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

RogueOne now #1 pre-seller of 2016 on Fandango & #2 all-time behind TheForceAwakens -- nm - budice Dec 15, 05:35 1
- so, you're saying that opening weekend should be pretty damn big ... - call me Kris Kringle Dec 15, 07:39
this year blows.... - x Dec 15, 05:22 2
- Just wrote this a couple years back. -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 05:33 1
  - yeah, really sad. some people just don't make it...nm - x Dec 15, 05:36
TV PSA: NBA, State of Play, Project Runway, BBT, Rams @ Seahawks, Great Indoors, Alone, Nashville, Mom, Life in Pieces, Great American Baking Show, -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 03:56 2
- nashville!!!!!! -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 15, 05:27
- Falling Water, Pure Genius, Top Chef, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 03:57
hmm, amazon.ca has green tea kit kats -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 01:16 6
- but for a dumb price - Reagen Dec 15, 05:56 1
  - Especially when they're not really all that good. My friend brought me some from Japan a few months ago and they were meh. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 06:07
- Next fall no green tea Oreos. They're amazing. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 01:28
- costco has buckets of food. *shudder* -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 01:25
- "pumpkin pudding kit kat" *shudder* -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 01:20 1
  - 4.5kg Toblerone = $511 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 01:21
I hear Putin himself wrote the code that was used to hack the DNC. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 23:55 4
- [deleted]
- He had Donna Brazile kidnapped and a Face Off face switch was performed. Now, he's going to do one with Trump. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 00:33 1
  - It will be suitably ironic if, like everyone else he ever leveraged, Trump turns around and hoodwinks Putin. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 00:36
- And he used best engineering practices so the same code could penetrate RNC servers. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 00:29
too much Russia on this board, here is some lighter bed time reading -A Drunk Kim Jong Un Is an Angry Kim Jong Un - crash davis Dec 14, 23:22
Blizzard has a DDOSing problem. Third time this month. (I don't play their games, so it doesn't affect me, but still BAD.) -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 22:53
I didn't expect the Survivor jury to break that way. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 22:50 3
- It was the most powerful moment in the show's history. -- nm - David Dec 14, 22:54 2
  - Spoilers - Mop Dec 14, 23:38
  - It sure hit close to home here. -- nm - mud Dec 14, 22:56
Stories of kids stranded at school in Portland area even now. - Mop Dec 14, 22:36 1
- "And that's how your sister was conceived." -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 22:44
And the Clancy penny truly drops ... -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 14, 22:33 11
- *slurp*slurp*slurp* - Secretary of Sucking Putin's Dick Dec 15, 06:02
- WTF does that mean? Russia IS in Europe. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 22:48 6
  - it also has borders in Asia. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 23:51
  - The report says he has moved nuclear capable missiles to the borders of Poland and Lithuania, possibly violating a treaty -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 23:07 2
    - .. and we thought 2016 was soul-sucking. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 23:08 1
      - here you go - Russian Officials and Analysts Think Tillerson as Secretary of State Could End Sanctions - crash davis Dec 14, 23:15
  - It could be using Europe to mean European Union? Dunno. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 23:01 1
    - And isn't Russia in Eastasia? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 23:01
- Putin's master plan is to get Obama a third term. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 22:37 2
  - I don't think Obama wants to set a precedent like that. - Beryllium Dec 14, 22:39 1
    - I was kidding. But also making the point that Putin is moving a little fast. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 23:04
Ignoring live programming like sports and the news, here were the highest rated programs on cable last week: - David Dec 14, 21:23 5
- Holiday Engagement: A-. A Heavenly Christmas: B+. - David Dec 14, 22:36
- What is Kitten Bowl and why does it generate big ratings? - crash davis Dec 14, 21:27 3
  - Yes. -- (link) - David Dec 14, 21:30 2
    - how have i missed this ?!?! -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 21:49
    - We needed a rebel to challenge Big Dog -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:31
I thought I could walk. But I just saw Adriana Lima walk. I don't walk, I shuffle or something else -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:21 3
- I thought I could smile, but then I saw Alessandra smile.... -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:31 2
  - Bruno Mars makes me think of a kid who figures that he will be considered cool if he tells everyone that he is cool -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:40 1
    - GET THE F*CK OFF THE RUNWAY BRUNO, YOU'RE MESSING UP THE SHOW -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 22:21
I think the Oregon Department of Transportation is trying to tell us something here ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 14, 21:10 2
- a new NASCAR event -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 21:13
- I think they are suggesting an Irish coffee. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:13
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:08 3
- All I've ever learned from love is how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:09 2
  - I like to think you killed a man, its the romantic in me. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 14, 22:17 1
    - In Reno, jus to watch him... -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 22:19
I've finally found something that sounds worse than a Trump presidency... - David Dec 14, 21:05 7
- that does sound bad....nm - x Dec 15, 05:20
- you can also get Marmite chocolate. it's delicious. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 22:12 1
  - Look, if you want timeout, just say so. -- nm - David Dec 14, 22:36
- I want one! Green Tea kit kats are so delicious. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 21:55 1
  - I wonder why I decided to capitalise green tea, but not kit kat? -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 22:11
- You have to be making that up -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:06 1
  - I've been to Asia. That's tame. -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 21:08
Most people don't sing O Holy Night worth a crap. It needs oomph, power, and majesty. I'm looking at you Josh Groban. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 20:36
Just saw a sneak of "Why Him" I gave it a good A- (Spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:34 3
- Wow. I'm surprised -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 20:37 2
  - Bordering on shocked. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 20:43
  - Go and have a few cocktails first. I did it sober, in the middle of the work week and it slayed me about 45mins in with one joke... - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:42
If you have any Disney Infinity figures or sets that you want to get, Toys R Us has sets for $9.99 and the figures are buy 1 regular price, get 3 free - IrishStephen Dec 14, 20:18
well, that was Survivor, now for Pentatonix Christmas -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 20:11 6
- CBS On Demand now has the Victoria's Secret Fashion show available. It will be a merry Christmas after all. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 20:15 3
  - well, take out Bruno Mars and some of the other stuff, and just leave us with the gals prancing about ... - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 21:48 1
    - I agree. Gaga actually works well with the show. Bruno not so much -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:55
  - Oph yeah. - Spawn Dec 14, 20:44
- you sure you want to do that? - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 20:15 1
  - well, I'll give it a try, most Christmas specials fall short for me -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 20:17
Lucid, a new EV start up has released images and specs for their new executive sedan - TWuG Dec 14, 20:08 2
- The new electric car and autonomous car industry is surprising to me. - Mop Dec 14, 20:19 1
  - Dealerships know they serve no real purpose and EVs have a LOT fewer service needs, and service is their bread and butter. - TWuG Dec 14, 20:29
oh. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 20:08 19
- The timing of this leak is meant to influence electors, and I'm fine with that. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 20:48 5
  - I think more that it's to get the news out there before it's squashed by the incoming admin. - Roger One Dec 14, 20:51 4
    - [deleted]
    - I'm sure there was some intrigue at this level at some point in the history but I'd be hard pressed to think of the modern equivalent... - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:58 2
      - Not great comparisons, but the release of the Zimmerman telegram in 1917 encouraged US entry into WW1, after three years of non-interventionism. - Roger One Dec 14, 21:08 1
        
        Compromise of 1877 must have been something. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 21:19
- Go ahead - tell me this doesn't sound like Clancy more every day. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:23 9
  - I say this only half kidding, but I'm waiting for the evidence of Comey's ties to Russia (or that he was being blackmailed or something). -- nm - pmb Dec 14, 21:01 3
    - A year ago I wouldn't have considered something like that... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 21:03 2
      - Right? - pmb Dec 14, 21:12
      - A year ago, I would have laughed when you told me a science dependent department would be headed by Secretary Rick Perry -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 21:05
  - worse, it's later, lazy Clancy. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 20:27 4
    - good point. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:42 2
      - Most of the supporting cast of characters are too outlandish for me to think a serious novelist. But I'll agree its Clancy if Mad Dog Mattis brings - crash davis Dec 14, 20:46 1
        
        that's the Clancy/Military Fetishist Twist (spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:54
    - even worse, its an outline that the Ludlum family found hidden in a desk drawer and had some English major finish -- nm* - crash davis Dec 14, 20:33
- Can you imagine the white hot flaming rage if Putin had decided to work against the GOP to get Hillary elected? -- (edited) - TWuG Dec 14, 20:13 2
  - They are the absolute worst hypocrites the world has ever seen. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 04:00 1
    - [deleted]
Anyone play Skyrim Special Edition? Tommy says he can't do mounted combat and he could do it on the old version. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 20:04 3
- I'm able to attack from horseback. -- nm - Ender Dec 14, 22:52
- I don't have it yet. But if you sign up with Bethesda according to groiny and ML, you can load mods on it. Mounted combat is one of those mods. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 20:08 1
  - Yeah, looks like it's a mod. Weird. It was built-in previously. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 20:16
Well I *had* to drink Bud Light but it was almost worth it to have someone cook me a cheap steak :) -- nm - Meg Dec 14, 20:00 8
- I knew I liked you. This is a critical criteria...no lite beer. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:05 7
  - First of all they told me I could have Fosters but then came back and said the deal was for domestic draft only :( - Meg Dec 14, 20:11 6
    - Did you drop the accent and tell them Fosters is domestic to you? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 20:12 5
      - "Fosters is domestic for beer" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 21:37
      - hee -- nm - budice Dec 14, 20:25
      - *snork* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:21
      - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 20:19
      - Damn!! Next time :) -- nm - Meg Dec 14, 20:14
I made gingerbread cookies for my clients but it's a horror show. My icing skills have deteriorated, if I had any, and I may need to make more cookies -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 19:47 5
- you are the greatest abstract cookie decorater I know -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 19:55 4
  - I call this one, "Sunday in the Park with Mr. Darcy." -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 14, 20:36 2
    - Ha! -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 04:03
    - this is going to keep me giggling -- nm - JenBro Dec 14, 22:48
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 20:15
ST Poll -- how many weeks will Rogue One be No. 1 in the box office? -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 14, 19:31 12
- 1 -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:10
- January 13th weekend, it slips. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 19:47 2
  - Based on what else is showing, I'd say the following week. But if TFA wasn't #1 over MLK weekend Rogue One won't be -- nm - Roger One Dec 14, 20:47
  - Monster Trucks? -- nm - Dano Dec 14, 20:12
- either 7 days (until Passengers can pass it) or will stay #1, until 2/10/17 -- nm - Flavorize Dec 14, 19:47 2
  - if Passengers passes it, even for a single week, I bet EVERYONE will be screaming the death knell for the SW franchise -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 19:53 1
    - You'll lose that bet. I consider myself part of everyone and I won't care that much. :) Edited to give a more concise answer with less snark -- nm* - crash davis Dec 14, 20:05
- it will win opening weekend but lose week 2 to Assassins Creed. then get it back for 2 weeks in january. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 19:44 3
  - That's not going to happen. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 04:02
  - Assassins Creed is gonna crash and burn. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 19:56 1
    - It has Ass right there in the title. Twice. -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 20:11
- Until the next Star Wars movie comes out. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 19:33
for ty, chicken fried bacon with cream gravy -- (link) - crash davis Dec 14, 19:23 [Image] 11
- Proof of God. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 20:15
- The Austin American-Statesman reported that the restaurant burned down in February 2001 (possibly as the result of a grease fire) -- nm - annotated foot notes Dec 14, 19:47
- I have a new favorite holiday food..thank you. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 19:26
- Excuse me while I book a flight. -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 14, 19:25 7
  - Nmbty97 What are the odds an American flight leaves out if Philly tomorrow at 4 pm? - Epiphany Dec 14, 19:43 4
    - There are going to be Gale Force Wind warnings in effect in the area tomorrow. I expect ATC delay programs in the Northeast overall as a result. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 14, 19:45 3
      - (not the answer you wanted, I hope I am wrong!) -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 19:46 2
        
        Thanks. I'm bummed. Hopefully he makes it. Supposed to be slumming in Elgin, Tx this weekend -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 20:09 1
        
        oof, that's a drive! -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 20:46
  - You actually know where it is, that is too cool -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 19:27 1
    - My university's farm is located there. -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 19:28
STAR is not good. Hard to believe the guy behind Empire is involved. - Epiphany Dec 14, 19:00 3
- Bring back George Lucas! -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 19:16
- short STAR8! -- nm - budice Dec 14, 19:03 1
  - call to action !! you're banned and your account will be docked accordingly for attempted market manipulation -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 14, 19:30
Scorigami or: the art of NFL scores -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 18:53
LIRCT: He wants to actually have intercourse again. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 18:46
Dunkirk - I'm there. - Reagen Dec 14, 18:42

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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