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: 166

LYC: The next Comedy Central Roast is....Charlie Sheen. -- nm - MDH Jul 5, 08:54 8
- Do not want. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 08:59
- same night as Ashton is on Two Men -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 08:56
- awesome. -- nm - Amy Jul 5, 08:56
- Remember when these used to have some decnet stuff? - Will Hunting Jul 5, 08:56
- how can he even be roasted at this point? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:56
- that is not going to end well -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 08:55
- ...wow. -- nm - DJ JaxSean Jul 5, 08:54 1
  - (missing Gerg Giraldo even more now.) - DJ JaxSean Jul 5, 08:57
I was wrong, it's not Owen Wilson that's in town to film a guest spot on Eastbound & Down. - nubby Jul 5, 08:52 4
- I just requested s1 of this from the libraries. is it ok? -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 09:02
- Whoa - LUCKY!! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 08:55
- that's a massive downgrade. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 5, 08:54
- Maybe he'll take his shirt off. -- nm - Diva Jul 5, 08:54
Tell VNE I'm comin'! And I'm bringin' Hell wit' me!! -- nm - Divasaurus Rex (D. Rex) Jul 5, 08:51
Michael C. Hall and Julia Stiles?! -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:50 5
- is that an official thing now? (it was rumoured for a long time during the last season's tapings.) -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 08:51 3
  - Ah, I forgot she was on Dexter. Still haven't seen last season. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:56
  - it was in a reveal -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 08:55 1
    - a really old one? ") -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 08:55
- Put money on the Giants to win the World Series, I think you can get great odds -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 5, 08:51
I think I'm just gonna start not liking Natalie Portman. She really doesn't have enough people not liking her. -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 08:42
Local religious conference called "One Bread One Cup". -- (link) - Amy Jul 5, 08:32 1
- KILBO! -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 08:37
Cracked: Top 5 creepiest unsolved crimes -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 08:18 12 1
- Ugh cracked is blocked at work, I always have to save these -- nm - MDH Jul 5, 08:43
- I love that even after the show is over, the L O S T numbers keep showing up! -- nm - Jim Jul 5, 08:37
- I just opened and saved this for later. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 5, 08:21
- can I guess? Black Dahlia must be on the list. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:21 8
  - Nope, but my guess of the disembodied feet is there. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:24 7
    - what about Ripper? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:25 6
      - Nope. They're not all murders -- for some reason, they think the Toynbee tiles are creepy. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:26 5
        
        that's a crime? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:27 4
        
        Must be a misdemeanor to embed something in the public street. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:29 3
        
        they were really reaching by including that. It even appears to be solved. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:30 2
        
        Not on their link it doesn't. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 5, 08:31 1
        
        hmmm, I guess not. Wiki presents a couple of options. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 5, 08:35
Bery, I appreciate the turntable link, even though many STers can't use it (yet) - con_carne Jul 5, 08:15 5
- Why can't many STers use it yet? -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:17 3
  - I assume he's referring to the "US only" - prayformojo Jul 5, 08:18 2
    - Oh, right. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:19
    - Yes, because of music licensing, I think -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 08:18
- Indeed, enough people were going ??? that I thought I should go !!! -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 08:16
[deleted] 5 1
- A couple of those conclusions are somewhat misleading, particularly for "all living longer". Just recently a report showed numerous declines in US - Don Homer Jul 5, 08:22
- someone remind me to favorite Cracked when I get home. Love that site. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:14 3
  - their lists are so damn addicting. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:21 1
    - The site is blocked at my work, and I am this close to spending a dollar so I can read their stories more easily on my phone -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 08:40
  - They've been bringin' it lately -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 08:16
British tabloid may have hacked kidnapped girls phone and deleted messages (yikes) -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 08:08 18
- It gave false hope to the parents that she was still alive as they thought she was the one deleted voicemail messages. - LMS Jul 5, 08:15 1
  - beyond heartless. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:22
- NewsCorp just needs to shutter that paper at this point. Holy crap. -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 08:11 10
  - I hope criminal charges are filed. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:12 9
    - The suspicion is that so may people from all walks of life have had their phones hacked by the papers the police don't know where to begin - LMS Jul 5, 08:38 7
      - is it because it's particularly easy in teh UK to hack phones? because maybe the carriers should take some blame. you know? -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 08:40 6
        
        It's easy enough for a private investigator, I think you just have to guess the pin no. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 08:44 5
        
        how many digits is t he pin? is it short? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:49 4
        
        I think it's 4 digits. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 08:54 3
        
        so it's the same as us? why is nobody suggesting like, longer pins or something as a stopgap fix? - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 08:56 1
        
        mine is six digits. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:56
        
        sounds like the telecon companies need to increase that. - loosilu Jul 5, 08:55
    - I imagine the girl's family will sue their asses too. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:14
- not just kidnapped. slain. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:08 4
  - I admit I only skimmed, but I don't think they found any trace of her -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 08:10 3
    - They found her body six months later. Her killer's been convicted -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 08:11 2
      - He was convicted last week. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 08:16
      - Oh, good. Some closure, at least. ... Until the f***ing newspaper stepped in. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 08:14
The office is about to go crazy. -- nm - lileve Jul 5, 08:07 5
- What did Dwight do now? -- nm - Jim (from the Office, not ST's Jim) Jul 5, 08:08 4
  - oh, that's another series I need to catch up up on DVD before fall. -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 08:09 3
    - Where did you leave off? (The last two seasons have descended into utter awfulness) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 08:12 2
      - pam had just told the office she was (sp) - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 08:26
      - this season spoiler - Beaker Jul 5, 08:13
[deleted] 1
- It seemed to be trending that way -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 08:07
At Arby's, buy a 20 oz. Jamocha OREO shake and get a second one free when you use this printable coupon [Exp 7/9]. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 5, 07:46 6
- they have introduced this Oreo cookies here now, i haven't dared getting any - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 08:15
- Somewhat related: after a lifetime of hatred, I've reintroduced chicken McNuggets to my diet because of - con_carne Jul 5, 07:57 1
  - Somewhat related: This post make me realize that I had dream last night where I went to McD's and ordered the 6-piece McNugget meal. -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 07:59
- This is good, because the local hospital has a special going on this week: a quadruple bypass for the price of a triple. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 07:54
- Why would you ruin a good Oreo by combining it with coffee? -- nm - oblique Jul 5, 07:47 1
  - people are strange -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 07:49
Weekend movies: Super 8: B/B+; Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: B+ (Dragon Tattoo spoilers, sorta) - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:46 8
- Green Lantern: F- -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 09:00
- The Secret In Their Eyes, B+ -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 07:50
- I agree 100% with your last point, which is why I'm excited for craig to try the role. -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 07:49
- [deleted]
- I just finished book 2 (The Girl Who Played with Fire) yesterday and watched the movie last night. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 5, 07:47 2
  - compared to the first book, you liked the second...... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:47 1
    - hmm. Slightly less. I think a couple things/subplots could have been edited down a bit or cut. - Don Homer Jul 5, 07:49
- Although, one thing that the film did exceedingly well was (spoiler) - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:46
[deleted] 1
- What does it take to be defined as 'human'? - OAE Jul 5, 07:51
all of my real estate websites use such crappy maps. why don't they just use google maps? is that not industry standard? -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 07:40 10
- cheaper licensing fees? -- nm - znufrii Jul 5, 07:42 9
  - isn't google free? -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 07:43 8
    - it is (we incorporate it into websites all the time and I know we don't charge much to design them). -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 5, 08:04 4
      - There is a premier version that is incensed. -- nm - decline Jul 5, 08:07 3
        
        licensed even -- nm - decline Jul 5, 08:08 2
        
        smells nice, too. -- nm - znufrii Jul 5, 08:12 1
        
        But it's very tempermental. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 08:15
    - The "Premier" product, for businesses, is probably not free. -- (link) - mara Jul 5, 07:57
    - no idea how they handle commercial use of their product. - znufrii Jul 5, 07:48
    - i am not sure it is if you want to integrate it into a website like real estate, but I could be wrong -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 07:45
I hope this gets better for Alannah Myles -- (link) - zork Jul 5, 07:36 12
- wait, the chiro did that to her? or she had the treatments because she had spinal problems? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:08 2
  - It says it's a result of chiro. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:09 1
    - ok, I got it now. I wonder why she did so much? -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:10
- 3 times a week for 3 years? Yowzers. - TFox Jul 5, 07:42 1
  - I do get relief when I go but I can't afford it often - zork Jul 5, 08:17
- Chiropracticy kills. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 07:38 4
  - they are quacks -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 08:22 3
    - some people swear by them. I can't bring myself to try. I don't want someone messing with my neck. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:26 2
      - find yourself a licensed physical therapist. they can do wonders. - Remlik Jul 5, 08:32 1
        
        definitely not one at the pool. I don't need one, but I have gone to several in the past who really helped. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:37
- wow. that's terrible. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 07:38
- yikes. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 07:38
Logan is playing Tap Fish (basically, farmville fish) which means I have to make sure all his fish live. It sucks. Why do people like these games? -- nm - Amy Jul 5, 07:35 4
- (amy don't click) - oblique Jul 5, 07:42
- I don't get the appeal of these games either. - ceregon Jul 5, 07:39
- I can't get on Facebook! My crops OH NO! -- nm - lileve Jul 5, 07:36 1
  - Mama, can we buy x? No we don't have enough money. Now I have to secretly buy and sell fish--but keep his tank the "same". -- nm - Amy Jul 5, 07:43
Yes/no poll: Do you regularly (say, 2+ times a week) watch a local TV newscast? - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:32 35
- yes, however lately my night time newscast is now the daily show -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 13:44
- I am not sure I have seen one in the last two years. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:09
- no - only if something really really big happens locally. - Kim Pine Jul 5, 08:04
- Yes -- nm - JD Jul 5, 07:59
- Yes. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 07:57
- The full broadcast? No. -- nm - DJ JaxSean Jul 5, 07:55
- yes -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 07:54
- Yep -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 07:44
- Yes, but only the 3 min bulletin in the mornings so I know which tube lines to avoid and what to wear. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 07:42
- Yes. Local morning news as I eat breakfast. (mostly for the weather) -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 07:40
- No. I only watch local news when there's bad weather. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 07:39
- No, but I regularly go to my local paper's website. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 07:38
- No -- nm - oblique Jul 5, 07:37
- No. -- nm - Ender Jul 5, 07:37
- No. -- nm - ceregon Jul 5, 07:37
- don't have cable or an antenna. so, no. -- nm - sycor Jul 5, 07:35
- No, but I do catch the news on the radio most mornings. -- nm - Amy Jul 5, 07:35 1
  - I listen to NPR every morning which has local news. -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 07:36
- No. -- nm - znufrii Jul 5, 07:35
- No. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 5, 07:35
- yes. I turn on the local news every morning while getting ready. -- nm - decline Jul 5, 07:35
- I have Breakfast Television on most mornings -- nm - zork Jul 5, 07:35 5
  - "Breakfast Television"? Is that, like, watching people eating cereal? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:35 4
    - it's like the Today Show only regionalized across Canada -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 07:36 3
      - (we have a different Breakfast Television in the maritimes) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 07:37 2
        
        there are also Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver versions. -- nm - zork Jul 5, 07:38
        
        yeah, and i think there are few others out west. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 07:38
- no. maybe twice a year? -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jul 5, 07:34
- [deleted]
- [deleted]
- No -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 07:33
- no. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 07:33
- Yes. we try to catch it whenever the kids are busy elsewhere -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 07:33
- sure. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 07:32
- nope -- nm - TFox Jul 5, 07:32
[deleted] 5
- *scratches JackDawson off of the "Cool People" list* -- nm - znufrii Jul 5, 07:37 3
  - Says the guy who moved to the sticks in Pennsylvania. Ha! -- nm - con_carne Jul 5, 07:47 2
    - I'm flattered that you ever thought I would be on the list in the first place. -- nm - znufrii Jul 5, 07:49 1
      - Or else he's saying that you lack authority :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 08:13
- sounds like Don Draper -- nm - Gwaahjo Jul 5, 07:33
this Board has been secretly rolling with 2 other Boards -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 07:30

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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