The Green Room Come and enjoy a moderated forum for sports, fun, conversation, advice, physical fitness and silly games. Your neighborhood bar without the booze! Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:49:55 +0000 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:49:55 +0000 Wordforge http://wordforge.net/index.php?forums/the-green-room.12/ BAM! It's a YouTube music video thread! Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:48:59 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/bam-its-a-youtube-music-video-thread.62717/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/bam-its-a-youtube-music-video-thread.62717/ DaleD DaleD
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:belly:]]> 1085 Random video thread Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:41:55 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/random-video-thread.124596/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/random-video-thread.124596/ NAHTMMM NAHTMMM
Hummingbird pool party
]]> 111 KFC's 11 herbs and spices found in the Colonel's wife's scrapbook Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:47:07 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/kfcs-11-herbs-and-spices-found-in-the-colonels-wifes-scrapbook.110507/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/kfcs-11-herbs-and-spices-found-in-the-colonels-wifes-scrapbook.110507/ gturner gturner tried the recipe, and with the addition of some MSG (which KFC uses) says it was indistinguishable from KFC.

11 Spices – Mix With 2 Cups White Flour

1) 2 teaspoons Salt

2) 1-1/2 teaspoons Thyme

3) 1-1/2 teaspoons Basil

4) 1 teaspoon Oregano

5) 1 tablespoon Celery Salt

6) 1 tablespoon Black Pepper

7) 1 tablespoon Dried Mustard

8) 4 tablespoons Paprika

9) 2 tablespoons...

KFC's 11 herbs and spices found in the Colonel's wife's scrapbook]]> 205 What Are You Eating? Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:06:12 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/what-are-you-eating.125539/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/what-are-you-eating.125539/ Coloratura Coloratura
I'll start because that's the whole point.

I just made tacos. Yeah, I know, it's not Taco Tuesday, but I tend to make tacos on a Monday because it's usually Sunday evening when I get a hankering for them, and so I plan out what I'm going to make the next day. They're...

What Are You Eating?]]> 331 Someone's Life is Now Complete Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:03:54 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/someones-life-is-now-complete.114865/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/someones-life-is-now-complete.114865/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan
]]> 175 Picture Thread 2026 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:46 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/picture-thread-2026.126382/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/picture-thread-2026.126382/ Lanzman Lanzman View attachment 97201

And Zuzu being . . . Zuzu. :garamet:
View attachment 97202]]> 58 Now where will I buy my Craftsman tool? The end is near for Sears. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:13:19 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/now-where-will-i-buy-my-craftsman-tool-the-end-is-near-for-sears.108406/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/now-where-will-i-buy-my-craftsman-tool-the-end-is-near-for-sears.108406/ Dinner Dinner http://m.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-end-of-Sears-is-very-near-6674088.php

Sears has been a super star of American retail sales since the 19th century when they invented the catalog business and became the single largest retailer on Earth. In the 20th century they became the first big box store and just about every mall in America had a Sears in it. That is all looking like a thing of the past though as the company circles the drain. It hasn't made money in...

Now where will I buy my Craftsman tool? The end is near for Sears.]]> 324 Seeking beta readers Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:08:17 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/seeking-beta-readers.126713/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/seeking-beta-readers.126713/ Crosis36 Crosis36 Currently, I'm looking for possible willing guinea pigs beta readers for some material I'm working on.
One is a literary essay that will be a prelude (hopefully) to a full book. The topic is the Final Girl trope and how it shaped American literature from the colonial era to now.
The other project is a short story collection that I'm hoping to publish after my next novel is released.
Anyone willing to read either of these items and give me some feedback would be...

Seeking beta readers]]> 19 United States Semiquincentennial Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:07:10 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/united-states-semiquincentennial.126757/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/united-states-semiquincentennial.126757/ ed629 ed629 1 Anonymous surveys at work. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:33:34 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/anonymous-surveys-at-work.126727/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/anonymous-surveys-at-work.126727/ ed629 ed629
I've never believed that they are, mainly due to either myself or seeing others getting oddly specific feedback about what I have entered or others...

Anonymous surveys at work.]]> 3 This used to be common on phones. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:26:17 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/this-used-to-be-common-on-phones.126703/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/this-used-to-be-common-on-phones.126703/ ed629 ed629 Smartphones required to have replaceable batteries.

I had a phone that I had to replace, the battery started to swell up on it. The phone worked fine, would have been nice to just replace the battery instead of the entire phone.]]> 1 ISS Under Possible Evacuation Order. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:19:38 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/iss-under-possible-evacuation-order.126704/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/iss-under-possible-evacuation-order.126704/ ed629 ed629 ISS astronauts under evacuation orders over an air leak.

ISS Under Possible Evacuation Order.]]> What do you smell like? Tue, 26 May 2026 16:34:12 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/what-do-you-smell-like.126109/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/what-do-you-smell-like.126109/ Mirah Mirah 5 Well damn, Spirit Airlines YouTube videos are going to disappear. Mon, 04 May 2026 19:33:13 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/well-damn-spirit-airlines-youtube-videos-are-going-to-disappear.126647/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/well-damn-spirit-airlines-youtube-videos-are-going-to-disappear.126647/ ed629 ed629
Sucks though for the people who had tickets. Some had their flights cancelled ten minutes before boarding started. They had over 800,00 passengers scheduled on over 4100 flights in the first half of May. Comes out to about 53000 passengers for today that assuming half were flying home today. Their customer service lines are closed down too.

I've never flown them, I usually stick...

Well damn, Spirit Airlines YouTube videos are going to disappear.]]> 5 Star Trek brought us here 37 years later. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:37:42 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/star-trek-brought-us-here-37-years-later.126605/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/star-trek-brought-us-here-37-years-later.126605/ ed629 ed629
TrekBBS wasn't the first BBS I had joined or used. I actually joined a BBS further back in 1989, shortly after Star Trek V came out. I remember having some discussions on there, in particular on why would Starfleet let a ship with as many problems as the Enterprise A was having and how the relationship between Uhura and Scotty was sudden and...

Star Trek brought us here 37 years later.]]> 14 Watching the news.... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:34:49 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/watching-the-news.126492/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/watching-the-news.126492/ ed629 ed629
They're announced as "Breaking News!". There's reporters on the scene and they're saying "We're on location now, we know that that someone has been shot. Police are looking/conducting...... We'll be on location as this develops "

It sounds like "Someone was shot. We don't know who was shot or who shot them. Maybe we'll know something"

If @shootER could add his experience that would be...

Watching the news....]]> 6 Shitty Car Mods: Wordforge Edition Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:30:13 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/shitty-car-mods-wordforge-edition.114251/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/shitty-car-mods-wordforge-edition.114251/ Shirogayne Shirogayne
Let's start with the Pink Panther:

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A Bugatti, btw. Poor thing, you can hardly recognize it. Why would anyone do this?

Then, there's this:
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That's an original Mini Morris. Or rather two of them that got Tuvix'd into one, eight seater monstrosity. Still a much cooler car than the current Clubman MINI sells.

This one isn't quite so bad, actually. With Benz's X-Class truck on the...

Shitty Car Mods: Wordforge Edition]]> 272 In honor of today... Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:51:26 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/in-honor-of-today.126481/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/in-honor-of-today.126481/ ed629 ed629 View attachment 98891]]> Roger, go at throttle up... Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:55:13 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/roger-go-at-throttle-up.126434/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/roger-go-at-throttle-up.126434/ ed629 ed629
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Nichelle Nichols helped to recruit Judith Resnick and Ronald McNair to NASA, she felt extreme guilt for years after the Challenger Disaster.]]> 8 2025 almost gone, 2026 is coming. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:39:42 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/2025-almost-gone-2026-is-coming.126380/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/2025-almost-gone-2026-is-coming.126380/ ed629 ed629
Taking a quiet New Year's Eve celebration this year. Chilling at my sister's house, been eating snacks and appetizers for the last two or three hours. On my fifth or sixth margarita made from scratch. Having steaks for dinner.]]> 4