It’s time again for the most illustrious funderful Friday funday gameday thread… yes, it’s Identify This GIF! Take part and I’ll be your friend until next Thursday! Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t Make It Weird! This is a light-hearted game … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Avocado Night Thread (September 7, 2023) Continue reading Avocado Night Thread (September 7, 2023)
The Film Foundation is dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history, and coming up next week is the chance to enjoy the 1930 Pre-Code film, Her Man! “HER MAN begins at a seedy Havana dancehall, where Frankie (Helen Twelvetrees) … Continue reading Her Man Day Thread (September 7, 2023)
Avocado Night Thread (September 6, 2023) Continue reading Avocado Night Thread (September 6, 2023)
Cabrales is a blue cheese made by dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain and aged in the mountains of the Picos de Europa national park. This cheese can be made from pure, unpasteurized cow’s milk or blended in the traditional manner … Continue reading The Cabrales Cheese Night Thread (September 5, 2023)
Back in 2021 I created an Open Thread to welcome controversial yet supremely popular professional wrestler CM Punk back to the business. 744 days later, he is back out of the business thanks to much public insults of co-workers, backstage … Continue reading The Farewell Punk Day Thread (September 5, 2023)
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on this day in 1998, and for good or ill has changed the world as we know it and has an enormous influence on all of our lives. Their website is … Continue reading The Google Night Thread (September 4, 2023)
It’s Queen Bey’s birthday today! Did you know back in August she paid the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority $100,000 to run more trains and keep all 98 stations open after storms delayed her “Renaissance” concert at FedExField? Have a … Continue reading Beyoncé’s Birthday Thread (September 4, 2023)
Hi there, nice to be with you, happy you could stick around! Hey, you have the same trouble with your trousers as I do! Continue reading The Intro & The Outro to the Night Thread (September 3, 2023)
Look at that face! The English actor Charles Laughton had a face for theatre and cinema. Big, bold, expressive, and unforgettable. He had character, dammit, and during a 35 year acting career, he performed in 41 plays and 55 films. … Continue reading Charles Laughton Day Thread (September 3, 2023)
Pizza! It’s time for pizza! Let’s all order pizza! Pizza, pizza, PIZZA! Continue reading Pizza Night Thread (September 2, 2023)
Are you Here? Do you want to be over There? Is the route designed by your local government/council/town planner just too damn long? Then make a desire path! Here are some more desire paths I have found over the course … Continue reading Desire Paths 3: With A Vengeance (September 2, 2023 Day Thread)
Another glorious day on the Avocado. I love this website! Every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade, and every Friday an Identify This GIF! Here is how it’s done: Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Well, not really a money train heist, but a heist on the room the money from the money train ended up. But that’s not nearly as snappy. As anyone who visited New York City before the turn of the century … Continue reading Money Train Heist Day Thread (August 31, 2023)
AEW: All In London 2023 in review. How can I possibly review this event without coming across as a contrarian hot take machine, in light of the apparent universal praise that has been heaped upon it? Can I possibly compare … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread went to All In
Light up your slippers and pull on your pipe, it’s Friday and you know what that means – it’s Identify This GIF! Let’s go: Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t Make It Weird! This is a light-hearted game so please do … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
It’s Friday and it’s time for Identify This GIF! What, you got something else better to do? You think you’re better’n me? Huh? HUH! Anyway, here’s how to play: Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t Make It Weird! This is a … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Aleksandr Rodchenko was Russian designer, photographer, painter, and sculptor who was a leader of the Constructivist movement. Constructivism – or Konstruktivizm – was a Russian artistic born in the Soviet revolution which was influenced by Cubism and Futurism. Constructivism was … Continue reading Alexandr Rodchenko Day thread (August 15, 2023)
Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca), also known as Fox-and-cubs and the Devil’s Paintbrush is a flowering plant than grow up to half a metre in height with stems noted for their hairiness. Apparently this plant – which has hundreds of varieties … Continue reading The Devil’s Paintbrush Day Thread (August 13, 2023)
GIFs to wake, GIFs to sleep! GIFs, GIFs, GIFs every day of the week. GIFs to walk, GIFs to think.GIFs, GIFs, GIFs for the family! It’s this week’s Identify This GIF! And here’s how to play: Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
The Book Nook (Wednesday 9th August, 2023) Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post … Continue reading The Book Nook Is Anxious (8/9)
