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
