in hockey, personaly i think it`s the best sports on earth but whatever, i think the word hockey would be an interesting word request for me and the other guys who writes the same request
OLE
TARMAC
COMMODE
PISSOIR
FEDERAL
BOOZE
TRAIN from TRAINING
PEEPING TOM
LEEWAY
DRINK YOU UNDER THE TABLE
JACK OF ALL TRADES
FOUL
ARCADE
BREAKFAST
DIBS
FRESTYLE
ROCK AND ROLL
SUEY
TAXICAB and TAXIDERMY
SHAMPOO
ALECK
SCISSORS
LETTER
NUMBER
BULLY
JERKY
LOUSY
COUNT
MUTT
DRAG QUEEN
WEIRDO
BULLSEYE
BINGO
RIGHTS
No=NUMBER=#
MUMS THE WORD
BOX from BOXING and BOXER
TROUBLESOME
HANDSOME
BATTERY SIZE
BLOW A RASPBERRY
STRAITJACKET not STRAIGHTJACKET
PHONEY
When I went to college at Boston University, I lived at West Campus. There are three dorms there named Rich, Claflin, and Sleeper Halls. The halls are named after the three founders of B.U.. When all three dorms had a false fire alarm on the same night it was called a ‘hat trick’. Not sport, nor very much fun for anyone involved. Except, perhaps, for the jerks who pulled the alarms.
As a huge fan of ice hockey, I know that a hat trick in that sport is when a player scores three goals. A natural hat trick in hockey is when those goals are scoreed in a row (ie the first, second and third goals are scored without anyone else scoring in between).
All I know about cricket is that there are overs and tries and that there are similarities to base ball if you look really hard.
culopeludo managed to forget one of the most obvious (in My opinion) Hat-trick of all – in Hockey – when a player scores 3 goals in one game. Also the term hat-trick being used in baseball as being 3 stikeouts in a row is only jokingly used. Not really an official term in baseball.
Hat-trick is used in: Marbles, Rugby, Baseball(three strikeouts in a row), Auto Racing:((1) wins(2) from pole position (3) garners the fastest lap speed in the race). Lacrosse, Poker by eliminating three players from the table in one hand. Also Soccer
Is niet meer te verkrijgen ( Volgens bestellijst ) en heb ook geen gebruikte meer.
Heb wel tweedehandse 70/36 Hoyt FX.
Maar zal morgen wel eens rond bellen of er nog iemand deze latten heeft ( XQ1 )
Je hoort nog van me
Groeten berny
Citeren Julle
> 70 inch
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> berny schreef:
>> Hallo Julle,
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>> Welke lengte heb je nodig 70 inch of 68 Inch????
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>> Groeten Berny
>> Handboogsport van Dorst
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>> Citeren Julle
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>>> Hoi,
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>>> Ik had een vraagje, verkopen jullie nog de Win&Win xq1 latten, ik ben
>>> namelijk op zoek naar een wat zwaarder paar 38# ? Ik heb 1 paar perfect
>>> gave 32# latten ,als jullie ze nog verkopen hoeveel zou ik dan moeten
>>> bijbetalen als ik deze inruil ?
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>>> mgv, Julle
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White Smoke Went bye bye?
It’s a phat program and not worth the disk space.
like anyone here cares if you spell correctly or are grammatically correct.
15 year old boys just want is see Miss M’s ….@ @’ s
even 50 year old boys
I care about spelling and grammar. Though Marina is very attractive, I (and most who frequent this site) do not visit out of an expectation of a burlesque show. Had that been the objective of the regular commentators, after nearly 300 videos, they would have long ago moved on to more carnal pastures.
It takes 2-3 mins to view the video, another 2-3 to post my ‘Homework’ reply, followed by several hours of fun interacting with other students, commenting back and forth, checking for replies to my own posts, offering suggestions, etc. If anyone were here for Marina’s breasts, I imagine their practice here would be more along the lines of:
1. locate a vid in which her breasts are frequently displayed
2. view it repeatedly.
Please don’t let me interrupt your repeated viewing of your favourite vid, gregs list I don’t expect you to reply.
Thanks, Fianchetto… you illuminate a flaw of logic aptly.
“Kobe”,
It is certainly a good YouTube video and associated channel. However, it has no associated web site with a blog with which to converse with colleagues; which is the reason I come here.
If you think you’ve set a trap for hypocrisy, you are mistaken. Posting comments on Delta’s channel does not prove that I care for grammar and spelling. The absence of my posts there does not prove that I lack caring for spelling or grammar. Likewise, my posts here do not reveal a desire to ogle Marina’s anatomy. Read them. Go back into lessons of yesterdays gone by. You’ll see comments concerned with a love for music, art, history, language, humor, gender roles, sexuality, etc. I’m sure you can search thousands, if not millions, of sites, YouTube or otherwise, within these few topics in which I have not commented. Yet my care for these still remains. If getting my jollies from pulchritude was my game, or the game of my colleagues, I would spend my time with sites that cater to such.
Holy Mackerel, is my request as I don’t even know the proper spelling. Is it Wholly Mackerel, or Holy Mackerel? Is it a Religious Fish, a Fish that has been left with many Holes in its body, or a Fish that is genetically 100% Mackerel . (as opposed to a 75% Mackerel 25% Cod)??
Please with your help the next time I see something big, or a whole Lotta something, I’ll know why Wholly Mackerel is a response, and what it means.
….people hang on to every word of a high brow critic of the prestigious Avant Guard Magazine …..people will believe what ever is written……the elite want to sound cool…..they need my reviews for conversation at the next cocktail party, charitable event, polo match or fox hunt. Every bath house, toll house, doll house, big house and out house has a copy of Avant Guard Magazine on their coffee table…how else will people know they have class…..tongue is placed firmly against cheek
it’s not retroactive like your gravatar, though…posts made with your alternate display name will remain with the display name under which they were posted, but the gravatar will update every time you change it.
hello i was at work today and the boss said that must of bin a fair few bob, refering to money , i was just wondering were it comes from and why is it used. it would be much apreciated if anyone could give me an answer
“Bob” was slang for a shilling, eg “two bob” would be two shillings, a “two bob bit”, a two shilling piece. There is also the phrase “bent as a nine-bob note” for someone who is untrustworthy (or, more recently, homosexual, playing on the slang “bent”). As there is no such thing as a nine-bob note, you know it must be fake. Not sure if I’ve answered your question or just rambled!
Solon/ˈsoʊlən/ Pronunciation Key -[soh-luhn] does not sound anything like La sala. What is your definition of Solon? Athenian statesman.
2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.
Sorry, mis spelt it, the proper spelling and definition is:
Salon – a shop, business, or department of a store offering a specific product or service, esp. one catering to a fashionable clientele: a dress salon; a hair salon.
This definition is from dictionary.com should it matter.
Thought ’salon’ was the word you wanted but it stills does not sound like La sala. Note in Spanish ’salon’ means ‘a large hall’ used for renting for weddings or parties.
…it was a day at the beach with seagulls diving at your french fries as you eat your lunch by the sea shore while watching playful otters floating on their back stacking on an abalone…so vivid was this video you could smell the seaweed…AGM
Well Cricket is a sport that you play with a Cricket bat and ball on a pitch which is hardened grass and on this you bowl the ball overarm and the aim is to try and get the batter out by either hitting the wicket, of which there are three of them, which the batter protects. If the batsman does not hit the ball then he can be given out leg before wicket if the ball is going on to hit the stumps, another term for the wickets. The batter can also be out if he hits the ball to a fielder on the full. He also can be our if he is attempting a run, which is from the batting crease at one end of the pitch, a line that where the batsman must have his foot behind if he wants to be safe. the batting crease is 1122cm away from the wickets. When the bowler bowls his deliever, he must have some of his front foot when he bowls behind this line, otherwise he has delivered a no ball and as a result of that the batsmen cannot be given out, except for being run out, which means that the batter is not behind the batting crease. Each team has eleven players, but the batting team only has two players out in the middle at one time. Every team has to have at least two bowlers and a wicketkeeper, since the wicketkeeper stands somewhere behind the stumps, the distance depends on the pace of the bowler. Normally each team has about three pace bowlers and one spinner. This is elementary Cricket, but the best way to see how it is played is by watching it. So Marina, if you every want to understand the game of Cricket better, you should come to Australia and what Australia play, since we are the best nation at Cricket. I can be your personal guide to the game if you want.
Oh what the hell. I am copying this from part of an email from fianchetto
*Idea*: Perhaps you could continue treating words like ‘fuck’ that get requested so nauseatingly frequently by the uninitiated ones (masturbate, fellatio, etc). In fact perhaps you could get a ‘reject list’ from Marina of words that she absolutely refuses to do that are frequently requested and give them the ‘fuck’ treatment. You could be Mr. Hot For The Words That We Are Sick Of Seeing Requested And Marina Has No Intention Of Doing
Marina:
Here’s something.
“It’s” is a contraction for it is.
“Its” is possessive for whatever you’re talking about.
I see “it’s” used incorrectly all the time where people should know better, as the possessive use – to the point where maybe in a year or two, I think the incorrect usage may become standard.
Something you want to work on?
foxbow asked: “OK cool, are you from germany then?”
Yes, I was born in Bielefeld, Deutschland which
is about 113 Km (70 miles) ESE of Enschede, NL.
I was ten when my parent came to the US and I’ve lost my accent since.
What’s interesting is that my friend’s daughter was born in the US and married a German and she lives in Oldenburg (ESE of Groningen) and she absolutely loves it there.
Wy did you move to the US?
I think I was in bielefeld last week…At least we drove trough it. I went to Kassel to pick up my new bow and we took another route back(which was longer )
I’m not planning on staying here in The Netherlands ,need to finnish university or something else first and then i’m outa here as soon as possible
actually, i don’t know anyone who’d say “texten” when referring to sending text messages.
“texten” is used for “(to) talk.” ex.: “ich ruf dich an, dann können wir texten.”
sending text messages: “simsen” / “sms schicken.”
Hey Bob, the Thai meal went really well so thanks again for the link -
Didn’t do it verbatum however the end result was absolutly spot on. Always one mind when asked for some ketchup! The cheek of the lad but whatever makes the wee fella happy, I guess? – Being the perfectionist will try again but do recall in Thailand the same meal ever tasting quite the same as before, which just adds to fun of Thai cooking
Cricket was obviuosly created by the English upper class for the same reason Polo, Golf and Tennis were created. They wanted to flaunt their wealth. All of these games required a large estate, expensive equipment or horses.
lesson on GOLF has been done, see previous lessons
Made me laugh your comments about upper classes, I have neither large estates or horses, altough close by! Oh the parody! Polo deffo for the upper crusts, have been to events, champers and picnics dressed to the nines however rather the salt of the earth cricket games. Cricket is usually played on a village green with a local pub not too far away. I guess it’s all about state of mind when it comes to sports, the taking part not just about the winning, rich or poor just give it your best and above all, enjoy
Enjoyed the joke too so have one for you:-
Whats small, red and sits in the corner shaking?
An angry strawberry!
Good Morning Marinaville!
In Baseball
Hat Trick: Hitter Strikes out 3 times
Golden Sombrero: Hitter Strikes out 4 times
Platinum Sombrero: Hitter Strikes out 5 times
If the hitter strikes out more than 5 times the pitcher calls a limo for him.
okay, so thought again how to explain cricket, as follows
Throw the ball as fast as you can at the batsman to try and get him out. As a batsman try and hit the ball as hard as you can and score loads of runs. At the end of the day, get a few drinks in. Sorted
spiker’s comment, below, is the most brilliant summary of cricket that I have ever seen.
aLx said, “no one outside england knows how cricket is played.”; well, there are plenty of people in England who are mystified too.
Only the Brits could have invented a game which lasts for five days and, at the end of which, no-one knows who has won, or even if anyone has won.
My theory is that it was invented by the aristocracy for the sole purpose of keeping the maximum number of peasants occupied for the longest time, so they wouldn’t have time to foment revolution.
Privet,dear Marina! How you doing? I’m an applied linguistics student and I must say that you are the most beautiful lecturer in etymology I have ever seen I have some words and idioms for you to investigate, I guess I will start with the noun ‘a dozen’ and I will also appreciate if you explain the origin of the idiom ‘a devil’s (baker’s) dozen’. Thanks in advance!
Finaly i’m able to watch this video
hattrick, can be used in used in many sports, like in football when someone scores 3 goals in a row it’s called a hat-trick
Cricket ,I have no idea how that is played, only thing I know is that it looks retarded
Marina.. You made an error here.. when you said ” and bob from my website wanted to know the origin of the word hat trick” instead of “hat trick being at the bottom of the screen english_teacher_27 was there instead!1
Do you mean if I go on something like.., Report website problem. Because I can’t email you through the website because you got rid of the hyperlink in the contact section.
Generally, I can spell quite well, so I have to admit, you made me second guess myself. I thought you were trying to correct my spelling of “deus ex machina”. Therefore I went into my library and pulled out my dictionary. Does the OED spell it differently? Webster’s shows “machina” not “machine”… or did the spell checker attack?
Thank you so much for your prompt reply to my post! Im sorry for the spelling mistake by spelling “deus” as “Deux” But Marina Im still a little confused. like dezdkado said, i rechecked my dictionary and it says “Deus ex machina” I even googled it and it says the same.
would you please to a segment on it?
And dezdkado, thank you so much for pointing out the spelling mistake and correcting me!
Particularly when did its meaning change from the morally neutral “desiring material goods” to the present meaning of “excessive acquisitiveness.” It seems we have no word any more to describe a man’s honest desire to improve his circumstances.
As there is turmoil in the global stock markets, and as there are are 2 things that drive any market, namely “FEAR” and “GREED”, I heartily second your submission of ‘Greed’ for Marina to investigate. not to mention its rank among the seven deadly sins, making perhaps another thing for M to investigate…
I have recently joined your website and I think it’s great what you are doing for improving peoples interest in learning new words! I really enjoy watching your posts on youtube and I never miss watching an episode on Bill O’Reilly’s Factor hoping to see you there!
Marina, What does the word “John Doe” or “Jane Doe” mean? How did this word come to imply a person who’s identity is not known?
I hope you can help me!
TC!
P.S. I think your accent is really sweet!
I just wanted to know why people say “take a hit” when they pass someone a cigarette or a joint, or where the word “Marijuana” came from, since it used to be known as hemp? which ever one would be cool
Thanks!!!
In hockey if a player scores three goals that is called a hat trick. Yes I have an idea about cricket, but it has been about 20 years sense I have watched it. I forgot some of the rules in scoring.
As a hockey player and a hockey fan I’m very thankful for uncovering hat trick. I never really thought about it till now.
Of course it’s used in hockey when a player scores three goals. For tradition though, you are suppose to toss your hat onto the ice. There is another type of hat trick in hockey called the Gordie Howe hat trick where a player gets a goal, assist and gets into a fight.
no i havent got a clue i thought you were going to do a magic trick well im glad your doing well marina keep smilling love your positive attitude, love yah!!!
I’m not an avid sports watcher so I fail the homework in a big way. I do watch the KC Chiefs sometimes tho and to see them win 3 Super Bowls in a row would be a *most wonderful* “hat trick”!!
Specifically, can you trace how it acquired the two distinct meanings of a technical scientific term and a term describing the new-age concept of “vital force”?
I’ve been looking online on how to become a Philologist and haven’t found much in the way of contact to lesson plans or schools. If anyone has any input it would be much appreciated.
Languages and communication have always been an interest of mine, digging deeper into why we say what we say.
Thank you Marina for putting a name to what I’ve been passionate about!
that was an interesting request, goes back to 1500’s probably earlier. such a common item and easily overlooked word. won’t go further incase m. uses it.
Homework : Sports hat tricks…
One comes to mind; World Series
baseball. Winning three games in a row,
is a hat trick.
As for cricket, I don’t know the game – sorry.
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
If I want to make a video for display on YT, make a video request, etc. apart from a camera and a mic, what will I need to edit the film? Can one edit through realplayer or windows media player?
I cannot recommend any video editing software, but I can tell you that realplayer and windows media player will not work.
In one of her earlier lessons, Marina tells what software she uses.
I DO shoot clay pigeons, stationary targets, convicted felons that wander onto my property for any reason, as well as uninvited guests at my whim. Would anyone care to trespass my property while I am present? I’ll gladly take care of the “arresting officer” as well, should he be so foolish as to cross me. Further, I shall gladly entertain serious queries of my stance should they be presented.
you need to make sure your camera produces an open video format (avi, mkv, etc) – not a windows proprietary one (wmv? asf?) – that way you wont be limited to shelling out stacks of dosh … unless you’re loaded and don’t care.
Hi dezdkado,
If you have a Mac, you’ll want to use Final Cut. Marina uses Final Cut Pro. For a PC, you could use the free MS Movie Maker, which you will learn to hate, besides it has lots of bugs.
I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio on a PC.
You’ll see that there are 4 price points. I’m using the Platinum Edition ($85), which is sufficient to do pretty much anything. If you plan on doing fancy DVD menus, then you’ll also want to get DVD Architect Studio. Below the four products is a comparison link. Check it out and see what you need. You can download for a 30 day free trial.
Well I use movie maker.. Marina uses final cut pro.. I tried sony vegas but a 2 second clip was literally about 35 mb and I couldnt be arsed to mess around trying to sort it out
Huh? I doubt that is the case, Greg.
Be advised that there is a new virus
circulating since Friday affecting a
variety of servers. One version poses
as a pop up box for a virus scan update.
Nasty trojan, but AVG stops it cold.
It gets by Norton, AOL and McAfee in
three instances I’ve seen! I have seen
no evidence of comments by Roadrunmch
that would warrant Marina having reason
to block that screen name.
Can you describe to me what has been
happening to make you think there is
a problem? Thanks.
“Kumbaya – it never hurts to help”
Eek! the Cat
I am a recent viewer of your Hot for Words videos and can say that brains and beauty are the sexiest things to find in a woman.
But on to the homework. I also know the term hat trick is used in the sport of playing darts and it revers to getting 3 bulls eyes by the same player in one round of play with 3 darts.
Hello Marina you looked nice in your cap. BUT could you wear your cowgirl Hat so i can see your beautiful eyes i could not see yours eyes good job Marina
Sports, like humor, are very cultural. What is popular in one area will seem dull in others, and vice versa.
For many people, if their parents were not into a certain sport, and they did not grow up watching it, then it will never be popular with them.
My family was big into the American trifecta: Baseball, Football, and Basketball. However, I liked to try things just for the thrill of something new. I tried Hockey, but was a poor skater, as well as lacrosse, and gymnastics. Later I tried racquetball and volleyball.
It happens yes. I played soccer in school, and enjoy watching the World Cup, and Euro Cup, but I know I will never experience the passion during a soccer match that I get watching my favorite football team play.
Even football (American Football), is cultural within the U.S. Here in the south NCAA football is far more popular then the NFL, and that is because there is not a long tradition of professional teams here.
True, in the south, especially in small towns, high school and college ball are far more important than professional football. And I had forgotten, I played soccer too, for five years… ruined my ankles from playing so hard.
Yeah, I have an idea how cricket is played – being a Brit you can’t avoid the game completely even if you don’t particularly like it. But explaining it to someone – er – well – sorry to sound sexist – but it is sort of like trying to explain the offside rule in football (soccer) to a woman – most just never get it.
Anyway – three goals by one player in football in a single match = hat trick. Also, similarly, three tries by one player in rugby. Probably also in hockey and so on – the term seems to be quite generic.
Dear совершенная Marina, For your homework, the term “hat trick” is also used to recognize someone who scores three points in ice hockey, field hockey, soccer (called “football” in other countries), lacrosse, and a few other sports. In magic acts, there’s a “hat trick” where the magician apparentky has an empty top hat, but he pulls a cute, live bunny rabbit from it!
Cricket is a game in which wickets (wood staves) are placed at opposite ends of a parallelogram infield called a “pitch”. A “bowler” at one end tosses a ball to knock down the opposite wickets, but there is an opposing batsman called a “striker” who tries to hit the ball away. If the batsman hits the ball, he and and a fellow team member (the non-striker) run to the opposite ends of the pitch before the opposite team returns the ball. Runs are scored and counted and there are ways to get the batting team “out” so the other team may bat.
What a beautiful orange dress you wore with the neat, black baseball cap. It was nice to see you on your bed on nice bedcovers with flower prints and lace edging. But instead of going to bed, you played with Kobe, instead!
I saw your earlier video called “The Men’s Dictionary.” In it, you said that if I invite you out to dinner, what I’m actually saying is: “I want to have sex with you.” By a similar theory, if I invite you to bed, then I must be planning a meal of “breakfast in bed?” (It’s just a joke, and it’s always nice to see your videos.) Your dear student, seesixcm6
I don’t like Cricket, no man, I LOVE IT!!!! – If you find the five day test matches a little boring then check out the 20/20 games as far more exciting to watch. The batting team have two batsmen on at any one time against the rest of the other team, the fielding team. The fielding team will bowl six balls per ‘over’. They can bowl fast, medium, slow or spin, long or short. Over the wicket or around the wicket. If they manage to hit the wicket (the three stumps behind the batsman) or force the batsman to put his leg before wicket (LBW) blocking the ball which would have hit the wicket, the umpire standing at the other end will give out, should he think it so, usually with a loud shout of ‘OUZ THAAAAAT?’ from the fielding team. Also, a batsman can be caught out providing the ball hasn’t hit the ground before it has been caught, straight off the bat into the fielding hands. So, the batsman has to defend his wicket. The batsmen can score a six (hit the ball out of the ground over the white boundry line before landing), a four (hits the ball out of the ground but lands before crossing the white line) or as many ‘runs’ inbetween the fielder throwing back the ball to the wicket keeper. This is when you see the batsmen running to the other end to score a run. Once the batting side are all out, the teams swap over. Now the new batting team have to beat the number of runs previously scored. Ozzy legend Shane Warne has to have been the best spinner ever. When a spin bowler is on, you will notice the fielders come closer to the wicket surrounding the batsman giving loads of verbal in attempt to put off the batsman. The spin bowler will usually pitch the ball one side of the crease where the ball turns sharply towards the wicket, forcing the batsman to make an error or no run(helping to keep the score down). When you have a fast paced bowler, Viv Richards is a great example, fielders will be further away as the ball is hit really hard. Now what tends to happen here is the batsman can make some serious runs from fast bowlers however are more likely to make a mistake then out. Get it?
The US should get into it; I am a big Baseball fan (on the TV right now), the two sports share similar themes. Best cricket teams to watch are South Africa, the ozzies, Pakistan and dare I say England. …..20/20 is the go (twenty overs each side); unless you have much time on your hands then go for the five day test matches of which there are usually another four test matches to be played over the following months, the winning team is the one which won the most matches. Take a good book!
Hatricks, anything of three I guess. In football, a player scores three goals so gets a hatrick. A cricket player bowls three batsmen out, so scores a hatrick….thinking about it, I passed three exams recently so there be another hatrick…..
Thanks for another great lesson, hit for six Did I see you with an afro hair doo Marina in the opening credits?
That’s it dezdkado, jump right in at the deap end and give it a go. Mind you, having jumped in at the deap end with American Football caution has always been there since! I got absolutly squashed! Theres me thinking after playing years of rugby it would be a doddle
It takes greater endurance for Rugby and Football than for American Football. I find Am. football is geared toward strength, but does involve much strategy and quickness of execution. Am. football involves many series of short intense plays, whereas rugby and football are continuous play… or so I see it to be.
The AM footy is pretty hard core tho, with all that extra padding adding to the weight. I still don’t understand the rules but get the jist, loads of players coming on and off confuses me greatly!! Rugby Union I used to love playing. Use to love the beat the crap out of each other on the field bit then singing songs at the bar after the game. Always battered and bruised, teeth capped, ribs busted, knees popping, blood everywhere, was a great game to play! I do miss not being able to play anymore but thankfully am close to many top teams so grab a game now and then, more beer more pies
Buzz, awesome! This is just what us Brits could do with at a 20/20 game – after drinking a few ales and eating a few pies would make the cherry on the cake! Recall an interview with the crowd at an American footy game with the guys all having their binoculars….much laughter as the wives really thought it was to see the players action better….nothing to do with the cheerleaders at all
For your homework, Marina … i want you to go out and find some LSD from one of your showbiz buddies .. and do the next word video whilst tripping. – just a thought to spice up the routine.
mijj, shame on you The imagination should be enough with out dropping or maybe its that one I tried at college still hanging around
BTW, whats happening, man, with your vids? The beep vid is a bit short! You have to help me out here mijj as I have a very short concentration span and find that a bit too long to really understand
Homework: hockey is the only other sport I’ve ever heard in connection with the phrase ‘hat trick’
Extra credit: To play Cricket, all you have to do is:
1. find two teams willing to compete
2. Administer each player a therapeutic dose of LSD
3. Have them to play a game of American baseball.
End result:
A game of cricket.
Oww, but true… seems strange, as LSD is supposed to be “mind expanding” while steroids and growth hormones are muscle expanding… and a cause of… hehe… “shrinkage”
I fell in love with an earwig i saw creeping along the floor in a buddy’s flat.
It was beautiful .. it was like it was made of polished brass – like a living feeling machine. It’s little antennae were waving at me like it was talking to me …
.. and then it lunged at me !!!!
.. it scared me to death .. i tried to get away by crawling up the wall .. while simultaneously fantastically thrilled and choking with laughter at what was happening.
As it transpires, evidently, at this conjucture, I must say that falling in love with an earwig is something indubitably remarkable in its own right. Predjudice seems to fall by the wayside when you are stunned by the rapture on uncommon foreign beauties… such as the kind outlined in your comment above.
Mushrooms will make the muscles on your face hurt from too much laughter. You usually notice this the next day. As for the experiences amidst the jovial nonsense, they include evergreen trees that look like their oozing with life and color, sometimes you see electrified grid patterns like a star wars matrix, and if you look into a mirror you might see yourself as an animal such as a lion. Lights are very “trippy” as well.
By the way, “I’ve never tried it, but, I peeked inside my Great-grandma’s diary one day when I was sniffin’ shoe glue. I was 4.
one of my most beautiful experiences was gazing at my girlfriends face and eyes.
if i rested my eyes at any place for more than a moment there would grow infinitely fine filigree patterns as part of the texture of her skin becoming steadily more and more refined and exotic. And pure thrill of falling into the pools of her eyes … pure heaven. … erm .. etc.
Dear Teacher,
I’d like to suggest the word “cuckold” for a future lesson. Even thought it’s not a word you hear much anymore, it’s still an interesting one. Also, being from the South, I’d like to support a lesson on a strictly Southern word. I think “y’all” is too obvious, though, and think something like “chittlin” or “britches” (as in those silver breeches) would be better lessons.
One last thing, I want to thank you deeply for your lessons on “forte” and “could care less” because I have been making those arguments for a long time. I hope, of course, that people will actually listen to you on the matter.
Your dear student,
Holt
in hockey, personaly i think it`s the best sports on earth but whatever, i think the word hockey would be an interesting word request for me and the other guys who writes the same request
mostly in hockey
i dont understand cricket… why try to hit a ball with a boat paddle… i dont get it…
Nice CAP
Hockey, when a player gets 3 goals in one game.
Where does the word Hickey come from?
what about TEN GALLON HAT
OLE
TARMAC
COMMODE
PISSOIR
FEDERAL
BOOZE
TRAIN from TRAINING
PEEPING TOM
LEEWAY
DRINK YOU UNDER THE TABLE
JACK OF ALL TRADES
FOUL
ARCADE
BREAKFAST
DIBS
FRESTYLE
ROCK AND ROLL
SUEY
TAXICAB and TAXIDERMY
SHAMPOO
ALECK
SCISSORS
LETTER
NUMBER
BULLY
JERKY
LOUSY
COUNT
MUTT
DRAG QUEEN
WEIRDO
BULLSEYE
BINGO
RIGHTS
No=NUMBER=#
MUMS THE WORD
BOX from BOXING and BOXER
TROUBLESOME
HANDSOME
BATTERY SIZE
BLOW A RASPBERRY
STRAITJACKET not STRAIGHTJACKET
PHONEY
When I went to college at Boston University, I lived at West Campus. There are three dorms there named Rich, Claflin, and Sleeper Halls. The halls are named after the three founders of B.U.. When all three dorms had a false fire alarm on the same night it was called a ‘hat trick’. Not sport, nor very much fun for anyone involved. Except, perhaps, for the jerks who pulled the alarms.
Eric M
As a huge fan of ice hockey, I know that a hat trick in that sport is when a player scores three goals. A natural hat trick in hockey is when those goals are scoreed in a row (ie the first, second and third goals are scored without anyone else scoring in between).
All I know about cricket is that there are overs and tries and that there are similarities to base ball if you look really hard.
Yes a “Hat Trick” is a cricketing term. But why is a is a “double hat trick” four wickets in for successive deliveries & not six? How is that double?
Keep up the good work Marina.
culopeludo managed to forget one of the most obvious (in My opinion) Hat-trick of all – in Hockey – when a player scores 3 goals in one game. Also the term hat-trick being used in baseball as being 3 stikeouts in a row is only jokingly used. Not really an official term in baseball.
Hat-trick is used in: Marbles, Rugby, Baseball(three strikeouts in a row), Auto Racing:((1) wins(2) from pole position (3) garners the fastest lap speed in the race). Lacrosse, Poker by eliminating three players from the table in one hand. Also Soccer
I have a question about CoComment. Is it just a reader or is it possible to reply to a thread through the CoComment site?
Oh, is it possible to send a private message to a user here or are we left to purely public communication?
Hi Marina. I was wondering were the phrase “the whole nine yards” comes from.
Game time!
Paste here whatever you have in copy at the moment
Ok i will start
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ2syVzSVc&feature=related
Lol thats so funny
{nothing in my clipboard} hehhehehe
huh? let’s see….
Hallo Julle,
Is niet meer te verkrijgen ( Volgens bestellijst ) en heb ook geen gebruikte meer.
Heb wel tweedehandse 70/36 Hoyt FX.
Maar zal morgen wel eens rond bellen of er nog iemand deze latten heeft ( XQ1 )
Je hoort nog van me
Groeten berny
Citeren Julle
> 70 inch
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> berny schreef:
>> Hallo Julle,
>>
>> Welke lengte heb je nodig 70 inch of 68 Inch????
>>
>> Groeten Berny
>> Handboogsport van Dorst
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>> Citeren Julle
>>
>>> Hoi,
>>>
>>> Ik had een vraagje, verkopen jullie nog de Win&Win xq1 latten, ik ben
>>> namelijk op zoek naar een wat zwaarder paar 38# ? Ik heb 1 paar perfect
>>> gave 32# latten ,als jullie ze nog verkopen hoeveel zou ik dan moeten
>>> bijbetalen als ik deze inruil ?
>>>
>>> mgv, Julle
>>
mmmmhhh….
“I feel like I’ve been et by a wolf and shit over a cliff.”
Pirate Hip Hop Song
gruf gruf
eeeeeeek!
that furry monster can 
talktypeand he knows how to use a search engine… the puppy can Google
Capman????? Are you in disguise????
Capman in disguise looks like Bullwinkle with a flying squirrel poking his backside… unless he has transmogrified yet again.
White Smoke Went bye bye?
@’ s
It’s a phat program and not worth the disk space.
like anyone here cares if you spell correctly or are grammatically correct.
15 year old boys just want is see Miss M’s ….@
even 50 year old boys
I care about spelling and grammar. Though Marina is very attractive, I (and most who frequent this site) do not visit out of an expectation of a burlesque show. Had that been the objective of the regular commentators, after nearly 300 videos, they would have long ago moved on to more carnal pastures.
your a 15 year old boy?
*Sigh* If only I could turn back time and retain what I have learned. I am much closer to 50 than 15.
Or were you asking if I possess a 15 year old boy? (Answer: No)
Here is a good site then I will be looking for your comments on her page
Thanks, Dez Here’s how it works for me:
It takes 2-3 mins to view the video, another 2-3 to post my ‘Homework’ reply, followed by several hours of fun interacting with other students, commenting back and forth, checking for replies to my own posts, offering suggestions, etc. If anyone were here for Marina’s breasts, I imagine their practice here would be more along the lines of:
1. locate a vid in which her breasts are frequently displayed
2. view it repeatedly.
Please don’t let me interrupt your repeated viewing of your favourite vid, gregs list I don’t expect you to reply.
Thanks, Fianchetto… you illuminate a flaw of logic aptly.
“Kobe”,
It is certainly a good YouTube video and associated channel. However, it has no associated web site with a blog with which to converse with colleagues; which is the reason I come here.
If you think you’ve set a trap for hypocrisy, you are mistaken. Posting comments on Delta’s channel does not prove that I care for grammar and spelling. The absence of my posts there does not prove that I lack caring for spelling or grammar. Likewise, my posts here do not reveal a desire to ogle Marina’s anatomy. Read them. Go back into lessons of yesterdays gone by. You’ll see comments concerned with a love for music, art, history, language, humor, gender roles, sexuality, etc. I’m sure you can search thousands, if not millions, of sites, YouTube or otherwise, within these few topics in which I have not commented. Yet my care for these still remains. If getting my jollies from pulchritude was my game, or the game of my colleagues, I would spend my time with sites that cater to such.
“Cricket?! Nobody understands cricket…”
Hijinks
I don’t have a problem.
yes you do
Cricket summary:
You have two sides one out in the field and one in.
Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
When they are all out the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When both sides have been in and out including the not outs, THAT’S THE END OF THE GAME!
are you sure this is cricket? ..in out next guy ,in out next guy ,in out etc……..sound more like …uhh….uh… you know
waiting room in a brothel?
Hockey. Three goals. Hat trick.
Why do they call cricket cricket?
Because standing like that to bat gives you a crick in the back and another in the neck.
For anyone curious, the rules of cricket are available via this url: http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/
Not sure how much it will help, though!
Hello Marina,
Holy Mackerel, is my request as I don’t even know the proper spelling. Is it Wholly Mackerel, or Holy Mackerel? Is it a Religious Fish, a Fish that has been left with many Holes in its body, or a Fish that is genetically 100% Mackerel . (as opposed to a 75% Mackerel 25% Cod)??
Please with your help the next time I see something big, or a whole Lotta something, I’ll know why Wholly Mackerel is a response, and what it means.
Holy Mackerel as in Batman.
In nomini Catfish, et filet of Sole, et Mackerel Sanctus… Batman is cool, but just a comic book vigilante. Don’t mess with the Holy Mackerel.
Little early for your Halloween costume mate:-D
how did you know it was me?
….you just told me
oh yeh!!
…already have tomorrows review written for #6
no!!
how can that be? .. you ent seen it yet … have you?
….people hang on to every word of a high brow critic of the prestigious Avant Guard Magazine …..people will believe what ever is written……the elite want to sound cool…..they need my reviews for conversation at the next cocktail party, charitable event, polo match or fox hunt. Every bath house, toll house, doll house, big house and out house has a copy of Avant Guard Magazine on their coffee table…how else will people know they have class…..tongue is placed firmly against cheek
I’m holding out for a first class review from Pretentious? .. Moi? magazine!!
Pretentious Moi Ragazine is so full of self importance, self inflecting/self indulgence, it’s not fit to wrap fish. Oh new vid is up, bye
ok .. so how long does it take for my new display name to trickle through?
oh! .. immediate!
it’s not retroactive like your gravatar, though…posts made with your alternate display name will remain with the display name under which they were posted, but the gravatar will update every time you change it.
Funny Quote of the Day:
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
Charles M. Schulz
That man is so right in many ways!
YAY i need 2 tlk 2 u srry 4 the txt talk bt i am eating
hooligan
quid as in money
shenanagan, hooligan, hanky panky
hello i was at work today and the boss said that must of bin a fair few bob, refering to money , i was just wondering were it comes from and why is it used. it would be much apreciated if anyone could give me an answer
“Bob” was slang for a shilling, eg “two bob” would be two shillings, a “two bob bit”, a two shilling piece. There is also the phrase “bent as a nine-bob note” for someone who is untrustworthy (or, more recently, homosexual, playing on the slang “bent”). As there is no such thing as a nine-bob note, you know it must be fake. Not sure if I’ve answered your question or just rambled!
thanks i get the bent as a nine bob note alot lol yep u answerd it thanks alot
English equivalent to “three dollar bill.”
I am interested in what you come up with the Word Wicca. I have read other means throughout the Internet, but I want to see what you come up with.
Ive been wondering about the word Cigarette and how it became know as a Fag in the European culture or for that matter world wide.
Thanks Captin Peacock
PS love your site not only because your easy on the eyes but I think its your funny intellectual wit.
Keep up the good work.
Columbus Day song Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
lol .. i’ve never heard this. Wacky ol’ Bob.
Who? What? Oh! Him.
well ..
.. that’s not exactly true … i have now.
History lesson for you mijj, Dylan and Beatles Smoke Pot
lol .. that’s brilliant .. and probably quite accurate.
Just curious about the word Solon. Is it somehow related to La Sala (Spanish for Living Room)? Pronunciation is similar.
Solon/ˈsoʊlən/ Pronunciation Key -[soh-luhn] does not sound anything like La sala. What is your definition of Solon? Athenian statesman.
2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.
Sorry, mis spelt it, the proper spelling and definition is:
Salon – a shop, business, or department of a store offering a specific product or service, esp. one catering to a fashionable clientele: a dress salon; a hair salon.
This definition is from dictionary.com should it matter.
Thought ’salon’ was the word you wanted but it stills does not sound like La sala. Note in Spanish ’salon’ means ‘a large hall’ used for renting for weddings or parties.
Hi marina I love your show your hilarious!
Anyways i juat wanted to request the word Scandless i have been using it a lot lately and have noticed i really dont know what it means
If you could do a video on it that would be great thank you!
That’s a scandalous request.
someone who doesn’t wear scandles?
ok … new vid is up ..
recap:
[first vid]
[second vid]
[third vid]
[fourth vid]
[new fifth vid]
….abooot time, the review is in my head, will post soon
mijj, really, your efforts are showing much promise..
…it was a day at the beach with seagulls diving at your french fries as you eat your lunch by the sea shore while watching playful otters floating on their back stacking on an abalone…so vivid was this video you could smell the seaweed…AGM
Oh yea, nice touch with the lotus flower
ta, Che
Tai Chi?
This form is called “Grabbing the Seagull whilst holding your French Fries out of its reach”.
On guard
ka, ching
Well Cricket is a sport that you play with a Cricket bat and ball on a pitch which is hardened grass and on this you bowl the ball overarm and the aim is to try and get the batter out by either hitting the wicket, of which there are three of them, which the batter protects. If the batsman does not hit the ball then he can be given out leg before wicket if the ball is going on to hit the stumps, another term for the wickets. The batter can also be out if he hits the ball to a fielder on the full. He also can be our if he is attempting a run, which is from the batting crease at one end of the pitch, a line that where the batsman must have his foot behind if he wants to be safe. the batting crease is 1122cm away from the wickets. When the bowler bowls his deliever, he must have some of his front foot when he bowls behind this line, otherwise he has delivered a no ball and as a result of that the batsmen cannot be given out, except for being run out, which means that the batter is not behind the batting crease. Each team has eleven players, but the batting team only has two players out in the middle at one time. Every team has to have at least two bowlers and a wicketkeeper, since the wicketkeeper stands somewhere behind the stumps, the distance depends on the pace of the bowler. Normally each team has about three pace bowlers and one spinner. This is elementary Cricket, but the best way to see how it is played is by watching it. So Marina, if you every want to understand the game of Cricket better, you should come to Australia and what Australia play, since we are the best nation at Cricket. I can be your personal guide to the game if you want.
Oh what the hell. I am copying this from part of an email from fianchetto
*Idea*: Perhaps you could continue treating words like ‘fuck’ that get requested so nauseatingly frequently by the uninitiated ones (masturbate, fellatio, etc). In fact perhaps you could get a ‘reject list’ from Marina of words that she absolutely refuses to do that are frequently requested and give them the ‘fuck’ treatment. You could be Mr. Hot For The Words That We Are Sick Of Seeing Requested And Marina Has No Intention Of Doing
Would this be ok?
Marina:
Here’s something.
“It’s” is a contraction for it is.
“Its” is possessive for whatever you’re talking about.
I see “it’s” used incorrectly all the time where people should know better, as the possessive use – to the point where maybe in a year or two, I think the incorrect usage may become standard.
Something you want to work on?
i think that u didnt do the phrase-”Put a sock in it!” and i suggest u try it sometime since it’s pretty funny
I think u should do the word CRICKET like the one in the video.
torsten on “The Mob” video page asked:
“…what young Germans call “to text”?
aLx said:
“i thought he was referring to the (german) verb “texten”.
Correct aLx:
My friend’s daughter is visiting from Oldenburg and she said “texten” as in: “Ich texte jemand”. (I’ll text someone)
She said “texten” is a better expression(besserer Ausdruck)
As opposed to “simsen” which I got from of About.com.
Wy did you move to the US?
I think I was in bielefeld last week…At least we drove trough it. I went to Kassel to pick up my new bow and we took another route back(which was longer
)
I’m not planning on staying here in The Netherlands ,need to finnish university or something else first and then i’m outa here as soon as possible
actually, i don’t know anyone who’d say “texten” when referring to sending text messages.
“texten” is used for “(to) talk.” ex.: “ich ruf dich an, dann können wir texten.”
sending text messages: “simsen” / “sms schicken.”
this has nothing to do with the topic but i was wondering where the phrase “throwing a party” came from.
I mean cause u obviously can’t “throw” a party. but i know it means to have a party still its kinda random.
hello everyone! if a guy cums 3 times in a row in bed, could you call the feat “hat trick”?
Only if the guy is Head over Heels in love with you.
BTW, why is he wearing his hat on his feat?
keeping his head warm
Hey Bob, the Thai meal went really well so thanks again for the link
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Didn’t do it verbatum however the end result was absolutly spot on. Always one mind when asked for some ketchup! The cheek of the lad but whatever makes the wee fella happy, I guess? – Being the perfectionist will try again but do recall in Thailand the same meal ever tasting quite the same as before, which just adds to fun of Thai cooking
No, I would call it a miracle… and if he can cure a ham and walk underwater, he’s sure to be canonized as a saint.
if i was a little younger, i’d still be a guy who can cause a miracle in bed….
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
I have no eye deer.
What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?
I still have no eye deer.
Cricket was obviuosly created by the English upper class for the same reason Polo, Golf and Tennis were created. They wanted to flaunt their wealth. All of these games required a large estate, expensive equipment or horses.
BTW…
I have heard GOLF comes from
Gentlemen
Only
Ladies
Forbidden
Is this true?
Hi mittheman, check out the Golf video game.
It is a Marina classic. Excellent videos.
Here is the Golf Game (BillyB is Teacher’s Pet
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/24/golf-game/
Here is the Golf Answer (labbatt78 is Teacher’s Pet
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/27/golf-answer/
lesson on GOLF has been done, see previous lessons
Made me laugh your comments about upper classes, I have neither large estates or horses, altough close by! Oh the parody! Polo deffo for the upper crusts, have been to events, champers and picnics dressed to the nines however rather the salt of the earth cricket games. Cricket is usually played on a village green with a local pub not too far away. I guess it’s all about state of mind when it comes to sports, the taking part not just about the winning, rich or poor just give it your best and above all, enjoy
Enjoyed the joke too so have one for you:-
Whats small, red and sits in the corner shaking?
An angry strawberry!
Good Morning Marinaville!
In Baseball
Hat Trick: Hitter Strikes out 3 times
Golden Sombrero: Hitter Strikes out 4 times
Platinum Sombrero: Hitter Strikes out 5 times
If the hitter strikes out more than 5 times the pitcher calls a limo for him.
okay, so thought again how to explain cricket, as follows
Throw the ball as fast as you can at the batsman to try and get him out. As a batsman try and hit the ball as hard as you can and score loads of runs. At the end of the day, get a few drinks in. Sorted
Hello Marina,
I’m going to suggest the word, “Accent”.
I would like to know the definition and origin
Thanks,
StarScythe
spiker’s comment, below, is the most brilliant summary of cricket that I have ever seen.
aLx said, “no one outside england knows how cricket is played.”; well, there are plenty of people in England who are mystified too.
Only the Brits could have invented a game which lasts for five days and, at the end of which, no-one knows who has won, or even if anyone has won.
My theory is that it was invented by the aristocracy for the sole purpose of keeping the maximum number of peasants occupied for the longest time, so they wouldn’t have time to foment revolution.
Bob, congrats, you got your name up in lights again.
Well, I’ve always known that I light up the world.
…..those beastly peasants, shouldn’t they be digging for earth or something?
hockey – 3 goals in a game.
Privet,dear Marina! How you doing? I’m an applied linguistics student and I must say that you are the most beautiful lecturer in etymology I have ever seen
I have some words and idioms for you to investigate, I guess I will start with the noun ‘a dozen’ and I will also appreciate if you explain the origin of the idiom ‘a devil’s (baker’s) dozen’. Thanks in advance!
Truly yours,
Eugene aka SemP
aww mate, wait until you see her sister
the younger or the older one?
Marina has competition:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/12/noah.webster.birthday.ap/index.html
Should CNN be her next conquest?
Finaly i’m able to watch this video
hattrick, can be used in used in many sports, like in football when someone scores 3 goals in a row it’s called a hat-trick
Cricket ,I have no idea how that is played, only thing I know is that it looks retarded
Marina.. You made an error here.. when you said ” and bob from my website wanted to know the origin of the word hat trick” instead of “hat trick being at the bottom of the screen english_teacher_27 was there instead!1
Sorry for pointing this out.. I cant help it..
Thanks for pointing that out… I put an annotation over it just now to cover up the mistake. I remember seeing the mistake and forgot to fix it arrghh!
hehe. I have just spent 3 hours editing… Its uploading now..
I have something I want to ask you but I don’t really want to post it here.. Is there another way I can contact you?
James,
Send a message through the website and then it will email me and I’ll reply.
Do you mean if I go on something like.., Report website problem. Because I can’t email you through the website because you got rid of the hyperlink in the contact section.
WORD REQUEST for Marina
The word is —-> PIZZA
Most people think it’s italian, but is that true?
Oh, and in case you miss it further below (beautiful marina
) …
this is [a very short vid of a typical cricket match.]
Hi again Marina!
I couldn’t help myself, so i found a few new words that I would like to ask you about!
1. How did the word “Blackguard” originate? How did this word originate? doesn’t it mean scoundrel? (I’m sure Bill O’Reilly would love that word!)
2.With all the recent comments on pigs in politics these days,
I couldn’t help but wonder, what does “Hogwash” mean?
3. Third, and finally, what does the term “Deux Machina” mean? Doesn’t it mean “intervention of the gods?
I hope I haven’t been a pest to you by asking you so many questions!
Tc!
Deus ex machina… and a very good suggestion!
Good request m3v4n on the deus ex machine
Generally, I can spell quite well, so I have to admit, you made me second guess myself. I thought you were trying to correct my spelling of “deus ex machina”. Therefore I went into my library and pulled out my dictionary. Does the OED spell it differently? Webster’s shows “machina” not “machine”… or did the spell checker attack?
Hi Marina!
Thank you so much for your prompt reply to my post! Im sorry for the spelling mistake by spelling “deus” as “Deux”
But Marina Im still a little confused. like dezdkado said, i rechecked my dictionary and it says “Deus ex machina” I even googled it and it says the same.
would you please to a segment on it?
And dezdkado, thank you so much for pointing out the spelling mistake and correcting me!
oops!
I mean would you please do a post on it! 
Thanks matalexwolf! Hope Marina does consider it!
theos ek mekhanes – from Greek
Great word request, hope Marina follows this one up
Please do The word Greed.
Particularly when did its meaning change from the morally neutral “desiring material goods” to the present meaning of “excessive acquisitiveness.” It seems we have no word any more to describe a man’s honest desire to improve his circumstances.
As there is turmoil in the global stock markets, and as there are are 2 things that drive any market, namely “FEAR” and “GREED”, I heartily second your submission of ‘Greed’ for Marina to investigate. not to mention its rank among the seven deadly sins, making perhaps another thing for M to investigate…
I’m sure we’d be Bedazzled by Marina’s performance of the seven deadly sins, especially with her new Southern accent.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g
nice one, Marina.
oh! …
… i didn’t mean “nice” in the sense you had it in your “nice” as a backhanded complement! 
… i meant: the lesson was a pleasure to experience.
tsk …
i mean — in your “nice” video lesson –
I have recently joined your website and I think it’s great what you are doing for improving peoples interest in learning new words! I really enjoy watching your posts on youtube and I never miss watching an episode on Bill O’Reilly’s Factor hoping to see you there!
Marina, What does the word “John Doe” or “Jane Doe” mean? How did this word come to imply a person who’s identity is not known?
I hope you can help me!
TC!
P.S. I think your accent is really sweet!
I just wanted to know why people say “take a hit” when they pass someone a cigarette or a joint, or where the word “Marijuana” came from, since it used to be known as hemp? which ever one would be cool
Thanks!!!
columbus http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vxd64t6H3_4
In hockey if a player scores three goals that is called a hat trick. Yes I have an idea about cricket, but it has been about 20 years sense I have watched it. I forgot some of the rules in scoring.
where did the word oasis come from?
Hey Marina,
You’re very beautiful.
I have a word request. Many times, I always yell out “Shotgun” when I want the passenger seat. What does it mean to “Ride Shotgun?”
Thanks.
ChaoticHavok
I could direct you to the exact etymology of this one, but personally would love to see Marina do a vid on it, so I’ll just happily second the motion,
There’s a lot of comedy potential in a video for this term
For example – That car is a dime a dozen.
Thanks
Hi Marina,
I was wondering what the origin of the word “God Bless You” when you sneeze comes from.
Thanks!
Macbook3393
Woops, I meant to say the TERM “God Bless You”!
As a hockey player and a hockey fan I’m very thankful for uncovering hat trick. I never really thought about it till now.
Of course it’s used in hockey when a player scores three goals. For tradition though, you are suppose to toss your hat onto the ice. There is another type of hat trick in hockey called the Gordie Howe hat trick where a player gets a goal, assist and gets into a fight.
mari(jua)na
is there something we should know, marina?
juat?
you are good
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vxd64t6H3_4
How did you think of that.. WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT!
Enjoy,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH26ag7FfL4&feature=related
“He didn’t fall?! Inconceivable!”
“You keep using that word, I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
“Anybody want a peanut?”
Quixotic – where did it come from and what is the correct pronunciation of it?
Thanks.
Have A Nice Day.
Search out the works of Miguel de Cervantes… and dream the impossible dream.
So why pronounce it kwix-o-tik instead of Kee-ho-tik?
I assume it’s a unique British pronunciation…
Like al-yoo-min-ee-um for aluminum
Or dahn joo-an for Don Juan
Still wondering what kind of plant it is in your studio? Hat trickkcirt taH.
Sports of sorts.
Are you talking about the twisty bamboo plant in the background of the lesson?
Oh and thanks, yeah its twisted! Thought it might be an orchid without a blossom
no i havent got a clue
i thought you were going to do a magic trick 
well im glad your doing well marina keep smilling love your positive attitude, love yah!!! 
I’m not an avid sports watcher so I fail the homework in a big way. I do watch the KC Chiefs sometimes tho and to see them win 3 Super Bowls in a row would be a *most wonderful* “hat trick”!!
tryant
!! .. time for a music vid !! …
… .. ahh .. screw it .. can’t be bothered!
Word request: Energy
Specifically, can you trace how it acquired the two distinct meanings of a technical scientific term and a term describing the new-age concept of “vital force”?
I’ve been looking online on how to become a Philologist and haven’t found much in the way of contact to lesson plans or schools. If anyone has any input it would be much appreciated.
Languages and communication have always been an interest of mine, digging deeper into why we say what we say.
Thank you Marina for putting a name to what I’ve been passionate about!
philology is included in the field of linguistics. do a search such as this and add the location you may be interested in, such as new york.
I appreciate your juxtaposition of the words ‘mine’ and ‘digging’. Bravo if intended, Bravo the same if not!
I would like to know why hair pins are called “bobby pins”… maybe a guy named robert invented them?
that was an interesting request, goes back to 1500’s probably earlier. such a common item and easily overlooked word. won’t go further incase m. uses it.
Homework: Cricket, hockey, soccer, rugby, baseball, auto racing, lacrosse, poker, and… of all things… Marbles
Extra credit: Yes, I have an idea it is played with a bat… and a lot of confusing rules.
I would like to know how doves were known as turtles, then turtle doves, then just doves
And what were turtles called before they were called turtles?
speedbumps… for chariots.
And a partridge in a pear tree.
and a pear tree in a partridge…
any yanks out there still mystified about cricket …
[a small vid of a typical cricket match]
[another vid of a typical cricket match]
hehe… monty python… now I’m really confused… entertained, but confused.
Funny how Turkey is 3 strikes in bowling
3 bulls in darts. I get one of those at least once a week when I play my friend. Sorry no help here for the extra credit
words request yamahamamama
Homework : Sports hat tricks…
One comes to mind; World Series
baseball. Winning three games in a row,
is a hat trick.
As for cricket, I don’t know the game – sorry.
Dear Miss Orlova,
Where did the word Cigar come from? And why do the British call Cigarettes “Fags”?
PS That was really awesome at the end.
Your Student,
TOF
Ah yes, Cricket!!:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
Whoa Dude
Now we all know where British Humour Originates from:
Watching or even Playing Cricket!
I can even see Monty Python explaining Cricket, and American’s going: It’s a joke right?
yeah, it’s like gwb explaining why he does what he does, and europe’s going: it’s a joke, right?
yeah, a joke thats lasted eight years and the punch line isn’t funny.
Don’t get me wrong guys,
I’m sure it’s a very fun sport to play and watch. I love Monty Python! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!
Sir not appearing in this film,
TOF
Who’s on First?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVWH01E2weA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQfGd3G6dg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3YiPC91QUk&feature=related (that one is better for the first link)
That couldn’t be any less clear. Good job. Now why is it called Cricket?
An anglo-saxon word CRICC meaning staff with which they would hit the ball, apparently. They later designed a more suitable bat.
so whos on first base?
Correct.
If I want to make a video for display on YT, make a video request, etc. apart from a camera and a mic, what will I need to edit the film? Can one edit through realplayer or windows media player?
I cannot recommend any video editing software, but I can tell you that realplayer and windows media player will not work.
In one of her earlier lessons, Marina tells what software she uses.
Thanks, Pandion
ask mij or pedantickarl they shoot video.
pardon?
how dare you!?
i don’t shoot video!
yeh .. that’s the man.
I DO shoot clay pigeons, stationary targets, convicted felons that wander onto my property for any reason, as well as uninvited guests at my whim. Would anyone care to trespass my property while I am present? I’ll gladly take care of the “arresting officer” as well, should he be so foolish as to cross me. Further, I shall gladly entertain serious queries of my stance should they be presented.
I think James is the person to ask.
you could do the very simplest editing (chopping and joining) using free stuff … but it’s not pretty and it’s low level.
… i’ll provide links …
james who?
virtualDubMod …
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65889
you need to make sure your camera produces an open video format (avi, mkv, etc) – not a windows proprietary one (wmv? asf?) – that way you wont be limited to shelling out stacks of dosh … unless you’re loaded and don’t care.
Thanks Mijj!!!
to use VirtualDubMod, the movie can only be in one of the following formats …
.avi
.mkv
.ogm
.mpg
.mpeg
.mpv
.m1v
.m2v
you can simply chop up. .. or if you were going to recompress, you could apply filters …
[pic of VirtualDubMod showing filters that could be used]
OOOOooooo!!! Cool Giger pic
Wow, thanks again Mijj … I saw the vdub pic of the Colbert Report
oops .. that should have been …
http://www.mijj.info/misc/pics/vdub.png
Hi dezdkado,
If you have a Mac, you’ll want to use Final Cut. Marina uses Final Cut Pro. For a PC, you could use the free MS Movie Maker, which you will learn to hate, besides it has lots of bugs.
I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio on a PC.
You’ll see that there are 4 price points. I’m using the Platinum Edition ($85), which is sufficient to do pretty much anything. If you plan on doing fancy DVD menus, then you’ll also want to get DVD Architect Studio. Below the four products is a comparison link. Check it out and see what you need. You can download for a 30 day free trial.
I’ve got a buddy with a Mac… I’m gonna go and annoy him thoroughly.
Well I use movie maker.. Marina uses final cut pro.. I tried sony vegas but a 2 second clip was literally about 35 mb and I couldnt be arsed to mess around trying to sort it out
Thanks, James
cricket as the trobriand islanders play it
are you sure that wasn’t Yorkshire?
cricket as the trobriand islanders play it
odd… duplicate comments. the link in this one apparently doesn’t work.
Did you Block ROADRUNRNCH ?
If so why?? If not it is….
I could care less if I cared at all but I don’t so I can’t care less.
Huh? I doubt that is the case, Greg.
Be advised that there is a new virus
circulating since Friday affecting a
variety of servers. One version poses
as a pop up box for a virus scan update.
Nasty trojan, but AVG stops it cold.
It gets by Norton, AOL and McAfee in
three instances I’ve seen! I have seen
no evidence of comments by Roadrunmch
that would warrant Marina having reason
to block that screen name.
Can you describe to me what has been
happening to make you think there is
a problem? Thanks.
“Kumbaya – it never hurts to help”
Eek! the Cat
really?
hey back again this is more trouble then it’s worth.
um… you are roadrunrnch.
do you win $10?
i kinda hope i’m wrong. if i’m right it just makes the dude more odd.
i dont think he can be more odd .. but .. this is the watering hole for odd people, isn’t it.
I never could get any thing past you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter_(archaeologist)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGpajGj07BU
I am a recent viewer of your Hot for Words videos and can say that brains and beauty are the sexiest things to find in a woman.
But on to the homework. I also know the term hat trick is used in the sport of playing darts and it revers to getting 3 bulls eyes by the same player in one round of play with 3 darts.
Hey, Marina, I just love your lessons. Keep up the good work.
i got a food word for you to investigate.
It is the word “hamburger”.
marina did not respond to any of these comments. and by the way your boobs looked more real.
WTF? …real classy on your part – NOT!
Go wash your mind out with soap
actually, she responded to quite a few of the comments. Maybe she barred you from seeing her posts?
why aren’t there any in pink then, isn’t that her color?
Hello Marina you looked nice in your cap. BUT could you wear your cowgirl Hat so i can see your beautiful eyes i could not see yours eyes
good job Marina
Sports, like humor, are very cultural. What is popular in one area will seem dull in others, and vice versa.
For many people, if their parents were not into a certain sport, and they did not grow up watching it, then it will never be popular with them.
My family was big into the American trifecta: Baseball, Football, and Basketball. However, I liked to try things just for the thrill of something new. I tried Hockey, but was a poor skater, as well as lacrosse, and gymnastics. Later I tried racquetball and volleyball.
It happens yes. I played soccer in school, and enjoy watching the World Cup, and Euro Cup, but I know I will never experience the passion during a soccer match that I get watching my favorite football team play.
Even football (American Football), is cultural within the U.S. Here in the south NCAA football is far more popular then the NFL, and that is because there is not a long tradition of professional teams here.
True, in the south, especially in small towns, high school and college ball are far more important than professional football. And I had forgotten, I played soccer too, for five years… ruined my ankles from playing so hard.
sports history… erm no, sports prehistory.
Very interesting… thank you for the link, Buzzword.
love your class, and your lessons,,,,do you know where “whippersnapper” originated and what it’s definition?
luv ya
Yeah, I have an idea how cricket is played – being a Brit you can’t avoid the game completely even if you don’t particularly like it. But explaining it to someone – er – well – sorry to sound sexist – but it is sort of like trying to explain the offside rule in football (soccer) to a woman – most just never get it.
Anyway – three goals by one player in football in a single match = hat trick. Also, similarly, three tries by one player in rugby. Probably also in hockey and so on – the term seems to be quite generic.
Nick
wish I had thought of that before explaining
Dear совершенная Marina, For your homework, the term “hat trick” is also used to recognize someone who scores three points in ice hockey, field hockey, soccer (called “football” in other countries), lacrosse, and a few other sports. In magic acts, there’s a “hat trick” where the magician apparentky has an empty top hat, but he pulls a cute, live bunny rabbit from it!
(It’s just a joke, and it’s always nice to see your videos.) Your dear student, seesixcm6
Cricket is a game in which wickets (wood staves) are placed at opposite ends of a parallelogram infield called a “pitch”. A “bowler” at one end tosses a ball to knock down the opposite wickets, but there is an opposing batsman called a “striker” who tries to hit the ball away. If the batsman hits the ball, he and and a fellow team member (the non-striker) run to the opposite ends of the pitch before the opposite team returns the ball. Runs are scored and counted and there are ways to get the batting team “out” so the other team may bat.
What a beautiful orange dress you wore with the neat, black baseball cap. It was nice to see you on your bed on nice bedcovers with flower prints and lace edging. But instead of going to bed, you played with Kobe, instead!
I saw your earlier video called “The Men’s Dictionary.” In it, you said that if I invite you out to dinner, what I’m actually saying is: “I want to have sex with you.” By a similar theory, if I invite you to bed, then I must be planning a meal of “breakfast in bed?”
I don’t like Cricket, no man, I LOVE IT!!!! – If you find the five day test matches a little boring then check out the 20/20 games as far more exciting to watch. The batting team have two batsmen on at any one time against the rest of the other team, the fielding team. The fielding team will bowl six balls per ‘over’. They can bowl fast, medium, slow or spin, long or short. Over the wicket or around the wicket. If they manage to hit the wicket (the three stumps behind the batsman) or force the batsman to put his leg before wicket (LBW) blocking the ball which would have hit the wicket, the umpire standing at the other end will give out, should he think it so, usually with a loud shout of ‘OUZ THAAAAAT?’ from the fielding team. Also, a batsman can be caught out providing the ball hasn’t hit the ground before it has been caught, straight off the bat into the fielding hands. So, the batsman has to defend his wicket. The batsmen can score a six (hit the ball out of the ground over the white boundry line before landing), a four (hits the ball out of the ground but lands before crossing the white line) or as many ‘runs’ inbetween the fielder throwing back the ball to the wicket keeper. This is when you see the batsmen running to the other end to score a run. Once the batting side are all out, the teams swap over. Now the new batting team have to beat the number of runs previously scored. Ozzy legend Shane Warne has to have been the best spinner ever. When a spin bowler is on, you will notice the fielders come closer to the wicket surrounding the batsman giving loads of verbal in attempt to put off the batsman. The spin bowler will usually pitch the ball one side of the crease where the ball turns sharply towards the wicket, forcing the batsman to make an error or no run(helping to keep the score down). When you have a fast paced bowler, Viv Richards is a great example, fielders will be further away as the ball is hit really hard. Now what tends to happen here is the batsman can make some serious runs from fast bowlers however are more likely to make a mistake then out. Get it?
The US should get into it; I am a big Baseball fan (on the TV right now), the two sports share similar themes. Best cricket teams to watch are South Africa, the ozzies, Pakistan and dare I say England.
…..20/20 is the go (twenty overs each side); unless you have much time on your hands then go for the five day test matches of which there are usually another four test matches to be played over the following months, the winning team is the one which won the most matches. Take a good book!
Hatricks, anything of three I guess. In football, a player scores three goals so gets a hatrick. A cricket player bowls three batsmen out, so scores a hatrick….thinking about it, I passed three exams recently so there be another hatrick…..
Thanks for another great lesson, hit for six
Did I see you with an afro hair doo Marina in the opening credits? 
I’d love to give it a try… I also think that’s the only way I’ll really learn the game.
That’s it dezdkado, jump right in at the deap end and give it a go. Mind you, having jumped in at the deap end with American Football caution has always been there since! I got absolutly squashed! Theres me thinking after playing years of rugby it would be a doddle
It takes greater endurance for Rugby and Football than for American Football. I find Am. football is geared toward strength, but does involve much strategy and quickness of execution. Am. football involves many series of short intense plays, whereas rugby and football are continuous play… or so I see it to be.
Any game that goes on for five days is surely an endurance test.
The AM footy is pretty hard core tho, with all that extra padding adding to the weight. I still don’t understand the rules but get the jist, loads of players coming on and off confuses me greatly!! Rugby Union I used to love playing. Use to love the beat the crap out of each other on the field bit then singing songs at the bar after the game. Always battered and bruised, teeth capped, ribs busted, knees popping, blood everywhere, was a great game to play! I do miss not being able to play anymore but thankfully am close to many top teams so grab a game now and then, more beer more pies
cricket is slow, maybe cheerleaders will help.
Buzz, awesome! This is just what us Brits could do with at a 20/20 game
– after drinking a few ales and eating a few pies would make the cherry on the cake! Recall an interview with the crowd at an American footy game with the guys all having their binoculars….much laughter as the wives really thought it was to see the players action better….nothing to do with the cheerleaders at all 
There’s another way. In baseball you get a hat trick if you strikeout 3 times in the game as a batter.
i thought those showbiz people do cocaine?
They’ll do anything if you cut it finely and hand them straws… I wish they’d take a deep sniff o’ common sense.
There is a lot more than showbiz people who do cocaine or Chrystal meth. LSD is on the come back or is back.
sure .. but they’d know where to get the stuff, even if M’s friends are coke-head types {.. glances at B.O’Reilly ..}
last time LSD came back, they left the strychnine out – takes the edge off if there’s no strychnine.
.. i think an analysis of the word “discombobulate” would be most suitable.
mijj, shame on you
The imagination should be enough with out dropping or maybe its that one I tried at college still hanging around 
BTW, whats happening, man, with your vids? The beep vid is a bit short! You have to help me out here mijj as I have a very short concentration span and find that a bit too long to really understand
well . vid 1 = 1 second
vid 2 = 2 seconds
vid 3 = 3 seconds …
… etc.
+ i didn’t really plan on any progression .. but i wanted to make the simplest possible video for YouTube i could think of.
… but it’s turned into a theme .. i’m learning to use some creative stuff whlle i’m going along .. i’m just doodling around really.
+ didn’t you progress beyond the first vid? .. 2,3,4 are more reasonable.
Timothy Leary’s Dead, dude
!!! … attack of the killer white furry thing at the end of the vid !!!
no, that was something else.
(wow… that took all this time for the vid to load)
– i think they must be related.
Hehe… Vorpal Bunny… that’s what I should be for Halloween! or maybe Tim.
Homework: hockey is the only other sport I’ve ever heard in connection with the phrase ‘hat trick’
Extra credit: To play Cricket, all you have to do is:
1. find two teams willing to compete
2. Administer each player a therapeutic dose of LSD
3. Have them to play a game of American baseball.
End result:
A game of cricket.
What do I win for extra credit?
big helpings of LSD !!
i mean .. who on earth plays baseball? .. hah!
Those who substitute Steroids for LSD?
Oww, but true… seems strange, as LSD is supposed to be “mind expanding” while steroids and growth hormones are muscle expanding… and a cause of… hehe… “shrinkage”
Would I lie to you, Dez??
If you can’t find any LSD… how about chewing on some magic mushrooms!
I fell in love with an earwig i saw creeping along the floor in a buddy’s flat.
It was beautiful .. it was like it was made of polished brass – like a living feeling machine. It’s little antennae were waving at me like it was talking to me …
.. and then it lunged at me !!!!
.. it scared me to death .. i tried to get away by crawling up the wall .. while simultaneously fantastically thrilled and choking with laughter at what was happening.
.. does that happen with mushrooms?
hmmm … above i mentioned : “I fell in love with an earwig”.
saying i’ve fallen in love with Marina doesn’t sound so special now, does it.
Magic mushrooms + directive to play baseball = orgy in a cow pasture
Am I correct?
Yes, but the cows get really mad… hehe, mad cow… hey, is that how that started?
As it transpires, evidently, at this conjucture, I must say that falling in love with an earwig is something indubitably remarkable in its own right. Predjudice seems to fall by the wayside when you are stunned by the rapture on uncommon foreign beauties… such as the kind outlined in your comment above.
Mushrooms will make the muscles on your face hurt from too much laughter. You usually notice this the next day. As for the experiences amidst the jovial nonsense, they include evergreen trees that look like their oozing with life and color, sometimes you see electrified grid patterns like a star wars matrix, and if you look into a mirror you might see yourself as an animal such as a lion. Lights are very “trippy” as well.
By the way, “I’ve never tried it, but, I peeked inside my Great-grandma’s diary one day when I was sniffin’ shoe glue. I was 4.
one of my most beautiful experiences was gazing at my girlfriends face and eyes.
if i rested my eyes at any place for more than a moment there would grow infinitely fine filigree patterns as part of the texture of her skin becoming steadily more and more refined and exotic. And pure thrill of falling into the pools of her eyes … pure heaven. … erm .. etc.
Baseball is just downright dangerous. Especially during the playoffs.
The reason you fell in love with an earwig is because you envy them.
Idealfor a menage à trois.
Well, there goes my usual excuse for performance failure. “Sorry, dear, but it broke off.” “I knew I should have dated an earwig!”
it’s that time again, huh? here.
LOL, that was messed up
earwig mijj? earwig
– ‘End of term report; Comment – Could try better!’ 
seriously though .. anyone thinking of dabbling in LSD should watch this vid and be warned …
[LSD Military Experiment]
aldous huxely
Dear Teacher,
I’d like to suggest the word “cuckold” for a future lesson. Even thought it’s not a word you hear much anymore, it’s still an interesting one. Also, being from the South, I’d like to support a lesson on a strictly Southern word. I think “y’all” is too obvious, though, and think something like “chittlin” or “britches” (as in those silver breeches) would be better lessons.
One last thing, I want to thank you deeply for your lessons on “forte” and “could care less” because I have been making those arguments for a long time. I hope, of course, that people will actually listen to you on the matter.
Your dear student,
Holt
Marina? .. you don’t know how cricket is played? .. Oh, you silly mid-on!
no one outside england knows how cricket is played. mainly because nobody cares.
Ah, but Aussies, Kiwis, and even Barbados islanders play cricket.
except for the whole of the ex-brit empire, alex!
{.. smug mode ..}