Нет, ну мне нравится этот проект,… когда простая учительница Русского языка и литературы объясняет басурманам на их же басурманском языке происхождение их слов.
…как сейчас помню свои уроки русского языка 4-го, 5-го, и 6-го, классов , когда наша учительница делала тоже самое для нас. Спасибо Вам мои учителя! (((что мы не выросли пиндосами)))
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
The bears are my favorites, including the mighty Russian brown bear with it’s magnificent coat, and the Panda (which isn’t really a bear but close enough for me). Since bears have coats, why do they call them bear?
Possibly closer to black bears than to raccoons? That is very satisfying, even though I hold no animosity towards raccoons in the slightest. I had to box up a sick raccoon in my backyard, in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz, and take him to the animal shelter.
I named him after the name on the box (the box held a toilet that I had to replace), “Norbit”. The lady didn’t like that name, however, and called him “Rocky” instead. I thought “Norbit” was a better name and told her so, but she would have no part of it.
I guess my previous request got buried in all the other word responses! Well, I came across a few words that I hope you find interesting and would perhaps consider doing a post about!
1. Geronimo – Why do sky divers or paratroopers sometimes shout
“Geranimo!” before they jump out of a plane? what does it mean?
2. Carte Blanche – what does this word mean?
3. catch-22 – what is a catch 22?
4. John Doe & Jane Doe – How and why do people call someone who’s
identity is unknown man a “john Doe” or a “Jane Doe” when its a woman?
Marina. could you Please look into at least a few of them?
Marina Dear my parents, Mother and Father, own the house of the 666 on the city block on 61 st, this is what you get for being a head hunter for gene messer dealership in Lubbock Texas. May They go down in Flames!!!
hey another word request! hehe i was looking this girls photos and this guy commented on her “Damn girl!You look fine as hell”!then I realised we use this expression a lot but like how fine can hell be? hehe so maybe investigate?!!:)
Now that Marina explained zoology, here is another lesson:
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down.. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn’t the same elephant.
aww, sorry mijj, didnt mean to have a go….put on ‘ tu kettle lad ‘ave a nice cuppa tea – so what was it and what you going to do about it — come on mijj, I know you can do it…..easy now…..thats it mate….easy….go on……almost……..go for it….thata boy mijj
mijj mate, I have done endless IQ tests of late and keep scoreing way above average on spatial awareness and people skills. So WTF is that and WTF are you going to do about it
teh pic i was trying to post …
.. it was a snapshot of a little segment of my (frostyEnumerator)’s channel page
it said: #95 – Most Subsribed (This Week) – United Kingdom
… with a little pic of a medal sorta thingy.
now .. it dont actually stand up to much examination because i ent atually had many subs .. but .. it just looks good. .. and some people are actually checking my meager offerings.
As I’m sure you already know, there is a proposition in California about the definition of marriage and whether it should include homosexual relationships. Where did the word marriage come from? and could that help us out in deciding whether it should include homosexual relationships?
Hmm…it’s a tie between the bears and the penguins. But, were I to ever take up a conversationalist position, it’d be Ursine Conservation, so, we’ll say bears.
WORD REQUEST: Here’s a simple one. Hot. Simple, yet socially powerful, word, if I do say so myself.
Hmmm…methinks I should stick to my original obscure words then I posted them in previous lessons, however I am just a simple internet browser with simple word requests Sorry.
I have another expression to request, wheredid the term “six was to Sunday” as in “I am going to beat you six ways to Sunday” come from? Does it have something to do with the fact that there are 7 days in a week?
I would like to learn where the word “teetotaler” comes from. We all know that it refers to a person who sips their alcoholic beverage very slowly to the point where it gets warm and looses its taste, but was does alcohol have to do with tea or totals?
Miss M. has anyone made fun of the the way “clicks” came out in your Statistics On You Tube Post. I looks more like d**k than click. I thought you had a typo at first until I copied and pasted it to this comment and see that it is click.
Now, the Statistics & Data tab shows honors for the video (updated pretty close to real-time) and if you scroll down, “Sites linking to the video” shows websites that embed my video (like mine), and how many times someone clicks within that video and gets taken to YouTube. It only counts those “clicks”, but gives you a general idea of what sites are embedding a video. It only shows the top 5 I think, and it takes a little while to update as well.
miss marina you seem to take care of your self pretty good,eat right,maybe do aerobics.can you investigate the word aerobics. and can you do a lil aerobics workout for us students.
take care marina
I thought the Pandas at the Washington Zoo were the most amazing looking creatures that I have ever seen. If you are ever in Washington D C you should visit the zoo.
best
bill the ill
Congrats on 300
For my homework: I love the big cats, especially the Siberian Tigers. I definately knew how to pronounce zoology. I took invertebrate zoology my sophomore year in college and made my only F. Comparing and contrasting 300 worms They all just looked like worms to me.
I’m not suddenly going to be saying this word as “zo-ology” – and I’m not going to say “forte” as “fort” either. I’d rather change the spelling to “zooology” than alter how I say it.
Marina,
You haven’t done any trademarks words lately, I would like to suggest the word nokia, mostly because it comes from a language usually not explored and now is very common, and to bring back a trademark word.
Thanks
Marina,
do you know why, in US English, we put “.” after Dr, Mrs, Mr? When we shorten “government,” we write “gov’t”… The Oakland Athletics call them selves the “A’s,” a result of taking out everything in between the A and the S. Why isn’t “doctor” shortened to “D’r”? and why don’t the British use any punctuation at all for these words?
Thanks!
Er – well – I’m not expert on this stuff, but I think “Dr.” is an abbreviation and should have the period – and I think “Dr.” with the period is correct British punctuation – but I guess a lot of people are either lazy or simply don’t know.
But you’re right about “D’r”. Logically that could be correct – people just don’t do it.
Unless someone confuses the initials of the persons name for the initials of a title, qualification or certification – DDS, LGT, BSEELT, MAJ, ADM, GEN for example.
It would be useful for those that extract information from electronic databases and web sources to have systems to identify the use of initials from other short text strings.
The MEDLINE database at the National Library of Medicine (accessed through PubMed) uses the “minimal punctuation” format when displaying citations. But it also has “fields” or “metadata” that can be accessed to identify the type of terms used (for example the AU field for authors).
Interestingly, I have never seen the mention of an authors qualifications or degree title in a Medline record and it is not common to see titles stated in print versions of scientific publications either.
But you are absolutly right that short text strings can lead to confusion and perhaps old fashioned punctuation would have helped resolve some of that – although I don’t think the NLM will change their author citation policy!
In Texas the Chupacabra is a polarizing issue… either you believe it is absolutely true (along with Santa, the Easter Bunny, and free lunches) or you believe it is a total joke… but use it to scare children into behaving (like La Llorona or Lindsay Lohan). There is no middle ground.
a Delayed present to myself for coming in first some days ago… I graduated to capital D… and all of the torture that y’all care to toss at me. I have no idea what I’ll do if I come in first again… perhaps spell my name correctly, I guess.
Legend, dumb ass but legend!
Used a surfboard once, alooong time ago, on the side of a slate mountain in Wales. All good fun exept at the end as lost control smashing into my fathers car parked at the bottom well hurt. – what a surfboard in Wales was doing there at the time I will never know, had a bit of explaining to do. Many jobs around the house were to be done as a result……
I’m with you on you biting your own tongue. I prefer not to inflict pain upon myself. I am married w/ children et. al. so I have plenty of other people who can inflict pain upon my person.
i think i may be infatuated with Marina!! .. i’m going to see if i can go a whole day without referring to Marina directly or indirectly – here in the HFW threads .. and gulp … here in my head!
Congratulations Marina!!!!!
Great 300th video!
Homework: I like the reptiles the best especially the snakes!
It’s so cool to be close to a poisonous critter without getting bit!
Congratulations on 300 videos Marina!! Time sure flies when you’re having fun. I remember when you did your first video, which seems like it was yesterday.
Favorite zoo animal is the Bald Eagle; sharp eyes, soaring on eagle’s wings.
I noticed that your intro included a picture of the Bronx Zoo. Been to that zoo many times and the Central Park Zoo when I lived in Manhattan.
Yup. Been following all of Marina’s videos from day one. This HFW site didn’t exist back then. The domain did and when you entered the domain, it went to the YT profile page. This is one of the best managed and best run sites thanks to Marina’s technical interests and capabilities.
There are no links on the Youtube statics where there are normally 5 – is this something that needs to be addressed? I dropped a note in the website issues section that Marina would be aware of it. is there anything else you or I could or should do?
You are probably referring to the section under the YT video entitled “Sites linking to this video”. Nothing to worry about until maybe tomorrow. Those links most probably will appear when YT refreshes that section. Most of YT stuff is not live (immediate). YT captures all of the information and updates / refreshes statistics and other data periodically several times a day.
if you’re practically one with HFW, how come you don’t have the privilege of a dotted line round your posts like those suckup-to-Marina members have? {ducks to avoid glance from alex}
Yes, Marina is aware of it as she posted the link to the article on this HFW site under the PRESS link up at the top. Click on the Press link at the top, then scroll down, then click Older Entries until you see New York Times “Sexicon”.
Also, take note that I left a comment on that NY Times article in July and BillyB left one in March.
Thanks – just got back from there I stumbled on the article at nytimes, noted the date, thought she was prolly aware, but hadn’t seen it in the press section, till I just now went back far enough to find it She looked absolutely stunning in her first interview (Fox Network, ‘happy hour’, ‘Bull/Bear Market’). Seeing some of her early stuff again makes me proud of her for her achievements & development/evolution into the phenomenon that she is today.
Damn, Karl! You let her have it with both barrels!
Your response reminds me of my History courses in college.
What was the capitol of Poland until the end of the 16th century? Krakow! Krakow! Two direct hits!
I read your comment on Sexicon, as well as BillyB’s… I’m going back in to read some more. This looks like fun.
{having read the whole thing as well as [both] your posts}
Thanks for chiming in on Marina’s behalf. I tried to look up more info on the author, such as a bio or other info to try to figure out where she was coming from, but came up empty, and is not worth further effort. I didn’t read it before I made my initial posts, just reported its presence as soon as I found it. Thanks for saying what I am pretty much too annoyed with the author to say right now. Perhaps I’ll formulate something in the future for Ms. Heffernan’s ‘IN’ box.
“Virginia Heffernan has been a television critic for The New York Times since September, 2003. She also reviews online video on the Screens blog for The New York Times on the Web. Previously,she was a deputy editor for The New York Times Magazine Home Design issue in 2001.
Before joining The Times, she was the television critic for Slate Magazine. Before that, she was a senior editor at Harper’s Magazine, a writer for VHI, an editor at Talk Magazine, a teaching assistant at Harvard University and a fact-checker at The New Yorker.
Heffernan was named one of Columbia Journalism Review’s “Editors to Watch” in 2002. Folio dubbed her a “Rising Star” that same year. In 2006, New York Moves named her one of its “Power Women.” Her essays have been included in various anthologies: Extreme Exposure (TCC, 2000), Unholy Ghost (HarperCollins, 2001) and Prime Times (Crown, 2004). A novel she co-wrote with Mike Albo, The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life, was published in 2005 by Bloomsbury and optioned for the movies by Warner Brothers.
Her comic monologues, co-written with Albo, have been produced across the United States and in Europe and have been collected in several anthologies.
Born in Hanover, N.H., she received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1991. She received her M.A. in English Literature from Harvard in 1993 and a Ph.D in English Literature from Harvard in 2002.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, David, and (almost) two-year-old son, Ben.”
–> link.
Hi HFW- The presidential campaigns must be fertile ground for you, but I submit this curiousity from the boys: “….In my wheelhouse….,” “In this wheelhouse….,” “In their wheelhouse….” etc. What do they mean by “Wheelhouse”?? I’ve heard it several times from both candidates? Please enlighten?!!?!!!!
A quote for consideration “Wounds are eyes” .. don’t know where it comes from though. (Nor does Google throw it up – i’m not sure where i saw it – maybe i got the wording wrong.) .. anyway .. the idea is: you see the world through your wounds (those parts of your character which are most sensitive).
….this is why I love Lions the most! Have you ever really looked into one of them, held its gaze for a while? Even though sadly but thankfully safe from harm in a Zoo, I sware you can see your own soul…..amazing, beautiful but scared the crap out of me. Even more beautiful, even more scared is when in one of HFWs vids, right at the end, Marina is playing pac-man. So all good, things are looking peachy when suddenly, pac-man changes to this freakish face with M screaming. My crunchy nut corn flakes covered the room. I ran hopping over the furniture legging it out side! Resulted in me looking a bit like Scooby Doo shaking After a little bit, took a deap breath, compossed, chest out to make myself look big and mean, got back to, well, cleaning the room!! But hey, at least I can admit that with pride!
He’s Danny Bonaduce, a former cast-mate of the tanned girl in question… from the TV show The Partridge Family… a red-headed actor and radio personality. He’s the one that Marina has competed with for the IPhone. Danny has had… a colorful career. Do a search for him on Wiki, and a search on one of his shows Breaking Bonaduce.
In Holland, Tabacco is called Shag…….have requested this in the past also. Shag pile carpet, smokes, dancing even some nooky. A good one to know for those who travel the world……otherwise, learn the hard way
Hey Marina, I was wondering if you could find the origins of the word “zenith”. I think it means the highest point of something, the culmination. Something like that Thanks a lot!
Meerkats are always worth a laugh.
Marine, can you help with the following: In New Zealand, the word ‘jandal’ is used to describe a type of sandal – but in nearby (well, relatively) Australia, the word ‘thong’ is used to describe the same thing. Back in NZ again, the word ‘thong’ means something completely different, relating to underwear.
1) Where did the word ‘Jandal’ come from?
2) How did 2 english-speaking (mainly) countries close to each other come to adopt such a different meaning for the word ‘thong’?
Fianchetto… I have found the ultimate, or dare I say the quintessential schmaltzy over-the-top romantic dedication to Marina… however, it really is a sweet song… so unless done with respect it will come off as uber-creepy, or, worse, mocking. What to do, what to do…
Cool! I submitted a list to Capman911 via his YouTube Channel of all our suggestions, drop him a line if you have an additional submission. I am sure it will be taken in the zeitgeist of the thing. Current list is some 15 or so entries
Hi Marina,
I enjoy watching your videos, not only because you are beautiful but because I learn something new everytime. I have a word request. I was wondering where we get the word digit. I have heard it used as a number, fingers are called digits, and we also have the word digital (such as watches, clocks, and now digital cable) How are these words connected?
Thank you,
From,
iateliver
Quick request. I was helping my sister study some words for a test and the word lackadaisical was there. I am aware of the meaning but what are the origins?
LACKADAISICAL.
I would figure it out myself but I am trying to act in the spirit of the word. Thanks
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You can also cause your username to be blue like mine and link to a favourite website by entering a web address in your profile in the dashboard tab at the top of this page. Be sure to hit th “Update Profile” button for changes to take effect
It’s Mevan again. I came across a few interesting words that I would really like to know from where and how they originated! I hope you will help me out!
1. Geronimo – Why do sky divers or paratroopers sometimes shout
“Geranimo!” before they jump out of a plane? what does it mean?
2. Carte Blanche – what does this word mean?
3. catch-22 – what is a catch 22?
4. John Doe & Jane Doe – How and why do people call someone who’s
identity is unknown man a “john Doe” or a “Jane Doe” when its a woman?
All of these are excellent words for investigation. I especially appreciate “Geronimo.” If Marina doesn’t answer these right away, please ask again. We’re more than happy to share what we know or point you to a reference source.
Homework: It is difficult to respond. There are so many animals that have their own unique draws. I would have to say the animal I enjoy watching the most are Human Beings. Be they in a zoo or ‘in the wild’. I find it interesting how they interact with non-Sapient animals.
Of course, I people watch. I’m intrigued in how people interact with each other. Adding animals to the equation changes the dynamic considerably.
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I’ve always wondered why words such as ‘through’ and ‘rough’ had different sounds phonetically though they appear to be homophones. Could you possibly investigate?
Again, way to go on your 300th video! May many more be done!
I can’t really name my favorite animal at the zoo because I haven’t been to a zoo in over 15 years.
I used to say “zoo-ology” before, with the help of “Jeopardy!,” I wised up and started pronouncing zoology correctly. I’m almost inclined to say it with an Ontario, Canada accent, since I learned it from hearing Alex Trebek say it.
When I watch the video here on this site, does it register on YouTube that it was viewed? Or must I visit her YT page, and watch the video there, in order to increase the number of views?
This vid, by my understanding, is piped here via YouTube (q.v. logo at bottom right of viewing screen) and views here are linked to YouTube and do count toward Our Dear Teacher’s total at YouTube.
Go to YouTube and under Statistics & Data you’ll find that there are…..oops! 0 sites linking to this video….Marina! Captain Jack! PKarl! HELP!!! no links…. is something wrong?
Other vids have 5 sites linking to them, but this one has none. I have fired a flare to Marina in the ‘Website Problems’ section of the Contact tab. hopefully will be sorted out soon…
I looked for this in the Words and Phrases section. I should have known… I looked for it under Grapevine, Heard, and Through, expecting to see the phrase. I didn’t and so posted my reply above. I should have looked under its meaning. Perhaps a cross reference should be done in the future?
First I just want to say thanks for being hear. You have taught me so much, and you’re really good on the eyes. lol
Some friends and I where talking about the word Joystick, well I guess you know where that conversation was going. lol Well I thought of you and was hoping you could help? Where did the word Joystick come from?
Hi Marina, I’d like to know the origin of the word “trailer” as in “movie trailer.” Why are movie previews called trailers and when did they start calling them that?
I just joined your website and appreciate the word origins you share with us. I was catching up on some of your older videos and was watching the “Marina” video when I heard you say that your name origin possibly means you are from Mars. I laughed and smiled a little, but thought of the phrase, “Women are from Venus, men are from Mars.” I was under the impression that the phrase derives from the Roman Goddess Venus and God Mars, (which of course they stole from the Greek’s counterpart Aphrodite and Ares.)
Please share with us if there is more to this phrase than I have heard.
My Favorite animal would be… your puppy! Kidding, don’t have a favorite animal ): Now I’m sad. Marina I was watching one of your earlier videos and you said you didn’t know a thing about cricket. I’d be happy to teach you my dear student -
No, she can’t investigate celluar, because there’s no such word. However, cellular was discussed quite a bit in the Mob video, so go look at the comments on it here and on YouTube.
That top! Oh, the pain of the Moire pattern! My eyes are blinking, tearing up and making indignant phone calls to my brain. I have adjusted my horizontal hold, but to no avail. Stop before I go mad.
Zooology, the study of zoos. What else would you call it?
Good grief! I have missclicked and commented where I did not intend to. Now to recover, I will actually have to say something pertaining to eric12’s request.
Schmuck is the sound that your foot makes when pulling it out of three inches of mud.
Нет, ну мне нравится этот проект,… когда простая учительница Русского языка и литературы объясняет басурманам на их же басурманском языке происхождение их слов.
…как сейчас помню свои уроки русского языка 4-го, 5-го, и 6-го, классов , когда наша учительница делала тоже самое для нас. Спасибо Вам мои учителя! (((что мы не выросли пиндосами)))
К стати она была тоже красива и молода.
З.Ы. So pindosas take the shoot under the weist.
eläinoppi or eläintiede in finland. i had to say that
Zooology, the study of Zoos. Uahaha
My favorite animal is human.
me and miss perfect english done this allready.
Teach, how about the word “lovelorn”? Thanks again.
hopeless savage and I love penguins.
Marina I like cows, pigs and chickens because they taste so good with potatoes.
I like cows, because they taste so good with potatoes.
Big Turtles are cool.
btw, is oocyte pronounced “oo-oo-cyte” or “oh-oh-cyte”?
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
Tie
The bears are my favorites, including the mighty Russian brown bear with it’s magnificent coat, and the Panda (which isn’t really a bear but close enough for me). Since bears have coats, why do they call them bear?
Buzzword found this article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4933435.ece
It concerns the nature of Pandas. You may find it interesting.
Possibly closer to black bears than to raccoons? That is very satisfying, even though I hold no animosity towards raccoons in the slightest. I had to box up a sick raccoon in my backyard, in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz, and take him to the animal shelter.
I named him after the name on the box (the box held a toilet that I had to replace), “Norbit”. The lady didn’t like that name, however, and called him “Rocky” instead. I thought “Norbit” was a better name and told her so, but she would have no part of it.
Hi Marina!
I guess my previous request got buried in all the other word responses!
Well, I came across a few words that I hope you find interesting and would perhaps consider doing a post about!
1. Geronimo – Why do sky divers or paratroopers sometimes shout
“Geranimo!” before they jump out of a plane? what does it mean?
2. Carte Blanche – what does this word mean?
3. catch-22 – what is a catch 22?
4. John Doe & Jane Doe – How and why do people call someone who’s
identity is unknown man a “john Doe” or a “Jane Doe” when its a woman?
Marina. could you Please look into at least a few of them?
Thanks Again!
I know who you can ask about the first one.
Serval (or and any other cats (or reptiles))
Marina Dear my parents, Mother and Father, own the house of the 666 on the city block on 61 st, this is what you get for being a head hunter for gene messer dealership in Lubbock Texas. May They go down in Flames!!!
Signed the Deere King
hey another word request! hehe i was looking this girls photos and this guy commented on her “Damn girl!You look fine as hell”!then I realised we use this expression a lot but like how fine can hell be? hehe so maybe investigate?!!:)
300TH VIDEO
This absolutely calls for a celebration with a song, just for the hell of it.
snit – now there’s a lovely word
People often pronounce it like (CULL)-inary, when I’ve heard that technically it has more of a “Q” sound to it, like (Q)-linary.
Or (CUE)-linarny, as in cue ball, if you prefer….. same sound.
I use to like cats and dogs, but honestly… I don’t care much for animals anymore.
huh?
dare I ask why?
I don’t know, I guess animals aren’t really on my mind at this point in my life.
thats cool….thinking maybe you should change your name then maybe, animalntaz, just a thought mind
Just another animal joke:
THE COWBOY WHISPERER
Cowboy: ‘That your dog?’
Indian: ‘Yep.’
Cowboy: ‘Mind if I speak to him?’
Indian: ‘Dog no talk.’
Cowboy: ‘Hey dog, how’s it going?’
Dog: ‘Doin’ all right.’
Indian: (Look of shock!)
Cowboy: ‘Is this Indian your owner?’ (Pointing at the Indian…)
Dog: ‘Yep.’
Cowboy: ‘How’s he treating you?’
Dog: ‘Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the lake once a week to play.’
Indian: (Look of total disbelief)
Cowboy: ‘Mind if I talk to your horse?’
Indian: ‘Horse no talk.’
Cowboy: ‘Hey horse, how’s it going?’
Horse: ‘Cool.’
Indian: (Extreme look of shock!)
Cowboy: ‘Is this your owner?’ (Pointing to the Indian…)
Horse: ‘Yep.’
Cowboy: ‘How’s he treating you?’
Horse: ‘Pretty good, thanks for asking, he rides me, brushes me down often and keeps me in a lean-to to protect me from the weather.’
Indian: (Look of total amazement)
Cowboy: ‘Mind if I talk to your sheep?’
Indian: ‘Sheep lie.’
No, there’s an immoral in that story.
… hmmmm …
your style seems familar .. have you been here before?
Now that Marina explained zoology, here is another lesson:
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down.. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn’t the same elephant.
Sick … but hilarious.
That was so wrong
I would like to request the phrase: “There you go.”
Great show. Keep it up.
Marina, where does the expression ‘dead cat bounce’ that is used to describe a large rise following a large drop on the stock market come from?
Cheers,
REQUEST A WORD:
In my quest for completing my “Family Tree”, I have ran into many unusual words. Marina, (my beautiful teacher), please help me out.
I believe I have found the meanings, but would like to know more about their origins. (Homework for the teacher).
Demesne
Feoffment
Gredyron
Messuage
Moiety
Skomar
Tithingman
Virginalls
hey!! .. [look at this]
YT old hands are probably amused that i’m affected by this, but …
.. scuse me .. i think i got something in my eye .. {.. wobbly lip ..}
thanks guys!
hmmm .. that should be [look at this]
huh! is much like your other vids but goes on for longer….will check out the one below
ok … try again … [look at this]
and in raw form …
http://www.mijj.info/misc/pics/n95.png
i guess the lesson is .. don’t forget the “http:\\” off the start of the url.
well..
.. that completely fucked up a beautiful moment, didn’t it.
aww, sorry mijj, didnt mean to have a go….put on ‘ tu kettle lad ‘ave a nice cuppa tea – so what was it and what you going to do about it
— come on mijj, I know you can do it…..easy now…..thats it mate….easy….go on……almost……..go for it….thata boy mijj 
mijj mate, I have done endless IQ tests of late and keep scoreing way above average on spatial awareness and people skills. So WTF is that and WTF are you going to do about it
don’t know
“huh! is much like your other vids but goes on for longer….will check out the one below”
hey … that’s not supposed .. d’oh! … oh!, you!!
“so what was it”
teh pic i was trying to post …
.. it was a snapshot of a little segment of my (frostyEnumerator)’s channel page
it said: #95 – Most Subsribed (This Week) – United Kingdom
… with a little pic of a medal sorta thingy.
now .. it dont actually stand up to much examination because i ent atually had many subs .. but .. it just looks good. .. and some people are actually checking my meager offerings.
“Marriage”
As I’m sure you already know, there is a proposition in California about the definition of marriage and whether it should include homosexual relationships. Where did the word marriage come from? and could that help us out in deciding whether it should include homosexual relationships?
what pain in the ass Marina you win
Best wishes
Yep, “Zo” as in Zoe. “aNEMone” is also commonly mispronounced, if you want to be a purist.
I’ll bet you anymoney that some idiot will make a joke about that.
Bob, have been waiting for someone and nothing as yet. 10-1 on matey…
Hmm…it’s a tie between the bears and the penguins. But, were I to ever take up a conversationalist position, it’d be Ursine Conservation, so, we’ll say bears.
WORD REQUEST: Here’s a simple one. Hot. Simple, yet socially powerful, word, if I do say so myself.
Hi groundzero523 Marina has already that word. In fact she did 3 lessons on it.
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/06/21/hot/
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/07/27/hot-synonyms/
Even Hot Dog
http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/11/28/hot-dog/
Hmmm…methinks I should stick to my original obscure words then
I posted them in previous lessons, however I am just a simple internet browser with simple word requests 
Sorry.
No Problem!
I have another expression to request, wheredid the term “six was to Sunday” as in “I am going to beat you six ways to Sunday” come from? Does it have something to do with the fact that there are 7 days in a week?
I would like to learn where the word “teetotaler” comes from. We all know that it refers to a person who sips their alcoholic beverage very slowly to the point where it gets warm and looses its taste, but was does alcohol have to do with tea or totals?
Miss M. has anyone made fun of the the way “clicks” came out in your Statistics On You Tube Post. I looks more like d**k than click. I thought you had a typo at first until I copied and pasted it to this comment and see that it is click.
Now, the Statistics & Data tab shows honors for the video (updated pretty close to real-time) and if you scroll down, “Sites linking to the video” shows websites that embed my video (like mine), and how many times someone clicks within that video and gets taken to YouTube. It only counts those “clicks”, but gives you a general idea of what sites are embedding a video. It only shows the top 5 I think, and it takes a little while to update as well.
Hi Capman
Have you ever watched videos on Atom Films?
They have ALOT of Star Wars spoofs! Here’s one of my very favorites! Check it out!
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/sith_apprentice
I just watched it and added it to my favorites list. Thanks for the url on the spoofs.
Your welcome!
Word Request
Lazy Susan
Check out my new video it shows a Lazy Susan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZFGc5UOAKk
if you have any sense decency or dignity at all, do not look at this [vile comic strip]!
lol .. messed up the link again!!
[here's the link] to the comic strip page you should not be looking at …
marina i requested a word a word awhile ago….cooties…can you investigate?
test
[a message to all my foes
]
oops ..
.. try again …
ahem …
[a message to all my foes]
Here’s a message for future philologists… beware of your audience.
lol – hey I bet we can do that as well……
miss marina you seem to take care of your self pretty good,eat right,maybe do aerobics.can you investigate the word aerobics. and can you do a lil aerobics workout for us students.
take care marina
<- click here
Who wants to be my 100th subscriber??
Sorry.. I am jjust blagging some free subs off your back here
i notice you didn’t sub to mine, james
Well.. What is the idea behind your channel
hang on .. do you want a rationale for subscribing?!
i .. i don’t know what the idea is behind my channel ..
.. it’s just there.
OK I will make an exception then..
hang on .. shouldn’t that be .. “Marina’s a Bitch” .. or .. “Marina’s Dog” ..?
Marinas a bitch?? You are starting to piss me off. with your nasty comments
Lol
hang on .. i seem to say “hang on” just a leeeetle too often!
but i thought that’s what your username was supposed to be .. i mean .. imho .. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is a Peach
Now that it’s dark here in Europe, it’s time to honour of Marina’s 300th video; let the show begin.
Word Request: Rubik’s Cube
who is rubik of rubiks cube? a male or female? marina can you investigate?
is this person fictional or a real person?
….a game of poker maybe, take your mind off things!
I thought the Pandas at the Washington Zoo were the most amazing looking creatures that I have ever seen. If you are ever in Washington D C you should visit the zoo.
best
bill the ill
@Capman this will be waiting for you after your farm choresUgly Yoda
Yep Che Volay that is on fugly ucker.
Hola. Thanks for your videos, I learn very interesting things with you. In a way I can easily remember. Etymology is even more pleasant now.
Would you please explain the origine of the word ‘bombastic’? I have always been curious about it.
Thanks again.
i want to know about the word HOOLIGAN
xxxx
Congrats on 300
They all just looked like worms to me.
For my homework: I love the big cats, especially the Siberian Tigers. I definately knew how to pronounce zoology. I took invertebrate zoology my sophomore year in college and made my only F. Comparing and contrasting 300 worms
I’m not suddenly going to be saying this word as “zo-ology” – and I’m not going to say “forte” as “fort” either. I’d rather change the spelling to “zooology” than alter how I say it.
Nick
Marina,
You haven’t done any trademarks words lately, I would like to suggest the word nokia, mostly because it comes from a language usually not explored and now is very common, and to bring back a trademark word.
Thanks
Marina,
do you know why, in US English, we put “.” after Dr, Mrs, Mr? When we shorten “government,” we write “gov’t”… The Oakland Athletics call them selves the “A’s,” a result of taking out everything in between the A and the S. Why isn’t “doctor” shortened to “D’r”? and why don’t the British use any punctuation at all for these words?
Thanks!
Er – well – I’m not expert on this stuff, but I think “Dr.” is an abbreviation and should have the period – and I think “Dr.” with the period is correct British punctuation – but I guess a lot of people are either lazy or simply don’t know.
But you’re right about “D’r”. Logically that could be correct – people just don’t do it.
Nick
Punctuaction conventions have changed to improve readability.
Consider the case of author names in scientific citations.
For example
“Smithers, G. E.; Farnsworth, H. A. and Cavali-Smith, L. A. R.”
in the “puncutationally progressive” journals would be
“Smithers GE, Farnsworth HA, Cavali-Smith LAR.”
I think you would agree that the latter is more readable.
Unless someone confuses the initials of the persons name for the initials of a title, qualification or certification – DDS, LGT, BSEELT, MAJ, ADM, GEN for example.
oops, BSEE and LT should be separated. Sorry.
That is a good point.
It would be useful for those that extract information from electronic databases and web sources to have systems to identify the use of initials from other short text strings.
The MEDLINE database at the National Library of Medicine (accessed through PubMed) uses the “minimal punctuation” format when displaying citations. But it also has “fields” or “metadata” that can be accessed to identify the type of terms used (for example the AU field for authors).
Interestingly, I have never seen the mention of an authors qualifications or degree title in a Medline record and it is not common to see titles stated in print versions of scientific publications either.
But you are absolutly right that short text strings can lead to confusion and perhaps old fashioned punctuation would have helped resolve some of that – although I don’t think the NLM will change their author citation policy!
Request a word.
“Heteronym” which in itself is a Homograph.
Words such as wind, wound, close and bow. I know of 50 more words like that. Why?
Thanks.
Those words were created so we could identify the Aliens who live amongst us
…has anyone ever seen a Chupacabra before? A vampire thing……
…sure in the jungles of Mexico, chupa = suck, cabra = goat so what ya got is a goat sucker
are they for real or a bit like bigfoot? wiki has confused the issue, first claims started in 1994….but no hard evidence!
you should ask mijj about “hard” evidence.
things are looking up for him, all that blood rushing from his brain to his loins…..
are you making an improper reference to my lack of a stonking great hardon?
hey, you’re the one apparently getting downward erections from watching m.’s videos.
Mijj, are these comments getting you bent out of shape?
‘Mijjagra, when the only way is up, baby!’
i prefer to call them “limptions”, alex.
e.g. .. Bill O’Reilly gives me a monstrous limption.
ROFL… Now that is a sniglet to remember
mijj mate, come on, down be so down on your self, harden up fella, rise to the occasion……
Mount a defense of your will
Don’t dicker… Be a johnny-on-the-spot.
Get back into the shwing of things
…hoist up the Jolly Roger mate
…get grip mijj before you go into liquidation….
….a game of poker maybe, take your mind off things!
My three favorite games were checker, chess, and poker.
Alex try out the Gravatar and see if it will work for you or on the site.
http://ll-images.veoh.com/thumb/w277/2450.gif
Try again
http://ll-images.veoh.com/thumb/w277/user-williamt olen2450.gif
http://ll-images.veoh.com/thumb/w277/user-williamt olen2450.gif
One more time or copy and paste.
http://ll-images.veoh.com/thumb/w277/user-williamt olen2450.gif
In reality the Blood Sucking Bats are real, they will suck the blood from a man while he sleeps. The Chupacapra is more urban legend or jungle legend
In Texas the Chupacabra is a polarizing issue… either you believe it is absolutely true (along with Santa, the Easter Bunny, and free lunches) or you believe it is a total joke… but use it to scare children into behaving (like La Llorona or Lindsay Lohan). There is no middle ground.
..so wont be getting to see one in the Zoo then? Thought it was all a bit to good to be true, but for a moment there, I did believe
Does this Chupacabra remind you of anyone whose Gravatar is not a million miles from this comment?
)
(Sorry Matt.
bob, hate you! as is a better one than I have
Pictures of a Chupacabra
I watched a movie on the sci fi channel so they must be real.
Word Request Wet Dream
….’it was dark, I was alone, it was raining….so much rain….’
then I awoke!
[spectacular skateboard trick]
that ain’t no skateboard.
well .. land yacht .. or whatever it is.
http://ll-images.veoh.com/thumb/w277/user-williamtolen2450.gif
Ok I got it to work, damn
it’s a surfboard.
well .. good thing you pointed that out, otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense.
LOL… idiot. Reminds me of me about 30 years ago.
Youth is wasted on the young…
i mean .. what on earth did he imagine was going to happen if he didn’t screw up?
……ya now got a Big ‘D’
what up with tat?
you reminded me of that famous quote: “life is wasted on the living” .. from HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy, radio version.
a Delayed present to myself for coming in first some days ago… I graduated to capital D… and all of the torture that y’all care to toss at me. I have no idea what I’ll do if I come in first again… perhaps spell my name correctly, I guess.
Check this out Child shoots his father
Kid shoots father see if this one works
Oh nonono… don’t want to see that at all. Seen too much of stuff like that in my life. tragic… stupid…
Legend, dumb ass but legend!
well hurt. – what a surfboard in Wales was doing there at the time I will never know, had a bit of explaining to do. Many jobs around the house were to be done as a result……
Used a surfboard once, alooong time ago, on the side of a slate mountain in Wales. All good fun exept at the end as lost control smashing into my fathers car parked at the bottom
Accident in the midst of the legs
Oh dear Lord… that poor foolish boy…
will not be passing his flawed genes on to the next generation.
owww .. aww .. fkkk’k'k .. owwwwww … kkkrrrrkrkr …
[decision making: male v. female]
i mean .. the complexity of the drink deciding process : male v. female
oh. good thing you explained it. wouldn’t've guessed it. *rolleyes*
lol .. yeh .. i thought you’d need an extra little push in the right direction.
by the way, that fucking anchor of yours ought to be pointing downwards, shouldn’t it.
it’s not an anchor – it’s a stonking great hardon .. and yes .. how did you know right now it should be pointing downwards?
yeah, if it’s a stinking great hard-on then it should be pointing upwards. but since it’s an anchor, it shouldn’t.
erm … stonking*
aye, lad : “stonking” …
… plus yes .. the stonking erection should be pointing upwards, cept right at the moment that ain’t appropriate.
Baby echidna is called a “puggle” ….
[this is a puggle]
.. oh yeh .. any word on the next Bill O’Reilly spot … i need advance notice to i can bite my tongue.
I’m with you on that.
you bite your own tongue!
I’m with you on you biting your own tongue. I prefer not to inflict pain upon myself. I am married w/ children et. al. so I have plenty of other people who can inflict pain upon my person.
….oh yea Bill called he wants your phone number
tell him it’s … 001 151 238 go-fuck-yourself
..then should he bring his own luffa sponge?
word request : lingua franca
.. i presume the “franca” is referring to some kind of french language. .. so why isn’t french the lingua franca?
here is a word for you Rumpelstiltskin
A huge congratz for marina for reaching her 300th video. It felt like yesterday for when she had done 200 videos.
Keep up the awesome work!!
Cats
I also like roflcats (check out roflcat.com 
kaibanator here is a funny video Goldfish Funeral
Sweet
hahahaha I liked that
i think i may be infatuated with Marina!! .. i’m going to see if i can go a whole day without referring to Marina directly or indirectly – here in the HFW threads .. and gulp … here in my head!
who you talking about mijj
shaddap!!
ha! .. dint work anyway .. i have no idea what you’re talking about!
I have theme music for your Quest, Mijj. hehe
lol .. the “impossible dream”
… well .. it just so happens i just finished the music for number 7 .. and that may be appropriate.
keywords associated with 7 are: Failure, Futility, Debauch, Valour
Interesting… in Hebrew gematria 7 is perfection, completion
Don’t forget Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride.
… and grumpy, sleepy, dozy, beaky, mick and titch.
i’m sticking firmly to my four – i’m resolute! {folds arms}
My favorite animal at the zoo?
That would surely have to be the Marina animal
I was wondering what the origins were behind the word: benchmark.
It could be pretty interesting
Agreed. I also wonder if benchmarks are still used in their original function, or if they have been superseded by more modern technology.
Could you do a video on the word anime?
Congratulations Marina!!!!!
Great 300th video!
Homework: I like the reptiles the best especially the snakes!
It’s so cool to be close to a poisonous critter without getting bit!
Congratulations on 300 videos Marina!! Time sure flies when you’re having fun. I remember when you did your first video, which seems like it was yesterday.
Favorite zoo animal is the Bald Eagle; sharp eyes, soaring on eagle’s wings.
I noticed that your intro included a picture of the Bronx Zoo. Been to that zoo many times and the Central Park Zoo when I lived in Manhattan.
wow, pedantickarl .. were you there to pick up on M’s first video?
Yup. Been following all of Marina’s videos from day one. This HFW site didn’t exist back then. The domain did and when you entered the domain, it went to the YT profile page. This is one of the best managed and best run sites thanks to Marina’s technical interests and capabilities.
There are no links on the Youtube statics where there are normally 5 – is this something that needs to be addressed? I dropped a note in the website issues section that Marina would be aware of it. is there anything else you or I could or should do?
Did you mean *Statistics* on YT?
You are probably referring to the section under the YT video entitled “Sites linking to this video”. Nothing to worry about until maybe tomorrow. Those links most probably will appear when YT refreshes that section. Most of YT stuff is not live (immediate). YT captures all of the information and updates / refreshes statistics and other data periodically several times a day.
Yes – hurried typo –
and thanks for the info.
Fianchetto’s Ghost, I made a post answering your question:
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/10/15/statistics-on-youtube-view-counts-and-honors/
if you’re practically one with HFW, how come you don’t have the privilege of a dotted line round your posts like those suckup-to-Marina members have? {ducks to avoid glance from alex}
Choose Your Weapon Sir. As I have the red square to defend.
Hey Teacher!
What is the real meaning of AGAPE. And what is the origin of Hebrew languages?
I was pronouncing it incorrectly,I’m just a product of My environment
May I most respectfully REQUEST; “SHIFTY/SHIFTLESS”.
I was thinking of adding “shithead” also but decided to leave the above as a serious request.
Hey Marina! Are you aware of this ink you got in the NYTimes?
aha! .. quintessence! .. that was interesting.
(good ol’ pythagoras .. and Marina, of course)
that was a very good vid .. one of the best .. i esp liked the end part.
Yes, Marina is aware of it as she posted the link to the article on this HFW site under the PRESS link up at the top. Click on the Press link at the top, then scroll down, then click Older Entries until you see New York Times “Sexicon”.
Also, take note that I left a comment on that NY Times article in July and BillyB left one in March.
Thanks – just got back from there
I stumbled on the article at nytimes, noted the date, thought she was prolly aware, but hadn’t seen it in the press section, till I just now went back far enough to find it 
She looked absolutely stunning in her first interview (Fox Network, ‘happy hour’, ‘Bull/Bear Market’). Seeing some of her early stuff again makes me proud of her for her achievements & development/evolution into the phenomenon that she is today.
Damn, Karl! You let her have it with both barrels!
Your response reminds me of my History courses in college.
What was the capitol of Poland until the end of the 16th century? Krakow! Krakow! Two direct hits!
I read your comment on Sexicon, as well as BillyB’s… I’m going back in to read some more. This looks like fun.
{having read the whole thing as well as [both] your posts}
Thanks for chiming in on Marina’s behalf. I tried to look up more info on the author, such as a bio or other info to try to figure out where she was coming from, but came up empty, and is not worth further effort. I didn’t read it before I made my initial posts, just reported its presence as soon as I found it. Thanks for saying what I am pretty much too annoyed with the author to say right now. Perhaps I’ll formulate something in the future for Ms. Heffernan’s ‘IN’ box.
I t doesn’t surprise me that a lady journalist made a point of associating HotForWords with porn. Ah, vanity…
…..Virginia Heffernan was just hired to be the new critic for Avant Guard Magazine
you came up empty? huh?
“Virginia Heffernan has been a television critic for The New York Times since September, 2003. She also reviews online video on the Screens blog for The New York Times on the Web. Previously,she was a deputy editor for The New York Times Magazine Home Design issue in 2001.
Before joining The Times, she was the television critic for Slate Magazine. Before that, she was a senior editor at Harper’s Magazine, a writer for VHI, an editor at Talk Magazine, a teaching assistant at Harvard University and a fact-checker at The New Yorker.
Heffernan was named one of Columbia Journalism Review’s “Editors to Watch” in 2002. Folio dubbed her a “Rising Star” that same year. In 2006, New York Moves named her one of its “Power Women.” Her essays have been included in various anthologies: Extreme Exposure (TCC, 2000), Unholy Ghost (HarperCollins, 2001) and Prime Times (Crown, 2004). A novel she co-wrote with Mike Albo, The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life, was published in 2005 by Bloomsbury and optioned for the movies by Warner Brothers.
Her comic monologues, co-written with Albo, have been produced across the United States and in Europe and have been collected in several anthologies.
Born in Hanover, N.H., she received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1991. She received her M.A. in English Literature from Harvard in 1993 and a Ph.D in English Literature from Harvard in 2002.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, David, and (almost) two-year-old son, Ben.”
–> link.
I see. 1st “Hazard” applies.
what are you talking about?
He’s implying jealousy on the part of the journalist… In the graphic – Hazard #1: Turns green [from envy] when placed alongside a superior specimen.
Hi Fianchetto, I researched the NYT author as well before commenting and I found this back in July.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Heffernan
I’m not sure if you know about Marina’s entry in wiki.
That wiki also has a link to that NYT article under references.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Orlova
That’s what led me to the article, I only searche the nytimes for Ms. Heffernan, not the whole web. Thanks!
Hi HFW!
the word I have is Ensign from the Navy thing.
Im not sure on the definition of it really but I hear and see it alot.
Hot damn! I learned something again!
I love animals. To pick a favortie would not only be difficult, but would upset my cats.
Hi HFW- The presidential campaigns must be fertile ground for you, but I submit this curiousity from the boys: “….In my wheelhouse….,” “In this wheelhouse….,” “In their wheelhouse….” etc. What do they mean by “Wheelhouse”?? I’ve heard it several times from both candidates? Please enlighten?!!?!!!!
[snails are cuddly too]
Cool pic
I say, let the French continue to eat them! Goes against my buddist ideals but just so slimey…..
Sauteed, traditionally in loads of butter, they are much like black shrimp in texture, like hearty mushrooms in taste – haven’t had any in years.
Hey Marina. My favorite animal is the Cheetah.
i don’t think they should keep [lions in zoos]. There isn’t enough room for their own personal space.
Even the King knows his place!
A quote for consideration “Wounds are eyes” .. don’t know where it comes from though. (Nor does Google throw it up – i’m not sure where i saw it – maybe i got the wording wrong.) .. anyway .. the idea is: you see the world through your wounds (those parts of your character which are most sensitive).
….this is why I love Lions the most! Have you ever really looked into one of them, held its gaze for a while? Even though sadly but thankfully safe from harm in a Zoo, I sware you can see your own soul…..amazing, beautiful but scared the crap out of me. Even more beautiful, even more scared is when in one of HFWs vids, right at the end, Marina is playing pac-man. So all good, things are looking peachy when suddenly, pac-man changes to this freakish face with M screaming. My crunchy nut corn flakes covered the room. I ran hopping over the furniture legging it out side! Resulted in me looking a bit like Scooby Doo shaking
After a little bit, took a deap breath, compossed, chest out to make myself look big and mean, got back to, well, cleaning the room!! But hey, at least I can admit that with pride! 
lookin’ foolish is the price to pay for havin’ fun.
+ lol .. yeh .. that’s hilarious .. reminds me of my encounter with an earwig (wot i fell in love with, but startled me by suddenly charging at me)
Word Request: SHAG
And why does it mean [THIS] in USA, but …uh …something else entirely in UK?
It is also a type of carpet… which is slang for something entirely related to the UK understanding.
what’s a “Bonaduce”?
He’s Danny Bonaduce, a former cast-mate of the tanned girl in question… from the TV show The Partridge Family… a red-headed actor and radio personality. He’s the one that Marina has competed with for the IPhone. Danny has had… a colorful career. Do a search for him on Wiki, and a search on one of his shows Breaking Bonaduce.
In Holland, Tabacco is called Shag…….have requested this in the past also. Shag pile carpet, smokes, dancing even some nooky. A good one to know for those who travel the world……otherwise, learn the hard way
Pun intended, matalexwolf?
oh yeh .. tobacco, or some variant, is called “shag” here in UK too.
but always … the most beautiful and sensual of creatures is the [Cuddly Stripy Marina] … {.. sigh ..
}
Cuddly, stripy, but strange…
good idea .. can’t say i’m too enamoured of tanned skin tho .. maybe if it was lightly toned in different colours.
I know her…. that’s Laurie Partridge, all grown up!
lol Keep her away from Bonaduce!
Hey Marina, I was wondering if you could find the origins of the word “zenith”. I think it means the highest point of something, the culmination. Something like that
Thanks a lot!
Meerkats are always worth a laugh.
Marine, can you help with the following: In New Zealand, the word ‘jandal’ is used to describe a type of sandal – but in nearby (well, relatively) Australia, the word ‘thong’ is used to describe the same thing. Back in NZ again, the word ‘thong’ means something completely different, relating to underwear.
1) Where did the word ‘Jandal’ come from?
2) How did 2 english-speaking (mainly) countries close to each other come to adopt such a different meaning for the word ‘thong’?
and of course you are Marina (not Marine) – slip of the keyboard, sorry.
..Durex down under, Australia, means what we brits call selotape(sticky tape), not a form of contraception as we know it
my favorite animal is the duck billed ipod .. not something i’d allow into my home .. but cute, nevertheless.
Reminds me of [THIS]
lol .. they’re so cute .. girls love em!
don’t talk to me about the african savanna strimmers .. i hate those nasty things. .. always creeping up on you.
Fianchetto… I have found the ultimate, or dare I say the quintessential schmaltzy over-the-top romantic dedication to Marina… however, it really is a sweet song… so unless done with respect it will come off as uber-creepy, or, worse, mocking. What to do, what to do…
@Dez
Cool! I submitted a list to Capman911 via his YouTube Channel of all our suggestions, drop him a line if you have an additional submission. I am sure it will be taken in the zeitgeist of the thing. Current list is some 15 or so entries
Hey Fianchetto, nothing back on the request yet. I will let you know as soon as I know something.
My favorite animal is the aardvark.
i’m curious about the etimology and the correct useage of “nontheless/nevertheless”.
Being Southern and a Fireman, Cap should have a heart attack watching THIS
My favorite animal in the zoo is the Pull-me-Push-you … Hang on, did I get that right?
The Yanks may need a translation… I know I do.
Push-me-pull-you
Original creature is from Dr. Dolittle, I think
The one with Rex Harrison? I think I vaguely remember that. OK, got it. Thanks for the translation.
not available in my country. :/
It looks something like THIS.
hello Marina, i would like to know the origin of the world “cooch”, thank you.
word*, sorry it’s late
Hi Marina,
I enjoy watching your videos, not only because you are beautiful but because I learn something new everytime. I have a word request. I was wondering where we get the word digit. I have heard it used as a number, fingers are called digits, and we also have the word digital (such as watches, clocks, and now digital cable) How are these words connected?
Thank you,
From,
iateliver
Quick request. I was helping my sister study some words for a test and the word lackadaisical was there. I am aware of the meaning but what are the origins?
LACKADAISICAL.
I would figure it out myself but I am trying to act in the spirit of the word. Thanks
I also like lions, tigers, turtles and most of all great white sharks!
Hi can anyone tell me how i can change my profile pic?
just click your current pic … will take you to gravatar.com. you may need to log in again, but once you do, you can then upload several pics from your computer to select from to be your current gravatar. OH..when you do change pics, it’s retroactive – it will update for all your prior posts as well
hope this helps!
Ciao,
Fianchetto
You can also cause your username to be blue like mine and link to a favourite website by entering a web address in your profile in the dashboard tab at the top of this page. Be sure to hit th “Update Profile” button for changes to take effect
Hi Marina!
It’s Mevan again. I came across a few interesting words that I would really like to know from where and how they originated! I hope you will help me out!
1. Geronimo – Why do sky divers or paratroopers sometimes shout
“Geranimo!” before they jump out of a plane? what does it mean?
2. Carte Blanche – what does this word mean?
3. catch-22 – what is a catch 22?
4. John Doe & Jane Doe – How and why do people call someone who’s
identity is unknown man a “john Doe” or a “Jane Doe” when its a woman?
Please Help me out!
OOPS!
I meant How and why do people call someone who’s identity is unknown called a “john Doe” or a “Jane Doe” when its a woman?
Sorry!
All of these are excellent words for investigation. I especially appreciate “Geronimo.” If Marina doesn’t answer these right away, please ask again. We’re more than happy to share what we know or point you to a reference source.
Thanks again dezdkado! I do hope Marina would consider a few of these words!
Congratulations on 300! Keep them coming, please?
Homework: It is difficult to respond. There are so many animals that have their own unique draws. I would have to say the animal I enjoy watching the most are Human Beings. Be they in a zoo or ‘in the wild’. I find it interesting how they interact with non-Sapient animals.
Of course, I people watch. I’m intrigued in how people interact with each other. Adding animals to the equation changes the dynamic considerably.
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I’ve always wondered why words such as ‘through’ and ‘rough’ had different sounds phonetically though they appear to be homophones. Could you possibly investigate?
Again, way to go on your 300th video! May many more be done!
Can you do the word charlie-horse?
Please and thank you!
I can’t really name my favorite animal at the zoo because I haven’t been to a zoo in over 15 years.
I used to say “zoo-ology” before, with the help of “Jeopardy!,” I wised up and started pronouncing zoology correctly. I’m almost inclined to say it with an Ontario, Canada accent, since I learned it from hearing Alex Trebek say it.
When I watch the video here on this site, does it register on YouTube that it was viewed? Or must I visit her YT page, and watch the video there, in order to increase the number of views?
This vid, by my understanding, is piped here via YouTube (q.v. logo at bottom right of viewing screen) and views here are linked to YouTube and do count toward Our Dear Teacher’s total at YouTube.
Go to YouTube and under Statistics & Data you’ll find that there are…..oops! 0 sites linking to this video….Marina! Captain Jack! PKarl! HELP!!! no links…. is something wrong?
Other vids have 5 sites linking to them, but this one has none. I have fired a flare to Marina in the ‘Website Problems’ section of the Contact tab. hopefully will be sorted out soon…
Very good, sir. Hopefully all will be worked out soon.
Hi Marina,
I was wondering if you could do the phrase ” I heard it through the grapevine.” It never made sense to me
Thanks,
JC
Here’s what Mr. Marvin Gaye has to say on the matter…
That’s a good phrase to investigate. It has a bit of a history lesson to go along with it.
…And Marina’s take on the subject…
I looked for this in the Words and Phrases section. I should have known… I looked for it under Grapevine, Heard, and Through, expecting to see the phrase. I didn’t and so posted my reply above. I should have looked under its meaning. Perhaps a cross reference should be done in the future?
Though she doesn’t mention ‘grapevine’ specifically, I remembered the gossip vid and just thought I’d toss you something pretty close:-)
As my internet name might suggest, the WOLF!
First I just want to say thanks for being hear. You have taught me so much, and you’re really good on the eyes. lol
Some friends and I where talking about the word Joystick, well I guess you know where that conversation was going. lol Well I thought of you and was hoping you could help? Where did the word Joystick come from?
Keep it up
Todd Horvath
She hasn’t done that one yet, but here are a couple of aeronautical ones to tide you over till she gets around to ‘Joystick’:
[COCKPIT]
[BALLS TO THE WALL]
Ciao,
Fianchetto
Hi Marina, I’d like to know the origin of the word “trailer” as in “movie trailer.” Why are movie previews called trailers and when did they start calling them that?
-Thanks
Sincerely,
Big Willie Style
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Eyes be old fashonied Biblical
flesh blood bone hair and spit
Another phrase, in light of Halloween coming up, what is the story behind Hocus Pocus?
Good one! I’d love to hear about this phrase… and welcome to the site, Thinkingbeyondhere.
Hi marina,
I just joined your website and appreciate the word origins you share with us. I was catching up on some of your older videos and was watching the “Marina” video when I heard you say that your name origin possibly means you are from Mars. I laughed and smiled a little, but thought of the phrase, “Women are from Venus, men are from Mars.” I was under the impression that the phrase derives from the Roman Goddess Venus and God Mars, (which of course they stole from the Greek’s counterpart Aphrodite and Ares.)
Please share with us if there is more to this phrase than I have heard.
My Favorite animal would be… your puppy! Kidding, don’t have a favorite animal ): Now I’m sad. Marina I was watching one of your earlier videos and you said you didn’t know a thing about cricket. I’d be happy to teach you my dear student
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i have another word…celluar as in celluar phone. can you investigate?
No, she can’t investigate celluar, because there’s no such word.
However, cellular was discussed quite a bit in the Mob video, so go look at the comments on it here and on YouTube.
where does your neck of the woods come from¿??
marina i have a word for you to investigate…schmuck…where did this word originate from? keep up the good work!!!
That top! Oh, the pain of the Moire pattern! My eyes are blinking, tearing up and making indignant phone calls to my brain. I have adjusted my horizontal hold, but to no avail. Stop before I go mad.
Zooology, the study of zoos. What else would you call it?
Maybe you should have adjusted Marina’s vertical hold.
Good grief! I have missclicked and commented where I did not intend to. Now to recover, I will actually have to say something pertaining to eric12’s request.
Schmuck is the sound that your foot makes when pulling it out of three inches of mud.
Dear Miss Orlova,
In the Spirit of Halloween I request the Phrase:
“Trick or Treat”
I suppose that’s very simple so maybe “Halloween”
Oh I guess that is simple too.
Trick or treat, give me something good to eat, if you don’t, smell my feet, trick or treat…
Oh… I said feet…
It’s a trick.
TOF
Dollar General
Have you ever found the Mushroom on the $1 Bill?
never looked for don’t care too either
I can imagine all of the animals in the Zoo feel like this
http://www.youtube.com/profile_video_blog?user=ThoughtOnFire&page=4
I Call for a Field Trip!
Operation Codename: There is no Zoo in Zoology
Plan: Free the Animals
Bring treats for everybody.
(I wonder what Miss Orlova’s Favourite is?)
TOF
My nickname is also my favorite zoo animal: Raccoon.
Rocky Raccoon