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

The answer to the eternal questions "Isn't there anything faster than a microwave?" is now definitively "Yes." -- (link) - Baron Zeno May 19, 11:11 2
- Kind of sounds like a weapon. -- nm - mara May 19, 11:20
- Actually would love to see the water in that state -- nm - amoxy May 19, 11:20
Cowboys WR Terrance Williams arrested Saturday morning. Public intox. -- nm - budice May 19, 11:02
Only the Queen can get away with this -- (link) - amoxy May 19, 10:48 3
- heh, I noticed she wasn't singing too -- nm - Beaker May 19, 11:23
- Ain't nobody named Emma Thompson (with short hair) got time for that: -- (link) - Max May 19, 10:56
- Killer Queen. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 19, 10:54
Qale’s Top 7 for the week ending tomorrow, May 20th, 2018. Two debuts including something featuring K. Flay! -- nm - Qale May 19, 10:18 1
- Do’h! Second week I’ve done that. Top 7 image is here. -- (pic) - Qale May 19, 10:19 [Attachment]
~I'M ON A BOAT!~ - con_carne May 19, 09:49 1
- That sounds awesome -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 19, 10:19
Dita von Teese in Indy tonight -- (link) - budice May 19, 09:19 1
- along with Apocalyptica! 4 cellos playing Metallica! -- (link) - Remlik May 19, 09:49 [youtube]
‘Deadpool 2’ Unseats ‘Infinity War,’ Opens to Heroic $133 Million, 53 mil Friday -- (link) - Remlik May 19, 09:10 2
- That ain’t great compared to what they wanted. But huge regardless. -- nm - MDH May 19, 11:04
- Spoilers - Beryllium May 19, 09:18
Indy 500 Qualifying Live on WatchESPN of all places -- nm - budice May 19, 08:52
Kitty Pryde is today’s IPO. -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 08:14 2
- The x-men mutant? -- nm - Beryllium May 19, 08:31 1
  - Yep. -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 08:53
Football: Johnny Manziel has signed a 2-year deal with the... - Strongbad May 19, 08:10 1
- Nice, I wasn't sure it was going to happen. I wonder if they gave more or he took less? -- nm - J May 19, 08:41
This weather...... -- nm - ty97 May 19, 06:41 3
- Preakness: Justify gets another sloppy track for the Triple Crown bid -- (link) - budice May 19, 08:45
- This weather and the subway. -- nm - jnine May 19, 08:02
- Seriously. -- nm - amandroid May 19, 06:56
Latest ON provincial election poll: PC 35, NDP 31, LIB 27 -- nm - Reagen May 19, 05:59 4
- dammit -- nm - mud May 19, 06:05 3
  - (I also expect a # of Liberal supporters to jump to the NDP if it looks like they'll have a better chance) - Reagen May 19, 06:11 1
    - I like your optimism -- nm - mud May 19, 06:17
  - This would almost certainly be a minority government - Reagen May 19, 06:07
Pictures of some of the guests. -- (link) - LMS May 19, 05:49 3
- Who walked her down the aisle? -- nm - amoxy May 19, 10:17 1
  - Prince Charles, after she walked solo about halfway -- nm - mara May 19, 10:27
- nice selection. thank you -- nm - mud May 19, 06:24
Kate totally wore that hat so the cameras couldn’t see her face. -- nm - mafic May 19, 05:39
With this I will sit down, We gotta get y’all married”. Then keeps preaching. Strong, but Long. -- nm - zunk xometimes May 19, 04:41
Decided to go for the LG G7 pre-order. Wife wants an upgraded camera, from a G4, and I can replace my 24" monitor with a 43" tv. Win-win. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 04:33
Deadpool 2: A+. Of course. But also seriously. (Spoils) - Beryllium May 19, 00:43 1
- Yes. -- nm - kelly May 19, 04:18
Harry/Meghan to officially be Duke/Dutchess of Sussex -- (link) - budice May 19, 00:25 4
- aka The Dutchess of Sexy -- nm - Max May 19, 07:33
- The veil is held in place by Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, lent to Ms. Markle by The Queen. The diamond bandeau is English and was made in 1932, -- nm - budice May 19, 04:28
- Royal Wedding so far: Sussex, Oprah/Idris, Harry's ex Chelsy, and Pippa's mint green dress. -- nm - budice May 19, 02:29 1
  - George/Amal Clooney David/Victoria Beckham -- (link*) - budice May 19, 02:30
on May 19 In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded. -- nm* - peglegpete May 18, 23:43
CNN has Kate Williams, one of the better British Historians on for commentary. The other good ones to look for are: Nina Ramirez, Lucy Worsley who was - peglegpete May 18, 23:41 2
- BET has Katt Williams. -- nm - Mop May 19, 08:56
- Dan Snow was one of the guests as his wife is a cousin of Harry or something. -- nm - LMS May 19, 05:42
So that was interesting AoS finale and IW (spoils) -- (edited) - eag May 18, 21:25 2
- I think you are being pretty optimistic. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 18, 22:29 1
  - Maybe but (spoils) - eag May 18, 23:18
I haven't talked about our friend all week. So here: Pruitt moves to rescind regulations inspired by West, Tex., chemical explosion that killed 15 - crash davis May 18, 21:11 5
- Wouldn't the lawsuits that result from another accident like that also impose significant new costs? -- nm - . May 18, 21:21 2
  - The thing is, 1 or 2 dead, sure sue their ass off, but...johnstown flood, Bhopal, triangle shirt factory, prevention is paramount -- nm - zeitgeist May 18, 23:04
  - Luckily, the courts are being stacked in favor of big business. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 18, 21:30
- #WelcomeToTheOligarchy -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 18, 21:14
- Damn it. I was hoping he had cleaned up his act. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 18, 21:12
Remember how Fitbit tracking unintentionally revealed secret military bases? it's also evidence in crimes -- (link) - zeitgeist May 18, 20:52 2
- And genetic testing helps solve decades old serial killer cold cases. -- nm - Mop May 18, 22:57 1
  - They just hauled in a 30yo murder of a BC couple, truck driver who ..I dunno, did it once? -- nm - zeitgeist May 18, 23:09
If Tivo is right, the House Hunters on right now is Episode 7 - prayformojo May 18, 20:32 2
- Checks out. - ty97 May 18, 20:34
- Will they ever finally kill that house for good? -- nm* - Mop May 18, 20:33
school zones have been more dangerous to children than war zones to US soldiers this year.... -- (link) - zeitgeist May 18, 19:43 1
- That is why we need to arm our teachers! -- nm - Trump May 18, 20:18
Thats a goal. Series on. -- nm - budice May 18, 19:21
Good story. Fits in with Danger Island. Except that it’s real. -- (link) - Beryllium May 18, 18:43 4
- ^ how a Boeing 314 flying boat circumnavigated the world after Pearl harbour. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 20:28 3
  - Very cool, but it knda missed fleshing out the last bit. -- (edited) - . May 18, 20:44 2
    - Yeah, that’s true - gotta leave something for the book though :) -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 20:46 1
      - But he led the article with it. ;) -- nm - . May 18, 20:51
Not link to wait for Winds of Winter, aSoIaF fans! -- (link) - Roger More May 18, 18:43
Mets let fan take prom photos on field because she got a bunch of retweets. -- (link) - Tim May 18, 18:35 1
- and was subsequently named tomorrow's starting pitcher -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 18:40
Dallas & Robo series trailer (Cena, Kat Dennings) -- (link) - budice May 18, 17:35 [youtube]
A woman walks into a library and asks if they have any books on Paranoia. - Amoxy May 18, 17:10 5
- LOL -- nm - JaxSean May 18, 20:30
- "Why, who sent you?" -- nm - Reagen May 18, 19:06
- What happened at the fruit salad race? - Bacon May 18, 17:26
- Did you tell this joke because of me? It was because I am here right? Don't lie -- nm - Bacon May 18, 17:22 1
  - Hehehehe... -- nm - Amoxy May 18, 17:33
I think that if the US go into a war with NK and lose, we may see some measure of gun control in the Kim-governed mainland. - Marlowe May 18, 16:45 1
- china will fight them, cause NK would be trespassing on property they own -- nm - zeitgeist May 18, 17:18
Easy Oregon state history question: 150 years ago, horticulturalist Seth Lewelling had a Manchurian Chinese foreman. - crash davis May 18, 16:14 7
- spoils for non-Orenerds - crash davis May 18, 16:26 2
  - Reading about it now... - Roger More May 18, 16:30 1
    - And in 150 years, we still haven't come up with a sensible immigration policy -- nm - crash davis May 18, 16:31
- if his name was Theon Reefer, that'll be freaking incredible -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 16:16 1
  - It might be but alas it isn't. And read the way the question is phrased. - crash davis May 18, 16:19
- I know this! I know this! As a proud OSU alum, I know this! (mega spoilers) - ReluctantCynic May 18, 16:15 1
  - I thought you might. -- nm - crash davis May 18, 16:21
Colin: Looks like Hot Dad has you covered on your rabbit situation? Okay, maybe not, but you’ll feel better I’m sure afterwards. -- (link) - Qale May 18, 16:06 [youtube]
Wow. The Potomac, at Great Falls today -- (link) - prayformojo May 18, 16:05 2 1
- "I'm not crossing that. Let's go back." -- nm - Gen. Washington May 18, 16:06 1
  - "Sir, I said the British troops were across the Delaware, not the Potomac." -- nm - Alexander Hamilton May 18, 16:35
LIR: Reagen, 20 years ago, I said in a public forum: "I don't think we'll see gay marriage legalized before I retire." - ReluctantCynic May 18, 15:53 5
- I expected an announcement with this preamble. -- nm - . May 18, 19:50
- Yeah, that is why your friends mock you -- nm - Amoxy May 18, 17:11
- 20 years ago I said that even if it was legalized, there would be no way I’d end up married. - Qale May 18, 16:01
- Tell them you retired long ago and now only work to keep yourself busy. -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:55 1
  - I like the cut of your jib, sir. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 18, 16:15
Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan (Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon), who hosted the Tournament of Roses parade on Amazon, will host HBO’s royal... - Mop May 18, 15:50 2
- and I haven't bought any elderflower to make a cake with yet -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:56 1
  - Pro tip - St Germain -- nm - Roger More May 18, 16:09
Of course! Less doors! -- nm - Qale May 18, 15:42 9
- I bet fire marshalls love this. I look forward to the next fire drill. -- nm - Mop May 18, 15:53 1
  - There was an article in the NYT a few months back by a former Marine who is now a teacher. After Parkland he checked his classroom for evac. - . May 18, 20:50
- “We tried cutting back on doors... backpacks... everything!” Says nation that’s missing the obvious. -- nm - Mop May 18, 15:52
- “Why didn’t we think of this before, says only nation with doors.” -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 15:49 5
  - Ha, I love it. (Is that yours? Very good.) -- nm - mara May 19, 07:01 1
    - I think so, but directly derived from The Onion. -- nm - Beryllium May 19, 09:25
  - I can actually speak to this personally as a former pizza boy. Almost in all cases a large percentage of doors at schools are LOCKED on the outside. - Qale May 18, 15:51 1
    - schools are supposed to make sure people go through the office to enter, there's more than just guns to worry about, pedos, drug dealers, non custodia - zeitgeist May 18, 17:17
  - Of course you would think it is easy to remove doors when all you have to do is bang on the appropriate side of the igloo. -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:50
how long will tru remain on hold with the bank? its already at 6 mins. -- nm - Truman May 18, 15:42 2
- 6 minutes? That isn't really being on hold yet. You can start talking about it at 22 minutes -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:44 1
  - sush yous -- nm - Truman May 18, 15:51
I often wonder about kid actors. Max mentions the Horse Whisperer down below. I wonder what happened to that little girl, she was so good in it - crash davis May 18, 15:42 2
- I would fail a pop quiz on the star of Caspian. -- nm - Max May 18, 15:44 1
  - I really think the true star of Caspian is Reepicheep -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:46
Did not realize that altered carbon used this remix of More Human Than Human. Is the rest of its music that good? -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 15:31
I just don't understand a worldview that posits that because things haven't changed, they can't change -- nm - TWuG May 18, 15:22 5
- Im saying they are going to change alright, just not how normal Americans expect them to. -- nm - Jovian May 18, 15:32
- I'm very familiar with it. I love studying medieval history. -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:27
- While looking at the balance of power as it has rested for the past 60 years, one wonders what sort of cataclysm might unseat things to effect change. - Beryllium May 18, 15:27 2
  - I think we’re seeing them now - it’s just that change takes a very long time. (I’m not being blasé - there are still a lot of fights to be had and won - Roger More May 18, 15:59
  - Honestly, it has nothing to do with selling guns. It is a lobby gaining wealth and power - crash davis May 18, 15:38
This just in: Kim is awesome - Epiphany May 18, 15:15 6 1
- I'm kinda jealous right now. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 18, 21:10
- And Pippy is delightful! I had lots of fun last night! -- nm - Dark Callisto May 18, 15:27 3
  - Me too. -- nm - Epiphany May 18, 16:52
  - ! -- nm - budice May 18, 15:36 1
    - It was dinner you perv - Epiphany May 18, 16:54
- No need for the :P. I think even he realizes the truth of your first inside sentence. - crash davis May 18, 15:18
M’TUNGA. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 15:07
Looking at my hands, I still have some trace amounts of ink from where I got fingerprinted at the sheriffs department this morning. It was for my - crash davis May 18, 15:01 3
- I'd rather people didn't have guns, but if they are going to, it seems they should at least take the same care to own them as a car. - . May 18, 20:31
- second last paragraph 4'th word. Statute?? -- nm - peglegpete May 18, 15:10 1
  - sorry, statue :) -- nm - crash davis May 18, 15:11
Pretty sure we're stealing Theon Reefer -- nm - Key & Peele May 18, 14:47 2
- Already have a Theon, we'll take a Clinkscales. -- nm - Game of Thrones May 18, 14:50
- Cliff Clinkscales is solid too but I agree, that's the standout. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 14:50
10 years ago in theaters: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (giving Iron Man only one week at #1) - Max May 18, 14:45 7
- Wasn't there a VegaSTravaganza that weekend as well? I think one of the two I've attended. - Cuzzin Todd May 18, 15:00
- 15 years ago: The Matrix Reloaded ($92m, 2nd best ever, #1 four-day $134m) - Max May 18, 14:45 5
  - 20 years ago: The Horse Whisperer, Quest for Camelot, (ltd): Bulworth, Clockwatchers - Max May 18, 14:46 4
    - 25 years ago: Posse, Lost in Yonkers, (ltd): Excessive Force - Max May 18, 14:46 3
      - 30 years ago: Friday the 13th Part VII - Max May 18, 14:46 2
        
        35 years ago: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone - Max May 18, 14:46 1
        
        40 years ago: The Buddy Holly Story -- nm - Max May 18, 14:47

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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