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: 163

IOC prevents Uvex from congratulating downhill skier that rhymes with "Bonn" -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 19, 08:53 1
- wow, I wouldn't think the IOC could claim someones name as IP for two weeks -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:55
him: "So why did it go south?" me: "We wanted different things." him: "Well, you have to follow your bliss, you know?" - Hotkiss Feb 19, 08:52 3
- too bad it isn't a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER! -- nm - Beaker Feb 19, 08:56
- he's hitting on you. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:55
- his Bliss led him to live in his van? crazy hippie -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:54
Ed Harris has signed to be in a WWE film with Randy Orton.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 19, 08:51 4
- between this and Gordon Lightfoot almost dying - ST has been hard on me this week. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:57 1
  - is that why you're blowing off wordscraper? -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:57
- Oh Ed.....what's your life come to? - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:52 1
  - agreed. WWE seems to following the Uwe Boll formula of casting, get good people not working.... - Remlik Feb 19, 08:56
Torah Bright reminds me a bit of Elle McPherson facially -- (link) - crash davis Feb 19, 08:48 [Image]
if you get the glory, you take the little heartaches that go along with it...nm - x Feb 19, 08:43 3
- plus you don't want to hear comments about hookers when you're trying to putt -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:44 2
  - His statement set himself up for redemption. Help me, join me to make things better. -- nm - budice Feb 19, 08:46 1
    - yeah, thats why I feel it was necessary for him to make one -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:49
HOT DAMN! Guess what cleared? -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:42 6
- I'm up for a toddy, thanx, and congrats! -- nm - OAE Feb 19, 09:01
- really? can you trust this mo/fos? I hope so. Great news -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:50 1
  - they can't take it back any more! -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:51
- Nice. Drinks are on you tonight? -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:43 2
  - more like in mah belly. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:44 1
    - mmm...body shots... -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:44
DH: Very sorry about your wife. I've been there. If she needs an employment lawyer I have a good one. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:40 2
- [deleted] 1
  - very good point. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:45
may I propose some of Tiger's former endorsement deals get thrown this way? -- (link) - crash davis Feb 19, 08:38 [Image] 1
- proposal is your right - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:40
ok, so hopefully (i said hopefully, from my point of view) this will be the last crazy chick email. - tRuMaN Feb 19, 08:38 21
- i love that her sane e-mail contains "had we gone out, I would have jammed the eff out of you on the first date." -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:56 1
  - It really should be on her business card. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:00
- I love this woman. The old "I'll act normal for a while, lure him in, and then pounce that crazy all over his ass" -- nm - CQ Feb 19, 08:56 1
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:57
- unbelievable. She is off the charts - Her ex fiance didn't just leave, he ran for the hills. And Bob is a total d*ck. - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:53
- Wow that second to last paragraph must have hurt. -- nm - pmb Feb 19, 08:50 5
  - I think that's the point of it - to make him booty call her -- nm - Roger More Feb 19, 08:51 4
    - yup. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:55
    - And the fact she said "would have," not "could have." HIT IT, TRU! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 19, 08:52 2
      - Thanks for your email. I really don't think I'm interested in dating you, but call me if you want to feel bad about yourself again. -- nm - Tru si Feb 19, 08:55 1
        
        I got a bottle of Boone's Farm, lit candles and this warming lotion ain't going to rub itself in MISSY! -- nm - Tru si Feb 19, 08:58
- You missed out on - as the kids are calling it these days - an IBC. tsk tsk. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 19, 08:49
- I laid awake all night for this? meh... -- nm - BAD Feb 19, 08:47 4
  - the other crazy email I got was better. - tRuMaN Feb 19, 08:47 3
    - oh, don't tease us like this. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:48 2
      - i have to get some work done. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 19, 08:49 1
        
        wrong answer -- nm - Beaker Feb 19, 08:57
- yeah, you totally missed out on a booty-call -- nm - decline Feb 19, 08:46 1
  - didn't you read it to the end? she left the door open. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:50
- it was fine until she asked you out again. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:46
- she got her meds refilled -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:43
"the performance of pro sports teams" - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:36
My goodness is that really a 59 degree F temperature I see for Raleigh on Sunday. Welcome! It will feel warm by comparison. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:35
the reason we have a large medal haul so far? to pay us back for hearing: "Ladies & Gentlemen, now representing the United States, Johnny Weir." - crash davis Feb 19, 08:31 9
- Regarding Plushenko and Stojko's comments, I think they're right that there should be upside to doing the quad. Pushing boundaries should count. But - pmb Feb 19, 08:38 3
  - And i kind of have to take Stojko's comments with a grain of salt. He placed silver in 2 Olympics because he ALWAYS emphasized the technical over the - Diva Feb 19, 08:54 1
    - people who don't skate to the music peeve me - its not like there isn't more music out there that might fit the program better -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:57
  - I'll agree with that -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:45
- He was good last night. He should have at least finished ahead of Chan. -- nm - Diva Feb 19, 08:32 4
  - and Lambiel -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:34 3
    - uh - huh. I couldn't remember where Lambiel placed. Anywhere higher than The Lady Miss Weir was wrong. -- nm - Diva Feb 19, 08:35 2
      - next Winter Olympics, we need to meet somewhere - I want to hear you and Trish make remarks together :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:39 1
        
        I swear we'd be waaaay more entertaining than Bezic and Hamilton. And lots more catty than Dick Button! -- nm - Diva Feb 19, 08:49
Best wishes to Kelly, my sympathies to DH's wife. -- nm - David Feb 19, 08:31 8
- Missed the Kelly news, hope everything turns out ok for her. -- nm - Stephen Feb 19, 08:54
- same here -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 08:47
- oh, missed the Kelly news. Best wishes indeed. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:46
- good thoughts to both. -- nm - b. Feb 19, 08:42
- best wishes indeed. -- nm - Remlik Feb 19, 08:34
- Mine as well. -- nm - pmb Feb 19, 08:34
- Word. -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:32
- indeed -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:31
I had no idea the dude from The Practice was so good at ice skating. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:29 2
- His costume went full Blackadder last night -- nm - Roger More Feb 19, 08:30 1
  - I know! The ornamentation looked like snakes!! -- nm - Diva Feb 19, 08:31
At first it was kind of cool, but now I'm sick of being around dirty hippies all the time. - Hotkiss Feb 19, 08:27 13
- Awww, our little Hotkiss is growing up... :) -- nm - Ender Feb 19, 08:32
- heh - Most of them will grow out of that phase. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:31 7
  - There are a bunch of 40-50yo hippies on this beach. I was talking to a retired anthropologist before getting bored of how slow he was responding. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 19, 08:33 4
    - so that's where they go! -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 08:41
    - him: "Have you ever been in love?" me: "Yes" him: "I think sometimes people are more interested in the idea of love than having love." - Hotkiss Feb 19, 08:39 2
      - sounds like a line from a movie -- nm - Beaker Feb 19, 08:45
      - genius there is tring to work his mojo on you. -- nm - Remlik Feb 19, 08:43
  - yep, everyone knows that 1 dude who's holding on as long as he can -- nm - CQ Feb 19, 08:32 1
    - unless you've ever lived in Eugene, OR, then you know a lot more than one. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:35
- My sistah! -- nm - Remlik Feb 19, 08:30
- I didn't realize you were travelling with Guy. -- nm - pmb Feb 19, 08:29
- Cartman? -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:29
- LOL!! wash yourself, the ocean is literally less than 30 feet away -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:29
LIR Ms. Don Homer - sorry to hear this - I hope she finds a better place to work - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:27
Why is Tiger apologizing to the public for a private matter? -- nm - ty97 Feb 19, 08:24 67
- beats me too the press confrense should ha had one sentence it - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:29 24
  - Yeah...that probably would have an awesome thing to say. -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:30
  - Riiiight...cuz he wants to go to court about his philandering. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:30 22
    - what the person does in private is no my or anyone elses business - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:32 21
      - You're the one who put him on offense "I'll sue you!" .... Sure, he could play offense with htis...he'd lose horribly in every manner but he could. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:48
      - but it is my business if I'm being asked to buy something with his name/endorsement on it - crash davis Feb 19, 08:33 15
        
        thats still a personal thing between two parties in an agreement - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:38 14
        
        Does he HAVE to apologize? No. Financially speaking, does he NEED to? yes. -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:42 13
        
        probably yes he live in a society where "moral" is key to everything - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:46 12
        
        You say that likes it's a bad thing. Isn't it terrible that personal character plays a role in the success of a person. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:48 11
        
        depends on the success - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:51 1
        
        Tiger's sucess in life is only partially associated with the golf course. That's the point: He's more than just another golfer. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:52
        
        it's completely counter to the idea of a meritocracy. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:49 8
        
        Unless you view personal character as important to merit. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:51 7
        
        They are two separate measures of worth. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:56
        
        well even a jerk has he right to a personal life - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:52 5
        
        A personal life, yes. But a personal life is not a "Get Outta Jail Free" card for personal indiscretions and failings. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:54 4
        
        personal indiscretions and failings=personal life - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:56 3
        
        They have a right to a personal life. But if their personal decisions result in a failing becoming public, they are not excused. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:03
        
        They have a right. But should you respect someone who has no willpower? Who believes that their success means they are somehow above the rules? - Roger More Feb 19, 09:01 1
        
        the question is weather or no the personal life of Wood must be exposed or protected - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 09:06
      - That's right...he CHOSE to be a sports star. And with that "title" comes this "responsibility." - Jim Feb 19, 08:33 3
        
        yes that the oppinion of nosy people disguisen the nosyness as a benficial thing for the youth and all - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:36 2
        
        In effect, YES he did sign that agreement. When he opted to join the PGA, he essentially DID sign that agreement. - Jim Feb 19, 08:39 1
        
        i think thats an agreement between Tiger and the PGA - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:41
- It's in the media trajectory/Q rating script. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:28
- Because he's a public person who counts on the public for support of his endeavors. He wants people to root for him, buy his products, go to his - pmb Feb 19, 08:28 5
  - He doesn't count on public support for his golfing endeavors. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:32 4
    - He does to the extent that people support and attend pga events. - pmb Feb 19, 08:35 1
      - But the people that do that are the ones most likely to fall into the "don't give a crap about his personal life" category. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:38
    - His pocket book goes up quite substantially due to the public attention that the sport receives. Bigger ratings = Bigger prize pools. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:35
    - And ya know...if we're talking golf equipment...I would buy whatever he's selling. -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:34
- Because it's the right thing to do. Would the world have gone on if he never addressed it? Sure. - Jim Feb 19, 08:27 1
  - but *why* is it the right thing to do? - ty97 Feb 19, 08:34
- He took millions of dollars for being someone people looked up to in either personal or professional terms. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:27
- fans feel betrayed when heroes have feet of clay. fewer fans = less advertising money -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:26
- being a role model for kids, inspiration to millions, endorser of products -- nm - budice Feb 19, 08:26 20
  - I don't get any of this. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:33 19
    - When he pushed his face in every potential advertisement that would carry him. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:51
    - He signed up to be a role model when he entered the world of professional sports in the United States of America. Like it or not, that's how it is. - Jim Feb 19, 08:36 3
      - Yeah, that's crap, IMO. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:38 2
        
        If he didn't want to be a public figure, he could always quit today and disappear forever. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:56
        
        This ain't Mike Mussina, who every off-season would disappear and endorse nothing. This is a guy who wanted the fame and fortune and got it. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:52
    - maybe the answer is, he doesn't *have* to, but if he wants to be at the top again and make endorsement money, he probably does. - TFox Feb 19, 08:34 12
      - I understand, from a business/brand perspective, why he chose to make the statement. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:36 11
        
        In this case I don't think it's about us feeling entitled. But we are entitled to think he's a dick because of his behavior. If he doesn't want to - pmb Feb 19, 08:42
        
        Because we're a society of consumers, and we don't want to consume things we don't approve of -- nm - Roger More Feb 19, 08:39 2
        
        It really boils down to brand management, in the end, as far as Tiger himself is concerned. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:47
        
        Agreed, we have every right to choose to not support him finanically and via our support. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:41
        
        because by elevating him to the stature he holds in society, we demand that he demonstrate and reinforce our values rather than his own. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:38 5
        
        Again, I say crap. We don't have the right to impose that on him. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:40 4
        
        It's not being imposed on him. It's just the price of getting the upside. - pmb Feb 19, 08:45
        
        I'm not address whether it's "right", it's just how it works. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:42 1
        
        (and I agree, the overblown sense of moral indignation accompanying stories like this is quite absurd) -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:44
        
        We don't have the right to impose that on him, but we do have the right to choose who we support and what we buy. - Roger More Feb 19, 08:42
        
        well, you know, we're entitled to everything, ty97. we were Time's Person of the Year, for effs sake. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:38
    - Idol worship is nothing new to society. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:34
- He put us through a lot! I had to shield my kids' eyes and cover their ears whenever Inside Edition was on. - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:26 1
  - Don't you have to do that anyway? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:26
- Especially since I'm 90% sure he's only sorry he got caught. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:26 3
  - ~well you put on quite a show - very entertaining - curtain's finally closing - now it's time to go~ -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:27
  - Why are you making fun of his addiction??? :) -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:26 1
    - It reminds me of the way Dave on Newsradio put it when John Ritter guested and his character was a "sex addict." - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:28
- ty, he still hasn't done enough! he should field questions via e-mail from his fans and answer them personally! - TFox Feb 19, 08:25
- [deleted] 2
  - and? - ty97 Feb 19, 08:28 1
    - [deleted]
A Lego robot could solve B2 in under 12 seconds -- nm - prayformojo Feb 19, 08:23
any questions? -- nm - Beaker Feb 19, 08:23 3
- are you wearing under wear? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:28
- What's a Nubian? -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:24
- Next question. -- nm - Scott Boras Feb 19, 08:24
yawn -- nm - Remlik Feb 19, 08:23

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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