Have you seen the Black Panther movie?

I have, and I didn't care for it.I do like the fact that one of the tribal elders, made her acting debut at 88.

That's cool.

I heard that another related film The Lion King was the first Disney film to be dubbed into Zulu.

Yes, isn't that amazing?

Chadwick Boseman's benefactor was Denzel Washington.

He thanked him at the premiere of Black Panther.

That was sweet of him.

I didn't know that but I heard that the script came one dating back to the 4th century in an area around current Nigeria.

I have not heard that.I think its cute that Marvel created a superhero with a blue ear, just for a little boy who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids.

I wonder how much Stan Lee played a part in that.

I can't believe Stan Lee is dead.

I wonder if the movies will be as good without his input.

I miss him on Twitter.

I hope so, there are so many stories left to tell.

I'm glad Michael Jackson wasn't able to buy Marvel.

Jackson bought all the rights to the Beatles music.

I wonder who in his family owns them now.

That's a lot of money.

I can't believe Marvel offered Sony for $25 million but turned it down.

They have lost billions.

I think some of the catalog was auctioned off to pay debt.

Or, they went to his kids.

I don't get why Sony did that.

Anyway, at least Jackson was never able to play Spider Man in his own movie.

I didn't know till recently Disney acquired Marvel.

That is a smart company to keep going all these years.

Disney does a lot of weird things.

Big Hero 6, was created on a super computer.

Yeah, they don't make cartoons like they used to.

It is all computer generated.

But I was surprised to learn Frozen was their first film directed by a woman.

It's insane that it took them that long.

Did you know that Dr.

Strange's character is based on Sir Isaac Newton?

I didn't.

I guess that is where they got that weird cape from he wears.

Looking at old painting of him.

I didn't know Newton could travel through time.

Oh wait, no he created gravity, oh wait, or was that applesauce from the apple that fell on his head.

He's the gravity guy, lol.

I guess if you are hit in the head hard enough, you can travel through time.

After all, he was once a Sorcerer Supreme.

Hmm, that is true.

If you get hit in the head.

Go into a coma and wake up ten years later you have traveled 10 years into the future as far as your reality goes.

When you go to sleep at night you travel 8 hours into the future cause you don't realize the time has passed if you don't wake up the whole time.

And then when you wake up, you are T'Challa, King of Wakanda.

I never read comic books as a kid.

Did you know that Marvel got to pay a lower rate on X-men toys since they are not human, as opposed to human dolls?

I didn't know that.Had the MCU of failed, Merrill Lynch would have ended up owning Captain America and the rest of the Avengers.

Interesting, it's all about money.

I can't believe Black Panther is supposed to have $500 billion, while Stark only has $100 billion, Wayne a puny 80.

Well, Shuri IS a better inventor than Tony.

My problem with the movie, is that they rushed it.

I think they could have done a much better job, had they of taken their time with it.

Well, I am sure there will be many more.

Lots of comics out there.

Lots of material.

At one time they tried to ban comics cause they thought they made kids violent.

Thank you for chatting with me, it has been nice.

Enjoy your night.

I have learned a lot about Black Panther from you.

Thanks.

you are welcome.


Hey are you a Black Panther fan?
It seemed to be a cult classic!

I have heard a lot about it!

I know T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanada following his father's death.

Yep you're right.

Actually Black Panther is considered the richest superhero too.

I wonder how rich he is?

He has an estimated 500 billion!!!
That is dirty rich!

That is a lot of money.
And I thought Disney was a big deal!

Yeah same with me.

Marvel is just as big.

In 1998 they actually offered the cinematic rights of their characters to Sony!

Wow.

Marvel is the company that created superhero blue ear for the boy that had to wear hearing aids but told his mom superheroes do not wear hearing aids.

Marvel heard it and created the character.

That is so nice of them.

Marvel actually argued in court once that mutants are not people!

Was that the case fought to pay a lower rate on toys instead of a higher rate on dolls?

Yes thats the one!
I think they won!

Good for them!
I know Marvel branding began in 1961.

Thats a lot of years of making money!

Disney actually doesn't own the rights to show popular marvel characters in theme parks east of the mississippi!

Oh, interesting.
Wait, is that due to a contract?

Yeah they signed the contract with Universal Studios back in the 90's!

Oh that was a long time ago!
Marvel started as Timely Productions.

Interesting.

Sounds like they then progressed to becoming Atlas Comics...

Yes, they might have.

So back to Disney, Frozen was the first animated film directed by a woman.

Wow talk about starting off with a bang!!

That was a great movie.

Another first was when lion king dubbed into zulu for its african release.

I loved Lion King!

I know during the 1970's Disney recycled a lot of their frames resulting in identical scenes in some movies.

Yea I heard about that.

The toy industry also sounds like they anticipate the movies!

Nice talking to you friend.


Do you know many facts about voting?

Hmmm.

How about that the 2012 election was the first that didn't have a veteran on either party's ticket?

Good point!

Did you know that the Indian gov't sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter?

I kind of find that hard to believe because as far as I know there are only Tigers in India.

Haha.

Well there once was a dog that beat two people in an election for mayor -- then served 13 years!

Wonder what city that was.

What are the odds of that?

Hahah  The citizens of Austin, TX once voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst!

A cat named Hank placed third in a senate election in Virginia.

What is it with people voting for animals?

That's funny!
lol  Astronauts can vote from space.
That's a good thing!

Always good when people can vote.

How about this one -- the candidate who blinks the fastest has lost every presidential debate since 1980.

That's a crazy stat.

How in the heck did someone even decide to start tracking that data?

Wow.

LOL

I was thinking the same thing.

Another animal getting votes -- in 1988 a chimp came in third place for mayor of Rio de Janeiro.

That's funny!

34 percent of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote!

That'd tragic.

Hopefully they can pass legislation to correct that.

Speaking of Alabama, 40% of voters voted to continue the legal ban on interracial marriage -- and this was in 2000.

That's crazy.

When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of CA, he would fly by private jet 3 hours every day to Sacremento.

Man, that's quite a commute.

JFK, who is widely remembered for his work to advance civil rights, actually voted against the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

Interesting!

Texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment.

That's awesome.

In South Carolina, an Atheist cannot be governor.

That's insane.

Crazy indeed!

In 1934, North Dakotas governor declared martial law and seceded from the US.

Never heard that before.

I've never heard that either.

In Kentucky, you can't be Governor if you've ever participated in a duel.

I guess that rules me out.

Haha.

What?

That is an odd one for sure!

The Beatles wrote "Come Together" for Timothy Leary's 1969 CA governor campaign.

It's been fun chatting with you!

You too!

Have a good day!


Good afternoon Theo.

I think it's very important to vote in elections what about you?

Elections have been operating since the 17th century.

It is a great process of decision-making for citizens to choose who gets to hold a public office.

Democracy is great!

Yes democracy is indeed the best no doubt.

Officials in ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy.

Boy were they wrong.

Yeah electoral reform was definitely needed to improve the fairness of the process for sure.

I definitely agree.

Another weird thing is that since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75% of the time.

Now that I think of it Trump was taller than Hillary.

Hmmm, that is so weird.

Not as weird as a CAT named Hank who placed 3rd in a Virginia senate election.

LOL

Yeah must not have been very good candidates.

The voter turn out for US presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.

That's too bad.

Yeah probably not.

So like the taller candidate winning 75% of the time, the faster blinker in the presidential debates has lost every election since 1980.

I wonder who sits around and counts the blinking?

Yeah I need to know who is coming up at the stats!

Nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates voting option for presidential elections.

So do I. I like the way Oregon works.

All their elections are conducted by mail so you don't even have to leave the house to vote.

Wow that is so convenient!

Almost like astronauts voting from space.

Yes just like that.

Apparently people like animals more than some politicians.

A dog beat two mayorial candidates and actually served 13 years as mayor.

Ha ha that is hilarious.

In 1934, North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceeded from the US.

I didn't even know that was legal!

Don't laugh too much at the dog.

In Rio de Janeiro, a chimpanzee got 400,000 votes and came in 3rd in another mayoral race.

Those mayors must be horrible people.

Wow that is so amazing!

How does that even happen?

When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California he commuted three hours every day by private jet.

Not exactly environmentally friendly.

Wow you are right about that.

In Kentucky you can only become governor if you have never participated in a duel.

Who even does that anymore?

Ha ha that is some old school rules right there.

Do you remember the Beatles song come together?

It was written for a California governor campaign!

Really, how cool.

The governor of OK has a pool shaped like the state.

I think that is awesome.

Yeah that is very patriotic.

Texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment.

It was the second elected female in the nation!

It was nice conversing with you!

I hope you have a good evening.

Girl power!

:) I like how politics is progressing in that way.

Same here.

Bye!

Bye!


Hey there did you vote in the last election?

I did not, I would have probably selected "none of these candidates" option if I was in Nevada

Yep I would do that too.

I think that's an option everyone should have, would you ever live in ancient Athens?

Apparently they would do elections like a lottery

Seem like they were trying to avoid oligarchy to form!

Yep it's apparently so.

It's kind of sad that voter turnout maxes out at 63% in the United States.

What percent do you think it should be?

Not sure but people just dont trust any politician anymore.

did you know astronauts can vote from space?

Wow that's really cool!

Another thing that I didn't know is that the taller presidential candidate has won 75% of the time since the year 1900, so the Democrats should definitely run a basketball player LOL

I am wondering if that is a coincidence because It has happened for more than 100 years and 75% is a high percentage

Yep I agree with you.

I wonder which election was won by the shorter candidate actually haha.

Did you hear that in 2012 International election observers were blocked in nine States from viewing the polls?

Why would that be

That sounds pretty strange!

It is strange also that a garbage dump was named after Fred Durst and that was voted by the citizens of Austin TX

That is pretty funny.

I guess if you are Fred Durst you would be kind of embarrassed, but you have so much money you just don't even care LOL

That is true, they are just happy to make headlines, did you know how the indian government put a voting booth in a forest full of lions?

No I didn't know that.

That's super nice of them though.

What is it nice is that 34% of the black population in Alabama, specifically males, lost their right to vote permanently

That is crazy, talking about music, I did not know that the Beatles's come together was written for a political campaign!

No I didn't know that either.

Are there any Governors that you like?

I remember when Schwarzenegger was governor of California, apparently he would commute to work everyday

He commuted 3 hours wow, that is such a long commute, and it was in a jet!

Yep in a jet, seems like a waste of money especially for fuel but oh well, did you hear about the governor who seceded from the United States?

I heard something happenned in 1934 in North Dakota.I wonder why that ocurred?

Yes I wonder what caused him to do that.

Very interesting that Texas had a female governor before the 19th amendment was ratified.

That's impressive

That was something out of the ordinary!!

And it was the second in the nation!

Yep that's why I think it was so impressive!

Also impressive was the guy Ralph Laurence carr.

he actually opposed in turning the Japanese-Americans during World War II, that was probably not a popular opinion back then


I try not to involve myself everyday with politics because it can be so negative, but I felt really proud to vote in the recent midterm elections.

Voting is so important for us as a group.

I feel the same, so much negativity, but in order to enact change we must vote.

It's crazy to think that voter turnout hasn't exceeded 62.8% in the last century.

I think many people are disenfranchised with the candidates.

Nevada has it right, they have a none of these candidates option..

If we could vote for that and then get new people it would be awesome!

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Sometimes having that option with a group that feels like everything is black and white, or blue and red, so to speak, then not voting for either would take away votes from the other candidates.

If voter turnout was better, maybe we could really have a shot of a multi-party election.

Astronauts even make sure to vote from space!

Certainly there is something we need to do to get better turnouts.

But there are so many who cant vote.

Like the 34% of black men in alabama

Maybe Athens had something right about just having a lottery to elect a candidate?

It does seem like we're heading towards being an oligarchy with the voting system as it is.

True.

Beatles have written some campaign songs.

Like fo Timothy Leary's 1969 Governor campaign

Yeah, Come Together is one of my favorite Beatles songs.

There was a governor that once declared martial law and seceded from the US.

Back in 1934.

I believe it was North Dakota.

I wonder why the United States let them back in?

I dont know, maybe it is part of the constitution that states cant do that?

Or the people of the state voted to get back in?

I know it's in the Texas constitution that they can secede.

Texas is more progressive than people realize.

It had the second female governor in the nation before some states even ratified the 19th Amendment.

Really, I didnt know that was part of the Texas Constitution.

Im from Florida, the one state that cant seem to do an election and voting correctly.

Yeah, and a lot of people think Colorado has always been pretty progressive, too.

Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only governor who objected to Japanese-American internment camps during World War 2.

Can you believe that?

No.
That is pretty crazy

Not crazier than Austin, TX voting to rename their city dump to Fred Durst.

Haha!

I can't believe they could actually vote to do that.

That is wild.

Apparently, the taller presidential candidate has won 75% of the time.

Hope the next person is taller than Trump!

For real.
Lets start searching.

I just wish they wouldn't make voting so hard for some people and we could have a shot.

Some people waited for up to 5 hours to vote in Georgia.

That is outlandish.

If astronauts can vote from space, surely we can figure it out here on earth.

Anyway, Ive got to go.

Have a good night!


Do you like to play video games?

I do, but I don't play much.
Do you?

I don't play much either but have an Xbox One, I think that game Fe can be an interesting choice for a weekend

Did you know PlayStation 3s are being used to research black holes?

They are?

thats amazing, I wonder why they use Play Stations instead of supercomputers

The us dept of defense used 1760 ps3's to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative!

I see thats a creative solution did you ever play Grand Theft Auto?

Yes!

did you?

I heard the playstation game plays the soundtrack in a cd player.

I played it but never tried to reproduce the game in a CD player, it was a  great game though

Agreed.
Do you like animals?

I do like animals, there are 20 quintillion of them on the planet!

Crazy!
The study of animals is called zoology.
Wish I studied that more in school!

I do too, there are many interesting facts like how animals develop white patches on their foreheads once they are domesticated

Also that in 2002 Germany was the first country to give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

I guess thats a nice thing to do, some people treat animals like trash and its not like they can fight back, especially if they are small and defenseless.

Agreed.
What is your favorite animal?

My favorite animals are dogs I also like birds, do you have a preference?

Birds are just oh so fascinating.

Did you know most birds bones weigh less than their feathers?

Wow thats interesting, I never knew that about birds although they must have light skeletons in order to fly, must be difficult to fly with a lot of weight on them.

Hummingbirds actually steal spiderwebs to build and  repair their nests!

I bet spiders must hate them then, that sounds messed up, poor spiders after all that hard work....

I would be pissed if I was a spider.

I know right, theres not much spiders can do about it so yeah.


hey did you know that scientists are using ps3's to research the magic of black holes?

I think those scientists are lying!

They're just playing games on those PS3s!

LOL

haha I want that job!
do you play any videogames at all?

I used to play.

Not so much now.

The US DoDloves the PS3.

It used 1760 of them to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative.

What was the alternative?

haha ya it would take 10,000 of those probably!

ya I used to play too, I think it's cool you could play the grand theft auto game disc in a cd player to hear the soundtrack

Changing topics from the mechanical to the biological, did you know that there are  about 20,000,000,000,000,000,000 individual animals on the planet?

Humans beings and their Play Stations are such a small part of the living world.

ah I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of videogames other animals would play?

haha, I do think it's interesting that in germany animals have legal rights, like I wonder what they are, do they have the right to vote, etc haha

Perhaps they can vote if they have white patches on their foreheads.

Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated.

I do not have a white patch on my forehead, yet I feel domesticated.

Do you have a white patch?

There’s no shame in it these days.

haha let me look in the mirror and check, that is weird, like we have a dog and it is all black with no white patch but what do I know, I'm drinking soda and have the hiccups, I guess that is a leftover from when animals had both gills and lungs apparently

You would still have rights in Germany though, no matter what holdovers from your ancestors.

Under the 1912 Scottish Protection of Animals Act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.

do you think that the Loch Ness monster is real?

I want it to be real and a protected animal but to be honest I really really don't think it is haha

The fictional beast has more protections than I do.

I'm envious.

haha, and more protectinos than the dodo bird who went extinct sadly, I didn't know it was a spieces of pigeon actually

The Dodo was not terribly clever.

Australia has some weird creatures, like wild birds that can mimic the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.

I wonder if they have Australian accents.

haha good question, I woudl be scared to be walking, then hearing an Austrailian chainsaw, I'd think I was being chased by a murderer only to find it was a harmless bird haha

The bird might steal something from you to build a nest.

Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build and repair their nests.

haha the spiders need spider police!

what is crazy is that a bird's skeleton weighs less than the feathers, I wouldn't have thought that was true

The bones are hollow, which makes them stronger than if they were solid.

Sounds funny, I know.

How can birds migrate without sleeping?

I wish I could do that.

ya I wish I could work while I was sleeping, then I could get paid so much I'd be very productive!

I usually sleep when I'm working, so it's close.

Well, enjoy being one of the 20 quintillion animals on the planet!

thanks!

Hopefully you don't grow a white patch on your forehead if you ever get domesticated!


Hey have you heard of the video game Fe?

it's for all of the latest video game platforms

I have not; what's the objective?

Have you ever played a Metroid game?

Apparently this is similar, it's a metroidvania Style game

I'm not familiar; does that refer to an aesthetic style, or type of game?

It's a type of game.

Basically you run around a level that's huge and then you come back when you get new abilities to parts that were previously locked off

That sounds stimulating, I imagine there are a lot of animals in the world?

Yes I think so.

Even in our world there are about 20 quintillion so I think in the game there must be plenty haha

I wonder if they have constitutionally-guaranteed rights like the ones animals in Germany gained in 2002.

Yes I wonder that too.
and what kind of rights do they have?
did you hear what hiccups are?
Like what they are remnants of

Apparently they're an evolutionary holdover from early land animals that had both gills and lungs.

I wonder what the Loch Ness monster would have?

That's a good question!

Does the Loch Ness monster have hiccups haha.

But it is interesting that Scotland passed a protection act to keep the Loch Ness monster safe back in 1912, do you think it exists?

If it ever was real, it's got to be extinct now.

Did you know that the extinct dodo bird was actually a sub-family of pigeon?

No I didn't know that.

I also didn't know that animals will develop a white patch on their forehead once they are domesticated

That's interesting--seems like a pretty useless adaptation, though.

Some wild birds in Australia have adapted to mimic the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.

That is cool.

I wonder if anyone been fooled by them?

I also think it's cool that hummingbirds will steal a spider web and make a nest out of it LOL

They are some clever creatures.

I wonder how the birds that migrate from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping pull that off?

That's a neat trick.

Yes I wish I could stay awake that long.

I also wish my bones were Hollow and light because then maybe I could fly haha.

Yes, in most birds the feathers actually weigh more than the entire skeleton.

I wonder how much the eggs weigh females down before they lay them?

That's a good question!

I wonder if they can even fly if they are full of eggs?

On a different topic, do you play any video games?

For instance like on the PlayStation

I never got the hang of it, but the technology aspect of it interests me; for example, the DOD used 1,760 PS3's to build a supercomputer.

That's impressive!

Especially because it was cheaper then to build an actual supercomputer, also did you know that PlayStation 3s are also used to research black holes?


What are your thoughts on elections?

There good for the people as long as they aren't rigged!

Well it seems like elections are rigged all the time, I wish we all had the option to vote none of these like in the state of Nevada

I agree, All of the states should have that option!

Its interesting the taller candidate wins most of the time in elections!

75% of the time!

lol

That is an interesting fact, 75% of the time no kidding.

Ancient Athens had a weird way to appoint their leaders.

Yes appointing by lottery wouldn't work in this day and age!!

lol

It wouldn't, voting is a great way to chose a leader.

Did you know astronauts vote from space!!

No excuse!!

lol

No, didn't know about that, well 34% of the black male population in Alabama lost their right to vote.

That's true.

Not all men had to right to vote in the UK until 1918.

So voting has changed a lot over the years we know vote to change the name of a garbage dump.

Poor Fred Durst, who would want the name for a garage dump?

They must hate him a lot in Austin, TX, go through so much trouble.

Must be?

Indian government will set up polling booths in the forest full of lions for a single vote!

Who knew?

I guess they take their voters real seriously there sounds like a lot of trouble for a single vote.

Crazy with lions!!

Did you know Queen Elizabeth 2 was pranked called by a radio station pretending to be the prime minister of Canada!

That so funny, I bet she was angry after hearing she was pranked call and I bet the radio station got sued.

Yes, How would you like to get a silver cup if you live to 100 in Japan?

That would be nice, you would have to get to a hundred years old first but that sounds like a nice detail.

Yes, but Japan has so many people living to 100, they have to give cheaper cups!

lol Good chat!

Life expectancy is a lot higher over there I guess, its been a great chat thanks a lot.


Do you think its fair how India is treating prime minister Trudeau?

I'm not sure.

I'm not a fan of Trudeau but Modi should at least greeted him.

Can you see Gandhi doing that?

Gandhi is all about peace and respect so no, not really, I think they should treat him better, he is a visitor from a foreign country and deserves respect

Yeah, the Trudeaus had to go on their tours alone.

They dressed in ethnic Indian clothes but Modi wasn't there.

I guess there is a lot of controversy about this issue, so prime minister, the head of a cabinet, sounds like a really big responsibility

There are reports that this trip is an election thing for Trudeau.

He wants the Sikh vote in Canada.

What are your thought on this?

I dont care much about politics really, it seems like Trudeau is a good leader but there are also controversies surrounding him

It's a thing between India wanting Trudeau to distance himself from Sikh separatists and Trudeau wanting their votes.

I really don't have an opinion.

Hope they can work it out.

I hope that too, theres an interesting fact about Japan and when you turn 100 the prime minister sends you a silver cup to celebrate it.

Yeah, that's cool.

Meanwhile in Australia, the PM's not even defined in their constitution.

Really how can that be?

the prime minister is the ruler of Australia?

They just go with it being a "custom".

Doesn't seem like a solid foundation for government.

It seems like a fragile government, its funny how a radio station pranked called Queen Elizabeth II

Hee.

It's also funny that since 1900, the taller candidate won the presidency 75% of the time.

It is a cool fact, height must influence us in a subconcious level, that sounds like an advantage

I wouldn't know, I'm 5'11".

Did you know astronauts vote from space.

That leaves no excuses for me...

I agree if they can vote from space I guess we also have to do our part, there is a dump in Austin Texas called Fred Durst, that is kind of messed up lol

Yeah, not exactly complimentary...

It's sad that the turnout for presidential elections hasn't exceeded around 63% in the last 100 years.

That is sad and thats how we end with a president like Trump.

I think Trump's done a great job.

Maybe that's why people shouldn't talk about politics.

Let's talk about the Chief Mouser in the UK's PM instead.

I agree but I respect your opinion thats why democracy exists right?


hello there.
do you like to vote?

Hey.
Yes I do.
Even astronauts in space vote!
How about you?

i was up in space but i forgot to vote.
i overslept.
oh well.
my bad.

Haha I'd say you'd get a pass.

Not on Earth though!

I wonder why 34% of black men in Alabama have permanently lost the right to vote?

i figure that it has to do with criminal convictions.

maybe other stuff that the police trump up.

voting is a human right.

Agreed.

I know a law was recently passed to allow certain convicts/criminals the ability to vote.

good.

the right should never disappear.

few people vote anyway.

we need people to vote.

the people that dont vote should be criminals.

Semi-agree.

People also have the right to choose not to partake.

in some countries you must vote or you pay a fine.

that is the way to make people vote.

also you could choose "none of the above" or write in a candidate.

That's why I'm glad to be in America.

I wouldn't want to live in a country that "makes" you do things with penalty.

i dont understand.

the ACA still exists.

the turnout for elections is low in this country.

i would people to vote.

what should we do?

Mind your business!

haha that's what you do.

Worry about yourself and your own.

That's the problem with society, everyone is worried about everyone else but themselves.

ok, i dont follow.

people vote for politicians and laws.

do you not want that?

minding your own business means not voting?

Mind your own business about people who don't choose to vote.

it is not much of a democracy or a representative govt if people dont vote.

by not voting they give up power that people fought hard to get.

So punish them is the answer?

getting people to participate in a democracy is important for democracy.

you can call it a punishment, but you can always write in a name of someone else.

rights come with responsbilities.

So make counting votes more difficult by forcing people to come in to write ridiculous nonsense?

If you make me come in to vote, I'm writing Donald Duck on the line.

Even though the turnout hasn't breach 63% in the last years, that's still a good enough turn out to elect an official.

it wont be more difficult to count votes.

it really is not a matte of logistics.

you can take pride in not participating in democracy.

you will get officials, but will they represent the people?

The votes needed to be counted and recounted last election.

Add at a minimum 35% more votes and now you have 100% of the people voting.

Not all 100% of the people are sound in mind and values in making a decision like that anyway.

yes, so then who should vote?

who should decide who gets to vote?

i would not want to say whether you could vote or not.

i should not have that power over you.

if the vote counting system is flawed, it should be fixed.

You're missing the point.

Everyone can vote until they choose not to or lose the right because they are a violent offender.


The prime minister sure has an important job, running a country, being a leader is not easy.

Yeah the prime minister job is to manage the civil service and execite the diretives of the head of state.

Yeah in many systems he also selects many members of the cabinets, the prime minister is the chairman of this cabinet in many systems as well.

The prime minister of australia position isnt in the constitution.

It exists only through custom.

They should change the constitution Japan has a primer minister also and when you turn 100 you will get a congratulation card.

I heard that they send you a silver cup when you turned 100.

So many people were turning 100 that they had to find a wasy to get cheaper cups.

Lol.

I think thats a great thing, not everyone makes it to that age,  so what are your thoughts on elections?

I think there is something wrong with us when 2.8 percent voter turnout for the presidential election is ridiculous.

It hasnt reached over that number in 100 years.

And thats how Trump got elected lol  there is something wrong I agree also the taller candidate seems to win 75% of the time, looks like we just vote for the taller candidate.

I dont know about that.

There is no way ever I would vote for Hillary.

I dont know, she seems like a better choice than Trump by no, no offense if you are a Trump fan.

Im not offended.

Did you know nevada has a none of these candidates option while voting.

Maybe every place should have that and neither one of them would have got elected.

I didnt know that, but 34% of the black male in Alabama lost the right to vote permanently.

I wonder why that is.

Maybe because of felonies for some of them, but that seems like a really high number.

Yeah that seems like a good reason, do you know who Fred Durst is?

Yeah the lead singer of limp biscuit.
Right?

Yeah the lead singer well in Austin TX people voted to rename their garbage dump after him, they must really hate him over there.

Lol that is funny.

I was never a big fan but I dont hate him I guess not all men in the UK could vote until 1918much.

It does seem like a waste of resources though it is funny, and really?

I guess that has changed by now.

It certainly has changed.I think the world is becoming a much more tolerable place.I love it.

Well I hop you have a wonderful day.

I agree, its becoming a better place, I hope you have a wonderful day as well, bye.


Hi, how are you?

Are you interested in elections and voting?

Somewhat, I find the ancient elections interesting like the appointment of officials by lottery in Ancient Athens

I think they saw the threat of wealth and small groups dominating government.

It created the opportunity for outsiders to enter the fray.

Yea the ancient Athenians believed elections would lead to an oligarchy

I guess they must have encountered that problem and found their solution for their elections.

I wonder what we can do nowadays to alter the nature of election.

Well Nevada has "none of these candidates" option on their presidential ballots

I think that's a good way to register disgust with the field, but I wonder if there is a way to encourage outsiders to enter without worrying about funding.

I don't think there will be any improvement in the fairness or effectiveness in the US election system anytime soon

Change in the system in the short term is unlikely, but other countries have interesting ways to get people to vote.

Those might work here.

Yea it's a shame that International electoral observers are blocked from polls like they were in the US back in 2012

I don't know how that could have happened.

I thought they would have the right to observe, but I guess there is no way to prosecute the perpretrators in the US courts.

The laws are messed up, in Alabama 34% of black males have lost the right to vote

I wonder if that has to do with criminal conviction or what.

When someone is in prison, I understand that they could lose the right to vote.

Afterward, though?

Seems like the sentence is over, so the punishment should end.

Probably a mix of that and voting ID laws that prevent 34% of black males in Alabama from voting

Oh, no ID, no vote?

Ok.

I guess if you have to prove something that is difficult to prove, then effectively you lose the right to vote.

Yea the US isn't accommodating to voters like other countries.

In India they set up a polling booth for a single voter in a forrest

That's astonishing.

I guess democracy is taken quite seriously there.

I wish it were the case in the US.

Yea, voting isn't that important, voter turnout hasn't breached 62.8% in 100 years

I don't see that changing until voting is mandatory like in Australia.

I enjoyed chatting with you.

Have a good night!

Well at least in Texas they got to vote the name of the garbage dump to Fred Durst

Well, good night!

Good night


Hello there, are you much of a hockey fan?

I love hockey.
What about you?

Yeah I think its cool but I wish I had a hometown team to support.

Do you have a favorite team?

I like the Columbus Blue Jackets since I'm from Ohio.

Did you know Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports.

Those are hockey and lacrosse.

I have not heard of them.

No, I didn't know that, very interesting!

A hockey player was traded for $1 back in 1993.

He went on to win 4 Stanley Cups.

That is awesome, I wonder what happened to the person in charge that made that trade lol.

HAHA good question.

An ice hockey rink remains under a basketball court when switching stadium sports.

Yeah I think I have seen the time lapse videos they make of them changing it.

The average hockey player in the NHL will lose up to 8 lbs in one game.

That is impressive, they do wear a ton of heavy stuff and skating around that long is hard to do.

It's a very tough sport to play and you have to have a ton of endurance.

Yeah you sure do, I have never played actual ice hockey, just roller hockey in the streets as a kid.

Ice hockey is a lot of fun.
Do you like horses?

I do like horses, my aunt does show horses.

How about you?

I love horses.

I've ridden them a few times in the past.

I have only gone riding once when I was really young, it was really fun though.

Icelandic horses have a fifth speed.
It's called speedwalking for a horse.

That is pretty cool, I would like to see a video of that.

That would be cool to see.

Yeah it would, hey it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hello, how are you?

What do you think of horses?

Did you know that  horses in iceland have a fifth speed, called tolt?

I think i watched a documentary on them!

it was really neat.

Do you watch Golf at all?

No I don't.
i have watched a little hockey though.
It's the national sport of Canada.

I love hockey.

It's alot of fun to watch.

I guess Jimmy Fallon likes alex ovechkin too!

Oh yeah!

I think he was on the show with Mike Smith, the jockey of the Justify.

when you were talking horses, did you know all throughbreds can trace their lineage back to one horse?

I didn't know that!
I wonder what it looked like.

maybe it would be on google?
The name is Darley Arabian.
I should look it up!

Should have known it would have Arabian in it.

Those are beautiful horses!

Lipizzaners are too!

Did you know that they are actually born black or brown and it takes up to 6 years before they turn white?

I had no idea!
Did you know horses are ticklish!
What a thing to know!

No I didn't know that but it's a little funny to think about!

Thinking about hockey from earlier I remembered that there's more than one type of hockey.

Most of the planet thinks of hockey as field hockey whereas Canada and the U.S. think of it as ice hockey.

True!

the us hockey team lost to a england high school team!

Are you serious?!

That's bad!

Canada is supreme though in hockey.

In the first olympic winter games in 1924 they scored 132 goals.

wow!

Hockey also only had 1 shared penalty box!

Imagine the fights!

True enough!

the game is great exercise though.

players lose a lot of weight during a game.

I imagine in water weight alone!

did you know the tshirt was invented on 1904?

I didn't know that.
Was it invented in the U.S.?

I think so.

It was invented for bachelors who couldn't sew!

I guess that would make sense!

It's as practical as people in hawaii wearing aloha shirts instead of suits and ties.

Very true!

That plain grey shirt that zuckerburg wears?

I should introduce him to hanes!

I know that's right!

Hey, did you know that polo shirts were actually invented for tennis?

I did know that!

Really weird, but yes!

Did you know that sunlight determines the length of horses hair?


Hello!
Are you a hockey fan?

To be honest I am not but my boyfriend is a huge hockey fan.

All I know about hockey is that an ice ring remains under basketball courts when switching stadium sports.

Yes that is interesting!

I can't believe Canada scored 132 goals during the first winter olympics!

That is an insane amount of goals.

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

Two totally different sports in a sense!

I think I should play some hockey to lose weight.

Most people lose 8 lbs while playing it.

Hockey is physically demanding so I believe you can lose that much weight.

I am more into fashion.

Did you know that polo shirts were invented for tennis and then later adopted by polo players?

I didn't know that but totally believe it!

Clothing did come a long way though.

The whole popping collars thing started in China!

That is right!

During the cultural revolution gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could.

I think the most I could do is three lol.

That isn't for me for sure!

I wish I lived in Hawaii though when it came to fashion.

Oh I believe you're talking about the official business and office attire in hawaii is the aloha shirt instead of the suit and tie, right?

I am!

I wish I saw Billy May's funeral possession to see those blue shirts and khaki pants!

A very relaxed feel for a funeral indeed!

Do you know the difference between a button down and a button up?

I do!
I'm more of a button up guy!

Another passion of mine is riding horses.

Have you ever rode a horse?

I actually did once in the Rocky Mountains haha it was so much fun!

I didn't realize Dalmatians calmed down horse at fire stations back then.

I wonder why they're able to calm a horse.

I rode my horse to school one time with my father's blessing of course.

Unlike two high school students who rode their horses to school and got suspended for it.

That would have been a sight to see!

I used to see people drive their tractors to school where I am from lol.

It was so much fun.

I am sure riding tractors is fun too.

I can't go near horses too much because of my allergies.

Clint Eastwood had a mid life allergy to horses.

It's a shame because he was horse back riding in many of his movies.

I think he used to always ride them in movies too haha.

I wonder if they could speed walk like Icelandic horses can.

Icelandic horses are so interesting.

Lipizzaner horses are cool too because they are born black or brown and it takes about six years for them to turn completely white.

That is an awesome fact!
Well have a great night!


hey there, do you like horses?

Hey there, or should I say, HAY there?

I like horses, but not shoveling horse @#$#.

I also have an allergy to horsehair, like by idol, Clint Eastwood.

Are you an equine fancier?

I am indeed, I really like horses.

Did you know that in Iceland horses have a fifth speed which is speedwalking.

Icelandic?

Isn't that the same area of the globe that gave us speed skating?

Do the horses have to wear those skin-tight outfits too?

hahha that would be funny and uncomfortable.

Hopefully they get to hang out with dalmatians there

If one dalmatian is known to calm the horse, are 101 Dalmatians even more relaxing?

Not from my experience...

yeah I guess they have that power over horses.

good for them.

You know, I just learned that Lipizzaner horses are born balck or brown, and then turn white over a number of years.

Kind of like me.

I always told my wife I was a special breed.

I just didn't realize I had Lipizzaner in my genes...

hahhaa that is funny.

two students were suspended for riding horses to school once.

The horses were still allowed to attend classes though.

They were members of the Polo team.

Did you know that Polo shirts were originally designed for tennis players?

I think Rene Lacoste made them popular in tennis

I prefer the authentic business attire of Hawaii: the Aloha shirt.

Yes me too.

Much better than a suit and tie, those are not comfy

Neigther are the button down collared shirts.

Give me no collar or no shirt!

yeah true.

did you know why they wore  them in china, the collar ones?

Oh how interesting, do you know why?

gangs apparently wore multiple shirts and popped the collars

Nice bit of trivia that one.

Here's another: the average professional hockey player will lose 8 lbs in one game.

wowww that is amazing.

do you know who is that hockey player that was traded for $1 and won four stanelys?

No.
But he was likely from Canada.
Hockey is a national sport there.

Yeah and Canada is the only country int he world with two national sports, the other being lacrosse

They get to have two official (winter) sports because they don't have a summer.

Nice chatting with you!


Hi, how are you?

Good.

Have you seen Wonder Woman?

Patty Jenkins did a pretty good job directing it

Yeah, I really liked it.

I thought it added something to the DC space.

Yea, I really enjoyed Gal Gadot's performance, she was a great choice

I agree.

I think she was the perfect fit.

Having someone more famous would have taken away from the movie and placed it on them.

I'm surprised how good it was considering Zack Snyder was one of the story writers

What else did he do?
I feel like he bombed some stuff.
Superman?

He did Superman and Batman v Superman which was Wonder Woman's first film apperance

B vs S was terrible, wasn't it?

Well... it was panned by the critics.

I went in thinking it was going to suck and it was ok...

It was alright, they tried to cram too much stuff in it.

Wonder Woman did a better job with all the characters and only focused on World War I mostly

did you see the most recent Marvel movie?

With thanos...

Yea I saw it on Netflix recently, I think Thanos was a better villain than David Thewlis was in Wonder Woman

I haven't had a chance to see it yet so I will look into it this weekend.

Any other suggestions?

I heard Kung Fu Hustle was funny, Bill Murray really enjoyed it

HA!

I looked it up on Netflix and saw Solo was out now too.

It's supposed to snow this weekend so I am all for Netflix

If you ever heard of bromantic comedies the Harold and Kumar movies are really funny

Yeah.

I loved the first one.

Was there a second one?

I think I saw that one and wasn't impressed with it...

There are 3 Harold and Kumar movies, I saw the first two and some of the third one when it was on tv a couple months ago

Nice.

I also need to check out the second super troopers...

Yea me too.

Pineapple express is another funny movie if you've never seen it

I have seen it, great!
Nice chatting with you!

Cool, hope you find some good movies

Later...


Hello how are you doing?

Did you watch Wonder Woman?

Not only is wonder woman the highest-grossing superhero origin movie, it is also the highest-grossing wwi movie

Wow, I didn't know that.

No, I didn't see it but would like to though.

I heard Gal Gadot is good.

It is a great movie!

Gal gadot, the new wonder woman, served two years as a soldier in the israel defense forces.

That is awesome!

I guess she didn't even know she was auditioning for that part, she thought she way trying out for a catwoman role.

yeah lol When wonder woman first appeared as a member of the justice society in 1941, the group made her their secretary.

That is funny, did you know 2017 had the 3 highest grossing movies, and they were starring females?

That is an awesome fact!

Yeah, sorry my grammar was a bit off, but yeah very cool.

I didn't know Chris Pine was in the movie as well.

Yeah I think I remember him being in it.

Are you a fan of comedy movies?

I love 80's comedies myself, well and 90's and so on I guess.

I love comedy movies as well!

Nice!

I guess the hangover is considered a bromantic comedy.

lol that was a great movie!

Demetri martin was accepted into harvard law, but left out of boredom to pursue a career in comedy

That is an interesting fact.

On that not Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a comedy career.

He is so good on that show "Whose LIne Is It Anyway"

Yeah he really is, I used to watch that show all the time.

3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating seinfeld, friends, and frasier.

That is some strong competition.

Seinfeld is one of my favorites and still is.

Friends is probably my favorite out of those.

That is a good one as well.

I like Always Sunny in Philly now as a good comedy.

That is a hilarious show!
anyways good talking to you


did you see the wonder woman movie?

I did and thought it was great and you?

me too.

It is the highest grossing superhero origin movie

Yes and also the highest grossing WWII movie

Nice.

Also 2017 was the first year that had highest grossing movies with female leads

Yeah and that is since 1958 so a long time really

Yes.

Gal Gadot was in the Israeli defense forces prior to that

I am sure that must have helped with the role

I bet but she did not know she was auditioning for women women when she showed up

Yes she thought she was auditioning for Catwoman

Yeah.

Do you know what her role was when she first became a member of the justice society?

Yes she was the secretary when he joined them

yeah.
DO you like comedy?

I love it.

Did  you know Demetri Martin dropped out of Harvard to become a comedian?

Same with Ryan Stiles , he dropped out of high school

Yes but overall, they both did really well so no regrets there

True.

Do you know which movie Bil MUrray thinks is the funniest?

Yes that would be Kung Fu Hustle, I do not see it how though

Me either.
Do you like 3rd rock from the sun?

Yes it won a golden globe beating shows like Friend to it.

Nice chatting with you

Same here, have a good one


Hi, have you read Lucifer?

No, I haven't , it sounds a little scary?

Right?
I am not a big fan of scary for fun.

I do like comic books and spider-man though!

How about you?

I do like superheros so yes.

Although I havent opened a comic book in years.

Did you know Michigan State library has the worlds largest collection of comic books?

Who knew?

That is a weird thing for them to have.

I would think LA or something that has ore to do with comics.

DC means Detective Comics.

I was surprised too of all places!

I didn't know that Google purchased the name gmail.com from Garfield comics.

I love Garfield and the gang!

lol

Really?
That's weird.
Why did garfield have it?

Did you know MJ tried to buy Marvel comics in the early 1990's?

MJ?
Michael Jackson?

Yes, So he could play spider-man in his own produced movie.

I' m sure would have been a winner!

Anytime I'm down, I think of him setting his head on fire in that pepsi commercial and it brings a smile to my face!

lol, I know that was something!

He's getting pretty bad press on the latest movie.

I haven't seen it yet.

I think it will be upsetting.

Speaking of fires, like Eddie Van Halen's speakers when he played Beat it!

I can't do voluntary sadness, especially since I had two kids.

I heard that movie was disturbing.

Have you seen the other movie on Netflix where parents let their kids stay with like a 40 year old?

NO, sound irresponsible , these poor children!!

I agree with the voluntary sadness.

But we need to know whatever the truth is.

If we even really get the truth at times!

Do you like animals?

I'm not surprised they have a dominant side like humans with their paws.

I do like animals.

I live with 2 cats; Im not a fan but love dogs!

I have two Garfield cats.

I love them to bits!!

I have a dog also, love them all!

I like the idea of having a lawyer to represent animals like they do in Switzerland!

Doesn't Germany give them full constitutional rights?

I'm not sure?
If so that's great!
I think I heard something about that?

It was great chatting with you!


Seventy-five million dollars is a lot of money for a film, wouldn't you say?

It is quite a bit.

That can easily be made up at office if it is good though.

Well, anything having to do with Marvel usually goes over big!

So true!

Shockingly Marvel sold almost all of its characters for only 25 million!

Considering how much that is worth now thats crazy

Yah, and I can't believe Sony rejected all but Spiderman!

Spiderman has had such a weird run though.

All those reboots and the broadway play that failed

True.

They have gotten a lot of mileage out of Spiderman.

Certainly.

They must have run out of ideas because they made Cap'n Crunch battle him.

So funny!
LOL!
Bottom of the barrell, ya think?

Just a little bit.

I'm sure that was during the 90s superhero slump

What do you think about "Lucifer" that Mike Carey wrote?

I haven't read the comic book but I am super interested in his new book Someone Like Me.

Yah.
Everyone likes ghost stories, right?

I love horror and ghost stuff.

This seems like a really interesting take on ghost stories too

"Lucifer" tho, was one of his best selling comics.

True.

That and Hellblazer both seem interesting.

Carey's main deal is novels, surprisingly instead of comics.

Yeah I would guess comics because that seems to be where he started but his novels seem very popular too

I think the success of "The Girl With All The Gifts" is because a lot of people actually go through that.

I'm sure he'll have a lot of success just like Neil Gaiman did

"Someone like me" is so real also because abuse is so real in this world.

Very true.
I'm also interested


I read about soundtrack, poems, and elections

me too.

I didn't know that Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack!

I know, and the info about daft punk discussing the tron soundtrack over pancakes while suited up blew my mind.

And how about Phil Collins recording in five languages the Tarzan soundtrack, that is amazing.

I wish I knew more than one language.

I was equally amazed to learn that the japanese alphabet forms a poem

I write poetry myself.

And I have read the poem that is depressing reading forward yet inspiring when read backwards, it was all over facebook.

I write poetry too.
I had no idea it went back so far.

Yeah, I find poetry to be a great outlet for my feelings.

Did you see that Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for The Raven.

Though I am sure back in that day $9 was a lot.

it might have been worth a bit more, but I don't think money was ever worth even 10x more than it is today

I love the Raven, that and the tell tale heart.

Poe is genius.

Yes, when I originally read the Tell Tale heart in middle school my young mind was blown.

Can you imagine winning an election by lottery that you didn't even want to be part of?

Oh I know that would be insane.

I cannot believe that they didn't believe in elections.

It makes sense to me.

I think they were on to something with their fear of oligarchy.

Yeah but what if the person elected didn't want to be in charge?

Nevada is awesome with the "none of these" options on ballots.

I think all ballots should have that option.

How about 75% of taller candidates winning all elections?

I found that bit particularly fascinating

I think taller people look more trustworthy and powerful.

I wonder what an "international electoral observer" is.

I've never heard of that...

I have never heard of an "international electoral observer" either.

Is that a person in a different country who is observing our elections here?

That's what I would think, but I never learned about such a thing in Civics class or anything.

I haven't either.

Overall, I learned a lot that I didn't already know


Hey have you heard of the documentary Monrovia, Indiana?

No, I have not.

Is it good?

Why is there a documentary about Monrovia?

Haha well it's about small-town America and it does sound pretty boring, it takes place in a town that has only a 1400 person population

They are being punished?
Why do they live there?
No choice?
What is the movie about?

They're not being punished it's just looking at their lives in the aftermath of the 2016 election, I don't know it doesn't really interest me, what do you think about elections in general though?

I think that the people in Monrovia probably voted for Trump.

Did they?

I expect they did.

Yeah I think that's what it sounds like.

Did you know that in ancient Athens they would do a lottery instead of a direct vote for their leaders?

I would buy many lottery tickets then to win the leadership.

I wonder how many tickets it would take.

Well I would at least help with voter turnout I think, it's shocking that the United States has maxed out at around 63% for presidential elections

I think that they cannot make money when they vote.

If they get money, then they would vote.

Yeah that is possible.

there should be a day where you don't have to work and that is the day that voting takes place, what do you think about the Nevada option to vote for"none of the candidates"

I think that every election should have such a choice.

I would then run as "None of the candidates" and get elected.

I would win!

Haha that's a good idea!

Why do you think that International observers were blocked from looking at polling locations in 9 US states?

I think that the international observers were planning to get in the way of something and Americans weren't going to stand for it.

Why were they there anyway?

I guess they just look at the elections make sure they're fair.

But I don't know why they would not have been allowed.

It's interesting that democracy has been the way to elect most politicians and most of the Civilized country since about the 17th century

I guess that democracy could work if there were a lottery for people like me.

A random person could get chosed to be the president, they wouldn't have to run or nothing, just wait till their number got called and bam!

President!

Haha that would make a great reality show I think.

by the way, do you ever read poetry

I do not read poetry as a rule because it runs counter to my orientation.

Haha well I don't really like poetry either, but I do like Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, unfortunately he only got $9 for writing it

He probably should have worked on his penmanship and then he would have got more money for the poem.

Anyway, I have to run.

I have to go to my poetry reading.

Haha I will make sure to read Demetri Martin palindrome poem, it only has 224 words


Did you know taht in ancient athens they did a lottery to appoint their leaders?

I heard that!

It was to avoid oligarchy, kind of like the problem we have now in the US.

Power is in the hands of the few!

that is true, what is weird is taht in 2012 international election officials were blocked from the polls in 9 states

I think it's strange that observers can't watch an election in the US.

What were they hiding there?

Probably something fishy like fraud.

Shades of the 2000 election.

ya I don't like that at all, but elections are crazy, since 1900 the tallest candidate has always won at least 75% of the time

That could explain why Trump got elected.

Maybe the Dems should choose an NBA player.

Then the odds would be better.

haha not a bad idea!

I also like Nevada's idea of giving a "none" option when voting in their elections

When the voters are so disgusted with their options, they can show their disapproval.

I like it.

I think that this next election is going to be interesting.

Many Dems have already declared candidacy.

I don't know who's tall enough to win though.

haha yes that is how they should pick, just choose the tallest one!

do you like poetry at all?

I'm not a big fan of poetry, but I envy those who can write it.

well I envy edgar allen poe, but not the fact that he only got nine dollars for publishing The Raven

Nine dollars?

I guess the guy must have had a side job teaching or something to support himself.

$9 doesn't buy enough booze for a poet.

The Javanese alphabet forms a poem.

I wonder if that's like the ABC song.

that is interesting, I do like the lord of the rings and apparently all of the hobbits names were taken from an old icelandic poem

That sounds like something Tolkein would do.

He loved language, especially dead ones.

Frodo, Bilbo.

Hm They sound Icelandic.

ya you're right, I shoudl read that poem, I think it's called dvergatal but I don't know how thats pronounced haha

I want to read the poem that is depressing read forward, but inspiring read backward.

Sounds quite clever.

ya I wonder how that works, kind of like how each track of batman begins is named after a bat, like what kind of bat names haha?

It sounds like an odd choice.

I guess it's for bat-nerds.

I didn't know that Spielberg could play the clarinet.

I wonder if he got royalties for playing on the Jaws soundtrack.

haha I bet he does, I did like o brother where art thou, I guess that soundtrack was certified platinum not once but 8 times

George Clooney lip-syncs to the track.

He can't really sing, though his aunt can.

The film is a lot of fun, though I don't think it won any awards.

ya that movie is under appreciated, I like all of the Coen brothers movie personally, what about you?


Do you like watching documentaries?

I do.

Did you see the new one from Frederick Wiseman about small town America?

I haven't seen it, but it seems like it puts an interesting focus on small town America.

Yes.

He is a great documentarist.

I wonder if it will cause any controversy seeing as its about politics and religion.

They might, but it's good that he tries to be object, and free of any agendas.

I like that is shows civic life and he doesn't probe the people who live there.

He does not interview them.

I like how he takes things into perspective that I would never see if I were passing through those towns.

Same here.
Do you like listening to soundtracks?

I don't really, unless while watching a movie.

What about you?

Sometimes.

Did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack?

No, I did not know that.

Phil Collins also recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages.

I have heard the English and Spanish versions.

That is cool.

The O'brother, where art thou?

soundtrack is certified 8 times platinum.

It must be good then!
I'll have to check it out.

It is good.

Each of the track titles on the "batman begins" soundtrack is the name of a genus or family of bat

That's cool.

Wiseman's documentary was compared to poetry.

It's interesting how poetry has evolved.

It has been around since 25th century BCE, the Pyramid Texts

Poetry is great.

It lets people express themselves.

Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven"

Wow, that seems kind of sad.

I'm interested to check out Demtri Martin's poem as it has 224 palindromes.

I wonder if it even makes sense!

It would be interesting to read.

the Javanese alphabet  forms a poem if recited in order.

Hmm, I wonder what that means, exactly.
I will have to check that out.

another interesting thing for me to learn is stuff about elections.

Apparently the concept of elections was around in Ancient Athens but they thought that elections would lead to an oligarchy so they used a lottery instead.


Hi, how are you?

I am good.
Do you like to read fiction?

I prefer non-fiction but I do read fiction.

Do you enjoy reading it?

I try to read a little bit of every genre.

The longest piece of fiction written is a 4 million word Super Smash Bros Brawl fan fiction.

I'm not sure I would have the patience to read through it all.

I know I do not have the patience to read it.

Could you write that much?

I do not think so.

I think I would have a better chance of writing a drabble, a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words long.

Did you ever read L. Ron Hubbard?

My dad had all the books but I never read them.

I have not.

I do know his work is based on the belief of Scientology where as others view it as science fiction.

Didn't he create the religion?

I cannot say.

I am not familiar with his works.

I know a bit more about science fiction films.

I have seen films ranging from A Space Odyssey to Star Wars.

I was just watching the last jedi on the treadmill today!

What's your favorite movie?

I have so many favorites and a huge appreciation for films.

I really did enjoy the movie the Fifth Element.

It came out the same year as Contact, Gattaca, Men in Black and Starship Troopers.

Have you seen any of those films?

I saw starship troopers and thought it was ok. Also saw men in black.

Went to that ride in Universal too!

That is so fun!

I am not a big fan of horror films are you?

ET was supposed to be a horror move, I am very glad it was not.

I am not either.

I get too scared!

Although if I knew you could burn calories watching it, I may change my mind!

There wasn't a single person involved in filming the original Exorcist that thought it was a horror film.

I have a very different view as an audience member!

I have never seen that movie.
I won't watch it.
Seems really scary to me.

You are smart.

Stick with movies like inception that was supposed to be a horror film but evolved into a heist film.

As you say Im smart, you choose the one movie I cannot follow along with.

I guess I am not that smart...

Yes you are.

You helped me learn a lot about fiction today.

Thanks for chatting!

Ditto!
Have a great day!


Hello, what kind of movies do you like?

I like comedy and some science fiction.
How about you?

What kind of comedy do you like?

Speaking of science fiction, did you know that Nasa has their space vocabulary in science fiction.

Just anything that I can relax and take my mind off things with.

Interesting, they also have named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction film of all time.

Have you watched it?

Do you have a favorite comedian?
Gattaca?
That sounds like a Star Wars movie.

I am not really into favorite actors and such, no.

how about you?

Speaking of accurate science fiction, some people really take that type of thing seriously.

You can get an MIT science fiction society membership that covers you in case you die and come back to life.

You should check out Jokoy!
He is a funny guy!
That is interesting.

Oh yeah?

I haven't heard of him.

An actor I have heard of is Deep Roy.

He is the only actor to have appeared in Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who.

He has also been in X-Files, Neverending Story, and Transformers.

He's a filipino comedian.
Wow, I do not even recognize him.

I know, I don't either but I just know that he's been in all those films!

Do you like science fiction at all?

Fan conventions are very lucrative for science fiction stars.

They can make more than $100,000 per weekend signing autographs and taking pictures.

I do not like science fiction at all.

The only thing about it that I like is Star Wars.

That is crazy.

I want to be famous.

Haha, right?

Well, science fiction has been popular since the era of silent cinema!

Isn't there another Star Wars movie coming up?

I am not sure.

Is there?

I am looking forward to watching Lego Movie 2, haha!

I almost forgot about the Lego movie!
Now I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, because EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

Haha!

I would much rather watching The Lego Movie 2 than horror movies.

What about you, do you like horror movies

I played Star Wars Lego Game on the Gamecube.

I only like It.

If you watch horror movies, you can burn up to 180 calories!

Should that be my new exercise plan?

Is it because of the screams?

Did you know that you lose 20 calories when you laugh?

I did not know that!
I will try to laugh more often!

Get in the positive vibe!
It was nice chatting with you.


Are you a fan of ficton?

Yes, I like fiction.
I like science fiction too.

Did you know there is a wiki that ranks fictional characters?

I haven't heard of that.
Sounds interesting.
I wonder how they rank them.

It does, they rank them by their powers and abilities.

Pretty cool, huh?

That is cool.

Did you know that in the 1950s a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character?

No, really?

That's sort of weird.

Apparently Julius Caesar wrote fiction too.

He was a thoughtful and ambitious ruler.

And he conquered a vast swath of the world as well.

I wonder what he wrote about.

That he was.

I think it wasa about Hercules and Oedipus, ever heard of them?

Yes, that is interesting.
I would expect Hercules, but Oedipus?
Hm.
Maybe he had some odd interests.

What about science fiction, do you follow it?

I read it when I was younger.
I liked Asimov.
I don't read much now.

I read a book by Asimov, he was pretty good.

He wrote the Foundation series.
He was a prolific writer.
Loved to grind out prose.

Did you know NASA named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction film?

I saw that film a while ago.

Accurate?

In what way?

I think that it's scary to think that we'll all get engineered and nothing will be natural.

I'm not sure, I've seen it too.
I don't believe that statement at all.
LOL

Yeah, some of the facts floating around seem a bit sketchy.

I do believe that NANA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in science fiction stories.

That would be easy to do.

What about horror films, do you watch them?

I like a couple of them.
The Exorcist.
The Omen.
The Shining.

I'm not a huge fan, but when I was younger I liked them.


Do you like Nike products?

I have a few pair of Nike shoes as well as Nike running shorts.

I am aware of the backlash Nike has been receiving as of late but I still prefer to be comfortable despite what the label may host.

Yeah?

But I think they exploit things?

$515 for a wind breaker and $229 for a mesh shirt designed by Mathew Williams that they possibly had made in china by some sweat shops!

I think those are ridiculous prices!

I agree the pricing is crazy but people will pay that for a look they wish to achieve despite the fact that the article of clothing at hand may be of gang relations or just a simple shirt made to cover one's torso.

yeah.. for sure!

I guess i can't blame nike... so they are just trying to make a profit!

Just seems like the exploitation of young people that adore the brand thats all

I agree with that as well.

It seems the next big fad is around the corner and any brand out there is at risk of shaming if not liked by many.

I just feel I would rather have a simple polo shirt I can wash and wear not costing me an arm and a leg so I can purchase more than one color.

I prefer the simple things.

The simple things... i like that!

i wonder why rip curl has their clothes made in north korea but the label states made in china?

LOL  Geez!

I would think maybe a component of each article may be made in China and finished product in North Korea, still uncertain as to why though.

I have heard of an interesting place that sells thing lost from air ports in Alabama and think it would be cool to visit.

yeah that would be really cool!
What is a collar gap?

Collar Gap is a term used by high end clothing makers to determine the spacing on a shirt collar that has buttons or space between them.

oh... interesting... would of never even thought of that!

See your simple polo shirt was actually invented for tennis?

I am aware of that yes!

I believe that from need comes product being that inventions form from products being needed and not available.

For example, certain attire comes from the need of a professional wanting to look the part or a person needing to relax comfortably wears a t-shirt.

I wanna work in hawaii so i don't have to wear suit and tie!

I feel Hawaii would be a great place to work as well as experience the cultural differences available.

I do think however clothing would need to protect one from the elements there on a full time basis as Hawaii does not experience the extreme differences in weather seasons as we do here on the main land.

That's true, but i wonder if them wearing aloha shirts comes from comfort or tradition?

I feel it would be a part of both aspects.

One looking for comfort from the heat elements of the area they are in as well as be somewhat fashionably forward with the time in question, moreover; protecting one from environmental elements.

So, how many polo shirts you have?

I have a few on hand but being in the professional field I am in I seldom have the chance to wear them.

I for certain prefer the simple comforts but forced to uphold the professional look for my field.

yeah, being a professional and upholding the look is not comfortable and cheap either!

Agreed!

I find I look at clothing as a needed expense it can at times make or break one depending on the situation at hand.

yep... well great chat... have a good one!


Do you like clothing?

I usually prefer it to being nude.
Do you like clothing?

Yeah, I wear it.

Did you know apple had a clothing line in 1986?

I wonder how fashionable that was... Pilgrims were fashionable, wearing colorful clothes.

yeah, apparently the black and white was only for formal dress.

Who knew?

They get a bad rap then.
All the moview portray them as dull.

Yeah, I agree.
What about shirts, do you like them?

I am for em!

Who doesn't like a cloth garment for the upper body?

I personally like polo shirts.
Know anything about them?

yes, They were invented by a tennis player.

Do you know who?

I think it was Rene Lacoste?

Yes, I can see the connections.
His nickname was the Crocodile.
Guess what their logo is.

A crocodile?
They are expensive, that is for sure.
LOL I personally like Ralph Lauren.

That's right.

Lacoste is the name of the clothing line too.

Ralph Lauren doesn't fit me right.

Interesting.

I have a similar problem with Ralph Lauren, even if I get slim fit, it seems baggy.

I am not sure if you have been 6'6" before but nothing fits us.

Nope, 5'10".

They have the big and tall, but I suspect that it doesn't work out so well.

No.

They do not take the same caare for big and tall.

The shirts usually end up a big mess of a shirt, the top half too small and lower half too big.

Big men problems!

Yup, before the internet was the rage the problem I had was finding my size.

Everyone wears it.

Too common so it was never in stock?

Yeah, so you always had to get the wrong size.

LOL Well, nice chatting!

Ditto.
Have a great day!


do you like comedy?

I love is.

DId you know Drew Carey served 8 years in the military?

Wow cool.
Do you like Kug Fu Hustle?

Yeah I have seen it.

Carey used to tell jokes in the military and is how he got started

Haha that is awesome.

Bill Murray thinks that is the funniest movie

Wow ok, not sure about that.

Do you know what slipping on a banana peel was a reference to?

Hmm I have not idea, what?

DId you know Green Lanters was supposed to be a comedy?

It was in reference to slipping in horse manure.

Really a comedy?

Haha that is awesome.
Yeah and starring Jack Black

WOw that would have been a very different movie then

True, Do you like Shakespeare?

I sure do.

Did you know he intentionally made mistakes in grammar in his plays?

Cool, did he have a reason for that?

Yes, do that he would get the attention of the audience

Wow that is creative.

Did you know he lived at the same time as Pocahontas

Wow, that is amazing.

Do you know why the starlings exist in the US?

Hmmm there is a specific reason for that?

Yes, one guy wanted to introduce all the birds that were ever mentioned in shakespeare's plays

WOw.
DO you like Meryl Streep?

I love her.

DO you know her first role was in a sports movie?

Nice, that is strange though a bit


How's it going, do you watch comedy?
I enjoy satire myself

Yeah I enjoy comedy, to think it has roots that go all the way back to the Greeks, funny genre indeed.

I've heard Kung Fu Hustle is really funny, at least Bill Murray seems to think so

That movie is so funny, you should watch it, did you ever watch the channel Comedy Central?

Yea,Comedy Central has cancelled so many shows I found funny

Yeah that made me real mad, 100 shows in total since its creation in 1989

Yea, that averages out to 3 shows cancelled by comedy central a year

That is a lot of them do you know the British comedy group Monty Python?

Yea, the creator of python programming named the language in honor of them

I thought it was a funny group, do you like William Shakespeare?

Yea, Shakespeare was really talented, he created 39 plays and 154 sonnets

Yeah talent like that one only comes once in a life time, did you know he was alive at the same time as Pokahontas?

Makes sense, Shakespeare was born around 1564

Yeah and died in the year 1616, he was a great poet, actor, writer and his plays have been translated into many languages.

Plus Shakespeare coined the phrases "good riddance" and "Laughing Stock" too

He also invented popular names we use to this day like Olivia, Jessica and Miranda.

He sure had a big impact in our culture.

It's pretty crazy that Andre Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare company in order for it to be used as a prop

That is cool, his skull is really famous I guess it was used in a series of performances of the famous play Hamlet.

Yea, I wonder how many Shakespeare works Meryl Streep has been in, she's a great actress and has been nominated for 18 oscars

18 Oscars, woah thats a lot of them, I wonder how many times she won the award.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


good morning to you!

Good Morning!
Do you like Comedy!

i love it!

everyone needs a good laugh every now and then.

how about you?

I am a fan, I love to laugh!

I love stuff on comedy central, especially when they have specials.

oh me too.
Have you seen Kung Fu Hustle before?

I havent, you?
Bill Murray thinks it is special.

i have and it wasnt all that great!

I dont know why Bill thinks it was a monumental achievment!

Really, maybe I dont need to see it then.

I would suggest not!

just like the Green Lantern film.

I think that one would have been better if they had stuck with Jack Black

It would have been a totally a different movie.

Jack Black is hilarious.

I love his movies, hes one of my favorite comedic actors for sure

How did you feel about 3rd Rock

3rd Rock From the Sun?
the TV show?

Yeah it won golden globes in 97

what!
no way!
I was never a huge fan of that show.
More of Friends and Seinfeld fan myself

Same here.
So much funnier.
Friends is classic.
PIVOT!

"WE WERE ON A BREAK"

HA!
That is the best

love it.

did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows?

that really goes to show that a good comedy TV show is hard to come by

It is, although about 3-4 a year is what they cancel.

So over time it all adds up.

oh yea i guess thats less absurd haha.

well i'm going to go watch some Friends, good chatting with you!


Hi, how are you this afternoon?

Good.

You?

I'm watching an old Meryl Streep movie...

I'm good, thanks for asking.

I like Meryl Street, I think she's a good actress.

Did you see her in The Deer Hunter?

She got an Academy award nomination for that.

No, I didn't see her in that.
I remember her in Devil wears Prada.

Yes, nice!

She earned a best supporting actress award in Kramer vs. Kramer.

Did you see her is that?

Yes, I saw that one.

She has so many!

Hard to believe her first film role was a sports movie.

I never saw it.

She probably got nominated for that too.

After all, she is the most nominated actress ever with like 18 nods.

That's more noms than most actresses get roles in their lifetime!

I hear ya!

Very surprising that although she got nominated so many times, she has only won 3 times.

Tough business.

It was nice to see he and Stanley Tucci reunite in Julie and Julia!

Their performances made me hungry!

I saw that one too, they were awesome in it.

Yeah, and since Tucci is an excellent cook, he made Streep cook for him in preparation for the role as the famous Julia Childs.

That's cool!

I wonder what kind of preparation she did for her role in Holocaust which earned her an Emmy?

IDK, it was probably something very intense.

I'm sure.

Do you know what producer Dino de Laurentis said after she auditioned for a role in King Kong?

I heard he said in Italian that she was ugly.

But, was shocked when she replied back to his insult in fluent Italian.

How funny!

Nice.

I bet he wishes he could eat those words!

She has even been nominated for 15 British Academy Awards, which is insane considering the amount of British talent that had to be overlooked.

That's so true.

On a different note, do you like Shakespeare?

It used to be my nickname!

Not because I am as old as Shakespeare... since he was alive during the time of Pocahontas, which is a little older than I.

What's your take on SHakespeare?

I love his works.

Was shocked to find out that he invented the names, Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.

How cool!

That is nice.

And they are so popular still today!

On the other hand, nobody is named "Yorick" anymore!

Did you know that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal shakespeare theatre in hope of having it used as a prop one day for Yorick?

That's very strange indeed.

Well it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day, friend.


I hear Nike got in trouble for selling a balaclava.

I heard about that.

Critics said the design perpetuated violence  with stereotypes  of black youth and gang culture.

That's sad!

I just thought they were ski masks for using in the cold and snow.

I agree the company wasn't encouraging the issue of gang or criminal culture.

But it's like everyone has to be careful with what they say, do or release these days.

I thinks more offensive that it sells for $92.

Probably cost $1 to make.

Just because it's got a designer label they can charge that much

So true.

So very, very true.

The cost is so ridiculous!

Also, I didn't agree with that Facebook video that was shared 38,000 times either where the guy claimed the item "looks as menacing as anything I've ever seen".

It just takes one statement to get forwarded to create a scandal.

There seem more important things going on in the world to get worked up about.

So true.

I mean, I doubt the pilgrims ever got worked up over any of their wardrobe and it was always full of color!

I've never worried too much about clothing, probably about as much as the pilgrims did.

My wardrobe is pretty basic, based on cost as anything else.

So true.

I wonder what kind of wardrobe we could find in that Alabama store that sells only clothes and cameras found in unclaimed baggage at airports.

I think that's maybe where I do draw the line.

I'd sooner it new than second hand.

Some of my shirts are getting a little worn, maybe I should get a couple of new ones

Same here!

I need to find a new button down.

Crazy how they call it a button down because the collar tip fastens to the body of the shirt where button up does not!

We should move to Hawaii.

If not for the aloha shirt then for the sun and sea!

Ha!

So true.

Must be nice never having to wear a suit and tie - especially when it's hot out.

That sounds so much more convenient!

On a related note, the pallbearers at Billy Mays' funeral didn't wear a suit and tie either, they wore khakis and blue shirts!

Ha!

If that's what you what then fine.

I'd love to go to one of those fancy functions like the Academy awards in a t-shirt and shorts.

No kidding!

Are you a fan of Apple by chance?

They actually had their own clothing line back in 1986.

Wonder what that was like?

If I worked there I'd feel obliged to wear it.

Yeah, I wonder what it looks like, I bet it's not a $229 Nike mesh shirt with chest pouch.

That's the truth.

I bet Nike products cost more than smaller dinosaur fossils.

Or that glow in the dark dinosaur coin that Canada has!

I'm still waiting for scientists to make dinosaurs come back like Jurassic Park.

Then humans could live side by side with them

I mean, they've managed to genetically alter chickens to express the DNA their dino ancestors had, so anything is possible!

It'll happen one day, then we could all have a pet T-Rex.

So true.

Ha!

Crazy to think dinosaurs were mesothermic, in between warm and cold blooded.

Must have been nice!


Hi, do you like fiction?

I like some.

I have read a lot of science fiction like Asimov's "I Robot."

Cool.

Do you know who wrote the oldest cyborg in fiction?

Not sure.

I do know that I was taught Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics in a robotics course I took in college.

Wow that is amazing.

NASA apparently has a list of words that writers can use?

Cool.

Oh that is sad.

Do you know which actor holds the science fiction trifecta?

Again, not sure.

I was surprised the L. Rob Hubbard was a sci-fi author.

He's in the book "The Golden Age of Science Fiction."

Nice.
The actor is Deep Roy

Never heard of "Deep Roy" until now.

Wow, the world's longest piece of fiction is 4 million words long.

Take that Tolstoy!

Niceee.
Do you watch horror movies?

I watch very few.

I can't stand slasher movies but I like stuff like Alien.

Hard to believe E.T.

was originally slated to be a horror movie.

Yeah that is strange.

Do you know how they make those scary sounds in those movies?

Don't know.

I do know that the 1996 film "Scream" was originally going to be titled "Scary Movie".

Wasn't that title used in a mock horror file?

They apparently use an instrument called a waterphone.

It is so creepy

I like science fiction better than horror even though it got its start with mostly cheesy "B" movies.

Yeah.
Have you ever been to a fan convention?

No.

Like Groucho Marx, I wouldn't belong to a club that would have me as a member.

I can't believe no one though the orgiginal Exorcist movie would be considered "horror/

Yeah I was surprised about that too.
And did you watch the shining?

Yes.

I'll never forger "red rum"...

There is a work of fiction called "Drabble" that is exactly 100 words long.

I wonder what it sold for?

Oh wow, that is short, what can one say in 100 words?

Nice chat :)


Are you a fan of the science fiction genre of film?

I like it because it uses concepts not fully accepted by mainstream science.

Yes I am a fan of science fiction.

I especially love the spaceships and interstellar travel of the Star Trek series.

Oh nice yeah that's definitely really cool.

NASA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in science fiction stories.

I've heard that.

The writers do a lot of research in order to make the stories as real as possible.

Yeah I think that is very important the more realistic it is the more interesting.

Deep Roy is the only actor to hold the science-fiction trifecta.

Very cool.

I don't recognize his name though.
What all has he been in?

Yeah actually I don't either.

He has been in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who.

He's also been in X-Files.

That's pretty impressive.

I've heard that NASA has named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction movie of all time.

Yet, I've never heard of it either.

Well I really need to look that up.

The MIT science fiction society has both a lifetime membership and a more expensive one that covers you in case you don't come back.

That is pretty funny.

It is!

I wonder how you become a member  of that club!

Good question I'm not sure.

I also really like the horror film genre.

It was inspired by a literary authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley.

Oh, speaking of Poe, did you know that he wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?

No I never knew that that was quite interesting.

Watching horror movies is a very energy intensive task and you can burn up to 180 cal.

I can believe that!

It probably speeds up a person's heart rate so fast that it's like running.

Isn't it odd that horror has been around since the days of Poe, Stoker, and Shelley?

Yeah very cool.

Or also overlaps with a fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres.

That makes sense.

Kind of like a potpourri of genres.

It does.

You can watch a show about aliens and it can be frightening in the extreme.

Have you heard that watching a horror movie before viewing abstract art makes you like it more?

No I never knew that but I will have to try it sometimes.

The water phone is the instrument that makes those creepy metallic noises in horror movies.

Really?

That's interesting.

It kind of takes some of the scary out to know just how things are done in movies.

Yeah very true.

The shining was another scary movie and it was very surprising that the little boy who acted in the movie didn't even know it was a horror film.

True.

Didn't he find out several years later?

I'd like to know how everyone kept him from knowing the truth for so long.

I would like to know that as well.

Stephen king found the movie Bambi scary as a child.

I find that kind of ironic.


Do you have a favorite dinosaur?

Yea, the T-rex is cool, so are other dinos from the Cretaceous

T rex is awesome, i like jurassic park movies because of the t rex

Yea, Jurassic Park was an awesome movie although I don't think any of the dinosaurs in it were from the Jurassic period lol

lol, i never knew that!

Did you know there have been fossils found in all 50 states

That is pretty cool that all 50 states have fossils, I wonder which dinosaur fossils are in Alaska

Or even Hawaii, that is far away from anything.

40% of americans think that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, that seems high

Well technically birds are a type of Dinosaur but I don't think the 40% of Americans knew that

that is true, I want to know what an actual dinosaur looked like and not what we think it does, that would be amazing.

Yea, it be pretty cool if there were dinosaurs that glowed in the dark like Canada's dinosaur coin

That would be awesome, and at least you could see it coming in the dark lol.

I never knew dinosaurs were mesothermic

I wonder how scientists were able to figure out dinos were mesothermic since we've never seen them, unless they got that info from birds

I wonder how they have figured anything out or even knew where to start after finding the first one.

So mind blowing in my opinion!

Yea, maybe one day they will be able to make a real dinosaur through altered chicken DNA

I would love to see that day!

I would shake in my clothing in excitement

Yea, one day there will be pet dinosaurs and you can buy dinosaur shirts with popped collars like chinese gang fashion

lol I was hoping that died out and never again would come back, lets hope one day it doesn't lol

I hope the aloha shirt never dies out, it is the official business attire in Hawii

That is awesome, i own a couple, but never have worn them.

I might as well make a trip to Hawaii!

It was so great chatting with you!

You too, I'm gonna look on ebay for some of the original apple clothing from 1986

I am going to look in unclaimed baggage like in alabama and see if any are there.

Enjoy your evening!


Hi, how are you?

I'm great!
How are you?
Are you a fan of comic books?

I am well, thanks.

Although not a fan of comic books per se, I do love comic book movies like the black panther.

Black Panther, a character created by Stan Lee, the man who ended every phone conversation with the word "Excelsior!"

HA!

I did not know that.

What would be the word you ended phone calls with?

I end mine with "Peace out home boy!

I use "Word" or "Word up, dawg."

Nice choice.
That's in my lexicon too.
I wonder what john ashbery uses?

He's a poet, so his command of language is far beyond that of us mere mortals.

Do you know what the DC in DC Comics stands for?

I do not?
District of Columbia?

Detective Comics, so DC Comics is Detective Comics Comics.

HA!

I never knew that.

There is a character that DC and marvel owns, Access...

I don't really know the characters well.

I've heard that there is a Clark Kent in the Marvel Universe, but he's just a reporter.

HA!

Just a reporter.

I do love superman.

I did not know they own the trademark on super hero...

That sounds like something that the lawyers cooked up.

What will they trademark next?

The MSU library has the largest comic book collection in the world.

The center of all things nerdy.

I would assume that Princeton or Yale would have it, some old money college with nothing else to do but collect and strive to reach harvard in status.

Maybe they'll do that for video games, the next big media boom.

Yeah.

There's going to be a time when all the video games are bought online and there will be no more gamestop...

That might be a good thing!

Gamestop, as dead as the dodo, a bird that is part of the pigeon family.

Nice transition!

Gamestop might as well fly to northern mexico and stay there.

Gamestop could build a nest from spiderwebs, just like the hummingbird does.

HAHAHA.
Nice chatting with you!


I had never heard of John Ashbery before.

What about you?

I am not into poetry as much as I should.

I did hear that their are some poems that when you read them normally are depressing and when you read them backwards they are inspiring.

That backward reading of poetry was so new to me!

I think that that is really cool.

What is even cooler is that the Japanese alphabet forms a poem with recited.

That is overwhelmingly detail oriented.

Is it Japanese or Javanese alphabet?

Javenese, spell check is such a problem.

That's true!

not to worry.

Consider this amazing overwhelming and detail oriented concept the Demetri Martin could write an extended palindrome poem that was 224 words long.

Poets definitely don't get paid enough for their creativity and hard work.

Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven".

Wow!
Poor Poe -- Do you like comics?

I liked the Archie comics when I was a kid but I enjoy the Marvel and DC comic inspired movies and tv shows.

I only just found out that Marvel owns the trademark for the term 'Super-hero" and "Super-villain".

How can one comic maker own those terms?

That's interesting fact about the trademark terms.

I liked comics too but not really a big Marvel fan.

Stan Lee just died and I understand that he always closed his phone messages with the term Excelsior!

I wonder if that was added to his epitaph on his grave.

I would hope they would give him that epitaph.

He made a lot of cameo's in the recent movies.

He was a big part of the genera.

Did you know that the dc of the DC comics stands for detective comics.

the are similar but different.

Oh that's clever!

DC for detective comics  I am learning so much.

So the poet and artist Ashbery used comics and other bits of ephemera in his collage artworks.

I hope some comic collectors don't get upset about this!

I would think they would be fine with the creativity.

Michigan stae university has the largest comic book collection in the world.

I wonder if they have his in their library.

Perhaps Michigan State does have his in their University library.

I would hope so.

I do quite like the creativity involved with added bits of incongruous bits of paper and childhood ephemera to create a piece of artwork.

I do enjoy collage and childhood memories.

The art of Comics is a topic I enjoy.

Liechtenstein popularized the comic image and gave the art form respect from the fine art world with the Pop Art movement.

Do you recall the comic or maybe it was a cartoon with two black birds that wear hats?

Those were very popular, It has some stereotyped and racist undertones.

The only birds I see that I think are comical are pigeons.

The dodo bird now extinct is a form of pigeon.

I do not recall the image you are talking about but it reminds me of the two black birds in the dumbo cartoon movie.

Definite racial overtures especially with the music.

Some people are deathly afraid of birds.

I have a friend who is afraid even by one stray feather!

Can you imagine?

Can you imagine being chased by a bird?

Ashley did a collage of that too.

A boy being chased by large bird.

I can imagine.

The movie The Birds is a great example of why we should fear the Birds.

In Ashley's work the boy has returned is very creepy.

Yes indeed!

Creepy.

A bird head.

I would like to imagine what it's like to fly as a bird does.

Light and easy I imagine since the bird bones are hollow and amazingly weigh less than the feathers.

So very interesting.
Thanks for the conversation.


Do you read comic books at all?

Hey!

When I was a child, I did, but not later.

Now I would say I don't have interest.

How about you?

I am sorry but I do not understand what you mean?

How about you?
Do you read comic books?

No, not really.
I do admire Stan Lee though.

I didn't know that Google purchased the domain name gmail.com from garfield comics.

Yeah, I believe that got a pretty good deal on the domain.

Garfield wasn't getting much traffic on the site at the time.

Intetesting!

I'm not comic books as popular as they were 20 years ago...

Many of them are still worth a great deal of money and there is still a demand for them for sure.

Sorry for typing errors.

I need to focus and don't do all at the same time :) In the last message my point was that I'm not sure, but there isn't way to correct message.

Anyway you got my point lol

Stan Lee is an idol of mine and I enjoyed his comic work tremendously.

Captain America was his the first break, right?

I thought it was Spiderman but I could be wrong.

I don't know.

I remember I've read that his wife destroyed his typewriter during an arguent.

I don't know why, but I remember this moment from one article about him

Did he write for Marvel or DC comics?

I guess Marvel.
Iron Man was Marvel, right?

I thiink so.

He has been around comics so long that I bet he was one of the one that wrote the first one in America.

I guess all comics universe could be totally different without Stan Lee

I loved how he used the term "excelsior".

True.

I think there are some many awesome facts about him.

I'm wondering is there any book about his life.

I hve one autographed by him.