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Resume, resumé, résumé.. however you spell it.. where does it come from?

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  1. I am a volunteer Lust for Hot Woman with small dog Draftee but before that i drilled water wells. Professional see food eater (If i see food and its available i eat it, if you cook it I will at least attempt to eat it) & (will pay if optional) Rookie house mate hunter (for my mother and father’s house since dad passed away, free mother-in-law available if your interested) semi-professional photo oogler and video watcher with optional opinions available expecting them or not.
    But mostly I am just an older man who likes women younger than himself (my apologies to the older women)

    This offer still above stands, ^^^^^^
    That MotherProof.com one is for dodo birds and their extinct—————–>

  2. big ed says: 129

    self-employed groundskeeper/handyman/junker

  3. hutchiee says: 128

    My resume shows I’m a “professional computer geek”. And, yes, that’s a job!

  4. For some reason, I can’t post on the raccoon board. I wanted to put in a “no” vote on raccoons. They aren’t cute. They are nasty!

    Marina – you, however, are getting cuter by the day. Can I ask you something? Your skin looks exceedingly smooth and soft in this video and the other recent ones. Have you started doing or using something different? You always look fantastic, but lately there seems to be more of a glow about you.

  5. bsomebody says: 124

    :shock: Hmm…… Capt Jack’s last comment. He is completing an analyst? I at least hope you bought her dinner, first. :lol:

  6. bsomebody says: 123

    Just to put my two cents in on the conversation waaaaaay down there about celebrating Christmas. I am Christian, and I do celebrate Christmas. I definately believe that public forums are very appropriate places for these celebrations. I enjoy participating in others’ joy as they celebrate their holidays, and I want to share this very special season with everybody.
    I choose to not celebrate in some events, because I do not feel they are appropriate for me, but I defend others rights to publicly display their faith. I do enjoy celebrating Jesus’ birth, but I am not going to use this as a weapon to cause pain to anyone.
    I am going to wish all of you “Merry Christmas,” and celebrate the birth of my Savior and my friend. If you are celebrating something else, let me know, and I will wish you a happy one of those, too.
    Merry Christmas, everyone.

  7. davidl says: 122

    Marina,

    As requested for this homework assignment. My resume would list my profession at Technical Writer.

    Merry Christmas!

    David
    Warren Michigan

  8. davidl says: 121

    Marina,

    The origin of the word Idiom.

    Merry Christmas :!:

    David from Warren Michigan

  9. nelgenyam says: 120

    I just received the gift that stole from your wish list and bought for myself. Just in time for my birthday!
    Thank you very much.

  10. bsomebody says: 119

    For those of you who are interested, mijj has a new vid up. Of course, it is pretty cool. :cool:

  11. animalntaz says: 118

    HOMEWORK: Resume the resum`e :mrgreen:
    I don’t even know how to make a resume, I am more of a job application person. I’ve done newspaper delivery, fast food cashier, been in the army as a lousy mechanic that has been transfered to a warehouse/storage job, got fired from a hotel front desk, quit a janitorial job, did a number of odd jobs, quit a pizza job, did a few gutter installations, and now unemployed. :neutral:
    I’m not really use to being around people. I try to think independantly and do things my own way.

  12. Marina,
    Amazon just sent me an e-mail that the item I ordered for you has been shipped out this morning. Will you know who sent what or will it be a guessing game.
    Anyway I hope you like it (silly statement :roll: it was on your wish list :grin: )
    I hope Gorby is doing better. Give him a hug for me.
    Your dear student
    Smokey

  13. Word request up!
    Gibberish or Jibberish :?:

    Simple enough….

    ~

  14. thetuyvan says: 114

    I have been reading the classic Russian novel War and Peace. Where does the word novel come from when refering to a book? Is there a connection to novel when it means new?

  15. louie says: 113

    Gorby Advice: Marina, I have a Maltese too. It could be his teeth. Everytime my doggy doesn’t want to eat, he has a bad tooth.

    Either that or Gorby’s pregant.

  16. Capman911 says: 112

    Marina your 27th on the most viewed list. :smile:

  17. bultemeyer says: 111

    Wondering where the word Alma Mater came from. If University of Phoenix is my Alma Mater.

    • nathan19 says: 111.1

      It comes from a Latin phrase meaning “other mother” or “nourishing mother” in that the University you attended and graduated from was, in a sense, a sort of mother in raising you and helping you grow intellectually.

  18. r1wolf says: 110

    My resume is quite extensive actually, so I don’t put everything in it.

    Of course my degree is in there, my work in the technical side of the semi-conductor industry, as well as my military background flying helicopters in Desert Storm.

    What I leave out is that I’ve also been a prison guard, a car salesman, a truck driver, and for a week during high school I was also a telemarketer,

  19. James says: 109

    Not being funny but that video request was the worst I have ever seen. Listen to his voice and his g-unit jacket on. what an idiot.

    Whas would g-unit request

    “niggaz an hoes”?

  20. russianboy says: 108

    Hi Marina! Can you tell me, what is the origin of the frase jet lag? Thank YOU!

  21. Fa la la la la! La la la la :mrgreen:
    I see everybody’s getting decked
    out for the Holidays :grin:

  22. James says: 106

    my wishlist

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/XZ5OX6MZRUJS

    honestly

    just look at it… Mind you it is good really. I will use it as a shopping list :smile:

  23. Che Volay says: 105

    There you go Bob, the new Gravatar need to photoshop a beard now. :shock:

  24. Capman911 says: 102

    Well at least YouTube listened a little bit to the complaints of it’s users. It now has the search feature where it will only come up when your mouse passes over it. :roll:

  25. Hello,
    would you teach use about the word “excited dilirum” and how this is contected to TASER use? There is alot of media coverage about these words I don’t think people know about them.

    Thank You

  26. WORD REQUEST: MUG …as in mug shot.

  27. Capman911 says: 99

    Hey, I got an email this morning that my calendar is on it’s way. :grin: Can’t wait till it gets here. :mrgreen:

  28. Where did Lingerie come from? I love it! :lol:

  29. cufan71 says: 96

    Word Conundrum Request :???:
    Pretty is a nice word :smile:
    Example: Marina is very pretty! :grin:
    Good is a nice word :smile:
    Example: That was a very good lesson Marina! :smile:
    Now put those two words together not so nice :evil:
    Example: That food was pretty good. :neutral:
    Why is this so :?:
    (By the way I’m not requesting Conundrum, been done!) :mrgreen:

  30. For Bob and anyone wanting to know about YT changes.
    The short answer is: Without a decent set of documentation and facts, I have no idea what YT is up to. I’ll take a stab at some cursory info, and I’m sure Marina will get more details as time goes along.

    The current issue is:
    “Most Viewed” video versus “Most Popular” video.
    I think the Most Popular category is (relatively) new? I tried to look at Wayback Machine to see what it was in the recent past, but they are choking on something.

    In the past, when you visited YT and clicked the Video tab, you saw the 1st page of the top 100 “Most Viewed” videos; the defaulted category. Now, the defaulted category is the top 100 “Most Popular” videos.

    What does “Most Viewed” mean?
    On the surface, you would think that most viewed also means most popular and the one with the most numbers wins, right? I guess it used to be that way, but now the bean counters are getting into the act and mucking up the simple and making it complex.

    Marina did a fantastic and outstanding job at explaining the meaning of Most Viewed here. Essentially, “Most Viewed Honors”, is not the same as Views. The Most Viewed Honors do not include views from outside the YT domain.

    Now, enter the “Most Popular” category which is now the defaulted category. You would think most viewed means most popular. Apparently, YT is adding more algorithmic stuff to the most viewed numbers and tweaking them and calling it Most Popular. In other words, its video views with some kind of offsetting bias.

    The elements that go into the tweaking of the views (most views) is some kind of time element, relative comparison to other videos in each category, and other factors that are not documented by YT. The information currently available is sketchy at best by searching keywords; “insight” and “popular”.

    Here is an example:
    Let’s say video A has 50,000 views, but is two years old and gets 10 hits a day. Video B has 300 views, but is only 2 days old and gets 30 hits a day. Video B is the most popular video.

    Marina and others fear that this will be the death of the YT partners. She didn’t specify, but here is my guess.

    Since most visitors will look at the top 100 pages, they are less inclined to look at the other top 100 honors such as Most Viewed. One has to now click on that category, which most people won’t do.

    Since the Most Popular videos are now the default page for visitors to see, it skews those videos into favor, besides having their Honors position already being biased.

    The video above is at position #31 on the Most Viewed pages (page #2)

    Go to the Most Popular pages, and Marina’s video is not there.
    Plus, YT had removed the Partner’s red flag, and then the little icon for some time now. So, there is no telling which video is a YT partner. So, Marina’s fears may be correct and I’m sure all of the YT Partners will rebel against this YT change.

  31. My present occupation is, kids toy, the only fun I have is when Barbie plays with me. Barbie likes my enlarged accessories :wink:
    Ken and GI Joe are usually off somewhere playing grab ass with each other. Don’t ask, Don’t tell.

    Don’t tell Mrs Potato Head or she’ll boil me in oil :mrgreen:

  32. heei :smile: i was just wondering who invented the school and where does the name come from??

  33. leonard says: 92

    another good morning…wind chill below 0…fish eaters resume “sole”, “so”, “soul” Heres one by Kathleen Purvis of MCCLATCHY newspapers…”Snape-and-eaters”: Who shoot pictures of their plates to post on blogs. (Turn off your flash__the light bouncing off your fork is blinding us.) career, caress and carefulness…CLAVICORN, not a word request, just a new club :cool:

  34. quiggles says: 91

    Dear HFW,

    I just received an e-mail from the BandMerch Store noting that my HFW 2009 Calendar is on its way. Thanks!

    Happily waiting, Q :smile:

  35. Yeahhh, guess what? Marina is in the mail. {wishful thinking}
    Errrr. I mean the HFW Calendar is in the mail, well, FedEx specifically. OK, tracking it now… left Illinois, should be here any minute now. {wishful thinking again} :grin:

  36. leonard says: 89

    filter…word request…P.Gabriel?

  37. Word Request: In the army, a one star flag officer is a brigadier general. Yet in the navy, a one star flag officer is a commodore, not an admiral. Where did the title commodore come from, and why is it applied to one star naval flag officers?

    Eric M

  38. Bob says: 87

    OK, OK! I crack. Take that lightbulb outta my face and I’ll tell ya.
    I worked for a department of a foreign government.
    There.

  39. “I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889-1951

    I am here to enjoy Miss Marina Orlova!

  40. monty hack says: 85

    Two for ya!

    1) A puzzle: In Greek mythology, who where the son and father duo to escaped from prison by fastening together wings made from feathers and candle wax? Can you think of the primary moral of the story?

    2) A word: “LOP.” I assume it has something to do with guillotining during the French Revolution, but I cannot find anything about it’s origin. I believe it may be a possible bastardization of some part of the beheading apparatus–poorly translated from French to English. Can you help me solve this mystery?

    • #1 is Daedelus and Icarus.
      Moral: Listen to your elders…
      LOL! :mrgreen:

      • I don’t know if I’d say the moral was “Listen to your elders,” seeing as how children and their parents were so often trying to kill each other in Greek mythology. I’d say the moral is more along the lines of “Don’t try to accomplish ridiculously difficult tasks that you know are beyond your abilities.” Either that, or, “If your father works for a crazed king building things like vast labyrinths, leave home early.”

  41. lostinhere says: 84

    My profession would be biochemist specializing in Regulatory Affairs and US Army Officer.

  42. koalabear says: 83

    Youtube is getting “curiouser and curiouser”.
    What the Firetruck is “Most Popular”? :???:

  43. mittheman says: 82

    Why do so many things have trunks?

    An elephant has one.
    A tree has one.
    My body has one.
    My car has one.
    My Grandmother keeps quilts in one.
    A communication system has one.
    A ship has one.
    Boxers and swimmers wear them.
    And my girlfriend has junk in hers.

  44. Dear HotForWords,

    For Homework I have a story to tell. I woke up this morning at around 8:30 AM, right. So? My alarm clock should have gone off at 7:00 AM and I should have caught the bus at 7:39 and gotten to work at around 8:01 clocking in a few minutes after schedule time. WHAT?! I woke up and was in shock :shock: And Angry :evil: So I decided to check http://www.hotforwords.com :twisted: Only to find the quote of the day:

    “Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.” – George Burns 1896-1996

    And I was like :neutral: :shock: :???: :oops: :roll: :lol: :!: :?: :mrgreen:

    My resume would say I am aligned to the Universal Law of Attraction even though I sometimes am sleeping when I should be working. :oops:

  45. protac6 says: 80

    Hi Marina, it;s me Matthew and I was wondering if I get your calendar now if it can still be signed pleaseeeee! :cry: I have been really really busy! :cry:

  46. interpretty says: 79

    Hi Marina,
    Here is some food for thought:
    Why are they called apartments, when they’re all stuck together?
    Why do scientists call it research when looking for something new?
    How come price and worth mean the same thing, but priceless and worthless are opposites.
    Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment but when you transport something by ship, it’s called cargo?
    Warmest thoughts from Moscow,
    Anna

  47. Homework: That’s tricky – much diversity.
    Umm… the closest title is under the heading of
    facility and security sytems design and integration.
    Mostly for private individuals, residentiial and some
    commercial applications. :mrgreen:

  48. rosiecheeks says: 77

    that beaner is the beginning of the clip is wack.

  49. rosiecheeks says: 76

    I am looking for a movie. It’s kinda old, maybe late nineties or early 2000’s but it is kinda about an alien girl that comes to earth and stays with this family. In one scene, she mixes ALL the food into a blender (they were getting ready for some party) and she says something like ‘it all goes in the same place anyway’. ANYWAY!! I NEED UR HELP!! ANYBODY!!! THAAAAAANKS.

  50. Fianchetto says: 75

    Homework: I have recently had a lot of crap shoved down my throat by my superiors, who have obviously been educated far above and beyond their intelligence, so therefore am glad to EXCLUDE from my resume their … uh … “improvements to the work environment”.

  51. How about the term / name
    “Swedish Fish” there Candy gummy fish
    RED in color.
    But are they really swedish from sweden?

  52. misplaced genius. That’s me.

  53. tampa1205 says: 72

    Certified Medical Coder (CPC-A)
    Food Scientist (MUCH different than a chef)

  54. CaptainJack says: 71

    Homework: What would be on my resume? I could be 3 pages long. I have been forced to summarize it to one phrase. “Im the Jack of all trades.”

    P.S. No funny comments of “Master of none.” Actually I have a document that says Im a Master of Motor and Steam of not more than 100 Gross tons.

  55. nathan19 says: 69

    I have a question for anyone who has already ordered the calendar. How long did it take for it to be delivered to you after you ordered it? I’m at college right now, but I leave for an extended break in a couple weeks, so I need to know if when I order it I should have it shipped to my college or hometown address. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

  56. askmartin says: 68

    YOU MUST FIND THIS WORD

    “FIRST LADY”

    where it comes from?

  57. And you look absolutely INCREDIBLE in that teal and in blue. Yum-my!

  58. Like you, Dear Teach, I was a teacher. (Wrong; there’s no one like Marina!) Musician, auto mechanic, salesman.

  59. lessee…factory worker, postal worker, baggage handler, bait shop worker, supervisor for the Citrus Blackfly program FDACS, graduate assistant, post-doc flunkie, hs science teacher, basic computer tech instructor, unemployed, general accounting, billing, & all-round gopher…

    it’s been a ride…i’ve still got a seat, but i’ve been bucked a time or two… :cool:

    p.s. – hope Gorby is gaining strength…

  60. Hi Marina,
    Where do I send my “Resume”?
    I would be a great asset to your website.

    http://www.RolandBuckles.com

  61. CaptainJack says: 62

    Been working on the gizmo. There has been a change to the blue prints. I don’t think it will effect the performance a whole lot.

  62. yogione says: 60

    I am an engineer. It should come as little surprise that a number of my friends are conductors. :wink:
    I’m primarily an audio engineer. I work with video too. :cool:
    I am a writer of prose. I am editing a tome.
    Writers love Hot For Words. :!:

    Where does the word “Tome” come from? :?:

  63. neuroway says: 59

    Howdy, it’s me again :cool:

    Folks, I’m sorry. Mea culpa. Caramba! This is so shocking and disturbing!!

    Can crushing boobs

    • Evan Owen says: 59.1

      Dude! Dios mio, hijo de puta, that’s just so….WRONG! :evil:

      • I don’t think it’s wrong at all. This woman has the power to crush cans with her boobs, she’s willing to do a demonstration, and I think it is quite a remarkable feat indeed (although of course a little coarse at first).

        It is kind of interesting actually. I didn’t know that some women could crush cans with their boobs. Come to think of it, I’ll go to sleep a little more educated and knowledgeable tonight, thanks to the internet. I’m just curious about the maths behind this prowess. How heavy can be these breasts? 20 lbs each? Perhaps more?

      • “Never eat anything bigger than your head” :mrgreen:

    • Capman911 says: 59.2

      I watched one the shows she did and the right boob fell out of her bra. It was ENORMOUS, I MEAN HUGE, KAWABUNGA BIG. You know just the right size. :wink: :lol: :lol:

    • I think her name is Busty Heart or something. I would sure like to see her in a nude magazine. :mrgreen:
      But this video also reminds me of the time I had my face between a porn star’s boobs with silicone implants almost as big. And the physicality of it was NOT pleasant. It was like having 2 dodgeballs pressed up against my tempos, and it left almost no breathing room that I nearly passed out. I was getting smothered while she was on staged, that I wanted it to be over with. Those 5 seconds felt more like 10!

  64. Evan Owen says: 58

    Homework:
    My own Hotforwords resume:
    I spent several years volunteering with the Alliance for the Welsh Nation, which helped establish the Welsh Assembly in 1999 and contributed to the movement to re-establish the Welsh language, after its long persecution by the English. One could say I was “poeth dros geiriau” / “hot for words” long before Marina established her website and YouTube channel! :cool:

  65. This isn’t the first time I have asked for this word. And I know the season has passed, but I want to know the origin of the word “Medium” in reference to those who claim to speak to or with the dead. Please? I love your lessons! :grin: :wink:

  66. fatbuffalo says: 56

    I would definitely want your calender to be stuffing my square shaped stockings

  67. fatbuffalo says: 55

    Nice afro Vini087z :mrgreen:
    Homework : Does starting a business need resume ? I don’t think so

  68. Dear Teach – So glad to hear Gorby is home. Surely your vet made mention that he would probably display lack of appetite. If you even suspect that he is eating too little over some period of time, then get on the phone and pester the vet until he…crap, I’m having trouble wording this succintly. Now more than ever he needs food and hydration, so just don’t let the vet put him on the back-burner, so to speak. Time is critical here. I hope I’m making a mountain out of a molehill, but I had a terrible experience with one of my dogs in a similar situation once. Always.

  69. Hey Marina,

    You have a beautiful smile. :grin:

    YS,
    ThoughtOnFire

  70. CaptainJack says: 51

    Well well, Mr O’Reilly attacked the governor of my home state about freedom of religion in the capital building. I can’t stand our governor but I think she is doing the right thing, well sort of. I think any religious material need to be removed from the capital. I have friends that have different religious beliefs that are in conflict with the dominating religion (Christians) in the US. Muslims, Buddhists, Atheists, Catholics, Protestants. If I where to place Muslim decorations I would be hauled off. We should accommodate all religions equally or not at all. Anything else is discrimination. Im not talking about hate organizations like the KKK. Its all about respect for what other people beliefs and we should not take steps to not to offend those beliefs. And the argument about what we have been doing for years so it must be right, does not apply to the future. I know Bill was just doing his job for ratings. Good thing I wasn’t there or I would have had him eating his words. ehhehehe. All this brings up a word Christmas. Did he look up which religions do not recognize Christmas? Has he even looked up the origin of Christmas?

    Well I have to put some more decorations on my ‘Holiday Tree’ . I miss calling it a Christmas Tree. :roll:

    • pagedoll says: 51.1

      Its ok, call it a Christmas tree Captain. And say Merry Christmas to everyone as well. I do.
      I will not submit to the PC rubbish…ever! :grin:

      • Well for me its not ok. Many retail companies will write you up for saying Merry Christmas to a customer with a potential of loosing ones job. I was written up once when I said Merry Christmas to a customer who then complained to management. I remember that day well. :sad:
        Also I respect my friends beliefs differ from mine. So over the years I have been learning new words to use. :grin: Im just trying to unlearn what my grade schools teacher taught me for so many years now that I have discovered they were incorrect. :smile: But im still not going to bend on not calling Pluto a planet. :razz:

    • Looks like Ken Schram of Komo TV news is getting on the subject. Here’s a quote.

      The “atheists among Christmas” issue has been elevated to new levels by the bombastic Bill O’Reilly, who has mustered his conservative minions into action by urging them to rise up and smite Governor Chris Gregoire with phone calls.

      Now Fox TV faithful have been dialing at the rate of about 200 calls an hour. Our government had to hire ($$) a calling service to handle the calls. My question is should I send the bill to Bill O’Reilly?

      LOL this is really getting funny now…. :lol: :lol:

      • I use to live near the Puget Sound area. I wonder if they are still dealing with water pollution? :?:

      • There was a new law that came out that would require every boater to collect all water that landed on our boats and properly dispose of that water. This include rain water. Well this law was mostly for commercial ships from other countries but they failed to exclude the small boaters. Now that law has been repaired.
        Just recently they have discovered that when they tightly regulated the boaters that the pollution increased. Later they found out it was the people in the cities that are the ones polluting and now are taking steps to fix this problem. Most of the pollution is from storm water run off. In other words when people put weed killers on their lawns or let bad stuff go into the storm drains this pollutes the sound. So the people who where complaining the most were the ones polluting the most.

    • nathan19 says: 51.3

      I agree with you, Captain Jack; public areas aren’t the place for religious displays. But despite whatever skills in rhetoric you may have–and I’m sure they’re quite good–I don’t think they’d be of much help on the Factor, much less successful in making him eat his own words. O’Reilly exists in his own little world that is based on delusions so profound I can’t even begin to fathom them. I’m really glad Marina’s getting the publicity, but I sympathize with her for having to spend time around him.

      • Here Here Nathan19. :wink: Great comment to add to Jack’s. :smile:

      • Rhetoric? Wow, I had to look up that word to make sure I had the definition correct in my mind. Im not sure if I deserve rhetoric to be associated with I. There are much greater rhetoric people here that that deserve that title. O’Reilly’s delusions are of lack of knowledge of facts. Your right I could not make him eat his words in the quick 8 minute interviews. Off camera and with 30 to 40 minute, yea, I think I can make him eat some of his words. If that failed then I could bake his favorite cake with some of his words on it, then I bet he would eat a slice or two.

        Yea I like that she is able to get on the show. I hope everyone writes to Bill and thanking him for having M on the show. I think having M on the show is a great addition. This isn’t the only show you will see M on.

    • tampa1205 says: 51.4

      Bill O’Rielly’s point was that the menorah and the nativity scene are symbols. The poster that was displayed by the atheist group is an actual statement “attacking” (his word not mine) organized religion. Also, in his commentary, he does mention that it is a state and federally recognized holiday (Christmas that is). /shrug Personally, I think the atheist poster is just a group of people trying to say “Hey, look at me!”

      • I don’t think the poster (now has been redesigned in brass) is not a look at me, but statement of what they doesn’t believe in. Atheist have a problem with being bomb barded with religious symbols and wish to fight back with their own. I see this group or groups similar to them growing larger everyday. What Bill fails to understand is the facts that it’s against the law. Bill is asking Chris Gregoire to break a few laws. Posting the phone number was truly uncalled for.

    • fuck political correctness. I Call it what you want. you have a right to your traditions as much as they have to theirs. Seems like the only people seeking their ‘rights’ today are people who want to squash your own. I hope you sing some ‘christmas carols’ too whether you have the religiousness of it in you or not.

      • Your exactly correct. The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, the freedom of assembly, the freedom to petition, and freedom of the press. I see Ken Schram point that this defiance is just feeding and drawing more attention to the atheists. So in a way Bill O’Reilly is helping atheists getting national attention. Maybe Bill is an atheist.

    • James says: 51.6

      I am an agnostic… atheism and agnosticism are not religions by the way lol. I would still call it christmas whenever. The UK is so stupid about this at the moment. In Oxford the council changed the name of the christmas lights to the “winter light festival ” to avoid offending Muslims. Funny how we don’t have a spring summer or autumn light festivals though isn’t it. What makes me laugh is that the muslims complained to the council, and said they were not at all offended by the word christmas.. Haha, Good Muslims. They piss me off sometimes but they stick up for england when it comes to political correctness. My town got a small column in the national press because this year the dip-shit mayors stand in banned the 400yr old tradition of firing muskets, because it scared young children and old people (there are a lot of old people where I live) Well how long do the kiddies cry for about 3 minutes? they are given a warning….. My heart bleeds, It’s not like there were not enough fireworks that they enjoyed a month before is it…. And old people still know what a musket is. We are given the impression they are curled up in a corner of a dark room rocking back and forth scared stiff. Its not like they are firing the musket in a nursing home. its in the middle of the square, and its not like they are firing in the middle of a meternity ward either.. It makes me so pissed off

      No muskets in the square :mad:

    • Update: The brass atheist sign has been stolen from the Washington State Capital. Sign has been found near a radio station with a large crease and a post-it note with some kind of name on it. Police are treating this as a criminal case. :roll:

      Seattle radio station says it has missing atheistic sign- Komo news.

      Stolen atheistic sign dropped off at radio station- King 5 news

      I find it amazing how words on a sign can upset people in such away that would cause them to steal the rights of others. I think America has forgotten the words on the Bill of Rights.

      Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said, called the display “political correctness gone mad” and urged viewers to call Gov. Chris Gregoire’s office to complain. “She is a weak and confused leader who allows a fanatical group parody in Christmas displays. I mean how crazy is this?” he ranted. “Washington State is ground zero for every nutty secular cause on earth.”

      Apparently to Bill, following the Washington State Law is a sign of weak and confused. I think it’s Bill should do some basic research on a story before he films the show. Then maybe he would get more credibility. Oh wait, I forgot he works for Fox News which has no credibility.

  71. pjfishy says: 50

    Marina,

    Can you tell me the origin of this word. Curio. Thank you.

    PJ

  72. neuroway says: 49

    ¡Muy bien dicho! Pas d’erreurs de français cette fois-ci Meine Dame. Nice blue dressed and white puppied lesson!

    Any decent resume should hoard thundering seawinds, bold explorers and caravelles, savage lands, howling wolves, charging toros bravos, pirates, conquistadores, clansmen, vikings and aztecs, wheeliing hayabusas, flying eagles and buffalo stampedes, crazy horses, glaives, swords, axes, sabers, beautiful veiled belly dancers, cavalry charges, running appaloosas, knights and winged dragons, beer beer, lots of wine, blond walküres with horned helmets, deep forests and high mountains, a couple of princesses and a lot, yes, quite a lot of beautiful women. That, I think, would be some acceptable resume.

    :razz: :smile: :mrgreen:

  73. Let’s see; student intern with experience in credit fraud, support, disputes, correspondence and of course Volunteer Firefighter. Glad to see that Gorby is looking better Marina. We were all worried.

  74. seesixcm6 says: 46

    Marina, do a video on the word, “beautiful.” Many viewers have used this adjective to describe you.

    Does it only describe your external characteristics, or is there an inner beauty that is revealed by the quality of your actions?

    Is inner beauty in the way you treat your viewers? Or the way you treat your dog? Is it in the way you do interviews? Is beauty in the many types of food you enjoy?

    I think you would know many, many things about beauty.

  75. damienro says: 45

    i have a great job for you dude. i’ve been in the army for almost 4 years and it is a great job. if you don’t have any family and have a lot of energy inside that you want to get out. and right now it would be the only thing i put on my resume. i just did odd jobs before that.

  76. ellfopee says: 44

    Hi Hotforwords,

    I would like to request you to research the origin but mainly the correct pronunciation of the word “Solder”. As in to fuse to metals together. Is it pronuced Sol-der or Sod-er without the L. Everywhere I look i find different answer, some clam it to be region specific, like in NA the l is dropped but in Europe/Aus it is said with the L.
    Thanks in advance, Ellfopee

  77. hecky says: 43

    You say ‘Stocking stuffer’, I say ’stocking filler’ :)

    What about the saying ‘humbug’, as my request!

    Thanks! :mrgreen:

  78. Hello! Newbie here :!: I have a word, rather a two word phrase that a certain NHL hockey player (Shawn Avery) recently used that got him in a whole lot of trouble! The words are “Sloppy seconds”.

    Can’t wait for the next video!

    • nathan19 says: 42.1

      I’ll try to spare Marina having to explain this one.

      “Sloppy seconds” is a sexual term. When one guy has sex with a woman, and then very shortly thereafter another guy has sex with that same woman, using the previous guy’s ejaculate as a natural lubricant, it’s referred to as “sloppy seconds.” I don’t know anything about an incident involving Shawn Avery using the phrase–I don’t follow sports–but the fact that it’s a sexual thing I’m guessing is what got him in trouble.

    • My apologies to HFW and to the others here. I now realize that the phrase is a bad idea. Rookie mistake. I won’t do it again.

  79. hi hotforwords,

    were does the phrase GI. JOE come from?

    keep up the good work

    xxx

  80. James says: 40

    I downloaded photoshop cs4 yesterday, still don’t know how to use the bloody thing. Oh well i have gimp

  81. eish says: 39

    hey ya
    was just wondering, what single word has the most meanings atached to it

    thought it would be interesting
    cheers

  82. Dezdkado says: 38

    Homework: My resume is varied and long, so I’ll say “Jack-of-all-trades”. Right now I am a professional student (and a provert).

    Word Request: History – an old professor of mine used to tell me that “history” was formed from two words… “Hi” (from “high”), meaning “tall” and “story”, meaning “tale”. So history is a tall tale. Does History have anything to do with telling stories? Or is it an account of events?

  83. zanzibar says: 37

    Marina, i sent a word request on youtube but then i saw that you want us to request them here..so the word is Pagan..as in referring to ancient religions and practices. where does that word come from?

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  85. Capman911 says: 34

    You Tube is so screwed up working lately. They add and move things around so some things don’t work right. I would drop You Tube and just stay with Marina’s site, but I like to harass the utubers that are ugly to people. :evil: Don’t worry Marina I use another You tube account for that so they want follow me back here. Some of those asinine people deserve it. :twisted: