Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism. Posting pictures is fine … Continue reading The Book Nook Has a Degree in Anthology
It’s December 14, 2022. On this day, I took over Wednesday PT headers and started by looking back at PTs and Avocado threads of years past. And so I decided to write a PT header for a year from now … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Scheduled A Year Ago
The 2023 Marble League may be over, but the teams that didn’t make the cut also deserve their time in the spotlight. Over the course of the next two weeks, they’ll participate in six events for B-league glory. First up: … Continue reading Marble League Showdown 2023 Event 1: Honeycomb Team Pursuit
I had a textbook that said wave functions lived in a Hilbert space. All I could think of was this I’m so sorry Continue reading Dec 12 Night Thread
The Lovers skipped down the lane relishing in what luck they had at surviving this long, when Suddenly, Plasticine Figures started slowly chasing them down! “We’re coming to get you Barbara!” said one of the Auton agents of Omega! “Run … Continue reading Werewolf 219 Doctor Who 60th Anniversary: Day 6
Star Trek – Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run #1 Writers – Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott Artist – Angel Hernandez When the Enterprise enters a dangerous part of space called Scorpius, they must find a way out before … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Star Trek – Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run #1
Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! HAVE YOU 8? // AUTO RACING // BLACK MYSTERY & CRIME FICTION // ANIMALS // SOUNDS KINDA “IFF”-Y // I’M ABSOLUTELY SURE DD1 – 600 – HAVE YOU 8? – The 8 ranks … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 12
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 12/12/2023
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: In the news: The Pope Plans to Punish an Anti-LGBTQ+ Cardinal By Revoking His Salary and Housing George Santos, the Fabulist Lawmaker, Is Expelled from Congress … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
It’s time for group play! We have 2,990 songs this time, in 24-song groups. That means 125 groups! Slightly more than last time with only half the years. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Group 94
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Chantal Akerman. Highly recommended: Jeanne Dielman, … Continue reading Director Profile: Chantal Akerman
Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual … Continue reading Tabletop Games (12/12/23)
Old Music Monthly #037: September 1996 The Cover The magazine is ahead of the curve, and puts Fiona Apple on the cover! This is more successful than when they put DJ Rap on the cover and people only cared about … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #037 [September 1996]
Welcome to the Musicals Thread, the Avocado’s space for anything and everything related to musical theatre! Every month I’ll post a discussion prompt, but please feel free to comment on other topics, from new discoveries to old favorites. If you … Continue reading Musicals Thread (Have you heard)
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is a JRPG released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2008 and worldwide in 2009. Loosely inspired by the characters and setting of The Wizard of Oz, the game stars … Continue reading The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road Day Thread (12/12)
With 2023 coming to a close, and Christmas just around the corner, most game companies have taken the next few weeks off. “OH MY GOD?! IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!!! What do I do? My kid/wife/husband/secret santa wanted some game about…I don’t … Continue reading New Game Releases: 2023 Buyer’s Guide – Part 1
In which the Smiths need some money… Stan finds out he has lost out on a bad investment (horny pogs) and lost all of his money. Francine is puzzled when Hayley comes with with money and suspects that she’s selling … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 21 “A Little Extra Scratch”
Hey folks! Here again is a space for people to talk about how you’re keeping active, plans to do so, or other matters related to all manners of health and fitness. Continue reading Health and Fitness Thread: 12 December 2023
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 Makes Time
