From nationaltoday.com: “National TV Dinner Day celebrates the frozen meal in a segmented tray — invented by Swanson & Sons in 1954 after a miscalculation left 260 tons of unsold Thanksgiving turkey sitting in refrigerated rail cars — a marketing … Continue reading The September 10 Day Thread Celebrates TV Dinners
This week’s optional discussion topic: How do you handle “evil” figures in history? As those in the PT have no doubt seen, I just finished rereading Eichmann in Jerusalem which famously bases its argument around the concept of “the banality … Continue reading The Banality of the History Thread
Robots, artificial intelligences, androids, automatons, droids, clankers, robits, comics’ve got ’em all! Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Robots and AI
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 3, Episode 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation is the poster child for the “it doesn’t really get going until season __” show. That isn’t to say that seasons one and two are … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “The Survivors”
Ted has returned to coach a new team!! Share your thoughts on the sixth episode of Season 4. (Please spoiler any revelations not in the show itself, please.) For those who might not know, the episode title is a take … Continue reading TED LASSO DISCUSSION SPACE Season 4 Episode 6: Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore
This week’s discussion prompt: Great band/project names Have you discovered any new music or new-to-you music lately? Have you rediscovered any old music lately? Been to any concerts, or stumbled upon any good concert videos? Read any good music-related books, … Continue reading Weekly Music Thread has name easy to remember
What’s your favorite streaming service in regards to TV shows? Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 10, 2026
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has put a bit more closure on the primary season, with a few more primary races settled, as the focus turns to November. There are still more primaries … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will Never Give You Up
Great, now I’m hungry. Continue reading I say, I say, it’s a Kentucky Fried Chicken Night Thread, son!
…except, of course, for your favorite team. You know which one. Welcome to another year of NFL weekly threads here at The Avocado! I’m proud to help our positive and silly community work through their professional football desires week by … Continue reading The NFL Week 1 Thread Thinks Everyone Has A Shot
Welcome to this week’s thread! As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game and welcome. And of course, as usual: This is supposed to be a space to talk about intimacy and sex and … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex (09/09/2026)
Short week, discussions still tolerable Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 9/9/26
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 The Tabletop Games Thread Is Sent to Dice Jail (9/9/26)
This is the Sportacados Discussion Thread, for talking about all things sports! Feel free to live-chat games, talk about the latest news and rumours, discuss sports history, and anything else that relates to watching other grown adults throw or hit … Continue reading Sportacados Discussion Thread for September 9-10
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, and … Continue reading Mental Health Thread – September 9th 2026
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of R.E.M.’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) #13: Reveal. There aren’t a lot of “classics” on this record, but it has a lovely feel. A … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks R.E.M.’s Albums: #13
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Season two of Love is Better the Second Time Around has started, and it’s already off to a great start. If you haven’t seen season one, I highly recommend it! … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 9, 2026)
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 09-SEP-2026
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