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

Is there a way to stream the baseball game over the internet tonight (other than paying for it through mlb.com)? -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 15:45 1
- It looks like tbs.com will be streaming it. -- nm - GregW Oct 7, 15:49
Rod Stewart want Glastonbury to invite him & the Faces to 2016 -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 7, 15:35 2
- all you had to do was tell us you'd perform, rod. -- nm - glastonbury. Oct 7, 15:42 1
  - I find it amusing that even in this day and age, people still don't know who to call for this type of thing. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 15:44
Tim Kurkjian next to Ronda is hilarious -- nm - budice Oct 7, 15:34
"More than 90% of the American pumpkin crop comes from within 90 miles of Peoria, Illinois." -- nm - NPR Marketplace Oct 7, 15:28 14
- I know they're the biggies for pumpkins, by a lot; but I doubt that number. hmm. let's google! yah, that's not right. - b. Oct 7, 15:37 4
  - The 90 percent stat could be just canned pumpkin. -- nm - Ender Oct 7, 15:42 3
    - googling finds many hits referencing the stat as coming from the university of illinois. here's the first hit, trying to find the source. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 7, 15:52 1
      - whoops, that was meant to be a different link, one from a uofi extension; but here's the univ.'s facts page - yah, it's processed pumpkins. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 7, 15:56
    - which isn't pumpkin. it is a different kind of squash, generally. -- nm* - andie Oct 7, 15:48
- Yup and the crop will be crap because a lot of farms got washed out in June. - spamlet Oct 7, 15:36 2
  - yah, I read that earlier. it's gonna impact pies! :( - ed. to add link. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Oct 7, 15:38 1
    - ^that is sfw, weirdos. it's cnbc. -- nm - b. Oct 7, 16:13
- And most of it is processed in Morton, Illinois. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 7, 15:30
- There's only a 10% chance I believe this statistic -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 15:29
- *reaims missles* -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 15:29 3
  - Wait, give me time to short pumpkin futures first. -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:31 1
    - pumpkings vs. pumpkinduel - scandal all over again! -- nm - b. Oct 7, 15:58
  - *builds up chemical warhead stock* -- nm - cinnamon industry Oct 7, 15:30
"A distressing number of people think The Martian is based on a true story" -- (link) - Mop Oct 7, 15:25 9
- "A distressing number of writers will use Twitter to make any nonsensical statement." -- nm - David Oct 7, 15:54
- Even more distressing are the number of people who did not know the Titanic was a real ship. -- nm - GregW Oct 7, 15:52 1
  - The photo of the sinking of the Titanic is the most requested from archives of all non existing images -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 7, 16:05
- A lady behind us last night asked this question out loud. -- nm - landbeck Oct 7, 15:49
- like we could ever get lucky enough to send Matt Damon to Mars -- nm - jangles Oct 7, 15:41 1
  - Ben Affleck would be crushed -- (edited) - eag Oct 7, 15:42
- Star Wars never happened either? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 7, 15:37 1
  - This is why you fail -- nm - Yoda Oct 7, 15:40
- I am simulataneously horrified and charmed by this. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 15:27
I really like Limitless's nottakingitselftooseriousness -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 15:23 3
- with brief moments of thisisreallyseriousguys - Reagen Oct 7, 15:25 1
  - The twist at the end of the second episode was a very "shitjustgotrealyouguys" moment -- nm - Tim Oct 7, 15:54
- You ran like a rabbit and now you're going to die like a snake. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 15:25
WWE NXT Takeover tonight at 8. Main event Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, 30 minute Iron Man match for the NXT Women's Championship - Tim Oct 7, 15:03 4
- former TNA Champ James Storm is there -- nm - Remlik Oct 7, 15:11 3
  - Matt Hardy won the TNA title from EC3 on Sunday and then immediate gave it up. I don't know the non-kayfabe reason why. -- nm - Tim Oct 7, 15:13 2
    - Because they've already filmed a ton of tv that Hardy won't be on that will be airing over the next few months -- nm - Remlik Oct 7, 15:15 1
      - Jeebus, what a joke of a company. -- nm - Tim Oct 7, 15:15
Amazon's 100 Mysteries - read 35, seen the movie for 19 additional -- (link) - crash davis Oct 7, 14:55 18 1
- 20 -- nm - Covington Oct 7, 15:47
- Wow I got six....how did I read more mysteries than sci-fi/fantasy. That seems very wrong to me. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 7, 15:37
- 15 -- nm - Ender Oct 7, 15:36
- Also 11. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 15:33
- 25 -- nm - ML Oct 7, 15:31
- 5 - I'm not a big mystery guy. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 15:27
- 22 + 9 movie versions. Also, Shogun? -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:27 3
  - Their definition seems a bit loose. I'm not sure I'd include Misery. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 15:29 2
    - Or From Russia With Love. -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:34
    - Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 7, 15:33
- 23. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 7, 15:17
- i've read about a dozen, and seen 50 of the film adaptations -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 15:12
- [deleted]
- 2 (which is 2 more than I expected) -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 15:00 4
  - Hardy Boys and Encyclopedia Brown? -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:25 2
    - The Alienist and Encyclopedia Brown. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 15:26 1
      - Or... Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mentally Ill Child Murderer -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 15:26
  - I'm giving you an out and allowing you to also state movies -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 15:08
The Cubs are playing today? -- nm - Blackhawks Fans Oct 7, 14:55
James Patterson offers holiday bonuses to indie bookstore staff -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 14:52 1
- Given that most of them have, at one time or another, written one of the novels that carries his name, it's the least he could do. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 14:53
Pre-crime program in California may be coming to DC - Max Oct 7, 14:50 1
- "murrrderrrr..." -- nm - Precog Oct 7, 14:52
Jay Leno's Garage starts tonight on CNBC -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:37 3
- I do believe I will watch this. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 14:45
- Ronda Rousey on SC in 20 mins -- nm - budice Oct 7, 14:38 1
  - Shes hosting btw -- nm - budice Oct 7, 14:46
Amazon's 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime -- (link) - ML Oct 7, 14:34 24 2
- 59 read, 2 on my Kindle to read -- (edited) - Covington Oct 7, 15:42
- 38. -- nm - David Oct 7, 15:35
- Only five books but if you count the movie adaptation, then quite a few more. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 7, 15:31
- 18. I have some reading to do. -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:30
- only 20 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 15:20
- 20. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 15:19
- Also 35/100. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 7, 15:14
- I'm surprised I reached 9. Although, frankly, each Rowling, Gibson and Tolkien book should count stand-alone. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 14:58
- I don't see The HAB Theory in there, which is one of my fav- holy crap, my paperback edition is worth how much??! -- (link) - Max Oct 7, 14:52
- 41 -- nm - Ender Oct 7, 14:49
- 34 -- nm - JD Oct 7, 14:46
- 11. More than I would have guessed. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 14:45
- 19 -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:40 1
  - I have read mostly the classics and am lacking many of the books published in the past 25 years -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:41
- one Philip K Dick, zero Iain M Banks, epic suck -- nm - mud Oct 7, 14:38 4
  - i didn't see any Vonnegut -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:40 3
    - Wait until David sees there's no Replay -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:33
    - Slaughterhouse 5 was there. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 14:45 1
      - oops, 21 -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:53
- only 20 -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:37 4
  - heh, same here -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 14:37 3
    - I keep meaning to pick up American Gods, but I haven't yet -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:38 2
      - O-ver-ra-ted *clap clap clap clapclap* -- nm - ML Galaxy Oct 7, 14:45
      - just reread it, love it -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 14:40
If you were writing an instruction manual, one that would be read in dim lighting, what font would you use? - sycor Oct 7, 14:29 15 1
- Glow in the dark ink. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 15:29
- Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Any late comers, feel free to add any suggestions. -- nm - sycor Oct 7, 14:51
- Chapter 1: Buy a better lamp, fool! -- nm* - ty97 Oct 7, 14:46 1
  - It's for the projection booth at the theater. Since I'm leaving soon I write up a manual for all the managers since most of them know maybe 10% of - sycor Oct 7, 14:50
- from the biggies, I would say *arial* bold (mermaid-free). otherwise, I'd look at what's suggested on sites like this. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Oct 7, 14:38
- I would play with stuff until it "looks good" but here's stackexchange on what to start with. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 7, 14:35 4
  - My documents are long, boring memos that are read in full light so I'm not much help but I like Crimson or Sylfaen for serif fonts. - spamlet Oct 7, 14:36 3
    - Or you could use something like Courier Prime (which is used for screenplays) -- (link) - spamlet Oct 7, 14:38 2
      - I kind of like this idea. Just for the... symbolism? I dunno what the right word is. - sycor Oct 7, 14:51 1
        
        It's easily readable as well. I use it occasionally for stuff. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 15:10
- Ariel Bold -- (link) - budice Oct 7, 14:31
- 20 point in capitols -- nm* - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:30
- Comic Sans. -- nm - IrishStephen Oct 7, 14:30 2
  - I knew someone would say it. But I expected better from you. - sycor Oct 7, 14:32 1
    - I just didn't want to disappoint! -- nm - IrishStephen Oct 7, 14:56
crash Blood Feud Proposition #1. Since Mop did so much posting about FF yesterday, I propose that Mop be named an honorary Caveman -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:09 3
- [deleted]
- You are the devil. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 14:14 1
  - then I shall endeavor to convince you that I don't exist -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:16
BRING. HIM. BROWNIES. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 14:08 2
- BRING HIM BRONIES -- nm - what spamlet read Oct 7, 14:26 1
  - KILL IT!!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!! -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 15:06
Did a Chicago detective frame 40 people for murder? We'll never know because the report is privileged under attorney-client privilege rules judge. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 7, 14:07
Andie's post on B2 hits the nail on the head. -- (link) - Mop Oct 7, 13:55 [Backboard] 1
- "Can't argue with that"? Are you kidding me? -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 7, 14:08
Report: Matt Barnes Drove To Los Angeles To Fight Derek Fisher For Dating His Estranged Wife. -- (link) - Diva Oct 7, 13:55 1
- That would be... ... -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 7, 14:07 [Backboard]
ÅW€šØMΣ™ -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 13:51 8
- Ňę®Đ -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 13:54
- ha! -- nm - Diva Oct 7, 13:52
- we've created a monster -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 13:51 5
  - thanks, I didn't really know. -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 13:53 4
    - I remember back on HSX that you had to be careful which ones you used (only Arial IIRC) as others would just show up as gibberish -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 13:53 3
      - I always secretly wish that bery would make IRYS into scribble like the HSX did. or was it ****? god that was stupid. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 7, 14:11 2
        
        and Bery should randomly make posts in the voice of Max Keiser -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:13 1
        
        can we just get bats? - Andie Oct 7, 14:16 1
LIR: Will. You have no idea. Some people make "art" on their ship names with the limited character spaces provided -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 13:50
Given the odds of this Congress passing things that Obama asks for, the cost to opposing TPP for Hillary is low - jangles Oct 7, 13:49 2
- Actually the right tends to like these agreements. This has a better chance of passing than most. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 14:07 1
  - In the Senate, I agree. the House will have the pitchforks and torches out for it -- nm - jangles Oct 7, 14:33
Roman mosaic found in Tuscany -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 7, 13:48 5
- If it was Omaha, now that would be big news. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 13:49 4
  - after I win the lottery, my compound here will have a vintage Roman mosaic floor -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:36
  - don't give the History Channel any ideas. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 7, 14:14 2
    - they'll put their fake "forensic geologist" right on that -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 14:31 1
      - too bad he never found the Templar treasure on his show which ran the past few saturdays -- nm* - Peglegpete Oct 7, 14:34
Miley Cyrus with the Flaming Lips doing a mini tour of smaller venues in Chicago, Detroit, Washington, NY, Philly and Boston in smaller venues. Tix - pmb Oct 7, 13:47 2
- (It's funnier if you don't read this as the band's name) - jangles Oct 7, 13:54
- thx for the info! -- nm - Diva Oct 7, 13:53
Amazon looking into live tv service? -- (link) - iSpam Oct 7, 13:47 2
- have I ever fired you? like before now, I mean? - fabulous squad Oct 7, 14:14 1
  - Oh, I'm sure plenty of times. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 14:25
Gonna move out to the country, gonna paint my mailbox blue, eat a lot of peaches -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 7, 13:46 2
- and be a dental floss tycoon -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 7, 13:49 1
  - They use that to go fishing -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 7, 14:02
To the Plane! -- nm - eag Oct 7, 13:44
♀ -- nm - ML Oct 7, 13:43 1
- ۩ -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 13:47

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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