Martini

A toponym for you.. Martini! Brought to you by your secret agent… “Words, Hot For Words!” :cool:

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  1. Miss the daring baroque lettered tank tunic you wore with a martini drink in hand, the photograph being censored by Twitter if you did not in fact delete yourself. Courage. Enjoyed this martini video.

  2. drais says:

    There’s a Peruvian alcoholic beverage called Pisco whose name comes from the place it was first produced in the late 1500s. Pisco is a southern port city south of Lima. This city owes its name to a sea bird that inhabits on the rocky islands nearby. We use Pisco to prepare our national drink, “pisco sour”. This was created in the late XIXth century in Lima.

  3. kujo says:

    Shaken Or Stirred?:

    One never shakes a gin martini, as it would “bruise” the gin. The martini is thus stirred, which also results in a less homogeneous mixture which adds variations in texture and taste. This gives the gin martini a more complex taste.

    Vodka was traditionally distilled from potatoes and had oils from the potatoes in the liquor. When chilled the oils would tend to separate and make a cloudy drink. The vodka martini is also served as cold as possible. Shaking a vodka martini serves two purposes: 1) To distribute the oils in the mixture and give a clear drink; 2) Get the drink cold.

    Today most vodka is distilled from grains and there for has no issue with the oils. Back in the 1950′s when Ian Flemming wrote the Bond books is when the transition from potato to gain was being made hence the need to shake. Grain was more plentiful and required less filtering.

    I have had both types and personally prefer the potato vodka, as I feel it has a spicy taste. M, wie Sie Russin sind, was besser ist?

  4. Hs4Mm says:

    The best “My name is Bond, James Bond” is in the very first Bond movie — Dr. No. I don’t drink – on two different wine tasting events, after merely sipping wine once to taste I started hurting at the back of my head. But I am OK with eating chocolate deserts that have alcohol in them.

  5. kash says:

    NOOOOOOO! Not Sweet Vermouth. DRY. DRY. DRY. It’s always been dry vermouth.

  6. 007 says:

    Vodka Martini. Shaken not Stirred :cool:

  7. leoNard says:

    The exclusive use of gruit was gradually phased out in favor of the use of hops alone in a slow sweep across Europe occurring between the 11th century (in the south and east of the Holy Roman Empire) and the late 16th century (Great Britain).[citation needed] In 16th century Britain, a distinction was made between ale, which was unhopped, and beer, brought by Dutch merchants, which was hopped. Nowadays, however, ale refers to beers produced through a top-fermentation process, not unhopped beer.

    The phasing out of gruit from brewing is linked to various factors. A possible political factor would be the general emancipation of princes (mainly German) from the political influence of the Roman Catholic Church[citation needed] in a movement that eventually was to lead to Martin Luther’s protestations turning into a fully-fledged uprising of those princes against the authority of Rome, in what is known as the Reformation. Princes wanting to undermine the power of the Church therefore tended to promote brewing with hops rather than gruit, to try and cut off this revenue for the monastic orders who had a monopoly on it.

    Some authors present the switch to hops as a Protestant crackdown on feisty Catholic tradition, and as a Puritan move to try and keep people from enjoying themselves with aphrodisiac and stimulating gruit ales by imposing the sedative effects of hops instead.[1] However, the switch to hops started in Germany some four or five centuries before the Reformation.[citation needed] Its later gradual enforcement in the 15th and early 16th centuries can in part be traced through legislation drafted by political rulers before the Reformation started.

    For example, the Bavarian Purity Law, which stipulates that the only ingredients that could be used in the production of beer were water, barley, and hops, dates from 1516, the year before
    :wink: :razz:

  8. lividemerald says:

    Many years ago, I had the opportunity to stay for awhile in a Châlons-sur-Marne, a town east of Paris that was renamed Châlons-en-Champagne in 1998. During my stay, I spoke to students learning English in a lycée (not speaking French until later, much to the surprise of the students, who didn’t know I also spoke their native tongue). I also trekked over to Reims to see the magnificent cathedral there, as well as toured a “cave” where the sparkling wine was being processed. I was quite shaken by the experience. No doubt having an American on the premises caused a stir.

  9. John says:

    This wasn’t the video where she stumbles while getting up at the last of the flash player…

  10. alexisexy says:

    I got a good one….why is it called Peanut Butter, i mean its not made from peas?? this confuses me :???:

  11. blueskies13 says:

    what exactly is a toponym

  12. jalumora says:

    ok. here we go; one of the most common toponyms in latin america is the drink call CUBA LIBRE which is made with one pint of rum, ice cubes, half lemon squeezed, sprinkled salt and filled with coke, it come from the revolution times in cuba in the 50´s when a group of guerrilla guys was trying to overthrow batista´s goverment and USA send help to his goverment and in response a cuban political campaign said that both presidents drank a perfect combination: cuban rum and american coke and the result would be CUBA LIBRE. For the martine shaken not stired it comes from the most famous secret agent in the world james bond which in his movies every time that he asked for a drink in a place that he arrived he asked for it, and even he could know if it was shaken or stired, until pierce brosnan arrived in the movie “tomorrow never dies” james bond is drinking vodka straight shots but that was publicity device the vodka company paid several millions of dolars for james bond taking a sip of its vodka. I hope this could help you

  13. tedt says:

    Hum, one thing I can tell about Russians is that the can drink more than most humans :lol: .
    Some/Most of my old experiences end with falling from one street to the other (backward) and sing this Russian song, “Ruska ya Vodka….” I forgot the rest, and I never knew what it meant, but for some young ball-heads like we were it was just funny to sing it the whole day :oops: . I don´t want to talk about everything but the last “Vodka session”, I don´t know anything about it….. We were at a friends house and while all were in the living room me and a friend were sitting in the kitchen. The only thing I know is that the bottle was empty, and we left the house…….Later I woke up and a Woman told me what I did and said….Hell no way I do that again :oops:

  14. master1228 says:

    You order a martini shaken, not stirred, when you want to water down the drink and make it weaker. A good way for a secret agent to try and not get completely drunk while on a mission.

    great episode!
    Dany
    hrttp://raad.wordpress.com

  15. Dear teacher,
    ve… ve.. very intttt……………erresti”hips” shtory. I decided to learn my lesson and I bought a bottle of martinez.
    Amicalement
    Don 000

  16. caktonias says:

    Simply put, Bond was a wimp when it came to alcohol. The only reason you would shake a martini is to water it down as the ice will melt faster when the alcohol passes around it.

    But what can I say? He needed to keep his head in the game, so a weak martini shouldn’t count against him in the long run.

  17. My favorite cocktail is a Cape Cod (Cape Codder), vodka & cranberry juice with a lime. I don’t know if it was created on Cape Cod or just named that for the bogs near the cape.
    Love your work Marina. Excellent!

  18. davemarkwz says:

    One more reason why Hot For Words – both teacher and pets like
    their Martini’s shaken, not stirred.

    Invariably any Martini customer has chosen thier bar wisely. They’ve
    chosen their attending staff … wisely. Whether that staff member is
    male or female will not detract from the effect of making a Martini
    well by shaking – it is merely a side concern.

    Regardless, there is an undulating effect within the pectorial muscle
    area of the male or female bartender while making the drink. This
    can be as hypnotic as the drink itself. The phenomenon is reputed
    to have first occurred at Hooters or Winghouse however, this is
    unlikely. Reports of women getting the Martini’s shaken urge have
    occurred equally as early as Chippendales has been invented -
    - possibly earlier.

  19. leoNard says:

    Sweet you are. Did you ever hear the song “WORDS” by the BeeGee’s? word request “hip” or “hopps” as in beer or rushing”russian water” and cotton gin not vodka :grin:

  20. greenbush says:

    Let me get caught up. Answer to the shake question: shaking the mixture make it colder by the ice melting faster, and back then (early James Bond movies) the vermouth was made from potatoes, so shaking it made the potato oil blended. Toponym answer: Cognac, Java, Manhattan, Bordeaux, Champagne.

  21. Arx Virtus says:

    Something is wrong with this video. At 1:39 it skips to the end, right as you’re talking about the most popular maker of vermouth at the time.

    • pedanticKarl says:

      Hello Arx Virtus,
      Yes, it is true, there is an issue with that version (Std Quality) of the video. Sometimes, randomly it can work fine.

      Click on the YouTube logo in the video above and it will take you to YT. Then, underneath that video on YT you’ll see a High Quality link of the video which works fine.

      When you read the comments you’ll see many people had the same problem.

  22. claudiaz says:

    pORTO….TO REFER TO WINE FROM PORTO, IN PORTUGAL.

  23. The reason one would order a Martini shaken and not stirred is because when you shake a Martini you break and melt the ice quicker, the result is a weak or – more mellow tasting Martini.
    PS. – I love your channel.
    I posted this on your Cannel, but the haters buried it with their ignorance and stupidity.

    Happy Birthday America!

    >Al

    • Glad you found this forum!
      We have got some instigators
      in here, but no haters.
      Snif snif, see? no ignorance :mrgreen:
      You need a Gravatar.
      and you need to read
      the words list. This way,
      when you request a word,
      it won’t be a repeat.
      See ya on the playground!
      the swing on the left is mine! :mrgreen:

  24. GREG says:

    tayljim’s reply:
    ( I think they were scared off by your wit )

    I can not find your post but at least I will reply;
    Don’t be upset if you don’t understand yet, It takes time to understand.
    If you will watch Dennis Miller,( He is much better then I ) , But you might get the idea. Those I comment on say something Interesting or Witty, And so gives me a set up. If I have not commented on you, it might be your not interesting me. Sorry I will look harder.

    RRRshole

    • LOL!!! Roadrunmch has that
      effect on people, but he’s good beef.
      I wish I had all the loose energy he has!
      I’ve seen you pop a few bubbles,
      you do ok. You got the right idea.
      Bounce off the setups, waft a few
      thoughts as bait to setup others.
      keeps the site buzzing, all us
      drones around. Get Busy! :mrgreen:

  25. Qermaq says:

    Why is it this always stops at 0:53 on me?

  26. MAN THIS VIDEO DOESENT WORK ON MY COMPUTER :mad:

  27. hutchiee says:

    I can’t think of a drink other than scotch

    The last frame of your video shows a rifle – it’s not an AK-47, what model is it?

  28. sniperskaya says:

    Marina, I turned my homework in! I swear it!!! One of my toponyms was the White Russian (in honor of our favorite teacher, consisting of equal parts of Stolichnaya, coffee liquer and cream). PLease check your dogs for the rest of my homework. Thanks and Happy Fourth of July/Independence Day! What day does Russia celebrate as her independence day now that the CCCP is no more?

    • I remember seeing that! Some stuff
      got sucked up into the ether during
      the server switch. Vodka and Kahlua
      Tasty, my WORST hangover, ever!
      I am curious to know the answer to
      the question you raised about
      Russian Independence day.
      Never thought about that, before. :mrgreen:

      • sniperskaya says:

        melikadothechacha, I got this from the link below:
        http://www.worldeventsguide.com/event/2891/Moscow-Russian-Federation/Russian-Independence-Day.html
        Russia declared its sovereignty on 12 June 1990 as a way of distancing itself from the crumbling Soviet Union. The following year when the Soviet Union was formerly broken up, Boris Yeltsin came to power and declared 12 June Russian Independence Day and a national holiday. But it was not until over a decade later in 2003 under the presidency of Vladimir Putin that the day became a grand parade. Now each year on 12 June there is a big celebration and parade at Moscow’s Red Square.

        Now Marina, dear teacher a small test for you, a tit for tat as it were:
        Do you know how Red Square got its’ name?
        (Hint: it has nothing to do with Communism. I found this bit of historical trivia in a book from the 1890′s.)

      • ach so! most of 1990 is a blur
        for me. June 12 was my wedding
        anniversary. …bad karma
        “D” word stuff – nasty
        Cool! now I can remember it as
        Russian Independence day! :mrgreen:

  29. sniperskaya says:

    Marina, the site was down for maintenance and now all my homework answers are missing? The site dog ate my homework! I swear it’s true!!!

  30. masco82 says:

    ok i got two guys making jokes beside me…(two other future students)…one said a shaken martinez is a him after passing out after drinking one too many shots adn being woke up by his wife by shaking him..whereas a stirred martinez is a guy pissed off and will shoot a passerby if he dont get andother drink…hehehe…ok now hes changing it..not a passerby…just shoot….idiot….he dont even have a gun..(he is making fun of the other guy who is making fun of him and so on and on …..hes not even a martinez just a simple jalapino….oh sorry halpino…oh no he has that shot to my head ….a hernadez…he has a shot glass and a can of beer…shoot all you want martinez….hes not even paying attention anymore…he heard a boom outside and like a 5 yr old runs out thinking its more fire works……ok teacher….whats the word for feeling sorry for a guy with a short attentionspan disorder…..????

  31. yankeegato says:

    one more thing…when can I get the HotForWords t-shirt?
    tt

  32. masco82 says:

    a martini shaken gets the bubbles out …easier to to drink…vs…stirred…leaves a bite on the tounge…..that was a good guess…my home work answer is.. well i got a lot…regarding wine mainly…welp im not a wine drinker but i know the names or types of the wine come from the regions in which they are made…wether it be from france or california….zifidale….ouch i cant spell that one…but as far as beer goes “ein bit” is short for a “bittenburger” which is a beer made in where else ….bittenberger…..does that count?. on the bottle it says “bitte ein bit” …please a bittenburger…..no?..im not feeling good with this answer….martini from martinez…and bit from bitenburger….i know its not at his resturant only cause my sister in ohio volenteered herself in ohio to help in a beer stand sponsered by this company….it was the first flight aniversery and planes and stuff irrellevent to this but they did have a bittenburger hot air ballon there and it said in english….”bitte ein bit”…she gave me a write brothers cap..and a shot glass…and some odd shirt …..wont waste your time describing it…….whats the word for that……the way i descrbe it is as loud, non fuctional, given to someone as a souvoiuner but too ugly and loud and way way loud to keep….but you dont want to hurt the otherones feelings by throwing it away…so have to show up every other year when they come in from ohio to texas and wear it proudly although i dont iron it and wear it over another more fuctional sirt…..im getting the word now…..no just simplifing the defintion….

    take 5 ill figure it out….ok grandma gets you a quilt made of cactus feathers….you love its from granny but cant take it anywhere….but yo u still keep it..only cause when she comes over shell ask about it…might want to see it…no its not nestalgic or and heirloom (yet)…what is that word called…..

  33. yankeegato says:

    all the good comments here are already voiced…007 drank “shake, not stirred” martinis, btw…but I wanted to mention that “wartungsmodus,” the word you put up during maintenance time, means “maintenance mode” in German.
    tt

  34. sniperskaya says:

    Marina, I think it would hav ebeen more effective (and funnier) if you had shaken (or jiggled) when you said “shaken – not stirred).

  35. sniperskaya says:

    Marina, dear teacher, I think you’re a fan of GTA IV based on your numerous references to it in your videos but did you know that it’s based on reality?
    I had no idea!

    http://wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com/2008/07/albanian-islamic-mafia-runs.html

  36. jcr says:

    I hope she gets a ton of publicity. She has gotten my son to learn every single one of those words and actually remember them, not just the teacher :wink:

  37. I would like to request the origin of the phrase “Fit to be tied”. Thank you!

  38. wrlowther says:

    How about “toady” I know what it means but can’t imagine where it originated.

  39. winston says:

    hey marina…
    i was wondering where “jaded” came from?
    thanks and i love your show! :smile:

  40. Kombucha says:

    Hey Lady,

    Enjoyed your segment on O’Reilly who brings to mind my word request for crackpot.

  41. kevin70 says:

    I have two words for you…
    From my DDS.
    Molar, Inciser and “Wisdom” Tooth. I’m just curious.
    Thank you.
    Oh, and if I had a teacher like you when I was in school…I would have paid attention a heck of a lot more. I would have gotten straight A’s. :smile: :roll: :smile:

  42. gonzo78m says:

    my comments are so good i got a leg up on the competition!!!!!
    thats a hint my teacher!!!!
    also how did dork end up meaning dork.
    maybe you should also look into the word gay

  43. acnchef says:

    Nice short and sweet episode on martini. In a similar vain, there was an english version of the French word “vigneron” around the time of Shakespeare somtimes written as vinearoon or vinaroon. What happened to it? Do english speakers not care who grows their wine grapes?

  44. plexusmaster says:

    Marina,
    One other idea: discuss why certain words are spelled a certain way. Ex. why does knee have the silent K? Because it is borrowed from the german word “knie” where the k is pronounced.

    Understanding spelling based on word origin is another area that helps children with dyslexia. Talk to you later.
    David

  45. wagomorph says:

    Marina,

    The Brits use the term “nappy” to refer to a diaper. Any chance it is related to Wellington and Napoleon?

  46. plexusmaster says:

    I’d like to request the word bourgeois.

    Also, since I have a 15 year old who has dyslexia, I wanted to forward another idea for you. Why not have a separate section teaching latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes in your typically seductive, interesting, and comical fashion? :wink: I know that my son would love to watch you, and he’d be learning even though not realizing it.

    I joked with my cousin that if all teenage boys watched a little of you each day, they would all score perfect SAT scores on the english section of their college entrance exams. :lol:

    Take care,
    David

  47. versusx says:

    White/Black Russian are called that way b/c of the vodka, wasn’t invented in Russia. Like ‘Cape Cod’ is named after the Cranberries from Cape Cod or Irish Car Bomb is named b/c of the Irish drinks mixed in. Other than ‘Long Island Ice Tea’ I can only think of ‘Singapore Sling’

  48. Captain Jack says:

    ** And now for your history lesson for the day **

    Female vs Male

    If you haven’t seen this? Then you better check it out. It just might blow you away! :shock:

    • mergatroidal says:

      I just now did tick and watch it, CaptainJack. Marina is a most fascinating specimen, indeed. The manner in which she pauses in thought while searching for the appropriate words and then uttering another three, four words, and then again pausing for a moment before speaking. The mind searching for the better words to speak …, as Spock would say to Kirk, “Fascinating, Captain.”

      Fascinating, indeed. :smile:

      I didn’t just step off a spaceship and this is my first encounter with a human female. At this point in time all aspects of biological cognition is of interest to me, from the arachnids on up to mammals. And Marina, cerebrally speaking, is intriguing. I’m not just saying this to say it, either. I’m serious, as serious as cancer.

      Someday …, I imagine she most definitely would make a fine research partner. Perhaps I should or could change the name of a certain character in a book manuscript, too. Hmm … :cool:

      Thanks for that video link, Capn’. It’s a download; she gets her own folder.   :grin:

    • summer re-runs already?

      Hey! Captain! When is Marina’s 1 year anniversary date? :idea:

      • mergatroidal says:

        Did I hear the word party? :grin: All are invited, too? Great, I’ll be boatin’ down the ports of the eastern seaboard then.

      • Captain Jack says:

        I think it was long since passed. Her first video lesson was first uploaded March 02, 2007…

        As for me its been one year since I seen my first lesson back in July something. I watched a few videos but never went to the site until September but never really got into her thing because I really didn’t think she was serious.

      • did you guys ever get a report card?
        she sent me something pretty soon
        after she noticed I was around and I
        wasn’t going away. LOL
        I haven’t seen a report card yet…

        A nice anniversary card – there’s the ticket :mrgreen:
        see how easy i am :cool:

      • Captain Jack says:

        I never got a report card yet. I think I got the April fools card. I think she will be over taxed by operating her site. She should really get others involved to keep the flow going.

    • John says:

      Well i had downloaded several of Marina’s wallpaper pictures but, after watching one of her videos at the end of it she said all the picture belonged to her so i deleted all of them except the one she sent me in the April fools email. I decide just because something is in the downloads section doesn’t make it free to download, we should at least get a confirmation from her if its alright to download them. I have never heard her say we could download them if we wanted.

    • I see some comments were lost in the transition.
      I can’t say it bothers me, given the subject.
      without bringing it all up again – a quick response
      I am relieved knowing you’ll have a safe weekend.
      You were very forthright with me, and Marina.
      For myself, it was a bit of a surprise to learn
      some of the more colorful details. Clearly, you
      have a desire to get past this so I won’t dwell
      on it. Glad it didn’t take a lightning strike to
      get you to mend your ways. Maybe a one in a
      million chance but I hear it hurts like hell!
      You’ve always struck me as having many good
      qualities. Your stories and intel show a knack
      for the kind of detail that fuels my interest.
      Your instincts are basically good, but you still
      need to practise those typing skills! Don’t we
      all – LOL. Keep ‘em Flying!

      Tick tock another hour of Wartungsmodus… Wie so
      Ich will essen und trinken nach eine uhr!
      Und dan jetzt wan diesen zeitblog sind fertig,
      wir will mach spielen mit ihnen!

      sorry ’bout the accent meinen hocht deutscher’s
      i gots no oomlats on my keyboard – too lazy to
      use ASCI codes – nyuk! nyuk!

      tick tock Yaaawn!
      Ok Jack – think we just found those missing
      gravitons. The interdimensional time portal
      spilled a few which is why 6- minutes seemed
      like 15 hours LOL!!!

      • Captain Jack says:

        “”You were very forthright with me, and Marina.”"
        I was? With what?

        “”For myself, it was a bit of a surprise to learn
        some of the more colorful details. Clearly, you
        have a desire to get past this so I won’t dwell
        on it.”"
        Which details where you referring to?

        “”You’ve always struck me as having many good
        qualities. Your stories and intel show a knack
        for the kind of detail that fuels my interest.
        Your instincts are basically good, but you still
        need to practise practice those typing skills! Don’t we
        all – LOL. Keep ‘em Flying”"

        Doug that was the nicest comment I have had in many years. Thanks Doug! Oh I will keep practicing the typing skills. Marina site will help with that. If you feel the urge to correct me, be my guest. I could always us a tip or two.

        :mrgreen:

        “”Ok Jack – think we just found those missing
        gravitons. The inter-dimensional time portal
        spilled a few which is why 6- minutes seemed
        like 15 hours LOL!!!”"

        Damn I must passed through another parallel universe again, what you said about 6 minutes and 15 hours lost me. Doug could you be gentleman sir and guide me back to the universe that I was just in. I always seem to feel like that guy in Quantum Leap TV show.

        Oh and btw Gravitons don’t exist yet until the day somebody discover them. :razz:

    • Hey! I’m getting my responses caught up
      started of with 50, whittling away
      I think you got the joke about the typing pretty good – LOL :mrgreen:
      sum of those misteaks were intentional – I know my audience.
      1st part, you were forthright about your drinking, furthering
      my awareness beyond that previously known.
      2nd part, you discussed a very personal aspect regarding
      the help you received from your shipmate firend that was
      the big motivater for you to amend yourself.
      and…
      die Wartungsmodus put a screen up saying 60 minutes
      with a nice message from Marina about how the default
      message in German was cool, so she left it. Marina’s
      site upgrade message was the German text translated.
      well, i saw the screen come up, noted the time, and
      the next day – it was still there, about 15 hrs.
      if you look at the keyboard, “-” is a finger away from “0″
      (i typoed – sorry)

      I need you to resend your request for cocmment
      the other one is timed out, or something.

      about the “nicest comment” part.
      I’ll leave that honor, yet to come,
      to Marina. Gio took the TA spot!
      you can tell he’s smitten, everytime
      he comments, practacally. Worked
      for him, gotta work for you! :mrgreen:

      • Captain Jack says:

        Well somelimse my misteaks are International. Some are truly mistakes. :oops:

        Yes I keep my drinking in balance. I don’t even have to think about it

        any more. I’m drinking right now as I type this message. I only drink to sleep. It also puts me in a happy mood. I don’t know why that is but im not complaining :mrgreen:

        Oh friend request timed out? Well then GOOD. :razz: Please deposit another quarter to make friends again… Beep..
        - I’ll look into it. Im not a fan of coco that much. It has many bugs. I was trying to see why Miss M thought it would be a good idea. It might just be politically minded idea. You know from a blogger here.

        Naw…. Bullshit. I was touched by your comment.
        “You’ve always struck me as having many good
        qualities. Your stories and intel show a knack
        for the kind of detail that fuels my interest.”

        Credit goes to you man… :mrgreen:
        I get comments from sheeple all the time. It means nothing to me. But to get a comment from someone as intelligent as you, really means something to me. Again thank you Doug. :)

        Gio got mentioned in as the pet. Good for him. Marina says the Teacher Pet is completely random. Which makes sense to me. I rarely win anything from random games. People have stated to me that I have the worst luck ever. There was a time I did a drawing where I had like 5 entries and there was one other entry. He won! Everyone’s jaw dropped to the floor. Then they congratulated me for being the unluckiest guy in the Navy. That actuality was better because I received more attention for the fact.
        What really got me excited was that Marina for once did respond to a comment I made a while back. I about fell out of my yacht.
        I do send an email or two now and then. They where purely a professional level. She respond back in a professional level. The conversation was the usual Ice cold business chit chat. Marina has much work to do. She has millions to teach. Its not fair for me to take away from any of that. I am just one little tiny voice in her world, as it should be.

        So enough of my crappy ranting. So if I say “Hoquiam traffic, this is Cherokee 29992 preparing to take of on runway 26 for a straight out departure, Hoquiam traffic.” You know what the heck im talking about?
        Just wondering what kind of flying you did.

    • I ‘ve gotten replies from Marina, too.
      It is as good a feeling as being TA.
      my first time was a little humbling. :oops:
      when a woman like that notices you,
      you don’t want to bi*ching like I was,

      with your luck, you might win at a
      game of Russian roulette, but I
      wouldn’t do it! Your luck could
      change!

      Flipping Yahoo was all fine
      until it got a mind of it’s own.
      If it can be fixed, I’ll keep it
      Got Hotmail, as a backup,
      just in case.

      Flew quite a bit growing up,
      largely private planes.
      Bonanzas, Piper Cubs and
      Cherokees, biplanes – all
      sorts. My dad owned a radio
      shop at Lunken in Cincinnati.
      Two way radio, radar,
      transponders, Bendix and
      Motorola – predominantly(sp?)

      I wouldn’t mind being TA once.
      Just to here Marina say
      me-lika-do-the-cha-cha
      would be peachy! Some
      pets are luckier than others.
      More memorable…PetmeFish – LOL
      Random? Really? Could be! :mrgreen:
      I think Marina has her eye on
      the ball(s) – keeps her juggling!
      no rest for the mighty!
      let the rest sleep.

      guess i’ll taxi over to 2L
      got one on approach
      bucking a crosswind
      out of the southwest.
      (somone’s at my door)
      :mrgreen:

  49. loser078 says:

    Word Suggestion: Novel

    Does the word novel, as in the kind you read related to the adjective, novel, as in “that’s a novel idea”?

    I can make a video suggestion, if you’d like.

  50. Captain Jack says:

    You know I have never drank a Martini. Nope, never have. Im not even a wine drinker. I’ll drink wine if offered but I rarely buy it. I just haven’t found a wine that I like. I don’t like mixed drinks. They make me sick. I do on occasion have a margarita. It was the only drink my step mother would allow me to drink. Weird hu? Naw. Whats weird is I have Jimmy Buffett’s song Margaritaville as my calling party ringer.
    I usually just drink beer. Mac and Jack or Guinness.
    I have one beer every night before I go to bed so I can shut my brain down. Usually I buy that cheap beer, 211. 8.1% alcohol.

    • annuddermale says:

      tried one, didn’t like it, and couldn’t figure out wth James B ever saw in ‘em…

      switched to Jack and coke for a while, devolved back to beer, and now i’ve had a bottle of Jack in the fridge for over a year…

      and nothing else…

      unless i go out someone, i just don’t feel the urge…

      *sigh*…danged ol’ age… :mrgreen: :cool:

  51. I just lost the kidnap page
    while making a post.
    will this post or be resigned
    to the never-never?

    • annuddermale says:

      i will give it back to you but you have to fork over all your Marina pics AND $1M…

      making the total ransom…

      priceless… :wink:

    • John says:

      Well i had downloaded several of Marina’s wallpaper pictures but, after watching one of her videos at the end of it she said all the picture belonged to her so i deleted all of them except the one she sent me in the April fools email. I decide just because something is in the downloads section doesn’t make it free to download, we should at least get a confirmation from her if its alright to download them. I have never heard her say we could download them if we wanted.

  52. durandal says:

    This actually reminds me of something I heard, probably on the History Channel, that you might find interesting. James Bond drank vodka martinis, and for specific reason. The movies were made during the cold war, and vodka was really unpopular in America because it’s a Russian drink and therefore was heavily associated with communism. So to help Vodka sales in capitalist countries, they made James Bond, this good freedom-loving bad-guy-shooting secret agent, drink vodka.

  53. sssspike says:

    Hey, Marina.
    I’m requesting your vast knowledge of the word “fop”. I heard a friend use it in describing another aquaintance. I didn’t want to sound stupid, so I didn’t ask him about his choice of descriptive terms.

    Thanks so much, sssspike

  54. irvthom says:

    Why don’t you take a crack at the word ‘slang’?

  55. cheeks says:

    Hey this is me Demonus, and yes the word im looking for is the football (soccer) term “Hattrick”

    Please use the word demonus instead of Cheeks on the video :D

    Thanks

  56. bunnirific says:

    your james bond-esque music made me think–you should tell us the origin of the word “spy”!

  57. davemarkwz says:

    ROFLMAO !!!! :mrgreen: :lol:

    ** BEST LESSON TO DATE !!! **

    Couldn’t stop laughing!

    I’m from Long Island where they have the iced tea’d drinks.

    I think they shake it because of the better mixing effect it has
    and bringing on a better flavor outburst.

    Honestly Marina – love your humor. Please make a lesson
    on the word joke or the word comedy. It could only be hilarious.

    Now don’t sip too much of that homework !! :!:

  58. okay4now says:

    Extra–Maybe you like your drink cooler which shaking usually does. I know a lot of people who keep their Vodka in the freezer so they don’t have to ice it. Along with just more blended shaking will oxygenate something making the taste different…But I think you like to shake things up as well as stir things up so, Marina, it is hard to say why…

  59. cdnmatt_ says:

    :D that was great!
    I really enjoyed that change of outline for today’s …lesson!!

    P.S. How do you spell that “Atop-a-new?” – I’m not sure I understood the label for today’s type of word..

  60. :sad: :cry: НЕЕЕЕЕТ, МИЛАЯ МАРИНОЧКА,пожалуйста,не делай этого,просто не надо…ты же не помнишь когда я сказал тебе что ”getting drunk is not sexy :?: :?: ce n’est pas génial mais toi Marina, tu es une personne tellement géniale :!: …ça veut bien dire que ce n’est pas bien ça… however if you won’t be risking to pass the line again, you can try this classical Italian while stuff with nice geographical names: BAROLO,BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO and the classical Chianti (it would be better during a nice dinner!) – P.S. i really think that many of your good and faithful students are following your example now! :lol:

  61. Bob says:

    Toponyms for drinks is proving harder than I thought.
    Apart from Scotch and all the wines that others have already mentioned, I can think of liqueurs like Chartreuse, Calvados, Danzig brandy and Curaçao, Spirits like Cognac and Armagnac and Jamaica rum, alcoholic Coffees like Irish and Caribbean Coffee, Mekong Whiskey from Thailand and Canadian Club.
    Don’t forget, too, that single malt Scotch Whiskeys are named after the Glen or Island where they are distilled.
    After further thought, how about waters like Vichy, Evian, Highland Spring.
    Now I’m getting into my stride – Bombay Gin, London Gin, Bristol Cream Sherry (is that a portmanteau toponym?), Port (from Oporto in Portugal), Floridagold Frozen Orange Juice.
    Now after some internet research I’ve found Stolichnaya Vodka (Named after Moscow, the Capital City. (столица=Capital))
    There’s even a vodka named after you, Marina, Wyborowa Vodka from Poland. (Wyborowa means exquisite in Polish)
    For cocktails there are Bronx, Cuba Libre, Jersey Lily, Manhattan, and Moscow Mule,

  62. dvdpage says:

    cold glass 3 1/2 Oz
    3 oz grey goose
    1/2 oz vermouth
    shake it up!
    two olives… aahhh
    Another good one Marina +5
    Other toponyms in food:
    frankfurter, sandwich I think?

  63. BillyB says:

    For Bob The Drunk Scottsman May be, he’ll get a surprise when he wakes up.

    • Bob says:

      :mrgreen: First prize for that BillyB.
      Now I have to point out a few things:-
      1. There is nothing worn under the kilt – it’s all in perfect working order!
      2. I’m not a Scotsman, I’m a Sassenach.
      3. I’m not drunk.
      4. I’m therefore not asleep, yet.

  64. cc91801 says:

    I would like to request a word:
    Turtle

    thanks :D

  65. jtootch says:

    Bonjour dear beauty,

    I’ve discovered you and your sublime videos some weeks ago. Too bad i have’nt heard about them before. Your videos are the only ones i watch regularly on you tube. They are entertaining visually and of course mentally.

    My request, the reason of my comment, is for the word “indeed”. I wanted to know if it’s originaly related to official papers of any kind. In french (I’m from Québec), the translation is “en effet” and also kind of relates to papers of some kind.

    Thanks in advance, Jtootch

  66. GREG says:

    I was always told that Ukraine Women were so tough, that they would gargle with Vodka. And sure as shit, It’s true
    There has a number of Russian Bond Girls. They were always thought to be Exotic and Chic. But mostly Ruthless and Cunning.

    Smirnoff make a get Martini. Place the bottle in the freezer till below 25′. Pour in to a frozen glass and add a lemon Peel, There you go.
    Shaken not stirred means nothing. May make it colder but that is all.

  67. 12071953 says:

    This is a bit more than a word request, but nobody has been able to clarify this; so I turn to you for an answer:

    Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways here in America?

  68. Marina, could you please research the word casuistry. Thank you.
    Best,
    James

  69. fish_n_chips says:

    could you find the origin of the word gorgeous?
    mainly because its meant to describe something beautiful but it doesn’t sound like something beautiful :S

    please :grin: (i asked nicely.lol)

  70. appleman says:

    Hey how about the Word

    Sex
    Orgasam
    Fanny
    something sexy like that :) :P x

  71. chipdude says:

    Marina, here are some words I am requesting:

    Vagina
    Condom
    SpontaneousHuman
    Football

    Thanks, from Chipdude

  72. Mai Tai suggest some toponymic drink names? These came to mind:
    Long Island Iced Tea
    Scotch
    Canadian Club
    Bombay Gin
    Madeira
    Burgundy (as well as almost any Spanish, French or Italian wine)
    Champagne
    Port
    Singapore Sling
    Finlandia vodka
    Black Russian
    White Russian
    Manhattan
    Swiss-Up
    Curacao

    Then I went to a webpage to see if there were others:

    Aberdeen Angus (there you go, Bob! Cheers)
    Absolut Manx Whore
    Adelaide Mojo
    Afghan Monkey
    African Breeze
    Agua de Valencia
    Alabama
    Alamo Splash
    Alaska
    Albemarle Fizz (there you go, Capman! Skoal, my friend)
    Albino Russian
    All-American
    Allegheny (this one’s from MY home county)
    Amalfi Dream
    American Beauty
    Americano
    Amsterdam
    Anatoli Coffee
    Andalusia
    Appalachia
    Appian Way
    Apple Manhattan
    Arctic Summer
    Arizona Aztec
    Arkansas Avalanche
    Aruba
    Asbury Park
    Asian Hooker
    Astoria
    Atlantic Breeze
    Aussie Mozzie
    Australian Virgin
    Austrian Hussar
    Autumn in New York
    Bahama Blue
    Bahama Mama
    Bahia Breeze
    Baja Sidecar
    Bali Hai
    Balmoral
    Baltimore Bracer
    Banana Italiano
    Banff Cocktail
    Bangkok Bomb
    Bannockburn
    Barbados Punch
    Barbary Coast
    Barcelona
    Basin Street
    Bavarian Alps
    Belfast Carbomb
    Belgian Blue
    Belize Run Punch
    Bengal
    Berlin Martini
    Bermuda Cocktail
    —and that was only the first 12 pages of the site; only partway through the letter B listings, as you can see. There are tons of others there, but I wasn’t about to try to list them all.

    Nazdorovye!

  73. Captain Jack says:

    Hey Marina, I have a question for you? Why did you bleep out your little 4 letter word?

  74. You should do a lesson on the word “d’oh,” the expression of agitation, annoyance, pain, etc. Was it invented by the writers of the Simpsons, first uttered by Jimmy Finlayson, or is there an earlier date of entry into the language? Thanks

  75. jnaples says:

    Marina, you do know that spilling a martini is alcohol abuse. You look more like a Cosmopolitian martini drinker but since you have all of the ingrediants out, make mine dirty!

  76. wetsuit5 says:

    My video bought it at time 0:53 :evil: :evil:
    Right after the small spill. :shock: :shock:
    Then I had the thought, “Don’t worry, I’ll get it”. :cool: :cool:
    The video then dies. :mad: :mad:
    So I guess the lesson is beware, the video stops when you have x-rated thoughts. :twisted: :twisted: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :oops:
    I’ll see if thinking baseball works. :wink:

  77. seesixcm6 says:

    I rate your video five stars, or five kisses! Don’t drink too much, because it’s not good for you. You can clean your throat by gargleing with alcohol. A mouthwash like “Scope” or “Lavoris” will do the same thing, but you can’t swallow them. I think you would be great if you were in the next James Bond movie!
    CM6

  78. bobby217prez says:

    EXTRA: Because the word “shaken, not stirred” was use in James Bond films and he used the word ice-cold. Which means that its colder shaken than stirred. Plus he was not drink martini. He was drink vodka martini. Plus in the movie “Casino Royale”, he used the famous phase in the 1953 book as quote:
    “Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?”

  79. annuddermale says:

    Bordeaux is an obvious toponym…burgundy (not Ron, the drink)…

    Champagne bubbles to the surface to announce its toponymity…

    and since you are a mite Tipsy, perhaps you’ll need a bit of Mocha, my Sherry:cool:

  80. jhulsla says:

    Can you give us a history on the word JUXTAPOSITION. As in The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison? I have always found JUXTAPOSITION to be a funny word for describing a comparison.

  81. John says:

    Cognac=A brandy distilled from white wine and produced in the vicinity of Cognac
    champagne=sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne
    Scotch=whisky distilled in Scotland from fermented malted barley
    Chardonnay=a white wine produced in the Burgundy region of France and elsewhere [French]

    Extra credit: to keep the bartenders finger out of it

  82. Capman911 says:

    That was great. You’r camera must be drunk also. At the end it left a little square two colored box on your cleavage. That was definitly a five star or better video. :wink: Wher’s your olive. No martini is good without the olive. :cool: :grin:

  83. foxbow says:

    I gues Bloody mary aint a toponym, so how did that get it’s name? sounds kinda gruesom.

    Shaken martini’s leave less hydrogen peroxide(H2O2) behind than stirred. Or maybe you just like it colder?

    o btw, you forgot to take of the barcode:P

  84. Marina!!! no-way-you-did-that! :shock:

    guys? she’s makin’ FUN of me!! check it out:
    (doing my homework – twice!)
    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oUG0GjdoGHE&feature=related
    i see you did your eyes like this today!
    (no mistake in my observation – none!)
    Marvelous that you can, but please, don’t
    I was just responding to the whole celebrity
    lookalike thang – not implying you should
    change a thing! …even w/o makeup…
    …or first thing after wakeup! au natural…
    …what you’ve got is workin’ – nymphlike..

    That’s a “glam vid” of Blondie, usually
    Deb Harry had those “put away hard” eyes*.
    * a twist on “rode hard, put away wet”

    Did you know that gargling like that
    allows the alcohol to be absorped
    directly into the throat tissue, getting
    the alcohol into your bloodstream
    more directly? NOW you know why
    you fell out so quick – LOL!

    Homework time! Martini time, later..wink wink
    The whole James Bond martini myth is ass
    backwards. Ian Fleming made it clear 007
    liked his Martini stirred, not shaken, because
    shaking “bruises” the gin.

    Hal Wasson, manager of the Montgomery Inn
    Riverhouse in Cincinnati showed me the best
    dry, shaken martini method to please the 007
    wannabes. Pour 2 oz. dry sweet vermouth over
    ice in a shaker. Shake. Pour out remaining dry
    vermouth, and add your gin. Shake and pour.
    Too much vermouth blows, so this works perfect.

    toponym words? Harvey Wallbanger? …uhh :roll:
    let me get back to you on that…

    • Captain Jack says:

      You know Blondie look very much like Marina. If is was just a still framed photo of Blondie I would believe it was Marina. Watch Blondie make facial moves gives it away that’s not Marina. Marina has a wider gamut of facial expressions.

      Yea I heard that martini myth. I guess its to late to change that blunder. :neutral:

      • GREG says:

        Capt,
        I may be wrong but Debra Harry need it first. :shock:
        And your so open minded about Marina too. Does the sun really rise at her request?

      • GREG says:

        For fucks sake, DID IT FIRST. damn! damn! damn!.

      • Captain Jack says:

        RR, I thought Debra was aka Blondie?

        If the sun doesn’t rise at her request then physics need to be reprogram ed to make that happen.

        Open minded about Marina? Let me think about that for a moment…
        I guess I am. I think its because my respect for her intelligence. Also she doesn’t act like an old school librarian. I could see myself hanging out with her and having a lot of fun with her type of personality.
        I also find myself driven to improve my English skills (My most hated subject by far). Something about her, I can’t quite put my finger on it. Humm.

      • Bob says:

        You just keep it that way, Jack.
        Hands in pockets, NOW! :lol:

      • GREG says:

        You know I am just yanking ya, Jack. I like the Videos as much as the next ( not as much as you.. but. ) I don’t know Marina from Eve. She is just a face on a video, Though a pretty face. But who knows the real Marina, Bet there must be someone with a story or two?

      • Captain Jack says:

        Oh Bob!

        RR, Just a face on the video? If that is so, then why her? There are many other pretty faces on YT? Humm. Who knows the real Marina? I think we all do. Some just don’t see it as I do. Others can see even more than I do.

      • GREG says:

        Capt, Sir;
        It is because she is Intelligent that I watch her. Not just because she has a pretty face. Fact is I don’t usually care for real pretty girls so much. Just so, SO.. stupid and since I am not after sex with them anymore. I can’t stand to listen to their voices. Like in the morning, Waking up first so you can escape before She wakes. Because after sex you can see them for the SOUL SUCKING BLACK HOLE OF INSANITY, they are. :shock:

        RRR
        ???

    • GREG says:

      Here Guys is Debra at about the same age as Mairna DEBRA HARRY .

  85. pedanticKarl says:

    Homework:
    Another toponym named drink is a Manhattan.
    Bond preferred his drink shaken as it cools the drink more quickly and mixes the vermouth more thoroughly preventing an oily taste. :cool:

  86. What is the origin of RSVP?

  87. foxbow says:

    Why does the video crash at 1.39….or am I the only one having this problem…. :???:

  88. bpthepimp says:

    you are such a klutz!!!! :lol:
    Alabama Slamma
    Shaken not stirred is a colder more developed drink

  89. slyth66 says:

    I’d like to know where and how the word “fireworks” came to be. I’ve always wondered about that. Thanks hotforwords!

  90. Hitman says:

    I want to request the word Alibi.I want to know the origin by one of your videos.
    Will yo dou it? :roll:

  91. m.philos says:

    wow !
    what a lesson… I
    really love scene III *and* scene IV in your drama
    but the ‘chute’ ( I mean curtain fall, do you say ‘chute’ ? ) is the best !
    greatest Marina’s nonsense
    Who knows, may be you can outsmart Dr Evil at his game ?

    For toponyms, nearly every Wine ‘appellation’ here in France is after a name place : amongst the Bordeaux, you can enumerate forever village names like St Emilion, Pomerol, Pessac Leognan, Sauternes,
    same for the Bourgognes : Nuit St Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Meursault … it’s infinite…

    For Martini I would backup an italian commenter on youtube who insists it’s italian, that said, may be Ian Fleming’s Martini is not the Martini we drink here…

    your respectful wine-lover-student from France

  92. cega says:

    hi i am new here that last lessonwas great, in a relative theme i want to ask you for the word “beer” :grin: i was wondering if you can tell me about it plese, a and another cuestion can you tell meaning of words in another lenguage ???? :?: thank you have a nice day :mrgreen:

  93. ibway2cul says:

    Its all good .. still was cool to just see my name on there :D

  94. tayljim says:

    Teacher’s passed out, lock the doors so the
    cude youtubers can’t get in

  95. Lol !
    Request: how about WHACK ?

  96. lostforwords says:

    DAMN SO LATE WASN’T EXPECTING IT

    • lostforwords says:

      I love it–so funny! First you spill it on your “gorge” as they say in France–I love you kept that! Then you gargle it–I mean who gargles a martini? Only Marina could think of that! And then passing out. You are also back to nice light and a good angle again–that made me happy too.

      A toponymic drink name–well most wines have toponyms, so one quick example: Brunello di Montalcino (a nice expensive one), any Champagne which comes from…Champagne (duh!) but there are so many others. I could Burgundies (Château La Tour), Bordeaux mostly have names of their châteaux or village in which they are made; also the type such as Burgundy or Bordeaux is named after a region anyway; you go could go on and on–one Bordeaux: Château Mouton-Rothchild–the most famous and expensive; why not!

      Cocktails, there are tons too: Manhattan (obvious), Cuba Libre (obvious), I’ll think of more.

      What about Vodka, Marina. I am sure there must be local vodkas named after places, no?

      Why does the high-quality button not show up at first. It only manifest itself later…weird!

      mmmmmoooooooowwwwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!

      lostforwords

      • lostforwords says:

        Marina, Marina, Marina–it’s “I be way too cool”, not ibway two cul, and certainly not “ibway”, which you said over and over: that had me on giggling on the floor! Crazy funny…..

        I think this clip may be your best yet. Really, you’ve got to be in the movies as a comedienne–that idea certainly doesn’t assume your not smart; you have to be super fast to be funny. Ever notice dummies have no sense of humor–”what did you say? I don’t get it…..”

        lostforwords

      • lostforwords says:

        What was your extra-credit question?

        “Why does secret agent Hotforwords want YOUR Martini shaken not stirred?” Drunk for sure.

        Because you want us to be drinking the same thing?

        But since you meant, “why does she want her martini shaken not stirred?” I’d answer because it just tastes better. Can’t think of a better reason. Couldn’t be so that you don’t want to get drunk…

        By the way, were they gin or vodka martinis?

        lostforwords

      • lostforwords says:

        Another cocktail: Singapore sling. Gin: Bombay gin.

    • Look at this boy fly! :shock:
      that was a good roll,
      worthy read, dude :mrgreen:

  97. ibway2cul says:

    HAhah .. I knew i shoul dhave spelled out my name .. I B Way too Cool :D .. Great response :D Thanks for clearing that up :D

  98. black2key says:

    Thats a great vid~ :mrgreen:
    I hope you will make one day my *word-request* q_q (Doppelganger)
    (Ive written a comment in your last video)

    Yours, Blacky

  99. hobbitgoth says:

    Nice Tayljim, nice…

    AWESOME word request: Splendiferous! :mrgreen:

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