Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! In an effort to not scare away people who dislike politics, I’d like to rename this thread “The Friday Thread of Civic Discussion”. Maybe we’ll even get some car enthusiasts to stumble in here … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Rebrands Itself
I just saw a notice that we needed a night thread so with little time to plan, I just figured I’d bombard y’all with some cuteness that I didn’t even know existed 24 hours ago. Meet the rusty spotted cat. … Continue reading The Tiniest Cat Night Thread
Alas, I feel the shame, non? Real life intrudes most agresivement and your faithful chronicler has but a few wee minutes to jot down some items around this week’s episode, with further thoughts in the comments below post-publication. The Good: … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S03E06 “The Tragedy At Marsdon Manor”
Frank Castle has been around the Marvel Universe since his introduction in Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 1974. Over the years, writers have tried to reinvigorate the Punisher with varying degrees of success (see FrankenCastle and Supernatural Angel of Vengeance as … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Punisher: War Machine Volume One
There doesn’t seem much point in being coy, so I’ll tip my hand right now: these two episodes represent the high and low point of the season so far for me, and since these write-ups have been short on positivity, … Continue reading Archer S10 E5/6 “Mr. Deadly Goes to Town/Road Trip”
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 – 23
Welcome to what is hopefully going to be one of many spaces on this site devoted to more detailed analysis and slower-paced discussion of the many events happening today in the world. Got any white papers you want people to … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Longform Political Discussion
The most interesting thing about sobriety for me is constantly learning how much I have to learn. I feel like my last post on the subject had an air of cockiness about it. At 6 months, I’d clearly experienced wild … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: It’s Been A While Edition
Don’t be doomed to repeat it. Who was the only US President whose first language was not English? The clip below is from a song describing (and named for) what event that took place approximately two weeks after the signing … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: US History
Also known as Comment of the Week Thread (Blatant Self-Aggrandizing version). Find something you commented over the last seven days that didn’t get as much love as it deserves. Or just pick one that’s gonna get even more love the … Continue reading The Second Chance Thread – Where Your Underappreciated Comments Get Their Due
Just at the title suggest, make up a fake band name. Even fake album and song titles if you are so inclined. Have fun with it Continue reading Fake Band Names
Jail. The big house. The hoosegow. El slammeroonie. All these names and more are graffitied on the cinderblock walls of the Cryoliteville Police Department’s drunk tank. The Alaska State Police shove you in there, along with a visibly intoxicated moose … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 5
As some may have noticed, I’ve suggested an idea for a discussion where a volunteer does a write up on an old piece of media (albums, books, comics, films, shows, video games) that they’ve recently digested for the first time. … Continue reading Late to the Party: Setting it Up
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 Minces Words
Hello, all! Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As with Book Nook, Weekly Gaming Threads, etc, this is a general discussion thread. All TV is fair game! Are you catching up with some oldies? Binging whatever is on Netflix? Has … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Howdy do once again, Craftocados. Whatcha makin’? This week, we talk about crafting and finding success and having that success bite you firmly on the butt. I’ve been following the saga of The Blue Brick Crafts, a small scale Toronto … Continue reading The Craftocado – When Success Attacks
This is the first round of our best video game song tournament. Ordinarily, this would be a seeding round, since our nomination process no longer involves upvotes we can’t seed and nominate at the same time. However, we only have … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Round 1
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 S02E17: “Playing God”
In Which the Serial Killer is Coming From Inside the Computer As I finished watching Virtuosity, the 1995 film by Brett Leonard (him of Lawnmower Man fame) about rogue serial killer AI Sid 6.7 (Russell Crow) and a the disgraced cop Parker Barnes (Denzel … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 30: Virtuosity
On Saturday night of August 15th 1992, the SNICK programming block premiered on Nickelodeon. I have embedded the first episode of Roundhouse for everyone – not only to make you feel old but to help you wistfully remember the good … Continue reading SNICK Day Thread
Waiting for the punchline Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 8/15/2019)
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