I was going to do another round of LGBT+ trivia on Friday to close out Pride Month, but there was a minor dust up at Learned League yesterday over a temporarily rainbowfied version of the usual logo, and that inspired … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: LGBT+
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Is Ashamed of Its Talk Show
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! At this point, I’m inclined to call it yet another open thread and call it a day. Today’s picture: On June 26, 1975 two FBI Agents, Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, entered the Pine … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread
People are gettin’ kicked out of restaurants and the President is holding rallies ostensibly to support Republican candidates but he just rambles on about himself and it’s very important when talking to people who think it’s cool to … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Politely Asks You To Leave
Well that was an exciting first day for our last round of the group stage. Morocco and Iran gave a fight to two of the favorites, but VAR was there to do, um, things. In the other group Russia finally … Continue reading World Cup Russia 2018: Day 13, Argentina’s Last Stand
Almost every gas that’s lighter than air in Earth’s atmosphere is either toxic, flammable, toxic and flammable, or useless unless heated. The exception is helium. Wikipedia’s page for lifting gas spells out the problem. All prospects for lighter-than-air flight stand … Continue reading The Helium Night Thread
With the first round finished things are getting interesting. Each sport is narrowing down to its winner who will then take on the other sports. Most matches were runaways but there were a few tight races, with WSU vs Oregon … Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Round of 32
Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 25 – Let’s meet today’s contestants: – Kelly, a teacher from Mississippi, who took the long way around at the Vatican; – Ben, a financial planner from Nebraska , who sang the intro to “You … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jun. 25
Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Empty Calories! We all occasionally have food which might not be described as “highly nutritious”. What is your go-to empty calorie snack for when you just want some … Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread is Delicious
NOTE: As of last week, the Main Room schedule is no longer posted on the Room’s Info tab itself; rather, a link in that Info tab takes you to a Google doc that houses the schedule. That way, you all … Continue reading The Return of the Son of Dubtrack
You count your drawers at the end of the day, and again come up several hundred dollars short. “Guys,” says Rick, patiently, “Sears needs this money.” “Let’s just fire them all,” says Bridgette, frustrated. “We already did that once this month,” … Continue reading Werewolves 64: Sears – Day 4
This is a thread for discussing Summer Games Done Quick 2018, an annual week-long charity speedrunning marathon that supports Doctors Without Borders. (A companion event called Awesome Games Done Quick takes place in January and supports the Prevent Cancer Foundation.) … Continue reading Summer Games Done Quick 2018
Are we on the third year of torturing my ears already? How time does fly. The Artist Spotlight series has slowed down a bit in recent months, as the Avocado’s lifestyle changed following our move to WordPress and the welcome … Continue reading The Third Annual Dare Me To Write A Terrible Artist Spotlight Challenge
This week’s featured podcasts are Sam and Ross Like Things, Death, Sex and Money, Armchair Expert, and Remade in America. Continue reading Pod People 06.25.18
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Have you ever solved a mystery in a game before its reveal? (please use spoiler tags as necessary) Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Already Figured It Out
Hey Avocadonauts , Kevzero here, welcome to Bootleg Corner. A post dedicated to the semi-authorized records. Throughout the years I’ve amassed a rather large collection of bootleg CDs, vinyl, downloads, even the occasional cassette; from live recordings to outtake sessions. … Continue reading Bootleg Corner Heard About Houston, Heard About Detroit, Heard About Cape Cod MA
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (From Box Office Mojo): Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Incredibles 2 Ocean’s 8 Tag Deadpool 2 I’m back, sort of. The public once again turned out for the hope that a good Jurassic Park sequel was possible, although … Continue reading Box Office – June 22 – 24, 2018
I’ll take domestic hydrological geography for $600, Alex. The Ohio river forms a significant part of the northern border of two U.S. states. Name either. Name any of the three tributaries that form the headwaters of the Missouri River. These … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: American Rivers
Hello everybody! Some members of the avocado are doing a shared Marvel Universe thing. This is mine. The first few I will be trying writing different styles to see which one like so heads up on that. PAGE ONE: … Continue reading Young Avengers #1
Hydrogen is the ur-element, the element from which all others are eventually formed (directly or indirectly) through nuclear fusion. All rise for educational content: Hydrogen consists of one electron orbiting one proton. (A neutron is an optional accessory.) At the … Continue reading The Hydrogen Day Thread
Since I will be sans internet at home for a few days I won’t be able to hear the latest horrible thing that’s happening in the world and mildly make fun of it. But I’m going to take a wild … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Guesses It’s Not Better Yet
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