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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 Is a Cheap Gift Idea
Are you heading anywhere special for the Christmas holiday? Going to see family or going in the opposite direction of family or staying put, big feast or fast food- What are you eating this week? Continue reading Over the River and Through the Woods Food Thread 12/24
What would you gift your fellow Avocadians for Chrimbus if there were absolutely no financial or logistical limitations? Continue reading The Avocado Fantasy Gift-Off!
Hello and welcome to Parental Guidance, The Avocado’s Weekly thread for parents, prospective parents, caregivers and other lunatics[footnote]Please refrain from posting in this thread if you are not personally responsible for raising any children, but feel free to bring up … Continue reading Parental Guidance: Your Family Newsletter
Post pics of your favorite stocking stuffer! Continue reading Pet Thread: Best Gift Ever (12/23)
Upvote to vote, don’t downvote. Each round is randomly seeded because it’s more fun for me that way. Continue reading Greatest Band of the 80s: Round 2
Last summer when word of the Kinjapocalypse came down, on a whim I took video footage using my phone of one of the greatest comment threads ever produced by the Disqus-era A.V. Club. On December 23, 2008 The A.V. Club … Continue reading Reviving an Old A.V. Club Holiday Tradition
The internet tells me today is National Cookie Exchange Day! … Yah I got nothing except this gif that’s making me hungry Alright, let’s get to exchanging those comments! Hehhh? That kinda works? Naw, don’t humour me, it’s a stretch. … Continue reading Comment of the Week Cookie Edition
Upvote to vote. Don’t downvote. Continue reading Greatest Band of the 80s: Round 1
Simple really. Request a Truth or a Dare, then deal with the answer. No pressure. Have fun and don’t push anyone if they’re not keen. Vámonos! Continue reading Truth Or Dare
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 – The Seventh Heaven
Hey y’all! So I tend to make the habit of changing my desktop’s background come every new season of the yearly cycle. And as it is officially the first day of Winter (even though it’s been really feeling like it … Continue reading The Winter ’17 Seasonal Wallpaper Sharing Thread
I screwed up, I should have made Superman THIS week’s featured character, because a few days ago I went to the Superman Museum in Metropolis IL! I’ve been sharing photos from the trip in the Open Threads, so keep an … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread
In the midst of the naked avarice and contempt on display for the working class on Wednesday, we forgot to remind everyone that Trump is, and always has been, a shady crook. Like, why should you believe him about anything, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Buries Its Mob Ties
And here we are with the results of The Second Annual Pits as voted by you, the wonderful people of the Avocado. It’s been a big year for the site and I am really proud of everything that we have … Continue reading The Second Annual Pits Awards!
Heya nerds! It’s time for your weekly Japanese pop culture thread. This week I’d like to draw your attention to the three-episode YouTube series, Anime Crimes Division, starring Internet personality and voice actor SungWon Cho (a.k.a. ProZD). The series is … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 20th, 2017)
The top 16 upvote-getters will be entered in the tournament. Rules: 1. No solo artists. This means that any band where someone’s name gets top billing (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is disqualified. If the lead name is … Continue reading Greatest Band of the 80s: Nominations
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 12.20.17
You know how it goes: everyone loves a new movie, or book, or TV show, and you mean to get to it and join in the conversation, but things come up and you just…don’t. It happens to all of us, … Continue reading Well, It’s New to Me: Pre-2017 Pop Culture You Finally Got Around To
So we’re now going to have TWO Chicago meetups in early 2018! Here’s the details so far: 1. January 13th – Dinner and Cabin in the Woods So on this day, the Music Box is having a midnight showing of … Continue reading TWO Chicago Meetups – Jan 13th and Feb 17th
Share the best beginnings to a movie, a book, a song, a TV show, even a game. Continue reading Best Opening Lines
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