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Caesar’s Salad

Is Caesar’s Salad named after Julius Caesar?  Or a Mexican guy?  After eating the salad for years, I decided to finally investigate this!

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  1. nyotia on November 3rd, 2008 10:17 am

    mmmmm Caesar salad munch munch lol. Marina and the hotforprofits girl have such great bodies. I guess those salads would be a big part of the reason why.

  2. leonard on October 5th, 2008 7:53 am

    Just to let you know this my random lesson—stats are fine–I gotta pick tomatoes, frost came :evil:

  3. hutchiee on September 26th, 2008 6:19 am

    Caesar salad does go well with a Corona beer, now I know why :)

    Marina I have a request - in this video, how does your top stay on? It seems to defy gravity and strain a few other laws of physics.

  4. mijj on September 18th, 2008 9:13 pm

    ok .. let’s see what i’ve been missing since my self imposed drought.

    (i didn’t realise i’d missed so many of M’s vids!!)

  5. tennesseedundee on September 11th, 2008 7:06 am

    SOS Teacher!

    Video Word Request

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLyEdsv0TWc

    Talk Like a Pirate Day is fast ahead!

    http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

    Cheerio

  6. tryant on September 10th, 2008 2:55 pm

    testing gravatar

  7. mexicanyakuza on September 8th, 2008 4:05 pm

    Hi Marina…
    Maybe you should investigate the origin of the word Fajitas…..its not Mexican….!

  8. mexicanyakuza on September 8th, 2008 3:51 pm

    Hi Marina! This is mexicanyakuza, thanks for investigating the origin of Cesar Salad! Hugs from sunny Mexico!!! I love you! bye…. mexicanyakuza…..

  9. SurfinRI on September 7th, 2008 5:11 pm

    My favorite salad dressing is Rhode Island Dressing, which is a Swedish variation of Thousand Islands Dressing. In fact, the best-selling salad dressing in Sweden is Rhode Island. Yes, it’s true! Just ask any native Swede (not a Swedish-Amercan) and I’m confident that they’ll confirm this fact.

    yomero replied on September 7th, 2008 8:48 pm:

    How do you make it?? :?: :grin: :cool: :smile:

  10. 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins on September 7th, 2008 5:02 pm

    Hey what about smattering :?: Everyone knows what it means but, how did it come about :?: Oh yea, and not to seem pretentious or annoying but, I believe you will find its Iulius Caesar, pronounced “i/ee/ie - u/oo - l - i/ee/ie - u/oo - s _ k - ai/ei/ae/eye - s - a/ah - r” not, “J - oo/ew/y/u - l - i/ee/ie - u/oo - s _s - ie/i/ee - z -uh/e/i - r”, its just unnecessarily erroneous, and for what, national stupidity?

    4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins replied on September 7th, 2008 5:03 pm:

    Woops…

  11. 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins on September 7th, 2008 4:52 pm

    hey what about smattering :?: everyone knows what it means but how did it come about :?:

  12. nighteye on September 7th, 2008 2:12 pm

    But Cesare was himself named after Caesar, so in a way the salad is, too.

  13. Capman911 on September 7th, 2008 2:02 pm

    new video is up

  14. vladi on September 7th, 2008 1:44 pm

    Привет Марина,

    (I don’t speak Russian,only English,Deutsch & Bulgarian)
    Can you tell me from where the words “atomic clock”,”sprite ” or maybe “pizza” originated from?
    I would like it if you make a video about my request.
    Thanks and see you at YouTube.

  15. rigo611 on September 7th, 2008 12:57 pm

    hotforwords
    i want to know the origin of the word
    Toilet

  16. roadrunrnch on September 7th, 2008 12:52 pm

    Hi Marina and Guys
    Dropping by to catch up with ya’ll
    I guess Mine would be Hidden Valley Ranch. ( made from scratch )
    Are you going to come by my site and say Hi??
    Just click my name .. :)>

    roadrunrnch replied on September 7th, 2008 12:59 pm:

    Oh Hey very nice dress, It makes you glow :grin:

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 1:33 pm:

    I’m sorry? .. .were you talking to me? :shock:

    I’ll have you know I’m not wearing a dress, actually! My pants just happen to be extra baggy.

    … and keep your hands to yourself!!! slap!! :mad:

    roadrunrnch replied on September 7th, 2008 1:43 pm:

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 1:52 pm:

    are your pockets full of gravel, or are you just pleased to see me?

    Capman911 replied on September 7th, 2008 2:05 pm:

    new video is up.

  17. candyholic on September 7th, 2008 12:35 pm

    I would like to request a word.
    Now, Helloween’s approaching
    so I’d like to know the origin of the word ” witch”.

  18. helipilot777 on September 7th, 2008 12:05 pm

    Could you please tell me where the phrase “Brass Tax/Tacks” comes from? Thank you

  19. z00f01d on September 7th, 2008 10:44 am

    Hi. can you do me the word ‘anathema’.
    i think your website and youtube page are great and you present it very well, your English is better than my English, which is bad because i am an Englishman(a scouser) lol.

    thanx 4 ur time and stay perfect

  20. geronimo on September 7th, 2008 9:29 am

    Marina: Today I am going to a rock, paper, scissor, contest to win a car. It is also called roshambo. Do you know why?

    James replied on September 7th, 2008 10:31 am:

    Why you are going to an RPS contest :?: :wink:

    fianchetto1 replied on September 7th, 2008 8:42 pm:

    to try to win a car?

    fianchetto1 replied on September 7th, 2008 8:44 pm:

    good luck….studies show that males have a preference for rock first, while women have a preference for paper first…

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

    geronimo replied on September 7th, 2008 9:29 pm:

    Now you tell me. That would have been good to know. I made it to the fourth round out of seven rounds. I still won $50, so I didn’t walk away empty handed.

  21. joylight on September 7th, 2008 9:21 am

    Marina,

    I came across your wonderful website through YouTube, and after watching a few of your posts have become a firm fan. The topics you cover a most instructive and entertaining, and I have to comment that your I find your seemingly relentless assiduity most alluring.
    Keep up the good work in seeking to educate us all. It’s SUCH fun!
    Yours ever
    joylight

    James replied on September 7th, 2008 10:32 am:

    WELCOME :mrgreen:

  22. labbatt78 on September 7th, 2008 8:44 am

    i watched a retro Budweiser commercial on my channel. The food I’m not familiar with is a Wasabi. What’s a wasabi?

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 9:13 am:

    WasabiKemosabe (trusty scout) I grew up listening to the lone ranger shows, ever here of it?

  23. James on September 7th, 2008 8:43 am

    I WANT ONE!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDU5BU_qSJU&feature =related

    smokey36bear replied on September 7th, 2008 1:02 pm:

    That’s cool I want one too :grin:

  24. dynamicpolymath on September 7th, 2008 8:41 am

    I would be intrigued to know the meaning of the word ”power,” since it’s such a significant word when it comes to pop culture, the media, government, etc.

  25. devil666 on September 7th, 2008 8:04 am

    hi, i want to knw the definition / origin of the word ‘EMO’ Please….

    my youtube account is - youtube.com / user / 888Mujahid888

    fanks :idea:

    foxbow15 replied on September 7th, 2008 8:27 am:

    emotional?

    buzzword replied on September 7th, 2008 8:32 am:

    contrary to popular opinion, “emo” is the name of an moronic standup comic that was popular in the late 80’s and 90’s, emo phillips. in the u.s. people started calling people who didn’t have a clue, “emo” punks, metal heads, goths and myself used it frequently to describe the kids who were posers and lacked adequate understanding of the counter culture to get true street cred. watch the video you’ll see what i mean. “emo” does not mean emotional.

    buzzword replied on September 7th, 2008 8:58 am:

    no depressed goth, agitated punk or brooding metal head is going to use “emotional” as an insult. it was never used to describe a type of music that people listen to. i mean really, “hey lets call this music… emotional or emotive music… or just emo!” no, didn’t happen. i mean listen to iggy pop, pigface or motorhead and think, “no no no, not emotional”
    i mean compare emo phillips to my chemical romance you’ll agree. okay, i’m done ranting.

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 10:24 am:

    I don’t have the luxury of multi level replies… so I did reply to you on Karate (A little email tag or nudge would be a nice feature on this site to keep the replys in the right place)
    “panopticon” is a word I’ve never used & may never again. but We here have a prison system that is quite unusual in its security. As a visitor (done this) for an afternoon social visit, I have to first of all, apply & qualify, (paper trail) then on being approved, go through the searches & drug sniffers etc. leave my ID at the front entrance & again pass inspection on the way out. On another occasion (not a planned social) I was amazed how lax the security was. I have a truck that will carry a cord of wood & since the prison is on the waterfrount, driftwood is always available & the inmates cut it up & sell it for firewood. On request of an Inmate I took my truck, uninspected, into the prison acerage & escorted…
    (unescorted once) drove to the beach where the wood was stacked, only one admin staff (no guard)… inmates loaded the wood into the enclosed truck & I drove to the compound entrance & left (uninspected) after signing the documents(even inadvetantly stole a visitor tag once). The wood was for an inmate’s wife, who could of had her husband delivered home by me because they never even looked in the back of the truck on my way out & only once on my way in. I’ve done this three times in a two year period.

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 10:36 am:

    that was wierd, that reply I’m sure I put to aLx???
    Chemikal romance link ended up “not availble in my country” Which song?

    James replied on September 7th, 2008 10:27 am:

    No thanks.. Too depressing

    Cashy replied on September 7th, 2008 12:28 pm:

  26. jetpack on September 7th, 2008 7:51 am

    bootblack what does it mean il be happy if you tell :roll:

  27. matalexwolf on September 7th, 2008 6:41 am

    Hi HFW’s,
    Heinz Salad Cream is my fav. not very ambitious I know but is to die for. Have been known to take a jar with me when traveling. Hellmans mayo with tuna mind, is most enjoyable. Anchovies, blaaaah, they wig me out. — PHRASE request please HFW’s, G-sib William celebrated his fifth b-day yesturday; when giving me a slice of his B-day cake he said ‘this is how you get a fat women into bed uncle Mat! peace of cake!’ So un-PC :shock: — So question, how does ‘peace of cake’ come to mean ‘easy’? :???: — he then went on to with ‘what do you call a lesbian dinosaur? Ans: I Like to lick alot of puss’ :shock: — he knows nothing of meaning of lesbian or puss by the way but thinks it was an actual creature that once lived, which made it really funny. Oh the joy they bring. :grin:
    Looking tip top as ever M :smile:

  28. englophile frenchy on September 7th, 2008 6:30 am

    Jeopardize

    This word doesn’t look or sound like any other English word. Where does it come from?

    This is my word request.

    PS: you’re the best.

  29. wetsuit5 on September 7th, 2008 5:22 am

    @ 3170
    #2 @ 1669
    #3 @ 1217

    Championship Strip Poker anybody?

  30. desertfox on September 7th, 2008 4:51 am

    Hello my dear teacher, I wolud like to know what does it mean ” pope”.
    Greatins from italy
    Davide

  31. alin4419 on September 7th, 2008 4:46 am

    Hi!
    I want to know!
    whats the origin of ‘alien’ :?:

    natwhilk replied on September 7th, 2008 9:48 am:

    that’s an easy one. “Alien” comes from the Latin word “alia” which means “other”. An “alias” is your other name. “et al.” is an abbreviation for “et alias” meaning “and others” and of course “others” are those who come from another country. Thus, they are “alien”.

    xxoo my dear classmates… Natalia (nat)

    aLx replied on September 7th, 2008 9:57 am:

    “et al.” is an abbreviation for “et alias”

    et alii.

  32. julius on September 7th, 2008 4:25 am

    hi, what does ”bootblack” exactly mean and do people still use that word? best wishes and thank you for being here

  33. annuddermale on September 7th, 2008 4:15 am

    years ago i had a friend that ate her salads without dressing…none at all! so i decided to try it, and surprisingly i liked it! nowadays i seldom have dressing on my salads at all - just a sprinking of salt & pepper and i’m good-to-go.

    when i do have dressing on my salads it’s the dressing of my youth - italian, the zestier the better…

    lividemerald replied on September 7th, 2008 4:20 am:

    i also had a friend that ate her salads without dressing. And that’s the naked truth. :shock:

  34. alin4419 on September 7th, 2008 3:46 am

    whats the origin of ‘alien’ :?:

    My youtube channel:
    youtube.com /user/alin4419

    lividemerald replied on September 7th, 2008 4:18 am:

    First the egg opens, then the facehugger jumps out and sticks its tentacles down your throat, then the baby alien bursts from your stomach with a chilling screech.

    alin4419 replied on September 7th, 2008 5:14 am:

    _|_

  35. franknitti on September 7th, 2008 3:41 am

    Hi, Marina!! Thanks a lot for new lesson!
    I spended some time in Middle East and I would like to know the origins of name of the one arabic dish “Shaurma”, maybe it will be interesting to other too. Спасибо!

  36. foxbow15 on September 7th, 2008 3:35 am

    woohooo 18 :mrgreen: now i can legally drive a car…vote and uuh pay a shit load of money on health insurance and other crap :???: great…

    Warren replied on September 9th, 2008 11:43 pm:

    Happy Birthday!
    :razz:

    foxbow replied on September 9th, 2008 11:46 pm:

    hehe ,thanks :mrgreen:

  37. tommaralem1987 on September 7th, 2008 3:09 am

    Hello:
    Recipe idea:
    Musolini Burrito
    Wheat flour tortilla for wrapping. Beef and turkey strips for the meat portion. Marinara sauce, Pizza cheese and parsley.

  38. ragabashmoon on September 7th, 2008 3:02 am

    I love caesar salads, but NEVER heard of putting anchovies in it… groooooooooss!!!

    ragabashmoon replied on September 7th, 2008 3:03 am:

    I once got an anchovy at Little Caesar’s pizza, just to try it. Nasty. So, I offered it to my cat. He didn’t want it either. When a cat refuses fish… that’s a nasty fish.

  39. danielpool52 on September 7th, 2008 1:49 am

    Marina you are hitting like a heavyweight the vote 3078 :lol: happy for you :lol: :lol: :lol:

  40. muggins on September 7th, 2008 1:27 am

    Peanut dressing.

  41. James on September 7th, 2008 1:23 am

    Marina, could we have hyperlinks at the bottom so instead of typing

    we can just click the bit of code we want.
    and it comes up here

    James

    aLx replied on September 7th, 2008 1:39 am:

    marina,

    could i have someone typing for me?

    James replied on September 7th, 2008 8:25 am:

    It’s mot like that alx :???:

  42. James on September 7th, 2008 1:19 am

    someone subscribed to my favourites. This has not happened to me before. What does it mean

    foxbow15 replied on September 7th, 2008 3:37 am:

    in stead of seeing the videos you posted recently in the subscription box he/she will see the videos you favorited…

  43. neonburger on September 7th, 2008 12:46 am

    I remember this being my favorite word for awhile, but I’d like to know the origin of “panopticon

    aLx replied on September 7th, 2008 1:17 am:

    sounds much like bentham …

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 10:39 am:

    See above in Buzz’s box, I think I figured out how it got there, Oops.

  44. masco82 on September 7th, 2008 12:22 am

    my favorite dressing is bleu cheese….or bacon fat….hehehe…ok …ive got one that my grand father claims he came up with….i know hes wrong but i cant proove him so…its the phrase “catch 22″ we used to play chess alot together but as he got older and got more shaky hed pick up his pice and lay it toward mine but knock down al the pieces pretty much everywhere….we set them back up the best we remembered and after he made a good move he always told my catch 22….damned if i do and damned if i dont….hehehe…funny how he always knew where to put my pieces but when i questioned his….catch 22…damned if you do and damned if you dont….hehehehe god rest his soul….but i know hes not gonna rest

    lividemerald replied on September 7th, 2008 12:26 am:

    Don’t tell Jeff Foxworthy you like bacon fat….

  45. animefreak on September 7th, 2008 12:02 am

    whats the origin of ‘Hate’ ?

    lividemerald replied on September 7th, 2008 12:33 am:

    I always thought hippies were all about “Peace, brother!” But I heard they used to Haight-Ashbury.

    thxeleven38 replied on September 7th, 2008 3:57 am:

    ROFL! ROFL! ROFL!

  46. james25 on September 6th, 2008 11:54 pm

    Wierd kinda like the toilet not invented by Crapper guy.

  47. levisan on September 6th, 2008 11:46 pm

    hi Marina… i got a word… it’s bug, it’s used in software development. i heard it comes from the Mark II computer when a real bug, inside the system, caused an malfunction… but i don’t trust the source… so, thx, have a nice day :)

    thxeleven38 replied on September 7th, 2008 4:25 am:

    The term “Bug” was used within the computing industry as a shortened form of the word “debugging”. An activity performed by the electrical engineers to remove dead insects from the vacuum tube circuitry which constituted the machines inner workings, who had crawled there, that is the pests not the engineers, to get warm and electrocuted themselves. Their dead bodies would continue to short the circuits until they were removed. The machines where built in unheated environments. If this wasn’t done the machines did very poorly in arithmetic and insisted that one plus one equaled three.
    To find out more use this phrase “History of the Word Debugging”.

  48. kingramzo on September 6th, 2008 11:30 pm

    the origin of the homework

  49. whitezombie89 on September 6th, 2008 10:29 pm

    OK I got a word for you to find out about. It is “gasoline”. I only know that Rockafeller would dump it in the river at night. It was a bi-product of kerosine. Kind of like carbon is to humans. I was curious if you could figure out were the word came from.

    whitezombie89 replied on September 6th, 2008 10:30 pm:

    oh and for me it is french dressing

  50. lofkc on September 6th, 2008 10:16 pm

    Ranch Dressing for me. still curious about natural hair color. Have a great day.

  51. oracle7 on September 6th, 2008 9:48 pm

    My favorite dressing is ranch mixed with buffalo sauce.

  52. Chemikal on September 6th, 2008 9:44 pm

    Wow.. after another night lost reading up for my exams, today after I passed even the last one… I checked my e-mail, and found the HWF new video alert.
    Oh, I said… that’s cool, let’s see what Marina cooked up this time… Caesar’s Salad, yum.
    And before I knew it, I was smiling blissfully towards my monitor, forgetting all of the hard times and the fatigue accumulated during my examination period.
    I couldn’t have received a better reward today!
    Thank you, Marina!

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 10:05 pm:

    studying for exams?

    my commiserations. + more power to your elbow.

    Warren replied on September 9th, 2008 11:32 pm:

    Hello Chemikal,
    I’ll bet that it made your weekend.
    :cool:

  53. leonard on September 6th, 2008 9:43 pm

    Potato salads are good food and the best is German style potato salad. Dressing naked is barely serviced. Anchovie paste added :grin:

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 10:01 pm:

    i love potato salad, too. :)

    when i was in germany, i had some in a restaurant. And when the waitress came back for the plates, i wanted to say “ausgezeichnete”, but instead i ended up saying “ausge scheisse nete”.

    i.e. “excellent” came out as “shit out nete” (as far as google translate can make out)
    :oops:

    aLx replied on September 7th, 2008 1:15 am:

    rofl.

  54. abdulaziz on September 6th, 2008 9:35 pm

    hi marina :smile: ,

    could you please give us the origin of the word ((banana)) :wink:

    thanks very much.

    animalntaz replied on September 8th, 2008 2:43 pm:

    It reminds me of a sex tip from AtheneWins on Youtube:

    Tania: “Sex tip # (?): What’s a banana?” :mrgreen:

  55. hoodster on September 6th, 2008 9:18 pm

    Hey Marina!!

    I have a word request (actually, a phrase request):

    Why is a baby shower called a baby shower?

    I mean, at a baby shower, it doesn’t rain babies…so why s it called this?

    Thanks for taking this into consideration!

    Hoodster

    animalntaz replied on September 8th, 2008 2:40 pm:

    Maybe it has something to do with people showering gifts as well as love and support for the new baby to arrive.

  56. vc-companybuilder on September 6th, 2008 8:54 pm

    For you Marina - a Russian Caesar Salad - A Tsar Salad!

    http://www.ciao.co.uk/Recipes_for_Side_Dishes__Rev iew_5592500

  57. protac6 on September 6th, 2008 8:49 pm

    I’ve noticed there’s no Marina this whole thread. OH NO! WHERE CAN SHE BE?! :cry:

    CaptainJack replied on September 6th, 2008 9:15 pm:

    I think she is in the kitchen eating her salad. :mrgreen:

    protac6 replied on September 6th, 2008 9:17 pm:

    While singing karaoke and doing karate because it is her forTAY. :lol:

    danielpool52 replied on September 6th, 2008 10:18 pm:

    i heard her say on the radio that it takes eight hours to do a video seven days a week sometime you just got too get away frome it even if you like what you are doing God bless her :lol:

  58. avalonknight on September 6th, 2008 8:46 pm

    Lately I’ve been leaning more towards something fruity with a bit acidity. So my current dressing of choice is Raspberry Vinaigrette.

  59. mijj on September 6th, 2008 8:40 pm

    ok .. another salad based limerick spark .. any takers?

    To make a salad requires lots of luck …

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 8:53 pm:

    no takers for this limerick? .. this sucks

    vc-companybuilder replied on September 6th, 2008 8:56 pm:

    Yeah, Let’s have it!

    protac6 replied on September 6th, 2008 9:24 pm:

    What’s a limerick? I’ve been hearing that word somewhere but I forgot.

    celebornmars replied on September 7th, 2008 2:22 am:

    Limerick is an Irish town of course :mrgreen:
    Or a limerick is a little poem but generally the subject is not very poetical. :oops:

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 6:47 am:

    To make a salad requires lots of luck …

    no takers for this limerick? .. this sucks

    It’s all tattered and torn
    and bitter and forlorn

    :oops: It’s standing here exposed as a shmuck.

  60. zfranciose on September 6th, 2008 8:35 pm

    i would love to know the origin of the word
    “graffiti”
    great video btw.

    celebornmars replied on September 7th, 2008 2:19 am:

    It comes from the Greek verb “graphein” (to draw).

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 6:48 am:

    ah yes .. but .. where does the greek “graphein” come from?

  61. protac6 on September 6th, 2008 8:30 pm

    Anyone here from the bay area?

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 8:42 pm:

    i’ve heard of “bay area” .. and “greenpackers” springs to mind - dunno why tho.

    buzzword replied on September 6th, 2008 8:43 pm:

    dude, you could be addressing anyone in the world… which bay area?

    protac6 replied on September 6th, 2008 8:51 pm:

    I take that as a no. If you know the bay area its in California. :neutral:

    buzzword replied on September 6th, 2008 9:10 pm:

    well i thought you meant cali, but i’ve visited two other bay areas, mississippi and virginia that’s why i wanted to know which one you were referring to. cool?

    protac6 replied on September 6th, 2008 9:16 pm:

    I see, I see. I don’t travel much around the U.S :neutral:

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 9:28 pm:

    woah, buzz … absolutely no illegal substances for at least a decade. Only drink rarely now, too.

    However… i do check out stuff akin to ginseng and gingko etc. :) .. oh .. and essential oils are real influential too. (frankinsense and clary sage are my favorites)

    danielpool52 replied on September 6th, 2008 10:41 pm:

    the bay area Los angels to San Francisco :?:

    danielpool52 replied on September 6th, 2008 11:05 pm:

    San Francisco

    protac6 replied on September 7th, 2008 12:49 am:

    Not so much L.A but yeah SF and like Oakland, Vallejo, Berkley, and others.

    Warren replied on September 9th, 2008 9:37 pm:

    Hello protac6,
    Yes, since ‘89. East Bay. I see that you’re in San Jose. I just moved to the San Jouquin Valley- too hot!

    protac6 replied on September 10th, 2008 8:36 am:

    Oh nah, I’m in SF

  62. melikadothechacha on September 6th, 2008 8:19 pm

    A #1 video, Marina - 5 stars, total yummy hotnesssss…. :mrgreen:

    Homework -
    Mixed green salad including broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower,
    carrots, bean sprouts, cherry tomatoes, iceberg and
    Romaine lettuce, grated cheese and croutons, topped
    with Hidden Valley Ranch Original House dressing.
    When’s lunch? :smile:

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 8:49 pm:

    i’m going to avoid watching the Marina vids for a few days…

    My brain overloaded on the allure: hallucinations, rapture and delusions were induced. While very useful for creativity, it’s very emotionally draining. Time to reset Marina back to being merely an attractive, pleasant person.

    buzzword replied on September 6th, 2008 9:22 pm:

    mijj, your sucking too deep on the hookah.

    buzzword replied on September 6th, 2008 9:33 pm:

    i never said what was in your hookah, that’s your business. now stop moving around damn you! i can get your replies.

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 9:43 pm:

    oh .. well … this reply business is confusing .. i know i have a reply because i get an email saying i got a reply in my post, and i get a link which takes me there.

    so .. i assumed it’s the same for you .. but … i suspect not!

    anyhoo .. i use Clary Sage oil too .. and i double checked : .. it includes:

    aphrodisiac, euphoric

    all the other stuff i mess with does weird stuff with brain activity too .. and increases sensitivity to the effects of the oils.

    buzzword replied on September 7th, 2008 7:59 am:

    you got any links i could follow up on regarding this oily issue?

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 8:29 am:

    Alright, who’s going to put odds on how many day’s mijj can go without… ah, watching a vid.We got polling on the website, can we get some online betting action?

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 8:43 am:

    yeh .. buzzy .. the oils .. i’m going to look around and see if i can dig out a few refs that do more than just give shopping info.

    lol, BillyB .. my vid viewing (in conjunction with my legal chemical experiments) involving Marina induced a state of mind conducive to my studies of the occult which are of the purest, most moral and craziest variety and not about mundane physical … erm …

    anyway :oops: my aim is to be able to watch a Marina vid and think “gosh! what she said about that word is interesting” .. and not fall victim to the heart stopping allure of her charisma.

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 9:06 am:

    while i’m checking round, buzzwords … here’s some thoughts …

    when i check out these oils, i basically check for the claimed influences they have and not bother if the claims are backed up with hard evidence …

    … these things arent dangerous, and the point is to get benefit from them, rather than conduct a scientific study. So, bearing in mind the effects are subtle, i just use them and if i feel somthing’s benefitial in anyway, even if it’s just a nice smell, then i hang onto it.

    The mix i use most frequently is:
    Frankincense
    Clary Sage
    Ylang Ylang

    i use these if i want to get into a spacy and penetrating study mode .. it also induces (for me) a very (in the child’s sense) christmassy feel.

    I use a mix of
    Spearmint
    Peppermint
    .. if i feel a bit stuffy or fluish, etc.
    … these are also good if you want your landlady to believe your flat is clean and tidy without going to all the bother of actually cleaning or tidying.

    Estate Agents (Realtors) also use a particular essential oil for homes they’re trying to sell. I can’t remember which one, though. Makes people feel like they’ve walked into a fresh bright roomy house, etc.

    BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 9:23 am:

    Buzz mentions above “My chemical romance”…be careful, I don’t mix any chemical or natural stimulants & tried to quit (viewing) once… thought I was a “free will” guy… swinging a little more “determainist” lately…’til I decide to swing back.

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 10:39 am:

    good thinking, BillyB

    … really, the chemicals i’m dealing with are not powerful illegal type substances or even much in the way of stimulants .. merely enhancers and aids to concentration.

    I’m not going for a high via chemicals or other external means, i’m merely clearing the channels.

    i found that considering and getting my head around the reality of the occult creates a massively ethereal and otherworldly sense of being - which of course, means i’m crazy. :)

    My background (long ago before university) included the regular use of powerful chemicals - i’ve found the state of mind induced by controlled perception is far superior to any state of mind induced by chemicals. Mainly, i guess, because it has the sense of presence and super-reality.

    My sense of enchantment, etc with Marina while in that state revealed to me meanings in what i was examining that would otherwise be merely a collection of words. However.. on reflection … i guess this is creepy because she’s a woman presenting vids about words - she’s not expecting to be in the role of a high priestess who’s the spiritual force which is the complementary half of a fanciful chivalric quest to uncover the secrets of the occluded universe.

    :oops:

    mijj replied on September 7th, 2008 10:46 am:

    … erm .. so basically, i’m trying to show some respect by trying not to be enchanted.

    Warren replied on September 9th, 2008 9:29 pm:

    Hello mijj,
    How is/was your rehabilitation? Did you get the shakes? Did you quit cold turkey or find a substitute? I agree with you that every once in awhile we need to reboot our system or we overload ourselves with Marina’s sight(site) and interesting lessons. But like any other addiction it’s difficult to stay on the wagon. Right now I’m trying to catch up on all of my newsletters and e-mails and yet I stop by here and get distracted by all of the interesting comments and links. I’m catching up again since I’ve been too busy with work. I was stuck out of town twice this week and now it’s my saturday and this is what I call relaxing.

    mijj replied on September 9th, 2008 9:49 pm:

    it was a tuff rehabilitation, Warren. If she didn’t have a brain she’d be easy to cope with. If she didn’t have a bod, she’d be easy to cope with. If she didn’t have wit, she’d be easy to cope with. But all those together is too intense for me.

    However .. i found a weakness in the mix. She actually chose (and was not forced by circumstance) to live in California in the shadow of the showbiz empire. No reason why she wouldnt want to do that .. but it’s a character aspect that doesnt ring for me .. so .. whew!! - i can hang onto that in times of peril!

    anyway .. it’s relatively easy now i don’t watch the vids.

    I come to this site cos i like the material Marina sets up and i like the banter.

    and .. i have to admit .. i get a delicious zing when M replies to a post - and that keeps my plate spinning. :)

  63. mijj on September 6th, 2008 8:00 pm

    oops .. try again …

    There once was a salad named “Caeser” …

    melikadothechacha replied on September 6th, 2008 8:22 pm:

    …made with anchovies to please her.
    With croutons and egg
    the people would beg…

    protac6 replied on September 6th, 2008 8:24 pm:

    Anchovies are the best.

    melikadothechacha replied on September 6th, 2008 8:26 pm:

    There goes our limerick! LOL :mrgreen:

    mijj replied on September 6th, 2008 8:35 pm:

    for a share of the tastebudding stripteaser.

    sorry - very poor