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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
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)
It’s Friday, It’s New, It’s Music here’s the list from Consequence of Sound: — Adam Lambert – Adam — Allison Russell – In the Hour of Chaos — Baby Jane – Winter Forever — Baby Rose – YEARNALISM — Bring … Continue reading Friday New Music 7/10
Have one queen dancing to another this morning: Rest easy, Ms. Tyler, and keep resting easy, Ms. Dupree. Even if you can’t belt out bangers or make the best drag entrance ever (it sounds hyperbolic; it’s not), you can be … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Holding Out for a Hero
Here are today’s contestants: – Anthony Kim, a warehouse supervisor from Whitestone, New York; – Sarah Lynch, a tax examiner from Austin, Texas; and – Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California. Caleb is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 9
How’s it going? Continue reading The Avocado Parenting Thread
Happy Thursday, friends! Let’s discuss what games we’ve been playing this week. As a bonus prompt, what’s one of your favorite instances of bad weather in a video game? Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread #2 is Calling for Bad Weather
The Concert (or The Perils of Everybody) is said to be the funniest ballet ever made. It is a spoof of a classical music concert choreographed in 1956 by Jerome Robbins, New York City Ballet’s ballet master. The show unfolds … Continue reading The Day Thread of The Mistake Waltz (July 9, 2026)
What’s in a reused name? That which we call Daredevil by the same name would fight crime as well. Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Common Names
This week’s discussion prompt: bands that split after their debut full length Have you discovered any new music or new-to-you music lately? Have you rediscovered any old music lately? Been to any concerts, or stumbled upon any good concert videos? … Continue reading Weekly Music Thread splits (up)
Because of both a disappointingly sparse comments section and a writer’s block, Jim on the Move is reposting this week something from his Serializd account. It’s about when John Oliver got slapped on General Hospital, the continuing stooooory of a thug who’s gone to the dogs. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – July 9, 2026
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has been kind of an all-over mess of things going on, with a lot of positive legal developments that are admittedly hard to process, but we’re also … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Hits The Beach
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