Martini
A toponym for you.. Martini! Brought to you by your secret agent… “Words, Hot For Words!” 
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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.
NOOOOOOO! Not Sweet Vermouth. DRY. DRY. DRY. It’s always been dry vermouth.
Vodka Martini. Shaken not Stirred
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
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.
This wasn’t the video where she stumbles while getting up at the last of the flash player…
I got a good one….why is it called Peanut Butter, i mean its not made from peas?? this confuses me
The nuts are the size of peas. Hence the word peanut
what exactly is a toponym
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
Hum, one thing I can tell about Russians is that the can drink more than most humans
.
. 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 
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
I mean, http://raad.wordpress.com
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
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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
DEEEEEEEEar tEacHer,
“hips” it hurts. I forgot something : l’alcool non, mais l’eau ferrugineuse oui”
THaNk YoU
DoN MarT… euh Felipe
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.
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…
Gawd! faux pas, gesundheit!
oops! martiNi, not martiti
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!
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.
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
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.
P.S. Video works A-OK for me with Firefox-Mozilla #3
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.
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.
pORTO….TO REFER TO WINE FROM PORTO, IN PORTUGAL.
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
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!
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!
What! Are you drunk!
Why is it this always stops at 0:53 on me?
MAN THIS VIDEO DOESENT WORK ON MY COMPUTER
Been there, done that – hated it.
if it still is a problem, holler back.
there are a few fixes we could
try – that WORK!
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?
It’s an AK, you’re probably just not used to seeing it from that end…
“the AK47 makes a distinctive sound when it is fired at you” LOL
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…
“in one ear and out the other”
ouch!
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.
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!
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Holy crap!! This sites crackin’ now!!…that means fast…
good morning!
thanks for you-know-what
out all night, eh?
get some coffee….
Damn! And I’m not ready for a test!