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Welcome (and welcome back!) Olympics fans! Here is your thread for watching/discussing Days 8, 9 & 10 (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday) of the 2026 Olympic games. Here’s hoping the second week is just as exciting as the first! Be sure to keep these … Continue reading 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Days 8, 9 and 10
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 02/13/26
Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Drew Basile, a writer from Birmingham, Michigan; – Jen Giles, a teacher from Longmont, Colorado; and – Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Jeopardy! WOMEN // STOCK IT TO ME … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 13
Hey, all; Happy And Healthy *looks at date* Oh, here we go… Anyway, can’t talk long; both busy with life, and running from a maniac. Therefore, I leave it to you. Take it away, Ralph: As ever, have a safe … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/13/2026 – Open Ta-*SLASH*
Welcome to the world’s premier showcase for best-on-best international Identify This GIF action! Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Hello everyone, and welcome to a special edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread! Today is Friday the 13th, a notorious day for all of you superstitious fans of the horrible and macabre. On a day such as this, you must … Continue reading This Friday the 13th, Beware of FATE!
“The world’s a hospital and you’re either a patient or a nurse.“
Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #42: Monster in a Box (1992)
I want you to stay with me here, but there are no Volumes 1 through 5. A1 Anne Murray– SnowbirdA2 Glen Campbell– GalvestonA3 Sonny James– Running BearA4 Ferlin Husky– Wings Of A DoveA5 Faron Young– Sweet DreamsA6 Hank Thompson– Squaws … Continue reading The 13 February Day Thread of “24 Country & Western Greats Vol. 6” by K-Tel
Friday (friday friday) New (new new) … Music Big day for me at least, new Charli XCX and new Remember Sports here’s the list from Consequence of Sound: — Angel Du$t – Cold 2 the Touch — Ásgeir – Julia — … Continue reading Friday New Music 2/13
There’s winter sports to watch! There’s Mardi Gras to celebrate! (It’s this Tuesday, for those who are wondering, but weekend partying is appropriate and encouraged). There’s birbs to learn about! There’s naps to take! Oh, maybe a nap DURING the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Looking Forward to the Weekend
I will fully to admit to not really listening to this song by Kazuki Hayashi (林和希) the first time I heard it. Because I was distracted by Fuma, K, and Yuma’s dancing. But once I did actually listen to it, … Continue reading The 2/12 Night Thread Says Wow, Wow, Wow
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Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana; – Will Yancey, a lecturer of history originally from Gadsden, Alabama; and – Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeopardy! THE INDEPENDENT … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 12
A new State of Play presentation is scheduled today, February 12th, for 5 PM EST/2 PM PST. According to the PlayStation blog, it will be more than SIXTY MINUTES long, covering “eye-catching third-party and indie games headed to PS5, along with … Continue reading February 2026 Sony State of Play Live Chat
What’s frustrating you lately? Continue reading The Avocado Parenting Thread is Frustrated
I’m This is a safe space: a space for women+ to come together as we are. All of our wants, needs, thoughts, feelings, experiences, losses, successes etc. are welcome. We are here to support each other during trying times and … Continue reading Weekly Women’s+ Thread
Happy Thursday, y’all! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s talk about our favorite video game heists. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Plans a Heist
No, you’re not losing your grip on reality… there are no volumes 1 through 3. Also, the jacket says “Volume 3” but the labels say “Volume 4”, so I guess trying to make sense of any of this is a … Continue reading The 12 February Day Thread of “The Best of Country Music Volume 4” by K-Tel
Let’s talk about comics and panels that escaped their context and have become conversational reference points. What ones are always funny? What ones surprised you that they took off? What ones do you dislike? Last week, we conversed about real … Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Comics/panels as Memes
Valentine’s Day is this weekend, so an obvious discussion topic comes to mind: Historical romances. Which historical relationships, romantic, sexual or otherwise do you find most interesting? It can be a great tale of timeless love, or a powerful couple … Continue reading The History Thread is Cold Around the Heart
