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: 157

Rangers' return for Darvish is Willie Calhoun, A.J. Alexy and Brendon Davis. -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 13:37 1
- #4,#17,#27 in Dodgers organization. -- nm - groiny Jul 31, 13:39
You need this story today: Injured dog rescued on mountain by hikers when officials decline to help/. -- (link) - mara Jul 31, 13:35
While the schadenfreude is amusing, making the internet great today, the dude's also now a bachelor celebrity with $200 million in the bank. - David Jul 31, 13:34 2
- Hookers of New Jersey, it's your lucky day! -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 13:38
- Spicy gets first shot at dancing with the stars -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:37
Heh. "And to think that poor dumb bastard went through all that trouble to delete old tweets critical of the moron." -- nm - mara Jul 31, 13:31 2
- Can tweets be undeleted? -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 13:37 1
  - Revenge p0rn in 3 2 1.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:38
To summarize: Spicer quit because of Scaramucci, who took down Priebus, who was replaced by Kelly, who took down Scaramucci. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 31, 13:31
The Top Facebook Video Publishers for June 2017 is mostly more of the same, and makes you sad for humanity. - Mop Jul 31, 13:28
Mooch joins the hall of legends -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:28
Pirates have acquired RHP Joaquin Benoit from the Phillies for minor leaguer RHP Seth McGarry. -- nm - budice Jul 31, 13:24
who's good at omens? A bee just flew out of my wallet. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:23 11
- Gimme five bees for a quarter! -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:32
- Don't throw away your one shot with that stinger missile, you're in the service of the queen -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:31
- Obviously it means the Yellow Jackets are going to crush the Vols. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:25 6
  - You're a bug attacking our windshield. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:25 5
    - I enjoyed how you're devoting "entire practices" to defending our offense. That's cute. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:28 4
      - It sounds like you've paid more attention to our offseason that I have. :) - David Jul 31, 13:31 3
        
        I love playing SEC teams... added bonus that it's in MB Stadium. -- (edited) - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:32 2
        
        Hey, nobody made you leave the conference. - David Jul 31, 13:36 1
        
        Meh. We'd be the equivalent of Vandy in the SEC. - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:40
- The bee symbolizes both pain and growth. Money cannot help it with either destiny. Learn from the bee. -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 13:24
- Illuminati! -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 13:24
This was posted on the Federalist's website earlier today. -- (link) - mara Jul 31, 13:22 4
- As a writer, I empathize. No matter how idiotic the article was, that person probably feels like the world is against them right now. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:28 3
  - Reading the article though, the writer's argumetnt is (1) no one serious wants the job (2) what Trump says is what he means, so it's better to hear it - Roger More Jul 31, 13:36
  - They write for The Federalist. It's likely they already had that thought; thus why they wrote this in the first place. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 13:29 1
    - Touche. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:31
The Smoking Gun comes out firing -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 13:21 2
- Norm McDonald's one contribution to snl of note -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:24
- The Smoking Gun... still around. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 13:23
SITWAP: Paris 2024, LA 2028 -- (link) - znufrii Jul 31, 13:21 1
- So after Trump's 3rd term? -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 13:29
ty97, Outback denies having Illuminati ties. (and I looked and they form a star outside Philly too) -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 13:15 13
- Fun fact: I have an Illuminati login now! -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:33
- It seems more algorithmic to me, like this is a function of how their demonographic analysis looks at profitability centres in towns. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:29
- I thought olive Garden was illuminati, and I'll bet you could draw the same star with their locations - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:29 2
  - I only got halfway across the country but I had to stop out of fear -- (pic) - oblique Jul 31, 13:33 [Attachment] 1
    - I'm not saying aliens, but there cannot be any other explanation -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:42
- huh...Indianapolis has that as well -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 13:20
- I love how many of the example maps conveniently ignored additional Outbacks in the area to create the star -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 13:18 4
  - you've been eating their onions, haven't you?!? -- nm - decline Jul 31, 13:20
  - "Everytime I connect three of these restaurants, it makes a triangle!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:19 2
    - It's almost as if I can take any 5 points around a central area and make a demon star with it! -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 13:24 1
      - The truth is out there, kilbo -- nm - decline Jul 31, 13:27
- Free Bloomin Onion today fwiw -- nm - budice Jul 31, 13:16 1
  - that's how they mind control ya' -- nm* - decline Jul 31, 13:17
Darvish has been traded. -- nm - budice Jul 31, 13:13 4
- to the Dodgers -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 13:15 3
  - Seems like it happened at the last second. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:20 2
    - It made no sense for them to not trade him if they weren't going to give him an extension. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:21 1
      - Yup. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:25
Coke Zero Sugar review: If you like Coke Zero, you won't notice much of a difference. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:13 2
- yup. it's been here for a while and it wasn't until the announcement that I realized it was more than a branding change. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:14 1
  - I am interested in how they're going to handle the variants (Cherry, Vanilla) and all of the Freestyle machines around here. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 13:15
very sad to see Shatner going the Adam Baldwin route. -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 13:10 1
- Saw that. Quite unfortunate. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:13
Nats get Kintzler from the Twins for a guy named Tyler Watson. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:10
"Let's talk about Venezuela, cause why you'all are here." -- nm - WH Press Dept Jul 31, 13:08 1
- "You guys wasted all your questions on the same one over and over. Just kidding. Tough crowd today." -- nm - Huckabee Sanders starting on the right foot Jul 31, 13:15
heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:06
Today's IPO on the other site, I was polled on that years ago, except it was called "Planets." -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 13:05
"It’s Aquaman vs. Transformers on December 21, 2018" -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 13:03 1
- Momoa vs. Cena? I'd watch that ppv. -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 13:11
Dodgers get Tony Watson from Pittsburgh but it appears Darvish will not be dealt. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:02 1
- They also add Cingrani from the Reds. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:04
Senator Orrin Hatch: Senators too divided to keep working on healthcare and they are going to tell White House that. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 31, 13:00
... the mooch is dead? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:00 3
- Freddy, I love you as a brother, but, never ever discuss family business outside the family -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:49
- If you read the last White House press release backwards, it clearly says ANTHONY. IS. DEAD. -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 13:08
- Faking his own death? -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 13:04
WH sources: Scaramucci was hired in part as a tool to oust Priebus. "His usefulness had declined significantly in their eyes " -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 31, 12:58 16
- I mean it's not like the president can just up and fire his CoS. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:03
- "...and to signal to staff that their comments always reflect on the president." - Spawn Jul 31, 13:00 2
  - In all seriousness this is the textbook example of why you can't put someone with no experience at all into a position of this importance. You take a - pmb Jul 31, 13:07 1
    - On MSNBC this morning I heard just a bot of someone saying, "... and for those of you crying about the arachaic way things used to be, this is it." - Spawn Jul 31, 13:10
- And let's face it, there is no bigger tool than the Mooch. -- nm - pmb Jul 31, 13:00
- and "Sources close to the White House: Trump soured on Scaramucci because he became the story" -- nm - decline Jul 31, 12:59 10
  - I said this a few times. Trump can't stand it when someone else is getting the headlines over him. - Krusty Jul 31, 13:05 6
    - which is funny considering he tried to call Comey a showboater. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:06 5
      - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:09
      - He lacks any semblence of self-awareness. -- nm - pmb Jul 31, 13:09 2
        
        I go back and forth about whether he has none, or if he has a ton and is frightened we'll "figure it out". -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:12 1
        
        A little of a and a little of b. I think narcissists generally are people with extreme self-esteem issues that overcompensate by constantly telling - pmb Jul 31, 13:22
      - that was off-the-charts funny at the time, too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:07
  - i believe this. Not because he was an embarrassment, not because he was an a$$hole, but because he stole Trump's spotlight. -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 13:00 1
    - yup. Nobody outshines the Donald -- nm - decline Jul 31, 13:05
  - Leaks! Leaks everywhere! -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 12:59
House Republicans leave for recess with no budget and no plan to avoid government shutdown -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 12:53 2
- House Democrats will figure it out when they show up for work tomorrow and the doors are locked. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 12:59
- That means I shutdown the WH too, right? -- nm - SCPOTUS Jul 31, 12:56
in other important news, Serinda Swan was on Ballers last night -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 12:51 2
- Any nudity? -- nm - Todd Manning Jul 31, 12:52 1
  - spoilers.. - Remlik Jul 31, 12:54
He apparently lasted in the job one day less than the previous shortest, who was forced out for being part of the Hitler Youth -- nm* - ty97 Jul 31, 12:50 3
- is he still available? -- nm - Trump Jul 31, 12:51 2
  - Passed away in 2012 -- (link) - ty97 Jul 31, 12:53 1
    - Damn it Frederick Douglass you're supposed to let me know -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 12:59
I see Venezuela is having an election today, let's just check in on... -- (link) - Reagen Jul 31, 12:49
CSpan stream of WH Press Brief to start hortly -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 12:49
I didn't realize today was Kelly's first day. -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 12:48 9
- She got a job? -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 12:48 4
  - JOHN Kelly (i should have been far more clear.) -- nm* - Andie Jul 31, 12:51 3
    - Ahhh. Got it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 12:55
    - I'm sticking with my interpretation. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:51 1
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 12:54
- don't call anyone a cocksucker, Kelly! -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:48 3
  - she's working with kids - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:49 2
    - LOFL, I knew this was about John but your post confused me. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:57
    - ah, so she should just get it over with then. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:50
Justin Verlander has breaking news. Along with the NYY WiFi password. -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 12:47 4
- Yu Darvish -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 12:54
- Ha! I was hoping he'd be dressing in pinstripes tonight. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 12:48
- woopsie -- nm - decline Jul 31, 12:47 1
  - I keep entering it, but it's not working! -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:48
Bery, can you set up that thing like on the iPhone when you iMessage with fireworks for the next post that landbeck does? -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 12:40 1
- Thinking about it, but not sure of a clean way to pull it off -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 13:07
Fitting -- (link) - ty97 Jul 31, 12:39 5
- All right, whoever did this in Bannon's office is just way too much for office pranks. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 13:15
- "Turns out you actually can die from laughing" -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:45 1
  - or: Whoa, boneitis is actually a real thing? -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:54
- "Sean Spicer leaving the White House" -- nm - budice Jul 31, 12:44
- "Here we have a typical patient who has been on Obamacare. He went to his doctor for *Viagra*..." "My god! We need another vote." -- nm - Oval office healthcare briefing Jul 31, 12:42
[deleted] 18
- It took me a moment to realize you weren't talking about "the country." ... right? -- nm - Max Jul 31, 12:38 8
  - [deleted] 7
    - Can you get pardoned before committing a crime, can congress override a pardon or go after with related crimes like civil rights -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 13:36
    - It also works as in, his administration. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:42 5
      - [deleted] 4
        
        Your statement. It reads like people should quit working for the administration if he gets fired. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 12:44 1
        
        Unlike Broke Back Mountain, we all know how to quit him -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:45
        
        "one with the ability to leave their job in the White House..." -- nm - Max Jul 31, 12:43 1
        
        [deleted]
- ^any...^ - Spawn Jul 31, 12:38 1
  - I almost went: "A boy is not one. A boy is Rod Rosenstein." But you have no idea wtf I'm talking about... -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 12:40
- as you said before, who takes this job now? Who takes *any* job with him? -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:38 4
  - [deleted]
  - There will always be power moochers willing to take the risk -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 12:40 2
    - you did that on purpose. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:44
    - I'd love a lower level NSC job and on my resume I'll just misspell "Trump" as "Obama" -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 12:42
- heh -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 12:37 1
  - OUCH -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 12:38
I am not 100% opposed to this -- (link) - ty97 Jul 31, 12:33 12
- I Have Never tipped over a table in anger -- nm - Max Jul 31, 12:34 11
  - you should try it - its fun -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:44 10
    - But then it would be in fun and not in anger! -- nm - Max Jul 31, 12:45 9
      - psst, that wasn't a real angry table flip either -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 12:52
      - its...angry...fun?? - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:49 6
        
        Remind me to get drunk with you at the next available opportunity. - Mel Profit Jul 31, 12:59 4
        
        "Uh oh, earrings are off - shit's going down." -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 13:05 2
        
        "look at the efficient, sweeping motion as she takes both earrings off so smoothly. The judges are really going to like that." - Mel Profit Jul 31, 13:09 1
        
        L4! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 13:30
        
        sounds like a win/win in the IM -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 13:00
        
        It is a mic drop, though. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:51
      - That was the point both times I did it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:45

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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