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Eavesdrop

Eavesdrop…. to spy on someone… does that mean people would be on the eaves of a roof and fall down while trying to hear better? Hmmm…

Plus.. for homework.. have you ever eavesdropped? And what were the consequences or results of your eavesdropping?

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  1. I DON’T REALLY RECALL I USUALLY WOULD LEAVE IF THEY COULDN’T SAY IT TO MY FACE.

  2. leonard says: 74

    Random Lesson lands me “Eavesdrop”…so true before christmas and the feast to celebrate. I too was a trouble maker where I made the circumstance; more circumstantial. there you go about the gifted horse…its in the teeth, I guess? Merry Christmas

  3. nyotia says: 73

    That clip of her listening to the neighbors cracks me up. I think she listens to them more than she lets on. Like how she does the show from her apt. hotforprofits should do the same and get out of the studio.

  4. snarkbutt says: 71

    I be such a spiffy eavesdropper, I even spent twenty minutes building a medium range espionage system using a laser pointer and photocell for that express purpose. I have occasionally used it, to varying boring and interesting results, most notably discovering that Professor Rickram, our Philosophy teacher, was really a spy for the Nefarious Snark (me), without me even knowing it, which was weird, I must admit. I later confronted him and found out he had me confused with the Nefarious Snark in Amsterdam, who apparently knows nothing of implied trademark (though I hate trademark myself). Also, what about the complete name for Titin? As it is 189,820 characters long, I would spare ye even if I could remember it. ‘Tis the longest thing what can be considered remotely an English word. I would like to see someone miserably attempt to say it in a single breath, though they would probably die or pass out from oxygen loss first, and that would just “suffocate” the fun, if you will pardon the incredibly idiotic and ineffective pun.

  5. geronimo says: 70

    Eavesdropping is what I do for a living. :cool:

  6. dvdpage says: 69

    Good one Marina!
    believe it or not I have never intentionally set out to evesdrop on someone. It has serindipiduously happened however and I discovered some interesting details about people I thought I knew well.
    Once after I left a friends shop where some of us were visiting and having fun, eventually we all left and I was the last to go except for his girlfriend. As I left I remembered something and was going back to tell him. I heard him yelling and shouting very badly from the outside of the door. I never announced myself and listened a bit more while he screamed and abused her verbally. I was stunned. here my great artist friend who always posed above me when I made social mistakes, was far worse that I had ever imagined. I told him of it finally not long ago (this incident was over five years ago) and he has no memory of it. Spooky? You never know people it goes to show.
    When they finally broke up he placed blame on her shortcommings and laid no reasons of his own. I have always remembered to hear both sides of the story. very important!!! Hope he’s not reading this.

  7. prospero811 says: 68

    I ain’t been droppin’ no eaves, Marina!

  8. okay4now says: 67

    :arrow: Aren’t we eavesdropping when we watch a movie :?:

  9. muggins says: 66

    Maybe that explains the phrase, “Get the drop on somebody…”.
    Meaning get the advantage on someone by acquiring valuable
    info that allows one to act with advanced notice of another’s intent… or something like that. Getting “the drop” from eavesdropping?

  10. CaptainJack says: 65

    I can not confirm nor deny that I have eavesdropped on anyone. :razz: I only report to those who need to know and you don’t need to know. :razz: :razz: If I did tell you I would have to kill you so you wouldn’t turn me in. :razz: :razz: I also can not confirm that I worked for NSA which has 3 times the funding as the jerks over at CIA. I also can not confirm my involvement with The Yakima Research Station a.k.a. ECHELON in Yakima, Wa.

    Wooopppss I think I said too much. :roll: :oops: :oops: Oh now I can hear the Feds knocking on my door now. Rats! I have to go away now. Bye! Nice knowing you all. heheheh :lol: :lol: :lol:

  11. bobsully says: 64

    Very interesting origin. I eaves drop often. Most of the time nothing comes from it, but sometimes it does have value when comments can effect you.

  12. ratroddan says: 63

    I always wondered where the Phrases “Mickey Mouse” and “Half-Assed” came from, you know as in… That is one Mickey Moused , Half-Assed Job if I ever seen one! Thats what I hear from my boss pretty much all day long. I Think it may be time to “86″ this job ! Hey .., speaking of “86″ Where did that come from ? I am ready for some HotForWords Love!

  13. greenbush says: 62

    My homework: yes, I’ve eavesdropped before. Way back in 1972, I could press down the switch hook of a telephone, and unscrew the transmitter cover to remove the doohickey (attn: word request, doohickey), or microphone, thereby allowing me to listen into the conversation on the other telephone line in the house, unbeknownst to others. In one conversation, my mom and dad were separated/divorcing, and words were hurtful. The other time my grandma called to announce grandpas’ death. Neither time did I get into trouble, but the lasting effect of parents that resented each other, played a part in my life. I don’t seek rejection. But, I am up for the challenge.

  14. randall says: 61

    Hi there hotforwords,

    i know its early for this inevitable one but at least there will be plenty time for merry comments to come.

    so here’s the word request:

    santaclaus

    p.s.

    loving the show

  15. alexcrowe says: 60

    Here is 1, try the word “Puss”

  16. mf3177 says: 59

    I work in a drug treatment center for teenage males, and thus, part of my job is eavesdropping. I’ve stopped a few fights by doing so, and kept some kids by making some very poor decisions…plus I get paid to do it.

    So yeah, eavesdropping works out well for me.

  17. origin of the word picnic? :)

  18. stealthcola says: 57

    How did the word Shoplifter get it’s name? As ln I’d Shoplift an apple for my favorite teacher! :mrgreen:

  19. faceleg says: 56

    Where did the phrase “throw/threw the baby out with the bathwater” come from?

  20. alx77 says: 55

    Hi there, I would like to request the word “Fantasia” Thanks :smile:

  21. fkevin1960 says: 54

    I was wonderering did they ever figure out what the meaning of is is? :twisted:

  22. Punk XD says: 53

    i want to request the phrase “hold your horses”

  23. dtrainxbhs says: 52

    im from boston an ive wondered why we are the only place to say wicked … all the time an where it came from

  24. beansdad says: 51

    Marina:

    I love your videos. In the last few days, I’ve spent alot of time watching the US Olympic trialsand I wondered why the individual races are called, “heats”?

    Beansdad

  25. myantra says: 50

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    i saw this and wondered.. :roll:

  26. mrchex says: 49

    CONCUPISCENT or CONCUPISCENCE was used on your bio page and the person promoting you used it and said to check your page for it to learn it but it’s not here! would be cool to fulfill that thought of that person eh?

    Love the site

  27. tomping61 says: 48

    HI MARINA-i once asked you about the word cop.thank you for the answer.how about SHERIFF.thank you.

  28. cimska says: 47

    :mrgreen: Marina, (still holding my request for dopamine). Save me from ignorance. It makes me wonder if words compared with their closest synonyms from the friendly online thesaurus; Are they grasping the same original meaning? If one synonym has a different history and meant something unlike it’s relative, to which synonym do I accept as dominant, or should you trace all the synonyms back to each origin and compare them for authenticity?

  29. sgrock says: 46

    Hello my dear teacher,
    I used to, and sometimes still do, eavesdrop on others speaking another language when they believed that I did not speak or understand it. Sometimes it was bad and sometimes it was good. While stationed in Bogota, Colombia, It gave me the courage to ask a beautiful woman out that I was enamored with after hearing her tell a friend that she thought I was cute. (GUAPO).
    Goodbye for now my beautiful teacher

    BTW—5 kisses, as always on your latest video.
    sgrock-

  30. mrchex says: 45

    diethylaminoethylmethacrylate. this word was on my shampoo bottle.
    Floccinaucinihilipilification as you can see is shorter, but not some chemical compound probably.
    pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovalcanoconiosis is quite a bit longer still and in the medical field.

    thanks for doing this site it is great.

  31. labbatt78 says: 44

    What’s the origin of the word- fluke :?:

    • BillyB says: 44.1

      An example of a fluke was, Blue Jays defeat Cubs on Friday the thirteenth. Burnett vs Gallagher, 3-2. The origin of the word would be cool for Marina to do… why is it also part of a whale? Imagine her, trying to fit a whale into her video. In keeping with the topic of this video, Spy hopping is how our orcas eavesdrop.

  32. darnko says: 43

    Hello Marina,
    I was wondering about the origin of “plastic surgery” as there really is no plastic involved. Implants and replacement parts are made up of different things but I don’t think any are made of simple plastic.

    Thanks, luv u,
    Darnko

  33. BillyB says: 42

    Hey, I recognize the video with the neighbours in the Lobby, Gentlemen Only , check out who was teachers pet then… I’m so happy it was that one & not the “horny” or “Panties” one… just kidding, I’m just thankful for the mention.
    Great little story about the loosened tooth, sounds like an upper class school, with chandeliers there for the breaking. Did you go to a
    Special school ?

  34. #104

    Bad Newt! Wicked, wicked girl!
    She must be punished with a good
    spanking! – Connie Booth, Monty Python
    LMAO :mrgreen:

    The still shot for the eavesdrop lesson
    is very provocative, indeed…mmmmm.
    What thoughts were in your brain that
    made those eyes look so mischievous?
    Anyway, it’s working good :cool:

    Umm… what was the lesson?
    eavesdropping? :roll:

  35. In the desert, we don’t have eaves. We don’t have waterspouts, either. We do have some itsy bitsy spiders, but they have nowhere to go…. So, if I want to express how I listen to my neighbors, whose homes barely fit within the confines of their property lines, I really need you to coin a new word, Marina!

  36. shiva says: 39

    I wanna know the root of orgasm to feel it with meaning.

  37. Bob says: 38

    It’s Midnight now so I’m off to eavesdrop on my wife talking in her sleep.
    Good night, all.

  38. capman911 says: 37

    Ok forget about the comment below. :shock: It’s not there and doesn’t exist. :oops: It’s a figment of your imagination and Marina didn’t reply to it either nor did RRR. So go ahead and comment above this one as though some idiot didn’t leave a message that doesn’t belong there or know what he is raving about. :eek: Cause I leapt before I looked. :lol: :lol:

  39. capman911 says: 36

    I just read a comment from Koala. We need to get Marina to first place on http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/06/22/g4-tvs-5-hottest-woman-on-the-net-moving-up/ We need to vote every day and on every new video. Just like we did for the 7MDM. Miss M as Koala calls her needs to be our priority to get her there in first place. So come on guys and gals or gals and guys lets get to voting.
    Mike

  40. I want to request the word “Havoc”. I don’t want to know the origins of naughty words, I want to know the origins of useful words.

  41. capman911 says: 34

    @ Buzzword are you out there come back good buddy.. :???:

  42. From: Kurt L Hanson

    To: the circumstantial evidence for the existence of a creator God, Marina

    Subject: word request

    Marina, dear. Have you heard the latest comments yet from the peanut gallery?

    Nyet?

    Good to see ‘ya again, either way.

    Bye.

  43. pagedoll says: 32

    Marina, I’ve got it! :idea: You should have contest Intitled, “Win a date with Teacher”, it would be fun. Of course you’d have to make it at least fair for those of us with less than superior brain power or a detailed knowledge of computer skills, like me. Wadaya think!? You could even bring a bodyguard, but he wouldn’t be allowed sit at the table because that wouldn’t be fun, for the lucky winner anyway….lunch , tea, dinner, anything would be a kick, Of course the winner would have get themselves to the location of your choosing. Ya? Ya? …just throwin’ it out there… :smile:

    • Are you insane PD?
      You would what to see Our friend Marina go out with some crazy from the Internet????

      HELL, 2/3s of all the posts are from axe murders! Deviants, And Democrats.
      The rest are of Us? …….well ? And then there are the Utubers? You would throw her into that mash pit of filth?

      I hope Marina’s wearing gloves when she logs on and plays on line with ANYONE!!! My Wife is scared to death that one of online buddies is going to look me up someday. I just tell her,” Don’t worry Marina lives along ways from us.” he he he. Right ??
      She does seem like a stalker ? Does SHE??

    • And what about the female minions?

      • We’ll raffle off Captain Jack for them. Singleman, owns his own boat, probably well off. :wink:

      • The two happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys it and the day he sells it. Every other day he owns it is costing him money!
        Capt. Jack is a gung ho kinda guy. Ask him nice and he might volunteer to meet all of Marina’s “little friends” and give them comfort. :mrgreen:

      • When I say date I more mean a chance to meet and hang out for a few hours, nothing more than that. I’m no wacko. Just a regular guy that goes to work every day, comes home and turns on the comp to check out this site and banter back and fourth with a few folk. As a matter of fact, I’ve only have had the internet for a few months and if it wasn’t for this site I probably would have cancelled my service a long time ago. Why? Because except for this site, I really have not found a good reason to keep it. :grin:

      • @CM, funny you should mention that. I was just thinking about auctioning myself off yesterday. I was wondering how I got that idea in my head. You where thinking about it! Stay out of my head Mike. LOL….
        Well off? You kidding. I live on a dingy and have $1.25 to my name. Here’s the proof .
        @ Mel. Two happiest days are when I buy a new boat and when I buy a bigger boat. My boat cost me money? You kidding? It’s saving me money. But don’t tell anyone. Its a millionaire’s secret for staying a millionaire. Meet Marina’s little friends? How do I know they are not axe murders or worse succubus. Im almost completely convinced all women are succubi. Thats why I tell them I live under a bridge… No wait.. a dingy… I have to get my story straight…LOL :roll:

        @PD. We love you too PD. In fact the Seattle Mariners are kicking your Padres butt. Im just kidding you. The Padres were my favorite team when I lived in SD. Now I really don’t watch any sports. I could care less.

    • geronimo says: 32.3

      The deviants would have to be able to afford a ticket to New York or Virginia.

  44. I would like to know what the origin of the word, “IMPERVIOUS” is. I already know what it means, but I would like the origin. Thanks Marina. :razz:

  45. Hello Marina,
    This video looks great! The 4×3 format is so much better than the 16×9 / letterbox format. The flashback scene with the hallway noises had been done in letterbox where the top and bottom edge were fuzzy.

    This video quality is great, even in std. quality and awesome in high quality. It is like you are sitting right next to me, close up and personal. I also liked all of the still shots. Very nice.

    The lighting is also much better. A few videos back you mentioned to Ven. Prin. that you were still working out the lighting.

    This lesson was exceptionally magnificent, as they all are. I had no idea about this word.

    I don’t recall eavesdropping, except on my own thoughts and reflect on those by saying, “what the heck was I thinking”? :lol:

  46. jmd925 says: 29

    i would like to know the origin of the word vagina

  47. capman911 says: 28

    Thank you Marina for the kind words. :smile: I do realize you are an extremely buisy person. I should have taken that into consideration. I know you have to much to do to worry about one person when there are so many now on your two sites. I do appreciate this site. It’s like the morning news paper to me. :cool:

    • Chemikal says: 28.1

      funny.. I was thinking the same thing earlier… just that it’s more like the school’s newspaper. Do you remember when she first asked you to subscribe? and you did… since then HFW has a small part in our everyday lives… We’ve gotten to know her strengths, her weaknesses, but like Pagedoll once said, the coolest part was spending time with teacher, and I think being able to comment on each video, and get replies is also a big bonus. Hard to feel alone when you know the world is virtually boundless and you have the internet working for you.

      • I think we feel kinda left out when we don’t get any kind of reply from anyone or Miss M. I guess it’s the attachments we get for someone as a friend we haven’t even met or probably will never meet. We talk to each other daily on a computer and have never met but I consider everone here a friend. I guess I am getting sentimental now. Just rambling on. Take care Chemikal, comment to you soon. :smile:

    • greenbush says: 28.2

      Hi-yah Mike. (Third try) Mighty glad that you got your motorbike gravitar fixed. Yeah after your best effort, you had a sense of emptiness common to us humans. From first to ….yeah that other stuff, ..a feeling of wanting to belong/connected, to the opposite/disconnect. Well I went back into my grandmas’ cabinet, and got that new secret horse hair tonic for bald horses, works great! You can special order some too, but I think you might need to save your money for a new keyboard, you are tearing up the fiber optics. :mrgreen:

    • Two sites? Hu?

      We talk to each other daily on a computer and have never met but I consider everone here a friend. I guess I am getting sentimental now. Just rambling on.

      Awe, I love you too Mike! I always look forward to getting on here every day and seeing what you guys have commented on. It really makes my day. I don’t even read the morning paper anymore. Your stories are the only news I need to know. :mrgreen:

  48. capman911 says: 27

    Yes I or we have eavsdropped before. We were riding to the store one day to get groceries in the firetruck. Well the truck sits high enough that when we went by a row of fences a lady was laying out in her backyard sunbathing topless. So we rode around the block four more times. I guess you could call that an eavesdropping experence or a mouthdropping one. :cool:

  49. roadrunrnch says: 26

    Marina;

    You may like to research;
    ” Get your Goat.”
    Vhat is meant vhen ve say this verds?

    Do I am Gotting you Goat? :lol:

  50. P.S. I forgot to say, also, that I can see in the dark, like a cat. (After my eyes adjust to the darkness. My mother cannot see in the dark as she does not have the purple pigment, rhodopsin.) I also think I have nine lives, like a cat. But I have used up all but one of them, which is what I have left. I think of myself as the luckiest man alive, living. My wife also has a Phd in Linguistics and is from Georgia, between Turkey and Russia. Her name is also Marine. She knits beautiful things for babies and also sews beautiful beads on flowerprints. She is a poet and speaks seven languages. I told her about this site and will show her tonight.

  51. Funny u should ask, since I bought a small voice recorder for a screenwriting class. My wife asked me if she could borrow it so she could find out what if other people were talking about her when she was not there. So far I have not lent it to her as it only holds so much and I don’t want to fill it up or possibly lose it to strangers.
    One time I did hear a neighbor’s TV late at night. I went outside to listen closer and could tell it was a porno video that he kept playing the same part over and over. This same neighbor was a math teacher at a local school. He was later arrested for molesting a student under legal age. I told me mother about this guy before that happened. Until then she had thought he was a model citizen.
    Funny thing about me, is I hear about three times better and see about three times better than my parents. I used to go out at night and watch the clouds pass by the moon as I took long walks up into the mountains. I started thinking of myself as a Cat.
    So, my nickname for myself is The Cat.

    DR

  52. Chemikal says: 23

    Did you guys love how Marina said towards the end… “please Subscribe to my channel, if you want to know more about the words“? Cause I did! I dunno… I guess the HotForWords channel becoming a part of everyday life… it has grown on me. Dorky, maybe? Again I dunno, it’s just ToSweetForWords. :-)

    Now back to watching the UEFA Euro 2008 final! Who’s your favorite?

  53. lipsynctay says: 22

    HOMEWORK* Yes i have eavesdropped! Once I was at a Pampered Chef party, and I was eavesdropping on someone’s interesting conversation in the kitchen. The host, Deb called me up to add a decoration to the trifule, while I was eavesdropping. I was so embrassed cause I didn’t know she picked me until everyone kept calling my name! I missed out on what i was suppose to do and ended up doing a bad job. So now at party’s I don’t eavesdrop unless someone else is doing it with me! LOL** You Rock*

  54. lipsynctay says: 21

    Hi Marina, I would like to know the orgins of vagina and sticky. Love You :razz:

  55. dragon says: 20

    Marina, I would like to know the origins of french fry, nerd, and vagina :grin:

  56. roadrunrnch says: 19

    Don’t we all eDrop on line??

    Go into a chat room and just set there. A fly on the wall.

    I bet the Teach eDrops on us ……..?

    ps Is that Madonna’s bra in Marinas ear?

  57. Hey Marina!

    My friends and I have a little bet going on to see where the word “woman” comes from. You see, one of my friends think that it comes from “womb-man” because women carry the children! Well we all said it was absolutely ridiculous but could you please help us figure it out? THANKS A BUNCH :mrgreen:

    Sincerely,
    Euraphadriel

  58. davemarkwz says: 17

    !!!
    I can sometimes overhear some of the ladies at work talking
    much of their “girl-talk”. Usually fun to present yourself as the man
    required in the subject manner. You know – over exaggerate your
    stance & prowess. Gets a good laugh all around.

  59. Maxim1990 says: 16

    Dear Marina.. Where does the expression “to spill the beans” come from?
    Love, Maxim

  60. Bob says: 15

    As a pilot, I’ve been a professional eavesdropper for years and have overheard some very funny conversations on the radio. The best ones happen when two pilots are talking together in the cockpit, and instead of pressing the intercom button, they transmit their conversation for all the world to hear, giving all the lurid details of the previous evening’s entertainment.

  61. chipdude says: 14

    Marina, I have just found you today, and now I’m a new member of your site :)

    I wish you were my teacher, I would do better in school then.

    Anyways, I request the word, Vagina. :razz:

  62. okay4now says: 13

    Way to go Marina, now you’re really workin’-it, nice subject, nice layout nice video…& fun all at the same time.

    Hmwrk:–Of course I have thousands of times, never really on purpose though. Well, I take that back or how would I know that a glass cup up against a wall allows you to better hear what’s on the other side…and isn’t there a little voyuer in all of us? Is that the same :?:

    Only good came once: As a child I heard moaning, almost like a ghost, coming from a neighbor’s yard. So, I climbed up this little hill and snuck through the hedges to see a woman slouched in a patio chair holding a piece of paper off to the side that was touching the ground, she had her face barried in the other hand and was crying. I crawled back out quietly. Later I found out that when I had seen her she had just recieved the letter stating that her son had been killed in Vietnam.

    Why is that good? Well, I was child but still remember that mysterious sound and the woman sitting in the chair weaping and of me privately witnessing such deep sorrow…

    • capman911 says: 13.1

      I think a little nosyness is in all of us. We like to peer into the depths of other peoples secret lives. I think just for the rush we get in doing it. :cool:

    • Second day of first grade? Crying, kiciking and screaming not to go.
      Lots of stern looks from Miss Essex (teacher?)
      The cross eyed girl sitting next to me eying me amourously ( at least one eye was). Kid across the aisle eating paste and crayons took the heat that day. Didn’t learn anything new but I did teach cross-eyed girl not to licl her eraser before using it. She kept rubbing holes right through the paper trying to erase her mistakes. Milk break was almost as much fun as recess. I flunked nap time, though. I could never be made to go to sleep on command. Another misguided idea by the school system. Must be another precursor exam so they can identify the rams from the sheeple. I am an Aries on the cusp of Taurus (yes roadrunmch, I’ve got a little “bull” in me – who doesn’t?) . The really memorable thing besides the disinfectant smell was I first noticed Susan Memke because she was a smiler.. Heartbreak in the making.
      It could never work, though. She aced nap time. :mrgreen:

      • My Mom dropped me off & I had to walk alone while all the other kids had parents walk them to that first day of 1st grade. Now, I had older brothers in the school and a strong streak of independence (Aquarius) but…shit, Mom, walk the kid atleast to the door. For me there was Christine L. whom might have been a good napper cause I thought she was good at everything; she got married at like 15, wasn’t going to sit on the shelf too long. :wink: Fun(ny) to remember.

  63. wetsuit5 says: 12

    Stop the presses.
    Marina was a “Bad Girl”???? :eek:
    And had to go to the Principle’s Office???? :shock:

    And weird corporal punishment, they break your teeth???? :mrgreen:
    Don’t worry Hotforwords, we’ll just pat your fine bottom. :wink: :wink: :twisted:

    • Happened to me all the time.
      Dean’s Honor list and shit list.
      I was at the top of both at the
      same time throughout school!

      First day of first grade I was
      playing with a magnet and
      getting a lot of attention
      from classmates. My teacher
      thought she would put me
      “on the spot” by having me
      get up in front of the class
      and explain how it works.
      I used the chalkboard,
      drew a sketch depicting
      magnetic poles, lines of
      force, etc. I used the word
      gauss (units of magnetic
      force) and basically,
      explained magnetism
      to a bunch of six year olds.

      Just to show you how
      irrational a woman can
      be – she gets mad and
      sends me to the hall
      for disrupting her class!
      I didn’t realize I was talking
      over her head, or the kids
      for that matter. When my Mom
      came to get me, I eavesdropped
      long enough to hear the teacher
      tell my Mom I was either going
      to be President of the United
      States or the head of my cellblock!
      Pretty raw deal to lay on a kid….

  64. As you can tell by my name I’m a huge Chicago Blackhawks fan. I was wondering though where the word hockey actually came from? Thanks and love the videos You have taught me a lot Oh and you should have people send pics of cats.

  65. shane says: 9

    Three word requests…

    First, Sole. As in sole of a foot. Why is not just called the bottom of the foot. Does it have any correlation to the ‘Soul’ of someone or something?

    Second, Ghetto. It obviously refers to a poor or run down area of a town, but where did it start?

    Last, Fetish. After watching your Horny video, I got to wondering about this word. I know it refers to anything that turns someone on, but where did the word come from?

  66. jarkaruus says: 8

    I can’t say as I’ve ever purposely eavesdropped on someone, but I’ve been in plenty of crowded places where you can’t help but hear a conversation going on nearby. It’s pretty funny when someone close to you is talking and suddenly realizes that everyone around them is listening…. :twisted:
    I did find it interesting to learn that the word eavesdrop originally referred to the space between two houses though. I learned something new so I’ll call this a good day… :cool:

    I would like to re-request??..**is that even a word**…the word Finial. I asked for it a few videos ago but I’m sure you get so many requests that it got lost in the shuffle.

    Thanks again for another great lesson.

  67. Qermaq says: 7

    My band played a wedding yesterday. I know what an usher does, but how does one “ush”? Where does that come from?

    Also “complimentary” can mean it’s free (like the open bar we enjoyed) or it’s kind and says you are appreciated (as the guests were to us as they left – the bride actually said ‘ everyone was talking about the band’, to which i said, “They should have been saying the bride was beautiful, not ‘thank you for inviting us to see the band’!”). Are these two senses related?

    Thanks for the videos, from a fellow word-lover!

  68. pagedoll says: 6

    I request the word, Humdinger.

  69. What is the word origin of “yummy”?

  70. i have a word request, the word is guitar :cool:

    • Don’t tell the Teacher.
      I found this report. If would like to see it. If not look away now. Several people have asked for this to no response. Until She has time to do it for you, here you go. OK?

      Indo-European roots: guit-, similar to Sanskrit sangeet meaning
      “music”, and -tar a widely attested root meaning “chord” or “string”.
      The word guitar is a Persian loanword to Iberian Arabic. The word qitara is an Arabic name for various members of the lute family that preceded the Western guitar. The name guitarra was introduced into Spanish when such instruments were brought into Iberia by the Moors after the 10th century.

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    • capman911 says: 2.1

      Well at least I thought about the gang and went back to the other video and announced the new video was up :grin: :grin:

    • Hi PageDoll,

      Your observations about the joke versus the crude comments was entirely correct, I was just making sure nobody else made that comparison before I did. Besides, what the hell are friends for if not to dish out crap to those whose interactions are worthy of banter? Now we have to figure out a way to run Capman911’s skivvies up the flagpole. No way is he getting first comment without paying the price!

      • Our corn is about head high now. We had some rain but not much. The leaves on the stalks are turning in a little from lack of water. But cucmbers and tomatoes, man are they good. Nothing like an ole tomatoe sandwich. I wish I could send you some. My field next to my house has soybeans, and man they are looking bad. I am part American Indian, not a big part so I guess I need to do a rain dance, or get Marina to dance with me. If that didn’t bring the rain it sure would bring out the neighbors. A lovely lady and me dancing in the bean field. Take care my friend :smile:

    • pagedoll says: 1.1

      Damn-it capman, if I wasn’t leaving a comment on frickin’ YT…

      • I was in the process of commenting that I was here second too, but the reply would not take my comment. I guess you were replying at the same time and would not take mine. Or mabe that ajax thing Marina was talking about wasn’t working right. anyway. You are second and congrats. :lol: :lol:

    • capman911 says: 1.2

      Thanks for using that word. :wink: I requested it about 7 videos ago. PT9 said I would look good falling off the edge with my fishbowl on my head :cool:

      • Yeah, what vid was that on?

        BTW, I didn’t say you’d look good falling off the roof. Not many people do, and you’re no exception. What I said was that the imagery of you sticking your fishbowl-covered noggin over the gutter was fading fast, and left the rest up to the imagination.

        How’s every little ol’ on your corner? Hope that corn is knee-high by now. We’re eating artichokes every day trying to keep up with the production of our monster plant, appropriately named ‘feed-me seymour.’ Onions and garlic are coming in, lettuce is overflowing, and the wild turkeys in the field wander right up under our windows in the dawn twilight, making me mighty hungry.

      • Marina says: 1.2.2

        Mike I am not angry with you! Of course not!!!! I have had a very difficult week…. things have been crazy on my end! But GOOD things! I have only been able to answer comments and emails sporadically… and in no way did I mean to miss your emails or comments! But I DO read all comments as best as I can.. and sometimes I mean to respond to a comment at a later time when I have time.. and then lose the ones that I was going to respond to. I think that’s what happened with your comments!

        So! Keep doing what you are doing.. as it REALLY helps me out and I REALLY appreciate everything you have done for me!!!
        :-)

      • I think Marina is TRYING say; You are Teacher Pet Today!
        There you GO!
        There that was not so hard…….?? Good Girl.!

      • roadrunrnch , I am telling you to shut your mouth and quit trying to comment for Marina, got it, she is not your property, got it.

      • Marina – I’m gonna call you Candy!
        You are so sweet it makes my teeth hurt!

      • okay4now says: 1.2.6

        Marina, I hope you are getting ready to do something big for yourself in the $ department, whether it is selling milk on T.V., cameos in film or whatever–it’s time to cash-in a bit. I am sure that you are getting a lot of offers for stuff and hopefully good advice. If I could be so bold: remember that young girl standing in front of the country house in Russia, she’ll guide you. Or in other words, yeah, trust yourself & forward charge.

    • pagedoll says: 1.3

      Nevertheless, good for you! :grin:

      • You asked about her being mad with me. Well it goes like this. I sent her three or four comments about the picture she was wanting for her pinup picture. I even found one or two sites that might work. I waited for any responce and never got a, I have found one already. So after waiting two or three days and not responding to any video. I finally e-amiled her. Well you have heard from her more than I have. I figured since we were helping her find what she wanted at least I would have gotten some kind of responce. I put a lot of effort into finding what she wanted and so did everyone else. So I guess the ones that help the most and comment the most that helps out her site gets the shaft.
        Mike

      • I know exactly how you feel Mike. Its happen to me also. I am glad that we are given an opportunity to help her out with her site. The more she utilizes our donated time and efforts the easier it would be for her to manage her site. Rome was not built with one person. She is the Captain and we are her crew. I hope she doesn’t thing she owes us anything for out efforts. I call it payment for the opportunity to enjoy the site every day for free!!

    • Wwwwwwhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaddddddzzzzzzuuuuuuuupppppp,
      Mike! Hey, you parked in my spot!

      • I set the coon dogs on that raccoon that was parked here :lol: :lol:

      • Warren says: 1.4.2

        Hey pennsyltucky9,
        Hope all is well. Happy 4th.
        I had to share this with you since you mentioned that you were in school heading towards an Anthropology Major. I found this:
        http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/06/smoking/
        and I started thinking about several different things. Funny side was “Borgs” from Star Trek (or whatever that show was named).
        Another was that this is incredible. This is more than a meme since it’s becoming a part/way of life for most people in a longer lasting influence than of an idea that is soon forgotten. Also, I started relating this to the way people use thier vehicles as a way to isolate themselves or show their “personalities” to the world. A web page is the same thing and then on the other hand when someone “posts” they are saying here I am but there isn’t the same responsibility that goes with a letter, phone call or a meeting.

    • Is capman the Post Pet! \\ WINNER //

      Post Pet #2

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