“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
Takoyaki is a Japanese snack favored by the gods! Specifically … Lord Beerus from Dragon Ball Super. It’s a ball of flour filled with octopus, tempura scraps, ginger, and green onion. The ball is cooked in a special pan —- … Continue reading The Night Thread has some takoyaki (11/24)
In which we look at the real-life Warriors. In 1979 director and producer Gary Weis was inspired by an article written by Jon Bradshaw for Esquire Magazine. Titled ‘Savage Skulls’ it detailed the everyday life of two street gangs who … Continue reading The Day Thread is 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (November 24, 2020)
Printed in 1838, the ‘Welsh Interpreter’ was a guidebook of useful phrases for the English tourist visiting the country and having to deal with the local peasantry. This delightful book was shared by the Welsh Archive on their Twitter account … Continue reading A fedrwch chwi siarad Cymraeg, Night Thread? (November 23, 2020)
Astronaut and astrophysicist John Crichton becomes stranded on the other side of the universe when his Farscape module goes through a wormhole. He is taken in by the misfit passengers of the sentient ship Moya, a spacecraft that happens to … Continue reading The Scorpius Day Thread (November 23, 2020)
Welcome to the Island of Doctor Moreau. Here is where Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer try to out-chew the scenery, extras are stuck on long shoots in the middle of a remote jungle wearing animal masks, and David Thewlis and … Continue reading The Night Thread of Doctor Moreau (11/22)
The fourth annual Survivor Series Pay-Per-View aired on November 22, 1990. The Undertaker would make his debut as a surprise member of Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase‘s team. Cue evil laughter! HAHAHAHAHA I have included the match in its entirety … Continue reading 1990 Survivor Series Day Thread
By the noble reckoning of WordPress, The Avocado has created 20,000 threads! I actually thought this might have been the magic thread but y’all so damn productive we reached and breached this momentous milestone on Friday, and we’re up to … Continue reading The 20,013th Post Night Thread (November 21, 2020)
The family comedy Home Alone celebrated its 30th anniversary earlier this week (released November 16, 1990). I’m going to let that sink in a minute…feel old yet? My mom bought this on VHS for the family to watch. My uncle … Continue reading Home Alone Day Thread
So which George Romero zombie film is your favourite? Dawn or Day? Night of the Living Dead doesn’t count because it’s the ur-zombie film, and Land of the Dead does not exist in this dojo. The 1985 is my personal … Continue reading The Frankenstein Day Thread (November 20, 2020)
November 18th, 1990 was the day Georgie went looking for his sailboat in a storm drain and encountered Tim Curry‘s Pennywise the Clown. Don’t you want your balloon? I was 8 years old when my sister and I watched this … Continue reading 30th Anniversary of Stephen King’s It Night Thread
Look, I just selected something from the Media Library. Now post! Continue reading Emergency 11-19 Day Thread
25 is, like all natural numbers, interesting. Let’s look at a few facts about it. It is a square, with prime factorization 5×5. It is also the smallest square equal to the sum of two smaller squares (3²+4²=5²), leading to … Continue reading The Night Thread Examines 25
Today’s Open Thread is dedicated to Joanie Laurer, aka Chyna, aka The Ninth Wonder of the World. As a professional wrestler during her short career in the WWF – lasting only five years – she was a trailblazer. Looking back, … Continue reading The Ninth Wonder of the World Day Thread (November 18, 2020)
On September 21, 1897, the following appeared as an editorial in the New York Sun (bold emphasis mine): Dear Editor— I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, There Is A Night Thread
My friends run the Comic Burrito Live Stream on YouTube. If you like what you see, please follow them and subscribe to their channel. On Wednesday evenings, they talk about their picks of the week. On Saturday evenings, their livestreams … Continue reading Stargazer Day Thread
Paul Bearer (William Moody) gets the spotlight in today’s Day Thread. Although Brother Love first introduced the WWF Universe to the Undertaker during the 1990 Survivor Series, it was Paul Bearer that would manage the Undertaker and guide the Deadman … Continue reading Paul Bearer Day Thread
The final instalment of my series looks at an example very close to home for me! The Cochno Stone There are at least six thousand known prehistoric carved rocks in the United Kingdom and a similar amount in western mainland … Continue reading Ancient Art: The Cochno Stone (November 15 Night Thread)
On November 15th 1932 in Ewell, United Kingdom the iconic musician/ actress Petula Clark was born. Although she is probably best known for her string of 60s-70s hits, her career began during World War II and she was still performing well … Continue reading The Petula Clark Birthday Thread
Welcome back to another look at an example of exquisite art from pre-history! The Rock Art of Alta Way, way up in the remote parts of Norway, far north of the Arctic Circle, at the head of the Alta Fjord, … Continue reading Ancient Art: The Rock Art of Alta (November 14 Night Thread)
