420 Game
In celebration of 420 coming up (4/20) I thought this was apropos 
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hitler was born on 4/20
The first pasteurization test was completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard on April 20, 1862. The process was originally conceived as a way of preventing wine and beer from souring.
I believe this was the reason that in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot.
4:20 was a time to commemorate Louis Pasteur and the discovery of pasteurization.
adolph hitler
The Residents- Third Reich ‘n’ Roll
No. 2 is the obvious answer. I don’t think I’ve heard, or just barely forgotten little about the date 420. I was beginning to think it was the year 420 until I read the comments below. My history is way off, and I was trying to think of any significant figures around that era. The only 2 that popped to mind was Emperor Nero and the Prophet Mohummad, but both are way wrong.
I choose number 2.
According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now reaching their 50s. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation.
P.s. according to Denise Witmer from About.com, April 20th is Hitler’s birthday. Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.
I’ve never really spent much time in California, except for when me, my brother (Tim) and his buddy (Ben) drove through the northeastern tip down 139 along the divider between Klamath and Modoc National Forests [I'll never forget the awesome beauty of the scenery in that majestic countryside] in an ‘84 Chevy RV (brought back to life by some long-time guests at Tim’s other pal Dan’s hostel in Eugene, Oregon) on our way to Burning Man. Which was held on “the Playa”, an ancient dried up lake bed in the northern Nevada desert somewhere near Sparks, Neveda (if I remember correctly) back in 2004. So I’d have to guess 1
Also 4/20/1889 is the birthdate of Germany’s darkest, most infamous leader of all time: der Fuhrer of the Third Reich, Adolf Schicklgruber (at birth) in Austria. Of course, most people know him by his chosen alias, Adolf Hitler!
Good Day big ed: A song from the marvellous band The Residents on their masterpiece album : The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll (Euro ralph) (1975) Song : Swastikas on parade
It’s 3:20 am on June 25th, my birthday and I’m blown away by your taste in music. Yowsers!
leonard, you rock!
I thank you for your kind words and I think you are very bright and I quote you
“…Germany’s darkest, most infamous leader of all time: der Fuhrer of the Third Reich, Adolf Schicklgruber[[[s.c.h.I.c.k.l.g.r.U.b.E.R]]] or (((S$C$H$i$C$K$L$G$R$u$B$e$R))) (at birth) in Austria. Of course, most people know him by his chosen alias…”Economics should never lead people!!! 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ! – FUNNY – THE BEATLES
2
I say it’s 1 or 3.
i heard it was hitler who was born on 4 20
i dont know about the police codes in the us but here in canada they put a 10 in front of the codes
so my guess would be 3
No 2
No1
My grandfather was a cop so number 1
theroy number 2 is correct and its in my name!
Some Sections of the Indian Penal Code [IPC] have become popular culture references, such as Section 420 of the IPC. Confidence tricksters in India and Pakistan, where the penal code apply are called 420, after this section.
There was a popular box office hit Hindi movie by the name ‘Shri 420′. [Shri is Mr in Hindi and all other Indian languages].
Known 420 Myths
Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420.
The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.
There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana.
Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.
April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day.
; but that wasn’t the origin.
Well, it is now
April 20th is Hitler’s birthday.
Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.
The date of the Columbine school shootings.
This happened after the term was already in use.
4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland.
Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.
Typically, answer #2 is believed to be the “true” answer.
In response to tenkasian’s brilliant answer I offer my response: http://hightimes.com/entertainment/ht_admin/1326
David
im from holland mate and we all drink beer like man ,women here drink tea often lol
and we dont have a special time to drink i guess .
you go drink when you feel like it
and during work most people drink coffee or a soda
i think english people are more fund of tea since most of the tea here in holland
comes from england.
Hi Marina – Greetinmgs from a fellow podcaster! Love to hear the definition of the word “geek” or “nerd” please, for the listeners of our tech podcast
Marina I would like to request the word Hacker
Hi Marina -
Word origins that might be interesting – let me request the words “atheist” and “agnostic.”
Also, there are a couple of really cool word-related sites out there I’m not sure if you know about. Sort of just novelties like this Modern English to Old English translator: http://wandership.ca/projects/eow/ and an Old English Dictionary: http://home.comcast.net/~modean52/oeme_dictionaries.htm
It’s amazing how language has changed – the oldest known English literary work is Beowulf – and if you check it out in its original Old English it is no closer to English than most other languages with no connection to English. http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Prologue.html
Anyway, just some ruminations from your loyal student, Prospero.
Hi Prospero811
Haven’t seen you in awhile and Marina
is getting her Christmas card list together.
She has also revived the Teacher’s Pet thingee…
Stop in and say “Hi” when you can
list for [Easter]
it could offend-ya…hoTForWorDs…your race’s start for the season, melikadothechacha ? long season ahead?
Living in northern ca and having a sister who worked for the Grateful Dead, in san rafael, ca I know the answer is 2. San Rafael High School students got out of school and went 420
Stephen Marley was born on April 20th and was always under the influence of ganja!
Ok,
привет kak gizn de nuevo.
i posted my request on another video. but here it goeas agaein:
Churrocabronchingoneando (or Churrocabronchingoneando in english)
неплохо а у тебя?
兄
Fe de Erratas:
Should read Churrocabronchingoneaning 4 english.
::
420 is the Police dispatch code for Pot Smoking in Progress in Public in San Fancisco Made famous by The Greatful Dead from the time they lived there.
Happy 420 Day
My name was “apropos” of 420…?
How clever…
Just dawned on me.
Oh it figures! I am teachers pet the day I play hookey! Wow, thanks! What fun.
That was so funny to see out of nowhere… 
Made my day, thanks.
Hey hey! Whassup?
Long time, no see…
Marina’s putting together a card
for Christmas…
Belated Congrats on the Teacher’s Pet thingee.
Word Request – kinda… Riddle Request – can you investigate this popular riddle named “The World’s Hardest Riddle”? I know you can do it.
“I turn polar bears white
And I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
And girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
And normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
And make your champane bubble.
If you sqeeze me, I’ll pop.
If you look at me, you’ll pop.
Can you guess the riddle?”
97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out,
But 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out,
In 6 minutes or less.
Marina:
Why is the answer to this video on youtube for over 4 hours and yet not on your site? The answer to your eponym question is Pasteurization.
Bill
Not so much a word request as a request to publicize this altruistic site:
http://freerice.com/index.php
Might incentivize some solipsists to optimize their capacious craniums for utilitarian ends…now that would be a shift in their Weltenschauung!
Where does the word
EMO
originate?
i hear it alot and it sounds like people use it the wrong way.
Ok. first word is ADORABLE, like you
Second word… ok, CENTIMITER, but my confusion is: a Kilometer is 1000 meters, a Centimeter should be 100 meters, no? can you investigate?
take care
Rei
Please upload 420 answer (and any others, if applicable) to iTunes ASAP
SInce the pope was in the US this week,
I’d like to request a couple of religious words.
Pope
Hallelujah
Bible
Mother’s day is coming soon and I’ve thought up a good lesson to do for it.
I’ll save it till then
Thanks!
Thanks!
If you would be so kind, could you explain the origin of the world “Darling”?
As in: “Boris darling, we must catch up with moose and squirrel.”
It would also be hot if you’d say that.
love,
mike
Homework Assignment:
Louis Pasteur: a scientist, formulated the idea of pasterization. To sterilize a liquid through heating. Commonly used with milk to prolong the life and to disinfect. Pasteur hence pasterization.
- Suleiman
What does the last name Aiken mean?
OK, I have a request for a NUMBER not word. It is “360″. I know that it has something to do with the Almighty Latin Kings gang but what does it mean???
I have a word request. I am learning swing dancing. Could you tell me the origin of the word Lindy Hop.
Hi Marina
well it could be none of the above 4 answers if your being tricky.
However it is the first day of passover.
And Adolph Hitler for extra credit.
also another word request…..portmanteau….Thanks
I would like to know the origin of the word polar and how it relates to a persons pulse.
i wauld like to request the word dactyloscopy
My word request is somewhat unorthodox. It is similar to the video you made on the word “irregardless.”
I’d like to request you make a video explaining the phrase “couldn’t care less” and why it is grammatically incorrect to say “I could care less.” This is a commonly misused phrase, so I believe it would make for an interesting video.
Thank you.
So I asked a freind of mine whos over for a few months, Ollie (from the states, CA) – and he tells me 420 is a National Pot Day……….
Even tho I understand,, & somewhat veried in opinion (Thai = Hassip Hassip ( 50/50)) smoking copius amounts of herb creates some of the best things in life, just take a look at history…..so many headonistic staures make for everything beautiful and beyound. True, lazyness apparenty, makes nonscence and dullness, but, can be, kinda funny, if permitted!!!! Weird in other dimentions. Unusual but household! But nothing, would be as cool as we know it, Jim, without the daydreaming slaksydazial dope heads. So heres to dope and all those who lose their sweet little minds, dreaming, when the wind crys Mary….just a play for today with short tem effect, But, dope really does screw you up… no it does, so all things concidered, all in moderation…. You know you gotta get a life! Dancing the Kaos
420 BC- Wow, so many articles about that time, fasinating reading…What a year!!!!.Love to know which one relates….scratching another bald patch, try to figure this one out….guessing its something to do with a Greek dude who got thrown out, ostrascized……further reading pending…….
yummy…….
Looking amazingly superemo Minzy…..rocking more, better than ever…Girl,you’re my angel, my darling angel……..making my heart sing, mind candy sublime…….Just gotta tell the nation my appreciation……….say it, its all good people!
Peace, love & knowledge
HFW143always
Hi,
I would like to know where vulgarity originates. Not just the word vulgarity (or the F word as most have learned about that one) but rather where all profanity and vulgarity originates such as, with all due respect, words such as, shit, dammit, piss, cunt, etc… I have always wondered and am really interested in profanity’s origin. I like your shows and even if you where conservatively dressed, I would take a strong interest in your topics. Thank you very much.
i want to request the origin for the numbers 666.
Once upon a time:
A group calling themselves the “Waldos” would meet at 4:20 out in front of San Rafael High School, at the statue of Louis Pasteur.
These “kids” started doing this in the early 1970’s. Most of the surviving members of the “Waldos” are 50 or older now.
Yes, Hitler was born on 4/20, but what the heck does HE have to do with pot?
New word request……………lol………….empathy
Most excellent!!! Numbers can be kewl toooooooooooooooooo
Hey Marina! This is sort of a response to the hotdog video. I’m posting it here so you will see it.
Why do they call it a “Ham”burger. That question has been in my head for years and I would love for you to investigate it.
Thank You
-Adam
thanks for uploading the BBQ answer Marina.
Hey hey! Whassup?
Long time, no see…
Marina’s has revived the
Teacher’s Pet thingee.
Check it out. See ya
By the way, it’s theory number 2. And both Adolf Hitler and Carmen Electra were born on that day.
Hey Marina, I’ve been a fan of yours for about a year, and this is my first ever request, but I’ve always wondered the origin of a couple of words.
1. Soccer (Why not football? Why did we switch it?)
2. Weather
3. Cellular
4. Avalanche
That’s in order of how much I care, by the way. Keep making videos! You rock!
A couple friends and I placed a bet.
Help?
Does the word
S.H.I.T.
come from bags of fertilizer labeled
Ship High In Transport
back in the Columbus days, so that the methane gases wouldn’t blow up upon lighting a lantern in the ships storage area?
Also is Fornication Under Consent of King the way we got the F word?
Last but not least,
When did we go from having 10 months to having 12 months?
Who decided add July for Julius Caesar
Or August for Augustus the Great
making
Sept from 7th to the 9th mo
Oct from 8th to the 10th mo
Nov from 9th to the 11th mo
Dec from 10th to the 12th mo
Thanks
Stroker@stroker.net
S.H.I.T. (Ship High In Transit) unfortunately is a myth.
Its a very good story and sound very plausible. For fun, I tell this story in class just to let the student down at the end. 
Im just evil hu?
Hola desde Espana!
Hi Marina,,,
Can you tell me,, the origion and difference of the words
Pirate and Buccaneer?
We enjoy your show and we watch often. Thank you for the work.
Saludos
costahombre,
As a rule, the buccaneers called themselves privateers, and many sailed under the protection of a letter of marque granted by British or French authorities. Pirates for short. I’ll let Marnia investigate the origins of words if she chooses to.
I wanted to add a short true story about a former privateer:
Captain John Kendrick who commandeered the Tall ship Lady Washington from Robert Gray. In 1790 she became the first American ship to go to Japan on a trading mission, Kendrick pretended to be seeking refuge from a storm in order to land. A year later on Queen Charlotte Island, some natives stole items off the ship and Kendrick took their chiefs captive until they were returned. The natives were enraged by this and later when the Captain was drunk they came aboard and attacked, not a smart move when dealing with a drunk former privateer. He opened fire and killed fifty of them. He had some excuse, as natives earlier had attacked a shore party and killed his son.
That same year he set off for Hawaii, and then again in 1794. By that time the Lady Washington had become so famous that several British vessels in Honolulu Harbor decided upon a gun salute only they forgot they had loaded it with grapeshot which whammed into the Lady killing Captain Kendrick and several officers.
As a lifetime crew member of the Tall Ship Lady Washington, when it comes to government bureaucracy, all I have to say is “Kendrick was right!”
4 theories? that’s new. I still say #4
Hello dear Marina-HfW
First of all i’d like to say thank u for all those lessons which make me expand my knowledge and secondly i’d like to ask why we have 2 words for the same think and these 2 words are “Turtle” and “Tortoise”,which is the origin of these words??? And “popinjay” is goooooooooood
Sounds really stylish,glamourous and so on….(sorry for some bad points at my english)
Hello, Marina. I just discovered HotForWords a few days ago and have been enjoyed each episode very much! Keep up the good work.
I’d also like to request an episode on the word “buzz.” How did it get from its onomatopoeic meaning to become informally associated with a “rumor?” For example, “The buzz around town…” Thanks!
Excuse me. Grammar Nazi here correcting my own comment.
“…have enjoyed each episode…”
Sorry about that.
Flex
4-20, April 20, is Adolph Hitler’s Birthday. Incidentally the day of the Columbine School Massacre, on 4/20, would have been Hitler’s 100th birthday.
Dear HotForWords,
I wonder what is the origin of the word “jackass”. Why “ass of Jack” means “idiot”? In my country there is a word “osioł”, which is translated in english to words “jackass” or “donkey”. But in my country this words has not inside words “Jack” and “ass”.
Thank you for investigation.
And… Извините за мой английский.
i say its option 2 :kids puff at 4:20pm
and for the “why is 420 famous for?” because some famous people like jimi hendrix died at april 20 (also know as 4-20 in numerical date form)
just a thought….
How about the word “Dick”. Short for the name Richard which makes no sense. Slang for Private detective. Slang for someone who is being a jerk or slang for male member.
My dear hotforwords Marina,
The answer to your quiz 420 is #2. A group of kids would meet @4:20 after school to smoke pot.
Your trusty hotforyou student
Happy holiday’s everyone. hahaaaaaaa. Pass around the blunt niggaz.
Most excellent! How about the origin of the word “poppycock”?
I would like you to explan this word “DANDY” becouse I couldn`t find it in the English (british) Wordpower.
Cheers,
“ilunga” if you can translate and give me the origin of this word then you truly are the goddess of all words. i believe that you will have your hands full as it is the toughest word in the world…………hint hint..can you do it? will you succeed????? please dont let us down were counting on you!!!!!
Mark 4:20
Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown?
Continue to sew the good words Dear Teacher and your return will multiply thirty, sixth and a hundred times again. Oh yes and clicking the digg it button helps. :p
It’s #2.
Numbers are like statistics and people. They are easily manipulated.
it is number One I guess the Police Code
Hi Marina,
Keep up the good work!
Id like to know where and how the saying:
“Heard it through the grapevine”
Came from.
Thanks
BobK101
Hi Marina Teacher,
You are gorgeous!!!
I got 2 words to ask you.
Gaia and Flop.
I would like to know about ticklish feet
Privyet, Marina! I don’t have a specific word request but would like your commentary on the structure of the English language. I took Russian for a few semesters in college, and was impressed at how logical and consistent are the sounds and word structures. As one whose native language is NOT English (and now is an expert on linguistics), could you please offer your own impressions and assessment of the English language? I can’t help but feel embarassed and sympathetic for those who come to America and have to struggle with our highly chaotic and dysfuntional tongue. Spasiba!
Tell me about it! I was born here and I can’t understand it.
As if French were much easier !
I had a chance to learn Russian from the US Navy for free. I turned down the offer. Now I wish I had taken the class. I guess it was that stupid cold war training. I have a lovely friend in Athens, Greece promises to teach me Greek. I’ll let you know how it all goes.
420 comes from 4:20, so kid after school theory is my answer!
Can you describe the expression Easter Egg.
Thanks
You should look up the ninja. Its a common word but many people dont know the origen or the meaning behind the word ninja.
Say Marina, would you be able to tell me the origin of the word “funk”?
Very interesting concept.. it was also used by Jerry Garcia as the official time to get high everyday.. shes sexy and intelligent.. winning combination
420 is Hitler’s B-day, The anniversary of the Columbine Massacre, I’m not quite sure, but 420 may be a prescription code for medical marijuana.
i wanna now were pussy came from why is it bad 2 call a woman pussy when we RRRRRRRRRRR man why 2 we have 2 stand up for RRR selves or whatever luv utube Marina seeya.Why they get so mad!IOt’s a word!
I like the idea of the third one. So I want it to be that one. Just a couple of words too. Why is abbreviation such a long word? Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?
why is a machine gun called a “machine” gun? why can’t it be called fully-automatic or even gatiling gun, as it was once (and yes, i am a republican, caught in a liberal left-leaning school, (taking a class called russia since 1917, no less) HELP).
HI, 5.OPINION
420 IS THE ONLY NUMBER ,WITH GEOMETRICAL WITHER,WITHOUT, GEOMETRICAL INCREASING.
THE 531 HAVE 135. THE 642 HAVE 246. THE 420 HAVE 24…SO IS NOT THE SAME….
AT YOUR SERVICE…
NISI
Hi Marina:
I don’t know much about marajuana, but it might be interesting to know where “cat’s out of the bag” came from as-well-as what, exactly, it means.
nvslurker, I actually had the cat of 9 tails (a full 9 knotted lashes, 3 knots each I might add) drawn out of the bag on me several times. I never had the cat scratch my back. A sail call would always interrupt the punishment. Thank gawd I didn’t get to meet the three sisters! But I don’t want the cat to get out of the bag just yet unless Marina doesn’t want to do a video on this. I really don’t want to steal her wind I just might have the devil to pay.
I have in my mind a great two person skit that could demonstrate all of this.
Well I better get to bed now. I have the first dog watch.
~~__/)__~~
Word Request: Decapitate.
can you please do the word,
bullseye
i really want to know why the middle of the target is called a bullseye?
Hello, Hotforwords, a word i would like to request would be “dream”.
Spanish, Sleep is dormir and think is pensar, spanish coming from latin i would figure its origin would be near enough to help me find it. I also tried pseudo for false but that could only link me to thought ( in a sense to me thought would have no ground in reality).
I would appreciate your help to ease my mind and for inspiration, keep on educating because you’re doing a excellent.
I Want to Know the origin of the word shotgun in reference to the passenger side seat in a car.
I would still love to hear the background for “cool beans.” Thanks!
Word Request: Would you please do the origin of the word burp or belch. I have always wanted to know where they came from.
Privetik dorogaya!
S.Komsomolskim privetem. ( A shutka.. I know you are too young for Komsomol).
I would like to know the origin of the expression “over the hill” pojaulista.
Spasibo for your consideration.
Net, snegorochka, I , personally, am NOT “over the hill.”
I enjoy your lessons, and not just because I have bolshoiya glaza for Russkie dievushkie.
Poka, Bob
PS, my friends sometimes call me “Bob Grozny,” but don’t be too afraid. Pravda, I am not as grozny as Ivan. Even my barabashka isn’t too afraid.
Hi Marina
Well it looks like I am in hotwater now. I never expected Mr, Dhands to rat me out that way . Gee, i’ll never pass this class now. Oh well Have another word request….. could we have the etymology of the words ….gameplay… and …answer….
Many crimes occur in the late afternoon, around 4:20pm. This is ’cause it is after reform school lets out, and lolifes go out on the street, get high or start burglarizing or jacking to get money to get high. There are other unsafe times of the day, such as for violent crime…one fairly safe time however is 4:20am, ’cause everyone has already gone to the emergency room by then or has crashed on their friend’s floor or front yard. It is also a time when I post to the internet, looking for a moment of free time for myself–work too hard!
Does anyone know the peek hour of the day for being killed: when one should stay home?
Numbers are nice! More open ended than words.
well its evil, wicked, mean and nasty dont step on the grass sam…ur so full of bull artlover. people who smoke weed r too lazy to do any of those things u just described lol and on the contrary 420 is a day of peace and love, so yeah man in the wise wise words of steppenwolf dont be such an ass artlover(8)
ha ha…touche!… i voted for California proposition 19…the first initiative to legalize MJ before you were born…it failed of course but that did not really matter…people will use any drug they want anyway…and yes, mj is one of the better ones out there in the sense it pacifies only, and unlike crack, it does not lead to gang violence…or am I wrong on this?….MJ does make people lazy and appear “peaceful” as you say…however, it also can damage the developing brain, we know now, so it is really not good for kids or teens, or anyone for that matter, only its not as bad as crack or distilled poisons….You don’t need to be lazy to be genuinely peaceful and loving…i would never use it or any mind-f drug again…also: i am not mean…if you want to understand meanness on the net, just look at the prevalence of name calling here….it is never a good thing to call yourself or other people names, no matter how mild…such as “ass.” I will never call you a name or be mean to you reneelpulpo…
The vast majority of people die in bed – either their own, someone else’s or in hospital – so the most dangerous place to be, irrespective of time, is in bed.
The answer is #3 – code the time of day when students would gather to enjoy a puff.
Word request:
Defenestrate or
Defenestration
great word, nic!
Dear Marina,
.
What is the etymology of the word maelstrom and pandemonium? I love your videos, and they all remind me– Один язык недостаточно
hey marina can you investigate the origin of the word cheesecake
Your word request really caused me to laugh, don’t truly understand why but I really laughed, maybe the word ‘cheesecake’ is just too funny, or in this context to have anyone take seriously. Okay, for the funny factor I 2nd the request for cheesecake! It’s cheesecake
or nothin’.
OMG! It did the same thing to me
You know it was a cheesy request anyways. 
Cheesecake
Now you have gone and done it Bob. I want some of that cheesecake
Great vid. Interesting belly dancers have evolved far in their art today.
My best friends favorite desert is cheesecake.
Bob. great CC vid. Do you have the Green Girl vid from the first Star Trek series?
I wonder if we could get dear teacher to dance of us a bit more? She has a few quick dances in past vids.
Marina,
I would like to know the origin of the word “carouse”.
Спасиьо,
Богдан
How do you say your name, I can’t even write it. M aybe Marina could say it for us sometime eh. Mines to easy. I’m not trying to be offensive, simply curious? Does it sound as cool as it looks?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y63_nfqCXng
BillyB, funny, funny routine. Thankyou for that.
I think that Billy is cool, man. Every one of us should think that our own name is cool, or change it, the heck. My name is pronounced Bogdan, I like it.
My name gets connected with a lot of profanity.
Oh well all is in fun I guess.
the right answer is #2
)
and I believe they were in California if i remember right (big suprise there, huh
oh…and the birthday
is none other than Bob Marley
i would like to know how they came of with SEX or INTERCOURSE
great video live always. But I was wondering, why were the Vietnamese called “Charlie” back in the Vietnam war? That just makes no sense at all to me… but I am sure you know why
Calling them Victor would have been bad for morale.
You get a VC for that remark.
ok good, now tht i got ur attention, cuz me an u both no tht u dont read every1s comments, i would like you to do a clip on this word, you ready? ok
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Satan 
) AKA my god, well you thts a different story, newayz just do the fucking report so i can get an A on my religion project tht i have to hand in2 my teacher 2 weeks from 2day, so plzz hurry up 
Thank Gawd she doesn’t grade on spelling.
oh shit, u just reminded me, i have a fucking test on spelling tom.!
LOL! Am I the only 1 wiht a splean shecker on my kompeuter? I know I can’t spell with a damn.
A tribute to “futuer” NHL Legend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhdkXXaEjdM&feature=related
Open your drapes just a little to get some vitamin D. Cheers
hello marina first of all I would like to say that you are very sexy. anyway I wanted to know the origin of the word French Fries. Thanks!
markus74, French Fries began as a food that the U.S. soldiers discovered in, can you guess? France. Small-ish strips of potato deep fried. They brought the recipe home, calling them French Fried Potatos, which got shortened to French Fries.
Sorry if I stole some thunder, Marina.
oh, I forgot to mention it is Hitler’s Birthday on 4/20, err well it is the anniversary of it that is…lol
Which is correct :
6 foot long
or
6 feet long
What about when used as I got a 6 foot log 2 by 4
or is it
I got a 6 feet long 2 by 4?
Thanks for your help!
Daryll714
This is a bit more complicated than a simple word request. It’s something that’s been bothering me for a while, and I hope you’ll be able to explain it.
As you probably know, in times gone by there used to be a rather unpleasant punishment called hanging, drawing, and quartering. In modern English, a person upon whom this punishment has been inflicted is said to have been “hung, drawn, and quartered.” This does not make sense, because, since the hanging involves a person rather than, say, some laundry, it should be “hanged, drawn, and quartered”, and indeed this form does appear, but not as frequently. It is true that “hanged” is falling into disuse in ordinary conversation, but it’s still going strong in similar phrases, such as “I’ll be hung.”
Any ideas?
not touchin’ that one, nope sorry
Oh… did I use my outside voice, sorry
Marnia,
You said, “In celebration of 420 coming up…” I was wondering something. Where you planning to celebrate this day? If yes, then how so? Just a curious question from inquiring minds.
Apparently Seattle has one of the largest Hemp Expos in the world.
Is Marina a Seattlite, or are you? I ask ’cause that’s where I’m located.
I shouldn’t say. I don’t her to get mad at me.
I thought Russian for Seattlite was Sputnik.
You crack me up Bob.
btw, In my classes I teach about Sputnik in how the US was able to track its location just from the signals it emitted. With that knowledge you could almost plot your position on earth. I call it early GPS.
Does anybody wonder or worry what the future holds for “Hot for Words” I don’t want to spoil the surprise (or matbe I do, you figure it out) but when Marina retires with all the $$$ she makes, she can put a downpayment on the good captains yacht and sail around the world, or at least the harbour, knowing she has left the multinational “Hotforwords corporation” in good hands.
Anybody remember this girl, give her a nice comment & wish her well, get on her good side. I have seen the future and it is promising,
Warning: remember her fathers’ gun is always loaded, so be nice & don’t tell anyone I told you.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0pQiOl8XI
She might want to look into getting her own arsonell & of course some proper training http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/photos/girls_with_guns/wtf15mar07.jpg
oops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0pQiOl8XI Can’t do tags or this very well yet sorry
Too bad there is no way to edit our
coments,comments here.I never know when I’ll stick my foot in my mouth so I always keep my feet clean, even dipped in a little chocolate sause as my reseach department went to get some twinkies @ 16:20. I think there is some irony here, so where is the journalist “presumined” anyways. Things get weird here sometimes, so I think I’ll go “staight” home after work from now on.
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BillyB,
I to wonder what the future holds. I wonder what she sees in the future of HFW enterprise.
I could help her on acquiring a captains yacht. I know many yacht dealers. Very nice down to earth types.
Sailing around the world would be nice. I’ve been around 1 & 1/2 times now and plan to do it again. Oh knows maybe (if she did get a boat ) some day as she passes me by I would tip my hat to her. Naw. More like give her a proper Navy salute.
You know BillyB, watch her video yea I was very impressed I also see she has a bight future ahead of her. Oh knows maybe we will think; “I remember her when…”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0pQiOl8XI
Hmm, Lolita meets Tatu?
http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/photos/g irls_with_guns/wtf15mar07.jpg
Is that ACE or AGE printed on the front of her thong?
Marina:
Mr.Myron Beardstroker our resident philosophical theorist Here at Hot4 Youniversity has gotten into a bit of a pickle and needs your help. It seems he has come up with a new theory and doesn’t seem to be able too come up with a apporiate name. He was hoping that perhaps with your knowledge and talents with etomolgy and philology that perhaps You could. He said he’s been by the faculty offices here at Hot4 Youniversity several times and your always gone on a speaking engagement, somewhere. So he asked me to drop you a note here on the Hotforwords comments board, knowing this is where You give a lot of your lectures and classes he though maybe this would catch your eyes and you could help him out. He says he doesn’t want any credit for the name/word and all the accolades will be yours now and forevermore. Anyway I’ve attached a portion of his theory below which he said sould be sufficent for your needs, and believe me you wouldn’t want to read the whole thing because it gets quite stuffy and monotonous about a quarter of the way through the gosh darn piece Of stuff.
The Trouble With Men. A new Theory
By
Mr.Mryon Beardstroker
Freewilled women in a society and culture wherein they are allowed to choose the chararteristics,behaviors, attitudes, and habits of potential mates for production of offspring having untold thousand of years to produce said offspring both male and female which exhibit
the desireable charteristics that they deem nessesary for the continuation of our species while having done a thourghly fine job with the female (daughters)have only to produce mostly males (sons) which they find do not exhibit those chararterstics,behaviors,attitudes, and soforth which they would have the female offspring (daughters) choose in their mates.
Well anyway, Marina it goes on and on from there and He said this aught to be enough to fashion something from. He’s also requested that perhaps you might make a video of what you come up with explaing the etomolgy of your creation and post it on your website.
Thanks for YOUR time.
B.E.(Lister) Dhands
school_dean_hot4.Youniversity
P.S. Marina could you also go over to the tulip homework page and grade this..ughhh let me look here …yea here it is a one stokjrj1’s homework. He keeps coming by my office bugging me asking if you posted his grade yet. P.M. him or something just please, please get him out of my hair. Thanks.
Is Hot4 Youniversity located in Etymologia by any chance?
How about “The rambling Rambo Dilemma”
Hi Marina,
Love your site!
Could you explore one of these 2 words
venesection
or
phlebotomy
hi .i was woundering if you can explain where does murderer come from ?!
take a good care of yourself dear teacher…
I always thought that 4:20 was the traditional tea time in England and this time was used as the American Tea and Biscuits. I could be completely wrong. Anyway, I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind doing the word Holy. This is a particularly ominous word.
Sorry to disillusion you, but as proven by the song “EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA”
(Featured in Buchanan’s 1935 comedy film, “Come Out Of The Pantry”
(Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler)
Jack Buchanan)
Every nation in creation has its favourite drink
France is famous for its wine, it’s beer in Germany
Turkey has its coffee and they serve it blacker than ink
Russians go for vodka and England loves its tea
Oh, the factories may be roaring
With a boom-a-lacka, zoom-a-lacka, wee
But there isn’t any roar when the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea
Oh, a lawyer in the courtroom
In the middle of an alimony plea
Has to stop and help ‘em pour when the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea
It’s a very good English custom
Though the weather be cold or hot
When you need a little pick-up, you’ll find a little tea cup
Will always hit the spot
There’s more but my point is that the last line of verse four holds the key; it says, “Will always hit the spot” and not “Will always hit the pot” so it’s “tea for two” at four and not four for two … Oh! hell! I need a cuppa
i would like to request the word cat please. you are a great teacher. thank you Marina. Keep up the good work!!
definitely theory 2 and seing as everyone is saying Hitler im gonna go with Carmen Electra just cus id like to think its her instead of hitler… well his last name did start with the word Hit.. so maybe it stands for hitting a bong, yeah thats definitely it
It’s theory number 2, with the kids.
I read about it somewhere, can’t really remember where… Probably snopes.com.
And April 20 is the birthdate of Adolf Hitler, everybody knows that.
I think it’s theory number 1, (police dispatch code.) Also, was Hitler’s birthday.
Hi Marina.
I guess in Mexico we aren’t so discrete… children get high and they don’t have definite codes for it.
I wanted to request a Lesson on the phrase “Meet your party”. Or by that matter “Third party”. Why when you have a celebration you speak of it as a “Party”, but also when you have someone you need or would like to meet he is a “party”?
P.S. Keep up the work and remember Marina, you’re one of the last examples that the American Dream still exists (that is an inmigrant that made it in the U.S.). Most of my fellow countrymen cross the border with great hardships and accomplish just little. But that’s life.
The Secret’s in Education.
Answer number 2. I love the way you say marijuana with your accent.
It’s so cute.
Why does everyone use a Spanish slang word for hemp? Did Hearst newspapers change our language for propaganda purposes?
How come, in newspapers, “global warming” is now “global climate change”? Who’s making these decisions?
Where does the word “decimal” come from?
In order to stay true to myself, I want to suggest an investigation of the thing that has the most words refering to it. The word with most synonyms in english would be probably good or happy, but which object has the most words describing it interchangeably?
I was not able to find the answer to this on Google although I gave it a whole one minute.
Does that sound philological enough to you?
hey just curious where Canada came from im sure its from the navajo people just not 100 percent . btw keep up the work . wish i had teachers i high school like u ..
Hi Marina—–
I gave you a “digg”. I guess I smoked too much pot because I had never heard of 420. My word suggestion is “whippersnapper”. Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Known Myths
* Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420.
The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.
* There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana. Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.
* April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day. Well, it is now; but that wasn’t the origin.
* April 20th is Hitler’s birthday.
Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.
* April 20th is the date of the Columbine school shootings.
This happened after the term was already in use.
* 4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland.
Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.
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The Origin Revealed
According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation.
http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm
Oh and I answered on youtube, but the theory is number 2.
The person is Adolf Hitler.
And an event is Columbine.
Just as an added bonus.
You should explain the word Hermaphrodite and how it came to be.
As an aspiring english teacher, I must say this is one of the better ways to teach students. Keep up the good work.
Thanks letsgetfurkedup
Teacher Marina,
can you explain the origin of football hooligan, what is a hooligan and how it it became associated with football?
How about the word (Fellatio) why is it use as a word for oral sex?
Marina, please explain “Flying Colors”. Thank you.
upload lesson to iTunes Please Marina
Thanks.
It’s up
I think it is answer #2, but I can’t remember for sure. Not something I celabrate anymore,for those who do; ONWARD THROUGH THE FOG!
As for the extra credit , I think the person might be the reggae musician, stephen Marley, bob marley’s kid
Im going with 1 or 4
By content alone one must “digg” this, right, sparked controversy?
I have friends who celebrate “beer:30″ which use to be 5:30 but now seems to be any time the big hand sweeps past the midi. I guess prob.: a time thing above too.
Five in one, baby
One in five
Jim Morrison
No one could figure this one out either, but I’ll betcha ‘pot’ was invovled.
Marina,
Здравствуйте?
Мне нравится этот новый фильм.
You said that scientists were baffled by #420, so I think you made this lesson too easy. But I will be interested to learn why this is a science mystery.
4/20(or 20.04)is iimportant because it is the birthday of my fiance’, Beata. My Beata is from Gydnia, Poland. She is my life and the most wonderful person in the world. She is jealous that you are my teacher, but I tell her the truth – she is even more beautiful than you, Marina. Yes, it is true even if it hard for others to believe. Пожалуйста, tell Beata that my heart belongs to her alone, and perhaps wish her a Happy Birthday for 420, her day,
Спасиьо
Богдан
Maybe I was joking about the scientist.. actually.. if you asked your typical scientist the origin of 420 he’d probably be baffled until he researched it, right?
Excellent reply, and as a scientist, you are right… but remember… many scientist may have partied a bit in their younger days… i even have an organic chemist friend who now tests drugs for the FBI. Honest.
Maybe your remark about scientists was a “slip-up” giveaway that you’re trying to cover. Perhaps not. Very clever, that Marina. Okay, I’ll bite and say #2.
Ha ha! Trying to hide the clues hu Marnia. It won’t work Marina! The cat is out of the bag. Its just too late my dear. Here kitty kitty kitty.
My palms are just sweating the load in anticipation of your next video answer to this puzzle.
Богдан, Funny I was just replying minutes after you. Darn your too quick for me.
My guess was None of the Above. I’m starting to second guess myself now. Oh boy! 
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Real Science Needs proof. your judgement on your girlfriend is too subjective. please send proof (ie pics). If anybody is as beautiful… well could be subject for new poll… nah! Made me think though who is the alpha, Alpha Blondie. hmmmm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cklsv0AK6w8
even better tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar9p-3ZzJn8&feature=related
Hope you like, on topic anyway.
Hi BillyB,
Beauty, the Arts – ultimately their value is driven by emotion. Judgement of these things can be nothing but subjective!
What a wonderful forum Marina has established.
I think you are good people, Marina!
Thanks for Alpha Blondie, man. Never heard reggae in French. Didn’t even know it was out there.
Cool.
The answer is #2 and Adolf Hilters birthday.
The youth culture in Marin and Sonoma Counties in California use this code number quite a bit.
It can be found spraypainted onto bridge abutments and embroidered, carved, or inked onto park benches, picnic tables, high school kids’ jackets, jeans, skateboards, bike frames, book bags, backpacks, handrails, cafeteria tables, bus seats, etc.
It’s well known locally there as a not-so-secret invitation to spark up a blunt.
I once went for a hike along the Bolinas Ridge (a part of Mt. Tamalpais State Park) overlooking the ocean there. It was about 10 years ago and happened to be the afternoon of April 20th.
It seemed that around every corner in the trail, there was yet another group of kids hanging out, horsing around, and generally being loud and having fun. I wondered why there were so many teenagers there that day, although I guess they really didn’t need much excuse to be out enjoying the weather on a gorgeous warm sunny day after several weeks of heavy rains. Still, it struck me as odd. Was there some organized event going on? I wondered.
At 4:20 pm the sounds of lighters sparking, many people coughing loudly and an equal number of people exclaiming “420! Whoo-hooo!” commmenced. Sounds of partying emanated from every wrinkle in the mountainside and practically every group of trees. This lasted for some time. The aroma of the sticky-icky sensemilla (aka deep chronic) made it obvious what was going on.
So I’m going with the meeting time answer, #2.
It struck me as a pretty well-entrenched tradition on that particular day at that particular location. And not a ranger in sight…. I was reminded of the Grateful Dead shows at Winterland Auditorium in SF back in the days when security was provided by Hell’s Angels instead of police officers. Of course, I never inhaled….
Alriiiight!!
here’s the thing, my friends and my brother use the word “PLEB” a bit, and me being a bit thick i thought i would ask my brother what it means and the funny thing is he didnt know either
soo could you tell me please
hope you are well xx
420 was also a day to dedicate the legend Bob Marley and that is also the reason why people smoke pot on that day
Marina:
I’d like to know the true origin of:
1, Around the bend (meaning your crazy)
2. Mind your Ps and Qs
I love Philology and i think i know the answers to the ones listed, but I am not sure.
Bill
According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don’t, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers.
Yea that what google told me to. He is so smart.
marina
would like to know where redneck came about
tom
farmers (and other outdoor laborers) would have perpetual sunburns on the backs of their necks, making them rednecks. it’s an elitist term that’s come to be associated with any rural blue collar workers, and it carries a connotation at best of being uneducated and at worst of being ignorant.
420 was started by school kids in 1971 in CA…. by the way, in 1971 I was a sophmore in HS and my nickname was Roach
Penal code 420 is obstructing access to public land and there are 315 chemical compounds in pot
In regards to 315 chemical compounds,You know this how
I wonder if Marnia did this just to see how many of us have smoked a bowl.
I know this by researching it online. Not hard at all. If the number does fluctuate, as Bofika says, then the Chemical compound research site I looked at did not say.
“This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.”
It is #2. In fact it was a group of kids in San Rafael Ca. in 1971 that started it.
you are right, or so my daughter says.
Hello my dear teacher. I want to know the meaning of “copacetic”. I hope you decide to investigate.
Thanks
Well. I dunno. Will guess the CA Penal code one too. #1
For new words it would be fun for you to do infatuate and/or Fatuous.
And Magnanimous.
I’m going to guess the option where the cops use “420″ as a code to indicate drug use is taking place. Which is #1.
I don’t think theory 3 are correct because druggies aren’t very knowledgeable in the field of chemistry.
You would be surprised how much they know toysjoe.
I think #1 is a good guess. Sounds correct.
This year Passover is 420. Shalom Bitch!
The Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon his name, was born on April 20. Salaam, biagini2!
“Assalaam Alaikum” to you my Brother!
Bonjour Marina,
Leading up to Mark 4:20 in the bible… 18&19, it asks people not to worry about everything they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles them and nothing comes of it.
In verse 20 it says “the seed planted in the good earth, represents those who hear the Word (love all creation), embrace it, and (it will) produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams.”
This has “sparked” the connection to “420″.
Thus, on April 20th… “kick your feet up onto your desk… “spark-up” a doobie, chonger, or northshore spliff! and enjoy some blissful dreams and maybe some nonsensical? laughter.. Tomorrow is not here yet… and who knows what it will bring?”
Harvey Casual
420 is Adolf Hitler’s birthday.
HEY THERE MARINA,
I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE EXPRESSION ” THE CAT HAS NINE LIVES” CAME FROM AND WHY NINE LIVES IN THE USA AND IN BRAZIL WHERE I LIVE THE CAT HAS SEVEN LIVES.
WHY IS IT DIFFERENT?
THANKS
JOHN DA GUIA
Hey John, Turn off your Caps Lock button. Tnks
Hi Marina,
What’s the origin of the word gag?
I’m going with #4 and Adolf Hitler.
Keep up the great work Marina.
the correct its the number 2.. the students go after school at that hour to smoke canabis… they say it until today
All of the choices seems acceptable except number 2. But the real answer must be the number three. Serhancem
hmmmm… #4
and would the answer be
Joey Lawrence
Lionel Hampton
Jessica Lang
Napoleon III
Adolf Hitler
Mike Portnoy
or
Paula White
What is the word origin of holiday?
#2
I’m a little upset right now as I couldn’t get the video to run today, but watched it yesterday. You looked so stunning that I didn’t retain all the questions, but thought about how your mind works & remembered, there were four possibilities. Did some math in my sleep, eliminated #3 to get back to three possibilities & since #’s 1&2 are what I’ve heard before & by the time you got to #4 my mind was numbed so I can’t eliminate it by math calculations. The reason I eliminated #3, is that the last multiple choice, you were just messin’ with our heads but you wouldn’t do it twice in a row (You don’t come across as cruel) at least not on purpose. So My guess, I mean answer is #’s 1,2 & 3’s replacement, 4. Could be, my math calculations are off by a miniscule amount. If I am wrong , and the answer to that scares me, I will have to rethink my calculations on whether the asteroid hurtling toward our little planet will make it here before the vapour of what is my life disipates.
I found my hockey helmut so if my math is wrong. I’m good. A nervous Cheers!
The Prophet Mohammed born at 20th of April Marina…
More weird facts about the number 420….
420 is the sum of four consecutive primes (101 + 103 + 107 + 109).
420 is a “pronic” number (also called an oblong number or heteromecic number) which is a number which is the product of two consecutive integers, that is, n (n + 1). The first few pronic numbers are: 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240, 272, 306, 342, 380, 420, 462 …
It is also the smallest number divisible by the numbers 1 through 7.
420 is also a “harshad number” (aka a Niven number) which is an integer that is divisible by the sum of its digits in a given number base. Harshad means “great joy” (and one may speculate if the fact that 420 is a “great joy” number stems from the marijuana use associated with it….but I digress…).
420 is also a polygonal number (or, figurative number), which is a number that can be arranged as a regular polygon. 420 is called an “141-gonal number.”
Famous people, in addition to Hitler, born on 4/20 include: Marcus Aurelius Antonius (philosopher/emperor), Jessica Lange (actress), Robert Wagner (actor), Ryan O’Neill (actor), Don “Donny Baseball” Mattingly (Yankees), Carmen Electra (hottie, but not as hot as Marina
).
On April 20, Apollo 16 landed on the Moon, the electron microscope was first demonstrated, and Marie Curie discovered Radium, Louis Pasteur successfully pasteurized something, the submarine was first patented, and Hot Springs Natural Park in Arkansas was founded.
April 20 is the date of the Columbine shooting in Colorado, and the Johnson Space Center Shooting in Texas in 2007.
Muhammed is said to have been born on April 20, 570.
Could it be…..? This number 420 is much like the number 23????? It’s all connected to 420????
Hey, I love Jimmy Buffet songs. The album “Don’t stop the Carnival really was therapudic listening for me on the day of my midlife crisis, although not knowing the exact day of my demise I can.t quite pin down the day of my midlife. Favorite Jimmy song “One Particular Harbour” I can smell the ocean breezes & feel the warmth. Damn, just noticed, it;s snowing outside & I.ve taken the snow tyres off mine & my wife’s cars. Better put another Jimmy album on. 420 dude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GVIcKvZSM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpDMug1YMA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5I97tyz0Y
Really? Well I have Jimmy on my cellphones inbound ringing. I think I have Margaritaville as the song. Wow Im way to much into this boating thing. You know I was raised up in a desert environment for 18 years of my life. My first
boatfloating object was an inner tube for floating down the Yakima River.__(\_(\__~~~
wow, prospero! cool math facts! do you have a hotfornumbers site?
Captain Jack, what’s your favorite Yakima Valley wine? personally, I love Hightower.
I don’t drink wine that much to know the difference. When I do drink a wine I prefer a zinfandel or any sweet or fruit wine. I left Yakeyma ( as the natives pronounced it) when there where still apple orchards.
I’m a beer drinker. I just finished of a pint of Sheaf Stout. Imported from South of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. I’ve actually set foot on that island, and thats why I’m trying out this beer today. I have to say, its not to my tastes.
prospero811, branch off into other number bases.
If one really wanted to get wierd with number theory, for any oddity found apply it to numbers in base two, or base eight, or base sixteen. In fact, do all the bases and see what if anything is then found to be “odd.”
If all the bases are put through the wringer with any single oddity one cares to focus upon, can one word be found to describe this collection of information that has been formulated?
I’ve yet to find much talk here on this aspect of number theory. People like to focus on base ten stuff only.
so, mergatroidal, what’s the answer?
I don’t understand your question. What, if anything, is found to be “odd”?
I don’t know what you mean by “if all the bases are put through the wringer with any single oddity…” What are you asking?
Looks like I should plan another Barby’ soon. There is ice on my pool now, so I’ll wait till it warms up & we’ll invite more folks & see if we can get “Labatt78″ to bring some fine Canadian beer, maybe have to wait till the playoffs are done in hockey as I haven’t seen him in awhile. There’s a whole bunch of folks I’d like to meet that pop in here & maybe the skipper could take us on a three hour cruise… Nice dreams. Thanks for the music but work becons on a saturday yet. Back to it monday too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0—Q97pG4&NR=1
Those cheesburgers looked delicious
Could it be…..? This number 420 is much like the number 23????? It’s all connected to 420????
Naw! No more than 42 being the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything has a numeric solution in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
In the story, a “simple answer” to The Ultimate Question is requested from the computer Deep Thought—specially built for this purpose. It takes Deep Thought 7½ million years to compute and check the answer which turns out to be 42. C&P From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
I get it. That was my point.
Unfortunately NONE of the given answers is correct, let aside provable.
I dug a bit deeper, contacted a few dope-dealing authorities, and have finally discovered
that the true origin comes from the international telephone prefix of Czech Republic. In that country, canabis or how they call it “trahvah” is apparently so popular that you can basicaly order dope at any telephone number with 420 prefix. If you need a proof just try it.
Here you go, another mystery solved by a bit of thinking.
Awe you cheated
We are suppose to just guess. Any of us can google the answer. 
Do you have the dates of the origin of the use of 420 2demanding?
Of course I do:
In late 60’s ganja became so popular in Czechoslovakia, that the soviet red army had to be called in summer 1968 to establish at least some kind of an order and to stop people from just smoking pot all the time. To commemorate this pitifull intervention wich cut the whole Europe from dope supplies for decades, hemp loving crowd all over the world started to reffer to stuff related to canabis by 420, the telephone prefix that shall no more bless them with endless supplies of weed.
Very interesting story.
A 420 is a type of single hull two-person boat with two sails.
I wonder if it got that name because it was invented by Hitler or people smoked a lot of pot on it? Hmmmmmmm……
Also I know Hitler didn’t smoke at 4:20pm because in the UK they use the 24 hour format. So the time would have been 16:20 hours.
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Storm coming sailboat running..
Interesting fact regarding the penal code answer:
It’s not the California penal code section for marijuana use, or the number of compounds in marijuana (that would be 315). However, it is a slang term from the Indian penal code for a person who robs people by trick (a con artist is called a “420″ – in Pakistan and India).
O.k. – Adolf Hitler was born on 4/20/1889, and he’s the guy who some people thought was the origin of one of the modern usages of the term 420.
4:20 started out as the time in the afternoon when it was appropriate to light up a joint after school. Well, appropriate from the point of view of the smokers, not the school authorities or the police…..
#2 is close to what I heard many years ago with the exception that it was people meeting after work to get a buzz,I suppose the kids grew up and carried on with the tradition
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I actually saw 420 referred to on a website before I ever heard the expression,is it ok to post a link? Here it is;
http://www.gypsyrose.com/
today the pope came to my hometown NEW YORK…and i noticed while i watched a little that his helpers or whatever they are are called “CARDINALS”….thats a name of a bird….could you reaserch the origin of the word cardinal as used for the religious position…. : )
Hot for word is the best
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Yo, I Digged…or is it Dugg your vid? Anywho, I did it. What do I get? =)
–Nathan
I think is number #2 but you are Hotforwords you must change your name to Hotfornumbers
I want to reques the word Alibi
Greetings
Marina, I also have a word request: what is the origin of the word melancholy?
It’s bound to be interesting
Wow 4 guesses. hummm… All the answers sound believable and logical. I have two clues.
First off, the way words get all bastardized in the English language that there should be a strange origin with some kind of twist. So with that thought, I think that all answers have to be wrong.
What is my other clue? You said many other scientist’s where baffled for years. So that tell me that no one has found the true origin of 420. Ok I the little gray squirrel is going out on a limb on this one. So my guess is none of the above.
Now for my little trip to the internet to fine some info on Hemp. ( Didn’t cheat Marina ) We may never know the origin of 420 because Hemp has been used since the stone age. Hemp cords were twisted together and imprinted on the sides of pottery dating back 12,000 years give or take. Back in 1842 powerful concentrated extract of marijuana was the second most prescribed drug in the U.S. In 1942 Japan cut of our imported hemp supply. The US product a film called “Hemp for Victory” back in 1942. hummm 1842 and 1942… Naw that can’t be a clue!
It was the wife of the cave man that asked her lazy husband ( in stone age language ) to get her some hemp so she could decorate the new pottery she was making. He asked her how many pieces of hemp she needed. She said 420 plants should be fine.
P.S. I teach in my USCG classes about the use of hemp, Manila, and other ropes. Interesting thing about this is there are a few USCG questions on the exams regarding the breaking strength of ropes. I can’t say which ones as they are referenced on the exams.
Sorry Marina I didn’t do the Digg thing. For it holds no value to your success with this site. 22+ years in marketing I know a thing or two. I don’t think you need it. The thing you need to do to make viewer flock to your videos is to
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Hi,
my word request is probably regional,uk English. It’s what we call chewing gum and the word is “spoggy”. Spelling is by no means correct by the way as I’ve never seen it written down anywhere.
Cheers.
I’m going with all 4 – they’re all correct.
Hello Teacher!!
1) Love the show!!
2) Just wondering, what’s the origin of the word “Testify”??
3) Since it’s summer, can we have our classes outside, like in the park, or at the beach??
Testify? That’s nuts!
Just finishes DIGG-ing this site, but forgot to digg this lesson
I think the answer to 420 is the police code they use when you get busted smoking or are in posession of weed, so #1 is my answer.
Extra Credit- Hitler was born on April 20th
Just Finished!!not Finishes!!!!
According to Muslim religion Mahoma born a 20 of april
Dear Marina,
I bet on #2.
Dear teacher,
I watched your video and did my homeworks.
It seems that in 1971 students from San Rafael California met after school (at 4:20 pm) to smoke cannabis (what a shame! It is illegal!) at the Bradner Elementary statue. The term 420 became part of the group’s salute: “420 man!”
About the famous people born or dead this day there’s a lot to say:
for example the prophet muhammad is said to be born a 4/20 (this is controversial). Napoleon III is born the 4/200 of 1808. Adolf Hitler also but in 1889.
The general Lee resigns his commission in the US Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
Here it is! I hope you’ll be satisfied by my work.
Thank you for the lesson.
Amicalement,
Don Felipe
Dear teacher,
I must apologize, I won’t be able to be in class for the coming week. Unfortunately, the holidays are finished in my country and I must now take care of my own students. I’ll send you a justification for my absence. With all my excuses.
Amicalement,
Don Felipe
well if its up 2 me i think il bet on #4.btw id have a word reqwest:nanobot.well good luck with it. somthing tells me u will need it
I believe it’s number two, I heard a few people talk about it the other day.
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that would be #4………but i thought it also had a biblical reference as well
Well i think its the frist one
Dear Marina,
Two questions for you:
1. Do you have any anxiety or nervousness about getting famous? It does not appear that you do, but just wondering what you think about that as your audience grows. I would not like the loss of privacy.
2. Do you have the ability to answer the meanings to words on the spot, or do you have to research ahead of time?
My answer on the 420….is the one about the school kids.
Good luck and hope you will always prosper
Extra credit yes yes yes
Hitler was born on 20 April 1889
Marina, pretty as always, but i don’t ascribe to the concept after seeing my family almost destroyed by drug abuse …. sister and niece… who did ascribe to the concept but have since changed their ways… too late for my sister who is just a shadow of herself that a knew as a young girl growing up
I’m thinking….theory # 2.
BTW…where does the term ” lucky 7″ come from and why is it (#7), associated mostly with good luck?
thanks.
Marina its # 2 #2 and yes ill diggit
It’s #3
Wow!
I finally made it to the top (bottom, I guess).
Did you digg the article? Must digg! Please
I didn’t know that hitting the “Digg” button helped. I always hit all the ads since I thought that helped with the “bills”.
Yes, I “Digged”.
Digged:
420 : HotForWords
hotforwords.com 420 is a number of interest, but only in base ten. What about if applied to the other number bases, is this number about anything?
I put it under Sciences/General Sciences in Digg, and I commented further in a comment to prospero811.
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