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Why do we say Roger on the radio?

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  1. rosshoover on May 26th, 2008 2:34 am

    Every time I see the word “answer” I click on it to see if you have investigated this weird, peculiar spelling. I’ve searched your website to no answer. Please what is with this strange word “answer”?

    Thank you so much, this word has bothered me for a very long time; forty years. Ross

  2. hallidayadam on May 16th, 2008 10:29 pm

    Wilco means I have recieved your transmission and I will comply. I noticed you also made an error, you dont actually say over and out, it is like saying go ahead and then goodbye. I also have a picture of me with a snake and it is going for mucho bucks on facebook in owned. I also have a picture of the spider that bit me while I was down in Peru.

    hallidayadam replied on May 16th, 2008 10:30 pm:

    You also never say the word repeat if you want someone to reply, does anyone besides me know the reason why?????????????

    leonidas replied on May 17th, 2008 6:57 am:

    The term “REPEAT” is used as a “Method of Control” in artillery fire missions. A Forward Observer uses the word REPEAT when he wants the firing battery to fire the same number and type of rounds as fired in the previous adjustment or volley.

  3. TongueTwister on May 16th, 2008 2:08 am

    hey Marina
    please respond to this cause i’m starting to get confuses with to emotions, mad :mad: or sad :cry:

    Why does nuts mean crazy :?: ? :?:

    P.S i’m getting mad :evil: :mad: :evil:

    TongueTwister replied on May 16th, 2008 2:08 am:

    shit i spelt the wrong two

  4. gregory g mcbride on May 15th, 2008 2:54 pm

    Marina,
    OVER : Core meaning-a gramatical word used to indicate a position directly above something either resting on the top of something or above the upper surface of something with a space in between
    more then, accross interrvenning space, so as to fall, again, affecting, curing, recovered from, in preference to, finished, indicating somebody’s turn to speak, shot, score above a perticular number in a wager, pass above, carry agenda item forward

    WILKO: term in radio comunication used to indicate that you understand what has just been said in a radio message and will do what is necessary

    Charlie: a core word for the letter C

    Greg :mrgreen: :eek: :idea: :arrow: :cool: :wink:

  5. hkbulb on May 15th, 2008 8:45 am

    Hello Marina

    “Over” means - literally - over to you

    “wilco” is an abbreviated form of “will comply” (WILl COmply)

    “charlie” on the radio can mean a couple of things (not “the enemy”!!)
    - it is the phonetic alphabet word for the letter ‘C’, or
    - it is used to indicate “Correct”. In long distance radio communications, saying “Charlie charlie” is a lot easier to understand than “affirmative” or “affirm”

    Love the videos!

    TongueTwister replied on May 16th, 2008 2:04 am:

    yea….. what he said :oops:

  6. henrychau123 on May 15th, 2008 7:08 am

    hi,marina i’m wondering what is the origin of the word ‘hamburger’?

  7. ziomalkav on May 15th, 2008 4:40 am

    My word request is “spruce”!

  8. roachmeistercom on May 14th, 2008 8:50 pm

    So I got side tracked trying to read through the thread… Can someone help me cheet and just post the roger, wilco, and… whatever the third thing was? :shock:

    I forgot what the last thing was….

  9. roachmeistercom on May 14th, 2008 8:41 pm

    Poor Will…. :???:

  10. miller1970 on May 14th, 2008 2:33 pm

    WASNT LISTNING JUST WACHING.THAT WAS HOT :evil:

  11. prospero811 on May 14th, 2008 12:26 pm

    What do you get when you cross the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic?

    Halfway.

  12. cimska on May 14th, 2008 9:52 am

    over- my statement has ended
    wilco- i have heard your statement and will carry it out
    charlie- term for the enemy or the letter c

    cimska replied on May 14th, 2008 9:53 am:

    :idea: What about the word kiss so many associated examples to give it’s name to……..

    TongueTwister replied on May 15th, 2008 1:23 am:

    God, everyone knows this one, and there was me thinking i was special :lol:

  13. fynne saunders on May 14th, 2008 7:21 am

    This is a pretty random question but… do you like wolves :?: ? :?:

  14. fynne saunders on May 14th, 2008 7:14 am

    hey marina loved this video it was great.
    over means finished speaking, wilco means i’ll co-operate and charlie either stands for the letter C, or the enemy :!: ! :!:

    Ohh yea could you reaserch the word nuts for me?
    Beacause it confuses me how that came to mean crazy :?: ? :?:

    Hope to hear from you soon ToungeTwister :wink: :mrgreen:

  15. bosscelt on May 14th, 2008 6:33 am

    Over = over to you
    WilCo = Will Comply
    Charlie = C

    fynne saunders replied on May 14th, 2008 7:17 am:

    Dude thats what i said :mad: .
    LOL only joking you said it befor me anyway :roll:

    bosscelt replied on May 14th, 2008 7:49 am:

    Gotta be quick! :mrgreen:

    TongueTwister replied on May 15th, 2008 1:17 am:

    yea, tell me about it

    TongueTwister replied on May 15th, 2008 1:18 am:

    (ToungeTwister was originally called fynne saunders :!: ! :!:

  16. doubi on May 14th, 2008 6:23 am

    Hola Marina ;)
    I’ve got a word for you. * Zeitgeist *
    I’d love to see that one. =)
    ps. i’m russian too much love <3

    fynne saunders replied on May 14th, 2008 7:15 am:

    lol

  17. stokesjrj1 on May 14th, 2008 12:52 am
  18. trajan on May 14th, 2008 12:23 am

    Hey, you should do some appropriate cognates… I believe shirt and skirt come from sker-, meaning “to cut”. Is that right?

  19. errin on May 14th, 2008 12:12 am

    Although it may seem like a cliche’, I must admit that words like ‘Roger’, ‘Wilco’, and “Over” are not part of my vocabulary. Not only do I subscribe to the school of thought that it ain’t over ’til it’s over, but as both a passionate philophile and a dominant-type person making the most of life, calling an end to things unduly is taking the easy way out, and that only makes things worse, leading to a life less fulfilled. Calling it quits means you embarked on a venture you were unable to complete due to lack of intelligence, will, or talent. Either get in it to win it, or don’t get in it at all. Taking the easy way out, taking the convenient path, seems simple, but it is not… the price you pay ultimately is higher than the price you’d pay if you just took the difficult path and the hard choices when they are placed in front of you.

    Myself, I do not quit… I endure. I do not declare ‘Uncle’, ‘Roger’, or ‘Wilco’… let the other guy do such, but it won’t be me. The logic is simple: The first step towards losing is thinking you’ll quit, while the first step to winning is knowing you won’t quit. To the victor go the spoils… the rest can wallow in their own self-defeat. Such is the price of thinking you can call an end to a situation when the facts of life are that situations resolve themselves, and thinking you have the power to end what you can’t end is simply a vanity and nothing more.

    I’ll end my twist on this lesson with a set of lyrics from a song called ‘White Flag’ by the singer Dido. It sums up my point perfectly. Thank you for another interesting lesson, Ms. Marina ‘HotForWords’ Orlova. I hope your friend Anna was able to land her biplane… and I assume she was flying a biplane since she was definitely bissextile. And, even if she did crash, she went out after being rogered by your sexy self, which can’t be a bad thing. What a way to go actually. : ) Peace, Errin

    “White Flag”

    I know you think that I shouldn’t still love you,
    Or tell you that.
    But if I didn’t say it, well I’d still have felt it
    where’s the sense in that?

    I promise I’m not trying to make your life harder
    Or return to where we were

    I will go down with this ship
    And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
    There will be no white flag above my door
    I’m in love and always will be

    I know I left too much mess and
    destruction to come back again
    And I caused nothing but trouble
    I understand if you can’t talk to me again
    And if you live by the rules of “it’s over”
    then I’m sure that that makes sense

    I will go down with this ship
    And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
    There will be no white flag above my door
    I’m in love and always will be

    And when we meet
    Which I’m sure we will
    All that was there
    Will be there still
    I’ll let it pass
    And hold my tongue
    And you will think
    That I’ve moved on….

    I will go down with this ship
    And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
    There will be no white flag above my door
    I’m in love and always will be

    errin replied on May 14th, 2008 12:21 am:

    You know, I just had to follow up the Dido lyrics with some Devo lyrics, the song being ‘Whip It’. Basically, if you don’t get on top of a situation, a situation gets on top of you. I’ll let the lyrics explain the rest…

    “Whip It”

    Crack that whip
    Give the past the slip
    Step on a crack
    Break your momma’s back
    When a problem comes along
    You must whip it
    Before the cream sits out too long
    You must whip it
    When somethings going wrong
    You must whip it

    Now whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight
    Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Its not too late
    To whip it Whip it good

    When a good time turns around
    You must whip it
    You will never live it down
    Unless you whip it
    No one gets away
    Until they whip it

    I say whip it
    Whip it good
    I say whip it
    Whip it good

    Crack that whip
    Give the past the slip
    Step on a crack
    Break your momma’s back
    When a problem comes along
    You must whip it
    Before the cream sits out too long
    You must whip it
    When somethings going wrong
    You must whip it

    Now whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight
    Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Its not too late
    To whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight
    Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Its not too late
    To whip it Whip it good

    Bob replied on May 14th, 2008 12:50 am:

    It’s better to the music:-
    White Flag

    errin replied on May 14th, 2008 2:11 am:

    And, through sheer coincidence, I found a video example of what a quitter is all about. Watch as a grown man acts like a big baby over nothing. Loser is as loser does…

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

    hehe :twisted:

  20. velroy84 on May 13th, 2008 11:23 pm

    Petster - How this word is gonna work. Is it associated with pets???? :roll:

  21. stokesjrj1 on May 13th, 2008 10:38 pm

    girl you better get dave out of port.

  22. rocknroll_drummer on May 13th, 2008 9:49 pm

    Hey Marina, I was watching the news and they kept using the term “good Samaritan” and I couldn’t help but think that this was the perfect phrase for you to research. If you could, that would be awesome!

    Thanks
    ~Rocknroll_drummer

  23. stokesjrj1 on May 13th, 2008 9:41 pm

    Gee Marina, I guess this means you’ll be moving up the echelon now.

  24. stokesjrj1 on May 13th, 2008 9:06 pm

    Another word request……marzipan…….Thank you eversomuch

  25. 2hotforwordsfanclub on May 13th, 2008 8:51 pm

    Just wanted to say that I was very disappointed about your appearance and manner of dress on the radio show Marina. Knowing how many admirers tune in I thought you would at least make a bettor effort for your listeners.
    In fact you looked more like the front of a tranny .

    Does this translate ? tranny = transistor radio or drag queen
    Now you are going to tell me that the radio show I can’t get in the UK is a TV programme with vision just called Radio Show right ?
    oops size 14 boot … ground swallow me up please.

  26. stokesjrj1 on May 13th, 2008 8:42 pm

    Maia Marina, Dearest fo all my Teachers

    I have a word request……..Yurodivy ……… Thank you eversomuch!

    2hotforwordsfanclub replied on May 13th, 2008 9:01 pm:

    She’s a divvy ? Hey buddy I know what you are asking really but a divvy is another name for a retard in the UK ! :lol: The celestial one (heavenly body ) Watches over all and understands all will get your drift (comprehend)

    Alternative meaning a UK supermarket gave stocks and shares to it;s customers. This was called a divvy (slang for dividend) so they open in most European countries is that a EuroDivvy

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 9:08 pm:

    gotcha 2hotforwordsfanclub :razz:

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 9:09 pm:

    That’s pathetic ! Who wants to fire the first shot ?
    No we’ve gotta love him he likes Marina after all.
    Who wants to throw the first stone…

    that reminds me some hooligans hit my greenhouse yesterday

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 9:43 pm:

    Sorry stokesjrj I didn’t mean you are pathetic I meant the loser 2HFFWFC who hasn’t had a celestial apparition from the heavens yet .

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 9:46 pm:

    gee guys it’s a Russian word.

    2hotforwordsfanclub replied on May 13th, 2008 9:48 pm:

    Hey non cordless mouse

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 9:56 pm:

    13th thats my lucky number.

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:04 pm:

    What do you want loser 2HFFWFC

    2hotforwordsfanclub replied on May 13th, 2008 10:06 pm:

    When you go to the toilet doesn’t the shit stick to your fur ?

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:09 pm:

    No why ?

    2hotforwordsfanclub replied on May 13th, 2008 10:13 pm:

    Cos if i ever cat-ch you i will use you as toilet paper

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:20 pm:

    Hey I put ‘Yikes someone said cat.’ in the wrong reply box. Bugger someone will be getting Deja Vu .

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:15 pm:

    Yikes someone said cat.

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 10:28 pm:

    How do you do that? err walk through those boxes like that.

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 14th, 2008 10:53 am:

    Spooky isn’t it I’m a free spirit. I can walk through walls as well.

  27. tiger-the-vicious on May 13th, 2008 8:24 pm

    How do we pay for your video Marina ?
    Will you accept credit cards ?
    The credit card companies won’t issue them to hamsters.
    Have you investigated accepting Paypal ?
    safe simple and secure …and they take credit cards also.
    You need an ebay account I think but just don’t use it.
    You can send to your bank when ever you want.
    I can ring ebay for more details I have the number as I am a powerseller.

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 8:41 pm:

    I think I’m going to do paypal.

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 8:45 pm:

    Is that like alimony or palamony?

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 8:46 pm:

    scues me palimony?

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 9:26 pm:

    Don’t call me pal. You hardly know me.
    I still say Zdrasfystia to greet you , now at long last I can say priviet YIPPEEEEEEE
    OMG I have been waiting for a voice from the heavens and it has happened

    2hotforwordfanclub did you see that ?
    LOSER ! That’s £10 you owe me
    I love you Marina ! xx

    PS Marina …….to ‘do’ is the slang verb for f*** UK be careful. I bought my daughter ‘Fluffy’ a t shirt saying ’sorry I don’t do mingers’ (disgusting person.

    2hotforwordsfanclub replied on May 13th, 2008 9:37 pm:

    Hey Miss that dirty little non anecdotal rat is teasing me. (he says in a Humphey Bogart voice)

    Anyone out there got a pussy to scare him off ?
    Are you all single or can I borrow your wife for a mo someone

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 9:49 pm:

    opps now i got you both

    koalabear replied on May 13th, 2008 11:05 pm:

    Here pussy pussy pussy!!! :wink:

    stokesjrj1 replied on May 13th, 2008 11:22 pm:

    the list just keeps getting longer and longer

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 14th, 2008 6:16 pm:

    Who are you calling a pussy big ears ?

  28. buzzword on May 13th, 2008 8:18 pm

    Wha… what was that in the middle of the lesson!? Yea, does anyone else see that?

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:26 pm:

    Didn’t see what in the middle Marina ?
    …….. Please be good enough to provide freeze frame time old boy.

    BillyB replied on May 14th, 2008 6:42 am:

    I know you have a big screen so you may see it better, but are you talking tonsils @ 1:43? or background stuff?? Did you post as chuckisgreat??? Congrat’s, by the way to charles. Possibly the great set of teeh @1:39 are you a dentist???? let me know what you see I have one monitor that has pretty good res. (but its not this one) I’ll check it out.

    buzzword replied on May 14th, 2008 10:23 am:

    I never post as someone else. That is called a sock puppet and it can cause a great deal of confusion and conflict.

    aLx replied on May 14th, 2008 6:56 am:

    yeah, I noticed that, too. made me kinda stop short for a moment right there.

    BillyB replied on May 14th, 2008 7:08 am:

    What exactly?…. or are you yanking my chain?
    This came from one of my subs… thought you’d understand.
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=az6ILKfPHSU

    aLx replied on May 14th, 2008 7:34 am:

    look harder.

    aLx replied on May 14th, 2008 7:37 am:

    oh yeah, and thanks for the link!

    prospero811 replied on May 14th, 2008 7:12 am:

    what?

    buzzword replied on May 14th, 2008 10:23 am:

    in the background.

    prospero811 replied on May 14th, 2008 11:04 am:

    At what time in the video? 1:43? I am missing it.

    aLx replied on May 14th, 2008 4:03 pm:

    don’t be looking at her boobs. it’s there.

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 14th, 2008 6:57 pm:

    Ah 1.43 Mummy is it lunchtime ? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Bob replied on May 14th, 2008 10:42 am:

    I think it may be an optical ilyushin left on the bureau by design to confuse the Germans.

    Bob

    Bob replied on May 14th, 2008 10:43 am:

    Who the hell looks at the background, anyway?

    BillyB replied on May 15th, 2008 1:35 am:

    Sock puppet eh. learn something every day. I can see that would cause cofusion & conflict, that being said, sock puppet may be some peoples only comfort & consolation. I changed the res. on my screen & I watched harder but I feel I’m messing with the view count on the vid. Marina will brag about number of views, but half were by BillyB …great.

  29. caktonias on May 13th, 2008 8:09 pm

    I’d love to know the origin of the word Mythology and what separates it from Theology.

    prospero811 replied on May 14th, 2008 7:16 am:

    Mythology is someone else’s theology. :smile:

    buzzword replied on May 14th, 2008 10:25 am:

    Rationality

    BillyB replied on May 15th, 2008 1:17 am:

    Does pros. sound bitter sometimes? is he hurting? hope he’ll be OK

  30. dark knight on May 13th, 2008 7:33 pm

    Hi Marina,
    Could you please tell me the word origin for vampire? thanks keep up the lessons I am learning so much :smile:

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:28 pm:

    What you are leaning against ? Ooops sorry you said learning

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:44 pm:

    IMHO, Vampires really suck.

    prospero811 replied on May 14th, 2008 7:34 am:

    Three vampires walk into a bar and sit down at a table.

    The waitress comes over and asks the first vampire what he would like. The first vampire responds, “I vould like some blood.”

    The waitress turns to the second vampire and asks what he would like. The vampire responds, “I vould like some blood.”

    The waitress turns to the third vampire and asks what he would like. The vampire responds, “I vould like some plasma.”

    The waitress looks up and says, “Let me see if I have this order correct. You want two bloods and a blood light?”

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 14th, 2008 6:58 pm:

    Don’t give up the day job

    lividemerald replied on May 17th, 2008 9:25 pm:

    prospero811, I thought your “blood light” joke was bloody brilliant!

  31. bluesland on May 13th, 2008 7:15 pm

    Where did the word Blues as related to a form of music originate.

  32. dushamoya on May 13th, 2008 7:08 pm

    dushamoya (soulmate) :razz:

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 10:31 pm:

    No i prefer blues mate

  33. jimmy24651 on May 13th, 2008 6:58 pm

    fags

  34. sirscratchalot05 on May 13th, 2008 5:35 pm

    if you dont mind looking this up for me beautiful. but i would like to know why when speaking over a radio, why we say number so wierd. for example three over the radio is to be pronounced tree. four-fower, five- fife and nine- niner. ever since ive joined the military ive wondered why we have to say them differently.

    hkbulb replied on May 15th, 2008 8:59 am:

    Hey sirscratchalot05, it is all about clarity on the radio. What you hear in your headset is attenuated by static and other interference, which can make it hard to discern words and numbers clearly. The ‘exaggerated’ way of saying numbers helps to make them sound more distinct when communicating on the radio. It also helps to overcome differences in pronunciation because of foreign accents. Accuracy in communication is critical in the miltary, aviation etc where this sort of speech is used.

  35. chejo on May 13th, 2008 5:34 pm

    you are awesome. i want to know the origin of yari yara, bla bla bla, may be this is obvious in english but my first lenguage is spanish… :lol:

  36. smp53 on May 13th, 2008 4:46 pm

    Hi Marina,
    How about the words “execute” or “skallywag” or “crony”.

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:45 pm:

    I can think of a skallywag or two I’d like to execute! :mrgreen:

  37. eric812 on May 13th, 2008 4:21 pm

    marina,when is the next lesson?

  38. nyagwaispiritbear on May 13th, 2008 4:04 pm

    As long as we are on the subject of the military….lol….how about the word………………integrity???

  39. nyagwaispiritbear on May 13th, 2008 3:57 pm

    Reminds me of my ole Army days!! Only we didn’t wear uniforms like that………..lol

  40. headwaves on May 13th, 2008 3:56 pm

    Wilco is short for “Will comply” Over means “Over to you” and Charlie is street name for a drug :wink:

    x for teacher x

  41. eric812 on May 13th, 2008 3:56 pm

    hello marina…i posted before where and did the seven days of the week originate and calender.

  42. donfelipegonzales on May 13th, 2008 3:41 pm

    Dear teacher
    Interesting lesson as usual.
    Thank you
    Amicalement
    Don Felipe Gonzales le laconique

  43. paul_nemo on May 13th, 2008 3:31 pm

    Hi Marina -
    I found you on O’Reilly and love your personality…
    Plus, you are easy on the eyes, too :D :)

    Please tell me when, where and how the word “egghead” originated!

    Thank You in Advance,
    Paul Nemo xoxox

  44. gorgie on May 13th, 2008 3:03 pm

    :mrgreen: Unteri’s… and when there is two or more what would it ” Technically ” be? Thanks playa

  45. pmedes on May 13th, 2008 2:54 pm

    My dog, Fletcher, requests “Collie”.

  46. toesucker2 on May 13th, 2008 2:09 pm

    I love this site and love you too! My word is fetish! Thank You

  47. lardcorex on May 13th, 2008 1:52 pm

    Hey Marina that was a awesome lesson I was actually wondering if you could look up two words

    Awesome where does it come from
    alos the word Coking the stuff you use to hold things up how should it be pronounced Cok or Cawlk

    sniperskaya replied on May 13th, 2008 2:32 pm:

    lardcorex , you misspelled it . You mean “caulk”.

  48. webmaster on May 13th, 2008 1:44 pm

    Howdy Marina

    Word:Democracy

    annuddermale replied on May 13th, 2008 4:00 pm:

    I just wrote this:

    Democracy is the system of rule by the people. It is derived by from the Greek δημοκρατία ([demokratia]), “popular government” which was coined from δήμος (dēmos), “people” and κράτος (kratos), “rule, strength” in the middle of the 5th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.

    gawd, i am so-o-o-o wikid!!! :twisted:

  49. wyo550 on May 13th, 2008 1:26 pm

    I think you BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL?

    But why do you only burn it at midnight?

    “Roger Roger”

  50. prospero811 on May 13th, 2008 12:29 pm

    Word request: Echo

    captainjack replied on May 13th, 2008 1:28 pm:

    What was that again? What was that again? What was.. :mrgreen:

    turtlewax replied on May 13th, 2008 5:01 pm:

    Oh, nice word request! I echo that request.

    turtlewax replied on May 13th, 2008 5:01 pm:

    related request: ping

    webflyer replied on May 13th, 2008 8:07 pm:

    ping: The echo sound a SONAR makes when it returns from a target?

    Became synonymous with echo?

    Just a thought. :grin:

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:48 pm:

    Are we in an echo chamber? Or some other echolocation? I think I feel an echovirus coming on…

  51. lovemelikeareptile on May 13th, 2008 11:59 am

    salutations Marina,

    i was wondering if you would research the word ‘caboose’ in reference to the last car on a train. also, the word ‘bung’ meaning the hole in a keg and finally, why do we say ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes?

    thanks in advance

    ps. if by some miracle you investigate any of my queries, would you mind saying my name in your mother tongue? cheers :wink:

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:49 pm:

    Why is it never “father tongue?”

    nw2394 replied on May 14th, 2008 9:55 am:

    Well, I don’t know if the Germans have the idiom, “father tongue”, but they certainly do think of their country as the “father land”. I bet some language somewhere certainly does have “father tongue”.

    aLx replied on May 14th, 2008 10:32 am:

    the germans have “mother tongue”. “mother language”, actually.

    I think in russian it’s “родной язык”, with “язык” being of masculine gender.

  52. bobbx542 on May 13th, 2008 11:37 am

    I was wondering why the British use the word “Bloody” in front of some words like, “That is bloody brilliant!” and where it came from. Hope you can help. Thanks

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:50 pm:

    You’re bloody welcome!

  53. labbatt78 on May 13th, 2008 11:33 am

    10-4 ova and out.

  54. webflyer on May 13th, 2008 11:20 am

    LOL…..CAP413…..ooooohhhhh I get it now :idea:

    Bob replied on May 13th, 2008 2:38 pm:

    Do you? Are you sure?

    CAP413

    webflyer replied on May 13th, 2008 8:11 pm:

    Just catchin’ up….at this rate I’ll never be TP :cry:

  55. marcusvd on May 13th, 2008 11:00 am

    Teacher… Where did the phrase “Tooth and Nail” originate from?

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:51 pm:

    I like this request. I hope Marina investigates! :wink:

  56. flyboy_randy on May 13th, 2008 10:55 am

    Wilco is short for Will Comply, as in ‘please turn to a heading of 36′
    Your answer would be ‘Will Comply’ or wilco.

  57. eric812 on May 13th, 2008 10:03 am

    marina,a few more words….monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday
    when when were they first used? actualy…the word “calendar?
    on the simpsons tv show they have a 13th month… smarch …lol

  58. eric812 on May 13th, 2008 9:55 am

    :wink:

    Bob replied on May 13th, 2008 10:13 am:

    Hey, Eric
    Congratulations on the promotion. :smile:

    eric812 replied on May 13th, 2008 11:17 am:

    promotion?for what?

    Bob replied on May 13th, 2008 12:06 pm:

    Sorry,
    Thought you were another Eric - Prospero811

    turtlewax replied on May 13th, 2008 5:03 pm:

    I breifly thought the same thing. :grin:

    BillyB replied on May 13th, 2008 6:31 pm:

    How silly of you, sounds like you were giving Eric a nudge. “wink wink”
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDFGa0juCM&feature= related
    are you insinuating something?

    prospero811 replied on May 13th, 2008 7:38 pm:

    He is not as good looking as me.

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:52 pm:

    Live long and prosper, O 811!

    Bob replied on May 14th, 2008 1:01 am:

    Anyway, welcome to the madhouse.
    As you see this pack has one queen and 68,238,547 odd Jokers. (and I mean ODD. :twisted: )

  59. eric812 on May 13th, 2008 9:54 am

    marina my dear,what is the origin of “dumbwaiter and dumbell” did they originate from the same origin?

  60. dbqbuddha on May 13th, 2008 9:45 am

    Has anyone suggested the word “Bikini”? :razz:
    I know it is an island but how did it become a name for the swimming apparel?
    I brought you another apple teacher,
    Your infatuated pupil, dbqbuddha

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 13th, 2008 10:08 am:

    Yes, it’s been suggested numerous times. But it should be a fun subject

    Marina, can you give the word origin of “bikini,” please?

    captainjack replied on May 13th, 2008 11:19 am:

    Yes, and we must see you wearing your skimpy yellow bikini top again. Or the shinny blue one.

    btw I still hate that color :evil: Marina is like a spoon full of sugar that makes the medicine go down in the most delightful way.

    annuddermale replied on May 13th, 2008 4:04 pm:

    are bikini’s bisexual? what’s that make a monokini?…

    where the flip did onan go?…

    koalabear replied on May 13th, 2008 4:49 pm:

    Yeah, either a “bikini” video, or a “teddy” video!!

    The teddy video is not about teddybears, it’s just a video with Marina in a “teddy”. :wink:

    turtlewax replied on May 13th, 2008 5:06 pm:

    Maybe it’s an excuse for Marina to go on a vacation?
    Much like the Naked video, I suspect she’d actually go to the Bikini Atoll and maintain her normal attire.

    koalabear replied on May 13th, 2008 5:58 pm:

    Marina doesn’t need to go to Bikini atoll, she radiates enough beauty and charm already. :grin:

    I hope brown-nosing helps to queue-jump in the pet-of-the-day queue or I’ve wasted a lot of sucking up here.

    prospero811 replied on May 13th, 2008 7:41 pm:

    I suggest Marina wear an itsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka dot bikini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTmsLG6OfBM&feature =related

    Where did onan go? He was in the garden planting flowers, and accidentally spilled his seed.

    koalabear replied on May 13th, 2008 4:51 pm:

    An apple for the teacher is so old school. Why not a 1000 shares In Apple Computer Inc?

    prospero811 replied on May 13th, 2008 7:42 pm:

    You’re all a bunch of apple polishers.

    lividemerald replied on May 13th, 2008 10:53 pm:

    My Adam’s apple just had a core breach!

  61. username931 on May 13th, 2008 9:38 am

    [word request]

    The words sun and son, relating to religion. Jesus is said by the bible to be the “son” of god. Not only do many say that Christianity is a disguised form of sun worship, but the words are the same. Can you find any significance to this “coincidence” in english and maybe other languages like hebrew?

  62. melikadothechacha on May 13th, 2008 9:36 am

    that was different!
    a whole bunch of comments
    dissappeared! Then they
    reappearred! scared me…
    (thought I was banned!)

    melikadothechacha replied on May 13th, 2008 9:42 am:

    oh i seee the pattern… :shock:
    must be a copywrite issue
    my bad …

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 7:45 pm:

    Why are you replying to yourself Mellika are you going mad me old China

    captainjack replied on May 13th, 2008 11:22 am:

    Same thing happened to me. I guess its the website leaping into other universes.

  63. nw2394 on May 13th, 2008 9:34 am

    Another great vid Marina. Thanks :)

    Nick

  64. Marina on May 13th, 2008 9:18 am
    Testing these ajaxed comment replies…. see if they work…

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 9:19 am:

    Here is a reply.. ajaxed…

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 9:19 am:

    hmmm… it works.. yeah.. let me know if you have any issues with the ajaxed replies… I’m hoping it speeds things up a bit..

    BillyB replied on May 13th, 2008 9:33 am:

    Or Here?

    gio.forever replied on May 13th, 2008 3:31 pm:

    Ajax is a web develop technology where you can use controls no needing any refresh and these controls allows the user to interactive with the page in real time Marina, Maybe your Web developer is using ASP technology or as you said JSP technology which includes Java Script

    capman911 replied on May 14th, 2008 6:08 am:

    Where can you down load this technology?

    BillyB replied on May 13th, 2008 9:32 am:

    Reply here?

    BillyB replied on May 13th, 2008 9:35 am:

    Faster refresh, but didn’t show on recent comments column

    BillyB replied on May 13th, 2008 9:40 am:

    warp speed now Cool , I’m stll late for work though. Hitting warp drive myself now. (my inbox will be full)

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 10:10 am:

    OK.. so now the comment replies show up immediately.. no page refresh necessary.. BUT those comments will NOT show up in the most recent thingy on the right unless you refresh the page…

    So which way do you all want the comments to be.. ajax (no refresh of page and therefore faster) or no ajax and most recent comments YOU make show up in the widget…

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 10:12 am:

    Actually the ajax thing will probably NOT work.. as you won’t see other people’s comments either unless you hit refresh… hmm… might turn it off..

    captainjack replied on May 13th, 2008 11:30 am:

    humm a catch 22. I see its the other weblinks that is slowing things down. Gravitar seems to be the slowest to load for some reason.

    tiger-the-vicious replied on May 13th, 2008 7:43 pm:

    Your inbox is full BillyB ? Just in case i will send a fat hamster to clear the blockage.

    aLx replied on May 13th, 2008 11:08 am:

    so why is it called “prom night” now? I don’t see the connection …

    aLx replied on May 13th, 2008 11:44 am:

    ah, never mind.

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 11:56 am:

    We start talking about prom night while her plane is crashing…

    aLx replied on May 13th, 2008 12:01 pm:

    yeah. I know. that is, I figured that out. “prom night” / “prom night crash”. hm.

    aLx replied on May 13th, 2008 12:02 pm:

    crap. why am I always replying to myself.

    yeah. I know. that is, I figured that out. “prom night” / “prom night crash”. hm.

    sniperskaya replied on May 13th, 2008 2:41 pm:

    Q:? Why are they called “Ajax ” comments? Wasn’t Ajax a hero in Greek mythology? Or is this Geek mythology?

    Marina replied on May 13th, 2008 2:58 pm:

    Ajax stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML which I guess are the codes used in Ajax.

    sniperskaya replied on May 13th, 2008 3:07 pm:

    Спа