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: 159

"Your H&R Block tax software is here!" Too bad I won't have all the numbers until February :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 08:11
shame on CNN. There should be a photo of CNN on their knees before getting to the article. - Jovian Nov 7, 07:59
Slow Horses — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:58 [youtube] 1
- yeah! -- nm - mud Nov 7, 08:23
some dipshit actually bought a Cybertruck lol -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 7, 07:57 3
- Looks like a great place to run a White Nationalist advertisment. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 08:47
- Cybertrucks! Now without a rear view mirror. You wouldn't be able to see anything, anyway. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 08:24
- Enjoy the Tweet while you can. Musk won't allow it to be up for long. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 08:24
Six friends on a raunchy getaway...but their sexy plans...are about to be ruined...A reptile dysfunction! Bad CGI Gator trailer -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 07:55 [youtube]
Reacher season 2 trailer (December 15th) -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:54 [youtube] 3
- Looks much more spectacular than I was expecting -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:24
- The acting is terrible but I feel it also doesn't matter. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 08:23
- nice -- nm - decline Nov 7, 07:56
Florida's Hard Rock taking sports bets via app starting today -- nm - budice Nov 7, 07:41
oooof that 'black cat' episode of The Fall of the House of Usher was nightmare fuel for me. -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 07:40
3 years ago: The Four Seasons -- (pic) - budice Nov 7, 07:22 [Attachment] 1
- still in business, still selling merch. (Make American Rake Again) -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 07:39
Here are your BBWAA finalists for the four major awards in both leagues -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:10 1
- Ohtani - Cole - Gunnar - Hyde // Acuna - Snell - Carroll - Schumacher - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:19
Taylor Swift Played Her Cards Better Than We Could Have Imagined -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:07 10
- I don't like the Taylor's Version of Style as much. But I guess if she really wants me to play that one, I better. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 08:48
- I saw soemthing that I'm not 100% sure on but if it's accurate and intentional -- she's genius. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:26
- She really needs to start a PAC if she hasn't already. -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 07:20
- Gannett newspapers hired a dedicated Taylor Swift reporter -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 07:19 4
  - And we're hiring a Beyonce reporter as well! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 7, 07:39
  - we're getting closer to the Metalocalypse scenario where Swift is the 7th largest economy on earth. -- nm - colin Nov 7, 07:38 1
    - Abba was once considered the 7th largest industry in Sweden -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:40
  - time to take down Big Swiftie, my guy -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 7, 07:36
- omg, is she into poker now as well? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:12 1
  - she was playing poker while Scooter was playing crazy eights -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:12
"With audio samples that span as little as three to 10 seconds, scammers can realistically replicate a person's voice." - decline Nov 7, 07:05
Double shot update: putting on deodorant this morning was a CHORE. - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 7, 07:01 2
- two kitties for the shots and two kitties for voting 😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:04
- Way to vote! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 07:03
Worldwide Box Office Update: Five Nights at Freddy's hits $200M, Paw Patrol $175M, Exorcist $125M, KOTFM $100M, Creator/Saw X inching towards $100M -- (edited) - MDH Nov 7, 06:42 3
- 5NAF killing it. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:00
- Any figures for Trolls 3? -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 06:43 1
  - $57M currently, but all international, no US release. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 06:45
An easy Connections today - ty97 Nov 7, 06:41 1
- I had one distraction - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 06:46
Eli Roth from last night - budice Nov 7, 06:22 [Attachment]
The Marvels nsy, Journey to Bethlehem nsy, It's A Wonderful Knife 83% (10/2), Your Lucky Day 100% (15/0), Dream Scenario 92% (60/5) -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 06:20 1
- Saw it on Saturday, it's 2/3rd a good film, final act doesn't quite flow. - LMS Nov 7, 06:25
Grrrr stupid McDonalds gave me the wrong biscuit. I am not lovin' it and definitely not smiling. -- nm - sycor Nov 7, 06:11 3
- What did you want, a rubber biscuit? -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 06:14 2
  - I wanted a rubber biscuit without fake cheese. I got fake cheese. - sycor Nov 7, 06:15 1
    - I hate that yellow slime they dare to call cheese. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:50
"Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts" -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 06:09 4
- watch for branch closures, a bunch happening here. I'm assuming maybe somewhat related -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 06:59 1
  - that's one i struggle with - i rarely have to go into the bank now that they've raised limits on mobile deposits. -- nm - colin Nov 7, 07:34
- they refused to raise wages to hire more people, so they're using "digital tools" with spot checking when people complain. - colin Nov 7, 06:46 1
  - agree to the IM -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 7, 07:07
There is no way Brandon Presley, running for governor in Mississippi. is only 46 -- (edited) - decline Nov 7, 05:53 2
- He is 4 months younger than me. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 06:22
- Me and this man do not look the same age. He looks like he's in his late 50s or early 60s. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 05:59
Barbra Streisand with a New Book -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 05:39 3
- Oh! Oh! *verklempt* Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Egg creams are neither egg nor cream. Discuss. -- nm - Linda Richman Nov 7, 06:27
- Don't buy my book, it's terrible. nm - Barbra Streisand Effect Nov 7, 06:11 1
  - Published by Dunning & Kruger. :P -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 7, 06:27
Krusty alert - Susan Wokoma just walked through the office. - LMS Nov 7, 05:33 11
- I swear I read this as Susan Wonka about an hour ago. Lol I was like oh that must be an actress who plays the wife of Willy in the upcoming movie. - Jovian Nov 7, 07:41 1
  - Well, Sally Hawkins plays Willy's mother so there is a Mrs Wonka. -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 07:46
- Lucy Beaumont has to be doing a character, right? If not, she's insane. I love it either way but if that's not a character she's one of the strangest - Krusty Nov 7, 06:15 2
  - I think's it's a character (not 100% sure), I should catch up on her mockumentary Meet The Richardsons though. -- (link) - LMS Nov 7, 06:23 1
    - I'm not usually a fan of mockumentary films and shows but I should check it out for her. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 07:04
- Nice! She's been so great on the show this season. She's so funny! - Krusty Nov 7, 05:43
- Wouldn't you want the creators of Ghosts to, oh I don't know, create another show? -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 05:36 4
  - That too (they apparently do have plans), and to make another film with us. -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 05:48 3
    - Sweet! -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 05:51 2
      - To say, I wish they would make another film with us, there's nothing planned. -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 05:56 1
        
        Got it. Fingers crossed. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 06:08
OC: Former WWII Blimp Hangar going up in flames -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 05:26 2
- Oh no!! There was once talk of making that a museum :( -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 07:50
- Took me way too long to realize this wasn't a pro wrestler -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 05:32
Caveman 7-2 (1), 6-3 (2), 5-4 (2), 4-5 (3), 2-7 (2) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 05:23 4
- Vampirates: 7-2 (1), 6-3 (2), 5-4 (2), 4-5 (4), 3-6 (3) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 05:24 3
  - Astro: 7-2 (1), 6-3 (3), 5-4 (2), 4-5 (2), 3-5-1 (1), 3-6 (1), 2-6-1 (1), 2-7 (1) -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 05:47 2
    - wait, you guys had a tie?! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 06:16 1
      - Yep. Husker Nowledge and Stop Hurting Yourselves tied in Week 7 in a clash for the ages. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 06:41
I voted weeks ago, leave me alone. -- nm - colin Nov 7, 05:20
Puppy pic of the day -- (pic) - znufrii, vice president Nov 7, 05:14 [Attachment] 1
- Hee! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 7, 05:54
Michigan St. lost on opening night to James Madison? One dead President beat the #4 ranked team in the country? Impressive. - Krusty Nov 7, 05:05 1
- This is very funny. -- nm - colin Nov 7, 05:21
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 9 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 04:46 [youtube]
Wizard job? Drivers wanted for Harry Potter rail route -- (link) - LMS Nov 7, 04:46
TV PSA: NHL, WWE NXT, Voice, Name That Tune, DWTS, Big Brother, Curse of Oak Island, FBI True, Found, Welcome to Wrexham, - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 04:43 1
- I swear to God, if they don't find something this season on Oak Island I'm only watching 3 more seasons (Sunday in Canada) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 04:44
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 7, 04:26 [Attachment] 4
- The visiting Buddhist WENT OHM THEN WENT HOME -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 06:21 2
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 06:41
  - bravo -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 06:31
- She used to be pretty, now she's one of those METH TEETH WOMEN -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 06:12
NFTs …making people go blind now -- (pic) - FlavorizeThis Nov 7, 04:25 [Attachment] 4
- i saw this before and have found no clarity on it... did they confuse UV lights with blacklights? -- nm - colin Nov 7, 06:36 3
  - I read about a recent concert where the laser lights were too low/close and going right into people's faces causing many people - Krusty Nov 7, 07:02 2
    - laser lights are no joke. knew a lighting rep back in the day that would end demos by burning a hole through his business card with one. - colin Nov 7, 07:25 1
      - Why didn't I think of that? -- nm - Patrick Bateman Nov 7, 07:38
I made pork crackling tonight. You know what’s good? Pork crackling. Pork roast isn’t bad either. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 02:59 2
- We called those crimspsies when I was a kid. -- nm - . Nov 7, 03:58 1
  - Or was it crinspies? -- nm - . Nov 7, 04:17
"Congratulations! You solved a Tuesday Crossword in 49:48. 6 TUESDAYS IN A ROW" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 02:44 3
- I love these updates. Do you feel yourself getting more nimble on these? It's a slow build but noticeable. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 7, 06:33 1
  - I feel like I'm getting better but it is not reflected in my times -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:05
- Nice job! -- nm - colin Nov 7, 05:21
Wordle 871 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 01:45 3
- 5 - Colossus of Rhodes in ruins - rollo Nov 7, 06:01
- 5 - decline Nov 7, 05:42
- 4/7 - Lawn dart - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 7, 03:17
Your phone will turn on the flashlight if you say Lumos, and turn off if you say Nox.... but you might have to say the wake up Siri/alexus/hey google -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 00:41
tired WSJ Pitchbot: Nobody wants to work; wired WJS Pitchbot: Nobody wants to quit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 7, 00:35
"Seahawks' Jake Bobo: Usage drops off in blowout loss" -- nm - David Nov 7, 00:00 1
- a question that answers itself -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 01:46
Connections #149 Perfect - TWuG Nov 6, 23:23 9
- 1 mistake - oblique Nov 7, 06:07
- I didn't fall for it, I didn't fall for it, then I fell for it - rollo Nov 7, 06:03
- epic. fail. - mud Nov 7, 05:55
- 1 mistake - decline Nov 7, 05:44
- No bobos. - VMan Nov 7, 04:57
- Tricksy - znufrii, vice president Nov 7, 04:40
- no mistakes - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 7, 03:21
- Connections Puzzle #149 - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 01:27
- Well done. I missed right off the bat. - David Nov 6, 23:36
I kinda want to buy an EA NBA game just to run OKC's drafts for the next few years. -- nm - David Nov 6, 22:22
Ukraine destroys a brand new cruise missile carrier with french SCALP anti ship rockets -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 6, 21:12
Quite coincidentally I'm watching The Wonder of Britain on Peacock and there's a segment on Barra in the Outer Hebrides and its 'airport' :) - Meg Nov 6, 21:08
NYT: Behind the Gates of a Private World for Only the Wealthiest New Yorkers -- (link) - MDH Nov 6, 20:44 1
- is it called Manhattan? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 20:56
remember when Falcons drafted Bijan? good times -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 20:25 3
- Dobbs didn’t even know the offensive snap cadences or even PLAYERS’ names. He came in and won the game vs Falcons—more embarrassing than the -- (edited) - FlavorizeThis Nov 6, 20:39 1
  - This isn't even the first time Dobbs has done that during the 2023 season. -- nm - David Nov 6, 20:41
- He's gotta play better. -- nm - David Nov 6, 20:36
🤦🏻‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 20:03
So based on current standings the entire AFC North would make the playoffs. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 20:02
To further the discussion from the other night, the Oilers are on pace to outshoot the Canucks 95-15 (not an exaggeration). It's 1-1. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 19:36
apparently one main AI sticking point is whether studios should get to reanimate dead actors for free at will -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 19:33 5
- maybe if moviegoers would stop clapping like trained seals every time they see a dead actor on screen, this wouldn't be an issue. -- nm - colin Nov 7, 07:26
- Yeah, no. The estate of a dead celeb controls the likeness of that dead celeb. - Mop🧹 Nov 6, 19:37 2
  - whatever contracts they may have had with the studios when they were alive likely didn't contemplate this type of re-use of their footage - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 19:42 1
    - (it's hard to understate how pissed the actors are by this clause, especially coming at the 11th hour when they were expecting a done deal) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 7, 01:52
- I'm not clicking through to read the post, but based on your subject line ... I've got an unfinished blog post about how that's immoral/unethical - Beryllium Nov 6, 19:36
Did we already talk about Trump saying he was President in 2021, today? -- (edited) - FlavorizeThis Nov 6, 19:22 [Attachment] 1
- I mean technically he was until mid-to-late January. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 19:28
I'd rank Doha airport on par with Singapore. I've been told both Tokyo airports are fantastic as well, but I was only in Narita once in like 2011. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 19:20 10
- ST you're my only hope... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 08:34
- There used to be a West African airport (Monrovia, Liberia?) that used a Nissen hut as a terminal. Was on the 'milk run' NYC to Johannesburg. -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 19:52 4
  - I've been to their arctic equivalent. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 20:44
  - Simple, functional. I approve. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 20:33
  - Ah,Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia. Informally known as Robertsfield. It's been upgraded :) -- (link) - Meg Nov 6, 20:19
  - And one on that same route (Kinshasa) where we were enjoying a drink in the terminal when a private plane landed and was surrounded by security guards -- (edited) - Meg Nov 6, 20:00
- It's also open to interpretation on what you use to rate. - ty97 Nov 6, 19:31 1
  - Doha does have good lounges, but no. compact and easy to get around, good non-lounge services, fast no-nonsense security, genuinely helpful staff. - mafic Nov 6, 20:51
- Just tell us where your gold and silver mines are. No one cares how you like being herded around like cattle into flying sardine cans. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 19:29
- Haven't been to Doha. Only been to Haneda once or twice. Been to Narita a ton. The service culture is amazing. - ty97 Nov 6, 19:29
LSU women lost their opener. Doesn’t break my heart. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 6, 19:16 4
- the Prime Time Effect -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 19:37 1
  - and a blowout win at that -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 6, 19:46
- To the University of Colorado! skobuffs! We do basketball too! 🦬 -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 6, 19:20 1
  - *Two Thumbs Up* -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 6, 19:26

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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