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I have a relentless sweet tooth so I’m always up for a treat. Cake, pie, ice cream, candy, whatever it may be I can find something to scratch that itch. To keep that in check we have an informal rule … Continue reading Sweet Tooth! Sunday food thread 8/25
Hello and welcome to the occasional Parental Guidance thread, where parents and parental adjacent caregivers can talk about How To Bring Kid Up Good And Stuff. There will usually be a topic for prompting, but any parental stuff is welcome … Continue reading Parental Guidance: Back to School
It’s pet pics time! Continue reading The Pet Thread Can Pet Itself, Don’t Worry
Hey folks! Welcome to another edition of Colour Outside the Lines, your semi-regular discussion space for people of colour. Thread rules: We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this discussion. White Avocados, while valued … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #5: Making an Ass of U and Me
Hello, everyone and welcome to Let’s Read An Old Menu! This is another in a weekly series looking at restaurant, hotel kitchen, and lunch counter menus from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes things will be familiar, sometimes they’ll be … Continue reading Let’s Read an Old Menu, featuring Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Reference Desk – 24
Hey, all; Happy Friday – As the header might have clued you in on, I had a short week this…Week; thanks to both taking time off for my birthday, and vehicle repair issues.* As such, not a lot … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/23/2019 – Short Week Edition
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Practices
In Which Pizza can be Ordered Online The most notable thing about the 1995 cyber thriller The Net is that Sandra Bullock orders a pizza. After a tough day of bug hunting a copy of Wolfenstein 3D and chatting up randos online, programmer Angela … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 31: The Net
Provincetown Carnival week began on Saturday and now it’s time for the premier event: The 41st Annual Provincetown Carnival Parade, a massive LGBT+ Pride parade down Commercial St. Provincetown! This year’s theme is “The Enchanted Forest”, so, once again, if … Continue reading Provincetown Carnival Parade Day Thread!
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 8.21.2019
Since we have an influx of people, let’s do a music inventory. I post these every once in a while for the music nerds. What are some songs that refer to the song being sung AS A PRE-EXISTING SONG? That … Continue reading Music Inventory: Songs that refer to themselves as a pre-existing song in the title
The Magnificent Kotobuki is an anime series produced by GEMBA about a group of fighter pilots who escort large commercial zeppelins. It is not to be confused with Dragon Pilot or Girly Air Force. What have you been watching/reading/playing/listening to/eating … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 21st, 2019)
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 08/20/2019
Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to talk about all things related to the wonderful world of musical theatre. Each week (or so) I will post a thread with a topic/question for everyone to respond to. This is also … Continue reading Musicals Thread (Back to the Beginning)
It’s back! I took a little break from posting this tournament because I began to feel guilty about it. I admit that I was trolling a bit when I started off, and that’s kinda shitty of me. I apologize if … Continue reading Tournament of Billys semifinals
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading Creative Endeavors Is Scurrying Across The Beach
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! It’s the 51st anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, which crushed the Prague Spring and its reformist government under Alexander Dubcek. Continue reading The Weekly History Thread With a Human Face
Find a comment that you think is funny out of context, then share it out of context. That’s it. Remember to keep an eye on good “no context” comments throughout the week – this thread will be posted every Monday … Continue reading The Long-Dormant No Context Thread Is Back
Welcome to Guy Talk, a serious space to discuss masculinity, good and bad. This week, we have a new header image and a new topic: family. The proper role of men inside the family unit is a contested one. Patriarchy … Continue reading Guy Talk: Men and Family
The idea for the discussion is simple, once a week a volunteer will do a write up on an older piece of media that they are digesting for the very first time. So here’s the link to signup for … Continue reading Late to the Party SignUps and Rules
