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Down to the final stretch. Can we get new blood? Watch and see. Chat and banter with your fellow Avocados about the World Cup. As always, no region bashing. FIFA and these games are political, but try to engage thoughtfully … Continue reading 2026 FIFA World Cup: Quarterfinals
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Annual weeklong charity speedrunning marathon Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) is back, raising money for Doctors Without Borders, from July 5th to July 12th. This year, the event is being held live in Minneapolis, but as usual it is also … Continue reading Summer Games Done Quick 2026
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Tennis’s premier grass court tournament is back for another year. Last year’s champion, Iga Świątek, is seeded 3rd and is ready to turn around a disappointing year. But world #1 Aryna Sabalenka is hungry for her first Wimbledon title. On … Continue reading Wimbledon 2026 Discussion Thread
George dates a woman who tends to skip over parts of a story with the phrase ‘yada yada’. Jerry becomes convinced Tim Whately converted to Judaism purely to make offensive jokes. Elaine accidentally messes up his friend’s chance to adopt … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Eight, Episode Nineteen, “The Yada Yada”
AOL Keyword: The Avocado Continue reading The Aki Ross Day Thread is Going to be the Next “It Thread” (Maybe)
I always got a kick out of the 8-Twelve Mini Mart. Looks like it’s been closed for a few years now, but to some it was apparently a little piece of heaven or hell in Philadelphia: What’s your favorite brand … Continue reading 8-Twelve 7/11 Night Thread
The second season of My Adventures With Superman wrapped up back in the summer of 2024, and animation takes some time. While the first two seasons were produced together, a third season renewal wasn’t a given, but we got one … Continue reading Summer Of Super: My Adventures of Superman S03 E05 Discussion
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Eight bored teenage delinquents steal a compound called “goo” that makes things grow up to six times their size. The hooligans eat the goo and go on a spree, terrorizing the community. Finally, the boy … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 7/11/2026: Village of the Giants
Get out into nature, and come back and show us what you find! Sunsets, hikes, vistas, flowers and wildlife, whatever ya got. Show off your green thumb! Or just brighten your weekend by looking at pretty things. Here are some … Continue reading The Nature Thread
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
If I’m making an open thread, you know what time it is! The new foods for the Minnesota State Fair are here! The above is but a sampling, you can check out all the rest of the new foods here: … Continue reading The Day Thread of the 2026 State Fair
As I say in every season when we get to this point, each season has a name. Signs and Portents, The Coming of Shadows, Point of No Return, and now No Surrender, No Retreat. Each of the seasons has one … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“No Surrender, No Retreat”
Let’s see those pets! Continue reading The Pet Thread Salutes the Late, Great Behemoth
Howdy, friends. No birds this week, I’m afraid. If you’ve found yourself in the open thread in the past few weeks you may know that I had a couple of members of my team quit recently, so its all talking … Continue reading The WPT is Birdless. Repeat. Birdless.
“Headless” is a song by Headless from the 7″ flexi-disc mini-album Headless (1984) Have a Great Night Thread, Avocado! Continue reading Headless by Headless from Headless Night Thread
Here are today’s contestants: – Chris Bergman, a novelist & volunteer mentor from Cape Coral, Florida; – Kristal LeMaistre, an internal communications supervisor originally from Round Rock, Texas; and – Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 10
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 07/10/2026
Hey, all; Happy And Healthy Friday – Oh, right; it’s Friday. Well, I’ve got places to be and so do you, so let us all do what we ought do. As ever, have a safe and productive rest of the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/10/2026 – Open Table
Seriously, it’s not that complicated. Continue reading Identify This GIF!
“Easy, look- if you ain’t want him killed, why’d you leave him with me?” Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #52: Devil In a Blue Dress (1995)
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread, your favorite spot to show off your shuffles! If you’re looking for a quick pick me up, playing music on shuffle is a sure way to jack up … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread Doesn’t Know JACK!
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and released as part of the Japanese New Wave, The Face of Another is a film which reflects the country’s philosophical struggles as a society still recovering from defeat in World War II. It follows industrialist … Continue reading The Face of Another Day Thread (July 10, 2026)
