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human
Hello there, are you a follower of tennis?
gpt
Hi, how are you? No, I don't really understand the sport well. How about you?
human
I am well thank you.  I don't follow much but I do have a lot of respect for the game.  I'm more of a table tennis player myself. 
gpt
*hands at sides* Until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as a racket. I wonder if that's the case with table tennis. I would expect size and shape to be regulated in all paddle/racket sports.
human
That is wild, I wonder what the craziest racket anyone used for a match before 1978. 
gpt
Good question! It's not just equipment that makes a difference. Some in professional tennis circles consider "grunting" before a shot to be cheating. Are they supposed to stay silent?
human
Yeah that is crazy, I wonder if it is to throw the timing off of another player anticipating a shot or not. 
gpt
I guess it's coarse. But imagine the longest point in pro tennis history: a 643-shot rally that lasted for 29 minutes. I would certainly start to grunt then.
human
*tilts head* That is insane, I wonder how long that match as a whole was.  And yeah I think I would too. 
gpt
Changing the topic, do you follow presidential elections at all?
human
Yeah I follow a decent amount, how about yourself?
gpt
I follow them some. Five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. I wonder whether we really have a democracy.
human
Yeah to me that is so stupid, it should be a standard vote and that should win it. 
gpt
Did you know that the only US president with a phd was Woodrow Wilson
human
Exactly, that should be a pre-req. to be able to even be voted on president. 
gpt
The recent events in the gov't make me wonder what we should do. The government has actually shut down 17 times over the past 37 years. it happened 3 times in 1977. This time was the longest, I believe.
human
And it's so stupid to me, they should be able to work together to ensure the safety of the country, to me they put everyone flying on airplanes at risk. 
gpt
Very true. The TSA people should get interest on the pay that they missed. We could end up like China. The Chinese government has censored the word 'censorship'
human
*leans forward* Yeah and we both know we don't want to end up like that. And I totally agree on the backpay. 
gpt
Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!