GTW Game XIII
Here is the 13th installment of the Guess The Word Game!
Again, with prizes 
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Maybe Marina will give a demonstration of gargle before she reveals the word, gargoyle.
I like to GARGOYLE with original “flavor” Listerine because it burns away the beasties of the day.
Calliope
“steam-whistle keyboard organ,” in allusion to Calliope, ninth and chief muse of eloquence and epic poetry, from Gk. Kalliope, from kalli-, combining form of kallos “beauty” + opos (gen. of *ops) “voice”
kallosopos= beautiful voice, something you do with your throat
is it gargoyle
Yep, it’s gargoyle, and they redirect rain water, but only when it’s raining.
The word is Gargoyle.
If you take away two letters it is gargle.
Is the answer gargoyle?
And I would have easily gotten GARGOYLE too!
Man, I always come late in the Guess The Word Games….. fuckin’ snow days!
Hi Gargole and gargle would be the words.
I love the site I find word origins very interesting.
Bear
gargoyle
and the thing you do with your troath is gargle 
(hope I win)
Gargoyle is teh word
The answer is GARGOYLE. The clearing of the throat is GARGLE. It is just a water spout with a grotesque face.
The answer is GARGOYLE
13th installment? I wonder how many installments it takes to finally complete a whole game? Oh, well, it’s just a word and we all know how unimportant they are.
[Callithump] or [shivaree] or [serenade]
Gorby is Cute, but you are Cutest.
food for thought
[kamasutra]
Sorry to be a Jindai-come-lately, but I’ve been having internet trouble…having seen the video, and a couple comments with a good word choice, I have to admit there’s little point in me doing the research at this point. Gargoyle is the word I’d go with as well.
And I have to say how wonderful you are in blue. And teal, red, black…
Dear Marina,
I say GARGOYLE.
Marina,
I would like to offer a quick observation and word request.
Light cannot ( or can not ) exist without [dark]ness. Good is not good, unless there is evil. If you are going to have a teacher’s pet, shouldn’t you also offer some form of detention?
Why do you say light cannot exist without darkness or that good is not good unless evil exists? The difference between light and dark allows us to see the light and to know that light exists. If I was born into light and always been in light, the light would still be present, and I would see the light. The only problem would be that I would not be aware of the light.
The ‘it’ does not require my understanding to exist. String theory is proof of that.
You truly are a Mad Scientist – maybe you should be teaching Quantum Physics down the hall.
I have a [THEORY] that you pooped your pants when cooking up your reply. It would similarly be much too expensive to test experimentally.
Scientist? oh no, not me. Mad? oh no, I am stark-raving sane. Pants? looking okay for now.
Granted, without darkness, we would probably not be aware of light. We most likely would not have the word “light” and most likely, not even have a concept of lightness or darkness. We would not even begin to ponder questions of lightness or darkness.
Is a fish wet? Even if that fish has never been dry? The truth is that the fish is wet, but has absolutely no concept of water (nor of air.) The truth exists whether we know it, understand it, or have any inklings of a concept to even ask questions.
Life is so much bigger than our comprehension. We will never know all the answers. We will never even know all the questions.
Peace and understanding to you, my friend.
No argument here somebody. Keep on riding the outer limits, brother.
All in all is all we are.
-Kurt Cobain
I believe it is Gargoyle
the word is, indeed, “Gargoyle”…and with two letters taken away, one gets “Gargle”…
etymology: “grotesque carved waterspout,” 1286, from O.Fr. gargouille “throat, waterspout”
i used to love Gargoyles…
Hey, Marina I would like to request the word [discombobulated].
Thank you!
Yea that a good word! What on earth is its origins
Hi Marina,
Your word is gargoyle.
The word is Gargoyle
Oh Marina, I am sorry, for I made a request for a word you already did. I did not know where to check your words, but now it’s alright I am getting familiar with your web site
Maybe I could think of another word then… Do you like trysts? Yes it’s a [tryst]
The word is Gargoyle…I live in New Haven CT near Yale and every building has dozens of them all around the roofs…I don’t think they are scary at all…I like them
Hi, Marina!
I have been totally overwhelmed by your charisma and beauty!
Gargoyle… hm I found out about your web site today, so I missed the opportunity to win the competition. But at least I can post my word request.
[Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis]
Thanks, be good!
P.S.
(I mean “good” like in “good being bad” girl)
http://tinyurl.com/ca9ab4
She already did this word.
Marina, I read an article in the newspaper today, it talked about the origin of the word [Piggy] as in [Piggy Bank] the origin is not the obvious. It may make a good Guess The Word Game word.
In todays economy about saving your money it may well be pertinent.
{you have already done ‘piggyback’ & ‘pigtail’ so why not cover three little pig words }
I think the answer is Gargoyle.
Dear Marina,
I’d like to request the origin of the word [Tatterdemalion].
Also, on a seperate note, I wonder if you would be so kind as to comment on the word [nightmare]. Don’t worry; I know you already did that word! I’m just curious about the ‘mare’ element. Does it have any connection with the German word “Maerchen”, meaning ‘fairy tale’?
Thanks very much,
All the best,
Shane
gargoyle
It’s Gargoyle! From gorge (french) which means throat.
By the way, what do you think of the word [Q-tip]?
Where does it come from?
Love, Maxim
The word is GARGOYLE!!
I would like to know the origin of the word [real estate].
A Gargoyle. Its a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. Another connection to do with your mouth is Gargle because the water most times comes out of the mouth of the Gargoyle and thus if they were real would make them Gargle Or to Gag
WOW that thumbnail is a bit sexy isn’t it Marina?
Um, thanks James. That’s not even my good side. Stop calling me sexy – it’s weird.
U shud GARGOYLE yr moth ott aftr u doit [witch]er throte – thissiz no game
my cockologee iz sumkind off durte bisnez
I like the imposing demon type of Gargoyles, the other kinds seem like they should be the straight up and down type of statues.
Umm…Gargoyle
Apparently Amazon is accepting pre-orders for your book (Aug. 2009). Are you going to have a link form this web site to Amazon?
The word [empennage], please.
And if Marina refuses your request, perhaps she’ll do [fuselage].
My stupid face is a gargoyle.
Fine a couple of brick columns and I’ll come sit with you as we guard the place. We could perch outside of Marina’s apartment on each side of the walkway. Gorby might hike his leg on us, but what the heck.
Congratulations to the winner of the Gargle Oil!
I feel like a winner already! Did you see the “I LOVE YOU JOHN” photo? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
I love you too, Marina…as one (Wyoming) artist to another of course!
And my little Sandy loves Gorby! She’s out playing in the cold snow right now! Arf Arf!
Yes we saw it
Isn’t that great, JOHN, SHE LOVES US! SHE REALLY LOVES US!
Hey Bob, I have a whole string of plastic cups. The Breakfast Club may have to meet in the cafateria in a couple days; things may get ugly in here. If anyone has complaints about puttin’ down a few pints at 1:00 in the afternoon, well, I do work third shift, plus it’s five o’clock somewhere.
I’ll bring some Boone’s Farm for them fancy wine-drinkin’ folks.
I like that waitress over there. I think she is Miss Behavin’
.
Paraphrase Don Williams: Those Buffett boys, they still mean a lot to me
Warren and Jimmy.
Hey there, jr. Come along with the Bobs; you can bring the chips. Che normally bring burritos or something, but he has been a little scarce lately
. I should probably do the same; my school work is backing up on me, here. 
With my sense of humor it’ll be corn chips.
Always room for corn chips. We are currently accepting
allmore humor, also.…have been loitering in the hallway (forum) lately
Oh man Boone’s Farm, Richards Wild Irish Rose, Madd Dog 2020, Little Red Jug my friends and I grew up as a teen on those wines. It was cheaper than beer and get you high quicker.
{ aaahh the good ole days }.that stuff will make you hair hurt haha
What hair John all of mine fell out but a little patch.
It’s like wearing glasses, you did something to much when you were younger. 
I like to mix my Boone’s Farm 1/2 n 1/2 with Fresca and make my own coolers. Yummy!
That Blue Hawaii stuff is best.
We need a “slurp” emoticon.
Then again, if Lady M keeps posting those pics, that might not be such a good idea…
Boons Farm Apple & Fresca? Sounds sweet but good, lots of ice, Yes?
where does the word [van] come from is it from caravan
That’s a good question!
If Marina does your request, perhaps she can also tell us why, when the Guards Van is at the rear of a train, the Vanguard means in the front.
Hi Marina I wish that you are having a nice day that’s part of an excellent week
hey, I’ve already guessed the word it’s GARGOYLE it wasn’t that difficult; thanks for being part of our culture and for you doig an active work in helping to educate us. GBY (GOD Bless You) Teacher Miss Marina Orlova.
;P
Daniel.
Dear Marina Orlova,
There is a Gargoyle named after my last name!
http://www.designtoscano.com/product/dragon+and+gargoyle/emmett+the+gargoyle+sculpture+-+cl0883.do
Don’t be afraid of them!
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
He’s cool looking. If I had a couple of driveway columns I would buy a couple. That’s not a bad price.
Any Gargoyle you see in that position is an Emmett Gargoyle.
here’s my answer….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foqRXxQrXj0&
Anyway, I cast my vote for skaterguy. Oh yeah, “random” does not include votes, either
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If video requests stand a better chance of being considered, as they seem to, then this answer must stand a better chance of winning a prize.
Definitely gets extra credit. Well done!
Cool answer Skaterguy, now that is doing your home work.
Pink on black? How is it that poor choices of colors that make print almost unreadable are not detected by those who make them? (Where’s a smiley that shows steam shooting of the ears when you need it?)
I know this WOLIU. It is a gargoyle . They started out as (gaurds, I think?) I actually did a couple hours worth of research on these a few years ago (when I was looking at some of the claims from The Davinci Code. ; I may have to dig those up.
Wow! I just read the other posts. Teach is gonna have a helluva time picking this winner, w/o a riot erupting. Maybe she will put all the names on a dart board or something. It is all down to chance, now. I lived in Vegas for about six years, so I know what my odds are (something about Slim just left town
.) I will just go ahead and give Canned rats! to the winner, now 
.
I will be waiting in the cafateria, under a table, until the pandemonium wears itself out.
The Gargouille (Gargoyle)
Origin
France
Source
Dragon: A Natural History
Dr. Karl Shuker
Simon & Schuster: New York, 1995
The story is part of the segment entitled
“The Guivre and the Gargouille”
The Story
From the waters of the Seine, a monster with a great scaled head appears one day and starts mercilessly satureating the land until the entire region is flooded. The Archbishop of Rouen, St. Romain, with one volunteer, a prisoner on the death roll, sets out to conquer the monster. When St. Romain confronts the monster, he places two fingers one against another, forming a cross. This gesture immediately tames the Gargouille. It is led submissively back in town and burned to death.
Comments
The story of the Gargouille is found in the “Serpent Dragons” section of this collection of dragon stories. The Gargouille is described as a colossal monster with a long neck, a slender snout and eyes greaming like moonstones. It is also claimed that the word “gargoyle” is derived from the name of this monster, borrowing both its shape and the water spouting trait. The taming process is very similar between this and the story of The Tarasque.
Answer 1)
gargoyle
–noun
1. a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
2. a spout, terminating in a grotesque representation of a human or animal figure with open mouth, projecting from the gutter of a building for throwing rain water clear of a building.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME gargoile < OF gargouille, gargoule lit., throat; see gargle
Modern Language Association (MLA):
“gargoyle.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 27 Jan. 2009. .
Answer 2
8 letters minus 2 letters ~
gargle
verb, -gled, -gling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
–verb (used with object)
2. to gargle (the throat or mouth).
3. to utter with a gargling sound.
–noun
4. any liquid used for gargling.
5. a gargling sound.
Origin:
1520–30; < MF gargouiller to gargle, rattle the throat, deriv. of gargouille throat; perh. imit.
Modern Language Association (MLA):
“gargle.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 27 Jan. 2009. .
HotForWords: Which citation is the best to use?
American Psychological Association (APA):
gargle. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved January 27, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gargle
Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
gargle. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gargle (accessed: January 27, 2009).
Modern Language Association (MLA):
“gargle.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 27 Jan. 2009. .
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
Dictionary.com, “gargle,” in Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gargle. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: January 27, 2009.
P.S. I’ve had best success gargling with warm salt water. Cheap and effective.
“In some cases, gargling with saltwater also has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus that drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissues in its wake. Frequent gargling with saltwater will help minimize this problem.
As with everything else in medicine, you can certainly overdo this one! Make the gargle salty enough, and you will dry out the mucosa of the throat. This could lead to even greater irritation than what you started with. My advice: The gargle should taste a little salty, but not overwhelmingly so. Begin with one teaspoon of salt per pint of water. Once the salt has dissolved, taste it. If it tastes like spit, add a bit more salt until it begins to taste salty.”
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/why-gargle-with-saltwater.html
Roman soldiers with drippy noses or a hacking cough were paid in salt water for gargling.
It’s true, I tell you.
I heard the soldiers were paid in salt, but the rest is news to me, thanks. You didn’t happen to learn this knowledge in the Corps Camp, did you?
The Ancients were far ahead of us until the late 19th century. There was an interesting story about Galen, the father of sports medicine and Doctor to the Gladiators on the History Channel.
Doing its job…involving the throat…sounds naughty…
I’m going to have to go with Gargoyle though.
Gargoyle of course
The word is Gargoyle
Like Garg–le but with oy in it!
The word is gargoyle.
The word is ‘Infatuation’ as in my infatuation with you.
Kevin
its gargoyle!
Gargoyle
Late for class today! Weeeeee! 2 new videos! Looks like our teacher has let herself loose on a bed of productivity recently!!!
I believe the #XIII must be a gargouille. Yah, a gargouille it must be. Gargouilles are strange creatures, forever chained to the rocks of their cathedrals, like Casanovas are temporarily chained to their carnal desires, just like mere slaves. Just like a sled dog in Antartica is chained to his dogsled and to his hauling companions.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. – Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Yes, there are 10 letters instead of 8. Interesting…
No problemo. Just cut off the last two ones. They don’t add anything to the word anyways. Free them away. Let them go and make it gargouil. Yes, gargouil sounds quite right and furthermore it’s a cute little word.
“Nearly a year later, on 14 January 1959, Kitagawa, one of the dog handlers in the first expedition, returned with the Third Cross-Winter Expedition, wanting to bury his beloved dogs. To everyone’s surprise, they were greeted warmly at the base by two dogs, Taro and Jiro, brothers who were born in Antartica“.
Arrr , even with random winner format , i still think i have a small chance of winning …
Gargoyle , and some of them are used as ornamental drains , when water flows through their throats , it makes a gargling sound
Got cut off from the Internet for 2 days and here comes a GTW game ==
ahem , no chance of winning
You can bite me.
Hello my dear Teacher, Marina. I love to play poker. I know what a King is. I know what a Queen is; but I’m a bit confused as to what a [Jack] is. Please clarify the meaning and origin of the word [Jack] for me. Thanks Marina. I’ll try to be good. (but not too good
)
The word is gargoyle.
I’m not even worried about quick games like this — extreme Attention Deficit Hypo-Activity disorder is my blessing/curse!!! I usually just take notes & my vitamins like the great student I am. Lady Marina is the Knowledge Goddess incarnate!
Easy peasy
The word is GARGOYLE.
With our throat we GARG–LE
These statues are often seen on old churches and cathedrals and they were intended to ward off evil spirits.
GARGOYLE
The word is gargoyle. It is a noun and is eight letters long. It can be scary but its original purpose was to be a waterspout used to shed rainwater from buildings until the early eighteenth century. The gargoyle’s grotesque form was said to scare off evil spirits so they were used for protection some time in history. Now they are no longer used for the innovation that is the downpipe. take away two letters, and you get gargle, which you can do with your throat.The term originates from the French gargouille, originally “throat” or “gullet”and, that term comes from the Latin root “gar” which means “to swallow”. It was named as such to represent the gurgling sound of water when it runs down the spouts.
Gargoyle is it….
sometimes they can look even nice
Pretty easy one for a change. Gargoyle.
The answer is Gargoyle.
Gargoyle it is!!
The answer is Gargoyle.
It’s hard to not to know the word is gargoyle when as soon as I hit the page I’m flooded with gargoyle and throat ads from our buddies at Google.
yay , me too
Let’s see…my time is worth $60 per hour, & I’ve spent a half-hour a day on HFW for the last 4 months…$60 x .5 x 123 = $3,690, or annualized that’s about $11,000…what to do?
Huh? Just because I spend time here does not put anyone under any obligation to me!
Of course not. It’s MY expense.
Can you say it’s a necessary expense for your livelihood and make it tax deductible?
Bob, I like the way you think. Those were potential earnings that now I won’t have to pay taxes on to fund foreign wars and corporate bailouts!
Sigh……. I’m sure the word is Gargoyle but no matter how early I get up on the east coast i’ll never be first and get a signed calander sigh.. But the game is fun anyway….
Chiselstone
Chiselstone means one who Chisels Stone, I have never made a gargoyle but I think it’s time I do….
Congratulations mate!
Have you watched the newest hfw video?
Sorry to wake you, but maybe you’d just want to take a look!
WOW! I WON!!!
I’m Speechless; this is like the best morning I’ve had in a long time. I finally have the day off, so I got up a little late and checked in at HotForWords and found out I had won this weeks game. I can’t wait for my calendar to arrive……. This is the best website ever! You really made my day.
Thanks Marina you’re the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Hottest looking.
Chiselstone
I just watched the lesson, and I for once, knew what it was straight away. It’s ‘Gargoyle’. Remove the letters O and Y to get the word ‘gargle’ as in to rinse your throat.
Gargoyle is a scary decoration, however it does it’s job by protecting you from unwanted guests.
Here’s hoping to be picked
*Fingers crossed*
going to paste this comment on youtube now
It has to be Gargoyle! Which is very funny to us, as we have a cat whose nickname is Gargoyle. She likes to sit on the top corners of the kitchen cabinets and watch us like a gargoyle.
I’m gonna have to guess it’s Gargoyle too…
I’m going with Gargoyle.
I wonder, Marina, will we see you gargle in the answer vid?
uh uh comment number 100!
Nice round number…
You could even choose a comment number, randomly.
And to help you with that, I’ve written a little program that helps you pick a random number.
import java.lang.Math;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Winner {
public static Double win(){
int commentNumber=Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog(”Total number of comments?”));
return Math.random()*commentNumber;
}
public static void main(String[] args){
System.out.printf(”And the winning comment number is: “+”%5.0f\n”, win());
}
}
Thanks for your “Picking Random Numbers 101″ lesson.
Now, off to the shops to buy a lottery ticket. (Not)
You already have one… just below this comment.
Good luck, by the way!
This is intolerable!
I walk into class late and everyone is shouting “Gargoyle”.
I’m not that ugly, am I?
{Sits in the corner and pouts. (Pouts v. spouts, get it?)}
here Bob have a pint on me and be happy.
Thanks, Mike, you’re a true friend. I don’t need alcohol to make me happy, but Cheers! anyway.
If you don’t want it {somebody slips his hand t’wards the pint.}
Bob, I was just about to tell you to get one of those plastic cafeteria cups and have a gargle with me, but don’t be greedy or you’ll end up with this fork in your hand.
BTW Have you seen that new waitress, misswishful?
Bob, I tried to get her phone number. Wrong waitress. Miss Steak.
The answer is “Gargoyle” – how easy was that?
Gargle is the answer
I like this one gargoyle!
I love it that you used naughty-fied again Marina.
: gargoyle
Makes me smile every time!
Now about the word game…
As I was putting down all the clues on paper, like I usually do in order to solve any problem, the word came to me in a flash of mist and horror
I actually love the gargoyles, they are amazing carvings.
And you’re very right, I did wonder why they were there, since I saw a bunch of them on the Notre Dame! It was kind of scary at first, and couldn’t figure out why they were put there, but after a quick lecture of the guide, I learned of their old functionality, and decorative purposes, just like you said.
Congratulations for making such a cool video. About that audio you used in the beginning, I think I want it as my new ringtone!
Night guys
Gargoyle
http://tinyurl.com/ae6tfe
gargle
Gargoyle
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Ok, ok, you caught me ….. late for class ….. Now you’ll have to keep me after school for the rest of my life
The word is gargoyle, minus the ‘oy’ = gargle …..
Only putting this as the 50 [millionth] answer because you’re to pick winners randomly …..
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BTW, this one was too easy as I got it right away after watching it albeit my thought process was like decorative > scary > not meant to be scary = some 8 letter word for [taxidermy] considering the recent pic gallery stuffed bear but then trying to make the word for throat work, gargle fit so gargoyle immediately came to mind …..
Checked comments and rest is history …..
Too easy …..
Hey Marina,
I’m gonna have to go with gargoyle as well. Got it as soon as you said the whole “throat” thing.
P.S. Love your videos!
gargoyle
I am totally confused as to how to explore a word for me . . your web site is to confusing . I understand that you are A totally smart lady , All that I request is an answer to the question is that you define the word skill or kill as it is used in a dozens of the names or towns in new york state
Request like so:
[skill] as in [Catskill]
Hi Marina,
Hmmm is the word [ Gargoyle ]?
Of course, it’s “Gargoyle”, because when you remove the fifth & sixth letters, it spells “gargle”, which you do with your throat (I would think!)
I hate to be the 40th person with the same answer, but do you randomly draw a winner from all correct entries, or just the first correct one? I would sure like a calendar!!!! —Stay sweet!
[mantaray]
The word is Gargoyle
it is gargoyle!
It’s gargoyle, very simple
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There is a joke concerning science/math/engineering homework: there is no point in doing the easy problems because they are too easy, and there is no point in trying the hard problems because they are too hard — so do no homework! The truth is that by doing the easy problems and thinking about them, one can better understand the theory — which then makes the hard problems easy.
–Hs4Mm
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Gargoyle Fasho!!
stay sexy
It is Gargoyle. They are scary looking but scare away evil spirits. Gargle is what the thing is with ur (excuse the cacology please) throat .
I would like to know the origins of the word “Easter.” Is it a coincidence that the German word for Easter is “Ostern,” which contains “Ost” meaning east? Do Slavic words for Easter also contain the word for “east?”
I have also heard that the holiday may be related to the name of an Old Norse goddess, but I have never confirmed this.
I use to get smaller versions of these for my wife when I was married. They gargoyles. They were used to as a way to drain water from a roof. It was also said that they were used to scare away evil.
Gargoyle….I’ve played Guess the Word three times and this is the first time I got it right. I wish I would have not been so busy at work today, as I am sure a lot of people got the correct answer before I had a chance to play.
The word is “gargoyle” my love.
correct, the answer is… gargoyle!
Gargoyle
I think that they were/are put there to keep away evil beings
The flowers spring early…lucky you all out in warm (climates). The game answers might be multiple; in that an amusement of guesses would funny. I think, somehow technicalities lead to a knockout…and then the game is over. Creativities to answer the game are just find now, but, a little diversity into the absurdity might be academic.
good job, Marina…HotForWords RULES!!!!!!!!!!
I like the Guess the Word series, because instead of passively learning, you get involved!
The word is GARGOYLE. My throat is a bit sore, so I need to mix up some salt water now.
Gargoyle, huh?
and gargle, too…
Rain scuppers as sculpture – LOL!
Congrats to the winners!
Dear совершенная Марина Орлова, Wow! Marina was first to post on her own video. There usually are many prompt responders, and we who work for a living must be at a disadvantage in trying to post first.
As stated by many, earlier, the answer to the word game is “gargoyle.” Remove two letters (o and y) and the word becomes “gargle.”
I must shop for a dgicam so I can post videos. I also must decide whether to buy a TV converter box or a new HDTV for the broadcast change coming up. I think I prefer a new HDTV, because the old TV will eventually wear out, anyway. The new TV might be a better use of money than to use a converter box. (I watch too much TV, anyway.)
seesixcm6
One thing I found out about HDTVs is that you still have to have a HD converter box to get the HDTV to properly work in HD. In our area the HD box are the same price per month to rent as the regualr converter box. We bought a 42 in HDTV and the picture didn’t look as good as it did in the store. So I called our cable company and they told us we would needed a HD converter box for the tv. So they brought one out and hooked it up and the tv has a fine picture.
Thanks for the tip. I plan to ask lots of questions when I go shopping.
There is an old church in a neighborhood I once lived in. It had the neatest gargoyles on it. I think I recall each one being different.
Without looking at any answers, I found out it the answer is GARGOYLE. The small statues seem scary if you happen to see one on the roof of a building, but they actually help direct water away from the walls. These decorative statues were prevalent during the medevil time period. Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame featured three talking gargoyles who lived in the upper section of the famous cathedral. Take away the letters “oy” and you get the word gargle, which is something you can do with your throat. Strangely enough, the word gargoyle comes from the French word gargouille, which refers to the throat.
These games are really fun. Thank you dear teacher!
Rain water…gar.goyle……….(garble)
It really seems to be “gargoyle”. But I don’t know how it is connected to the word throat. I just know the latin word for throat: gula.
The word is gargoyle.
Gargoyle – oy = gargle
This is what happens when you step out for dinner. Oh well. I can always hope to buy Marina dinner one day. Right?
I made up a joke for this guess the word game XIII
Q: What did the fire dragon tell all his monster friends when he got a gargoyle for a girlfriend
do you know the answer
Oh I knew this one right away!
The word is Gargoyle. From the Old French “gargouille” which is where we also got the word “(to) gargle”.
Le Gargouille was supposedly a bad serpent dragon who started drenching Rouen (or some say Paris) with the waters of the Seine one day out of the blue. A saint (St Romain? I can’t remember which one at the moment) went out to the Dragon and with simply the will of God tamed it.
Some stories say Le Gargouille then willingly let himself be killed but the story my grandmere told when I was a kid was that from then on Le Gargouille acted as a protector for the city and even put out a fire with his water gargling that could have destroyed the Parish and the town completely — hence putting his effigy on the corners of churches and other large buildings as water spouts.
skiastrix-
I like his lettuce
I think it is St. Romain, archbishop of Rouen
-more info coming-
There was a monster, gargoyle, water spouting serpent creature that was causing a lot of mischief, turning over boats, thrashing and splashing around in the water that caused flooding in the township of Rouen…so the archbishop St. Romain had a convict released and used that to lure (scooby snack) the monster into the streets where the residents slaughtered it.
Gargoyle then tricked his killers and owns the place and is featured on catherdrals and building tops all over France. The curse has yet to be lifted.
Don’t you just love how fairytales evolve and change? Already here I’ve seen a number of variations on the same story and they probably ALL have historical sources to back them up.
All these different morals being tacked onto the same root story. But which one is the oldest? Will we ever know?
skiastrix-
Yes, I do, and if you had to tell that story time after time may just as well spice it up with different variations.
However, you have your grandmere’s version to go on which is something because she didn’t want to frighten you as a tot with a horror tale, right?
Yeah *smiles* I guess so! But she was also a French-speaking, very Catholic Anishnabe mother of seven.
There’s something about the way the Anishnabe and other tribes naturally incorporated Catholicism into the lives (outside of the Schools of course) that sort of softened all the hard, bloody edges. There’s still a moral to the story but a lot of the versions of French tales I heard as a kid had many more redeeming endings/morals rather than punitive.
Take two letters away GARG
and you get GARGLE something you do to your throat gluglugluglug…
I am so bad at these.
Can I do some extra credit?
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=59Kz6G8174w
Gargoyle!
Duh it’s a gargoyle. I loved that show when I was a kid. I thought it was cool that they all took the names of places from NY.
man this one seems a gimme : Gargoyle
GARGOYLE
It’s a Gargoyle!
Hi Marina,
Hope you are having a great day! Thanks for the gallery photos…they are awsome!
Is the word GARGOYLE? And the second word would be GARGLE.
is it gargoyle please let it be gargoyle
This was too easy for me —
— gargoyle and gargle. Easy perhaps because I have read novels such as Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame which has gargoyles.
–Hs4Mm
PS: there arn’t too many things one does with one’s throat; this gives the word gargle. I could then go from gargle to gargoyle easily since I knew the word gargoyle.
This time, I looked at other people’s comments. Gargoyle seems to be a well know word. This is odd since that word is not used that much! Lots of people know a word that is used rarely
Perhaps the word is used in school by people who tease.
This page indicates why gargoyle is such a well known word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyles
I’ve never heard that word before..looked up “Wasserspeier”..learned something new
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In a previous game, although “hacker” is a common word, it was hard to figure out because the main clue (working with hoe) didn’t readily lead to it, and the other word (type of fisherman) was hard to figure out.
For “curfew”, those involved with kids were familiar with curfew as a parenting technique, those who grew up among people who used curfew as a parenting technique knew about it; and some were able to figure out the word curf.
In today’s game, there aren’t many things one does with one’s throat and so gargle is easy to figure out. Then, since it appears that gargoyle is a common word in today’s culture, getting to the answer gargoyle was easy.
Marina, make the next game so hard that no one gets it! It is more fun that way (rather than when almost everyone gets it).
–Hs4Mm
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Minor Red Herrings:
There are two minor red herrings in this GTW. The first is the music at the beginning. Since it sounds like a reciprocating engine, one might thing the frightening object is a machine such as a locomotive. But the clues that immediately follow (e.g., often decorative) soon dispel this red herring.
The other red herring is the tsk-tsk sound at the end. But it is hard to relate tsk-tsk to a six letter word “-A—E” denoting an action involving the throat; and, since there are very few things one can do with ones throat, one can readily come up with gargle. So this red herring is easily dispelled too.
–Hs4Mm
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Notre Dame Garg(oy)les
Be careful what you ask for
gargoyle!
The answer is Gargoyle! I’m so excited I figured it out all by myself. I never get them!
[Listerine] is the answer
Mundspülung..Listerine..An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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Che, are you back on drugs again LOL!
I’m skeerred
I would have to say [gargoyle] as my answer.
..and the etymology behind..
gargoyle
The ancient root *garg-, *gurgoriginated as an imitation of throat sounds.
From it were derived such guttural words as Greek gargaraaizein ‘gargle’ (whence Latin gargarizāre ‘gargle’) and Latin gurguliō ‘gullet’ (Latin gurges, source of English gorge and regurgitate, had moved further figuratively to ‘whirlpool’).
Among the offspring of gurguliō are Vulgar Latin *gurguliāre, source of English gurgle, and Old French gargouille ‘throat’. Roof spouts carved in the shape of grotesque creatures had the term gargouille applied to them from the notion that the rain-water was coming out of their throats – hence English gargoyle.
Gargouille also formed the basis of the verb gargouiller ‘gargle, gurgle’, from which English gets gargle. *puh*
No, No, No.
Marina I disagree completely with your hidden message.
The letters you guessed wrong.
Your our wonderful and beautiful teacher.
No way your a “BIM” as in slang for bimbo.
Gargoyle because you remove the oy and you get gargle wich is something you do with your throat!
The term originates from the French gargouille, originally “throat” or “gullet”; cf. Latin gurgulio, gula, and similar words derived from the root gar, “to swallow”, which represented the gurgling sound of water.
Gargoyle
It’s GARGOYLE.
Remove two letters to GARGLE (plus add water and a throat).
Cheers,
Don
Very good! Honorable mention
First to give the complete answer.
Yay!
We just discovered a Marina secret.
This video must have been pre-recorded before Gorby’s hair cut.
Or Gorby’s prep for video’s is to glue his hair back on.
But Gorby is good, cause during his hair cut interogation he didn’t give away the answer.
Present
Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Gargoyle
It’s winter we move slow.
Yup, concur Gargoyle.
Congrats shaun dunne your quick.
Gargoyle?
Why is your answer in the form of a question? LMAO!!
Oy! Too much Jeopardy, eh?
You know, the guy who won last week also
answered in the form of a question…
You definitely had the fastest time ( 2 mins! )
Which prize are you going for? heh heh…
2nd
Sounds like GARGOYLE. Less two letters is GARGLE.
Hoping for a signed calendar.
First! How come nobody is here?
I’m here
Two reasons: (1) Didn’t expect womanizer to rise so quickly! (2) was busy pointing out technique for womanizing invented by boy-scouts, with disclaimer.
you only got here first because of first-hand [nepotism]
It’s snowing. Everyone cuts class on powder days!
GARGOYLE
Oh come on Marina, We aren’t mind readers
. if I was I’d read yours and give you everything you really wanted. 
Had to go to the dry cleaners to get a fresh bow tie!
Haul wood day! My id, needs to heat my ego, to superego!!!!!!!!!!! thanks
why wasn’t I here? The fwy sign said I wasn’t allowed to text while driving. Now I need to find a chauffuer so I can post while driving. Having too much fun.
First-hand
You posted it at 1:15 AM, how could us Europeans be here?
Only the insomniac types, and I need my [beauty sleep].
Come to think of it, I could use some health sleep and some intelligence sleep, too!
This got me thinking…
Are you picking winners only from the U.S. ?
(with all randomness considered)