Could you please explain why that adorable little dog of yours is refered to as a Maltese, explain the origins of the breed, and show us some pictures of the little cutie?
Speaking of which, I think I have solved a mystery about the comments on YouTube. Three things have bothered me: sheer numbers, intellectual content, competition to be first. Today, I had a revelation – sperm have learned to type.
It was in the late autumn, the air, the fall colours(notice the U in colours) and the clear sunny sky all had much to do with the day but I need to tell you how it happened first.
I was wandering around the entertainment section at a bookstore. I remember everything as clear as day. I had Bob Dylan Chronicles: Volume One in my hand and I was kneeling looking at the Chuck Palahniuk titles wondering if all his books were the same style as Fight Club. I stood up and directly across from me was a beautiful strawberry blonde with the cutest dimples I had ever laid eyes on. We locked eyes for only a moment and both headed towards the same end of the divider. I smiled as I walked passed and she returned the smile. Once I was passed her I heard excuse me….
’twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud …..
I was shocked this young girl( Still my age) just recited one of my top three favorite Dylan song openings…. I replied ….
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
Come in, she said,
I’ll give you shelter from the storm.
Now that is a connection to fire up some emotions in ones body. I was now in a conversation and had this strange feeling in my gut that I never wanted this conversation to stop. It was amazing. We talked about Dylan, we talked about cooking, We talked about everything and anything that was in whatever section we were walking through.
From the book store I felt the burning desire to make this pleasant experience last as long as I could. We went to a near by park and walked and talked for hours.(This is where the air, fall colours and just beautiful day helped set more of a mood) At least long enough that we both were starving. We went from the park to a local restaurant ate and drank well into the evening. I was very persistant on us taking a cab and when the cabbie asked, ” Where to?” she replied, “His house”…… The night didn’t stop we drank wine listened to not every but many Dylan vinyls and continued learning about one another.
That day was the greatest day I have every had. To be able to connect with someone let alone a stranger on that level is really something special and as a true romantic that is what I would have to say is the most romantic day of my life.
Thank you Marina for the homework. It truly made my day
Yes I did we had quite a few good times together but timing was bad to pursue anything more. We still keep in close contact and I truly believe that if we don’t get lost in the bad twisted world there may be a time.
Ok, now that I have actually looked in your past videos, I think I got it. So then, what about “Dry Humor”. I have looked around and it seems a lot of people don’t even know what it is exactly, not to mention where it comes from…I don’t exactly see anyone talking about wet humor….
Alton Brown, the host of “Good Eats” on the food network went over that in one of his episodes. The word comes from the Aztec “ahuacatal”, which means testicle. =)
Anu Garg of wordsmith.org covered that in “The Dord, the Diglot and an Avocado or Two — The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words”
Funny — a Russian and a Hindu teaching us about our language.
Hello. How are you doing? Fine I hope. I would like to request the meaning of a phrase that I have heard in the past. “Cheese It.” As in “cheese it, the cops.”
What’s the deal with the word “cattle”? The male animal is called a “bull”, the female is a “cow”, and a group of them is called “cattle”, but there seems to be no general word for the animal (except maybe “head of cattle”). How did this animal end up with no name?
Sorry, “bovine” doesn’t do it. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “bovine” is a more general term: it means “any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives”
That’s a good question. A female whale is considered a cow also so that shoots down the name of the female cattle being called cows. This could only be a generalization of some female animals being called cows. So what would a female cattle or cow be called? I know we call them cows, but is this correct? Maybe M will look into this.
Successful romance is not noteworthy to songwriters; failed romance is. It’s like the news — dog bites man is not news; man bites dog is. Boy loses girl and bemoans loss = hit song; boy wins girl and washes dishes = soggy Rice Krispies.
Oh…what a memory you rekindled, Marina. She was a dancer. I was a musician. I was working with some girls, and she choreographed the routine to an arrangement I’d done purely as a favor to me. After the performance I tried to show my appreciation with a fine meal and drinks in the piano bar. My God, the ambience that night! Overwhelming sensuality and passion. As we were leaving the bar, she placed her hand over mine, looked DEEPLY into my eyes, and purred, “Tonight I’m yours…”
Hey Marina. I would love to know how the word “Trivia” came to be used. If I break the word down, all I get is “Tri” (which is three) and “Via” (which is way). If I’m correct, shouldn’t we be using this word in a totally different contex?
She properly titles the lesson with the word being studied at this site, but for at YT , for some reason I can’t fathom, makes up a title that has some relationship to the word or is otherwise a comment on it, but rarely is the word itself. I asked her not to do that, but, for the most part, she has not been able to restrain herself. My cat minds better than that.
“Why’s the gold in this crown so much weakah?”
Old Archi an answer did seek-ah.
When it came to this Greek
“Eureka!” he shrieked,
And he ran down the street like a streakah.
The new e-mail notification does not tell you who it is from.
That sucks.
I wonder if this is the way it is going to be now or will it be tweaked again.
I just relized that you haven’t done a word that is one of my favorite things in the world. The word is snow. where did it get that name and why is it called that?
It is snowing today where I am over 6 inches and it is still comming down (i know that isn ot much for some people but it is amazing for me). I hope the roads clear so I can go home for Christmas.
Some of the old posts have ended up out of place, for instance, my post about mind-mapping was a reply to a post by bsomebody about memory and learning, but now it’s become a first level post.
Marina, while you’re tweaking the site, may suggest you go back to the old chronological system of postings? The way it is now, the replies to comments get posted with the most recent on top, the opposite of the way it used to be. It makes it really convoluted and difficult to go back and through the old postings.
Edit: Bah, never mind. You must have fixed it just as I was writing the above message.
But thats bad because it makes a huge thread but it is kinda good. I am getting mail… yes.. Can you put your pink BG back and my blue border? also the link to the code and test page and the emails don’t say who the reply is from which is really irritating.
Sorry….. I really am.. But I am actually freaking out… See how i just was posting comments like a demented zombie?
Marina, You might calm James fears somewhat if you explain too him that his existence is not tantamount to how to choose configure YOUR website. And he would exist even if you choose too clear it and start all over, though that would be a bunch of work.
Jeezz Marina, I can’t remember when the last time I went on a date. Hummm. I guess it had to be on February 12th 1978 when I had this date with the lady I finally married. Must have been a great one to stayed married to her for thirty years.
… when you use more senses at once while trying to memorize something, you will have the best result.
This is the reason that Mindmapping is an effective aid to learning, because, in addition to writing and outlining which is a left brain activity, you also use drawing and visual linking which engages the right side of the brain.
However, I suspect that using software to create Mindmaps would detract from its effectiveness.
Even though we have studied this in several classes, the mechanics still escape me. From my own experiences, though, typing does not help my recall ability very much. I do have to sort the ideas out before I type them, but I can do the same thing inside my cavernous skull. Writing info onto paper, with a pen, does wonders for me. That is usually the best method for imprinting and retrieving that works for me. In depth conversation works very well, also, but I still need to take notes.
liability dislclaimer: Somebody's brain is wired very differently from the average Joe or Jane. His study techniques are discussed for entertainment purposes only (unless you are an actual deviant also; if that is the case, practice these study aids at your own discretion.)
Website is undergoing some changes to the commenting system
Lets hope they go….. Even I could design comment layouts better than this. And the reply button is stupid. The P of reply runs into the gravatars i have lost my border marina and CJ have lost their backgrounds OMGOMGOMG this isn’t good….. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH
What really worried me was that it happened when I posted a comment, and I thought I’d done something wrong.
My first thought was to blame James because
1. He has a history of playing at hacking the site and often brags about it and
2. His “Lorem dipsy” post was at the top. (Sorry, James, for bad-mouthing you.)
Next, I saw that the oldest posts were at the top and the newest further down, and there was pagination of comments, so I thought I had passed through a time warp and regressed a year.
Finally, I saw your post, Marina, about playing with the comments, and realised that you are re-arranging the furniture again.
Why do women always have to do that? My wife never puts anything away in the same place twice, so every time I go to the kitchen it’s like visiting a foreign country – driving on the wrong side of the road, different language, funny writing – what an adventure! I suppose it’s what keeps me young.
Ah! I know why you do it – you’re feeling broody and feel the need to re-arrange the twigs in the nest.
(Please excuse my teasing. We men always tease the girls we love the most.)
To Marina and those who asked, what happened to CoComment.
From the CoComment site:
I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get this done … due to staff changes and the rather rapid disappearance of the contest site we had some trouble getting the data to finally confirm the winners.
We were delighted with the response to the competition and hope you enjoyed participating. I’m sure it won’t come as any surprise, since you can all read the comments, that the majority view was in favour of Marina … but Danny came a very close second with support from a vociferous minority.
Hi Marina,
Yes, I will keep you informed in what is happening and my communications with them. As of this minute, I have not received any direct emails, but have contacted CC. I’ll let you know more as I hear about it.
Im not one bit surprised. I’ve seen the writing on the wall with this one. Well I’m not disappointed that I deleted my contest entry attempt. It seems that the ‘looks’ of the commenting site was more important than function and quality of service. It was like driving a Ferrari with 4 flat tires. It looks good but your not going get very far. I’m happy that they did finally post what was going on.
Hey Teach!
I’ve been addressing you as “милаяа” but someone else says “дорогая”. Are the two synonyms, as in “мило и драго” And is the Romanian “dragostea” cognate with “дорогая” even though Romanian is a Romance language? And does “dear” share roots with “дорогая” also? Did I mention I’ve been diagnosed with BOTH ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorder? My meds haven’t taken effect yet this morning. Do let me know if I’m disrupting class, OK?
I feel your pain, Brah. I carry one of those 3×5 spiral notebooks to jot down stuff. Some people us index cards. M showed me a nifty little gadget called the Hipster PDA. A napkin, forearm, wherever, try writing it down somewhere. I find that many times, just the act of writing it down (physical pen and paper) helps me to remember.
I know that when you use more senses at once while trying to memorize something, you will have the best result.
Example : “I remember the first time my mom played me ‘Bridge Over Trouble Water’ by Simon and Garfunkel. I remember exactly what she was wearing… and I remember exactly how her hair smelled… and I remember exactly how I felt. And now every time I hear that song I remember exactly what she was wearing… and exactly how her hair smelled… and exactly how I felt. Because the great songs last forever.”
Piper Perabo, in Coyote Ugly.
My point is that if you stimulate all the more senses and associate them to one particular thing, then your mind will store like it was on REC, and afterwards you could always press REPLAY
Sounds good in theory, but I discovered I can’t apply it for studying(which is where I need my memory the most). I suppose if those external stimuli aren’t there, then there won’t be any special reactions in you, thus little recollection of that particular moment in the past. Furthermore, the brain produces a hormone that helps or makes you forget. But the problem is that the brain decides what it wants to remember and what to forget, not you. So it’s important to have a healthy attitude while trying to study, that is if you want to actually remember any of it later, otherwise that hormone kicks in and makes you look like a fool.
That’s it, I’ve taken enough away from Marina already, since she’s the only certified teacher, I’m going to let you absorb what she’s taught you today, but if you ever want a more technical look on things, you can always ask Chemikal about it. I promise I won’t let you down!
I agree with you 100%. I try to add different types of input into my studying. Some things that work for me: discussion with others, verbal discussion with classmates, sometimes I will text info to someone here. You may remeber a couple weeks ago when I had my little Thoreau tangent. I was completing my final paper on Thoreau. Different types of writing, outline form helps me to categorize info, writing paragraphs helps to synthesize info, the dry-erase board helps me just go crazy with stuff; watching video clips of some info; drawing pictures of ideas; whatever I can think of to help imprint this in my mind, AND helps me to RECALL that info. I keep experimenting, and I listen to you folks, and I keep picking up on different strategies.
I have seen much research that identifies smell as an extraordinary memory aid. Smell is believed to trigger many deja vu experiences. Very old smells stay with us for a very long time. (How many of us can remember the smell of Grandma’s house?) I have yet to figure out how to incorporate this into study techniques.
People, don’t bother to request words here. There is preference given to those with webcams, who request via video.
If you are looking at the forum for word requests, then I would like the original pronounciation of the word Iron and when did it become pronounced Iurn or Iorn.
tommaralem1987, you are correct, I missed a few requests recently as I got excited to have video requests and forgot to include the comment requests.. but that is not the case anymore.. in fact I just wrote a script where it’s a video request and I have about 8 more of the same request here and I included them as well. Now if people could have screen names that I could pronounce that would be great!!!!
i havent had a proper date to be honest. nothing romantic for cupcakes.
hey marina, i have a little notepad i keep in my pocket and write down things on. and today i thought of two words to ask you so i wrote them on my notepad hehe
where does ‘pep in your step’ come from?
and
‘taboo’
im too lazy to see if theyve already been done
im glad gorby is in his mums arms
Marina, How are you this morning? Do you ever twitter follow anyone thats not a publisher on youtube? Word Phrase Request: “What does that have to do with the price of wheat in Kansas?” Bet you will have a hard time finding anything about that saying. I ordered your calendar, however with the holidays here it will most likely be after the 1st before i receive it.
Word lesson Fiasco your response “Yeah, but then I broke that bottle as well!” y the enmity? It’s not my doing you are that you are.
Ahem, sorry I’m late, I had a romantic assignment, with my wife.
My most romantic date was in Thailand, a long, long time ago.
It was the night of the Loy Krathong festival, when the Thais make offerings to the Goddess of the waters to give thanks for a plentiful supply of water for the rice crop and to celebrate the end of the rainy season.
I was in a bar with a Swedish friend when this gorgeous girl walked in and sat down near us. As soon as we saw each other, sparks started to fly between us, according to my friend, and he made an excuse to leave.
Wanida and I got talking and clicked immediately; we spent the evening watching the celebrations and the fireworks. I don’t remember many details about our evening, just the feeling of being with the most wonderful companion I had ever met. There was a dinner on a rooftop terrace under the full moon, with guitars serenading us, and we ended the evening at the beach, floating our Krathongs in the Gulf of Thailand.
Tradition has it that if two lovers release their Krathongs together and they drift away into the distance together, the relationship will last a long time. Ours got separated by a passing boat and a rip tide took hers far away so, although we arranged to meet again on my next visit to Thailand, I never saw her again.
I’m grateful, though, for the memory.
Homework: Humm… Just dreams of lying on a sailboat with that special someone, glass of wine, few chocolate covered strawberries, warm breeze, watching a tropical sunset together. That’s my idea of Romantic evening.
My most romantic date was the x-mas party I went to last weekend. We do this every year. I won a $75 gift card from Kohl’s and I gave the stuffed monkey to my gf. She wanted it soooo bad. We ate a lot and danced the night away. What we liked the best was when we had a table to ourselves we had a nice romantic chat especially when my gf used me as a human chair for about 15-20 minutes! She had a nice sexy dress! She also kept feeding me them chocolate strawberries!
Hold on a second. Chocolate, bubbles, and lots of candles? Dio mio, Marina…that night I had in Florence…that was you? Of course…it all makes sense now: the sublime beauty of the landscapes, the idle philosophizing over vintage Chianti, and the seemingly endless conversation on the different facets of philology…
I jest, of course, but that reminds me, I should go to Florence sometime…
You could be right there, Chacha.
I remember thinking that Marina was looking particularly radiant around the middle of June, soon after she moved into the new flat.
It certainly does your heart good to see people who are happy, doesn’t it?
Funny! I just realised that you linked to the “Going Dutch” video in reply to a post by “Kernow” which is the Cornish name for the Duchy of Cornwall, in the south-west of England.
What about the word, “click“? What’s the skinny on that word? How old is it? I mean, did the Old French use a similar word, “Le Clique” perhaps, when they’d pull back the hammer on their matchlock guns until it clicked into the fully cocked position, and then they were ready to shoot hugonauts in Paris?
Don’t forget drift punches, centerpunches, pin punches, transfer punches, etc. in the shop and the paper punch in the office. Then there’s all those IBM card punches that have long since been melted down into the tiny screws that hold MP3 players and Blackberries together. I think all of the foregoing and the above-listed have the same origin.
Yes, but then those uses of Punch goes back to my examples. Punch in one sense means to hit or apply force to while the other refers to a fruity or tangy drink at parties, weddings, etc.
A Punch drink is a mixture of fruit juices and alcohol.
The fruit juices make it taste innocuous so that you don’t realise how much alcohol you’re consuming until it punches you between the eyes.
My theory, at least.
The same thing applies to another innocent seeming drink which is appropriate to mention on Marina’s site:-
A Black Russian = Vodka+Kahlua (Coffee liqueur)
A White Russian = Vodka+Kahlua+Single cream.
The single cream gives the drink a smooth velvety texture which has the same effect, as mentioned above, as the fruit juice in the punch. Thus evil “friends” can add another ingredient, for example Brandy or Whiskey, without the drinker being able to detect the increase in potency. The result is one consumes too much and wakes up the next day feeling as if one has been bitten by a snake, hence the drinks name,
Vodka+Kahlua+Single cream+Ingredient X = A Rattlesnake.
Why does everyone think that punch is alcoholic? My wife and I had a punch at our wedding that was non-alcoholic. Punch, when in terms of drinks doesn’t require alcohol to be called a punch. Some punches call for alcohol while a pure non-alcoholic punch is just a mixture of fruit juices, sugar, and water at the very minimal.
I even went to dictionary.com to find the definitions of punch. The first one is your definition and the second one is the definition I was referring to (with no alcohol):
1. a beverage consisting of wine or spirits mixed with fruit juice, soda, water, milk, or the like, and flavored with sugar, spices, etc.
2. a beverage of two or more fruit juices, sugar, and water, sometimes carbonated.
I was watching the Gorby video, and every time Gorby bit the tennis ball, i got goosebumps!!! Is it related to the goose?
Thank you so much.
I hope Gorby gets well soon.
I am known to “pinch” a girl’s
well formed derriere and remark:
“The Christmas Goose is early, this year!”
(This close to Christmas, I don’t even
get smacked for it – LOL!) Ho ho ho!
Gives ‘em gooseflesh, if they like you
Peace!
You might get a knee to the groin or a face full of pepper spray for that nowadays. If I did that, I’d be having my photo taken against a wall with lines on it if I was lucky or having to explain myself to her boyfriend who could double as a climbing wall if I wasn’t.
I don’t think you want to try
this on a stranger, dude …
You could DIE!
With my friends (who are girls),
turnabout is fair play.
(What about mistletoe?)
Ho ho ho!
Request: I would like to know the origin of the latin phrase “Sapere Aude” I know of 4 or 5 different translations of the phrase all meaning close to the same. I have the phrase tattooed on my right forearm and it would be so much easier when someone asks what it means to just show them a video of you explaining than having to explain it myself.
i’ve extensively studied the physiological processes and culture practices related to human bonding and mating behavior. recognizing the reality of individual variation among men and women, there are still some extremely vital commonalities that can be used to assure success when engaging in most intimate relationships. these practices are based upon a few characteristics that are are shared throughout human populations. of these practices, there is one practice that is most important. and it is as follows: never let the competition know your secrets.
You simians all think the same – LOL!
“…never let the competition know your secrets.”
Who are you competing with?
Oh wait – other simians, of course!
Show her you have nice banana for her and
use your fingers to check her fur for parasites.
If that doesn’t work, be glad you have a thumb!
(Practise safe monkey-sex) LMAO
word request: “courting”, as in they went courting down at the old mill pond.
I v’e forgotten what my most romantic date was like.
It was so long ago. What with working 6 days a week sunup till sundown .Didn’t leave me much time to find a girlfriend. Now, I,m not anything a woman would want to take and show off to her girlfriends anymore anyway.
The new HD look is very good. Happy to see Gorby is home.
My most recent romantic date was in Monaco in September, an hour, playing roulette at the Monte Carlo Casino and an expensive drink at the American Bar inside the Hotel de Paris. The next day we left in three Ferraris for the factory at Maranello along the Italian Riviera. Video shot by my date (she was along for the ride, so to speak): http://www.laserradio.com/italyfinalonlineedit.wmv
Merry Christmas to the Hot For Words production team!
I’ve got a painting to finish for Ferrari of Denver and a few thousand words of revised book manuscript for my editor…back to work!
Nice … but a shame that the real music of the Ferrari engines was drowned by the screaming of the soundtrack, especially going through the tunnels.
Be sure to post a pic of your painting when it’s finished.
Hmm,in My email Your reply is “CampKohler – Sacramento CA’s reply:
And my first arrest. ”
Notice the differance from “my” to “your” and where they were sent. Just an edit curiosity? Maybe every member here should use the links in *each* email to be sure the comments match at both locations to avoid ignoring a potentially bad change.
Marina/TAs,,is the server set to send correction emails after a member edits a post? Might be a good thing. A simple 1-word change can alter the context of a post greatly. Would hate to see comments ignored in email that could actually be different at HFW.
CampKohler; No man,no arrest,they didn’t arrest kids for kissing kids back then,,nowadays,,Who knows?
Far out! I had the same date
The chocolates were exquisite handmade truffels.
It was a long weekend, so I brought 3 dozen – heh heh
Brought fruit – strawberries (Big uns), grapes, apples, etc.
Had a jacuzzi in the room, and a wood fireplace – cozy.
I had saved up and brought 50 candles – tres chic
Brought a “rubber duck” for the jacuzzi and some
other things to play with (wink wink nod nod Know-what-I-mean)
Found a very nice white lace chamois for her to wear, but she barely got to wear it (Woo Hoo!)
Had all the right music…
Fine cheese, flowers, fine wine, fine champagne
and 100 year old Napoleon brandy…
In a “cabin” in the mountains near Gatlinburg.
We did go skiing and shopping a couple times
Мипаяа Марина,
OK, since you asked:
My most romantic date involved candle light, incense, a lack of clothes, and salad oil. (I’m a masseur.)
Oh yeah, and a little later, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
Gorby looks a little under the weather yet. I hope he feels better soon!
How about a request for the term under the weather?
You are looking very lovely tonight as usual teacher
Мипаяа Марина,
Since you mentioned chivalry, maybe this is a good place for this letter.
An open letter to Marina’s father:
Уважаемий Господин Орлов!
As a member of your daughter’s fan club and 55-year-old father of two daughters, I sometimes wonder how you feel about Marina’s work.
There is a lot of debate about the way she uses her beauty to attract viewers to her videos. Some shallow young men see only her good looks; some people criticize her for showing too much of herself.
But she is spreading a message important in America, where too often we only value knowledge if we can use it to build new machines, or businesses, or otherwise make money with it: the message that knowledge is valuable and a joy for its own sake. There are many of us men (and women too) of all ages who respect and value her for this message and the joy of learning from her, who defend her honor from the creeps and the critics.
She made a now-famous video of herself in a swimsuit on a beach in Hawaii. Yes, I admire her as a beautiful young woman; but as a father, I could also see in her the little girl she once was, playing in the waves and saying, “Look at me, Daddy.” As you look at her now, I sincerely hope that you feel the same deep pride that I would feel if she were my daughter.
I set up a nice, summertime, romantic picnic for this free-spirited, “hippie chick” at the edge of a beautiful vineyard. A blanket, bottle of wine, some olives, cheese etc… even a nice “northshore pinner” aka “big doobie”. Waited and waited and waited. I smoked the “first intro spliff” just to pass the time and get “into the groove”. Finally, she shows up… muddied and bruised. The brakes in her “klunker” car went and she had to jump out of the car before it went into a ditch. She just left the car right there and hitch-hiked a number of miles to get to me. Given the unusual situation, I suggested we take the picnic down next to the creek so she could get cleaned up and relax in the creek. (nice frame! ) We drank the wine, “slowly puffing a doob”, and I began to say…
“I just have to tell you, (“hippie chick”), to share with you that sacred part of my inner, secret life, the thoughts I think that everyone has… but does not always say. I know that sometimes pride gets in the way of expressing emotions. I believe that is the cause of my reticence in telling you how I feel sometimes… (one more puff) …and the fact that passion in an extreme state can be scary, you almost just want to shut it away for fear that it will eventually destroy you. I think of my feelings, my love for you… not with craving or with hope or even desire… but, just with a kind of wonder that such things could be. You have opened my eyes to how love should feel… (another puff ) I can promise you this, I will never again settle for less”.
As I walked into the “romantic creek” towards her, eyes mesmerized by the sun glistening off her wet chest , anticipating some “good lovin’”, I tripped over a rock and stepped on a sharp chunk of glass!
Dude! You were baked!
Did you need any stitches?
That was a good story RL1.
I was wondering if you collect “old school” type bikes, like this one from the mid 80s .
I would loe to be romantically involved with you Marina. I know I keep going on and on like this, but I can’t help it, you are too amazing. I like that the new videos are higher quality but my computer is having trouble with the high quality and it lags a little. Anyone else having that problem, it’s not a serious lag but its only slightly noticeable.
***ATTENTION STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN and the CYRILLICALLY CHALLENGED***
For those of you who feel left out by the occasional notes in Russian on these pages, click here for a humorous introduction to the Cyrillic alphabet.
Another great resource: an online Cyrillic keyboard! Type your Latin keys, the Cyrillic text appears, you can then copy and paste it where needed! WAY cool!
С днем рождения! I must tell you, dear HotForWords, you actually are too hot for words! I find I’ve become enamored of your site. Hey, that might be an idea, how about “enamored”, it’s origins and development?
Homework:
I guess you wouldn’t call it a date, but it was my honeymoon. We spent the first night in our room with candles and soft music. Took a bubble bath in the Jacuzzi we ended up with wall to wall bubbles.
Homework: the most romantic date for me involved My Lover’s return from Thailand, shrimp, squash, lobster, Dom Perignon, and a heaping helping of “thank you” of which I am the proud recipient. And, Thank YOU, Marina, for dredging up this wonderful memory for me.
I remember mispelling the word “PLANNING” as P-L-A-N-I-N-G, back in the second grade in a spelling be contest. I came in second place and won a stuffed teddy bear. Lucky for me I didn’t come in first place to win a stuffed purple unicorn.
You guys make it sound like my not having gone on a date is something with which I’m displeased, or that I’m having troubles changing. Just what are you insinuating?
We do that when we apply your words to our experiences. Sorry about that, mate. Even though I had not commented, I thought along the same lines as ChaCha and Fianchetto. I tend to do this quite a bit, and I apologize for my lack of patience and understanding.
I wasn’t insinuating anything.
My suggestion was very direct,
not gradually, nor insidiously.
Perhaps artful, but it was about
as “subtle as a brick”
.
insinuate (ĭn-sĭn’yū-āt’)
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
1. To introduce or otherwise convey
(a thought, for example) gradually
and insidiously.
See synonyms at suggest.
2. To introduce or insert (oneself)
by subtle and artful means.
.
Planning a romantic encounter does
not mean being insidious, either
“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
Peace
I’m not insinuating anything. Just saying that when you do, if you do, the best way to make an evening to remember is to plan everything out thoroughly ahead of time. Same for other social engagements as well – whether it be having the guys over to watch the big game or a picnic in the park, or even just an evening at home. I bought the Champagne the day she left, and kept it in her refrigerator. Knowing what time her flight was to arrive, I bought the flowers and food that day, veined the shrimp and chopped the veggies, set the table all before picking her up at the airport, so all that remained was to boil the water, drop everything in and serve it up.
Perhaps I was the only one to misunderstand your comment, and I compunded that by misunderstanding theirs, as well. Methinks this would be a great time to abandon this thread, before I make an even bigger ass of myself.
Dear совершенная Marina, I guess everyone’s idea of romance is slightly different. For example, I don’t associate chocolate with romance, although I enjoy chocolate. Candles aren’t a romantic item, either. I keep them for emergencies, when there’s no electricity. Due to fire danger, I don’t otherwise use them. Your bubbles are a winner with me, since I prefer cleanliness!
For me, romance takes place when someone as beautiful as yourself and I are nice to each other, that’s all. It isn’t defined by moods, music, sounds, scenery, or scents. It’s just about being nice. Your dear student, seesixcm6
Sorry, love – have yet to view beyond 01:58. but so far, this is exactly what I like about you. This is the reason I return to HFW. This is the reason I esteem both you and James. Please continue!!!
You are constantly in chivalrous defense of Our Dear Teacher’s honour. Most recent example coming to mind is the (impressive!!) purchase of Her Lady’s title. A smooth move if I ever saw one, good sir!
You’ve heard about Tiki right? How about the Tiki Now Agency TNA
No, not the TNA that got Lenny Bruce arrested in Vegas back in the sixties
Nor the song Tits and Ass from a Chourus Line.
At the repeal of prohibition , the Col recognized the need for quality food and drink after over thirteen years of darkness. The first Don the Beachcomber opened in Hollywood and followed by his friend Vic Burgeron who built Trader Vic’s . Don Beach served in Europe during WW2. Setting up clubs around the European theater, he was wounded and shot down. He evaded the enemy with the help of an italian maiden and named the Vicious Virgin after her.
His motto: “ If you can’t go to paradise, I’ll bring it to you” is our mission statement.
The Tiki Now Agency is dedicated to the advancement and protection of the Polynesian Tiki style
seeking out the good, the bad and the ugly where ever we find it.
Hmm… Romantic date? Well, Mrs. Somebody likes the little things: notes left on the mirror, flowers just because. She also likes the big things. Diamonds come to mind (me being who I am, I have moral objections to me buying diamonds, but I will spare you the soap box.)
Hmm… Romantic date? Damn, Teach! Are you trying to get somebody in trouble. Now I feel like a big lug.
So far, it looks pretty cool. The first vid I watched had the history of the world in about 3 min., US history in about 4 min.; the soundtrack was all Skynnard – gotta love it!
I do, thx. I also checked out the new forum. I need to be careful in that one. I am very passionate about some topics, and I tend to get excited and preachy. Hopefully, the gang will keep me in check and significantly humbled.
on marina’s hfw forums i post under “language and culture” (located in the options under the header). you might be interested in taking part in the conversations.
Yes, I do realize that intelligence is very sexy. Actually, I realize that I am becoming addicted to you, and not to your lessons. I could stupidly stand in front of you for hours lost in your eyes looking at your lips move without even listening at what you’re saying. It’s so bad I think I really need to cure myself and drop out of your school for a little while. But eh, that doesn’t mean I won’t be teasing you okay?
Quote (unknown author): Don’t walk in front of me, because I don’t want to follow you. Don’t walk behind me, because I don’t want to lead you.
HD was so slow, I quit trying. I have a really strong signal, now, but things are still slow. I do think it is HFW, though. All my pages are slow. I just dumped my history and cleaned out the cookie jar, but that did not help either. Guess I will just have to be patient tonight. Or – I could go on to bed; it has been quite a long day.
Same thing here. The video jumps, but the audio runs with no problem. Youtube is fine. Maybe she is uploading the HD video here or it plays the HD by default.
Double click on the view area to go to YouTube’s version. It isn’t HiDef, unless you click that option. You can see the video just as you are accustomed
If we are all so romantic, can you please give me the origin of the word “Chivalry”?
Also, I would like to extend an invite to you – If you could go to my blog, read some of my poems and say what you think of them, I would be very grateful. The address is:
@leonard: you might get some flak for calling them “slavic”, but Romanian, while a Romance (Latin) language, does have considerable Slavic admixture. Just one example from this page: the Russian “Дорогая” (“Dorogaya” – meaning “dear”) is cognate with “dragostea”, a Romanian word for “love.”
Could you please explain why that adorable little dog of yours is refered to as a Maltese, explain the origins of the breed, and show us some pictures of the little cutie?
What is the origin of the word, quim?
QUIM QUIM!!! HAHAHA I used to always say that. Along with bint
My fav word
“shut your quimflaps lol”
Hi Marina,
I was hoping you could tell me where the word “swimmingly” comes from? As in, when something is going swimmingly well.
Thanks,
SaRawr
Привет Марина!
Я хотел бы узнать происхождение(историю) слова “Пиндос” в русском жаргоне или его аналог в английском. Если это возможно?
Спасибо.
ЗЫ: Ты делаешь большое дело, разбивая устоявшиеся стереотипы в западных головах.
Hi Marina. Romantic Dates, yes. I took my wife to the Roman Colliseum and ate a picnic in front of it. No Christians were harmed during this picnic.
I have a word request for you. “Spoils” as in “spoils of war” or “to the winner go the spoils”. Why Spoils? Sounds disgusting.
Help me get to the bottom of this one teach. Thanks.
It involved seeing 40 year old virgin then walking 40 minutes home in the rain lol. We had our first kiss outside her house, and a lil more lol
Romance is a private thing, even if sex is not.
Speaking of which, I think I have solved a mystery about the comments on YouTube. Three things have bothered me: sheer numbers, intellectual content, competition to be first. Today, I had a revelation – sperm have learned to type.
HOMEWORK: I have never been on a romantic date. I always went for the wrong type of women who pretty much keep to themselves.
This picture was taken Sunday night when the sky was clear.
http://i40.tinypic.com/nz1yci.jpg
It was pretty cloudy over here, so I couldn’t see much of it.
Word Origin: eleemosynary
My most romantic date……..
It was in the late autumn, the air, the fall colours(notice the U in colours) and the clear sunny sky all had much to do with the day but I need to tell you how it happened first.
I was wandering around the entertainment section at a bookstore. I remember everything as clear as day. I had Bob Dylan Chronicles: Volume One in my hand and I was kneeling looking at the Chuck Palahniuk titles wondering if all his books were the same style as Fight Club. I stood up and directly across from me was a beautiful strawberry blonde with the cutest dimples I had ever laid eyes on. We locked eyes for only a moment and both headed towards the same end of the divider. I smiled as I walked passed and she returned the smile. Once I was passed her I heard excuse me….
’twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud …..
I was shocked this young girl( Still my age) just recited one of my top three favorite Dylan song openings…. I replied ….
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
Come in, she said,
I’ll give you shelter from the storm.
Now that is a connection to fire up some emotions in ones body. I was now in a conversation and had this strange feeling in my gut that I never wanted this conversation to stop. It was amazing. We talked about Dylan, we talked about cooking, We talked about everything and anything that was in whatever section we were walking through.
From the book store I felt the burning desire to make this pleasant experience last as long as I could. We went to a near by park and walked and talked for hours.(This is where the air, fall colours and just beautiful day helped set more of a mood) At least long enough that we both were starving. We went from the park to a local restaurant ate and drank well into the evening. I was very persistant on us taking a cab and when the cabbie asked, ” Where to?” she replied, “His house”…… The night didn’t stop we drank wine listened to not every but many Dylan vinyls and continued learning about one another.
That day was the greatest day I have every had. To be able to connect with someone let alone a stranger on that level is really something special and as a true romantic that is what I would have to say is the most romantic day of my life.
Thank you Marina for the homework. It truly made my day
Capman911 replied:
That was very romantic Norra.
Did you ever go on a second date with her? Encounters like that are very rare and you and her were the lucky ones. 
Yes I did we had quite a few good times together but timing was bad to pursue anything more. We still keep in close contact and I truly believe that if we don’t get lost in the bad twisted world there may be a time.
Interesting video. I would like to know where the word “Paradigm” comes from.
4 nigkels
Ok, now that I have actually looked in your past videos, I think I got it. So then, what about “Dry Humor”. I have looked around and it seems a lot of people don’t even know what it is exactly, not to mention where it comes from…I don’t exactly see anyone talking about wet humor….
What the etymology of “AVOCADO”?
When I ask, almost everybody relates it to….advocate, abogado (in Spanish), attorney, lawyer, etc…!
I think it would be funny, Marina, to explain it.
Alton Brown, the host of “Good Eats” on the food network went over that in one of his episodes. The word comes from the Aztec “ahuacatal”, which means testicle. =)
Not another test already!
Anu Garg of wordsmith.org covered that in “The Dord, the Diglot and an Avocado or Two — The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words”
Funny — a Russian and a Hindu teaching us about our language.
Marina,
Hello. How are you doing? Fine I hope. I would like to request the meaning of a phrase that I have heard in the past. “Cheese It.” As in “cheese it, the cops.”
Thank You,
Love,
Random Darkness
Hi my request is about the word “Venezuela” my country
…
i could learn a lot 
too bad you dont speak spanish at all
What’s the deal with the word “cattle”? The male animal is called a “bull”, the female is a “cow”, and a group of them is called “cattle”, but there seems to be no general word for the animal (except maybe “head of cattle”). How did this animal end up with no name?
bovine
Sorry, “bovine” doesn’t do it. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “bovine” is a more general term: it means “any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives”
Capman911 Replied:
That’s a good question. A female whale is considered a cow also so that shoots down the name of the female cattle being called cows. This could only be a generalization of some female animals being called cows. So what would a female cattle or cow be called? I know we call them cows, but is this correct? Maybe M will look into this.
But why does romantic music always sound sad?
Successful romance is not noteworthy to songwriters; failed romance is. It’s like the news — dog bites man is not news; man bites dog is. Boy loses girl and bemoans loss = hit song; boy wins girl and washes dishes = soggy Rice Krispies.
Deffinately. I have never had a romantic Date but I was wondering what the origin of Boner is.? Maybe you can help. Thanks.
His name is BONER!
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Double HUH!
New Zealand is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.
Marina did u guys go to bed together?
My most romantic date was with my math tutor. It involved the shower, the bed, and the floor mostly. 
So is it true? Is it a numbers game?
wat?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
HUH!
I would like to know where Kindergarten comes from, its a strange word for the grade before 1st grade.
Oh…what a memory you rekindled, Marina. She was a dancer. I was a musician. I was working with some girls, and she choreographed the routine to an arrangement I’d done purely as a favor to me. After the performance I tried to show my appreciation with a fine meal and drinks in the piano bar. My God, the ambience that night! Overwhelming sensuality and passion. As we were leaving the bar, she placed her hand over mine, looked DEEPLY into my eyes, and purred, “Tonight I’m yours…”
Hey Marina. I would love to know how the word “Trivia” came to be used. If I break the word down, all I get is “Tri” (which is three) and “Via” (which is way). If I’m correct, shouldn’t we be using this word in a totally different contex?
I wanna know more about the bubble, chocolate, candle date…..
Capman911 replied:
Yes Yes please tell all Marina, all the good details.
Some things should stay private … unless she wants to brag about who it was with.
She’s teasing us again, I bet…like her “BEST WEEKEND EVER”
Marina why is the video named Bubble Bath with Chocolate on You Tube and Romantic on here?
View count? Justs a guess.
Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
I think your right. I fell for that trap just recently.
She properly titles the lesson with the word being studied at this site, but for at YT , for some reason I can’t fathom, makes up a title that has some relationship to the word or is otherwise a comment on it, but rarely is the word itself. I asked her not to do that, but, for the most part, she has not been able to restrain herself. My cat minds better than that.
Can you tell your cat to tell my cat to not climb on the roof?
Eureka, cont.
“Why’s the gold in this crown so much weakah?”
Old Archi an answer did seek-ah.
When it came to this Greek
“Eureka!” he shrieked,
And he ran down the street like a streakah.
He dropped it into the water,
To measure the volume of copper,
That diluted the gold,
In the oversize mold,
Used to cast the king’s topper.
—- Burma Shave
I gots a words for ya!
“Bless you” for whenever someone sneezes!
Anyone else get an invite to be followed by someone named “screwher” When I clicked on the name I got this message:
“Sorry, the account you were headed to has been suspended due to strange activity”
Who do you think the reference to “screwher” is?
One person with three+ names springs to mind.
The new e-mail notification does not tell you who it is from.
That sucks.
I wonder if this is the way it is going to be now or will it be tweaked again.
I guess until she works out the bugs I am going to add my name to the reply post I send to someone. That way they will know who sent it.
From Capman
Che replied:
Your last reply was not signed in the e-mail
you must have put it in after an edit
That was from Twitter.com and it could have been a spammer. People get these all the time.
Forgot to mention Twitter.com,
oh! just a spammer then, nothing personal. Tks
Hey Che here’s the screw site.
From Capman911
http://www.youtube.com/screwher
on twitter?
Yes, it seems to have been a spammer
i’ve gotten a few, not from that one though. just spammers, nothing related to this site.
Please be patient while Marina works on the site. When she is done she will then ask for your comments about the changes.
I see you discovered my level 16 reply then Marina.
…..geeez wiz I only was gone for a little while & my local hangout is all different.
Che walks around the classroom lost, looking for his assigned desk
perhaps there should be a poll or a button that lets us choose between old and new
The only Poll button is the one which says, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
where is the test page
I have a word request for you – I’d like to know where the word “mistletoe” came from.
Mistletoe comes from the astronaut
who stubbed his toe on the missile.
Confucius say, “Astronaut who kicks rocket, ends up with missile toe”
Mistletoe is a parasitic fungus growth that is found on trees ( my source of information says its a type of shrub)
I just relized that you haven’t done a word that is one of my favorite things in the world. The word is snow. where did it get that name and why is it called that?
It is snowing today where I am over 6 inches and it is still comming down (i know that isn ot much for some people but it is amazing for me). I hope the roads clear so I can go home for Christmas.
Merry Christmas teacher
Love The Dragon
OK guys.. be patient while I work on the styling.. I’ll try to get that avatars big again.. oh there is so much!! Arrggh!
MARINA!!! Can i just point something out
1 all these level replies have messed things right up a huge confusing thread is made from just a few repies.
2 I guess then colours will go back 2 all white…
3 can you keep the reply button the same.. I can hack that much more easy….
4 Please stop scaring me… Its like april fools gone wrong. you are messing with my head.
test inside.. stop complaining James
“But at my back I always hear James’s winged chariot voicing fear.”
OK, well can I have a solid blue border please? and maybe a yellow background???
That will shut me up for sure…..
Comment author Marinas-morris?? OOH I like the new question marks
Upside down again, James. Stand on your head … GO!
See? James stands on his head and the site flips back again.
James, Why is your glass half empty?
Its never but its shattered with fear. Mostly of the borders…
Liking it so far.
Keep going, Marina, see if you can make it James-proof.
Some of the old posts have ended up out of place, for instance, my post about mind-mapping was a reply to a post by bsomebody about memory and learning, but now it’s become a first level post.
I thought you were trying to hide, but I found you anyways.
Marina, while you’re tweaking the site, may suggest you go back to the old chronological system of postings? The way it is now, the replies to comments get posted with the most recent on top, the opposite of the way it used to be. It makes it really convoluted and difficult to go back and through the old postings.
Edit: Bah, never mind. You must have fixed it just as I was writing the above message.
Nice, Marina, you have a nice red fence around you. Is that the thin red line of the Imperial Guard?
Hey M, did you know you can test everything out on your laptop before it goes live on the net?
Hey,do u think u could do a video on the origen of the word skateboard.IF u could, that would be pretty awsome.
Hey, who’s the moron that’s hogging all of the comments under recent comments?
Ohhh, ooops, that’s me
How long do you think it will be until its back to normal?
What’s normal?
Look at this.. we can go 5 levels deep
But thats bad because it makes a huge thread but it is kinda good. I am getting mail… yes.. Can you put your pink BG back and my blue border? also the link to the code and test page and the emails don’t say who the reply is from which is really irritating.
Sorry….. I really am.. But I am actually freaking out… See how i just was posting comments like a demented zombie?
I was just going to experiment with that.
Excellent.
I have to mess with the background.. it made all the comments within a thread the same color
Never! Are you getting email notifications?
Yes, emails are coming through again.
Yes, all replies to me are coming thru loud and clear.
Here is what it looks like after the reply:
You can check the post yourself by clicking here:
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/12/16/test/#comment-94265
Thank you for contributing to HotForWords. — Powered by Comment Reply Notification.
Please do not respond to this e-mail as it is not monitored.
Marina, You might calm James fears somewhat if you explain too him that his existence is not tantamount to how to choose configure YOUR website. And he would exist even if you choose too clear it and start all over, though that would be a bunch of work.
I still have trouble with the edits
ur hot!
six days on the road
What happened to the site. My last comment disappeared. Now the comment box is at the bottom and there are numbers next to the comments.
Jeezz Marina, I can’t remember when the last time I went on a date. Hummm. I guess it had to be on February 12th 1978 when I had this date with the lady I finally married. Must have been a great one to stayed married to her for thirty years.
Hey! I was out with her on February 11th. I always wondered what happened to her.
You can have her back now. I want a newer model.
This is the reason that Mindmapping is an effective aid to learning, because, in addition to writing and outlining which is a left brain activity, you also use drawing and visual linking which engages the right side of the brain.
However, I suspect that using software to create Mindmaps would detract from its effectiveness.
Even though we have studied this in several classes, the mechanics still escape me. From my own experiences, though, typing does not help my recall ability very much. I do have to sort the ideas out before I type them, but I can do the same thing inside my cavernous skull. Writing info onto paper, with a pen, does wonders for me. That is usually the best method for imprinting and retrieving that works for me. In depth conversation works very well, also, but I still need to take notes.
liability dislclaimer: Somebody's brain is wired very differently from the average Joe or Jane. His study techniques are discussed for entertainment purposes only (unless you are an actual deviant also; if that is the case, practice these study aids at your own discretion.)
Might play around with the comments on the website… there is a whole new system and I am running off of an old system.
Not sure if it will work though… hmmm…
Fire away… watch out for falling bricks
Aaarrrgh! What have you done, Marina?
I thought it was James screwing around with your site.
Please stop….
Lets hope they go….. Even I could design comment layouts better than this. And the reply button is stupid. The P of reply runs into the gravatars i have lost my border marina and CJ have lost their backgrounds OMGOMGOMG this isn’t good….. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH
What really worried me was that it happened when I posted a comment, and I thought I’d done something wrong.
My first thought was to blame James because
1. He has a history of playing at hacking the site and often brags about it and
2. His “Lorem dipsy” post was at the top. (Sorry, James, for bad-mouthing you.)
Next, I saw that the oldest posts were at the top and the newest further down, and there was pagination of comments, so I thought I had passed through a time warp and regressed a year.
Finally, I saw your post, Marina, about playing with the comments, and realised that you are re-arranging the furniture again.
Why do women always have to do that? My wife never puts anything away in the same place twice, so every time I go to the kitchen it’s like visiting a foreign country – driving on the wrong side of the road, different language, funny writing – what an adventure! I suppose it’s what keeps me young.
Ah! I know why you do it – you’re feeling broody and feel the need to re-arrange the twigs in the nest.
(Please excuse my teasing. We men always tease the girls we love the most.)
If it stays like this I will be doing some “behind the scenes work… OOH emails are working again!
Bob I bet Marina has her hair in pig tails today. The dominate factor.
I'll show these guys that this IS my site.whats going on with that blockquote below ??
Hello Marina, I was wondering what the origin of the word “Gonzo” is, as in gonzo journalism. Here’s a video request for the word. Thanls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SHZSN-RQ8
To Marina and those who asked, what happened to CoComment.
From the CoComment site:
CoComment Link
Funny.. Me and foxbow rigged it
That sucks! I can’t get a hold of the person I dealt with there.
I think what happened was they didn’t stop people from voting for themselves 200,000 times.. so it was hard to pick the right winner.
I warned them about that but they didn’t listen!
what is the person’s name?
I can give you some leads.
Wait a minute.. they announced winners. Can you guys let me know if you receive a notification from them?
Hi Marina,
Yes, I will keep you informed in what is happening and my communications with them. As of this minute, I have not received any direct emails, but have contacted CC. I’ll let you know more as I hear about it.
Could have been a farse…. Why would they give away £2500 of stuff for nothing?
Im not one bit surprised. I’ve seen the writing on the wall with this one. Well I’m not disappointed that I deleted my contest entry attempt. It seems that the ‘looks’ of the commenting site was more important than function and quality of service. It was like driving a Ferrari with 4 flat tires. It looks good but your not going get very far. I’m happy that they did finally post what was going on.
Some midday music for you want to go Higher.
Interesting new gravatar, bsomebody. Some Egyptian symbol? (Chi rho, get it?)
Oh dear, I’m being irreverent again!
AAAGH! His gravatar changed back to the old one! Now my jest makes no sense!
Gravatar is still a chi-ro and has been for a couple weeks. It might be time to clean out the cache and empty the cookie jar.
edit test
Nice Chi-Rho BB. I was thinking of getting a tattoo of that on my arm.
Hey Teach!
I’ve been addressing you as “милаяа” but someone else says “дорогая”. Are the two synonyms, as in “мило и драго” And is the Romanian “dragostea” cognate with “дорогая” even though Romanian is a Romance language? And does “dear” share roots with “дорогая” also? Did I mention I’ve been diagnosed with BOTH ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorder? My meds haven’t taken effect yet this morning. Do let me know if I’m disrupting class, OK?
Oh yeah, and is “милаяа” cognate with the Spanish “miel”, meaning “honey”? I mean, have I unwittingly been calling you “honey” all along?
that would be epic!
Romanian is a Romance language?
Wow, I speak it everyday and it doesn’t make me feel the least bit romantic. Maybe it’s just me
I noticed there is no definition for “teacher” on your site, unless I’m blind and totally missing it
Oh yeah! Are the words “teacher” and “rabbi” related? I would love to see this.
gorby’s back
huray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watching this video at least we know the meaning of the phrase “you lucky dog”. Gorby, you got it good!
I often encounter words and expressions throughout my day that I’d like to request, but my memory just won’t cooperate!
I feel your pain, Brah. I carry one of those 3×5 spiral notebooks to jot down stuff. Some people us index cards. M showed me a nifty little gadget called the Hipster PDA. A napkin, forearm, wherever, try writing it down somewhere. I find that many times, just the act of writing it down (physical pen and paper) helps me to remember.
I know that when you use more senses at once while trying to memorize something, you will have the best result.
Example : “I remember the first time my mom played me ‘Bridge Over Trouble Water’ by Simon and Garfunkel. I remember exactly what she was wearing… and I remember exactly how her hair smelled… and I remember exactly how I felt. And now every time I hear that song I remember exactly what she was wearing… and exactly how her hair smelled… and exactly how I felt. Because the great songs last forever.”
Piper Perabo, in Coyote Ugly.
My point is that if you stimulate all the more senses and associate them to one particular thing, then your mind will store like it was on REC, and afterwards you could always press REPLAY
Sounds good in theory, but I discovered I can’t apply it for studying(which is where I need my memory the most). I suppose if those external stimuli aren’t there, then there won’t be any special reactions in you, thus little recollection of that particular moment in the past. Furthermore, the brain produces a hormone that helps or makes you forget. But the problem is that the brain decides what it wants to remember and what to forget, not you. So it’s important to have a healthy attitude while trying to study, that is if you want to actually remember any of it later, otherwise that hormone kicks in and makes you look like a fool.
That’s it, I’ve taken enough away from Marina already, since she’s the only certified teacher, I’m going to let you absorb what she’s taught you today, but if you ever want a more technical look on things, you can always ask Chemikal about it. I promise I won’t let you down!
I agree with you 100%. I try to add different types of input into my studying. Some things that work for me: discussion with others, verbal discussion with classmates, sometimes I will text info to someone here. You may remeber a couple weeks ago when I had my little Thoreau tangent. I was completing my final paper on Thoreau. Different types of writing, outline form helps me to categorize info, writing paragraphs helps to synthesize info, the dry-erase board helps me just go crazy with stuff; watching video clips of some info; drawing pictures of ideas; whatever I can think of to help imprint this in my mind, AND helps me to RECALL that info. I keep experimenting, and I listen to you folks, and I keep picking up on different strategies.
I have seen much research that identifies smell as an extraordinary memory aid. Smell is believed to trigger many deja vu experiences. Very old smells stay with us for a very long time. (How many of us can remember the smell of Grandma’s house?) I have yet to figure out how to incorporate this into study techniques.
i cant catch the words around 1:49. “oftentimes, this weak _??_ people were women”
thank you Bob!!
Do-itashimashite.
My favorite 4n word. I generally throw it in after someone tosses me a “gracias.”
Oh, I will ocasionally answer the phone with a “moshi-moshi.”
Don’t touch my moustache either!
Off The Record
Missiletoe will put a rocket in your pocket
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/under_mistletoe/
Like it. Cute and funny.
Trish Stratus and Mickie James
People, don’t bother to request words here. There is preference given to those with webcams, who request via video.
If you are looking at the forum for word requests, then I would like the original pronounciation of the word Iron and when did it become pronounced Iurn or Iorn.
Thank you and keep well.
tommaralem1987, you are correct, I missed a few requests recently as I got excited to have video requests and forgot to include the comment requests.. but that is not the case anymore.. in fact I just wrote a script where it’s a video request and I have about 8 more of the same request here and I included them as well. Now if people could have screen names that I could pronounce that would be great!!!!
“me-LIKE-a-DO-the-CHA-cha”
Gaspadin Gorby is still Bolnoi. Let him recover.
hey marina, i have a little notepad i keep in my pocket and write down things on. and today i thought of two words to ask you so i wrote them on my notepad hehe
where does ‘pep in your step’ come from?
and
‘taboo’
im too lazy to see if theyve already been done
im glad gorby is in his mums arms
@Miss CC and Marina,
You both have competition.
That was funny! If M and MissCC had a child…
Glad to see you are back
LOVE your latest video misscupcake.. plus you’re getting views on it!!! So excited for you!!!
Marina, How are you this morning? Do you ever twitter follow anyone thats not a publisher on youtube? Word Phrase Request: “What does that have to do with the price of wheat in Kansas?” Bet you will have a hard time finding anything about that saying. I ordered your calendar, however with the holidays here it will most likely be after the 1st before i receive it.
Word lesson Fiasco your response “Yeah, but then I broke that bottle as well!” y the enmity? It’s not my doing you are that you are.
For the deuces wild http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mRt0d1O4tiE
notice i didn’t say the gooses wild
http://tinyurl.com/26ufmr
Ahem, sorry I’m late, I had a romantic assignment, with my wife.
My most romantic date was in Thailand, a long, long time ago.
It was the night of the Loy Krathong festival, when the Thais make offerings to the Goddess of the waters to give thanks for a plentiful supply of water for the rice crop and to celebrate the end of the rainy season.
I was in a bar with a Swedish friend when this gorgeous girl walked in and sat down near us. As soon as we saw each other, sparks started to fly between us, according to my friend, and he made an excuse to leave.
Wanida and I got talking and clicked immediately; we spent the evening watching the celebrations and the fireworks. I don’t remember many details about our evening, just the feeling of being with the most wonderful companion I had ever met. There was a dinner on a rooftop terrace under the full moon, with guitars serenading us, and we ended the evening at the beach, floating our Krathongs in the Gulf of Thailand.
Tradition has it that if two lovers release their Krathongs together and they drift away into the distance together, the relationship will last a long time. Ours got separated by a passing boat and a rip tide took hers far away so, although we arranged to meet again on my next visit to Thailand, I never saw her again.
I’m grateful, though, for the memory.
Homework: Humm… Just dreams of lying on a sailboat with that special someone, glass of wine, few chocolate covered strawberries, warm breeze, watching a tropical sunset together. That’s my idea of Romantic evening.
My most romantic date was the x-mas party I went to last weekend. We do this every year. I won a $75 gift card from Kohl’s and I gave the stuffed monkey to my gf. She wanted it soooo bad. We ate a lot and danced the night away. What we liked the best was when we had a table to ourselves we had a nice romantic chat especially when my gf used me as a human chair for about 15-20 minutes! She had a nice sexy dress! She also kept feeding me them chocolate strawberries!
After seeing this lesson, I’m having second thoughts about that green dress idea, Marina. I want to see “fuscia in my fewtcha”! Wow! Double wow!
Chocolate, candles…
Mine included a wonderful girl.
Hold on a second. Chocolate, bubbles, and lots of candles? Dio mio, Marina…that night I had in Florence…that was you? Of course…it all makes sense now: the sublime beauty of the landscapes, the idle philosophizing over vintage Chianti, and the seemingly endless conversation on the different facets of philology…
I jest, of course, but that reminds me, I should go to Florence sometime…
Hi Marina! I created your Fan-Club!
hey marina,
i wanted to know the origin of the word. shade/shadow
Does anyone else feel extreme jealousy of the bloke with whom Marina had chocolates, bubbles and candles?
Not here – I hope she does it, again
It’s great seeing Marina with a BIG smile.
(I bet this was the same guy who asked
Marina to go Dutch).
Eyow! Guess I missed one
.
…bet it was the same guy who asked Marina to go Dutch).
You could be right there, Chacha.
I remember thinking that Marina was looking particularly radiant around the middle of June, soon after she moved into the new flat.
It certainly does your heart good to see people who are happy, doesn’t it?
Funny! I just realised that you linked to the “Going Dutch” video in reply to a post by “Kernow” which is the Cornish name for the Duchy of Cornwall, in the south-west of England.
Good day, kernow.
How are things in the Duchy today?
Gwra perthi de taz na mam de dythiow bethenz hyr war an tyr neb arleth de dew ryes dees
Exod XX12
What about the word, “click“? What’s the skinny on that word? How old is it? I mean, did the Old French use a similar word, “Le Clique” perhaps, when they’d pull back the hammer on their matchlock guns until it clicked into the fully cocked position, and then they were ready to shoot hugonauts in Paris?
For The Record
Taking your date to a restaurant that has pictures of the food on the menu does not count as a romantic dinner
I have been trying to think of a word that I was curious where it came from and I finally came up with one that has me wondering. The word: PUNCH
Think about it:
“We drink punch.”
“We spike the punch.”
“The meal really has a punch to it.”
“Boys punch each other.”
So where did it come form? o.O
Don’t forget drift punches, centerpunches, pin punches, transfer punches, etc. in the shop and the paper punch in the office. Then there’s all those IBM card punches that have long since been melted down into the tiny screws that hold MP3 players and Blackberries together. I think all of the foregoing and the above-listed have the same origin.
Yes, but then those uses of Punch goes back to my examples. Punch in one sense means to hit or apply force to while the other refers to a fruity or tangy drink at parties, weddings, etc.
A Punch drink is a mixture of fruit juices and alcohol.
The fruit juices make it taste innocuous so that you don’t realise how much alcohol you’re consuming until it punches you between the eyes.
My theory, at least.
The same thing applies to another innocent seeming drink which is appropriate to mention on Marina’s site:-
A Black Russian = Vodka+Kahlua (Coffee liqueur)
A White Russian = Vodka+Kahlua+Single cream.
The single cream gives the drink a smooth velvety texture which has the same effect, as mentioned above, as the fruit juice in the punch. Thus evil “friends” can add another ingredient, for example Brandy or Whiskey, without the drinker being able to detect the increase in potency. The result is one consumes too much and wakes up the next day feeling as if one has been bitten by a snake, hence the drinks name,
Vodka+Kahlua+Single cream+Ingredient X = A Rattlesnake.
Why does everyone think that punch is alcoholic? My wife and I had a punch at our wedding that was non-alcoholic. Punch, when in terms of drinks doesn’t require alcohol to be called a punch. Some punches call for alcohol while a pure non-alcoholic punch is just a mixture of fruit juices, sugar, and water at the very minimal.
I even went to dictionary.com to find the definitions of punch. The first one is your definition and the second one is the definition I was referring to (with no alcohol):
1. a beverage consisting of wine or spirits mixed with fruit juice, soda, water, milk, or the like, and flavored with sugar, spices, etc.
2. a beverage of two or more fruit juices, sugar, and water, sometimes carbonated.
Interesting. The Oxford English Dictionary only gives the alcoholic definition.
“Goosebumps”
I was watching the Gorby video, and every time Gorby bit the tennis ball, i got goosebumps!!! Is it related to the goose?
Thank you so much.
I hope Gorby gets well soon.
I am known to “pinch” a girl’s
well formed derriere and remark:
“The Christmas Goose is early, this year!”
(This close to Christmas, I don’t even
get smacked for it – LOL!) Ho ho ho!
Gives ‘em gooseflesh, if they like you
Peace!
You might get a knee to the groin or a face full of pepper spray for that nowadays. If I did that, I’d be having my photo taken against a wall with lines on it if I was lucky or having to explain myself to her boyfriend who could double as a climbing wall if I wasn’t.
I don’t think you want to try
this on a stranger, dude …
You could DIE!
With my friends (who are girls),
turnabout is fair play.
(What about mistletoe?)
Ho ho ho!
Request: I would like to know the origin of the latin phrase “Sapere Aude” I know of 4 or 5 different translations of the phrase all meaning close to the same. I have the phrase tattooed on my right forearm and it would be so much easier when someone asks what it means to just show them a video of you explaining than having to explain it myself.
i’ve extensively studied the physiological processes and culture practices related to human bonding and mating behavior. recognizing the reality of individual variation among men and women, there are still some extremely vital commonalities that can be used to assure success when engaging in most intimate relationships. these practices are based upon a few characteristics that are are shared throughout human populations. of these practices, there is one practice that is most important. and it is as follows: never let the competition know your secrets.
You simians all think the same – LOL!
“…never let the competition know your secrets.”
Who are you competing with?
Oh wait – other simians, of course!
Show her you have nice banana for her and
use your fingers to check her fur for parasites.
If that doesn’t work, be glad you have a thumb!
(Practise safe monkey-sex) LMAO
Maybe Homo neanderthalensis went extinct from talking too much to their Homo sapiens neighbors
The practice holds true in technology as well.
word request: “courting”, as in they went courting down at the old mill pond.
I v’e forgotten what my most romantic date was like.
It was so long ago. What with working 6 days a week sunup till sundown .Didn’t leave me much time to find a girlfriend. Now, I,m not anything a woman would want to take and show off to her girlfriends anymore anyway.
Oh, don’t put yourself down like that. With a little Dutch cleanser and a Brillo pad, you’ll clean right up.
The new HD look is very good. Happy to see Gorby is home.
My most recent romantic date was in Monaco in September, an hour, playing roulette at the Monte Carlo Casino and an expensive drink at the American Bar inside the Hotel de Paris. The next day we left in three Ferraris for the factory at Maranello along the Italian Riviera. Video shot by my date (she was along for the ride, so to speak):
http://www.laserradio.com/italyfinalonlineedit.wmv
Merry Christmas to the Hot For Words production team!
I’ve got a painting to finish for Ferrari of Denver and a few thousand words of revised book manuscript for my editor…back to work!
Great film. Good photography and editing. Too bad it takes so long to load. So why did you go to the factory?
And where’s the pix of your date? (Remember what site your on, buddy.
)
Nice … but a shame that the real music of the Ferrari engines was drowned by the screaming of the soundtrack, especially going through the tunnels.
Be sure to post a pic of your painting when it’s finished.
h/w: cinema double dat scary movie and one of a tough relationship
Word request: ignorent
I was 12,She was 12,My 1st kiss.
And your first arrest.
Hmm,in My email Your reply is “CampKohler – Sacramento CA’s reply:
”
And my first arrest.
Notice the differance from “my” to “your” and where they were sent. Just an edit curiosity? Maybe every member here should use the links in *each* email to be sure the comments match at both locations to avoid ignoring a potentially bad change.
Marina/TAs,,is the server set to send correction emails after a member edits a post? Might be a good thing. A simple 1-word change can alter the context of a post greatly. Would hate to see comments ignored in email that could actually be different at HFW.
CampKohler; No man,no arrest,they didn’t arrest kids for kissing kids back then,,nowadays,,Who knows?
The HD is great Marina!
damn i commented on YouTube not here i am so confused.
don’t want to type it all out here now. sigh. it was brilliant.
Just go back over there and copy and paste over here also thats the quick way.
Annnnnnd, you aren’t limited to a lousy 200 characters, so you can flesh out your post and edit it. Reach for that Pulitzer!
Annnnnnd II, you won’t be put down by idiots with four-letter words. Our idiots use much bigger words.
Far out! I had the same date
The chocolates were exquisite handmade truffels.
It was a long weekend, so I brought 3 dozen – heh heh
Brought fruit – strawberries (Big uns), grapes, apples, etc.
Had a jacuzzi in the room, and a wood fireplace – cozy.
I had saved up and brought 50 candles – tres chic
Brought a “rubber duck” for the jacuzzi and some
other things to play with (wink wink nod nod Know-what-I-mean)
Found a very nice white lace chamois for her to wear, but she barely got to wear it (Woo Hoo!)
Had all the right music…
Fine cheese, flowers, fine wine, fine champagne
and 100 year old Napoleon brandy…
In a “cabin” in the mountains near Gatlinburg.
We did go skiing and shopping a couple times
Rock on!, My Brother-from-another-mother!!!!!!
Since it is almost Christmas I would like to know the origin of the word Christmas.
You are in luck!
Holiday Words
Here it is
hmmm…it’s been so long i really cannot say…or at least i was brought up to never “kiss & tell”…
let’s just say there was a beach & wine involved…
Recently tried to enjoy a nice romantic dinner date with my more than lovely wife, but alas the fork was dirty.
Marina says forks are evil
I would like to know the origin of the word TRANQUILITY
please and thanks! <3
Мипаяа Марина,
OK, since you asked:
My most romantic date involved candle light, incense, a lack of clothes, and salad oil. (I’m a masseur.)
Oh yeah, and a little later, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
Sounds like you both had to go for a spin in the dishwasher afterwords.
I would like to request yoletide because its christmas.
Gorby looks a little under the weather yet. I hope he feels better soon!
How about a request for the term under the weather?
You are looking very lovely tonight as usual teacher
Мипаяа Марина,
Since you mentioned chivalry, maybe this is a good place for this letter.
An open letter to Marina’s father:
Уважаемий Господин Орлов!
As a member of your daughter’s fan club and 55-year-old father of two daughters, I sometimes wonder how you feel about Marina’s work.
There is a lot of debate about the way she uses her beauty to attract viewers to her videos. Some shallow young men see only her good looks; some people criticize her for showing too much of herself.
But she is spreading a message important in America, where too often we only value knowledge if we can use it to build new machines, or businesses, or otherwise make money with it: the message that knowledge is valuable and a joy for its own sake. There are many of us men (and women too) of all ages who respect and value her for this message and the joy of learning from her, who defend her honor from the creeps and the critics.
She made a now-famous video of herself in a swimsuit on a beach in Hawaii. Yes, I admire her as a beautiful young woman; but as a father, I could also see in her the little girl she once was, playing in the waves and saying, “Look at me, Daddy.” As you look at her now, I sincerely hope that you feel the same deep pride that I would feel if she were my daughter.
Sincerely,
Evan Owen
well said as writ
ten
Wow that was deep man.
Oh, that was Deepman! I didn’t recognize him without his cape.
I like what you said, and, just as important, how you said it.
Hello, Marina. Love your channel. Could you tell me the origin of the word “tenacious”.
dates and tales….figs and tails….
Hey, Marina. Could you tell me the origin of the word “shampoo”? It’s an interesting word. Any help?
I set up a nice, summertime, romantic picnic for this free-spirited, “hippie chick” at the edge of a beautiful vineyard.
A blanket, bottle of wine, some olives, cheese etc… even a nice “northshore pinner” aka “big doobie”. Waited and waited and waited. 
I smoked the “first intro spliff” just to pass the time and get “into the groove”. 
Finally, she shows up… muddied and bruised. The brakes in her “klunker” car went and she had to jump out of the car before it went into a ditch. 
She just left the car right there and hitch-hiked a number of miles to get to me. Given the unusual situation, I suggested we take the picnic down next to the creek so she could get cleaned up and relax in the creek. 
(nice frame! 
) We drank the wine, “slowly puffing a doob”, and I began to say…
“I just have to tell you, (“hippie chick”), to share with you that sacred part of my inner, secret life, the thoughts I think that everyone has… but does not always say. I know that sometimes pride gets in the way of expressing emotions. I believe that is the cause of my reticence in telling you how I feel sometimes… (one more puff) …and the fact that passion in an extreme state can be scary, you almost just want to shut it away for fear that it will eventually destroy you. I think of my feelings, my love for you… not with craving or with hope or even desire… but, just with a kind of wonder that such things could be. You have opened my eyes to how love should feel… (another puff
) I can promise you this, I will never again settle for less”.
As I walked into the “romantic creek” towards her, eyes mesmerized by the sun glistening off her wet chest
, anticipating some “good lovin’”, I tripped over a rock and stepped on a sharp chunk of glass! 
Once while wading, my love and I got attacked by a sunfish. Five inches of fighting fury, ramming our ankles for all it was worth!
breaking glass not a hippie music thing
She looks great naked.
Dude! You were baked!
Did you need any stitches?
That was a good story RL1.
I was wondering if you collect “old school” type bikes, like this one from the mid 80s .
PD, all I get is a logo.
By the way, glad to see Gorby back in action after that little Hiatus.
I would loe to be romantically involved with you Marina. I know I keep going on and on like this, but I can’t help it, you are too amazing. I like that the new videos are higher quality but my computer is having trouble with the high quality and it lags a little. Anyone else having that problem, it’s not a serious lag but its only slightly noticeable.
Chocolate, Bubbles & Candles sounds more like a kid’s birthday party than a romantic evening.
Was there a clown involved?
but it was fun
And they frolicked!
an oldie
***ATTENTION STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN and the CYRILLICALLY CHALLENGED***
For those of you who feel left out by the occasional notes in Russian on these pages, click here for a humorous introduction to the Cyrillic alphabet.
Another great resource: an online Cyrillic keyboard! Type your Latin keys, the Cyrillic text appears, you can then copy and paste it where needed! WAY cool!
What good does it do to write the words if you don’t know the language? Or are you writing English words?
Ohhh…I guess I should have mentioned its for those of us who are pretending to learn Russian…
Дорогая Марина,
С днем рождения! I must tell you, dear HotForWords, you actually are too hot for words!
I find I’ve become enamored of your site. Hey, that might be an idea, how about “enamored”, it’s origins and development?
Luv,
Cossack
That’s amore!
You had a power outage during the last earthquake so you you had to give Gorby a bubble bath by candle light while munching on chocolates.
Homework:
with candles and soft music. Took a bubble bath in the Jacuzzi 
we ended up with wall to wall bubbles. 
I guess you wouldn’t call it a date, but it was my honeymoon. We spent the first night in our room
Homework: the most romantic date for me involved My Lover’s return from Thailand, shrimp, squash, lobster, Dom Perignon, and a heaping helping of “thank you” of which I am the proud recipient. And, Thank YOU, Marina, for dredging up this wonderful memory for me.
Yessssss….Love IS a many-splendored thing!
Thank you, again, Marina!
Hey Marina,
I’ll have to ask for an extension on the homework, as I have yet to go on a date, whether it be particularly romantic or not.
Read my comment up above
“If we do not plan to suceed,
then the plan is failure” SunTzu
One word, mon frere,: ‘PLANNING’
Plan it well, and all is yours, brother!
fail to plan = plan to fail
capisce, mio fratello?
I remember mispelling the word “PLANNING” as P-L-A-N-I-N-G, back in the second grade in a spelling be contest. I came in second place and won a stuffed teddy bear. Lucky for me I didn’t come in first place to win a stuffed purple unicorn.
You guys make it sound like my not having gone on a date is something with which I’m displeased, or that I’m having troubles changing. Just what are you insinuating?
We do that when we apply your words to our experiences. Sorry about that, mate. Even though I had not commented, I thought along the same lines as ChaCha and Fianchetto. I tend to do this quite a bit, and I apologize for my lack of patience and understanding.
I wasn’t insinuating anything.
My suggestion was very direct,
not gradually, nor insidiously.
Perhaps artful, but it was about
as “subtle as a brick”
.
insinuate (ĭn-sĭn’yū-āt’)
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
1. To introduce or otherwise convey
(a thought, for example) gradually
and insidiously.
See synonyms at suggest.
2. To introduce or insert (oneself)
by subtle and artful means.
.
Planning a romantic encounter does
not mean being insidious, either
“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
Peace
I’m not insinuating anything. Just saying that when you do, if you do, the best way to make an evening to remember is to plan everything out thoroughly ahead of time. Same for other social engagements as well – whether it be having the guys over to watch the big game or a picnic in the park, or even just an evening at home. I bought the Champagne the day she left, and kept it in her refrigerator. Knowing what time her flight was to arrive, I bought the flowers and food that day, veined the shrimp and chopped the veggies, set the table all before picking her up at the airport, so all that remained was to boil the water, drop everything in and serve it up.
Perhaps I was the only one to misunderstand your comment, and I compunded that by misunderstanding theirs, as well. Methinks this would be a great time to abandon this thread, before I make an even bigger ass of myself.
Ha ha, the “insinuating” bit was really just a joke. Some mock outrage, if you will. Thanks for offering advice, though.
Dear совершенная Marina, I guess everyone’s idea of romance is slightly different. For example, I don’t associate chocolate with romance, although I enjoy chocolate. Candles aren’t a romantic item, either. I keep them for emergencies, when there’s no electricity. Due to fire danger, I don’t otherwise use them. Your bubbles are a winner with me, since I prefer cleanliness!
For me, romance takes place when someone as beautiful as yourself and I are nice to each other, that’s all. It isn’t defined by moods, music, sounds, scenery, or scents. It’s just about being nice. Your dear student, seesixcm6
Sorry, love – have yet to view beyond 01:58. but so far, this is exactly what I like about you. This is the reason I return to HFW. This is the reason I esteem both you and James. Please continue!!!
and me??? Why me?
You are constantly in chivalrous defense of Our Dear Teacher’s honour. Most recent example coming to mind is the (impressive!!) purchase of Her Lady’s title. A smooth move if I ever saw one, good sir!
Fianchetto
You’ve heard about Tiki right? How about the Tiki Now Agency TNA
No, not the TNA that got Lenny Bruce arrested in Vegas back in the sixties
Nor the song Tits and Ass from a Chourus Line.
At the repeal of prohibition , the Col recognized the need for quality food and drink after over thirteen years of darkness. The first Don the Beachcomber opened in Hollywood and followed by his friend Vic Burgeron who built Trader Vic’s . Don Beach served in Europe during WW2. Setting up clubs around the European theater, he was wounded and shot down. He evaded the enemy with the help of an italian maiden and named the Vicious Virgin after her.
His motto: “ If you can’t go to paradise, I’ll bring it to you” is our mission statement.
The Tiki Now Agency is dedicated to the advancement and protection of the Polynesian Tiki style
seeking out the good, the bad and the ugly where ever we find it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKFdvlebsPg
Spam?
think so
We have a fine Polynesian restaurant here in Ft. Lauderdale
Mai Kai
Two rum Zombies is my limit
(yes, they made me dance – fire made it good!)
Yes, the Mai Kai. The finest remaining example of a true Tiki palace. It’s what the TNA is charged with protecting.
Thai Tiki.
Hmm… Romantic date? Well, Mrs. Somebody likes the little things: notes left on the mirror, flowers just because. She also likes the big things. Diamonds come to mind (me being who I am, I have moral objections to me buying diamonds, but I will spare you the soap box.)
Hmm… Romantic date? Damn, Teach! Are you trying to get somebody in trouble. Now I feel like a big lug.
hey your a teacher right?
Yes, I teach high school history.
have you seen this?
Ooh. No, I have not seen that one. Think I’m gonna go ’splorin’. TFTHU
So far, it looks pretty cool. The first vid I watched had the history of the world in about 3 min., US history in about 4 min.; the soundtrack was all Skynnard – gotta love it!
cool, thought you might appreciate it.
I do, thx. I also checked out the new forum. I need to be careful in that one. I am very passionate about some topics, and I tend to get excited and preachy. Hopefully, the gang will keep me in check and significantly humbled.
on marina’s hfw forums i post under “language and culture” (located in the options under the header). you might be interested in taking part in the conversations.
Dear HotForWords,
I’ve never been on a Romantic Date, the end.
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
I know the feeling man, I got the same problem. Hey your name isn’t Kenny by any chance is it? Cuz your gravatar pic looks kinda like someone I know.
No, my name is David.
Teacher,
Yes, I do realize that intelligence is very sexy. Actually, I realize that I am becoming addicted to you, and not to your lessons. I could stupidly stand in front of you for hours lost in your eyes looking at your lips move without even listening at what you’re saying. It’s so bad I think I really need to cure myself and drop out of your school for a little while. But eh, that doesn’t mean I won’t be teasing you okay?
Quote (unknown author): Don’t walk in front of me, because I don’t want to follow you. Don’t walk behind me, because I don’t want to lead you.
ciao
Walk beside me and be my friend.
How romantic!
Definitely gets my “twitterpated” vote!
bimbo
beautiful dress!
hey lucky #7
I’m late, I would have been here on time but I was kidnap by a bunch of romantic Albanian Gypsies.
I like to see a channel devoted to all the “that’s another story” references Marina makes.
I KNOW WHAT YOUR DATE WAS
You were in the bath with some bubbles and candles eating chocolates.
But… At the end did you show your vampireness by devouring gorby
Hey! Halloween is over.
My vid is loading extremely slowly. Anybody else having problems. I usually have no trouble watching the vids.
Sometimes my run slow too. The image don’t move the the audio plays on like nothings the matter.
Is this occurring in HD only?
HD needs a really fast connection.
So maybe it’s your provider
HD was so slow, I quit trying. I have a really strong signal, now, but things are still slow. I do think it is HFW, though. All my pages are slow. I just dumped my history and cleaned out the cookie jar, but that did not help either. Guess I will just have to be patient tonight. Or – I could go on to bed; it has been quite a long day.
Same thing here. The video jumps, but the audio runs with no problem. Youtube is fine. Maybe she is uploading the HD video here or it plays the HD by default.
Mine is like that a little too
Double click on the view area to go to YouTube’s version. It isn’t HiDef, unless you click that option. You can see the video just as you are accustomed
Hey Marina!
If we are all so romantic, can you please give me the origin of the word “Chivalry”?
Also, I would like to extend an invite to you – If you could go to my blog, read some of my poems and say what you think of them, I would be very grateful. The address is:
http://toma-calin86.blogspot.com/search/label/Poezie
The label “Poezie” is Romanian for poetry.
Thanks!
“Chivalry” is the way we feel when it’s cold!
And if this introduction to Romanian isn’t quite your cup of tea, you can always try Love from the Linden Trees from a bunch of Romantic Romanians!
cool, wind chills blow 0 all day….I once read the slavic people of Romania speak the oldest of latin languages
@leonard: you might get some flak for calling them “slavic”, but Romanian, while a Romance (Latin) language, does have considerable Slavic admixture. Just one example from this page: the Russian “Дорогая” (“Dorogaya” – meaning “dear”) is cognate with “dragostea”, a Romanian word for “love.”
Marina, I am trying to edit a comment and it says I dont have permission
It may have “timed out”