Have you heard that all Cornell University students have to pass a   test to see if they have basic swimming skills before being allowed to graduate?


Thats really strict.  I guess its good in the long run though!  More people should know how to swim.


That's so true, I shake my head every Summer, when I hear about a little kid drowning.  It's so sad and so easily preventable.


Yeah,  I know a bunch of parents that don't know how to swim and they are scared to get into pools with their kids or they only stay in the shallow end.  Kinda ridiculous,  take some lessons so you can save your kids if they need it.


Amen, to that! Apparently, there are quite a few very good swimmers in the USA, because we have more Olympic Gold medals than all other countries combined, though.


Woohoo!  Go USA!  haha It's been really great talking to you,  have a good one.


hey there do you like birds, also known as aves


I do.  My daughter once had an African Gray parrot that had a pretty good vocabulary.  They have a strong but light skeleton.


ah well I ate some chicken earlier today and I can say that birds are tasty haha


Very good!  There are over 10000 species of birds.  No wonder bird watchers can stay occupied.


ya no kidding, I want to see a hummingbird steal a spiderweb, that sounds rad!


I have seen video of dodo birds landing.  They are in the pigeon family and now are extinct.


ah interesting, I always wanted to eat a dodo bird, I guess I can try pigeon to get the next best thing haha


I have eaten doves and quails.  They are tasty.  Some birds can imitate a chain saw.  Our parrot made the sound of sneakers squeaking from watching basketball.


ha thats scary, ya birds in austrailia can immidate a car alarm, I could see that being annoying haha


I never got our parrot to play jazz.  That is a style known as America's classical music.


haha interesting, I want an aquatic bird myself, its rare to see those as pets


Ducks are pretty available, but you have to clip their wings to keep them in your yard.  New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz.


ah interesing Ill look into ducks, ya I like jazz and I like that Clint Eastwood puts it in his movies


yup thats cool, I liked that movie Million Dollar Baby he made and the soundtrack he created for it


That was real drama!  There is a programming language where the program have jazz-like harmonies.  Artists are everywhere!


that is cool, I want to learn to play the trumpet but then I'd have to grow a goatee for comfort apparently


I saw Louie Armstrong years age just walking into a restaurant for dinner.  He had a trumpeter;s goatee.


oh thats cool, have you ever heard of pakistani jazz?


No.  But the world is getting smaller with the internet.  Is it played by a band or an orchestra?


ya its a whole orchestra and is apparently at the top of all the charts right now


Yeah, apparently the feathers are heavier.


Interesting! Hummingbirds are really light. They are so smart though. They can steal spiderwebs to make and repair nests.


Did you know some birds fly from Alaska to North Mexico without sleeping?


Wow, that is determination there! Also some birds are determined to drive you crazy, it seems. In Australia there are wild birds that mimic car alarms, cameras, chainsaws. Ugh, that would be the worst one.


I'm finding that one very hard to believe.


Amazing that they are believed to have branched off from dinosaurs.


WOW, that is pretty cool. What about dodo birds?


Oh, I guess them too, but they are also a sub family of pigeon.


I don't really like ducks that much. I found some swimming in my pool.


Hilarious. What about Jazz, do you like jazz?


Yeah, jazz is cool. I like small concerts such as the free jazz concerts that are held at a Harlem woman's apartment. Sometimes top performers stop by.


Did you know clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast?


I did not know that actually. Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that has been topping the charts. I want to check them out.


That might be interesting. What about swimming, do you like swimming?


Yeah, I like swimming! Did you know the front crawl was taught by Native Americans to the British?


No, i didn't know that. I know there are banned swimsuits in the olympics. Well, nice chatting with you.


I didn't know that. I guess it was really good. Well, I would love to take a dip. It's getting hot here! Nice talking to you.


Yeah, pretty funny right? Well, nice chatting with you.


Sure, I prefer it over many genres (e.g., horror and animation). Are you familiar with Holly Twyford?


She's a stage actress in DC.  Sort of an "All American" girl. She likes family time, farmers markets, naps and just being normal. Refreshing...


Yeah that is actually refreshing. do you like comedy?


You already asked me that. 3rd Rock from the Sun was a favorite -- it won a Golden Globe.


Did you know bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is the best modern age comedy?


Yeah, that's an interesting take.  Have you ever read "Cat Mysteries"? It's a popular genre in fiction.


Yeah that is an interesting one, imagine all the car detectives


Also interesting is the Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time.  Pretty sure they never met.


Pretty sure too or he would have definitely written about her


That would have been interesting.  I think Holly Twyford is interesting in that she is so normal and in the entertainment business. She likes naps, croissants and doing touristy things.


Yeah I think we all appreciate that and glad she sticks to it. did you know shakespeare coined the term 'good ridance'?


Yeah, that's cool.  He also coined "laughing stock" and "Brave New World." I wonder if that's where Huxley got that...


yeah he has coined so many words for sure. and he invented the names miranda, jessica, and olivia


Hmmm.  Speaking of name, the computer language Python was named in part after Monty Python.


oh that is pretty cool. did you know comedy central has canceled over 100 shows?


Wow.  They are ruthless.  That's as weird as Roger Ebert writing a mystery book.


Yeah do you know who is the best selling novelist of all time?


Maybe Agatha Christie that sold 4 billion... Oh, actually its the Bible who have many authors.


I am a fan yeah, what about you? do you like him? his work?


I do.  I was reading up on him and discovered I don't know a lot about him as I thought he did.


There's much we dont know, he was born in the year 1564 so a lot of info is missing, he did chage our culture forever


Yes he did.  He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.


I have to agree with that, his plays have a mayor influence not only on Americans but on everyone, I bet Shakepeare didn't see that coming


Bet not!  He was alive at the same time as Pocahontas and they died only a year apart.  What are the odds?


I know right, makes you wonder if they ever met each other,


Be curious for sure.  Did you know he invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia?


I didn't know that but I do know he invented some of the phrases we use today


good riddance, wild-goose chase, brave new world. The list goes on, many popular phrases


Awesome!  Switching gears...do you like comedies?


I do like them yeah, also like mystery fictions


Robert Ebert, one of his actually, ''Mystery and Romance of the rice cooker''


I'm not familiar with those.  I see that cat mysteries are a popular genre of fiction that involves cats as main characters solving a crime.


That doesn't sound like fun to me,  Agatha Christie is another great author


Now I've heard of her!  Her books have sold over 4 billion copies!


Yeah she is the best selling novelist of all time, her books are great,


I agree.  I've "read" her books by watching the movies, haha! Thanks for the chat!


No, I don't see much theater, there is not opportunities, like in Washington D.C.


I like watching comedy.  I feel very relaxed watching comedy


There is a lot of mediums for comedies, like films, which is your favorite movie ? Kung Fu hustle like Bill Murray ?


I concur, and I like Bill murray a lot.  Did you watch 3rd rock by any chance


I like Monty Python, it is very popular, it is the inspiration for Python programming language.


it is interesting.  Did you watch comedy central.  I heard that they cancelled more than 100 shows since its creation in 1989


I have watched a few shows from them The Colbert Report was funny and I watch a South Park episode from time to time, I hope it won't get canceled.


I think the show will not be cancelled soon because of their high rating.  Also, did you watch other comedy series like friends, seinfield...


In my youth, I have watched Seinfeld every week, Friends was just before at 8h00 PM. It was very popular, like Shakespsear in his time.


I agree.  I still watch Friends occasionally because I find it very funny.  Between Seinfield and Friends, which one do like more


It think I like Seinfeld better, it has influenced some much thing, like Shakespear influenced his time.


It makes sense.  I agree Seinfield's themes touch more on our daily aspects


Friends is a light comedy, Seinfeld is more like a satire, which is more timeless.


Completely agree with you on this aspect.  Btw, are you a fan of mystery fiction


Yeah, I have read a few books from Agatha Christie when I was young, but not anymore.


I somehow do not find any interest in mystery fiction because of its unpractical themes


I have stopped read them because I felt cheated by the writer, who sometimes hid details only to reveal them at the end. Which is contrary to the spirit of mystery fiction.


That is a good point.  I would rather watch either comedy or listen to music.


What do you think of Shakespear ? He gave some many expression to the English language like Break the ice and good riddance.


I do not like reading Shakespear because I am a bit young for that.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


When you get old maybe you will like to know how much important his work was. Happy holidays


Hello there, have you seen the Infinity War movie?


hey I did! it was the first movie to be shot in full on imax digital cameras


I heard that, very cool, I have not seen it yet myself but would like to when I get the chance.


ya it's worth seeing, you'll see theres a part where Iron Man eats shawarma, it's making me hungry right now haha


That is too funny, I don't even know what a shawarma is, but I heard the movie cause a sizable increase in sales!


it did, it's like a sandwich its delicious, did you know that the actor who plays Jarvis has never seen any of the movies he's been in


No I didn't know that either, that seems so strange to not see the final product you worked so hard on.


ya I agree, did you ever watch the incredible hulk series from the 70's?


Yeah I used to watch old reruns of that show when I was younger.  How about you?


ya I've seen old episodes from time to time, I guess Lou Ferrigno plays a part in the avengers: age of ultron which is cool


That is cool, he paid he's dues and deserved it too.


ya I'm glad he can relax, would you say you're more of a Marvel or DC person?


I am more of a Marvel person, what is your favorite super hero movie of any side though?


oh I like Iron man and Wolverine myself, but my favorite superhero of all time would be batman who is DC, yours?


My favorite movie from the super heroes would probably be the fist Batman with Michael Keaton.


haha I do like him as batman! kind of nice is marvel comics created a superhero specifically for a 4 year old boy


Yeah I think that is super cool actually.  I guess there are something like 300 of them total.


oh wow that is impressive, I remember when Disney acquired Marvel in 2009, I thought that was a crazy thing, and they have exploded


Yeah that definitely has paid off, should be a good investment for years to come.


oh definitely, did you hear how there is only one character owned by both marvel and dc?


Yeah and sounds like the name fits the character as well.  It was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.


hey there, do you like superhero movies?


Not really much of a fan of those types of movies. What about you?


I like them actually, kind of fun to watch. I recently watched Avengers: Infinity War.


Haven't seen it. I guess it's good for Marvel fans, but I wonder how many of these films Disney will release in the next few years.


It will be interesting to see that for sure. it is the first film that was shot with digital imax cameras only.


I think there must be more money in the cinema experience. I figure that at home, there is no IMAX, so to draw people to the theater, they need IMAX.


yeah true. Do you know who voices the Hulk?


Don't know. The Hulk is the big green fellow?


Yes that is him. It was played by Lou Ferigno once and now he stills does the voice for the character.


That's great! Good for Lou! The man is deaf in one ear. Are you keen on learning about the universe that we live in, not the Marvel universe?


Yes, very much do. Did you know there are stars in the universe that we can touch, they are cold enough.


I guess that would be an interesting experience. I wonder whether we could live on those stars.


Interesting way of thinking. Some believe the universe is a giant superhologram.


I wonder what I should do with that information. Should I just treat everyone like a mirage? Interesting idea.


That is interesting indeed. Other think that universes evolve like species do through evolution.


So the stronger universes survive, and get to propagate their laws, while the weaker ones die? I wonder which kind of universe we are in.


Yeah that is an interesting theory. Another one is that the there is only one electron in the universe.


Only one? How would we all share that electron? Seems like an impossibility.


I know right? another says that a region is still pulling galaxies into others


I figure I'm pretty good for the time being. Hey, it's been great chatting!


I have only seen one or two so far.  I have not seen Infinity War yet.  Are you a fan of the movies?


I have not seen any of the movies I have to admit, but know they do very well at the box office.


I have heard that too.  i am surprised to learn that some of them die in the Infinity War movie though. I wonder how the studio will keep going with movies after this.


Yeah I agree, I think they will come up with new characters to keep it going in my opinion.


Probably so.  Have you heard of that character, Access?  It's sole purpose seems to be to keep marvel and dc separate.


I have not heard of him no.  Are you a fan of Marvel Comics in general?


I guess so. I do like some of the movies.  I actually haven't read very many comics.  Disney bought Marvel in 2009 so that's probalby what is increasing it's popularity.


Yeah I think that was a huge move, very smart too.


I agree. Even though Marvel has been around since 1939, Disney has a much larger audience and fan base.


Yes the do, and it's always growing, and buying Star Wars brings all those people in too.


It definitely does.  Did you know though that Disney does not own the rights to show some marvel characters east of the mississippi in their theme parks?


No I didn't know that, very interesting.


Yeah, it's all due to a contract Marvel signed with Universal Studies back in the 1990's.


Did you know Marvel made a superhero named blue ear?


I guess it was for a four year old who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids and he said superheroes dont wear them, so they made one who did!


That is very nice and very impressive!  It shows that Marvel is a good fit with Disney because they obviously care about kids!


Yes, I thought that was a very cool thing they did.


I like to think about how Sony must feel by not buying Marvel when they had the chance.


Oh gosh, yeah they would have done so well if they did.


Hi good evening. You like Marvel comics?


Yup.  Super big fan.  Did you see Avengers Infinity War?


Yes I did. Great film. It was the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!


What did you think of the ending? Guess everyone was waiting for that big Thanos moment.


Ending was crazy. Thanos was such a good villain Josh Brolin did a fantastic job!


Right?!? I mean the entire cast is great.  Did any of the deaths shock you?  The one that hit me the hardest was Spiderman.  But didn't feel too bad. I mean he's got a sequel coming so it can't be all that bad for those who "died."


Yeah that was crazy, although I don't remember him dying? Did he save Iron Man right? Sony is the only company with rights to Spiderman.


Spidey died or "vanished."  His was the one where he was stumbling and said, "I don't feel so good Mr. Stark."  Glad Sony and Marvel worked out some kind of deal.  Was really happy with Tom Holland.  You have any favorite actors in the Marvel Universe?


Oh yeah now I remember...Tom Holland was great better than Toby IMO. I love Chris Hemsworth as Thor. He is such a good God! Also Ragnarok was so epic.


Funny, my little girl loves Ragnorak.  Had to double check if she was starting to like boys because she kept saying Thor is cool!  I'm really impressed by the way Marvel has so many different kinds of characters.


Haha everyone likes Thor I think. Yes they do. I like how Lou Ferrigno, the original Hulk, has made some appearances as well.


Isn't that great. I had read the Lou Ferrigno had a hearing problem.  Interestingly, Marvel created a superhero named Blue Ear specifically for a 4 year old boy who told his mom superheroes don't wear hearing aids.


Wow that is so heartfelt of them. Marvel is very smart. They even argued in court once that mutants are not people! It was in regards to their toy licensing.


Man when Marvel was acquired by Disney back in 2009 I thought that would be a big business mistake.  But as you say, they know what they're doing.


Yes exactly. But Disney doesn't own the rights to the big marvel characters in theme parks east of the Mississippi!


Ha.  The way Disney owns everything it's almost as if they're their own Universe! Or maybe they're the sun and everything revolves around them


Great comparison! There is even one character owned by both marvel and DC named Access! His purpose is to keep the two universes separate!


I am just glad Sony didn't end up buying the rights to all of Marvel back in 1998! Well have a good one it was nice chatting with you!


Thanks.  Sorry meant to say in the last post that I think Marvel's beating DC overall right not. Think Stan Lee did a great job pushing Marvel forward. Though a lot of credit does go to Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby.


No problem, and yes I totally agree. Marvel>DC. Also RIP Stan Lee! Have a good one!


I did, I though it was a great movie, it integrated characters perfectly, did you watch it? did you like it?


I did not like it. I don't like Marvel movies that much. I have been watching The Punisher. I like the Marvel series a lot better.


The Punisher is a great serie, did you also watched Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage? those are also pretty good


Sorry, I meant I have not watched Infinity War. Yes, I have watched Luke Cage. I also liked Jessica Jones. Was that marvel too? And I have not watched the rest but I will have to check them out. It's cool that so many characters were in Inifinity Wars though.


Many superheroes indeed, my favorite Iron Man. Infinity War definetely made history, its the first moie to be shot with only digital Imax cameras,


Movies don't hold my attention as much as series. I'm not sure I could sit through Infinity Wars since it's over two and a half hours long.


It is pretty long but I think its a must watch movie, the cast is great many of my favorite actors are in the movie and Iron Man just cracks me up


At least it seems like the characters are relatable. I heard that the best moments are the ones that were focused on the characters.


I think its interesting how characters can be bad in one movie but then become good in the next like Bucky Barnes in the Winter Soldier, did you watch that movie?


No, I haven't watched that movie. I know what you mean though.


There is weird fact about The Avengers but somehow the movie caused shawarma sales to increase.


I think in the end of the first movie of The Avengers the whole team goes to a small shawarma joint to eat, maybe thats why the sales increased! One thing I know for sure and that is that im starting to get hungry lol


Haha, yeah, that is making me hungry too. Speaking of foot, oddly, I remember watching the Hulk series when I was younger, during dinner. The actor who played the Hulk has been voicing the character ever since then including every apperance up to Avengers age of Ultron.


Thats an interesting fact indeed, so theres this popular character called Jarvis, so the character that plays his voice has never watched the films either so you are not alone lol


Wow, that is crazy. Maybe it just kind of ruins it if you're an actor in the franchise.


I guess that could be a bummer, I wonder where the franchise gets all their ideas from? I bet they had the universe as a source of their inspiration for sure


Are there any holograms in the Marvel series? There is a theory that the universe may be one giant superhologram.


Yes, there are holograms in the movies and that is one crazy theory not sure if thats the right one but Im willing to remain open minded lol


Kind of a scary thought, but kind of cool.


Hello, are you a fan of superhero movies?


Yes, I've seen a few. I really like Ironman, and it is funny to read that he use to hide food on the sceen


That's interesting, I'm sure they must have had fun with that. Speaking of food, I know the avengers caused an increase in shawarma sales.


Not sure. Have you seen Avengers: Infinity War?


No. Did you? I'm sure it's good. All of them are. So many stars in one film.


I have seen it, I thought the technological lengths were impressive. It was the first film shot entirely with digital IMAX cameras.


Wow. That would be fun to watch in IMAX theater. I was interested to find that Disney does not own the rights to some marvel characters like spiderman.


That's interesting, I have also heard Sony was offered exclusive rights to all their characters, but only purchased the rights to Spiderman because they didn't think people would care about other characters.


Really. That seems to have been a big mistake for Sony. The plots to these movies a all the same basically... fight for good against evil.


I agree, and yet they last forever seemingly. The same actor who originally voiced the Hulk in the 1970's has voiced the character for decades since.


Really? Each of the heroes have their own personalities. I like the Hulk, too. The Winter Soldier must have been a good guy at one time, is that right?


I'm not sure! The most interesting character I know is access, it's owned by both Marvel and DC, and it's only purpose is to keep the two companies separate.


Do you know that in reality, the universe is amazing and there may even be another universe in a black hole?


That's interesting, people have their theories about everything in the universe. I've heard on that there is only one electron in the whole universe!


Amazing! There are lots of sounds out there in the universe. It's thought that in a black hole the sound that is 57 octaves below middle c is emitted.


I wonder how they measure something like that. It would be interesting to measure outside the observable universe, where a region of space might be pulling galaxies outside.


Only God knows. I've heard there are sounds that come from other parts of the galaxies. Recorded!!


That's scary to think honestly. I've heard the universe may only be one giant superhologram, maybe that would mean even these sounds are fictional too.


Who knows? Scientists theorize universes evolve through natural selection, maybe one day we'll figure out something definite. Anyways it was nice talking to you, have a good night!


Hi! I am a huge fan of Infinity War! Did you know it was the first film to be shot 100% on IMAX cameras? That is so cool!


I had heard that.  I also heard that they killed off a few big characters.


It's crazy, isn't it? I also think it's crazy that there was an increase in Shawarma sales thanks to the Avengers!


I know!  That is pretty crazy that it had that kind of influence.


Agreed! But then you have people like the guy who voiced Jarvis in the Avengers and Iron Man films who's never watched any of the movies. Can you believe that?


That is odd, I am sure Lou Ferrigno has seen many of the hulk films since he started voicing the character.


I'm sure he has. Ha! I'm also sure the waitress in Avengers that Captain America saves (who also voiced the character Gretchen in Recess) has seen the films as well!


I think most actors/actresses do.  I guess some just want to be done with them.


I don't blame them one bit. Acting has to be stressful. I also wonder how stressful a scientist's job is? Speaking of scientists, did you know there are some who theorize universes actually evolve through natural selection like different species do here on earth?


Yeah!  I think contemplating the universe is great, especially if we are alone in it!


Indeed it is! Speaking of the universe, you know it could simply be one massive superhologram!


Wouldnt that be interesting!  I think there is stuff beyond what we even know.


I do as well. You know, there's also a theory stating there's only one electron in the entire universe! That is pretty interesting if you ask me!


It is, as well as stars so cold we could touch them!


That would be awesome to do! They also say there's a part of space that could possibly be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe. That is crazy, isn't it?


It is! I think the universe is always expanding and that might be why.


It could be. Plus even though the spatial size of the universe is unknown, It's still possible to measure the observable universe!


Which, in itself, is crazy to me.  This seemingly infinite space can be measured- we don't even know if there is other life, but we know where it might be.


It is, crazy. There are so many questions and contradictions, it's hard to keep up! Well we talked about the Marvel "universe" earlier, but did you know there's a character both DC and Marvel owns called Access who was created to keep both DC and Marvel's universe's separate?


I would need his help telling them apart.  LOL.  It's been nice chatting, but I must get going.


That suprised me they both own a character and yet, Disney doesn't own the rights to the big named Marvel characters in all the theme parks east of the Mississippi because, in the 1990s, Marvel signed a contract with Universal Studios. Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day, friend!


Hi, yes I love video games, from classic games to newer games like hitchhikers guide to the galaxy which is surprisingly good.


I never knew that was an actual game! Video games were called cathode ray tube amusement devices when first invented


Huh I didn't know that. Yeah it's a great game and Stephen Fry does narration in the video game too. You should check it out.


I will check it out. I watched the movie but now I need to play the game


Fry also does narration in the harry potter games. Most of which are actually very good usually movie / book video games aren't good but they are great.


I am sure I can buy it on amazon, I love amazon, do you?


Can't go wrong with same day shipping, or Sunday deliveries. I've been buying on amazon since they were a bookstore.


I love same day shipping, It started off as a book sale company.


Yeah I said I've been buying since they were a book store. Its amazing they can ship all this heavy stuff for free. The first customer who bought from them got a building named after them!


You can get everything on Sunday, they have a contract with the usps to ship on sunday


Yeah. They are so big and only getting bigger. I like that they've branched out to other things like owning a publishing company.


For sure, they are so rich and Jeff Bezos is too! I hear that people that work at amazon walk between 7 and 15 miles per day as part of their shift


They get a lot of bad press for that but I find that hard to believe. I'm sure most people drive machines across the building. I've worked in big warehouses before.


me too, they don't walk that much, otherwise they would be so skinny! did you know IMDB is owned by Amazon


I did not. I wonder what they want with IMDB. I don't think that website makes a lot of money.


For sure lol I was thinking the same thing. I wish I was the first person to buy something from Amazon, they have a building named after them


I told you that a minute ago! They spent $27.95


sorry must have missed that, good chatting with you!


Have you heard of the popular game called Fortnite? The name of the game is survival where players fight each other though zombies and find materials to build shelters, do you play?


My kid plays it constantly with all his friends.  I guess that is partly why it takes up 12.8% of traffic to the gaming platform. It went to the top of the charts quickly in the US and a bunch of other countries.


Yes, it was an international obsession with over 150 million players worldwide! It's also the most-watched game on Twitch, did you know that Amazon owns that site, Twitch. IT's where people upload streaming of games.


Even basketball champions are referencing the game with their victories.  I can't figure out why though as I personally can't stand the game.


I never got into it, but a lot of my co-workers who are also sports fans talk about it. Overall, I think gaming has become more mainstream, seems like there's at least some sort of gaming console in a lot of households these days.


Pop star Drake even plays the game and got 628,000 viewers on Twitch to view him and "Ninja."


I hope he didn't keep kids up past midnight because it is illegal for kids 16 and under in South Korea to play video games past midnight. I wonder how they monitor or enforce that though.


Sounds scary though to be caught.  But if Jane McGonigal can calculate that as a planet we play three billion hours of video games per week, maybe they can monitor kids in South Korea.


Yeah, wonder what the punishment is, but seems like kids who play video games can stimulate their creative brains like MInecraft who partnered with unhabitat to let kids design changes they want to see in the games.


The military even used video games called "cathode ray tube amusement devices."  Probably those games were more for a combat mission function.  I wonder if the designers of those games would have liked Fortnite.


Or be inspired from the game! It's pretty cool fact that Tom Hanks' brother actually does Woody's voice in the video games version of the game. They do have very distinguishable vocal cords.


Wow, that is interesting!  Do you play Minecraft?  One school in Sweden requires minecraft lessons.  I think my children will want to move there soon.


Haha, kids might actually look forward to school! No, I do not play Minecraft but that world is bigger than Neptune which I forget is the which largest planet in the solar system in terms of rank.


I think it is great that kids can have a chance to make their world more environmentally friendly with un habitat partnering with Minecraft to let kids make designs of ways to change the environment for the better.


Yes, I agree. Considering that Minecraft is the third best selling video game of all time, I think their very noble for giving back to the community.


I would ask Amazon to deliver Minecraft to my children sometime when they ask me urgently for it on a boring weekend.  They have a contract with the post office.


Being that they're the largest internet retailer in the world, they sure would be able to do that. I admire Jeff Bezos for what an amazing business he has built, I must admit I use a lot of services Amazon offers.


Those who work for Amazon do a great job and work really hard.  They must really be in shape walking 7-15 miles a day on their shifts.


Yeah, that's a physically demanding job, Amazon offers so many products, I didn't know that they also owned IMDB, no wonder its integrated in their prime videos. Would love Netflix to offer that as well.


I remember when Amazon was just selling books and now it has grown so much.  They have audiobooks, video downloads, video games, electronics, even food!  I love to shop on amazon.com


Me too! They even offer low-end products under its in-house brand AmazonBasics, but I have tried some of their products and think their quite qualitative for the price point.


Nice talking to you.  I think I'll go shop on Amazon now for some new furniture!


Some theorists think of video games as an artform.  I would mostly disagree with that!


Yes, they are definitely an expression of art! Did you know that Tom Hanks brother Jim does voices in video games?


i didn't know that.  In South Korea it is illegal for kids under 16 to play video games after midnight.  wish that were true here too


Yes I agree with that, kids are staying up all night on their devices now days!


i think it is funny that the military called video games cathode ray tube amusement devices.  CRTAD acronym I'm sure.


Yep, There is also a school in Sweden with actual Minecraft lessons being taught!


Oh no.  Video games in school not a good idea.  lol  Minecraft is the 3rd best selling video game of all time though.


I'm not surprised about that!  And...someone actually built a working 16 bit computer using only minecraft building blocks! Wow.


crazy.  how is the Minecraft world bigger than Neptune?  i don't get that...


I don't understand that one actually, I was just wondering about that!  I see that Amazon named a building after their very first customer who spent 27.95


must be theoretical or something.  it's hard to imagine that Amazon is still smaller than Alibaba.


I didn't know that it was smaller, interesting.  I also didn't know that Amazon and the post office have a deal to deliver amazon packages to their customers on Sunday.


I get Amazon Prime deliveries all the time on Sunday.  AWS is their fastest growing subsidiary providing web or cloud based services.


I have Prime also, I've just never received a box on a Sunday.  I wonder why Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that would run for 10,000 years? Seems like a waste of money when people go hungry each day here in America.


strange.  i guess hungry people will need to know the time too, but seems excessive for sure.  i did not know IMDB was owned by Amazon.  seems they have a hidden base of information there.


I didn't know that either. Amazon employees must be in pretty good health, they walk on average at work, between 7 and 15 miles.


i just was reading that too.  must be a job requirement to be in good health too.  don't want people hurting themselves on the job.


True....lol. Have you ever bought any of the "House" products, AmazonBasics?


no, i didn't know Amazon Basics was a thing but if they are cheaper and basic i would try.  wonder if they offer on Prime?


I'm pretty sure they do offer them on Prime, I'm going to find out.  I haven't tried them yet, but I have seen them on their website.


cool, i'll look into it too.  i'd rather talk about amazon and not video games myself.


Me too!  I have a lot to say about shopping, ha ha!


No but I would love to!! what about you?


no! I have seen other marvel movies though. have you?


/yes I have! this one sounds very catching. This black panther is way richer than Bruce Wayne, I would like to see that


you're right, i read that black panther is the richest one! do you know the story of black panther?


No  but I am going to read about it. I would like to see the performance of Lupita Nyong'o


i'm not familiar with her, is she in any other movies?


She has received an Oscar already! And talking about other marvel movies I really liked the fantastic 4


which one was that, i don't think i've seen it!


I suggest you do, It is really a cool movie. And talking about Marvel. I have read they created a superhero blue ear for a 4 year old boy who needed a hearing aid but did not want to use one, so Marvel created a superhero aid for him


i saw that, it is so thoughtful of them! Do you watch any of the shows associated with marvel on tv?


No actually I have not. I have heard Marvel was acquired by Disney. I am excited to see what would be coming as far as even better movies.


yes, i saw that too. but i guess disney wont be building any marvel related rides anytime soon...


Who knows? And about Walt Disney movies I love the wreck it Ralph one


i haven't seen many of the new ones! I do believe they are re-releasing lion king, have you heard about that? as live action i think...


I have heard and have seen the trailer. I am definitely going to the movies for it. I love also Pixar Movies


ahhh you did mention that. is there one about emotions? I believe i saw that one!


The emotions one is Inside out. About wreck it Ralph I read the development started in the 80's


ahhh yes that one was so cute! it's been a pleasure chatting. have a great night/day :)


I never saw black panther. I love Angela Bassett


I do too. I also love Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay


Did you know The richest superhero is actually black panther


Yes who has an estimated of $500 billion


I do get it confused with the black panther party,


I did too at first. Did you know that The symbols ased on an actual script called nsibdi?


Correct. Chadwick boseman almost went to oxford. He must be smart


Do you like Marvel Comics ? Walt Disney owns it


I do. But they do now rights to show "big" marvel characters (avengers, x-men, spider-man, etc


yes thats in theme parks east of the mississippi


That was nice of them to come up with a hearing aid wearing hero


That as nice. It as for a 4 year old boy


I have never heard of the hero names access


Me either. They made it to try to keep both companies' universes separate


Did you know that Frozen was the first animated disney film directed by a woman


No i did not. They recycled  a lot of their animation frames a very long time ago


And they make the toys before they make the movies


I would like to see the lino king in zulu


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


I have heard a lot about it! I know T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanada following his father's death.


Yep you're right. Actually Black Panther is considered the richest superhero too.


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


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


Yeah same with me. Marvel is just as big. In 1998 they actually offered the cinematic rights of their characters to Sony!


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


That is so nice of them. Marvel actually argued in court once that mutants are not people!


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


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


Thats a lot of years of making money! Disney actually doesn't own the rights to show popular marvel characters in theme parks east of the mississippi!


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


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


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


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


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


Wow talk about starting off with a bang!! That was a great movie. Another first was when lion king dubbed into zulu for its african release.


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


Yea I heard about that. The toy industry also sounds like they anticipate the movies! Nice talking to you friend.


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


Good point!  Did you know that the Indian gov't sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter?  I kind of find that hard to believe because as far as I know there are only Tigers in India.


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


What are the odds of that?  Hahah  The citizens of Austin, TX once voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst!


A cat named Hank placed third in a senate election in Virginia. What is it with people voting for animals?


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


Always good when people can vote. How about this one -- the candidate who blinks the fastest has lost every presidential debate since 1980. That's a crazy stat.


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


I was thinking the same thing. Another animal getting votes -- in 1988 a chimp came in third place for mayor of Rio de Janeiro.


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


That'd tragic. Hopefully they can pass legislation to correct that. Speaking of Alabama, 40% of voters voted to continue the legal ban on interracial marriage -- and this was in 2000.


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


Man, that's quite a commute. JFK, who is widely remembered for his work to advance civil rights, actually voted against the 1957 Civil Rights Act.


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


That's awesome. In South Carolina, an Atheist cannot be governor. That's insane.


Crazy indeed!  In 1934, North Dakotas governor declared martial law and seceded from the US.  Never heard that before.


I've never heard that either. In Kentucky, you can't be Governor if you've ever participated in a duel. I guess that rules me out. Haha.


What?  That is an odd one for sure!  The Beatles wrote "Come Together" for Timothy Leary's 1969 CA governor campaign.  It's been fun chatting with you!


Good afternoon Theo. I think it's very important to vote in elections what about you? Elections have been operating since the 17th century.


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


Yes democracy is indeed the best no doubt. Officials in ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy. Boy were they wrong.


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


I definitely agree. Another weird thing is that since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75% of the time. Now that I think of it Trump was taller than Hillary.


Hmmm, that is so weird. Not as weird as a CAT named Hank who placed 3rd in a Virginia senate election. LOL


Yeah must not have been very good candidates. The voter turn out for US presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years. That's too bad.


Yeah probably not. So like the taller candidate winning 75% of the time, the faster blinker in the presidential debates has lost every election since 1980. I wonder who sits around and counts the blinking?


Yeah I need to know who is coming up at the stats! Nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates voting option for presidential elections.


So do I. I like the way Oregon works. All their elections are conducted by mail so you don't even have to leave the house to vote.


Wow that is so convenient! Almost like astronauts voting from space.


Yes just like that. Apparently people like animals more than some politicians. A dog beat two mayorial candidates and actually served 13 years as mayor.


Ha ha that is hilarious. In 1934, North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceeded from the US. I didn't even know that was legal!


Don't laugh too much at the dog. In Rio de Janeiro, a chimpanzee got 400,000 votes and came in 3rd in another mayoral race. Those mayors must be horrible people.


Wow that is so amazing! How does that even happen? When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California he commuted three hours every day by private jet. Not exactly environmentally friendly.


Wow you are right about that. In Kentucky you can only become governor if you have never participated in a duel. Who even does that anymore?


Ha ha that is some old school rules right there. Do you remember the Beatles song come together? It was written for a California governor campaign!


Really, how cool. The governor of OK has a pool shaped like the state. I think that is awesome.


Yeah that is very patriotic. Texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment. It was the second elected female in the nation! It was nice conversing with you! I hope you have a good evening.


Girl power! :) I like how politics is progressing in that way. Same here. Bye!


Hey there did you vote in the last election?


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


Yep I would do that too. I think that's an option everyone should have, would you ever live in ancient Athens? Apparently they would do elections like a lottery


Seem like they were trying to avoid oligarchy to form!


Yep it's apparently so. It's kind of sad that voter turnout maxes out at 63% in the United States. What percent do you think it should be?


Not sure but people just dont trust any politician anymore. did you know astronauts can vote from space?


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


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


Yep I agree with you. I wonder which election was won by the shorter candidate actually haha. Did you hear that in 2012 International election observers were blocked in nine States from viewing the polls? Why would that be


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


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


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


No I didn't know that. That's super nice of them though. What is it nice is that 34% of the black population in Alabama, specifically males, lost their right to vote permanently


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


No I didn't know that either. Are there any Governors that you like? I remember when Schwarzenegger was governor of California, apparently he would commute to work everyday


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


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


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


Yes I wonder what caused him to do that. Very interesting that Texas had a female governor before the 19th amendment was ratified. That's impressive


That was something out of the ordinary!! And it was the second in the nation!


Yep that's why I think it was so impressive! Also impressive was the guy Ralph Laurence carr. he actually opposed in turning the Japanese-Americans during World War II, that was probably not a popular opinion back then


I try not to involve myself everyday with politics because it can be so negative, but I felt really proud to vote in the recent midterm elections. Voting is so important for us as a group.


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


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


I think many people are disenfranchised with the candidates.  Nevada has it right, they have a none of these candidates option..  If we could vote for that and then get new people it would be awesome!


I'm not sure how I feel about that. Sometimes having that option with a group that feels like everything is black and white, or blue and red, so to speak, then not voting for either would take away votes from the other candidates. If voter turnout was better, maybe we could really have a shot of a multi-party election. Astronauts even make sure to vote from space!


Certainly there is something we need to do to get better turnouts.  But there are so many who cant vote.  Like the 34% of black men in alabama


Maybe Athens had something right about just having a lottery to elect a candidate? It does seem like we're heading towards being an oligarchy with the voting system as it is.


True.  Beatles have written some campaign songs.   Like fo Timothy Leary's 1969 Governor campaign


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


There was a governor that once declared martial law and seceded from the US.  Back in 1934.


I believe it was North Dakota. I wonder why the United States let them back in?


I dont know, maybe it is part of the constitution that states cant do that? Or the people of the state voted to get back in?


I know it's in the Texas constitution that they can secede. Texas is more progressive than people realize. It had the second female governor in the nation before some states even ratified the 19th Amendment.


Really, I didnt know that was part of the Texas Constitution. Im from Florida, the one state that cant seem to do an election and voting correctly.


Yeah, and a lot of people think Colorado has always been pretty progressive, too. Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only governor who objected to Japanese-American internment camps during World War 2. Can you believe that?


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


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


Apparently, the taller presidential candidate has won 75% of the time. Hope the next person is taller than Trump!


I just wish they wouldn't make voting so hard for some people and we could have a shot. Some people waited for up to 5 hours to vote in Georgia.


That is outlandish.  If astronauts can vote from space, surely we can figure it out here on earth.  Anyway, Ive got to go.  Have a good night!


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


I think those scientists are lying! They're just playing games on those PS3s! LOL


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


I used to play. Not so much now. The US DoDloves the PS3. It used 1760 of them to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative. What was the alternative? PS2s?


haha ya it would take 10,000 of those probably! ya I used to play too, I think it's cool you could play the grand theft auto game disc in a cd player to hear the soundtrack


Changing topics from the mechanical to the biological, did you know that there are  about 20,000,000,000,000,000,000 individual animals on the planet? Humans beings and their Play Stations are such a small part of the living world.


ah I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of videogames other animals would play? haha, I do think it's interesting that in germany animals have legal rights, like I wonder what they are, do they have the right to vote, etc haha


Perhaps they can vote if they have white patches on their foreheads. Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated. I do not have a white patch on my forehead, yet I feel domesticated. Do you have a white patch? There’s no shame in it these days.


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


You would still have rights in Germany though, no matter what holdovers from your ancestors.  Under the 1912 Scottish Protection of Animals Act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.


do you think that the Loch Ness monster is real? I want it to be real and a protected animal but to be honest I really really don't think it is haha


The fictional beast has more protections than I do. I'm envious.


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


The Dodo was not terribly clever. Australia has some weird creatures, like wild birds that can mimic the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws. I wonder if they have Australian accents.


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


The bird might steal something from you to build a nest. Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build and repair their nests.


haha the spiders need spider police! what is crazy is that a bird's skeleton weighs less than the feathers, I wouldn't have thought that was true


The bones are hollow, which makes them stronger than if they were solid. Sounds funny, I know. How can birds migrate without sleeping? I wish I could do that.


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


I usually sleep when I'm working, so it's close. Well, enjoy being one of the 20 quintillion animals on the planet!


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


Hey have you heard of the video game Fe? it's for all of the latest video game platforms


Have you ever played a Metroid game? Apparently this is similar, it's a metroidvania Style game


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


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


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


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


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


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


Apparently they're an evolutionary holdover from early land animals that had both gills and lungs. I wonder what the Loch Ness monster would have?


That's a good question! Does the Loch Ness monster have hiccups haha. But it is interesting that Scotland passed a protection act to keep the Loch Ness monster safe back in 1912, do you think it exists?


If it ever was real, it's got to be extinct now. Did you know that the extinct dodo bird was actually a sub-family of pigeon?


No I didn't know that. I also didn't know that animals will develop a white patch on their forehead once they are domesticated


That's interesting--seems like a pretty useless adaptation, though. Some wild birds in Australia have adapted to mimic the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.


That is cool. I wonder if anyone been fooled by them? I also think it's cool that hummingbirds will steal a spider web and make a nest out of it LOL


They are some clever creatures. I wonder how the birds that migrate from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping pull that off? That's a neat trick.


Yes I wish I could stay awake that long. I also wish my bones were Hollow and light because then maybe I could fly haha.


Yes, in most birds the feathers actually weigh more than the entire skeleton. I wonder how much the eggs weigh females down before they lay them?


That's a good question! I wonder if they can even fly if they are full of eggs? On a different topic, do you play any video games? For instance like on the PlayStation


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


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


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


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


I agree, All of the states should have that option!  Its interesting the taller candidate wins most of the time in elections! 75% of the time! lol


That is an interesting fact, 75% of the time no kidding. Ancient Athens had a weird way to appoint their leaders.


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


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


Did you know astronauts vote from space!! No excuse!! lol


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


That's true. Not all men had to right to vote in the UK until 1918.


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


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


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


Must be? Indian government will set up polling booths in the forest full of lions for a single vote! Who knew?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I'm not sure.  I'm not a fan of Trudeau but Modi should at least greeted him.  Can you see Gandhi doing that?


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


Yeah, the Trudeaus had to go on their tours alone.  They dressed in ethnic Indian clothes but Modi wasn't there.


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


There are reports that this trip is an election thing for Trudeau.  He wants the Sikh vote in Canada.


What are your thought on this? I dont care much about politics really, it seems like Trudeau is a good leader but there are also controversies surrounding him


It's a thing between India wanting Trudeau to distance himself from Sikh separatists and Trudeau wanting their votes.  I really don't have an opinion. Hope they can work it out.


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


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


Really how can that be?  the prime minister is the ruler of Australia?


They just go with it being a "custom". Doesn't seem like a solid foundation for government.


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


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


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


I wouldn't know, I'm 5'11".  Did you know astronauts vote from space.  That leaves no excuses for me...


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


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


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


I think Trump's done a great job.  Maybe that's why people shouldn't talk about politics.  Let's talk about the Chief Mouser in the UK's PM instead.


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


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


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


Haha I'd say you'd get a pass. Not on Earth though! I wonder why 34% of black men in Alabama have permanently lost the right to vote?


i figure that it has to do with criminal convictions. maybe other stuff that the police trump up. voting is a human right.


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


good. the right should never disappear. few people vote anyway. we need people to vote. the people that dont vote should be criminals.


Semi-agree. People also have the right to choose not to partake.


in some countries you must vote or you pay a fine. that is the way to make people vote. also you could choose "none of the above" or write in a candidate.


That's why I'm glad to be in America. I wouldn't want to live in a country that "makes" you do things with penalty.


i dont understand. the ACA still exists. the turnout for elections is low in this country. i would people to vote. what should we do?


Mind your business! haha that's what you do. Worry about yourself and your own. That's the problem with society, everyone is worried about everyone else but themselves.


ok, i dont follow. people vote for politicians and laws. do you not want that? minding your own business means not voting?


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


it is not much of a democracy or a representative govt if people dont vote. by not voting they give up power that people fought hard to get.


getting people to participate in a democracy is important for democracy. you can call it a punishment, but you can always write in a name of someone else. rights come with responsbilities.


So make counting votes more difficult by forcing people to come in to write ridiculous nonsense? If you make me come in to vote, I'm writing Donald Duck on the line. Even though the turnout hasn't breach 63% in the last years, that's still a good enough turn out to elect an official.


it wont be more difficult to count votes. it really is not a matte of logistics. you can take pride in not participating in democracy. you will get officials, but will they represent the people?


The votes needed to be counted and recounted last election. Add at a minimum 35% more votes and now you have 100% of the people voting. Not all 100% of the people are sound in mind and values in making a decision like that anyway.


yes, so then who should vote? who should decide who gets to vote? i would not want to say whether you could vote or not. i should not have that power over you. if the vote counting system is flawed, it should be fixed.


You're missing the point. Everyone can vote until they choose not to or lose the right because they are a violent offender.


Hi, how are you? Are you interested in elections and voting?


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


I think they saw the threat of wealth and small groups dominating government. It created the opportunity for outsiders to enter the fray.


Yea the ancient Athenians believed elections would lead to an oligarchy


I guess they must have encountered that problem and found their solution for their elections. I wonder what we can do nowadays to alter the nature of election.


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


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


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


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


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


I don't know how that could have happened. I thought they would have the right to observe, but I guess there is no way to prosecute the perpretrators in the US courts.


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


I wonder if that has to do with criminal conviction or what. When someone is in prison, I understand that they could lose the right to vote. Afterward, though? Seems like the sentence is over, so the punishment should end.


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


Oh, no ID, no vote? Ok. I guess if you have to prove something that is difficult to prove, then effectively you lose the right to vote.


Yea the US isn't accommodating to voters like other countries. In India they set up a polling booth for a single voter in a forrest


That's astonishing. I guess democracy is taken quite seriously there. I wish it were the case in the US.


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


I don't see that changing until voting is mandatory like in Australia. I enjoyed chatting with you. Have a good night!


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


Hello there, are you much of a hockey fan?


Yeah I think its cool but I wish I had a hometown team to support. Do you have a favorite team?


I like the Columbus Blue Jackets since I'm from Ohio. Did you know Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports. Those are hockey and lacrosse.


I have not heard of them.  No, I didn't know that, very interesting!


A hockey player was traded for $1 back in 1993. He went on to win 4 Stanley Cups.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I do like horses, my aunt does show horses.  How about you?


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


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


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


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


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


Hello, how are you?  What do you think of horses?  Did you know that  horses in iceland have a fifth speed, called tolt?


I think i watched a documentary on them! it was really neat. Do you watch Golf at all?


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


I love hockey. It's alot of fun to watch. I guess Jimmy Fallon likes alex ovechkin too!


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


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


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


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


Should have known it would have Arabian in it. Those are beautiful horses!  Lipizzaners are too!  Did you know that they are actually born black or brown and it takes up to 6 years before they turn white?


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


No I didn't know that but it's a little funny to think about!  Thinking about hockey from earlier I remembered that there's more than one type of hockey.  Most of the planet thinks of hockey as field hockey whereas Canada and the U.S. think of it as ice hockey.


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


Are you serious?! That's bad!  Canada is supreme though in hockey. In the first olympic winter games in 1924 they scored 132 goals.


wow! Hockey also only had 1 shared penalty box! Imagine the fights!


True enough!  the game is great exercise though.  players lose a lot of weight during a game.


I imagine in water weight alone! did you know the tshirt was invented on 1904?


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


I think so. It was invented for bachelors who couldn't sew!


I guess that would make sense!  It's as practical as people in hawaii wearing aloha shirts instead of suits and ties.


Very true! That plain grey shirt that zuckerburg wears? $300. I should introduce him to hanes!


I know that's right!  Hey, did you know that polo shirts were actually invented for tennis?


I did know that! Really weird, but yes! Did you know that sunlight determines the length of horses hair?


To be honest I am not but my boyfriend is a huge hockey fan.  All I know about hockey is that an ice ring remains under basketball courts when switching stadium sports.


Yes that is interesting! I can't believe Canada scored 132 goals during the first winter olympics!


That is an insane amount of goals.  I believe Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports lacrosse and ice hockey.


Two totally different sports in a sense! I think I should play some hockey to lose weight. Most people lose 8 lbs while playing it.


Hockey is physically demanding so I believe you can lose that much weight.  I am more into fashion.  Did you know that polo shirts were invented for tennis and then later adopted by polo players?


I didn't know that but totally believe it! Clothing did come a long way though. The whole popping collars thing started in China!


That is right!  During the cultural revolution gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could.


I think the most I could do is three lol. That isn't for me for sure! I wish I lived in Hawaii though when it came to fashion.


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


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


A very relaxed feel for a funeral indeed!  Do you know the difference between a button down and a button up?


Another passion of mine is riding horses.  Have you ever rode a horse?


I actually did once in the Rocky Mountains haha it was so much fun! I didn't realize Dalmatians calmed down horse at fire stations back then.


I wonder why they're able to calm a horse.  I rode my horse to school one time with my father's blessing of course.  Unlike two high school students who rode their horses to school and got suspended for it.


That would have been a sight to see! I used to see people drive their tractors to school where I am from lol.


It was so much fun.  I am sure riding tractors is fun too.  I can't go near horses too much because of my allergies.  Clint Eastwood had a mid life allergy to horses.  It's a shame because he was horse back riding in many of his movies.


I think he used to always ride them in movies too haha. I wonder if they could speed walk like Icelandic horses can.


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


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


Hey there, or should I say, HAY there? I like horses, but not shoveling horse @#$#. I also have an allergy to horsehair, like by idol, Clint Eastwood. Are you an equine fancier?


I am indeed, I really like horses. Did you know that in Iceland horses have a fifth speed which is speedwalking.


Icelandic? Isn't that the same area of the globe that gave us speed skating? Do the horses have to wear those skin-tight outfits too?


hahha that would be funny and uncomfortable. Hopefully they get to hang out with dalmatians there


If one dalmatian is known to calm the horse, are 101 Dalmatians even more relaxing? Not from my experience...


yeah I guess they have that power over horses. good for them.


You know, I just learned that Lipizzaner horses are born balck or brown, and then turn white over a number of years. Kind of like me. I always told my wife I was a special breed. I just didn't realize I had Lipizzaner in my genes...


hahhaa that is funny. two students were suspended for riding horses to school once.


The horses were still allowed to attend classes though. They were members of the Polo team. Did you know that Polo shirts were originally designed for tennis players?


I think Rene Lacoste made them popular in tennis


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


Yes me too. Much better than a suit and tie, those are not comfy


Neigther are the button down collared shirts. Give me no collar or no shirt!


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


gangs apparently wore multiple shirts and popped the collars


Nice bit of trivia that one. Here's another: the average professional hockey player will lose 8 lbs in one game.


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


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


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


They get to have two official (winter) sports because they don't have a summer. Nice chatting with you!


Hello how are you doing?  Did you watch Wonder Woman? Not only is wonder woman the highest-grossing superhero origin movie, it is also the highest-grossing wwi movie


Wow, I didn't know that.  No, I didn't see it but would like to though.  I heard Gal Gadot is good.


It is a great movie!  Gal gadot, the new wonder woman, served two years as a soldier in the israel defense forces.


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


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


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


Yeah, sorry my grammar was a bit off, but yeah very cool.  I didn't know Chris Pine was in the movie as well.


Yeah I think I remember him being in it.


Are you a fan of comedy movies?  I love 80's comedies myself, well and 90's and so on I guess.


Nice!  I guess the hangover is considered a bromantic comedy.


lol that was a great movie! Demetri martin was accepted into harvard law, but left out of boredom to pursue a career in comedy


That is an interesting fact.  On that not Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a comedy career.


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


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


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


That is some strong competition.  Seinfeld is one of my favorites and still is.


Friends is probably my favorite out of those.


That is a good one as well.  I like Always Sunny in Philly now as a good comedy.


That is a hilarious show! anyways good talking to you


me too. It is the highest grossing superhero origin movie


Yes and also the highest grossing WWII movie


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


Yeah and that is since 1958 so a long time really


Yes. Gal Gadot was in the Israeli defense forces prior to that


I am sure that must have helped with the role


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


Yes she thought she was auditioning for Catwoman


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


Yes she was the secretary when he joined them


I love it. Did  you know Demetri Martin dropped out of Harvard to become a comedian?


Same with Ryan Stiles , he dropped out of high school


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


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


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


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


Yes it won a golden globe beating shows like Friend to it. Nice chatting with you


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


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


I do like comic books and spider-man though! How about you?


I do like superheros so yes. Although I havent opened a comic book in years.


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


That is a weird thing for them to have. I would think LA or something that has ore to do with comics. DC means Detective Comics.


I was surprised too of all places! I didn't know that Google purchased the name gmail.com from Garfield comics. I love Garfield and the gang! lol


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


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


Yes, So he could play spider-man in his own produced movie. I' m sure would have been a winner!


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


lol, I know that was something! He's getting pretty bad press on the latest movie.  I haven't seen it yet. I think it will be upsetting. Speaking of fires, like Eddie Van Halen's speakers when he played Beat it!


I can't do voluntary sadness, especially since I had two kids. I heard that movie was disturbing. Have you seen the other movie on Netflix where parents let their kids stay with like a 40 year old?


NO, sound irresponsible , these poor children!! I agree with the voluntary sadness. But we need to know whatever the truth is. If we even really get the truth at times! Do you like animals? I'm not surprised they have a dominant side like humans with their paws.


I do like animals. I live with 2 cats; Im not a fan but love dogs!


I have two Garfield cats. I love them to bits!! I have a dog also, love them all! I like the idea of having a lawyer to represent animals like they do in Switzerland!


Doesn't Germany give them full constitutional rights?


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


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


It is quite a bit. That can easily be made up at office if it is good though.


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


So true! Shockingly Marvel sold almost all of its characters for only 25 million! Considering how much that is worth now thats crazy


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


Spiderman has had such a weird run though. All those reboots and the broadway play that failed


True.  They have gotten a lot of mileage out of Spiderman.


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


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


Just a little bit. I'm sure that was during the 90s superhero slump


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


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


Yah. Everyone likes ghost stories, right?


I love horror and ghost stuff. This seems like a really interesting take on ghost stories too


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


True. That and Hellblazer both seem interesting.


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


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


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


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


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


I read about soundtrack, poems, and elections


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


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


And how about Phil Collins recording in five languages the Tarzan soundtrack, that is amazing.  I wish I knew more than one language.


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


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


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


Yeah, I find poetry to be a great outlet for my feelings.  Did you see that Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for The Raven.  Though I am sure back in that day $9 was a lot.


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


I love the Raven, that and the tell tale heart.  Poe is genius.


Yes, when I originally read the Tell Tale heart in middle school my young mind was blown. Can you imagine winning an election by lottery that you didn't even want to be part of?


Oh I know that would be insane. I cannot believe that they didn't believe in elections.


It makes sense to me. I think they were on to something with their fear of oligarchy.


Yeah but what if the person elected didn't want to be in charge?  Nevada is awesome with the "none of these" options on ballots. I think all ballots should have that option.


How about 75% of taller candidates winning all elections? I found that bit particularly fascinating


I think taller people look more trustworthy and powerful.


I wonder what an "international electoral observer" is. I've never heard of that...


I have never heard of an "international electoral observer" either.  Is that a person in a different country who is observing our elections here?


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


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


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


I heard that! It was to avoid oligarchy, kind of like the problem we have now in the US. Power is in the hands of the few!


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


I think it's strange that observers can't watch an election in the US. What were they hiding there? Probably something fishy like fraud. Shades of the 2000 election.


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


That could explain why Trump got elected. Maybe the Dems should choose an NBA player. Then the odds would be better.


haha not a bad idea! I also like Nevada's idea of giving a "none" option when voting in their elections


When the voters are so disgusted with their options, they can show their disapproval. I like it. I think that this next election is going to be interesting. Many Dems have already declared candidacy. I don't know who's tall enough to win though.


haha yes that is how they should pick, just choose the tallest one! do you like poetry at all?


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


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


Nine dollars? I guess the guy must have had a side job teaching or something to support himself. $9 doesn't buy enough booze for a poet. The Javanese alphabet forms a poem. I wonder if that's like the ABC song.


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


That sounds like something Tolkein would do. He loved language, especially dead ones. Frodo, Bilbo. Hm They sound Icelandic.


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


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


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


It sounds like an odd choice. I guess it's for bat-nerds. I didn't know that Spielberg could play the clarinet. I wonder if he got royalties for playing on the Jaws soundtrack.


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


George Clooney lip-syncs to the track. He can't really sing, though his aunt can. The film is a lot of fun, though I don't think it won any awards.


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


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


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


Yes. He is a great documentarist. I wonder if it will cause any controversy seeing as its about politics and religion.


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


I like that is shows civic life and he doesn't probe the people who live there. He does not interview them.


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


Same here. Do you like listening to soundtracks?


I don't really, unless while watching a movie. What about you?


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


No, I did not know that. Phil Collins also recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages. I have heard the English and Spanish versions.


That is cool. The O'brother, where art thou? soundtrack is certified 8 times platinum.


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


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


That's cool. Wiseman's documentary was compared to poetry. It's interesting how poetry has evolved. It has been around since 25th century BCE, the Pyramid Texts


Poetry is great. It lets people express themselves. Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven"


Wow, that seems kind of sad. I'm interested to check out Demtri Martin's poem as it has 224 palindromes. I wonder if it even makes sense!


It would be interesting to read. the Javanese alphabet  forms a poem if recited in order.


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


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


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


I prefer non-fiction but I do read fiction. Do you enjoy reading it?


I try to read a little bit of every genre. The longest piece of fiction written is a 4 million word Super Smash Bros Brawl fan fiction. I'm not sure I would have the patience to read through it all.


I know I do not have the patience to read it. Could you write that much?


I do not think so. I think I would have a better chance of writing a drabble, a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words long.


Did you ever read L. Ron Hubbard? My dad had all the books but I never read them.


I have not. I do know his work is based on the belief of Scientology where as others view it as science fiction.


I cannot say. I am not familiar with his works. I know a bit more about science fiction films. I have seen films ranging from A Space Odyssey to Star Wars.


I was just watching the last jedi on the treadmill today! What's your favorite movie?


I have so many favorites and a huge appreciation for films. I really did enjoy the movie the Fifth Element. It came out the same year as Contact, Gattaca, Men in Black and Starship Troopers. Have you seen any of those films?


I saw starship troopers and thought it was ok. Also saw men in black. Went to that ride in Universal too!


That is so fun! I am not a big fan of horror films are you? ET was supposed to be a horror move, I am very glad it was not.


I am not either. I get too scared! Although if I knew you could burn calories watching it, I may change my mind!


There wasn't a single person involved in filming the original Exorcist that thought it was a horror film. I have a very different view as an audience member!


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


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


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


Yes you are. You helped me learn a lot about fiction today. Thanks for chatting!


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


What kind of comedy do you like? Speaking of science fiction, did you know that Nasa has their space vocabulary in science fiction.


Just anything that I can relax and take my mind off things with. Interesting, they also have named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction film of all time. Have you watched it?


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


I am not really into favorite actors and such, no. how about you? Speaking of accurate science fiction, some people really take that type of thing seriously. You can get an MIT science fiction society membership that covers you in case you die and come back to life.


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


Oh yeah? I haven't heard of him. An actor I have heard of is Deep Roy. He is the only actor to have appeared in Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who. He has also been in X-Files, Neverending Story, and Transformers.


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


I know, I don't either but I just know that he's been in all those films! Do you like science fiction at all? Fan conventions are very lucrative for science fiction stars. They can make more than $100,000 per weekend signing autographs and taking pictures.


I do not like science fiction at all. The only thing about it that I like is Star Wars. That is crazy. I want to be famous.


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


Isn't there another Star Wars movie coming up?


I am not sure. Is there? I am looking forward to watching Lego Movie 2, haha!


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


Yeah, because EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Haha! I would much rather watching The Lego Movie 2 than horror movies. What about you, do you like horror movies


I played Star Wars Lego Game on the Gamecube. I only like It.


If you watch horror movies, you can burn up to 180 calories! Should that be my new exercise plan?


Is it because of the screams? Did you know that you lose 20 calories when you laugh?


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


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


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


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


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


It does, they rank them by their powers and abilities. Pretty cool, huh?


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


No, really? That's sort of weird. Apparently Julius Caesar wrote fiction too.


He was a thoughtful and ambitious ruler. And he conquered a vast swath of the world as well. I wonder what he wrote about.


That he was. I think it wasa about Hercules and Oedipus, ever heard of them?


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


What about science fiction, do you follow it?


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


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


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


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


I saw that film a while ago. Accurate? In what way? I think that it's scary to think that we'll all get engineered and nothing will be natural.


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


Yeah, some of the facts floating around seem a bit sketchy. I do believe that NANA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in science fiction stories. That would be easy to do.


What about horror films, do you watch them?


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


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


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


Yeah, I wear it. Did you know apple had a clothing line in 1986?


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


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


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


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


I am for em! Who doesn't like a cloth garment for the upper body?


I personally like polo shirts. Know anything about them?


yes, They were invented by a tennis player. Do you know who?


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


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


That's right. Lacoste is the name of the clothing line too. Ralph Lauren doesn't fit me right.


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


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


Nope, 5'10". They have the big and tall, but I suspect that it doesn't work out so well.


No. They do not take the same caare for big and tall. The shirts usually end up a big mess of a shirt, the top half too small and lower half too big. Big men problems!


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


Yeah, so you always had to get the wrong size. LOL Well, nice chatting!


I love is. DId you know Drew Carey served 8 years in the military?


Yeah I have seen it. Carey used to tell jokes in the military and is how he got started


Haha that is awesome. Bill Murray thinks that is the funniest movie


Wow ok, not sure about that. Do you know what slipping on a banana peel was a reference to?


Hmm I have not idea, what? DId you know Green Lanters was supposed to be a comedy?


It was in reference to slipping in horse manure. Really a comedy?


Haha that is awesome. Yeah and starring Jack Black


WOw that would have been a very different movie then


I sure do. Did you know he intentionally made mistakes in grammar in his plays?


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


Wow that is creative. Did you know he lived at the same time as Pocahontas


Wow, that is amazing. Do you know why the starlings exist in the US?


Hmmm there is a specific reason for that?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Makes sense, Shakespeare was born around 1564


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


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


He also invented popular names we use to this day like Olivia, Jessica and Miranda. He sure had a big impact in our culture.


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


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


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


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


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


i love it! everyone needs a good laugh every now and then. how about you?


I am a fan, I love to laugh!  I love stuff on comedy central, especially when they have specials.


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


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


i have and it wasnt all that great! I dont know why Bill thinks it was a monumental achievment!


Really, maybe I dont need to see it then.


I would suggest not! just like the Green Lantern film. I think that one would have been better if they had stuck with Jack Black


It would have been a totally a different movie.  Jack Black is hilarious.


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


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