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Birds and the Bees

The birds and the bees.. why the birds and the bees?

I got some dates wrong… Samuel Coleridge lived about 100 years earlier… but his poem didn’t use the actual phrase “birds and the bees”.. the 1939 date I was referring to was actually the first explicit use of the phrase “Birds and the Bees” which was in a Newspaper article at that time.

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  1. danielpool52 on September 27th, 2008 11:52 pm

    Marina please would you sing more songs you have a beautiful voice :lol:

  2. hutchiee on August 7th, 2008 6:25 am

    I think I’ll use the ‘birds and the bees and the fleas’ metaphor instead now. Not sure what the flea does, but I’ll make something up.

    PS Nice singing, Cole Porter songs suit you :)

  3. apatheticactivist on July 27th, 2008 5:21 pm

    I’ll probably be frank and leave them with piles of questions.

    Or I’ll let the school do it… :grin:

  4. eier81 on July 24th, 2008 2:12 am

    You are the coolest!

  5. paulfrmtxtoco on July 23rd, 2008 10:17 pm

    Did you wind up rerecording the sound for this one? It looked like the lips didn’t quite match the words at times (That always bugs me when it happens on TV).

  6. matty1071 on July 22nd, 2008 11:20 am

    You are so sexy when you sing.

  7. gramps525 on July 22nd, 2008 6:45 am

    we used dolls when we told or kids about sex :lol: PS: your still HOT

    memetic100 replied on July 22nd, 2008 7:38 am:

    You mean like those blow up ones? That would have been pretty full on for a kid. One of my friends had a sheep shaped one of those, but the police took it. I’m not sure why.

    gramps525 replied on July 23rd, 2008 4:53 am:

    :lol: yes the blow up ones you must have been there when we showed them how to do-it :mrgreen:

  8. socaljr on July 21st, 2008 7:56 pm

    Birds and the bees??? how about Marina teaching the birds and the bees. Certainly any normal 15 year old can relate to that!!

  9. pagedoll on July 21st, 2008 4:58 pm

    I’m requesting the word Craps, as in the dice game. Why is it called craps? Who came up with it? Why is it when you lose you say, “I craped out”. :???: How about the word Dice as well. What came first, the dice or the craps :grin: ?

  10. capman911 on July 21st, 2008 4:56 pm

    Hey guys new video is up. :cool:

  11. raven62 on July 21st, 2008 4:31 pm

    I have been bad, I haven’t done my homework yet.

    I would most likely do what was done to me. After a sex ed class, which was given after school so parents could attend, I would ask if they had any questions. :neutral: The classes were set up by age so you were not over loaded with to much info. They had the classes every year.
    I had no trouble with your video. :smile:

  12. school_dean_hot4.u on July 21st, 2008 4:05 pm

    Great video Marina you singing really captured my attention :shock:

  13. lenntbear on July 21st, 2008 3:50 pm

    Hello my dear teacher. :smile: May I request the origin of the word “sardoodledom”. :?:

  14. capman911 on July 21st, 2008 3:34 pm

    Who is AtheneWins :?: I have seen its name come up on several occasions. :???:

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 5:08 pm:

    Hey Mike,
    re down below: “…don’t want to see Marina go back to that style of dress just to draw a crowd.” .

    I can’t disagree with you and your point is well taken. My view is this; I look at Marina’s eyes which sparkle with passion and speak volumes. All of the dresses Marina has worn have been classy and Marina’s persona is very classy. Since she is physically fit and well proportioned, I see nothing wrong with any of her dresses which all look gorgeous on her.

    Some people can pull it off wearing low dresses more so than others. As long as it looks classy, I’m all for it. Cheap stuff is dime a dozen on the net, but a class act like Marina’s is a gem.

    capman911 replied on July 21st, 2008 5:28 pm:

    I whole handedly agree :wink:

  15. pedantickarl on July 21st, 2008 2:16 pm

    Holy video views batman, the Birds&Bees video is gaining on the clown on page one of YT. Is this a record… in less than 24 hours the vid is on YT page 1 most viewed. :cool:

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:23 pm:

    Marina is actually watching how some thumbnails do better than others. I would be interesting to see how the different images rate.

    But what I don’t understand is AtheneWins videos get so many hits?

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 2:30 pm:

    Uggggh, I don’t understand the Tanya vids count either. Must be a cheat someplace. I think Marina said some time ago that some cheat by placing a hundred embedded vids on MySpace and then hit refresh which jumps the count up significantly.

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:46 pm:

    kinda weird yeah, 440k views and only 900 comments, all his vids are like that. But he does have 100k + subs. i duno, manipulating the views for every video takes a lot of time…and he’s got a new one every day. :S

    capman911 replied on July 21st, 2008 4:35 pm:

    I watched some of their programs and they are not as interesting as Marina’s. But there is one great big difference. I whole heartily hate to say this, is that Tanya shows more cleavage. Plus you get this comment in the left corner of the video that says click here to see Tanya nude. People will flock around a site if they think they will see boobs. Remember when Marina first started she showed some cleavage and then as her videos matured she started to wear non reveling clothing. I don’t want to see Marina go back to that style of dress just to draw a crowd. She has a very respectable video dress code now and I for one like just the amount of what I see. This is my assessment only and does not reflect the views of anyone else. If I am wrong then please feel free to tell me as for I will not take offense at anyones opinion. I think I have now out grown that phase of resentment towards anyone for their comments.
    Mike

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 4:42 pm:

    I see there is some kind of trick involved by exploiting a bug in the system. They need to do some kind of duplicate IP filtering.

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 5:28 pm:

    Mike, I agree with your assessment of Marina’s dress code. She is now very well known and can make changes without losing her ranking. That said, I still would like to see something skimpy now an then. The teachers pet dedication is a good place to wear such an outfit. Though, I don’t know what would be appropriate for women in the student body? Maybe a clip of a handsome dressed man in uniform? Naw that can’t work. It has to come from thee Teacher. Humm…

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 2:25 pm:

    Well, which YouTube site are you looking at? It’s still on page 2 on the UK and Canadian sites.

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 2:28 pm:

    The US site.
    That’s correct B, the Canadian site views are different.

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 4:44 pm:

    I use the global site, Bob.

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 2:47 pm:

    So what is the URL for the US site?
    If I type in YouTube Usa in my address bar I get taken to the Canadian site and there’s no US site listed in the drop-down menu of alternative sites. :???:

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:56 pm:

    i think he means the global one

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 3:00 pm:

    That’s correct Bob, there is no US flag selection. Here is what you need to do. You must clear both your cache and cookies, then go to youtube.com which is the global site as foxbow said. As soon as you select any country, the cookies are set for that country and getting back to the US site, means having to clear the cookies and cache.

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 3:34 pm:

    Many thanks for that; now I’m on the same page as everyone else.
    I was wondering how you were all seeing the newest vids before me.

  16. netfreak on July 21st, 2008 1:50 pm

    In dutch the expression is: de bloemetjes en de bijtjes.
    Translated it’s: de flowers and the bees.
    Self explanatory if you ask me. ;)

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:00 pm:

    word dat überhaupt wel eens gebruikt in nederland :p ik heb het nog nooit gehoord :P

    netfreak replied on July 21st, 2008 2:04 pm:

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:11 pm:

    oh, ja ik wist wel dat het bestond maar heb er nog nooit iemand over horen praten, is volgens mij ook gewoon gejat uit het engels.

  17. djarchitect on July 21st, 2008 1:43 pm

    Wow you are hot !!!! Word request …. blowjob :mrgreen:

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:15 pm:

    How old are you?

    tanathos23 replied on July 21st, 2008 4:39 pm:

    :lol: :lol: :lol: great guessing :mrgreen:

  18. aleitch on July 21st, 2008 12:09 pm

    The new hirez video came thru just fine. Could you add the “allowFullScreen” tag to your HTML? I’d like to try the hirez on full screen.

    See “http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/ full_screen_mode.html” for info.

    Thnx, al

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 12:53 pm:

    Marina, the embedded code on YouTube already includes the Allow FullScreen tag, so you could copy that code and then add the extras, like border, HQ, etc.

    Or, if you just want to add the tag to the above video, you would add the following code before the closing object tag. Here is the code. I am using square brackets “[ ]” so this text box won’t mess with the presentation. Up above you would use the angle brackets “”

    [param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"] [/param]

    [/object] <– part of existing code

  19. animalntaz on July 21st, 2008 12:08 pm

    I wouldn’t use the birds and the bees method. That’s like telling them that babies come from storks. IT’S ALL LIES!!!
    I would probally tell it like it is, when they reach around the age of 10. And I want to say to those who have kids and care what your kids get exposed to, keep your porn movies out of reach if you got them. You know they start to learn how to work a DVD/VCR player before they learn to read. Drawers, stands, under the bed or TV are not good hiding places. You gotta keep ‘em high and out of sight. When I was around the age of 4, my step-dad was careless leaving it lying around their bedroom. And I probally didn’t fully understood what I was watching, but I think I had enjoyed it. I don’t know, it was too long ago.

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 5:44 pm:

    Damn, I lost power from the maintenance man working on the electrical box. I had a good paragraph written out.

    I dislike the stork story. It a cop out if you ask me. I don’t like disinformation. It just teaches kids that lying is acceptable and common practice. Im not going to break out the porno tapes, but I would rather find a more truthful solution to teaching such a subject. I do think animals are a good example to start with when they are very young. When they are around 10 mental years old then they would get the full eduction. Notice I said mental age. Kids mature at different rates. I go by what I would believe they can handle, mentally. To many people make dissension based on physical age.

  20. nigel1 on July 21st, 2008 11:57 am

    Thank you for the video… I always wondered about the origins of this expression “the birds and the bees”. For my word request :idea: , I would like to know the origin of the expression “blackball” (e.g. To blackball a proposal). Thank you!

  21. CaptainJack on July 21st, 2008 11:36 am

    Homework: Humm good question. Well it would depend on their mental age when the subject comes up. In Sea Scouts, the boys are aways bringing up the subject. I keep finding myself wanting to take notes! :lol: You wouldn’t believe the stories I have heard.

    I would hate to use such a cliché if they where my own kids. I believe there is aways a better way to teach kids. Had not really put much thought into it since i don’t have any of my own. I might have just to send them to their mother and see what she says. That would be the safes bet in a pinch. Don’t want to get into trouble saying the wrong thing or worst yet pulling out a porno movie. LOL.

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 11:42 am:

    Hey, Jack,
    It’s a bit off topic , but I’ve just seen “Mad Jack” on the news; deadliest catch? I wouldn’t like to think how many offspring this fella has been responsible for.

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 11:44 am:

    Damn, forgot the link:- Man Jack

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 11:45 am:

    Sigh! Mad Jack.

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 12:00 pm:

    Oh you haven’t seen a :mad: Mad Jack :mad: yet. Just keep that up buddy! :mad:

    Tnk for the link bud! :mrgreen:

    roadrunrnch replied on July 21st, 2008 12:32 pm:

    Hey guys,
    Reading by today and noticed that
    everyone is being very nice. :roll:
    I had a thought, If there was just a place
    for the minions to talk and bitch without
    hurting Marinas site. Right,
    Maybe an old video?
    “Assassin” has less the 20 comments,
    and has a good name for a club house. :lol:
    Come by for updates and bitching.

    capman911 replied on July 21st, 2008 1:32 pm:

    Hi RRR could to hear from you :smile:

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 2:03 pm:

    Hey roadrunrnch! ;)

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 3:19 pm:

    Hi RRR, Your suggestion has been brought up with other students before. Im not yet convinced if it would be a benefit or not. I do know on thing for sure is we should not use an old video posting. Because people still go back and review old lessons. It might be best to host a page like that on a off site blogging page. Do I think this type of page would be healthy for those who participate? Probably not. Would I myself visit and comment? I just might. Like you I would rather see people blow of steam elsewhere that is not in the classroom. We should try really hard not to disrupt class because there are more people now visiting the site than ever. Especially younger and more sensitive people. :neutral:

    capman911 replied on July 21st, 2008 3:26 pm:

    Talk to Miss M about that. We talked about that the other day somewhere we can go and vent instead of doing it here. She can fix it so the comments don’t show up on the column on the right.

    pagedoll replied on July 21st, 2008 4:47 pm:

    Whats up buddy!! :smile:

  22. Chemikal on July 21st, 2008 11:32 am

    Request:.Hungry as a wolf. / голодный как волк…
    Why are wolfs supposed to be more hungry then any other member of the animal kingdom?! One really overweight man, could eat far more than any normal sized wolf! :-) A lion or a bear would be even better choices. But around the world people use this expression. Or maybe “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse”(/an ox)
    Do you think it’s related to some past events? Or did it just catch on from one folk to another, like many more expressions now out there?

  23. orion_ss1 on July 21st, 2008 9:06 am

    A great bit on pollination is on the old show QUARK, viewable on youtube as “Quark 70′3 sitcom part 2″ . Quark’s crewman Ficas is attempting to explain to Princess Libido how Vegatons pollinate. Ross Martin as the emporor steals the show. The good part starts at about minute 7:00.

  24. eric812 on July 21st, 2008 8:53 am

    marina,QWERTY,why did they put these letters on the keyboard/typwriter so they would spell QWERTY?

    dictionaricdotcom replied on July 21st, 2008 11:17 am:

    It’s because of the speed of the fingers when the typing-machine was invented. The speediest fingers were used on the most frequent letters of the english alphabet : QUERTY is okay for English but for French we have AZERTY because French has not the same vocabulary and the frequence of letters is not the same depending on every language. Today of course the speed of the fingers is still very important for those who use all their fingers for typing. (that’s not my case :sad: )

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 11:55 am:

    The QWERTY keyboard was invented in the early 1870s by Christopher Sholes, a newspaper editor. The problem with early typewriter machines it that when you type really fast the hammers that make the letter would jam up. My dad would get very angry with me every time I jammed up his typewriter. So Mr. Sholes found an arrangement that would slow us down. Most common used letters on the left hand and above or below the home row keys.

    Dvorak keyboard layout was to replace the Qwerty keyboard.
    Dvorak patented his keyboard layout in 1936 by Dr. August Dvorak, an educational psychologist and professor of education at the University of Washington in Seattle, and William Dealey as an alternative to the more common QWERTY layout.
    It has also been called the Simplified Keyboard or American Simplified Keyboard but is commonly known as the Dvorak keyboard or Dvorak layout. I myself had taught myself how to use this keyboard layout and its very efficient. all your vowels are on the home row. Its rather easy to learn how to use. But unfortunately everyone kept with the old style because it was a standard at the time and no one wanted to make the switch.

    Just look at the US is still using the Imperial measurement system when the rest of the world is using Metric system of measurement. People don’t like change. Weird hu?

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 12:04 pm:

    Snap!

    okay4now replied on July 21st, 2008 12:35 pm:

    I know professional writers who STILL use the old manual machines. They have even becomes experts at repairing them themselves & having parts manufactured etc. The Muse is a strange thing to mess with and even though they may have computers when they ‘write’ they use their old machines.

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 12:45 pm:

    My dad used to be a newspaper reporter for the Yakima Herald Republic. He did mostly Nascar and late model sportsman races. My dads wrists where so strong from typing on the old machines, we would hang on his hand and he could lift us up off the ground with his wrists.
    I remember the pressure setting lever on his typewriter. He had it cranked all the way up to its highest level, and still he wished for a harder key pressure.

    smokey36bear replied on July 21st, 2008 1:14 pm:

    Also typewriter sales men could demonstrate how easy they were to use by quickly tyoing out TYPEWRITER, because all of those letters are on the top row.

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 12:03 pm:

    Actually, it was not the speed of the fingers but the slowness of them which was the deciding factor. The first typewriters were mechanical devices, which had the letters on the end of metal arms arranged in a semi-circle, so they would all hit the paper at the same point. If you typed too fast, the letter arms could arrive at the same point simultaneously and jamb together.
    The qwerty keyboard was devised to limit the speed of typing so that this would happen less often.

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 12:56 pm:

    so good that our keyboards are qwerty also, I wouldn’t want my keys to get jammed together. The way I type, you never know. :-)

    smokey36bear replied on July 21st, 2008 1:16 pm:

    as you can see I’m not a good typeist should be typing out not tyoing out

  25. puppetmaster on July 21st, 2008 8:45 am

    I have a word request. What is the origin of the word romantic? and what does it have to do with Romans if any?

  26. matalexwolf on July 21st, 2008 8:44 am

    all good here with downloads and quality

    M, given the musical theme (thinking you should do some songs on a CD; soothing voice you have), being so many songs equates to even more words/ lyrics, could have homework or guess the tune lessons which could be alot of fun. Everyone has a song in them too, could make for HFW’s X-factor!!!! :cool:
    I’m always humming or singing a song to much annoyance of others but music can at times, say it all, all be it on a blue day or a happy one…..
    Anyhoo, i’m having a Bill Withers Lovely day as sunny and warm, Better than ain’t no sunshine…… :wink: :smile:

    Ahh, got me going now…….don’t know much about History :smile:

  27. ferasbayern on July 21st, 2008 8:42 am

    my original country is Jordan and we have saying :

    {{ IF YOUR LOVER HONEY DON’T LICK ALL of it }} :lol:

    sorry maybe there is no relation but the bees made me remember this :mrgreen: :???: :???:

    geronimo replied on July 21st, 2008 9:31 am:

    Do yo mean “If you love her honey” or ” If you love honey” Your sentence doesn’t make sense.

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 10:38 am:

    hm.. maybe it refers to the fact that bees need honey to eat also, so if you take it all away every time, then you will have no more bees. That’s my guess.. :)

  28. chiefakira on July 21st, 2008 7:45 am

    the birds and the bees ,ive heard about it.but in our country we say the flowers and the bees because it rymes better in our language we say
    “de bloemetjes en de bijtjes”
    i cant remember my parents telling me about any flowers and bees
    so i think i already understood before they even started mentioning it.
    besides we got great schools.i think thats were i got it first.

  29. matalexwolf on July 21st, 2008 7:33 am

    Just call The Godfather! _ I explained to Joseph and William about the birds and the bees, as mum and dad were suddenly too busy to hang around for this topic. I told them about fishes and how they, do it, this was a good one for leading upto us humans….only we didnt get that far as both of the G-Sibs were cracking up laughing to my hand puppet models, got as far as ‘ the man gets a tent pole in his trousers’ whilst the lady lays there doing her nails waiting for the peg to be put in…..it really was awkaward, but they understood what was meant, kids are not stupid, they just know it is not easy for us elders to explain, correctly……..the lesson lasted only a few minuites :lol: then all forgotten with a kick about with the football, thats football, not soccer!! :smile: The main thing i guess is that they understood that the birds and the bees happens between two people who really love each other and want to be with each other forever. So now Joseph is deciding on which one of his many girlfriends he is going to be with and he’s not letting go any secrets on how to ‘pull’, which doesnt help me, and he knows that too. Why would anyone want kids, they can be so mean :smile:

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 10:54 am:

    Rather then letting your curious kid google something that he doesen’t know, “sex” for example, you might as well just tell him the whole deal.. one topic at a time. If he/she is really interested and actually wants to know, then he/she will listen to you. I’d much rather have a serious talk with a child than let him google the word sex. :-) I mean that wouldn’t go to well. He will find out, of course, but at what price. porn is hardly linked to reproduction. :D
    Anyway, if you don’t have the guts to deal with your own kid’s education, then where do you hope he will get it from… school?! Just hand him the 10th grade anatomy text book, and say: “Here! Read this Junior!” Generically speaking of course. (I wasn’t referring to your situation :mrgreen: ) Do you agree?!

    matalexwolf replied on July 25th, 2008 5:52 am:

    Hi Chemikal, thanks for your words. Yes! I agree with you 100%
    Thankfully, my Godchildren already know what happens regarding the birds and the beez due to their parents and I teaching them all about it. I use a wonderful Human Anatomey and Physiology book illustrated with beautiful pictures and words. The very book I used at college ten years or so ago when doing an access to science course. Altough in more detail than the usual ‘younger age’ books, they grasp it with zeal. They think porn is stupid, or thats what they say. They do however understand that sex is between two people who really love each other, who want to spend the rest of their lives together, be best friends with that person and even die for each other. Their parents are excellent roll models in this regard. I just add churlish humor to make light of, pretty much everything to be honest, as learning therefore becomes more enjoyable for them. Fun! Besides, they teach me a great deal also when they have no worries about asking any number of questions. So porn to them is of no interest but why would it be when they are so imaginative and bright with a zillion better things to know and do about. One day chemikal, hope to have my own children and bring them up in a loveing home, I may have a different perspective by then but I hope I can teach them as I do my Godchildren and better so. As long as they are safe from harm and we elders can keep an eye on them and for us to be their no matter what the situation all should be peachy :smile: let me know your thoughts and thanks again, Matt

  30. mello-g37 on July 21st, 2008 7:27 am

    :smile: ……..If hugs where seconds i would send you hours .
    If Kiss’s where rain drops i would send you showers.
    If a Smile was water i would send you the sea .
    If Love was a person i would send you me ……. :wink:

    the word ….Love …..its such a strong word ……it can discribe….alot of things ….with other words with it……oxoxoxoxoxo

  31. blueskies13 on July 21st, 2008 6:23 am

    i would explain that we as humans make love not sex becouse sex spreads rumers and desease but luve you make with one person and when you are old enough you will feel love for some one and you will under stand what to do and not to be permiscuas

  32. phildec78 on July 21st, 2008 6:15 am

    Hi Marina,

    I have a Word Request: Amateur

    unrelated question: What is the difference between philology and linguistics?

    There was a song called “The Birds and the Bees” that was popular in the 60s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfa0Nk3h_qc It starts:

    Let me tell you ’bout the birds and the bees
    And the flowers and the trees
    And the moon up above
    And a thing called love…

    Take care, Phil

    wetsuit5 replied on July 21st, 2008 8:58 am:

    Excellent link. :smile:
    I was thinking of that song while running. :wink:

  33. wyo550 on July 21st, 2008 5:36 am

    If little Suzy asks, I’d describe the relationship of the Earth’s mantle… to the atmosphere…to the single cell bacteria that started generating oxygen so we could evolve! Voila! LIFE! It’s the Gaia theory of life

    Gee, teacher, since you’re Marina, Earth mother and all
    (yea right, bouncing down Melrose in LA) would you please do a story on the longest word in the English language (describing a bit of the above, with volcanoes)
    pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

    I’d LOVE to hear the syls trip over your Slavic tongue

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 12:48 pm:

    I think that the actual longest word is the full scientific chemical name of Titin it is supposed to be 189,819 letters long. Some linguists consider it to be a chemical verbal formulae rather than an English word.
    It’s still pretty impressive.

  34. okay4now on July 21st, 2008 5:23 am

    Joke: Dad’s driving his twin boy and girl to kindergarten and the little boy says “Dad, where did we come from?” and the girl says “Yeah, you’re suppose to tell us.” So, he sighs thinking ‘this is much earlier than I ever expected’ but goes into a long detailed description including arousal, penetration…everything. Finally, as they pull-up to the school he finishes, turns around to see both their eyes wide open, mouths open and they’re staring at each other in silence, and he says “Well, does that explain everything?” and the little boys says “I-guess-so…it’s just that Billy says he’s from Cleveland & we wanted to know where we come from…”

    Marina replied on July 21st, 2008 6:35 am:

    That’s funny… reminds me of a South Park episode where the parents think that the kids got their hands on an adult tape and go into the whole explanation.. of EVERYTHING.. not realizing that the kids hadn’t watched it!

    tanathos23 replied on July 21st, 2008 7:31 am:

    :mrgreen: it reminds me of the simpson’s episode when bart finds homer’s collection playdude :lol: :lol:

    protac6 replied on September 4th, 2008 12:26 am:

    That was one of my favorites. :lol:

    geronimo replied on July 21st, 2008 9:51 am:

    A little chick hatches from an egg and says “I’m a human”

    The mother hen said ” your not a human, your a chicken”

    The chick said ” where did I come from?”

    The hen said “you were hatched from an egg.” He said

    “Where did the egg come from?

    She said “I laid it”

    He said “do humans lay”

    She said ” some do, others are chicken”

  35. orion_ss1 on July 21st, 2008 4:44 am

    Clicking on the ( eternally loading ) image above sent me to youtube where it played flawlessly. Up above the image is still loading. Not a complaint, but a data point.

    My favorite reference to the birds and the bees is the joke where a little boy asks Dad about the birds and the bees. “Remember what you saw your sister and her boyfriend where doing in the living room last week? The birds and the bees do that too.”

    tanathos23 replied on July 21st, 2008 7:32 am:

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    :shock: (little boy)

  36. okay4now on July 21st, 2008 4:19 am

    Kids not in picture yet…but when it’s time for the ‘facts of life’ I’ll just have them plug a lamp cord into a wall socket & ask “Got it? Good now don’t do it until your ready.” The rest their mother can explain.

  37. 3215121 on July 21st, 2008 3:30 am

    if my children ask how they were born, i would tell them ” if you want to know the answer, then study hard and soon you will know the answer.”

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 10:31 am:

    Your kids will ask and expect you to give them the answer, (after googleing “the birds and the bees”) they will say this: “If you know the answer, please write it in the comments below.” Just to freak you out! =)
    And then in a soft warm echoing voice, you will hear a subliminal message: “Please subscribe…” :roll: =)

    geronimo replied on July 21st, 2008 11:49 am:

    Kids are not patient. They will get the information, (Mis-information) from their equally ignorant friends.

  38. annuddermale on July 21st, 2008 3:27 am

    another acceptable origin for the phrase, from Wikipedia:

    The true origin of this phrase, however, comes from the work of John Burroughs, a naturalist who lived and worked in the Catskills Mountains. He wrote a small pamphlet called “Birds and Bees: Essays” in which he explained how nature worked in a way that children could understand. He talked about how the instinct in nature to “build a nest” or a home and to take care of their young. His work was published by Houghton, Mifflin, Company.

    The full title of the work is: Birds and bees and other studies in nature, published in 1896.

    video worked fine… :cool:

    quiggles replied on July 21st, 2008 1:46 pm:

    Great research! :)

  39. Chemikal on July 21st, 2008 2:40 am

    Marina sang just like my 1-4 grades teacher used to sing to us. Nice flashback. She sang nicely too, and never used an instrumental background, cause we had a cheap school. :))

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 2:54 am:

    Here’s another fun “Birds & The Bees” song.

    tanathos23 replied on July 21st, 2008 7:35 am:

    great vid :mrgreen:

    geronimo replied on July 21st, 2008 9:54 am:

    I forgot about that video. One of my favorites!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

  40. Chemikal on July 21st, 2008 2:37 am

    when would be a good age for the sex ed talk? Cause when we finally decide to do it, the toddlers will probably know as much as we do. :P

  41. memetic100 on July 21st, 2008 2:25 am

    It’s awesome that you were brave enough to sing. You must have heaps of ego points stored up to keep putting yourself out there.

  42. vistor on July 21st, 2008 2:10 am

    Hi! I would like to ask where does the word swingle/swingles come from

    pennsyltucky9 replied on July 21st, 2008 9:36 am:

    The Swingle Singers, an a capella folksinging group from the late 50s/early 60s first coined the term, I believe.

    BillyB replied on July 21st, 2008 9:10 pm:

    1812 one of my favorites

  43. bobsully on July 21st, 2008 2:06 am

    Oh you sing to us so cutely Teach!

    As for teaching children, it is only the more Victorian mindset that keeps us from being open (and bashful) about sharing honest information about our bodies and their functions for reproduction. I would use the examples of animals as children would most likely be exposed to this behavior “in the wild,” but mentioning this adult process in humans too. Early information and concerns is best provided when discussing both sex and love.

  44. CaptainJack on July 21st, 2008 1:56 am

    I do have a problem with the video. Its not the time it takes for the video to download. I only have 1.5 mbs down. But my stock video card on this computer sucks. The video is a bit more jerky and lips are out of sync. But I would not change a thing because of me. Im getting a new computer soon and will be fine with the HQ mode. I guess it will put the computer purchase at a higher level of yet another thing to by. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

    foxbow15 replied on July 21st, 2008 2:09 am:

    ….I don’t think you need a videocard to watch yt videos :S I can play hq video’s on a 10 year old dell….with an onboard videocard (not my pc :P)

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:25 am:

    Im running a first version mac mini with onboard video. It was not designed to run a 20″ monitor. It does great on a 12 or 15 inch. This isn’t even my computer. Its a loaner from a friend, because someone wanted my laptop more than I did. :cry:

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 2:29 am:

    Cap good luck with that, it seems you’ve put this problem to rest many times. You said one time that your equipment was once cutting edge. Now, from your description. you could trade it for a bucket of jellyfish, seaweed and sand… As they aren’t much different from oneanother… the seaweed could be your “hardware”, the jelly fish could be the “brain” of the PC, and sand for circuitry. :D
    Did you say you had 1.5Mb on your video card? Is that in bytes or bits ?!

    Ok I’m done making fun.. I really hope you get yourself a system you deserve. Make sure it’s balanced, and that you get plenty of memory :)
    Also try adding to the Marina’s youtube video URL : “&fmt=6″ at the end. Probably you know the old trick with &fmt=18 for high quality, well 18 will make it flv (flash version) witch is better, but if you have problems with sound, mp4 is the way to go. Hence my suggestion &fmt =6 (mp4 format,slightly less FPS, better sound fidelity)
    I don’t guarantee it will work on your present system, but we have to try. I can’t stand the thought of you not being able to view your favorite videos on youtube. Besides it gives Marina a bad image as well. :-)

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:39 am:

    No. 1.5 mbps download speed. Just a block away I could have fiber optic downloading at 50mbps. :???:
    I’ll get a good machine. Don’t you worry about that. Your preaching to the quire. :grin:
    I used to build computers and program them. My first computer was an Apple II plus. As for the video I know exactly the problems Im having. I don’t care to fix them with hacks. Im just going to get a new system and be done with it. I have to get a new system so I can start making videos for my classes.

    :mrgreen:

    Chemikal replied on July 21st, 2008 2:32 am:

    Someone wanted your laptop more than you did? And you gave it away to him? Oh, well I really really want a house in the US, is that ok, please? :D You don’t even need it when your on voyage. Please? :-) :D

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:45 am:

    No I was robed. Now get this by a former roommate. He broke in to the apartment and took a bunch of stuff.

    You can have all my houses. I don’t need them on my boat. Heck you can take the whole monopoly game will all the little green houses. :roll: I don’t play with it anymore. :mrgreen:

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 2:43 am:

    And I want the Octopus more than Paul Allen; :grin: Can you put in a good word for me, Skipper? :lol:

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:51 am:

    Yea I can. I need to go talk to him anyways. He still owes me money.

    You know Im about 10 minutes away from Bill’s house by way of boat? I could motor off right now and drop anchor on his man made beach. Have you every seen it? Its imported sand. Brings a whole new meaning to don’t bring sand when you come to the beach. :roll: I guess no one told Bill.

    chiefakira replied on July 21st, 2008 8:29 am:

    do not go to start ,go straight to jail and no bonus :shock:

    chiefakira replied on July 21st, 2008 8:31 am:

    ooops my reply should be one window higher sry

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 2:54 am:

    I just found out today I have been walking by the secret location of the makers of the computer game called “Halo”. I wonder why it was so important to hide it? :???:

    Bob replied on July 21st, 2008 3:04 am:

    I guess Bill needs all that sand to cook his chips. :grin:

    geronimo replied on July 21st, 2008 11:56 am:

    Well as long as your giving things away like houses and octopuses, Jacky Claus, I got a list of things to ask for! :lol:

    CaptainJack replied on July 21st, 2008 12:37 pm:

    Sorry too late. Ex-girlfriends took it all. :???:

  45. arralicious on July 21st, 2008 1:53 am

    heyy
    i love your videos
    i would like to know the origin of onomatopoeia
    x :lol:

  46. lostinhere on July 21st, 2008 1:45 am

    Homework answers:

    1. Most likely, I will use the birds and bees.
    2. I had no problem with the high quality video. Why don’t you post both types and let us pick which one to view?

    pedantickarl replied on July 21st, 2008 2:11 am:

    Hi lostinhere,
    Good suggestion on video.
    Earlier in the day, Marina had embedded both the Std and the HQ video, but then she changed it to keeping just the HQ video. Don’t know the reason. Down below I made a suggestion that if she goes back to embedding only the Std video, she could add an HQ video link below the Std embedded video.

  47. pedantickarl on July 21st, 2008 1:44 am

    Remember boys, don’t forget to use a conundrum… :roll: