I went out to eat at an Indian Buffet for lunch today. My dad told me last night he was watching on tv, a show about India. There was this guy who went to India, and he was eating at the Restaurants. One of the best Indian Restaurants in the world, you have to use only your hands.
Does food get stuck between your rings when you eat with your hands? There is a culture that uses only one hand to eat with because the other hand is used to wipe for hygienics. I love eating with my feelings, that’s why, I eat with my fingers. I have got a can of oysters and will put them in a tomatoe sauce, to savor with my cooked wheat. Hands on deck.
“you …. you’re not eating a fork !!! This is blasphemy , this is madness !!!”
“THIS IS SPARTA !!!”
Seafood , especially those with shells can be eaten with your hands and no one will give a damn . Crabs are messy
You may have saved my life today! I was eating ice cream right, and I always had used forks! But ever since I saw this video I started using spoons! And then, I got a heart freeze. I had an inkling just then, that if I had used to a fork, I would have had a brain freeze.
Crispy Duck, KFC and loads of fruit. Club Sandwich is the go, triple decker full on hunger buster
Did try live octopuse in Korea once, was a bit gross for me. Slimey enough too, wrapped around some chop sticks then dipped in various sauces. Got stuck between my teeth so was hard to swallow….not ashamed to admit that I did not swallow it. Was rather glad to say adios to that dish, wriggling about giving me evil looks. Puts a new dimention on to flossing ones teeth i guess! Suppose to give you extra strength and vitality, make a man out of you boy! Sod that, sticking with my Fish ‘N Chips if you don’t mind with a pint of Butler’s South Oxfordshire Ale to boot.
I use chopsticks mostly, that and a spoon. No fork or knife. I really like using chopsticks, I have a small collection of them. I even have a bag of chopsticks like what you would find in a restaurant. You know the ones that come in the paper sleeve.
NACHOS…….PIzza…..i have been to pizza hut and allways used my hands ….the looks i get ! !
Also when i am in a Pub and get food …like a sandwich…tuna…fish sanwich best…..salad comes with it and i eat with my hands ……
One day a lady shouted out ” look at that horrible sick man eatting from his hands ” i just carred on eating the salad !!
FISH and Chips ….HANDS !! over here in england you can still get them wrapped in PAPER !
I would like to know the origin of the word “Langer”, it’s an English word that is synonymous with Cork, Ireland and has many varying uses, from use as an insult as in ‘He’s a Langer’ or to describe a state of acute inebriation, ‘I was absolutely Langers last night’
So I’m wondering where this word has come from and how it has become so popular in this small area and if it is in use for the same purposes anywhere else.
Great site Marina… Intelligence it seems is indeed very Sexy.
Hi!
I’ve always thought that philology is boring, but very long words are quite interesting. Now i can even pronounce any word even this: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
But my word request is this one: Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Ty!
Hello, everyone. Here felicity is again from Japan where the summit is now being held. Please don’t forget sushi. You will be mocked and have divine punishment if you eat it with a pair of chopsticks in Japan.
I am calling for them to be banned when you eat it.
I was going to say sushi too, but since in the US sushi is often an umbrella tterm for sushia and sashimi, I don’t. You have to use chopsticks even in Japan for sashimi, no?
On the subject of forks, American people often have a difficult time using a fork with their left hand (if they are not left-handed). Very inefficient: cut using knife and fork, put the knife down, switch fork form left to right hand , spear, eat….Vs. Cut, spear, eat…
Since aLx isn’t here, I’ll take it upon myself to say that you can eat anything you like with your fingers, and the she-devil above take your prescriptive etiquette.
I heard that the word “Shit” actually has a really interesting origin. I would really appreciate it if you could do a show explaining it in more detail. Thank you soo much <3
I was curious about the word hunch. It’s odd that saying “I have a hunch” can mean two completely different things. Most commonly, it would mean that you have an instinctual ‘gut feeling’ about something. The other meaning is to take it literally, having a hunch like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Where did this word come from, and how can it seemingly have two completely different definitions?
Thanks in advance,
-Smithercell
Hey stokes… was it you that said a while back that some in your family had issues with drugs or worse? Not meaning to be a pest or putting you down or anything, but last evening you had that, I thought, silly joke about the devils tail, was that posted before this video came up on Youtube? Just curious…are you doing good yourself? Here is one of my fav’s Texas Flood
I had the privilege to see Justin Hayward perform live last year when he was taking part of “Jeff Wayne’s : War of the Worlds – The Musical”. This was performed in Brisbane, and we had an Australian cast for that part of their world tour.
Justin sounded as good now as he did back when the War of the Worlds was first released on CD all those years ago
Unfortunately for Justin though, during one of his songs he forgot to switch his microphone back on Otherwise it was an awesome performance by all
Marina i liked how your bra strap fell down during the video, =) very sexy, you should do that more often hahaha maybe u will get more view lol. It was a great video =)
Hello. I just found you today. I have went through and watched a bunch of videos and enjoy watching them because you seem to get more confident with each video.
I love V words (verbalvincennes) and I even was the letter V once for Halloween with a foam cut v, but you only have one V lesson.
What about these V words:
vague
vogue
vaccine
vixen
velocity
vibrate
versus
vacuum
vigilante
and my personal favorite: vivacious
Hello. I just found you today. I have went through and watched a bunch of videos and enjoy watching them because you seem to get more confident with each video.
I love V words (verbalvincennes) and I even was the letter V once for Halloween with a foam cut v, but you only have one V lesson.
What about these V words:
vouch
vague
vogue
vaccine
verisimilitude
vixen
ventricle
volume
vortex
vivisection
velocity
vibrate
versus
vaccum
My three yr old watches you every day and seems to have a crush on you. Anyway he wants to know where the word “booger” came from as in the stuff you blow out of your nose. Watch him ask about BOOGER here – really cute
That was cute… it doesn’t seem to matter what age, she seems to have the same effect. I could explain where boogers come from… but yuck. I have no idea why we call them boogers, very good question John John. Hope she nose the answer.
My three yr old watches you every day and seems to have a crush on you. Anyway he wants to know where the word “booger” came from as in the stuff you blow out of your nose.
hi marina. im actually curious where the word “dildo” comes from. im not joking around or trying to be funny. i really want to know where the word originates from. thanks! and keep up the good work!
Point well taken Marina, I never realized what dangerous evil instruments forks are! I’m swearing the off for ever.Well except when I eat spagetti.Foods I eat with my hands? Ice cream cones, burgers, fries, tacos, sandwiches,toast, Love ya Marina you deserve too be number one! You are so intelligent amd so pretty!
Rick,,,,
onomatopoeia
i have surprisingly, as a fan, a subscriber, and just a curious person of things such as this, awlays wanted 2 know the origin and definition of this strange word. If u can please make a video of this (youtube) that would mean the workd! thank you. once again, the word is
onomatopoeia
What foods can I eat with my hands today, and not be considered weird? Sorry Miss HFW: that question involves a presumption that I can read peoples minds, or correctly read their looks of expression, as they gaze at me, and I back at them. As well as a matter of fact announcement by them of shame on me for…, the waitress told me that I was a bad patron, or I chat with others about this issue. I cannot do any of the above with 75% success. Some people: lick their plate, put their elbows on the table, sneeze into other peoples’ food or face, pick up and eat dropped food, handle their silverware as a child/shovel. But I am not Miss Manners to correct them. Weird: Mrs. A. Winehouse inhaling shots of alcohol through her nose.
One can eat tacos, breads, ribs, burgers, fries, hot dog (remember no katchup on a Chicago dog!) pizza. Also since you did soccer ( sorry bout Russia losing I was cheering for them) could you do hockey please?
Love the signings, couldn’t believe that Dale pulled it off. We now have young guns, and a top defenseman who can QB the powerplay. Huet is interesting, I liked him when he was with Montreal. I just hope that we all have a chance to see Crawford (or young goalie) play soon. By the way, did u hear the Flames signed Todd Bertuzzi? Will be interesting to see if the Hawks trade Khavi but they probably won’t cause of the price tag. Whos ur team? Leafs? (guessing cause of the Labbatt)
In the majority of restaurants I would say appetizers, and breads (such as rolls, bread sticks etc.) You also don’t get strange looks when eating foods that were made to be eaten by hands, like burgers, french fries, and ribs.
If you are at a seafood restaurant, practically everything on the menu can be eaten sans a fork.
Hi marina big fan of the site and the youtube vids, very gnarly. I say gnarly like its my job so i was wondering where it came from and what actual meaning is. and why all surfers,skateboarders and extreme sports athletes say this word so frequently. if you could answer this question that would be gnarly, thanks
sorry Marina, a day or two late on this, but now that you’ve broken the ice on “sports” words, can you help a guy out and explain the origin of the name “lacrosse” to all your legion of fans. its been my favorite sport since i first picked up a stick way back when in %@# and educating folks one at a time has gotten tedious in my dotage.
for the homework: some of the food eaten in latinamerican cultures like Mexico, is taken by hand especially those preapred based on corn, that is corn is used in these cultures as a substitute for the silverware, as it is we could fin tortilla as a kind of edible silverware and it is consider cultureless to try to eat such dishes as tacos or tostadas with silverware. to add some more pizza is said to be invented to be eaten by hand and only a few new rich guys who considered themselves as having much culture create a movement to instill the use of silverware in such dishes, any kind of food wrapped in bread should not be eaten with silverware. some variety of sea food, as crabs and lobster are permited to eat by hand and in fact they are served with a bowl to wash the fingers after finishing eating. in some arabic cultures the eating of rice is done by hand a s away to enjoy the food totally, as in the taste, the smell and the touch. i hope this could help you a little bit. just one more thing what is the real origin of the expresion ISHKEBIBLE. I am not pretty sure abuot the spelling. thank you very much
I like wings… not the hockey team, but the honey garlic & “hot” type. My wife is an avid recipe collector & likes this magazine. I don’t read it but I like that magazine too…yum.
Marina, dear teacher, you said one of the words fork comes from is “yolk”, (the spelling used on your video) but I believe you meant “yoke” as the thing placed around the necks of draught animals, not the yolk as in an egg.
So if God gives us hands then why is it bad to use the middle finger to show displeasure? How did “giving the bird” become a bad thing anyway? And in what other parts of the world are hand gestures used to convey obscene meanings? Does that mean we should be saying “FORK YOU!” instead of well, you know…
Eat hot wings with a fork? Balsphemy!
good catch, snipe…i was wonderin’ that myownyokedtotheworkwagonself…
giving you fingers is one thing…you were also given the freedom to decide what to do with those fingers, so misuse of a gift from God is blasphemy, i believe…
‘course, i’m no thumper, so i really am just spoutin’ opinion here…
I’ve heard that in Australia for instance, that giving the “thumbs up” is equivalent there to giving the middle finger in the US. Just wondering what other gestures indicate displeasure in other parts of the world and how they came to be… communication without words….
hi Marina your lessons are great, and very sexy. would you tell me where the name Aniwo comes from this is my first name and i have been told different meanings. thank you
all forks aren’t evil if your lost some where and need to find water if you come a cross a game trail follow the trail to a fork and the fork will always point in the direction of water, similar too an arrow.
Hey Billy B. I got back from Michigan earlier this evening. Life is great there in the summer! What do you mostly eat with no fork? What I mostly like to eat with no fork are crab legs and shrimp which I had on the 4th of July. Cheers!
#139 Sometimes it’s the simplest word,
like fork, that has the most interesting
story behind it. Very nicely done!
Since we’re doing cutlery, how about
spoon? “spoons in a drawer” is an
old country expression you might
find the origin for!
Homework: finger food?
french fries, sushi, vegetable dip,
fried chicken, any sandwich, ummm…
5 stars x 2, again!
can a soup spoon “spoon” a table spoon?
Marina only comes up to here on me
[Doug indicating chest high]
she is petite, I am mongo size!
of course i-am-always-willing-to-learn
Can’t go anywhere without running into HotForWords…
or rather the allusion of her. So, I was in Del Taco eating Nachos with my fingers – no fork. So, I look at the placemat and what do I see???
Muy caliente!! http://i26.tinypic.com/2n73v4z.jpg
Time to tell Del Taco to get their priorities straight…
I’ve noticed, too, that people are using Marina’s name for a Lecherlure or tag words for completely unrelated videos on Youtube.
It’s a measure of her popularity and we may soon have to change the maxim “sex sells” to “Marina hotforwords sells”.
She should find a way of getting royalties off of the use of her name.
Has she Trademarked herself yet?
I was just looking at your lesson pictures on the home page at your site.
You look glum there chum on the last couple of pictures.
Yes, Yes your a foxy fine looking lady. But it’s your smile that melts us.
Give us an ear to ear.
P.S. Your plant looks fine. I was only teasing about watering with the martini.
Having trouble with my mashed potatoes and gravy.
Hopefully the ice cream will heal the burns.
The frosting was fun.
Hello lakingfish and fighter pilot to be foxbow15,
I have been wanting to ask for this myself, but have resisted since it might not be of interest to a larger audience. I have done extensive research into this area, but won’t elaborate as Marina may want to do this lesson.
There are many countries with names that are radically different than what the natives call themselves, such as Austria = Österreich. The word Austria loses a huge meaning of that of the native word.
If I remember correctly, the country which we call Germany, has the most number of different names. Some of them are translations of the same idea, but in other countries, the name of Germany is or was derogatory.
What is interesting is the meaning of the word Deutschland.
Although, not widely disputed, my research points to possible manipulation and cover ups of the original meaning and that it may actually mean something else.
As Marina has said in the past, why talk politics which is divisive,
when there are enough political arguments in etymology.
Marina, if you chose to do this word, you may consult me and I could preview the video.
If you chose not to do the word, may I recommend the word Cologne?
ref: 4711. There is an inscription on the bottle that 98% of the Germans probably don’t know about. Love word origins and history.
Hello HotForkWords sorry, for words. foods i can think of are. pizza (eating right now) cupcakes muffins éclairs soup (just kidding) rolls sandwiches apples bananas ice cream cones chips cherries belgian buns gingerbread men cookies biscuits toffee chocolate scones paninis burgers tacos mussels ribs chicken sausages and thats all i can think of right now can i also request you investigate the word magnanimous, or the word |word|
Bob I appreciate the words of wisdom. But I am not open for his enlightenment. I am a hot head and have a really bad temper and I have tried my best to control it up till now. Between him and Stokes I am not going to put up with it anymore. I have already counciled my subscription to HFWs and to Utube. I will miss the ones I had fun with, but if Marina won’t put a stop to their attitudes then I’ll just leave. Don’t get me wrong I can more than take up for myself, but I don’t want to start a war on her site. I’ll may see some of you on another web site. But it will not be this one.
Don’t worry – be happy
Mr Stokes is about to get a NEW
hobby! I am waiting for him to be
stupid for what will be the last
time, for us. He inspired me
to write a program just for him.
He already cancelled his MySpace
and his YouTube account is closed!
Hmmm, wonder how that happened?
My last warning to him was this:
There wouldn’t be no sh*t if you didn’t start no sh*t”
It would be a tragedy to lose a valued
contributor like yourself. Marina is not
inclined to become involved in Junior’s
stupidity. Wisdom on her part. Let’s
give it some time to run it’s course, ok?
I don’t believe you started anything.
I tried to reach Junior but he’s insane.
The impossibilty of reason. If you
leave you won’t see him get his
comeuppence. Take some time
to cool off – then come back to us
well, i’m not sure who ground your grits, Mike, but i would not like to see anyone allow themselves to be run off by someone else…
diversity is the spice of Life, and our voices are often disparate…but that doesn’t mean anyone should leave…in fact, it is, IMO, all the more reason for them to stay…to enrich the soil of our minds so that those minds can grow stronger & healthier…
and guess what?…sometimes the most enriching compost is pure manure…
so if someone gives you shit, grow with it…
p.s. – arguments don’t bother me, ignorance does…now toss me a cold one…
Mike, if you’re still here, I hope you’re still listening.
It’s not your antagonists’ “wisdom” I was talking about, but the universal Wisdom (Capital letter indicating a higher entity as in god v. God).
You have already stated for yourself the lesson that the Universe is trying to teach you :-
I am a hot head and have a really bad temper.
Your antagonists have been sent to you to help you overcome this challenge.
We don’t grow stronger without adversity. A tree growing by itself, high on a windy site, can withstand a hurricane, whilst trees growing protected in a forest topple like tenpins in the same wind.
Your car’s windshield has to be tempered (notice the word used) and toughened in order to withstand the constant vibrations of the vehicle and the assault of flying road chips.
A Japanese Katana sword undergoes thousands of repeated foldings, beatings, heatings and plungings into cold water, because without this forging process it would quickly become dull and break under the stresses of battle.
You have to learn to swing with the punches, and deflect the assaults so they dissipate because there is nothing to provide resistance to them. Very often all that is needed to achieve this is to ignore the idiot’s remarks, because they will give up when they see they are not getting any reaction and seek out an easier target.
I know you think I am asking the impossible of you now, because I was where you are forty years ago, so I know it can be done. I implore you to steel yourself and stick around. You have more friends in here than adversaries and we will support you.
Whatever you decide, I wish you well.
CIAO MIKE! please do not leave us here alone! why do we always have to lose the best by the way i really hope you recieved my answer to your reply yesterday..did you read it if i won’t see you again you’ll be an irreplaceable loss
Don’t go!! Sorry I haven’t chimmed in alot but I’ve been workin my arss off lately(sand/finish woodflooring) and when I get home I’m pretty well beat down like an ol’ dog! I read your above message and all I can say is I’ve been there as well. Soooo, I say stick it out. I know, I know, easy for me to say, right? Well I did and I’m glad for doing so…a few may get under your skin from time to time but you’ll be missed by even more. Your a cool cat and sometimes peoples replys only reflect the mood they might be in on that particular day. So stay, play, and oh ya, have a great day!
JR? I thought he was pissed off at Me??
I thought, We had patched things up?? Back on the other site?
I totally meant no hard feelings with capman.
My only thoughts were just. By not expecting or requiring the best of Marina. Pushing Her for better and better.?
If we all just give her great reviews for anything. She believes She is doing well enough and stops trying harder. She will never know Her true potential. My badd, capman just misunderstood my intent. He was just standing up for Marina and Himself.
NO harm No foul ?
Its over now Geronimo. Between rrr and jr and Megatroild’s comments I just got more than I deserved. Jr started it a week ago and rrr and Megatroidil add to it. So a person can only take so much then has to retaliate. So I’ll be here I havn’t left yet.
Marina, (You need to water that plant to your right. or throw it out.)
Lisanova is a good satirist and her “Haters with forks” is funny.
Could we call Her a Forker? Being that she is always “poking” fun at stupidity?
Hell that would make Me a Forker TOO.
Sweet Heart,
That plant is dead. The first clue is the leafs laying in the bottom of the pot. #2 No leafs on the plant. Leafs move to the light.
Orchids are a bitch to grow. The kind you have, The kind that are sold in Supermarkets are dieing before you even buy them. They are forced grown to make market. Like a drug addict with out their daily fix of grow fast they die.
My Sister Owns a Nursery that supplys Supermarkets with house plants.
So far as my CONCERN..? ?wow?
Ok i’m sorry, My baDDD
Calm down,
Teacher is being sarcastic and i AM just giving her a little tweaking.
All is Ok, “Just playing” X_relax_X. She can take care of her self. I am just fishing for an answer from her. OK? No malcontent or disrespect.. Just a little Cat and Mouse.
I am sure not to many see past the Eyes..
The plant is VERY healthy.. and has very nice leaves growing at the bottom of it… and it has nice flowers on it as well.. it just looks funny from a distance.
Illa, my husky, decided to play “chew toy” with my own orchids…I lost two entirely, one is making a comeback, and the moth orchid just can’t decide what to do…
So, if you use a fork to mix cement, does that make you a mortar forker?
Did you like the way Kobe “willed” Marina’s strap to slip off her shoulder?
He may be telekinetic, but we know what’s on his mind…
I’ve been think about the plant now for three days. I contacted Agent Orchid about the plant & after I broke the spell , realized Marina doesn’t often do things by accident. The Orchid plant in the background may very well be front & centre of a future vid, so don’t tell anyone that orchid history, is very cool.
Actually the use of orchids, over gerbers was a minor point of contention at my daughters wedding reception.
…Always been a cool plant family & cool families have an interesting history… So don’t tell Marina to lose the orchid. or I’ll be mad.
if you are curious about this and you would be pleased to know something more about it,just give a look to ”GALATEO OVERO DE ‘ COSTUMI ” I’m sure that a good English version exists….
RESPECTING the rules of GALATEO,the only thing we are allowed to eat using our hands is chicken…nothing else :i am sure that MARINA knows pretty well GALATEO bon-ton rules.
it’s great to have you here again MIKE! i was really worry about you,you can always rely on your GOOD FRIENDS and we will meet for sure wherever you like one day, i still have so much to learn from you…
Sorry you Catholics but the church has done some really lame things like this fork argument. We also weren’t born with clothes, did they have a problem with that? I also know they didn’t have a problem with using horses to travel instead of just using their feet. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that they officially changed their stance on the earth being flat. It’s no wonder why people get turned off by religion.
What I want to know is why Asians are still using chopsticks. I know they have heard of the spoon by now, I and I am pretty sure their farmers aren’t using two big sticks to shovel all that cow and pig dung!
Charles Dickens – Great Expectations
“Throw another faggot on the fire”
In Scotland, they saw blocks of peat bog
and dry them for fuel. These are known
as faggots.
I’ve got a good word to request of you Marina=The word “Quantum” is being used in the latest James Bond film title, ‘Quantum of Solace’, which comes out on November 7th, 2008…Other than Quantum being used in the term Quantum Theory (another scientific study of numerology), what are the other definitions of the term? Love as always from Mikey AKA Warlord Feyd on Tube…
“Since ancient times we, Greeks, have been calling these men Rosses or Russes. They are very brave warriors. During assaults very few slaves can be captured among them, because all of them would rather die than be taken prisoner.” (Zakharios the Rhetor, 5th cent. A.D.) Paradoxically, it’s for the same reason that slaves were called like Slavs: slaves of Slavic origin were the rarest and consequently most valued kind of slaves. Like gold among other metals, the hardest to receive.
Come on guys vote for Marina’s videos. It also helps her raitings too. WE have to keep her number one in every thing. Look for the five little yellow stars under the video or article that she has posted. Please use them. Be cool and vote.
Tools are used by higher life forms.
Eating utensils are a sign of higher forms of intelligence.
Can someone show me an highly advanced culture not using eating utensils? Sanitation is a product of intellect.
Sorry guys I am just a tool of controversy.
Some need sexual conquests,
I just need to know…._stuff??
RRR
Jone’ N and trying to be PC.
Anteaters use sticks as tools for eating termites.
So much for the higher lifeforms arguement.
I had a thought about your other idea.
Start with one simple meet and greet
closer to home, easier for Marina.
Got any thoughts about that?
At the Restaurant would kill two birds. Meet and greet and promote the restaurant. I thought it is by Her. If She eats there? She has read this and has made no attempt to pick up on it or “knawh That’s stupid” Besides, I think she not talking to me. I told her that her plant looked like it needed water. ( me being me ) She did not see the humor. So I am her shit list. and capman too “yah” pissed him off too.
I sent her flowers (via) a click tab.
I am really having a good day
Gee! I did write that, huh?
I knew i was tired…
not anteater, some kind
of baboon or monkey
maybe stokejr1? – LOL
Your words sound like
you need more than
a little attention…
The plant deal is
no big deal.
Get over it.
You need a hobby?
Get a better one.
The restaurant may be
to confining for a meet
and greet – you would
have to rent the place
for the night, and that
costs bi bucks, I’m sure.
Any other ideads?
Trust me Chacha,
Had I known I was going to start a war over such an innocuous comment, I believe …I would have ….done It earlier. I never know what she going to care about. She is very cagey and illusive. I set traps then set back and wait. Just like hunting wild Turkey. If you blink ( poof ) She is gone.
I did go back to my other sites for more knock down fighting. I had gotten burned out. But I guess, I need the rush. I am trying not to reply here so much just straight up commenting. “”Trying”"
Your meet and greet idea. Is just that come by. Meet and greet . Then get the hell a way, Bye Bye!
You could always do a Club thing where She make an appearance at a local club one night? That would be a little odd?
Her fan base is spread all over the world and very diverse.
Any venue will need to be stuporous and hebetudinous. Right? ie “Dull”
I use to live in a town called Hayfork CA. They wanted to put a college there but changed their mind when they realized that when asked what college they went to, the students would be saying “Hayfork U”
Ok I made up the college thing but I really did live in Hayfork. It is an evil place. Coincidence? I think not!
I forgot which State its from, but my fire department has a patch from a nother fire department called Intercourse Fire Department and its from Intercourse, Ind. or some state like that.
But thats a good one on Hayfork U.
Thanks, I’m glad you got it. Intercourse is funny too! I would like to get that firefighter bumper sticker. I use to have a Hayfork one because my brother-in-law is a firefighter.
I have a question from the classroom. Is there anyone here that has been to an Asian country or is Asian? I have a rice question for them. Sorry this is not a demeanor joke or anything like that.
Yes it does Geronimo. That is a beautiful name for the little lady.
But do you know if rice cooked in Asian countries is cook lumpy so it works better with chop sticks. Here in America everyone mostly wants it fluffy. Its hard to pick it up with chopsticks. I was just being curious.
In Japan they DO make it sticky for sushi. In China they don’t make it sticky so they lift the bowl up and use the sticks to push the rice to their mouth.
Sushi.
&
In the state of Pennsylvania all floral arrangements, put on a food bearing table, must be edible. These are very hard to maneuver with silverware.
I dated a girl from PA, once
earth-mother type, not bad
In a very nice restaraunt,
she ate the floral centerpiece!
I thought she was on some
voodoo zen diet, or something…
Nah, she was a twit.
Gotta leave the City O’ Brotha Li Luv for a few. Would love to discuss the reality of insanity, but got some plans that’ll make a Saga, which no one will listen 2. If I ain’t be gotten wifi in the Scab/Capitol that’s closest to Cape Canaveral (Or Land 0-zero) I’ll spar/hang with you on Sunday, ‘less u’r desperate. If so, her name is IHM Sister Mary F face.
late er.
Paz
Great lesson, BUT since you’re not a history teacher I’d like to correct you a bit: In 1611 there’s no way the Catholic Church (meaning roman catholicism) held any power in England, so I think you meant Anglican Church. Anyways, I love the show keep em coming!
I agree with you. The catholic church was not really loved by Queen Elisabeth. “Katholikos” in ancient Greek means universal, which belongs to the definition the (catholic) Church has (and had) of itself, from the very beginning – at the latest during St. Paul´s life.
Hello mistress9nine,
I don’t think Marina said that the Cath. Church had any power over England. Thomas Coryat was a traveller to many places such as Italy, where some Cath. writers of the Roman Church. denounced his eating with a fork. ref. Italian travels (1611)
Hi roadrunrnch,
That is correct. You shall know them by their creed.
Last year I found a great website from either Ireland or England where that site had an extensive writeup about what you stated. I’ll have to find that site again.
You are most likely correct mistress9nine, as the Catholic Church lost its power before then in England, is that correct? I should have said church… I read Catholic Church somewhere, but it may have been incorrect as well.
YES,Marina.. maybe you already remember that the Anglican church took power in England with HENRY VIII TUDOR in 1534, therefore in 1611 England was no longer a catholic country…anyway it doesn’t mind ,brilliant job as usual
Marina, I support your statement in the video regarding Coryat as being succinct and accurate given the context and time constraints. Others are throwing out a red herring. The Cath. Church condemns people and actions all over the world, even in places in which it has no control. During Coryat’s time, the local Bishops condemned him as well.
1611 was the year of publication of the King James translation of the bible, not only the founding work of modern English and many common expressions, but THE bible of the Church of England.
Hi, HotForWords is one of my favorite things to watch on youtube, im subscribed and i rate and i would like to know the word origin of the word “Library”? Many people go to them a lot, but never think about the name…
I would like to know…
Please!!!
(p.s. to hear you mention my name in your video would make my day…)
Hi Marina & Fans,
Regarding the video playing problem, I have done extensive research into the problem, but maybe not exhaustive.
Below is a quick summary, keeping in mind, the video playing problem was widely reported by many. What is the common denominator? Internet & Google. My conclusion is that it is/was a Internet/Google problem.
1. I had the latest flash player and the problem still occurred with the Martini video. Everything is OK now, indicating a glitch of some sort last week.
2. The problem was first widely reported with the Martini video.
The problem was sporadic and I have had no problem since.
The time frame of the problem might be related to network/Google overload as it was near the 4th weekend.
3. Clearly the problem was a corruption in the video stream (not your video itself) as the video in my cache had the same problem, indicating a delivery problem, i.e. Google/network
4. Google says very little about it other than to say that it could be your network being overloaded affecting the video stream, i.e. ISP router or delivery issues. However, since it was so widely reported, either the Internet had massive issues, but more likely it was a Google issue.
5. Several months ago, all Google videos longer than 10 min cut off at exactly the 10 min mark. There were lots of complaints sent in and the problem was finally fixed. The current video issues appear to be similar.
For those of you still having the problem, how is your network? Does it time out? Once the video starts playing, it is cached on your PC. You will need to clear your cache, and preferably your cookies also, to re-try playing the video.
P.S.
I checked other people’s “top viewed” video’s during the July3-July5 time frame and the exact same comments were made about videos stopping on those channels.
Thanks Marina for mentioning the upgrading of the video player.
It should go without saying to keep your PCs clean, update your drivers and players.
From your analysis, it may be concluded
that the server file was the culprit. Copy
after copy produced identical results.
Therefore, the file on the server was
corrupted. Outstanding work!
Hi melika,
If the server file were corrupted, then there would have been 100% complaints of a defective video. I believe that the actual Flash server streaming delivery timeouts may have been marginal for the heavy load similar to loading a very long web page. If the HTTP server timeouts are small, then the web page will only partially load. Network latency and especially lost packets would compound that problem.
The “YouTube Help” talks about some of these issues, but they don’t get into much technical detail.
While what you now suggest is possible, often the simplest answer is correct. Also, the problem was identical copy after copy – this would have varied greatly were it a data packets issue. and lastly, there is no evidence that 100% would have reported this issue. I didn’t come on until after the problem was cleared – no issue to report. I still think you got it right on the last go.
Heya Marina,
requesting
word Farfetched
food that u can eat with ur hands are hamburgers, pizza, french fries, hot dogs, funnel cake, ice cream+cones,nachos,sandwiches,chicken or buffalo wings,turkey,chicken,and ribs
Souljablacc66 Aka Vgwiz28 <—- youtube acc
bananas,apples,pears,watermelons,berries,most fruit,corn on a cob, turkey,and chicken
We are very brave warriors. “During assaults very few slaves can be captured among them for they would rather die than be taken prisoners.” (Zakharios the Rhetor, 5th cent. A.D.)
Paradoxically, it’s for the same reason that slaves were called like Slavs: slaves of Slavic origin were the rarest and consequently most valued kind of slaves. Like gold among other metals, the hardest to receive…
Funny,
This is like, Guns are evil argument the left uses. So should we Ban forks. No automatic forks. No concealed forks or Assault Forks. If We get Forks off of the streets the World will be a safe place.
No more violence and mayhem. No more War, Just Peace on Earth and good finger foods.
Forks aren’t Evil.
People that use a fork are EVIL!!
RRR
keepING it lite, Just playing. No need to comment .
!!JUST PLAYING!!
When Forks are Outlawed, then only Outlaws with have Forks
When Laws are Outlawed then only Outlaws will have Laws
When Marriage is Outlawed then only Outlaws will have Inlaws
More of a paradox about the futility of that kind of logic since it ends up in self-defeating loops. Since by definition every law creates a new class of criminals that are forbidden to do something that was allowed just before the law was enacted.
It points out the futility of trying to enforce self-discipline from the outside since that is also a paradox.
what is the origin of ’sex’, loads of people repeatedly say it, and they many of them enjoy its company, but do they actually know where this ‘amazing’ word became of?
Marina tipped me to check the spam folder.
That is where I found 50 emails had been routed.
The solution is to add this to your contacts
(under the email field:)
Mr. foxbow15, i suppose by now that you have figured out that new video postings of HFW are about a 6-12 hour delay. The server must deliver to some 40,000 to 50,000 subscribers, At this present time, you probably have an e-mail regarding this new fork video. For your enjoyment, this fellow student hoped that you didn’t miss this puzzling video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4uZdbgKPu0
Sandwiches, hot dogs, sushi rolls….. all can be eaten with hands…. crab legs too, right? Tacos – mongolian barbecue wraps – breakfast burritos – egg mcmuffins and related foods….
Since aLx isn’t here, I’ll take it upon myself to say that you can eat anything you like with your fingers, and the she-devil above take your prescriptive etiquette.
Dear Marina, I hope it’s OK for me to use a spoon! I also use chopsticks. Foods you can eat with your hands include: Pizza, cookies, fried chicken, barbecued ribs, hot dogs in buns, hamburgers in buns, sandwiches, corn on the cob, tacos, piroshski, berries, grapes, apples and other fruit–I’m getting hundry! I rate your video five stars.
Regards, seesix CM6
Example of malicious fork:
#include <unistd.h>
int main(void)
{
for(;;)
fork();
return 0;
}
Dear HotForWords,
I went out to eat at an Indian Buffet for lunch today. My dad told me last night he was watching on tv, a show about India. There was this guy who went to India, and he was eating at the Restaurants. One of the best Indian Restaurants in the world, you have to use only your hands.
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
Does food get stuck between your rings when you eat with your hands? There is a culture that uses only one hand to eat with because the other hand is used to wipe for hygienics. I love eating with my feelings, that’s why, I eat with my fingers. I have got a can of oysters and will put them in a tomatoe sauce, to savor with my cooked wheat. Hands on deck.
LOL! french fries? i eat them with my hands lol and chicken..
“you …. you’re not eating a fork !!! This is blasphemy , this is madness !!!”
“THIS IS SPARTA !!!”
Seafood , especially those with shells can be eaten with your hands and no one will give a damn . Crabs are messy
Dear Marina,
You may have saved my life today! I was eating ice cream right, and I always had used forks! But ever since I saw this video I started using spoons! And then, I got a heart freeze. I had an inkling just then, that if I had used to a fork, I would have had a brain freeze.
YourStudent,
TOF
“There is no Fork.”
It was the Russians who came up with the idea of having separate knives, forks and spoons to use with each course of a meal.
http://www.savagechickens.com/2007/10/spork.html
How about fortune cookies?
lol
INDIAN food has to be eaten by hands…
Crispy Duck, KFC and loads of fruit. Club Sandwich is the go, triple decker full on hunger buster
Did try live octopuse in Korea once, was a bit gross for me. Slimey enough too, wrapped around some chop sticks then dipped in various sauces. Got stuck between my teeth so was hard to swallow….not ashamed to admit that I did not swallow it. Was rather glad to say adios to that dish, wriggling about giving me evil looks. Puts a new dimention on to flossing ones teeth i guess! Suppose to give you extra strength and vitality, make a man out of you boy! Sod that, sticking with my Fish ‘N Chips if you don’t mind with a pint of Butler’s South Oxfordshire Ale to boot.
It would seem you have to be one of Lisa Nova’s special friends to see about forks.
Can I get a bootleg copy?
Um….(cough)..err…(cough, cough), what is that implement that you are using at the end of this video? !@#?
I agree. We should eat with our hands. Lets get back to our roots.
Crawfish. Boiled.
I use chopsticks mostly, that and a spoon. No fork or knife. I really like using chopsticks, I have a small collection of them. I even have a bag of chopsticks like what you would find in a restaurant. You know the ones that come in the paper sleeve.
THATS IT MARINA. We gotta eat out. haha
NACHOS…….PIzza…..i have been to pizza hut and allways used my hands ….the looks i get ! !
Also when i am in a Pub and get food …like a sandwich…tuna…fish sanwich best…..salad comes with it and i eat with my hands ……
One day a lady shouted out ” look at that horrible sick man eatting from his hands ” i just carred on eating the salad !!
FISH and Chips ….HANDS !! over here in england you can still get them wrapped in PAPER !
: )
i love playing it, it is so fun and it cheers me up.so can you do it for me?
Thanks,
Ndawg1430
New video is up
I would like to know the origin of the word “Langer”, it’s an English word that is synonymous with Cork, Ireland and has many varying uses, from use as an insult as in ‘He’s a Langer’ or to describe a state of acute inebriation, ‘I was absolutely Langers last night’
So I’m wondering where this word has come from and how it has become so popular in this small area and if it is in use for the same purposes anywhere else.
Great site Marina… Intelligence it seems is indeed very Sexy.
where does the word sneaker (as in shoe) come from?
thanks Puckman384
P.S. I really hate when other people answer me, let Marina do it!
I would love to know more about the word: perseverate. Thank you so much.
Hi!
I’ve always thought that philology is boring, but very long words are quite interesting. Now i can even pronounce any word even this: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
But my word request is this one: Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Ty!
Hey hotforwords yet another good lesson I also have a request for two words-apron and Gay.
and by gay i mean homosexual or happy maybe both.Thx!!!
Hello, everyone. Here felicity is again from Japan where the summit is now being held. Please don’t forget sushi. You will be mocked and have divine punishment if you eat it with a pair of chopsticks in Japan.
I am calling for them to be banned when you eat it.
If the punishment is administered by a divine Japanese Miss, it might be worth it.
Felicity,
I was going to say sushi too, but since in the US sushi is often an umbrella tterm for sushia and sashimi, I don’t. You have to use chopsticks even in Japan for sashimi, no?
On the subject of forks, American people often have a difficult time using a fork with their left hand (if they are not left-handed). Very inefficient: cut using knife and fork, put the knife down, switch fork form left to right hand , spear, eat….Vs. Cut, spear, eat…
80+ million Total Video Views on YouTube.
I am interested in the word: crapulent, and it’s possible connection to contemporary slang words.
Additionally, I am charmed by hot for words. You are lovely. Thank you for your interesting site and your delightful personality.
Were does the name aires come from
Where does the word or phrase “howcome” come from? Howcome it is used instead of why?
Excellent question! I want to know this too.
Seems a “no brainer” to me; contraction of “How does it come about …”
How did you come to that conclusion?
Hi!
I got really curious and would like to know what the origin of the word “score” is.
Thanks in advance.
Burrito,nachos,shrimp,BBQ ribs and chicken.
By the reasoning about not using hands, spoons are evil too. How would you eat soup?
Chopsticks must have also been evil to the church, but I’m sure in Asia nobody would have cared about a foreign religion’s views.
The ultimate evil must be the
spork 
Foods You Can Eat with Your Fingers
In fact you can eat whatever you like with your hands.
Sometimes the problem is what would think the people around you .
I agree. See my reply to prospero811 below
What about ants and other delicious insects?
Difficult to eat with a fork but much easier embedded in chocolate.
The second image is terrible
But with chocolate, it may change…
i don’t see fajitas on that list…
too bad, i’ll keep foldin’ & jammin’ down my gullet…
oh, and what the flip are “Crudités”?…are they tryin’ to say some around here should swallow their words?
…
ribs, chicken wings, hamburgers, hotdogs, cheese sticks,
mashed potatoes
with gravy
Hello,
I’m wondering what the origin of the word ‘intrinsic’ comes from.
Thanks
Hai!
I’ve wonder this for along time and it would be awesome if it could be answered…. How did the word ‘Vagina’ really come into place? and Penis?
I wonder why you are not curious about the names of other body parts, such as liver, heart, pancreas, or medulla oblongata?
Religion is evil in this case, not forks. I’ll stick with eating with one. Sanitation over superstition.
french fries
pastries
pizza
fruit without syrup
wings
hamburgers
sandwiches
fish and chips
Hello Marina,
I heard that the word “Shit” actually has a really interesting origin. I would really appreciate it if you could do a show explaining it in more detail. Thank you soo much <3
Cheers
Hello
Hey Marina, I have a word request.
I was curious about the word hunch. It’s odd that saying “I have a hunch” can mean two completely different things. Most commonly, it would mean that you have an instinctual ‘gut feeling’ about something. The other meaning is to take it literally, having a hunch like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Where did this word come from, and how can it seemingly have two completely different definitions?
Thanks in advance,
-Smithercell
mc donalds
I have a word request, not sure how its spelt but “aye”, as in the Canadian phase, eg “your hot, aye”
eh?
Aye
Nae
Aye Aye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQiMS2zkjjc&feature=related
good day, Eh?
Pizza,crab and lobster this are some of the food which we can eat it through our hand in the restaurant
Word request: Moan
If birds chirp and mice squeak, why do people moan – when that’s hardly ever the sound they make?
Maia Marina, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31p5FT2qhgQ
Hey stokes… was it you that said a while back that some in your family had issues with drugs or worse? Not meaning to be a pest or putting you down or anything, but last evening you had that, I thought, silly joke about the devils tail, was that posted before this video came up on Youtube? Just curious…are you doing good yourself? Here is one of my fav’s Texas Flood
BillyB quiet
nice video
I had the privilege to see Justin Hayward perform live last year when he was taking part of “Jeff Wayne’s : War of the Worlds – The Musical”. This was performed in Brisbane, and we had an Australian cast for that part of their world tour.
Justin sounded as good now as he did back when the War of the Worlds was first released on CD all those years ago
Unfortunately for Justin though, during one of his songs he forgot to switch his microphone back on
Otherwise it was an awesome performance by all 
Hamburgers and non-sauced burritos… oh and hot wings are “finger foods”… all I can think of right now.
PLZ REPLY MY EMAILS MARINA!
Marina i liked how your bra strap fell down during the video, =) very sexy, you should do that more often hahaha maybe u will get more view lol. It was a great video =)
Hello. I just found you today. I have went through and watched a bunch of videos and enjoy watching them because you seem to get more confident with each video.
I love V words (verbalvincennes) and I even was the letter V once for Halloween with a foam cut v, but you only have one V lesson.
What about these V words:
vague
vogue
vaccine
vixen
velocity
vibrate
versus
vacuum
vigilante
and my personal favorite: vivacious
How about V for Vendetta?
Hello. I just found you today. I have went through and watched a bunch of videos and enjoy watching them because you seem to get more confident with each video.
I love V words (verbalvincennes) and I even was the letter V once for Halloween with a foam cut v, but you only have one V lesson.
What about these V words:
vouch
vague
vogue
vaccine
verisimilitude
vixen
ventricle
volume
vortex
vivisection
velocity
vibrate
versus
vaccum
and my personal favorite: vivacious
My three yr old watches you every day and seems to have a crush on you. Anyway he wants to know where the word “booger” came from as in the stuff you blow out of your nose.
Watch him ask about BOOGER here – really cute
How can he be a teacher’s pet?
That was cute… it doesn’t seem to matter what age, she seems to have the same effect. I could explain where boogers come from… but yuck. I have no idea why we call them boogers, very good question John John. Hope she nose the answer.
My three yr old watches you every day and seems to have a crush on you. Anyway he wants to know where the word “booger” came from as in the stuff you blow out of your nose.
vory v zakone!
расположенный внутри русский, нравиться
I really enjoyed the AK-47 one. I apologize for my bad Russian, no one speaks since my great uncle.
hi marina. im actually curious where the word “dildo” comes from. im not joking around or trying to be funny. i really want to know where the word originates from. thanks! and keep up the good work!
Wasn’t it Dildo Daggins from the Lord of the Rings?
Point well taken Marina, I never realized what dangerous evil instruments forks are! I’m swearing the off for ever.Well except when I eat spagetti.Foods I eat with my hands? Ice cream cones, burgers, fries, tacos, sandwiches,toast, Love ya Marina you deserve too be number one! You are so intelligent amd so pretty!
Rick,,,,
onomatopoeia
i have surprisingly, as a fan, a subscriber, and just a curious person of things such as this, awlays wanted 2 know the origin and definition of this strange word. If u can please make a video of this (youtube) that would mean the workd! thank you. once again, the word is
onomatopoeia
sincerely,
ACDCtjTHRASH
hey rammzcub25/ACDCtjTHRASH,
I will 2nd that motion, as I remember requesting this a few months ago.
*fingers crossed*
I would like the request the word “protein”
.
Hi Marina,
Hmm, why is that flute-type musical instrument called a recorder? As far as I can tell, it doesn’t record anything.
Thanks!
What foods can I eat with my hands today, and not be considered weird? Sorry Miss HFW: that question involves a presumption that I can read peoples minds, or correctly read their looks of expression, as they gaze at me, and I back at them. As well as a matter of fact announcement by them of shame on me for…, the waitress told me that I was a bad patron, or I chat with others about this issue. I cannot do any of the above with 75% success. Some people: lick their plate, put their elbows on the table, sneeze into other peoples’ food or face, pick up and eat dropped food, handle their silverware as a child/shovel. But I am not Miss Manners to correct them. Weird: Mrs. A. Winehouse inhaling shots of alcohol through her nose.
One can eat tacos, breads, ribs, burgers, fries, hot dog (remember no katchup on a Chicago dog!) pizza. Also since you did soccer ( sorry bout Russia losing I was cheering for them) could you do hockey please?
Hey hawk fan, What do you think of 2 newcomers of defencemen Brian Campbell for 8 years and goaltender Christabel Huet for 4 years?
Love the signings, couldn’t believe that Dale pulled it off. We now have young guns, and a top defenseman who can QB the powerplay. Huet is interesting, I liked him when he was with Montreal. I just hope that we all have a chance to see Crawford (or young goalie) play soon. By the way, did u hear the Flames signed Todd Bertuzzi? Will be interesting to see if the Hawks trade Khavi but they probably won’t cause of the price tag. Whos ur team? Leafs? (guessing cause of the Labbatt)
In the majority of restaurants I would say appetizers, and breads (such as rolls, bread sticks etc.) You also don’t get strange looks when eating foods that were made to be eaten by hands, like burgers, french fries, and ribs.
If you are at a seafood restaurant, practically everything on the menu can be eaten sans a fork.
Oh, I wanted to request a word. If it’s not to much trouble, I would like to request the word comic.
Isn’t a comic a shared microphone?
Hi marina big fan of the site and the youtube vids, very gnarly. I say gnarly like its my job so i was wondering where it came from and what actual meaning is. and why all surfers,skateboarders and extreme sports athletes say this word so frequently. if you could answer this question that would be gnarly, thanks
sorry Marina, a day or two late on this, but now that you’ve broken the ice on “sports” words, can you help a guy out and explain the origin of the name “lacrosse” to all your legion of fans. its been my favorite sport since i first picked up a stick way back when in %@# and educating folks one at a time has gotten tedious in my dotage.
for the homework: some of the food eaten in latinamerican cultures like Mexico, is taken by hand especially those preapred based on corn, that is corn is used in these cultures as a substitute for the silverware, as it is we could fin tortilla as a kind of edible silverware and it is consider cultureless to try to eat such dishes as tacos or tostadas with silverware. to add some more pizza is said to be invented to be eaten by hand and only a few new rich guys who considered themselves as having much culture create a movement to instill the use of silverware in such dishes, any kind of food wrapped in bread should not be eaten with silverware. some variety of sea food, as crabs and lobster are permited to eat by hand and in fact they are served with a bowl to wash the fingers after finishing eating. in some arabic cultures the eating of rice is done by hand a s away to enjoy the food totally, as in the taste, the smell and the touch. i hope this could help you a little bit. just one more thing what is the real origin of the expresion ISHKEBIBLE. I am not pretty sure abuot the spelling. thank you very much
Marina,
I would like to request the word “MONDEGREEN”. It should be especially interestingto a philoiogist. Thanks
Hi Marina, damn!!! you´re hot, what is the meaning of “thyn”
bread, fresh fruit, cheese, shell fish and hot soup !
BiLL
cannon fodder
other examples are cookies, hot dogs, hamburgers and fish. i love that sexy mouth in that video!!!
I like wings… not the hockey team, but the honey garlic & “hot” type. My wife is an avid recipe collector & likes this magazine. I don’t read it but I like that magazine too…yum.
so why does this video have the tagline:
HotForWords Says No to…
Intelligence is Sexy
… 
Marina, dear teacher, you said one of the words fork comes from is “yolk”, (the spelling used on your video) but I believe you meant “yoke” as the thing placed around the necks of draught animals, not the yolk as in an egg.
So if God gives us hands then why is it bad to use the middle finger to show displeasure? How did “giving the bird” become a bad thing anyway? And in what other parts of the world are hand gestures used to convey obscene meanings? Does that mean we should be saying “FORK YOU!” instead of well, you know…
Eat hot wings with a fork? Balsphemy!
good catch, snipe…i was wonderin’ that myownyokedtotheworkwagonself…
giving you fingers is one thing…you were also given the freedom to decide what to do with those fingers, so misuse of a gift from God is blasphemy, i believe…
‘course, i’m no thumper, so i really am just spoutin’ opinion here…
I’ve heard that in Australia for instance, that giving the “thumbs up” is equivalent there to giving the middle finger in the US. Just wondering what other gestures indicate displeasure in other parts of the world and how they came to be… communication without words….
Wow sniperskaya, good one finding the yolk! That’s crazy.. I must have been not paying attention when I wrote that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31p5FT2qhgQ
I guess we could say that the “yolk’s” on you, eh Marina?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH4ysqvp7nc
This is great!!
hi Marina your lessons are great, and very sexy. would you tell me where the name Aniwo comes from this is my first name and i have been told different meanings. thank you
all forks aren’t evil if your lost some where and need to find water if you come a cross a game trail follow the trail to a fork and the fork will always point in the direction of water, similar too an arrow.
A forked stick can also be another way to find water.
since pizza has already been said. I’ll go with bread rolls
There is no fork
words, i enjoy watching people eat their words. no forks needed.
Those sweet words
Words taste better with a good basting. (bass thing)
Hey Billy B. I got back from Michigan earlier this evening. Life is great there in the summer! What do you mostly eat with no fork? What I mostly like to eat with no fork are crab legs and shrimp which I had on the 4th of July. Cheers!
In the south, Fried Chicken.
I tried cutting my steak w/o a fork….used a spoon…didn’t really work….help.
#139 Sometimes it’s the simplest word,
like fork, that has the most interesting
story behind it. Very nicely done!
Since we’re doing cutlery, how about
spoon? “spoons in a drawer” is an
old country expression you might
find the origin for!
Homework: finger food?
french fries, sushi, vegetable dip,
fried chicken, any sandwich, ummm…
5 stars x 2, again!
oh, i wouldn’t mind spoonin’ with Marina, for sure…
then she can combine the two lessons and spork us just for fun…
can a soup spoon “spoon” a table spoon?
Marina only comes up to here on me
[Doug indicating chest high]
she is petite, I am mongo size!
of course i-am-always-willing-to-learn
*nowhere near first*…
homework: everything already mentioned below by the gluttonous crowd of rabblerousers…
jello is fun to eat with your hands, too, btw…
oh, and i’m pretty sure i’d be considered weird at the restaurant whether i used a fork or not…
i mean, there’s not annudder like me…
wait…i AM annudder, so there is annudder like me…but…
dadblasted paradoxes…
Hey there i just wanted to know about the word “internet” it’s interesting why it is called the internet so can you go investigate for me thankz.
Hi I think that you should Find out where the word WORD Came from. Why do we call words WORD?
That’s What I Want To Know Marina Please leave a comment on my site if you’re going to do my word
http://ca.youtube.com/user/XKiokuX
go marina!!!
oots oots!!! 
Can’t go anywhere without running into HotForWords…
or rather the allusion of her. So, I was in Del Taco eating Nachos with my fingers – no fork. So, I look at the placemat and what do I see???
Muy caliente!! http://i26.tinypic.com/2n73v4z.jpg
Time to tell Del Taco to get their priorities straight…
melika!
I think PEPco(?) May like it. Much better the OP.
I’ve noticed, too, that people are using Marina’s name for a Lecherlure or tag words for completely unrelated videos on Youtube.
It’s a measure of her popularity and we may soon have to change the maxim “sex sells” to “Marina hotforwords sells”.
She should find a way of getting royalties off of the use of her name.
Has she Trademarked herself yet?
131 !!!!
HotForWords,
I was just looking at your lesson pictures on the home page at your site.
that melts us.
You look glum there chum on the last couple of pictures.
Yes, Yes your a foxy fine looking lady. But it’s your smile
Give us an ear to ear.
P.S. Your plant looks fine. I was only teasing about watering with the martini.
Having trouble with my mashed potatoes and gravy.
Hopefully the ice cream will heal the burns.
The frosting was fun.
Marina,
Please explain the infield fly rule in baseball.
Thanx
you first – LOL
Hi Marina.
i just wanted to ask , what the origin of “to perplex” is.
Pretty please, with sugar and cream, tell me , or mention me as the teachers pet.
anyway, byebye
And by the way:
i wanted to ask you, if a men’s magazine like Maxim or FHM asks you for a Photoshoot, would you agree?
Marina, can eat spaghetti with my hands? I think i would look evil doing that.
Your comments about Soccer and the Euro’s made me think why do we in America call Deutchland Germany?
I gues it has something to do with Germania…
Just read it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania
sp: Deutschland
Hello lakingfish and fighter pilot to be foxbow15,
I have been wanting to ask for this myself, but have resisted since it might not be of interest to a larger audience. I have done extensive research into this area, but won’t elaborate as Marina may want to do this lesson.
There are many countries with names that are radically different than what the natives call themselves, such as Austria = Österreich. The word Austria loses a huge meaning of that of the native word.
If I remember correctly, the country which we call Germany, has the most number of different names. Some of them are translations of the same idea, but in other countries, the name of Germany is or was derogatory.
What is interesting is the meaning of the word Deutschland.
Although, not widely disputed, my research points to possible manipulation and cover ups of the original meaning and that it may actually mean something else.
As Marina has said in the past, why talk politics which is divisive,
when there are enough political arguments in etymology.
Marina, if you chose to do this word, you may consult me and I could preview the video.
If you chose not to do the word, may I recommend the word Cologne?
ref: 4711. There is an inscription on the bottle that 98% of the Germans probably don’t know about. Love word origins and history.
Maia Marina new words request: profunditya angiospermous caoutchoue
Are you sure those are all english and spelled correctly…
this guy is the
class dunce.
can you tell?
speak for yourself.
hello Marina, I have a question.
What’s the origin of the spanish word “chingar”. I know that is a bad word, but I do not know the origin.
like ; FUCK
Doh! Did you even read the other 8 meanings?
Voy en chinga > I’m going really fast
chacha
It gets lost in transation. ” Voy en chinga ” Is like : I going to 4uck?
Mi se ir muy repito. or like that? I’m going really fast
rápido Not repito I spell worse in spanish then in englash.
Mi se ir muy rápido
here you are mate http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chingar
Hello
can i also request you investigate the word magnanimous, or the word |word|
HotForkWordssorry, for words. foods i can think of are. pizza (eating right now) cupcakes muffins éclairs soup (just kidding) rolls sandwiches apples bananas ice cream cones chips cherries belgian buns gingerbread men cookies biscuits toffee chocolate scones paninis burgers tacos mussels ribs chicken sausages and thats all i can think of right nowWould that word be uncle?
uncle?
Hi Marina, can u tell me what the origin of the word kudos. Plz do kudos!!!!! KUDOS!!!!!
auvergne, I asked for this one too before. So I second your request.
another candy bar name?
what the hay – third it!
here is an interesting article, including an etymology for a brand new word:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080707/new_dictionary_words.html?.v=1
we have passed the word to vote for BluJam. we have voted every day. any favors anyday!!!
I see the wall didn’t last as long as the Berlin one.
Did the proles knock it down?
Bob I appreciate the words of wisdom. But I am not open for his enlightenment. I am a hot head and have a really bad temper and I have tried my best to control it up till now. Between him and Stokes I am not going to put up with it anymore. I have already counciled my subscription to HFWs and to Utube. I will miss the ones I had fun with, but if Marina won’t put a stop to their attitudes then I’ll just leave. Don’t get me wrong I can more than take up for myself, but I don’t want to start a war on her site. I’ll may see some of you on another web site. But it will not be this one.
Don’t worry – be happy
Mr Stokes is about to get a NEW
hobby! I am waiting for him to be
stupid for what will be the last
time, for us. He inspired me
to write a program just for him.
He already cancelled his MySpace
and his YouTube account is closed!
Hmmm, wonder how that happened?
My last warning to him was this:
There wouldn’t be no sh*t if you didn’t start no sh*t”
It would be a tragedy to lose a valued
contributor like yourself. Marina is not
inclined to become involved in Junior’s
stupidity. Wisdom on her part. Let’s
give it some time to run it’s course, ok?
I don’t believe you started anything.
I tried to reach Junior but he’s insane.
The impossibilty of reason. If you
leave you won’t see him get his
comeuppence. Take some time
to cool off – then come back to us
well, i’m not sure who ground your grits, Mike, but i would not like to see anyone allow themselves to be run off by someone else…
diversity is the spice of Life, and our voices are often disparate…but that doesn’t mean anyone should leave…in fact, it is, IMO, all the more reason for them to stay…to enrich the soil of our minds so that those minds can grow stronger & healthier…
and guess what?…sometimes the most enriching compost is pure manure…
so if someone gives you shit, grow with it…
p.s. – arguments don’t bother me, ignorance does…now toss me a cold one…
Mike, if you’re still here, I hope you’re still listening.
It’s not your antagonists’ “wisdom” I was talking about, but the universal Wisdom (Capital letter indicating a higher entity as in god v. God).
You have already stated for yourself the lesson that the Universe is trying to teach you :-
Your antagonists have been sent to you to help you overcome this challenge.
We don’t grow stronger without adversity. A tree growing by itself, high on a windy site, can withstand a hurricane, whilst trees growing protected in a forest topple like tenpins in the same wind.
Your car’s windshield has to be tempered (notice the word used) and toughened in order to withstand the constant vibrations of the vehicle and the assault of flying road chips.
A Japanese Katana sword undergoes thousands of repeated foldings, beatings, heatings and plungings into cold water, because without this forging process it would quickly become dull and break under the stresses of battle.
You have to learn to swing with the punches, and deflect the assaults so they dissipate because there is nothing to provide resistance to them. Very often all that is needed to achieve this is to ignore the idiot’s remarks, because they will give up when they see they are not getting any reaction and seek out an easier target.
I know you think I am asking the impossible of you now, because I was where you are forty years ago, so I know it can be done. I implore you to steel yourself and stick around. You have more friends in here than adversaries and we will support you.
Whatever you decide, I wish you well.
CIAO MIKE! please do not leave us here alone! why do we always have to lose the best
by the way i really hope you recieved my answer to your reply yesterday..did you read it 
if i won’t see you again you’ll be an irreplaceable loss 
Don’t go!! Sorry I haven’t chimmed in alot but I’ve been workin my arss off lately(sand/finish woodflooring) and when I get home I’m pretty well beat down like an ol’ dog! I read your above message and all I can say is I’ve been there as well. Soooo, I say stick it out. I know, I know, easy for me to say, right? Well I did and I’m glad for doing so…a few may get under your skin from time to time but you’ll be missed by even more. Your a cool cat and sometimes peoples replys only reflect the mood they might be in on that particular day. So stay, play, and oh ya, have a great day!
i’m not ready to stick a fork in you capman911, you’re not done yet. Take some deeep breaths on a long walk…
i think the darts drilled a hole through it…
Maybe it was the Graffiti, but what did She expect?
Throw up a wall and someone will throw some paint at it.
What is this all about? I don’t see anything written between capman and Jr.
It seems to have started here , but it may have been building up over time (Like the Yellowstone Caldera).
JR? I thought he was pissed off at Me??
I thought, We had patched things up?? Back on the other site?
I totally meant no hard feelings with capman.
My only thoughts were just. By not expecting or requiring the best of Marina. Pushing Her for better and better.?
If we all just give her great reviews for anything. She believes She is doing well enough and stops trying harder. She will never know Her true potential. My badd, capman just misunderstood my intent. He was just standing up for Marina and Himself.
NO harm No foul ?
Its over now Geronimo. Between rrr and jr and Megatroild’s comments I just got more than I deserved. Jr started it a week ago and rrr and Megatroidil add to it. So a person can only take so much then has to retaliate. So I’ll be here I havn’t left yet.
Bob did report cards come out last night? Thanks for the talk dad.
Marina, (You need to water that plant to your right. or throw it out.)
Lisanova is a good satirist and her “Haters with forks” is funny.
Could we call Her a Forker? Being that she is always “poking” fun at stupidity?
Hell that would make Me a Forker TOO.
It’s an orchid… it’s in perfect shape… it bends to where the light is. It’s fine. thanks for the concern
Is it a Cymbidium or a Phalaenopsis?
something happen the feed? Youtube is out too.
Sweet Heart,
That plant is dead. The first clue is the leafs laying in the bottom of the pot. #2 No leafs on the plant. Leafs move to the light.
Orchids are a bitch to grow. The kind you have, The kind that are sold in Supermarkets are dieing before you even buy them. They are forced grown to make market. Like a drug addict with out their daily fix of grow fast they die.
My Sister Owns a Nursery that supplys Supermarkets with house plants.
So far as my CONCERN..? ?wow?
Ok i’m sorry, My baDDD
Shit Didn’t give the punch line.
Leafs move to the light…..Because they are DEAD.
I for one did not even notice the plant, and I bet I am not alone – LOL
x for teacher x
Calm down,
Teacher is being sarcastic and i AM just giving her a little tweaking.
All is Ok, “Just playing” X_relax_X. She can take care of her self. I am just fishing for an answer from her. OK? No malcontent or disrespect.. Just a little Cat and Mouse.
I am sure not to many see past the Eyes..
‘pears to be a moth orchid, Phalaenopsis from here, Bob…Cymbidium has a more lanceolate leaf, generally…
The plant is VERY healthy.. and has very nice leaves growing at the bottom of it… and it has nice flowers on it as well.. it just looks funny from a distance.
OK OK OK. How is Kobe.
Can I make nice? I have a peace offering.
cleek on Mr. Green
You need a PO box.
I made no sense.(cleek on Mr. Green)??
You still need a PO box.
‘er…does Kobe ever “water” the plant for you?…
Illa, my husky, decided to play “chew toy” with my own orchids…I lost two entirely, one is making a comeback, and the moth orchid just can’t decide what to do…
…..Come on Marina just click on any one of the
So, if you use a fork to mix cement, does that make you a mortar forker?
Did you like the way Kobe “willed” Marina’s strap to slip off her shoulder?
He may be telekinetic, but we know what’s on his mind…
Keep milking it for all you’re worth, milkadothechacha.
Morter forker, nice!
I’ve been think about the plant now for three days. I contacted Agent Orchid about the plant & after I broke the spell , realized Marina doesn’t often do things by accident. The Orchid plant in the background may very well be front & centre of a future vid, so don’t tell anyone that orchid history, is very cool.
Actually the use of orchids, over gerbers was a minor point of contention at my daughters wedding reception.
…Always been a cool plant family & cool families have an interesting history… So don’t tell Marina to lose the orchid. or I’ll be mad.
I tryed to send her a live one via Mr Green Smiley
can we send her a Black Orchid
… 
BillyB I like your orchids alot better.
I quess I overlooked an orchid
overlooked
Thanks for the flower roadrunrnch
I’ve got a love apple for the teacher.
: )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeeAtTZAWj8
Please search for the origion of the word ” waiter ” . Thanks .
origin* , sorry
if you are curious about this and you would be pleased to know something more about it,just give a look to ”GALATEO OVERO DE ‘ COSTUMI ” I’m sure that a good English version exists….
The word “shampoo”
It’s the cheap alternative to realpoo
I am here SDC. I want leave when there are good friends here.
It would be very nice to meet with you one day and eat at your favorite places. 
Sorry you Catholics but the church has done some really lame things like this fork argument. We also weren’t born with clothes, did they have a problem with that? I also know they didn’t have a problem with using horses to travel instead of just using their feet. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that they officially changed their stance on the earth being flat. It’s no wonder why people get turned off by religion.
That’s right! I also remember when Gallileo
was “forgiven” (for being right!) by the church.
Only took the Popes’ 200 years to figure
that one out!
What I want to know is why Asians are still using chopsticks. I know they have heard of the spoon by now, I and I am pretty sure their farmers aren’t using two big sticks to shovel all that cow and pig dung!
Forget hand food and forks. Chopsticks rule!
i know you already did the origin of the word faggot, but what about gay? Isnt it supposed to meen happy…
It’s supposed to mean happy, but it just makes me sad.
Charles Dickens – Great Expectations
“Throw another faggot on the fire”
In Scotland, they saw blocks of peat bog
and dry them for fuel. These are known
as faggots.
I’ve got a good word to request of you Marina=The word “Quantum” is being used in the latest James Bond film title, ‘Quantum of Solace’, which comes out on November 7th, 2008…Other than Quantum being used in the term Quantum Theory (another scientific study of numerology), what are the other definitions of the term? Love as always from Mikey AKA Warlord Feyd on Tube…
Cool Feyd Ratha reference, dude!
Thanks for the heads up on 007
Why slaves were called like Slavs?
“Since ancient times we, Greeks, have been calling these men Rosses or Russes. They are very brave warriors. During assaults very few slaves can be captured among them, because all of them would rather die than be taken prisoner.” (Zakharios the Rhetor, 5th cent. A.D.) Paradoxically, it’s for the same reason that slaves were called like Slavs: slaves of Slavic origin were the rarest and consequently most valued kind of slaves. Like gold among other metals, the hardest to receive.
Hey, I have always tried to find the money tree, can you tell me the origin of this wonderful plant to help me in my search?
it all goes into the money pit,
never to be seen again
love your site. try VODKA for a new word
She doesn’t need to drink to find a new word.
I’d rather have a free bottle
in front of me than a
prefrontal lobotomy!
Come on guys vote for Marina’s videos. It also helps her raitings too. WE have to keep her number one in every thing. Look for the five little yellow stars under the video or article that she has posted. Please use them. Be cool and vote.
Tools are used by higher life forms.
Eating utensils are a sign of higher forms of intelligence.
Can someone show me an highly advanced culture not using eating utensils? Sanitation is a product of intellect.
Sorry guys I am just a tool of controversy.
Some need sexual conquests,
I just need to know…._stuff??
RRR
Jone’ N and trying to be PC.
Anteaters use sticks as tools for eating termites.
So much for the higher lifeforms arguement.
I had a thought about your other idea.
Start with one simple meet and greet
closer to home, easier for Marina.
Got any thoughts about that?
Anteaters? you are so funny
At the Restaurant would kill two birds. Meet and greet and promote the restaurant. I thought it is by Her. If She eats there? She has read this and has made no attempt to pick up on it or “knawh That’s stupid” Besides, I think she not talking to me. I told her that her plant looked like it needed water. ( me being me ) She did not see the humor. So I am her shit list. and capman too “yah” pissed him off too.
I sent her flowers (via) a click tab.
I am really having a good day
Ya going to send capman flowers too?
You are right Bob,
the smiley.
Capman, A peace offering Click on the
Crikey, I said flowers, not giant vegetables!
Gee! I did write that, huh?
I knew i was tired…
not anteater, some kind
of baboon or monkey
maybe stokejr1? – LOL
Your words sound like
you need more than
a little attention…
The plant deal is
no big deal.
Get over it.
You need a hobby?
Get a better one.
The restaurant may be
to confining for a meet
and greet – you would
have to rent the place
for the night, and that
costs bi bucks, I’m sure.
Any other ideads?
Trust me Chacha,
I never know what she going to care about. She is very cagey and illusive. I set traps then set back and wait. Just like hunting wild Turkey. If you blink ( poof ) She is gone.
Had I known I was going to start a war over such an innocuous comment, I believe …I would have ….done It earlier.
I did go back to my other sites for more knock down fighting. I had gotten burned out. But I guess, I need the rush. I am trying not to reply here so much just straight up commenting. “”Trying”"
Your meet and greet idea. Is just that come by. Meet and greet . Then get the hell a way, Bye Bye!
You could always do a Club thing where She make an appearance at a local club one night? That would be a little odd?
Her fan base is spread all over the world and very diverse.
Any venue will need to be stuporous and hebetudinous. Right? ie “Dull”
What are Bi bucks??
can you post a vidio on why poop is called poop?
I use to live in a town called Hayfork CA. They wanted to put a college there but changed their mind when they realized that when asked what college they went to, the students would be saying “Hayfork U”
Ok I made up the college thing but I really did live in Hayfork. It is an evil place. Coincidence? I think not!
I forgot which State its from, but my fire department has a patch from a nother fire department called Intercourse Fire Department and its from Intercourse, Ind. or some state like that.
But thats a good one on Hayfork U.
Thanks, I’m glad you got it. Intercourse is funny too! I would like to get that firefighter bumper sticker. I use to have a Hayfork one because my brother-in-law is a firefighter.
intercourse,pa. in amish country near bird in hand and lititz.
What is the origin of the word or words “Mosh Pit”
used in todays rock concerts
I have a question from the classroom. Is there anyone here that has been to an Asian country or is Asian? I have a rice question for them. Sorry this is not a demeanor joke or anything like that.
No but my daughter’s name is Asia. Did that help?
Yes it does Geronimo. That is a beautiful name for the little lady.
But do you know if rice cooked in Asian countries is cook lumpy so it works better with chop sticks. Here in America everyone mostly wants it fluffy. Its hard to pick it up with chopsticks. I was just being curious.
In Japan they DO make it sticky for sushi. In China they don’t make it sticky so they lift the bowl up and use the sticks to push the rice to their mouth.
54th!
In MacDonals they use forks and knives
In some of your fastfood resturants they have what is called a spork. Its half spoon and half fork. I guess they are to cheap to give you both.
Heavy equipment has used something like a spork for many years. It is called a spade bucket. ie a spoon with teeth.
Lol.
Sushi.
&
In the state of Pennsylvania all floral arrangements, put on a food bearing table, must be edible. These are very hard to maneuver with silverware.
Pax,
H.F.
I dated a girl from PA, once
earth-mother type, not bad
In a very nice restaraunt,
she ate the floral centerpiece!
I thought she was on some
voodoo zen diet, or something…
Nah, she was a twit.
Gotta leave the City O’ Brotha Li Luv for a few. Would love to discuss the reality of insanity, but got some plans that’ll make a Saga, which no one will listen 2. If I ain’t be gotten wifi in the Scab/Capitol that’s closest to Cape Canaveral (Or Land 0-zero) I’ll spar/hang with you on Sunday, ‘less u’r desperate. If so, her name is IHM Sister Mary F face.
late er.
Paz
Huh?
I know english and bad english
not to good at crypto-speak.
Great lesson, BUT since you’re not a history teacher I’d like to correct you a bit: In 1611 there’s no way the Catholic Church (meaning roman catholicism) held any power in England, so I think you meant Anglican Church. Anyways, I love the show keep em coming!
BTW: where does the word “catholic”come from?
I agree with you. The catholic church was not really loved by Queen Elisabeth. “Katholikos” in ancient Greek means universal, which belongs to the definition the (catholic) Church has (and had) of itself, from the very beginning – at the latest during St. Paul´s life.
Hello mistress9nine,
I don’t think Marina said that the Cath. Church had any power over England. Thomas Coryat was a traveller to many places such as Italy, where some Cath. writers of the Roman Church. denounced his eating with a fork. ref. Italian travels (1611)
The Church of England considers itself to be both Catholic and reformed Protestant . right?
Hi roadrunrnch,
That is correct. You shall know them by their creed.
Last year I found a great website from either Ireland or England where that site had an extensive writeup about what you stated. I’ll have to find that site again.
You are most likely correct mistress9nine, as the Catholic Church lost its power before then in England, is that correct? I should have said church… I read Catholic Church somewhere, but it may have been incorrect as well.
Marina, I support your statement in the video regarding Coryat as being succinct and accurate given the context and time constraints. Others are throwing out a red herring. The Cath. Church condemns people and actions all over the world, even in places in which it has no control. During Coryat’s time, the local Bishops condemned him as well.
1611 was the year of publication of the King James translation of the bible, not only the founding work of modern English and many common expressions, but THE bible of the Church of England.
PS: I am not a religious nut–this was drilled into me at school.
Nobody said it? Wow!
Oliver Cromwell
tells the whole story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeeAtTZAWj8….
No autopsy no foul. Anyways its not a big problem, I just saw a chance to act superior and took it
thanks for the advice about forks ……i like to know why a ciggarette is sometimes called a FAG…….????
Because they look like sticks.
A Fag is a bundle of sticks.
Go to Marina’s past lessons and watch her video on FAGS.
NO! It’s because some of them don’t like women. Duh!
Hey Marina, there is 2 many foods that you can eat with your hands, but My favorite all the way from my Home Country are TACOOOSSSS…
hell yeah…
keep the great videos coming…
Love Peace & Beats !!!
Taco Grande – the sour cream makes it good!
Hi, HotForWords is one of my favorite things to watch on youtube, im subscribed and i rate and i would like to know the word origin of the word “Library”? Many people go to them a lot, but never think about the name…
I would like to know…
Please!!!
(p.s. to hear you mention my name in your video would make my day…)
where does “homie” come from
Shortened version of home boys which is people from your neighborhood or ‘hood’
Hi Marina & Fans,
Regarding the video playing problem, I have done extensive research into the problem, but maybe not exhaustive.
Below is a quick summary, keeping in mind, the video playing problem was widely reported by many. What is the common denominator? Internet & Google. My conclusion is that it is/was a Internet/Google problem.
1. I had the latest flash player and the problem still occurred with the Martini video. Everything is OK now, indicating a glitch of some sort last week.
2. The problem was first widely reported with the Martini video.
The problem was sporadic and I have had no problem since.
The time frame of the problem might be related to network/Google overload as it was near the 4th weekend.
3. Clearly the problem was a corruption in the video stream (not your video itself) as the video in my cache had the same problem, indicating a delivery problem, i.e. Google/network
4. Google says very little about it other than to say that it could be your network being overloaded affecting the video stream, i.e. ISP router or delivery issues. However, since it was so widely reported, either the Internet had massive issues, but more likely it was a Google issue.
5. Several months ago, all Google videos longer than 10 min cut off at exactly the 10 min mark. There were lots of complaints sent in and the problem was finally fixed. The current video issues appear to be similar.
For those of you still having the problem, how is your network? Does it time out? Once the video starts playing, it is cached on your PC. You will need to clear your cache, and preferably your cookies also, to re-try playing the video.
I hope that helps those still having problems.
P.S.
I checked other people’s “top viewed” video’s during the July3-July5 time frame and the exact same comments were made about videos stopping on those channels.
Thanks Marina for mentioning the upgrading of the video player.
It should go without saying to keep your PCs clean, update your drivers and players.
From your analysis, it may be concluded
that the server file was the culprit. Copy
after copy produced identical results.
Therefore, the file on the server was
corrupted. Outstanding work!
Hi melika,
If the server file were corrupted, then there would have been 100% complaints of a defective video. I believe that the actual Flash server streaming delivery timeouts may have been marginal for the heavy load similar to loading a very long web page. If the HTTP server timeouts are small, then the web page will only partially load. Network latency and especially lost packets would compound that problem.
The “YouTube Help” talks about some of these issues, but they don’t get into much technical detail.
While what you now suggest is possible, often the simplest answer is correct. Also, the problem was identical copy after copy – this would have varied greatly were it a data packets issue. and lastly, there is no evidence that 100% would have reported this issue. I didn’t come on until after the problem was cleared – no issue to report. I still think you got it right on the last go.
Positively great analysis!
Heya Marina,
requesting
word Farfetched
food that u can eat with ur hands are hamburgers, pizza, french fries, hot dogs, funnel cake, ice cream+cones,nachos,sandwiches,chicken or buffalo wings,turkey,chicken,and ribs
Souljablacc66 Aka Vgwiz28 <—- youtube acc
bananas,apples,pears,watermelons,berries,most fruit,corn on a cob, turkey,and chicken
sry i had a typo my name should go after chickena second time
sry
Break the word up: far fetched
far from fetching it, unreal
i think im right….
Why slaves were called like Slavs?
We are very brave warriors. “During assaults very few slaves can be captured among them for they would rather die than be taken prisoners.” (Zakharios the Rhetor, 5th cent. A.D.)
Paradoxically, it’s for the same reason that slaves were called like Slavs: slaves of Slavic origin were the rarest and consequently most valued kind of slaves. Like gold among other metals, the hardest to receive…
!!!
Funny,
This is like, Guns are evil argument the left uses. So should we Ban forks. No automatic forks. No concealed forks or Assault Forks. If We get Forks off of the streets the World will be a safe place.
No more violence and mayhem. No more War, Just Peace on Earth and good finger foods.
Forks aren’t Evil.
People that use a fork are EVIL!!
RRR
keepING it lite, Just playing. No need to comment .
!!JUST PLAYING!!
No, it’s’ spoons. We on the left believe that spoonerisms’ are nailling our K (something) tion.
When Forks are Outlawed, then only Outlaws with have Forks
When Laws are Outlawed then only Outlaws will have Laws
When Marriage is Outlawed then only Outlaws will have Inlaws
Hmmm …
would that be an oxymoron or a paradox?
More of a paradox about the futility of that kind of logic since it ends up in self-defeating loops. Since by definition every law creates a new class of criminals that are forbidden to do something that was allowed just before the law was enacted.
It points out the futility of trying to enforce self-discipline from the outside since that is also a paradox.
lets see:
burger
fries
pizza
bagels
the list goes on
what is the origin of ’sex’, loads of people repeatedly say it, and they many of them enjoy its company, but do they actually know where this ‘amazing’ word became of?
what is the origin of sex?
is this the nature channel??
Wy didn’t this show up in my subscription box…
lobster, bread,spareribs, corn uuuuuuh crab, chicken wings/legs
If you are having trouble with your comment reply emails, Annuddermale gave me a fix that works! Let us know
I didn’t get an email today about a comment reply, what is the fix?
I ment my subscription box on youtube
Marina tipped me to check the spam folder.
That is where I found 50 emails had been routed.
The solution is to add this to your contacts
(under the email field:)
blogreg-do-not-reply-11@hotforwords.com
worked for mine! good luck
That wasn’t the case for me since I always check that to make sure that nothing gets misrouted. It wasn’t in there
Mr. foxbow15, i suppose by now that you have figured out that new video postings of HFW are about a 6-12 hour delay. The server must deliver to some 40,000 to 50,000 subscribers, At this present time, you probably have an e-mail regarding this new fork video. For your enjoyment, this fellow student hoped that you didn’t miss this puzzling video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4uZdbgKPu0
Sandwiches, hot dogs, sushi rolls….. all can be eaten with hands…. crab legs too, right? Tacos – mongolian barbecue wraps – breakfast burritos – egg mcmuffins and related foods….
Since aLx isn’t here, I’ll take it upon myself to say that you can eat anything you like with your fingers, and the she-devil above take your prescriptive etiquette.
Whats the origin of the word dog?
How did it change from canine, same with cats from feline
Thanks
Puckman384
nevermind i forgot to check the list! Whoops, anyway whats the origin of the word cat…
thanks
Puckman384
latin..
She did this lesson.
The origin of the word
for dog – is unknown!
Great Marina! No forks, lots of beer, football on TV, pop corn and burping freedom. The (2nd) dream of every man. The first one? Well, investigate!!
Ethiopian food, Arabian food, can’t think of more right now.
mowah
Dear Marina, I hope it’s OK for me to use a spoon! I also use chopsticks. Foods you can eat with your hands include: Pizza, cookies, fried chicken, barbecued ribs, hot dogs in buns, hamburgers in buns, sandwiches, corn on the cob, tacos, piroshski, berries, grapes, apples and other fruit–I’m getting hundry! I rate your video five stars.
Regards, seesix CM6
before there were buns people ate hot dogs with their hands without buns , so not true
Thank you for your nice reply. I only indicated hot dogs ina bun was something I ate with my hands. I didn’t say which came first.
seesix CM6
Word request (or stumper): mondegreen. Yes, it’s a real word, though it’s history is short. A hint: Lady Mondegreen.
I have a request for a origin on the word “Necrophelia”
I know its meaning no matter how wrong it is but where did the word come from?