For those discussions and thread that don’t fit specifically in any of the other categories
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 – INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS
I will post comments for each matchup below. Vote with your upvotes. Don’t downvote. Please refrain from posting top-level comments in this thread. If you wish to discuss, do so in replies to the matchup. Continue reading Tournament of Fictional Friendship: Round 1
The second season of the comedic series Himouto Umaru-chan, entitled R (kinda like Sailor Moon, eh?) is currently streaming on Anime Strike. It’s about a teenage girl who appears perfect to her classmates and teachers, but becomes a lazy, video-game-and-junk-food-obsessed … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 15th, 2017)
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 11.15.17
Hello, Fashion Club. Let’s see if I can get through this post without being overly distracted by this week’s Legends of Tomorrow. This week’s Thing I Like is sweaters. It’s not that complicated – I’m cold more often than not, and … Continue reading Fashion Club 11/14
In the heydays of broadcast television and radio, pretty much everyone you knew would be listening to the same bands and watching the same shows as you, because that was all that was available. Artists and shows can still hit … Continue reading Pop Culture Isolation
What you need to do: Find comments that are funny or interesting or weird when stripped of context. Take a screenshot. Post the screenshot(s) here. Have fun! Continue reading The Weekly “No Context” Thread
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 (Live Performances)
Here’s how this is gonna go down. In this thread, y’all will post fictional characters you wanna be friends with. The 32 that get the most upvotes will move on to a bracket-style tournament. Continue reading Tournament of Fictional Friendship
Hello and welcome to this week’s History Thread! Our topic for the week: What makes you interested in delving deeper into a topic? Let’s say you know nothing about, say, the American Civil War or the Holocaust or Ancient Rome, … Continue reading The Curious 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
Love and Radio: 44 Years – This episode is an interview with a man who was unjustly kept in solitary confinement for decades. Decades. I know a lot of people can’t believe this is a thing that happens here, but … Continue reading Pod People 11.13.17
This week the food thread asks the question, Who’s your favorite celebrity chef? is there one you love to watch but wouldn’t ever cook any of their recipes, one who you trust no matter what? Who can you not stand … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Goes TV
Pets! Post pics! Talk about them! NOW. Continue reading Pet Thread: Pets
Hello, and welcome to the weekly parenting thread! This is open to parents, caregivers, and educators. Each Saturday, Corn or Miss Rim will post a thread. We’ll typically have a topic that serves as a conversation starter, but anything parental … Continue reading Parental Guidance November 11, 2017 – Misc.
The internet tells me today is International Accounting Day! Rest assured, you can account on me to host this gathering to share the best comments you read this week! “They” say there’s no accounting for taste but we know better, … Continue reading Comment of the Week Accounting Edition
Welcome back to the Weekly Pun Thread, where I give you an article and you go off and pun away (or bring your own article to add to the fun!). This week’s article asks a question we have all been … Continue reading The Weekly Pun Thread is for the Birds
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 – Launch Week
We have our nominees for 1984! As always, upvote as many films and performances as you think are deserving. Winners will be announced next week and will receive a gold statue of Spike Lee. Some of these categories have 6 … Continue reading 1984 Snubby Awards: The Voting
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 – AVOCADETTES 2020
Hey folks! The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct was yesterday. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: Character designs aside (they’re atrocious, IMO), this is all looking really excellent, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the game … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 8th, 2017)
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