I am a bit young to have seen Bob Gibson pitch. But his 1968 season loomed over the baseball of my youth like Mt. Rainier over Seattle. A 1.12 ERA. A season so good that it was the final straw … Continue reading Sports Corner Remembers Bob Gibson
photo credit: Warmerdam Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: it’s adaptation time again! We just did a series … Continue reading The Book Nook
I have been emotionally and physically exhausted lately. I am betting that A LOT of you can relate. Between thinking about the past, my past (& future posts), and witnessing the terrible present, I have been letting worries get the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: The Way Out Is Through
Lutair: Tonight, on Love Island… The Islanders went to bed, but not all slept soundly. Kitty Witless found that her bed lacked something. She decided it was elevation. She softly padded to one of the trees in the backyard and … Continue reading WW133 – Love Island: Avocado (Day 4)
Ioan Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Wales (in case you couldn’t tell by the name). Coolest Wikipedia fact about Ioan is that he is a druid in Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain (the Bardic Order of Great Britain). You may … Continue reading Ioan Gruffudd Night Thread
Writer – Paul Cornell Artist – Leonard Kirk In the town of Burton, California, a group of townspeople are walking in a trance, repeating the words, “I am an X-Man.” They are all close to walking over the side of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Dark X-Men #1 (of 5) January 2010
Welcome to the Avocado’s continuing coverage of the 2020 Sand Marble Rally as today we have race #4 coming to our screens! I’m InnDEEEEEEEEEEED and I’ll try to do this race some justice. It’s been a tumultuous start to the … Continue reading Marble Rally 2020 Race #4
Please welcome today’s contestants: Mandy, a project specialist, tried out for the show with her dad some time ago; Claire-Marie, a film advertising executive, watched Jeopardy! with her grandmother; and Garrett, a software engineer, is a dedicated mountain climber. Garrett … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 6
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 10/06/2020
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: All are welcome! However, please be respectful that this discussion is specifically about issues and topics related to lesbian, gay, bi- or pansexual, trans, queer, questioning, … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Good news: I’m going to keep the older rounds open for voting until a few days after the last round goes live. So if you missed voting on day one, you can still do that here. Some Guidelines If you … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Elimination Round Two
Sorry for missing last week. I was deep inside a building at a chemical plant fixing a problem and had no time or internet signal. Where do we start? The Bob Willis Trophy and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy were awarded, … Continue reading All Things Cricket: October 6th
After 34 groups and a runoff, we’ve got our top 256! It’s finally time for the playoffs! Each day we’ll go through 32 songs, which means the top 256 will be split into 8 parts. Since it’s the playoffs, groups … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 01-04: Top 256 (Part 6 of 8)
In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: the strange, forgotten, and massively influential Pac-Land For the past 3 months, we’ve been looking at the platformer’s earliest days, at … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1984: Pac-Land
Peacekeepers Throughout the entire Avatar franchise the show has hewn pretty closely to a few basic rules to keep its characters looking consistent with one another. There’s the general art design put forward by Bryan, but there’s other things as … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “Peacekeepers” & “The Sting”
I hope you like spooky stuff, because the next four prompts are going to be slightly Halloween themed. Don’t worry if you’re not a horror movie buff though… I won’t be soliciting those directly. I mean, just check out what … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/6)
‘Cause it’s all outta bubblegum. Continue reading The October 6, 2020 Day Thread is Here to Kick Some Ass
*Five weeks until the new consoles arrive* Last week’s big AAA title was from Star Wars, one of the biggest franchises in pop culture history. This week’s big AAA title features Spongebob Squarepants and Jojo Siwa, so, you know, maybe … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/06/20 – 10/12/20
Horror isn’t a genre I’m drawn to when it come to books but I’ve read a fair share of them in that realm over the year – though apparently one of my favorites (Imajica) is actually fantasy instead of horror. … Continue reading 30 Days Of Horror Challenge Day 6: Your Favorite Horror Novel
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. Candleshoe
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