I find planets very interesting.
How about you?

I do!

Ive been listening to a podcast about the universe!

I'm sure that's a good listen.

Did you know that one of Jupiter's moons would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun?

Yeah, Ganymede.
It has several moons.

Yes that's the one.

Did you also know that Venus has no seasons?

Yes, because it doesnt tilt on its axis.

Despite being second from the sun it is the hottest planet due to its atmosphere.

That's very interesting.

Venus is also the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

I guess that is true, I never thought about which way we rotated, but I guess sunrise and set give that away.

That's true.

Did you also know that Uranus rotates sideways?

Like it rolls?
How does that affect seasons?

Yes it rolls around the sun rather than spinning like other planets.

I do not know how that affects it's seasons but I'm curious to find out.

Do you believe there is life elsewhere in the universe?

I believe there is likely microscopic life for sure.

I often wonder if we are alone in the universe, or of other life is out there, and if they are, are they looking for us too?

That's a good question.

This is off topic but have you used virtual reality?

Not anything sophisticated.

Just a few games at what was disney quest.

Apparently up to 40% of users get motion sickness from VR.

I can see that.

I can get a little sick in first person shooter games.

That's unfortunate.

Did you know that the first VR game was actually made in 1968?

Wow!
That is even before the Nintendo!

Yes it's very shocking.
It was nice chatting with you.


What do you think about Virtual Reality headsets?

They're not just for gaming anymore, you know!

I like them, but have never used one.

Arizona State University will let you use your student loan to pay for a headset.

That's so crazy to me.

The students can rent them out for no cost, so why should there be an option for them to use financial aid money to purchase them>

The school probably profits in the long run by getting paid interest on the loan.

Your right about borrowing them.

There will be 150 available to students for free.

Oh right, it's student loans, not financial aid.

Whoops!

Still, it seems like a strange use of funds.

Although I do think that they could be used for a very valuable teaching experience.

Yes.

I agree.

ASU claims that their online biology course is the first in the nation to offer virtual reality labs.

That's really interesting.

I think VR has a lot to offer to the science community.

It's an investment, but the marginal costs (how much money it costs to do each progressive lesson) is probably a lot smaller than traditional teaching/research methods

That would be neat to be able to take the class from the comfort of your home.

I wonder if there is any kind of discount for taking classes from home vs. in a real classroom?

The VR set will also come with gloves that will provide the users with a tactile feel experience.

That must be such an immersive experience.

The only VR I've experienced was "Santa's Sleigh-ride" and it was in a little car that also shifted like a rollercoaster.

But I can see how there are much more important ways to use VR.

ASU actually uses VR to do things like practice "taking" blood samples from people through the VR.

I think that's so much better than having students test on real people!

Yes!

I agree with you.

Great learning tool.

It will be far more engaging for the students to learn with the headset vs staring at a class on their computer screen as well.

I agree.

I remember being so bored and distracted during class, and now students have social media to distract them.

I'm guessing there's no social media in VR, although I could definitely imagine that developing in the future.

Lockheed Martin has a "Mars bus" that will take kids on a tour of Mars.

That would be neat.

That's so cool.

There's actually a scientist, Dr. Rich Terrile, who thinks that our world is just virtual reality generated on a computer

Didn't he discover several moons on Saturn?

He did actually!

Astronomy is so cool, I think.

Did you know that there's actually a planet that has shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph at 2000 degrees Fahrenheit?

Wow.

That's incredible.

I couldn't even imagine those kind of conditions.

If Jupiters Ganymede moon orbited the sun, it would classify as a planet.

That's cool!

I feel sad that Pluto is not a planet anymore after the International Astronomical Union redefined the definition of planets in 2006

I know.

Especially after all those years that we were taught in school that it was a planet.

I wish they still used the space shuttle.

I used to enjoy watching the launches.

The general purpose computer of the shuttle only ran on 1MB of RAM.

I don't know if that's big or small, but I'm guessing small.

Someone actually built a working 16-bit computer using Minecraft building blocks!

Isn't that absolutely crazy?

So impressive!

That is neat!

Computers are used in everything now doing a wide range of tasks in industrial and consumer devices.

People actually think it's possible (and want to) upload their minds to memory sticks and computers.

I think that's so cool!

Such a testament to the future.


Hey there!

Have you ever seen the movie The Black Panther before?

The Marvel movie

No, I haven't, but I have heard of it.
What about you?

Yes I've seen it.

I think it's ok but it's definitely getting too much attention for what it is, it's a pretty generic movie in my opinion.

Yeah, the Marvel movies started to get played out.

Maybe I will see it.

Yeah you can see it if it's free haha.

I wouldn't pay any money to see it.

Do you know who the richest superhero is in the entire Marvel Universe?

Is it Tony Stark?

Haha so Tony Stark is actually the second richest, the first richest Marvel Superhero is actually the Black Panther, and then I guess Bruce Wayne who is  Batman is in third with 80 billion dollars

Oh wow!

How was he supposed to have made his money?

Yeah I think if I remember correctly, they just have a lot of advanced technology in the country that the Black Panther lives in, and he just has a ton of money for some reason, he has 500 billion dollars and Tony Stark has "only" 100 billion dollars haha.

Interesting, but they don't specifically say what he does?

No, like I said I think it's just he has a lot of technology and they sell the technology or something like that, I guess you should see the movie maybe you'll catch something that I didn't LOL.

What is cool about the movies though is that they use real ancient writings for it.

Interesting.

Will do.

Do you know if there is a comic book movie that accompanies the movie?

Yes there is a comic book.

It's actually pretty old.

And whenever I think of the word black panther, I think of the political party, but apparently the comic book came out before that

Well apparently DC Comics paid $130 for exclusive rights to Superman, I wonder how much for Black Panther?

That's a good question.
Do you like Marvel Comics by the way?
Or do you prefer DC.
I mostly prefer Marvel myself

I don't have a preference, but apparently MJ tried to buy Marvel in the early 1990s.

Wow that's cool.

When you say MJ, do you mean Michael Jackson?

That would have been really crazy.

I think it's interesting that Marvel and DC both own a character, and his name is access, and it's only purpose is to keep both universes separate

Yeah, the king of pop.

He apparently tried to buy them so he could play spiderman in his own produced movie.

That sounds awesome!

I wish we could have had that haha.

Do you like Sony Pictures by the way?

Apparently they had the chance to buy all of the Marvel characters for only 25 million dollars back in 1998

I do, I can believe that.

That was a mistake, but then again nobody knew that these types of movies would blow up the way they did.

No I agree with you.

And that's why Sony only has the rights to Spider-Man, they bought it for 10 million dollars, and I thought that was the only superhero anyone would ever want to see


Good morning!
Are you into superhero movies?

Yes, I am.
Did you watch "Black Panther"?

I did!
I can't believe it won a lot of oscars!
He's considered the richest superhero.

Yes, indeed.

I do like Letitia Wright as Shuri in "Black Panther".

She  also said in her interviews that one of her character will inspire girls to pursue STEM subjects.

That is such an awesome thing to say!

I wonder where chadwick Boseman would be if Denzel Washington didn't pay for his school?

Good question Also writer Reginald Hudlin told the Washington Posts' Comic Riffs "That's everyone should be a black panther, its not just for boys.

Well said!
Do you like marvel or DC comics more?

Hard to chose.

But I do really like that "Black Panther" also teaches women how to show up for themselves in life and love.

You should really watch it.

It is such a great movie!

The name black panther actually predates the group!

Yes I know.

By the way the richest superhero is black panther, who has an estimated of 500 billion., whereas Bruce Wayne 80 billion.

I thought Tony Stark would be, but he's poor compared to him at 100 billion dollars lol.

Yes, agree.

It is hard to believe that Marvel in 1998. offered the cinematic rights for almost all of its characters to Sony for a mere 25 million, Sony rejected the offer, wrong move.

I bet they kick themselves in the butt everytime they see how much a movie makes lol.

Have you ever heard of the superhero Access?

No.

You, know it is interesting that the largest comic book market is  Japan, but of course.

I did not know that!

It's good that the largest public collection is here in America though!

Yes, I do agree.

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

I was wondering who actually had it!

I think Marvel did it great when they published a generic comic book to trademarks certain words and titles.

Yes.

You know one of my favorite comic book legends Stan Lee ends every phone conversation he has with the word"excelsior!

I would have loved to chat with that guy before he passed!

He did a good job with Marvel lobbying that mutants are not people thus paying a lower rate to sell toys lol.

Yes, I know.

Also Marvel published a 'generic comic book', in order to trademark the names "super hero" and "super-villain", they better.

That is very interesting!

It was awesome chatting with you, have a great day!


Good morning!

Do you have a favorite superhero or comic book?

My favorite is Superman

Did you know that the DC from DC Comics stands for detective comics?

I didn't know that, I wasn't sure what it stood for.

Marvel once published a generic comic book so they could trademark the names "super hero" and "super villain".

That's some interesting information.

I thought so too!

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

Never would have guessed that.

Yea, I would have never guess that a university would have that many comics.

Cool!

Stan Lee, who recently passed away always ended his phone conversations with the word "excelsior!"

That's an interesting.

Must be from one of his comic books?

Yea, it must have been.
Guess he needed a catchphrase

lol  Yes.

There was a Garfield spinoff series named Pet Force.

I don't remember that.

It featured him and the other characters as superheroes.

Yeah I never heard of that one before.
I loved Garfield.

Me too.

Did you know that there are over 300 registered superheroes in the U.S.?

I did not know that, interesting

Yes.

I thought so too.

Comic books were first popularized in the U.S. in the 1930's.

I bet those original ones go for big money now.

I knew they've been around a long time, but didn't know they were that old.

You are correct, I bet the old ones are worth big money.

Did you know that supereroine is another word for a female superhero?

I did know that, I've heard that before.

There once was a superhero called Normalman and he didn't have any superpowers.

That's funny!

Yeah that is funny, the only guy who isn't special is made out to be special.

I agree!

lol  It was nice chatting with you today!


I would really love to hold a star.

It is amazing there are some cold enough to hold.

The universe is amazing in its vastness.

Yes, and to think it may be one giant superhologram is just beyond my comprehension.

I think that is a rather silly hypothesis posited by someone in need of research grant money and running out of ideas.

Very likely.

I wonder if one of the over 300 registered superheroes in The USA could intervene?

Have you ever seen that show on sci fi where they show real life superheroes around the world?

It is fascinating.

No, I have not and usually I'm not a sci-fi fan but I'll have to fish that up, along with the Garfield spin off where he was a superhero.

It is sad that we lost Stan lee this last year.

He was a great artist

I agree.

The creativity he took with him is one that I fear humanity is losing.

Arts and imagination off the internet seems to be something society is rapidly erasing.

Comic books were originally supposed to just be funny but I think they have evolved into so much more even giving us hope in a time when things look bleak.

We need more of that not less

Absolutely.

I wonder how accessible Michigan State University's largest publicly available comic book collection in the world really is.

That sounds like some bit of useless info I should have already heard by now.

Very true.

I'm surprised that it is in Michigan of all places.

I would have though New York or LA.

I find it amusing that DC comics is redundant since most of their character names are the same letter for first and last

Yeah, Michigan.

Woo hoo.

I'm freezing where I am now far South of there and am serious about digging into things I can watch this weekend amid lousy weather!

There is actually a superhero called "normalman."

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

I think I need a desk plaque that reads "Normalwoman" after learning that.

I think more people should be proud to be Normalheroes and the world would be a happier place.

Yeah... You've got a point.

My dog is a Normaldoggo but he sure is happy lol.

That's funny.

If only people were as loyal as our pets.

Imagine the things we could accomplish

I think society is so far engrossed with the internet rather than legitimate human interaction it's killing our ability to be decent humans to each other.

We're sitting here in the office now looking at the mess in Germany unfolding and it's insane to think we, as a species, kinda stalled around the 1950's.

comic books were first popularized in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1930s.

What an amazing time that must have been to be alive

Talking with people who lived during those times is amazing.

We think of our problems as something that has only happened here and now to but to listen to the stories of those times it is amazing what our grandparents and great grandparents lived through.

You can see it in the art and literature of the time as well.

That is very true.

Comic book legend stan lee ends every phone conversation he has with the word "excelsior!"

so in honor of this chat, I gotta end it with that!

It was nice talking to you.

And remember, there are still some good "Normalheroes" left out here!

:D

To all of us Normalheroes!

May we not be overtaken by the media and making us try and conform!

YES!
Hashtag MAGA

Hope you find the Garfield series.
It is very enjoyable.


Hey there have you seen the movie The Black Panther?

It came out in 2018

I have it's a really good movie.

I really liked Letitia Wright's role as Shuri.

She was excellent.

She did a good job.

So did Chadwick Boseman.

I didn't know the Black Panther is the wealthiest fictional Marvel Universe character

I didn't realize that either.

I figured Tony Stark would have been richer.

Yep that's what I would have thought, the Black Panther is worth about 500 billion, Iron Man is worth about 100 billion, and Bruce Wayne is worth about 80 billion

Did you know that Marvel's use of the name actually predates the founding of the Black Panther Party?

I always wondered where that came from.

And I guess they also tried changing the name of the character for a while so that it wasn't associated with that group, but that didn't work obviously haha

Yeah they had changed it to "Black Leopard," that just doesn't seem as fitting as Black Panther.

Nope it doesn't sound as good, it's pretty cool that Denzel Washington helped out Chadwick Boseman back in the day, and then Chadwick gave him a shout-out at the premiere

That is pretty cool.

Did you know that the symbols and written script featured in the movie are based on an actual script called Nsibdi?

Wow that's good attention to detail, Marvel Comics is interesting though.

Back in 1998 they were trying to sell all of their characters to Sony for only 25 million dollars, Sony thought that was a bad idea because no one cared about any other character but Spider-Man, and they only got Spider-Man for 10 million, they must be kicking themselves now haha

Oh wow, that was a bad move on Sony's part.

I learned that they successfully argued in court that mutants are not people and thus got to pay the lower rate on X-Men "toys" instead of the higher rate for dolls.

oh interesting.

So that was what was going on with that.

do you know the backstory of the superhero blue ear by chance?

Yeah I heard about that.

It was a very sweet thing they did for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable wearing his hearing aids.

He told his mom that "superheroes don't wear hearing aids" so marvel created one.

Yep that is super nice of them I think.

Isn't it weird that in Mississippi, Disney does not own the rights to show the big Marvel characters like X-Men and Spider-Man, apparently they have a custom contract with Universal Studios in that specific state

It's actually parks East of the Mississippi, so I'm guessing mostly Disney World in Orlando.

I must have read that wrong lol, do you like DC Comics or Marvel Comics more by the way?

Personally I like Batman from DC, but the rest I am all Marvel

I'm more of a Marvel fan, but I do like a few DC characters though.

Yep I agree with you there.

Is that funny that Marvel published a"generic comic book" so that they could trademark the terms superhero and supervillain

That's pretty interesting.

Did you know that DC stands for Detective Comics, so there name is Detective Comic Comics, kind of redundant huh?

Haha that is very redundant.

do you know who Stan lee was?

anyway he was a big Marvel Book Creator, and would always end every phone conversation with the word"Excelsior"


Good morning!
Do you read comic books?

Good morning, no not really.
Do you?

Every now and then I do.

I like marvel and some dc.

It seems so bizarre to think that the first comics in the country back in 1933 were just funny and  not super hero ones.

I guess everything evolves, eventually.

Interesting note, I did read that Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics so he could play Spiderman in his own movie.

Really?

That would have been interesting.

I wonder if he would have put dance scenes in the movie!

I'm sure he would have, no doubt!

Just found out today that Google had purchased gmail.com from the Garfield comics!

Did you know that?

No I didn't.

I used to read Garfield but I don't remember any gmail in it.

Then again, I don't remember much more than Garfield and lasagna!

I always thought gmail stood for google mail?

Lol.

Talk about a good deal, I hear that DC comics paid $130 for Superman in 1938.

I thought it did too btw.

So are you saying that dc owned spiderman at one time?

So, it would seem?

Who knows Marvel Comics spent a decade trying to prove to the government that the Xmen were not real.

It's a wacky universe, we love in!

Yes it is!

Marvel published a generic comic book of sorts at one time.

They did that so they could trademark the names suepr-hero and super-villain.

That was SUPER smart of them to do that!

I know the love for the super hero universe is big.

Did you know that at least 30 movies with Super heroes will be released between 2016 and 2020?

I hadn't realized there would be so many!

Marvel takes their movies to a different super hero universe than in the comics.

I guess that's how they can make the story lines different in both and keep things going.

Speaking of the universe, do you know our universe used to be completely opaque?

No I didn't.

So our universe used to look like fog, or thick white clouds?

Yes, apparently, there was so much plasma that the light couldn't get through.

Don't ask me how the scientists determined this fact!

Lol!

I won't but I do wonder!

Scientists have some strange ideas some times.

I've heard that there are some that think our universe is just one giant hologram.

I've heard that one, as well as that the universe exists inside a black hole or that a cold spot in the cosmic radiation could be an indication that it is a link to a parallel universe.

I don't know how they come up with these theories.

It's above my pay grade.

Mine too.

Have you heard the one about there being only one electron in the universe?

Yes, I've heard that crazy one, as well.

But, then again, everybody used to think the world was flat!

So true!

There are still people that believe that one.

I'm going to go do some more research and see what other theories about the universe there are!

It's been nice chatting with you!

Have a great day!


Hello.

What do you think of some scientists who think the universe may be a giant superhologram?

That sounds so crazy to me.

Yes, it does.

Something else that is crazy, is that there are stars that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand.

That would be so fun to do.

Even though I don't believe the theory that states there is only one electron in the universe.

There has been so many theories about the universe and its origins.

I wonder if humans will eventually find the answers.

I have my doubts if we will ever get all the answers.

I don't think we will, not in our lifetime.

Did you know there are over 300 superheroes in the US, alone?

I love the MCU.

Yes i did.

Do you know about normal man?

He is the only normal person on a planet full of superheroes.

Was there, I didn't know.

I recently found out that DC stands for Detective Comics.

Who knew?

I loved Garfield as a kid.

I found out recently he has a series where he and his friends are superheroes.

Garfield is hilarious.

His comics are even in the Michigan University library, they have the largest comic book collection in the world.

Wow!

Sounds like i should take a road trip to Michigan!

Do you know how many comic books they have there?

I don't know.

I haven't been to that campus.

Its funny that marvel published a generic comic book, so they could trademark "super hero" and "super villain".

That doesn't sound fair to trademark those words because they seem very commonly used words.

I guess the government felt differently.

Stan Lee ends each phone call with Excelsior, and his tweets as well.

I miss him.

He was a true legend in his field.

He even re-imagined classics like Batman and Superman

I remember that.

He did a better job than their original creators.

I was surprised to learn recently that the American comics only has roughly 10% of the world market.

Did you hear about the controversy over an actor playing Batwoman?

They were trashing her because she isn't "gay enough".

I never knew Batwoman was a lesbian.

Wow, i did not know that either.

I don't see what the big deal is, I mean you can always have different actors with different interpretations of the same character.

It makes it more interesting.

The actress IS a lesbian though.
She came out at 12.
People are so weird.

A lot of people are social justice warriors who feel that their viewpoint is always the right viewpoint.

They want to be right instead of getting it right.

Its a weird thing to harass an openly gay actor about.

Thanks for the chat, have a wonderful night.

You too, bye


Have you heard of the movie "Venom" It was directed by a guy who got influenced by seeing Batman.

i have heard of it but haven't seen it.
Didn't Venom come from Spider-Man?

I am not sure.

It sounds like once he got into movies, he began as an assistant on Dawson's Creek and met Michelle Williams.

He also was directed the hit " Zombieland"

Interesting.

I think Michelle Williams was in Dawson's Creek and it seems like I've heard she's in Venom too.

I don't know all of the superheroes but there is a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by the superheroes.

Yeah?

That would be cool to see in a movie.

They could make it a comedy of sorts.

Speaking of superheroes did you know that there are over 300 registered superheroes in the United States?

No I didn't until now.

As a funny twist, there is a "Normalman" superhero with no powers on a planet full of superheroes with powers!

That would be funny!

It would make a good movie too!

Seems like I heard that all of this superhero stuff started back in the 1930s.

That is true.

Stan Lee created 15 DC comics.

He recently pasted away so he did live to see them made into movies.

That's good that he lived long enough to see that.

You know, I remember watching the Batman movie that had Michael Keaton as Batman.

It was really good and he was great.

Did you know that he wouldn't do a sequel?

I did not know that.

I know at the time people gave him a lot of flack about the role.

Did you know that The Dark Knight with Christian Bale earned over a billion dollars when added with the sequel?

No, I had no idea.

Imagine how good Michael Keaton's could have done if he had a sequel  Then there probably would have been a theme park at Universal Studios for Batman.

George Clooney and Val Kilmer also played Batman in other Batman movies

Yes they did.

Say, did you know that there were plans to make the Green Lantern into a comedy?

I didn't know that.

Smallville was originally meant to tell the story of how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman.

Really?

I've seen a few episodes of Smallville.

I thought it was good.

I think that Russia has a version of Batman too.

speaking of comedies, did you know that 3rd rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe for best comedy in 1997?

It beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier!

Wow!

That's impressive!

Those are all really good shows!

Comedy must be hard to do and be successful at.

I mean, comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since it began.

I also did not know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows.

It is pretty surprising.

I wonder if they were all the same type.

I mean, I've heard that there are different types of comedy.

I also like that the creator of the python programming language was named to honor the Monty Python comedy group.

.Nice speaking with you.

That's really cool to know!
Nice speaking with you too!


Have you seen the musical "Chess"?

It is playing at the Kennedy Center and has an amazing cast.

I don't think i've ever heard of it.
What is it about?

I think it has something to do with the Cold War.

It is set between 1972 and 1979.

That seems pretty interesting.

Speaking of chess - do you know how to play?

I know the rules but I haven't played in many years.

I don't recognize any of the songs from Chess but, since it has parts about the KGB and CIA, it is a Cold War thing...

Yeah, maybe a bit before my time.

Did you know there are possible moves in chess than there are atoms in the world.

That blows my mind.

I find that really hard to believe.

The musical Chess lasts 2 hours and 50 minutes.

I'm not sure I want to believe that.

That seems like a ridiculously long time.

I would definitely need a break between that one!

That and a few drinks...

I respect chess masters but I find the game rather boring.

I would rather play backgammon -- it moves faster.

It is definitely a slow game.

Did you know the president of the federation of chess believes it was invented by aliens?

For real?

That's weird... Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?

Hard working people...

Wow, that means they were doing almost one a day.

Crazy!

The Ramones have played a total of 2263 concerts.

They toured almost non stop for 20 years!

That must be the inspiration for their song "I want to be sedated".

lol!

You might be right!

In 2002 a creed concert went so bad that 4 concert goers filed a lawsuit.

I wonder how bad it must have been..

That's pretty bad unless they were playing for a law school or something.

Did you know that R. Reagan was the only president that was elected after being divorced?

I didn't...

I didn't know that either.
Hasn't Donald Trump been divorced?

I think so.

The article I read must be dated.

I did learn that 6 of 15 presidents were left-handed.

Reagan was ambidextrous.

That's pretty interesting.

Ronald Reagan established national ice cream month!

That's pretty cool but I think many would disagree with him saying ice cream is nutritious.

Yeah, that's probably not entirely true.

He also won 49 out of 50 states!

That was quite a victory.
Thanks for the chat!


Hi do you like Chess?

I have not seen it but would like to - I hear its a great Cold war rock musical

Yeah, how about the game of chess?

I do like to play from time to time - my son got a merit badge in the boy scouts in chess

Wow that is amazing.

Did you know there are more possible moves in chess than atoms in the universe

Wow that seems pretty insane.

I would like to play 3 person chess - that sounds like a lot of fun

Wow did not know there is such a thing.

The president of the federation believes that chess was invented by aliens

That is pretty weird.

I did enjoy watching a magician beat 9 leading chess players simultaneously by replicating their moves against each other at each table!

Wow.

Judit Polgar was so good at it that he beat a family friend at the game when he was 5 and did not even look at the board

That is seriously impressive.

I am just happy to know how the pieces move - and that a knight can visit each square exactly once

Yeah.

Did you know there is a negative correlation between the IQ and chess skills?

Really?

I would have thought you needed to be pretty smart to play chess!

But maybe not since pawns no longer have their own names like they used to

Yeah.

I guess so.

DO you know where the game was invented?

India I believe - and it became more modern in Spain in the 1400s

Yes it was India during the Gupta Empire and it was improved by the Persians later

The rules however were not standardized until the 19th century

Yeah.

On another topic, do you go to concerts a lot?

I do like some concerts - I like the foo fighters but their concerts have been so loud it shows up on seismic monitors!

Yeah that is crazy.

Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?

Wow that is insane.

Dave Matthews got lucky once - he was stranded and a woman who was going to his concert stopped to help him

WOw that is nice that she stopped and she also met the guy in person

Yes good deeds are always a good thing!


Hello, have you seen Frozen?

Yes I have I thought that was a great movie.

It won two Academy Awards.

There's going to be a sequel!

It's a very good movie.

My daughter is super excited for the sequel.

Awesome me too.

Before let it go was written Elsa  was actually the main villain in frozen.

Oh wow I didn't know that.

The director is the first female director of a Walt Disney feature film.

Such a fitting film to do that.

Disney renamed Rapunzel to tangled and snow queen to frozen because they blamed feminine titles for underperforming at box offices.

Interesting...I didn't know that either.

I saw it was the 53rd Disney animated film.

That's a lot of animated films.

Frozen reminds me of hockey because of the ice.

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

That's pretty cool.
I love lacrosse.
I played that in high school.

Oh nice.

Do you like ice hockey?

An ice hockey ring remains under basketball court when switching stadium sports!

I love ice hockey too.
That's pretty cool.
Who's your favorite NHL team?

I like the Chicago Blackhawks.

Did you know that an average hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game?

That's a lot of sweat.

I'm a Blue Jackets fan.

That's a good method for losing weight lol

Awesome.

Hockey player was treated for $1 in1993.

That is kind of demeaning.

That's very demeaning.

Looks like he went on to win 4 Stanley Cups though so good for him.

Yes he really proved them wrong.

Must've been good motivation.

Are you a soccer fan as well?

It seems make the most money out of any sport.

I love soccer as well.

I saw it makes more than all other sports combined which is nuts.

Yes it is played by so many people.

More than 250 million players worldwide.

Very cool.

I didn't know Jon Stewart was a very skilled soccer player.

Yes I had no idea he played at the Pan American Maccabi games in Brazil.

Me either.
Good chatting with you.
Have a good day.


Hello, Did you know that Tom Hanks is the highest paid all time star, over 8.5 million earned from movies?

No i did not!

Did you see Juneau's overtime goal in game 6?

Nope, What sport is Juneau in?

hockey

Oh, that's why i didn't know.

I'm more of a Football girl!

I hear that in Tennis, Venus and her sister Serena played opposite each other in the mixed doubles final of the French open.

Bet that was hard for them to try and beat each other!

I'm a football guy too!

:)can't believe the washinton capitals didn't win a stanley cup till 1998?

yes, true.

Here's a interesting fact....The highest point on the moon is 1938 meters higher than Mt.

Everest.

That's incredible actually!

WOW!

That is?

What else is incredible is the russians made a computer that ran on water!

That's insane, doesn't even sound possible, actually sounds a little dangerous...ya know....water and electricity!

Would you want to upload your mind to a memory stick?

I was just thinking about how crazy that is!!

ha ha.

Also ya better watch out for the "Apple Police" cuz smoking near your Apple computer voids their warranty, making it a biohazard, ha!

LOL... that is funny!
Do you own a apple computer?

No, I'm more of an Android user on my cell and a Windows/Chrome user.

How about you?

I love apple... very simple and awesome customer support!

The reason I don't prefer Apple is the simplicity.

I do have an iphone 5, because I used to only use Apple, it just seems that the Android has a little more to offer as far as what I want and need my cell phone to do i guess.

I really could go either way, the Apple products are definitely the best quality.

My family all has Apple products.

You're a rebel... heheee!

Good thing computers are used for consumer and indestrial use!

Funny!

I see that someone built an actual working 16 bit computer using Minecraft building blocks, bet me nephew could do that!

oh minecraft... i bet you play that game!

lmao!!

Did you know that the movie "Silence of the Lambs" opened at theaters on Valentines Day in 1991" Creepy.....

hahaaa!

That's awesome!

Crazy Disney thought about closing their animation dept

True, can't even imagine them doing that, Disney and Animation go hand in hand!


Hi there!
Are you a hockey fan?

Not too much although I like it better than football.

Are you?

It's ok to watch if it's on but I don't go out of my way for it.

An average pro hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds a game.

If I had known that though when I was younger, I would have played.

lol

I played field hockey in high school.
It was tough.

Nice!

That was never popular where I live.

An interesting tidbit though...I was on a native american reservation this past summer in New York and I learned that field hockey originated as a native sport!

That is interesting!

A player caught fire when a puck hit his matches in his pocket.

That was ice hockey, though.

I hate to skate because I fell on the back of my head once.

I tried ice skating and couldn't get the hang of it.

That had to have hurt.

In the first olympic winter games in 1924, Canada scored 132 goals and let in only 3 during the entire competition!

Ice hockey is very competitive.

You have to have strong ankles and a thick skull.

And you can get cut by someone else's blades.

That's the worst.

I prefer skiing.

I agree.

Canada is the only country with 2 national sports - lacrosse and ice hockey.

I have never seen lacrosse!

I like to watch the ice dancers when the Olympics are on.

I like that the Brazilian bobsled team is called Frozen Bananas.

That's funny!

hahha  This might sound silly but what is the difference between lacrosse and field hockey?

I have no idea actually.

Did you ever watch curling?

They use brooms to move weights across the ice.

I think it is popular in Maine and Canada.

I've seen that on the olympics.

Funny you say Maine I had cousins there when I was growing up.

We went there to visit them and that was the first time I ever saw field hockey and was shocked that it was a school sport.

lol

They made us play field hockey, whether you wanted to or not.

I am from Massachusetts.

We did play soccer too.

Nice!

Have cousins there...my grandmother was from Cambridge and I have cousins still in the Woburn area.

Can't remember the exact town names.

LOL

haha.

I have friends in 'Wooburn.'

Growing up, I liked being out in the woods sksting on a pond as opposed to a rink.

I don't think I have ever skated in a rink.

Haha like the accents.

I remember when I first went there I asked for a pop and no one knew what I was talking about.

They called it tonic.

lol  do they still call it that?

Some people do.

I call it soda.

I lived in Miami for a while and I called the water fountain a bubbler.

Everyone made fun of me.

Ha!

That's awesome!

I'm going to have to remember that next time I see one.

So since you play soccer...did you know that soccer makes more money than all of the other big sports combined?

I read that.

I guess its because the game is universal.

I like it better than hockey because the Boston Bruins seem to only want to fight with the other teams.

lol  A hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993 and went on to win 4 stanley cups.

Wonder who that it is.

LOL I just went by my son turned on the water in the sink and said "look at the bubbla" he looked at me like something was wrong with me and didn't say nothing...just walked away shaking his head.

haha that's funny.
Well, nice chatting with you.
Enjoy your pop!

lol  Have a nice day :)


Hello, were you aware that Elsa was originally a villain in Frozen?

No, that's sounds odd.

Did you know Frozen was originally named Snow Queen but it was changed due to the belief that feminine titles under performed

It does sound weird, though it was only after Let It Go was wrote, that they changed her character.

That sounds like something Disney would do.

Yea, I don't think Frozen would have made 1 billion if they kept her a villain

Honestly, I've never seen it.
I've never seen Wreck-It Ralph either.

I haven't seen it either but it's pretty cool Alan Tudyk has had roles in every disney animated film since Wreck it Ralph

That is cool, I liked his character in Zootopia.

I find it pretty cool Robert Lopez did work for south park before writing for Frozen

I knew he co-wrote The Book of Mormon, but I didn't know about South Park.

Yea, Lopez has wrote a lot of songs, he even wrote for an episode of Scrubs

I think he won an Egot for the Scrubs episode, I don't remember correctly though.

Lopez is pretty talented, he has won an egot, emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony!

I don't think John Legend has won all of those.

Have you seen Avenue Q/

No but I heard Lopez did a great job on it and Book of Mormon too

Do you follow hockey?

I hear they can lose almost 8 pounds per game.

Yea, I bet most of the 8 pounds of weight hockey players lose is mostly from sweat

That is a lot of water weight.

Do all stadiums have a hockey ring under their basketball courts?

No, just ones that have a basketball and hockey team sharing the arena like Madison Square Garden does with the Knicks and Rangers

Does America have professional lacrosse teams?

Canada does, its one of their national sports.

I think there is a professional Lacrosse league but it is nowhere near as popular of known as Lacrosse is in Canada

Do you know what bandy is?

I've never heard of it, I guess it's a form of hockey.

No clue.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi, do you like movies?

Hi!

Yes, I love movies.

In fact, Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors.

Did you know he's also the highest box office star of all time, making over $8.5 billion worldwide?

That's a lot of money!
Do you like Disney movies too?

I do love Disney movies.

You know, when Sleeping Beauty flopped at the box office, they almost shut down their entire animation studio.

I'm so thankful they didn't!

I know.

We would have been robbed of so many great movies.

They did flop with Treasure Planet though.

I wonder if it was as bad as Trojan Wars?

It only earned  $309 at the box office despite having a budget of $15 million.

That's kind of depressing.

Yeah.

Imagine being the lead on that and get those reviews and results back.

So depressing!

No kidding!

I kind of wish they'd make a movie about that computer the Russians made back in 1936 that ran on water.

That is crazy, isn't it?

Yeah, like a space shuttle running on only 1mb of ram!

That would be interesting as well!

I think the best horror movie would be about those transhumanist people who wish to upload their minds to memory sticks and computers.

Ha!

Right?

I don't want your brain on a stick... Do you smoke?

No kidding!

Ha!

If I did smoke, i wouldn't want to do it around Apple computers because it makes them a biohazard and voids the warranty.

That's right!

But don't smoke regardless... it's gross.

Could you build a working computer out of minecraft blocks?

I wish I could but I'm not as brilliant as the person who did that.

I'd rather just build a space ship and go to the moon.

Ha!

Speaking of the moon, did you know there's actually evidence of methane based life on one of Saturn's moons named Titan?

No, I did not.
That's really interesting.
Mar's moon, phobos is 1/3 hollow.

Thats pretty interesting!

I also find it interesting that highest point on our moon is 1938 meters higher than Mt.

Everest.

I'm surprised no one's tried to climb it yet.

Ha!

Yeah.

It would probably be easier... with no gravity.... You could also look down on the people who ONLY climbed Everest....

Exactly.

Ha!

I'd just fear being hit by moon dust as it can cut through Kevlar-like material and cause the moon hay fever disease.

So I would have to pass on climbing the moon's highest point.

What if it gave you super powers though... Like the ability to jump really high?

That would be cool.

Ha!

Well speaking of the moon, did you also know NASA had considered placing a UN flag on the moon instead of the US flag, months before Apollo 11?

I did not know that.
I hope you have a great day.
Nice chatting with you!


Hey there have you ever played chess?

I used to be really good at it when I was younger

Oh, yes!

I love chess.

Have you ever played with the board that allows 3 people?

That seems intense.

No I never played that!

But it sounds pretty awesome LOL.

It's also awesome that there are more possible moves in chess than there are atoms in the universe, that seems insane

Wow, that is so crazy.

I can't believe chess has been around since before the 7th century, either.

What a rich history!

That is a long time!

Did you ever play by the way?

Apparently the rules were standardized in the 19th century, even though like you mentioned, it has existed in some way or another since the 7th

I have played.

I love most strategy games like Chess and Mah Jong.

But I'm definitely no Darren Brown.

Can you tell me about Darren Brown?

All I know about Chess is that people like Bobby Fischer are good, also judit pulgar is really good too, I bought one of her books when I was studying chest

Darren Brown was actually a magician!

He beat nine of the best chess players in existence at the same time by replicating each of their moves against each other in every game.

Wow that's incredible!

He sounds really good.

On a separate note though, what do you think about concerts?

Do you ever go to them?

I love concerts.
I saw Depeche Mode recently.
I've also seen Dave Matthews.

Oh yeah those are both really good.

I really liked Lollapalooza which was a big Music Festival / concert that I went to last year.

I also like the Ramones, did you know that they have been touring nonstop for 20 years?

Woah, that's super cool.

They play pretty loudly, too.

I wonder if they play as loud as Deep Purple.

In 1972, three audience members passed out from the sound.

They broke the world record!

That's scary!

I would have hated that concert because I hate really loud music personally even though I do go to concerts LOL.

I would go to the amphitheater in Croatia though, they were probably be respectful with sound there

If you don't like loud concerts, you probably would've loved the one Lou Reed had in 2010.

Him and his wife held one for dogs, so the music was only a high frequency that they could hear.

Yeah I would have loved that haha!

That way I couldn't have heard anything lol.

I also would not have liked to go to that Creed concert, you know, the one where they were sued because the concert was so bad LOL

I haven't heard about that, but I could believe it!

Speaking of people who weren't appreciated, did you know that Ronald Reagan lost a movie job because the producer didn't think he looked "presidential".

Talk about irony!

Wow talk about a bad call LOL.

It's interesting too, that he is the only president to be elected after previously being divorced.

I wonder why that is

And that people voted for him!

He was the original flip-flopper considering he began his career as a democrat!

You're right!

I think it's awesome though that he called ice cream"a nutritious and wholesome food" and created National Ice Cream month, now that's something I can get behind haha

He must've had a tremendous sweet tooth.

Apparently Jelly Belly created the blueberry flavor just for him.

That's awesome!

I wish I had someone to make a jelly bean flavor after me LOL.

It's interesting to that he was ambidextrous, you don't meet many people that are


What do you think about the cast of Chess,?

I actually haven't seen it.
Have you?

I havent seen it either but I am exited, I think Murray Head has a lot of talent and the Eisenhower theater is also amazing.

I really like the game of chess?

Do you play?

Did you know there are more possible moves in a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe

Really!!

that many?

Wow, countless of strategies then, I dont play but have respect for those who do, it looks hard.

It can be depending on your partner.

There is so much to think about so many options so many moves.

Chess was invented in india

Is it true the president of the chess federation thinks the game was invented by aliens?

Haha I have no clue,  I guess it wouldnt surprise me.

I wonder why he thinks that or what evidence he has to support that theory.

Maybe because of the complexity of the game, there is also an IQ correlation with strong chess players.

I am sure.

grandmaster judit polgar beat a 5 year old without looking at the board.

Thats crazy, he had a memorized strategy, so do you like music, have you attended any concerts lately?

i do like music.

I havent been to any concerts lately though,  Have you?

I havent been to any concerts lately either, I sure want to go to a Ramones concert, even though they played a total of 2263 concerts I wasnt able to go to one.

That is a ton of concerts, I cant imagine living out of suitcases for so long,  they must have loved it!

Hope they made a lot of money!

They might, they are a pretty good band, I also wanted to attend a Linking Park concert but that seems impossible now.

Yeah Linkin Park did 324 concerts one year!

They were a great band,  I wish I couldve saw them too.

Yeah, their debut album was great I really liked it, another band I used to like was Creed.

I dont think I know who they are.
Any good?
what are some of their songs?

Some of their best songs are "My Sacrifice" and "Higher" you should look them up, too bad the band started having problems, in 2002 they gave a concert that wasn't up to their usual standards.

Oh right,  their fans filed a lawsuit,  that is unfortunate.

Must have been really bad!

Yeah, I wonder why because they have pretty good songs maybe the band was out of tune and didnt rehearse properly.


DO you play chess

I used to when I was younger.

It is a pretty strategic game and I am impressed by people that play it professionally.

I always wanted to play in the park of NYC

I have always seen that on TV and in movies.

That would be fun.

I wonder if they have the version of chess that allows 3 players to play against each other.

I don't think so because of how the board is built.

Did you know that chess is thought to have originated out of a game that was played in India?

I never would have thought that.

There were many games that were derivative from the Indian game of Chaturanga

Oh really?

Do you know what those other games were?

I think one was janggi and the other shogi

Wow, I have heard of those games.

I can't believe chess has been played in Europe since the 9th century.

The number of possible moves makes it very difficult to master

Yep, and in chess the knight can only visit each square once during a game.

I believe the World Press President is a bit crazy.

Why do you say that?

He believes the game was invented by Aliens rather than Indians

Wow, that is crazy.

The current grandmaster has been playing since he was 5

Wow.

I never would have thought they started that young.

However the boy scouts have a merit badge for chess now, so I guess youngsters do play regularly.

I did not realize that.

That is great for the boy scouts since they are known for their outdoor type activities.

They also have merit badges for geocaching, robotics, and inventing.

It is nice to see them branching out to include kids with all kinds of interests.

I will have to look it up.

I used to be a boy scout and don't remember all those badge.


Do you like movies?

Yeah, doesn't everybody.

The real question is do you like horror?

Never really been a big fan of horror movies.

How about you?

I find it a hit or miss.

It is interesting you can burn up to 180 calories by watching horror movies

Thats crazy maybe I need to start watching more horror movies.

Lol.

Maybe I can lose a few pounds.

Did you know that creepy reverberating metallic noise is created by a waterphone?

I had no idea what that even is to be honest with you.

I did hear that watching a horror film before viewing abstract art will make you enjoy the art more.

Crazy huh.

The waterphone is kind of like a ton of tuning forks attached to a circular ring that vibrates as you play the tongs

Oh thats good to know.

So Im guessing they use that to make the noises in the horror films.

Ya but I feel horror is subjective.

The actor in the shinning didn't know he was in a horror film until several years later

That is true.

When I was a kid they scared me, now I find most of them either just stupid or funny, instead of scary.

I never thought of bambi as a horror film, but I see stephen king's point since if not animated, the film is quite dark

I guess when they shot the momma deer it was kind of dark.

The rest of it doesn't really seem too bad.

I guess it has been a long time since I have seen it though.

I mean the bird kind of made it better.

Generally disney use bird and cute animals to bring a lighter tone to movies also like in sleeping beauty

To think about it that makes a lot of sense.

I guess birds just have a way of making people feel better.

They have a beautiful voice, but sometime they can mimic sounds of car alarms and chainsaws.

If you heard any such sounds randomly in Australia, it is probably just birds not jason

Lol.

Thats good to know in case I ever go to Australia.

Birds really are amazing creatures.

Some even migrate from Alask all the way to Mexico without sleeping.

Thats amazing.

I wonder how many days the trip is.

As amazing as nature is to create such magnificent creatures, birds can be jerks too.

Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build their nest.

Too bad spider.

Dont hurt my feelings any.

They can kill all the spiders they want to.

Lol.

In any case, thank you for the humorous chat.

No problem.
Have a good one.


Hello there, are you a big movie fan?

yes,  love movies.
How about yourself?

Yeah I do as well.
Did you see the movie Lady Bird?

I did.

What did you think of it?

I never really get those Oscar nominee's movies,  I always have to look up the meaning afterwards lol There is always a hidden meaning, symbolism,  or something.

Yeah there is always something like that.

I thought it was pretty good, it kept my attention throughout anyways then I know it's decent.

Yeah,  I think I was just waiting for something more to happen .

Do you like horror films?

watching horror movies can burn 180 calories!

Yeah I do enjoy a good horror movie.

Wow!

That is crazy, they should market that and people will watch more.

I know right!

maybe they can package it with a diet program or something!

lol

Yeah they should lol.

Do you know what the name of the instrument they use to make the majority of metallic noises in horror movies with?

A waterphone.

also,  I learned that the noises on walking dead when the zombies are eating humans is actually a guy eating fried chicken!

Yeah good call!

That is awesome, I wonder how much they get paid, I would take that job.

hell yeah,  me too!

haha its funny that the boy from the shining didnt know he was in a scary movie lol

I never heard that about that movie, it's such a classic!

I wonder what role he thought he was auditioning for.

hmmm sesame street?

lol I actually havent watched the movie either but I have seen clips.

Yeah maybe lol!

How about Meryl Streep, are you a fan of hers?

Or are you like Jerry Seinfeld?

I like Meryl Streep,  shes is good actress.

its funny that her first role was a sports movie lol

I didn't know that, yeah I think she is pretty good as well.

I know she has been nominated for a lot of academy awards.

yeah,  I didnt realize her daughter is an actress too,  apparently she is on Mr.

Robot.

I didn't know either, I wonder if she will stay acting as long as Clint Eastwood.

Maybe if there are roles available to her,  she is very talented.

Yeah I think there will be plenty of roles still for her.

Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


did you know that stephen king was terrified of the movie bambi as a child?

No, I didn't know, why?

I guess he says it traumatized him and he felt it was the first horror movie he ever saw, that movie will scar you haha

No, it didn't scare me, I was sad.

I was scared reading Edgar Allan Poe, and you?

I like The Raven, I think the poetry was amazing, I never liked his stories I didn't think they were scary, what about you?

I was scared to death, lol, do you know that  Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein?

are you afraid of him?

I did know that, I saw the movie with Robert deniro, that movie kind of stinks but apparently you can burn up to 180 calories watching a horror movie, so hopefully I burned some calories watching that haha

hahahahahaha I need to burn a lot of calories, I will start being a fan of horror movies, lol, I just saw the Bird Box, was terrified.

Do you like Meryl Streep?

I heard bird box was good but never saw it, I don't know I can't say that I like her, I do know her first movie was in a sports movie, do you like her?

Yes, I do, I have seen her in almost every movie.

Do you like birds?

Ya birds are fine, I like eating them the best especially chicken and turkey!

what about you?

we're having chicken tonight actually

hahahahaha, no, I don't like to much chicken and turkey, I prefer pork, completely, I didn't know anything about the elephant birds, I am going to google them now.

Have you read about it?

haven't heard about them, I do know about the dodo bird though, it was a relative of the pigeon and was hunted to extinction because sailors were eating them, they were probably delicious haha

Hahaha, well, I have read all about the expeditions to the North and South Poles, they ate even their back packs.

Hunger is hunger, I didn't know that they fly non stop that they even don't sleep.

that is wild, I love that hummingbirds steal spider webs to use in their nests, like that is so smart and "eco friendly" haha

hahaha, sure, the spider hate them, hahahah, they need to have their own police.

I would love to have a bird high metabolic rate, though

haha I want to meet these spider police that arrest hummingbirds for web theft, like those would have to be some super big and super beefy spiders!

hahaha, you are funny.

Well, now we can see that there are birds adapted to air, to the ground and water birds.

what about the birds in austrailia that can mimic the sound of chainsaws and cameras, like that would be freaky to think theres a guy chasing you with a chainsaw but its really a bird haha

hahahahaha, well, that would be really a horror movie!

I would be so scared, besides, I would be an easy prey.

I can't run.

lol.

haha that would make a funny horror movie, the animals in austrailia are horrifying enough as it is!


Who do you think will take it big at the Academy Awards?

I have no idea.

I haven't watched any movies this year.

How about you?

Did Meryl Streep do anything?

She has won more Golden Globes than anyone.

Washington Post Film Critics made some forecasts.

What was your favorite  movie this year?

King Kong was one of mine in the past.

Meryl Streep auditioned for the lead role in the 1976 one.

I can't say any stand out right now, but I would like to see the Mr. Rogers documentary

Oh, I loved his show.

He was a great person who spoke at Congress to make sure they didn't drop funding for PBS.

I wonder what he would think of the world today.

Do you watch Horror?

I heard they use a waterphone for much of the creepy music.

I am afraid of horror.

Danny from the Shining didn't even know he was in a horror film until several years afterwards

Hmm, I guess he didn't read the script.

Since he was so young I guess his parents got all of his pay.

I heard Meryl Streep's first film role was a sports movie.

Do you like sports?

I love sports!

Streep was called ugly in Italian in her first audition for king kong to which she understood the Italian and replied back to the producer

I friend of mine and I were on vacation in Germany and were on a hiking trip with a German group back in the 70s.

We were making jokes about them in English since they were all German.

Later one of the Germans said "Are you from America" in perfect English.

How embarrassing.

You can't ever be too careful.

Did you know that Meryl Streep has a daughter who is an actress playing an fbi agent on mr. robot-grace gummer?

I was wondering about that.

I love that show.

I have seen every season.

I thought she looked like Streep.

Do you like Hummingbirds; we have a feeder at my house.

I heard they make their nest partially from spider webs.

Wow, I've seen some.

They are amazing how fast they flap.

Most birds bones are so hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.

I love to watch vultures high in the sky as they fly in circles for hours without flapping their wings.

I bought an RC sailplane so I can fly like that.

Crows do it too in a limited way.

Have you seen any vultures up high?

Sometimes.

That is amazing to watch!

Speaking of watching, you can burn 180 calories watching a horror film.

Hmm, that is a good way to lose weight if you don't eat popcorn at the same time.

Did you read the book The Shining?

I can't believe Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror movie.

I saw the movie the Shining I believe.

Disney movies have been creepy at times.

I could see how Bambi losing his mother in a fire could be horrific!

They say that if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract art, you'll enjoy the art more.

I guess it heightens your senses.

I hate abstract art.

I like impressionism and realism.

I can't believe they get millions of dollars for stuff that looks like it took them 5 minutes and just threw paint around.

Did  you know horror has been a film genre for over one hundred years?

Wow!

Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley have some timeless classics in horror.

I heard Poe had a fear of being buried alive.

They didn't know back then that people could be unconscious to the point they have weak vital signs.

So some were buried in coffins and woke up trapped until they ran out of air and really died.

I wonder if Meryl Streep who has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards has been in a horror film.

That is creepy but a bit paranoid.

But perhaps if the dodo bird thought of that, maybe it could have survived extinction.


Hi there, how are you?

Have you ever read Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow"?

I read it in school actually.
It is a good story.
The headless horseman was freaky

Synetic Theater has turned it into a play.

It would be interesting to see it in theater format.

I saw the movie many years ago, and I agree, I would be great as a play.

I wonder how they do the Headless Horseman in the play.

I'm sure they do it through costume design.

I think this version of the play is a little different than the traditional story, adding war and a romantic rivalry.

Well I like when people do different interpretations.

It will still have the basics im sure, such as Icobod Crane.

I remember him being kind of a wuss in the original.

Haha I think he was kind of a wuss as well.

In this interpretation he's kind of a thug and hangs out with a bunch of army guys.

I guess they toughened him up a bit.

They also made a play about Edgar Allen Poe called Nevermore.

It was a musical

Hmm interesting.

It's good to know that Texas has theater.

I had no idea.

Prices aren't bad either.

Texas theatre might be a little less stuck up than other theatre communities.

They probably serve beer and BBQ during the show

That would be amazing!

Do you think the use a real horse on stage?

Ha.

I doubt it.

I think they would use actors or puppeteers.

You never know, horses have been used in a ton of movies.

True, but I can imagine they would be harder to control on stage in front of an audience.

I see a big risk for an accident

True, we have been domesticating them for thousand of years though.

Some even use to work with firefighters.

Horses are amazing creatures.

People have been using them since 4000 BC

Yeah, I don't know I feel about people racing them for sport.

Are you a fan?

Never cared much about horse racing..

I think horses are great creatures, but I would rather watch other forms of racing

Me too, I think it's a rough life for them.

Did you see the new movie Bohemian Rhapsody?

I have not, but I am a big fan of Queen.

How was it?

It was pretty awesome.

I was listening to their greatest hits album recently.

Freddie Mercury has a great voice.

He was an amazing performer who died too young


Hi, how are you tonight?
Do you go to concerts much?

I do go to concerts sometimes.

The last concert I went to was Lollapalooza.

What about you.

Do you ever go to concerts?

I've always wanted to go to Linkin Park concert personally

I used to go when I was younger, but now, not so much.

No time, little money.

How was Linkin Park?

Well I always wanted to go to a Linkin Park concert.

I never actually went so far, I just know that they tour a lot, for instance in 2001 they did 324 shows

How did they that?!
324 is an astounding number.
THey must not have slept.
Or they were young and full of energy.
Too bad about their lead singer.

Yep I agree, it's too bad that he's gone now.

It's crazy to that the Ramones played 2200 concerts in about 20 years, I would definitely check them out as well

How rich are they?

They must be rolling in dough.

The fans must love them to support 20 years of touring.

I guess new fans have appeared every generation.

Oh they're definitely loaded LOL.

I really would like to see a concert in the ancient Roman Amphitheatre, it's still being used today and it's in Croatia

I think that's great!

I wonder how comfortable the seats are though.

The acoustics must be interesting as well.

I wonder if the Ramones ever played there.

I wonder that too!

Would you ever see Creed in concert?

I read that they were sued because people were displeased with their concert

I wonder if the fans won their lawsuit, or if the band settled.

The case may have had merit, in which case I wouldn't be surprised if the band decided to stop recording and touring.

I know right lol they should take that as a hint haha.

Do you like Pink Floyd at all?

They apparently played at an Amphitheatre, and I would have loved to have seen that

Floyd is great.
I would have loved to watch them play.
But why an empty stadium?
Were the acoustics better?

I know right LOL I hope they recorded it on TV for everyone to see though.

But maybe not cuz they were kind of weird haha.

Have you ever seen the movie Frozen by the way?

Haven't seen Frozen.

heard of it.

Supposed to be good, with lots of good songs.

Have you seen it?

I have seen it.

It's ok.

It's not the best movie that Disney ever made in my opinion.

I do know that the director was the first director of a Disney animated movie though

Women don't get many opportunities to direct, I know.

I think the movie probably needed a woman's touch.

It's about a princess, right?

It is about a princess.

I can't believe you haven't heard the song Let It Go, that was like a huge song on that movie first came out, and apparently they changed the main character to go with that song so that she was good instead of being evil, because she was going to be evil initially

I guess I'm old and out of touch!

LOL.

I think that it must have been a powerful song for them to change the character around that way.

I need to see the movie.

Just to let you catch up with the times maybe haha.

Do you listen to Adele by the way?

I don't know Adele.
Is she a singer?

Yep she's a singer.

She did the theme for the movie Skyfall, you remember the one with James Bond and everything.

Apparently Daniel Craig started crying when he first heard that theme


Hi, how are you doing today?
Do you go to concerts much?

Hello there, I am well thank you.

I do like to go, but I haven't been going as much as I would like to, how about you?

I used to go.
Not so much now.
Not much time or money.
Do you know the band Linkin Park?

Yeah the time is the real issue now days.

And yeah I have heard of them, how about you?

I don't really know their music.

I'm impressed that Linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

That's some stamina.

That is a crazy schedule for one year of touring!

Wow!

They must have made a mint.
The fans must have been happy too.

Yeah I guess if you were a fan chances are they would be playing a show somewhere near you that year.

The Ramones have played a ton of concerts as well.

I expect their fans would be happy too.

Yeah those guys are pretty good as well.

Did you know that Lou Reed and his wife once held a high frequency concert for dogs?

I guess the dogs appreciated that?

I dunno.

Why?

Was it for publicity?

In 2002 a creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.

I hope the dogs didn't sue Lou Reed.

Yeah that sounds pretty sad, it sounds like they didn't like the show, so don't buy another ticket, simple.

I guess, but maybe they felt cheated and wanted to teach the band a lesson.

I've been to bad concerts, but a lawsuit is a lot of headache and time.

Yeah same here, and to me there are too many people suing too many other people these days.

In Croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue.

I wonder what big-name acts play there now.

I think that is so cool.

I guess they do say thing were built to last back then.

That's true.

Would you play a concert to an empty stadium like Pink Floyd?

I think I wouldn't mind doing that yeah, it would be a nice change of pace.

I guess the acoustics must have been exquisite.

Or the band was high on drugs.

That and probably both, I am a big Pink Floyd fan, but mostly of their first album.

I know a few of their songs.
I've heard they did great concerts.
I would love to have gone to one.

Yeah same here, I would of loved to have seen Syd Barrett perform with the band live.

It was nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good one!


hey did you know that Pink Floyd recorded a concert once to no audience?

Pink Floyd tried to push the boundaries, man.

They would record where-ever they had to, man, to get the sound, man, that they had to for their audience, man.

Floyd was the man, man

haha Floyd is awesome, and ya that concert was in an ancient roman amphitheater, only they would do that haha

What about the amphitheater in Croatia?
They forgot about that!
It is still in use!

oh ya they should have played that one to with no audience!

do you like the ramones?

I have heard their music, I have listened to their music, and yet I do not know their music.

Do you know their music?

I have heard their music, I'm not crazy about them, but I do respect their touring, over 2000 shows in 20 years is a lot

They must have used some special drugs designed by the government!

I think that they measure up to Linkin Park!

oh totally, that linkin park played 324 concert in a year aka almost one per day is pure insanity!

The kids know how to keep up the momentum!

I wish I had their energy!

I know right!

what I would be embarrased with is being sued for having bad concerts, like Creed was, thats embarrassing haha

That Creed concert sounded really unenjoyable!

I would have sued too!

haha I agree, I don't like Creed so maybe I'm biased but that is bad!

Do you like the singer Adele?

I do not know who that is.

I am sorry about that Was she sued by her fans?

haha no she's a famous singer, she did the theme for the movie Skyfall, apparently Daniel Craig started crying when he first heard that

Daniel Craig I head cries a lot.
I'm not surprised!

lol he definitely doesn't compare to sean connery when it comes to james bond

He tries his best.
We cannot all be Sean.
Every Bond has his charms.
There will be a female Bond one day.

haha ya I think so, back to Adele she said the spice girls were a major influence on her, which I do like the spice girls haha

Don't know the Spice Girls, but I do know spice.

Anyways, thanks for the chat!

Stay safe!

Stay foolish!

Stay groovy

haha you stay groovy too!

ya check out the spice girls they have some catchy songs!


Do you like to listen to the piano?

I do.

I used to play.

Pretty funny that on April 18th, 1930 the BBC felt there was no news worth reporting do they broadcast piano music instead,

Simpler times my friend simpler times.

I can not play the piano, except for some of chopstick, lol!

Haha.

Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul McCartney did to record Hey Jude.

That sounds cool.

There was an aluminum piano built for the lounge of the Hindenburg that weighed 356 lbs.

I would love to see that!

In 2006 a group of climbers found a piano when they reached the top of Britain's highest mountain.

Sounds strange but ok. Do you know who Bartolomeo Cristofori was?

No I don't think so.
Who?

He invented the acoustic, stringed musical instrument back in the 1700 which the strings were struck by hammers.

Oh.
Okay.
Do you like to read?

Yeah but mostly audible books now, You?

I hear the fda burned tons of literature as an act of censorship.

I'm sure they did!

Did you know architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were Olympic events from 1912 to 1952.

Wow, again simpler times my friend.

Wow i did not know that romantic kissing is a fairly recent development.

Oh, it is?

There is a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos.

Wonder what that sounds like.

Have you ever ridden a horse?

I did when i was a kid but not since becoming an adult.

I wonder too.

I have not ridden a horse in a very long time.

Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to horses.

I wonder if he was just tired of doing westerns.

Haha I wonder!

D?id you know dalmations are part of the fire department because they used to be used to keep the horses calm and to also protect them?

Wow i did not but that makes since because dogs have been a great contributor to man.

Apparently the horse is one of two extant subspecies of equus ferus.

Oh, I did not know that.

Sounds pretty amazing.

I know horses were domesticated in a widespread manner by 3000 BC, so they have been around people for a long time.

Funny note, Two high school kids road horses to school on no vehicle day, Hilarious!

That is funny!
It was good chatting.
Bye.


Hello, how are you doing tonight?

Hello, doing good!!
Do you like to read?

I do, how about yourself?

I have always liked to read!!

and sometimes write fiction.

did you know there is a contest to create the worst opening sentence to a novel?

I didn't, however I believe I could contend with that one!

Did you ever read Sleepy Hollow?

No i have not but seems  kind of creepy... kind of dark..

I did imagine the dark forest with a ghosthly horse and horseman... Did you read it?

I did read it, I love horror novels.

The way they described everything with such detail was amazing.

The crimes that Ichabod Crane did in the story, theres no wonder why he came back.

I think I would like the musical performance in theaters..

The composer actually appears on stage.. creepy too!

Yea that would be amazing to get to see.

Have you ever tried to play the piano?

Yes a little bit, I have one but I am a bass player.

Did you know about the piano that Freddie Mercury used to play bohemian rhapsody?

No, what about it?

That is the same piano that was used by Paul Mc Cartney to play hey Jude!

That's awesome, I did not know that!

Did you know in 1930 the bbc said there was no news so they just played piano music!

Oh really?

That would not happen today.

they would not allow even 30 seconds without revenue!

Did you know a bizarre place and situation where a piano was found?

I am not sure, do tell!

It was back in 2006 a group of climbers found it  on top of the highest Britain's mountain!

That's crazy!

Did you know they built a piano for the airship hindenburg?

It weighed 356 pounds and was made from aluminum.

Wow!!
I did  not know that.. how light.
I wonder how it sounded?

I am not sure!
Well its been nice talking with you!

Well, thanks for the chat!!
you have a good one!

Bye!


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?

Oh, I really love listening to Adele when I am on a long car ride.

She won a Grammy in 2009.

Indeed she is an impressive singer and songwriter.

She has 10 platinums so far in both the US and UK, a impressive achievement

Exactly!

She also won the Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009.

I relate to her because she is shy and has a hard time looking into the camera when she performs.

She has a wonderful singing voice.

Her skyfall theme even brought Daniel Craig to tears

Yes, I had heard that too.

Some of her early influencers were the Spice Girls.

That is pretty funny since they do not have the same sound at all!

Her album 21 is still the biggest selling uk album of the 21st century

Yep, she is the best!

MY young daughter and I watched the movie Frozen for the first time today.

It was so cute!

It is actually the 53rd Disney feature film.

Do you enjoy animated disney films?

Yes, we usually do.

This one was extra cute.

It grossed over $1 billion in box office revenue.

Did you see it?

I did enjoy how disney made the movie more kid friendly while maintaining a good story.

Also frozen is the first disney animated film with a female director

Yes, I also had heard that the name was changed from Snow Queen to Frozen based on previous feminine film titles underperforming at the box office.

I wonder if that is a coincidence.

We almost never had elsa as we know it if let it go wasn't so uplifting.

That song alone changed her from the main villain to protagonist

Yes, that is weird!

Disney also changed the movie Rapunzel to the name Tangled for the same reason, low sales.

I personally enjoy music, which is why I though let it go was a wonderful song.

Do you enjoy music and concerts as well?

Yes, I love music too!

Live music is usually the best plan for a date night for my husband and I.

What about you?

I want to go one day to go listen to a concert using a ancient roman amphitheater as a venue.

That would be cool.

I had learned that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in Pompeii once.

Too bad they had no audience.

I also enjoy linkin park and ramones.

They have both played hundreds if not thousands of concerts, attesting to their skill

Yes, I would like to see Linkin Park live one day.

It's too late to see the Ramones though.

At least it wasn't a creed concert.

I heard 4 were so bad that lawsuits were filed.

I wonder if it was the problem of the band or venue

Yikes!

Time to find a good concert to see this weekend!

See ya.

Thank you for the lovely chat.


hello, let's talk about Venom

Hello.

Sure.

I believe Tom Hardy plays Venom for the movie.

yes and "Venom," which represents Sony's effort to build its own superhero universe, which is nice

Chicago Tribune wrote that it is a mess but a really funny and fascinating mess...

yes, did you know that In "Venom," which opens Friday, Hardy plays both Eddie Brock, a Bay Area digital journalist?

Yes, I heard about it.
Do you like superheros in general?

yes alot, do you know Ruben Fleischer?

Not really.
Can you tell me more about him?

I learned that The result, as directed by Washington native Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland"), can play like a one-man buddy picture that summons comparisons to "Liar, Liar" and "All of Me", interesting, right?

Right.

But The Hollywood Reporter, too, describes "Venom" as a throwback of a superhero movie.

I am curious about the movie now :)

me too, have you heard about The Chicago Tribune?

No, what did they say?

a real mess of a movie is "so much more thrilling than any of the formulaic superhero movies that parade through multiplexes all year., that's what been said.

Do you agree?

I agree.

The New York Post has the harshest review in which calls this assembly-line product "a disaster on every level, from the hatchet job writing to the horrid performances" that puts "its focus on juvenile humor instead of heart or action.".

That is too harsh I believe.

yes I agree with you.
Did you watch Spider-Man 3?

No, I did not.
Was it good?

No it is not good in my opinion.

"Spider-Man 3" - is aggressively loud and stupid without being much fun at all.

Ah, good to know, thanks.
I will not waste my time on it then.
Which superhero is your favorite?

Which is your favorite superhero?

Ironman I think...

I like Superman, Do you heard about Marvel comics?


Have you seen the movie "Venom"?

Tom Hardy played a dual role but only scored a 28% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

I did, I thought it was a great movie, I think the ratings arent fair, did you watch it?

I haven't seen it but the Chicago Tribune seemed to like it although they thought it was a mess of a movie.

You should watch it, its actually a good movie, it is fun and the leading actor is great he plays the role of Venom and of Eddie in style

I may.

I seldom listen to critics.

It is surprising that the Hollywood Reported said it was "thoroughly irredeemable."

It seems like a harsh review, I know Marvel movies are in another leage but still calling it the poor cousin seems way out of line.

Not all the reviews were bad.

Uproxx said that they thought Venom has potential for cult-movie status.

Yeah I guess their review was more accurate, its not a great movie but it is a fun movie to watch,

Would you go to a movie for a Superhero "Normalman" a guy with no superpowers surrounded by those that do?

I dont think I would pay for that lol, seems a bit absurd, although he must be a badass to be a hero without powers kind of like Batman.

I watched a video of Batman that was made during WWII (1943).

I guess that's the Batman that Stan Lee re-imaged when he worked on DC stuff.

I havent watched that one I might look it in Youtube later, Stan Lee did write 15 dc comics reimagining superheroes.

There is one character the DC and Marvel both own.

I wonder what one it is?

They like to keep things separate.

Access is the name of the hero, and yeah I agree, both universes belong in different spaces.

Speaking of universes, there are people that think the universe is one big superhologram.

That seems like a crazy theory to me, but who knows, theres a lot we dont know about the universe and its wonders.

Here's another: there is theory that the universe contains only one electron.

That's one hell of an electron!

It is, also sounds like a crazy theory just like how universes evolve though natural selection

There are also a crazy amount of superheros in the U.S.

The number is 300.

How many can you name?

I couldn't even get close.

300 of  them?

I bet I could name at least 20!Garfield was a superhero once,

A cat, why not?
Thanks for the chat, you were great.


Did you watch Venom?

I didn't, but I have some friends who went and saw it.

I've heard many people enjoyed it

I thouhg it was a nice movie, the starring actor was nominated to a Academy Award, he acted well in the movie.

Venom is one of the most complex characters in the Marvel Universe, so it's not surprising that people felt like the movie was an enjoyable mess

Well it was a challenge to mix all elements in a proper way but Sony didnt dissapoint and managed to do so, the movie recieved bat ratings though,

Maybe the problem isn't the movie itself, but that the movie was released at a time when other Marvel characters are getting more attention due to their connection to a bigger storyline

Yeah that makes sense but still it got a rating of 28 in Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 35 out of 100 in Metacritic, I have to say I disagree with those rating of the movie

It might be due to his origin story though.

Plus, he's not really a hero nor is he a villain, so many don't know what to do with the character.

There are many other superhero movies set to release in the next two years

Yeah Im exited to watch the movies Marvel will release this year, Captain Marvel being one of them do you like Marvel Studios?

I do enjoy Marvel movies.

I think Disney acquiring Marvel Entertainment has been for the better.

Did you know they created a superhero just to encourage a young boy to wear his hearing aids?

I didnt know that, I do think its a great deed, there is also a superhero called Normalman lol

Of course there is.

Back in the 90s, Michael Jackson tried to buy the comics because he wanted to portray Spider-Man in his own movie

That would have been a scary movie for sure lol can you imagine Michael Jackson as Spiderman?

thank God he wasnt able to buy the rights of the hero

That would have been an interesting movie for sure.

Doctor Strange's character originated as Sir Isaac Newton in the Marvel universe

I see, Doctor Strange is one of my favorite heroes, you know Michael Jackson wasnt the only one interested in the rights of Spiderman apparently Sony was too and bought the rights, Marvel offered all the other characters for 25 million and Sony thought they were worthless

Little did they know.

Marvel has even trademarked the names "super-hero" and "super-villain"

I wonder if DC comics has to pay them everytime they use those names in any of their movies or stories

It may depend on the context of its use.

Many of the superheroes that are popular today are a result of an experiment Stan Lee did when he was planning on changing careers.

I'm glad he didn't

Im glad he didnt as well, he surely made a big contribution to general culture, its too sad he died.

I know.

He's definitely changed the way we view superheroes.

Marvel wouldn't be where it is now without him.

Even the Garfield book series created a pet force with Garfield as a superhero

Garfield is a badass so I can definetely see him as a superhero, Stan Lee also re wrote 15 DC comics in his own way

I'm sure they enjoyed that.

He's definitely been a key player in the genre we know as superhero fiction

I think Marvel and DC have a good relationship, there is a character owned by both franchises.

Maybe now, but the character of Captain Marvel has a long history of different variations.

She and Shazam both come from the same idea


Do you enjoy superhero movies and marvel comics?

Sometimes.
For a while I was a bit bored with them

What do you like about superheros?

Just interesting to think about what kind of super power you would like and how you would use it.

How about you?

What kind of super power would you like?

Have you seen any superhero movies you really liked recently?

I would like to manipulate time but that is too much of a cheat.

I did how they dealt with such a op power in heroes the tv show.

Did you know there is a comic series about fixing the collateral damage cased by superheros?

Ha, never heard of that one.
That would be an interesting series.
Is it any good?

I personally liked it.

I also liked the superhero called normalman, where they did a reverse and he was the only normal person in a planet full of superheroes

Gives an interesting definition of the word 'normal'.

Did you ever see the movie Venom?

Unfortunately, I have not, but I have read up a bit on it since it seemed interesting and had mixed reviews.

I liked how Tom Hardy was casted as the lethal protector Venom.

I never saw it either, but while I heard the reviews were really bad, it was supposed to be kind of fun if you didn't take it seriously.

Did you know that if you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe?

I know that on rotten tomatoes, it only got 28%, I think it was because it was so hyped.

As a stand alone movie I heard it wasn't too bad despite the critics.

Yeah, I usually don't pay too much attention to what critics write.

I'm generally pretty easily entertained when it comes to movies.

How about you?

I tend to read them because its always nice to see things from different perspectives.

For instance, a chicago tribune state that a the real mess of a movie was much more thrilling that the formulaic superhero movies all year prior.

There are definitely a lot of bad reviews out there for Venom.

One of the harshest reviews called it "a disaster on every level"

Well bad movies aren't too bad.

I mean there are movies like the elevator that are so bad that people watch it to laugh at how bad it really is.

Ha, that's true, cause Ishtar is also a fantastic movie.

Did you know there was once a Garfield series spinoff where Garfield and his gang were portrayed as superheros!

Wow that sounds very interesting.

It is too bad that some people felt that venom existed as a waste of time

I think it's impossible to please everyone.

Hopefully the people that made the movie liked it.

While some people are down on the Spiderman series, I actually liked some of the more recent movies.

I personally really enjoyed the most recent Spiderman Spiderverse.

While it has many elements like superhuman powers, fighting against evil, and battling supervillians, the artwork and story was really good.

I haven't seen that one yet, but it's now on my list of movies to see!

Any other recommendations?

I would recommend what we do in the shadows or History of the world part 1.

Both are comedies that I enjoyed.

Thank you for the wonderful chat.


Do you like to swim?

I do like to swim.
In fact I have a pool.

Nice!

I'm jealous!

There is a competitive swimming type where the swimmer has their hands and legs bound and they swim like a dolphin.

Kind of odd.

Oh okay, I would not be good at that at all!

But, the US has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined, so I guess somewhere they're out there.

Nice!

All Cornell students have to pass a basic swimming test before they're allowed to graduate.

Now that would be hard!

There's no way I would be able to pass that test!

lol  Have you ever heard of the front crawl swimming stroke?

I have heard of that.

Isn't it the one that Native Americans introduced to the West when they beat the British who only used the breaststroke?

You are correct!

Good job!

There is a banned swimsuit so good that 94 percent of all swimming racers at the 2008 olympics wore it.

Oh, wow!

That must have been some kind of special suit!

I guess so!
Do you like soccer?

I do like soccer but not as much as football.

Well...they do call it football in other parts of the world...lol  American's call it soccer as slang for association football.

How about golf?

I like golf a little.

Did you know gold courses in America make up more space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined?

That's pretty incredible to think about.

The average American golf course uses around 312,000 gallons of water per day!

Oh, that's nothing compared to a golf course in Dubai that uses 4 million gallons a day!

So wasteful if you ask me!

Whoa!

You're so right on that.

I like how Samuel Jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts.

Have you seen that?

No way!
Do you know what the contract says?

It allows him to play golf twice a week during filming productions!

Oh, what a smart man.

Did you know that Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer?

I had no idea!
I bet he could drive the ball a mile!

Yeah, I bet!
Nice chatting today!
Take care.

I had a good time!
Have a good one!


Do you enjoy sports?

Yes, I do, but I don´t know too much about them, I am reading about the Big East Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award

Wasn't that award selecting from 311 athletes across 22 sports?

Yes, you got it.

It recognizes academic and athletic achievement as well as comunity service.

And I am reading about The Hoyas, do you know something about it?

I only recently read a bit that four recent graduates of georgetown were named winners of the award.

Do you have anything else to add?

Yes, do you  like rowing?

I am aware of the sport, but I don't know much else.

Could you tell me about it?

Well, Juinor Caroline O'Brien won the lightweight pairs title in Poznan, Polanda.

I guess is a very difficult sport.

I heard that rowing is among the toughest sports physically.

Personally though, I am more interested in golf and swimming

Do you play golf?

I didn't know that it was originated in Scotland.

I dabbled.

Did you know that the land dedicated to golf courses is larger than rhode island and delaware combined?

Yes, is amazing!

what I was wondering is how they consume so much water on the golf courses.

Do you think that is for water the land?

I recently read they spend about 300k gallons per day.

I bet we could fine better uses of water

Yes, I would like to be able to watch the variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time, it would be fun, but I guess is more difficult for the referee.

I would love to watch such a crazy match as well.

It is crazy how soccer makes more money than football, basketball, and golf combined.

Do you like to swim?

could you swim with your limbs bound as a dolphin?

I couldn't I am sure.

I could swim like that for a second, and then drown like a glass bottle.

hahahahahaahah, is amazing what the German Soccer player did, to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil

That was very generous of him.

I'm glad some are doing charity with their large winnings

Yes, I hope for rich people would do that, help the people with less money.

Did you now that babies can swim?

nice to meet you, giving you an excellent.

Thank you to you as well.


It seems like Georgetown has a lot of talented athletes!

that's true maybe it's something in the water?

do you watch swimming on tv?

Yeah that could be one of the reasons and I only watch swimming events when its a mayor competition like the Olympics, what about you?

well I can't say I watch the Olympics haha, I do know that there is a form of swimming where you tie your arms and legs and swim like a dolphin, that sounds wild haha

That sounds wild and fun indeed lol, well we are the reigning champins in swimming gold medals, we have almost as many gold medals as the rest of the world together

ya that is impressive, there is a swimsuit that it is so good it was banned from the olympics, I wonder what makes it so good

I heard that 94% of the races were won by using that swimming suit, that is not a coincidence.

right, like does it have fish scales or something haha?

do you know that soccer makes more money that all other sports combined worldwide?

I didnt know that but I guess it makes sense as its played in over 200 countries and a WorldCup moves a of money by itself, do you like soccer?

no I can't ssay I do haha I don't watch sports unless I'm with friends, but it is weird that soccer is called football by the rest of the world, that makes more sense honestly because it's a game where only your foot touches the ball haha

I agree football is a great name for the sport, soccer doesnt make much sense, there is a variation of soccer where 3 teams face ech other at the exact time

wow I would check that out, and ya I guess people in the usa call it "soccer" because that is slang for association football, so that kind of makes sense

It does make sense when you put it that way, did you watch the World Cup back in 2014?

haha can't say that I did!

I do know that the usa team isn't very good, what happened in that game?

Well Germany won the final and they all received like a $300,000 bonus, one of the players donated his bonus so that 23 children in Brazil could affor surgeries.

wow that is nice of him, did you ever watch the Daily Show?

I guess Jon Stewart was very skilled at football and played for the USA team back in 1983

Yeah I have watched the daily show although I had no idea he played football, he must have been really good

ya it seems like it, do you play golf?

I never knew Babe Ruth was also a gofler

I dont play it but like the sport, Samuel L Jackson also likes golf, he has a clause in his contracts that allows him to play golf while the movie is still in production

haha that is funny, I always wondered about the golf course in dubai, like it's a dessert and it uses 4 millino gallons of water a day for teh grass!

Wow that is a lot of water, in America they usually consume 10 times less that cuantity.

that is impressive, also impressive is that USA golf courses take up more space than Delaware and Rhode Island put together


Soccer is the most famous ball game in the world

yes lets talk about soccer , also called association football.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.

the Brazilian Ronaldo is still my favorite player

The sport earns a lot of money also, more than football, basketball, and baseball combined to name a few.

It is played by almost every country in the world

The world soccer which Americans use is slang for association football

I agree, when I say football normally I refer to Soccer

There is a version of soccer where three teams go against each other instead of two.

I can only imagine how difficult that will be.

I still prefer the normal two team game.

world cup is in 2022 btw

interesting, Mesut ozil donated his world cup victory bonus to help 23 kids in Brazil to receive surgeries

such a Nobel act.

Ronaldo 7 also have done a share of contributions.

lets talk about K-pop next, there is a k-pop boy band that is managed by Jackie Chan

South Korea blasted a hit k-pop responding after one of their ships was sunk by south korea in 2010

Yes, the song was called 'hit your heart' and they used large military speakers

the most popular k-pop girl band in North korea is Moranbong band

There have been popular K-pops bands that where popular in the US also, back in the 1960s there where three young women who were popular

back to Soccer, Qatar is preparing to hold the world cup for 2020

and talking about the world cup, the city hosting in Qatar does not exist yet and I think its 2022

You are correct I meant 2022.

It sure will be so hot for the players and humid

The US won 3rd place in the first world cup back in 1930

yah those days are gone when they played better

when a country host there ends up being no net economic gains for them.


Do you know how old Tom Wolfe was when he passed away?

Yeah, he was 88.

I know he wrote a bunch, but how many really popular novels was he responsible for?

I think he wrote 4 popular novels

There's something called the First Law of Wolfe Fiction.

What was that?

That was Wolfe's idea that in order to have a good novel you had to have good reporting.

Interesting.

I guess the first book of his I read was "Bonfire of the Vanities".

Do you know when that was published?

I believe it was published in 1987.

That was quite awhile before that Atlanta-based novel of his.

I forget the title of it.

Do you know?

Oh, I remember that one!
It was A Man In Full.

That's it!

He lost the National Book Award that year though.

Do you know what work won it?

Yes, it was Charming Billy.

I like Wolfe's novel better.

I also like his final book,   "Back to Blood".

Which city does it take place in?

I remember it being set in Miami, Florida.

I often wonder how Wolfe would've dealt with a Cyborg in one of his novels.

Even Edgar Allen Poe wrote of one once.

I feel like his take on a Cyborg would have been a bit off, because he wouldn't be able to go and research that as well.

Perhaps so.

Maybe he could've used that wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.

I feel like if he was still around writing he would be a big user of wikis.

Probably so.

I would like to see someone adapt one of Wolfe's novels for comedy film.

Yes, it would interesting to see Back to Blood adapted into a comedy film.

Thanks for the chat!

I think I will go read some Literature now!

I enjoyed the chat!
I will as well.

I'll leave you on this.

Remember that the FDA once burned six tons of literature!