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

I think I have just experienced a Christmas Miracle. Or at least something close to it. - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:37 8
- That’s really great! -- nm - spamlet Dec 20, 09:45
- and when you meet to pick it up, ask the person if they have the other half of your pendant! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 09:45
- that's kinda crazy -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 09:44
- nice! -- nm - mud Dec 20, 09:44
- wow, that is great -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 09:44
- very nice -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 20, 09:39
- Wow, that's so random! -- nm - David Dec 20, 09:38 1
  - Right? - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:44
Kaiser's pharmacy-by-mail continues to impress me. I entered my prescription refill online at about 11;30 am on Saturday. It was in my mailbox today. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 09:31 4
- Drug Dealers are efficient -- nm - budice Dec 20, 09:36
- Witchcraft! -- nm - The Allfather Dec 20, 09:34
- Yup, you can stand in line almost that long if you pick them up in person :) -- nm - Meg Dec 20, 09:34 1
  - And getting 3 months for the price of 2 doesn't hurt. - Meg Dec 20, 09:36
omfg -- (link) - Jovian Dec 20, 09:24 3
- How much of that is from the inner foam lining? -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 20, 09:39
- That's why I prefer hard plastic and vinyl seats for this. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 09:31
- Humans are filthy animals. -- nm - Jules Dec 20, 09:27
"It's Christmas Week! Let's talk about polling for an election three years away!" -- nm - Unforced Errors ST Edition Dec 20, 09:18 1
- I agree with David. -- nm - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:23
The NHL is now up to nine (9!) teams shut down (Panthers, Avalanche, Flames, Bruins, Predators, Maple Leafs, Red Wings and now the Canadiens and Blue Jackets -- (link*) - decline Dec 20, 09:09
I’ve been stalked, Kansas City style. Well done. Local flavor (literally) - Volnelk Dec 20, 09:04
COVID cases in Canada today: 4571 in Quebec, 3783 in Ontario -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 08:53 2
- Morbidly curious about today's numbers here. Could be 5-600 with the backlog. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 08:56 1
  - *knock wood* ours is trending down. hope it keeps up -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 09:21
For znufrii: PA Dem Senate Primary: Fetterman 44%, Kenyatta 20%, Lamb 15%, Arkoosh 6% -- nm - MDH Dec 20, 08:51 5
- I could go for some Lamb Arkoosh. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 09:05 2
  - You bastard! -- nm - Shari Lewis Dec 20, 09:36 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 09:40
- I like it. - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 09:03
- Im not going to have to physically fight Fetterman am I? - Dr Oz Dec 20, 08:55
So we started watching Hawkeye on D+. Was there any movies I needed to watch before starting? And does it get better? (spoiler?) - JaxSean Dec 20, 08:49 6
- Don't watch Black Widow. I haven't seen the first frame of Hawkeye, but don't watch Black Widow. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 09:07
- It really picks up IMO. -- nm - pmb Dec 20, 08:56
- Black Widow for sure, the Avengers stuff as well -- nm* - Beaker Dec 20, 08:51 3
  - Endgame and Black Widow, for sure. -- nm - Spawnta Dec 20, 09:05 2
    - yep these are really the only two that fills out background info needed -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 09:14 1
      - Well, those and spoil? - Spawnta Dec 20, 09:38
YouGov (12/13/2021): Presidential Polling: Biden 47%, Trump 41% -- nm - MDH Dec 20, 08:45 4
- *bang* *bang* *bang* -- nm - spamlet Dec 20, 08:46 3
  - ~here we go~ -- nm - AJR Dec 20, 08:48 2
    - I love this song -- nm - Pippy Dec 20, 08:55 1
      - Pretend you love this song, everybody. -- nm - Also AJR Dec 20, 09:09
Doing this because of ty97 (blame him): YouGov Poll (12/13/2021): Democratic Primary: Biden 20%, Harris 13%, Warren 11%, Sanders 10%, Buttigieg 10% -- nm - MDH Dec 20, 08:43 7
- I'm moving to Spain. -- nm - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:21
- three of those choices would get absolutely decimated in the general. -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 09:00
- YouGov (12/13/2021): GOP Primary: Trump 60%, DeSantis 11%, Pence 9%, Haley 3%, Cruz 3%, Rubio 2% -- nm - MDH Dec 20, 08:49 3
  - How about that guy that was in the Watchmen series? What was his name again? Oh yes, Josh Hawley. - Jovian Dec 20, 09:03
  - DeSantis is totally sending him arsenic laced KFC. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 09:02
  - its quite literally DeSantis or DJT. Those other three dont even have a chance as running mates. -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 09:02
- *bang* -- nm - spamlet Dec 20, 08:44
(Good, I'm glad. And I'm glad it's public) During their show in Dallas, President Trump reveals to @BillOReilly he got the vaccine booster shot. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 20, 08:35 11
- For $99.99 you can get a Trump approved booster too. Same as regular, only you pay me $99.99. - Trump -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 08:47 2
  - trump loves 5... so it would likely be 50 (like his wine, vodka, steaks per pound) or 500 or even 5,000 for the trump signature bandaid over the owee -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 20, 12:24
  - *stampede of dumbasses* -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 08:48
- their 'history' tour. -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 08:40
- Is this some sort of traveling vaudeville act? - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 20, 08:40 5
  - Tucker Carlson is Trump's ventriloquist dummy. Or is it the other way around? -- nm - pmb Dec 20, 08:50 1
    - Maybe they all have their hands up each others' asses -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 09:03
  - ~and that's how Vaudeville di-i-ed...~ -- nm - Diva, waving arms like chicken wings Dec 20, 08:50
  - The Wallet Inspector Tour -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 08:43
  - The Two Stooges -- nm - Spawnta Dec 20, 08:41
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 08:40
I'm doing something very unusual today. I'm checking a bag. -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 08:31 2
- *seizes the contraband* -- nm - Airport Security Dec 20, 08:35 1
  - No, not my Wawa pretzels!!!! - ty97 Dec 20, 08:36
Cleveland Browns QBs Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum don't clear COVID-19 protocols, out vs. Las Vegas Raiders -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 08:10 1
- so this is where the NFL changes the rules again? -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 20, 08:16
I have some shocking news. - kelly Dec 20, 08:07 9
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 08:51
- Reality keeps biting back. -- nm - loosilu who Dec 20, 08:16
- :( -- nm - Pippy Dec 20, 08:15
- How was she to predict it would affect *her*? -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 08:10 5
  - She was safe, Reagen. She always wears a mask! -- nm - kelly Dec 20, 08:10 4
    - does the health-issues-boyfriend have any of his shots? if not, guess what, he is already infected. -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 20, 08:18 3
      - Of course not. -- nm - kelly Dec 20, 08:23 2
        
        offs -- nm - Diva Dec 20, 08:52
        
        sure, why would he? -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 20, 08:44
Spiderman Actual - $260M -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 08:01 7
- Intl - $340M == $600M WW -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 08:58
- Hey Disney/Sony, I'll do your weekend estimates for you, and get way closer than whoever you have now. -- nm - Inigo Dec 20, 08:12 4
  - Hey Disney/Sony, I'll play Spider-Man for half of what you're paying that Dutch kid. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 20, 08:16 3
    - I would enjoy watching you try to do a flip. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 08:17 2
      - I hurt myself sitting on the floor wrapping Christmas gifts last night. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 20, 09:41
      - His stunt double would get paid more than him -- nm - eag Dec 20, 08:29
- Encanto comes in a close 2nd...and here's the rest of the Top 10 -- (link) - decline Dec 20, 08:12
Manchin on WV radio saying he knew from the beginning he wouldn't support BBB, but let Democrats negotiate. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 20, 07:37 28
- I love how he just called a metric eff-ton of parents 'Welfare Queens'. -- nm - Diva Dec 20, 09:05 2
  - It's astoundingly tone deaf. Even to his constituents. -- nm - pmb Dec 20, 09:12
  - Give us hell, Quimby! -- nm* - Reagen Dec 20, 09:06
- Okay, now that MF-er can go pound sand. -- (edited) - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 08:45 2
  - Now? -- nm - Spawnta Dec 20, 09:07 1
    - I try not to judge people prematurely, and I err on the side of getting more than enough information to make a sound judgment. - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:23
- I also think he felt like he needed to block something high profile while the Dems had both the White House and Congress for re-election. -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 08:21
- Jesus, he's a fucking psychopath. "I was just messing with them" is what he's saying? -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 20, 08:17 2
  - After the administration repeatedly assured us that he was bargaining in good faith. “Psych!” -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 08:18 1
    - I feel like it's all going sideways over the political equivalent of arguing whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 08:45
- Wow. - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 08:15
- His sticking point appears to have been the child tax credit because people are "spending it on drugs". -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 08:04 10
  - I've been to West Virginia. They have a huge Buffout, Psychotats, and Carry Weight Booster problem for sure. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 08:24
  - Yeah, like I said on B2, he's really weird about this. - Inigo Dec 20, 08:10 7
    - That’s exactly what this is, yeah. - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 08:19 4
      - Yeah, you're probably right. I do think he suddenly starts negotiating when it expires Dec. 31st. Or shortly thereafter. -- nm - Inigo Dec 20, 08:22 3
        
        He’s said my IM outright, iinm, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. He’s also said $0 was an acceptable number for BBB. -- (edited) - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 08:25 2
        
        I think the fact that Goldman Sachs lowered they're US growth estimates based on his rejection may give some leverage to change the narrative. -- nm - pmb Dec 20, 08:29 1
        
        Who the f*ck knows at this point. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 20, 08:34
    - It's positive action vs negative action - Reagen Dec 20, 08:15 1
      - I think he's in the pocket of corporate interests who fear tax hikes, but he's using inflationary pressure to sell it. He's wrong, but that doesn't - pmb Dec 20, 08:20
  - I think he's also still mad that VP Harris went to WV months ago without asking his permission -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 08:06
- he's going to flip parties. -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 07:49 4
  - perhaps. but not until after mid-terms and definitely not while DJT still controls the party. -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 08:34
  - I doubt it, he'd have no power. -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 07:56 1
    - Yeah. He's at his most powerful as a Democrat with a 50/50 Senate and a Democrat in the White House. -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 08:06
  - I doubt it. The only thing he seems to know what he's doing is to know what he's not doing. -- nm - Max Dec 20, 07:52
- bastard -- nm - decline Dec 20, 07:37
Leading rushers from Week 15– - flavorize Dec 20, 07:36 [Attachment] 3
- At least I had one of them on my team :) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 20, 07:37 2
  - Nice! -- nm - flavorize Dec 20, 07:44 1
    - We'll see what happens. I need my TE+K to keep my 25 point lead over my opponents 2x RB - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 20, 08:04
Spider-Man at 2:50. Very excited. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 20, 07:30 1
- You should be! -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 07:40
Random twitter ad I was served, these eyes are fake right? Contact or Photoshop? -- (link) - ty97 Dec 20, 07:29 4
- Aside: What the fuck is Blue-chip art? -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 08:30 1
  - Anything with a past history of going up in value, regardless of whether it's boom times or recession. - Roger More Dec 20, 08:37
- That's not a natural color of blue for eyes. -- nm - Mop Dec 20, 07:33 1
  - It is if you are King of the Metaverse. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 08:18
Fri rumor confirmed: Oracle buying EMR giant Cerner for a shade under $30B in cash. Merry Christmas to me. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 20, 07:24 4
- One Monolith swallowing another Monolith -- nm - budice Dec 20, 07:29 2
  - Get a room. -- nm - Geralt Dec 20, 08:23
  - As large as Cerner is, it's puny compared to Oracle, but it does have hefty gov't contracts. -- nm* - Baron Please Come Home Dec 20, 07:54
- Hey Oracle, how about you put some of that cash to making Java more secure? -- nm* - Mop Dec 20, 07:25
Latest CDC data by vaccine status: -- (link) - decline Dec 20, 07:08 1
- it's good to be boosted -- nm - colin Dec 20, 07:11
LDB updates? I have znufrii, Meg, and Andie out this weekend. Anyone else? - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 20, 07:04 5
- :-( - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:29
- still in! -- nm - Diva Dec 20, 08:36
- I am still in. Thought this weekend would get me, but it failed. (not on the list) -- nm* - Spawnta Dec 20, 08:24 1
  - Added -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 20, 08:39
- Still in! -- nm - loosilu who Dec 20, 07:58
nice illustration -- (link) - mud Dec 20, 06:53 3
- Geez, how, in 2020-2021 could anybody simulate being stuck at home for 18 months... -- nm* - Ender Dec 20, 06:55 2
  - UberEats doesn't deliver to space. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 07:00 1
    - We're working on it. -- nm - Elon Musk Dec 20, 07:04
Also this weekend viewing: Hawkeye A ; Survivor finale B+ -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 06:52 6
- Matrix: A; Matrix Reloaded: B-; Matrix Revolutions: C; Great British Baking Show Holiday Edition: A+; Succession: A+ (three episodes of Season 3). - ReluctantSanta Dec 20, 09:26
- The original Italian Job: C-. Boring and definitely not the "wildly fun romp" summarized on RottenTomatoes. -- nm - Max Dec 20, 07:41
- Witcher S2: B+ -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 07:41 2
  - ? arentya forgetting one ? -- nm - mud Dec 20, 07:50 1
    - Thursday was a lifetime ago! -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 08:11
- Hawkeye (spoils) - eag Dec 20, 06:56
from B2 - recent original x-mas song - Hives & Cyndi Lauper - Christmas Duel -- (link) - gort Dec 20, 06:51 [youtube] 1
- She remains in my Top 5 of Performers I Want To See Pop Up on Masked Singer. Though I'm afraid she'd be too easy to ID. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 20, 07:12
MIA signs RB Duke Johnson to active roster -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 06:47 1
- Ugghhh—this is like a hangover. Hated yesterday -- nm - flavorize Dec 20, 07:15
Buffalo has the kind of feel I like.. tons of abandoned buildings, a little scruffy. It's got its weird charm. -- nm - colin Dec 20, 06:44 2
- I love buffalo. A lot to do outside as well. Don't miss the Olmstead complex, even if you just drive by. -- nm - Pocket Jones Dec 20, 08:01 1
  - oo, will do. there seems to be a lot architecture related to see. -- nm - colin Dec 20, 08:57

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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