Long ago, I did an open thread honoring some of my favorite high school mascots (inspired by own alma mater’s fear-inspiring sobriquet, the mighty Stickers), so tonight I’ll feature some more great mascots, college edition. The objectively best mascot in … Continue reading The Fightin’ Night Thread
Max von Sydow seems to be the biggest snub of ’73, as he’s the only choice (besides Best Cast) to get more than 10 votes. He had 15 in Best Snubbed Supporting Actor, more than double closest competitor Christopher Lee. … Continue reading Snubby Awards: 1973 Results/1972 Voting
EXT. LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD – 2 HOURS AGO We open on the cold, silent darkness of outer space–the edges of the Large Magellanic Cloud. it seems like all’s normal… Until we see a bright light hurtling toward some unknown destination. … Continue reading The Defenders – The Worlds That Hunger, Part I: Prologue
Every music nut encounters something that these days seems to take prevalence in music compared to other forms of pop culture: artists releasing multiple versions of the same song. This thread is all about those songs with one, two, or … Continue reading Like A Version: Songs With Multiple Versions
Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 13 – Let’s meet today’s contestants: – Nick, a professor of political science from Pennsylvania, who did a bungee jump of over 700 feet; – Diana, a legal records assistant from Massachusetts, who knitted her … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 13
Hey Avocadoans! Welcome to this week’s JPC thread. Hinamatsuri is an ongoing manga series named after the Japanese doll festival. It follows the story of a yakuza member who has to take care of a mysterious girl with telekinetic powers … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 13th, 2018)
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 13-JUN-2018
Welcome to the *CG thread, where we talk all manner of Card Games – Collectible, Trading, Living, and otherwise! Feel free to chat amongst yourselves about the card games you’re playing or anything card game-related that strikes your fancy. Last … Continue reading The Collectible Card Game Thread – Card Advantage: A Case Study
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 6.13.2018
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat! After 2 weeks, I am back to posting to the Avocado! Today’s Discussion – Comic Conventions Are you heading to any comic book conventions this summer? What is your favorite convention experience? … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Comic Conventions
Hey, y’all, since we moved to WordPress you have the wonderful option to schedule posts ahead of time! Which means there should never be an excuse for a day thread not being posted on time! Please check the Site Info … Continue reading The “Hey, Did Y’all Know You Can Schedule Posts Now?” Day Thread
Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, and we do a pretty good job of looking out for each other. Welcome to the weekly mental health thread for Avocados. Feel free … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 6.13.2018
Still want to talk about Star Wars but want to avoid raising the ire of those in the open thread? Well have I got a thread for you! It’s, uh, this one right here. Continue reading All-Purpose Star Wars Thread: Solo and Beyond
As always, this is an open thread to discuss any and all topics related to action figure and toy collecting, so be sure to have at it. As for my header, one of the best things about being a dad … Continue reading The Toybox: Cardboard Adventures
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: adaptations that missed the point of the source material. hat tip to … Continue reading The Book Nook
So here we are just one day before kick off and so our daily World Cup thread begins. The plan is for this thread to go up before the first game each day so it will serve to live blog … Continue reading World Cup Russia 2018: Day 0
Ironically the “blue lives” party has some issues with law enforcement. President Trump has fired two high ranking FBI employees and taken numerous shots at their and the agency’s credibility. The FBI has fired right back at both the President … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Presents the FBI versus the GOP
