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

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  1. lividemerald on August 10th, 2008 11:26 pm

    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.

  2. stokesjrj1 on July 22nd, 2008 9:29 pm

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

  3. alexisexy on July 16th, 2008 3:56 pm

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

  4. blueskies13 on July 16th, 2008 3:32 pm

    what exactly is a toponym

  5. jalumora on July 13th, 2008 11:38 am

    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

  6. tedt on July 10th, 2008 1:36 pm

    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:

  7. master1228 on July 8th, 2008 10:30 pm
  8. master1228 on July 8th, 2008 10:29 pm

    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

  9. donfelipegonzales on July 6th, 2008 12:29 pm

    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

    donfelipegonzales replied on July 6th, 2008 12:33 pm:

    DEEEEEEEEar tEacHer,
    “hips” it hurts. I forgot something : l’alcool non, mais l’eau ferrugineuse oui”
    THaNk YoU
    DoN MarT… euh Felipe

  10. caktonias on July 5th, 2008 7:16 pm

    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.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:01 am:

    When not drinking martiti’s, Bond shows a
    preference for Bollinger’s champagne.

    Dr No “Would you care for some champagne, Mr Bond?”
    Bond “It’s nine o’clock in the morning”
    Dr No “I find a glass of champagne in the morning puts a sparkle on the day”

    classic… :mrgreen:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:32 am:

    Gawd! faux pas, gesundheit!
    oops! martiNi, not martiti

  11. juancarlosjones on July 5th, 2008 9:42 am

    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!

  12. davemarkwz on July 5th, 2008 5:06 am

    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.

  13. leonard on July 5th, 2008 1:29 am

    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:

  14. greenbush on July 4th, 2008 10:45 pm

    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.

    greenbush replied on July 4th, 2008 10:48 pm:

    P.S. Video works A-OK for me with Firefox-Mozilla #3

  15. Arx Virtus on July 4th, 2008 10:19 pm

    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 replied on July 4th, 2008 10:55 pm:

    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.

  16. claudiaz on July 4th, 2008 5:11 pm

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

  17. alltrades4you on July 4th, 2008 1:03 pm

    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

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:16 am:

    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:

  18. roadrunrnch on July 4th, 2008 11:43 am

    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

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:23 am:

    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:

  19. quagmier8 on July 4th, 2008 11:10 am

    What! Are you drunk!

  20. Qermaq on July 4th, 2008 7:42 am

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

  21. TongueTwisler on July 4th, 2008 6:54 am

    MAN THIS VIDEO DOESENT WORK ON MY COMPUTER :mad:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:27 am:

    Been there, done that - hated it.
    if it still is a problem, holler back.
    there are a few fixes we could
    try - that WORK! :mrgreen:

  22. hutchiee on July 4th, 2008 6:31 am

    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?

    sniperskaya replied on July 4th, 2008 7:56 am:

    It’s an AK, you’re probably just not used to seeing it from that end…

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:28 am:

    “the AK47 makes a distinctive sound when it is fired at you” LOL

    sniperskaya replied on July 6th, 2008 6:32 am:

    melikadothechacha, you’re right but only if you are lucky enough to hear it. If you don’t hear it you’ll never have to worry about it…

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:36 am:

    “in one ear and out the other”
    ouch! :mrgreen:

  23. sniperskaya on July 4th, 2008 6:07 am

    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?

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:50 am:

    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 replied on July 6th, 2008 7:09 am:

    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.)

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:28 am:

    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:

  24. Marina on July 4th, 2008 4:42 am

    Test

    Marina replied on July 4th, 2008 4:45 am:

    Test Reply….

    annuddermale replied on July 4th, 2008 5:30 am:

    you lost your comments on “Nice Article”…

    pagedoll replied on July 4th, 2008 5:45 am:

    Holy crap!! This sites crackin’ now!!…that means fast… :wink:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 4th, 2008 5:54 am:

    good morning!
    thanks for you-know-what :mrgreen:
    out all night, eh?
    get some coffee…. :cool:

    sniperskaya replied on July 6th, 2008 6:33 am:

    Damn! And I’m not ready for a test!

  25. sniperskaya on July 3rd, 2008 11:22 pm

    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!!!

    melikadothechacha replied on July 4th, 2008 5:56 am:

    i saw your homework. the dog yakked :mrgreen:

  26. masco82 on July 3rd, 2008 11:22 pm

    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…..????

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:55 am:

    Jalepeno? drinking’ tequilla?
    you can have the worm, just
    save me the gead - LOL! :mrgreen:
    ok - what is the word for feeling
    sorry for a guy with a short…
    something something? :roll:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 6:56 am:

    oops! not gead, Head!

  27. yankeegato on July 3rd, 2008 11:01 pm

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

    Marina replied on July 3rd, 2008 11:18 pm:

    Working on it yankeegato :-)

  28. masco82 on July 3rd, 2008 11:00 pm

    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…..

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:03 am:

    I want the Hot For Words t-shirt,
    ballcap, keychain, etc , too!
    the word you’re looking for is “swag”
    I did laugh to read
    … and it said in english….”bitte ein bit”… :mrgreen:

  29. yankeegato on July 3rd, 2008 10:29 pm

    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

  30. sniperskaya on July 3rd, 2008 5:08 pm

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

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:06 am:

    I think that’s called
    “the Osterizer effect”,
    just less noise and fury :mrgreen:

  31. sniperskaya on July 3rd, 2008 5:07 pm

    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/albani an-islamic-mafia-runs.html

  32. jcr on July 3rd, 2008 4:57 pm

    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:

  33. murdoc129 on July 3rd, 2008 4:24 pm

    Homework: Tequila.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:11 am:

  34. annuddermale on July 3rd, 2008 4:23 pm

    hmmm…another net write-up for Marina…at this page:

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/857139/se xy_marina_orlova_almost_too_hot_for.html?cat=15

    sniperskaya replied on July 3rd, 2008 11:03 pm:

    What the H E double hockey sticks doe she mean “ALMOST”?!?!?! :evil:

  35. joecalifornia on July 3rd, 2008 4:20 pm

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

  36. wrlowther on July 3rd, 2008 4:10 pm

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

  37. winston on July 3rd, 2008 4:01 pm

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

  38. steveclaycombe on July 3rd, 2008 3:56 pm

    Hey Lady,

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

    mclijazz replied on July 4th, 2008 8:44 am:

    Watch it.

    mclijazz replied on July 4th, 2008 8:49 am:

    By “watch it,” I mean that as a loyal viewer, listener, and BillOReilly.com premium member, I take offense to that. But I won’t stand in the way of your opinion.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:17 am:

    Bill’s show thrives on
    controversy. He was
    a good boy, and he
    behaved very well.
    Marina shined him a little,
    the “crackpot” part?
    it’s just for show. :mrgreen:

  39. kevin70 on July 3rd, 2008 3:45 pm

    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:

  40. gonzo78m on July 3rd, 2008 3:40 pm

    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

  41. acnchef on July 3rd, 2008 3:16 pm

    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?

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 7:19 am:

    vane? vein? vain?
    sometimes english
    is fu*ked up - LOL :mrgreen:

  42. plexusmaster on July 3rd, 2008 3:11 pm

    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

  43. wagomorph on July 3rd, 2008 2:53 pm

    Marina,

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

  44. plexusmaster on July 3rd, 2008 2:42 pm

    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

    annuddermale replied on July 3rd, 2008 2:56 pm:

    best class i ever took in HS (just a year or so ago :roll: ) was entitled Latin-Greek Derivatives…the teacher was nowhere near a school favorite, in fact, we all thought him a kind of useless bit of twaddle (whatever twaddle is)…

    but that class rocked, and has helped me understand more terms than i ever could have learned by studying…great for the SAT, too!…

    i’m all for such a section… :cool:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:00 pm:

    I won’t do the Longasing song, again
    respect :mrgreen:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:04 pm:

    i’ll just play a fish song! :mrgreen:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfK-x7_9SD0

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:12 pm:

    this is a fish song by some 15 yr olds!
    found it by accident
    this is what happens when you leave the kids alone too long :mrgreen:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbD36gjqFc&feature =related

  45. versusx on July 3rd, 2008 2:39 pm

    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’

  46. CaptainJack on July 3rd, 2008 2:34 pm

    ** 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 replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:30 pm:

    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:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:32 pm:

    summer re-runs already?

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

    mergatroidal replied on July 4th, 2008 9:48 am:

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

    CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 4:36 pm:

    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.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 5th, 2008 6:15 pm:

    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:

    CaptainJack replied on July 6th, 2008 3:47 am:

    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.

    stokesjrj1 replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:43 pm:

    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.

    stokesjrj1 replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:47 pm:

    sorry guys wrong post

    CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 4:39 pm:

    I think what she meant was she retains the rights to the photos. You can download them, but you can’t sell them for $$$.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 4th, 2008 5:50 am:

    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!!!

    CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 5:07 pm:

    “”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:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 5th, 2008 5:23 pm:

    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:

    CaptainJack replied on July 6th, 2008 4:32 am:

    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.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 6th, 2008 5:48 am:

    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:

  47. loser078 on July 3rd, 2008 2:33 pm

    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.

  48. dictionaricdotcom on July 3rd, 2008 2:31 pm

    Hey Marina ! But what about MARTINEZ and MARTIN !
    here is the origin : http://www.dictionaric.com/dicoetymnom/dicoetymnom .php?rech=martin+%28english+text%29&bmit=SEARCH

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:37 pm:

    Yipes! thanks for not cutting and pasting, thanx! :mrgreen:
    A quick read, though - covered Martin back to the dirt age! :shock:

  49. CaptainJack on July 3rd, 2008 2:26 pm

    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 replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:04 pm:

    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:

    roadrunrnch replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:54 pm:

    In the fridge? Jack needs to room temp, drunk out of the bottle and past to the hand next ta ya’. Followed with a beer.

  50. melikadothechacha on July 3rd, 2008 2:20 pm

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

    annuddermale replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:06 pm:

    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:

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:29 pm:

    I don’t negotiate with terrorists = LOL :mrgreen:
    that made me laugh!

    with 200 videos to “kidnap”,
    yer gonna be busy! :!:

    stokesjrj1 replied on July 3rd, 2008 4:48 pm:

    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.

    melikadothechacha replied on July 4th, 2008 5:42 am:

    What a piece of work.
    Someday, you’ll say
    something that makes
    sense - and shock
    the whole world :mrgreen:
    Not today, though, huh?

    CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 5:31 pm:

    I don’t think you had to delete them. Just you can go out and sell them. I think what she meant was that she owns the copyrights to them. You can’t use them for your website unless you get her permission in writing.

  51. durandal on July 3rd, 2008 2:10 pm

    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.

  52. sssspike on July 3rd, 2008 2:04 pm

    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

    melikadothechacha replied on July 3rd, 2008 2:22 pm:

    similar to milquetoast, i should think

    annuddermale replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:21 pm:

    naw…a milquetoast is a weak character, timid…originating from some comic strip… :cool:

    annuddermale replied on July 3rd, 2008 3:18 pm:

    from the German verb foppen, “jeer” or “tease”…

    a fop is one who takes extreme measures to appear classy and gain approval that way…basically what we used to call a dandy

    or maybe a Pimp:cool:

  53. irvthom on July 3rd, 2008 1:59 pm

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

  54. geronimo on July 3rd, 2008 1:57 pm

    144th that’s gross

  55. cheeks on July 3rd, 2008 1:52 pm

    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 on July 3rd, 2008 1:39 pm

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

  57. davemarkwz on July 3rd, 2008 1:34 pm

    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 on July 3rd, 2008 1:31 pm

    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_ on July 3rd, 2008 1:08 pm

    :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. superdanilchik on July 3rd, 2008 1:04 pm

    :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 on July 3rd, 2008 12:50 pm

    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