Let’s talk about our favorite five games from each video game platform. List your favorite five titles from the Sega Saturn and tell us about them! For a very apt pairing of troubled consoles, let’s also include any and all … Continue reading Five Finger Discount: Sega Saturn
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 optional discussion topic: books you’d recommend but that you haven’t read in years. I … Continue reading The Book Nook
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Type: Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post … Continue reading Triviacados: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. The month of Ramadan started a few days ago, and for over a billion Muslims worldwide, the holiday is radically different this year in the midst of the current pandemic. In Indonesia, the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Observes A Safe Ramadan
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 Women+ thread is here for you, yes YOU.
Liquid Swords by The GZA, aka The Genius, is his second studio album, and easily one of the best solo efforts from the members of the Wu-Tang. It features copious samples from the 1980 film Shogun Assassin, and generally kicks … Continue reading Liquid Swords Night Thread (April 28, 2020)
“Liberation” After recent events, Barry takes a closer look at his life with Iris. Eva makes a bold move. “The Great British Fake Off” With Sara recuperating from her latest battle, Charlie starts to notice something might not be right with her. Still searching for the Loom, Constantine and Zari find … Continue reading 4/28/2020 Flash and Legends Live Chat
The Sweet 16 of our venerable (well, tolerable) Sports Movie Tournament feature little in the way of surprise. Beloved underdog movie Cool Runnings finished first in the round-robin and promptly got trucked to the tune of 32 votes by beloved-er underdog … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – Elite Eight
Welcome to the weekly home and distance learning thread. Here’s a place to vent, ask for and share advice and talk about education in the time of Covid-19. Optional Discussion topic : losing steam I’ve definitely lost steam, and I … Continue reading Home and Distance Learning: Week 6…I think
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 04/28/2020
Roger enlists Jeff as his protégé in order to open his dream chivalric strip club. Klaus moves into Steve’s room. Roger the stripper? Sure, why the hell not? But he’s a stripper that does not strip. It’s all about the … Continue reading “Cheek To Cheek: A Stripper’s Story” American Dad! S16E22
In mutual agreement, you all decide to stay in Lupine Manor for one more night. Just one more. XXXX XX, XXXXX—7:00am (?) Another death greets you in the morning. It’s become such a common occurrence that you would think it … Continue reading WW121: The Haunting of Lupine Manor—Chapter 6
I’ve been studying up on my Oscar trivia lately, so here is some runoff. In the history of the Oscars three films have won the “big five”: Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Screenplay (Original or Adapted). Of those three … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The Oscars
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
Introducing today’s contestants: Mina, a surgeon from New Jersey, is an expert tournament Scrabble player; Alison, an elementary school teacher from Illinois, is a princess; Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, was set up with her future husband on Halloween without … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 28
It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 4 of 9)
You may not have noticed, what with all the other news flying around these days, but the Defense Department officially released some videos of UFOs. They’ve been out there on the internet for a while, but these are the official … Continue reading Let’s Talk UFOs
Today’s prompt: what is your favorite film of 1990? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/28)
Today’s History Thread remembers the April 28, 1945 execution of Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci. By now WWII was nearly over in Europe; Hitler’s Thousand Year Reich had been reduced to a few bombed-out neighborhoods in Berlin, his … Continue reading This History Thread Kills Fascists
One of the truly transcendent hip-hop groups, and a truly amazing live act, the Roots were formed in Philadelphia in 1987 by MC Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and drummer and bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. It’s difficult to choose my favourite … Continue reading The Legendary Roots Crew Day Thread (April 28, 2020)
It’s baseball season Charlie Brown! Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Tue 4/28/2020)
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