As much as I’d love to get deep into this one, it’s been a hell of a week, mes amis, and your faithful chronicler has some outstanding commitments which preclude the usual nonsense. Let’s hit the high points and the … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S03E10 “The Affair at the Victory Ball”
The box office slows down for a little while, but the new releases still hope to hustle up some money. Continue reading Box Office Oracle — 09/13/2019-09/15/2019
Tonight. Tonight is the night. The third round of debates. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar New Jersey Senator Cory Booker South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Former Vice President Joe Biden Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth … Continue reading The Debate Thread: Revenge of the Debates
Somewhere in the distant land of the Northeastern United States, a singular teen sits in his bedroom. He has too many tabs open, his macbook is freezing up, and the fictional people on his screen are scared. Glancing at the … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 5 (THE MERGE)
Taking over posting duties for this thread at least for this week. I’ll try to keep up with it but if you don’t see it by 6pm-ish Thursday, feel free to toss it up yourself. First, some housekeeping: Let’s try … Continue reading The Football Thread: NFL Week 2 / CFB Week 3
Week 1 is in the books! I lost and am in 10th place because this world is cruel garbage. But that’s life, people. Anyways, Week 1 is always a bizarre weird world and should never be analyzed too hard, so … Continue reading Avocado Fantasy Football Week 2
Which will not be renamed the No Cotwext Thread. Probably. If somebody said something great, repost it here in screenshot/link form. If YOU said something great, repost it here in screenshot/link form. If somebody said something that doesn’t make sense … Continue reading The Combined COTW/No Context Thread
Here is this weeks forum for long-form political discussion. GROUND RULES: Embeds are fine but make sure they can facilitate discussion deeper than “Oh that’s neat.” or “Oh that’s bad” TLDR Policy: While everyone is heavily encouraged to read the … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Debate Day Special
Today’s contestants are: – Eric, an engineer from Washington D.C., wants to visit all the Summer Olympics stadiums; – Jeff, an academic librarian from New Hampshire, met his wife at Oxford and kept in touch; and – Jason, a math … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Sept. 12
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 Dreams Big
A few of us have been talking, and what with it being September and everything, I thought I’d make an academic thread, since we haven’t had one for some time. I don’t have a them in mind, so maybe if … Continue reading Academic thread
Day 5 Jojo Rabbit is an indelible miracle of a movie. Taika Waititi’s carefully crafted dramedy about an unathletic, bullied, ten-year-old Nazi true believer (Roman Griffin Davis, the precocious young discovery of 2019) being raised by a single mother (a … Continue reading TIFF 2019 Part 2: Jojo Rabbit Is a Masterpiece Edition
o 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 S02E21: “The Maquis: Part Two”
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Reference Desk – 27
I guess its’ up to Joey to save the Day Thread Have at it Continue reading Day Thread 9/12/2019
In Which You Should Check Out Blues Hammer If I were a smarter writer I would have saved this entry for much further down the road. Perhaps on the sunset of this series of articles. Not only does Terry Zwigoff’s … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 33: Ghost World
The Daisy Dog days of Summer Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 9/12/2019)
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite or least favorite instance of wild tonal shifts in a game? Don’t forget to have your say in … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has Whiplash
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve 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 … Continue reading The Weekly Music Thread Goes Live!
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 / Minefield Or visit the quiz here. Remember … Continue reading Triviacados: Thursday, September 12, 2019
Morning Politocadoes! With the ouster of John Bolton, the United States is once again without an NSA Director. The third in as many years, John “Mustache Rides For Dayz” Bolton, was a warmonger of the highest degree and its good … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has Got The Moves Like Kissinger
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