Sarcasm
Just because it’s my birthday, it doesn’t mean there is no class!
Sarcasm, where did it come from?
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Hello HotForWords i was wondering could you make a video about the origin of the word seizure. I am already common with the word epilepsy. After being diagnosed two years ago with nocturnal grandmal seizures. Grandmal: grand=large. mal=bad.
Controlled by medication and seizure free so i can drive!
epi-means up or above. lepsy-refers to the mind.
So above the mind?
people with epilepsy were once thought of as prophets and mystics.
The aura after a seizure is almost like a high sensation with mind opening experiences.
could you please make a video of my description and definition of the word Seizure.
please respond back to me thank you.
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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.
homework: “I was sarcastic with my boss at work!!!!”
I am always sarcastic when people are late and say that it doesn’t bother me, because I don’t want them to feel bad. Oh oh it would be cool to know about “evanescent.” It sounds like a mystical word and I wonder where it came from.
News Flash: Sarcasm finds medical use in dementia detection
I found this site and and all the comments left by the users of the equivalent sort of obligatory unusefulness
Almost everyday with my students! they act like they love it (as long as its not directed as them!)
Happy Birthday!
last time i used sarcasm was about 5 minutes ago. there pretty much isnt a time that i dont use it
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Лучше поздно чем никогда
The last time I was sarcastic was earlier today when my boss told me that he gave me bad directions to a job site,
“Not a problem,”
was all I said.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! MY WIFE’S BIRTHDAY WAS THE 10TH TOO. THE FACT YOU DID SARCASM IS SO IRRELEVANT …YEAH THAT WAS SARCASM
Loved your spot on Bill O’Rielly.
Just about every day I use sarcasm like for example “Uh no, let’s wait until my b-day”!
Sarcasm used to start wars. Before any good war there is much Sarcasm on both sides directed at each other. When one Sarcasm finally cuts deep then the bullets fly.
hey where did the word latter come from as the second of two options
What about a “Bootlegger”
Sounds like something that could go with the expression “if the shoe fits…” (BOOT+LEG)
MY KITCHEN FELL APART AND JUST LOST ALL MY DISHES
Still have my glasses though just no plates or bowls.
The calendar didn’t get hurt did it? Now that would be a tragedy.
No I have that hanging up in the.. err ummm.. Bedroom
I think I am hot for the teacher!
[A Question of Temperature?]
I am interested in learning more about the word, invent. I know it comes from the Latin word, invenire, which means “to make” or “to create”; but it also means “to find.” I’d be interested in your thoughts. Also, I saw your appearance on the O’Reilly program – excellent. Your obvious passion for language prompts me to say, please take a look at Amazon for reviews and discussions on my new book, TEACHING LIFE: LETTERS FROM A LIFE IN LITERATURE (University of Iowa Press, 2008). I am eager hear your reactions. I wrote it in response to the sudden death of one of my students in 1978, who died tragically in an auto accident on her way to my office to talk over her career plans. It was the suddenness of her death, I think, along with the utter loss of so much potential, which struck me forcibly, and I found myself wondering if anything I had said in class had made a difference in her too-short life or, for that matter, in the lives of any of my students. It was a turning point for me in my teaching career (and I’d only been at it for 5 years). I realized that I am in the classroom not for myself but for my students. What I say, and do, ought to make a difference in their lives. Best wishes, Dale Salwak (Prof. of English, Citrus College, Glendora, CA)
dale salwak I’m sure you touched her life in a positive way. You, as many who get into teaching, don’t do it for the money, which I’m sure sucks. You do it to make the difference in the lives of those in your class. I have told at least one teacher every year of school thank you.
I went to college to be a teacher of mathematics, but found cooking to be my passion over summerbreak.
Thank you for your good words. Yes, I can recall instantly teachers that made a big difference in my life. Interesting: I don’t remember much of what my elementary school teachers said, for example, but I do remember how they made me feel. Tone is everything in the classroom – and I think that extends into the upper divisions as well where we are extended to remember, and reflect on, what our teachers say. Many thanks again for your response. I am encouraged! All best, Dale Salwak
Hey, Dale, do you have some sort of connection with the University of Iowa, other than that the U of I Press published the book?
Thanks for your message, Nathan. No, I don’t have any other connection with the University of Iowa Press. They have published other books of mine and the staff is among the most considerate and most professional of people I know in the publishing business.
I see. I’m currently a student at that University, so I wondered.
oh yeah , i use a lot of sarcasm . Not here , but somewhere else . Part of my life
The Word “Spent” or “cashed”
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weird , why can’t i access HFW home page ?
This is not funny… seriously, it’s not.
I’ve been there once
Okay a few times, but I sware it wasn’t my fault
Happy Birthday Marina! Last time I used sarcasm was earlier today when talking about the “great” governor of Illinois.
Happy Birthday Marina! I love your lessons. Stay smart and beautiful
Take care and God Bless.
Teacher! I loved this one. It was great.
And… Happy Birthday to you!!!!!
Just saw you on O’Reilly.
You were FANTASTIC
Never knew the story behind Xmas. I just thought it was laziness. And the story behinde Santa WOW
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
First off, happy birthday!
Now on to homework. I last used sarcasm on a friend of mine who was supposed to meet me for lunch and showed up 30 minutes late!
Oh! Before I forget, how the heck did the word Utopia come from?
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I think I’m getting sick with life. I mean, I turn on the TV and it’s the same old crap over and over, same reality shows, political BS like Oreilly, repeat after repeat after repeat. Then I try to read and I run out of good books which I feel like I’m only reading because other people who claim to be cultured and intelligent (professors) say they’re good. Recently movies have been going down hill and the only way to find any good classics is to borrow them from Netflix and they come in crappy condition anyway and I have to return them to get an only slightly less crapy copy. Then I log onto the internet, come to this site and watch videos of a gorgeous girl who if she met me probably wouldn’t want anything to do with me (as sweet and polite as she is, she couldn’t possibly want anything to do with me) and I read comments by people who are more intelligent than me and so have a closer relationship with her. I’m just not intellectual enough. I’m losing my grip on reality, what goes on in my head is just more bearable than what I deal with in the world. Is there anything legitimate to what I’m saying? Am I alone in how I feel? I’m just ranting since I have no other public venue to vent my frustrations. Or maybe, just maybe, I’m jealous of those people Marina communicates with on a regular basis.
Wow dude, you are seriously depressed. Try 120 mgs. of Cymbalta and 10 mgs. Abilify and 25 mgs. of Topamax. That should brighten up your day. I suffer from depression and it seems you are where I was. Life is worth living!
runawayscott, I find that films lately have been a MAJOR letdown, TV is the worst… and even books have been a major letdown for me as well, as I’ve exhausted all my favorite authors’ books!
But’ I’ll tell you what has been keeping me going.. this.. HotForWords.. .the fact that I keep getting requests for words.. I research them.. I write my scripts.. I record them.. I edit them.. I upload them… I get immediate responses from people.. some really negative.. but I laugh, as I am not dependent on the acceptance of others for my happiness!
But the point is, I found something I love doing.. it’s like a hobby for me.. but it makes me feel complete and happy!
I know you have an interest that you keep pushing aside.. and I really think you can do something with that interest.
What is that interest that you have? That love?
Marina, you are a thoughtful person and your soul shines brightly.
Thanks, the fact of the matter is that I’m being a whiney little bitch and just felt like wallowing (hope i spelled it right) in my self pity. I usually get over it in a day or two and I’m back to my normal self. Thank you again Marina. I found your comments more helpful than Vernon perscribing drugs like a dope dealer. The only problem is I have no idea what that love is. Major problem. I just wish I had some useable talent. Thanks a third time Marina, you really are great and I guess that’s why I’m jealous of those othere guys on the site.
And like I said, I have no other public venue to vent in. I noticed if you post a long enough comment people will read it.
And I can’t imagine what kind of negative responses people would have for you.
Marina,
You are truly blessed as when you do what you love for a living you never work a day in your life!
Congratulations!
runawayscott, I sense that underneath your frustrations you’re a decent and likeable fellow, and some sweet young woman somewhere will recognize that. You don’t need to be brilliant to be loveable. It may be more rewarding to look for a relationship closer to home than try to create one with an Internet icon who has thousands of admirers competing for her attention.
)
(At least that’s what I keep telling myself!
I’m wondering why you said young lady, how do you know I’m not like in my fifties or something? And I’m not trying to create a relationship with an internet icon as a substitute for a relationship with someone ‘closer to home’, I think we all want a little recognition of our existence, otherwise we wouldn’t be posting any comments.
runawayscott, what is up with M-16, are you trying to say something? Tell me
I got a Straw if you want to suck it up and quit your crying!
Well , you can always get an xbox 360
or a ps3
I’m glad Marina talked to you Mr. Runaway, else I was going to say “You are surrounded… put the gun down… lie face down on the ground with you hands behind your back” Your posts used to cheer me up, even the pithy ones. The long ones can be boring (not yours). Run out of things to read? (I see by the gun you probably work for the post office) Open some people’s mail & read it, especialy if it looks like it’s from a lawyer. jk
Have some self confidence man, hopefully based on honesty, that appeals to women (doesn’t it?)… If that fails I’ve heard that if you go to a bank machine trash bin & rifle through the old slips, find a few receipt thingys with large balances showing… write your phone number on the back & hand them out to hot chicks at the clubs, they always promise to call, you know how it is… well the bigger the balance on the receipt thingy the more likely you are to get called… unless you live in LA, where that trick & most other ones have run their course.
You seem a little happier now, but don’t depend on others makin’ you happy, work on making others less miserable it’ll make you happy or crazy… both can be good in a catch 22 kinda’ way.
It took me a sec to get what you said about my gun. I’ve bean meaning to change my gravitar to something more interesting. no I don’t work for the post office, I’m actually a volunteer firefighter. and no that doesn’t get me girls b/c I don’t go flaunting it around like a hero.
And which posts of mine cheered you up?
Real heroes never flaunt anything, they just do what is right.
Hey, I was using a little (maybe too much) sarcasm earlier, how old are you?
Interesting about the volunteer firefighting… how much of your time does it take?
My oldest son is just starting his firefighter training in January. He’s recently married to a girl he’s known since they were about kindersized. He & her both had fairly serious relationships going with other people, before they (for lack of a better term) “found” each other. I don’t believe that shoppin around or being promiscuous or hunting around the world for the perfect mate or the one that will fulfill your dreams & fantasies is the right thing to do. That being said don’t shut your eyes & heart up to the opportunity to be found out for who you are, It doesn’t take as much courage to fight a fire as it does to make your soul vulnerable to a woman, just be careful, both can burn & leave scars that will be seen by others. If you’ve got scars, when they are fully healed, don’t be afraid and cover them up, to everyone. You’ll inevitibly be vulnerable again, to get close to someone.
Just be happy on you own first, then someone will want to find out why you’re happy & maybe even join you in your happiness… are you still with me?
Contrary to what some think & say, not everyone who comes to the website is trying to start something with “M” or competing to get her attention or is replacing a real relationship with an imaginary one. Heck the only dreams I’ve had of Marina (2 total) have scared me… nothing romantic or erotic at all (no offence “M”), probably just ate something gastric.
When you first started writing in to the site, up till a short while ago your posts were full of good things, said in short concise statements, I just remember smiling at your ferverence.
Do you have a youtube channel (Account). if not get one & let me know what it is? Please
I gotta stop & breath.
Runawayscott, BillyB gave gave you some excellent advice there …
Take the focus off your own misery and put it on other’s misery.
That will do two things:-
1. It will make you realise that there are a hell of a lot of people who are worse off than yourself.
2. If you focus on alleviating other’s misery, you will be loved in return.
Love is like cash flow … to get money coming in to your bank account you have to create value to someone and get money in return. Same thing with love … put it out there and you will get it back in spades … something to do with the Law of Attraction.
N.B. I’m not talking about romantic love here, though the same applies to that too.
Good luck with your life adventure.
Everyone here has good intentions, but one should first seek professional counsel, starting with one’s physician. This is a good person to mentioning some of the suggestions posted here to open a productive dialogue.
Marina made some good comments. She has wisdom beyond her years. I used to be like that, but nothing lasts forever. When I was down, I joined a Karate organization. The physical exercise is liberating and the philosophy is control over one’s actions under considerable stress. One might consider this.
I have found that just walking helps rejuvenate the soul. I take my dog for walks in the park and enjoy saying hello to other like minded people. On my neighborhood walks, I noticed that nearly ever homeowner has a dog, but they neglect walking them. If one doesn’t have a dog, one could start a service to walk dogs. It might be good for the walker, and great for them. Asking for help with this might expand one’s social network. Check out Ceasar Millan’s site for instructions on the power of the Walk.
test
Of all my comments, you choose this one to test on and remind me of it?
Are you ashamed of it then? I did it here because I wanted to see if the numbers screwed up when it got past XX.9 and it doesn’t.
Just joking around man. Yeah it is kind of embarassing, but I’m over it. I get a little depressing sometimes but it usually only lasts a day or two.
Sarcasm is on me or what? Marina….do you have a middle name? Next year 29 and all the best!!!
Ouch!!!!
{ just got sarcasmed by a Bee }
I use sarcasm every day to coworkers (it’s all in good fun)
Josh
Tim
Glenn
Pete
Mike
{ prisoners are now banging a tin cup along the cell bars during LOCK DOWN }
“diva” and “vamp” and the differences
My dog ate my homework!!! Soooorrrrrrrry!!!!!!
super dog !!!!!
I would like to know were the phrase, “I’m just joshin’ ya” came from please. Thank you.
She did this one on Nov 21 2008 Click >>>HERE
It was a video request from ME
A person who uses a lot of sarcasm is displaying all the garbage in their own personality. A telling word/action to judge others without saying a word yourself. How sly.
Are you talking to me? OK, ya, I have been a jerk.
Wow, can I get a witness? I suggested Sarcasm the last time Marina was on O’Reilly, I even gave origin and meaning almost to a tee of yours. Then I see, video man saying “Sarcasm” like it was his original thought. I think he stole my word? Or even Plagiarized my extremely powerful word, yes thats it. Then I do not even get a mention, just a bunch of sarcasm wagon jumpers. What are you to do Marina? I would like an explanation. If you google your site you will see my original post on sarcasm months ago. Signed, Hurt.
Vernon,
I thought that I searched the whole website for everyone who requested sarcasm! I’m so sorry I missed you! Arrggghh!
No problem Marina, not you I’m mad at, it is the thief in the video who stalked my word to try to get close to you. Unless he actually came up with that, then I am sorry, only he will ever know for sure.
By the way you were great on O’Reilly, I will write to him again and insist on your regular appearances. Help him attract younger viewers, he really is a good person who loves this country. You both have “Class.”
Again, you don’t have to apologize to me, I do not own the word, but I have lived every aspect of it.
Did you know, you do not have to say a word to be sarcastic. Sarcasm can also be an action unspoken.
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M, Your server times are off by one hour.
I use Sarcasm to call people on things like mispronunciations of words, typos, or if they just say something that i can point out in some manner. It’s usually just for fun, and most sarcasm I see is for humor.
Happy Birthday, sweet Marina,
And as it is your birthday…
How about the word Onomastic,
good one, don´t you think?
Hi Marina, I was wondering if you could tell me the origin of the word SONY. I am a big fan of the company and have been recently wondering where the word came from. If you could make a video about this, I would greatly appreciate it! If you do, thank you so much. If you do not, thank you anyways.
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Happy Birthday. My last use of sarcasm resulted when a checkout person in my local market announced “I’ll take the next person in line.” That was me and as I followed her some guy who wasn’t in line at all tried to race with me and got there first. “You are next” I told him and then stepped in front of him qualifying that bit of sarcasm with a little french: “apres moi.” He gave me an argument about it, too, and both the checkout person and I told him to go “f” himself.
And to all who had a part in Marina’s birthday video:
BRAVO!!!
FANTASTIC!!!
UTTERLY KICK – ASS!!!
Ya’ll are great!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINA!!!!!!!!!
I hope you had a spectacular one! Thanks SO MUCH for all your entertainment and enlightenment. May the coming year bring you even more joy and success.
Always.
In New York Sarcasm is just a friendly form a humorious whit.
It’s just how we communicate.
Gee sir that car your offering for trade in is a pretty tired car.
Well then I must go home and put it to bed. Bye…
On an airline flight, can you Moms make the baby’s scream a little louder I can still hear the jet engines.
Is the holiday song “Let it snow” let it snow, let it snow. Sarcastic?
My favorite is Buffalo’s ex-mayor plan for being snowed in.
Get a six pack of beer and just wait for the snow plow to go by.
Marina I would like the definition of the word ‘date’
Why is it when two people go out they are ‘dating’?
Probably because you have to set the ‘date’ for the day you go ‘dating.’
A pre-Lockdown post: Here’s a word request for a word borrowed from Russian: Czar.
In France, it’s spelled Tsar.
In German, it’s Zar.
It’s derived from the Roman word for Caesar, so I think it would be an interesteng video. We use this word in English. For example, the proposed “Car Czar.
seesixcm6
The first Roman emperor had epilepsy. That’s why they called him Julius Seizure.
Not to be a jerk, but just to correct a point of history… Julius Caesar was not an Emperor. He was a Dictator. His adopted son (and grand nephew) Octavian became the first Emperor of Rome, and named by the Senate as “Augustus.”
Happy Birthday Marina,
I used the word Plethora at dinner last night with my students. They asked me if you had a definition/origin for this word. I checked to see, but did not see it. Could you check this word out for us?
thetuyvan
In an hour, the website goes into LOCKDOWN MODE.. that means, your comments won’t publish right away.. plus I will have to deactivate a bunch of plug-ins.
SOUNDS SCARY!!!! Why will it be in lockdown mode?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BSb2DQ_XeEM
Well done, I can’t see any nasty comments on youtube… Must be giving you a break.
I don’t think Marina saw this in the other video.
I would really like to know what she thinks of it.
P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.graphicmouse.com/mousehole/coppermine/displayimagepopup/pid=1143/fullsize=1.html
LOVE IT.. I’ll add it to the shoutout category shortly.
I’m glad you like it.
I could do more if I had more pictures of you to work with.
SuperMarina – wasn’t that the name of the company that made Spitfire fighter aircraft in WWII? (Supermarine)
I can’t imagine you spitting fire, Marina, you seem much too sweet for that.
Lá Breithe Shona(happy birthday in irish.
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This is practically about marina… http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iBuaXJuBEuA
Good one, James. I wish we’d thought of that for the birthday video.
Happy Birthday.
Two quick comments. I have not been getting all your podcasts from the itunes feed over the last few months! I am in withdrawal!
Also, I noticed that you seem to have replaced a very cool “quirk”. You use to say “Hot For Words MUST investigate” and I loved it. It was a type of trademark which implied that you had no choice but to solve the mystery if it involved a word. Your mind was made up and it was the end of discussion. “Hot For Words MUST investigate.”
Ah well. So, what about the word “quirk?”
Your student forever,
A Letter Student
Marina has told me she is looking for a new partner for the iTunes podcast. Once she finds one the podcasts will continue. Maybe Marina will give us and update.
me? sarcastic?…never!…
ok…i did say, “i really, really, really love my job” the other day…
can you be sarcastic to yourself?…
That’s not sarcasm, it’s an affirmation.
Was anybody impressed by the Origami links I’ve made on that page?
Did you make the page that I linked to?
Oh, I didn’t makes those pages. I’m not good enough for that yet. I meant your Origami page (lesson), and thought they would be worth linking to for those who like origami.
Happy birthday, Marina. People have mentioned others who share your birthday, but I do not think that anyone has mentioned that today is also Human Rights Day. Today is the 60th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Just in case you have not noticed, sarcasm may be my second language, if it is not my first. I tend to overuse it, actually. I will say “thank you” to my kids, and they say, “What did I do wrong, now?” My sarcasm is very deadpan, so people will often not notice it. I can have a very wicked tongue, and I usually regret it. I want to be good, but my @$$ hole nature is very strong.
Homework: When haven’t I used sarcasm? (to everyone)
Origami Extra Credit: I can make a plane and a snowball.
Thanks Capman and Captain Jack, I didn’t know that the ringtones were promotional. If they’re still goin, then all right!
Happy birthday, Marina! What you want for a present?
Happy Birthday Marina, and please respond to my email soon. I like hearing from you. Love and peace love and peace love and peace.
Everyone like that little ringo starr sarcasm there?
Happy birthday, Marina!
The last time I used sarcasm was this morning to one of my teachers. I used to use sarcasm a lot, but the way I use sarcasm is through deadpan delivery, and I found that people who didn’t know me very well couldn’t tell when I was being serious and when I was being sarcastic, which was actually pretty funny for me. I don’t really talk to people much these days, much less people I know well, so I haven’t really been using sarcasm as much lately.
By the way, I got my calendar today. I was really excited, but I’m forcing myself to wait to open it up. I know I’d just read through everything right away, and I’d like to savor its spectacularness.
I’m looking forward to watching you on O’Reilly’s show tonight. It’s truly amazing: you’re so beautiful and intelligent that by being on his show, you actually make it possible to watch without my brain exploding.
We got a few chuckles last night when I read the title of my paper. It always helps me to start a presentation with a little levity; it helps me take the edge off a little. I will let you know next week what grade we got. Thanx again, mate!
I was listening to some jazz and “bluegrass” and i was wondering where the word bluegrass originated?
Working in some trades can cause people to become sarcastic.
For instance, mindless waitresses asking the cook silly questions while they are really busy… like, “how do we make our baked potatoes?” Arrrg!… then cook says…”carefully!”
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Have a wonderful day, and another year of growth and inspiration. Thanks for sharing your intelligence and aesthetics!
Hey Marina
and make it a good one 
Love the video
A perticular word has been stuck in my head for a while now..
It’s ‘rock’ as in the term to describe the music. I can understand where pop came from (popular) or metal (the metally sounds of the drums right?) but rock or rap music?
Please help me out here
Happy birthday (said it on twitter too
Марина Орлова – better known as Marius (marinus) Eagle
H.B-Day
Милая Марина,
Dyddiad geni hapus ichi!
(Happy birthday, and a kiss if you guess the language!)
Happy Birthday Marina.
We should rename this lttle guy
Mr. Sarcasm! 
Good idea!
I would like to know the origin of the phrase ” OH SNAP!”
Hey, you guys should check out the origami links I’ve made in the Origami lesson. You’ll be impressed!
that was a realy interesting one.
cant remember the last time i was being sarcastic though
HAPPY B-DAY!!
no sarcasm intended! lol
B-Day Word Request
last name 
What’s the origin of your last name Marina: Orlova
It’s a really
Months ago I thought Orlova almost sounds like “all over”, with a bad accent.
I guess one could say something like, “Marina is ‘Orl-ova’ me!”
(THAT WAS BAD! THAT WAS BAD!)
Naughty naughty!
I have been wondering if Orlova is the Russian equivalent of Oliver.
Please, Miss, I want some more.
Homework
I use sarcasm all the time. It can be fun, but I don’t use to hurt anyone!
id like to request the word queue,and why it has the same pronunciation as the word cue but not the same meaning,thanksxxx
Dear Teach
,
I cannot recall the last time I was sarcastic. Though, you’ve really encouraged me to pick it up as an art form of expression. I absolutely refuse to be Sarcastic in my homework, I just won’t do it. In fact, I refuse to do homework again, ever. Yup, that’s right, I’ll stop doing homework on the Lesson: Origami. That’s it, you won’t see from me or hear from me ever again. Oh! Bye.
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
PS I’m not going to write a PS…or an FYI…nope…
FYI You are not sexy, not at all, not even a little.
BTW HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINA ORLOVA!!!
Hey, I just walked past a herd of 6 deer on the way here. Oh, that’s right… it’s your birthday today.
Happy Birthday, Marina
Walked past deer?!?! It’s hunting season here now,if You could get within 300′ of these whitetail deer without actually hunting them,it would shock the crap outa Me! They are skittish as all hell about now. After the hunting season they calm down a bit and Ya can get some good looks at em.
WORD REQUEST; SKITTISH,,,,TY.
A Polish hunter was in the woods when he came upon a beatiful girl leaning against a tree without a stitch of clothing. Excited he asked ‘Are you game?’ She nodded and he shot her
animalntaz; Well if they let You get that close during rut Ya better keep a sharp eye on the bucks,they have been known to attack people when “in rut” or whatever.
Some towns nowadays pass laws against feeding deer within town limits,it is sad for the folks the like to watch them in the yard but safer for motorists and such.
Another great video. It’s a shame to work on such a great occasion as today. But life carries on for all.HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The last time I was sarcastic was about an hour ago at the VA Hospital. A bunch of rude people work at the VA here. I am not usually sarcastic just ornery when I get ill.
Capman,it sure seems to Me that lots of folks that work directly with the public day-in day-out often seem rude. I’ve seen it 1000 times with clerks at cash registers. People are naturally social I think,but,when it becomes part of the daily “chores” many folks weary of it. Those are the Ones I especially like to get laughing,even tho there is another customer right behind Me the clerk gets a “mini-break” for a dab of relief.
That’s a great way to look at life Tyrant. More of us should take that attitude. I bet it does make their day just for a little while. Keep making people happy and maybe it will rub off on just a few more people.
On reason I got out of retail sales was because I would get a lot of unhappy customers wanting to complain directly with sales staff. Day in and day out it’s very hard to keep a happy smile on ones face. It’s not a good thing for sales staff to take on returns. But I enjoyed taking on returns for I was almost always able to make the customer very happy to the point they would invite me over for dinner. I try to turn a bad experience into a best experience.
Dang Jack! Dinner invitations from return desk customers! You musta been Super-Seller Man! DidJa ever go to any of those dinners? Did they let Ya contribute “secret sauce”?!
Now that may sound sarcastic,but,if Jack takes it in the good humor it is intended,wouldn’t it be more like banter?
Have a good one both You Caps(Capman and Jack),Yer good fellers is all I can say.
Oh yeah!! How unthinking of Me to almost forget!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINA!! And many many more!
Sarcasm can be funny too,just give a listen to Don Rickles.He has been using sarcastic comedy for a looong time.
I do agree it can be hurtful,but,if All involved actually understand what was said,and why,then it’s not so bad.The “victims” just need to have the ability to laugh at themseves,the sarcastic person also needs this ability cause there might be some sarcasm coming right back!
The last time I used sarcasm was over at My neighbors,I was sitting at the kitchen table talking with My neighbor lady,Her 15yo daughter yelled from Her bedroom “Mom,bring Me a big glass of milk!”,,sounded like an order,not a request,so,I piped-up and said “Whats the matter *Princess*,are Your legs broken!”.Apparently She got the message cause she came to the kitchen and poured Her own milk,,of course She had to give Me some crap back too,wich I accepted no problem,We All had fun with it and Her Mom didn’t have to be a handmaiden,,I thought it all went very well.
p.p.s. I watched again your September 2007 lesson (wow!) on irony and it helped me understand the two. But is irony a form of sarcasm or the other way around? I think I need to study this more….
Other way around.
My father could be sarcastic when the situation called for it ( with me it often did ) but I found the skill honed sharp by my Chief in the Navy in my first VP squadron. He would do it to anyone, from airmen up to the Skipper, when appropriate. My favorite was when we were cruising at about 10,000 feet on a submarine search exercise. The flight engineer said he saw a periscope and the pilot put the plane in a fairly steep dive. Everyone not strapped in pretty much slid to the front of the aircraft and the cockpit crew told us what happened. At about 1,000 feet my chief said to the pilot “Are you going to level off or are you going in after him?” I miss those days.
Now, I wouldn’t call that sarcasm, rather mischievous wit. What would be sarcastic would be to remark that someone who could see a periscope from 10,000 ft must have eyes like an outhouse rat.
Believe it or not, whenever PJ ( the flight engineer ) said he saw something, and pointed, there was always something there. Several times the pilots would go check it out just to prove him wrong, but there was alwasy something.
PJ could be harsh in his own way. He wouldn’t let new pilots chew gum while flying; he said it was too big a distraction.
Happy Birthday Marina!!
I am much more a fan of irony (which I observe every day) than sarcasm (which I rarely use) though I can’t really tell the difference between the two.
Cheers, Q
p.s. There is a fun facebook group called, “I am fluent in sarcasm.”
I think there was a Blue Oyster Cult song called Veteran Of The Psychic Wars that I always equated to back-n-forth sarcasm with friends.
HELLLOO!! What was that at the last 2 seconds of the vid!
Umm, was that a sarcastic remark.
Spoken sarcasm is bad enough, but electronic communications which do not include videos and body language disturb me. Marina is an expert in body language with her facial and hand gestures. It is said that 70% of communication is non-verbal, so would it be true that by typing comments we are missing large amounts of important data?
I believe there is a great need for writing etiquette training because of the preponderance of electronically written posts, especially with teenagers. Some teens’ lives have been ruined because of mean spirited or sarcastic remarks that were intended to be just that, except the reader thought it to be true.
Marina, you are in a good position to teach writing etiquette. You could add lessons and the reasons for these to your site.
I discovered a Bloggers’ Code of Conduct after thinking about my post. I didn’t realize that I was considered a Troll, due to my anonymity.
(Wrestle with a pig?
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I believe your right pig-in-a-poke. That is why Marina has put up the smiley faces so people want take a comment in a bad way if the right smiley is added at the end of the sentence. Without body language people will read a comment wrong and take offense to it. But we can’t see body language from the member that made a comment so the smileys do it for us. I have been offended in the past and so have others over a tiny comment that was mean one way but construed the other. Good point you made, I wish more people would use the smileys even though some don’t like them, then that could help in not starting a flamewar. Cool have a great day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MINE WAS THE 6TH.
J. R.
happy late birthday
H mm, ugh, oh about 30 minutes ago over on the shout out page to whomever posted that 2nd pretty pink box under the “It’s Marina’s 28th Birthday!”video. But on a more serious note, “Teachers pet of the minute” thats a good one (example) however I have a personal request can i have a picture of the last frame of this video where it ends? That would make a good picture to show off to the friends and family.
Hey John, do you mean this frame or picture. If not let me know and I will pick out annudder for you.
http://i33.tinypic.com/2u7uijp.jpg or this one
http://i35.tinypic.com/2d9qu01.jpg
Well both would be nice however i was speaking of the first one indicated
http://i33.tinypic.com/2u7uijp.jpg
No actually the one right @ 2:45 before it goes to the u tube ads screen
I think I am going to have to start wearing my elephant skin boots again and get me some new cowboy clothes if this keeps up.
Glad I could help you. If you want anymore let me know.
No actually the one right @ 2:45 before it goes to the u tube ads screen
I think I am going to have to start wearing my elephant skin boots again and get me some new cowboy clothes if this keeps up.
Lets see if I somehow did this correct, would surprise you muchly if i did. This is the image .
[IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/1z50msk.jpg[/IMG]
second go round
http://i38.tinypic.com/2n6w4g6.jpg
yea that last one got it that evil eye look
http://i38.tinypic.com/2n6w4g6.jpg
One more for you.
http://i37.tinypic.com/2ug09ar.jpg
No you can keep this for your self
ok
I like that one
first of all
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (sorry if I’m late )
well – i don’t remember when i used sarcasm but when i was in high school i was late for a class as i ran thrugh the door my teacher ( i’m from israel) , started to recite a song by c.h. byalic
which literal translates : ” welcome in your return, nice bird, from the lands of cold to my window”
nobody knew this song, but it was damn embarrassing!
Your dear student, seesixcm6
Dear совершенная Marina, с днем рождения. How nice of you to post another video, even on your birthday! Now, go out and have a good time on your birthday! The most recent time I used sarcasm was in a post on your YouTube channel, not this one.
Your dear student, seesixcm6
I have to agree. You should be out having fun on your birthday, not working.
hey Marina
thank you very much 
i’d like to know the origin of the word “d’oh”, since homer uses it in every show
“D’oH!” a deer… a female deer…
California Angel.
(To the tune of Californication)
A yellow-haired girl and white-haired dog,
Search their books and tape their vlogs.
The dog reads, too, but she won’t say,
‘Cause the Men in Black might take him away.
Dreaming now I dream of a California angel.
Sprawled on the floor like a cathouse whore,
Or prim on a couch with a smile to adore.
She speaks with the tongues of the long-since dead,
Of how these words get into our heads.
I close my eyes and see my California angel.
Has she taken root at home in a warm and friendly city,
Or a lonely place without a single drop of pity?
[Chorus:]
Fallen from the star,
Escaping from afar,
Dreaming California angel
Dreaming California angel
The ‘Net goes nuts and gives her views,
A million times now is old news.
Every now and then she begets,
High honors to her Teacher’s Pets.
We are always thinking of a California angel.
Off she goes so “do” O’Reilly,
Then back home to fix the smilies.
Imagining lessons every day,
And keeping beautiful in every way.
Close at hand is our beaming California angel.
Blow me a kiss from L.A. through an Orlando box of tin,
When it bounces back to me, I’ll feel it warm against my
skin.
[Chorus:]
We blindly speak to the cyber void,
And wonder if she’s been annoyed.
Then she writes and clicks once more,
And we feel our hearts begin to soar.
She has us hooked good now, this California angel.
A white blur enters and looks with unabashed adoration,
Four little paws and love in animated high definition.
[Chorus:]
Happy Birthday, Marina.
If the definition of sarcasm includes the intention to hurt or wound, then I don’t use it and can’t remember a time when I did, because I was on the receiving end of so much sarcasm at school and in the navy.
However, I do use irony a lot in good natured banter and for humorous effect, and some people can mistake that for sarcasm, so I try to use it with discrimination.
Dear Ms. Orlova,
I know that the re- in reincarnated means “again” as in incarnated again. I’m wondering if the origin of the word in-carn-ate has anything to do with flesh. As in carn-ivore.
Hope this catch your attention.
Are you kidding me!?! When didn’t I use sarcasm last would be the better question! Its like a second language to me! …Got you HA! JK!!!!
I few minutes ago I was sarcastic to my cousin, but the genius deserves it every time jejejeje.
These are the kind of classes that I don’t want to have vacations from.
“Muchisimas Felicidades por tu cumpleaños” dear teacher Marina. From Monterrey, Mexico with love.
Kisses, roses and apples to the teacher jejejeje.
P.S. And not only tacos, no food can overcome Marina.
I’ll take
sex, I mean six.Present. And with a happy # 5 slot!
Homework: Actually, I find myself most frequently on the receiving end of sarcastic bites. I generally don’t use it, nor do I usually immediately recognise when it is being used on me. I prefer a more direct approach. When I detect sarcasm pointed at me, I tend to either:
A. Appear unaware of it, making a mental note concerning the source, as I may find myself defending other barbs from the same. I guess this can be considered a passive form of sarcasm in itself – appearing unaffected, even aloof, when in fact I am aware, and actually ’saving it up’ for later use.
B. Figuratively pick it up and use it to figuratively slap its deserving messenger in the face.
Generally, it takes a whole bunch of A’s to move me into plan B. I use A with almost daily frequency. I think the last time I used sarcasm directly, was in my description of a hypocritical neighbor, who claims to ‘love’ her pet, but not quite enough to keep it out of harm’s way.
Working on your birthday?
Are you wearin’ yer b-day suit under them clothes?
Did you get your birthday spankin’?
“…and one to grow on!”
Homework: Umm… I think I just used
some up above – LOL! (on Marina)
Sarcasm is used a lot in humor…
Some jokes work better than others,
if you nail just the right element of
sarcasm. Too much, and your a cynic.
Enough homework – lets’ party!
Use sarcasm here everyday
To whom – Marina
Gee, that’s REALLY NICE of you!
(Just doing my homework!)
Happy Birthday!
Well done
Moment of Truth!*!*!*!*!*
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random lesson produced this comment 