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<AHEM> If you commute in the mornings you’d best be prepared to wait even when nothing is broken your train is 12 min. late But that’s to be expected don’t cry over your hardship It’s not just you that’s … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/16/2018 – On the MTA
Welcome back to our quest to find out who started the fire in “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” There were 60 round one brackets, and tournaments are supposed to be exponents of two. To get this round of 30 back … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 2
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Avocado Fashion Club, the place to chat with your fellow commenters about style and trends, browse a curated selection of articles about what’s new in the world of fashion. We’re in the middle … Continue reading The Fashion Club: November Style & Remembering ‘The Nanny’ (9/15)
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 Feels Festive
Hey true crime fans, want to talk with your fellow Avocados about a favorite case, a recent piece of news, a podcast you’re catching up on, a documentary, on anything else true crime? Welcome to the weekly true crime open … Continue reading True Crime-ocado: A Weekly Discussion For All Things True Crime
Thriftstorm is Captain Video’s secondhand anthropology project. Follow @Thriftstorm on Twitter for the latest news on things people were just going to throw away. Artifact: My American Cousin VHS tape Description: 94 minutes, color, monophonic sound. Packaged in a plastic shell case … Continue reading Thriftstorm #14: My American Cousin Goes There
Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread! I apologize for the delay in getting it up this week.[footnote]I have already anticipated all your boner jokes. Laugh away, you weebs.[/footnote] This week, I’m spotlighting Boarding School Juliet, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 14th, 2018)
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 11.14.2018
In his widely disliked smash hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” singer Billy Joel shotguns out people, things and events that came up in the first 40 years of his life. The chorus affirms that “we didn’t start the fire … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 1
The Pumpkin Spice Blahs Welcome to another The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow, where I irregularly post about products made with that most extraordinary combination of flavors, pumpkin pie spice (or just “pumpkin spice”). A handful of pumpkin spice products … Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow #8
hello friends, opportunity to talk about yourself movie. Talking about yourself is fun and revealing if you do it right. I think that anybody’s craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very … Continue reading The Pivot Questionnaire (“Inside The Actor’s Studio” Questions)
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 11/13/2018
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 (Parade Performances)
Because, hey, why wouldn’t you? 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 … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Conflates Medium With Message
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Our picture commemorates the 36th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opening in Washington, DC. Designed by 21 year old architecture student Maya Lin, its simple design (a black wall listing the names of … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread
According to various reports, Stan Lee has died at 95. The Legend, born Stanley Martin Lieber, founded Marvel Comics (originally Timely Comics) and is responsible for many of the great superheroes we have today, including The Fantastic Four, Iron Man and certainly, … Continue reading R.I.P. Stan Lee
A discussion of all things podcast related from throughout the week. Featured Podcast: Comedy Bang Bang! – Changerous (Jason Mantzoukas, Paul F. Thompkins) It’s always a guaranteed C+ episode when Zouks and PFT are involved and this one is no … Continue reading Pod People 11.12.18
If you have Amazon Prime, you may have watched season 2 of Patriot. All eight episodes of the new season premiered on Friday. I attempted to explain this show to someone who had never heard of it, and mostly ended … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
The Food Thread had its first birthday +/- two weeks ago, today I celebrate double-nickels. I’ll be playing in the community band for a Veterans Day concert at the VA hospital near me, it’s a fine way to spend a … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread, 11/11
Gooooooood morning, everyone!!! Your favorite hoho here to host our Pet Thread this week. Get all yer beasties on the bus; with Franklin at the wheel who knows where we’ll end up! Yippe-ki-yay, Avocritters!!! Continue reading The Pet Thread Is Driving The Bus!
Hey, all; Happy Friday- Hope everyone’s doing well. I, or more specifically, my chair, is in desperate need of a little TLC (Treads, Lights, Casters) so I’m waiting on the repair guy to make that happen. Given that … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/9/2018 – Working From Home Edition
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