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: 154

Shipping today: Inglorious Basterds and The Box -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 08:52 1
- OPEN IT! -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:53
Oh eff off - carryon luggage fees making their debut -- (link) - Reagen Apr 6, 08:48 11
- I predict either the fee won't last long or Frontier won't last. -- nm - ceregon Apr 6, 08:56
- *crosses Spirit Airlines off the list* -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:52
- *crosses Spirit off of his list of airlines to fly* -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:50 4
  - That's the spirit. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:51
  - There are really only a couple left on that left. It's the #1 reason to not take a vacation. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:51 2
    - JetBlue is my airline of choice. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:52
    - /left on that list/ -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:51
- The airline industry has now fallen below the telecom industry for customer-friendliness. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:50 3
  - [deleted] 1
    - Indeed. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:55
  - We'll have to up our game. -- nm - Ticketmaster Apr 6, 08:52
The key is to put the uneaten half of the sandwich in tupperware. Then the next day, it's lovely - CQ Apr 6, 08:44
Endless Love: as done by one guy who is in half drag -- (link) - MDH Apr 6, 08:43 [youtube]
'Net Neutrality' struck down -- (link) - znufrii Apr 6, 08:36 16
- 3 guesses who my new cable/internet provider is and the first two guesses don't count. - TWuG Apr 6, 08:42 5
  - In theory, if the worst case came to light, users would gravitate towards providers who did not restrict content - oblique Apr 6, 08:47 3
    - Yeah, you know how many providers I have access to? ComCast. - TWuG Apr 6, 08:52 2
      - yup. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:54
      - You Commie! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:54
  - Honestly, Comcast is the least bad of all the evils. Although their customer service sucks. - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:46
- Well, if the FCC lacks that authority, then someone should give it to them :) -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:40 1
  - Congress will pass the Internet Freedom Act which - ironically - does the exact opposite. -- (link) - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:43
- DAMNIT -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 08:39 1
  - heh stupid caps lock. but it works though. -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 08:40
- We're f*cked. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:37 5
  - Yep, you're boned. The corporations can control individual protocol and website bandwidth allotments now. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:39 4
    - Although something struck me: If it passed, could employees of a company claim net neutrality when trying to surf banned sites? -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:41 1
      - A business is not an ISP -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:41
    - For instance: You're on Comcast? Oh look, now Youtube lags ... you should try Hulu. - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:40 1
      - "Surfing porn? Not on *our* network!" "That site is hosted by a non-affiliated provider, we'll give you access for an extra charge." -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:46
Hee: "Do you think Alexander Ovechkin will hit the 50-goal mark this season? 74% - Yes 15% - No 11% - Only if it turns its back to him first" -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:36 2
- He's setting up for a full blown heel turn. The hints have been laid. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 08:48 1
  - comes from this blog, which is cracking me up -- (link) - Reagen Apr 6, 08:52
gizmodo is reviewing iPad apps like crazy, including sketchbook pro just for callisto. -- (link) - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:31 1
- artist and DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee has already been experimenting on it... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 6, 08:36
Chuck spoilers - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:24 3
- That was their original run for Season 3 and it was a fantastic capper. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:26 2
  - Agreed. Spoils - TWuG Apr 6, 08:44 1
    - Agreed. And I really liked seeing (spoil) - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:51
sigh, around 1/4 of the Gray Wolf population was killed during the first hunting season since it was taken off the federally protected specicies (ie - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:22 4
- *puts on my wolf shirt in memorium* -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 08:41
- Wasn't the reason that it was removed from the list was because the popular was significantly higher than normal? (Just going by memory.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 08:29 1
  - not from what I remember. many groups wanted the population to be around 4k not 1.7k before hunting began -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:31
- Ugh, dude! -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 08:28
huh...we were under Tornando Warnings last night during the game. The sirens were going off. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:12 7
- Yeah, they interupted Chuck for it. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:18 3
  - the world hates a complainer, spawn -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 08:20 2
    - Don't make me cue up Better Be Good To Me, again. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:21 1
      - Wait a second, it summoned the Psychic Iguana last night? -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 08:24
- Like anyone could hear them in there. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 08:12 2
  - no kidding. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:14 1
    - The Atlanta tornado hit the Georgia Dome during the SEC Basketball Tournament. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 08:17
Angels trying to set a record for Snuggies -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 08:08 1
- Huggies? -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:11
The King of Kong: (B+) This stuff fascinates me and there is some really good pure dweeb action -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 08:06 2
- Heard Tom Sawyer on the radio yesterday and had a geek out flashback to Chuck. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:08 1
  - His mind is not for rent, to any god or government! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:33
[deleted] 3
- I still think he can be a good qb if he had some stability and players around him -- nm - G.waa.h Apr 6, 08:21
- Whew! He finally got the hint. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:10
- It's called being kicked to the curb -- nm - budice Apr 6, 08:09
If Mark Cherry hit me, I'm afraid he'd hurt his hand. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:03
hmm, i never saw this mentioned in the news. a coal carrying ship (from china?) wrecked on the great barrier reef. - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:03 2
- Link. -- (link) - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:06 1
  - yeah, reading that now. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:10
8-bit Dr. Horrible -- (link) - Reagen Apr 6, 08:02 [youtube]
Cool, I just found out my co-worker's cousin played college ball under PJ Carliseimo at Seton Hall in the 90's..... - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:57
sitwap: Create a free personalized ESPN style poster at espn - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:57
Jersey Shore peeps arrive in South Beach -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:55
sitwap: Universal is giving away $5 off coupons for any Universal bluray movie via facebook - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:53
[deleted] 8
- Sweet! I can't wait for the myriad of press conferences on whether or not she's keeping the baby. - Jim Apr 6, 08:43
- Game changer. -- nm - The Favre Apr 6, 08:18
- Meh. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:04
- Oops -- nm - Mark Chimura Apr 6, 08:01 1
  - nice -- nm - budice Apr 6, 08:02
- "21 And Pregnant" sounds like a snoozefest. "Favre And Pregnant" could be interesting, though. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 6, 07:58
- * makes the touchdown signal* -- nm - Referee Hdn Apr 6, 07:54
- *signs her to a 21-episode reality show* -- nm - MTV Apr 6, 07:51
[deleted]
Shipping Today: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call NO, Time Traveler's Wife. Only 7 movies left on my queue that I need to catch up on! -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:41
So my DVD player is acting up and I'm thinking about getting a Bluray player despite the fact that I don't have an HDTV. Should I bother with - oblique Apr 6, 07:38 12
- Bah. Just get a VCR, then. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:05 1
  - *rams DVD into VCR slot* NOTHING IS HAPPENING! -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:11
- Here's the one I got. I went through about 5 before settling... -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:40 3
  - Gotta love Samsung. They should make a tablet! -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:15
  - Interesting. Thanks. Has the composite video output also. The Netflix is a really nice feature and one I was looking for -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 07:46 1
    - heh, i have 2 tvs and 3 netflix compatible devices connected to them. - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:06
- [deleted] 5
  - its a good player, but slower than molasses -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:48 4
    - [deleted] 3
      - umm, ml, the 360 isnt a bluray player. - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:51 2
        
        [deleted] 1
        
        aww. just making sure, didnt want you trying to pull a spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:54
For your listening pleasure - episode 1 of Doctor Who and the Giant Robot read by Tom Baker. There's also a version of Goldfinger with Ian MacKellan. -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 07:34 1
- This time with the link -- (link) - LMS Apr 6, 07:35
Andie, they are fantastic in concert. I am jealous. - groiny Apr 6, 07:31 6
- I may be off the hook.... didn't hear anything about Zombie. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:31 5
  - he is touring with them this summer, did not know if that was with this one.... - groiny Apr 6, 07:32 4
    - Zombie's touring Canada with Alice Cooper this spring, so I doubt he's also doing dates with Korn in Canada. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 07:34 1
      - yup, no canada for them. nm -- (link) - groiny Apr 6, 07:40
    - [deleted] 1
      - aah. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:34
BDays: Billy Dee Williams (hard 73), Diora Baird (27), Zach Braff (35), Paul Rudd (41) -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:29 9
- I'd like Ryan Reynolds to play me in the movie. But I'll get Paul Rudd. At least it's not Zach Braff. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 08:29
- KKFM (Billy Dee had a good run, and I don't know Diora, sorry, you get axed.) -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:30 7
  - sure you do...she was in Star Trek... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 6, 08:06 [Image] 5
    - I thought that was Rachel Nichols? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:09 4
      - that's odd, they're both listed for it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:13 3
        
        Rachel is listed as Gaila and Diora Baird is listed an Orion girl.... - Remlik Apr 6, 08:16 2
        
        Tsk tsk....fanboy fail. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:16 1
        
        I get distracted by the boobs. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:27
  - Do a Google image search for "diora boobs." nm - Dignan Apr 6, 07:32
PSA : Xbox 360 Elite with Halo 3 : ODST, and Forza III for 269..00 -- (link) - groiny Apr 6, 07:22
Limp Bizkit is supposedly working on a comeback album. - Reagen Apr 6, 07:19 3
- with or without Wes Borland? -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:27
- Something like Chocolate Peeps and the Hot Dog flavored jellybeans -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:20
- Say what you will about them, but Fred Durst put on a good live show. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 07:20
Mattel changes Scrabble rules for the first time -- (link) - oblique Apr 6, 07:19 30
- Stolen from elsewhere: They need to introduce the dollar sign so you can play "Ke$ha". -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 07:51 1
  - Use a blank. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 08:13
- [deleted] 8
  - technically it's true. I mean, they're wrong, but people were debating it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 07:43 4
    - [deleted] 3
      - It's the first paragraph - it's supposed to hook you into reading the rest of the article, not be factually accurate -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 07:51 2
        
        [deleted] 1
        
        It's a lifestyle story for entertainment - and look at the other popular stories on the Telegraph's website that this story is competing against - Roger More Apr 6, 07:59
  - Exactly -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 07:40
  - Lazy journalism. But I expecty people have debated about whether words like 'john' or 'zen' are proper nouns or not -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 07:40 1
    - iirc, john is acceptable, Zen is not. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:42
- In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics! And we use the rules of Scrabble that I was raised with! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:27 8
  - ooh, do you accept QI as a word? my best friend pretty much refuses to acknowledge it. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:28 7
    - "QI" has saved my Q multiple times. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 08:16
    - if it's in the dictionary ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:31 4
      - It's in the Scrabble dictionary. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:31 3
        
        the NEWer Scrabble dictionaries. but if Bery is going by the rules he grew up with it, it isn't. - Andie Apr 6, 07:34 2
        
        This sounds like a scam to sell more Scrabble dictionaries -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 07:46
        
        I didn't say the scrabble dictionary specifically. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:35
    - Doesn't sound like a best friend to me. nm - Dignan Apr 6, 07:29
- ugh. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:23
- this displeases me. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:23
- Next: IM slang. nm - Dignan Apr 6, 07:23 5
  - Fear Denise1234. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 07:24 4
    - kthxbye - triple word score. nm - Dignan Apr 6, 07:26 3
      - tacks a "ROF" on in front of your "LOL" - prayformojo Apr 6, 07:28 2
        
        OMG. - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:31
        
        *adds a Z* nm - Dignan Apr 6, 07:30
- Sacrilege. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 07:21
- "Y" has become a lot more valuable. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 07:20
[deleted] 1
- *clank* -- nm - CBS in 3D Apr 6, 07:19

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

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