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. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, May 29, 2020
Look! Friday New Music! Obviously today is a big day for pop, with Lady Gaga‘s new album and return to dance music. We’ve had one great song, one ok song and one terrible song released so far! Let’s see how … Continue reading Friday New Music 5/29
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries, which include coverage of Capcom’s other Mega Man sub-series, can be found here. This week we’ll be slashing and … Continue reading Franchise Festival #92: Mega Man Zero
Good morning Politicadoes. I was already in a bad mood and wasn’t going to be funny in the header today, but things have managed to get much worse overnight. In Minneapolis, protests continued. so the President said to go ahead … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Tonight we celebrate Poyo, the most bad-ass fighting rooster on Earth. Poyo was created by Rob Guillory and John Layman in their series Chew. He was the FDA’s secret weapon even before getting shot in the line of duty and … Continue reading Poyo Night Thread
Hey folks! Here’s the long-awaited 63rd episode of the GamesCast, where The Kappa, Science is Bad, Wolfman Jew, SingingBrakeman, and I discussed video game crossovers and mash-ups. We hope you enjoy! You can listen to the podcast with the embedded … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #63: MachEnid BlyGun Julio
Actions, naturellement, have consequences, and many times those consequences aren’t immediately recognizable; it can take days, weeks, or years for the results of those actions to become apparent. Consider, for example, Linnet Ridgway, a wealthy American heiress whose money comes … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S09E03 “Death on the Nile”
Spider-Men Hardcover Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Sara Pichelli Spider-Man is down on his luck. He has zero luck with the ladies and the NYPD try to arrest him after the Webslinger successfully apprehends two thieves before they … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Spider-Men
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 Makes Some Noise
The Thaw (Short write up this week, looking forward to read what y’all thought) The A-Story: Jimmy McGill’s brother, Chuck, is a fear clown (aren’t they all? I kid, El Santo!) traps Kim and Torres in a computer program. Michael McKean … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me?
You have been mailed a mysterious box. Contained within is 5 Garnets, and the following letter. Congratulations, you have been invited to The Genius game. In The Genius Game, you’ll be able to experience the limits of human psychology. In The … Continue reading WW 124: GENIUS: NIGHT OF WOLVES – Sign-Ups
Here are today’s contestants for day four of the Teachers Tournament: Mary Kate, high school science from Illinois, comes from a long line of teachers; Matt, high school history from New Hampshire, picked up rocks in the outfield; and Ben, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 28 – Teachers Tournament day four
“What would you do—to hold your wife again? To feel the warmth of her skin, the taste of her lips? How many men would you kill? A hundred? A thousand? There stands but one between you and her. ” There’s … Continue reading Spartacus: Blood and Sand: Episode 13: Kill Them All
Reviewed: Aretha Franklin – Respect / Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart / Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run / The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil / Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K. Continue reading Quisterflaang’s Canon #011-015
It’s round 3 of the playoffs! 256 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 3 (Part 1 of 8)
Have you ever cried at a Tom Hanks movie? You can tell us. We’re among friends here. Because 3 of these matches are making me cry. This might be brutal work. We won’t get that Final 4 of the Toy … Continue reading America’s Dad. Hanks: The Sweet 16
Dolla dolla bill y’all. The acronym LIBOR stands for the London Inter-bank Offered Rate and is an average of the interest rates banks are charging each other. To what other metropolitan area does the similar acronym HIBOR refer? On May … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Business and Economics
Playing golf on a Thirsty Thursday Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 5/28/2020)
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As I’ve long said going back to the earliest days online doing this, one cannot live on anime alone. And compared to twenty years ago, there’s so much more content out there now and … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite hub area or overworld? Please be sure to join us tomorrow after 8:00 AM EST in Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Relaxing Between Missions
