Yeah he was great. I liked the movie because it took place 10 years after "A New Hope" so it gave some closure.


Yeah and that's what I feel that series lacks is closure. There's too many open loops in the story line for me.


Yeah it always leaves you hanging. But there were some answered questions. I liked how Han Solo was a tie fighter pilot before piloting the millennium falcon!


Yeah and he also was an Imperial Lieutenant before his companionship with Chewbacca.


Interesting. Did you know George Lucas originally intended Han Solo to be a large green alien or a black man?


That's pretty interesting, he also considered Christopher Walker for as Han Solo.


Oh he wouldn't be too bad. Have you seen Deadpool 2 by chance? I loved Ryan Reynolds in that!


I loved that movie. Did you know that the video game cost more to make than the movie?


Wow how is that even possible? It is also the highest grossing film of all time not directed by Lucas or Cameron!


That is wild! In a 2004 comic book series, Deadpool described himself as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar-Pei," this lead Reynolds to believe he was destined for the role.


Haha very cool. He really played the role well. He even voiced the mystery villain!


I heard that the screenwriters released that. That's pretty neat.


Very neat indeed. In addition to watching movies I also love to travel. Did you know the Japanese highway tolls are extremely expensive? I would hope they have nice roads.


I've heard that it cost more than $300 to travel across the country. I'd hope they use that money on the roads.


Yeah seriously I would hope so. I wonder how much it would cost to ride in those Dutch buses that go up to 160mph?!


I'm not sure, but I feel it would be worth it. I wish I had one when I was going on business trips!


Yeah that would have been cool. Also I love hawaii and they had a king who loved to travel too! Nice chatting with you!


I really like the movie The Godfather. One movie that I think is only ok though is Deadpool 2, did you see that movie


I have seen dead pool 2. It is probably my favorite movie of all time! Although I also do really like solo a star wars story


Yeah Deadpool 2 came out in 2018, I actually like the first one a lot but didn't really like the second, did you ever play the video game


No I have not, although I heard the video game was decent. Have you ever played the video game?


Yes I did. The video game is actually really good! And shockingly it cost more than the first Deadpool movie to make


That makes sense, as it costs the video game developers a lot of money to design the graphics, and a lot more to market the game.


Do you remember in Deadpool to the mystery villain? Apparently Ryan Reynolds does his voice, I wonder who the villain is going to be in Deadpool 3 though


I wonder too. Deadpool is the highest grossing r rated film that was not directed by George Lucas or James Cameron! No wonder it was so successful


Yes I agree. You said that you like Star Wars movies right? did you know that Han Solo used to be a TIE fighter pilot?


No I did not! Han Solo was apparently also an imperial lieutenant before meeting up with Chewbacca.


Well that is interesting, also George Lucas wanted him to be a large green alien or a black man originally LOL that would have been a very different movie


I am glad that they chose for him to be a very furry person. He is one of my favorite star wars characters.


Yep I agree, I love Harrison Ford, what if they chose Christopher Walken though? He was in the running for it


I wonder what would have happened then. Maybe we should just be happy that the things are the way they are because the movie turned out to be excellent.


Yes we totally should. a lot of things came together well because if you was available, for instance Al Pacino turned down Han Solo's role because he didn't understand the script that would have been totally different too


It would have been very different. Do you think that we will ever be in a world similar to that of star wars?


No I don't think so, that world is too Fantastical I think, what do you think? I would like to travel to outer space though


Speaking of travelling. did you know that all of Japans highways have tolls? It would cost over 300$ to travel across Japan!


Yeah that sounds expensive, it would be fun to ride that Dutch Bus 160 miles per hour on those road so LOL.


I wonder if there had been many accidents with those buses because 160 mph does not sound very safe!


No thats definitely really fast. Maybe I'll take a trip to Mackinac Island though, they don't have buses or any kinds of cars for that matter, only horses


I am not a fan. I'm not a "hater" but I just never developed an appetite for her work. I would rather play Monopoly... You?


Yea I don't really like her music. I saw Kanye West did an SNL skit mocking himself for his interruption to Swift.


Interesting guy that Kanye...  Have you heard any of his albums? Not as creative as Thom Yorke playing his laptop on a Radiohead album, but still pretty creative none-the-less!


He's very interesting. I have not heard much of his music. Swift owns a Falcon 900 jet that cost $40 million.


Poor girl...Couldn't afford a bigger plane... Maybe she will write a sad song about it...  Until then we will just have to listen to Legend by Marley, on the charts for over 900 weeks!


LOL. She once released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian iTunes charts with it...LOL!


It must have been winter in Canada, where everything is white anyway! I wonder if Walmart sells that "hit?"  They only sell clean music!


LOL. That's interesting about Walmart. I did see Linkin Park


They were quite popular.  I don't know if they made any games though. Aerosmith made more money with Guitar Hero than from any album.


Guitar Hero was huge so I can see that happening. Reel Big Fish once re-recorded all of their albums because they lost the rights to their old record company.


At least they are willing to work for it!  Taylor Swift dressed up like Olaf when she was on tour during the Halloween season. That's working the crowd!


That's working the crowd for sure! Two identical twins in Japan once released a rap album at 100 years old.


Cool!  I wonder if Swift will still be holding concerts at 100? She probably will still have to walk backwards to avoid being photographed...


I bet so. Do you like the game Monopoly?


Sure!   I may still be playing a game I started two weeks ago...  Long game... Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to become an actor while playing Monopoly, so I am keeping my options open!


Wow that's interesting and good to know. I saw it was originally intended to be a teaching tool about injustices of capitalism.


Ironic how much money the game has made since then? Another sad irony: Nearly every top McDonalds Monopoly prize from 1995-2000 was fraudulently won by  some insiders... Send them directly to jail and do not pass go!


haha - that's a good point. I've always liked playing the game.


Did you know that the Orange properties are the best ones, statistically speaking?


I did not know that. Well, it was good talking to you!


I love literature! I was just reading a fact about how there is an annual contest for writers to come up with the worst opening line in a novel!


That is funny. I don't read a lot but apparently a lot of adults do. Over half of adults have library cards.


Oh that's too bad, books are like living in another life, i am always reading something! I love the library too it has everything under one roof. You can even get CD'S and movies there!


In Sacramento you can even rent sewing machines and other things that you don't need to own long term. I could definitely see myself using that library.


Haha! Wow I didn't know that. Definitely want to go there lol......there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds! That's a lot.


Yep, libraries are pretty important, especially to UK Prime Minister William Gladstone. He founded his own public library and wheelbarrowed his 32,000 books to the library himself. He was 85!


What! That's awesome! I agree though they are important. I heard in Norway if you publish a book the government buys 1000 copies and hands them out to the libraries, very cool!


I'm glad they understand the importance of libraries! A man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years also did-he spent all the time he could there in order to prove his innocence.


That is amazing! Very smart man. So do you ever watch comedy movies at all? They are my favorite!


Yes, I like comedy the most. They help me to relax.


Me too! I have my favorites on DVD still lol...or I can stop by the library to check on out too.


Do you like any bromantic comedies like The Hangover or Harold and Kumar?


Yes! Those are too funny! One of my fav comedy's is I Love You Man, great flick!


Did you ever watch Seinfeld, Friends or Frasier?


Yes, love all of them. I heard 3rd Rock From The Sun won a Golden Globe over those very tv shows!


Yes, I heard that too which is surprising because I never really thought 3rd Rock was that great.


I know, I never did get into that show. I think Seinfeld is the best!


I used to like Friends a lot. What do you think about silent movies?


I think Slapstick comedy is cool to watch sometimes! Gotta love Charlie Chaplin!


It's interesting how comedy films evolved once we got sound!


I enjoy reading, I just don't seem to get enough time anymore to read as much as I'd like.


Me too. The FDA once burned six tons of literature in the US as an act of censorship.


You don't associate the US with book burning, kind of sad that it happens.


I agree. I think it's very sad to censor literature like that.


Would you be reader, literature or otherwise?


I am always driving the kids to places and waiting in the car, I get a little reading done then, for the most part I'm too busy at home to sit and read.


Me too. In 1953, Churchill won a Nobel prize for literature.


He was an accomplished person.  Literature, and being a great Prime minister for Britain.  I believe he was also decent painter.


I agree. Do you like going to the library?


We go often, my daughter loves to read and goes through book daily, I take her to the library to stock at least once a week.


That's good. There are more libraries than McDonald's in the US.


Finally some good news.  I like the idea in Norway were if you publish a book the government gets it in to the library system,


That would be very cool. There was once a man falsely imprisoned and studied law to prove his innocence and became a lawyer.


I also like the library of things that they doing in Sacramento, I would absolutely use that.


I enjoy a good comedy movie, nice to relax after a long week and watch something with the whole family.


Me too. Comedy is one of my favorite movie dramas.


Usually comedy movies are where we, as a whole family, can agree to watch.  Otherwise there is too much disagreement among us.  We all like Bill Murray.


I love Bill Murray. Well, it was good talking with you. Have a good day.


Do you like to read? do you find literature interesting?


I do! I honestly hate knowing the FDA burned six tons of literature to censor it from US citizens. That really bothers me! No telling what amazing work they destroyed!


That seems like an extreme act to hide opinions and the thoughts of others, it bothers me as well literature shouldnt be banned like that.


Agreed! I wonder how Winston Churchill would have felt about that! After all, he won a nobel prize for literature back in 1953!


Yeah in fact he had many nomitations, around 5 and only won in one occasion, he was a talented writter


Indeed he was! And he won the prize one year after the Olympics got rid of literature as well as music, painting, sculpture and architecture.


Did he ever win a novel prize for peace?


I don't believe so! I think it was only for literature! Hey, I wonder if he ever entered that literature contest that makes writers think of horrible opening sentences for novels?


I dont know but its an interesting question, I will research that for sure and sounds like an interesting contest, I might win


That would be awesome! Maybe they'll even put your winning work in a library! You know, if you publish your book in Norway, the government will purchase 1000 copies and send them to libraries across their country.


Really? I guess thats a great way to get started, it migh be really lucrative to become a writter over there


Agreed! But hey, at least in the US, there are more libraries than there are McDonald's. Plus over half the adult population still have library cards!


Exactly. I mean, if a man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years  can spend a lot of his time at a library studying law to help prove his innocence, then we all should read!


I heard about that guy, he certainly study a lot its a good thing now he helps other people who have been falsely convicted


So true! They could make a great movie out of that story. Speaking of movies, are you into comedies at all? I agree with Bill Murray that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age comedy!


I liked it a lot but I wouldnt say its the supreme achievement of the modern age comedy, one crazy character is Ryan Stiles, he dropped out of highschool to pursue a career in comedy, thats a big risk


Agreed and it really worked out for the better for Ryan, didn't it? Kind of like Demetri Martin who left Harvard due to being bored and pursued a career in comedy too!


Yeah  apparently things worked out for him, but he took a hard decision, Demetri Martin left college so that was also a hard choice to make specially if you study in Harvard


Exactly. Wise decision, in my opinion. Comedy seems to put  more focus on individual stars unlike so many other genres!


Comedy lighten ups the world, did you ever watch 3rd  Rock from the Sun?


I do! In fact, I'm so glad it beat out Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends for best comedy series at the Golden Globes back in 1997. It was by far the most deserving. Well, it was great chatting with you!


Hi there. Do you like literature? I think it is a true honest art form.


I do like literature. Do you have a favorite author?


Not really I like mixing it up. You? Winston Churchill is a classic scholar as he won the nobel prize in 1953.


I really tried to read the Last Lion and it was a tough read. Did you ever read anything about him?


No I would like to though, he sounds like an interesting guy. I always thought he won a nobel peace prize.


He didn't win one? I wonder why? I know he didn't have "success" until later in life but that surprises me.


Yes very surprising. The arts seemed to be very important in the past, they were even apart of the olympic events until 1952!


Would you ever take a class in heavy metal? It's taught at a college!


Yes I would love to! I would probably be terrible at it though and cause people to laugh kind of like a comedy film!


Yes I do. So humorous and fun to watch! Many have happy endings too!


I agree. Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows. Sad...


I wonder why? Have you seen 3rd Rock from the sun? It won a golden globe for best comedy in 1997!


I loved that show although french stewart was so annoying!


Do you think it deserved to beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier for the golden globe that year?


In general, no but there was some really great years for 3rd rock and a few stinkers for the others.


Yes I agree that tends to be how most shows go. I really like movies from the bromantic comedy genre like The Hangover. Zach Galifinakis is my favorite!


He is so funny. I like step brothers too!


Oh man that is one of my all time favorites!! Bill Murray said Kung Fu Hustle was one of the supreme achievements in modern age comedy. Do you think he was being sarcastic?


I think so but who knows! He is a little ecsentric!


Yes no doubt about that. That comedian Ryan Stiles took a big chance by dropping out of high school but it paid off for him. Hey it was really nice talking with you today!


It was great talking with you too. Have a good one!


I havent what about you? it sounds like a good film.


I have not seen it but the critic does not like it. What do they know...


I guess critics often have mixed opinions, the movie came out in 2013 right?


I am not sure. I know All is Lost did, which she prefers over Adrift.


Yeah did you watch Solo: A Star Wars Story?


I did. I thought it was good but I know it got panned. Did you see it?


I did watch that one I thought it was good as well, Im excited for the second part, it was directed by Ron Howard.


Al Pacino turned down the role. Can you imagine him playing Han Solo?


I can't Harrison Ford really nailed the role, I wonder if we will ever see him on Star Wars again, he did die in one of the last movies and that was sad.


Yeah. that was shocking and sad. I did not see it coming


It was a sad day, so the franchise was bought by Disney, I hope they can make the franchise great again, include more jedis in the movies make prequels to the stories.


I feel like disney has cranked out more films than I would like. I want them to be every few years so that they are more special. I think they will be watered down at this rate. What do you think?


I think that as well, I guess we will tell soon enough, did you watch the movie Deadpool 2?


I loved that movie, its one of my favorite movies, Deadpool is a badass so funny how Reynolds is also the voice of the mystery villain.


I did not know that. That's interesting!


Yeah Deadpool is also the highest grossing R rated film with a different director than James Cameron or Lucas


I had no idea. I would have guessed there was another film that made more!


And another cool fact is that the video game actually cost more money than the Deadpool movie


It did! I had no idea! Nice chatting with you!


Do you know that Taylor Swift is being sued?


I have heard that! It's about her lyrics in her album Shake it Off...


To me, the two songs' choruses are different.


Exactly! I think so too. Besides that copyright does not protect the use of phrases


I agree.  I did not know that Taylor was born in Pennsylvania.  I thought she was born in Tennessee.


She was? I didn't know that. And it's funny Taylor once released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the canadian charts!


I didn't know about it lol.... Swift is one of the best-selling music artists of all time


I did not know about it.  Do you like her song Shake It Off?  My 5-year granddaughter likes it a lot.


I think it's really an upbeat song too, my 2 youngest granddaughters go crazy lol they love Taylor Swift.


I did not notice who she was until Kanye West interrupted her when she was accepting a music award.


I remember that, he's not a favorite person of mine lol......Kanye did an SNL skit mocking himself over that incident.


Perhaps he realized now how ridiculous he was when he did that.


True! I hope so but he has done it to more than Taylor throughout the years. I had to laugh but do you know Taylor walks backwards a lot to keep from getting her picture taken? I think I would wear a face mask lol


Does she hate to have her pictures taken?


She doesn't like publicity unless it is under her terms....She even removed her music from Spotify because she doesn't want anyone listening to her music for free. She is one of the wealthiest singers in history.


Well, artists need to be paid. I thought she had the disagreement with Apple Co. not spotify.


Probably both lol... I agree with her but why not advertise your music on the radio?


Why the radio?  How about social media or you tube instead?


True, but I am not sure how she advertises but spotify is just a radio app.


I see.  Do singers still use physical albums (collections of audio recording) to sell the majority of their songs?


Yes, you can buy their albums on CD or purchase a single song.


I have to run.  It was nice talking to you.


Sure, I do. I like all kind of music. I'm fond of the beatles. They have the best selling album of the 2000s


Nice. I like Linkin Park and their album seems to be the best selling album of the century


That is cool! I like them too! Did you ever play Sonic the hedgehog?


No I did not actually. But heard it was supposed to be a member of a rock band


Yeah, I guess that explains his funky looks! If you became a famous rock star, would you keep your old job?


Hmm probably not. Oh and he was supposed to have a girlfriend by the name of Maddona who was a blonde


Haha, that is funny! Viktor Tsoi is the biggest rock star in Russian history but still kept his job in the boiler room of his apartment.


Nice, he must have enjoyed that. Do you know which is the stare rock song for Oklahoma?


I have heard it is by the Flaming Lips but I don't think I know it.


The band Whitesnake has had over 50 members in its history. Seems quite confusing. The list has its own WIkipedia page.


Wow that is a long list of people. Do you know who wrote the beatles song come together?


I heard it was for a political campaign.


Yeah for the California Governor Timothy Leary in 1969


I guess they are still talking about and analyzing the song Imagine because it's almost the 50th anniversary. Yoko Ono celebrated early with "Imagine John Yoko", a detailed study of the album and other things.


Wow cool. Did you know Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of the chuldhood?


Interesting! Was there a reason for that? In this study of Imagine they interviewed people who are still with us but also combed through interviews of people like John Lennon. He said that when he was saying "Imagine no religion" it was meant to advocate the freedom to believe or not to believe in any religion. I thought that was interesting.


It sounds very interesting indeed. Maybe I should check that out. On the other hand, none of them knew how to read music


That is surprising! They seemed so...well, musical! Maybe they didn't have the patience for learning to read music. Lennon only liked to run through songs two or three times. After that, if the song wasn't right on take two ro three, then he would just be done.


Wow, I guess he had an ear for good music and just rejected other stuff. Super chatting with you today.


Yes.  But I am kind of dated.  I like Aerosmith an Queen.  I am from Oklahoma and did not know the state rock song is "Do You Realize?"by the Flaming Lips.


That's fair! After all Rock has been around since the 50s and mainly draws roots from the 1940s, its fair to say the whole genre is dated to an extent.


Good point.  Chicago DJs tricked their listeners by playing a Hanson song without revealing it to the listeners and it became highly requested.


I guess that shows it's still popular today! I think even in modern times, one of the most famous Russians was Viktor Tsoi, the rock artist. Although he lived humbly, and kept a job in the boiler room of his apartment even after becoming famous.


That is an unusual career choice for a wealthy person.  Sonic the Hedgehog was originally supposed to be a member of a rock band.


Oh yeah, and I believe the plan was to give him a blond girlfriend named Madonna too! Guess they really wanted to go all out with the music aspect.


We have a Pastor whose wife is named Madonna.  When I first met him I asked what it was like to be married to Madonna.  Rock music is usually in 4/4 time which gives it that driving beat.


Ahah that's funny, maybe he was the real inspiration for Sonic. Yeah rock certainly seems timeless and like it isn't changing a whole lot, the band Whitesnake has had over 50 members throughout its lifetime.


That is a lot of turnover!  Most rock is about romance, but there are some tunes about political or social issues.


And I know the Beatles were one of the most influential bands in terms of covering a wide range of topics.They had the song "Come Together" which was actually for Timothy Leary's governor campaign.


Their music "book" is fantastic!  They were formed in 1960.


And yet somehow their music has been timeless, it was even the best selling album of the 2000's!


That is consistent with their book being fantastic.  My wife is a talented musician and says that almost all of the songs have been done better by someone else than by the Beatles.  Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood.


That's surprising although literacy doesn't necessarily mean musical talent! In fact I think that goes for all of them, I don't think any of the Beatles could read music!


I hadn't heard that.  I wonder how Lennon and McCartney wrote their songs?


I wonder too! It doesn't seem like they adapted well to entertainment life beyond making music to be honest, like they stopped touring because their amplification system couldn't drown out their screaming crowds!


That is incredible!  I have been in front of speakers that undoubtedly harmed my hearing permanently.  Maybe it was just before better technology improved the amplification technology.


I'm sure it was! I wonder how modern tours are for artists that release new albums. Like there were two twins that released a rap album when they were 100 years old, I bet the noise would be hard to manage no matter what the technology.


LPs were old technology but it is now becoming popular again.  MP3 is modern, but the quality of sound is not as good.


Definitely, but I think it's prioritized more than anything, well MP3 and CD formats, because I think the audio cassette has sort of faded out by now.


The new formats are simpler and easier to maintain.  Nice chat.


The Beetles are one of my favorite bands - I love McCartney - do you?


Hi! I love the Beatles! I had all of their Albums!


They were great.  Its amazing that none of them could read music


I have heard that about the Beatles, pretty amazing! They also have the best selling album of the 2000's!


That is crazy since they formed back in 1960


Yes, the Beatles have been around a long time. They some of the best Rock music ever, and so many great albums.


Yes And Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood due to tuberculosis.  Amazing he became so successful


Exactly! The Beatles are so amazing. In 1963 is when their popularity came as as Beatlemania, people went crazy!


Yes Rock Music had started taking off in the 1950s, and became a lot of different styles in the 1960s


Definitely, so amazing. Do you like other rock music? I like a lot of the older rock music Albums like Pink Floyds Dark side of the moon, great rock music back then.


Dark side of the moon was an amazing album.  I did not know until recently that Oklahoma had a state song


Oh yeah? What is their State song? Was it sang by Flamingo Lips rock band?


Oh, cool! I didn't know that. Also interesting that the rock band Whitesnake had over 50 band memebers throughout their history, wow that is a lot!


Wow!  They must have been hard to get along with changing members so much.  I am surprised that the biggest rock star in Russian history kept his job working in the boiler room


Right? Wow, I wonder why he kept that job if he was a big rock star? I would run from that lol. Maybe they didn't have a lot of Albums.


That is funny.  There are two identical twins from japan who released their first album at 100 years old.  Not sure how long their career will be!


Oh my! Good for them! Most people never get to have their album known, much less at that age!


Yes.  The first albums were released in the early 20th century - they might have been around for them!


I am sure they were! Well, the history of rock music is really interesting, I am glad I had the album collection I had back in the day of rock music, especially the Beatle's!


Yes.  I had original LPS then cassettes and dvds.  Times have changed.


Not really. I don't like jumping out of my seat! I liked Inception. That was originally stupposed to be a horror film.


That's right! On the other hand, those filming the exorcist didn't think it would be considered a horror film.


Interesting, I didn't know that. Apparently you can burn 180 calories watching a horror film.


Not sure with all the buttery popcorn I eat, haha!


Hilarious, yeah. I'm not so sure that is true either. LOL


Et originally was supposed to be a horror film too. I can't imagine! I loved it when I was little.


I can believe that. I could see that being designed to be scary.


I guess he's a little creepy. I loved ET though and thought he was adordable


I also know that MnM passed on them for marketing.


Interesting! I once watched an anime film that was supposed to be horror but it was just funny. Do you like anime?


Not really, I can't honestly say I've even seen one.


But I presume you've seen the Lion King? It has been accused of copying an anime series.


No, actually I haven't seen it. But was it?


Yeah, Disney's Lion King was accused to copying The White Lion.


Apparently seahorse are the only fish to have a neck, what about an eel?


Interesting! I once had a goldfish that lived over ten years. The oldest goldfish was 43 years old though.


WOW, that is pretty old. Well, nice chatting with you.


Yeah, nothing compared to the oldest koi fish though, 226 years! Nice chatting with you.


No, at least not the slasher type.  I like some movies that are labeled "horror".  I like feel good movies like "The Miracle Season" or "A Quiet Place".


Me too, I think a quiet place was a horror movie wasn't it?


No, it's about Pandas for ages 6+.  It's about them being able to survive in the wild.


lol I didn't know that. I think there is a horror movie called a quiet place where they can't talk or they die, don't mess that up at the video store, lol!


There may be a horror film with a similar name.  Yes, that would be an unexpected twist in the story.  Have you seen the movie "The Miracle Season"?


That is actually about a team in my city I am living in, Iowa City right? ABout volleyball


I don't know.  I do know it's about kids on a volleyball team dealing with the death of their captain.  She died unexpectedly -- it is said to be wholesome so Iowa City would work...


dang, I never knew that at all! It makes sense why they did so good, so inspirational! Sounds like a horror movie because of the sadness!


Yeah. Do you like anime?  I guess "Big Fish and Begonia" that has Chinese myths and is fantasy-based.  It sounds weird but interesting.


I like dragonball z and powerpuff girls, they were great! Do you like it?


I never got into it.  I'm sorry, you were right, A Quiet Place is a horror movie.  I hadn't seen either and I got it confused.  I have seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.


lol, I haven't seen the other one, that one sounds better lol. That is a great one too, did you ever get into any Stephen King films?


I read some of his stuff - it is still scary like "Apt Pupil". I do like Edgar Allan Poe.


Yea apparently Stephen king got into horror after thinking bambi was a horror movie


Ha.  There was a scary fire as I recall... I can't believe ET was originally going to be a horror film.


That would have been so crazy lol. I am glad it wasn't but I think they could have made it an interesting horror film lol.


Did you know jellyfish are 98% water?  How can something that can produce such pain be almost all water?


right, I don't want to know what they other 2% is, lol. Did you know there is a type of jelly fish that is immortal


I've heard that. Why does something that can hurt people get that blessing?  Why couldn't it be a panda bear?


right lol, or my cute dog! It was so nice chatting with you, you have a great weekend!


Hello, do you watch anime? I happen to watch it all the time!


Hi! I watch it and also know quite a bit about it. I particularly love the Powerpuff Girls remake the Japanese did called Powerpuff Girls Z!


Ah, My favorite is probably no game no life or one punch man. What other animes have you watched?


I actually enjoyed the first anime that was played on adult swim back in 2001, Cowboy Bebop!


Ah, that was a pretty good one. John Cena is actually also a fan of anime. I never thought that he was one!


I wouldn't either, honestly. But seeing as how anime is classified into numerous genres that targets diverse broad audiences, I don't see how anyone could not like it!


I agree, although some people may not like that anime is animated. Some might just prefer regular TV shows over animated ones.


That is a great point! So did you know Mewtwo Strikes Back was intended to be the series finale of Pokemon? That was a little surprising to me!


Well, there are over 750 episodes of  pokemon, dozens of movie and it does not show any signs of slowing down! I wonder who has time to watch all of those episodes.


I know because I certainly don't. Ha! So what other genres do you like? I also like horror as it's great exercise because watching horror films can burn over 180 calories, surprisingly enough!


I do not have a favorite genre although I try to stick to fantasy or isekai  genres.


I understand! You know, if you ever go to watch a horror movie, be sure to check out abstract art right afterwards as they say you'll enjoy it more.


Really? I wonder which scientist discovered that! It seems pretty random to me.


Agreed, it most certainly does. I tell you something else crazy, the kid from The Shining named Danny didn't actually know he was acting in a horror film until years later. It's like, how did he not find out while filming?


Wow, it must have been scary then. What if we are also being secretly filmed right now for a different movie?


Kind of like fish that don't know they're being filmed. Ha! Speaking of fish, can you believe that the only fish that has a neck is a seahorse?


Really? There is also a breed of jellyfish that is immortal!


I need to study that jellyfish breed, then! Ha! I'd also like to study the black swallower as it can eat prey twice its size and also ten times its weight. How is that possible? Ha!


I wonder, although I also wish I could do that too. If I could, I would be dumping sushi into my stomach 24/7!


Ha! You and me both! We're more closer to the zebrafish since 84% of genes associated with our diseases have counterparts in zebrafishes.


Wow. We land mammals all evolved from these fish millions of years ago.


That's hard to believe, isn't it? We evolved from gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that don't have limbs with digits. So weird! Well, it was great chatting with you tonight! Take care, friend!


How's it going? Are you a netflix fan? I have been subscribing to netflix since it was founded in 1997


I am a Netflix fan, its crazy how the company has grown.


Yea, they have 137 million subscribers worldwide now, that's amazing


That is amazing, and 58.46 in the US alone I bet Blockbuster is regretting not buying the company when they had the chance.


Yea blockbuster screwed up, could of bought netflix for 50 million instead they are out of business


They are indeed specially when Netflix is worht 2 billion now and has a ton of subscribers to back that out.


Yep, it's ironic that blockbuster late fees inspired the creation of netflix in the first place


It is ironic I guess they were they provoked their own death, amazing what anger can inspire.


It's funny though now that Netflix accounts for 33% of bandwith between 9pm-12pm that internet providers punish users by throttling


It is, many of the movies there have excellent ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, 150 of them even reach 100%


I don't know if I trust rotten tomatoes ratings although I do agree with Michael Bay's film ratings of 38%


Yeah his films are pretty bad, and it might be biased as the company is owned by Warner Bros


Yea, I thought about that but I must admit the marvel movies do good on Rotten tomatoes while the Warner Brother's DC movies don't do nearly as well


I guess its not biased afterall or atleast in some segments its pretty honest, do you like Tom Hanks?


Yea, Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, A league of Their Own was a pretty good movie


He is one of my favorite actors as well, some of my favorite movies are Cast Awat and Green Mile.


I never knew he avoided villain type roles, I wonder if he could play a good one


I think he would make an excellent villain he is a great actor, did you watch Sully?


No I haven't gotten around to seeing it but I head he was good in it


He was, I though it was a pretty great movie and the skills of the pilot, to think the whole movie is based on real life events.


Tom Hanks seem to be good at playing pilots in dramatic situations, like apollo 13


He was good in that movie you know he always ends his emails with a pun


Lol, I would like to read an email pun from Tom Hanks. Well I gtg, nice talking with you


I am not a huge Wes Anderson fan. I think he is into horror films and I dont watch those.


Are you into trivia? Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, and dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


Nice. Dogs are not colour blind, but cannot see as many different colours as humans


They are good at understanding pointing too


Wow, I did not know that. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. How kind...


Yes, it is such a good idea. I try to feed mine by hand as well as any local strays near my home


A couple of times. Dogs are loyal but protective too


I hope you're ok. Google prefers dogs to cats. their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company. Seems like you would work well in Google.


Do they let employees bring dogs to work?


I am not sure. If they did, they would be even better!


I wonder if they are friendly to the big mean dogs too, I suspect not


Probably not. The C-Suite probably can bring dogs but not the entry level jobs.


Dogs were among the first animals to be domesticated


Huh... A physicist published his cat as a coauthor so he could write using first person plural without being criticized.


Silly.  I would have done the same but for my dog, I don't think a cat would be a good co-publisher. lol


Probably not... They would be copy cats!


LOL...too funny. Do you have a favorite breed of dog?


I love my golden and labs. Right now I have a St Bernard named Sasha...


You are very lucky. I love those dogs but no patience for the shedding


I had no idea dogs could have 12 different blood types. I wonder what types my dogs are.


Me neither. I have a friend whose dog donates blood at a dog hospital when they need it.


I didn't even know that was an option for dogs to donate blood. Dogs seem to act more and more like humans.


Yes.  Dogsand elephants even understand what pointing is and how to interpret it. Ever point over to where you threw the ball, and your dog runs right over there? Pretty cool!


Yes. My dog is very smart. They can even tell the color of the ball, too. They aren't color blind like many people think.


I don't think that they can see orange, or that the colors look quite the same to them as they do to us, but I agree. Funny that Google is partial to dogs in their business rather than cats.


I know. I wonder if more people google things about dogs than cats. I wonder if YouTube is more partial to dogs.


I don't know. Do you think it is true that there are more tigers living as pets in the USA, then living wild in Asia?  Wow! I read that....


I don't know. That seems to be an odd choice for a pet. I wonder why there are fewer tigers in Asia.


Threatened habitat and poaching.  There used to be many pet tigers in Vegas and in California, where the regs are less strict about keeping exotic pets.


I guess the US has a history of having exotic animals as pets, since Theodore Roosevelt had a bear and a hyena as pets.


Yes, he was quite the outdoorsman. Also, there are alot of wildlife sanctuaries with big cats across the country that cannot go in to zoos, so that is wonderful if they are treated humanely.


I wonder how people keep the cats under control. Do you remember the incident with Penn and Teller?


Absolutely. Yes, it's tough, they are not meant to be domesticated. Same with the orcas at Sea World. Cats have been around for 9000 years.


I used to really like cats, but I don't care for the litter box. Also, I saw on a documentary that house cats are the number one predator in the world.


I am an absolute dog person. I have 2 right now who are like my children. It is a novel idea that in Istanbul, they feed stray dogs by trading recycled plastic bottles for food and water from vending machines.


That's a great idea. I am a dog person, too. I have two dogs. I wish we had dog water vending machines in our parks.


Me too. And more efficient ways to help feed and house all the dogs that end up in shelters.


We adopted one of our dogs from a shelter. My spouse refers to it as "doggy jail."


Mine are both shelter dogs too. There are too many breeders out there trying to make big bucks, when shelter dogs are being euthanized every day. It is so sad..


People think that shelters are "No kill," but that isn't necessarily true. We went back to our shelter several times for two weeks to make sure we were able to adopt our little girl dog.


Cool! It has been lovely chatting with you. Take care of your furry family!


You, too! Happy New Year to you and your fur friends, too!


I do, I like the service, what about you?


It's definitely one of my major life necessities. But I still remember the Blockbuster days. Did you know that the inventor of netflix was inspired to start the business when he accumulated a $40 late fee on a vhs?


I didnt know that but that will inspire anyone $40 is just an excessive fee, I could buy two movies for that price


Or one DVD back in the old days haha! Did you know that Blockbuster could have bought netflix back when it was small too and never did


Yeah they had the chance to buy the company for $50 million and now its worth a lot more than that


I guess they couldn't see the change coming, but Netflix probably didn't either really. Most of their business is streaming movies and it definitely didn't start out with that as the focus.


Well Netflix also has the DVD renting option the spend a lot more in postage than on bandwidth


I wonder if many people even use that option anymore. I'm too bad at planning what I want to watch next and got rid of that service pretty early on


You can always subscribe again, interesting how with Youtube, Netflix makes  up half of the internet traffic in north america


I know! Isn't that shocking! I would never have expected it to be so impactful but that makes a lot of sense. I've also read that during the evenings Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth use in North America. Clearly all any of us do is stay in and watch netflix these days haha


It is shocking, the company has grown a lot over the years, do you like the company Rotten Tomatoes?


I do, although I often watch movies even after I see they've received a low rating on there. I like making my own decisions sometimes, especially since I know that Rotten Tomatoes is owned by Warner Bros


Yeah, that can make the site a bit biased, well there are 150 movies with a 100% rating  on rotten tomatoes available in Netflix, they must be pretty good


Rotten Tomatoes must be a great resource to a place like Netflix, when they're deciding which movies to add


Yeah I bet it is a great tool, do you agree with Michael's Bay's average rating, 38% out of 100%


I guess it depends on what you're looking for in a movie, Michael Bay movies are all hot girls and explosions so if you're looking for that and he delivers I guess your rating would be higher than 38% right?


It would, maybe a 60% he does have decent movies, I liked Transformers at least the first and second movies


Yes me too! Although I don't know if I've ever watched a Michael Bay movie outside of a theater. I wonder if they translate to being streamed on Netflix and a smaller screen?


Could be, thats a good thing to wonder about, so do you have a favorite actor? mine is Tom Hanks


I don't think I do, Tom Hanks is a great choice though. And I love that now that he's rich and powerful he refuses to play bad guys


I guess an actor like him can refuse any role and still come on top anyway its been great chatting with you


Haha you're right. Nice talking with you!


Thanks a lot for the chat, it had a lot of fun bye.


Are you interested in Fashion Week at all?


To be honest, I don't pay attention to fashion trends that much. I just wear comfortable clothes as much as possible.


Me too, I wear sustainable clothing or recyled clothes. Better for the planet.


That's a good idea. I tend to dress very plainly, but with cheaper clothes. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg's plain grey shirts cost $300 to $400!


Wow! I don't need a 300 shirt, even if I am rich, LOL


Right? But wearing expensive clothes isn't anything new since the greeks used to wear asbestos that used to cost as much as gold


Asbestos, huh? No wonder they are ALL dead. I'm just saying.......


Yeah people did all sorts of crazy stuff back in the day. They used to wash clothes on Old Faithful too, like an explosive washing machine.


I'll bet they ended up losing a lot of clothes. Also, who knew Pilgrims wore colorful clothing? They only wore black for special occasions, I just found out.


I didn't know about that, I only ever see pilgrim pictures in Thanksgiving so I guess that makes sense. Did you know that t-shirts were invented in 1904 for bachelors who didn't know how to sew.


I just see the image of Pilgrims dressed in black and white, with those big ole buckles on the hats and shoes.


Same here, usually they're eating some turkey with some Native American tribe.


And learning from said Native Americans how not to starve come winter, but I digress.....


The Native Americans didn't start dressing like the pilgrims though, unlike an African tribe that still wears Victorian clothes in the style of German colonizers.


Man, those colonizers were bad news...... That was a cool fact about the origin of the t-shirt, BTW


Yeah they were bad news, but at least the tribe kind of made it their own style.


I would trade land rights, and liberty over style any day, but I see your point.


Fashion is one way people can express themselves, and what people wear can give you an idea of their culture and their society.


I totally agree. Fashion can speak for an entire culture or generation. It expresses creativity, passion, individualism, etc


Definitely. It's been nice talking to ya.


How up-to-date are you on the New York Fashion scene?


Can't say I know too much about it, I do know that greeks made asbestos clothing which sounds super unhealthy


Knowing what we know today, it undoubtable was.  It seems like major couture brands are under new leadership.  Carolina Herrera transferred the reins of her fashion empire to Wes Gordon.


thats interesting, i love how a man wore over 60 clothing items on his person in order to avoid a baggage charge, I think thats hilarious


I have overstuffed my carry-on, but have not tried that approach.  It seems like not all the transitions in couture fashion are well received.  Wes Gordon received a mixed score card.  Others such as Kate Spade endure in the make of its founder.


Ya I remember in the wolf of wall street with the steve madden fiasco, I guess it is common for the founders to get in trouble with clothing brands that they own, have you seen that movie?


No I have not.  Do you know how fashion and style experts look to see if your clothes are tailored or off-the-rack?  By looking for collar gaps.


hmm that is interesting, I like that there is an african tribe that wears clothes of the victorian era still, that's what the german occupiers wore when they first arrived, i want to see that haha


The orgin of clothing customs is alway intriguing.  it seems that history shows the Pilgrims to be wearing black.  However, they wore full color clothing; black was for special occasions.


ah wow I didn't know that, I always pictured them wearing their traditional pilgrim stuff, I guess it depends on the occasion, like how at billly mays funeral, the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants instead of the traditional black suits


To me, people's taste in clothes will always be unexplainable.  Like the movie "The Emperor's New Clothes".  Not only was the movie bad, but its soundtrack was wretched.


Ah I haven't seen that movie, I did like Michael Jackson's taste in clothes, I never knew that he helped write the soundtrack for sonic 3 that is a great game


I did not know that.  Did you know Spielberg played the clarinet on the "Jaw's" soundtrack?


haha I didn't know that, that is still a great movie, did you know the plain grey shirt that mark Zuckerburg wears is worth several hundred dollars per shirt? like what brand is that


I don't think I could ever spend that much on a shirt, or any article of clothing.  Considering his $$$ Hawaiian estate, I am surprised I never see him in an aloha shirt.


haha ya, also wild that the t-shirt was invented in 1904, it seems so obvious but that was when it first appeared


And, back then, a tee shirt was purely an undergarment.  Today it is that an more.  We even have designer tees that go with a blazer jacket.  I guess we could call it clothing evolution.


speaking of evolution, did you know the princess bride's soundtrack was composed by the lead singer of dire straits? like how could he be so good at so many things


Mark Knopfler is my favorite guitarist and a truly gifted musician.  While I did not know that, it does not surprise me.  One of my favorite soundtracks is the Venture's original Batman.  Did you know each track title is the scientific  genus or family  name of a bat?


No I didn't know that, that is a great movie though, do you like that Batman movie or the Tim burton 1989 batman movie?


It was one of the better remakes with "Bat Computer".  Speaking of computers, did you know Apple had its own shortlived clothing line in 1986?


No I didn't know that, i wonder if those clothes are worth money? Like is it just big apple logos on everything?


Hi! Have you heard of the song 'Small Bump' by Ed Sheeran?


I have no until now.  It appears it has been in some the news due to irish antiabortion campaigners started using it.  Have you heard it?


I really enjoy Ed Sheeran's music but have not heard of that song either before. Do you know what Sheeran's original intentions were for that song since he voiced he didn't approve of the anti-abortion usage.


It was about a friend who had a miscarriage which is a nice thing to do.  What do you think about people using stuff with permissions (such as songs)?


Oh ok, that's very nice of him. All his songs are really good and catchy, I'll have to YouTube it later. Well, there's two ways of looking at it, if I were famous, then I wouldn't want people using my songs without permission because I could get paid for it. But, if I weren't famous, then I'd want people to use my song, because then if it went viral, I could be famous haha. What do you think?


I agree.  However if you are promoting something you need to get permissions like reagan using bruce springsteen's song born in the USA.  Do you know other musicians that have spoken out?


I can't recall of any other musicians who have spoken out about that issue. I'd imagine Eminem may be a potential candidate since he writes such personal songs. Eminem also happens to be one of Sheeran's biggest musical influences! What are yours?


I like eminem as well.  That influence drove ed to win lots of awards such as Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.  Do you know of any other awards he won?


I'm sure there must be a grammy to that list of awards Sheeran has won. It's amazing how generous he is by giving away songs to other artists, like Justin Bieber's hit, "Love Yourself" was written by Sheeran but since he didn't think it fit in with his album, he passed it off to Bieber!


Ed is very talented when it comes to music.  He has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury.  Can you sing?


Wow, that's impressive, I was reminded by Freddie Mercury with the recent film biography about him. I can sing, but not in public haha. Can you? I think my lack of skill for singing has something to do with how humans have evolved, we've come to lose our body hair as recently as 240K years ago!


I will pass on the singing part.  Too bad my voice won'f fix itself like a rib can.  Humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2-3 months of having it surgically shortened.  Have you had surgery at all?


Wow, that's insane, ribs can grow back?! I bet that's painful but what's more painful is the screeching sound of nails scratching on the chalkboard, does that sound fall in the frequency that causes fear in humans?


Yikes, I can imagine it does.  That might be due to our DNA.  Humans began to exhibit evidence of behavioral modernity around 50000 years ago.  I sure this was picked up then...haha


Thats' been a long time! What benefit do you think there is if humans were able to synthesize our own Vitamin C like animals and plants do? The only thing I can think of is probably savings on Orange Juice purchases.


I did not know that.  Did you know that humans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals?  Hard to imagine all animals.


Humans being adapted for distance runners? Wow, I'm really out of shape then and need to start hitting the gym because if I run even for one minute straight, I start panting like crazy. How about yourself?


I'm trying to get back in shape.  I assume are earlier ancestors we in decent shape since all they could do was walk around and try to survive.  They would have been called hominins.  Do you follow the history of humans?


I don't follow much history about humans but I do follow politics and the colors red and blue used to signify Republicans and Democrats have only been in use since the 2000s, I thought it existed forever! When do you think the animals were introduced?


I would imagine back in 1957 when truman refused to be photographed while riding a dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with republicans.


I think you may have a great point but could be earlier than that since there hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since the 1850s!


Hello there, I hope you are doing well.  Are you a fan of Ed Sheeran?


I like some of his songs, some not so much. How about you?


Not too much, but I do think he is very talented.  Do you hear that antiabortion campaigners have used one of his songs to advocate for their own cause?


Yeah sounds like he wrote it about a friend who had one.  Did you know Bruce Springsteen once objected to someone using one of his songs?


Yes I wonder why they cannot sue them to stop using them, but I guess they can be used as longs as there is no financial gain?


Yeah you might be right, I know if I was an artist I wouldn't like it if a politician used it for their campaign.


Its interesting that the Republican Party in the 1800's is more like the Democrats of today.


That is funny, did you know that every president with a beard has been republican?


Or how about Democrat or Republican presidents since 1853. Where is the other parties?


Yeah to not have a president outside of those two parties is not cool.  We need to come together and change that, have more than those options and not feel like you are throwing away a vote.


I vote third party in the last presidential elections because I didn't like either candidate. I didnt feel like I was wasting my vote.


I voted the same myself in the last, I think that is just how the majority of people think.


How about Ed Sheeran having a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury or giving a hit song to Justin Bieber.


Yeah that is pretty wild to think about.  I guess he also claims Eminem is a huge influence.


I wonder why Eminem would be an influence. I would have never guest that.


I know right, I thought the same thing.  Their musical styles are so different.


I guess creative types get their inspiration from many different areas so maybe its not so weird after all.


That is true.  Did you know he wrote and recorded the song I See Fire, for the movie the Hobbit, in one day, that is impressive.


I once saw a documentary on him doing his shows. He seemed to have limitless energy so I can see that happening.


That must have been pretty interesting.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Good Morning! Call me crazy but, Ed Sheeran's song "Small Bump" has some rather unusual lyrics for a man to sing. At 4 months there's really no bump.


That is pretty weird. I don't think I've heard that one. Ed sheeran considers Eminem as one of his biggest musical influences. I don't think they sound too similar..


I can't say I'd recognize him in a lineup or that one particular song of his I could pinpoint as his. I would however recognize Eminem and his work haha. Rumor has it Sheeran has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury. That's a bold comparison, don't ya think?


That's definitely a little bold. I'm not sure I've heard anything that good from him. Did you know he gave one of his songs to Justin Bieber?


No, I did not. Justin Bieber I've always considered a singer who appeals to tween girls and single crazy cat ladies, not a legitimate musician... Same with Sheeran. It's amazing what will sell to some demographics.


Yeah, that's true. Did you know you can regrow part of your rib?


No! Now I wonder why anyone would have their rib shortened?! I also wonder why humans may have lost yet magically regrew body hair within the past 240k years


Yeah, that's pretty strange. The human body is very complex and confusing. Did you know there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?


I did know that. We are born with only two fears - Loud noise and falling. The rest is legitimately learned fears. Kinda like people who are afraid to speak of politics... If a person is scared, there's a reason for such! Which side of the proverbial fence do you consider yourself to stand on?


I think there's many fears one can be born with. I think fears are primitive ways of helping us avoid danger and survive.


Maybe. Haha I can't really pinpoint what my biggest "fear" was before maybe the age of 3.  Did you know only Republican Presidents wore beards?


I didn't know that. Did you know Harry truman refused to be photographed on Dumbo as it would be associated with republicans?


I did not know that. I do recall the symbols of the two parties being either a donkey or an elephant, not merely red or blue. I think those symbols are rather outdated and are due for a change.


That's true. There hasn't been a president since 1853 that was not republican or democrat.


I've never understood why some people identify solely as one or the other. I cannot really claim allegiance to one or the other as there's not one person alive who I agree with every.single.thing. on.


Yeah, I do believe life is not just black and white and you can't just stick to one side the entire time just for the sake of loyalty.


Humans allegedly began exhibiting behavioral modernity 50k years ago. Could it be we as a species are regressing?! Losing that little knack as we did our hair?!


That's interesting. Did you know most plants and animals can synthesize their own vitamin c, but we can not because of a defective gene.


I knew that. I'm a huge lover of the ocean and all things nautical: Scurvy didn't just climb onboard vessels lol. Did you ever watch the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver?


Evidently he was a comedian. He mentioned a Tweet by The Dropkick Murphy's in 2016. Evidently the-then governor of Wisconsin used a song of theirs on his campaign trail and they roasted him on Twitter.


That's interesting, I think I would have the same reaction if someone used my song without permission. Well, its been nice chatting! Bye!


I love watching Bill Murray movies, also I like bromantic comedies lol, how about you?


I love the same as you....I love the Hangover and Harold and Kumar.


Nice, my favorite bromantic comedy was Pineapple Express! have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?


I haven't seen that one but I'm going to have to check it out since Bill Murray thinks that it's the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.


that is interesting, I haven't seen it either but i know he made that comment. How about Ryan Stiles, do you know him?


He was in the Drew Carey show and Whose line is it anyways. He dropped out of high school to pursue comedy and was very successful


Ahh....ok...I remember him now.  He was the tall skinny guy right?  Did you ever watch 3rd Rock from the Sun?


yea lol. I am currently watching that show right now, hilarious. Have you seen it?


I have!  It won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.


I heard that, i think they beat out seinfeld and other good shows. I can see why, John Lithgow was great in it! I recommend it


I agree!  Do you like birds at all?  I love watching them.


I love birds, they are so interesting. Their bones are so hollow!


Yes!  They are so hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than their feathers.


How is that possible! That is interesting for sure. Did you know some birds fly from alaska to mexico without sleeping?


I did read that somewhere.  That is pretty impressive!


Right, I can't drive 2 hours without almost falling asleep! It was so nice chatting with you!


Did you know that the extinct dodo is actually a sub family of pigeon?  I had a good time!


I never knew that, I wonder how it became extinct. Enjoy your day!


Hello did you know that Art Spiegelman was the first comic artist to recevie the MacDowell Medal?


It's an award that goes to comic book writers


Oh ok.  The first award went to Thornton Wilder in 1960


I saw that.  Looks like it has been presented annually ever since.  I'm surprised the largest comic book market in the world is Japan.


Spiegelman has spent a half-century as an artist trying to help make sense of the shifting social and political landscape.


50 years!  He must have started when he was young.


Yeah no doubt.  He was part of the underground comix scene in the Bay Area in the early '70s.


In 1980 I see he started the avant-comics magazine called RAW.


Cool.  Spiegelman was also teaching courses in comics and aesthetics at the School of Visual Arts in New York.


Nice.  I never heard of this guy before today. lol  Looks like he won a Pulitzer prize in 1992.


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


I didn't know that.  Did you know Stan Lee just died recently?  I think it was at the beginning of December


Yes, I did hear that.  The dc from dc comics stands for detective comics, so their company name is redundant.


Looks like DC Comics is the 2nd largest comic book publisher in the United States.


Wow, that's cool.  The michigan state university library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world


Nice.  The comic book market is huge.  It was valued at 1.09 billion in the United States and Canada in 2016.


I don't understand those manga comics.  Are you familiar with them?


Wow.  By 1995 the manga market in Japan was valued between 6 and 7 billion dollars!  ...and Thank you for the chat!


Yeah me too. Do you know how Stan Lee ended his calls?


Wow! Did you know he was in all the marvel movies as an extra? I always tried to find him and giggle a little.


Cool I did not know that actually. DO you know how Marvel trademarked superhero and supervillain?


I did not. That's pretty cool. How do people get away with using it? Weird...


Well I guess you can use it but must give credit to Marvel. THey just published a generic comic book


Wow. Michigan state has the largest comic book collection. Who knew!


Yeah I would like to visit that at some point. Do you know what DC stands for?


It is actually Detective Comics, it is a redundant name


that's pretty cool. Did you know the the marvel cinematic unviverse take splace in earth- 199999?


Did not know that. DO you read other literature?


I read all sorts of stuff. What do you read?


I like novels a lot. Too sad the fda once burned tons of books.


Yeah. What a waste. There is an annual literature contest that challenges people to come up with the worst opening line.


I would like to read those. Did you know literature was an Olympic sport?


really? Why did they get rid of it. I would love that. Have hemmingway walk in the olympic flag????


I know, I guess they wanted to stick with sports only. Nice chat :)


I don't know who he is.  I've heard the name but can't say that I would recognize any of his songs.  Wasn't one about a hobbit or something?


I'm not sure. lol  I'm not too familiar with him.  I'm reading up on him now.  Ed Sheeran cites Eminem as one of his biggest music influences.


That's not helpful.  I can't name an Eminem song either.  The only time I listen to music is when I take the grandson to school and other places.  He likes teenager pop stuff but they rarely announce the artist name.  So who knows what I'm listening to.  Is Sheeran the guy who slept rough near buckingham palace for a couple years?


I couldn't honestly tell you. lol  He has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury. Do you know much about the Republican party?


I know that Lincoln was a Republican and that they have changed from right to left and back, who knows how many times?  Wasn't Barry Goldwater a famous republican?


I believe he was.  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or a Democrat since 1853.


Those two parties do have a firm hold.  Nowadays we talk about red and blue states for the two parties.  I can never keep it straight.  I think red is a nicer, stronger color but politically I'm pretty blue.


Nice.  Did you know that consistent use of red and blue colors only started in 2000?  I could have swore I saw it a lot before then.


I guess that I'm just a slow learner.  I wonder how far back the elephant and donkey as mascots goes.  I know in the '50s when Truman went to Disney land he made sure there was no Dumbo in the background of any photos.


That's a funny story!  Before Trump, the last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928!


But they take the record for only President to resign, Nixon.  In the 1930's the Northeast and Midwest were Republican strongholds.  Now the Northeast is a lot of Democrats and the South has gone Republican.


lol True!  Every US president with a beard has been a Republican.  I never noticed that.


I guess those old guys like Washington didn't like beards.  I won't comment on our current guy's hair.  I'm sure it's unique in some way. But who knows what's next in hair, supposedly we lost our body hair about 240,000 years ago.  What's next?


LOL That's funny!  Humans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.


Unlike the Cheetah that can make a really fast burst of speed but then has to rest for a while.  The other thing about our hunting is we use tools a lot more than other animals.  And I think we are sneakier.  Especially our politicians.


Yes! haha  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


So why don't we just set up some giant speakers and make the other army run away.  Maybe get a punk band to play that sound.


lol Humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 to 3 months of having it surgically shortened.  Odd fact of the day.  It's been fun chatting!


I don't buy that rib story.  Only crabs and such can regrow their claws.  Have a nice day.


Hello. I'm listening to NWA's Straight Outta Compton, it reached platinum, without the support of airplay or a tour.


I love that album! They weren't the best selling album of the 21 century though, I'm trying to think of who it was?


I don't know, I know Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still going strong in 2014.


That is crazy! Hasn't that been out for like 40 years now? I think Linkin Park topped them though.


Maybe. I bought it on vinyl a few years ago.


Vinyls are making a comeback lol. I'm sure you can get Bruno Mars on vinyl now.


They never really went away, as they have always been issued. I would love a recording of the sounds of Mars, they have a higher pitch than Earth sounds.


That would be awesome to hear! It would only take 2-3 days to get there at 1g speed!


Evidently, Lockheed Martin lost a satellite, due to using the wrong measurement system.


I wonder what they were using haha. They better get it right by the year 2023!


There is a mars colonization project happening then, and they are funding it with a reality tv show haha.


Interesting. I wonder what the Roman God of War has to say about that? It is his planet.


He would have wanted a better nickname to it than the Red Planet I'm sure lol.


It IS red though. From all of the iron oxide.


I would call it the blood planet haha. I'm sure he would have liked that better! Can you believe Bruno Mars writes all of his own music? That is rare these days!


He's a pop artist. I think he is filipino but I could be wrong. He was named after a professional wrestler though haha.


Weird. I guess that's almost as bad as starting out as an Elvis impersonator.


You have to start somewhere. Maybe I should do that too? Haha it was nice chatting, have a great day!


How's it going? Did you know Mars is the second smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury?


I did actually. Did you know that mars is the fourth planet from the sun.


Yea, Mars is quite an interesting planet with the impact craters, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps it has


It sure is, sounds on Mars have higher pitch due to the differences in atmosphere


Well opera singer would probably love to sing up there huh.


Opera singers, Lichens, and cyanobacteria, all 3 would thrive on Mars


Lol. They would all get to enjoy a blue sunset as well.


I wonder if there will be a way to reach Mars using 1g acceleration, then people can visit in 3 days


Im not sure but count me out. Ill just stay here safely on planet earth.


Well I'd definitely avoid it if Locheed Martin designs the ship, they caused a satellite to crash on Mars from using the wrong measuring system


Sounds like he needs a new line of work. Did you know that there is a curiosity robot on mars.


Yea, I've hear a little about it, and also the mars colonization project which will also be a reality show too


That sounds like something I could actually watch.


Probably be better than watching Bruno Mars, even if he does write his own music


I agree Im not his biggest fan. Bruno was actually interviewed on mtv when he was 4 years old.


That's interesting, Mars was also named after wrestler Bruno Sammartino


I didnt know that. Apparently he has been an entertainer for a long time. He play elvis in a movie in 1992.


He was also signed and dropped by motown records, he's had an interesting life


Well I have to go, nice talking with you


yes. It was held in Los Angeles on Feb 10.


The 60th Grammy Awards, cant believe its been 60 years already, many history behind the awards


Yeah. So many hard work and lot of creativity and dedication to their work.


A lot of dedication I agree with you there, what do you think  of the winners?


Lot of creativity and thinking different from others and hard work.


I think that Bruno Mars nailed it with his song ''Thats What I like'' it won the award for best song


In my blood is also good. You hear it or not ?


I thought it was good yeah and what about 24k Magic? nice song, great rythem.


Bruno Mars record of the year. He is multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and dancer. He is know for his stage performance.


Do you like him as an artist? he is pretty young born in the year 1985


His performances is amazing surely we want to accept his talent. "Hybrid theory" is the best selling album of the 21st cenutry.


It is? that is a great album I wonde if one of Mars albums is close in sales to that one


An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on DVD. It was developed in 20th century.


Wow, seems like albums have a lot of history,


Yeah. You know another Mars. It is a fourth planet in the solar planet. It also called Red planet because it is always hot.


Must be a living hell, there is a project to colonize Mars, its happening in the year 2023, that will be an interesting show to watch.


Non-classical 24K magic Bruno Mars producer of the year. Leonard Bernstein best engineered album.


Thats another great Mars lol, I wonder how Bruno Mars will sounds in Mars, the planet has higher pitchs than earth


Amazing. Very nice chatting with you. Have a great day.


Hi! I do agree with Tom Perez that black women are in fact that backbone of the Democratic party.  If they do manage to pull off a blue wave, the democrats should thank black women for it.


That's an interesting point of view. I try to avoid anything political, it's too depressing, lately.


What's crazy is there hasn't been a non Republican or non Democrat president since 1853. They've all been either republicans or democrats!


I know, the consistent use of the red and blue colors for the Republican and Democratic parties only started in 2000.


Wow! I wasn't aware of that. I just assumed those were always the party's colors. It's also crazy knowing there has never been a non-republican president with a beard.


In 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride  so he wouldn't be associated with the Republicans.  And people talk about Trump being childish, it's always went on.  Lol


Agreed. Crazy to think that happened in the 1950s especially when figures seemed more mature. It's the nature of the beast I suppose. Politicians have to do whatever satisfies their base. Like I couldnt  believe Regan campaigned for democrats and was once against high corporate profits!


Yes, it's gotten so divided in the country, it's sad.  Reagan was good in that respect.  He could honestly campaign for someone from a different party.


I know. It's sad to think people wouldn't dare do that these days. I was even surprised to learn democrats make up 15% of the party!


Yeah, you don't hear too much about the Tea party anymore, though.


True! Just like I had never heard the Democratic party was the world's oldest active political party. I always assumed it was the Republican party since it's referred to as the "Grand Ole Party"?


I didn't know that either.  Did you know that the astronauts vote from space?


Is that so? That's very interesting as it saves them from having to worry about not being able to vote. I guess it's better to vote from space than in a lion infested jungle like the Indian government does for a single voter. That is plain wrong!


That is plain wrong.  I read somewhere that 34% of the black male population in Alabama have permanently lost the right to vote.  How does that even happen?


That's a good question. Especially when you consider black men gave 93% of their votes to Doug Jones in the deep red state of Alabama.


True.  Did you know that not all men in The UK had the right to vote until 1918?


Really? I Wonder why that is? Can't help but wonder now that if not all men had the right to vote in Austin, Texas, would their garbage dump had been renamed Fred Durst? Ha!


That's too funny.  I wonder how honored Fred Durst feels having the dump named after him?


Ha! I bet he isn't too happy about that. Just like many aren't happy about Republicans losing the popular vote in the last 6 out of 7 presidential elections.


Yes, they are lots of those disgruntled about the Republicans losing the popular vote but winning the election.  Read how your electoral system works, people.  It was setup this way for a reason.


That is so true! I mean, the party was founded by anti-slavery activists so it doesn't bother me if they lose the popular vote, or any party for that matter. Well it's been nice chatting with you! Take care!


Did you see how Democrats won the house in the last election? Apparently people think it's because black women were voting for them in large numbers


I did see that.  Interesting stats.  Seems like that percentages are tipped to where people are voting for their own race.


Yep that is what it seems like. For instance with black men, they made up 11% of the electorate but 93% of them voted for Democrat Doug Jones


Kind of crazy.  Did you know that Hillary Clinton was president of young republicans in college?   Funny she ended up being a democrat.


No I didn't know that. But what is interesting is that every president that has ever had a beard has been a Republican


That is interesting!  Never put 2 and 2 together.  The US congress has played a republicans vs democrats baseball game annually since 1909 with the republicans hold a slight edge with 3 more wins that the democrats.


Well that's interesting. What do you think about the fact that Republicans and Democrats have always been a president since 1853, before that they were called other names


I didn't know that.  How interesting.  Since WW2 the us economy consistently performs better under democratic presidents.  Interesting stat.


Yeah that is interesting. It's also interesting that the colors red and blue have only been associated with Republicans and Democrats since about the year 2000, I always thought it was much longer than that


Wow.  You're right...I thought it was much longer too.  Another funny switcheroo....Ronald Reagan was originally a democrat by switched over to be a republican.


Yeah that is interesting, originally he would campaign for Democrats and he would campaign against corporate profits and low wages, very shocking


Interesting.  Supposedly republicans are statistically more educated than democrats.


Well you have a lot of great facts don't you haha. What do you think about voting though? Did you know that astronauts can vote from space


I didn't know that. lol  I do see where a chimpanzee received 400,000 votes in a mayoral election in Rio De Janeiro. lol


Wow that's funny LOL I wonder if he did a good job being the mayor LOL. Did you know that in India they set up a polling booth for only one person, it was in a forest full of lions LOL


LOL What were they thinking? lol  If all of Canada was one state in the US, it would only have 50 electoral votes which is fewer than California.


Wow that's crazy! What scares me though is that only in 1918 did all men in the United Kingdom finally have the right to vote, I wonder what was holding it up


That is weird.  Maybe because they were still ruled by a King and Queen?


I'm not 100% sure about that, what I do know is that in Alabama, 34% of the black male population can't even vote


I think they lose the ability to vote once they go into prison, and so that is why they can't vote anymore


Hello, were you aware that Fox News thought of creating a channel that would only air the Simpsons? How cool would that be?


haha yes I would watch that! kind of crazy they get more views than cnn and msnbc combined


I would as well. What's hilarious, is that it threatened to sue the Simpsons, to stop them from doing parodies of their anti-dem agenda. That's unreal.


ya that sounds really dumb, also weird that Richard Nixon was a founder of Fox News


That is surprising, I didn't know that he and Richard Ailes were friends.


ya I didn't know that either, its interesting its in 86 countries, so a lot more than just the USA


If I'm not mistaken, the international markets have Fox Extra segments during commercial breaks. I guess they are everywhere.


ya it would seem so, do you ever do fantasy football?


I do not. I'm more into poetry and classical music. Did you know Shakespeare invented the name Miranda?


I didn't thats impressive, crazy that he and Pocahontas were alive at the same time period


What's crazier, is that everything we know about him privately, has been recorded by others.


ya he i still a mystery, and yes he also invented the names olivia and Jessica


It really makes you wonder. The same with Tchaikowsky, he donated his skull to the Shakespeare company. To be used as a prop. People were so strange back then.


ya that is screwy, also screwy is that in his time people had a different accent and way to pronounce things, so things that don't rhyme now would have rhymed back in his day


That's why modern translations often don't make any sense. Kinda like how people do the fantasy draft of the national spelling bee.


haha, ya they even have fantasy politics, like these people will bet on anything haha


At this point, I bet the fantasy politics is better than real, lol. Then again, I guess it's the allure of the wealth. Like that one guy who won the lottery and bought a waterpark.


haha that sounds awesome! have you ever read anything by Terry Pratchett? I guess he was knighted, so his books must be good


No, I haven't even heard of him. Is his work anything like that janitor in Chicago, who wrote a 15,000 page fantasy manuscript?


I don't know, but that janitor also did over 300 watercolor paintings in the book, it sounds kind of awesome actually


It truly does. I'm always in awe of people who can do things like that. Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful evening.


you too, and be careful with fantasy stuff, only a single brain fold is the difference between realizing something is fantasy or reality!


Do you think lotto winners should be obligated to make their name public?


No.  It invites criminals and other slime.  Should should be able to remain anonymous. I really think it's a safety issue. I don't buy the argument of the lottery people.


Do you think people would believe that there was actually a winner, if it were not disclosed who it was?


I don't know but it's not worth getting someone killed.  The lottery company could prove to some independent agent that's sworn to secrecy.


That is a good idea. The law might not be on her side according to open records laws. You can form an anonymous trust but needs to be be done before signing her name.


Yeah, it's a mess.  I guess I would argue the case of personal safety because there are some horror stories of lottery winners being the victims of crime.


Yeah, and lottery winners often get swindled.


Yep. So are you into fantasy stuff.  I really did like "The Lord of the Rings".  It's the only fantasy film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.


Not that much. I do like a good fantasy film I can really get into though. A single fold in the brain makes the difference between knowing reality from fantasy.


Some people in politics seem to be missing that feature.  Wow there is a university where one can actually study ScFi and fantasy... Wonder what school has that?  In LA no doubt...


Some people take fantasy seriously. Comedic fantasy author Terry Pratchett was knighted for his services to literature.


I think there is a case for Tolkien in that regard.  He foresaw Hitler and WW II though fantasy.  Henson used it to teach children to some degree...


Interesting. Did William Shakespeare write any fantasy?


I would say he had characters that were fantastic but not really a fantasy writer. Funny that he intentionally made grammatical errors to get the audience's attention.


And a lot of phrases he coined are still in use today like laughing stock, wild good chase and good riddance.


I think he proved that human nature is a very unchanging thing.  Wow, there are 33 Shakespeare gardens that only grow stuff that he mentioned.  Stay clear of the hemlock!


I would love to visit. There are also several popular names that were invented by him like Jessica, Olivia and Miranda.


Cool.  I recently read that MSNBC is 85% dedicated to opinion.  I'm skeptical... That only allows for 15% being dedicated to news.


Interesting. Apparently Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


That I actually knew.  That's why I don't believe that the median view age is 68 for Fox News.  That doesn't even make sense unless there are a lot of 100+ year-olds out there.


They discussed the possibility of making a cable cahnnel that would only air the simpsons. Would you watch?


I like the Simpsons so yes... I stream on my laptop more than I watch TV.


Speaking of which, I'm in the mood to watch the simpsons. Have a good night!


Not really. I prefer comedy. How about you?


yeah somewhat. did you know people fantasy draft the spelling bee


I didn't know that. Do you like the Lord of the Rings? The Return of the King is the first and only fantasy film to ever get an academy award for best picture.


I actually like it a lot. do you know what keeps the reality from fantasy separate in us?


I'm not sure. What is it? Jim Henson made "The Black Crystal" because he felt that children should never be afraid. He wanted them to return to fantasy's darker roots like Hans Christian Andersen tales.


wow did not know that. do you like any news channels?


I prefer not to watch the news. I find it depressing. How about you?


yeah me too but i heard fox news is the most watched


I hear the median viewer age is 68 though


Interesting. I did not know that. Fox News threatened to sue the SImpsons because they didn't like them parodying their anti democratic party agenda.


yeah and at the same time they want to create a chanell to play only simpsons


Ha, interesting. Would you watch tv all day if you won the lottery? Travel? Do something else?


definitely travel and maybe try and catch some shakespeare dramas


Is there a such thing as too much money though? There was a lottery winner who wanted to remain anonymous. There have been reports of lottery winners getting killed after they disclose their names.


wow did not know that. did you know shakespeare made up a bunch of women's names


I did not know that. He also made grammatical errors on purpose to emphasize points in his plays.


Not really so much anymore, but I used to. How about you?


I used to play volleyball but with only three players instead of six like what is typically played and we always tried to slam the ball.


That's pretty interesting. Did you know that volleyball and basketball were both invented at the YMCA?


I didn't know that! I wonder if they patented or licensed those inventions! I knew that our local YMCA basketball height was the same regardless of gender, but wasn't the same for volleyball nets, the women's nets were much shorter. Do you think that's fair or reasonable?


That's not too fair. They say that the best female volleyball player in the world is nicknamed "Game Over."


Lol, that's a great nickname! That would definitely strike a sense of intimidation and fear in me if I new that the opposing team had a player like that. Maybe she got her nickname by kicking the volleyball, it's actually not against the rules to do that!


That's pretty interesting, so I guess you can use any part of your body in volleyball?


Yeah, none of it is against the rules, that would've been useful to know since my wrists were in so much pain from hitting the ball.


I bet. Did you hear that Fedex actually returned a volleyball that washed up after the Japanese Tsunami?


How did they know who to return it to? I'm glad no sharks got ahold of that treasured volleyball. Sharks were existent even before dinosaurs and trees!


I was wondering that myself. Sharks are amazing! They can be trained like dogs to bark!


They can bark? I think I'd be too afraid to wait and listen to their sounds the moment I see their mouth open and sharp teeth even though they can rescue sailors, like dolphins. I think I'd much prefer to hitch a ride with dolphins than sharks, you?


Yeah, I'd feel safer with the dolphins than the sharks. Apparently Great White Sharks congregate in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in an area known as The White Shark Cafe. I don't think I'd want to go there, I have a feeling that I'd be the entree.


Lol, as friendly as it sounds to enter that cafe, I wouldn't want to enter either even though they have no rib cages, their massive size can cause them to literally crush their own bodies, I wonder if any other animals have no rib cages like sharks.


That's pretty interesting, I wonder if Wikileaks leaked that information. Wikileaks actually published the Government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Was it in those documents that revealed that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


I'm not sure about that. I wonder if most of the land there consist of military bases and test sites? I mean Area 51 is there I believe.


Yes, I think that's what its used for mainly, but maybe its in those Wikileaks that reveal the actual purpose of housing bases there and perhaps even information regarding whether anyone has attempted to sell the Statue of Liberty like a man in france who managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice! I wonder who the prospective buyers were.


That is pretty crazy, what would be even crazier is if it was the same buyer both times.


Yeah, but hopefully those documents reveal how much the US government has done, maybe something like the Norwegian government where they donated one billion to help save the amazon rainforest!


Hi. Do you like going to the library? I think it's cool how many things are available to borrow.


I love going to the library but now a days I pretty much search and check my books out online. It is amazing at what all is available at the library.


Yes so much more convenient. You are right from newspapers to manuscripts to films even CD's!


I know and video games. Did you know they try to lure the teenagers into the library with this?


Quite funny I bet it works! If you publisha book in Norway the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries. I wonder if they do the same with children's books?


Hmmm. Not sure. All ships visiting the ancient city of alexandria had to surrender their books for immediate copying. Then they put the originals in the library of alexandria.


Oh wow. Interesting. One cool fact is that there are more libraries that McDonalds which makes me have hope for us!


Thank goodness!! Did you know that a jawbone revealed how much radiation a Hiroshima bomb victim absorbed. I am sure the results were frightening.


That is fascinating but scary at the same time. I bet a scientist came up with that idea. Hard to believe it wasn't until the 19th century that the term scientist came into use.


I am surprised at that! I am also surprised that it is illegal to own a rabbit in queensland without having a magicians license or being a scientist. What do they have against pet rabbits?


Haha hilarious. There are too many wild rabbits there. Only one scientist has ever walked on the moon...Harrison Schmitt.


That is neat. I am amazed at scientists. Did you know that Harvard scientists managed to store a gif animation of a galloping horse in the dna of bacteria. How did they really know it was there? Sounds sketchy/


Sounds very sketchy! The emperor of Japan was a scientist and he still published papers!


Hmmm. Did you know that the first computer algorithm was written by a woman named Ada Lovelace?


Sounds like a Harry potter character lol! I am thankful to the english scientist who invented the world wide web in 1989!


haha hilarious. That english scientist who discovered the web did it with a state-funded organization. They should be proud.


Absolutely! The first google computer at Stanford was housed in lego bricks. Not sure what that says!


Haha I would love to see that in action. Also never smoke near apple computers as it voids the warranty!


I had no idea. Thank goodness I don't smoke. I am sure that I would be the one to void it if possible.


Haha maybe so. The russians even made a ocmputer that ran on water once. Well on that note I will say goodbye. It was lovely talking with you.


I think libraries are a fascinating entity. An entire building of resources that can be borrowed for free!


Me too although the internet has kept me out of them for years.


Yeah that's true most of the information can be accessed online now. But one library in Sacramento has things like sewing machines you can borrow


Wow, that's cool.  I've only been to Sac once.  It would cool if they did that with power tools.


Hopefully more libraries will do that. Whoa yeah power tools would be sweet and a great idea. They can be very expensive to buy.


Yes, I don't use them enough to justify the expense.


Yeah and I didn't realize how many libraries there were in the US (more libraries than McDonalds) and over half the population have library cards.


Libraries are cool.  I used to frequent them.  It is one of the best things one can do for free.


Yeah I don't use them enough either. Now computers can basically do everything and it's basically like having a library at home.


The internet and computers have taken on the role, perhaps too much.  There is something satisfying about turning pages.


Yeah I agree. In addition, the technology continues to improve every day. Transhumanists for example want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks!


Yeah, I heard that.  As long as they stick to smart people like the English scientist that invented the www.


Yeah good point, I can't imagine how smart that guy must be!


Smarter than me!  We also don't really need weapon makers like the people that built the bomb that erased Hiroshima.


Yes that's true. Atleast some good has come of it with the Brazilian physicist Mascarenhas making all those advances with measuring radiation levels.


I worked in the nuclear industry and radiation is scary.  A dirty explosive would be enough to paralyze a city.


Wow I can't imagine that! Have you ever been tested for radiation?


We wore a TLD badge that was tested regularly (Time Lapsed Doesmeter).  Kind of like they did to test people in 1945.


Oh that's good. Yeah the current technology-electron spin resonance sounds pretty cool.


Yes.  Technology booms.  Nice talking to you.


Do you like to play volleyball?  I do but only really play a few times in the summer.


Hi I love volley!! I was in the team in high school


Nice!  So was I.  Miss those days.  Volleyball has been a part of the Summer Olympic games since 1964.


cool did you know kicking is legal in volley?


me too, what i did not know is that the women's net was 7 inches shorter in volley


Knew it. lol  I didn't know however that the best female player in the world is called Game Over.  Funny.


Oh my, what a name!! LOL.. I like when the team actually make the three touches before passing it to the other team


Nice.  lol Fedex returned a volleyball that washed up after the Japanese tsunami.  lol


Wow what a story, cool. wonder where it was found.. And it's also crazy it was not eaten by any sharks!


Right?  Both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA!  Let's talk about sharks!


I learned that, if trained,  sharks can bark and that rhymes


Isn't that something?  Have you ever heard of the white shark cafe?


It's in the middle of the pacific ocean in an area where great white sharks congregate.


I like to visit  that , from a distance!!!did you know sharks rescue sailors


I didn't know that and I wouldn't like to be the one to see if they could.  lol


I am both terrified and amazed of them , maybe I will go to the shark cafe one day!!


lol  Sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees.  Maybe that's why they know how to bark and rescue sailors?  lol It's been fun chatting!