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: 155

Today is my first day in the office this week. I just looked at the clock assuming it must be about 4:30. I was wrong. -- nm - Andie May 8, 12:11 1
- Wrong office, Andie. - LFG May 8, 12:12
you best start believing in the market of buying players, Brian Kelly . . . you're in one -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 12:10
Amazon is preventing its users from writing reviews for South Dakota governor Kristi Noem’s new book due to “unusual reviewing activity” - Jovian May 8, 12:05 4
- It makes sense TBH. People use the review section as a joke section sometimes when news hits. See also: Terrorism book the NYPD 'found' at Columbia -- nm - ty97 May 8, 12:13
- Pussies. Let them at her -- nm - Pippy Shark May 8, 12:10
- She is a great owner! - Cricket 7 May 8, 12:09
- JUSTICE FOR CRICKET! -- nm - Every other review, probably May 8, 12:08
studios: we can’t afford to buy your original ideas, morons; also studios…. -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 12:01
So with two of the four trials effectively dead now, we will see the third killed off in June when scotus sends the Immunity case back to the lower - Jovian May 8, 11:57 2
- They definitely allowed the slow down—they knew what Cannon was going to do, and didn’t rush her to make decisions she needed to make - Trending May 8, 12:11 1
  - And let America decide! -- nm - LFG May 8, 12:13
it's shad cam time! for your lifestream needs. -- (link) - colin May 8, 11:55
"Burritoville wrongly thought it had cleverly found a way around the overtime requirement by labeling the workers as managers and paying them salary -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 11:46 1
- iirc there is a required minimum salary to qualify as such... 50k? -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 12:28
Ian Gelder, Actor Who Played Kevan Lannister in ‘Game of Thrones,’ Dies at 74 -- (link) - oblique May 8, 11:12 2
- ugh -- nm - LFG May 8, 12:09
- too young! -- nm - mud May 8, 12:08
Bambie Thug, a "goth gremlin goblin witch” whose electro-metal anthem Doomsday Blue is now among the favourites to win Eurovision this weekend.... - Walt_Disney May 8, 11:11 1
- I mostly like the song but kind of wish it wouldn't switch genres so much -- nm - JD May 8, 11:18
Slate has a (depressing) series on the made-up FedSoc doctrine of "Originalism" and why we're doomed to exist underneath it for the rest of our lives -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:58
did you ever wonder exactly who was filming The Office documentary? good news! -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:49 3
- milking that cow dry -- nm - colin May 8, 11:12 1
  - they'll get like Alex Moffat to be the new Michael Scott and then wonder why nobody gives a shit after a year -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 11:18
- My biggest issue with Abbott Elementary is the nightmare of clearances they'd have to get. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 11:10
I think the universe is trying to give me a sign that it’s time for me to move on, employment wise. -- (edited) - znufrii May 8, 10:47 6
- I’d wait for more signs. I remember being at various horse tracks and every one is great for giving out tips for horses that don’t win. -- nm - Loyola May 8, 12:19
- That’s the universe using a bullhorn 📢 to ya! Get it—you deserve it! -- nm - Trending May 8, 11:17 2
  - Right? - znufrii May 8, 11:27 1
    - Hooooooo!!! -- nm - Jim Duggan, Life's Messenger May 8, 14:02
- Hell yes! -- nm - Pippy Shark May 8, 10:51
- start stealing office supplies now in preparation. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:48
Battlestar Galactica now on Amazon Prime -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:42 2
- I didn't watch the series until I played the (mostly) co-op board game. - Baron Kills World May 8, 10:45
- omg I just saw that yesterday, I was like hooo boy, when do I start this re-watch. -- nm - Jovian May 8, 10:44
Oops All Quarterbacks in the ATL -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:41
40 years after dropping the best ad in TV history, Apple does this for the new iPad -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:39 2
- dum -- nm - mud May 8, 10:49
- Couldn't get audio for some reason. Here's the video on YouTube. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 8, 10:41 [youtube]
oh Elon, you caught *another* SEC fraud investigation? -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:35 1
- "so, for the next wave of Tesla layoff, Elon will fire the whole self-driving/autopilot team?" (stolen from Gizmodo) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:45
Question on the Cruise Critic website. "Is it cold on a Christmas Cruise?" - Meg May 8, 10:20 5
- To be fair, most at-sea days in the Caribbean outside of the high summer can get chilly at night. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 10:33 4
  - But not all cruises go to the Caribbean. There are actually some in the southern hemisphere. -- nm - Meg May 8, 11:04 3
    - There are also a lot of European Christmas Market cruises - probably chilly. But Australia, probably NOT. :) -- nm* - Andie May 8, 11:13 2
      - I'm about to book for Mexico which *should* be sunny and warm. But this year, who knows? -- nm - Meg May 8, 11:38 1
        
        sounds great! -- nm - Andie May 8, 11:49
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 86% (57), Poolman 23% (26), The Last Stop in Yuma County 96% (23), Aisha 100% (23), - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:18 1
- and Freya Allen - 100% Fresh -- nm - Jovian May 8, 10:44
so has the person who updates the Official ST Scorecard* recorded that yesterday was the day everyone decided to turn on Sydney Sweeney? - prayformojo 🐵 May 8, 10:07 8
- We're still all in on foodchem though. -- nm - Dano May 8, 10:39 1
  - not I. The understanding of that meme or "in-joke" is non-existent in the mudverse. (Gladwell, too) -- nm - mud May 8, 10:53
- I’d like to turn on Sydney Sweeney. - Will Hunting May 8, 10:25
- Yesterday, was the first time (that I remember) that we’ve talked about her acting ability -- nm - Trending May 8, 10:23
- gotcha down -- nm - Birthday Turtle May 8, 10:13
- not everyone -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:12 2
  - nope, not everyone -- nm - Pippy Shark May 8, 10:52 1
    - at all -- nm - Spawn May 8, 11:40
To play ruiner: Fauxcest is among the most popular porn categories - JD May 8, 10:06 [Backboard]
saw an ad saying Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween was happening while we were there...now we are attending! - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:04 11
- yay! It is SO much fun. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 10:33 8
  - any tips and tricks? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:39 7
    - Don’t waste hours standing in line for a single character greeting. - David May 8, 11:35
    - prepare to be not so scared -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 10:52 3
      - You go to Universal for scary. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 10:59 2
        
        did you guys dress up? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 11:25 1
        
        I have dressed up before, yes. - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 11:45
    - Get to your parade spot a bit early - I like to watch from Liberty Square because it's less crowded (but still crowded). - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 10:45 1
      - awesome thanks! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 10:48
- Nice! 🎃 -- nm - JD May 8, 10:08
- fun! :) -- nm - Andie May 8, 10:06
Well, if you're up for an adventure this summer, my daughter will be working at Whitewater Express on the Ocoee River in Tennessee this summer :) -- (link) - oblique May 8, 10:01 1
- fun job! -- nm - Andie May 8, 10:16
Lady Gaga: The Chromatica Ball Tour - May 25 HBOMax -- nm - MDH May 8, 09:39 1
- See Bwhatevz -- (edited) - Trending May 8, 10:25 [Backboard]
the fuck? RIP Steve Albini -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 09:37 2
- WTF? Ugh. -- nm - Spawn May 8, 09:39
- 61, too young -- nm - mud May 8, 09:38
One of my strategic stock picks for this year popped 14% today - Reagen May 8, 09:34 1
- !!! I had this for a hot second - Pippy Shark May 8, 10:51
"Handling The Undead" May 31 -- (link) - mud May 8, 09:34 [youtube] 1
- I read this book many years ago. I remember being let down after Let the Right One In. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 09:58
literal brain worms -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 09:31 5
- Ahem...they, uh, have like you know a vaccine for that. -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 11:15
- And it starved! -- nm - Spawn May 8, 09:32 3
  - It's the actual joke my brothers and I would use on each other. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 09:34 1
    - same for me and Heather -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 8, 09:37
  - 👍 -- nm - JD May 8, 09:33
“Firebrand” June 14 -- (link) - mud May 8, 09:25 [youtube]
*working a physics problem* "this seems light for a rollercoaster, 500kg. I don't trust a rollercoaster I could lift." "I missed you on World's - Classroom Transcripts May 8, 09:13 1
- Oh, pounds? you got that 😏 -- nm - JD May 8, 09:22
a little surprised Larry Hogan hasn't pulled an Adam Schiff to boost Angela Alsobrooks more . . . -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 09:11
Bryan Cranston on this episode of LA Law. -- nm - Todd Manning May 8, 09:08
Kpop group NCT Dream, US Arena Tour (Limited markets, so it's interesting to see where this does well) - MDH May 8, 09:06
Warren, Hawley introduce Airport Gate Competition Act - ty97 May 8, 09:05 1
- Funny, I had a math teacher when I was a kid whose name was Warren Hawley. -- nm - pmb May 8, 09:21
What’s a webinar? | Shoresy Season 3 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 08:52 [youtube] 1
- Huh?! -- nm - rollo May 8, 08:54
Bernie Sanders & Ro Khanna to announce bill that would eliminate medical debt -- (link) - znufrii May 8, 08:49 9
- sure but will they protect my gas stove from the woke police? -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 08:57
- Love it. Do have a question though. - ty97 May 8, 08:55 4
  - "I was bankrupted by my brain tumor, why should these moochers not have to lose their houses too?" -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 09:08
  - Looking into the KFF report, it includes people who carry debt on credit cards, or some other financing arrangement -- (edited) - znufrii May 8, 08:59 2
    - ahh, that makes sense, thanks -- nm - ty97 May 8, 09:00 1
      - Which raises an interesting question of if and how that sort of debt might be addressed by this bill. -- nm - znufrii May 8, 09:02
- Time to get a bunch of expensive surgeries! -- nm - Dano May 8, 08:55 2
  - So like, a surgery? -- nm - JD May 8, 08:59 1
    - (consult) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 09:37
Twisters trailer 2 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 08:48 [youtube] 10
- Saw a trailer for this last night before Fall Guy. It seems a little too dead on given what's been happening in Oklahoma recently -- nm - oblique May 8, 09:32 2
  - Twister came out not long after a big outbreak in Illinois. - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 10:32
  - It’s fascinating how tornadoes are almost exclusively a North American phenomenon. -- nm - Qale May 8, 10:11
- If the Cybertruck has bulletproof glass, it's the perfect storm chasing machine. And now that I write it out I realize that's exactly what Elon wanted -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 09:24 2
  - except wind makes it rust -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 09:26 1
    - and water, and cows -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 09:32
- That’s…that’s…something. - Will Hunting May 8, 09:22 1
  - And then the sharks arrived! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 09:25
- Twisters: The Album Coming Soon. Yay! I'm old enough to remember when movie soundtracks were a thing -- nm - JD May 8, 08:58 1
  - Long Way Down by Goo Goo Dolls. I think there was also Belly and Soul Asylum. Oh! And Van Halen. -- nm - Qale May 8, 10:15
Can you place a prop bet on France to have the most blocks in Men's Basketball at the Olympics? - JD May 8, 08:43 1
- Boy did I misread that question in the worst possible way. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 8, 09:17
good luck on weekends this summer Reagen - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 08:33 3
- IKEA is gonna self fund a bridge just to keep Halifax traffic. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 09:00 1
  - "Little Johnny, give daddy the instructions for Box 32 of 4,096 or he'll be late for work" -- nm* - Beryllium May 8, 09:32
- yay, open for the days I'll be there. - Beryllium May 8, 08:35
West Hollywood penthouse condo sells for record-breaking $24 million, most ever paid for condo in LA -- (link) - budice May 8, 08:23 7
- That is a pretty spectacular view -- nm - decline May 8, 08:44
- David, how much are the dues on that? -- nm - Spawn May 8, 08:25 5
  - Not David but RIF: "However, the luxurious property boasts a $11,295 homeowner association fee, paid monthly." -- nm - JD May 8, 08:31 4
    - Honestly a bit lower than I was expecting. -- nm - Spawn May 8, 08:37 3
      - Don't forget real estate taxes -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 11:19
      - my strata fees rose 20% this year because we need new elevators. (from $292 to $351) -- nm - mud May 8, 09:00 1
        
        Nevermind, I'll take the stairs -- nm - Mud SI May 8, 12:12
WWE: Saudi Arabia wants Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania as part of the new deal to be announced shortly.... -- (link) - Remlik May 8, 08:19 2
- Threy have the ability to outbid anybody but ickkkkkkkkkk -- nm - Tim May 8, 09:59
- Like LIV golf and the PGA, people should stop supporting these companies that are getting in bed with the Saudis. I'm sure the fans won't really - Krusty May 8, 08:30
US viewership. On Sunday, F1 beat NASCAR for the first time. -- (link*) - budice May 8, 08:17 2
- NASCAR was on FS1 this week though, right? Not as many people had access as to ABC. -- nm - Max May 8, 08:52 1
  - But even that's kind of inflection point that F1 was on OTA network and NASCAR was limited to FS1 -- nm - JD May 8, 09:01
Natalie Elphicke: Tory MP defects to Labour with attack on Rishi Sunak -- (link) - LMS May 8, 08:07
Check Your Security Cams: ‘The Strangers’ Have Been Popping Up All Across the Country… (They went to the Trump trial) -- (link) - decline May 8, 08:06 6
- I’d legitimately have a heart attack -- nm - Volnelk May 8, 10:38
- I'd advise against them coming to my porch or backyard. just sayin -- nm - Pippy Shark May 8, 08:19 1
  - they definitely want to avoid the "stand your ground" states. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 08:31
- !!! -- nm - Dr Walter Bishop May 8, 08:13 2
  - [unfolding a drawing] Does he look like this? -- nm - olivia May 8, 08:19 1
    - I need to start logging my rewatch dates so I make sure to space them out enough because now I want to do this again. - Spawn May 8, 08:23
An Air France plane from Paris to Seattle diverted to Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada yesterday -- (link) - ty97 May 8, 08:01
This feels like a show I'm all but obligated to make an attempt to go and see: Johnny Marr & James -- (link) - JD May 8, 08:00
and now he scored a big delay down in GA for that trial as well. - Jovian May 8, 08:00
Dark Callisto news network: Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry -- (link) - decline May 8, 07:55 3
- None of this would be possible if it weren’t for Google’s penchant for SEO and Adsense type stuff, and Amazon’s 3rd party nightmare system. -- nm - Qale May 8, 10:04 1
  - oh, Google's bad faith around search the last couple years is disastrous. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 10:49
- Yuck. We have a new person over content since then. I hope we’re not using AdVon still. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 8, 08:14
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique May 8, 07:53

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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