Hannibal the Cannibal: respected Baltimore psychiatrist turned serial killer, and enduring pop-culture icon. The character created by Thomas Harris has been played as a supernatural entity, possibly even the Devil himself, by Mads Mikkelsen; and as a human-shaped hock of … Continue reading The Other Other Hannibal Lecter Day Thread (August 19, 2019)
Just another work day at the Strip Club Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Mon 8/19/2019)
Come show off your green thumb, Avocados! Garden vicariously through others! Or just start your week off right by looking at pretty growing things. For anyone joining us for the first time, this is a place for people to talk … Continue reading Weekly Gardening Thread (August 19)
Have you got somebody, Holden? Someone you can’t catch? Continue reading Spoil Sports: Mindhunter Season 2
Some weekends are all about taunting your flying penguin with a fish. You know how it is. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
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 Note: In this case, the term antonym is used somewhat loosely…go … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, August 19, 2019
I honestly haven’t kept up much with the political this weekend; I’ve been preparing and waiting for today, because Monday, August 19th, is my first working day as an actual government employee, sucking up all of your tax dollars while … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is a Government Employee Today
Hallmark’s Christmas in July bonanza is over, so the channel is back to its regular programming: Home & Family, the Golden Girls, and Hallmark films that try to tie into some sort of season. I’ve covered a few of the … Continue reading Hallmark: In the Key of Love Recap/Review
Heya nerds! Episode #52 of the GamesCast is finally out. First off, I’d just like to apologize for the crappy audio quality; my mic had some issues during recording, and The Kappa did his best to rescue what he could. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #52: Assassin Grandmas
A few months ago, some commenters were a little baffled by my excitement at stepping on an patch of the Portland International Airport carpet. Why be excited about airport carpet after all? Therein lies the appeal. No one in the … Continue reading The PDX Carpet Night Thread (8/18)
You are several parties of adventurers in this fantasy kingdom, all having banded together for the time being to survive your journey through the dangerous and mysterious Felicity Wilds, a dense and gnarled forest. You all have traveled through the … Continue reading Werewolf 99 – The Suffering Game Signups
It may be funny to think of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as the best Halloween anthology movie since 2007’s Trick r Treat, but it’s a claim that can be defended. The reason the claim is funny is … Continue reading Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Night falls. Gerry and Nora Rose climb into bed and go to sleep. You watch this, like total perverts, but it’s pretty PG. After 20 minutes or so, Nora Rose quietly climbs out of bed, removes the case from underneath … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 7
I would argue that this is the episode that has aged the most dramatically out of all classic Simpsons. Sure, the collective response to some aspects – like Apu – has shifted, but I think you’d have to work very … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Seven, Episode Ten, “The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular”
If you’re like me, you spend your weekends catching up on a lot of housework you didn’t do during the week. So, here is a place is a place to commiserate, ask for advice, or maybe brag about how clean … Continue reading The Avocado Cleaning Thread Does the Laundry
I ‘unno, just been having alotta Elton John on my mind lately. Continue reading The Day Thread asks to hold ’em closer, Tiny Dancer.
Still Summer time Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sun 8/19/2019)
Just got home from the Chicago meetup at the Blue Line Lounge and Grill. Great to see other Avocados in the flesh and big ups to MLA for bringing name tags. Blue Line has a bigger than average pub menu … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 8/18 Pub Grub
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: This is what happens when I’m … Continue reading Triviacados: Sunday, August 18th, 2019
Last Saturday night (8/10/19) I went to the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh to Row House Cinema to check out Miami Connection, which was shown as part of their new midnight movie series. Starring International Superstar Y.K. Kim – the synopsis … Continue reading Miami Connection Night Thread
Going through archives from before and preserving this Welcome to the penultimate review of The Carousel! Today we’re talking about the penultimate episode. Spiny will review the finale soon, and as you all know Mad Men Day in Wednesday July 19! … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men -“The Milk and Honey Route”
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