ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 155

What is in a Luke Skywalker shot? -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 19:56 4
- 100% Wine. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 20:17
- This? -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 20:14 1
  - 50% lemon juice, yikes -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 20:20
- 2 parts grapefruit juice, one part (spoils) - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 1, 20:00
gg znu! - amoxy Apr 1, 19:45 1
- you too - znufrii Apr 1, 19:47
Bery, Where's the orange?? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 19:35 3
- April Fool's Day ends at noon ... but I didn't turn orange off until the busride home :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 1, 19:38 1
  - you know what this means, don't you? - peglegpete Apr 1, 19:45
- why you have the Vodka? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 1, 19:37
Today's earworm -- (link) - amoxy Apr 1, 19:20 [youtube] 4
- never seen that before -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 1, 19:32 3
  - Never seen the Love Boat?? - amoxy Apr 1, 19:42 2
    - Love Boat and Fantasy Island were my babysitting TV shows. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 19:52
    - no the germans made a "ripoff" called "traumschiff" (dreamboat) its still on occationally -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 1, 19:46
And we're done! - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 19:14
ok - meeting a friend for hopefully a late night win at the casino here - everyone keep their fingers crossed for me ok? - JenBro Apr 1, 19:06 2
- *sends you luck charms* - nubby Apr 1, 19:10 1
  - doubles down -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 19:16
Dated April 2, so you know it's real. Transocean executives get a safety bonus this year as the company had "best year in safety performance". -- (link) - Mop Apr 1, 19:00
Camelot is starting on Srarz -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:59 1
- Starz -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 19:11
Strained intercostal muscle for Matusz, out 3-6 weeks. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 1, 18:56
Natural disaster poll. which have you been in? Northridge quake. 5 miles from the epicentre. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:55 13
- The 92 (?) San Andreas quake - fairly close to the action. -- nm - Guy Apr 1, 19:18 1
  - now you're sitting on the Cascadia! it puts the San An to shame. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 20:19
- quake in LA early 70's, San Fran quake (several buildings on my block were condemned) the last quake in WA, as a kid had a hurricane -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 19:14
- I've *felt* earthquakes but not been directly affected by them - Whittier & Landers come to mind. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 19:11 1
  - Live in Whittier but was in Frisco when it happebed,,,Whittier's is known as Quaker City -- nm - BAD Apr 1, 20:11
- Northeast ice storm, 1988 Saguenay earthquake (puny 5.9), a tropical storm in Florida barely qualifies. Blizzards don't count where I'm from. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 19:05
- Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, hailstorm. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 19:02 3
  - there are hurricanes in Indiana? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 19:04 1
    - I have been known to actually leave the state. - Spawn Apr 1, 19:24
  - someday you'll get the message -- nm - God Apr 1, 19:04
- only little quakes for me. Several hurricanes and blizzards. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 18:59 2
  - did you ever ride one of the earthquake simulators [or other related devices] for work? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 19:12 1
    - no, but I would love to. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 19:17
did anyone else see this week's Nova about the Japan earthquake? it's excellent. - loosilu Apr 1, 18:49 2
- my PBS schedule has it rerunning sunday -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 19:34
- holy crap ... I did not realize that in Tokyo, the shaking lasted for 5 minutes. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 19:04
Chaos. easterners, was it any good? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:37
poker tournament starting in 15 minutes if you're interested. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 18:16 5
- I will play, but probably miss the first few minutes. Need to finish cooking dinner -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 18:27 4
  - what's for dinner? -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:30 3
    - Tacos -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 18:52 2
      - nummy nummy ... sadly I'm low carbing the next 14 days before I leave on vacation - so no taco shells for me - JenBro Apr 1, 18:59 1
        
        yeah, lucky you -- nm - moles Apr 1, 19:00
I know that in the end it eventually winds up being a bargain, but - holy shit, I just dropped a good amount of money at Costco on what appears to be - kelly Apr 1, 18:09 33
- When I spend $600 on a single item, I want it to be a TV, not a bottle of dish soap. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 18:51
- The first year my brother had his mini cooper trailered up from Florida for the Summer he bribed me to drive him downstate so he could meet the flat - JenBro Apr 1, 18:30 4
  - sucker! (wtf is a Magic Bullet?) -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:31 3
    - C'mon MAN - don't you EVER stay up late and watch infomercials? -- (link) - JenBro Apr 1, 18:33 2
      - your brother was right - moles Apr 1, 18:36 1
        
        honest - if I had gotten it as the 2 for 1 I would share - you know you wish you had one! - JenBro Apr 1, 18:41
- I avoid anything perishable. Mostly buy paper goods, canned goods, and frozen foods. (or things like bread that *can* be frozen) - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:29 12
  - I find their produce to be remarkable fresh and high quality. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 18:45 4
    - I'm sure - I just can't eat it in those quantities. I buy produce 2 or 3 pieces at a time. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:55 3
      - the new 'green' containers actually do make Costco fruit quite viable with the extended life they give everything -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:57 2
        
        I keep meaning to get some of those. Although I'm really okay with the way I shop now. Weekly trip to the market with the *really* cheap produce - - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 19:00 1
        
        plus you are supporting LOCAL - that's so important Meg and you're lucky to have such great stuff! -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 19:04
  - and Friskies! -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:30 6
    - Meg's gonna wop you in the head you keep that up! -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:32 5
      - Hee, I used to buy cases of dog food there, but now it's prescription diet from the vet :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:36 4
        
        :D I mean the jokes he makes about you eating pet food Meg -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:42 3
        
        Oh, that's a given. One of these days we'll have another SoCal gathering...I hope he'll attend :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:56 1
        
        as long as i don't have to hump my ass down to orange county -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:57
        
        Jim eats better than Meg -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:44
- i know i've never bought anything at a costco. i think i've been in Sam's Club once with my dad -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:24
- the first trip or 2 will do that. especially the first one with Will -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:23
- Did you get toilet paper? -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 18:12 7
  - no, I just bought some last night at a grocery store. - kelly Apr 1, 18:14 6
    - ooohhhhh - which flavor laughing cow cheeses? - JenBro Apr 1, 18:31 2
      - the regular stuff. - kelly Apr 1, 18:33 1
        
        we don't have the chipotle yet - man that sounds good -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:33
    - lobster ravioli? - amoxy Apr 1, 18:21 1
      - it's got really wide red & white stripes :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:24
    - (oh, and a container of Greek yogurt) -- nm - kelly Apr 1, 18:15
- yes. Costco is evil like that. -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 18:12
- [deleted] 2
  - I'm impressed you can get through a Cosctco checkout line in under an hour. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 1, 18:22
  - Gotta spend money to save money, bub -- nm - Costco Apr 1, 18:13
FB Monopoly LYC - so funny - for the 5 others playing - only one has "decorated" their board with stuff besides me. - JenBro Apr 1, 18:08
Southwest jet makes an emergency landing in Yuma after hole develops in fuselage. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:04 1
- bags fly free . . . for reals -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:08
Heh there was a shout out for Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place during the Green Lantern panel -- nm - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 18:03
it's sunny and snowing. - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 17:55 1
- Its not Jesus, its... Alaska -- nm - Guy Apr 1, 18:02
Can someone explain why Medicaid doesn't cover Childless Adults? - Bacon Apr 1, 17:52 2
- the purpose of life is to reproduce, if you ain't reproducing then you got no reason to live - zeitgeist Apr 1, 18:18
- this story includes a summary. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 1, 17:56
Arizona wants to fine Medicare patients taht don't lose weight, and continue to smoke. - Bacon Apr 1, 17:47 6
- So, pretty much 100% of Medicare recipients? *zing!* -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 19:06
- but food stampers buying a red bull is a capital offense -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:00
- sounds like a great idea! -- nm - Guy Apr 1, 17:49 2
  - Also fine people that like hockey -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 17:49 1
    - watching hockey is hazardous to my health and costly to taxpayer funded health care? -- nm - Guy Apr 1, 17:54
- Sorry, Linky -- (link) - Bacon Apr 1, 17:48
So MH's April Fool's joke is that it isn't working fully? ;) -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 17:46 1
- oh good - I thought it was just me -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:03
I stopped at the beer distributor on the way home from work. I spent 25 minutes there and wound up buying nothing. -- nm - Dano Apr 1, 17:40 2
- I don't get it. how is that possible? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 19:05
- how hawt was the clerk? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 17:53
ML Alert: So he missed it by one at-bat. In his second AB, JP Arencibia hit a dinger. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 17:35
Today's inscrutible vanity plate: "U WOTM8" - Reagen Apr 1, 17:29 4
- you what, mate? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 1, 17:47 2
  - me, too. googling "you" for "u" brings a lot of hits. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 1, 17:52
  - I was thinking You want to mate? But didn't work after I puzzled it more. -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 17:49
- I was thinking University of Wyoming Teammate, maybe U of Western Oregon? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 17:44
I'll never understand how a RP can blow a save and get a win in the same inning. - Guy Apr 1, 17:23 5
- All you gotta do is get teh go ahead run in the right spot and let offense save your ass. -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 17:32
- I think the MLB should change the rule to state: - Guy Apr 1, 17:32
- I miss you talking about something exciting, like hockey. -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 17:24 2
  - Hockey -- nm - Guy Apr 1, 17:25 1
    - Hockey's rules are mostly logical, therefore less to talk about. - Guy Apr 1, 17:28
This evening's poker tournament has been created. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 17:21
So how many mommys and daddys here will be going to see Hop? -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 17:17
Batman Brave & the Bold today is good. batmite is in charge, and the frist segment is...spoiler - peglegpete Apr 1, 17:15
The line for the Green Lantern panel is out the building and all the way around the corner... -- nm - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 16:54 11
- *beams* -- nm - Reemlik Apr 1, 19:26
- That's a line full of future disappointed fanboys. -- nm - Qale Apr 1, 17:09 4
  - The lantern uses a new environmentally friendly led light. LAME! -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 17:15 3
    - He is the "Green" Lantern. -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 17:22 2
      - Woodsy Owl would kick his ass -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 17:23 1
        
        no wonder the Nerd Army looks up to him - moles Apr 1, 17:28
- This is the part of the "con" experience I'm worried about if i take my kids. They will not tolerate waiting for the panels. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Apr 1, 16:58 4
  - "hey kids, let's go camping!" -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 1, 17:03
  - the most popular panels lines are usually larger than the panel's space, before the cons opens in the morning - peglegpete Apr 1, 17:02
  - Got to get them used to it early in life. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 17:01
  - Ashlee is keeping them occupied while I wait in line... -- nm - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 17:00
quite an inning for Pavano so far -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 16:53 1
- A win today and they clinch a playoff spot. -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 16:54
photo gallery from Wondercon -- (link) - Remlik Apr 1, 16:48 10
- Any pictures of Sceire's screaming children? -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 16:53 8
  - Ha! Connor and my nephew have been as behaved as I've ever seen them.... - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 16:56 7
    - April fools? They are really screaming and crying right? -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 16:58 6
      - Nope, and not one of those parental my kids are complete angels things either. - Stephen, Wonderconian! Apr 1, 17:02 5
        
        "Be quiet or I'll get Superman over there to throw you in the Forbidden Zone." -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 17:08
        
        it's shock and awe -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 17:04 3
        
        They are in a place were there are a lot of adults runnin around in costumes. And comic books. This fascinates kids. -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 17:09 2
        
        exactly ... I bet their eyes are as big as saucers as they try to take it all in -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 17:14 1
        
        Wondercon is also easy to wander thru. San Diego is so crowded, the kid can be lost & trampled before a parent noticed they were gone. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 17:27
- Just jump straight to the booth babes and cosplay girls. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Apr 1, 16:51
It's always more than little strange to see the first Cubs home games with the ivy still dormant. Just doesn't look right. -- nm - the liioulu with silver Apr 1, 16:45
[deleted] 2
- pickof...oh wait -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 16:43
- It's far from ovah. -- nm - Qale Apr 1, 16:42
Ed Douglas interviews Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 1, 16:34 7
- "Ryan, would you consider Blake a trade up?" -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Apr 1, 16:57
- did he get Scarlett's number? :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 16:38
- "So how do you cope with the feeling of impending doom?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 16:36 4
  - "So how do you feel with a box office openiing north of 90 million?" -- nm - Remlik Apr 1, 16:37 3
    - What movie's going to do that? -- nm - Ryan Reynolds Apr 1, 16:39 2
      - ours! -- nm - Blake Apr 1, 16:39 1
        
        you 2 have a sex tape? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 16:42

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)