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Going Stir-Crazy!

Where did the stir in stir-crazy come from?

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  1. bsomebody says: 80

    I do not see any comments, nor do I see a “previous button.” I am so lost. :cry:

  2. dctim says: 79

    I would like to know the origin of the phrase [without a shadow of a doubt]. Do doubts really have shadows?

  3. father_tedd says: 77

    What about the term [gat] being used to refer to a gun in old gangster movies etc?

  4. Hi

    I usually don’t like blondes but seeing you made me change my mind

    Thank you for being so f?¡9king HOT
    For words
    jeje

  5. leonard says: 75

    :| The time is HERE

    HeaR me with one EAr to the Wall and to all with the other EAr=rAE

    virgo…..my GrandMa of my Mother was BORN in the year 1899 and on September NINTH……… :lol: :razz: :lol: …she spioled me with BAKER EDDY and died :cry: the horse of course…SAG=HTF :o ops; :P

  6. leonard says: 74

    The time is HERE

    HeaR me with one EAr to the Wall and to all with the other EAr=rAE

    virgo…..my GrandMa of my Mother was BORN in the year 1899 and on September NINTH……… :lol: :razz: :lol: …she spioled me with BAKER EDDY and died :cry:

  7. leonard says: 73

    No. 9…#9 dream
    by Jonn LENON

    :razz: :lol: Beatles One after 909 rooftop concert
    :grin: Beatles One after 909 from the Get Back sessions where the Let It Be album and movie came from.

    Revolution 9 Backmask (backwards) by The Beatles
    A backwards masking video of The Beatles experimental song Revolution 9 from The White Album.
    IN NO WAY DO I THINK OR IMPLY THAT THE BEATLES ARE SATANIC.

    I found a good analysis of Revolution 9 forwards here:
    http://www.hornswaggled.com/2009/08/2...

    999999999999 :lol: no..NO..no..nine

    :razz:

  8. leonard says: 72

    I’m not STIR_CRAZY :lol: Nice music and locks to-u :-) syn

  9. cufan71 says: 70

    :grin: Happy 09-09-09 everybody! :mrgreen: :cool:

  10. scott says: 69

    Was wondering where the phrase [takes the cake] came from. Love your site Marina!

  11. ahplachaos says: 68

    oops, I would like to know the origin of the words:
    —————————————–>[jeep] & [zig-zag]

  12. hots4marina says: 67

    Love what your doing Marina… I’d like o request the word [Sylph]. I’m curious as to the origin of this word, I think you might like it. Thanks Marina, Stay smart!! Max

  13. donle says: 66

    Hello Hotforwords. I have checked and find no results for the origin of the word [beautiful] or [gorgeous] . I would like to request the origin of these words because they are akin to you. Since that word came up, I would also like to request the origin of the word [akin]. Thanks hotforwords, and i hope to see the results on my subscription on youtube soon! Thank you, from a truly happy student, Donle. :mrgreen:

  14. paulqall993 says: 65

    Id like to request masturbate. please. its my birthday today. i just turned 16

  15. armartinson says: 64

    Finally got the book and it’s fantastic. I was driving with my dad the other day and he asked me if I was Hell-bent on going to a particular restaurant for lunch. That got me thinking…that the hell (pardon the pun) does [Hell Bent] mean?

  16. leonard says: 63

    HELLO :razz: Jimi Hendrix LuLu Show 1969 **FULL**
    …voodo take on standing up to a MOUNTAIN :grin: I’ll give back your sweet time; in a moment :cry: :cool:

    Hey Groucho & Erin sing HELLO, I MUST BE GOING
    ***

    :grin: Groucho Marx & Erin Fleming. Groucho visited Debbie Reynolds when Debbie was in a hospital.

    • Hey There! :grin:

      Don’t know if you or anyone else have posted these, but I’m going with it anyways. :mrgreen:

      :wink: HENDRIX: BAND OF GYPSIES

      :cool: [MACHINE GUN] Live-New Year’s Eve 69-70 at the Fillmore East in NYC
      Machine gun
      Tearing my body all apart

      Machine gun, yeah
      Tearing my body all apart

      Evil man make me kill ya
      Evil man make you kill me
      Evil man make me kill you
      Even though were only families apart :cry: :cool:

      :razz: JIMI Rockin’ this ‘CLASSIC’ at the Berkeley Community Theatre-May 30,1970

      • leonard says: 63.1.1

        [classic]—Jimi kicking ass and taking names, playing guitar with his teeth. Thank you to all the people that enjoyed the video and have thanked me for it. On a darker note;
        CHILDREN. PLAY NICELY. All arguments on the internet are ultimately futile! You will not change anyone’s mind, so for the love of Jimi, knock it off.

        :lol: :razz: AC/DC with Cheap Trick Johnny B. Goode
        :razz: :lol:

        …stirred by [LuST—AC/DC where supporting Cheap Trick and on the last song the boys joined in. Bon Scott, Malcolm Young and, Angus Young Performing “Johnny B. Goode” live With Cheap Trick in Sioux Falls Arena, South Dakota July, 7, 1979.
        :cool: PS—good WORK HotForWords :smile:

        • :razz: All of Chucks’ children are out there learning his licks….. ;-)

          :mrgreen: “Much like Rock ‘N’ Roll, school shootings were invented by the black man and stolen by the whites.” ~Chris Rock~ :lol:

          Roll Over Beethoven
          Chuck Berry performing on a French T.V. show (1958)

          leonard, You’re the MAN! :smile:

          • Chuck Berry is the KING…SOUL much about…

            In 1956 Berry toured as one of the “Top Acts of ‘56″. He and Carl Perkins became friends. Perkins said that “I knew when I first heard Chuck that he’d been affected by country music. I respected his writing; his records were very, very great.” As they toured, Perkins discovered that Berry not only liked country music, but knew about as many songs as he did. Jimmie Rodgers was one of his favorites. “Chuck knew every Blue Yodel and most of Bill Monroe’s songs as well,” Perkins remembered. “He told me about how he was raised very poor, very tough. He had a hard life. He was a good guy. I really liked him_____________Although the band played mostly blues and ballads, the most popular music among whites in the area was country (typically referred to as hillbilly at the time). Berry wrote, “Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of our country stuff on our predominantly black audience and some of our black audience began whispering ‘who is that black hillbilly at the Cosmo?’ After they laughed at me a few times they began requesting the hillbilly stuff and enjoyed dancing to it.” [8]

            Berry’s calculated showmanship began luring larger white audiences to the club. He also began singing the songs of Nat “King” Cole and Muddy Waters. “Listening to Nat Cole prompted me to sing sentimental songs with distinct diction,” said Berry. “The songs of Muddy Waters impelled me to deliver the down-home blues in the language they came from. When I played hillbilly songs, I stressed my diction so that it was harder and whiter. All in all, it was my intention to hold both the black and the white clientele by voicing the different kinds of songs in their customary tongues.” [13]

            In May 1955, Berry traveled to Chicago where he met Waters himself, who suggested he contact Leonard Chess of Chess Records. Berry thought his blues material would be of most interest to Chess, but to his surprise it was an old country and western recording by Bob Wills, entitled “Ida Red” that got Chess’s attention. At that time, Chess had seen the blues market shrink

            source wiki and living :smile: BEES R GOODE

  17. bsomebody says: 62

    Hey, I finally got around to reading Marina’s book. I really like it. I knew the pictures were going to be hot, but I was afraid that not enough personality would come through. Fears were unfounded; if M’Lady had a ghost writer, then she got herself a really good one, but it sure seems like Marina. The word origins were also very good. I knew she had been weighing quality v. marketing, and I was concerned we might have gone extra cheesy.

    M’Lady, I offer my sincerest apologies for having so little faith. The book is excellent. I give my teacher an A+! :grin:

  18. Che Volay says: 61

    [Making money hand over fist] what up wit tat? :???:

  19. jason117 says: 60

    where did [Sic semper tyrannis] come from ;-)

  20. Blik says: 59

    I would like to request the word [Onomatopoeia], мяу.

  21. ecurb28 says: 58

    I would like to request the word [dogfight], as in aerial combat between planes. Always wanted to know why something that involved aerial combat had “dog” in it.

  22. mumu says: 57

    Hi Marina!

    I appreciate your work very much and would love to see your lesson about the word [carousel]. This word seems very funny to me and is going through my head all the time. I’m also sure about it that the word has more than a lot of potential for a very funny and sexy video :)
    You would make me soooo happy with a video about this word ^^

    I wish you a nice day and a lot of fun :)

    Your fan mumu

  23. Hello Marina…
    do you search for words in english only???
    There is a word that I heard, that is in my culture (portuguese) that is
    called [saudade] how do I say “saudade” in english???? “missing you” does not
    explain…

    thanks for your attention

  24. thematrix75 says: 55

    What is this The Blair Witch Project,meets HP Lovecraft?I seen where your prison outfit came into play,which was a very sexy touch!Now I hope you put to use that nurse outfit that you where wearing not long ago.This was weird,but entertaining at the same time.Going Stir-Crazy was an awesome idea!Marina Hope you have a wonderful day,and thank you so much for all that you do for us!!!See you later my pet :lol:

  25. swampwiz says: 54

    I am excited at the idea of Marina being restrained and kneeling in a prone position. :razz:

  26. rantaro311 says: 53

    I have heard and used this word a lot but I still can’t understand why it is called [smarty pants]

  27. leonard says: 52

    Good Morning :smile: drunk aboriginal going crazy at cops

    [ABORIgINAL]**verses [INDIgENOUS]

    thankyou—or imigrant verses emigrant—rural vrs urban

  28. hotrocky says: 51

    Marina, you continue to amaze me with your acting. I would really like to see you in a top-quality comedy, with Robin Williams or Jim Carey or the Monty Python boys.

    • Are you in show biz? I know this is Marina page but who cares. I am wanting to get into Hollywood films. I will steal an agent right now if I can. Check me and the late Jerry Garcia hang in out a little help from Microsoft Digital Image but you got admit I am looking good.http://www.youtube.com/mountainboy32or click on my advitar. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

      • Yes, I’m in “show biz,” but not in any position to help you. Wish I could, because then I would be in a position to help me! :)

        To check out my music and films, just search on “Rocky Frisco”

        MY greatest unfulfilled wish is act in a Billy Bob Thornton film.

        • That’s cool I will make someday. I am screen writer an actor and funny mother fucker. Oh not to mention Paten designer and well philosophical mountainboy.

          If you want to make real money help with lawyers for me. I am going to be a fucken multi millionaire right out of court of law. Of Course all the civil lawsuit settlements will be divied -up accordingly. Who’s ever stuck up for me is going to be rich to. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :smile: :smile: :smile:

  29. bsomebody says: 50

    Growing up, we used to miss quite a bit of school during the winter. Of course, we thought this was mondo cool. After a couple weeks with my sisters, playing Monopoly and working jigsaw puzzles, I just wanted out. Mom always said we had cabin fever. I can only imagine what people in truly remote situations must experience.

    Donner, party of 20... er 19, uh, I mean 17... :roll:

  30. burlybrawl says: 49

    How did the American founding fathers come up with the name [PRESIDENT] for our countrys elected leader.

  31. marks2101 says: 48

    Hey Marina,

    How did the expression [COLD TURKEY] get started. Referring to a drug addict going off the drugs all at once.

    • That was answered some time back by a reader. It has to do with the appearance of the skin during withdrawal.

      • Bob says: 48.1.1

        Welcome back. Where’s you been?
        People were saying just the other day that they hadn’t seen you around here in a long time and they missed you.

        • Hard to believe. :lol:

          After I finished my caregiving duties (Mar – Jul), with my office closed, I had no ‘Net access. I am using the library for that now, but loading the video is like watching dead grass grow. I thought I might read some comments meanwhile, but any post wipes it out and I have to start all over. Even a paltry 1:20 vid takes forever, so you see, the recession also affects bandwidth; it takes 27 seconds to download two seconds of the video. Oddly, saving an edit does not reset the download.

          • Hey, good to see ya pardner. Let the low-techie offer some advice. Open up two different browser, open the video on one and leave it. Your posts will slow it down even more, but it’s a lot better than starting over every time. Why yes, duct tape is holding up my car window; why do you ask? :roll:

          • The old mans back wasn’t broken and spoken wheels for the “New Deal”…ja get get your free book? :lol:

            PROBLEM BIRDS
            What’s the quickest, easiest way to eliminate problem birds? The “quick fix” solutions that first come to mind are: Shoot them. Trap them. Poison them.

            Wrong.

            All wild birds (except pigeons, English sparrows and starlings) are protected by federal and state laws. You may not trap, kill or possess protected species without federal and state permits.

            The first step in solving your wild bird problem is to identify the bird and what’s attracting it. Your goal is to remove what attracts the bird, or build a barrier between the bird and what it finds so attractive.

            Call your US Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, your state wildlife officer and (US Department of Agriculture) county Cooperative Extension agent for advice.

            :P :-)

      • Yes, after two months, we finally noticed you were missing.

        It’s true, I tell you. :razz: :mrgreen:

  32. pangloss says: 46

    Marina, what ever happened to the Domain contest! I registered marina.embarrasses.us (from godaddy)

    I know you are busy, I can send you my address, you can just put the Kindle in the mail! ;)

  33. Capman911 says: 45

    Marina what is the “Request Deletion” added beside the edit feature. It doesn’t work, it takes you to the WTF 404 page. :lol:

  34. Hello Marina! I saw the same article than Alidor in this mexican newspaper, it’s about You, is good, Alidor already wrote the link down, :lol: , I still learning from Your lessons!!! Thanks !!!

  35. alidor says: 43

    Hello Marina,
    I do not login since many days ago, but today I saw on the news again.
    Check this link
    http://www.eluniversalgrafico.com.mx/notas/624710.html

    I am agree with this.

    Best regards

  36. Here is my homework:

    [DOOLALLY]

    We use it in England, but I don’t know if it has crossed over to the USA.

  37. Che Volay says: 40

    HW: Cabin Fever, Climbing the walls such as & such as….

  38. Talking of MURDER, here is

    THE CURIOUS CASE OF MISS UIOP!
    The story so far…

    It all started with Marina’s post Mr. Dictionary and I are OVER! http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/08/02/mr-dictionary-and-i-are-over/comment-page-1/#comment-144772
    One of Captain Jack’s comments on it ended like this: “I don’t agree with your wiki assessment that the reason is unknown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY

    “Sholes struggled for the next six years to perfect his invention, making many trial-and-error rearrangements of the original machine’s alphabetical key arrangement in an effort to reduce the frequency of typebar clashes. Eventually he arrived at a four-row, upper case keyboard approaching the modern QWERTY standard.”

    Also: “In the QWERTY layout many more words can be spelled using only the left hand than the right hand. In fact, thousands of English words can be spelled using only the left hand, while only a couple of hundred words can be typed using only the right hand.” Most people are right handed. This also slows you down enough to reduce the clashes.”

    I put my oar in thus:
    “Please don’t forget QWERTY’S friend, that nice gentleman (or perhaps she’s a lady) UIOP.”
    The reply which started all the fun came from Captain Jack:
    “LOL..
    “(Reuters) reports: Uiop was formally charged for trying to push off ([ ] and \) keys from the top row of letters. Qwerty denies seeing anything of the sort. He claims he was in an internet chat room that night. (; ‘ and Enter) keys said they heard disrupted noises late last night. Some speculate discrimination between the two groups as a cause of the violence on the keyboard. Court date was set for next July. . It should prove to be an interesting case to say the least. Ok that story was fun. Anyone want to build or rewrite it? Be my guest! :mrgreen:

    So then I wrote: ““A” felt very lonely as the only vowel on the row below these exalted characters. He showed solidarity with the conglomeration of vowels by visiting UIOP and expressed support for her predicament. “A” promised to garner further recruits for the cause and to refute what he described as the “baseless allegations” against UIOP (”A”’s detractors started a rumour that “A” was the real culprit). The Social Discussion Forum (acronym SDF) was soon on the case…

    Please add, edit, continue etc.

    No-one rose to the challenge so I am returning to it after it has been in [abeyance] for more than a month.

    The “Basement Boys” Z,X,C & V (or Zack, Xavier, Charles and Victor as their friends call them), siding with the SDF, went ballistic and said something unprintable which I will render with these symbols: “,./;’#:@~|\!£$%^&(*){}[]-=_+” – how else was I going to get them in? The world-renowned Belgian detective Poirot (notice that all the letters in his surname are from the upper row, proving that he is of the highest class) interviewed Gertrude, Hermione, Jennifer, Kate and Laura (GHJK & L), who mentioned their suspicions of Bert, (Old) Nick and Mary (the By No Means Brigade) because of their lowly rank at he bottom.

    Monsieur Poirot exercised his famous “little grey cells”, pondered on the psychology of the “murderer” of [ ] and \, then gathered all the characters together. After outlining the case against each suspect, he said “This is more gratifying than typing ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’. Although that uses all the letters on the keyboard, it provides no intellectual stimulation. As for the culprit, it has to be Bert, which is short for Albert. Those first two letters A & L are the first and last letters of the middle row. Seize him and do not let him escape. The police handcuffed him and led him away, to the untrammelled delight of the jubilant Miss Uiop and her supporters.

    {With apologies to Agatha Christie, for whom I have the greatest respect and admiration.}

  39. tonyb says: 35

    Is that supposed to be like that 90’s movie THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT which I never saw but only heard of??

  40. wonkerine says: 34

    Marina,you are so funny,you have a quality that is so very special. Great video and a nice quick Gorby cameo.

  41. elahie says: 33

    where does the word [talent] come fromand how did its meaning change from money to extremely gifted?

  42. Bob says: 32

    Here’s a joke I just found about someone being locked up after an encounter with a policeman.

    The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and make-up. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects. He said, ”I’m very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do’ bumper sticker, the ‘Choose Life’ license plate holder, the ‘Follow Me to Sunday-School’ bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally…I assumed you had stolen the car.”

  43. leothekid92 says: 31

    Hey i always wounderd where the World Hospital is from becous it duse not sound any thing like in norwegian or icelandic Word becous its Sickhouse in norwegian xD kinda funny. Sykehus :P the norwegian workd for Hospital

  44. dfox says: 30

    [Gumshoe] and why it is another term for a detective.

  45. neuroway says: 29

    FREEDOM!!! FREEDOM!!! IN THE END!!! :smile:

    “Maybe your leash is too short. Do you want me to let it out some?

    It’s not worth it, Mr. Seguin.

    But what do you need? What do you want?

    I want to go up there, Mr. Seguin.”

    – Alphonse Daudet – Mr. Seguin’s Goat (1840 – 1897)

  46. dsfoto says: 28

    в уме, сойти с ума; Не все дома, без ума, сводить с ума

  47. dsfoto says: 27

    bonkers! must investigate [left] [right]

  48. leonard says: 26

    :P Taking a moment of your time for “word request”…

    [RYE]
    Rye is highly susceptible to the ergot fungus. Consumption of ergot-infected rye by humans and animals results in a serious medical condition known as ergotism. Ergotism can cause both physical and mental harm, including convulsions, miscarriage, necrosis of digits, and hallucinations. Historically, damp northern countries that have depended on rye as a staple crop were subject to periodic epidemics of this condition. There have been “occurrence[s] of ergotism with periods where there were high incidents of people persecuted for being witches. Emphasis was placed on the Salem witch trials

    in Massachusetts in 1692, where there was a sudden rise in the number of people accused of being witches, but earlier examples were taken from Europe, as well.”[

    :cool: :smile:

    HaPPy lAbOr—dAY

    Uses

    Rye bread, including pumpernickel, is a widely eaten food in Northern and Eastern Europe. Rye is also used to make the familiar crisp bread. Rye flour has a lower gluten content than wheat flour, and contains a higher proportion of soluble fiber.

    Some other uses of rye include rye whiskey and use as an alternative medicine in a liquid form, known as rye extract. Often marketed as Oralmat :P “”"whAt Is wOrk?…SLaVe ME!!!

  49. I found out where “pumpernickle” came from but it would be fun to hear you explain fart-goblin as well as the link to St. Nick and the devil.

    cheers

  50. wetsuit5 says: 22

    Sometimes you think you killed them all?

    OK Marina we need a very fresh picture of Gorby wagging his tail.

    No fair hiding under covers with the pup and a chef’s knife.
    Time for a puppy head count parade.

  51. wetsuit5 says: 21

    OK, You’ve been out there, undercovers, for three days.
    Of course your stir crazy.
    You hungry as could be.
    Your missing stirring and eatting your favorite soup.

  52. Bob says: 20

    When I was working in Indonesia we used to spend 6 weeks living in a jungle camp before getting two weeks leave in civilisation.
    Occasionally, it would happen that someone’s replacement would not arrive on time, so that person had to stay over the six weeks until a relief showed up, and during that extra period they would show increasing signs of what we referred to as bush fever or jungle fever.
    Interestingly, on a leave period I spent in Bali, I learned that after a Balinese person dies they are placed in a temporary grave for 42 days before being exhumed and cremated. I was told that this is because the Balinese believe that it takes 42 days (6 weeks) for a person’s soul to leave the body, which seems to tie in with the occurrence of bush fever after 6 weeks in the jungle.

    • leonard says: 20.1

      :cool: from wiki— Etymology
      There are several popular explanations regarding the origin of the name. Generally, it is believed that the name originates from the drink’s potency, causing an extreme state of inebriation and thus causing the drinker to exhibit animal like behavior.[citation needed] Alternatively it has been suggested that the pioneers of the drink were soldiers in the military stationed in a jungle, who threw together what alcohol and other drinks they had….jungle juice… :P

    • leonard says: 20.2

      Quote from HFW
      “Sometimes it is not enough to do our best – we must do what is required.” – Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965….churchhill was in this war :evil: The Boer Wars was the name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa. After the first Boer War William Gladstone granted the Boers self-government in the Transvaal.

      The Boers, under the leadership of Paul Kruger, resented the colonial policy of Joseph Chamberlain—-

      another USE of hIstOrY

      Bob is cool and do the dew—-grave on-on graves :?: WAR SUCKS and is not some [SPORT] :-)

  53. Cabin Fever comes to mind.

  54. dadddio0 says: 18

    Hi Marina,
    New member just today. I came here after seeing you on O’Rielly. So how many marriage proposals do you get in a week? I won’t be so lame…I will however say a brain a sense of humor and great looks! You have it all. I wish you continued success in all your endeavors. Kisses and hugs ;D

  55.  
    This is mind boggling and I’m getting fidgety, restless and antsy as I haven’t seen pedanticKarl. He said something about going camping and then he disappeared. Wonder what happened to him?
    You think I should follow this trail….

    ~ PK’s older brother

  56. joscobo says: 16

    I would like to know the origin of the phrase [The Whole Nine Yards]. Why not 10 yards or something with an even number. There must be some reason for specifying the nine yards.

  57. seesixcm6 says: 15

    Dear Marina,
    Some substitutes for stir-crazy might be: getting cabin fever, becoming homesick, playing solitare with a deck of 51, two cards short of a full deck, getting ready for the funny farm, going down the creek without a paddle, trying to herd a group of cats, taking a trip to the looney bin…well, you get the idea. :idea:
    This video had a dramatic photo of you wearing handcuffs, and it disturbed me because I think of you as a nice girl, not a naughty one. You’re clean, decent, and very kind, not naughty, mean, calculating, and hurtful to others. I guess I must wake up and realize I really don’t know you at all, and that you could be completely different from what I think of you. :shock:
    Seesixcm6

  58. Marina, I do not think I take you camping you look dangerous in your vid with that knife. As far as stir crazy I think waiting storms out on the side of high elevation mountains is what would really put this word in effect. Although some times its nice to just be in a small little tent warm with a down sleeping bag and hearing huge gusts of wind hit your tent. ;-) :| :x :roll:

  59. ahplachaos says: 13

    I would like to know the origin of the words “jeep” & “zig-zag”

  60. Capman911 says: 12

    Lets see, antsy, confined, fidgety, having cabin fever, restless and
    means Stir Crazy.

    • Rijk says: 12.1

      If you hear any sound, Run? She lost it.
      Looks like she has gone loony or potty, is a nitwit……
      This is nice we can call her anything we want and nobody is tipped off cause we’ll just call it homework. : )
      Do those lessons have a number so in future, when we redo this homework, we can refer to that number instead of the lesson Going Stir-Crazy.
      Just in case, did pack my running shoes… :mrgreen:

      • Not any number that I know of. If I need to refer back to another lesson I go to the top of the page on the right and use the search section or as you said use the “all words” section. You could go to Google and type in the word and most of the time one of Marina’s YT sites will come up with the word that your looking for. Good luck. ;-)

  61. Mr. Bildo says: 11

    Watching this video at an exclusive formal party on my iPhone. I got so scared I almost flew out of my [cummerbund]! Wait, where does [cummerbund] even come from? It sounds like an exotic fruit or some fishy parts you’d find on Sushi!

  62. “The Walls Are Closing In..”, which may have a latent origin in Poe’s Pit and the Pendulum, in which, at the story’s climax, the walls literally close in. Sometimes, if you’re not careful, life can seem to close in. Here’s a poem inspired by an overgrown road in East Tennessee:

    WINDOWS

    YOUR WINDOWS WEEP SILENTLY.
    THE RAIN, TRICKLES SOFTLY DOWN
    TO BE SWALLOWED BY THE
    EVER HUNGRY EARTH.

    YOU WERE A BLUEBELL, HEAD HUNG DOWNWARD,
    A WILLOW STANDING BEHIND THE ROWS.
    IF YOU STOP THE RAIN, YOUR SASHES WILL NOT
    BECOME GRAY AND PEELING,
    NOR YOUR PANES FROZEN.

    OPEN THE EYES OF YOUR HOUSE AND THE RAIN WILL CEASE.
    YOU WILL NOT BY SURROUNDED AND CONSUMED BY
    THE FIELDS OF STALKING GRAIN,
    CIRCLING AND CONSPIRING, UNDER YOUR SUNLESS SKIES,
    TO LEAVE YOU A GHOST, A TUMBLED PILE, AN
    EMPTY ROAD LYING FORGOTTEN BENEATH THE
    BRIERS AND UNDERGROWTH OF TIME.
    by Preter-Dexterity 2002

  63. Hs4Mm says: 6

    Was “stir” meaning “prison” every a regular word, or was it always a slang word? Only the British would think “stir” was an apt short form for “Start Newgate”! (Who came up with Officer Naughty?)

  64. I think Marina’s hinting at her wanting to be in a horror movie…

  65. leonard says: 3

    far out ..

    BIG HOUSE

    .. :P I thought stirring the soup was crazy…

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