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: 152

ESPN: no expansion for PAC-12 -- nm - David Sep 20, 20:21 4
- I dont believe that for one minute -- nm - eag Sep 20, 20:31
- in the BCS era, for football at least, conferences are fairly pointless - moles Sep 20, 20:29
- Today. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 20:27 1
  - Woah, they're on the West coast, there's still three and a half hours left in today, let's not be rash. -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 20:29
This is what 43,000 LEGO pieces will build you. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 20:19
I refuse to believe that corporations are people...until Texas executes one -- nm - FB status Sep 20, 20:18
Parenthood Q - Reagen Sep 20, 20:11 1
- I have never watched that show, and it happened to be on in the background for that part of that episode (spoils) - Beryllium Sep 20, 20:17
groiny, I think the point to your story on B2 is that there are cameras all over airports... - Banzai! Sep 20, 20:07
i hate baseball -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 19:56
This is starting to get to the point where it's not really news, but, remember all the changes to Facebook. Here's more! -- (link) - Qale Sep 20, 19:52 3
- A) More G-plussy! B) Getting rid of News Feed/Top News? Fail. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 19:56 2
  - I guess, the point is: What FB thinks is interesting and what I think is interesting are not the same. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 20:00 1
    - Further digging in the links mentions upcoming changes to profiles including embedded videos/music? That sounds just like MySpace! -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 20:05
Amazon has put up their help page for checking out Kindle books from public libraries -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 19:40 1
- And Overdrive is actually rolling it out with a few libraries. -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 19:56
well, that was the longest phone conversation I've had with my dad in a *long* time. - znufrii Sep 20, 19:30
Who has the scorecards? Will? kelly? - JaxSean Sep 20, 19:23 7
- I don't think he has them - I know he has pictures of them, though. (I thought they were left on the table?) -- nm - kelly Sep 20, 19:27 2
  - Never mind - he said he did grab them after all. - kelly Sep 20, 19:29 1
    - Coolio, thanks. - JaxSean Sep 20, 19:30
- I will not be putting my scores in there. - groiny Sep 20, 19:25 3
  - I have that scorecard. For evidence. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 19:25 2
    - bah, I posted my score here. - groiny Sep 20, 19:27 1
      - I just entered what I think my scores were, and I'm at 29.7. - JaxSean Sep 20, 19:31
ST parents will appreciate some of the things in this blog (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Sep 20, 19:20 6
- "Then I'm gonna ask papa . . . because he's a little bit smarter than you" - moles Sep 20, 19:29 5
  - Nick is a master of that condescending: "Mermaids aren't real." type conversation. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 20, 19:41 3
    - that sweater story one kills -- nm - moles Sep 20, 19:42 2
      - It all reminds me of Amy's hilarious blog. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 20, 19:47 1
        
        it was very Bubbish -- nm - moles Sep 20, 19:48
  - "Simultaneously, I stifle my laughter and the urge to give him the finger." - moles Sep 20, 19:32
"The comedy starring Kat Dennings posted the largest audience for a fall comedy debut in 10 years, since NBC�s Inside Schwartz..." -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 19:20 26
- Kat Dennings deserves even better though. She's the only reason why I soldiered through. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:29 6
  - It was quite a bit better than I was expecting but still nothing special. -- nm - David Sep 20, 19:31 3
    - I'm giving this and New Girl a few eps to see if they can find their footing. - Ender Sep 20, 20:22 2
      - New Girl tried too hard to be strange. -- nm - David Sep 20, 20:23 1
        
        They need to tweak the male characters. - Ender Sep 20, 20:34
  - I thought she rose above a flat character. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:29 1
    - Yeah, that's pretty much how I'd describe it too. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:34
- What you're missing is..... There was a show called Inside Schwartz? -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 19:26
- Its lead-in might as well have been the Fall Super Bowl. -- nm - David Sep 20, 19:22 1
  - this. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:28
- cum stain jokes work! -- (link) - moles Sep 20, 19:21 14
  - That guy sounds like a real life of the party. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:32 12
    - he's a writer from a different era of TV, to be sure - moles Sep 20, 19:34 11
      - I know the "family hour" is kind of dead now, but 2 Broke Girls did come on at 9:30 and on the 'old people network' too! -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:36 5
        
        true, and I don't care about the children. I just thought it was hack writing. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:47 2
        
        Well there is that. I guess they should leave the cum stain jokes to Daniel Tosh. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:53
        
        this. -- nm - kelly Sep 20, 19:50
        
        i think he's saying it's not really funny at any hour on any network -- nm - moles Sep 20, 19:38 1
        
        So he gets the Family Television Council's newsletter? -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:41
      - True. I don't recall any cum stain jokes on The Facts of Life. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 19:36 4
        
        cause all them bitches swallowed - moles Sep 20, 19:38 3
        
        Ken Levine would be offended. -- nm - David Sep 20, 19:42
        
        George Clooney is a lucky guy. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 19:39 1
        
        He also liked Edna's Edibles, if you know what I mean. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 19:45
  - I was grossed out. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:28
- Dare to dream, 2 Broke Chicks! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 20, 19:21
The neighbour's car's panic button has gone off five times in the last two hours. I'm legally allowed to fire bomb it at this point, right? -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 19:19 2
- wouldn't that panic the guy? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 19:53 1
  - starts breathing into a paper bag -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 20, 20:25
You guys are good at this sort of thing...the mother of a good friend of my wife's committed suicide last night. - Subversive Sep 20, 19:12 16
- right now i would imagine they are overwhelmed. but, in a few weeks - Andie Sep 20, 19:32
- I think this is a situation where you give the family space. - David Sep 20, 19:25 1
  - mmm, spinning bucket! nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 19:25
- I am so very sorry. as far as supporting her friend, I suggest your wife should reassure her that she could not have stopped her mother. - loosilu Sep 20, 19:24 4
  - i've never been touched directly by suicide so i could be wrong, but i'd tread carefully there - kare Sep 20, 19:33 3
    - I say that, because I have been personally touched. YMMV. that said, I agree that the most important - loosilu Sep 20, 20:07 2
      - then your advice holds more weight, and I'm sorry you've had to go through that. -- nm - kare Sep 20, 20:23 1
        
        I'm sure people are different. the most important thing is to listen. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 20:28
- I would maybe extend another message offering support, but leave it up to them to respond. - groiny Sep 20, 19:22
- I don't have any suggestions, but I'm sorry. That is so sad. -- nm - kelly Sep 20, 19:20 1
  - this. :( -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 19:26
- thoughts - muzungu psilotum Sep 20, 19:19
- i think just be there for her when she needs her - and it seems like she's made it clear she will be - kare Sep 20, 19:17
- have some patients. I am sure there are a million things the friend has to do, and she will get back to Mrs. Subby & appreciate the offer -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 19:17 1
  - and all my best wishes for the friend -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 19:18
- i got nothing. one of my friend's mother killed herself but we were in the seventh grade - moles Sep 20, 19:17
"*That's* not Raffi." ... (overheard at bath time. Turned out the iPod shuffled from Raffi to USS, who are playing a concert here tonight) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 19:11
Up All Night was...not what I expected it to be. - kelly Sep 20, 19:09
Chopped Champions! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 19:03
I think they should partner Unforgettable lady with someone who has retrograde amnesia - Reagen Sep 20, 19:02
Qatfm.com presents: In theatres this week. - Qale Sep 20, 19:00 2
- I was going to ask if killer elite was good. Looks like the answer is an unqualified maybe. - Beryllium Sep 20, 19:27 1
  - I have actually persuaded Fat Man to remove it from our list of movies to see. - Qale Sep 20, 20:06
feeling old moment of the day: realizing the master of Downton Abbey was Hugh Grant's stockbroker friend in Notting Hill -- nm - moles Sep 20, 18:52 1
- I was watching an old episode of "Cracker" the other day and recognized Sam Tyler (John Simm) as a psychotic teen-ager. -- nm - landbeck Sep 20, 19:00
Ohhhh. Raising Hope with a 9/11 joke. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 18:50 1
- And a Happy Endings reference for the win! -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 18:56
So, what's the upshot of the Full Tilt Poker stuff. Are they likely to get shut down? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 18:26 1
- I'm not sure they can, since it's not a US firm. - mara Sep 20, 18:29
Google voicemail translator service is fun-ny stuff... - budice Sep 20, 18:23 1
- does it do canadian to american? -- nm - moles Sep 20, 18:30
where Zooey Deschanel does her best Amy Poehler. -- nm - Max Sep 20, 18:17
I'm trying to give 2 Broke Girls a shot, and it's reminding me why I abandoned Network TV a while back. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 18:14
Way LIR - - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 18:09 2
- Heh, I meant to post it again for those that might have missed it...sorry 'bout that. - MojaveMeg Sep 20, 18:23
- super congrats -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 18:14
i can't stand more than 5 minutes of this, but there are 2 people from Happy Endings in the first minutes of The New Girl -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 18:04
kennedy, kennedy, kennedy, swing batter. Congrats to Ian on his 20th win. -- nm - CQ Sep 20, 18:00 2
- isn't it "Hecan'thit, hecan'thit, hecan'thit"? -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 18:04 1
  - It is, you're correct. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 19:04
Pitching change: Sanchez replaced by Sanches. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 17:54 1
- *builds a fence in the middle of the playing field* -- nm - Lou Dobbs Sep 20, 18:04
I am disappointed - I had planned a dinner for tonight and bought items I needed at lunch - only to forget the items on my desk, and the cheese I was - kelly Sep 20, 17:48 6
- I have heard both ways ... some say the mold is fine, just scrape it off. others say the mold goes deep. Me, I just scrape it off. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:26
- some cheeses do get better moldy. otherwise mom would have killed dad years ago from all the rank smelling moldy cheeses he keeps in the fridge -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 18:01 4
  - like, blue cheese. That's all mold. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 19:27
  - yeah, kelly. stupid -- nm - moles Sep 20, 18:54
  - you mean, there're SUPPOSED to smell like that? - zeitgeist Sep 20, 18:20 1
    - certain ones, but do not ask me which -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 18:32
From the backboards, my Myrtle Beach summary goes like this: - JaxSean Sep 20, 17:48 9
- Also, I added some pictures to G+. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 18:41
- I am also fond of - kelly Sep 20, 17:52 1
  - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 18:21
- Don't forget, the loudest speakers in a bar. EVER. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 17:50 5
  - I still reserve that designation for a bar in Chicago. - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:54 3
    - I actually walked away from a concert in the park the other day because I couldn't stand the volume. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 20, 18:02 2
      - I tend to stay at the back of concerts these days, - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 18:04 1
        
        I was gonna say, that's where the bar is! -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 20:09
  - "I'LL HAVE THE WINGS." "Anything to drink?" "COKE." "I'll be right back." "THANK YOU." -- nm - Max Sep 20, 17:53
Don't let your kids become hookers - zeitgeist Sep 20, 17:48 1
- Hehe. - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:50
I just caught who the director of Dream House is - prayformojo Sep 20, 17:33 2
- That's what happens when Euro directors go Hollywood. -- nm - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:37
- Other than casting, the premise could not be any more bland. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 17:34
Associate shoe discount night was a rousing success. Four pairs of boots: $120. Score. -- nm - amanda Sep 20, 17:27 4
- Any of the sweater variety? -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 17:34 2
  - I'm so glad you asked. Guess who has two thumbs and high heeled sweaterboots??? (sp) - amanda Sep 20, 18:02
  - do they sell those in plain sight of shoppers? -- nm - moles Sep 20, 17:35
- no spurs? :) -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 17:28
Sweet merciful crap, my stomach is killing me. - prayformojo Sep 20, 17:23 2
- you and Pinchy have the same thing. Hope you feel better soon -- nm - CQ Sep 20, 17:28
- Oh no! - kelly Sep 20, 17:25
Something about watching Heather Morris dancing on a cafeteria table makes me question my sexuality. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 17:22 8
- Yeah, maybe, but then again you're still watching Glee, so there is that. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 17:34
- The reference to Hot Lunch Jam was obvious but appreciated. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 17:28
- Very few people are 100% straight or gay. - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:28
- This is what I've been saying! Well, not this. But something like this! -- nm - Max Sep 20, 17:26 3
  - Harry Shum does it for you? -- nm - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:28 1
    - Mmmmm. -- nm - nubby Sep 20, 17:29
  - what else makes max question his sexuality? - moles Sep 20, 17:27
- With DADT out of the way, can you finally reveal that you're straight? -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 17:25
Opens a bag of chips while watching The Biggest Loser. -- nm - Ice Cold Beer Sep 20, 17:18
Body of missing woman found by volunteer searcher who's own daughter was a murder vic a couple years ago -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 20, 17:17
Do tell!!! -- nm - the liioulu without the bag she needed Sep 20, 17:17
Not sure if this has been discussed, but my coworker suggested that Netflix is planning to sell the DVD portion to fund the license fees for streaming -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 17:13 1
- I would love for Amazon to develop a system to deliver streaming content to my TV. And keep that service as part of Prime. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 17:15
Secret Agent man, secret agent man. he's giving you a number, but taking away your name. [bass solo] -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 17:10 1
- You know, you know, you know my name...you know, you know, you know my number -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 17:14

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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