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It’s been a while since we’ve done an Upvote Generator Introduce Yourself! thread, and with times what they are, we figured it might not be a bad time for some levity. To new people: WELCOME!!! To the people still here: … Continue reading Introduce Yourself!
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As all of you have unoubtedly noticed, things are a bit hectic right now. The community has been creating valuable content for these times which makes sense to get longer exposure than just float down the front page in the … Continue reading Avocado Current Posts Index
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March 27, 2020 Streamlined post, updated graphs, added resources There’s been a flurry of posts and questions on this site about COVID-19, the Trump administration’s response to the crisis, and what to do if cases start being reported in your … Continue reading Don’t Panic: COVID-19 Q&A and Handholding Post
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, March 30, 2020
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve spent the weekend pretty much doing nothing but playing Animal Crossing, and downloading QR codes like crazy to make things look cool. The news is still kind of miserable, and I just … Continue reading The Monday Polytixs Thread is Going Stir Crazy
There was a powerful nor’easter on March 29th 1984, and the 473ft 16,000-ton Maltese freighter Eldia, in the open ocean off the coast of Cape Cod, was caught in the worst of it. Empty and without proper ballast after delivering her … Continue reading The Wreck Of The Eldia Night Thread
With much of the world currently under lockdown and human sports on hiatus, marble racing has exploded in popularity. Perhaps the larger audience has placed increased pressure on our orbicular athletes, because the first attempt at a race on the … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Razzway GP Race 7
Here’s another episode I was looking forward to, not because I think it’s especially great or bad, but because it was one of the ones I found nearly unbearable to watch as a child. One of the many ways I … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Eight, Episode Seventeen, “My Sister, My Sitter”
Wow, so Steven Universe — the show that is the reason I started coming to the AV Club and ultimately became a part of its commenting community to the point that I sought to recreate a similar animated-thing-talk-space here — … Continue reading Animation Time
March 29th is my Birthday. However, due to ongoing concerns due to Covid-19 it is unlikely that I’ll get to go out to do anything. Obviously not the biggest deal, and I hope anyone affected isn’t truly hurt by this. … Continue reading The Day Thread isn’t a Very Happy One
The latest season (#17) of Top Chef started a week and a half ago. We’re watching it and I really miss old-time AV Club® write-ups and the comments that ensued. I don’t have the skills to start/maintain a good weekly … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread goes Top Chef 3/29
Some records are terrible from the first listen. Some take several hearings to assess. Very few are classics on the first time around. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is one of these. It’s a rock record which stands with the greats, such … Continue reading Album Review: Wilco—Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
CW: talk of sexual abuse GREETING Welcome and welcome back, dearly beloved. If anyone is here for the first time, please raise your hand so the rest of you can turn around and stare you. Thank you. Today we will … Continue reading Sunday Morning Orel: season 3a (episodes 31-34) THIS IS THE ONE WITH THAT REALLY DEPRESSING EPISODE
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Note: Monarch post AD 829 Or visit the quiz here. Remember … Continue reading Triviacados: Sunday, March 29, 2020
Q. Steve Dougson makes for a surprisingly chatty bus driver, considering he’s a ghost in a shell. He has loads of great stories about being manager of Unified Western Wrestling from its formation in 1986 until his death by lightning … Continue reading Werewolves 120: Adelaida’s Planet – Day 2
Today is Lady GaGa’s birthday! Continue reading The Night Thread wants Stupid Love (3/28)
This is the second-to-last qualifying event in the 2020 Marbula One Grand Prix. Team Raspberry is hosting the event on the Razzway, a figure-8 track full of chevrons and chicanes. More so than a test of raw speed, this is … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Razzway GP Qualifying
Sometimes, you want a distraction from…let’s euphemistically say, “outside events.” Sometimes you want a reminder of the communal food experiences, so key to our modern culture, that will temporarily have to be foregone to ensure continued appreciation of said society. … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Third Round
Show off all those office assistants! Pet Thread Prompt: How are your critters reacting to you (presumably) being at home a lot more? Continue reading The Pet Thread Is Helping You Work from Home
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first time the city was set to host the Olympics was also fraught with problems that would ultimately doomed them. In 1936, in a rather surprise … Continue reading The 1940 Tokyo Olympics Day Thread
Sam: And now for something completely different: elections in the Republic of Artsakh! Anna: The what? Sam: The Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh! The Republic is holding an election on Tuesday, and it’s an exciting … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread may or may not exist
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Saturday, March 28, 2020
