Welcome to the sporadically published series “Punk Fiction,” a series of pulp horror adventure stories featuring the Order of Fafnir, a thousand year old secret society of monster hunters, who are primarily dedicated to slaying vampires. I hope to get … Continue reading Punk Fiction
It’s time for group play! We have 2,990 songs this time, in 24-song groups[footnote]The last one’s got 13, you don’t like it call the cops[/footnote]. That means 125 groups! Slightly more than last time with only half the years. For … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Group 72
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… Wes Craven. Highly recommended: The Hills … Continue reading Director Profile: Wes Craven
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 space to play with friends who may live far away from you, this is where you can discuss your favorites, ask for and/or receive recommendations, recap your recent adventures, or even find some people to play games with! This week’s prompt: In honor of Halloween, what are some of the best spooky or horror-themed games out there? Bonus prompt: Have … Continue reading Tabletop Games (10/31/23)
Happy Halloween to those that celebrate! Today’s Thread is dedicated to the 1986 rock and roll horror movie Trick or Treat. I first saw this film at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. The screening was attended by Joe Bob Briggs, … Continue reading Trick or Treat Day Thread (10/31)
Hello, I planned to have one more Things That Are Not-type article this week for Halloween. Unfortunately, work has been extremely busy and tiring over the past few weeks, and looks to be for the coming future. I’m doing some … Continue reading The History Thread Prepares for Leave
Can the first person here each day create multiple Results threads (the first ones for Wordle, etc., and the last one for Sporcle trivia)? Quiz Type: Clickable / Forced Order Quiz Note: Some countries may be used more than once. Haunted Forests Around … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, October 31, 2023
In which it looks like we’ve got a mystery on our hands gang… Scooby-Doo is so culturally ubiquitous at this point it’s kind of amazing when you think about it. The original show lasted for a little over a year, … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 15 “Z.O.I.N.C.S.”
Happy Halloween all you digital ghouls out there! We’ve got a massive amount of new games this week, with 22 titles across every platform. I dare you to NOT find something new to play this week. Before we move to … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/31/23 – 11/06/23
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: 31 October 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 Crawls Out of a Creepy Castle (Creatively)
Yakul’s ears twitched. The forest was serene and silent. Its many boughs linked up to create the effect of twilight even during the day, and the red elk was quite unsettled about the whole thing. The Wanderer brushed his head … Continue reading WW 217: Princess Mononoke Day Two
Hello, Happy Halloween, and welcome back after…three years… to Mid-Aughts Meltdown, my ongoing series on video game history! Specifically I, your loyal hostess Lovely Lily Bones, discuss its ugly adolescence, morose mediocrities, ostentatious obscurities, the forgotten and maligned (trademark of … Continue reading Mid-Aughts Meltdown: Voodoo Vince
The month of October is all about horror as it well should be and we’re going to revisit that topic with a range of new prompts that have come to life once again – but not like they were before! … Continue reading 30 Day Spooktacular Horror Challenge Day 31: Your Halloween Story
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Happy Halloween! The … Continue reading Avocado Spooky Movie Thread (10/31)
I decided to share links to my primary sources for political/legal nerd news today. If y’all have some go-to’s, please share them! First, I think I link to her substack daily. Joyce White Vance of the #SistersInLaw podcast. The podcast is great. I replaced Opening Arguments with these fine ladies and have not looked back. And Joyce in particular has become my fave from the show and not just because she shares cute pictures of her chickens. She also called Jenna Ellis’s guilty plea hours before it happened. Link to her substack here: https://joycevance.substack.com/ Asha Rangappa is another of my … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics threads shares her sources
Here is a picture of Badger giving me the stinkeye: Have a good Night Thread, Avocados! Continue reading The Stinkeye Night Thread (10/30/23)
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “The Star-Spangled Banner (Live At NBA All-Star Game, 1983)” (18) vs “Distant Lover” (11)Match 2: “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” (28) vs. “I Want You” (8)Match 3: “Wholy … Continue reading Marvin Gaye Song Tournament: Round 2
Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! LET’S FACE IT // IT’S IN YOUR MIND // NON-NAUGHTY WORDS // THE JOKERS // TRIANGLES // 5 RHYMES DD1 – $1,000 – THE JOKERS (they played The Joker) – A 2013 Oscar-winning actor; his surname is also the name of Apollo’s mother (T.J. dropped $2,200.) Scores at first break: T.J. $800, Sarah $3,000, Jay $800. Scores going into DJ: T.J. $3,200, Sarah $1,400, Jay $1,200. Double Jeopardy! BRING OUT YOUR FRED // SHAKESPEARE REWRITES THE BEATLES // CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND // FOUND IN ROY G. BIV // ORGANIC CHEMISTRY … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 30
Oscar Wilde first published The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1890. Dorian has youth, beauty and wealth. A lovelorn artist gives him a cursed portrait that reflects his soul. It ages and rots while Dorian remains spotless. This gives him … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)
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