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Okay here is another I’m sure you get a lot of requests for but if [dildo] is too hotforwords then tell me why it is [taboo] ?
Oooh, genius! My students have asked me that already and I couldn’t explain. I’ve managed to link that to ‘busy bee’ but that was about it.
Well, I’m planning on making a video request on this eventually, but I need makeup (!) for that, so… why are psychiatrists or therapists also called [shrinks]?
ps. The pink shirt is FABULOUS.
What is the origin of [disgruntled]? The OED didn’t really get to the bottom of it.
I would like the phrase [with bated breath].
baited
Nope, ['bated] is actually correct usage in this instance, BB. It’s a corruption of ABATED so it means the breath is withheld. The idea is that the attention is so focused that the person forgets to breathe normally, but you knew that.
Hi pennsyltucky9
actually i still am under the impression 
you really dont
about it 
if i am wrong 
i might be dead 
B.B. 
that breathing is a subconcous drive to stay alive
have to think
Take it from Deadman, living is overrated!
Waiting with ‘bated breath equates to the kind of conditions under which we might tell someone who is impatiently waiting, “Well, don’t hold your breath…”
I would like to request the word [bra]
I would like to request the phrase [hot to trot]
kissing bees and [Hickeys]
Hey Marina,
I was wondering if you could tell the origin of the word [shower], as in “rain shower” or “take a shower”, as opposed to the word “shower” like a person who shows something, and also whether the two words were linked?
Thanks a million
I would like to request the word [retro]. Thank you.
You are TOTALLY HOT!!!!!! Question how can we get the pronuncation fish out of the letters ghoti
gh as in laugh
o as in women
ti as in motion
you’re Great Marina – - particularly liked “Spelling Bee” origin – could you discuss the word Nympholepsy ?? Because that’s what you bring out in me !!!!
I too would like to request the word [sensual]
Who won the diner date with Miss M.?
Nobody yet… going to pick the winner when I get back from Orlando!
UGGGHHH!! The Lakers could have won last night!!! Who thought the puppet commercials were funny?
If nobody has already won, then I guess somebody does not have a chance.
Thanks Miss M., I am getting very hungry waiting on the choice. I have been dieting and fasting hoping to maybe win. Have a good time at the games.
I think inviting everyone down to the beach for a big-ass barbeque is a good idea… now where am I gonna park this thing?
uh, who’s bringing the chips?
I would agree Bill. I would supply the propane for the cookout for that rig if that was the deal.
What is the meaning of the Dutch word [dillkom] and how is it pronounced?
Redbaby
Heyy i would like to request the word
[gilmore] 
can u do the word [globe] ?
[to a tee] as in “he knew his movie trivia to a tee.”
[jonesing] as in “i’m jonesing for a cola right about now.”
Hi seankim,
Jones (as in Keeping up with–) has been done already. Check the “All Words” list. The usage you’re presenting derives from the same origin. It looks like you already have a good idea in what context it gets used as well. Have a fun day!
-Kent
Hey Marina I would like to requset the word [weiner]. How did it start to be associated with Hot Dogs?
I think it was the other way around, boffo69. Weiners came first, then they were nicknamed hot dogs. You can check out the hot dogs lesson here: http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/11/28/hot-dog/
[Metaphorical] uses
where’s spelcheck?
And so Leonard spoke. Get it?
Det var et rimmerlig bra spøke.
(Norwegian for “That was a fairly good joke”)
Thet thar ain’t rhymin’ y’all spoke! (Dixie, sort of)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
My wheel could [run rings round] yours and not even brake wind, no discussion.
Now enough of this [hubbub], I’m tired of it, unless you have anything pneu to add.
TUBE ‘ad Bob RACEd ahead without taking a good BEARING and forgot to AXLE ‘ot of questions. By now he’s probably inVALVEd in a WHEELy bad TURN of events.
Turn my sprocket, will you? I pull, you drive…
…OH—I Got [IT] — for my brother…
Sorry to double post but can you also do the origin of [shape]?
[REDUX]
Thanks, Marina. Have fun in Orlando!
I’d like to request the word [sensual]
I never thought about the “bee”. I had heard of quilting bees before, but none of the others.
I would like to know something about the word [abbreviation]. It is such a long word that defines the shortened versions of other words.
Nooooooo…. I want Marina to reply to me, not you!
Disculpe, rei, pero ¿habla Ud. a mí?
i was wondering where they got the phrase [the greatest thing since sliced bread]
***Party time?***
Marina, what kind of celebration are we going to have when you hit 200 million views?
Good morning, Evan, who’s a busy Bee this morning then?
Must be you, Bob, ’cause I just finished a long day’s work. (I’m in the same time zone as Marina!)
Now that I think on it, you’re up late! But then, you don’t get many hours of darkness this time of year, do you?
Actually I’m 10 hours ahead of you at the moment – it’s 10 past 8 in the morning of the 10th.
Sitting in the sun under a mango tree, waiting for breakfast to fall into my lap.
:Sigh: Make that 14 hours ahead!
No good a math & took the shortcut.
The shortest distance between two points is a wormhole.
that warmed me
frost warnings for northern Wisconsin… 
I don’t think we’re in Edinburgh anymore!
Not Edinburgh, Bangkok Summer Palace for a while but going back to Aberdeen soon; see, if you Twittered, you’d know that.
Welsh don’t twitter, we sing.
I want to know the phrases: [Couch Potato], [Don't put all of your eggs in one basket], and [Hangover]. Your vids rock!
Srry for double post can I also get the phrases [Dilly Dally] and [Lolligag]. Thanks!!
[ottoman] potatoe…oughtn’t…aught…
Hi leonard,
Here’s a video to take you Back Tuva Future!
Thank you…
…[helmet]
I want to know the phrase:
[Learn the Ropes]
Tower bell ringing? Theatrical stage operations?
pugilistic, maritime, Boy Scouts?
‘fraid not
Sailing square-rigged ships.
I was actually referring to when you’re new at something or somewhere, and you [learn the ropes.] It’s where you learn how things go, what makes what you’re new at tick. Does that answer your question?
I would like to request two words. The words are…
[lesbian] and [muffin]
Thank-you,
2Hot2Handle
Mmmmm. Lesbian muffins.
yummy. I had one before! A muffin made by a lesbian that is!
Here is me… In a dress. BETCH!
Please comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1mKI0prnU
Fake some cleavage…boobs for the tube
muther jugs 
coconuts 
Scary!
James, your leg’s position is nastier than seeing you in drag! The only time my leg was ever like that was right before one of my knee surgeries! You should audition for Cirque.
Don’t forget “Billy Bees”
[epistemological feminism] Thank you hot for words. I have always queried this [ontologically].
@Cha Cha Your hiding your new Gravatar, come on now show us Cha Cha with a suntan.
What do you want to see, a charcoal brickette?
Blame It – Jamie Foxx- BARACK OBAMA SPOOF
…Cash on paper…u-tube cash [tax]
Go back to past lessons, to see Cha Cha’s new Gravatar, it looks like one of the characters from South Park.
[timed out]4 F’s
She’s a cool chick. Used to live here in Austin. Do you know if she’s still in Nashville, Leonard?
I think she took care of her mother(before she pasted) out in California and lives there…Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses…her money maker…
http://www.imeem.com/lucindawilliams
Thanks. and Big Red Sun, also!
Dear Marina,
I would like to know where the phrase [going commando] comes from. It means to go out without any underwear. But commando is a member of the military. And we know from this recent news article, that members of our military wear pink boxers.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090522/ap_on_re_us/us_media_pink_boxers
calonzo
Hey Marina, I’ve always been wondering where the word [arsenal] came from. The root arse has nothing to do with a stockpile of weapons so this word always struck me as peculiar
{scatalogical bad pun removed by EO}
Hi,
the word is [oath] .
I m wondering where that word comes from.
Maybe easy or maybe a joke for you.
Bye.
What struck me as curious is, how I never in my life wondered why a spelling bee was called a spelling bee. Thank you, Marina,
for solving another mystery that I didn’t even realize was a mystery.
[atta girl]
http://www.lazygirls.info/Marina_Orlova? …some vids in slow motion!!!
information gathered
i m a japanese-hot-for-words-bee
Ok, Here it is… Me, dressed as a woman, in my shoes parody..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1mKI0prnU
“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book – I’ll waste no time reading it.” – Moses Hadas 1900-1966
What The President REALLY said to Chavez when he gave him a signed copy of his book!
The Queen Mum was THINKING this when BHO gave her a copy of his speeches, but you can’t READ an Ipod(or can you
). It was said that she did check the Ipod, but when she didn’t see any classic English rock; she A) wondered aloud if he knew what an Ipod was for; and B) had an aide who was on punishment listen to the whole thing to gather insight into The President before ‘circular filing’ his wonderful gift!
The aide is said to be recuperating nicely in Bellview and they will take out the Thorazine drip anyday now!
No time is wasted…waste size too big…[wasted words]…”the cave man slurred his grunts”..
…the old man from the G.rand O.ld P.arty…
Хочу узнать про выражение powder your nose.
why only nose? when you go to the bathroom you powder all your face…really?
The skin on the nose secretes more oils than the surrounding skin, so needs more attention.
[yesterday]! thank you!
I would like to request the word [nemets] / [немец].
We had an [Admiral] in WWII by that name, except we spelled it Nimitz!
I would like to request the word [discriminate] because it seems to be mistaken in our country and most of us are so sensitive to a misunderstanding of that what that word means. Where does it come from?
Thanks, and good job.
And what about discriminator, which is a circuit that extracts the audio from an FM signal. The same kind of circuit in an AM radio is called a detector. Why are they different? (This is purely a nomenclature question, because in either case, the name does not describe the way the circuit works, what parts it has or anything else technical.)
Fat chance that will get answered.
back in grade school I ended up in 3rd place in the spelling B. I was so close to win it.
mnemonic, the first M standing for Marina, of course.
Don’t forget the quilting bee.
On to Omaha! HOOK ‘EM, YA’LL!!!!!!
Hola Marina…
My dear lady, can you find the origin of the word Venezuela?
And the word “declipsed”.
Thank you darlyn.
Venezuela was named after Venice, Italy. If I recall the story rightly, early Spanish explorers saw native huts built on stilts over the water, reminding them of Venice.
[declipsed] — is that when the moon moves away from in front of the sun, after an [eclipse] ?
Did you say “mnemonic” (describing a way to help one remember something), or “pneumonic” (describing a disease such as plague when it affects the lungs)?
i would like to know where the word nucleus comes from
Hi Marina. Hi everyone.
I would like to know the origin of [Scintillography], and any data about the origin, suck as the moment in which it was invented. Thanks a lot and keep rocking!
PS: for another moment I’ll also like to know the origin of [Idle]. Thank you.
A scintillator is a radiation detector (better than a Geiger counter) that uses a crystal to convert individual rays into light flashes. The light flashes are then picked up by a very, very sensitive photocell and fed to a counter, meter or some other indicator. Scintillation also has to do with light flashes off gemstones. So it all seems to do with light flashes. But scintigraphy is some kind of X-ray of soft tissues in the body (different root?). A scintillating personality is one that is alive and entertaining, so back to the flashing light aspect (remind you of anyone we know?).
Sir William Crooks in 1903 first observed light flashes from a zinc-sulfide screen subject to alpha rays. If you take a sheet of thick steel and beat on it with a heavy hammer, you will see sparks, but that is not scintillation — it is acid rock.
Thanks CampKohler! But I already knew that!! .. I was asking about the origin of the word [Scintillography] and when (this word) was invented (and not the technique), as well as any other data about the word itself. This is all about the origin of words, isn’t it?
I would like to know the origin of the word [shenanigans] please.
why is [microsoft called microsoft]
i dont know why its called like that cause everybody just uses it
The name “Microsoft” was coined before Viagra was invented.
micro = microcomputer
soft = software
Camp, are you all right? You’ve been uncharacteristically straight with your comments.
It’s true, I tell you.
Yawn…
BTW, whatever happened to Pavel (aka “russianboy”)? Haven’t noticed him here lately, and his YouTube account is suspended. Marina, did he ever collect on the “phone call from HFW” that he won in your contest?
I’m haitianboy!
Bienvenue, haitianboy. Comment allez-vous ajourdhui?
Well I don’t speak .. Creole or French whatever language that was.
[yawn]
ima new to ur site and sorta a new subcriber subcribed like 2 weeks ago so ima a new student sorta
[lego] if u could be nice
[lego] is wat you say when someone is “pulling your leg.”
Hey, that reminds me…[idiom] — an untranslatable turn of phrase, like [you're pulling my leg], meaning “you’re teasing.” In Spanish, the phrase [me tomas el pelo] (”you’re taking my hair”) means the same thing.
As long as we are pulling things, [pull my finger].
Learnt some welsh words..
amser
and
cider
Hi James,
Are you drinking “cider” while spending “amser” on HFW?
Seriously, I don’t recognize “cider” as a Welsh word; what’s it mean (if not the same as in English)?
Here’s a Welsh [idiom]: dros ben llestri, literally “over the top of the dishes,” meaning at the height of excellence.
grape juice is welch…I drink it with my ‘CCQ’ and chips…HAr Har
[balsamic]…[Baluchistan]
Welcome to HFW, aserden
Don’t let Evan frighten you, he’s completely harmless, and also just a little bit enthusiastic.
Keep those comments and requests coming.
-pennsyltucky9
Did you say “mnemonic?”
I thought that was what I heard.
What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a happening.
As one bee said to the other, “How’s bzzzness?” (Or was it, “How’s beesnest?”)
Thanks, Dear Teach. Good one!
How ’bout…[CLOUD NINE]?
Maybe it’s the photos, and I guess it’s none of my business, but you seem to be looking pretty thin.
You’re still beautiful, but I worry.
Always.
One of my hobbies is analizing photos. It is obvious that Marina has lost weight. And, I hope that she is healthy and well. I noticed it and thought I would take a look at the early videos. Sure enough, she was five or ten pounds heavier a year or two ago. Marina, if you read these comments, please do not be offended. I would not intentionally hurt your feelings. This is stated with genuine care. Please check out Donna Eden on Google, and view her videos on YouTube. What you learn could be of great benefit.
A Caring Observer
You know how it is in La-La Land, if you can’t see your collar bones, you’re fat!
Its wierd, I was looking at her yesterday on ‘New IPhone’, and it looked like her calves are losing definition. That is the ONLY reason why I was looking, for her health!
C’mon, guys, the answer is obvious. She came from Russia, where she needed the padding to stand the cold weather. She’s now in Southern California, where insulation is unnecessary, even uncomfortable, as it never gets below 50F (10C).
Now consider my other favorite 28-year-old blonde bombshell, Katherine Jenkins, who performs scantily clad outdoors in Wales (where it’s never very warm) in all kinds of weather. A sturdy build with plenty of padding is a MUST, in her case.
I DO see some padding, Evan.
[overhaul]…Grassley’s first tweet: “Pres Obama you got nerve while u sightseeing in Paris to tell us ‘time to deliver’ on health care. We still on skedul/even workinWKEND.”
A short time later: “Pres Obama while u sightseeing in Paris u said ‘time to delivr on healthcare’ When you are a ‘hammer’ u think evrything is NAIL I’m no NAIL.”
[overhaul]…over-all…
That Grassley person should leave The President alone or a lightning bolt will come out of the sky!(or a knock on the door by the IRS, which is ultimately much more painful)
IRS…i…r…s****institutional….revenge….sufferage
CZAR
Certain
Zealots
Around the
Rose garden
its the best I could come up with!
I like it!
[what is the orgin of the word nubile]
do bees make good spellers? I’d have to ask a honey bee…hold on… bees make honey
i would like to know origin to the phrase [armed to the teeth]
thank you for your time
Nice request, hissatsu5
This would be a good lesson for Marina to undertake sometime in early September when International Talk Like a Pirate Day is upcoming. I believe the expression originated on sailing vessels.
teacher Teacher I have a question is Ukrainian and Russian the same linguistic group I know they are different countries but do they speak the same or similarly and are they of the same ethnic origin, Just curious my dear teacher
Good luck, I’ve never been able to get her to answer questions about Russian…but yes, Russians and Ukrainians are all Slavs, a term that supposedly comes from the slavic word slovo meaning “word,” i.e. people who all speak the same or similar words — Russians, Ukrainians, Belarussians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Slovenes, Bulgars, Makedonians, Serbs, Croats…who’d I forget? I’m too lazy to google it…
Check out this National Spelling Bee.
“Your word….. is ************!”
OK, that’s just wrong…
MNEMONIC that wasn’t difficult at all
djabberwocky says: 111.3
June 8, 2009 at 10:47 am
Ohhhh your good Evan Owen, you’re very good … On a completely different note!! Teacher Teacher sorry I was tardy but I found a Mondegreen that you absolutely have to look at and all the students who think misheard lyrics are funny … If you have ever heard of the classical piece “O Fortuna!” And love it you must look at this link I nearly wet myself it was so funny i havent seen anything as funny in ages. Please all Enjoy – especially Dear Teacher – [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAzvKt_8lk] Cheers classmates
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djabberwocky says: 111.3.1
June 8, 2009 at 11:40 am
and this one -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVf7K_KvVtg&NR=1 or even this one – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPyAli2xrog&feature =related
pneumonic
Марина Орлова
What is the correct spelling of pneumonic/mneumonic
The most frustrating thing about watching a spelling bee is seeing all those young kids that are way smarter than we are.
Mnemonics:
King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti
kingdom phylum class order family genus species
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
[staff]…Sofia Zamolo Winter News [ parte2 ][space]
…Evan this is just a lead… hows the book going…?
Read Compass heading, apply Deviation, gives Magnetic heading, apply magnetic Variation, gives True heading.
CDMVT
Chopper pilots Don’t Meet Virgins Twice.
For agriculturalists:
C H O P K N S Ca Fe, Mg B Mn Cu Zn Mo Cl (the essential plant nutrients in rough order of quantity) pronounced “See Hopkins Cafe, managed by mine cousin Moe Clay” Thank you, Roy Lieb!
Bad boys rape our young girls, but Violet gives willingly.
Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey White
Gee, we’re getting a whole spectrum of mnemonics.
Reading Music Is Very Unsatisfactory for Xylophones and Glockenspiels.
Radiowaves, Microwaves, Infa red, Visable light, Ultraviolet, X rays, Gamma rays.
Well, here’s the geologic time scale for anyone who needs to know (or doesn’t!). This’ll get you through the first quiz in your Geology 101 class, at least.
Campbell’s Onion Soup Destroys My Palate Permanently (order of layers of Paleozoic rock deposition from oldest to youngest)
Cambrian, Orodovician, Silurian, Devonian, Misissippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian
-Trial by Jury in a Courtroom (order of layers of Mesozoic rock deposition from oldest to youngest)
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
-Put Eggs On My Plate Please, Honey (order of layers of Cenozoic rock deposition from oldest to youngest)
Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene
-Lots of Good Apples Never Leave the Cidermill (major mountain-building episodes in North America in chronological order)
Laurentian, Grand Canyon, Appalachian, Nevadan, Laramide, Cascadian
how in god’s name did the word [groceries] come about? it seems so random.
Lettuce think about that for a moment.
Marina, would you carrot all to give us an answer?
She would only answer at all if you give her a carat.
Chocolate up to experience.
Hey Marina !
I wanted to know what the word [abaculus] means or its origin
I predict she’s not going to do that one.
Mnemonic
there is a guy on a message board I am on who uses that as his name. I’ve had to learn how to spell it.
Excellent lesson!!!
Just watched it in the car.
Be careful, PK; and watch out for that TREE! Just Kidding… you seem far too intelligent to be text/driving
Милая Марина,
Speaking of bees, I love your [mellifluous] voice. You’re a real honey. That’s why I call you “Милая Марина.”
Over to you, Bob!
***Homework:*** mnemonic, from Greek μνεμον, “remembering.” Definition: see seesixcm6 below.
Mnemosyne (”Memory”) was a Titaness, mother of the nine Muses by Zeus.
Bees:
Q: What does one beekeeper say to another nosy beekeeper?
A: “Mind your own bees-nests!”
I would like to request the phrase [Son of a Bitch] , where did this term come from?
i would like to request the word [indubitably] because its awesome!!
I’m a king bee baby…buzzin’ ’round your hive….
Hey, King bee
Why don’t you buzz on over to a “funny video about twitters” in the shout-out section above, where me and greatestpotential are building a nest to the queen bee.
she might need to get some RAID for us…LOL
Mnemonic. Can you use it in a sentence please? What is its language of origin? What part of speech is it? Mnemonic. M-N-E-M-O-N-I-C. Mnemonic.
.
“Every
Good
Boy
Does
Fine”
is a [mnemonic] for remembering the musical notes (EGBDF) associated with the lines of the treble clef staff. Greek, noun.
for guitar players:
Elephants
And
Dogs
Got
Big
Ears
“Acronym”
Are you telling us busy boy’s to get ready for a test?
Marina, the remark from about 0:58 “even the expression busy bees” did not seem correct, and so I investigated. Here’s what I found:
So “busy as a bee” is not from after “1700s in the United States”. Also, an individual can be busy as a bee — there is no gathering involved!
.
1) Here’s a link to a full text of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The Squyeres Tale. The fourth line has “busy as a bee”.
2) For reasons unknown, for the entry about comparing busy workers to bees, the OED does not cite Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, (the Squire’s Tale), 1386-1400, but cites the following (from 1535, 1580, 1655, c1720, and 1807):
1535 STEWART Cron. Scot. II. 445 Now ar tha maid als bissie as ane be. (Here’s a link to the full text which has this quote.)
1580 BARET Alv. To Rdr., A great volume which (for the apt similitude betweene the good Scholers and diligent Bees) I called then their Aluearie, for a memorial by whom it was made.
1655 FULLER Ch. Hist. IX. vii. §24 V. 137 The Popish Clergy..were as busie as Bees, newly ready to swarme.
c1720 WATTS Div. Songs, How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour!
1807 CRABBE Par. Reg. III. 150 Busy and careful, like that working bee.
.
So here’s what I think is the complete etymology:
From as far back as late 1300s, poets (Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The Squyeres Tale) presented the imagery of being busy as a bee. This imagery/comparison was so appropriate that it spread, and, about 300 years later, people started seeing busy gatherings as a gathering of bees. Then people in America started specifying the various types of busy bees: knitting bees, sewing bees, spelling bees etc. So “busy as a bee” of late 1300s led to “busy bees” which in turn led to “{various types of busyness} bees”.
[busy as a bee (as base of bees)]
Marina!
Nice lesson! Speaking of bees, why are they vanishing? many studies show that bees in North America are disappearing at an alarming rate. First the uses of the word you taught us about and now the bees themselves? Oh no!
Cheers, Q
p.s. Congrats to the Lakers in game 2! R u going to Orlando???
Varroa mites play a role. Other [pathogens] & perhaps pesticides are could be causing the collapse of bee colonies.
Supposedly feral honeybees are nearly gone from North America — meaning that if you see honeybees in your flowers, they belong to some beekeeper’s hive, and are not wild.
A beekeeper I know said that after the hive collapse of a few years ago, U.S. bees recovered. Then about the time the econmomy took a dump, the West Coast bees got hit again, but the ones on the East Coast were OK so far.
Where did the phrase [tables have turned] come from??????????
hi!
i would like to request the word [CEREAL]
From Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture; related to Spanish crecer, “to grow,” and crescent, the shape of the growing moon.
The people who make crop circles are “cereal killers.”
I want to request this : [Cannons]
Thanks Marina!
[wi-fi]
[hi-fi]
Hey HotForWords, I would like to request two words if that is possible, anemia and masturbate.
Ok, thank you!
She can’t
[sci-fi]
I was just browsing the Popular board over at YouTube as part of the homework I am doing, and had trouble believing the topic of a new educational video on shaving, produced by Gillette to promote their Fusion Power razor.
The vid is indeed real, and I was further interested to note that the #1 recommended related video for this topic was our own HFW’s vid ‘In my Pajamas’, although the related vids for Pajamas do not recommend Gilette…nor any waxing products…
Ahhh…marketing in the modern age…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TiJNewpCnY
You must be bucking for an A
I use to do that for a few years every now and then. But when the hairs start to grow back, it feels irritating and I get breakouts on my inner thighs. So I pretty much switched to a beard trimmer with a length adjuster.
Dear Marina,
M-n-e-m-o-n-i-c. A device or technique to aid memory. Mnemonic.
Yesterday, I went to Carl’s Jr. and bought the portobello mushroom burger and a small diet soda. The burger was OK, and big enough. It had plenty of cheese. The bill came to $7.19, with sales tax. I could have had a better meal at a Chinese restaurant, for less. I hope they paid you well for that commercial because they sure are making profit on that mushroom burger! (On the East coast, the Carl’s Jr. restaurants are called Hardee’s.)
I watched the Lakers – Magic game on TV last night, but didn’t see you in the crowd. Since you were at the Court edge, where the “cheap tickets” cost from $79 to $400, I should have looked for you during free throws. At the game against Utah, you must have had very expensive seats, to sit near Jack Nicholson, Jessica Beal, and all the other stars and celebrities. You’re still my favorint celebrity-to-be, of course.
The game in Orlando tomorrow will be even more difficult for the Lakers. I plan to watch it on TV, and maybe we can cheer, together! (We’ll cheer from different locations, of course.)
Seesixcm6
I watched one of my videos, then after that everything went well. Now, I am watching the james blunt one and its playing up again GRRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Surry, I’m nut o berry guud spillur
Lol. We can tell.
Can someone PLEAAASE help me! I can’t watch ANYTHING! YouTube is taking stupidly long amounts of time to load videos that are not even in HD I mean it takes about 1 minute for one second of video. It used to load the whole video in about 2 seconds. Is anyone else getting this? What the hell is going on?
I had to wait 3 to 4 minutes for everything to load, then Marina’s video played smoothly.
James, YT has been busy as a bee doing all kinds tweaks or maintenance including Google. In the last 24 hrs those sites have been down and slow.
I wouldn’t spell it.
That’s what spell checkers are for.
Did you say mnemonic?
I liked today’s jokes, cool video.
I would like to request the word [scurrilous] and the phrase [a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush]
Thank you!
WOLIU pnemonic.
That was red. Let me copy from below, mnemonic. Not red, okay. I guess I had a p left over from pneumatic. I know something else uses that silent m, but I can’t figure out what it is.
Actually it is pneumatic.
I mean pneumonic. *Where did I get pneumatic?
They’re both English words. We got them from Greek.
So many stuff are from Greek or Latin.
Hola!
Check out what was suggested to me…sofia zamolo – backor
hope you are (your) day is grand
Mucho grassy-ass
Good Lesson.
BTW – YT link below vid not working…I’ll go another way…
Working now…
Mnemonic. M-N-E-M-O-N-I-C. Mnemonic.
Phrase Request:
[penny for your thoughts]
Example:
Hey babe, I’ll give you a [penny for your thoughts].
Most people say, “I want to put my TWO cents in”, But then you only get ONE penny for your thoughts, where does the other penny go? It is wanderings like these that bring me back to HFW like a moth to the flame!(Often with the same results)
grand
[pneumatic]
it put a spell on me….