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Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season is upon us, and there’s still not a lot of clarity on which teams are good. On the other hand, we already know that some teams are going to be bad. As … Continue reading The NFL Week 3 Thread Always Makes That Catch
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Header image: a still from the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Poulenc’s Dialogue of the Carmelites. The year is 1600 or something. All music is church music. You can only write music for God. That’s the rule. What this one dude … Continue reading A Brief History of Opera
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Prestidigititis Memorial Thread Continue reading Prestidigititis Memorial Thread
This summer, tiny developer House House, most famous for their hilariously rude Untitled Goose Game, released their next offering, a curiously engaging and wholesome title called Big Walk. With serendipitous timing in the age of so-called “friendslop”, or as many … Continue reading The Avocado Big Walk Thread
Elaine is invited to Sue Ellen’s wedding in India, and complications ensue because she once slept with the groom. Jerry sleeps with a woman George was hoping to sleep with because of one awkward pause in the conversation. Kramer’s friend … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Nine, Episode Eight, “The Betrayal”
It’s the Futurama/Disenchantment that everyone’s been demanding! Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episode 9 – “A New New York Yankee in King Elfo’s Court”
They’re red, they’re round, they’re perfect. You can find them growing on a tree around September. That’s when they’re ripe. I’M SO ANGRY / I’M THE DOCTOR / I’M SO ANGRY / I’M THE DOCTOR I’M SO ANGRY / I’M … Continue reading An Apple a Day Thread
Famed sports-doer Jalen Brunson and famed “international girl” group Katseye kick off a Season 52 with improbably little cast turnover. Continue reading SNL Season 52 Episode 1 – Jalen Bruson/Katseye
Justin Verlander made the final start of his MLB career today. If you’re not a baseball fan, know that Verlander will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer (and should be unanimous but probably won’t be because baseball writers are weird jerks). … Continue reading The Night Thread Has One Final Must-See JV
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A woman teams with other survivors in a secluded farmhouse when a zombie outbreak occurs.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading House of Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/26/2026: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
It’s Hockey Night in Avocadia! Continue reading The 9/26 Hockey Thread Jumps In Late
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
Knights of Guinevere Second Episode Preview Been a while since the pilot, but we will soon see Dana Terrace’s new series continued! It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you … Continue reading Animation Time
What happens when Cleveland, Ohio; a city nicknamed “The Mistake on the Lake”, tries to break a World Record? On September 27, 1986 the world found out. The goal of Balloonfest ‘86 was to break the Guinness Book of World … Continue reading The Balloonfest ’86 Day Thread! 09/26
It seems that no other sport excels at Big, Dumb Endings more than college football. From Michigan’s Famous Botched Punt to the 5th Down Fiasco to NC State inventing a whole new variety just last week. Will we get another … Continue reading NCAA Football Thread Week 4 Wants Another Big, Dumb Ending
I mentioned back in the Londo heavy episode that an advantage to having 22 episodes and not enough plot to fill them means that the show can luxuriate in one off episodes that do some good character building work without … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…”A View from the Gallery”
Let’s see those pets! Continue reading The Pet Thread Reminds You That They’re Called “Thongs” in Australia
Howdy, friends. I’m afraid that between performance evaluation season at work and Broccoli’s teeny-tiny medical emergency (he’s fine), I am unable to bring you a new bird this week. Be kind to yourselves and others, make the mods’ job easy, … Continue reading The WPT was Busy this Week
“Lunatic Soul” is a song by Lunatic Soul from the album Lunatic Soul (2008) Have a Great Night Thread, Avocado! Continue reading Lunatic Soul by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul Night Thread
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 09/25/2026
Here are today’s contestants: – Sean Carpenter, a procurement manager from New Lenox, Illinois; – Lydia Herndon, a phd student from Chicago, Illinois; and – Nikolas Polsinelli, a student from Winter Park, Florida. Nikolas is a one-day champ with winnings … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 25
