Hey all; Happy and Healthy Last Friday of the year – I thought a bit about if I should have anything prepared during this rare New Years’ Eve edition of our little thread. After all, you won’t see another one … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/31/2021 – Should Auld Acquaintance…
Hello everybody, and welcome to a special new edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread! Today is New Years Eve, the last day of the year, so it only makes sense to have a Shuffle themed all around the end of … Continue reading Celebrate the New YEAR With the Weekly Shuffle Thread!
While preparing this article, I read and watched several essays arguing that Mami Tomoe is, in fact, the most important character of the series. This claim overstates things a bit, but I found parts of it persuasive. After all, Mami … Continue reading The Madoka Project: I’m Not Afraid of Anything Anymore
I signed up for this a few weeks ago and completely forgot about it. So here’s a ridiculous puppy video I love. 2021 was, by almost any metric, Not A Great Year. Here’s hoping for a better 2022 for all … Continue reading The Last Day Thread of 2021
The Ashes. Yikes. Australia have a 3-0 lead and will spend the next two tests, if they are played, going for the whitewash of a clearly over-matched England. Scott Boland’s amazing 6 wickets/7 runs performance ended any hope of England … Continue reading All Things Cricket: December 31st
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? Quiz Type: Forced Order Quiz Note: * Since Black Mirror is an anthology show I chose the Emmy winning episode, USS Callister, as … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, December 31, 2021
With the conclusion of our 30 Days of Board aGmes & More Challenge Edition yesterday, we’re getting ready to move onto the next phase! We’ve had a lot of fun running these with the comic book challenge, Disney, films, anime, … Continue reading 30 Day Board Games Challenge: Epilogue & 2022 Plans
Bresson disclaimer: Wrestling Empire is now 50% on the Switch E-Shop and it’s the mother of all janky Wrestling games and so good/bad/great AEW:-JR Cancer free & back on dynamite-Brodie Lee passed away a year ago WWE:-Toni Storm quit WWE … Continue reading Weekly Wrestling Thread Wrestling Empire
Happy New Year’s Eve everybody! If you’re reading this you are awesome and you kicked this year’s ass! Here’s hoping 22 rides in like The Rohirrim and gives us a little relief from the last two years huh? Here’s a … Continue reading Politics Thread 12/31: The Final Friday
Doc Watson was an acclaimed guitarist from Western North Carolina (also where I’m from). He was most often associated with folk and blues, though as “Below Freezing” shows, he could play pretty much everything, including jazzy instrumentals. The track features … Continue reading The December 30th Night Thread is Below Freezing
Zombie Dominick was painstakingly eating oats marinated in brain juice when it all happened. First, an indeterminably aged young man tripped into the wall of the barn, knocking a bucket off the wall and splashing some water onto the undead … Continue reading Werewolves 172 — Gremlins — Day Three
Today’s contestants are: Sarah, a Certified Public Accountant, got it all on her birthday: the Jeopardy! call and a blender; Nate, a script coordinator, runs a fantasy league for the Academy Awards; and Amy, an engineering manager, got a perfect … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 30
Boy, this extra week seems even dumber now, right? Continue reading Week 17 NFL Live Thread
Hello, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what were your favorite games from 2021? (yeah we kind of did this as part of the Pits Awards, but I’m tired … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Bids Farewell to 2021
The New Year is nearly upon us! Today we look back at the year in comics. Some good, some bad, some delayed. Let’s talk about the year that was in comic books. Maybe you discovered a first time read you … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Looking Back at 2021
Hello fellow parents and caregivers of children! This week let’s talk about Screens. Continue reading The Avocado Parenting Thread Watches the Screens
2022 starts off with a bang thanks to the release of Cobra Kai Season 4. The All Valley Tournament will decide which dojo stays and which one disbands forever. Johnny and Daniel form an alliance to put an end to … Continue reading Spoil Sports – Cobra Kai Season 4
I’m currently staying on the Jourdan River in Bay St. Louis, MS, with two toddlers who will wake up at any moment, so have some pretty pictures, and have a wonderful day, Avocados! Continue reading The Jourdan River Day Thread (12/30/21)
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 Thursday Women+ Thread Prepares Itself
