.

Great chat!

Too bad Sony didn't buy all the marvel characters?

LOL

Agree, Have a great day!

Thanks!

you too.


Are you a fan of Ant-Man?

I've heard of him but haven't seen that movie.

I did see Black Panther, though.

Did you like the Black Panther movie?

I thought it was kind of ridiculous, but that's how I feel about superhero movies in general.

I think the theme of isolationism vs global revolution sent a very mixed message.

You dont like superhero movies!!

we are on a different page there lol, but I see your point

I think I was more significant for providing a vehicle for black actors, like the 91 year old woman who made her big film debut as a tribal elder after sending in an audition tape.

Really I never paid attention to her, whats her name do you know?

Dorothy steel; she began acting at 88.

Seems like a very late start compared to Chadwick Boseman, whose education at a summer theater program at Oxford was funded by Denzel Washington.

Denzel Washington really did that kid a solid, maybe he can appear in one of the Black Panther movies in a future, that would be interesting to watch

He's almost old enough to be a tribal elder at this point haha.

He certainly could find a role in any of the Marvel franchises--it's pretty lucrative for a studio that had to use its IP as collateral when securing funding from Merrill Lynch.

Yeah, his an actor that would fit in the franchise perfectly, and what about Infinity War did you watch the first part?

I did not see that, but I heard a lot of big names like Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson were in it.

Yeah Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman many great actors, the cast is crazy even Dave Bautista  is a hero

I heard that Robert Downey Jr. would actually hide food on set and actually used hidden food in scenes.

Kind of gross but funny.

That is funny well he is like the leading actor of them all so I guess his entitled to anything,

Yes, although it seems like there's a wide scope of behaviors allowed in the studio; the voice actor who played Jarvis in the Iron Man and Avengers series has never even seen the films!

Never really?

that is unusual, another funny fact is how the shawarma sales went up lol

I guess people are pretty easily influenced, although sometimes it's the other way around; Marvel actually created a new superhero just for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable with wearing hearing aids and whose mother had told him that superheroes don't wear hearing aids.

Thats admirable, creating a hero to help a kid in trouble, do you know the name of that superhero?

I have to look him up.

Its name is Blue Ear, which is probably on the same level of creativity as Ant-Man.

Some people are less than even that creative, though; Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel so he could play Spider man in his own movie!

Thats crazy thank God he didnt buy the franchise that would be terrible, he would ruin the hero lol

Yes, I wonder how he would've felt about Black Panther; maybe his sister will be in the next one with Angela Bassett.

Nice chatting!


Avengers: Infinity War, sounds like quite a movie.

Have you seen or heard about it?

absolutely!

its a great movie!

They are coming out with a sequel to it this year!

So these movies are a continuation from a previous one.

I know the Marvel Characters are highly popular.

sort of.

Most of the marvel movies are touched in Infinity war because all of the characters make an appearance.

That is interesting.

I imagine the sequel coming out will be a very popular movie.

Do the same actors play in each movie?

No.

sometimes ant man will make an appearance in captain america movie, but not all of them are in every movie.

Infinity war will be super popular because the first one was left with a dilemma.

Its a great series you should watch it!

I will have to try and watch it!

Sounds quite interesting.

I read that the characters had a falling out in the Captain America Civil War but they will work together, as the need for help is there.

Yes,  a huge falling out,  the group was divided.

This is an interesting fact: When robert downey jr. was on the set of the avengers he would hide food on the sets.

nobody was ever able to find it so they let him continue to do it.

the scenes where he is eating blueberries and shawarma are unscripted and a part of the collection of food that he hid.

That is an interesting fact.

I had not heard that before.

Now the Infinity Stones are a part of each movie.

Each stone is a different power or something and there are 6 of them.

Not each movie,  they are more shown in Infinity war.

a stone has mad an appearance in Dr. strange and Iron man and I think galaxy of the guardians.

But yes each stone has a different power!

I dont remember what each power is,  except one is the power of time.

Sounds like a fantastic idea.

The stories are a bit SCi Fi as well as Superhero then.

I did not know  Lou Ferrigno has voiced one of the characters.

I remember him from The hulk show back in the 70's.

Right!

I cant remember which character though,  which is funny because someone else plays the hulk in the Marvel movies,  Mark Ruffalo

Yes, He played the Hulk in the TV show and Bill Bixby played Dr. David Bruce Banner.

I did not realize that is the same Hulk character that Mark Ruffalo plays in the movies.

Yes,  it is.

He plays Bruce Banner and I think the voice of the hulk.

the hulk is cgi.

Hes great!

Really has that awkward / smart guy thing down.

I read here that the Avengers caused an increase in Shawarma sales, is that some kind of food that they eat?

I never heard of it.

Because of the fact i mentioned earlier lol.

robert downey jr eats it in one or two scenes lol its a greek dish if I remember.

LOL, yes the unscripted food scenes you mentioned.

Of course.

Have you seen the Black Panther movie.

Yes,  Ive seen all of the Marvel movies.

Black panther is another great one!

Sounds like an interesting one as well.

I guess I have been missing a lot not seeing all these movies.Do you know when the next may be coming out?

all i know is its coming out this year.

You should get started on the Marvel series now,  thats a lot of movies!

lol, it certainly is.

I will have to watch all the time in order to catch up before the new one comes out.

Well thank you for filling me in on all the information , it has been wonderful chatting with you!

have a good one!


Do you watch the Olympic?

Yes, I am a big Olympic fan.
John Daly came in 16th.
This is probably his last Olympics.

Yes he wrote about that in a twit.
I think he came back though.

Oh, he did.
I didn't know that.
Are you a soccer Fan.
Did you watch the Fifa World Cup.

I did not.
Which teams played in that game?

Well, all of them play in the World Cup.

There have been 21 World Cup tournaments.

I hear there still looking for a location for the 2022 qatar fifa world cup.

Not exactly.

However, the city that is set to host the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup does not exist yet.

The hungary national football team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956, and that was the world cup final.

Do you like this team?

Who's your favorite?

They are ok.  My favorite team is the US.

Speaking of that, an American team has never placed below third place in the world cup since 1991, the year the women's World Cup started.

That's Awesome!

I hear that the championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War.

That makes since.
You mentioned 1930.
That year, the US got 3rd place.

I guess its just an honor to host the game because there are no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the world cup

Changing topics a little, I am a fan of fashion.

Did you know that during the Cultural Revolution, in China, gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars.

WEIRD

Really WEIRD!

Did you know in Hawaii you don't have to wear a suit and tie to work.

Good, I hate suites and ties.

I saw where a Judge in D.C sued a small dry cleaning business for over $67 million.

They lost his pants.

What a jerk.

$67 million, thats crazy.

Sometimes i think we put to much emphasis on clothing in this country.

did you know some wedding dresses go for as much as 10k

Yes, I did know that.

Here is something that I wish every city would do.

"Saggy Pants" are against the law in Collinsville, IL.

Yes please no body wants to see there underwear.

They should make them pull their Trousers up!

I can't stand seeing kids where them sagging so that they waddle.

A funny fact is that Aladdin's pants were supposed to look like MC Hammer's pants.

That's to funny!

In the United Kingdom, the word pants generally means underwear and not trousers.

Well, the last thing I will say is that people wear pants because of horses.

In the army back in the day, when riding horses armies wearing pants were more effective than those wearing robes.

Good to know i gain i lot.
Thanks for talking with me.

Thanks


Hello!
Do you like jazz music?

I am a big fan, but being from New Orleans where jazz originated, its almost a requirement.

That's awesome you're from there!

I would love to see those street musicians!

Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz fan.

Its root combines African-american music traditions, along with brass bands, french quadrilles, ragtime and blues

Interesting!

A woman from harlem has held jazz concerts in her apartment every Sunday for 20 years!

Thats cool.

I did not know that Pakistan has a jazz group which is topping the charts!

Who would have thought that?
Do you follow politics at all?

Yes I am a big Democrat.

Worked on Beto O'Rourkes campaign last fall.

Even though he did not get into the Congress, one of the 3 parts of government, I have hope that he will go for president.

I bet that was interesting!

There hasn't been a U.S president who wasn't republican or democrat since 1853.

Yes and the parties have changed a lot - Ronald Reagan used to actively campaign for democrats and was against low wages.

Interesting!

I didn't know that the red and blue colors for republicans and democrats only started to be consistently used in 2000.

Seems to me I remember that long before then.

I am not sure.

I did find it funny that Fox News threatened to sue the simpsons - they apparently did not like being made fun of

That's funny.
Doesn't Fox own the Simpsons?

That is a good question I am not sure.

Did you know that Elmo actually testified before congress?

LOL  No.

I didn't know that.

The first woman elected to congress was in 1916.

And she did not even have a right to vote at that time!

That is insane

Yes.

The republicans and democrats in the US congress have played an annual baseball game since 1909.

That's over 100 years!

That is pretty impressive.

The republicans are winning by 3 wins over those years..

But the Dems will come back!

Awesome.
I was wondering what their record was.

Have you heard of fantasy congress?

Its like fantasy football but you draft members of congress!

I never heard of that until just now.
I have to get going.
It was nice chatting with you!
Have a good day!


A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, states, organizations trade unions and political parties.

Really, tell me more about it.

The leader discuss about the welfare of the union or people and adopt new plans for the people.

how interesting.

Did you know that the US congress has played a baseball game annually since 1909.

Its very interesting.

In 1916 the first woman was elected to congress before she even had the right to vote in a national election.

Well Im sure that did a lot for womens rights.

Just inspiring in my opinion.

Jazz is a music which originated in the New Orleans, of the United States.

I actually knew that one.
Are you a jazz fan.

yes, Jazz is also know as "American classical music" Jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression.

You are a wealth of knowledge.
Did you know Clint Eastwood liked jazz?

Yes, He is popular in Rawhide series.
He is multi talented person.

Yes he is.

He actually scored the movie he also produced, million dollar baby.

Have you seen it.

Yes, Cool Jazz developed at the early of 1940 introducing calm, smoother sound and liner melodic lines.

Cool, there is a jazz orchestra in Pakistan that is currently topping the charts.

Guess its still in

There is a programming language in which the programs are in the musical composition.

In the early stage its very difficult to compose jazz music.

I believe it.

I dont think I could do it even if I tried.

Jazz is a form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals and improvisation.

It also has roots in West African cultural and musical expression.

You watch any Jazz musical concert ?

I dont actually.
How bout you.

15% of the tea party movement identify themselves as democrats.

That's very interesting.

I'm going to have to be getting to work though.

You have a good day.


My dog is watching me.

Ominously?
Should I call someone for you?

No, he just keeps an eye on things.

In case of snacks.

You can never tell when I will call snack time.

He is a lot more fun than a pet frog.

I bet.
What kind of dog do you have?

He is a shelter dog.

Mostly black lab.

But something in there brings the crazy.

Do you have pet animals?

Are you ailurophile?

I am not.

I am a cynophile.

I just put my st bernard down last month.

She was 10 and lived past her avg age.

She was great.

Big dogs are fun, but short on time.
I might be allergic to cats.

I am allergic to dogs, which I found out when my St bernard was like 2.

Didn't stop me from loving her though.

I have 2 cats and hate one of them and tolerate the other.

Wow.

I like the idea that a 15 year old cat has spent 10 years asleep.

If only I could do that.

Would you ever get a pet bear?
Roosevelt had one.

No, no thanks to the bear.

I think It is great that people have such a variety of pets.

Had a hamster as a kid.

Some people would count a horse as a pet.

I hope this doesn't come off as callous but when people have a tiger or bear as a pet, I have no sympathy when they get attacked by it.

IT'S A BEAR!

It does bear things, like maul people and things.

Did you hear about that girl who fell into a cage trying to take a selfie?

Yes, a Jaguar I think.

beautiful animal.

It survived unharmed.

There were some cases a few years ago where a gorilla was shot to get the kid back.

Tough call.

Harambe, right?

I find the girl to be incredibly dumb and nothing should happen to the cat.

Just poor judgment.

Yes, Harambe.

It was poor judgment.

I know of a Kentucky town called rabbit hash, their mayor is a dog.

I see that a town in Alaska has a cat for a mayor.

I wonder if they trade post cards.

Sister cities and all.

I don't think.
They don't get along.
They fight like cats and dogs.

Right, that is always a risk.

I have never had a cat.

It is said they fight, but really, does it not depend.

Did your dog care at all about the cats?

Not really.

Every once in a while she would let them know she was big but that happened infrequently.

The young cat would play fight with the dog's tail and the dog was completely indifferent.

I think that most dogs would learn to tolerate what they can not catch.

If I write a paper, I would list my dog as a coauthor.

I think he would like that.

That would be nice.
I think he deserves it.

Some one around here deserves something.

Take it easy out there.


Morning.
Do you like cats?

I'm more of a dog person, but cats are cool.

I hear there are cafes in Japan where you pay hourly to drink and hang with cats.

Yes that would be fun to see.
The life of the cat seems nice.
So much sleeping.

Yeah, by the time a cat reaches 15 years old, it's spent about 10 years of its life sleeping.

Lucky cats!

Have you ever seen the Godfather?

The cat in the opening scene was found on set.

That's cool.

I love The Godfather.

No wonder that cat is so restless in the scene.

There's a town in Alaska that's had a cat name Stubbs as mayor since 1997.

Wonder if it has its own office?

I bet it does there are not many people in Alaska!

Such a unique name too...Talkeetna.

Speaking of cats in odd positions, a physicist once published a paper with a cat as coauthor so he could write using the first person plural.

That is pretty ingenious.
That way he wouldn't be criticized.
I like his style!

The first cloned pet was actually a cat.

Can you guess its name?

Interesting.
Haha copy cat!
Very clever!

Love it!

Did you know there are more tigers living as pets in the US than living in the wild in Asia?

That's nuts.

That is sad to hear.
Maybe Teddy Roosevelt had one?
He had a bear and a hyena!

A pet hyena sounds like a really, really bad idea.

There are more pets in Japan than there are children under 15.

Wow those Japanese love their pets!

Apparently in Boulder Colorado, it is illegal to own pets.

What?

That seems crazy!

Wonder if there are ways around that law?

Oh now that you ask, yes I believe they just actually say you can be a pets "guardian" and it is basically the same thing!

Too funny.

Germany became the first country in the world to give animals legal rights guaranteed by the constitution.

Probably can't call them pets there either.

Yes good point.

I wonder if Germany allows all pets?

The reason I ask is because there are so many pets like rabbits, ferrets, pigs, gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, and many more!

Well I really enjoyed chatting with you this morning.

Yes, me too!

I am gonna go look up pets online!
Have a good one!


Do you like folk music?

I love it but I suppose that makes sense since I am from Appalachia which is one of the homes of folk music!

I love all country music.
I grew up listening to it.

That's great.

There are so many sub genres and different origins for folk styles, from America to Europe so really there's probably something for everyone, even if they have different tastes.

I think steel guitars have opened up some new avenues for all kinds of music for sure.

It has a unique sound

Oh totally, there is this one alternative "shoegaze" band that I like that utilizes steel guitars for a nice dreamy tone.

I love that U2 pretended to be a country band and no one noticed.

There definitely must be a crossover between those genres.

Oh for sure.

They both have their roots in the english ballads I feel.

It's also funny because guitars like the fender stratocaster were designed for country music specifically but I know that that's a popular guitar among punk and indie musicians.

And we always think of the violin as such a classical instrument but it is included in so much of country music that it is iconic.

I think that combo of electric and acoustic guitars is such a classic across many genres now too.

Very true.

I have a hard time with george strait and jeff bezos being cousins though

I know, that's so weird!

I am always hearing about famous people who are surprisingly related like that.

Right?!
They just seem to be polar opposites.

Seriously, that's true.

But I guess success comes in many forms since they're both doing so well for themselves.

Very true.

I think people still have a stigma about country because of its hillbilly roots.

If so I think that's simply because people fail to understand the rich, deep history of the genre- they think it's all about modern day redneck behavior but these are genres that were born nearly a hundred years ago at least.

Very true.
It has woven through blues and rock.

So true!

But then again, "country" was the most listened to rush hour radio genre just about ten years ago.

Musical tastes change so much in such a short time.

It is good though-opens peoples eyes to the world around them.

It can almost be a bit sad too.

I just read the other day that hip hop/rap is now overwhelmingly the most popular genre in the US now, which I am not a fan of, but I guess technically it's like modern jazz.

I would much rather have vintage jazz.

There is something unsettling yet beautiful about the musical arrangements.


Hi, do you like pets?

Yes, I like to study pets, all things pets and cats.

did you know in fact the first cloned pet was a cat!

What, I did not know that!

Crazy!

I even like to believe in the Loch Ness MOnster,lol.

Ya know the Scottish put forth provisions to protect it in 1912.

Wow, protect a monster!!

That is so funny... and just so you know the name of the cloned cat , is copy cat!

Oh geez, Copy Cat!

That is too funny, these too story both sound fiction even though one isn't.

Ya know there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth, with us.

That is so cool!

I love animals, I just need a little more time to study all of them!

hahaha Did you know is illegal to own a pet in Boulder , CO?

What its illegal to own a pet?
How can that possibly be?
That sounds crazy.

But they say you can be the pet's guardian.. who can understand that?

Oh wow, okay, I see what you mean.

Its word games.

I was noticing that in Japan there are more pets than children!

Wow , how could this be!

And I did learn that there are more tigers that are livings as pets that living a wild life in Asia!

Yike, tigers don't seem like ideal pets!

Our former president Roosevelt had over 20 pets while he in the White House.

Wow!

He loved animals, wonder what kind of animals he had?

He had a bear, hyena and many other random animals.

I guess he loved them,lol

Wow, even wild animals, he should have moved to Africa!

Did you know about the cat cafes in Japan?

Good point!!
Yeah, what the heck was he thinking!
Cat Cafes, oh boy?

you pay to play with cats and have drinks..

I would go out of curiosity, what about you?

Hmmm, I am allergic to cat so I would run from a place like that.lol.

I recently found out that when a cat reached 15 yrs old it has slept 10 years of its life already.

Wow , they are serous sleepers!

Did you know a cat was named mayor in a town of Alaska?

HAHA, no that is weird!

I was able to visit there once its a town called Talkeetna, Alaska.

The cat is named Stubbs and it been mayor since 1997.

Very remote and odd.

wow, so cool you visited there.

Maybe i am going myself to check it sometime.

It is so cool to talk about pets and animals, they are great!

Yes, thank you for the great chat and have a wonderful rest of your day.


Did you watch the last FIFA World Cup?

I didn't want the last one but i saw the one before the last

I didn't watch the most recent one either, but I read about all the excitement up to France winning.

Usually my family and I watch the FIFA Wold cup and watch spain

Are you a fan of Spain's team?

Yes I am.
Well I'm a little neutral towards them.
My family loves the team though.

I don't know much about the individual teams.

Does your family have a connection to Spain, or did they just end up enjoying that team most?

Some of our family used to live in spain, so we just grew up loving the team.

That's awesome!

I lived in Belgium when I was little.

Never thought to check if they had a team, though.

Haha nice.

Yeah so we have been watching them for awhile.

I'm not a huge soccer fan though.

I played soccer when I was little and always liked playing more than watching.

I was definitely not World Cup material, though.

I played soccer as a kid!

I played in high school, but that's all.

I'm terrible.

But in high school no one got cut haha.

I played before high school, so at that age they were pretty soft on us.

No one got cut from the team for us either.

I think I still have my old soccer uniform shirt.

Nice.

Do you know who won the world cup last year.

I havn't kept up

I think the last winner was France when they had the tournament in Russia.

The next one will be in Qatar, which ought to be interesting.

Nice.
Maybe I'll actually watch it this year.

I don't think it'll be until 2022, since it's not a yearly tournament.

Lol shows how much I keep up with soccer.

Haha, I'm no expert either.

I just figure I'd hear about it in the news a lot more often if it were a yearly thing.

Ahhhh.

Do they host it in different counties each year?

Yes, on a bidding system I think.

Last time Russia won, and this time Qatar made the winning bid.


Did you watch Infinity War?

I have not yet.

I like Marvels superheroes but mostly on the Netflix series.

How about you?

I watched it and loved it I also like the Netflix series, too bad they got cancelled

Really?

They got cancelled?

I like superhero stories where the stories are focused on one hero.

Seems like it focuses on many in Infinity War.

Yeah they got cancelled its a shame, I really liked them and yeah , Marvel has dominated the Superhero market for over 10 years, I love the cast, the directors,

I have heard that the villain in the movie is pretty cool, Thanos

Yeah a great villain the Hulk had no chance against him, it was humiliating, but no spoilers

Yeah I heard he was much more powerful than the superheroes and it makes the movie different because usually superheros come out on top.

I like how Robert Downey Jr acts, he is so funny Iron Man is my favorite hero, do you have a favorite one?

I like The Punisher, I think because he doesn't really have out of this world super powers.

hat about Star-Lord his another hero without powers, did you watch Guardians of the Galaxy?

I have not watched that yet.

I have not even watched Black Panther which I hear was a big hit!

He's the richest superhero.

You should really watch that one as well, yeah he has more money than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark combined and then multiplied

Yeah.

I thought the script I have seen relating to Black Panther was made up.

It turns out it is based on ancient script.

It was, wow, that is amazing, the actor of the movie is also really good, Chadwick Boseman is his name

I guess he got his break with the help of Denzel Washington!

Yeah Denzel paid for his education, that was a great thing to do, he must be really grateful because of that

Yes, cool he got to thank Denzel in person at the Black Panther premiere.

His role in Infinity War was awesome, maybe Denzel can become a hero for the franchise one day

So was there a lot of shawarma eating in Infinity War?

I think its because of the first movie and the ending scene, heroes gather in a shawarma place.


Do you have a favorite Disney movie?

Too many lol Frozen,  Little Mermaid,  Moana,  Lion King,  Aladdin.

How about you?

You're right; it is hard to choose.

I do enjoy the movie Wall-E.

The name actually comes from Walter Elias Disney, kinda like a nickname of sorts

Right.

That movie was ok, def not my favorite of the disney pixar,  I like inside out,  monsters inc,  toy story and finding nemo.

It's still a cute movie though, I wonder if there are any hidden Mickey Mouse images in it.

There's a whole subculture dedicated to finding those Easter eggs

yeah I know,  I have only seen like in Disneyland,  those things are hard to find!

I sometimes see them in movies but I really like looking for other movie characters in the movies,  when they kinda do a special appearance lol

Did you ever see the movie Flubber?

It's been so long since I've seen it that I don't remember much, but Bill Nye was the science consultant for the movie

I actually never seen that movie..  any good?

It stars Robin Williams, so you know it's going to be funny.

Another funny one I like is Big Hero 6.

They had to use a 55,000-core supercomputer to render that animation

That movie was really good too!
I had no idea it was so hard to make.

I know!

Minnie Mouse is still one of my favorite classic characters though.

Her name is actually short for Minerva Mouse.

Minnie is more catchy if you ask me

That makes sense,  I never knew that.

Mickey is my favorite.

Did you hear there is going to be a star wars land in Disneyland?

That would be so epic!

I would go just for that.

It would also be cool to see the headquarters though since it's such a big leader in American animation

Yeah i think it will be open in the next year or so.

Pretty awesome.

Did you know on the ride Pirates of the caribbean there is an actual real human skull?

I think I read that in a book recently, actually.

I haven't been on that ride yet, but it would be fun to go

Yeah the skull was donated by a school when Disneyland first opened.

You have never been to Disneyland?

No, I haven't.

I had the choice to a few years ago, but chose to do Six Flags instead.

I also really enjoyed the San Diego Zoo, especially seeing all the species of birds

I never been to the san diego zoo but I hear its amazing.

When I went, there was a peacock walking around among the visitors.

I've heard that most birds' feathers weigh more than their bones because their bones are so hollow

Oh wow that is weird lol ugh I cant imagine my bones being hollow.

I also can't imagine what it would be like going without sleep when migrating from Alaska to Northern Mexico


Have you been horseback riding?

They are mammals with an odd number of toes.

Yes, I have!

A few times at camp, that's about it though.

I've always found them to be fascinating animals though.

Did you know Dalmatians used to protect and calm horses?

That's why they're associated with fire fighters.

Where did you go to camp?

I went to highlander in NC.

We rode normal horses of today, as opposed to 45-55 million years ago when they were a small multi toed animal.

I went to a special camp in Missouri for kids with asthma.

All the counselors had "inhaler" necklaces just in case.

Yeah, horse back riding was one of the activities available.

It's funny, with all my allergies, I didn't have any problems with the horses.

Clint Eastwood was allergic to horses.

Must have been a pain for all his movie roles with horses.

He probably had a bunch of Allegra or something on set.

Poor guy!

It's weird, do you know there are horses that are born black and brown but turn completely white about six years in their life?

I have heard of them.

I believe they are call lipizzaner horses.

White horses are rare.

Yeah, I wonder if anyone ever saw one in the forest and though a branch was a horn, thus given birth to the idea of a unicorn?

Be an interesting idea to research I think...

I would love to research how nature gave birds the ability to lay hard shelled eggs.

They have a high metabolic rate.

I assume from the all the exercise of flying.

Yeah, they have all sorts of interesting adaptation for flight.

Did you know their bones are so hollow that their feathers weigh more than their skeleton?

That blows my mind!

It is unfortunate the dodo bird is extinct, as I would love to see one in person.

Weird, that it's part of the family of pigeons and extinct, considering how ubiquitous pigeons are in a lot of our major cities!

Pigeons are everywhere in Disney.

I love visiting and looking for all of the hidden mickey images.

I've never had the honor of going to any of the Disney places, but would love to do so someday.

I can't believe how much STUFF they own, Marvel, Star Wars, you name it, it's like they're trying to take over the world!

You MUST visit!

It's so fun!

Go see Minerva "Minnie" Mouse in Orlando!

oh, is that her full name?

I didn't know that!

Did you know they named Wall-E as a reference to Walter Elias Disney?

That's a sweet shout out to Walt.

They should name a character after his brother Roy too.

I'm sure they have, somewhere...

It's amazing to think how far Disney has come since it was starting in 1923.

They're even rolling out there own streaming service!

I hope they show Flubber on their streaming service.

I love the accuracy due to Bill Nye's consulting work.

Lots of CGI in that movie... speaking of CGI did you know it took a 55,000 core supercomputer to render all the artwork in Big Hero 6?

Makes sense with all the visual effects in that movie!

That was another great movie.
Nice chatting with you!


Hi.

Do you enjoy riding horses?

Apparently the horse evolved over the past 45-55 million years from a small multi toed creature!

wow thats crazy!

You're right theyve been around for a long time, humans first started domesticating them back in 4000BC

Wow surprising.

There are even feral populations of horses but most consider the Prezewalski horse the only true wild breed.

thats interesting, also interesting that Clint Eastwood was allergic to horses, he rode so many in his career

Oh wow that would make work tough!

Highschool students once got suspended for riding their horses to school!

lol thats funny, I love dalmations and I always wondered by they were associated with firehouses, I guess they would calm the horses down back when firehouses used horses

Yeah that is interesting.

I wonder if they calm the Icelandic horses who actually have a fifth speed in addition to the 4 that traditional horses have.

wow thats cool, the extra speed is called the tolt, I wonder why other horses can't move at that speed?

Yeah good question.

I always thought it was funny how horses are afraid of birds.

Birds are so small and light-their bones are even hollow!

that is crazy!

Birdsare delicious btw I just ate some chicken!

Its amazing that they range in size from 5cm to almost 3 meters!

Yeah they come in all shapes!

They can even fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping!

wow that is a lot of time, can you believe there is a species of bird that uses spiderwebs to make their nests, that is hard core!

Yeah it is.

There are even birds in Australia who mimic the sound of a camera!

haha I would be more terrified that they can also mimic the sound of a chainsaw!

That would scare me silly at night haha

Yes good point!

A lot of birds eat mice.

Actually Minnie Mouse is short for minerva mouse!

wow didn't know that!

I also didnt know that the pigeon is closely related to the dodo bird, maybe we can use them to help us clone dodo birds back into exisitence

Yeah good idea.

That would be a funny disney character- a dodo bird!

Bill Nye actually worked with Disney on the Flubber film!

haha well thats interesting, did you see the movie Big Hero 6?

apprently they created it on a 55,000 core computer, which sounds like a supercomputer to me!

Oh wow never seen it but maybe I should!

Apparently there are "hidden mickeys" in all things Disney and there are a lot of people who strive to find them lol!

haha wow sounds like they have too much time on their hands, also did you know that Wall-e the movie was named after Walter Elias Disney?

Oh no I didn't no that!

Disney has come so far from simply starting as an animation company.


Hey there.

So I was looking at some info on voting that was pretty interesting

Did you vote during the midterms?

I did indeed.

Rather important elections as of late, eh?

Did you?

I did as well.

I was hoping the Democrats would have taken the Congress too.

Well, they did make inroads and the ones that got in seem to be a fiery progressive bunch.

So I have hope.

Did you know that astronauts get to vote from space?

I always wondered how they are able to do that.

By what mechanism to they use to cast their secret ballot

The ISS is a heck of a polling station to get to.

:) Fortunately many methods of collecting votes are allowed

Voter suppression is still an issue in many states and it is frustrating to see what some will do to keep people from voting

It seems like there's only one party that has surpressed voted.

They've completely disenfranchised 34% of the black male vote in Alabama for instance

Very sad.

Suppression was alive and well in Georgia and North Dakota as well.

Hopefully we keep making progress in Congress and turn some of this around.

I can't believe that the Congress is not listening to its voters and holding them hostage with this shutdown

I'm not surprised that the senate would ignore the will of the people, sadly.

I am glad that they are being exposed for doing so more lately, though.

We need to have Elmo testify before congress again.

Constituents need to contact their Congressman at the subway line and have a chat with them on the way to the capitol

Oh, I'm sure they have the subway line well far away from where any constituent could ever reach it.

But, I do agree that people need to speak up more.

Can't keep letting the extremes dictate things just because they're the loudest.

Congress was stating this weekend that they may be close to a deal to reopen government.

House has already passed it.

Senate and pres are sitting on their hands.

Won't go anywhere until they cave.

But then we will have to hope the President doesn't change his mind again and signs the bill.

He'll have to check to see what Vladimir Putin wants him to do first.

I'm sure they'll sort it out.

In the meantime, I think everyone blocking progress should have to wear a dunce cap while in session.

I should start my own Fantasy Congress league to track the performance a bit closer each week.

My fantasy Congress has passed national healthcare and free college.

Definitely fantasy.

:P

I agree, great platform!


I didn't know that astronauts could vote from space, did you?

Well, if a chimpanzee can receive enough votes to come in third in a mayoral election, I guess anything is possible.

That's true.

It's also ridiculous that people in Austin Texas actually voted to have their garbage dump named Fred Durst.

I think that's hilarious, and was surprised to learn that JFK voted against the civil rights act.

That's pretty surprising since his brother, Bobby Kennedy, was very pro-civil rights.

They were so different on many things.

Not surprising, Alabama seems to do Alabama things, and keep the ban on interracial marriages, even though its uneforceable.

Yes, it's also surprising to discover that 34% of black men don't have the right to vote in Alabama.

That seems odd.

Is that due to felons not having the right to vote?

I'm not sure of the reason.

It would seem unlikely that 34% of black men in Alabama are felons, though.

In the UK, all men didn't have the right to vote until 1918.

I never knew Steven Colber went to congress to defend agriculture visas for immigrants.

I had no idea he did that, either.

Good for him.

I think it is strange that Elmo testified before Congress.

Ashton Kutcher testified before congress a few years ago.

He is very involved in stopping sex trafficking.

That's interesting.

I wonder how he became involved in that cause.

I figured he would be more involved in causes surrounding pediatric heart disease.

I'm not sure, I think it was a random thing that he found when he was on the night shift when his daughter was a baby.

That's interesting.

Sex trafficking is a big problem around the world.

It's something hardly anyone ever discusses, though.

It needs more attention, since most of these "runaway" girls are probably in the hands of sex traffickers.

When I was a kid, I loved to read novels about runaway girls.

I'm not sure what my fascination was with it.

One of my favorite books in junior high was, "Go Ask Alice."

I've never read them.

Did you see that facebook was doing psych experiments during the 2010 congressional elections.

Nothing surprises me with Facebook's activities.

I feel like it is all a big mind game...trying to "figure" people out.

One would think they would know as much about people by now, as there are many ways to cook an egg, thats what the folds in a chef's hat represent.

That's funny.

I didn't know that.

I have a family member who is a sous chef.

I will have to impress him with my newfound knowledge.

I impressed mine when I told her that the fur hats Russians were are called ushanka.

She didn't know that, and grew up in Ukraine.

Thanks for chatting with me this evening.


Hey there!

Do you follow politics closely?

I have to for work, but I get sick of it!

It is important to vote though.

Astronauts even cast votes from space!

I follow a bit.

Did you know that US Congress has played a Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game annually since 1909?

Yes, I did the practice for that last year was where the shooting of the congressman occurred.

Sad story, glad he survived.

Yes, I agree.

Can you imagine that Elmo is the only non-human to testify before the US Congress?

I find that hysterical!

It is also hilarious that in Austin, TX voters changed their garbage dump to be named after Fred Durst!

That is crazy!

Did you know that Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter?

Every vote counts!

That is why it is sad to here that in Alabama 34% of the black male population can no longer vote.

That is a shame.

I've heard that not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918!

Crazy stuff!

I recently learned there was a fantasy league for congress where players draft congressmen and get points for legislative successes.

I cannot even imagine!!

That would actually be pretty fun.

There are even three subway lines exclusively for Congressmen to move between the Capitol and House and Senate Offices.

Very convenient.

I cannot imagine the hats they donned in Congress back in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

I bet they were outlandish!

I agree.

Until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the House of Commons.

I wonder if a hat maker made that rule?

Haha, keep the profits up!

Speaking of hats I think it is funny the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler hat.

Everyone just assumes it is the cowboy hat, myself included!

Yes, that is exactly what I would have thought too.

I know in the past hats were an indicator of social status.

I play and watch a lot of golf where tipping the cap is very popular.

Did you know that tradition dates back to knights?

No, I did not, why did they do that?

They would raise their face visors to show friendliness.

Oh, that makes sense.

Did you know there was a law made in 1908 about the length of hat pins?

I have heard that before.

They though they could be used as weapons right?

Yes, that is the exact reason.

Fears that suffragettes would do just that.

Interesting!

Well, it was fun chatting with you today.

I learned a lot!

Fun chatting with you as well.


do you know much about governors?

Yes some stuff.

Do you know what Ralph Lawrence became famous for?

Yes he opposed the internment of japanese americans during WWII

Yeah.

Did you know Texas was one of the first to elect a female governor?

Yes and that was before the 19th amendment was ratified in other states

Yeah.

DO you know the song COme Together by beatles?

Yes it is a really nice song too.
Do you know why it was written?

Yes for the governor Leary's campaign in california

Yeah.

Did you know the governor of North Dakota declared martial law once?

Yes and then they seceded from the US

DO you know where Schwarzenegger lived when he was governor?

I know that he did not live in Sacramento as he should have

Yes and he travelled by plane every day to get to Sacramento

Yes and that took 3 hours everyday, what a waste

I agree.

Did you know that republican presidents usually have a beard?

Yes, and since 1853 the president has either been a republican or a democrat

Yeah I guess we really do not hear of other parties

Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?

Yes that was recent actually, since 2000s

Yeah I thought that was always the case with those colors

Yes me too.
Strange.
Nice chat!


hi, do you like superhero movies?

I do.

I like superheros like batman and superman, but not all of their movies are great like the batman vs superman one

yeah that is true.

did you hear about the batman villain called the condiment king

Just the name tells you they were running out of ideas.

For me, joker forever

yeah it was weird because it defeated itself by slippin on its own ketchup

I like batman's origin story and I think the Dark knight did a good job, though he sounded like he was gargling marbles

yeah that is true.

adam west has a batman logo on his molar

Wow, I never knew he was such a fan.

Then again, he is the superhero most relatable to us feeble humans in a world of superheroes

exactly, good point.

do you know where gotham city is located?

I think that it is in new jersey right?

yes it is.

joker and batman do not call the name of each other in confrontations

I wonder if that was planned or a coincidence

I have a feeling it is staged.
maybe there is a message behind that

Perhaps.

Contrary to batman, how do you feel about superman?

I like the movie actually.

do you know how much dc paid to get the right

Do you mean the right to the character superman?

yes, the right?

I think they only paid like a hundred bucks.

A real shame for the creators.

It is interesting how initially superman was a villain though

Yeah something like that and look how much they have made off of that

I wonder how much the exclusive rights for superman would go for today?

Millions I bet.
nice chat


Do you like Ben Afflecks back tattoo?
Many people are mocking it.

No I do not.
Ben is a bit weird for me.

Sounds like he was getting treatment for alcohol addiction.

Hopefully, he recovers.

Yeah, addiction is never good and I am concerned for his well being too

I'm surprised his ex drove him to rehab

She is very compassionate person.
I've like her for a while.
She is a genuine actress too

Too bad the paparazzi gets involved in these serious matters.

They truly lack compassion for celebrities

Do you remember his relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow after she got the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love?

I do.

I wonder if he was jealous of her winning the Oscar for the award and he got nothing

Bennifer was a strange way people described his relationship with Jennifer Lopez.

LOL...true.

Such a weird, odd couple.

I wonder how that affected his career when their relationship ended?

I didn't think it lasted long.

His new girlfriend from SNL seems to be a good match for him

He did have 3 kids though with Garner.

Yeah, that is why I was sad to see them divorce

They have tried to co-parent and have discussed that openly with others.

They remain friendly it seems too.

I wonder if they will get back together ever.

Ben was the worst of the Batman actors many believe

I always liked Adam West.

I never saw his batman log on his molars though lol

He was truly the best as well as Michael Keaton

I enjoy the classic actors, especially Carol Burnett was hilarious.

She was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.

Superman was a classic too I enjoyed, but I didn't know that the writers came up with the word "Brainiac."

That's funny.


I have yet to see the Black Panther film, but the facts listed were interesting.

I did not know the history behind the film and didn't know it was based on a 4th century script.

Fascinating!

I don't follow movies.

I thought it was about the Black Panthers.

Haha!

Have you watched Disney movies?

My favorite is Sleeping Beauty and I was disappointed to learn it failed at the box office

Yes, I watched a lot when I was a kid.

I prefer the ones with animals.

I was interested to learn that The Lion King was the first to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release.

I wonder how it was received there.

Lion King is another one of my favorites.

It is always interesting to see how different cultures respond when movies or fashion use their culture for influences.

Yes, it is interesting.

Did you know that there were a lot of identical scenes in 70s Disney movies because they recycled their animation frames?

Some people have noticed the references and posted about it online.

I cannot believe the film wreck-it-ralph which has been out for a few years started in the late 1980's

Yes!
It's amazing.
I haven't seen it yet.

I had to do an animation project in a class in college and it took forever but you would think technology would make it a lot faster, as Disney has a large studio.

I have yet to see the movie

Me too.

I wonder what the animation process is like today.

It seems like Disney makes/ owns all the series or new movies today

Yes, they are one of the "Big Six".

Do you know the other five of the Big Six?

I don't.

I just know that Disney has a number of subsidiaries, including Pixar, and they work closely with the toy industry during the production process.

Same, which were stated in the article.

The toy industry and companies do a good job of not leaking out the new characters or movies.

Yes.

It's amazing considering how many people must be involved.

Sadly, I must admit Frozen is another favorite Disney movie and was pleased to learn it was directed by a woman.

Yes.

I've heard it's good.

I've mostly just heard about it from kids so far.

Probably the famous Let it go song too haha!

It was nice talking to you

You too!


hi, did you watch the black panther?

I did!

What do you think about it being shown in Saudi Arabia

well, it ended a 35 year movie ban so that is a great thing

I agree, It is crazy to think until a few years ago woman could not even drive there.

yeah that is pretty sexist.

did you know black panther is the richest superhero?

I did not know that, I bet it would help if he put some money back into the movie industry in America.

yeah probably.

do you know who is the highest box office ranking actor?

I do not know.
Who is it?

tom hanks, he is great

I agree, so many great films over the years

disney once wanted to shut down the studio after sleeping beauty flopped

I am glad they didn't , Do you remember John Carter?

hmmm who is that?

It was a flop movie in the states from Disney but in Russia of all places, it broke box office records.

wowww interesting.
have you seen the lion king?

I have it is a classic!

yes it is.

it was the first disney movie to be dubbed in zulu

That is interesting, Disney is a trendsetter.

Did you know they use multiplane camera to make older films like Bambi more realistic?

wow did not know that.
have you seen frozen?

I have not seen frozen yet.

it is a good one.
nice chat


Hello,  did you watch Black Panther?

I haven't seen it.

He is the richest superhero with an estimated worth of $500 billion.

Yeah that is crazy,  I guess that makes sense though,  he owns a country lol

True!
He beat out Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne!

Yeah that is quite an inheritance!

Did you know that the symbols and written script in black panther are based on an actual script calleed nsibdi.

That is very interesting,  I did not know that.

Amazing!

I am amazed that Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star.

He has earned over $8.5 billion worldwide in film earnings.

Amazing.

I am not.

He has done so much over the years.

Almost all his movies are a hit,  I actually can't even think of one bad movie he has done lol Did you know that he doesn't take any bad guy roles?

I could see that.

He is so likable!

Did you ever see the movie treasure planet by disney.

It was the worst ever.

It was also one of the most expensive flop of all time.

Wow,  never saw it.

Can't believe there are Disney movies that didn't make money lol

I know!

Frozen was the first disney film directed by a woman.

I would have figured it would have happened before that!

That is weird.

A lot of the Disney movies have women leads too lol That movie was really good,  Frozen

I liked it too.

Especially surprising because Walt Disney Pictures is regarded as one of Hollywood's big six film studios.

I believe it,  children make parents spend lots of money!

lol

Exactly, case in point, the toy industry gets involved in disney animations even before the beginning of film production.

Lots of money to be made!

Yeah,  seriously,  before a movie comes out my kids are asking for toy characters I never even heard of!

Mine too!

they sure can make a ton of different toys with all the characters that are in these movies.

Yeah,  I admit  I like a lot of Disney stuff too,  not the toys but some collectables.

Disney is smart that way though,  aim for the kids first lol

Yes...and the adults will follow.

They once considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty failed.

Can you imagine if they did?

No I can't imagine that one movie flop will bring that whole company,  even at the time of sleeping beauty lol its been really good chatting!


DId you watch the movie Black Panther?

Yes it was a decent film.

I generally enjoy the quality of recent Marvel superhero films and it had a high quality cast as well.

Did you know black panther, the superhero, is estimated to be worth $500 billion?

Wow, I thought Tony Stark was the richest of them all, that is interesting, well he is like the President of Wakanda.

Regardless, it is impressive enough that superheros such as stark, wayne, and black panther is worth billions!

Yeah, I thought Wayne was the richest of them all and turns out he has an $80 billion worth, black panther was called black leopard at some point

Well if you are that rich, you can spend without thinking about expenses so after a point, they are just amazingly rich period.

Furthermore, Black Panther is also unique in that it will end the 35year ban Saudi Arabia previously enacted.

Yeah, I heard they had a strict ban due to religious reasons, women couldn't drive until after 2017.

This change could reflect the changing socioeconomic climate in Saudi Arabia as the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam wants to brand himself as a social modernizer while consolidating power.

Im just glad I live in America, so many issues in other countries, one thing is certain, that Disney and Marvel are the big winners here.

Indeed, American movie studios like Disney and Marvel require foreign markets for growth and this recent change benefits them substantially.

They sure are kicking DCs behind, the international box for that movie was around 29.5 billion dollars

DC did well on wonder woman and the dark knight, but recent movies like batman vs superman or green lantern weren't the best.

I loved the Batman trilogy and I agree with you, DC hasn't made good movies lately, I wonder how much their box office was.

Too bad the box office doesn't necessary represent how good the movie is.

For instance, Disney's well known sleeping beauty was considered a box office failure.

I didnt know that!

its one of the most popular movies now, Tom Hanks is the highest box office star of all time.

I recently read he made over $8.5 billion in film earnings.

He is a good actor.

I think he is a good actor as well, do you like Walt Disney Pictures?

I feel that Walt Disney does a good job of refining old fairy tales to be more kid friendly.

They have also produced many popular films like lion king or frozen.

I agree, did you know that Frozen is the fist animated film with a woman as a director.

I also only recently read about that.

Disney does a good job of producing high quality products and generating revenue through various different revenue streams such as with the toy industry.

I know!

it seems unreal how the toy industry is behind the productions


Are you a comic fan.
I love Batman.
He is a DC superhero.

Yes, I agree.

So I guess you watched "Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice", right?

Did you like it?

Not really, I was disappointed in it.

Did you know that Batman had a advisory called Condiment King.

He was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup.

No, I didn't know.

I also didn't know there is a silver coin with superman on the heads side.

This is legal tender in Canada.

Cool, I need one of those.

Adam West, who played Batman has the batman

Do I understand correctly that the first time superman as superhero was published in a comic book in 1938?

Yes, it was.

I was saying he has a Batman logo on a  molar.

Also Gotham City is supposed to be located in New Jersey.

True.

I didn't know that there was a version of superman created where superman was raised in USSR.

I'm wondering what was an idea behind that.

I read that comic.

In the most recent DC animated film "Batman vs Robin" Weird Al did some voiceover work.

Really?
It sounds like a lot of fun.

Yes, and pays great I'm sure.

Changing topics, Pixar studio has a secret room that celebrities visit.

Well, I didn't know, but I'm not surprised.

It's easy to imagine.

Also, I cant believe that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.

I won't pay so much.

In my opinion, it's very very average work and nothing special there.

what???

That amount makes her the second highest paid celebrity.

Lebron James is first.

Yes, I know about LeBron James.

Btw, did you know that Jenna Marble makes over $300k annually on YouTube channel?

I'm wondering how much people make on YouTube in general.

I am not sure.

I did know that the first celebrity to appear on Sesame street was Carol Burnett.

Yes, I remember I watched it with my nephew.

Sesame is good.

Yes.

I will leave you with this.

Going back to Superman, the actor Henry Cavill, who currently plays Superman, almost missed the call for the role because he was playing " World Of Warcraft".

Ok.
Thanks.
Have a good day!

thanks


hello, let's have conversation about Snake Eyes

I would love too.

Did you know that Dawn Moreno is the new Snake Eyes in IDW's "G.I.

Joe?

No, I had not realized that.

yes and also Larry Hama has been writing "G.I.

Joe: A Real American Hero" comics since the series' days at Marvel Comics, which is interesting to learn

Snake Eyes is one of the more popular characters among fans.

yes exactly, both in the comics and in various animated series and even the "G.I.

Joe" live-action movies, do you agree?

I am glad more females are playing characters.

Are you watching the movie now?

yes I like to watch,"The best we can do is give something a good shot and throw it out there, and see if it flies," Hama said, what do you think?

The female characters have brought new life into many of the storylines.

yes I totally agree with you, let's discuss Snakes

I never really liked snakes myself, I was too scared of them.

I am afraid of them too they are awful, but did you know Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales?

They are the legless wonders of the world thats for sure.

did you know that Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors?

I did not realize that.
Do you own a snake?

no of course no lol, Areb you aware that there are no snakes in New Zealand?

No, I was not aware of that.
What is causing the delay on your end?

yes I think, do you like comic books?

I really like Marvel and DC Comics for GI Joe.

it was nice to chat to you


Hi what do you think of snakes?

Hello, I am not a fan but know some stuff about them.

There are none of them in NZ

That is pretty neat.

Did you know crocodiles have more in common n with birds than snake?

Hmm interesting.

There is a genius of them than kind of fly and launch onto the prey

Wow that just sounds scary.

Our fear of snaked is hard wired in our brains and those of monkeys

I guess it makes sense since we see them as evil and dangerous

Yeah exactly.

There are lizards without limbs but that are not snakes

Wow there is everything out there it seems.

Do you like comic books at all?

I do sometimes.

Do you know how Stan Lee finished his phone calls?

Haha the legend did so with excelsior, such a funny guy

Yeah I know.

Did you hear how Marvel trademarked superhero and supervillain?

Oh yeah they published a generic comic book with those name.

Genius if you ask me

Very much so.
DO you know what DC stands for ?

Yeah it stands for Detective Comics so it is pretty redundant

Yeah that it is.

Do you know which library ha the largest collecting of comic books?

I think it is the MSU library.
I wish I could go and check it out

Me too.

Did you know that SOny owns the rights to Spiderman?

Yeah they bought it from Marvel back in the day and they could have bought the others too but passed on that

Yeah they thought only spiderman was going to be popular and paid the $10 million for it

Yeah, still got that one.
Have you heard of he superhero Access?

Yes I have, he is the guy that keeps the balance between DC and Marvel


Hello, do you like snakes?
I am afraid of them, really afraid

I actually love snakes lol, I just think their narrow bodies are pretty cool and they scare everyone

I want to move to New Zealand, I heard theres no snakes over tehre

Not only in New Zealand but Ireland has no snakes too

Another great place to go then, I hear there are also flying snakes

I

Would that make you afraid?

They sound pretty scary, I've never heard of flying snake but it's pretty cool they can launch at prey

You know the fear of snakes is not only hardwired in our brains but also in the brains of monkeys

I heard not only the fear of snakes is hard wired but of spiders too

Spiders are scary too, enough about those scary creatures do you like comic books?

I like Marvel Comics, I'm surprised they are only the 3rd largest comic book publisher

The 3rd largest really?

I know DC is on top but what other company is there

I guess the Japanese manga company Viz Media distributes more

It does?

that is suprising havent heard of that one before, just like the superhero Blue Ear

Have you heard of Access, the only shared superhero between DC and Marvel?

No, what are her supper powers?
or her purpose?

Access only purpose is to keep the DC and Marvel universes apart

Oh I see, I bet she is really powerful still, do you like Marvel comics or DC comics better?

I prefer Marvel Comics and their earth 616 universe

I do too, besides their movies are way better


Are you a big fan of Star Wars?

I am a fan of the originals.

i heard Solo barly made 100 mil on memorial day weekend

Yep bombed big time!

They said female characters were underused.

They say that but they dont see the trend of movies with female leads tanking.

The movie cost upward of $200 million to make and i dont see it

They say the new generation has moved toward movies like Black Panther and Get Out.

Yeah they say Little boys would never identify with a female superheros.

Maybe it is not the superhero but the poor actress/writings fault?

Perhaps.

Ron Howard directed the movie but I guess great directors have flops too.

"A Quiet Place," John Krasinski's $17 million directorial debut, has become a global juggernaut,.

I think it was ok but it was not original.

He's moving on up in the world.
He was on the office, right?

Yeah he was Tim or Ted or whatever it was.

In 2013, star wars was dubbed in navajo so it is nice they get to hear it in their language

True.

I read somewhere that Black Panther was the richest superhero..

i guess but he is by far one of the worst.

black panther was not named after the black panther party like most people believe

Whose your favorite superhero?

Sadly we will never get a real superhero movie because of how they sold charecters off.

but the true story of Thanos not the one in the movie is one that will make you question if he is bad.

I'll have to read up on that.

My favorite was Bruce Wayne aka Batman.

The older movies of course.

They say he's the 3rd richest superhero.

tony stark is worth $100 billion if i remember right.

That's Iron Man?

Yeah he is iron man.

and the book you want to look for is called Thanos Quest.

Is that the name of the popular reddit account?

Now this all makes a bit of sense.

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Im not sure about that.

it was the story about him search for the stones.

Marvel censored m'baku's utterance of "praise hanuman!"

in indian releases of black panther.

i guess they did not want to offend

We live in a different world now.


hey there, did you ever watch Star Wars?

Hi!

Yes, I've see all the Star Wars movies, I was a contributor to the $100 million opening box office revenue on opening weekend.

Do you watch Star Wars?

Yes me too, it is really good.

It is so popular it was even dubbed in Navajo.

It took them a long time, but I wonder why they chose to do that.

Guess how much James Earl Jones made for his work on recording all of Darth Vadar's lines for the franchise

Was it a lot?

20th century fox even thought it was going to flop altogether.

He made $7500, but it only took him 2.5 hours to do all of the recordings!

That's not a bad payday, especially if he also gets other revenues from licensing and merchandise and dvds!

Oh nice, they that is true all the money on the side.

George Lucas made so much money because of it because he convinced the studio to keep the licensing and merchandising right to himself for a small fee.

Genius!

It's crazy to think that he believed in himself so much when no one else did and look at how much it paid off!

He's a billionaire now because of his creativity!

But his wife was also a reason for the major changes in the original star wars film and she even won an academy award for editing the film!

You never know right?

They made such a good team in that sense.

Isaac apparently asked that his character be a native of planet yavin 4 because it was filmed in guatelama and he is from there.

They really do, if they divorce, it sure would be a costly one.

Oh I didn't know that about Isaac.

I actually really like Marvel films too, especially the Black Panther film, my children imitate the X "wakanda" sign at home all the time.

That movie has been such a huge one, really.

It is the richest superhero too.

Oh really?

I would've thought that Tony Stark from Iron Man was the richest character.

He much but rich but not that rich.

did you know that scripts and symbols in the movie date back to 4th century?

Wow, I didn't know that.

I wonder how they came up with all those interesting names of the characters.

Marvel had to censor m'baku's chant in India because they feared that a character or villain praising a Hindu God would lead to backlash

How about disney, do you know the real name of minnie mouse?

No, What is the real name of Minnie mouse?

I love Disney, especially Pixar movies.

Do you?

Her name is minerva mouse.
I wonder who came up with that name.
Yeah me too.

That's an odd name, I wonder if any parents named their children after the characters.

I had no idea that Disney hides mickey mouses in their disney things and there even a whole subculture dedicated to that.

Kind of like the Stan Lee signature at Disney theem parks.

Yeah that is really strange.
Did you watch wall-e?

I did see that movie and Disney really has established itself as the leader in the animation industry and its also present in their film production, television, and theme parks!

very true.

it was names as such as a tip fp the hat to walter elias disney.

Oh ok, I didn't know that AT&T owned Walt Disney Studios because they own NBC and Warner Media.

Is that true?

I did not know that either, that is pretty cool.

It was nice chatting with you.


Hello.

Hello.

So, did you see Solo?

Yes.

I believe there was much missed opportunity in the film.

Same here.

I didn't like how they changed the character of Han Solo.

It didn't line up with how he was in the original trilogy.

Agreed.

The actor lacked too many of the inherent qualities Harrison Ford brought to the role.

I thought so, too.

I knew it would be different because it wasn't Harrison Ford.

Nothing against the actor in Solo.

I thought parts of the storyline were OK, but it seemed really formulaic at times.

The studio really needed to reevaluate and reinvent more for this film.

I agree.

It seems they just thought "Well, it's Star Wars, just throw in whatever has worked in the past and people will pay to see it."

Yes.

It seems like the most successful movies now are the innovative, new ones.

Exactly.
Did you see "A Quiet Place"?
I really liked that one.

I am going to see it this week, actually.

Looking forward to contrasting it with other suspense films.

I think you'll like it.

It's very different than most other films.

I won't spoil the story for you, but, most of the dialogue in the film is done with American Sign Language (with screen captions).

Great.

I do think that audiences really appreciate unique films presented by innovators more than "widget" based blockbusters.

I think they do.

I remember the first "Paranormal Activity" film.

Say what you will about the mediocre sequels, but the first was very inventive.

Even if "found footage" films had been done before.

Yes,  I think there is plenty of room in the marketplace for more originals and less sequels.

True.

However, with Disney about to own Fox, I'm skeptical that will happen.

That is true.

Although they do manage to produce a lot of innovative ideas.

They just overcycle them too often.

I didn't see Black Panther.
Was it any good?

I have yet to see it, but the reviews seem promising.

I have it on my list.

The socio-political overtones seem to be played up by many reviews.

Well, I have to get going.
But, it's been nice talking to you.

It has been very nice.
Enjoy your day.

Goodbye