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human
Hi, how are you?
gpt
*eyes brighten* I'm really good. I just finished a game of Monopoly. Did you know that the orange properties are statistically the best purchase?
human
I did not. I usually like the cheap ones becaue a hotel is easy to get there...
gpt
It's a fun game. Monopoly is licensed in more than 103 countries and in more than 37 languages. That's crazy!
human
*smiles* 103 Countries? That's crazy. Monopoly game was originally intended to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism
gpt
That could explain how the top Monopoly prize from 1995-2000 were fraudulently won by a group of insiders.
human
Yeah. The longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days
gpt
That's really long. I once heard that Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to get into acting over a game of Monopoly. I wonder how long that game lasted.
human
*leans slightly forward* They didn't do it in Cuba! Monopoly is so firmly capitalist that it was once banned in russia and china and is still outlawed in north korea and cuba
gpt
*leans forward* That's interesting. Apparently, there were special Monopoly sets that helped save tens of thousands of Allied POWs escape during World War II.
human
I read about that. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute
gpt
Wow! That's fast. I'm a really slow reader but it does capture my imagination. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis where the user can deviate from the literal words.
human
*frowns* Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry. Imagine how insignificant you would feel if you heard THOSE two mocking your work...
gpt
*body relaxes* That's funny. Silent reading is only a recent phenomenon. Only the most skilled readers of the middle ages could read silently.
human
Really! My lips move and I read slow. Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps
gpt
Speaking of U.S. military, former President and Commander-In-Chief Andrew Johnson never attended school. He relied on his wife to help him learn reading and math.
human
*takes a step back* In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.
gpt
That's fascinating. I wonder what they would have thought about George R.R. Martin. When he was young, he sold dramatic monster stories to other children in his neighborhood for pennies.
human
Wow, that's crazy. I wond how much those are worth now a days...
gpt
I don't know. I wonder if they have been translated into Braille. Louis Braille invented the reading and writing system for the blind when he was just 15.
human
*leans slightly forward* Nice chatting with you.
gpt
You too!