For those discussions and thread that don’t fit specifically in any of the other categories
Hello moms, dads and all other child-raisers! Welcome to Parental Guidance, The Avocado’s weekly discussion thread for parents, caregivers, and those of us with decidedly too much responsibility [footnote]Please refrain from posting in this thread if you are NOT personally … Continue reading Parental Guidance November 18, 2017 – Hair
How’s THAT for a clickbait title? Trigger warning going forward for discussion of rape. So Danny Masterson is accused of raping several women, apparently using a friend who dates those women to help entrap them. I won’t go into too … Continue reading Netflix is paying a serial rapist. Here’s how to complain.
Good news everyone! I didn’t forget to post the COTW this week! Bad news is, well, this is it. No witty comments about a ridiculous Internet holiday, just a simple space to share the noteworthy comments from the week. So … Continue reading Comment of the Week Scrambling Edition
Against all odds (and in spite of Hartsfield-Jackson wi-fi), the Weekly Puns Thread is here to bring joy before the holidays. Speaking of the holidays, our story this week comes from Merry ‘ol England, where a British bakery’s attempt at … Continue reading The Weekly Pun Thread is on a Roll
Y’all know the drill. Continue reading Tournament of Fictional Friendship: Elite Eight
We’re discussing some sobering stuff, the world’s in the same state of chaos it usually is, stuff is rough, y’know. If you want to get away from it for a bit, use this thread. Positive stuff, cute stuff, stuff that … Continue reading The Thread of Good Feelings
Vote for who you wanna be friends with. Continue reading Tournament of Fictional Friendship: Round 2
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 – Week 2
The last few weeks have brought a lot of ugly things to light in terms of men being outed as harassers and worse who have influence over everything from politics to entertainment. A lot of these men may be people … Continue reading Assault and Harassment: Our Pasts and Our Futures
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
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