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Spitting Image

The return of my evil twin sister!

Arrgghh!   Though people say we are the spitting image of each other!

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  1. rijk says: 111

    Oops :oops: no google, that’s what i used on the previous popquiz(s)

    I know that in cars splitted wood is used to get the mirror image, so its number two for me.

    I would like to know the origin of the word [popquiz] because it is also used as a suprise test. Marina, you got work to do.

  2. leonard says: 110

    I like all three theories. My father would clean the mirror with his spit and hanky. :lol: another great lesson

  3. dustin535 says: 109

    hey what is the origen of the words “sex” and “sexy”.

  4. allizard says: 108

    argg… “doppelganger” playing Magic the Gathering finally paid off!! :mrgreen:

  5. I think it is splitting image

  6. how about the phrase blow job? i have all ways wondered how that came to be so if you can make a video teaching me, thanks

  7. I think that it is theory one. It seems to be the one that makes the most sense

  8. nighteye says: 104

    I’m going with number 2 – identical twins are also formed by splitting a cell.

    And while I’m waiting on my earlier word requests, another request: what is the origin of the word breakfast? Is it contradictory if I eat slowfood for breakfast?

    • Bob says: 104.1

      This has nothing to do with quickly and slowly.
      Fast also means to abstain from eating, as in Lent, Ramadan and hunger strike.
      Normally, humans start to feel hungry and have to eat after a maximum of four hours from the last meal, but when sleeping overnight they go for at least nine or ten hours without eating so they are effectively fasting overnight and the first meal of the new day breaks that fast, hence break-fast.

  9. darnko says: 103

    Funny thing, ’split’ image crossed my mind when I first opened this lesson so I must go with the answer that it’s from, “splitting Image”.

    Darnko :wink:

  10. are purple and violet the same color
    and if so where did we get violet from?

  11. Hi Marina
    i was wanting to know the history of the word OBITUARY and also to go along with that word MORBID thks

  12. deragor says: 100

    Theory number 3. We’ve got the same expression in italy, and the ittalian for spit doesn’t sound like the italian for split, nor spirit. So… it MUST be n°3. This time i’m sure!

  13. Just for fun, I looked up “schmo” (schmoe). The origin is given as unknown. Apparently coined in 1947. It means an annoyingy stupid or foolish person (synonym of jerk). At first, I assumed that in the expression “holy schmoly,” the “ly” was added for alliterative purposes, and I wondered how “holy” got hooked up with “schmo” in the first place. Then I happened upon the dictionary entry for the prefix “schm-” (shm-). It comes from Yiddish “shm-” and is “used to form a rhyming term of derision by replacing the initial consonant or consonant cluster of a word or by preceding the initial vowel.” The example provided is fancy schmancy. I guess this second entry is the good one behind the explanation of holy schmoly. I would assume that “shimoly” is a spelling variation. I’m such a schmart ass!

  14. Holy shimoly ….this stream is all over the place……

    To stay with the homework assigned….Therory #1 has got to be the winner.

  15. deaconj999 says: 96

    :roll:
    Hi Marina,

    I was wondering if you know where the word tomfoolery comes from ?

    Regards

    Joe

  16. tollinchi says: 95

    Hi I was wondering… When ever I go to a restaurant I have to wait to be seated, then wait for the waiter or waitress who by the refer to their profession as waiting on tables. So, Is there a connection between waiters and waiting? If you think about it the waiters really don’t wait that much… I do. Anyway I am curious about that. Take care bye,bye.

  17. i want to know the words ending in -gry are… angry, hungry and idc wat is d other one…tnx marina :grin:

  18. lukefuno says: 93

    the word i would like to know about is “fuck”
    now i am not trying to be a smart ass or anything but someone told me it not a curse word but means “fornicating under the kings consent” like it was an acronym, or something. could you clarify? thanks, :)

  19. BillyB says: 92

    I’ve always used the phrase “splitting image” so my bad for not Knowing yet it had morphed to spitting with the lost “L”. #2 didn’t cheat & I feel old enough to have beem around when the Phrase was coined.
    My mom is still with us & so is her twin & they still compete with each other, almost bitterly sometimes, but share a bond that is closer than other siblings. They were kept warm as little babys in the bread warmer above the stove in the bitterly cold Sasketchewan winter. I’m sure Marina has a bond that is as close that comes across as sibling rivalry in the vids’. :lol:
    I paused the video @ 2:16 to get the phone @ was intimidated when I came back to the computer. Marina’s brotther could look like that ?
    Anyways Marina shatters the myth of “blond means dumb”.
    This otta’ shatter the “lacking social concscience” myth .
    http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NutBawnYtlw

  20. nearlynot says: 91

    I’ll go with #3. That’s the only one I ever heard used

  21. rjphotog says: 90

    I vote for number two. It makes the most sense and sounds the most like “spitting image”.

  22. whats the origin of the word awesome?
    thx! :mrgreen:

  23. okay, what does femme fatale mean?

  24. shalom hotforwords I’m a new student I would like to know were the wild goose chase comes from.

  25. In college English almost 40 years ago we were told it comes from “spirit and image” by people who really took English scholarship seriously.

    • I should have added that what it means is that someone not only LOOKS like someone else, usually a father, but also ACTS like him. His image (appearance) is the same and so his his spirit (character and personality).

  26. scarecrow03 says: 85

    I would like to know the history of the word “WELCOME”. Is it simply a shortened version of “Well, come on in”?

    Also, is the correct answer to the “Spitting Image” game the first choice of “Spirit and Image”? Lemme know please.

    Keep up the good work, Marina. You’re helping me get a brain better than the wizard ever did. :mrgreen:

  27. jezko68 says: 84

    Love your videos. Very smart, and super sexy. I think the answer to spitting image is number 3, but 2 sounds like a possibility. Hey, could you research the word “hodgepodge”? Thanks. Mmmmwwaaa.

  28. ashleyee100 says: 83

    Hi HotForWords!!!

    I’d like to request the word ‘ambidextrous’, thanks so much!

    Ashley

  29. weeder14 says: 82

    I like theory #1. the other two seem a bit too far fetched for me.

  30. tdwnarrows says: 81

    Great maxim show and Great lesson 5 stars to each.
    Answer— I think its # 3

  31. link57 says: 80

    SPIT AND IMAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  32. delana1347 says: 79

    Hey Marina! I LOVE your videos! They’re ALOT of help with my language.
    I was wondering…
    If you could figure out where the word ” guile ” came from.
    Im very confused about this word and I DO NOT know anything about this word. I am VERY curious. My youtube name is Delana1347 and I am a current suscriber of you! Yay!
    Thanks for all your help,
    Delana1347
    ( You pronounce Delana as Duh – Lane – Uh )
    There ya go :D

  33. milea says: 78

    Hello there Hotforwords!
    Love the videos, I have a word request for you!
    PETTIFOGGER: It means a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, who quibbles over trivia.
    I was wondering how this word came about.
    Thanks a bunch!
    MiLea :roll:

  34. eseverson says: 77

    I would love to know the etymology of the words Heaven and Hell.

    I have always been fascinated by words and their origins, and when I discovered your YouTube channel, it fueled my hobby even more. I am appreciative that there are other people who are passionate about words too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world.

    Вы также красивы

  35. dmrm22 says: 76

    Where did the word procrastination originate from?

    I have a video response as well

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw1v8I_QPeA

  36. alcapone says: 75

    I’m portuguese, i’m curious about the word ‘Iberia’…

    Iberia

    1. The region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.

    But where did this word come from? :)

  37. Dear Marina,
    Hope all is well. Please investigate the word “Candy Cake” I have a birthday coming up.
    Many thanks,

    jeffinboulder

  38. big andrew says: 73

    hey hfw, where did the term “the whole 9 yads” originate from?

    does it come from WW1 airplan gunners using about 9 yards of ammo at a time.

  39. toysjoe says: 72

    If no one can answer this, perhaps we can do a lesson on why “Yours truly” means “myself”.

  40. muggins says: 71

    Dear teacher,

    What is the origin of “feckless”? Or…what is the feck of
    feckless?

    • It’s a mispronounciation of “effectless,” a synonym “ineffective.” Your feckless nebbish is the nephew or son-in-law that you hire to give your daughter and her children an income because her husband would never succeed on his own.

  41. fireduck01 says: 70

    i think it is #3 form fireduck01

  42. theresee says: 68

    Where did Therese orgin from or does it have any meaning?

  43. david-j says: 67

    Orgasm is a wonderful WORD to tell about it’s origin!I know the origin of it but still!Будет интересно узнать точное от тебя! :wink:

  44. chnum says: 66

    why don’t you investigate the word :arrow: to investigate/ investigation :?:

  45. dstiner86 says: 65

    Here is a tough word that truelly would be a task for you to even find. Any way the word is “Mogwai”. If you can’t think of where these might of possible came from, here is a terrible clue. Think of “Gizmo”? eh enjoy that one!

  46. Hmm, the second i reckon.

    The origin of the word ‘mercy’, obviously related to the French ‘merci’, but why / how?

    Good skills BTW!

  47. alcapone says: 63

    I think it’s theory number 3.

  48. phatbank says: 62

    I’ve always wanted to know about the origin of the phrase “Put up your dukes” to refer to boxing or fisticuffs.

  49. musonik says: 61

    Hello Hot for words,
    where did the word melancholy come from? Peace love and thank you for the HOT website.You are one hotty for sure

  50. motoslau says: 60

    i would like to know the origin of sarchofagus

    • I looked up sarcophagus, and it has very amusing roots. Rather than provide the answer, I think I’l just second the motion, and ask that Marina do this one. I assume you misspelled the word, motoslau, but I actually like the “look” of your spelling. By the way, I saw a whiteboard this past week on which an English teacher spelled “misspelling” with just one s–boy was I tempted to write a nasty note! How can a teacher misspell misspelling??? :???:

  51. liljrpat says: 59

    can i request for the word “Biotic”, thanks alot!

    LilJrPat

  52. I would guess option 3.

    Dear Teacher, could you us the where the phrase “The Bee’s Knees” comes from? Commonly used when something is clever or keen as in “Well isn’t that just the bee’s knees.”

    Thanks
    Your devouted student
    Archbishop Billy

  53. Summer says: 57

    Here’s a request: soap opera. I don’t understand why it’s called that!

  54. takachiado says: 56

    Does the international no symbol have anything to do with the Japanese character の pronounced “no”?

  55. jamus37 says: 55

    :smile: Would you do a lesson on the prefix ab as in absolute or absolution or absolve. I have wondered why this prefix seems to refer to removing things.

    Sincerely,

    Student Jamus37

    • Paraphrasing my dictionary: ab- (prefix) Middle English, from Old French and Latin; Old French from Latin ab-, abs-, a-, from ab meaning from, away, off. From Greek apo.
      Just picking up the dictionary worked my abs!

  56. omontesc says: 54

    according to the word “spitting image” i think the 3rd theory is the correct. please let me know marina. greetings from MX

  57. omontesc says: 53

    i would lke to know the origin of a delicious word…DESSERT. thanks Marina and greetings, i hope you select this word.

  58. lemon2323 says: 52

    I want to know were the word plasma came from. and also were howdy because it says that in the top right cornor :mrgreen:

  59. galakticus says: 51

    the 3d one.

    High Marina)) Could you explain the origin of the word spirit? Why are some liquor called spirits?

  60. leebot_9 says: 50

    Dear HotForWords,
    I’d like to request the phrase:

    “Cut to the chase”

    Thanks!

  61. matrix says: 49

    Hi Marina,

    My word requests are: Analogy and Analysis. :lol:

    Cya

  62. errinf says: 48

    My answer is going to be D -None of the above. The three answers given may all be false answers given out by Marina’s evil twin. Don’t let the voice in the background of the vid fool you… Marina’s dark half could easily have mastered ventriloquism as well as philology. You never know… I’ll have to wait until the next video to find out. How evil. :twisted:

    As for a word request, I recently came across the word ‘reincelibate’ (or ‘re-incelibate’, perhaps) in a song lyric of an old Mott the Hoople track. Curious if it is a real word or if it is just a play on words. If it is real, I wonder what exactly it means, tho I doubt it is real, and more of a Lewis Carroll type effort. Thought I’d ask Marina and/or her evil twin about it, as they both have degrees in philology.

    Thanks for another interesting lesson, HotForWords. By chance do you have a neutral triplet in addition to your evil twin? Maybe we should just clone you and create a master race of philologists. Just think of all the word requests that would get answered. :mrgreen:

  63. what does fire and ice mean

  64. LOL I WAS THINKING IT WAS A SPITTING OF THE OTHER HEAD(CUM)LOL BOY WAS I WRONG LOL/ LIKE A SON LOOKS LIKE THE FATHER OR THE DAUGHTER LOOKS LIKE THE MOTHER LOL.OH WELL IM GONG TO GUESS NUMBER 2 NO NO 1 NO NO 3 OK 2 NO 1 NO 3 NO NO OK FINAL ANSWER (2) OK THAT IT OK 2 IM SURE IM WRONG AGAIN BUT WORTH A TRY.

  65. thefailure says: 45

    I’d like to know more about the word, Bisexual. [:

  66. nvalline says: 44

    I think the answer is number 3, Spit and Image.

    I also have a word request, it kind of goes with spitting image, juxtaposition.

    Thanks and the lessons are great!

  67. whacker says: 43

    Can you please make a video about the word “marginalize”? I didnt really understood it.

    Thanks and love you videos!

  68. Kindergarden looks like it consists of the word Kinder and Garden, which would imply that it comes from the german words Kind meaning child and Garten meaning garden, but here’s another rather interesting explanation:

    It’s rather interesting, that in many european languages, words that sound related to “garden” (english), “garten” (german) or “jardin” (french) often have something to do with protection of “the weak”.
    Examples: The guard. (german: Garde), yard…
    In fact, a Garten is a place always surrounded and protected by some sort of fence, wall or hedge.
    Which leads us to the words chórtos (greec) and the hortus (latin) for garden. The corresponding verb “hortari” means “to advise/warn” or “to invite so. to do sth.” or literally translated “wohl eingefrieded” (german) or “well protected”.
    Also, another german word for “Kindergarten” is “Kinderhort” (even though they seem to be related, the apparently aren’t (?))

    To make the long story short: In this context, garten has nothing to do with flowers and trees, but rather with the protection of something vulnurable.

    This idea also applies to “Baumschule”, a place where trees are protected. Like a school.

    Hope that did help, though I can not guarantee that it is correct.
    I’m no phylologist. I’m not even hot :(

    My word of choice: Where does the name Marina come from.

  69. prospero811 says: 41

    Marina,

    Your website has become quite the phrontistery, even with that acrasial, fallaciloquent, and senticous evil twin of yours. I’ve become quite the sacricolist of you, Marina. You speak gaudiloquently, and your hirquitalliency increases every day.

    Amazing how many words have come and gone in the English language.

    Eric

    • Marina says: 41.1

      Being quite the sesquipedalian, eh prospero811 :?: :eek:

      • Yes, I suppose I am today.

        All that may have sounded like amphigory or galimatias, but hopefully you don’t consider it a delenda. Word of advice for your evil twin, she should probably get herself to a growlery.

      • Oh.. request tor your next video… can you wear a belly shirt please? I am in the mood for omphaloskepsis. :lol: (strictly for philosophical purposes, of course…. )

      • alx says: 41.1.3

        prospero,

        if you like good-looking east european women with big boobs and revealing clothes, you should definitely check out veronika zemanová. not from russia, though, but from czechoslovakia.
        I think she did some playboy shootings. whatever.

      • alx says: 41.1.4

        there’s even a dog in that video.

      • alx – I did not see the dog…. and I don’t discriminate based on national origin…. :smile:

      • alx says: 41.1.6

        first few seconds in the vid. white dog.

      • hitman says: 41.1.7

        Don’t confuse Russia with Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) :evil: but finally is east European…

      • Back in the 80’s during the cold war, we watched, I kid you not the movie Red Dawn in history class. This farm boy said if he ever saw a Russkie he’d shoot him. I asked why in the hell would just shoot somebody for being Russian? Along with a few additional insults and we ended up fighting. He was just some ignorant patriotic farm boy who likes to ride tractors and shoot guns. So twenty years later I am talking with hitman and wondering what the farm boy would think of that. Now here is the sad thing. The kid ended up being a military policeman stationed at the Guantanomo Bay prison. This was before the news that the U.S. was torturing detainees. The farm boy comes up missing, all they can find are his clothes at the edge of a ledge overlooking the ocean. The military declared it an accidental death and closed the case. I always think about this patriotic farm boy and that fight we had and if he committed suicide, if so why, and what he was thinking.

      • hitman says: 41.1.10

        But, Red Dawn doesn’t describe a real fact, just an hypothetical Soviet invasion to the USA

      • No, but viewing the video while in a history class during the cold war is irresponsible. The movie had little to do with history. It affected the students understanding toward Russia and it’s history. It created a bias in the class that interfered with a fair treatment of world history. Also in my post there is a theme of personal and national aggression and how people and nations have progressed. The fictional crimes committed by the Russians in the movie are then compared to the real crimes committed by the U.S. in Guantanomo Bay. They are linked by the lives of me and this farm boy and how our experiences and perceptions have guided and misguided us, and our nations.

    • rhoadess says: 41.2

      :shock:
      prospero811 If you speak that way normally, you should consider running for president, you would keep the media perplexed for days, trying to figure out if you actually answered their question.
      Well here’s a list of the words you used for those who have no clue what it says, yes I had to google them :neutral:

      phrontistery
      n. place for study.

      acrasial Adjective (comparative more acrasial, superlative most acrasial)
      Positive
      acrasial
      sacricolist n 1727 -1727
      devout worshipper
      She was a skeptic, but became a sacricolist after her father’s death.

      Comparative
      more acrasial

      Superlative
      most acrasial

      1. ill-mannered, ill-tempered.

      fallaciloquence n 1656 -1761
      deceitful speech
      Your fallaciloquence, though charming, will not convince the jury to acquit.
      senticous adj 1657 -1657
      prickly; thorny
      He pricked himself on a senticous bush as he searched about for his golf ball.
      gaudiloquent adj 1656 -1727
      speaking joyfully or on joyful matters
      Her gaudiloquent tone was thought excessively perky by the stodgy faculty.
      hirquitalliency n 1652 -1652
      strength of voice
      The wrestler’s hirquitalliency compensated for his lack of strength and talent.
      sesquipedalian
      1 : having many syllables : LONG *sesquipedalian terms*
      2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words *a sesquipedalian television commentator*

      amphigory n.

      A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also amphigouri.]
      galimatias n.

      Nonsense; gibberish.

      [French.]
      delenda n. pl.

      [L., fr. delere to destroy.]
      Things to be erased or blotted out.
      growlery
      a retreat for times of ill humor
      This, you must know, is the growlery. When I am out of humour, I come and growl here. — Dickens, Bleak House

  70. emmanuelo16 says: 40

    Can you do a lesson on the origin of the word KINDERGARTEN :neutral: :twisted: :shock: :roll: :mad: :eek:

  71. prospero811 says: 39

    Hi Marina!

    My guess is “spit and image.”

    TGIF!

    Eric

  72. jilsoft says: 38

    Please please please can you give me the real origin of “the whole nine yards” .. I have seen several… I must know! It refers to the totality of something … as in.. “He took the whole nine yards of the beer on the table!”
    Thanks so much HFW… :wink:

  73. tygejessen says: 37

    I was wondering where the origin of the word recorder comes from. (The woodwind instrument called recorder)

  74. pelnied says: 36

    It would be so amazing if you would do the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia i watch all your videos and think you are amazing

  75. xennelul says: 35

    I have two word requests that are totally unrelated:

    origins of the word ‘robot’
    where does the expression ‘running amok’ come from?

    Thanks!

  76. sxcat says: 34

    Could you try the word “concubine” ?

  77. “Knock your socks off”

  78. man, this is the only english hw i ever do! ah well, i this its the splitting image..

  79. tricovictus says: 31

    i think is teory number 3, but i agree with number 2, so i have to throw a coin, ok, is number 3

  80. I like the “splitting image” . Spit woodwork is also a sign of good craftsmanship.
    I also have my first word request. It is inspired by the high standard of your lessons. One could say you are “persnickety” about what you present and even how you present the lesson.
    Where did persnickety come from?
    Thanks

  81. shoup_erick says: 29

    I agree with the majority here – I choose number 3. I also have to add that as an adjunct faculty, it was always good to hear from my female students compliments on my looks. I must say I’m “Hot For Teacher”… with respect to Marina and borrowing from the classic 80s Van Halen tune.

  82. alucard1322 says: 28

    ahah the way you said shut up at the end was kinda cool hehehe
    i would say it is …
    hehehe. :twisted:

    theory 1 is more like a person look like some who died.. like you said resemblance

    if one person it has to be theory 2 splitting images is like multiple personality i think…

    theory 3 spit and image if we are really talking about twins as in two persons who look a like

    so i would say its theory 3

  83. bobmcangus says: 27

    Hey what about the word

    ‘heirloom’

    Both the ‘heir’ and the ‘loom’ parts confuse me, and why are they used together?

    Cheers!

  84. Hey Marina,

    I’ve been a fan of etymology since I was in elementary school. I actually asked one of my first teachers about why words what they were and he didn’t know how to respond. Anyway, I love your channel and I think I have a very good word for you.

    Where does the word “a lot” or just “lot” come from?

    Do the different definitions have anything to do with one another?

    Can you have a lot of lots?

    Or a lot with a lot of little lots of lost lollipops looted from a lot of empty lots? :)

    I’d love to know a lot more than I do now about “lot” and “a lot” … probably a lot of other people would too :)

    -David

  85. may i request the word “tattoo”..

  86. nuovabrezza says: 23

    Giorni Bella, I woud like 2 no the meaning of “Aficionado”-”Virtuoso “-incognito”–not all but which ever one u choose–A Presto, Grazie Mille! Tanti Saluti-Ciao.

  87. 3215121 says: 21

    i would like to request the 2 words
    a.m. and p.m.
    i don’t know if you already done them

  88. paullychu says: 20

    Could you do, “Aloof”?

  89. hot for you says: 19

    K i am really wanting to know were exactly the word fuck came from because it is used in many different ways. I tried to look for where originally came from and who thought of it in the first place. not trying to be wierd or anything like that i’am just really wanting to know :?:

  90. epyontwo says: 18

    can you do the word “relinquish”

  91. I love your videos! I would actually like to know the origin of the contrasting phrases “redneck” and “blue-blooded.” If there is any way you could investigate, that would be great. Thanks!

  92. dank1313 says: 16

    hi teach,
    how u doin? I got a word… the word SHIT, yeah the word SHIT. Someone said it stands for “SHIT= Sexy Hot Intellijeent techer.”
    if that is so, then you marina should change your name from hfw to… SHIT

  93. rhoadess says: 15

    Hi Mrs &, i mean Mrs Hot For Words
    So you mean to say that we can’t google anymore :???: you mean it’s cheating? :shock: How about wiki, can we wiki for info :?: :smile: I hope looking the word up in the Dictionary isn’t cheating, but I did, and there are a few definitions for spit, and one of them is perfect likeness as you said in theory number 3, so I pick theory number three. :grin: but last time I used the dictionary for help I got the wrong answer :roll: btw, you say you have a twin sister? Is she married?

  94. jmtoou says: 14

    Can you please look into the origin of the word “audacity”? Thanks. Love your videos

  95. ryuchan16 says: 13

    I thikn it’s number 2.
    Teacher!
    What’s the name of your twin?

  96. I vote for theory number 2. In English, we often remove sounds from words to create shorter words. So this makes sense to me that “spitting” comes from “splitting”.

  97. Two word requests – “mirror” and “mail” and in particular why are newspapers called “The Daily Mirror” (even in German) and why are newspapers called “The Mail of ______” (even in French). Thanks, Marina. Stephen

  98. r2luix says: 10

    love your videos

    BIG SHOUT OUT TO MARINA :cool:
    WHOO HOO :)

    im going with theory number 1 :cool:

  99. snowdogg71 says: 9

    Gotta say I agree, intelligence IS sexy. But anyway, can you delve into the origin of “hangover,” please?

  100. 121212wer says: 8

    What is the origin of airhead? :shock: :shock: :shock: :?:

    • Someone needed a term to describe the relative brains, wisdom and common sense of brilliant bottle blondes Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears, so they came up with these two terms, “airhead” and “vacuum packed.”

      • Isn’t vacuum packed an oxymoron?

      • It’s a joke, lividemerald.

        Actually, vacuum packed means that when something like coffee is shipped, they suck the air out because oxygen in the can combines with the tastiest flavonoids in coffee so they eliminate that taste-destroyer.

        And what I meant is that although Paris Hilton seems to be empty-headed, at least she seems to have the capacity to learn from nasty consequences while Brittney Spears plows full speed into self-destruction. But then, she’s a rock star, and rock stars have a life expectancy in the mid 30’s.

      • Of course it’s a joke. I love to feign naïveté. But I enjoyed your comment. In fact, I enjoy all of your comments, el profesor. And that’s no joke!

  101. chacha04 says: 7

    could you tell me the origin of doppleganger?

    thanks for enlightening all of us with your wisdom!

  102. I think it’s the splitting image one.

  103. emmanuelo16 says: 5

    CAN YOU PLEASE DO A LESSON ON THE WORD KINDERGARTEN!!!!! :roll: :lol: :mrgreen: :smile: :oops: :razz:

  104. Qermaq says: 4

    It’s “spit and image” – the look (image) and flesh (spit) of the other person. I knew this one right off, even before I watched.

    Hoping my posting here rather than on YouTube counts – YouTube has been crashing my browser lately with all the ads.

    • fyshdoc says: 4.1

      i agree. splitting a piece of wood does not give two of the same image, rather they have all their features reversed. this is analogous to the “enantiomer” well known to students of organic chemistry. spit and image gives a feeling not only of physical similarity but also of internal similarity.

  105. wreftle says: 3

    I vote for splitting image. Wood split down the middle is a mirror image of itself.

  106. foldedangel says: 2

    I love your vids, i didnt even know half of this stuff, and to think, i thought i was pretty good with words :shock:

    can you please, in your next video, expound on the meaning of Lotion? :razz:

    • Isn’t our language a deep and interesting thing, I have always wondered where certain words and phrases originate. Glad to know there are more of us out there. So here is a word request, gibberish I beleieve it originates from the work of legendary mathematician Al-Jabr :-)

  107. padackles says: 1

    What is the origin of airhead?

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