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human
Hey! Do you play Nintendo at all? Hard to believe they just discontinued the original NES in Japan in 2003. I still remember getting mine in 1985!
gpt
I loved the original Nintendo. I can't believe Japan produced them that long. That's surprising. Did you also know that for a documentary a company will be excavating the famous atari game landfill?
human
I've actually seen that documentary! They find the ET games, believe it or not. It wasn't an urban legend after all. 
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Oh wow! I had always heard about that but did not know if it was true or not. Now I do. 
human
The original NES could only display 54 colors. Didn't stop me from playing the heck out of some Zelda though. 
gpt
I played a lot of that also. I just loved that system. Speaking of games, did you know that Blizzard gives swords and shields to its five and ten year employees?
human
*body relaxes* Nice! That's hilarious. Wonder how much a ten year employee makes at Blizzard? Hugh Laurie from the TV show house made $700k and episode!
gpt
It has to be a lot. I did not know that Hugh Laurie made that much for House! Did you know that Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school?
human
*leans slightly forward* I bet he was a great teacher. Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama. Haha. Smart kid. 
gpt
Ha ha, I'm not surprised. Shockingly one of Jon Hamm's students was Ellie Kemper from The Office!
human
That's cool. Jim Carrey only makes movies or shows that project positivity now, because of his belief system. Wonder how his artwork plays into that? 
gpt
That's a good question. I was just thinking that his art is pretty dark and that new show on Showtime he has looks pretty depressing overall. 
human
Yeah, agreed. Here's an interesting tidbit -- CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien had "You Laugh, You Lose" contests when reading bad poetry. That would have been awesome to hear!
gpt
That's crazy to imagine them together. I did not realize they were writing at the same time. Did you know that silently reading is a recent phenomenon?
human
*smiles* I admit, as a writer I read aloud A LOT. Speaking of reading, the world record for speed reading is 4700 word per minute. Say what now?!
gpt
I don't know how you would comprehend anything reading that fast. Apparently everyone used to read out loud and only the most skilled could read silently. 
human
*laughs* In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the rise of novels. Oh, the horror!
gpt
Really? It seems it's always something. Books then, music when I was a little kid, video games when I was a teenager, TV and movies always apparently. 
human
Starship Troopers is the only novel on three military branch reading lists. Wonder if they have to watch the movie too? Hope not. 
gpt
*eyes widen* What a strange choice. I know there is a military but they are also fighting giant bug creatures so I wonder why that book?
human
*laughs* Haha. No idea. Maybe it has something to do with battling fascists? I know the story is an allegory about fascism. 
gpt
Possibly, seems like they could have picked other war related books. There is certainly no shortage of them. 