Archive for June, 2008

Wop

Where does the derogatory word WOP come from?

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Sniper

Where does sniper come from? You’ll be surprised.

Handicap (Answer)

Here are the 3 possible answers… see if you can pick the correct one.

Origin #1 (Hand on Cap -- Horse Races)

Origin #2 (Cap in Hand -- Beggar)

Origin #3 (Hand in Cap -- Game)

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Handicap (is it a bad word?)

Hey guys and gals This is where the Handicap discussion is happening. So make your comments here.

IS HANDICAP A BAD WORD WHEN REFERRING TO SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES? AND IS THE WORD “DISABLED” BAD AS WELL?

This video is interactive.. you need to watch it on YouTube to be able to use the interactive features. Or you can see the 3 possible answers here.

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Video Comment

Hey guys… just tried this new thing out that coComment offers and it’s the ability to do video comments. I just left one for Danny Bonaduce over here…. come leave one yourself.. could be fun!

Oh.. and I’m going to be at Lisa Nova’s Birthday Party tomorrow night… come check it out from 6pm to midnight PST here.

Marina

Panties (Answer)

Here is the answer to the panties game.. plus a little drawing thing at the end.

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Funny post about counting with your fingers

Remember when I made that video a while back and I demonstrated the number 3 while using my thumb? (Actually I don’t remember which video it was!) Well, I got SOOO many comments on that.. that I was showing 2 and not 3 etc.. and that made me realize the cultural differences in how we all count.

I found this post where someone was talking about it.. and it made me chuckle.. it’s in Spanish… but you can translate it easily.

The article…

The translation.

Marina

Panties (Game)

Here is the panties origin game. (If you heard my Maxim Radio show last week, you’ll know the answer

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Taximeter Cabriolet

What the heck is a taximeter cabriolet?

A most famous brand-name origin

Where does this brand-name get its origin?  I thought it made for an interesting story while researching it.

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