Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 3 – Steph took control with a strong performance in a category about novels and kept on expanding the margin. However, a very cautious wager on DD3 prevented it from being a runaway with Steph … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 4
A drinking game that I like to play with friends is “Fuck You Pyramid.” Here’s how you play it. First, you take playing cards and put them in a pyramid formation, like this: Then, you flip a card over and … Continue reading Scott OT #26: Fuck You Pyramid Night Thread (1/3)
Happy New Year, Snubby voters! Before we get into the results from 1981 and start discussing the snubbed films of 1980, we have to talk about the biggest Snubby night of the year — the 2017 Snubbies! This year’s Oscar … Continue reading Snubbies: 1981 Results/1980 Nominations
Revisiting Mad Men: S2E7, “The Gold Violin”, and S2E9, “Six Month Leave” Welcome back, everybody! We had our little poll again and tied for third place were “The Gold Violin” and “Six Month Leave”. I’m quite pleased with this, as … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S2E7 and S2E9
Hello, and welcome to the weekly women+’s issues/health thread! Each Wednesday, someone will post a discussion with a few relevant news items from the last week, as well as a topic for further conversation. The prompt will serve as a … Continue reading Women+’s Weekly Thread – WHAT YEAR IS IT
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 3 The Enlightenment of Ragi Baba Grade: B Has Roger been a cult leader before? It seems like Roger has had to have been a cult leader before at least once. Either way, it’s no … Continue reading “The Enlightenment of Ragi Baba” American Dad! S14 E3
Some bands were obviously never going make it big. Some make it there, only to lose the very thing that made them special. Some fluke their way to success, through sheer happenstance. And then there are those bands who had … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Cave In
The winter 2018 anime season is nearly upon us, and this one is shaping up to have quite a few interesting series. Here’s what I’m planning on checking out, time-permitting: Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. [Pictured in the header.] This crime drama … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 3rd, 2018)
Tweak the rules. What changes would you like to see to improve a sport you don’t like? What changes would you make to improve a sport you already love? I’ll list a bunch of sports in the comments to keep … Continue reading Change the Rules to a Sport
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Have at it, folks. Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 1.3.18
Greetings and Happy New Year Comic Lovers! My good buddy Adam F – suggested that I post a Comic Book Chat about Grails/White Whales. Today’s question – What is the one comic book that you have been seeking out that … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Your Grail/White Whale
The NFL regular season ends, and the coaching carousel spins. Some coaches are tossed off, some get a reprieve, and some are dragged on. And the most surprising kid reaching for the brass ring is Jon Gruden. After nine years … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 3
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: Where do you go for recommendations, or how do you find new … Continue reading The Book Nook Weekly Discussion
The GOP are obviously the Bolivian soldiers. Nancy and Chuck are going out blazing with a list of pretty daunting list demands to avoid a government shutdown. Even I am wondering what they will manage to make it out with … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Hi, and welcome to Ynce Iche’s Movie Misery Corner! Tonight, or technically today, because it’s 2am, I’ll be talking about five of the worst movies I saw this year. I am so, so alone. Daddy’s Home In the interest of … Continue reading The Ten Worst Movies I Watched In 2017, Part One: Why Is The World Like This And Why Is It 2am Already
Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 2 – As he did on the previous show, champ Nick opened a substantial lead in round one, but found himself in a battle with Saralee after he missed DD2. Then Saralee returned the favor … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 3
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