Good afternoon and Happy [Day of the week], everybody! I’m your host LibraryLass and this is the Frinkiac Challenge. The rules are simple, just go to Frinkiac.com, Morbotron.com, or Masterofallscience.com, find a Simpsons, Futurama, or Rick and Morty screencap, and add a … Continue reading The Great Frinkiac Challenge Gets a Gritty Reboot
You may know Lady Bird as the film which recently became the best reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes of all time (I’m just happy it’s no longer Toy Story 2, the disappointing followup that was redone years later in a far superior film). … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Lady Bird
The Internet tells me today is Eat A Red Apple Day! What does this have to do with comments? Not a thing. But it did allow me to find this ridiculous gif So grab your red apple, take a bite, … Continue reading Comment of the Week Red Apple Edition
I think we all have a character from fiction we deeply identify with. And since most of us change over time, those characters that might fit the youthful version of you could be wildly different from the grown up. Perhaps … Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are (As a Fictional Character)? Then and Now
Day One With the corpses unrecognizable and their prized discovery missing (and presumably responsible) many of the scientists and staff of Outpost 47 were murmuring theories. Some calmly, some were panicking. Eyes were darting around. One scientist eventually stepped forward … Continue reading Werewolf 47 – THE THING: Day One
Crazy, Stupid, Love.’s mission is to charm your pants off, featuring a peak Steve Carell, the always amazing Julianne Moore, and the first time pairing of cinematic power couple Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. It also manages to pull of … Continue reading Sexy Ryan Gosling Makes A Sexy Cocktail in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
This is the resurrection of our old Book Club, which was run by sallgoodman. The genius new title is courtesy of Merve! I figured we’d start with something simple and just have everyone suggest any book they want to discuss … Continue reading The ABC (Avocado Book Club) – Free for All First Edition
The 1980s! It was a gross decade full of gross people. You may have been born at some point in this decade, as I was, and the event of your birth was a tiny pinpoint of light in an otherwise … Continue reading Let’s Read The Saturday Evening Post, September 1983!
A list of all the books that have been discussed in the Avocado Book Club. Updated regularly. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin This Census-Taker by China Miéville Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente Continue reading The ABC – Master List
Step 1 – Post a Safe-ish at least for work gif Step 2- Identify the source Step 3 – No Shirt, No Shoes Step 4 – Profit Continue reading Identify This Gif
What you need to do: Find comments that are funny or interesting or weird when stripped of context. Take a screenshot. Post the screenshot(s) here. Have fun! Continue reading The Weekly “No Context” Thread
Welcome back to the Weekly Pun Thread, where we give you a chance to flex those puns. In today’s news, a bank robbery suspect found an…interesting place to hide out and take a load off: Email A bank … Continue reading The Weekly Pun Thread Gives a Crap
The game is simple! Post a few lines of lyrics and let others try to guess who performed the song! Rules: NO CHEATING by using a search engine! This is only going to be fun if you use your own … Continue reading Name That Band! (By These Lyrics)
Hello, and welcome to the Weekly Shuffle Thread! Today we’re taking the Shuffle Thread on a trip around the world! Share any of your favorite songs with the word “WORLD” in the title of them, or if you’re a homebody, … Continue reading The Best Weekly Shuffle Thread in the WORLD!
Now that December is upon us, it’s time to break out the usual accoutrements of the holiday season. Reindeer. Snowmen. Gingerbread houses. Nativity scenes. And, of course, blistering prog-rock solos played on Gibson Flying V guitars while laser light shows … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Mystery of Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Arrowverse Review Index Supergirl 3×08, Arrow 6×08, The Flash 4×08, and Legends of Tomorrow 3×08: “Crisis on Earth-X” Now this? This is a superhero crossover. It’s been a long road coming. Ever since The Flash spun-off from Arrow three years … Continue reading This Week In The Arrowverse: 11/27/2017 – 12/3/2017: “Crisis on Earth-X”
Bet you didn’t think I’d do it! That’s right, I’m continuing my series of chemical element open threads. Number two in this possibly-118-part series is boron. Boron is the fifth element, and the first semiconductor. The semiconductors are weird: they … Continue reading The Boron Day Thread
In early November, toy company Funko — creator of top heavy dolls and other delights — went public to help pay off its $320 million in debt. It stumbled a bit at first; stock prices dropped 41% from their initial … Continue reading Funkos Don’t Deserve Your Hatred
Before I went to bed last night, I caught the last half of RoboCop 2 on El Rey. It’s a film of lesser quality compared to the first film, but younger me always thought it was pretty good because it had … Continue reading Remake A Movie In Your Vision
Back on the old site, I wrote a few articles following a rewatch of the Marvel Cinamatic Universe. Here are those articles again. Title: Ant-Man Director: Peyton Reed Writer(s): Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Rewatch: Ant-Man
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! The big news this morning is that Michael Flynn has been charged for lying to the FBI. This is exciting, because it’s hard to believe that only Flynn has anything to do with Russia’s meddling. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Charged With Being Too Cool For School
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