According to Wikipedia, on this day in 1066, “William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England.” Make some history tonight & post responsibly. Continue reading Party like It’s 1066 Night Thread!
Falling… Falling… The air seems to normalize, and then grow thick, as the abyss seems to coalesce into form, function following shortly. You are in a cavernous room now, not unlike the one you started in during the last shift … Continue reading Werewolf 72: I Am Everything That Happens: Day 3 – “The Slough of Despond”
Welcome to the discussion space for the season 3 premiere of The Good Place! Last time on The Good Place, Eleanor and co. were cast back to Earth for a chance at redemption. Tonight we find out if this is yet … Continue reading The Good Place Season 3 Episode 1
Vote with ya upvotes, don’t be a jerk, you’ve all done this before. Note so no one asks me about it: I disqualified Watchmen, despite getting enough upvotes to possibly qualify. This is a tournament for novels, as in prose novels. Watchmen, while great, is of a different medium and I didn’t think it fair to include it, especially since many people might have had other graphic novels they wanted to volunteer but didn’t because they thought they weren’t allowed. This is my decision and it is final. Continue reading Greatest Sci-Fi Novel Tournament: Round 1
Welcome back to the weekly D&D and Tabletop RPG thread! Here’s a place where we can talk about Dungeons & Dragons or any other nerdy table-top RPGs that you might be into. Tell us about the games you’re playing, speculate … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop RPG Thread: Curse of Strahd Campaign Journal, Week 11
Hey true crime fans, want to talk with your fellow Avocados about a favorite case, a recent piece of news, a podcast you’re catching up on, a documentary, on anything else true crime? Welcome to the weekly true crime open … Continue reading True Crime-ocado: A Weekly Discussion For All Things True Crime
WARNING: I will be discussing a Takashi Miike film. If that’s not warning enough… the guy is notorious for incorporating very graphic imagery. VERY graphic imagery. Turn back if descriptive language of disturbing imagery is something that you don’t want … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dead or Alive (1999)
What is your favorite Romulan episode? What is your favorite courtroom episode? Are they the same thing? All this, plus a random image from a bad movie! Continue reading This Week in Trek: Romulans and Courtrooms
I’ll be working tonight and I’ll be missing The Good Place premiere when it airs, so please don’t spoil it for me. And if any of you do it spoil it for me, I’ll stab you with a rusty downvote. Hope … Continue reading Scott OT #130: The Day Thread Has an Important Message (9/27)
Opinions! They exist. Today is the first of a two part discussion. Discuss a critically acclaimed artist/band that you just don’t “get”. Some artists have been worshiped for so long that they are practically musical saints. There’s a canon that … Continue reading Musical Sacred Cows and Unloved Children: Day 1/2
Thursday is puzzle day here at the Avocado, and you know what that means! It means there’s a puzzle. It also means there’s an answer guide to last week’s puzzle. [spoiler] A: leviathan, porpoise, sea turtle, starfish: SEA CRITTERS B: … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 8
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite implementation of a physics engine in games? Don’t forget to check in … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Improbably Bouncy
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your mind? Lay it out for us! Do you have a theory about what your favorite band might do for their next album? Let’s hear it! Anything and everything music-related goes here, but do please remember to also pay attention to the more niche threads; if your post would either fit better or equally well in one of them, please post … Continue reading Music Discussion Thread #11: ·
Morning Politocadoes! Well, here we are. On the eve of the committee vote for what’s shaping up to be one of the most wildly unsuitable appointments to Supreme Court and the President is still finding ways to somehow make it … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Helping
This is part one of the elimination round for the 8-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1985-89 including the NES and Sega Master System. In this round, games have been arranged into groups of six. You can vote … Continue reading Best Video Games Tournament – 8 Bit Years – Elimination Round – Part One
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