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: 154

I see that Roman Reigns is going to be shoved down our throats for the next 4 months. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:14
Celeb BDay (dudes edition): Stuart Townsend (42), Don Johnson (65), Tim Conway (81) -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:06
There are days that a f-ing love Twitter - oblique Dec 15, 09:00 1
- That is sweet, storage consolidation can be a headache. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:04
*reads the bottom of the board and realizes it's time for the holiday viewing of the movie* - Will Hunting Dec 15, 08:56 20
- have never seen it -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 09:23 1
  - ST set my expectations sky-high, I thought it was OK -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 09:28
- BOOM! -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:56 17
  - At any given time, I think i could point to any one of the subplots as my favorite. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 08:59 16
    - Bilbo Baggins softcore! -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:13
    - Everyone's favourite sub-plot should be Colin Frizzle. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 09:02 5
      - January Jones has never looked hotter than there. Elisha Cuthbert too. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:09 4
        
        No, Elisha peek was Girl Next Door. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 09:26 3
        
        yes -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 09:34
        
        yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:27
        
        uh-huh -- nm - groiny Dec 15, 09:26
    - I like the one you don't like. The one I'd cut is Laura Linney's. - Kim Pine Dec 15, 09:01 8
      - oh, i love that one. i too would skip the US visit. -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 09:18
      - I dug it. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:11 3
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 09:16 2
        
        Spoils on that - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:19 1
        
        Yeah (spoils) - Inigo Dec 15, 09:25
      - Same. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 09:03
      - I even forgot her subplot...I liked it but not nearly as much as the others -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:03 1
        
        Also, Rodrigo Santoro has let himself go since then. He's up to 4% body fat. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:07
[deleted] 2
- *gives him the mumps as a parting gift* -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:55 1
  - Probably an upgrade from having to be behind the bench. Jesus they suck. -- nm - Shaun Dec 15, 08:55
Haha -- (link) - ty97 Dec 15, 08:49 2
- That's like me with the Sopranos -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 09:00
- Guess I missed some stuff. I have loved what I have seen. - Ultron Dec 15, 08:52
The New York Yankees have agreed Monday to a four-year deal with third baseman Chase Headley for a little more than $50 million -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:44 3
- Better than A-Rod. I thought they were going to lose him. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 08:59
- per Buster olney -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:44 1
  - Bryce Harper agrees to 2 year deal with the Nats, will avoid grievance -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 08:45
Does anyone use some sort of Snapchat emulator for PCs? I've researched and I haven't really found anything that looks legit -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 08:36 2
- Have you tried Bluestacks? -- (link) - oblique Dec 15, 08:41 1
  - I haven't. Thanks for the recommendation -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 08:42
NFL talk: Current projected playoff matchups would be awesome. -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 08:25 1
- There are some cool matchups, but I think there is zero chance that it resembles anything like that in a couple weeks. -- nm - volnelk Dec 15, 08:27
Pacers in talks to get Lance Stephenson back.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 15, 08:20 1
- No, they really aren't. A writer is suggesting that they should. -- nm - David Dec 15, 09:07
FYI, two SNL skits from Saturday are must see: The Hobbit skit and the Ketchup factory skit. -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 08:14 3
- The ketchup one was legitimately the only skit that had an actual *good* ending. - JaxSean Dec 15, 08:22 1
  - (it also felt like it channeled "It's Pat!") -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 08:22
- The first moreso than the second, but agreed. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:21
Seattle group wants to compost the dead -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 08:13 3
- so tell me, what kind of tree will you be? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 10:18
- Miracle Grow is PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 08:49
- *prepares comeback song* -- nm - L-7 Dec 15, 08:40
Did we discuss the now deleted message promising more from the Sony hack on Christmas? - Andie Dec 15, 08:13 21
- I think it's horrible that the hack is completely life altering for some people in a very harmful way and almost seems to be taken as a joke. - Shaun Dec 15, 08:18 16
  - I'm with Andie on this; work emails are not personal, whereas a phone is in theory. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 08:29 2
    - yeah some of the stuff they are writing is incomprehensible to me for someone to actual put "pen to paper" on -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:31 1
      - speaks to ego. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 15, 08:31
  - i do see a difference. what i type on my work email does not in fact belong to me. i am aware of that every day. - Andie Dec 15, 08:24 1
    - agreed. 2 tears ago we had our annual Privacy Lecture. The Presenter said... - Mel Profit Dec 15, 08:32
  - I don't find myself having much sympathy for the people who are essentially two-faced and getting exposed -- nm - oblique Dec 15, 08:21 6
    - No ones asking you to feel sympathy, but you have to acknowledge that it's theft. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 08:31 3
      - Sure. But it's like I tell my kids that you shouldn't be putting things in email that you're not prepared to write on the wall for everyone to see -- nm - oblique Dec 15, 08:35 2
        
        But if it's stolen, should people be able to publish it? Should you decide to read it? It's rewarding bad behaviour, and it's being justified because - Roger More Dec 15, 09:00
        
        *ding* -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:40
    - But that's such small part of the people who could be hurt by this. Especially if the rumors of personal information from HR files is there -- nm - JD Dec 15, 08:28 1
      - [deleted]
  - The two Sony execs are under threat of losing their jobs. Not because of anything they've done, but just because - TWuG Dec 15, 08:21 3
    - Ah, I don't absolve Pascal or Rudin. Reading the exchanges, they don't necessarily reflect strong stable leadership for a studio that has had.... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 08:38 1
      - That may be a fair critique of what we've seen, but may not represent the entire story. - TWuG Dec 15, 08:41
    - The Japanese must be going nuts over this -- nm - decline Dec 15, 08:23
- Spectre script is one rumour. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 08:16 3
  - And the end was being rewritten becaus eit was so bad? -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:17 2
    - I meant that they'd release the entire script. It was confirmed to be taken as part of the hack. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 08:19
    - Yeah, I've read this leak already. (Spectre leak spoils if anyone is interested....) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 08:18
just had mail delivered addressed to me at 7185 Fluster St. I can't believe it got here. -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Dec 15, 08:09 9
- also, ordered true detective on regular DVD to be shipped to ann. they sent it on blu-ray. hence, bought blu-ray player to be shipped to ann. -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Dec 15, 08:11 5
  - sounds kinda like an old joke: "Hear about the Newfoundlander who sold his TV so he could buy a VCR" -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:14
  - We win again! -- nm - Amazon SI Dec 15, 08:13
  - that's kinda backwards :) -- nm - decline Dec 15, 08:12 2
    - Next she will find out her tv has the wrong hook-ups and buy her a 4K. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:14 1
      - damn hdmi -- nm - decline Dec 15, 08:15
- What a fluster cuck. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:10
- that is quite remarkable. -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 08:10 1
  - smal townism at it's best -- nm - decline Dec 15, 08:14
Supreme Court: Rules traffic stop OK even if police mistaken about law -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 08:08 1
- I pulled you over because you were driving 55 mph in a 5 mph zone... -- nm - Officer Dec 15, 08:10
5 directors in contention for Star Trek 3.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 15, 08:07 2
- I was actually going to suggest Duncan Jones before reading the article. -- nm - David Dec 15, 08:12
- Star Trek: There Are 5 Rooms. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:09
Boston - Wahlberg's The Gambler screening on Wed 12/17 -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 08:06 1
- "I will wipe out your entire bloodline." - Jovian Dec 15, 08:15
With this Sony hack, it's weird that if someone physically entered a warehouse and stole props, anyone in possession of those - TWuG Dec 15, 08:01 4
- Here's an article that touches briefly on that -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 15, 08:10 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 08:16
- If you're the one doing the theft/breakin, its a crime. Press reporting findings is an outlet. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 08:04
- Not a tangible stolen item, only a copy? -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:03
Stalker poll: have you sent your gift? received? -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 07:55 13
- sent but not received -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 10:22
- yes...no -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 09:14
- Kind of. Yes. -- nm - volnelk Dec 15, 08:29
- very soon, yes -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:13
- no, no -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 08:10
- yes, no -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:09
- sent, not received. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 15, 08:00
- no (it will be sent this week), yes. -- nm - decline Dec 15, 07:56
- Sending mine today! / No. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 15, 07:56
- yes/yes -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 07:56
- yes/no -- nm - David Dec 15, 07:56
- yes/yes -- nm - JenBro Dec 15, 07:56
- yes/yes -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 07:55
Oh, and the reason I didn't finish Serial this weekend was because my wife (who doesn't 'get' podcasts) made me wait until she could listen. - spamlet Dec 15, 07:50 4
- heh. SM is hooked too. and I'm afraid *spoils* - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 07:53 3
  - Oh, I hadn't thought about the IM. She'll be mad too. (if your IM is spoilers, mine is too) - spamlet Dec 15, 08:09 2
    - I am holding out hope that *spoils* - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 08:11 1
      - spoilers - Andie Dec 15, 08:34
Woo!!! I've been stalked :) - so awesome - it's a really cool tin of Garrett's popcorn from Chicago! I have always wanted to try it - and it's YUM! - JenBro Dec 15, 07:49 8
- pmb, kilbo, groiny, dogbert all live in Chicagoland as well -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 07:50 7
  - oooohhhh...THANKS Ty!!! this is good intel ;) -- nm - JenBro Dec 15, 07:55
  - If it's from groiny, be careful about that popcorn topping. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 07:53 4
    - That's still better for you than "theater butter". -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 07:56
    - it was factory sealed - JenBro Dec 15, 07:56 2
      - it's all about having the right connections -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 15, 07:58 1
        
        groiny earning extra $ for Christmas. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 08:13
  - I, sadly, did not participate this year -- nm - oblique Dec 15, 07:52
"when asked if suspected terrorists should have the same legal rights as other criminal suspects, 56 percent don't think they should" -- (link) - ty97 Dec 15, 07:47 2
- Now, what about the same *human* rights? -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 07:50 1
  - doesnt apply terrorist arent humans -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 15, 07:55
THR: Sony Cancels Kevin Hart Wedding Ringer Press Junket amid Hack -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 07:46 8
- Hmm, I wonder if something worse is out there. -- nm - David Dec 15, 07:56 1
  - You know there is. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 15, 07:57
- Poor Obama, he must be devastated -- nm - Scott Rudin Dec 15, 07:51 2
  - *laughing* -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 15, 07:56
  - Hee! -- nm - David Dec 15, 07:56
- What a whore. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 07:51
- but did he tweet about it ? -- nm - decline Dec 15, 07:50 1
  - did he get paid for it? - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 07:52
Hot Toys reveals Iron Man's Mark XLIII armour from Avengers: Age of Ultron -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 07:41
nubby, I think a lot of STers would be nightmare jurors. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 15, 07:40 8
- Look, you don't want leaders on the jury. Right? Anyone who can take charge during deliberations?..." -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 07:56
- This reminds me that I will likely get a re-summons for January-ish based on my deferral a few months ago. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 07:54
- I only made it because a) I wasn't a racist and b) I thought criminals should have basic human rights. - spamlet Dec 15, 07:52
- Bunch of racists. I knew it! -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 07:49
- GUILTY! -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 07:47
- 12 Angry Slackers -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 07:46 2
  - Brilliant: ML would battle Dawson for foreman of the group. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 07:51 1
    - Hmm, in the ST courtroom drama, they'd be the attorneys. With Judge ReluctantCynic. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 07:52
Love actually is all around. -- nm - David Dec 15, 07:38 8
- This is one of the movies that I legitimately LOVED in the theater. Blown away by it. I just dig it. -- nm - volnelk Dec 15, 08:31
- Particularly enjoy the incredible crassness of the moment when we try to squeeze an extra syllable into the fourth line. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 15, 07:44 1
  - Ouch. -- nm - Shaun Dec 15, 07:46
- Hi, kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill: Don't buy drugs. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 07:43 1
  - "We've got little pricks" -- nm - budice Dec 15, 07:45
- I feel it in my fingers. - Shaun Dec 15, 07:41 1
  - *hands you a tissue* -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 07:47
- "You're soaking in it!" -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 07:40
BOOM! -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 07:38

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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