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I hate today. -- nm - Spawn Dec 31, 15:43 2
- Betty's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- (link) - budice Dec 31, 15:51
- What the hell did Al Roker ever do to you??? -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 15:44
Black Widow or: "Now, now, perfectly symmetrical violence never solved anything." -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 15:04
What channel's countdown is everyone planning on watching tonight? -- nm - Ender Dec 31, 15:03 13
- They’re all an hour early so none. - spamlet Dec 31, 15:51 5
  - Several of them did New Orleans countdowns. -- nm - Ender Dec 31, 23:52
  - you mean an hour late. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 16:00
  - When I moved from the east coast to Texas I was pretty horrified on my first New Year's Eve. -- nm - ty97 Dec 31, 15:59 1
    - Growing up multiple stations in Chicago had local countdowns but here they just broadcast the national ones. - spamlet Dec 31, 16:10
  - Yeah. I do kind of like being on here at 9pm though. That's cool. -- nm - con_carne Dec 31, 15:58
- CBC is the only channel with something on in canada -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 15:49
- channel zzz -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 15:37
- No idea. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 31, 15:35
- CNN -- nm - mud Dec 31, 15:15
- The NYE concert on BBC1 is Years and Years with guests Kylie and Pet Shop Boys. -- nm - LMS Dec 31, 15:06 2
  - That’s…amazing. -- nm - MDH Dec 31, 15:52
  - I could go for Kylie -- nm - budice Dec 31, 15:08
"Ooh! Speculum was my nickname in high school!!" -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 14:59 4
- Fun fact: speculum is also the reason why SlackerTalk no longer uses recently-linked Amazon products as ads. -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 31, 15:03 3
  - I did that. -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 15:50 2
    - Good times. That was a pretty alarming feature in any case. I remember seeing those ads and silently judging the life choices of whoever posted it. -- nm - con_carne Dec 31, 15:54 1
      - my life choicesnwere terrible, thanks for asking! -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 16:28
YDC: Looked at my Peloton (just cycling) stats for 2021: 284 days totaling 358 rides and over 117 hours; 2,931 miles; burned 219,656 calories. -- nm - MDH Dec 31, 14:55
Heh -- (link) - con_carne Dec 31, 14:50 [Image]
I liked Encanto's story but I continue to be merely whelmed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 14:36 9
- Are you watching it in Europe? -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 15:26 4
  - ? -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 15:41 3
    - 10HAT -- (link) - spamlet Dec 31, 15:50 [youtube] 2
      - yes, but Europe? -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 15:56 1
        
        Did you read your post and watch the clip? -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 16:16
- tick tick boom has been our favorite thing by him. -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 14:43 2
  - Just an FYI he just directed it, but the music is Jonathan Larson's. -- nm - MDH Dec 31, 14:50 1
    - oh for sure. -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 14:51
- *increases whelming speed to 200 beats per minute* -- nm - LMM Dec 31, 14:40
DTL - my PG led the league in assists. Sweet! -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 14:32
Cut down the nets! Shawnee is PTT Champ! - spamlet Dec 31, 14:27 7
- NCAA investigation in 3-2-1 -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 14:43 1
  - Heh I don’t think they investigate the NIT winner. - spamlet Dec 31, 14:46
- Fantastic, well done! -- nm - rollo Dec 31, 14:35 3
  - Congrats on 5th place! - Will Hunting Dec 31, 14:40 2
    - And he lost to the eventual champion in St Louis -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 14:41 1
      - Yep and because RPI sucks, got hosed on PR. - Will Hunting Dec 31, 14:43
- Congrats! -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 14:30
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 31, 14:24 [Attachment] 9
- D as an option busted me up. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 14:35
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 31, 14:24 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 31, 14:25 [Attachment] 6
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 31, 14:25 [Attachment] 5
      - 1/2 -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 15:52
      - 2/2 I'm a really good guesser :) -- nm - Meg Dec 31, 15:48
      - 1/2 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 14:47
      - 2/2. And I'm *very* disappointed in Kim. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 14:36
      - 0 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 31, 14:32
I'm watching Anna and the Apocalypse as tis the season. - LMS Dec 31, 13:48 1
- YEAH!!!! Break Away is one of my favorite songs -- nm* - prayformojo Dec 31, 14:24
18 hours ago Steve Martin made a Betty White set of tweets using past tense. What did he know and when did he know it? - TWuG Dec 31, 13:35
I knew when they announced that Betty White was doing a tv special for her 100th birthday that she was tempting fate. -- nm - pmb Dec 31, 13:34 3
- I posted as much when the 100th Bday show was announced. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 31, 13:38 [Backboard] 2
  - So basically what I'm hearing is that Poirot will be appearing momentarily to solve Murder on the Slackertalk Express. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 14:50 1
    - I'm shaving my beard tomorrow, but I wonder if I could pull off Branagh's Poirot look for a minute ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 14:56
2021 Accomplishment: I walked 145 days this year. Missed hitting 40% by 1 walk! Not included is the 45 days of mowing, shoveling or other labour - Beaker Dec 31, 13:28 4
- My fitness accomplishment (per Peloton), I was in the top 10% of riders (not sure if that's output or number of rides). Over 7K minutes of workouts. -- nm - pmb Dec 31, 14:01 1
  - VGR, sir! -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 16:28
- Outstanding! -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 13:31 1
  - No - con_carne Dec 31, 13:51
I predict December 30th will become an annual "get your covid booster" holiday for the non going out on NYE types (aka the best types) -- nm - rollo Dec 31, 13:27 3
- Huh? You wouldn't even be fully protected until mid-January -- nm - con_carne Dec 31, 14:06 2
  - The downtime from the booster reaction tho -- nm - rollo Dec 31, 14:08 1
    - Yeah, you need to do that around flu shot season so you'll be peak antibody by holiday gatherings. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 16:11
The Grand Tour: The new Christmas ep "Carnage a Trois" is hilarious. I'd put it up with old Top Gear. -- nm* - loosilu Dec 31, 13:25
Replay Screen for the Refs should always be a 85in TV -- nm - budice Dec 31, 13:20
Betty White doing a roast (of Shatner) -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 31, 13:17
Kitten vs. mirror -- (link) - con_carne Dec 31, 13:14
"The commercial gambling industry made over $44 billion in 2021, surpassing the record set in 2019." -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 31, 13:11 4
- I don't see any mention of whether they got federal payroll funding. Wait, was that 2020. Calgon virus, take me away -- nm* - Max Dec 31, 14:35
- "Though sports and online betting are seeing the most explosive growth, they account for just 15 percent of gross gaming revenue nationally," -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 13:12
- States allowing Sports Gambling has multiplied. Vegas still succeeding as well -- nm - budice Dec 31, 13:12
- never forget the greatest President in American history lost money owning a casino -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 13:12
2021 really wants me to swear online and break my resolution. Losing Betty White so close to 100 almost did it -- nm - TWuG Dec 31, 12:59
Bama OL: avg 315lbs . CIN Def Front: avg 250lbs -- nm - budice Dec 31, 12:55
Sold the Local Market out of French Onion Dip, ready for CFP Playoff Semis -- nm - budice Dec 31, 12:36 1
- will you be using a spoon, or some sort of foods to help consume it all? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 31, 12:48
funny : -- (link) - mud Dec 31, 12:30 2
- So much fun -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 12:40
- That one always made me laugh. -- nm - sycor Dec 31, 12:32
Got boosted 24 hours ago, just started to feel crummy. I can't tell if I'm feeling the effects of the shot or Betty White. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 12:27 1
- Yeah, my Pfizer booster side effects took a good 24-30 hours to hit -- nm - con_carne Dec 31, 13:00
The Matrix Resurrections Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Dec 31, 12:27 [youtube]
Sam Jones, Boston Celtics player and 10x champion dies at 88. -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 31, 12:22
New Jersey just challenged a call against Edmonton. After 9 minutes, the referees determined that - Reagen Dec 31, 12:21 4
- That's pretty much what happened to UT yesterday on the "non-touchdown." -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 12:22 3
  - Refs 1 Vols 0 -- (edited) - budice Dec 31, 12:25 1
    - I mean, it's a holiday during a COVID outbreak at a bowl game for 7-6 teams. I'm sure they were the D Team of refs. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 12:27
  - if you challenge and it's wrong, you get a delay of game penalty now. Can we give the refs one? -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 12:23
Ender, if you didn't know, we still have an ST Crypto channel on Discord. -- (link) - The Allfather Dec 31, 12:20 [youtube]
Fuck 2020 and now fuck 2021 even more than before. -- nm - sycor Dec 31, 12:20 1
- You know, celebrity deaths don't usually phase me too much. Yeah it sucks, someone died. Maybe Stan Lee did a little. But Betty White... - sycor Dec 31, 12:30
Orangutan driving a golf cart -- (link) - con_carne Dec 31, 12:09 5
- I love how he casually taunts the tiger. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 12:34
- I thought we stopped sharing Trump posts. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 31, 12:21 1
  - Hey, we should let the orangutans restore their image after the untold damage he's done -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 12:28
- From the replies, the most important edit -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 31, 12:18 [youtube]
- Nice try cheering me up but it's not going to... OK wow. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 12:11
Supercut of Travis Scott falling into a hole while singing in autotune from every angle -- (link) - con_carne Dec 31, 12:07 1
- The lack of surprise in the mic is a nice touch. Why even pretend it’s real? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 12:24
“May you be so beloved that your death at 99 is regarded as tragic.” -- nm* - Stolen from fb Dec 31, 12:05 2
- There are celebrities, and then there are belovers. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 12:07
- "dude it’s fine she’s coming back as betty the grey" -- nm - budice Dec 31, 12:06
CNN has Betty's passing in their 'important' red background ticker at the bottom -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 31, 12:02 2
- I was debating having a drink tonight. Im gonna have a couple -- nm - budice Dec 31, 12:03 1
  - Yeah, I think I might have some wine. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 31, 12:15
I actually was talking with the HR lady yesterday and somehow we mentioned Betty White. I told her, “yeah, we’re assuming a lot for her 100th. It’s - Will Hunting Dec 31, 11:53 6
- I had a client post about her birthday party. It got something like 80k social signals and more than 250k reads. - The Allfather Dec 31, 12:16 1
  - Don't try to pull a fast one on Betty with a surprise party, she'll drop the mic on you. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 12:19
- I might have helped killed Betty White... - Mel Profit Dec 31, 12:02
- I'm going to blame Loren Michaels for allowing her career to end on a disappointing note not being allowed to host SNL -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:02 2
  - I dunno how common it was but a coworker got a book signed in 2014. He said she was basically propped up, as many 93yr olds are - Will Hunting Dec 31, 12:04 1
    - ok, fine, then we're back to blaming you -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:06
nephew just called. he is going home from my brother's house. his sister just tested positive -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 31, 11:47 2
- yikes, hope they got their shots n boosters -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:07 1
  - yes. everyone is up to date. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 31, 12:19
Well, Fuck. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 31, 11:44
Julian Lennon announces on IG he's taking Ivermectin. - loosilu Dec 31, 11:38 11
- That's something you could do that won't be done -- nm - rollo Dec 31, 13:17
- Should I have been expecting anything from him? -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 12:10 1
  - he seemed not so crazy? maybe? -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 12:37
- is he treating himself for it, or preventative? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:00 3
  - he posted that he got Omni -- nm - Remlik Dec 31, 12:07
  - I'm going to speculate that he's getting the human formulation/dosage and not, like Qanon idiots, self administering horse paste -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:03 1
    - If alternative treatments worked, they'd be called treatments. -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 12:38
- enjoy shitting your innards out like a horse... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 31, 12:00 2
  - "Turns out he meant he was listening to Bon Iver. Outcome was the same, though." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 12:01 1
    - excellent. - Mel Profit Dec 31, 12:03
- oh for fucks sake -- nm - Remlik Dec 31, 11:54
that's a goddamn lousy way for the year to end -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 11:27 11
- It is a shame but... seriously c'mon. 99 is a fantastic run. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 11:56 2
  - And on the last day of 2021... never let it be said that she didn't have impeccable timing. - Beryllium Dec 31, 12:00 1
    - I agree - perfect comedic timing, as we've all come to expect. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 12:03
- Better than starting the year with this news. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 31, 11:45 1
  - Yep. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 31, 13:07
- I'd like to think she said something funny like "Ryan Reynolds still lives" and then pinched Death on the ass. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 11:45
- I'm so mad. -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 11:36 2
  - I guess you were in denial on B2 so that IS the next step. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 11:57 1
    - ha! -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 12:43
- Woulda been cool if mafic clued us in gently about it from the future. Then again, I'm sure he was still grieving. -- nm - con_carne Dec 31, 11:36
- Yup. -- nm - David Dec 31, 11:29
2021 has no respect for round number milestones. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 11:22
Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’: Armie Hammer out, Will Arnett in -- (link) - mud Dec 31, 11:21
Is 2022 the year we get avatars on Slackertalk? -- nm - Bacon Dec 31, 11:21 7
- Yes. - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 31, 12:26
- if we keep yammering about it till we're blue in the face it will be a self fullfilling act -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 12:05 2
  - Nice. -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 12:47
  - Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 12:07
- Hey! Happy New Year! -- nm - Krusty Dec 31, 11:28 1
  - You too Mr. Krusty! -- nm - Bacon Dec 31, 11:34
- NO -- nm - mud Dec 31, 11:22

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