Bistro (Game)
Where does Bistro come from?
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This video feels very intimate lawl. Reminds of the close up shot hotforprofits did on that one vid of hers. Even though it was a pretty shameless attempt it still worked.
Todays random lesson and comment_-_-is coffee an Arab word like canvass? Turkic and them latinos for hemp and tobacco when smoke happens. Trying to be funny. ease times for all`)(`
guessing #1
Dear Teacher,
I dont know why but I would go for the word бьстро, which is the possibilty # 2; perhaps it’s since cause of my Russian being better than French
Hello dear teacher!
Seems unlikely that the french would take up a russian word after they have been invaded (or any word from any country..ever!), so I toggle between 1 or 3 ….. and end up chosing #3, little servent … but only guessing on this one, french neveer was my big thing…
from your dear student / Swedehunter
1 is nonsense
2 and 3 are equally plausible. Absolutely impossible to substantiate which one is correct.
It is pure opinion.
Очень познавательно.Еще б узнать почему балалайка называется балалайкой.)
I have a word (or more like a phrase) request!!
You know when people are just joking with you and they always say “I was just joshing you” or “haha i’m just joshing around”
where does that come from?
I don’t see the ratings anymore…haven’t for a little while. I’d gladly rate it if I could Marina.
The rating stars were slowing down the process too much so Marina axed them. You can still rate it on YouTube, though.
#2…Now bring me a brandy and coffee! Quickly!!!!
I have a really good word request. Where does the term “Peeping Tom” come from
damn sorry i posted it twice:/
That made it thrice
ok here is a phrase to explain where and when does it came on :
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” I’m interested who and when came on using this phrase
ok here is a phrase to explain where and when does it came on :
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” I’m interested who and when came on using this phrase
Hmm ok my replies aren’t showing up…. just my new comments.
ragabashmoon, the replies use javascript in order for them to show up.. so hit reload if you don’t see your replies and let me know if you see them then.
Ah ok NOW I see my replies but I did like reload 3 times after my initial posting and they still didn’t show up… i’ll see what happens with this one.
Huh ok working now… must have been lag or something
Hmmmmmmmm I have to vote for #2.
i’m thinking number 2’s the answer.
for a word request, i was wondering if you could talk about the word origins of Poem/Poet/Poetry.
in the spirit of poetry i wrote a little something for you:
eyes that shine like the moon’s twilight
and entrance the wonderer like no other.
a voice that soothes like the wind in deep night
and lips when kissed find no greater lover.
Humm Marina has added a new comment feature. This should be interesting.
testing, 1, 2, 3.. testing new feature….
What does this track thing do? And what are tags?
Excuse me, but I’m old, and these internets got me confused.
Well hum…, if you click on the Learn more link you just might learn more.
I think Marina is trying to make is easier to track for us to track comments. But I think she is going about it the wrong way about it.
New? How so?
Be patient captainjack.. I am going to make a video showing how to use this new cocomment thing. I am working as quickly as I can!
Take all the time you need.
Well Marina can’t you work any faster!
You need to get some high energy puppy power into your system. 
Im just kidding with you Marina. Love ya
No worries Marina. Sorry to make you think I was in a hurry or something.
I know this stuff takes time. I wish I could clone myself so I can get double the work done. I see you already have cloned yourself making a sister (or is it your the clone?) 
choice #2
Marina, just being curious, but what part of Russia are you from?
The part where she use to live at. Near where she was born (or hatched) at. You know downtown Russia.
Not to be confused with Russia, Ohio or Moscow, Idaho.
My guess is either Moscow, or north, south, east or west of there.
marina can u do a lesson with out a shirt on pleese
OK nobody knows, I’ll get right on it!
No rush, Marina, keep your shirt on.
marina sorry if i offended u
atta boy. bwahahahaha. uh … where’s that collar …
She’s already done that.
Haven’t you seen it?
Where’s the vid she did try to take off her shirt but cut the vid at the last second.
Would you rather I said “Keep your pants on” or “Hold your horsey”?
sniperdkaya keep ur pants on will be fine
marina if i offended u im sorry 
P.S marina u like my name and can u please do the word origen of transportion im a big fan of star trek just curios of where it came from please exuse my missspellings again if i offended u im sorry will wach wat i say from know on
I usually have to take my pants off to hold my horsey.
Whoa now.
She has many video without a shirt on.. Oh you mean without any thing on. Get in line dude.
What is a pleese? Is that more than one ploose?
No I think he said Peas and carrots.
pleese as in asking nicely example pleese do somthing
ah, don’t pay any attention to that orthographiliac p11. I can read it, I understand it, that’s it.
Come on aLx, don’t be so solipsistic!
P11…I’m never gunna get past that…. I deserve another mention with the “8″ properly enunciated!
Orthographiliac? What is that? Neurotically in love with proper grammar?
wargh! don’t even start, man. orthography has nothing to … ah … you know.
maybe she’ll just say “eight” in a future video, so you get your 8 back.
…correction… I should have said “spelling” -
Don’t you worry NK, She gets that request often. She is a good sport about comments about that. She did put a smilly at the end of her comment, did you see that?
No, she should not do such a thing.
Marina, what is the origin of the word grapefruit?
Theory number 2 is correct answer
LOVE your videos.
I have a word request for you: tomfoolery
thanks!
Hi Marina
Good program 
I found your videos last week, and now I’m addicted too =P we can learn the origins of words by a wonderful woman 
Today I decide to make my first request
My request words: LOL and ROTFL
thanks Marina
uh. back to three reply levels?
is that bad aLx?
well, you know, were discussing that a while ago … uh … some replies are kinda long so … you know … this could get messy.
Let me know if it gets bad and I’ll drop it back to 2
uh, yeah, we discussed that in the “bissextile” lesson.
Marina on March 1st, 2008 4:47 am
OK.. how many levels should I allow the replies to go.. right now I am at 3.. is 3 too much?
alx replied on March 1st, 2008 7:39 am:
since some replies are not really that short, I’d go with two unless you broaden the comments column.
buzzword replied on February 29th, 2008 7:23 pm:
Yes, but as the field narrows it also lengthens. It would be best if replies were brief. Retorts within corrections within poems within declarations within replies… could get ugly.
I’ll post this comment twice. one as a reply to your reply, and the other one as a reply to my reply to your reply. so you can see what it looks like.
and why the hell won’t it let me add my comment?
see what I mean? this is just … nah …
uh, yeah, we discussed that in the “bissextile” lesson.
Marina on March 1st, 2008 4:47 am
OK.. how many levels should I allow the replies to go.. right now I am at 3.. is 3 too much?
alx replied on March 1st, 2008 7:39 am:
since some replies are not really that short, I’d go with two unless you broaden the comments column.
buzzword replied on February 29th, 2008 7:23 pm:
Yes, but as the field narrows it also lengthens. It would be best if replies were brief. Retorts within corrections within poems within declarations within replies… could get ugly.
I’ll post this comment twice. one as a reply to your reply, and the other one as a reply to my reply to your reply. so you can see what it looks like.
OK.. back to 2 replies only
Yea and its slowing things down again. I think Gravatar has some thing to do with the slowness of the site when their servers have to post many gravatars to HFW site..
captainjack,
Do you mean those little blinking circles?
It seems to me the more chores that your computer has to complete the slower it works. Does that sound right? I mean your computer has to keep those little guys animated so that takes more memory doesn’t it?
Warren, Blinking circles. I don’t see any of those.
The new computers now days are able to handle little blinking things very well. I do a bit of 3D modeling on this computer so I know it can handle little blinking things just fine.
What I was mentioning was Gravatar.com has to server everyones little avatar for every comment on this site. When the pages get long the gravatar server gets bogged down. Its not just this site but gravatar.com has to server hundred of thousands of little avatars. To make a long explanation short, it takes longer for HFW blog to load on to your computer.
Disregard my last comment about slowing pages down. What I meant to say is multi pages. When the comments get to about 200 comments long the links to other services like Gravatar start to bog down.
@Marina, if you want to do 3 comment levels (which I would like to see) you need to make your pages wider/columns or you get that skinny column forming like aLx showed you.
great video
I was leaning towards origin number two because in my mind the origin sounded more right than the others. However I wouldn’t be surprised if the other theories had some truth to the origin of “bistro”.
It’s been great to see another “Guess The Word” Game. They are always challenging.
I actually read somewhere that both #2 and #1 are accepted origins, but since you’re my favourite teacher and happen to be russian I’ll go with #2.
Request: Town/Village/City these are all settlements but what is the etimology behing their hierarchy?
It’s easy, easy, easy
Origin #2.
Also my word request: SPRUCE
чмок
My word, phrase is House Coffe.
I’m going for #2, it sounds more like the ‘quick meal’ use of Bistro.
Theory number 3 is correct.
Конечно, мне хотелось бы верить, что именно русское слово стало причиной! Ждем правильный ответ!!
Option #2, but I may be cheating because I learned this when I studied Russian. XOPOWO?
I guess I’ll give the Russians credit where credit is due. It’s highly likely that while waving a white flag and dropping any available weapons and surrenduring their women (who were probably better fighters than their men) the cheese-eating surrender monkeys adopted a word from the occupying Russian army.
“cheese-eating surrender monkeys” – I’ve got to remember that one
Don’t bother committing this to memory, hutchiee. You can file it right next to gully’s request-
“im not a racist or anything but after a discussion i had at work i was wondering where the word nigger came from, im not trying to be funny just a serious qurstion.”
Bunch o’ haters out there. Peace.
wow, that’s tough love !
what happened to you, been crushed again by a French team in rugby Nation’s Cup ?
Adding to the list of French successes(?) is now balloonist(?) /skydiver(?) Michael Fournier…who forgot to tie his balloon to himself prior to attempting to skydive from it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,358336,00.html He was waving the white flag before his cheese-powered surrendermobile ever left the ground. Some ode to the Montgolfier brothers, eh? 
Makes you glad these guys have a vote on the UNSC(?)!
“Did you see the new bomb the government came up with? It weights 21,000 pounds. The Air Force tested this bomb in Florida and the bomb blast was so strong at Disneyworld 25 French tourists surrendered.” —Jay Leno
“Broadway producers are saying that because of the war, musicals are suffering from weak ticket sales. Not only that, over at ‘Les Miserables,’ the French are refusing to take part in the revolution.” —Conan O’Brien
“Army personnel in Kuwait unloaded a dozen faulty tanks that only go in reverse. Tanks that only go in reverse — they’ve been repackaged and sold to France.” —Craig Kilborn
Dear Hot for Words,
I heard one of my friends use the word “Cuckold” or “Cuckolding” as her husband was Cuckolding her best friend. What does this word mean exactly? is this good or bad?
JackieJ1999
I think is #1.Is more convicent than the others.
Mainly 2 because it is related to quicker more casual dining (french equivelent to a eat in bar or pub restarant). however, because of the setting the drink you mentioned can tie in too.
Hi Marina, I was wondering where the word(s) ‘Rocky road’ originate from.
PS – It’s the marshmallow in chocolate desert thing.
Cheers,
Max
Sorry, please read mouse for mice?
Hi Marina,
I wonder what the reason is for the irregular and strange plurals for words like goose, moose and mice for instant?
Love your show of course.
i think you should say in your next video ,where to comment
Here
or
Youtube
cuz this video was posted in youtube first ,but this is your website.
so where should we comment?
here
oh cuz i’ve already posted in you tube ,but here
Bistro mean a Cafe or a restaurant ,it is used in France
but your the teach so i’ll go with 1
Hi
Good Morning Marina,
Did you notice my suggestion on the “Vote for the 7 Million Dollar Man” about creating a link from the Brickfish site to your web site?
Is it a possibility?
I think it’s fine Bob.. plus, he may not be allowed to promote other sites from there.
Always comment here. YouTube comments are reserved for the following comments: “you’re hot”, “boobies”, “boobs”…
You are correct hutchiee, except that on YouTube it’s “your hot” not the grammatically correct “you’re hot”
Hey, U R Rong, I’ve never wrote Boobies at utube comments.
Best to post here methinks.
At least we know that we’ll pay more attention in class
Damn reply column closed before I could reply. Also Im finding out that i have to clear my cache (because refresh doesn’t work right)or I miss all the update comments. I’ve been replying all afternoon and just now seeing comments that where posted this morning. Not Marina fault, just the nature of the html beast.
dude! don’t be dissing html. html ain’t responsible for stuff not showing up in time.
ohhh baby wish you were in boston lol kiss kiss
Hello Marina,
Every bit of this show kept me from concentrating on what you were talking about. I had to watch it three times.
I thought that it was French so I thought #1. Then when you mentioned “little shepard” that seemed more likely since I thought “Bistro” had to do with being a “little” restaurant.
So… #3 (if I get this right it’ll be seven in a row!)(knock on wood)
I liked the Russian story.
Thanks Marina
2
Good Prospero, now what comes after the number two? Can ya guess? 1…2…ttthhhhrrr….
Every positive number greater than 2 comes after 2.
Three is just the FIRST WHOLE number after 2, technically speaking.
So your saying 2.0000000000000000000001 then 2.0000000000000000000003 and then 2.0000000000000000000003 Like that???
Sorry for not posting my answer in scientific notation. I dumb down my answers for hollyweird writers. 
I dont care
Awe…
its number #3 As i allways seen these Bistro places as a Little place romantic tucked away Bistro where they seve you .
……I got to ‘ Wake up and smell the roses’ 
Little table with a candle ….vase with a rose on the table…..soft music in the back ground …me and marina looking into each other BLUE eyes …mmmmm
if that was my dream, I’d keep right on a-sleepin.’ zzzz.
Hello Marina,
since This Word is undoubtly french, I was challenged to investigate…
seems the 3 possible origins are wrong !!!!!!!!!!!
french linguists comment the three (as always you made *real* investigation) but reject them :
# background : ‘bistro’ appeared in French around year 1900
equivalent, but more popular than a ‘café’ , this word
names the place where you drink, *but* in 1900
it rather named the man who owns this place
– it had a feminine form : ‘bistrote’ =
the spouse or owner’ess’ of the ‘bistro’ or ‘bistrot’
#1 bistrouille : actually is the name for hot coffee+brandy mix
in northern France, but doesn’t hold : naming the owner
bistrouille(ur ?) never existed
#2 быстро : very seducing story, *but* the word is unheard of
between 1818 – end of russian occupation in Paris-
and 1900 -attesting of bistrot- –> dead end
( I regret it because I heard it whan 13 from my teacher
in Russian as 2nd language – thought up to now
it was the real story, also fun because french cannot
pronounce the ‘ы’ without long training )
#3 « mastroquet » (northern France) / or
« bistroquet » (southern France) for servant –then servant of
the café’s owner, then the owner himself… hmm …
sounds like the “less false” but one cannot guess how the
servant’s-in-the-farm very low social image became applied
to an honorable commercant-in-town ??
see on this word another linguist at TV
)
(in French, and guaranteed “no glamour inside”
http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/lf/merci_professeur.php?id=3083&id_cat=
Your respectful student
( still working on his ego : cannot for now let go the illusory hope
of being once the teacher’s pet …)
It seems to me that if you look it up before you answer-
that’s cheating.
Homework is different.
Warren,
here in France, when a student is assigned some homework,
she/he has access to any document, if needed.
‘Contrôle’ is the name for in-classroom-test-without-docs…
but then, I admit the spirit here is more of ‘listen and guess on the spot’
Well, illusion again : I thought my little research could turn out useful for my fellow fans, er, students…
m.philos,
Oh, your research helps and I hope that you’re correct. I’m on “a roll’ and that would mean there could be no wrong answer.
What I wrote is of course only my opinion on the matter.
I take in Marina’s show as if I truly were in a classroom, with the perfect teacher, and learn from it as I study at my leisure.
Nice iambic pentameter there, Warren.
I want the complete entimolgy of the word “God.” Who first used this word?
Even though I am the resident HFW’s atheist, my guess is that God was the first to use the word God.
(I’m a dyslexic atheist, though, so I don’t believe in dogs).
Maia Marina, Yes of course #3 also
about todays quote
“on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands”
sometimes software should lend a hand when software feels hardware is lagging behind in its obligations in performing to softwares needs
Were does the word redneck come from?
Brigitte Bardot was once a ravishing idiot. You are a ravishing intellect.
Arnold and I agree. Bistouille > bistro.
#2
I shall go with origin @ 1 Gorgeous as Always You are Exquisite Marina.
Marina,
your site is amazing in so many ways thank you! I randomly subscribed to educational “podcast” on my Zune, Which is ridiculous by the way! Why is “podcast” automatically associated the i pod!? lousy anyways…. I believe Bistro comes from the French word #1
Also i was wondering Where dose the word “onomatopoeia” come from?
-Thanks Benjamin LaDue
Salt Lake City, Utah
@Benjamin,
Because there was some people that found a way to make a online broadcast that would be easy to download to an iPod. The term was coined by journalist Ben Hammersley. The Zune was not even out then or it might have been called Zunecasting. I think podcasting has made it to the New Oxford American Dictionary now. Early podcasting was a way to get your voice hear. Internet speeds where still to slow for video. Podcasting made practical use of low bandwidth. With internet speeds increasing podcasting has gone in to video now. New services started to pop up like YouTube™ and others.
Anyone else would like to add to my comments for Benjamin?
It is an abbreviation of bistrouille, a French term for brandy mixed with coffee
I would say #2. Word request- What is the origin of the word “nordique”?
Marina!! Kak dela?
I’m wondering can you tell me why the word “soccer” is pronounced
“sock-er” instead of “soc-ser” and also why it’s only used in North America whilst in other countries they use the term “football” to refer to the same game?
Also, I was wondering about the word “jack”, I know it is that thing that you place under a car to lift it up so you could change the tires, but – what does that have to do with the following words:
Hi-jack; car-jack; jack off; jack [something from someone]; lumberjack; jacklight; jack-in-a-box; among other words?????
Hopefully you can help me out – with much love, your dear student:
DJ Salbro in Toronto, CA
if this helps, i know australians refer “soccer” as “soccer” not football. Mainly because we have a sport called “AFL” or Australian Football League.
Although it has a same idea in soccer on terms of kicking the ball and scoring goals…however, the game’s format and rules are very much different
Tell me about it DJ! My name is Jack! I don’t know who I am anymore!!!!
captainjack, if you “don’t know Jack”, then know thyself!
DJ Salbro, you left out the phrase “Jack Off”. Hmmmm, that couldn’t be captainjack’s last name could it? (Sorry, Cap’n, couldn’t resist.)
Im more than willing to whore myself out in the name of a good joke.
So that said I have to tell you about a nickname this one guy gave me. He called me “Meoff” So this spread though all the mall employees of my new nickname. This one girl at a pizza restaurant in the mall had my order ready and page me through the Public announcement system. She said “Mr. Meoff your pizza order is ready”. I was embarrass so I didn’t go up there right away. She then kelped repeating “Mr. Meoff your pizza order is ready”. She said to me that she will keep repeating that until I came and picked up my order. What I failed to realize is that no one other than people who knew my real name would even get the joke. To everyone else in the mall it was just a weird name.
Cap’n, Meoff sounds Russian, doesn’t it? Guess your conscience got the better of you that day. Is she still holding your pizza for you?
I WAS WRONG, ALL THREE ARE TRUE ANSWERS
I’D LIKE TO KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THE SATING, “PULLING THE WOOL OVER ONES EYES”
THE ANSWER IS ORIGIN #1
All three could possibly be correct, as there has been no diffinitive answer as to the origin.
Hi Marina,
I would like to request the word shellshock,
I would also like to be the teachers pet.
Quickly in russian is быстро so that’s what I’m going with besides it’s usually #2! Speaking of #2, why do we call taking a crap #2?
Ok Im going to guess #3. But #2 sounds good.
Marina I have to say I love the outfit you have on today. Im compelled to say “Where did you get that lovely blouse at my dear.” Then on further thought what the heck do I care? Its not like Im going to run down to the store and buy one.
Hey there’s a word… Blouse… I always heard it to refer to a women’s or little girls shirt. So I ask, Would it be improper for a man to wear a blouse? Did men wear Blouses?
Hey HFW guys, don’t answer this one unless Marina rejects doing a video on it. I already know the answer from my old SCA days.
Hi Marina,
Bistro comes France… I do believe. This Quebcois chic told me it is a place where you can get really nice poontang?… something to do I think with french fries, gravy and cheese curds. She said it goes good with bearded? clams and white wine. This French chic spoke so magnificently unclear English, I thought she was pulling my leg. Nevertheless, my guess is “trois!”
Bon soir?
I thought you had taste for Fromunda Cheese with your wine?
Oh, and a nice Chateau du Chunder 1952. A fine vintage.
I’d like to request information on the word “callipygian”.
Stop needling her!!! Actually, this is a common request. Perhaps she’ll eventually do it? Good luck! Bonne chance! And all that jazz!
#2
im not a racist or anything but after a discussion i had at work i was wondering where the word nigger came from, im not trying to be funny just a serious qurstion.
I’ll take answer #2:
The one where DUTCH LESBIANS, living in a PENTHOUSE with their
TEACHER’S PETS are all retreating from MOSKVA in their machinas…er MACHINIMAS! BEESTRA! BEESTRA!
And thanks for helping me with my novel, Marina!
Now, thanks to you, Lubchenko will shout “Beestra!” to the members of the hit team as they leave the smoking Kornet missile launcher on the floor of the chalet, arm and fuse the C4 explosive booby trap at the door, close it and pile into the black Ford Explorer! Beestra! Beestra!
http://www.edgeofheavenbook.com
Marina, I’ll go with #1st answer. I don’t care if I’m right or wrong, I just like hearing your accent when you talk. When you say “origins” it kind of sounds like “virgins”.
I will guess Theory #1
#2 ? (with my luck guessing, it’s likely to be all 3 are correct!)
Hehe, when I watched the video just now there were only 6 posts! Now there are over 50
Anyway, I think the answer is number two mainly because I like the image..
Anyway, I’d like to suggest the word: ravenous and if it has anything to do with ravens..
The correct origin of bistro is all 3 possible origins…
it is french for small cafe or restaurant.
also, could you give the origin of the phrase “monkey business”?
The answer is 2 and then 1
The word “bistro” may derive from the Russian быстро (bystro) which means quick. According to an urban legend, it entered the French language during the Russian occupation of Paris in 1815. Cossacks who wanted to be served quickly would shout bistro. A likelier explanation is that it is an abbreviation of bistrouille, a French term for brandy mixed with coffee
I think it is the first one (of French Origin)! I hope I am right!
Also, would you please check on the origin of “bumfuzzle”? Thank you, thank you .. er Merci beaucoup, mon professeur favori!
American bum or British bum?
French bum?
Please, let’s be politically correct here. It’s not “bumfuzzle,” it’s “homelessfuzzle.”
I love your site and the bistro question is a good one. I would pick option number 3.
And I want so much to be your class favorite!!!!!
A couple of interesting storys indeed
it’s option 3.
I like #2 for this one. It’s always 2. I liked the rose in the teachers pet shoutout, nice touch. Could you do that for me when you make me teachers’s pet?
Hey Marina. Well, #2 is not commonly accepted since the Russians were in Paris in the 1810’s, but bistro didn’t become accepted until the 1870’s. #1 and 3 are both accepted but #3 seems more commonly accepted.
I would like to suggest 2 words. First, “hanky panky”. Second, I have heard a lot of people be puzzled by a term I commonly use, “sitting on your laurels”.
Hey Marina, why was the reply you made on the Bistro Game marked as spam? I needed to open it to even see it. Is that new? I hope it isn’t like that from now on. It seems your replys are always highlighted in yellow and i’ve never had to open a one ‘em.
one possibility…
if you checked the box which globally selects all current mail in your inbox, and then marked them as spa, and one of the files selected was from Hot for Words; then all mail from Hot for Words would subsequently be marked as spam. It’s an example of how computers help us to make mistakes faster! Simply remove any Hot for Words eMail from your Spam folder and you should be Okay, OK?
and add HFW to the safe senders list, if your spamblocker uses such…
I am going to vote on origin #3. The timing between the Russian occupation of France and the initial appearance of the word in French appears to rule out origin number 2. i have trouble believing #1.
I’d have to guess #3 as well.
I think #3 is the answer. Russians telling the French what to do makes for a better story though.
I would like to request the word “sex”, since we hear that word a lot on the news, the radio, tv, and even in conversations with ppl. my youtube name is “brownbeachcurls”. Please check out my videos and choose my word. Thanks!!
I will go with 1st and 2nd choice mixed together…
What is the origin of the word Fetish??
portmaneau word
fetid+relish=Fetish
Yes? No? LOL
fetid as in:
“not worth a pair of fetid dingo’s kidneys”
- Douglas Adams
It’s when you’re not really fet, you’re just fet-ish.
I go for theory number 2.
Have you ever seen one of these: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/blue+mud+dauber
Yep.
I’ll go with #1. It sounds too simple, but on the other hand, the other two seem to be too far fetched, so this leaves me with no other choice!
2nd option
The answer:ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
Three’s company four’s a crowed loudly and proudly!
seen that god and phoney show!
Need I say mower your own damn yard!
Come on Home To Texas Tech!
she will give you a baby shower%
Well I lobster and then I flounder
I sure fish she’d come back
I get a haddock thinking about it,,,
Marina I will go with number 2. I will also give you five stars and raise you another five for another great video. That was a beautiful dress or blouse that you had on when you named the pet of the day.
I liked the boxed looking blouse she has on. I didn’t care for the one on the Pet vid.
I loved the teacher’s pet outift. I loved the person in it even more!
I told you Jack… it’s not what you see, it’s what you don’t see. right
LM, “Loved…” meaning past tenths?
BB, Yea thats whats cool about nice outfits. Making you want to see whats behind curtain #1.
The answer is “All of the above” and “None of the above”.
I was looking this up myself just the other day and it appears that all of Marina’s choices are popular explanations circulating on the internet but none of them can be proven to be the true origin.
2 only appeared in print about 70 years after the supposed “impatient cossacks behaving badly” in Paris restaurants.
3 what have shepherds to do with fast food establishments, and why would Parisians adopt any word from a provincial dialect? In my experience, Parisians are too proud of their own culture to do such a thing.
The latter objection also applies to Choice #1 which seems to me to be the least implausible of the three.
Well Bob,
After reading this note I think my record may end soon.
But that’s why I don’t read comments first- keeps it fun.
I THINK IS #2——>HOW MUCH IS AN AIR COOLER IN LA?
I heard is very hot!
Well normally they are from $99 to $500. For you I’ll make you a special deal for only $1,000. I’ll even send BillyB to install it for you for just $1999 bucks Canadian.
I would like to know where the phrase “proposing a toast” came from…
Why do they use the word “toast”, like toasted bread?
I would like to request “counting sheep” i didn’t see that one listed yet
Oh, man. I could do that one in my sleep!
That shear is funny.
I request the word aristocracy.
I pick #1. It makes the most sense as it comes directly from French. Russian influence into French culture has been minimal at best. It’s unlikely that Russian troops would have influenced French culture even as it participated. They weren’t there long.
..Oh, not to forget my friends whom I think should become your routine Teacher’s Pets!!
I nominate Buns & Chou of “RabbitBites” over at YouTube.
You can catch them off my Vlog archives at “QuackCentral”.
Here is Bionic Buns:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QKjxAF-w4vQ
…Yes, wounded badly while trying to obtain some apples for my lovely teacher, Marina!
You said we could more likely be your teacher’s pet if we come with an apple, but, sadly, I delegated that task to Buns and he botched the mission. Thus, it is Bionic Buns who truly deserves to be your next Teacher’s Assistant and they are technically pets, too! 
Thank you,
Doctor Quack (who operated on Buns and made him new!)
Watched the viddy, read your text…
I am not sure where you are coming from (or going with this).
What the Hell! She let’s me say whatever I want in here – unfiltered and unexpurgated. I’m just trying to get a handle on your perspective situation. Your imagination seems to have the best of you! The whole “Dr. Q” thing is pretty bizzare – just like the real vetrinarians I have met. There was one I met in Cincinnati ; had a thing for ballet dancers – but that’s another story…
Hey I was just wanting to request the origin of the word lackadaisical. Anyway love everything you do, keep on doing it
Thanks
Beautiful Marina,
I am a the Chief Quack at http://www.MolecularDyne.com (Yes, a shameless plug and also a reminder that I want to be Teacher’s Pet or pet!!!)
Therefore, I would like to know the origins of the word, “quack”.
Quack — a dishonest person who pretends to be a doctor
; an ignorant pretender of knowledge or skill of any sort 
; a charlatan 
; short for “quacksalver” (which seems to have etymology in Quicksilver or the use of Mercury as medicine?) 
. “Quacken” (Dutch?) for “to boast of” + “salf” (salves and poultices?). 
But, how did that overlap with a duck’s quack quack noise? 
spam and eggs and more spam, eh?
can u please do the origen of transportion
Its number 2 The word stems from the Russian word быстро (bystro) which means ‘Hurry’. Russian soldiers occupying France after the Napoleonic Wars would frequently demand that French civilians serve their food quickly, shouting the word that evolved into the neologism ‘Bistro’ at them.
PLEASE find the origin of chesterfeild lol
Oh Marina, you play so well!
Okay, my guess is that “bistro” comes from the second choice – those Russians in a hurry. Do I win? Do I get an autographed photo of you for my wall now? Please say yes!
Well, I think both #1 and #2 may be true. Also, that shirt looks really good on you – it reminds me of abstract paintings.
And while it may be a bit soon to give you another word request, I do wonder why some little birds are called “tits”, when that word has such obvious other meanings…
Picasso, actually. more cubist impressionist than abstract.
(a work of art wearing a work of art!)
Isn’t picasso more about faces? I was thinking about Matiz…
That’s post-cerealism.
Matisse, Manet, Monet – easily confused
with each other – even to their familiars.
Pacasso did an art series in the 1920’s
devoted to cubist impressionism. Most
of the work I’ve seen were charcoal
sketches, but there is a well known
piece using primary colors and blocks
arranged much as the pattern on
Marina’s blouse. Anywho…
Beauty is in the mind of the beholder.
Definition of Beer Goggles:-
Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder.
Okay, now THAT’s post-cerealism in a nutshell.
I vote for theory number 2…..
That top you are wearing sure is a change of pace. Is it from russia?
Marina makes everything she wears look good, don’t ‘cha think?…
Go to the Going Dutch post and check out my reply to oojufink…
i saw that. for some weird reason its kind of hot
You liked it too. So did I. I can’t tell if its just a blouse or a dress. My guess its a dress.
Marina, I’m not sure whether to trust you (since all 3 of the answers to the “L” word turned out to be clues). I suspect it’s answer #2, but further investigation is necessary. Now don’t hurt me bad just because I’m gullible!
nice tapestry1 all those threads…
shows you pay attention!
good job
Much obliged.
Threads only tie together in the minds of the readers. And some minds are tied uptighter than others, I reckon… You been seen to weave a pert’ clean trampoline yer own self, ifn ya don’t mind my makin the observation. So read ‘em and guffaw (or weep, your choice). Happy trails, neighbor.
Did you know that “gullible” has the honor of being the only word not included in any dictionary?
Come on. Now you don’t believe everything you hear (or read), do you?
gullible
One entry found.
gullible
Main Entry: gull·ible
Variant(s): also gull·able \ˈgə-lə-bəl\
Function: adjective
Date: 1818
: easily duped or cheated
— gull·ibil·i·ty \ˌgə-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— gull·ibly \ˈgə-lə-blē\ adverb
–> merriam webster.
Gotcha!
lol
p11, p11, p11.
I rest my case.
i think Marina is playing annudder game…and that all three origins are acceptable…
If she’s playing an udder game, I’m going to have a cow!
Or, maybe the great great grand daughter of the earl of sandwich, Itchy Amber, finished her cell phone, to go back to her biographical book, Jean Francois de Bistro.
my guess is #1
Another 5 stars!
how, i can’t find the rating system.
She turned the star-ratings off for this site because it was slowing things down. You can rate it on YouTube, however.
Marina took it off line. It was slowing down her server. Just give her five stars in your comments. She will thank you for them that way too. Always give her five stars. She deserves every one of them and maybe more.
I believe it’s 1 & 2.
#2 is my answer and im stickin’ with it.
i could care less if im first but it is kinda cool
true
Uh-huh. Kinda.
Marina is always first in our hearts…
entry #774 from The HotForWords Sychophant Handbook…
You’re right.
It is cool.
It’s also cool when Marina answers a note from you.
Actually the correct term is I COULDN’T care less. “Could care less” Doesn’t make any sense, but I am sure you couldn’t care less and will continue saying your way.
I always thought that “I could care less” meant (sarcastically) “I could care less…[but I don't even care enough to bother caring less]…” However, I googled the issue, and haven’t found any source that agrees with me on that.
Most of them just say it is an idiomatic linguistic development. And one site said that they theorize it came out of the yiddish community in New York where they came up with sarcastic idioms like, “I should be so lucky!” (I’ll never be so lucky) and “Tell me about it!” (don’t tell me about it be cause I know already).
Apparently, saying “I could care less” is risky because some people attach a stigma to it that it is incorrect, or low brow.
The whole idea of getting there first is the Neanderthal thinking of competing with other males to be leader of the pack for breading with the best females. Zug Zug as in the 1981 movie Caveman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082146/
Lemme get this straight. Breading with females…Females with breading? Hmmm, now. Is that something like ‘battered women?’
Well, I’ll be fricaseed! Yeah, I heard o’ them.
When I heard about those, and all I could think was that Holy crap, I just been eatin’ em raw all this time… Gotta try one…
pennsyltucky9, i would prefer them Marina-ted…
You like yours breaded? I like mine naked, and hot.
actually geronimo, i do care thats why i visit this site. i learn something new every time i do visit. i’ve also stated on this site in previous comments that i realize i may be one of the least educated people here. for you to say you’re SURE i couldn’t care less just makes you sound like a cocky prick who thinks he konws it all. i welcome corrections to my grammer thats how i learn. but when you throw in little jabs at the end it doesn’t make it any easier. you could take lesson or two from prospero811…
Did I make a speeling mistook?
I juice woved the wai al U guis jumph on the cance to pok fun at miss speeld words. 2 funy. 
