Harlequin - beautiful and mysterious word

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1. moscht on October 4th, 2008 8:00 am

   Loool? This is a classic^^

2. foxbow on October 2nd, 2008 1:24 pm

   wth…. you gonna hunt polar bears with that dog or something……..

   foxbow replied on October 2nd, 2008 1:27 pm:

   Oh wait …you’re allready laying on it

3. mijj on September 20th, 2008 1:33 pm

   lol .. i love the “i’m watching you” bit at the end.

4. stokesjrj1 on September 9th, 2008 11:37 pm

   or even a loymaxwell

   stokesjrj1 replied on September 9th, 2008 11:38 pm:

   puttogether

5. stokesjrj1 on September 9th, 2008 11:36 pm

   Gucci looks more like a harlowmaxwell

6. tedt on July 8th, 2008 9:24 am

   Really nice video, don´t jump into the screen next time, you jumped into my “fork”……what to do with the “eyeball” now ?

7. shokukoro on April 18th, 2008 8:44 pm

   Another is preeclampsia, the quest for words never stops!!!

8. shokukoro on April 18th, 2008 8:41 pm

   How old is Gucci, I have 6 dogs and I love them to death. What was it like growing up in Russia, and how long have you had an interest for words, did someone in your life inspire you?

9. errinf on February 23rd, 2008 11:42 pm

   I must say, I have been avoiding commenting on these older lessons while I go through them at my own pace, but it is truly fascinating to me that out of all of the words that might be the favorite of such a skilled, intelligent philologist, Marina chooses ‘harlequin’. I myself could never pick a favorite word (too many to choose from for me), but harlequin is definitely up there. Basically the same thing as a jester or a fool, but it sounds so much prettier.

   Personally, I’d rate the word ‘troubadour’ up there with ‘harlequin’. Both sound quite colorful and describe interesting characters. Troubadour also has a lot of cool synonyms, like bard, skald, and minstrel. When it comes down to it, a troubadour and a harlequin would make a good team… in fact, i’ve seen quite a few harlequins open for troubadours in my lifetime. lol Also, if I am correct, troubadours and harlequins are usually wanderers, which makes them vagabonds. And the word ‘vagabond’ definitely rates among my favorites too. : )

   Anyway, just throwing in my two cents worth before calling it a night. Thanks for covering the origin of another fascinating word, Marina. Fitting in one lesson a day (my own regimen) has proven to be a worthy endeavor. Cheers to Hot For Words once again!

   p.s. And for those harlequin fans out there, this summer is going to have a major movie whose villain is sometimes known by the title ‘The Harlequin Of Hate’. It should be pretty easy to figure out who that villain is and what the movie will be, as it features one of the most popular fictional harlequin of our modern pop culture.