This is a place for all enthusiasts of two wheeled muscular powered contraptions (and also Glyph). Today let’s talk about, cycling and cycling in fiction. Adults who bicycle sometimes have a negative reputation in media, portrayed as childish or losers … Continue reading The Cycling Thread is thinking about pop culture
So the Avocado Werewolf games use a site called QuickTopic (QT) for private conversations (role distribution, Wolves plotting, dead players talking shit about the game, etc.). One fun side effect is that some QTs eventually get infected with spambots: It’s … Continue reading The Spam Day Thread (9/3/21)
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: Science & Nature If you’d like to create the Sunday … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, September 3, 2021
New swag, as per Consequences of Sound. Big fan of Baby Queen’s pop stylings. There’s Lady Gaga, is she still a thing? And an album called ‘Molotov Rocktail’ which is either cringe or genius, not sure which. — 88 Rising – Shang-Chi and … Continue reading Friday New Music
It’s a busy weekend ahead for wrestling fans the world over! AEW All Out is this weekend, September 5th, at the NOW Arena in Chicago. Will you be watching? What matches are you looking forward to the most? Can CM … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Has Ice Cream Bars Available to Buy at the Concessions Stand
The month of September is all about sports and we’re going to cover a wide range of things this month with prompts from Mr Ixolite and myself to flesh it out. Starting off this month, we wanted to know who … Continue reading 30 Day Sports Challenge Day 3: Your Favorite Sports Movie
Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield, a lushly-scored narrative runner, was published by Headup Games on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in May 2021. Neil Jones, the eponymous Aerial_Knight, joined me via email to discuss the game for The Avocado. Please tell us … Continue reading Indie Developer Interview: Aerial_Knight
More Test cricket this week. England easily defeated India at Headingley by having another almost perfect day on Day 4 to bowl out India for 278, 76 runs short of the total they needed to force a second innings by … Continue reading All Things Cricket: September 3rd
Name three songs (or albums) that have something in common. Replies are for guessing the link between the three. The commonality can be anything: a shared lyric, the year of release, a featured musician, the producer or record label, or even … Continue reading Game of Three (My Three Songs)
I’m not in the mood for fun and games today, sorry. The Texas GOP and the GOP run Supreme Court have me in a 3 day rage streak. I can’t even talk to Wifebaby about it, because she can’t deal … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is $*&!#@^ Angry
Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 2, 1964. He’s been in quite a few movies, including… Genuinely good guy alert: Keanu set up a foundation to give money to children’s hospitals and cancer research. Reportedly, he does … Continue reading Keanu Reeves Night Thread
It’s midnight and all is quiet at Camp Aroo. Or at least it mostly is. One of the cabin doors opens and slams shut. Feet stomp down the creaky stairs and land with two thuds on the earth below. “Stupid … Continue reading Werewolf 162: Friday the 13th Part 2! Day Two
Who are some of your favorite artists and groups that are women+? Let’s share some musical love today! And as always, the topic is a suggestion and anything we want to talk about is fine. Continue reading The Women+ Thread Rocks
Happy Thursday, fellow Avocados! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite time or resource management game? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Managing Time
NBC Ordinary Joe Life is all about the choices you make – and sometimes, what you do in a single moment can change everything. This new heartfelt, life-affirming drama follows Joe Kimbreau, who faces one of these decisions at his … Continue reading September TV Preview – Network & Cable (O Weird Network Nonsense Shows, How I’ve Missed You)
Shang-Chi and The Ten Rings will be hitting theaters tomorrow. A few of the Avocados have been reading the adventures of Shang-Chi to prepare themselves for the big screen debut of this important, yet underrated Marvel character. Are you looking … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Shang-Chi
(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 57 Results [spoiler] 75.00% Bravely Default That Person’s Name Is 55.00% Pokémon Black and White Pokémon World Championship Final Battle 45.00% Kid Icarus: Uprising The Reaper’s Line of Sight [Motoi Sakuraba] … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Group 59
“Basic Rocket Science” originally aired on NBC Thursday night, October 14, 2010 It was never a matter of if Community would attempt to top “Modern Warfare”, but when. One time is a fluke, twice is a triumph — pull the … Continue reading A Community Notification For This: S2E04, “Basic Rocket Science”
Today would’ve been Hal Ashby’s 92nd birthday. Hal Ashby was an American director who was one of the important filmmakers of the New Hollywood movement during the 1970s and was considered a maverick by some. His resume in his filmography … Continue reading The Hal Ashby Day Thread
“Prototype”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 2, Episode 13) Though it’s been on television for many decades, Star Trek certainly didn’t christen the TV age of science fiction and fantasy. Classics like Doctor Who, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits preceded … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Prototype”
