The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Quarterfinals
After a long break for Easter, the tournament resumes at a critical phase. We’re down to the heavyweights now. Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Quarterfinals
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The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Savoury 16
Things are tightening up in the battle for the best appetizer, and some strong contenders are starting to get sent home. Which entrants will make it on to the quarterfinals? Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Savoury 16
The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 32
Half the field is gone, and we’re on to the round of 32. Time to vote! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 32
The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 64
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first round of the Avocado’s favourite appetizer tournament. Just a couple of quick programming notes: first of all, I’ve tried to seed things as fairly as I can, to keep the most popular nominees … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 64
The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer: Nominations
We’ve had some dessert-themed food tournaments, but following a recent (ish) discussion in the OT, it seemed like a tournament for anti-dessert (known to some as appetizers or starters) would also be fun. I’ll run the nominations themselves this week, … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer: Nominations
The XKCD Versus Tournament, Finals
The finals are here, and it’s time for… Marge vs. the Volcano! Continue reading The XKCD Versus Tournament, Finals
The XKCD Versus Tournament, Semifinals
It’s getting down to the wire now. Only four heavy hitters remain, who will end up taking it? Continue reading The XKCD Versus Tournament, Semifinals
The XKCD Versus Tournament, Quarterfinals
It’s on to the quarterfinals, now, and this tournament is teaching me many things about this site. For one thing, turns out we don’t like comic books all that much, unless they’re French. And we’re also big fans of geology … Continue reading The XKCD Versus Tournament, Quarterfinals
The XKCD Versus Bracket Tournament, Round 2
It’s time for Round 2, but first the results from Round 1: One behind the scenes note, in that the Kramer versus Kramer bracket was tied, so I was ultimately forced to make a tie-breaking vote for Kramer. Apologies to … Continue reading The XKCD Versus Bracket Tournament, Round 2
The XKCD Versus Bracket Tournament, Round 1
I’ve always wanted to run a tournament, but have also always been too lazy to gather nominations and set up brackets. Thankfully, Randall Munroe pregenerated a perfect tournament with Monday’s XKCD comic. Let the supremely lazy games begin! Continue reading The XKCD Versus Bracket Tournament, Round 1
The Day Thread Celebrates SimCity
February 2nd, 1989 marked the release of one of PC gaming’s most storied franchises: SimCity. Designed by Will Wright at Maxis, the studio he had recently co-founded with producer Jeff Braun, the game was initially released on Amiga and Macintosh, … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates SimCity
The Day Thread Visits Porto
I had planned on doing a longer header for the day thread today, but I was sick yesterday and didn’t have the energy to write anything. So instead, I thought I’d share a bit of one of my favourite cities … Continue reading The Day Thread Visits Porto
The Haunted Lighthouse Day Thread
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse sits on the southernmost part of the Toronto Islands. It was built in 1808, and is the oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of the oldest buildings in the City of Toronto. It is … Continue reading The Haunted Lighthouse Day Thread
The Best Day Thread You Can Name
Hello out there, we’re on the air, it’s Hockey Night tonight Tension grows, the whistle blows, and the puck goes down the ice The goalie jumps, and the players bump, and the fans all go insane Someone roars, “Bobby Scores!”, at the … Continue reading The Best Day Thread You Can Name
The Kentucky Route Zero Night Thread
An interstate highway — sixty-five — running from Alabama up to just shy of Chicago. It ought to be quitting time in this part of Kentucky, but the daylight just won’t shake. The sun just won’t go away. There are … Continue reading The Kentucky Route Zero Night Thread
Avocado Fantasy Hockey
Inspired by a short discussion in the OT, this is a thread to gauge interest in an Avocado Fantasy Hockey League. I figure we need at least eight people to make it worthwhile, so if you’re interested please comment below. … Continue reading Avocado Fantasy Hockey
This Isn’t the Greatest Day Thread, This Is Just a Tribute
*insert 500 words about some sort of interesting topic here* Continue reading This Isn’t the Greatest Day Thread, This Is Just a Tribute
The Night Thread Makes a Canoe
I was going to do a longer write-up for the Night Thread about a game, but I had something come up and I didn’t have time to write it. In lieu of that, here’s a short documentary I watched recently and thought was cool, showing how a dugout canoe is made. I find it oddly relaxing, so it’s good if you’ve got a bout of insomnia coming on. Have a good night, all! Continue reading The Night Thread Makes a Canoe
The Harry Beck Day Thread
In the early 1930s, the map of the London Underground was a bit of a mess. In the middle of the city, lines crisscrossed haphazardly, making it difficult to tell how to to get where you where going, while outlying … Continue reading The Harry Beck Day Thread
Anthony Bourdain, 1956 – 2018
Anthony Bourdain was found dead today in Strasbourg, France. A celebrity chef and host of popular food and travel shows like No Resevations and Parts Unknown, he was known for bringing international destinations and cultures to life through their food … Continue reading Anthony Bourdain, 1956 – 2018
Le fil de la journée en Gaspésie
First of all, don’t worry, the title is as much French as there’s going to be (even that is stretching my own abilities and may be wrong). Second, today’s day thread is about one of my favourite places in Canada, … Continue reading Le fil de la journée en Gaspésie
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