The daily open thread which operates between 11 AM and 11 PM where you can talk about whatever besides politics and Minions
It’s Sunday! I hope everyone is able to enjoy themselves today. Lazy Sundays are the best! If you can, take today to relax and recharge. Most importantly, be good to yourself. Have a wonderful day! Continue reading Lazy Sunday Day Thread (4/8)
One day, we will look back at the 2000 to early 2010’s as an era with crazy Michael Bay lookalikes. That strange era before superheroes truly dominated everything. When it was OK to stick 9/11 imagery in everything. I hope … Continue reading The Battleship Day Thread 4/7
Just half a mile west of the Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard is a magnificently odd little bit of architecture known as Crossroads of the World. Designed by Robert V. Derrah, Crossroads of the World was built in 1936 as … Continue reading The Crossroads Of The World Day Thread
The “Vertigo effect” (also known as the dolly zoom) is one of my favorite camera effects. It’s accomplished by zooming the zoom lens to adjust the angle of view while the camera is moved towards or away from the subject … Continue reading Scott OT #53: The Day Thread salutes the “Vertigo effect” (4/5)
God I loved Annihilation. Hope you all have fun posting her today and have a great day! Continue reading Scott OT #52: The Day Thread’s flesh moves, like a liquid… it’s mind’s cut loose (4/4)
In my family, the pastime of choice when we get together is bourré, a trick-taking card game similar to spades, in the sense that snorkeling is similar to deep-sea diving. In bourré (best played with three to eight players), first, … Continue reading Gambling on the Day Thread (4/3)
When the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring came out in 2001, the movie just looked right. My wife had asked me if it looked like how I imagined the book would, and I responded that it pretty … Continue reading The Alan Lee Day Thread 4/2
Today is both Easter and April Fool’s Day, but you know what? NEITHER OF THOSE MATTERS IN THE SLIGHTEST. At least not compared to what’s happening tonight: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE ON NBC. Y’all need to watch it so I … Continue reading I Don’t Know How to Love the Day Thread
Riddle me this, Avocado: A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. There is only… one possible answer. Take it away, Caped Crusader: “An egg: nature’s perfect container. The container of all our hopes for … Continue reading The Egg Day Thread 3/31
Happy Good Fryday everyone! I forgot I signed up for this thread. And my original plan I have forgotten. Should have written it when I signed up. So here a quick recap of a unique comedian. Mitch Hedberg (February 24, … Continue reading Mitch Hedberg Day Thread
There are two seasons: baseball and winter. We’ve survived the winter. Today is the earliest Opening Day in history, and all 30 teams will be playing. Everything is at zero. The moment of hope in every fan’s heart. Good luck … Continue reading Day Thread of Opening Day (3/29)
You may have heard of the “Five Good Emperors”, or, alternatively, the “Nerva-Antonine Dynasty”. That numbering really ought to be amended to “Six“. As part of a succession of Roman Emperors, each having been successively adopted as son by the … Continue reading The Co-Emperors’ Day Thread
Hey, everybody. It’s my day to do it, I haven’t slept this whole night, and you get two with eggroll, so don’t begrudge me for skimping a penis weensy bit. Hope you like the picture. I’m going to sleep for … Continue reading The I’m-Tired-And-I-Can’t-Be-Arsed-To Day Thread
There’s possibly some celebrity births today, who knows? There’s a more important celebration to cover. It’s the birthday of The Avocado’s own Little Miss Giggle Fits. Lifetime aficionado, Boston Sports Superfan, Muppets Maven and owner of/personal assistant to Zoey. … Continue reading Little Miss Giggle Fits Birth Day Thread Spectacular
Today is the 79th birthday of one D.C. Fontana, for half a century one of the most influential women in television westerns and even more so in sci-fi television. Dorothy Catherine Fontana made a name for herself with her definitive … Continue reading D.C. Fontana’s Birth DAY THREAD (3/25)
Today, acclaimed American actress (and Internet’s unofficial girlfriend) Jessica Chastain turns 41! Here she is at the age of 3! Awwwww, isn’t she adorable with that puppy puppet? A very sensible position to hold, Jessica Chastain! Truly, she … Continue reading The Jessica Chastain Birth Day Thread
Have a great day! Continue reading Valkyrie Day Thread (3/23)
Friends, gather ’round your screens, for I have a special announcement. A year ago today, I began Thriftstorm, a Twitter feed celebrating the more esoteric stuff I found in thrift stores. It went slowly at first, before I suddenly hit … Continue reading The Thriftstorm Day Thread
Ahhhhhh Spring… The flowers are a bloomin’. The birds are a chirpin’. The butterflies are a fluttering. The rabbits are a boundin’. The rivers are a streaming. The cicadas are a machine gunning. The perfect day to spend indoors and … Continue reading First Day Thread of Spring
It’s Monday. Gather up your lunchbags, your briefcases, your purses, and your various accoutrements of whatever job you have, because it’s time to go to work. I’ll be sleeping. Have fun. This isn’t me… but, wouldn’t it be nice, if … Continue reading The Mon Day Thread
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