Sniper
Where does sniper come from? You’ll be surprised.
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Snikers! Marina
Guttersnipe, that’s me
At one time only watch the videos with no comments, random lesson…a gutter is where waste management(manure) is handled and then the birds snipe through it for food.
Russian Roulette. St.Petersburg subway bombing word request(roulette)
flower and more flowers [transmogrify]
i knew about the birds been snipes but the sniper is not just a person used to slot people at long ranges like officers but most of there work is reconnisence to watch people and gather information for commanders in the base. sniper battles are rare but have happened as in the famous battle at stalingrad between the famous vastieli seightseth im not sure how its spelt maybe u can help me. against the major of the german sniper school. most snipers when taking shots are used in close support of main attacking as they provide good cover. the ghille suit used by snipers also came about through scottish gamekeepers in the early 20th century and became battlefield snipers as they could utilise the ghille suit to become almost invisible.
I´m a gutter-snipe
—————-> *lady-killer* 
(if it just would be true 
)
I thought a snipe was a ficticous animal. When I was younger the older kids would send the younger ones on a “snipe hunt” just to get rid of them for a while.
A Gutter Snike,,,,,snipe
Thinking that would be a sniper on the roof top, by the gutter, maybe….
….now I think it must have something to do with the gutter press media. Sneeking around waiting to ctatch a photo of a celeb with out them knowing……
or maybe a snipe that has evolved and moved into the cities leaving snipers in fields, making home in the gutters!! One clever bird if that is the answer
ah yes, it is always better to hear it from you
I had heard the origin of Sniper before, but hearing it from you was somehow….. better
Please keep up the good work.
Your loyal Slave
HI MARINA, THIS IS WHAT I FOUND.
GUTTER-SNIPE
From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
1. A street urchin.
2. A person of the lowest class.
Noun
Brit a child who spends most of his or her time in the streets, usually in a slum area
From: http://www.urbandictionary.com/
A dirty, hairy homeless man who lives in alleys and survives on cats, banana peels and puddle water.
W2000?
Hey Marina
How did you make that cool intro theam? I’d love to know.
TongueTwisler
Hey Marina
? 
watching this gave me an idea
Why are soldiers in the army known as privates
please respond to this even if its a negative comment
See ya, TongueTwisler
As opposed to the high-ranking officers, the privates are anonymous – private.
Marina,
The word guttersnipe means:
a person from a lower class; Somebody regarded as having a rough or vulgar mannor
a child who wears dirty rugged clothes, has rough mannor, lives on the street.
The common snipe:
Is a bird that likes wet muddy conditions.
Greg
Nice new dress Marina. You look lovely. I will work on the problem now. Georgio
Why do we say PU when something smells bad?
I thought P.U. meant Princeton University?
Why would we say the name of a university when something smells
My theories:
Pu is plutonium, maybe it smells bad?
P.U. = Poopy Underwear?
And I’m out… no clue.
Good MorningTeacher. I know you have already done the word goodbye but I was wondering how the meaning of [good] changes from the oposite of evil to [goods] meaning item or [for good] meaning forever.
i would really enjoy it if you discussed this word and i challenge you to pronounce it correctly
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (also spelled PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOKONIOSIS 
Thank You 
Can I ask about the word midget? I just don’t get it.
The seven million dollar man is up to 20791.68 votes. He’s still number 1.
hey there my recuest word is lithium
If i had someone like you when i was growing up i might not be the useless bum i am today! Are your boobs real? SIlly questions.. i know!
I go by one rationale: If I can touch ‘em – they’re real!
I go by the guy rationale – who cares?
Hi! Great video, I haven’t know that I always wanted to know origin of that word
I’m still interested in the word “FORTNIGHT”
What “fort” has to do with “night” and why that means “two weeks” ?
Two weeks is fourteen days. I believe that fortnight came from an old spelling for fourteen. Why night and not day? I think it had to do with when one would be paid.
Maia Marina
word request “Calliope” Thank you eversomuch.
Thanks
DYSLEXIC…..DYSLEXIA
I Know i got a mild bit of it…..But some great famous people still alive now….are Dyslexic…what a great word to do……
.eb dluow ti kniht I seY
How long did it take you to write that?
That ? takes about 2 seconds
You could always use the example of the dyslexic Pagan that made a mistake and sold his soul to Santa.
Or the dyslexic that went to Satan to sit on his lap and ask for Xmas presents by mistake
Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!
I think it’s spelled dylsexic.
I read that some book i
i
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V
The verb to snipe originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India with the idea of “to shoot from a hidden place”
Another awesome five star performance
Snipe is also a term used for crew members
of naval vessels who work in the engineering
spaces, not sure why, maybe the good Captain
can inlighten us with his knowledge.
“unbreakable” Where that come from
Ur awesome educator
here ticher is the nexit word boxers ?
Bloodthirsty Guttersnipe is what Winston Churchill called Hitler when news came of the invasion of Russia (22/06/1941).
I used to have the whole speech & others on my harddrive. “Winny” warned, in advance, of Hitlers’ designs on domination of the nations, but found few to heed his warnings, until things got out of hand.
The origin of the word joke?
I was curious as to the origin of Tattoo.
Thank you!
Mike
A “guttersnipe” is someone, usually a child, that is homeless and wanders the streets.
It can also be someone of low morals and the lowest economic status.
Oh and what is the origin of the word Caesarean?
thanks Marina!
Love, Mat
2:33 snipe, snipe it takes one to call one, I am still waiting for your call.
Gutter snipe is someone who shoots at you from the gutter- so you’ll fall into it (with them). Most of them are HANDICAPPED LESBIANS who wear PANTIES and live in PENTHOUSES and (new word origin) have COD PIECES! Dear Teacher, do those guttert snipe lesbians wear cod pieces because they like smelly fish and enjoy stuffing them down in their PANTIES? Dear Teacher, what’s the origin of “Cod Pieces”? I hear Russian underwear was made of HAIR in the 1970’s…something to do with licensing from DAVID BOWIE
So, when somebody(usually in a movie) tells another person that they can take so-so and go hunt some snipe. They really mean “go hide somewhere out of sight” (get lost).
Thanks Marina
By the way, you look particularly hot in that top.
Well thank you Prosero! Oh wait… hu.. Oh you were referring to Marina.
Now I’m so embarrassed.
It would be very cool if you could do that blushing as a Mexican Wave, Jack.
Yea that would be cool. Oh I found my hot top thought you would like to see it. Look at it with the song playing in your head “Im too sexy for my shirt, Im too sexy for my…”
Ahh… there is no possible way that you would be confused with Marina.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Tony Clifton!
(That pic was entertainingly disturbing. Thanks.)
Qermag, We only entertain to please.
(yea, I even had a hard time posting such a disgusting photo)
A gutter snipe is like a street kid/criminal, right?
gutter-snipe, hey i felt that while i was trying to sleep.
Dear Teacher, Great lessons. I especially liked the interactive lesson. That lesson had me pretty stoked. Anyhow, my word request is : leisure. Where does this word come from and why do we use it?
All the best,
Risen Monk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaTyMjLvkRA
gutter-snipe, hey i felt that while i was trying to sleep.
Hey Marina,
I come from a country of Slovakia however many people believe I am from Slovenia, and they confuse these two names often. Could you explain me why it is so that both these names are so similiar? Are they anyhow related? Please help me to solve the problem of all Slovaks and Slovenes!
Sposibo.
“He who hesitates is a damned fool.” – Mae West 1892-1980………Judge not for as you judge so shall you be judged.
He who hesitates is at the back of the queue.
– Me Last 1943-….
Sorry Bob,
I am a master craftsman master
She is a master crafts women master
She’s just playing hard to admit
sorry craftswomen
craftswoman
125th!
152nd!
184!!!! My post number is bigger than both of yours!
Oh and so it begins………………
195th!
420!
Urchin…really interesting word…it doesn’t mean just a gutter snipe or a small mischievous child but even a hedgehog….we have to find the origin of the word urchin in the northern French word ”herichon”,from Latin ”heircius”=hedgehog
well,at this point it would be interesting to understand what a small mischievous child or a urchin has in common with a hedgehog….i’m trying to guess something…
Guttersnipes were all the cool kids my mother wouldn’t let me play with.
Not me, I was on my own during playtime due to being a “middle child” with the oldest siblings always trying (and usually succeeding due to being bigger, faster, etc.) to ditch me and the youngest still in diapers. I soon learned to find my own amusements and make my own friends because my siblings weren’t all that interesting to hang with anyway. Then when I was 20, I heard on the news that one of my closest childhood buds from kindergarten through second grade had been convicted of murdering his dad, who was a professional car thief and stripped, painted, and rebuilt the cars in his garage. My friend had beaten his dad to death with an iron pipe.
Wow PT9! Its interesting how we learn later in life where these people are today. I had a drivers ed instructor that hated me. He called me an extremist, meaning I take things to the far left or right of view and never sit on the fence on anything. I really hated him for labeling me for that. He addressed me as such during class.
Well my sister hears news that he’s in prison for murder and a few other things. I love it when karma catch up to people like that.
In your case, all well and good. But this kid was my pal, and it seemed like such a shame that he ended up that way because of his dad’s influence. I never met his mom… wonder if she was around at all.
Hello My Dear Teacher,
Once upon a time, it was said:
“Men control the world,
but women control the universe“.
What is the origin of the word universe and what does it have to do
with a single stanza of text? I am confused.
My dear teacher must investigate this mysterious word.
Ten ♥♥♥♥♥ hearts ♥♥♥♥♥ for the Sniper video.
Hy Marina, :*, I’m interested in the phrase Alley Oop. Where it came from? Please do a lesson about this phrase, thanks. ‘Ba bye’ I love your videos
A gutter snipe is what feeds a gargoyle<—Fun GD language, is it not?
Also, I’ve known a few women who’ve seemed to make a hobby out of sniping at people–sometimes even me
Now, I wouldn’t call them snipers (though their aim is deadly & they lie in wait) I would call them snippy, or old-timers favorite: snippety.
Fun to learn where a words been, but sometimes don’t you wanna know where it’s going as well
I notice something strange. Very strange. Like something you don’t see every day. I had to re-read the whole list of comments made on the Handicap post. And still I see it more and more. It happened 13 times. Not the normal two or three times but 13 times. I’m still trying to understand why this happened. I think its the coolest thing I’ve seen a very long time. I wish it would continue. One can only hope.
Humm I don’t know why I even brought up this observation. No one really cares, or do they?… Naw I guess not.
Oh well…
__/)__
Did the storm cause a split in your head, too?
What are you teasing us with?
He’s probably still sea sick
” ? ”
What did you see?
No Bob, my head is not split yet. I did get a few cuts and bruisings. They are healing nicely. Im sure glad the body has its own repair system.
Ralph… hum.. sorry Capman. Im not sea sick, I just drank a bit to much grog.
Ok Warren, Its nothing really, but to me it was amazing. Marina posted 13 comments to her website. What nerve does she have to comment on her own site? What does she think that she just can comment as she feels? Who invited her to our discussion about her lessons?
Im just kidding! I was really impressed. It was almost orgasmic. Funny thing she works very hard on making videos (which are fantastic) but her comments on the site I feel more of a connection to her thoughts. It seems kind of backwards, I know. I guess Im a bit withdrawn from her videos because they look a bit like a commercial or a production. I guess I fear the talking head trying to sell me something I don’t need or want.Or maybe is that Im being talked at and not talked with. Communications should be a two way street. When it’s one way then communications start to break down. Then little wars break out. I know it’s impossible for Marina to respond to a billion comments and still do here day job. I wonder if there is a way?…
Yes there is always a way. But like many of those suggestions all but faded away in old blogs.
captainjack,
I agree. It’s fun to “talk” to everybody here but it does seem that the reason we are here is all about Marina and yet our host is quiet most of the time. I often feel strange in regards to this but since Marina doesn’t mind I’ll continue. I’m new to this sort of thing and I don’t spend much time at any other site that resembles this one. At first all I ever did was watch the show and read a few comments and leave but after awhile the conversations became engaging and I couldn’t help myself so I decided to join in and have fun. Everybody here (most) is well mannered and good natured so that we seem to have an understanding of each other and are able to stay within courteous boundaries and yet are able to press the envelope to poke fun or entice further conversation.The qoute: “Familiarity breeds contempt” maybe one reason our mysterious Diva stays at arms length. There are many reasons that Marina must stay reserved besides time commitments and so it is always a pleasure when she decides to let us know that she’s keeping an eye on her “study hall”.
Maybe her tongue had been loosened by all the bevies she knocked back at Lisa’s party.
Has recollected army, war in the Chechen Republic…
The LEAFLET-INSTRUCTION to the SNIPER the Sniper is the soldier specially selected, trained and prepared for independent initiative actions, neat the arrows, able skilfully to operate in fighting conditions. The problem of the sniper – destruction of the important and dangerous purposes appearing for short time,-is solved patience for a choice of an opportunity for certain to amaze them. Art of the sniper consists in independently to find the purpose, to estimate its importance and to amaze with one shot. The sniper is obliged not only to destroy alive force of the opponent, but also neat shooting to paralyse the organization by the enemy of current fighting work. For this purpose destroy its officers; arrange hourly hunting for its scouts, observers, signalmen, artillery корректировщиков; break their observant devices; ослепи the opponent; disaccustom it to go to full growth; force it to creep; do not allow it to be put out; spread panic among the bottom grades. A ultimate goal of the sniper – fear. Appear there where for you do not wait. Remember: the opponent should be afraid! The sniper is a hunter. The hunter is obliged to be invisible. Invulnerability of the sniper demoralizes the opponent. Your method – reserve. Your working tool – patience. Study to transfer famine, a cold, a pain, an immovability. Only it will allow you to destroy the opponent everywhere, even in depth of its defense. The opponent – an animal. Track down it and entice under a shot. The enemy is artful – be more artful than it. It is hardy – be more persistent than it. Your trade is an art. You can what others cannot. To you trust. For you – Russia. Be ruthless. You will win, because you are obliged to win!
sorry for my english
Where is
homo,hetero come from?
hello marina,
i am wondering about the word copacetic. love your vid show!!
BETTER
best
WORSER Vicious s Rabbit
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4490/picture253xz.jpg
When hunting rabbits, beware of the tigers.
When hunting tigers, there is no need to fear the rabbits.
Chinese proverb.
Confushes says, you know the old Chinese soothsayer,
man who fly upside down has crack up.
i have heard that my name means a few different things in a couple of different languages maybe you can tell me what it means its: marteeka what does marteeka mean
HOW’S ABOUT THE WORD…ASSASSIN
Hello hellzzarmy,
I hope you and Marina don’t mind me answering this question.
Marina did that video last year. See the full Lessons List at the top.
The Assassin video is here:
http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/07/19/assassin/
In this video you can see how Marina has changed over the last year.
In this video she looks like a sweet 16 in front of the camera for the first time. Amazing to see her evolving in front of our eyes.
.k.
Another meaning of “hunting snipe” is a trick. You tell someone to go “hunt snipe” or “gather snipe” and they don’t exist (or well, I guess they don’t exist in the US, where the joke is wsa common in the 1920’s). so as this person has been told to go hunt snipe, he can’t find any (especially since he doenst’ know what they are) so he thinks he’ll get in trouble
For example, in the show “Carnivale” a guy tells Ben Hawkins to go “clean out the baggage trailer”. Then later the head of the Carnivale asks him where he’s been, and he says, “The baggage trailer? They sent you on a snipe hunt, there is no baggage trailer”
Those hunters of snipe must have never tried hunting quail, Had they we would be talking about quailers.
Knight all
Well Off to bed I go knight everyone
72nd!
Prior to WWI, the term used to describe a good shot in the military was SHARPSHOOTER. Self expanitory title. At least that is true for American and British forces.
Have a great day!
Thomas A. Bowers
Hey Marina!!
I sincerely hope that you are doing well. Every video that you post ends up teaching me something new and exciting, and I find myself logging in just to see if there’s a new video. Anyway, I want to request that you discuss the origin of the word “ludicrous”, since I use it so much in everyday conversation. Thanks for providing this awesome service, and I really hope that you continue posting even more facts for us to learn. Take care. Ciao!
Does anybody know what the deal is with the replies disappearing and then reappearing wihout any rhyme or reason?
lets see
…and there back!
Her site is over loaded? the Minions are restless
I’ve had the same problem today about 4 or 5 pm PST. I was pi$$sed off and went to town to talk on the phone for 3 hours and buy my dinner.
I think it has to do with the cache in your browser not updating properly, but it sure freaked me out when it happened to me without warning
Good question Ms. pagedoll. Although I’ve not experienced the same dilemma, replies disappear. When I login to post a reply, the website shows that I need to login first. So I try to login again, but it shows I’m already logged in, I use to do that about 10 times, but not lately. I’m a firm believer in clearing my cache/cookies/ect. to disenfranchise all the clinging cookies/adware/spyware, as well as running a registry cleaner often. Some other fellow students here have reported not being able to see their replies unless they reboot their PC, which I think means that their PC is full/tempfiles/RAM unavailable/ect. And yes this website has its anomalies which get corrected. There are other options, so you can reply to give me an idea of what you’ve found out. PS. When you right click the blue control bar to get task manager, what is the available(physical) memory? About 125,000 is good. This assumes that you have a windows xp or derivative thereof. acliteinstaller.exe is great to clean things up, but I can’t get you a link now. cnet.com has FreeRAM XP pro http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086_4-10070530.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10516960
Im running on a Mac and having the same issues. So I don’t think its part of the OS.. I think the problem was on the server side…
On occasion, and only recently, the video will start, run 10 or 15 seconds, then suddenly screech to a halt. It usually works on the second or third try. I have also had some difficulty at times with the “reply” function. Usually, a screen refresh solves the problem.
Hi Marina!!
I’d like to know about the origin of the expression “wow”.
you make the knowledge a pleasure (well, more than actually it is)
What is the origin of the word “Haunted”? I too would like to know.
Could you do a video on idiosyncrasy, idiocrasy and idiocy? I know the first two are the same, but not the third – I just want to know a little more about them.
Can you tell me where the word Afro came from
Gutter snipe came from England. It was for street urchins, children who were poor.
A guttersnipe, not gutter-snipe (no hyphen) is a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city or in lamens terms: a dreg of society, a street urchin.
By the way, what are the origin and original meaning of the word dregs?
What is the origin of the word “Haunted”?
A snide sniper told me once that he was the evil twin of the pied piper. I didn’t laugh. Instead, I asked him if that was his best shot…
Guttersnipe — a person who hides in the gutters and shoots birds.
I think that’s a person who is insulting and uses the basest sorts of verbiage to drag others down.
Ever play Balderdash?
is guttersnipe a person of the lowest class?
and why army prefers to user sniper rifle instead of burning lasers?
At least they don’t use tasers.
gut·ter·snipe (gŭt’ər-snīp’)
1.A street urchin.
2.A person of the lowest class.
3.A person who makes offensive remarks about Marina on Youtube.
a-men
Bravo on #3 KoalaBear!
a guttersnipe is term used for kids that spend most of their time in the streets. Hey Marina… I would like for you to investigate the origin of the word cassette.
Snipe,… There must be an interesting word scramble in there somewhere!!!!!!
Spine.
I can see one.
I envy you.
If no one else is going to do it……nipes??
NIP-es
Ok I’ll post it!!!
Ok now everyone happy!!!!
Thats the won I saw.
I ment ONE
Gee, the word to which I was alluding was “pines”—as in the Pines of Rome!!! (yeah, right!)
Ottorino Resphigi would be proud, lividemerald.
i DID not see it ,, But I never looked for THAT………….
@PageDoll, You saw my Penis? Im so sorry!
I usually throw him up over my shoulder and put a baby blanket over him. Sometime his head peaks out. Its so hard to hide my deformity. Here is a photo of a man that is not bashful at the least. He proudly shows off his prize cock.
Ok this is funny. As I was searching the net for a photo. I found this page “Internet Porn for the Blind ” I LMSAO!!!! You have to listen to the first one with the audio play button next to it. This is funny stuff. How do people come up with this stuff? I have to run to the hospital. I think I cracked my funny bone.
Hey guys, I went to the Quick Shout site>>comments>> and they were a little down on the Teach, And I gave a NICE pro teach post and they deleted it????WTF
Comment moderation has been enabled. All comments must be approved by the blog author.
What kind of site is this???
this is on the comments for this site
ON QUICK SHOUT http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-recommend-this.html
I’m really not sure why, but every link you’ve posted lately I can’t seem to click on. I put my pointer on it and it turns red but instend the pointer turning into a hand it just turns into an uppercase i and won’t click. maybe is just me
http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-recommend-this.html
http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-r ecommend-this.html man i am taking being a tard to a new low.
http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-r ecommend-this.html
this is going to work gd-damn it WTF
http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-recommend-this.html
Got to go fix what is left of my mouse. byr…….shit
WORKS
roadrunrnch, you are doing your links wrong… read this: http://www.hotforwords.com/html-in-comments/
wrong it wasn/’t me you can/t prove it
sorry people I just wanted to turn it Blue. No link, lazy… pointing that way>>>>at my comments>>>bord and tarding around.
I am a bad TARD
If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding.
Hi roadrunrnch,
The QuickShout link you reposted under pagedoll’s comment is incorrect. There is a space “%20″ in the link. I had left a comment there as did Argon. Assuming my thumbs don’t get in the way, this link below should work. Also, I noticed that the comment did not show up for while on that site. Additionally, if you have trouble viewing the comments on that site, clear your browser cache.
QuickShout: would-you-recommend-this
.k.
A+ works great
Um…. I don’t see any negative comments at all… just positive ones, including a comment from Marina herself.
1st comment? Larry Ferlazzo said…
Nik,
I’ve got to say that I wasn’t too impressed with either of them. And I certainly can’t imagine “Hot For Words” being used in any classroom!
I prefer, and I suspect that videos modeling real-life situations, combined with follow-up activities, are much more effective online learning tools than “talking heads” (even if those talking heads are sexy or funny). ???good???
Ah, ok well still that’s the only negative one.
Why are websites that anyone can edit called Wiki’s?
Any why is Down Syndromes called Down Syndrome?
It’s Down’s Syndrome, which usually stuff is named after the person that first put together the list of symptoms. However, it might be interesting to find out exactly where it comes from, if it’s named that way, then who was “Down” .
Great video marina
Loved the outfit too 
When you first mentioned snipes, I thought of Wesley Snipes
I only just remembered this now, I don’t know if you remember me mentioning about the origin of ‘onomatopoeia’ (This was a while back though). Then you said that you were planning to make a video about it?
I’m not trying to sound rude or anything, I am just wondering whether you were still planning to make that video or not? If not that’s cool
Anyways, keep doing what you’re doing…because you’re doing great!!
It was first attested in 1824 in a term called “sharpshooter”
I thought it came from “”Shiloh Sharps Rifle.” Users of the gun, ie a sharp shooter. in 1870s ??
1810-1874 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_Rifle_Manufacturing_Company
very nice lesson…
thank goodness we weren’t required to go on a Snipe Hunt…
calling someone a guttersnipe is an extreme insult…basically you are saying that person and his/her behavior, education, mannerisms, etc., come from the gutter, which, of course, is that part of the street that carries all the schista to the sewer…
so, y’all keep your minds outta the gutter!…
Okay, can I think about the cleavage?
Heaven’s valley?…hmmm…
i’ll have to think about that and get back to ya…
Happy Valley?
Must Be Jelly, cause Jam Don’t Shake Like That
Could another phrase for Guttersnipe be Back Alley Hood?
I could have told you that Marina.
Interestingly, one of the deadliest snipers was Lyudmila Mikhailivna Pavlichenko, Людмила Михайловна, who is credited with 309 confirmed kills. In actuality she probably killed many more because in those days most kills were confirmed by collecting the dog tags from the target. Out of more than 2,000 women who were snipers in the Red Army in The Great Patriotic War (WW2), only about 500 survived. Pavlichenko achieved the rank of major before retiring and was the first Soviet citizen to be hosted at the White House in the USA. A very remarkable lady.
Remember that the female is always the more deadly of the species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko
Now for the homework, a “guttersnipe” is a person of the lowest order, a combination of a sniper (someone who is hated and feared) for not fighting an opponent face to face, and the gutter, the lowest level where sewage is disposed of.
Now how about the term “Ghillie suit”?
Thats why a blackwidow spider eats her mate after they have mated. That was a very interesting story on lady sniper. Thats why I want let my wife near my guns.
PS Mike, whitesmoke it, do you mean: That’s why I want to let my wife near my guns, or That’s why I won’t let my wife near my guns?
I can see what your wife would want with your guns, Andy Cappman.
Something Capptivating
(I’ve got to get you back for your sick joke about pennsyltucky9 and me.)
Name Conflict Service Confirmed Kills
Simo Haya WWII Finland 500+
Nikolay Yakovlrvich WWII Russia 496
Suko Kolkka WWII Finland 400+
Ilyin Vassili Zaitsev WWII Russia 400
Matthias Hetzenauer WWII Germany 345
Ludmilla Pavlichenko WWII Russia 309
Sepp Allerberger WWII Germany 257
Billy Sing WWII AIF 150
Aldelbert Waldron III Vietnam US Army 109
Chuck Mawhinney Vietnam US Marines 103
Neville Methven WWI South Africa 100+
Eric R. England Vietnam US Marines 98
Carlos N. Hathcock Vietnam US Marines 93
Thomas R. Leonard Vietnam US Marines 74
Helmut Wirnsberger WWII Germany 64
Joseph T. Ward Vietnam US Marines 63
Herbert W. McBride WWI US with Canada 60+
George Filyaw Vietnam US Marines 56
Gary Reiter Vietnam US Marines 50+
Raymond W. Westphal Vietnam US Marines 49
James C. Peters Vietnam US Marines 43
T.B. Graves Vietnam US Marines 43
Lynn Bushnell Vietnam US Marines 43
Daniel L. Greene Vietnam US Marines 42
Joe York Vietnam US Marines 42
K. Tanang Vietnam North Vietnam & 41
East Timor
Tom Ferran Vietnam US Marines 41
James Gularte Vietnam US Marines 40
R.D. Bundy Vietnam US Marines 40
Michael E. Duncan Vietnam US Army 40
William Lucas Vietnam& US Marines/ 38
Panama US Army
John M. Perry Vietnam US Marines 37
Dennis Oscier Vietnam US Marines 36
Bill E. Nation Vietnam US Marines 35
Riel WWI Canada 30
Clifford L. Wallace Vietnam US Marines 27
Craig McGary Vietnam US Navy 26
Jim O’ Neil Vietnam US Marines 25+
Lloyd Crow Vietnam US Marines 23
Jim Lever Vietnam US Marines 20+
Bobby J. Lee Vietnam US Marines 18
Craig Roberts Vietnam US Marines 18+
Ed Kugler Vietnam US Marines 17
Joshua Hamblin Iraq US Marines 17
Gary J. Brown Vietnam US Navy 17
Karl H. Grosshans Vietnam US Marines 16
Owen Mulder Iraq US Marines 15
Greg Kraljev Vietnam US Marines 15
Frank Grieci Iraq US Marines 15
Timothy Dunn Vietnam US Marines 14
Joseph McElheny Iraq US Marines 13
Thomas R. Cohenour Vietnam US Army 13
Ron Szpond Vietnam US Marines 12
William B. Martin Vietnam US Marines 12
Ray Lafon Vietnam US Marines 5+
Gabriel J. Gradney Vietnam US Marines 4
Tom Rutter Beirut US Marines 4
Dan Barker Vietnam US Marines 3+
Chuck Kramer Beirut US Marines 3+
Alan Bruce Hartung Vietnam US Marines 3
Dave Dayter Iraq US Marines 3
Colin McGee Vietnam US Marines 3
Frank Roberts Beirut US Marines 2+
Robert Miles Vietnam US Army 2
Jonathan Crumley Beirut US Marines 2
Eric L. Haney Beirut US Army 1
David Baldree Beirut US Marines 1
Earl Schooley Panama US Marines 1
Andres Benevides Beirut US Army 1
Jacob Heal Iraq US Marines 1
As you can see, Ludmilla is right up there but not the top. Today the yardstick to measure snipers is quite different.
Well done maddog. For some reason I get the feeling I wouldn’t want to be on your bad side, from even 500yds out.
Semper Fi, Pretty lady!
I’m reminded of the film, “Enemy at the Gates.”
I’m sure glad my name doesn’t appear on that list!
Yea your right. Especially when it comes to protecting their young, then watch out. I spared with a 12 year old girl in karate one time. She kicked my ass. She strive to get a point in 5 seconds or less. She was fast and very focused. She asked to be in the adult class, but the instructor said that was against the dojo rules. After she beat up most of the adults (in fun competition) the instructor decided to let her lead the class in warm up exercise. It was weird learning from a 12 year old, but I learned its your mind and not your physical age that matters the most. She was wicked smart. She invented her own language similar to we use pig Latin. She taught it to the whole class and soon we where confusing the heck out of the instructor. Great gal. She will go far in life.
Any comment Mr.sniperskaya on that movie “Enemy at the Gates”?
I watched a show on the History Channel awhile back and it mentioned that there were many women snipers in the russian military.
Very interesting.
Maddog, if you will check Zaitsev’s record, the 400 are an estimate, since not all his kills were confirmed. His verified kills were 242, 225 of those at the battle of Stalingrad.
Greenbush, Enemy At The Gates was entertaining, but not 100% historically accurate. It was an action adventure movie, not a documentary.
Maybe Marina knows if there is a Russian version of Zaitsev’s accomplishments? It would be interesting to see the Soviet take on the Great Patriotic War.
very interesting one im a retired US Navy Seal also expert sniper in the Vietnam War guess ill start looking for small birds
love ur eyes very awsome and ur outfit PERFECT FIT lov Augie as for guttersnipe got me there never heard that term used??? have a fantastic weekend sweetheart KISSES
Great Lesson, you look radiant today. I should have watched your video first before looking at the posts. But it didn’t matter, I didn’t know what a guttersnipe is, but it looks like pagedoll got it right.
SOMEONE IS PLAYING WITH YOU
the BIRD IN YOUR VID IS A KIWI [spelling?] from Australia, maybe a sandpiper ??
shit checked it out………….WE FOOLED SO DAMN MANY CITY BOYS, THEY WENT AND NAMED WETLAND BIRDS, SNIPE???
But teach is right Jokes on me ??????????
Teach, I think You have been had. Snip hunting is when you take a boob out in the woods ” snip hunting” with a bag. Tell him to wait till we flush out the snip on you bag it . They stand there” Holding the Bag” And you leave . Drive way, Go home. Big Joke on city boys.
snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family; especially : any of several game birds (especially genus Gallinago) especially of marshy areas. We used to do the same thing when we were smaller. Take city kids to the woods with a bag and tell them to rattle the bushes. But I guess they are real. I got this fro Merrium Webster.
snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family; especially : any of several game birds (especially genus Gallinago) especially of marshy areas Merram Webster.
Dang reply button again.
capman911,
speaking of “sniper”- how did you shoot a response so that I can’t see where it came from? And yes/no -maladjusted.
No, she even showed a picture of one. I hunt snipe during the duck season. Yes, snipe hunting is also a prank, but it is both.
Is that a later version than the one about the cat in the bag instead of a pig?
Maia Marina,
Do you really want me to truthfully answer this question?
What is the origin of the word “Spared” ?
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SPA RED –
С Уважением!
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Nice video Marina I like the closeup shots better you can see those beatiful blue eyes. That was a beautiful blue top you had on today. One question though? When you gave out the teachers pet you said Mathew, but had protac6 on the screen. Was that protac6’s name? Just wondering
I meant purple top. I was thinking about your eyes when I wrote that part.
I don’t remember hearing of Gutter Snipe but I sure use the words “Gutter Slut” when I get pissed-off enough.
Interesting
guttersnipe-a homeless vagabond and especially an out cast boy or girl in the streets of a city / a person of the lowest moral or economic station…as per Merrian-Webster. Possibly dating back as far as 1857 and belived to be a term coined on wall street for a “streetcorner broker”.
Do I get an A?
Did you Google that or did you already know that one
If so cool. 
We used to kid people about going snip hunting. I didn’t know that they were the real thing even as old as I am 
Yes’ I looked it up. Or should I say, researched it, but in doing so learned something as well.
Don’t you have to go #1 first?
Yes, and the 1st seat up front.
What is the origin of the word “eclair”? I know it’s the French word for lightning, but what does it have to do with the pastry?
Ah, elementary my dear.
Gutter snipe can mean one of two things:
1. A street bum, a hobo, usually a social outcast and commonly found in large cities.
2. A person of very low moral, social standings, or financial situations.
However, if you’re looking for an origin, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one. A quick investigation gave me nothing, but I’m sure you would go a bit more in-depth than me,
-Jimi
Nice job, pagedoll. Now I have to be #2.
A guttersnipe is a street urchin, that is, a kid who hangs out on the street and probably gets into mischief as often as not.
I just woke up from a nap and there it was, waiting for me to be first. I’ve been lucky a few times that way on this site. It kind of feels like finding a hundred dollar bill on the sidewalk with no one else in sight and you just, pick it up.
I know just what you mean; I’ve been lucky that way twice, but I caught hell for it. Now I need a piece of paper to clean up after my #2. Can you spare a hundred dollar bill?
1st ?
Damn, that was SUCH an unlucky move for me to have to clear my cache and restart my browser at that moment! Pagedoll, you are too dang quick on the draw.
I never have to clear my cache- I’m broke.
pensil-taki nain
Peish-dol