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What is the origin of the word music.  Oh.. and be sure to check out YouTube Live on the 22nd of November 5pm PST on :-)

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  1. sahok says: 132

    dnb рулит миром нах :mrgreen:

  2. MtnDood says: 130

    speaking of music and youtube check out http://www.youtube.com/user/ronaldjenkees his beats are killer!!

  3. leonard says: 129

    I make no lie…I really like that Henry Clay Work song you sing. From the University Encyclopedia, edited by the Chancellor of New York University(The Co-operative Publication Society)1902 …..it says Henry was an American song writer; born in Middletown, Conn., Oct.1, 1832. He was highly popular in three different classes of songs: of the War, as “Kingdom Comin’,” Wake Nicodemus.” “Babylon is Fallen,” “Marching Through Georgia”; of temperance, as “Father, Dear Father, Come Home with Me Now”; sentimental, as “My Grandfather’s Clock” and “Lily Dale.” He died in Hartford, Conn., June 8, 1884. Please more…MARINA……..sing more songs and thank you :lol: :wink: :lol:

    • leonard says: 129.1

      :smile: Music would be better without all the economic bosses and if the competion was left to the spirits…CSS-Music Is My Hot Hot Sex
      :razz: (note) of not forgetting

    • leonard says: 129.2

      Cool is U…random for a friend: today amuses me and my amusement…from the twitter and dictionary search—

      Main Entry: gym·kha·na
      Pronunciation: jim-ˈkä-nə, -ˈka-
      Function: noun
      Etymology: probably modification of Hindi gẽdkhāna & Urdu gendkhāna, literally, ball court
      Date: 1877
      : a meet featuring sports contests or athletic skills: as a : competitive games on horseback b : a timed contest for automobiles featuring a series of events designed to test driving skill

      …music today is an event of exploiting money needed to pay [EGO_WORSHIP] :P (re)sponc(e)red by managers capitalizing on selling their souls and acted on from the [devil-agents]**[ac-count.ants]** :roll: :razz: :oops: [radio] fascsismism licenced by congress of GoD :-)

  4. oh, purple is looking quite lovely…

    well, i am amused by Gorby-Kobe’s antics…

    as for the YTL event, if i’m free, i’ll try to catch a bit of it, but i doubt i’ll be droolin’ o’er my kb all night for it…

    ‘cept when i see you, ‘course…(-;

  5. lostinhere says: 127

    I will be watching the youtube event.

    Extra credit: Library

  6. Hey MARINA IS KEVJUMBA GONNA BE A YOUTUBE LIVE?

  7. EXTRA CREDIT: Looks like a number of people were guessing museum. The only thing that came to my mind, before, was Siren. :roll:

  8. Che Volay says: 123

    A guy in a sports car got arrested for driving his car with no hub caps.

    The charges were for ‘exposing his nuts’. :grin:

  9. Dearest Marina,

    Would love to know where the words
    Hocus Pocus came from ?
    Thank you for your time!
    Your adoring fan,

    Jim Hathy Magical Entertainer

  10. Marina,

    While singing may not be your forte / fort, I think you would be an excellent contestant on Dancing With The Stars. Have you thought about it?

  11. i do want to watch the you tube live event but where do i watch it online or on the tv

  12. leonard says: 119

    Is there any color, our teacher wears, where she does not look mysterialisic gorgeous so gracely :grin: By the way, since using this back up[land line[snail]]—if I set to this site, on a page, the new information is not recieved, oh well. Also, it pissed me off loosing your cyber spot when I searched your “Quote” and I closed the tab—Now it leads to word requests, get readdy–ta-dah—=-=-Zionist verses Gentileism verse Apartheidism, some music please—be good :wink:

  13. jprice says: 118

    There are 2 words that are close in spelling. Unique and Antique. They both share the -ique ending. Any insights you can offer would be helpful.

    Jedd
    jprice for teacher’s pet. I will give you a dictionary with lots of words.

  14. leonard says: 116

    My memory works with notes. Tubing was the Art of sliding on hard water with a tire’s inner tube. Mucik, music is amusing because it adapts to society and their bosses. SO, an apple tree whispers in the wind and the green ones screems new neighbors=;-},As flys dance new eggs,[rite around easter] they grow up to ochestate the red apple pickers [just lute-ing a sound] but, I choose my apples picked from ground level [saused][my request the next mustardance]- :razz: :wink: :grin:

    ; :grin:

  15. mijj says: 115

    Marina YouTube Live! love signal update!

    Marina, we can’t be with you on the day so your precious students are providing you with a list of special secret love signals you can use to help you through your ordeal …
    The use of each love signal, imbues you with a special magical power with qualities characteristic of that person.

    saying “love” or doing a cartwheel (not decided which yet) :-> mijj (i thought i’d change the signal to me to something less demeaning)
    giving the finger :–> karl
    twirling round :–> capman
    blowing a kiss and a wink :–> melika
    laffin’ :–> Che
    breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes :-> Dez
    crossin’ your legs and showin’ your knees :-> seesixcm6
    taking your eyes off the camera and glancing off to her left :-> Bob
    touching your throat :-> bsomebody
    blowing a kiss using both hands :-> originalistrick
    playing with your hair :-> chickenh0use
    saying: “This Amaretto is SO delightful and sweet, I’m glad my dear friend [Fianchetto] reccommended it to me, as he is sweeter still.” :o r: “Gee, I wish they would serve a nice amaretto here, as it was reccommended to me by a very sweet friend [Fianchetto].” :-> Fianchetto
    Winking whenever you say HotForWords :-> ThoughtOnFire

    drinking requirement:
    whenever Marina gives a sign to someone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • mijj says: 115.1

      e.g. .. the magical power via Fianchetto’s love signal = the ability to generate smalltalk even while completely soused.

    • cufan71 says: 115.2

      sweet talks in Russian :-> cufan71

    • mijj says: 115.3

      cufan update:

      sweet talks in Russian :-> cufan71
      giving the finger :–> karl
      twirling round :–> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink :–> melika
      laffin’ :–> Che
      breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes :-> Dez
      crossin’ your legs and showin’ your knees :-> seesixcm6
      taking your eyes off the camera and glancing off to her left :-> Bob
      touching your throat :-> bsomebody
      blowing a kiss using both hands :-> originalistrick
      playing with your hair :-> chickenh0use
      saying: “This Amaretto is SO delightful and sweet, I’m glad my dear friend [Fianchetto] reccommended it to me, as he is sweeter still.” :o r: “Gee, I wish they would serve a nice amaretto here, as it was reccommended to me by a very sweet friend [Fianchetto].” :-> Fianchetto
      Winking whenever you say HotForWords :-> ThoughtOnFire
      saying “love” or doing a cartwheel (not decided which yet) :-> mijj (i thought i’d change the signal to me to something less demeaning)

      drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to someone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • mijj, It’s likely she’ll do this: “crossin’ your legs and showin’ your knees :-> seesixcm6″ I’d still be thrilled to see it!
      seesixcm6

  16. Dezdkado says: 114

    Notes from An Inexperienced Chili Taster Named FRANK, who was visiting Texas:

    “Recently I was honored to be selected as an outstanding Famous celebrity in Texas, to be a judge at a chili cook-off, because no one else wanted to do it. Also the original person called in sick at the last moment, and I happened to be standing there at the judge’s table asking directions to the beer wagon when the call came.

    I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn’t be all that spicy, and besides they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted.
    Here are the scorecards from the event:

    Chili # 1: Mike’s Maniac Mobster Monster Chili
    JUDGE ONE: A little too heavy on tomato. Amusing kick.
    JUDGE TWO: Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
    FRANK: Holy smokes, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway with it. Took me two beers to put the flames out. Hope that’s the worst one. These hicks are crazy.

    Chili # 2: Arthur’s Afterburner Chili
    JUDGE ONE: Smoky (barbecue?) with a hint of pork. Slight Jalapeno tang.
    JUDGE TWO: Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
    FRANK: Keep this out of reach of children! I’m not sure what I am supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. Shoved my way to the front of the beer line.

    Chili # 3: Fred’s Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili
    JUDGE ONE: Excellent firehouse chili! Great kick. Needs more beans.
    JUDGE TWO: A bean-less chili, a bit salty, good use of red peppers.
    FRANK: This has got to be a joke. Call the EPA, I’ve located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now and got out of my way so I could make it to the beer wagon. Barmaid pounded me on the back; now my backbone is in the front part of my chest.

    Chili # 4: Bubba’s Black Magic
    JUDGE ONE: Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.
    JUDGE TWO: Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili.
    FRANK: I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Sally, the bar maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills so I wouldn’t have to dash over to see her.

    Chili # 5: Linda’s Legal Lip Remover
    JUDGE ONE: Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
    JUDGE TWO: Chili using shredded beef; could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
    FRANK: My ears are ringing, and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed hurt when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue by pouring beer directly on it from a pitcher. Sort of irritates me that one of the other judges asked me to stop screaming.

    Chili # 6: Vera’s Very Vegetarian Variety
    JUDGE ONE: Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spice and peppers.
    JUDGE TWO: The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb.
    FRANK: My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous flames. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except Sally.

    Chili # 7: Susan’s Screaming Sensation Chili
    JUDGE ONE: A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.
    JUDGE TWO: Ho Hum, tastes as if the chef threw in canned chili peppers at the last moment. I should note that I am worried about Judge Number 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress.
    FRANK: You could put a grenade in my mouth and pull the pin, and I wouldn’t feel it. I’ve lost the sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My clothes are covered with chili which slid unnoticed out of my mouth at some point. Good! At autopsy they’ll know what killed me. I’ve decided to stop breathing, it’s too painful, and I’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air I’ll just suck it in through the 4 inch hole in my stomach.

    Chili # 8: Helen’s Mount Saint Chili
    JUDGE ONE: A perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili, safe for all, not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
    JUDGE TWO: This final entry is a good, balanced chili, neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge Number 3 fell and pulled the chili pot on top of himself.
    FRANK: ————–(editor’s note: Judge #3 was unable to report)

  17. Dezdkado says: 113

    July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”, were televised to Earth and heard by millions.

    But just before he reentered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark: “Good luck, Mr. Gorsky.” Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no
    Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs.

    Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the “Good luck Mr. Gorsky” statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.

    On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong.

    This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.

    In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in his neighbor’s yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky.

    As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs.Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. “Sex! You want sex?! You’ll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!”

  18. Dezdkado says: 112

    A woman takes a lover during the day while her husband is at work. Her 9 year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them and hides in the bedroom closet to watch. The woman’s husband also comes home. She puts her lover in the closet, not realizing that the little boy is in there already.

    The little boy says, “Dark in here.”
    The man says, “Yes, it is.”
    Boy – “I have a baseball.”
    Man – “That’s nice.”
    Boy – “Want to buy it?”
    Man – “No, thanks.”
    Boy – “My dad’s outside.”
    Man – “OK, how much?”
    Boy – “$250″

    In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the lover are in the closet together.

    Boy – “Dark in here.”
    Man – “Yes, it is.”
    Boy – “I have a baseball glove.”
    The lover remembering the last time, asks the boy, “How much?”
    Boy – “$750″
    Man – “Fine.”

    A few days later, the father says to the boy, “Grab your glove, let’s go outside and have a game of catch.” The boy says, “I can’t, I sold my baseball and my glove.”
    The father asks, “How much did you sell them for?”
    Boy – “$1,000″
    Father – “That’s terrible to overcharge your friends like that …that is way more than those two things cost. I’m going to take you to church and make you confess.”

    They go to the church and the father makes the little boy sit in the confession booth and he closes the door.
    The boy says, “Dark in here.”
    The priest says, “Don’t start that crap again”.

  19. Marina Twittered: Got Russian Channel…”

    Wow, how did you do that? Can you see Russia from your window also?

  20. For some unknown reason, I have the urge to sing.
    I wonder what I should do?

  21. Dear Marina,

    You are So Hot!

    TOF

  22. mijj says: 106

    i bet there’s a twitter game in there somewhere .. {… brain churns …}

    like that chain of friends thing …

    lets see … (excluding marina from the chain) … can you find a chain of followees from yourself to a famous person of some sort or other – guess this’d have to be fixed. … cant think of anyone famous at the moment (cept for M, and she’s barred from consideration)

    eg. famous person follows -> x follows -> …. follows -> mijj

    i think in my case it’d be a mighty tortuous lengthy chain, if it’s possible at all.

    • how about backwards (sorry, all this was before ‘Twitter’ was invented) (not to mention totally twisted and weird…):

      ME – I worked on the set of ‘The Crow’, where I met

      Brandon Lee before he died, whose father,

      Bruce Lee taught

      Sharon Tate martial arts maneuvers for a film she made (’The Wrecking Crew’) before she died at the hands of followers of

      Charlie Manson who, for a time, was housed in a California State Prison (Corcoran) in a cell adjacent to that holding

      Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, convicted of killing

      Robert F. Kennedy, brother of

      John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States

    • Sounds like the six degrees of separation. I like your game idea! :mrgreen:

      • mijj says: 106.2.1

        lol .. looks like i found the first real application for twitter .. a game tracing how a particular famous and mighty have a follow trail ending up following the player.

        we gotta think of a (or a set of) famous ppl wot use twitter. (M is banned from the trail)

    • Im still evaluating twitter. I have been trying to participate as much as I can. Im not finding it very useful yet. Even Marina was quoted that she was not very interested in participating in twitter. Twitter just seems to be a teen social networking tool. I like loopt.com but even that see limited use. It’s really only useful for very close friends that live near you.

      Yea I like your game idea. :mrgreen: You should post the rules on a website and see how many people you can get to play. :mrgreen:

      • mijj says: 106.3.1

        i’ve come to the conclusion it has a useful narrow application.

        it’s no good as a medium for conveying information, or even conversation – the text slot is too small …

        … i think it’s best use is for keeping tabs on and synchronising with people. You log and broadcast your incidental key moments and/or keep tabs on someone else’s key moments. – .. useful for keeping in synch with someone, but for useful info, need to use some other method.

      • mijj says: 106.3.2

        .. for instance .. (this just occurred to me) ..

        .. M is the kind of person who *could* make good use of it .. but isn’t really doing so .. i think things like the key moments in making and preparing her vids would be useful – and give us some sense of being priviledged onlookers into the process.

        plus .. i’m a fan of M taking pictures of the food she’s eating (it has a pythonesque quality to it :) ) .. but she doesn’t seem to do that now. :(

    • IT was designed for cellphone which have limited text character count. Also the servers are very slow and the system goes down often. It’s basically a toy for some. I wouldn’t even use it for priority or emergency communications as some organizations do. Yea I see it could be better used for Hollywood stars. Makes fans feel as if they are getting personal text messages from their favorite stars.

  23. mijj says: 105

    ok … time for another tarot card for HFW ..

    .. the Sun ..

    the image: two chldren at innocent play on a sunny hill.

    the central card. the heart card. where all things are in dynamic balance.

    position 6 in the tree.
    manifested in the four elements as:
    pleasure, science, success, victory.

  24. Che Volay says: 104

    Marina is a psychic medium, she is channeling a Russian :-{))

  25. I have another request, I would like to know the origin of the word HEY. There seems to be no translation of it, just one of those words that crosses language barriers. Is it even a real word in any language?

  26. augie says: 102

    :lol: everytime i see you i feel the music flow through my heart :lol: mmmm xxooxxoo

  27. mijj says: 101

    M has twittered “Got russian channel” …

    … what on earth is she talking about? … she’s been signing all those hundreds of calenders .. has the stress caused her to believe her pen is suddenly picking up a russian radio staion?

    … or what?

  28. Tazman says: 100

    Temple of the Muses

    Sorry :oops:

  29. Tazman says: 99

    `MUSEUM`
    Which originally meant (Temple Of The Gods)

  30. ftmnn says: 98

    please give us the origin of the word “philologist”

  31. mijj says: 97

    hey! … how does “bemused” fit into the muse/music/museum thing?

  32. dvorak says: 96

    For EXTRA CREDIT this is a submission of Amuse. Thoughtonfire touched on it with the comment “I was thoroughly Amused by your Music”. Here is a case for it.

    Amuse came to Middle English musen from Middle French amuser which meant to divert or amuse and applied first to a meaning of having one’s attention, possibly to deceive by diverting from serious thought. muse came to English similarly. Muse comes from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa.

    The Mousa, or Muses, were the sister goddesses presiding over the arts as HotForWords explained.

    Amuse is a good example of how words change or grow meanings over time. Amusement came into use in the 17th century. Amusement Park and Amusing came into use in the 20th century.

    “Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.” George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)

  33. Your Podcast Is most interesting I live in a house of word geeks so your podcast helps me keep up. One problem your podcast is no longer coming to my zune account, Why? The house of the Muses gave us Museum.

    Mark

  34. Capman911 says: 94

    Hey Marina here is a Russian comedy about people sleeping in a Russian furniture store.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_MMV3bJOI&fmt=18

  35. mijj says: 93

    ok, Fianchetto … what would you like M’s love signal to you to be at this live youtube thingy? (i’ll add it to M’s list below – which she’ll study and print out on the day and .. and comply with fully)

    • AHHHH….I see now it is my choice/ request that drives the matter… OK, Should Marina choose to discreetly declare her love to me, I think she should have a drink of Disaronno (if available) Amaretto, and publicly declare it to be so; as such “This Amaretto is SO delightful and sweet, I’m glad my dear friend [Fianchetto] reccommended it to me, as he is sweeter still.” Since If I could physically attend, I would certainly offer her an amaretto. If not available, perhaps something along the lines of “Gee, I wish they would serve a nice amaretto here, as it was reccommended to me by a very sweet friend [Fianchetto].”

      • Hey Fianchetto… since your request for a particularly good Italian liqueur, and your suspiciously Italian-sounding name, I offer this little joke. If it offends, you may burn me at the stake… or worse, tell my Aunt Corrine, who will refuse to make pizzelles for me for Christmas:

        A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They seat themselves, and engage in animated conversation. The lady sitting behind them ignores their conversation at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of the men say the following…

        “Emma come first. Den I come. Two asses, they come together. I come again. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come once-a more.”

        “You foul-mouthed swine,” retorted the lady indignantly. “In this country we don’t talk about our sex lives in public!”

        “Hey, coola down lady,” said the man. “Imma just tellun my friend howa to spella Mississippi.”

      • :lol: :lol: ima pee n ina me pantalonies

      • Actually, I claim more Irish heritage than Italian, but equally enjoyed this one as well as your previous “no, my brother didn’t die…I just quit drinking” joke. Keep them coming, friend! I enjoy them all! :grin: :grin: :grin:

        Ciao,
        Fianchetto

    • Dezdkado says: 93.2

      I knew I liked this guy on a visceral level… I too am Irish (mostly)… and a bunch of other stuff. I’m less of a Heinz 57, and more like a Baskin Robbins 31 flavors

      • Crazy – it’s considered wicked to laugh at others, but a handicap to be incapable of laughing at onesself. My stance is, if it’s funny, it’s funny, even if the joke is on me. I am just happy to be laughing among friends. That’s what it’s about, anyway, I think – sure ppl are peculiar, on an individual as well as cultural level, but what’s to stop us all from having a good time with it on either level? Nothing, in my book!
        I’m just thankful to call you guys friends, whatever our personal or cultural idiosyncrasies might be.

      • mijj says: 93.2.2

        sorry, Fianchetto .. did you just say you enjoy laffin’ at the handicapped?

  36. harry9 says: 92

    word request-distraction

  37. I would like to request my favorite word: animation. :grin:

    Oh, and please be aware that it’s animation, not animé. I hate it when people get those terms mixed up. :roll:

  38. Here is a really great “muse-zishin” for ya all…

    TEXAS FLOOD MUSIC

  39. geedunk says: 89

    Marina,

    I have so many I’ll have to come back later, but for now, how about

    callipygous ?

    It’s fun to say!

    Thanks, Jeffery

  40. Speaking of singing and codes. When I was a little boy, my grandma took me to the mall and I told her I had to go pee. My grandma told me that it wasn’t polite to say that in public and she told me that whenever I needed to pee, to tell her; “I need to sing.”

    The following year, I stayed with grandma. During the night I got up and told grandma I needed to sing. She told me to do it in the ear.

    So, if you see me live and I tell you that I need to sing, just point me to the bathroom. :lol:

    • Dezdkado says: 88.1

      Gives a whole new meaning to “playing it by ear.”

    • Dezdkado says: 88.2

      “The Grown Up Word”

      The kindergartners were now in the first grade. Their teacher wanted them to be more grown up since they were no longer in kindergarten. She told them to use grown up words instead of baby words. She then asked them to tell her what they did during the summer.

      The first little one said he went to see his Nana. The teacher said, “No, No, you went to see your grandmother. Use the grown up word.”

      The next little one said she went for a trip on a choo-choo. The teacher again said, “No, No, you went on a trip on a train. That’s the grown up word.”

      Then the teacher asked the third little one what he did during the summer. He proudly stated that he read a book. The teacher asked what book he had read. He puffed out his chest and in a very adult way replied, “Winnie the Shit.”

  41. ebayyourdad says: 87

    Hey Marina, What about the word yielding? Or tumescent! I think you should invest some time into these words. I really would like to learn about them.

  42. mijj says: 86

    requests for secret gestures from M include:

    seesixcm6 replied on November 13th, 2008 1:22 pm:
    -
    I like it when she crosses her legs and shows her knees. Yes, I like seeing her knees. :smile: No, it’s probably not a secret signal to me, but I still like her. :razz:

    do you mean like [this], seesixcm6?

    :)

  43. shy-man says: 85

    did it give the word museum

  44. hawgzilla14 says: 84

    Dear Teacher:
    I was wondering if you could explain why the last train car on a train is known as a caboose?

    • Dezdkado says: 84.1

      That is a great one for Marina to handle… and not you’re going to believe where it comes from.

    • Dezdkado says: 84.2

      The only way you’ll know is when the video comes out… We’re all in the dark about her next word… except for the few times when she gives a hint. During her vacation to Hawaii she told us that she had some cool Hawaiian words to investigate… and so far she’s done two… but she never said which words she was doing.

      Just keep requesting. Many of us have been on the site for many months and have requested many words and still haven’t had our requests fulfilled… but then, there are thousands of students, and thousands of requests. Marina has to filter through all of these and it takes a while. So just keep at it, and be patient.

  45. the shaun says: 83

    is it the Familiars (Christian demonology)

  46. mijj says: 82

    those ads that slide up from the bottom of the vid .. is there any way those can be moved to slide in from the left, or right of the vid. .. they hide some of M’s most delectable attributes.

  47. bsomebody says: 81

    @Dez, The other day you mentioned that Cap was from NC. I am from NC, and I thought that you had mentioned being from NC. Am I losing my mind quicker than I thought, or are you both from NC?

    • Dezdkado says: 81.1

      No, I’m not from NC… but I’ve been blessed to visit the area from time to time for training… Mainly the Triangle. NC is pretty country to drive through too.

    • Dezdkado says: 81.2

      You probably assumed that I went to P.I. for boot camp. Since I’m from the other side of the Mississippi, I went to San Diego… and climbed mountains at Pendleton.

      While finishing a tour in Okinawa, I was supposed to get orders to Lejeune to hook up with 9th Criminals and go on float to the North Sea for Cold Weather Training for 6 months, and follow that up with a Med float for 6 months… I was the happiest frickin green tornado you ever saw… until they canc’ed my orders and gave me new ones… to Quantico… the Officer and SNCO graveyard.

  48. Dear Teacher,
    I wait with bated breath in anticipation of the sultry way you will explain to your dedicated students, the origin of “break a leg”.

    Sincerely,
    Mr. Hack

  49. Evan Owen says: 79

    OK, I’ll second Mijj’s request for “pythonesque” — presumably how it evolved from “snake-like” to “resembling Monty Python.” But just because Mijj is such a dedicated fan and is feeling so neglected.

  50. dirkpitt311 says: 78

    Hello….word request. Did the word “lug” come from “luggage” or the other way around. Also, how does “lugnut” relate to the two?
    Thanks

  51. Dear HFW :lol: I would like to know what the phrase “Quantum of Solace” means. It’s the title of the new James Bond movie, but i don’t understand what it means, hope you can help me out. :mrgreen:

  52. bsomebody says: 76

    Oh, Hey! Can I get on the YT Live list with M touching her throat; that will be her secret signal to me.

  53. mijj says: 75

    does that [Search this website...] thing work?

    i’ve just posted a request for “pythonesque” and used the thing to search the site for the word (because i’m pretty sure i’ve requested it before)

    … but it comes back with:
    “Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.”

    … but it’s in the site at least on this page!! – so it’s lying to me!

  54. Dezdkado says: 74

    Word Request: Deadline Why is a time limit referred to as a line? Did someone cross the deadline and perish?

  55. mijj says: 73

    Dezdkado replied on November 13th, 2008 2:28 pm:
    -
    mada m I m adam

    damn! .. so close to being perfectly symmetrical! (damn that “d”)

  56. Evan Owen says: 72

    Hello Marina,
    Word request:
    While in Greece & looking for restrooms, I was briefly stymied by the words “ΑΝΘΡΟΠΟΝ” and “ΓΥΝΕΚΟΝ”. After laboriously sounding them out, I realized they have two derivative words in English that give away their meaning, so that I could confidently choose the right room.
    Would you care to do a video on these two words?
    Evan

  57. Che Volay says: 71

    Marina hand will need a hand massage after signing all the calendars,
    Go to twitter and see,

  58. Warren says: 70

    Hello Castalia- oh I mean Marina,
    You sing just fine. Yes, I will watch.
    I’m copying CheVolay and Dezdkados homework and say- museum.
    Thank you for another excellent lesson.

  59. mijj says: 69

    ok, Marina .. i have a request .. can you do an occasional ridiculous (pythonesque) video (presentation, i mean, not content .. or maybe content too .. dunno). .. like .. an occasional experiment where you don’t care too much if it falls flat (but maybe you do care if they fall flat .. hmm)

    e.g. do one standing on your head .. or .. half submerged in a vat of baked beans … or … with a cardboard box on your head … or … with Gorby doing the presentation and you doing the voice … erm .. etc.

    oh yeh :
    word request: .. if you ever do normal non-vid word requests
    pythonesque
    … and don’t you dare let a vid request for this .. {.. shiny eyed ..} .. push me out of the way!!

  60. Capman911 says: 68

    @ Mijj. I still can’t get it to work. Could you show me a view of what I am supposed to type besides the &#8238

  61. Che Volay says: 67

    Does the server take a bathroom break when this message comes up?

    WordPress database error: [MySQL server has gone away]
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  62. mijj says: 66

    ok everybody .. please list instructions on secret gestures for M to give to signal her students at this YT live thing …

    so far we have …

    jumping up and down: for mijj
    giving the finger: for karl
    twirling round: for capman
    blowing a kiss and a wink: for melika

    .. any others?

    • Che Volay says: 66.1

      When she laughs it’s for me :grin:

      • mijj says: 66.1.1

        welll .. overy in the YTLive page i tagged “occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people”
        –>
        “Marina! .. you can secretly signal how much you love me by occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people.”

        so maybe i should ammend the list to include that too.

    • mijj says: 66.2

      ammended list:

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che

      … “breathing” is still available.

    • seesixcm6 says: 66.3

      I like it when she crosses her legs and shows her knees. Yes, I like seeing her knees. :smile: No, it’s probably not a secret signal to me, but I still like her. :razz:

    • mijj says: 66.4

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che
      breathin’ -> Dez
      crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6

      anytime any of this happens, Che will drink a bottle of schnapps.

    • mijj says: 66.5

      ok … gotta amend the list to allow for dez’s update…

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che
      breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6

      anytime any of this happens, Che will drink a bottle of schnapps.

    • Bob says: 66.6

      Whenever she takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left, she’ll be thinking of me and seeing me in her minds eye.
      Aso, you guys have got the drinking game all wrong – whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, it’s that person who has a drink – why should Che have all the fun? :razz:

    • mijj says: 66.7

      M’s secret gestures: revised list:

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che
      breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6
      When M takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left -> Bob

      revised drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, it’s that person who has a drink.
      Che’s liver is grateful for this change.
      Dez’s liver is not gratful for this change (i presume).

    • mijj says: 66.8

      emergency update!!

      M’s secret signals to her secret loves:

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che
      breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6
      When M takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left -> Bob
      M touching her throat -> bsomebody

      drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • mijj says: 66.9

      I hope you’re paying attention to this, M
      .. these are your instructions for your love signals …

      jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      giving the finger: –> karl
      twirling round: –> capman
      blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      laffin’ –> Che
      breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6
      When M takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left -> Bob
      M touching her throat -> bsomebody
      a kiss blown using both hands-> originalistrick

      drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • mijj says: 66.10

      You wont be bored at this thing, M. You have lots to do …

      your love signals are : …

      M jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      M giving the finger: –> karl
      M twirling round: –> capman
      M blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      M laffin’ –> Che
      M breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      M crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6
      When M takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left -> Bob
      M touching her throat -> bsomebody
      a kiss blown using both hands-> originalistrick
      M playing with her hair -> chickenh0use

      drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • mijj says: 66.11

      You wont be bored at this thing, M. You have lots to do …

      your love signals are : …

      M jumping up and down / occasionally taking a few steps and talking to various people: –> mijj
      M giving the finger: –> karl
      M twirling round: –> capman
      M blowing a kiss and a wink: –> melika
      M laffin’ –> Che
      M breathin’ or a breathless sigh with a naughty smile and batting eyelashes -> Dez
      M crossin’ her legs and showin’ her knees -> seesixcm6
      When M takes her eyes off the camera and glances off to her left -> Bob
      M touching her throat -> bsomebody
      a kiss blown using both hands-> originalistrick
      M playing with her hair -> chickenh0use
      M saying: “This Amaretto is SO delightful and sweet, I’m glad my dear friend [Fianchetto] reccommended it to me, as he is sweeter still.” :o r: “Gee, I wish they would serve a nice amaretto here, as it was reccommended to me by a very sweet friend [Fianchetto].” -> Fianchetto

      drinking requirement:
      whenever Marina gives a sign to anyone, that person has a drink. (of some filthy powerful intoxicating beverage)

    • How about Winking whenever she says HotForWords for ThoughtOnFire.

  63. CaptainJack says: 64

    Great Lesson Marina. Love your vids. :mrgreen:

    Homework: Sorry Marina I can’t make it to YT live. For I’ll be here: http://www.fishexposeattle.com I’m expecting big things to happen at this years trade show.
    Secondly my internet is way to slow for live feeds. :cry: This is the second live show Im missing. First was Lisa Nova party. I watched hours of recorded video and was so bored I never finished it. :sad:

  64. tricovictus says: 63

    I will try to be on the youtube live event, but i’m not sure… for the extra credit i believe is museum so; i still wait for my note…

  65. Capman911 says: 61

    Word request=Tele as in telephone, telegraph, television, telegram, telewoman. What’s the deal with Tele?

  66. foxbow says: 59

    soulja boy….. since when is he considered a musician…. :???:

  67. jer-zboy says: 57

    why is dick short for Richard?

  68. Capman911 says: 56

    Marina, you said on twitter that you are on your 5th 500 gb hard drive. Do you use external hard drives and if so what is a good one to buy and will it work with a PC?

  69. Capman911 says: 55

    What’s the longest video a person can put on YouTube? I have seen shorties and some that were 8 or so minutes.

  70. bsomebody says: 54

    Perhaps it is just the luck of the ignorant or what… For my links, I do not retype anything with funky symbols. I copy the the little “code” thingy as it is and paste it in the comment. I, then copy the link and paste it between the quotation marks. Finally, I type my text in between the arrow thingies pointing towards each other >< like that. I have just typed the code, and that works, too.

  71. asuper says: 53

    I have a word request in light of No Shave November, or Novembeard as I like to call it…where do we get the word beard?

  72. bsomebody says: 52

    Which is it? Kobe or Gorby? I get so confused these days…
    { shuffles across the floor, scratching his head, mumbling}

  73. mijj says: 51

    i watched the vid again .. it’s pleasing (damn that word) to see you have some fluidity and not be rigid in pose like in those sprawled-on-the-floor vids. .. i enjoyed seeing you fondle Gorby in the vid .. (Gorby’s the student rep in your vids, don’t forget – when he gets affection, we do too) – maybe you can address some of the talk to him when he looks like he’s needing attention or pick him up .. or .. give him a snuggle .. erm .. koff … whatever .. i think i’m drifting off.

  74. cufan71 says: 50

    “There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.”
    ~ Ben Williams

  75. seesixcm6 says: 48

    Dear совершенная Marina, I went to bed early and missed your new video. Yes, I’ll try to see you in your “YouTube Live” event. If they don’t have enough bandwidth, I’ll have to see it on “reruns.”
    “House of Muses” refers to some expensive handbags and to some bad Greek legends. I think the song, “House of the Rising Sun” which warns about bad things.
    Marina, do you play guitar? I see you with one in your Cocomment ad, and wondered if we could play music together :?:
    Your dear student, seesixcm6