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: 153

Guys did anyone post about the baby born on a motorcycle? -- (link) - Amanda Jun 25, 16:52
penguin born at Chicago aquarium -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:51 1
- aww, fuzzy wuzzy. :D -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:54
will hunting, inactive on ika -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 16:51
argh. dude just went to make coffee and found someone had ground coffee into a filter in its holder but it was messy. - b. Jun 25, 16:49 1
- good coffee is priced up there between steak and fish -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 16:53
Wait, The Wonder Years doesn't count as a sitcom? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 16:46 1
- They used to call it a dramedy. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:48
Please let Okafor fall to the Knicks. Come on, Philly. You can screw this up, you know you want to. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:45 8
- i could see philly trading down....nm - x Jun 25, 16:48 7
  - They're taking Okafor. :-( Done deal, call's been made. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:50 6
    - well, then you might trade down!....nm - x Jun 25, 16:51
    - I hate it when you can't count on people to do the wrong thing -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 16:51 3
      - Philly is usually good at botching these things. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:52
      - My money is on trade. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:52 1
        
        I can see them moving him later. They wanted Russell and expected to draft him. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:54
    - We're about to hear a groan from the crowd. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:51
State Dept. Gets Libya Emails That Hillary Clinton Didn’t Hand Over -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 16:45 2
- Wow, turns out she personally whacked that ambassodor, then staged the riot to cover it up -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 16:48
- (15 emails) -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 16:47
crap -- nm* - decline Jun 25, 16:44
This is a great time for Jahlil Okafor to think about all the things he could have done better in college. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:39 10
- alternatively, maybe he's relieved he doesn't have to live in Minnesota -- nm - decline Jun 25, 16:42 2
  - Hey! - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 16:43
  - Heh. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:43
- Like play defense. -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 16:40 1
  - I expect the NBA to discover that every UK player but Cauley-Stein's defense is overrated. - David Jun 25, 16:44
- like be as versatile as the guy who got picked above him?....nm - x Jun 25, 16:40 4
  - Show me that guy's NCAA trophy. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:43 3
    - that may have happened in the past, not the future...nm - x Jun 25, 16:46
    - Show me his Final Four MVP -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 16:44 1
      - When he averaged 26 points? -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:46
KARL!!! -- nm - Rick Grimes Jun 25, 16:39
Speaking of NBA Lamarcus Aldrige has already told Portland adios -- (link) - eag Jun 25, 16:36 2
- that's no shock....nm - x Jun 25, 16:40
- We made his short list! -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:37
Tivo streaming to Android is pretty darned slick. Very good video quality -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 16:33
Guys if any of you send me watcher letters after I move, you're fired. -- nm - Amanda Jun 25, 16:20 3
- Welcome, neighbor -- nm - Watcher Wagon Jun 25, 16:46 1
  - I laughed out loud. Like I'm giggling at trivia. Mike: what are you giggling about?? -- nm - Amanda Jun 25, 16:53
- *puts toast on the back porch* -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:21
A nice hotel in Seattle with a good location. Go. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 16:19 12
- If it's on Alaska Way and north it's probably neither. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 25, 16:52
- We liked the Paramount but it looks like prices have gone up in the last 5 years :) -- (link) - Meg Jun 25, 16:40
- I prefer the Maxwell Hotel when I visit Seattle. Other ideas inside. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:40
- The chick I lost my virginity to used to run the W -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 16:26
- I think there are some right near the needly appendage -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:26 2
  - This combined with jangles post...... -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 16:27
  - Except that's the "wrong" part of Seattle. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 16:27
- I stayed at the Mandarin. It was great. -- nm - pmb Jun 25, 16:26
- Wynn, Las Vegas -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:20 3
  - This is not incorrect. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 16:22 2
    - Gouldings Lodge -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:27 1
      - If my friends don't insist on Chaco - or if I don't go with them - I was thinking maybe Monument Valley on the way home. -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 16:42
I don't know who this Michael Ian Black fellow is, but he seems to be giving Delta Air the what-for and so-on. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:18 13
- "it's like a murder mystery party" heh. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:41
- shit happens sometimes, he sounds like 'LOOK AT ME' type - ty97 Jun 25, 16:39 7
  - I'm surprised you don't know who he is. (Bery., see what happens when you fib?) - nm - b. Jun 25, 16:42 4
    - I looked him up after. When did I fib? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:45 1
      - oh, sorry! I thought you were joking! -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:49
    - name was vaguely familiar, I'm pretty sure he's one of those comedians I never found funny. - ty97 Jun 25, 16:44 1
      - he's not only a comedian - he may be most known for acting (highest profile was probably "ed"). -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:52
  - .. he's a comedian, of course he's a LOOK AT ME type. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:41 1
    - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 16:41
- He will not give up until they tell him if they'll refund everyone. Good on him for doing that. - Krusty Jun 25, 16:33 3
  - And Delta says they'll "do right by their customers who don't reach their destination" ... with an 8 hour delay, I'd say it's time regardless. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:34 2
    - Yup. They can't give back that time. There has to be a point where it's just too long to make anyone wait without - Krusty Jun 25, 16:41 1
      - I once spent 8+ hours on plane on the ground in Jaipur, India (diversion) after flying 15 hours from Chicago - ty97 Jun 25, 16:43
Stalker package sealed and ready to mail. Not sure I've ever been done so early...... - Meg Jun 25, 16:18
"Russia is pouring troops and weapons into its European enclave" -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:08
is there a trade yet?....nm - x Jun 25, 16:02 7
- I'm kind of anxious. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 25, 16:21 4
  - we have so many picks i hope they at least move up somewhere.... - x Jun 25, 16:24 3
    - I can't see where they can put 4 rookies with all the guaranteed contracts they have. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 16:28 2
      - i have heard those rumors too. i love paul pierce, but jesus he's 38 years old... - x Jun 25, 16:32 1
        
        I agree with all of this. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 16:36
- We're all waiting for Minnesota to screw up first. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:08 1
  - eh, i think towns would be a perfectly fine pick, myself...nm - x Jun 25, 16:12
The Confederate flag debate spreads north.....to Canada -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 15:58 1
- Yes, it's rather common around here to have it stuck on cars or stuff like that. I never paid much mind to it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:59
LEAVE BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH ALONE! -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 15:56 1
- I too am opposed to these draconian "must wear pants" policies! -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:58
The Mets six-man rotation its innovative. But not as innovative as their two-man lineup. -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 15:54
I'm booking travel in Canada. WTF is this GST shit?! -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:53 8
- thank you for contributing to our health care. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 15:54 7
  - Was shopping TIFF flights yesterday. LGA-YYZ-LGA. $400. - ty97 Jun 25, 15:57 5
    - PDX - YYZ (r/t) on Aug 12-15 is only $517 ... that's tempting ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:08 4
      - Wrong dates! -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 16:11 3
        
        Whaddya mean "wrong dates"? When else am I going to fly to Toronto? - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:13 2
        
        Do you mind if we dance with your dates? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 16:55
        
        TIFF is in September silly. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 16:20
  - Socialists. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:57
aw, amazon is now showing only $1 for delayed shipping, for me anyway. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:48
Are you smarter than a Jeopardy contestant? Final from 6/23. Category: Fun and Games - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:46 6
- spoils - prayformojo Jun 25, 15:48 1
  - Woohoo! I got it! - David Jun 25, 15:50
- Yeah, I got this one, easy-peasy. I think all the contestants got it wrong. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:47 3
  - They did. I was like "What, is this a trick?" -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:48 2
    - I'll grant you that in the moment, your thinking can become impaired. But if you've made it this far... - Mop Jun 25, 15:54 1
      - If you give the wrong answer as... - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:58
guys, trivia in 45 minutes. school me! -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 25, 15:45 50
- Calma Chili has never ever had rain. -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 16:46
- If the island of La Palma is hit by an earthquake, or if it's volcano erupts, the western half of the island will slide into the ocean. - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:12 2
  - That's #bad -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 16:17 1
    - She didn't say "happy" trivia ... . --nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:48
- for the first time in the u.s., women have more drivers licences than men do. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:09 3
  - Yikes! -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 16:17 1
    - "does not follow instructions well." -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:21
  - hmph, I heard that this morning; but the story came out in april. (and, also, *driver's*) nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 16:13
- Me & My Uncle by John Phillips of the Mama's & Papas. is the song the Grateful Dead played the most live.. Philips was stoned the night he wrote it - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:09 [youtube]
- russia's territory includes a tiny little slice of land (223km^2) sandwiched between Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:06 4
  - I never knew about this until this board which is sort of wacky. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 16:23
  - (called Kaliningrad and linked above) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:06 2
    - There's a very famous (in math circles) math problem set there. -- (link) - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 16:08 1
      - Oh, I've heard of that. But of course, it is set in Germany. Not Russia. - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:19
- The color "alice blue" was named after the daughter of Teddy Roosevelt. I swear they ask this at every trivia night I attend. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 16:01 3
  - And Baby Ruth was named for Woodrow Wilson's daughter, not Babe Ruth -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 16:05 2
    - Grover Cleveland -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 16:07 1
      - Him too -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 16:17
- Laverne Cox (OitNB) became the first transgender person nominated for an acting Emmy. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 16:00
- after 1900 navajo rugs got borders. prior to then, there basically were no borders on their weavings -- nm* - Peglegpete Jun 25, 15:58 2
  - If they'd had borders before 1900, the white people would never have gotten in. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:59 1
    - * send you on a 'long walk' * -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 16:12
- lester holt replacing brian williams, brian being sent to purgatory, er, msnbc. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:56
- Booth Tarkington won 2 Pulitzers, apparently -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 15:55 2
  - but they butchered orson welles' version of magnificant ambersons....nm - x Jun 25, 16:07
  - And is a real person, not an escapee from Max's imagination. -- nm - David Jun 25, 16:01
- Magic Kingdom is the single most trafficked theme park in the world. -- nm - David Jun 25, 15:55 5
  - The jurassic park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood is the most expensive theme park ride ever made. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:56 4
    - I think Radiator Springs at DCA may have surpassed that -- nm - JD Jun 25, 16:22 3
      - .... -- (link) - David Jun 25, 16:27
      - More than $110 million? Possible. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 16:23 1
        
        there are multiple attractions that reportedly cost more than that. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 16:27
- Star Trek The Next Generation's Dr Pulaski made 2 appearances on the original Star Trek. - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:54
- it looks like bristol palin will be a single mom.for the second time. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:54 1
  - its what god would have wanted -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 16:07
- Rami Malek, star of Mr. Robot, played King Ahkmenrah in the three Night at the Museum films -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 15:53
- In 1962, jousting became the official state sport of Maryland. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:52
- Charles Dickens' final novel is the unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Unfinished mystery? That ****! -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:51
- "Male Unbonding" was the only episode of Seinfeld to not include the word "The" in the title -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 15:51 2
  - Seinfeid hit streaming this week and Jerry's apartment apartment has been recreated (for one week only) in NYC -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 16:01
  - precursor to Conscious Uncoupling? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:52
- In visible light, red has the longest wavelength and violet the shortest. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 15:49 5
  - is this why barns are painted red? something to do with this? -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 25, 15:56 4
    - no, that's primarily because they used to add something with iron in it for rust purposes to prohibit mold and such and make the wood last longer. - b. Jun 25, 15:58
    - no, that's so bulls know where the dairy cows at -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:57 2
      - (Serious answer: I just think red paint is cheaper.) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 15:58 1
        
        oh yah, I think that came later, too. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 16:00
- Inside Out director Pete Docter also directed Pixar features Monsters, Inc. and Up -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 15:48
- Walt Disney owns the Oscar records with 59 noms and 22 wins -- nm - budice Jun 25, 15:47
- Mrs. Peel, Fantine, Catwoman, Velma Von Tussle -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:46
I'm still a little fuzzy on exactly why Cory Hart had to wear his sunglasses at night -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 15:44 1
- So he can weave and breathe there storylines? - eag Jun 25, 15:56

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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