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Hey, all; Happy Friday – How’s it going out there in the Rat Race, my little Workadoes? Are you fulfilled, less-than fulfilled, completely unfulfilled, prepared to cave someone’s skull in with doorknob? (Or is that last one just … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/10/2019 – Open Table
Muppet Casting is back! Sporadically! Whenever somebody has an idea! Hooray! For this edition of Muppet Casting, I thought we’d try a Broadway musical, since those seem well suited to adaptation by Muppets. So, without further ado, Wicked, as played … Continue reading Muppet Casting on Broadway: Wicked
I happen to love a good tuna fish sandwich, but if in your infinite wisdom, you monsters wish to nominate both Tuna Melt and Tuna Salad and then knock them both out with your confounded democracy, then so be it. … Continue reading Best Sandwich Tournament – Final Sixteen
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 – 9
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+ Post Challenges Authority
Hey folks! Welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread. Rilakkuma and Kaoru is a stop-motion animation series that debuted on Netflix last month. It follows the daily life of Kaoru, an office worker living in Japan, and Rilakkuma, a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 8th, 2019)
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 5.08.2019
You came, you salivated, you nominated. Below are the 32 finalists in the Best Sandwich Tournament. Vote for your favorite in each pair-up, and make your argument as to why your contender deserves to take top prize! Continue reading Best Sandwich Tournament – The Opening Round
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread 05/07/2019
Who are some of your villain crushes? Now for some rules -One crush per a post. -All posts where you declare your crush must include at least 1 image or gif of the crush. -Keep it respectful please. For example, … Continue reading The Crush Thread: Villains
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Today’s picture: On May 7, 1763, Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe took a party of warriors to Ft. Detroit, initiating one of North America’s bloodiest Indian conflicts – Pontiac’s War. The war arose from … Continue reading The Rebellious Weekly History Thread
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 The Creative Endeavors Thread Broods Over the Future
A thread for Met Gala 2019! This year’s theme is “Camp: Notes on Fashion“. Be kind to one another and happy posting. 🙂 Continue reading Met Gala 2019
Title credit goes for Jarathen. We’ve done threads on sad things that make you cry. We’ve done threads on happy things that make you cry. What we haven’t done is a thread on things that make you cry for no … Continue reading My Whole Brain is Crying: Things That Make You Cry For No Reason
I’m always fascinated by people like Peter Mayhew who stumble into a pop culture phenomenon and build an entire career out of it. He will only be known for playing one role, but roles don’t get much more widely beloved … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Come show off your green thumb, Avocados! Or garden vicariously through others! Or just start off your week by looking at pretty growing things. This thread’s title comes from the fact that I ordered some praying mantis egg cases from … Continue reading The Gardening Thread Has Bugs
If you’re like me, you spend your weekends catching up on a lot of housework you didn’t do during the week. So, here is a place is a place to commiserate, ask for advice, or maybe brag about how clean … Continue reading Weekly Cleaning Thread is a Pest
Again this week I waited until late Saturday night so don’t have a topic, here’s the ZZ Top <i>Tres Hombres</i> gatefold. I suppose Tex-Mex is sort of apropos for Cinco de Mayo. Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 5/5
I, uh… I forgot to do this last month. Well, better late than never! At the end of our England trip, my boyfriend and I were late for a plane at Gatwick and ended up being denied boarding. $700 later … Continue reading Avocado Travel Thread (May 5, 2019)
I find your lack of pets disturbing. Show us those pets! Continue reading The Pet Thread Uses the Force
I was at Value Village the other day (a chain thrift store that is full of used clothing, vhs and dvd collections, old lamps and broken toys and electronics). It’s close to my work and I usually pop in on … Continue reading The Toybox: Role Play and Prop Items
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