“Football, Feminism, and You” originally aired on NBC Thursday night, October 22, 2009 “Football, Feminism, and You” aired as episode 6 of season one, but its production code is 103 – it got shuffled off later into the schedule, presumably … Continue reading A Community Notification For This: S1E06 “Football, Feminism, and You”
Today’s contestants are: – Mushtaq, a lawyer from New York, was Indiana Jones at Disneyland; – Jaime, a test prep instructor from New York, has scripted debates moderated by God (Ed Asner); and – Allyson, a communications director from Florida, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 24
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S02E26: “The Jem’Hadar”
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 Hunkers Down
(Current standings for completed groups can be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 8
In Which There are Ghosts in the Modems The paradox of modernity is thus: we live a world with more people than ever, closer together, and with more forms of communication than ever, and yet we feel incredibly isolated and … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 39: Pulse
Brad Sherwood was born on October 24, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared on the British and both US versions of Whose Line is it, Anyway? Here’s some funny Brad clips from the Drew Carey version of Whose Line: … Continue reading Whose Day Thread is it, Anyway?
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! This coming week of new shows brings us to the latest week of regular TV and a number of premieres. I look forward to getting way too many suggestions about good shows to check … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Rerun Thursday Rerun van Pelt is a supporting male character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. He is the younger brother of Linus and Lucy. Rerun is the youngest permanent character in Peanuts. Rerun was born on … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 10/24/2019)
“Dese was hard times kid. Foist ya lose ya gym, den ya gotta take a job lookin’ fer ghosts! What’s da woild comin’ to? I bet if Rock was here he’d have some woids of wisdom…on second thought, maybe not.” … Continue reading Werewolf 105: Five Nights at Fitness Day Six
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite instance of hand-to-hand or melee combat in a game that does not emphasize this mechanic? Perhaps a … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Punching Swords into Plowshares
Let’s discuss any and all music here. Got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your … Continue reading Stop This Weekly Music Thread, I Want to Get Off!!!
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: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Morning Politocadoes! Multiple Republican Congressman should be in jail right now. Alright, well, that’s probably true on any given day but it’s absolutely true today. Led by Noted Multiple DUI-haver and Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, 48 House Republicans stormed the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Launches A Really Futile and Stupid Gesture
Happy 60th birthday to Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known as “Weird Al”! The master of parody has written and performed more than 150 songs including: “Dare to be Stupid” “Amish Paradise” And I think the one we here at The-Avocado … Continue reading Weird Al Night Thread
Last week: Jughead transferred to a school with a lower body count, Veronica applied to Harvard(lol), they finally did something about Reggie’s abusive dad, Cheryl started a feud with the new Principal, Principal Honey(he sucks), Betty told Kevin about … Continue reading Riverdale S4E3 “Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon” Live Thread
[This is a spoiler-free review. If you want to include spoilers in the comments please use spoiler tags, or you can comment at the film’s Spoil Sports.] Maybe he just resonated with me, more than I expected, and more than … Continue reading Joker Review
Talk about sex and intimacy and relationships and what’s going on in your love life or lack therof this week. Be nice and don’t kink-shame! Prompt: break up sex Continue reading Sex & Relationships 10/23/2019
Let’s meet today’s contestants: – Nick, a administrator-composer from New York, made a pepperoni proposal; – Allyson, a communications director from Florida, helps protect those who are abused; and – Martha, an attorney from North Carolina, faces last name mispronunciation … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 23
You like scary movies? How about one about having to survive under the Taliban? Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 83 minutes. An Afghan boy is talking to a foreign cameraman and leads him to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 79: Osama (2003)
Some movies are works of art and some movies are best at being escapist fun. The rare film can find a balance of both and produce something somewhere in between that’s not only entertaining but an inspiring template for movies … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 23 Mario Bava’s Planet of the Vampires
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