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The Proof is in the Pudding

I ate so much pudding trying to find this darn proof, I’m convinced it’s not there!

Posted by Marina on July 24, 2008 · Filed under Lessons  

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  1. leonard says:
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    March 21, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    I wonder after that, about [batter] for my onion rings?…The batter playing the base ball game, thinks cracker jack is all jack!!!

    MOM’s APPLE PIE

    :razz: The fish batter was fried to a crisp; and tasted like honey hips of mother’s delight*!*Got a make up something…great random in between …the honey and cream…..pudding GOOD :lol:

  2. hutchiee says:
    117
    November 5, 2008 at 6:18 am

    The world would be a different place if we were to say “the dissertation is in the tapioca.”

  3. stokesjrj1 says:
    116
    August 31, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Video counter 10 through 13 seconds, what happened there Marina?

  4. protac6 says:
    115
    July 30, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Looks like your in chocolate pudding because of your bed!

    If you haven’t noticed, I’m catching up on my videos :cry: please don’t give me detention.

  5. shane says:
    114
    July 28, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Thanks for researching my word request teacher! You’re the best!

    Now I have another one…

    I’m curious about the origin of the word Dollar.

    Was America the first to adopt this name for their currency when they became independent from England, or was it in use before that? What does it mean?

    Also, why do many people say ‘buck’ instead of dollar? As in, ‘it only cost me 50 bucks’.

    Also, for England, they use pounds. But in movies sometimes I hear them say ‘quid’. It cost me 50 quid. Where does that come from? Is it related to the old form of currencies used there? (ie, crowns or schillings)

  6. wetsuit5 says:
    113
    July 27, 2008 at 7:52 am

    I’m still trying to catch onto the rythm that your snapping your fingers to.
    I should stick to wooden spoons on pan lids. :razz: :razz:

  7. mrchex says:
    112
    July 26, 2008 at 9:21 am

    You have brilliantly disguised brilliance Marina. Is there some such more common phrase which might mean the same?

  8. tedt says:
    111
    July 25, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    I haven´t seen a video for 1 day now, the result is………
    ………rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, give me more than just a video :oops:

    Nice video :wink:

  9. headwaves says:
    110
    July 25, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    I have only ever known this expression as “The proof of the pudding is in the eating” A little like “Talk of the Devil” is actually “Talk of the Devil and he will beat a path to your door”

    x for teacher x

  10. David says:
    109
    July 25, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Hi Marina,

    What is the origin of the word “debutante”?

    Is there an easier word for kdjjdurndkdkssmel;z;,lslkkdmmcjnndnjdjklcm?

    Cheers!
    :arrow: :grin:

  12. sparkyinseattle says:
    107
    July 25, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    or was it a stitch in time….

  13. sparkyinseattle says:
    106
    July 25, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Wow, just in the nick of time!

  14. runawayscott says:
    105
    July 25, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    There hasnt been a new teacher’s pet in the last few vids…

  15. smokey36bear says:
    104
    July 25, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    The other day I was at wallyworld, aka wal*mart, and I saw these kids looking at video games. I heard one say to the other “That one is gay, don’t get it.”
    So this brings me to the request
    How did the word gay go from happy to meaning homosexual to meaning something is stupid????

  16. purrington says:
    103
    July 25, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Why do they call a Hero Sandwich a “Hero”?

    Mr. Purrington

  17. Marina says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 11:45 am

    OK.. everybody.. now I changed the comment thing and it did some different stuff that is out of my control.. it makes my comment color take up the whole thread whereas before it would just make my comments pink.. not the whole thread.. and it makes CaptainJack all blue.

    Let me know if you like it or if I should revert to the old way. This way might break things anyway… so we’ll see if it will last anyway.

    Thanks!

  18. mleiter74 says:
    101
    July 25, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Can you do Apocryphal
    Thanks

  19. unpolloesunpajaro says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:38 am

    I saw your video about the para-prefix and decided to search for an unusual word with that prefix…and I discovered a gore/metal band called:

    paracoccidiomicosisproctitisarcomucosis

    but I have not discovered yet what that word means…could you please help me??

    greetings from Mexico!

  20. unpolloesunpajaro says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:37 am

    I saw your video about the para-prefix and decided to search for an unusual word with that prefix…and I discovered a gore/metal band called:

    paracoccidiomicosisproctitisarcomucosis

    but I have not discovered yet what that word means…could you help me??

    greetings from Mexico!

  21. mikeev777 says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Hello Marina,

    This word makes me appreciate you even more (and is a discreet word, as well) …Callipygous

    Thank you for what you do!!!

  22. neanderthal says:
    97
    July 25, 2008 at 10:29 am

    The best list of idioms I’ve came across yet:

    http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

  23. BoArgMir says:
    96
    July 25, 2008 at 10:06 am

    CaptainJack,

    Now that you are TA, you should be able to be FIRST on all the new videos. :idea:

  24. labbatt78 says:
    95
    July 25, 2008 at 10:05 am

    What’s the origin of the word “score”.

  25. cboranian says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:02 am

    My word is gorgeous as in “Marina, you are gorgeous.”

  26. wetsuit5 says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:02 am

    I once went the the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. :roll:
    I met this printer who was driving a tank around (reservist). :idea:
    I said, “Hey, let’s do a test”. :idea:
    He asked, “Duh OK, what test you wanna do?” :???:
    I said, “Lets see what happens if we shoot this bowl of puddle with the cannon.” :twisted:
    So we did and it splattered all over the place. We cooked it properly thru the tank gun. :cool:
    I asked, “Humm what did that just prove?” :razz:
    He said, “I dunno, but let’s eat it anyway, I hungry.” :wink:
    I said, “No thanks, I’m trying to cut down, I’ll have a sandwich instead, it has less calories.” :lol:
    Then the tank driver got out and walked over to some nice smelling flowers.
    It’s HotForWords and she want’s to do it!! :lol:
    So I started to walk over and I got darted by a bird and buzzed by the bees. :evil:
    The first tank guy stood up from his pudding and started to laugh. :smile:
    I asked, “Hey listen you clown, what are you laughting at?” :twisted:
    He said, “That little thing in you detruncus, there uncle” :evil:

    Oh, and you should add to the beginning of my story, Once upon a time or No shit this really happened to me. :oops:

    Did I sum the week up correctly? :mrgreen:

  27. mickey_dougal says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 10:01 am

    How about the phrase “everything is hunky-dorry?” Spelling may not be right, but that’s one I’d like to know. :smile:

  28. dictionaricdotcom says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Incredible ! HOTFORNAMES is almost as interesting as HOTFORWORDS !

    it’s there => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR29g9Eioaw

    • aladinsane says:
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      July 25, 2008 at 11:27 am

      Hello dictionari, I’ve seen your video which was really instructive and send it to my Bernard friend.
      Also put a comment on it, but not sure that worked.
      I encourage you to continue as i suscribed and expect other vids on your channel.
      By the way, my name is Olivier, i’m french too, so you can consider it like a request for your next investigations.
      Good work !

    • aLx says:
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      July 25, 2008 at 11:52 am

      yeah, cool vid. especially liked the historical background information you provided us with. subscribed as well.

  29. pennsyltucky9 says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 9:45 am

    “Beauty is only skin deep” and “Don’t judge a book by its cover” both seem to bear some similarity to the subject phrase because they both hint at the deeper meaning conveyed by the original version of it. You can’t know whether a book is entertaining or informative until you have read it, same as testing the pudding by eating it. Also, jumping to the conclusion that a good-looking person is a nice person to be around can set the stage for severe disappointment as well. It’s what’s in the heart that counts when the chips are down. Same goes for nice-looking cars or houses. Until you actually use them, it’s hard to know what you do or don’t like about them. Great lesson, Marina. This one made me think about it for a bit.

  30. parole says:
    89
    July 25, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Where did “On the QT” come from?

    Dictionary.com says “on the q.t., stealthily; secretly: to meet someone on the q.t. “

  31. craigiebaby says:
    88
    July 25, 2008 at 9:20 am

    Can you try to find out why panties are sometimes called knickers, thanx. P.S. you are hot!!!

  32. firedude says:
    87
    July 25, 2008 at 9:15 am

    Where did across the board come from? :grin:

  33. fourier says:
    86
    July 25, 2008 at 8:54 am

    What is the origin of the word Reconnoiter?

  34. eseverson says:
    85
    July 25, 2008 at 8:53 am

    Where does the word “punk” come from?

  35. bobsully says:
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    July 25, 2008 at 8:45 am

    Bravo!!!! Proof that people basically make no sense. :razz:

    “try before you buy”

  36. foxbow15 says:
    83
    July 25, 2008 at 8:42 am

    Since I were so stupid to go mountainbiking with this temperature today :lol: I wondered ,where does the phrase “sweating like a pig” come from?

    In Dutch we say “zweten als een otter”= “sweating like an otter” ,
    but neither one of those animals actualy sweat……..:S

  37. bloodvortex says:
    82
    July 25, 2008 at 8:41 am

    Where the word Rock (rock ‘n’nroll) came from ?

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