Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. That’s right, it’s almost Halloween, which means I’m once again … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 25, 2023)
Just an excuse for cats Continue reading 10/25/23 Day Thread of The Attack Cat
Welcome to the Avocado Music Club, each week a new album will be discussed based on a massive pile of suggestions made by ourselves. Listen to new music or revisit an old favorite and discuss anything you wish related to … Continue reading Avocado Music Club #227: Rose Mercie – ¿Kieres Agua?
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 you need to see what’s out this week, peruse the handy dandy ComicList. Don’t forget to stop by the Comic Book Chat by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! And we have a couple of podcasts for you to check out: The Iron Age Of Comics Podcast by Great Boos Up and W.S. Punk, and the Heroic Age Podcast by comicalArchitect! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 25-OCT-2023
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 25: Castlevania
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 (10/25)
This is your last October Wednesday! Spooky season is running out (unless you keep the spooky alive in your heart all year round). So why don’t we get six times the October 25th going with a look at this day in history? 2022: Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West after he made some awful comments. Representative Jayapal withdrew a controversial letter from the House progressive caucus seeking diplomacy with Russia. Aftermath of a debate between Fetterman and Oz for a Pennsylvania Senate seat.Elsewhere on The Avocado: Old Music, May 1996. Favorite Horror Movie/TV Score, Final 4. Director Profile: David Cronenberg. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gives You Six for the Price of One
From feats of speed to feats of strength, it’s time for the fan favourite block pushing event. Let’s take a gander. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E4: Block Pushing
Strange as angels dancing in the deepest oceans In 4th place, “Lovesong”! In 3rd place, “Fascination Street”! In 2nd place, “In Between Days”! And your pick for the best The Cure song, “Just Like Heaven”! Thanks to everyone who participated! Continue reading The Cure Song Tournament: Results!
Joker’s Asylum – Scarecrow (September 2008) Writer – Joe Harris Artist – Juan Doe When I visit home, the first order of business is to have lunch with my Mom then stop at 2nd and Charles. Sadly, the store no … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Joker’s Asylum – Scarecrow One Shot ( September 2008)
Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are: Jeopardy! WAR & PEAS // THE USTA // WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLINER? // NOVEL IDEAS // INVENTED FIRST // “POUND” KEY DD1 – $800 – NOVEL IDEAS – “Cleanliness is next to Fordliness” is a line from this 1932 novel (Jilana added $1,200.) Scores at first break: Steve $3,800, Jilana $4,400, John $0. Scores going into DJ: Steve $6,400, Jilana $4,600, John -$400. Double Jeopardy! GARDENS // GO SEE A MOVIE ABOUT A HORSE // THE METROPOLITAN OPERA // COUNTRIES THAT BORDER INDIA // A CATEGORY FULL OF COR(E)YS // CONTRONYMS DD2 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 24
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 10/24/2023
Welcome! This is a space for all those who identify as female, as well as those who identify as non-binary or trans-men who have relevant experience or needs, to come and share, interact, help, and celebrate ourselves. If you identify … Continue reading The Tuesday Women’s+ Thread Sees Something New
How do you come up with names? Continue reading Writing Discussion Thread is Naming Things
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: In the news, The U.K. May Once Again Delay a Ban on Conversion Therapy A California Judge Temporarily Halted a School District’s Forced Outing Policy Scholastic … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
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 67
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… Otto Preminger. Highly recommended: Laura, Angel … Continue reading Director Profile: Otto Preminger
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: The most recent playtest for One D&D included a new system called Bastions, which lets your party build and … Continue reading Tabletop Games (10/24/23)
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 / 💣 Minefield Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
