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The Wednesday Politics Thread Reflects

February 1, 2023January 31, 2023 thesosogatsby

I did not quite have the time to research and fully put together a header this week, so I thought I’d share something instead. A friend of mine from a similar online community where we discussed politics, the news, and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Reflects

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Gets Scientific

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 thesosogatsby

Good morning everyone! Thanks to those of you who responded last week when I checked in about the headers. Sounds like there’s still some interest in the weekly lookbacks, but I might break it up with some other topics periodically … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gets Scientific

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Checks In

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 thesosogatsby

Good morning, Politicadoes! Hope you are waking up to this Wednesday and ready to tackle the day. Now that we’ve had a month-ish of Wednesday PTs looking back on Avocado history, I figure it’s a good time to check in: … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Checks In

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Settles into a Groove

January 11, 2023January 9, 2023 thesosogatsby

Bit by bit, we’re making it through January. And hopefully having a better time of it than the House Republicans. Let’s see what’s happened on this day in the past: 2022: Biden gave a speech on voting rights. Fauci caught … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Settles into a Groove

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Ask Me Anything with Will Henry

January 9, 2023January 8, 2023 thesosogatsby

Will Henry, creator of the Pits-award winning comic strip Wallace the Brave, has been kind enough to agree to join us today for an Ask Me Anything! Wallace the Brave is a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures and … Continue reading Ask Me Anything with Will Henry

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Got Dates Mixed Up

January 4, 2023January 2, 2023 thesosogatsby

Happy Wednesday, Politicados! May we all have a good day Politicadoing. I’ve been continuing to take a look at Avocado history… But when I was doing this, I got my dates mixed up and was perusing January 3. Rather than … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Got Dates Mixed Up

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The Last Wednesday Politics Thread of 2022

December 28, 2022December 27, 2022 thesosogatsby

It’s the last Wednesday Politics Thread of the Year! As 2022 draws to a close, I hope you’re able to remember the good times and move beyond the bad. Let’s look back at this day in Avocado history to see … Continue reading The Last Wednesday Politics Thread of 2022

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Celebrating the Solstice!

December 21, 2022December 20, 2022 thesosogatsby

Happy summer solstice, southern hemisphere Avocados! And happy winter solstice to those of us in the north! Hope you can take a few moments to appreciate the shortest/longest day of the year. Let’s check out what we were talking about … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Celebrating the Solstice!

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Looks at December 14

December 14, 2022December 13, 2022 thesosogatsby

12/14 Hello everyone! Cordyceps here, taking over duties for the Wednesday PT from SaragossaManuscript. I thought for the Wednesdays ahead, we could look back at what was happening in politics (and The Avocado) in years past. So let’s see what … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Looks at December 14

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Spoil Sports: Black Adam

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 thesosogatsby

Surely I can’t be the only one with thoughts on this movie. Continue reading Spoil Sports: Black Adam

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The Tuesday Politics Thread Looks Back

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 thesosogatsby

Morning, all! Cordyceps subbing in for today’s PT. Instead of getting overwhelmed with current news for the header, I decided to get overwhelmed with old news for the header instead, and looked at previous April 26 PTs. Let’s see what … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Looks Back

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Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)

April 18, 2022April 17, 2022 thesosogatsby

Despite being in its prime target demographic, I never got into Dragon Ball. As a young, action-loving, Toonami-watching kid, for whatever reason I never gave much consideration to the adventures of Goku and friends. I dabbled here and there in … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)

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Even if There is no God or Buddha: 50 Years of Kamen Rider

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 thesosogatsby

On April 3, 1971, children across Japan gathered around televisions to watch the debut of an exciting new superhero, who would launch a franchise that endures 50 years later: Kamen Rider. To celebrate, I thought I’d share an overview of … Continue reading Even if There is no God or Buddha: 50 Years of Kamen Rider

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Late to the Party: Final Fantasy V

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 thesosogatsby

I love dragoons. I just need to get that out first. So much of my interest in this game stems from my love of the design of dragoons. As long as I’ve been into RPGs, Final Fantasy V has forever … Continue reading Late to the Party: Final Fantasy V

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The Wednesday Politics Thread Goes Rogue

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 thesosogatsby

Sometimes you have to buck the trend — in a good way! Faced with rising cases of COVID, North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County decided to stop waiting for state governor Roy Cooper to issue more stringent warnings and announced their own … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Goes Rogue

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Let’s Talk Star Wars

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 thesosogatsby

There’s been a lot happening in the Star Wars galaxy lately, so it seemed like a good time to gather Avocado Star Wars fans to discuss and share thoughts on what we hope to see in the future. !!!Spoilers follow, … Continue reading Let’s Talk Star Wars

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The Tuesday Politics Thread Goes Local

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 thesosogatsby

Cordyceps here, filling in for an absent Tuesday PT. Let’s hope this works correctly. There’s been a lot going on! You probably know most of it! Biden was elected, Trump is not conceding, people are crying voter fraud. It’s all … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Goes Local

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The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 3

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 thesosogatsby

Welcome to the final installment of The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2! Here, we will talk about the final piece of the game — from the death of Luca Blight to the ending. Of course, conversation about any and all parts … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 3

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The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 2

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 thesosogatsby

It’s time for the second part of The Avocado’s discussion of Suikoden 2! This week, we’ll talk about the middle chunk of the game: The aftermath of the assassination of Annabelle up through the climactic final battle with Luca Blight. … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 2

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The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 1

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 thesosogatsby

Welcome to the first part of The Avocado’s discussion of Suikoden 2! Today, we’re going to discuss the opening segment of the game: The introduction of our central characters, the beginning of the war, the Hilltop Conference, and the assassination … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 1

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The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2! Part 0

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 thesosogatsby

There’s been some interest recently amongst Avocados in the Games Threads about playing the classic PS1 RPG Suikoden 2, and so today I wanted to kick off our “game club” for the game. So please join us in playing (or … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2! Part 0

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