Tom Baker was born January 20th 1934. He is now 86 years old. His most well known role (obviously) is The Fourth Regeneration of Doctor Who and would later reprise the role for Big Finish in a series of Fourth … Continue reading Weekly Who #21 Tom Baker’s Birthday Edition
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we talk about film. What have you seen, new or old? Come in and talk about it! Yesterday, director David Lynch celebrated his 74th birthday. Which means we all celebrated it the David … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/21)
Diana: Princess of the Amazons is a graphic novel that was released on January 7, 2020. It was written by Shannon and Dean Hale ( Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ) and drawn by artist Victoria Ying. Here is a short description … Continue reading Diana: Princess of the Amazons Day Thread
The Impeachment of the 45th President, Donald J. Trump, formally begins today. With the Articles of Impeachment brought to the Senate last week, trial briefs brought in over the weekend, and the Senate rules for it brought out this morning … Continue reading Trump Impeachment: Day 1
Hagar Castaway Tuesday Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Tue 1/21/2020)
It’s another slow week folks, and with all of the game delays it’s not looking to get any better in the first half of the year. Take your time getting through Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, ain’t nothing going … Continue reading New Game Releases 01/21/20 – 01/27/20
In the U19 World Cup opening game that mirrored the 2019 Cricket World Cup Game I attended in Wales, Afghanistan flipped the result by beating South Africa by 7 wickets in only 25 overs. India, West Indies, Bangladesh and Afghanistan … Continue reading All Things Cricket: January 21st
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. The Country Bears
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Today’s the anniversary of Louis XVI’s execution, so feel free to celebrate by toppling your own tyrannical monarch! Continue reading The History Thread Gets a Head
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 Hanging Tufted
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 Quiz Note: There is no state with a … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Friends, we made it. This far, at least. I’m sure we’ll all be abuzz with the impeachment stuff, even though other things will undoubtedly happen, and we’ll talk about them. But as far as US politics goes, it’s all impeachment … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread — IT BEGINS
Minnie Riperton, best known for her hit single “Loving You”, was also notably one of the first public figures to come forth with a breast cancer diagnosis. She became a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society, and was presented … Continue reading The Minnie Riperton Night Thread (1/20)
It’s 2019, and we need the Snubbies more than ever! For the uninitiated, this is an annual awards show where Avocadoans vote on the best films and performances unfairly ignored by the Academy of Motion Pictures. The rules are simple: … Continue reading 2019 Snubby Awards: The Nominations
I’m going to skip the usual intro this week. There just aren’t very many songs that start with X, so just post what you’ve got. Spoiler alert: I’ve got a grand total of 2 X songs in my library. If … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “X” Songs
The Board of Governors meet to discuss their current predicament. Had they been too hasty before? Or, as they all believed, had they not been hasty enough? Yes, that was it. They should be more proactive. The situation called for … Continue reading Werewolf 114 – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Day Three
Please welcome today’s contestants: – Traci, a media executive from California, thinks she got paid for doing a Jeopardy! ad as a five-year-old; – Matthew, a CFO from Illinois, plays soccer, then drinks beer; and – Dennis, a bartender from … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 20
I have a…strange relationship with the N64. I’ve had one since I was a kid and own about a dozen games for it. But, somehow, I missed almost every 1st party Nintendo game. Never owned Mario Kart, no Star Fox, … Continue reading Late To The Party: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
What games have been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What are your favorite goofy, light hearted tunes? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is feeling giddy
Group 6 Results: Are not final yet. I noticed that Group 6 got significantly fewer votes than any previous group; its current 1st place song wouldn’t make the top 8 in several previous groups. I suspect this might be because … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 8
May will mark the 10 year anniversary of Janelle Monae’s debut album The ArchAndroid. Here’s one of my favorite cuts from the record: Continue reading The “Cold War” Day Thread (1/20)
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