Today’s thread is dedicated to one of the greatest guerilla consciousness-raising exploits of all time. In 1992, Mattel pissed off a lot of people with the release of “Teen Talk Barbie.” Barbie’s never been a great role model anyway, but … Continue reading The Day Thread Liberates Barbie
Happy March 16! One guy who didn’t have one was legendary director Frank Capra, the man behind such great films as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life (JOEY). On this day in 1934, poor Frank suffered … Continue reading The Night Thread Uses Last Names
He’s a mawg! Half-man, half-dog. He’s his own best friend. That is all. Continue reading Barf on the Day Thread
Bear with me, it’s the last Leslie Nielsen-related thread (for now). The Day Thread sang the praises of Police Squad‘s opening credits, and the merits of murdering William Shatner. And that’s all great, but Police Squad‘s closing credits are even … Continue reading The Night Thread Is Holding Perfectly Still
Recently, another Avocado asked the question about TV show credits you never skip. Somehow, I forgot about the brilliant credits of the short-lived comedy starring yesterday’s birthday boy Leslie Nielsen: Police Squad! For a show that lasted only six episodes, … Continue reading The Day Thread Killed Its Guest Stars
Today is the birthday of Canadian (his dad was a Mountie!) philanthropist, actor, wisher of good luck, and guy who is counting on you, Leslie Nielsen. His film acting debut came in the 1956 thriller Ransom! (which was remade with … Continue reading Surely it’s the Leslie Nielsen Night Thread
Today is a depressing day history-wise (Gandhi’s assassination, The Beatles’ last public performance, Dick Cheney’s birthday) so instead I am sharing some of my favourite bits of trivia: collective nouns for animal groups! Delightful examples include A shrewdness of apes … Continue reading The Day Thread of Sloth and Pandemonium
Happy Robbie Burns Day! If you’re anything like me, you’re witty, sexy, baffled by Six Chix, and have no damn idea what Robbie Burns Day is about. So here are some facts (you won’t BELIEVE #4)! Today is the birthday … Continue reading The Robbie Burns Day Thread
I just watched Gremlins 2: The New Batch for the first time since childhood, and man, it is a damn delight. As a few reviewers said, it’s basically a live-action cartoon with unrestrained lunacy and sharp social commentary. I could … Continue reading The Gremlins 2 Day Thread
It’s A Wonderful Life is objectively one of the best Christmas movies*. And one of the best scenes in this best movie was the result of some accidental off-camera chaos. After a party at Harry Bailey’s house, the hapless Uncle … Continue reading The Day Thread is All Right! It’s Aaaalllll Right!
I don’t much care for fan theories and any non-canonical stuff as far as my fiction goes, but the Tommy Westphall multiverse really floats my boat. So who is he and what am I talking about? SPOILER ALERT FOR ST. … Continue reading The Day Thread is in Tommy Westphall’s Imagination
Inspired by a subthread in this week’s very entertaining Rename a Movie thread. Take a movie quote and change it to reference upvotes. That’s it! Continue reading ‘Upvote’ a Movie Quote
As you know, on this day in 1859, the first shipment of canned pineapple left Hawaii. As written in A Noble Present of Fruit: A History of Transatlantic Pineapple Cultivation, “this rare plant, once regarded as an exotic delicacy in … Continue reading A Noble Present of a Day Thread
I recently bought some Nerds (the candy) on a whim. And you know what? They are god-damn delicious. I now keep a box in my car, and every time myself and my lady are on the road, we eat Nerds. … Continue reading The Nerds Night Thread
You know how this works. “Buckwheats” is a whole other animal. It don’t just mean take the guy out, it means take him out in the most painful way possible. Typical buckwheat hit is you shoot a guy up the … Continue reading Possibly Misattributed Movie Quotes
The thread was ticking away, marking off the minutes until doomsday. Today is a day I’ve been nervously anticipating as one of my favourite books ever written is released on the big screen. Ever since I was a kid, I … Continue reading The Night Thread with a Clock in Its Walls
Some time ago, I requested this Day Thread. Now, I don’t remember why. So, what’s cool about today? *Checks newspaper* Canada stalls on trade pac… Hey, it’s the Deathaversary of one of my favourite unsung historical figures, Mr. Levi Coffin! … Continue reading Levi Coffin’s Forgetful Day Thread
Sorry if the thread name excited you, it’s actually named for an old-timey baseball player with two delightful nicknames. [I just figured this would lead to too many “butt” jokes to be acceptable on a Day Thread.] As you surely … Continue reading The Night Thread of Pee Wee Butts
At the risk of stealing Canadave87’s bit, today’s thread is a bit of Canadiana for you. For quick-n-easy context, Viola Desmond is sometimes described as “Canada’s Rosa Parks.” Not that it’s a competition, but Parks should really be described as … Continue reading The Viola Desmond Belated Birth Day Thread
