For those discussions and thread that don’t fit specifically in any of the other categories
I’ve come from the future to tell you all the internet told me December 8th was “Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day.”. It sure is cool here in the future, and those comments people posted today? Ha! classic! So … Continue reading Comment of the Week Time Travel Edition
Welcome back to the weekly pun thread, where we do believe in ghosts. SEXY GHOSTS! Amethyst Realm, a 27-year-old “spiritual guidance counselor” says she’s had sex with at least 20 ghosts. She prefers them to men. Realm appeared on the British … Continue reading The Weekly Pun Thread is Getting Spiritual
Do you have a question about anything in pop culture, whether real-world or in-universe? Is Google failing you? Ask here to see if your fellow Avocados can help clear things up for you. This is open to questions of any … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – We’ve Done More Than 5 But This is Still the 5th
Since things are kind of slow here today, I figured I’d open up the floor for random pop culture trivia. Post your trickiest pop culture related trivia questions and let’s see who the true aficionados on the Avocado are! I’ll … Continue reading Random Pop Culture Trivia
Hello, and welcome to the weekly women+’s issues/health thread! Each Wednesday, someone will post a discussion with a few relevant news items from the last week, as well as a topic for further conversation. The prompt will serve as a … Continue reading Women+’s Weekly Thread – Hopeful stuff
Here’s the game: Post a top-level comment with your city/hometown/region of residence and the rest of us will tell you what we know or think about it. So if you said: Leonard, New Jersey I’d reply with: Quick Stop Try … Continue reading My Hometown
Not much to report on the JPC front personally right now. (I’m playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which I’ve already featured in a header.) So I turn it over to you: With December upon us and winter fast approaching, what’s your … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 6th, 2017)
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 12.6.2017
Given the enormous amount of revelations regarding sexual misconduct that have come to light over the past two months (wow, has it really been only 60 days since the New York Times published their bombshell Weinstein piece?), it’s unrealistic to … Continue reading When is a Rape Joke not a Rape Joke?
Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to talk about all things related to the wonderful world of musical theatre. Each week I will post a thread with a topic/question for everyone to respond to. This is also a great … Continue reading Musicals Thread (Wishful Thinking)
Hello San Diego and San Diego adjacent Avocados. I’ll be visiting my home town over the holidays and Paulie Almonds and I have discussed a meet up during that week. Paulie suggested meeting at False Idol, a pretty cool looking … Continue reading San Diego Meet Up – December 28 or 29?
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Usual rules apply: don’t feel bound by the discussion topic, have fun and try and be respectful. Today’s discussion topic: Founding and national myths. We’ve discussed variations of this topic before, so apologies for … Continue reading The 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 Creative Endeavors Can’t Finish What It Started
It’s been ages since we’ve had a Chicavo meetup, and what better time to have one than in the (likely) freezing wasteland of February? As problematic as Dan Savage can be, the HUMP film festival is always a good time. … Continue reading Chicavo Meetup – Feb 17th 2018
Featured podcasts this week are More Perfect, Still Buffering, and Death, Sex, and Money. Continue reading Pod People 12.4.2017
Howdy, friends! In the spirit of my “How was your weekend?” weekly thread I used to post every week under the AV Club’s “Weekend Box Office” newswire (as an alternative to AV Club’s own “Tell Us About Your Pop Culture … Continue reading Tell Us About Your Weekend!
Q: What do you get when a Canadian, an American, a Pole, and an Australian walk into a chatroom? A: A four-hour marathon year-end gaming podcast! Believe it or not, we have even grander plans this year (though we might … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups
I heard this tune a long time ago and it’s been knocking around in my head ever since- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLq85sXjYA It’s also a song that gets asked on cooking competition shows from time to time, so What’s your last meal? Song … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread: Last Supper
It’s here! It’s finally here! Couple of guidelines for this thread: 🎁 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Even if your gift is going to be late or you didn’t participate in the exchange at all, join us for some holiday/anniversary fun! 🎁 … Continue reading MERRY GIFTMAS EVERYONE! 2017 Edition
The Timeline of the in-universe chronology of the DC Universe is as follows: 1978 – Superman first introduces himself. Autumn 1979 – Batman introduces himself. 1980 to 1981 – Batman and Superman first meet, Season 1 Caped Crusader, Superman 2. 1982 to 1983 … Continue reading Lovely Bones DC Universe Archives, Part Two: The Complete Origin Miniseries
Hello and welcome to Parental Guidance, The Avocado’s Weekly thread for parents, prospective parents, caregivers and other lunatics who think they have what it takes to raise some humans. Each week I, Corn, and/or Miss Rim will put up a … Continue reading Parental Guidance December 2, 2017: Ghosts Of Christmas Past
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