We ask YOU! the readers of The Avocado your answers to a wide range of questions
This weekend is Wrestlemania!!!! Today’s Avocado Answer Topic is an easy one ….who is your favorite pro wrestler? If you are having a hard time choosing just one, tell us who would be on your pro wrestling Mount Rushmore. Continue reading Favorite Pro Wrestler
The problem: You’ve got a lot of beautiful art hanging up around your house, but nobody can come over to see any of it. The solution: Show it off here! Take some pictures of some of your favorite pictures (or … Continue reading Show Off Your Pretty Pictures!
I had a lot of fun last night last night making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues. It was recommended that I make it its own thread. Here’s one of my sets of clues … Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues
Tell us about a fact that you discovered embarrassingly late in life! Or something obscure that you just find fascinating! Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know
There’s a lot of negativity out there so perhaps let’s look at our own pop culture pet peeves/hatreds and try to mine out the good from them! And by backhanded compliments I mean stuff like: “Work X would be great … Continue reading Say Something Nice about a creator/work you dislike (NO BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS)
Here we go again! Tell us about a fact that you discovered embarrassingly late in life! Or something obscure that you just find fascinating! Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know
Just like the title says, make a movie by mashing up two movies that share an actor, except now they’re both characters at once. So taking Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence with the … Continue reading Mashup two characters by the same actor into one movie, game
Inspired by the following tweets: The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe was built on Favreau convincing a bunch of executives that a middle-aged actor not long out of rehab and prison, who had described himself as "box office poison" even during … Continue reading To hell with ‘Common Sense’ – when unlikely bets in media made the most surprising returns
In Which We Look Ahead As we nervously approach this oncoming decade it’s always fun to remind ourselves of things we can look forward to. As is usually the case with a pop minded collective like The Avocado, movies are … Continue reading Most Anticipated Movies 2020
Happy New Year! What are your goals and resolutions in the New Year? What are you leaving behind in 2019 and looking forward to in the brand new year? If there is anything we can help you with as a … Continue reading New Year 2020 Goals and Resolutions
I did this in the open thread and it seemed pretty popular, so here it is a full post: What do you think the next decade will bring, in pop culture and/or beyond? I’ll start off, with some guesses … Continue reading 2020s Predictions
This is pretty easy. Similar to my wildly successful “Upvote a Movie Quote” Thread, just pick a movie line, and throw “bork” in there! “May the Bork be with you.” “The name’s Bork. James Bork.” Etc. Have fun, and keep … Continue reading Bork a Movie Quote!
It’s that time again. Let’s start things off with a tune by the Kinks. Continue reading Third Annual Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck Thread
There is no copyright infringement meant with this thread. What were the toys you received for the holidays that had a major impact on your childhood? What toys did you have when you were little that you wish you still … Continue reading The Toys That Made You Who You Are
You spend hours working away on assembling the perfect Christmas decorations… and so few people are going to see it. It’s time you get recognized for your hard work. Post your lovely Christmas displays, your favorite ornaments, your trees, your … Continue reading Share Your Yuletide Decor 2019
Stolen (with permission) from Beelzebot from yesterday’s Open Thread. I would have liked to know more about Rodney Dangerfield’s character in Caddyshack. Where’d he get his money? What’s he do for a living? What movie subplots do you wish were … Continue reading Movie Subplots That Should Have Been Whole Movies
This is a fun topic I’ve been sitting on for a while. Name 2 or more songs by different artists that refer to the same thing. The “thing” should be something fairly specific and concrete (historical or fictional topic) and … Continue reading Music Inventory: Songs from different artists about the same topic
The other night I was flipping through some channels and came across a show called Wrap Battle. It is an elimination-style competition show about wrapping presents. At first I thought: What is this?! Then I was a little sad because … Continue reading Holiday Gift Ideas and Brainstorming 2019
Spotify Wrapped, a review all the songs, albums and podcasts you have been streaming in the last year, as well as A Decade Wrapped, is out. Do you want to share your most-played music with the rest of the class? … Continue reading Share Your 2019 Spotify Wrapped Lists!
Name a musician or band you love and try to summarize what their music is about, what they’re trying to express or communicate in their work at large. Continue reading Describe an Artist’s Ethos
Here we go again! Tell us about a fact that you discovered embarrassingly late in life! Or something obscure that you just find fascinating! Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know
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