Mistletoe
Why do we kiss under mistletoe? The plant’s origin may surprise you!
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Can you tell me about [FATHER FROST] the communist russian version of Santa Claus? I once saw a real nice old black and white soviet era cartoon of the winter and christmas season in russia. Sledding in the snow or something. I guess the Russians love their children too as the song by Sting of the Police suggests. I had heard a Network Europe recorded program about christmas in europe on euronet and radio netherlands. We all got $50.00 each from dad each year at christmas. dad was a factory worker.
Where did the phrase [ colder than a witches tit ] come from
Here is another HotForWords TV appearance. (07:19 – 9:00)
The girl almost faceplants to the ground while hopping on a snowboard inside the set of a live television show. She is the mascot there, she’s beautiful, sexy, and also a monument of clumsiness. (Daniela Crudu)
The special thing about this mishap is that the producers of another TV show, one that has a much larger audience base, decided to include her humiliating moment in a mash-up, that has been selected as 3rd in the top “Best TV blunders of 2009″.
I’ll translate what the voice-over says when her head is on Marina’s hot body
“Hello, I’m the blond in disguise, Daniela Crudu, from that TV show where two other people talk, from time to time.
I want to inform all the men that I have fallen breast first. Buuut…”
*music starts*
“What’s more important is that, MY BOOBS ARE OOOK!”
*music again*
“This guy is telling me that BOOBS means LOVE…
Show me boobs! Show me boobs! As in, show me love! Show me love?”
So actually it doesn’t have anything to do with Marina at all, but I hope you appreciate the joke. Please don’t sew.
damn i did not know that
any way happy new year all
С Новым Годом, Люди! Happy new year, people!
สวัสดีปีใหม่ครับ ขอให้ทุกวันตลอดปีนี้เป็นวันนี้แสนดี และขอให้ทุกความหวังของเธอกลายเป็นความปรารถนา และทุกปรารถนานั้นขอให้พลันเป็นจริงสุขสันต์วันปีใหม่นะครับ!
{“May each day in this year be a good day and may all of your hopes turn on to wishes and may all of your wishes come true. Happy New Year to You!”
Bob, I’m all Thai’d in knots trying to get that link to work, which is not surprising for one as techno-dull as Siam. But I trust it’s something wonderful, and the same back-atcha.
YES!!! I GOT ACCEPTED FOR REVENUE SHARING!!!
What is this site, Twitter?
And is that “revenue sharing” as in YouTube? 
[TAXES]…@Evan Owen…../Does the “[punk"] now pays us Americans?…
Let me buy you some tea!…AntiBullshitMan still does horseshit and chickenshit…HAPPY NEW YEAR and CHEER to whom reads…good bye 
Ref: AntiBullshitMan:
Does anyone besides me think that gratuitous profanity is a cover for a deficiency of articulateness?
Smart partner with the “bullshit”…This made me feel good! I know no words…
Morin khuur referring to the bowed instrument, not the “galloping horses” it portrays. Not to be confused with the Chinese bowed instrument er-hu, “instrument of the northern folk.”
Thanks, leonard. I didn’t know that.
Partner or just for one of your videos?
Just one of my vids but hopefully when I aapply for partnership again I can use it as a good carD
congratulations James : )
Congranulations! Any revenue you wish to share should be wrapped in heavy crepe paper and sealed in foil-backed packaging conforming to U.S. military specifications for overseas shipments. Send revenue to:
Camp Kohler
c/o Secret Account 938275664910
Banco de Filze Riche
Geneva, Switzerland
If the total in any one year is greater than $1000, you receive a complimentary toaster and a copy of my new book, Toasting for Dummies, autographed in strawberry jam. (Please specify correct toaster voltage for your location. Not responsible for damaged food, structure fires and the like, due to the application of an incorrect operating voltage. Read toaster manual before operating for important safety notices and warnings, especially if you are fond of sticking forks into things.)
Wonder if smokin’ Mistletoe will have side effects…..
Funny! I rolled over and into the camp-fire; of which was burning by my side. [side-burning]…do you think Marina knows what “side-burning” means at a [joint] sesson? How about a lesson?
[sideburns]
I know that Marina likes to surprise us by e-mailing us cards on different occasions, but since this year we haven’t received a card yet, I’d like to go ahead and request the word [card], hoping that she gets my drift.
I looked up lunch, dinner, and supper in the OED and was totally surprised by their definitions!
Breakfast and supper are classifications based on time: breakfast is the first meal of the day, and supper is the last.
Lunch and dinner are classifications based on importance: dinner is the main meal of the day, and lunch is a light meal. A snack is even lighter than lunch. One can have multiple lunches and snacks a day.
I used to think all three of breakfast, lunch and dinner were classifications based on time as meals taken in the morning, noon, and evening/night respectively.
Two public figures (Dr. Dean Edell and Marilyn vos Savant) eat only dinner and nothing else (well, perhaps with a snack thrown in)! Here’s vos Savant’s daily meal plan; I used to eat 3 times a day, but for the past 5 months or so I have been eating 5 light meals a day (so that would be 5 “lunches” a day!).
Where did you grow up, Hs4Mm? Our place of origin affects how we use the English terms for meals.
My daughters were razzing me about my use of “supper,” saying it’s a word an old person would use.
India and Ceylon. My recently new BFF says that in Middle English, dinner meant breakfast!
Oh well, we may as well make a formal word request:
[breakfast] (“break fast”)
[lunch]
[dinner]
[supper]
BTW you must have left “Ceylon” long ago — I’m only finding it on my globe that also shows the “Belgian Congo.”
Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972.
I would feel flattered if that were said about me, as in oriental countries age is still revered, whereas in the west older people are regarded as ‘past it’.
Hey, did M. do [geriatrophobia] in her recent phobias video?
Tom Brokaw did us a great favor with his book The Greatest Generation, reminding people of my age that our parents defeated Hitler and Tojo and created the enormous post-war prosperity.
I was blessed with some impressive grandparents & great-aunts and uncles, including a Nobel prize winner in medicine and missionaries who survived the Boxer Rebellion, so [geriatrophobia] was absent in our family. If only I could set such an example for my daughters.
That surprised me too as I have never heard anyone refer to [lunch] as anything but a light midday meal. In Scotland, for example, they eat breakfast, dinner, tea and sometimes supper, dinner referring to the midday meal, even if less substantial than the evening meal which is tea. Tea in Scotland often is taken early evening (5 to 6 o’clock) and can consist of a hot dish followed by scones, cakes and the drink tea.
The OED gives the derivation of lunch as meaning the equivalent of the Scandinavian smörrebröd whereas the country from which English gets ‘lunch’ uses a word meaning ‘lid’ for the same thing.
My father-in-law, who’s a three squares a day man, gets really agitated if you call lunch anything but dinner. And we don’t go anywhere near the word brunch, that would be a death sentence.
Ooo, he’d REALLY have a fit over [linner]
Is he from the country or a farmer? As I grew up in the city, dinner was supper. Then I moved to the country and dinner was lunch or the biggest meal of the day. Caused some confusion! For instance, I would say, “Hey, Joe. When we gonna be done scraping these hog pens?” A painful and man-making job. Joe would say, “Oh, around dinner!” Now, if it was 10:00 am when he said this, and I’m thinking we got another 7 or 8 hours on the scraper, I would be so confused I would almost start crying! I sure was glad when I got that straightened out
That is what she said
Paul Rodgers and Brian May – All Right Now
2010 rocks 
He isn’t a farmer but Midwestern rural type of guy. Let’s put it this way- about 40 to 50 years ago he and his wife were to meet another couple for “dinner”. They of course were at the restaurant at noon, no friends in sight. The other couple was there around 6:00, no friends in sight. Three of them had a good laugh but my father-in-law still rants about it today. Maybe the safest way to go is when the meal is ready, holler out “Time to Eat!”
Ho hum. Time for:
***LossForWords presents another Fractured Philology Lesson:
[neighbor]***
Back in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, when people had horses instead of cars, the frequent whinnying of the near-dwellers’ horses was a common annoyance known as neigh-bore. In time, this term became applied to the near-dwellers themselves, surviving the replacement of horses with cars.
“It’s true, I tell you.”
™CampKohlerSpeaking of horses:
[hippocracy]:
1. The belief among equestrians that “horses rule!” First propounded by the famous Greek physician Hippocrates*, so nicknamed for his love of riding horses in his spare time.
2. The government of Jonathan Swift’s Houyhnhnms Land.
*Not to be confused with “hippo crates,” large cages for transporting the so-called “river horses” to their enclosures in zoos.
horse’s mouth (plural horses’ mouths)
1.(idiomatic) Source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.
Derived termsstraight from the horse’s mouth
1.(uncountable, slang) Heroin.
Alright, mate, got any horse?
Synonyms(heroin): H, smack…also Evan: the indigenous(Menominee) of my habitat, use the word “horse” as friend. Might be of the frenchys.
Well, as Debbie Schultz said at the Democratic Convention, “Me nominee is Barack Obama.”
OK, back on topic:
[cavalier]
[chivalrous] (NOT the way you feel after the Polar Bear swim)
[equestrian]
[hippodrome]
[horsing around]
Am I repeating myself in my old age?
‘Obama is new words, but old tricks as US acts like empire’
bees R goode 
[treaties] are treats of b.rown-s.ugar 
…another Marina…soul hear this…President Obama Opens Tribal Nations Conference
…adopted by the Crow….
Interesting website.. this girl’s dad’s website: http://www.stanick.com/
Seems rather random at first glance. Would I get more out of it if I could read hiragana?
Reckon I’m not [avant-garde].
interesting, he is following in the tradition of andy warhol. i like the randomness of the pop images and advertising media artifacts. hmm, sounds like david bowie singing. wondering about the statement, “jesus purifies the temple”
Music is Psychedelic Furs.
The cover of this magazine looks like someone I know. I just can’t place them. http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/exitartcatalog_2084_4050 This is one of my favorite songs from that era. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....8CDERzun4k
an interactive installation.
collage of cut and paste, sampling, edit, etc., within a website format
multi touch music wall
That’s pretty cool, I went and watched a few of her videos, randomly, and I thought I’d extract a couple of really sweet quotes:
“I’m one of those people that just pick up whatever is around me and just kind of throw it on my face.”
“I’m not a professional, I just do what I like.”
“We’re all a little crazy.”
by Lorraine Stanick
It was fun to get a little glimpse of what girl world looks like. But enough of that now, or people will think I’m gay or something. :/
Not much risk of that, Chem…
[homophobia] — oh wait, M. did that the other day. Funny — James is on about the same fear with his jeans.
LOL, I actually tried to adjust the focus with my mouse lol.. Ha!
A lot of early 80′s English sub pop which really jogs the memory. Definitely pop art with the use of computer technology. It’s good to see some one still painting, making collage, taking photographs and serigraphs without the use of computers. Yet, he brings it all together to make a fantastic digital experience. Good design and composition.
Word request . [wielding clout]
Who thinks my new jeans look gay? my mum and bro think they do, I like em. http://tweetphoto.com/7532488
i second your mom, but if you like them just wear them.
FUCK! Why do you think they look gay? Is it the huge gold Ed Hardy logo?
Funny (odd) — a generation ago, we were taught to say “gay” instead of “fag*” since the latter was abusive, and “gay” meant “cheerful**.” Now “gay” is becoming a term of abuse.
Are the “gay rights” people going to have to come up with a NEW new PC term? 
*American slang for “homosexual,” not “cigarette”
**”Dites-moi
Pourquoi
La vie est gai”
Faggot queer RS Pandit. Whatever, I just want to know why people think they look gay?
Yes it’s the huge golden logo.
the writing is feminine. the letters are round, guys handwriting is, most of the time, a lot less rounded.
The gold combined withe the blue also gives it a feminine touch. so they look more like a woman trouser, despite the male fit.
sorry James
I don’t know about “gay”. To me, they just look like a walking Ed Hardy advertisement.
My [2 bits, different from 2 cents -- two bits is actually a quarter since a bit is one eighth of a dollar!]:
One says an attribute has “masculine simplicity” or “feminine complexity”. The signage on the pants is elaborate. That signage is more like how a woman who worshiped Ed Hardy would write his name in reverence rather than how Ed Hardy would dash off his signature.
Masculine things are rugged like rivets on jeans, rather than delicate like gold leaf letters. The seams of the jeans need to be riveted to contain the joint in the presence of strong, rugged masculine actions/activity (like cow herding, branding etc); gold leaf letters would require a delicate feminine-usage-style (like sipping tea in a suite) to remain on the pants.
Having said the above, there is this exception — similar to how Marina can be exquisitely feminine no matter what she wore: A masculine guy would exude masculinity by his manners/behavior irrespective of what he was wearing — he would not need to stick on an Ed Hardy logo to say I am Ed-Hardy-strong; but if his girl gave him such a pants he could wear them without diminishing his masculine appeal. As a sketch of how that could be, I suppose one could wear those pants roughly as one would when one’s concern is about the goal of one’s actions and not to preserve some signage; and with such usage, the signage would be irrelevant (because the wearer treats them as irrelevant) and the letters would get a naturally worn out look, the look of a man having worn them out.
PS to 102.1.1.4: Some thoughts on why a girl can wear a man’s dress easily but not the other way around: When a girl wears a man’s cloths, say, his shirt, pj, hat etc, the cloths server to emphasize her feminine frailty — so she can end up looking more feminine wearing men’s cloths! Also, they can do things like fold the sleeves or bunch-up and tie the pj which allow them to function wearing men’s cloths. In contrast, if a man can get into a woman’s cloths, it would detract from his masculine features and send the message that he has a feminine form; also, the dress would likely be in the way of him being active — for him to be active, he would have to rip off those womanly cloths and go about his work naked!
They look “excessively labelled.”
Whether or not an item of attire is considered ‘Gay’ – [foppish] – is just a matter of current socially accepted fashion.
Would anyone have accused Charles II of being gay because of his manner of dress?
If you can put up with the slurs from those who don’t have the balls to wear what they like, then go for it.
uh-oh.. Please don’t tell me Marina is only making a lesson once a week now, it used to be once every 2 days and that was bad enough. Surely things arent that bad?
James, the trick is to get a girl friend to keep your mind occupied between HFW lessons.
I am going to be doing 2 a week and spend more time on them.
Do not tell you anything!
Enough is bad!
I have a word request if you don’t mind investigating
I have been hearing this word more on tv lately. The word is [axiomatic].
Have an awesome 2010!!
Could one say that Lizzie Borden, when in the grip of her murderous frenzy, was axeiomatic?
Axe a question, get an answer: Bob, if you Google ‘axeiomatic’, you’ll find that your question,which you submitted at 7:43am, is already listed under the linked titles:
Request a Word
I’ve noticed that before; someone posted a spelling which I thought wrong so I Googled it and there was the very post as the only return, and I think it was less than an hour since it had been posted.
A measure of Marina’s influence.
Try Googling “hippocracy”, I’m currently at #10 — and #1 for “hippocracy HFW”.
Nah, “axeiomatic” refers to some sort of motorized axe, just as hashimoto refers to motorized chopsticks. Or maybe a drawbridge.
I thought that hashimoto was a mobile phone on a bridge, or is that bordering on the edge of insanity?
It could also be a V8 engine or a bee in your bonnet. (Bonnet as in hood of a car.)
OK, I got most of that, but when I Google “hashimoto mobile phone”, top of the list is Bob on HFW.
Hashi Bee — friend of yours?
Hello, Moto
Does it RAZR laugh now?
{Re: Hashi Bee … No, but I could bee persuaded}
Marina’s favourite axe!
(For you noobs, the explanation is in the “lesson” James made a Lady out of me
Howdy Marina,
I hope christmas has fared very well for you. I would have enjoyed mine more if I wasn’t busy most of the day preparing food and stuff.
It’s been great seeing some longer videos again, from what I have seen towards the end of recent videos, I have noticed a lot more juvenile comments on youtube than there used to be. I’m not sure whether it’s pathetic or sad, or both. However, it makes me glad that this website still gets a lot more mature comments
Anyways, whatever you have planned for the new year, I hope you have a blast!!
Hi Marina,
this New Year’s eve, we’ll enjoy a beautiful Blue Moon; the second full moon within a month. Do you happen to know the origin of [Blue Moon] ? Best wishes for 2010!
Cheers,
Marc
Since the moon orbits the earth in 29 days, ALL full moons are within a month of each other, right?
2nd for [blue moon]
[month]
hey there pretty woman!
please can you find out where the word [chicken] comes from
do you sell christmas calenders? – you know the ones with the chocolates in?
thank you!
I would like to request the word [psychic]
If this word gets picked we would like to promote it on all of our websites.
Thank you!
Jucy
‘Twas the night before the Grammys, when all through the Haus
All the little monsters were quiet and so was Mickey mouse
The Versace speedos were hung by the nom noms with ropes of braided hair
In hopes that Poker Face soon would sing there;
The little monsters were drinking nestle cocoa in tea cups snug in their bleached bone cribs
While visions of fashionista queens danced in their monster filled heads;
And mama beasties in tight latex and I in my bondage pants
Had just stepped out into the darkness for a dinosaur dance
When out in the graveyard there arose such a clatter,
That it awoken the little monsters who sprang from their bone cribs to see what was the matter.
Away to the Grammys I flew like Flash Gordon,
Opening panels on my rocket boosters I screamed out “Guten Morgen!”
The moon lit brightly on the crest of yet another monster ball show
Gave the shimmery lustre of hope for the neu day to the little monsters below,
When, what to my wondering thousand or so monster eyes should appear, from a far
Fender guitars sticking out the sun roof of a limo, and eight tiny spiders from Mars
With little monsters driving, so lively and sick
I knew in a moment it must be David Bowie with Lady GaGa and an entourage of group prick
More rapid than the living dead his corpsers they came,
And there in the crowded auditorium many howls, whistles, and shout outs for Fame;
All the little monsters so happy that Poker Face showed up to sing
Awards were handed out and the applause started to ring
Then Bowie and Lady GaGa did a duet
And after the Grammys we flew to Paris on a luxury jet
etc.
Gee, eleven days after Christmas
and all through this site,
I saw a can on the table
articulating its might.
Santa was pointing with digits
all in the air,
as the sled was zigging and zooming
all over and everywhere.
As the sled made a wide angle
avoiding the birds,
ready to surprise someone
that knows all about words.
One last look and to my surprise,
there appeared as an image and was very wise,
an angel svyatki with candle and seal,
when a face revealed itself with greatest appeal.
- – -
It’s time! Time to head to the woods to cleanse my soul of the past year’s B.S. Gotta get back in balance.
Let’s all stay on top of the Sexy Geek voting for Marina. Those who were around last year remember the “oddities” that periodically occurred with the voting. Maybe if we make the numbers really lop-sided for Marina there will be no question about it this time around.
Happy New Year, my Hot For Words Family! Be crazy but be safe.
And Marina, my Dearest Teach – thank you for another year of your informative, entertaining, and creative genius. You are and forever shall be the best. Happy New Year!
Always.
We need to get the contrast on the comment numbering altered so that we can see it. (Else I can’t easily make up for the fact that a return from a reply is to the top of the blog instead of the correct point on these library PCs.)
re: Lexadaisical: It’s just too broad of a term, that is, inexact, to be useful. It’s just another attempt at cuteness. BTW, take a look at Number 5 on this list; my “sediments” exactly.
The computer monitor (the hardware itself, not any display software) will have buttons to control its contrast and brightness — have you tried playing with these buttons?
Also, I am puzzled as to why not being able to see the comment numbers is hindering your ability to reply to a comment “in-place” — what’s the connection between the numbers and figuring out which comment’s “reply” button to press? Perhaps your method for finding the specific comment you want to reply to can be improved.
It’s not which reply button to press, it’s that after posting the reply, WP returns to the top of the blog, forcing me to scroll down to where I replied from.
I’m using the library’s LCD display and cranking up the contrast hasn’t revealed the numbers.
Sorry to hear that; how about these two things:
1) Hitting Ctrl-A (the control and a keys simultaneously). Or Edit menu -> Select All.
2) Say you want to go to reply number 91.1.1. Then use the Browser’s search feature (Ctrl-F or Edit menu -> Find) to search for “says: 91.1.1″ (without the quotes) or just for the number 91.1.1.
Time for some junior high-esqe humor:
Q: What do you call a lesbian dinosaur?
A: Likalotopus.
What is[ Burlesque]?
…Do you go rabbit hunting? Bunny hopping? 
Bees R. Goode
The recent revival of burlesque seems to be everywhere these days! Burlesque is comedy, glamour and saucy striptease all rolled into one! Liberated ladies loving their bodies and dazzling you with their costumes, their talents and their style! You’ll marvel at twirling tassels, flying feathers and wild antics that prove that sexuality and sensuality can be good clean fun!
Haven’t hunted rabbits in awhile. Haven’t hopped any bunnies since I got married.
But, seriously, I do love burlesque.
blah ! is this …glamour and saucy striptease all rolled into one! Liberated ladies loving their bodies and dazzling you with their costumes, their talents and their style! You’ll marvel ….thanks to @muggins for the turn-on
at least 3 rhymes with MARINA…Irina…
I venture to say that Evan Owen and Bob’s puns have at least the same value as HFW’s videos.
Evan Owen is a genius.
OK, but have you seen us in tank tops or swimsuits?
Two old Polish lechers, on seeing a young woman with great legs:
“Udajemy uda jemy!”
(OK, the joke is probably lost in translation.)
Actually, I learned from the master. Who but Bob would note that Tchaikovsky means “to choke on one’s tea during a slalom”?
Was that one of mine?
I must have been piste at the time.
Blow your nose!
MARINA RuLes 
,by Marina…xXx…Ekаterina Chernousova
Екатерина Черноусова – Весенний Джаз Хоровод – CD, 2009 г.
…oh know!!!
My real word request, please —[][OUIJA[[]—is it more than a trademark ?
[outrageous]…HOT HOT …[letters]
“OUIJA …is it more than a trademark?”
Yes, yes
You dawg, you’re looking at that magazine again
oh, I know, just for the articles
You’ve probably already seen these, I’m throwin them at you anyways.
Talk show circuit: Live on Regis and Kelly
Break Up: Track #3
HOT HOT
Yeah, Hell yeah
***Word request: [Sauna]: “Hot and steamy!”***
As in: “I’d like a hot [sauna] after the Polar Bear Swim!”
I’d better Finnish this remark quick, I’m late for work.
(Don’t like my puns? So Suomi!)
If I don’t like your puns I won’t bother to sue you; I’ll just come after you with a saunaf shotgun.
Tits print by Seb Lester…I remember about what you reported about feeding {[tits]}…seasons are spices celebrating…next is spring like [karst]
Nice Tits leonard
Milwaukee’s Polar Bear Swim, January 1, 2009. — On the first day of the year, intrepid folks frolic in the surf of Bradford Beach on Milwaukee’s Lake Michigan coastline.
Wishing you and Marina”s HotForWords lovers a VERY GOOD new-YEAR
polar bear vs walrus
Hi,
I would like to request the word [quark]. Thanks. It’s a elementary particle an I just wondered how anyone came up with it.
Hi, i would like to request the word—-” Posse”…Thanks
Hi, could you research the word or the “trunk-word”, dont know if thats the correct word but hope u understand, of; [medi-] and explain the etymology and meaning of it. And explain why it appears in words like [medicine, meditation] and alle the other words with medi in it… like [medieval, mediocre.... etc.] but especially the first words.
New video at the Hot4Words channel. Check it out. It’s cool.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ho.....t4words
She looks like the wicked witch from Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ in that video.
Sweeeet! Kinda scary, but still sweet in an android kind of way.
loved it very kool
Marina,
What does it mean to [zero in] on something
Happy New Year
It means to remove error, usually by making a series of adjustments, in order to focussing attention upon or perfect a process acting upon something. For example, zeroing in a rifle means to adjust its sights until it hits what is being aimed at.
OK, CampKohler, no offense, but I wasn’t asking you. I know what the phrase means, but I’m asking Marina for the origins of it.
Marina, thanks for making ethymology fun for everybody.
I want to share the following paragraph with you while I submit some words in braces along the way.
You should know all of your fans say you are a beautiful woman.
But I think you are also a very smart person and you are well advised in markeing. I say this because you have proved to be very successful in dealing with the internet. I´ve studied the internet since its origins. I am a systems engineer and my college [thesis] was about using the world wide web for advice in setting up your own internet connection. It was 1997. My colleagues and some teachers thought my project was [weird] and it had no purpose because they said it was foolish to use the internet for advice on how to access it in the first place. They have proved to be dead wrong. Today you can access the internet from anyplace and research on anything you want.
You are now a world celeb and a pioneer in [edutainment]
I don´t mean to fill your post with [flatteries]. I am being honest.
Please reply to my message, sweet. I only want you to give me the honor of replying me back and be good friends. I also don’t pretend to get close to you for something otherwise than being good friends. I am already in love with somebody else
P.D. What means to [wield clout]? This request has nothing to do with the above paragraph. I am just curious about things that are happening at my office.
Nice night for you and take care.
Yes, I did notice the new stylized thumbnail
above and I like it a lot. I like the way you look
at me in that one.
Also noticed that the video is on
Popular pg2 having been on page1 at #18.
What are you talking about. She looked right passed you at me.
And even further…
“Old age is no place for sissies.” – Bette Davis…type of letters 
“keep looking”— is I’m told? 
Very interesting what you said about de Romans and Saturnalia. As a matter of fact the catholic church based many of the modern believes from romans habits and customs and holidays.
Hi Marina!
It’s a very good movie about the word “mistletoe”. I really like like it
And I would like to request a word [California] . I’m really curious where’s this name come from
Greetings from Poland and BEST WISHES FOR NEW YEAR 2010!
Please can you all watch my new video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....jCtDJNmEd8
You’re scarey in drag, James!
[rape] my video
Is this James? 
…deep throat… 
from todays HOtFORWORDS —Quote”Oh, grow up!” – Joan Rivers 
the wise 
Lose the filthy language. It’s a crutch.
Really? I like it?
I totally forget to send you a card, so here goes:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. That you may have good holidays and that 2010 will be a succesfull year in good health and that we see you a lot (more)
)))))
So, kissing under the mistletoe toe is a Friggan legend – who knew?
Loved the vid, loved the history, loved that Lady M is wearing my scarf again.
Hope all had a great Christmas! Peace on earth, good will t’ord all y’all.
I Would like to know the word [Poser]
[a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not]
I would want to know who would do this?
Anyone who is not satisfied with theirself, or is wanted for arrest in one or more jurisdictions.
I didn’t come across any mistletoe and was unable to kiss any woman.
There’s always New Year.
Fake it friend. Grab some broccoli and hold it over a ladies head and tell her it’s mistletoe.
Most won’t care as long as they get a kiss. 
Be sure to shake off any excess lemon and butter sauce first.
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y G O R B Y !!!
For those of you who have the HotForWords calendar,
check Dec 26, the birthday of Gorby. On the calendar it
says Kobe as the calendar had probably gone to press
prior to the name change in October, 2008.
http://www.hotforwords.com/200...../28/gorby/
hey PK any news on a 2010 upgrade
B.B. 
err update 
Yes, my nude calendar is coming… ohhh wait,
you’re talking about the HotForWords calendar for 2010?
I have not heard of an update.
Maybe there will be a surprise? Don’t know.
She’s probably going to release the new calendar ad calendas Graecas
Word request:
[wreak havoc]
Does one “wreak” anything else in English?
The Cornish wreak ships on the wreaf.
Hi, Evan, did you have a good Yule?
God Jul?
He wasn’t a God and, according to the Thais, he was a very bad King.
The film ‘The King and I’ is banned in Thailand as being insulting to the King that Brynner portrays, being of questionable historical accuracy.
True, but any excuse for a bad pun, eh Bob?
Going to Thai one on this New Year’s:
No, I’m already Thai-ed up.
Excellent video, Marina! The end was especially high on the cute scale! I’d kiss you even with those goofy teeth! :B I have kissed girls under the mistletoe, but not this year–no mistletoe handy.
REQUEST: While microwaving water for my hot chocolate today, I mused on the word [BEVERAGE]. Why do we use a 3-syllable word of likely French origin, while the perfectly good 1-syllable Anglo-Saxon “drink” will do? Seems like a good lesson for a time of year when many adult beverages are consumed.
It seems that people believe they appear more intelligent the more syllables they use.
{“Never use one syllable when three will do.”}
“Antiquated vocabulary is superior, and antiquated vocabulary when abbreviated is superlative.”
Seriously, Bob, can you imagine Churchill saying that?
E.g., viz., q.e.d., etc?
Oddly enough, the microwave LED counter reads, “BEVERGE” when the beverage button is pushed. Dumb, huh?
Yes, it should read ‘BEVRIJ’ shouldn’t it?
Never use 3.6 words when 2.8 will do.
so, mistletoe is a parasitic organism that thrives by sucking the life out of its host and is toxic. yep, that describes most of the women i’ve kissed.
Damiana, buzzword’s going ape again — do you suppose you could give him an attitude adjustment?
hey evan.. i’m thinking commiseration, but somehow i don’t think that’s what you had in mind. lol. my experience with men has been much the same as buzzword’s with women. :/
for fun.. attitude adjustment is a colloquialism for getting high. Oo
I didn’t know that meaning of “attitude adjustment.” Thanks for educating me.
No hidden meanings in what I said — I’ve simply noticed you have a knack for bringing out bringing out BW’s mellower side.
yvw. attitude adjustment may only be used that way in this area. but if you hear someone say it and then wink, you’ll know. ; )
really.. i do? i didn’t know. buzzword’s cool.. he’s a sweetheart.
The tree has many branches!…&…An opposing and imposing; mating the prime proposing root: sex is knowl-L(ak)edges! ………
So, buzzword, you’ve met my ex-wife…
perhaps in his delrium he mistook the devil’s hindquarters for that of a rosy cheeked fair maiden’s
liar liar
Yeah, her “rosy cheeks”-that’s what caught my eye. Beware the cheeks!
Marina, are you somehow having fun with my gravatars?
(I don’t even know if it’s possible.)
Yay! Water barrel of laughs I am.
Just keeping up with the scuttlebutt.
Happy New Year.
You (and Evan) are way out of my league in the pun department. I’ll just keep jumping in with the obvious ones when ya’ll [throw me a bone.]
Dear marina,
could you explain to me what a [declension] is?
“Expasiva”
Thanks
In case she declines to answer, here is a primer on the declension of Russian nouns.
Disculpe, Alexander, que hago tantos chistes malos. Hablando en serio, los nombres y adjectivos en ruso cambian en las letras finales, segun como se los usa en el frase; este se llama [declension] .
Apreciado evan : Muchas gracias por tu respuesta
English is my second language since i was 6,
No hay problema evan con los chistes malos. Tranquilo.
Yo fui Campeon de chistes malos en mi colegio, el san Carlos
como muchos hijos de inmigrantes, fui educado en los estándares
de una cultura distinta de la de las tradiciones de mis abuelos.
http://www.sancarlos.edu.co
No se si eres cercano a Marina. En todo caso ella me parece
una mujer muy hermosa y llena de talento. Creo que su belleza
emana desde su interior. Se ve muy saludable y esplendorosa.
Tengo una pregunta mas para ti. Donde aprendiste español?
Estoy seguro que sabes que vivo en sudamerica porque has visto
mis comentarios para Marina en tweeter.
Tienes razón, vi tus comentarios en “Tweeter.”
Aprendí mi español en la escuela secundaria aquí, 1964-1970; también visité a México en 1971, y trabajé como voluntario para la unión de los Campesinos Unidos en 1972. Ahora trabajo en una tienda en una comunidad hispánica en el estado de Washington en el noroeste de los EEUU, donde de vez en cuando tradusco para los clientes.
Y tú, en que país vives? Sudamérica es enorme, con grandes diferencias entre los paises. Pensamos de “Latinoamérica” pero hay muchos inmigrantes de otros paises — Italia, Japón, Alemania, Gales (en Patagonia), y según lo que dices, de Rusia también.
Here is Marina’s Christmas card from last year. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have keeping it in my archives.
http://i47.tinypic.com/1fy2s1......jpg
You know it.
Can you all please rate my first New style video 5 stars!! Some twat just gave it one..
Thank you!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....jCtDJNmEd8
alright but just because you said, “please” oh, and i don’t like being called a “twat” you cunt.
Well that wa confusing. Did you rate me 1star then?? Why would anyone do such a thing?
James, we’re all deeply aware of your superior intelligence, technical proficiency, wit and talent, so we’re inclined to have exceedingly high expectations of your creative efforts, which can lead to unreasonable disenchantment if what you produce is a hair less than superlative.
Just because I did an advanced iq test on facebook and my result was 133 does not make me some kind of einstien. Although I am not far off lol. Any way, I must ask why you mentioned wit. Tracey is funny in the fact she is so demotivated and does not give a shit lol
no, just fucking with you. whoever rated your vid one star was a fuckwit.
Marina, I would like to request [goody two-shoes] or [miss goody two-shoes].
This would be a great segment for you to wear a HOT school girl outfit & pigtails! I think your followers would really enjoy that!
Love what you do – thanks!
I second that
No christmas card this year then Marina?
Something I said 
Hmmmm we didn’t get one either James. We all must have been bad little boys and girls this year. Our grades must have really slipped. Oh well doodoo happens.
i didn’t get one eighter. but i was on homework-strike : )
oh well. or maybe this one
Sometimes we all get a bum deal.
I’ve never gotten one. Not a single one. Ever…
Way to butt in, Bob.
Camp Kohler,
Merry Christmas
you’re sure? : D
GP: Thanks for the effort, but it’s just not the same as getting it directly from her
Enterkey to mine.Rijk: Butt, I’ll have to give that some serious study.
James,
Merry Christmas
My 180mb video just uploaded itself to youtube in 15 seconds! How the hell did that work?
Here’s an anecdote you might enjoy: on the subject of “mist” meaning dung or poop in German, Rolls Royce, a few years ago introduced the “Silver Mist” car. It brought many laughs in Germany as the “Silver Poop Pile.”
The Chevy Nova didn’t sell in Mexico, either — until GM realized that “No va” is Spanish for “It doesn’t go,” and renamed it the Caribe for sale in Latin America.
Have you ever noticed that the Toyota logo looks like a silver poop going into a silver pot?
Orthodox Christmas coming up on January 7th
The wonderful thing about being on this site is that we (at least those who feel in the spirit) can celebrate Christmas all the way until January 7th. Oh, oh, I see eyeballs rolling.
In my Christmas wishes to Marina I forgot to mention that the Orthodox Church in Russia celebrates Christmas on January 7th. I know many of you tweeted that and mentioned it on this site also.
I thought I would emphasize it again and make it a point to have those who feel in the spirit to acknowledge Christmas on January 7th. The reason for that date is due to the use of the Julian calendar.
What many may not know is that Christmas was banned in Russia in 1917 and was openly observed again in 1992. That means Marina was 12 years old when that happened.
I learned a little bit of the customs of the Russian Christmas celebration from some YouTube videos where it was said that 80% of the Russian people attend Church and on Christmas Eve there is the Christmas Eve fast and meal with family. Once the first star has appeared in the sky, the festivities begin. As a child, I remember observing the same kind of tradition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
This web site also lists the twelve foods of the Holy Super.
http://russian-crafts.com/cust.....stmas.html
Just remember to remind us when the time comes Karl so we can celebrate if Marina wants us to on January 7th.
Hello Marina,very good video on mistletoe aka,dung branch lol .I wish you a very Happy Christmas,and everyone else here,and also Gorby
Did Gorby or any other of your pets get some good gifts Marina?Thank you so much for all that you do for us Marina 
See you later 
my word request
[marshmallow] 
Happy Christmas | How to Make[Marshmallows] from Scratch, Part 1…depending on ela-V-ation 
…hoping all the ‘hot4worders’ – had a grand time feasting yesterday 
PS MARINA—–NOOK…better than kinde^(sp) 
l
I have never seen mistletoe with red or black berries. Were those painted? Mistletoe is the Oklahoma State plant and all the mistletoe here has waxy, white berries. Yes, I have kissed under the mistletoe, but I kiss all the pretty ladies whether there’s mistletoe or not. It’s part of the job of being a rock star.
Hey Rocky hope you had a great Christmas. All of our mistletoe here in NC has white berries also. We loose a lot of the berries when we shoot the mistletoe down with a 22 rifle. Darned if I am going to climb up and get them down.
What!? You mean you don’t borrow the big turntable or a cherry-picker from your mates down at the Firehouse?
I like shooting them out of the tree. Get me a few squirrels at the same time.
Guess the cowboys aren’t all out west then.
What do the squirrels taste like?
{Tastes like Moose.}
Bob, in North Carolina, they’re not “cowboys,” they’re “tarheels.”
(Less’n y’all take offense, Capman, mah granpappy was from Tennessee.)
Hi Rocky,
The traditional color of the mistletoe berries is white as you mentioned. I understand that there are about 1400 species of mistletoe and that some of the the New Zealand mistletoe have red berries. Also, the mistletoe belongs to the holly family, and many of the Christmas decorations are actually holly with red berries.
Here are some photos from an image server which shows photos of mistletoe with red and white berries.
http://www.featurepics.com/pho.....tletoe.htm
Wow! Thanks! Wonder if the red-berry version would grow here in Okie-land.
Hi Rocky, from my reading of the generic mistletoe, it is said that they can grow pretty much anywhere including as far north as Scotland and of course new Zealand gets snow, so I imagine that it is possible to have them grow in Oklahoma.
I grew up with a lot of the myths and folklore of mistletoe as well as the gardening, but I have forgotten most of that. I do remember stories of holly being related to everlasting life due to its evergreen leaves just like mistletoe and that the red berries of the holly are symbolic of the blood of Christ and the spines of the leaves represent the crown of thorns.
I had always thought that holly was also related to Holy, but it seems that is not the case, but the symbolic coincidences are interesting nevertheless.
Read item #7 which refers to the connection to Christ.
http://www.icangarden.com/docu.....temid=7606
Hi,
I thought a good word or phrase might be grease monkey. Where did that term come from? It’s not used very often anymore. I’m a mechanic and have often said that a trained monkey could do my job Most of the other mechanics don’t appreciate that.
I love all of the videos and TV appearances that you do. Great sense of humor!
Thanks so much,
Tim Kraemer
I’d like to see a monkey trained to figure out malfunction codes…
Hold on a minute I’ll get you a mirror
Very funny. Actually, I should have said (or you could have said), a` la Groucho Marx, “This is so simple, a monkey could do it. {aside} I can’t make heads or tails out of this; find me a monkey!”
Teacher –
Another fantastic lesson! Thanx for a great year of learning!! Merry Christmas to you and Gorby!!
Phil
[yonder]
[hoot 'n' a holler]
Another great lesson; thank you Marina.
I have kissed under the mistletoe before, but not this year.
Probably a good choice, with the swine flu thing rampant.
It’s like shaking hands when you meet someone. I have stopped that old tradition cause of spreading flu germs or any thing else. I just politely tell them I don’t shake hands any more because of the out breaks. Think how many hands you have shaken and they just went to the rest room and didn’t wash their hands. Kinda makes you think.
Most all germs, bacteria, and viruses cannot live outside the human body for more than a few seconds at most. You really should not worry about that.
I was getting the flu 2 times a year, and I decided, I don’t want to touch men. Instead of a handshake, I give a cool and abbreviated wave and tell ‘em something like “Glad to meetcha.” or some such. If I detect in their facial language that they think they’ve been snubbed, I tell them I don’t shake hands for health reasons. It’s not an entirely successful strategy. Some guys, when they find out you don’t want to touch, come up and hug you with glee. Hate that.
Depending on who is under the mistletoe it could be worth the risk.
Very nice explanation
HAve a great Xmas Marina!!!
Did anyone get the “secret gang sign” that Marina used at 4:15?
Marina even placed an annotation at 4:16 saying; “What the heck was that?”, referring to the two flicks against the jaw. That is soooo funny.
Was it an A-OK sign gone astray?
And why an A-OK sign?
I don’t know the answer, but a possible answer
might be related to this hint which is music and L.G.
Oooohhh, we are gonna keep those nice conspiracy
people up all night.
It’s a Russian gesture that symbolizes drinking alcohol or being under the influence
The Polish gesture for that is similar, but we clap with an edge of a flat hand against the neck.
It was hard to find a photo or video exemplifying the gesture (difficulties with proper Google keywords), but I finally found one.
Yes, you are correct fglrx. I scoured
a ton of gesture sites and did not
find that one. It seems that most sites copy
off of one another so one keeps getting
the same content.
Thank you fglrx for the info.
I had seen that gesture many
years ago and knew it was related
to the topic at hand that Marina
mentioned in the video regarding
food and drink.
Perhaps Marina may or may not
be aware of the A-OK sign as part
of Lady Gaga expression which
would occur in a different context
and done differently, but it’s always
fun to see how people use different
gestures.
According to the site linked in 51.1.3, Russian’s interpret the thumbs up and okay signs differently:
You got it: http://www.walterkoenigsite.co.....tures.html
Thanks for that site Hs4Mm,
I was actually on that site, but didn’t go down far enough. I ran into some interesting sites and stories about people visiting foreign lands using gestures that they are familiar with here in the US. One story was about a guy who visited Russia and gave a wink to a Russian girl. She gave him the cold shoulder and later he found out that a wink means propositioning a prostitute.
A month ago I enjoyed reading this story of an Englishman who came to Siberia for 1.5 year to teach English.
So maybe Marina does think in russian then?
I love how Marina has also not come out to explain herself, but she is looking…. She reads everything, I know it, you know it and so does she. Sometimes when you get ratted out the best thing to do is just not say a word. As this is the net you can get away with it to the extent people don’t even think you have seen it! That’s it Marina, you hide…… commie
HA!! Whats with The big full stop on the end of the word looking?
The most offensive Christmas wishes ever!
lol!,
merry Christmas fglrx.
Merry Christmas, Rijk!
Q: How did the tramp defend her claim to being intelligent? A: By saying she had a good eye cue.
Dear HotForWords,
I have not yet kissed under a mistletoe. But if you’ll just stand right over here…no…a little to the left…there!
MWAH!
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
Marina,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I am sure you never needed Mistletoe for a kiss. Have you solved the Rubic’s Cube yet.
I have a couple of words to request [news] which I believe is really a short form of saying North, East, West and South.
Also, what does [elitist] mean? I now you are an elite beauty but are you an [elitist]?
hotdave
HAPPY HOLIDAY Marina XOXO
…brandy is a handy dandy….merry jesus of conception—march 25th, not 24th
With a glass I’m pretty handy
AC DC song
Mistress for Christmas
The dudes are line-ing up!…fite
kesha tic tok I’m hEar—soul LETS GET THE pArty 
[STaRted]
I have some mistletoe hanging over my monitor. SMOOCH! I guess it’s gonna be you and me. I’ll grab the cleaner.
were does the word merry christmas comes from
Does this help?: http://www.hotforwords.com/200.....ent-163123
You make learning fun again. I love your videos. I would like to request the phrase [pay through the nose]. I’ve always been curious about that one.
Under the Mistletoe
[milk and cookies]
[CoOkIe MoNsTeR]
[Om NoM NoM NoM]
Nice! I can identify…
.my link to a cookie…now to get more milk 
New Year Cheer to you, too!
Let’s get down to business,
Under the mistletoe-oh-wow-oh…
Merry Christmas Marina XO
must have the telephone number of your dentist please, teeth look really fabulous!
Managed homework too! day helping at hospital
Greetings from Bulgaria, Marina. I love your work and I would like to request a word. The word is [wrestling] . Thanks in advance, hope you’ll make a video. Also happy holidays and Merry Christmas.
All the best from me.
Честита Коледа, Виктор Пенчев!
Silent Night.
Merry Christmas, Bob. The link is wonderful!
Thank you, glad you liked it. Merry Christmas to you too.
So beautiful-so pure. Thank you Bob.
It’s wonderful to hear about the pagan roots of Christmas, but let’s remember the Christian side as well.
I encourage everyone to open the Book of Mark and read the story of the Nativity, with the shepherds and wise men.
lol? she did mention the christian side, didn’t she?
the actual lesson on “christmas” is here. it’s most unfortunate that she didn’t mention the non-religious roots in that vid.
christians always do that. as soon as someone points out some actual historic facts that have nothing to do with religion being the root of something, they get all whiny and complain.
i encourage everyone to open richard dawkins’ the god delusion at the very first page and read it entirely.
and if anyone now thinks that i’m not joining the christmas spirit or feels “offended” or something — well that’s just tough.
Nice try, äläx, let’s see if anyone actually “gets” my comment!
yes, let’s see, since your comment was very subtle and hard to get. mhm.:P
Ooo, you’re getting closer äläx — the point of my comment was utterly frivolous and obvious. Someone’s supposed to flame me for a different reason…
The Unholy Trinity is seen in Christian eschatology as the exact opposite of the Holy Trinity that represents God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The Unholy Trinity represents Satan, Antichrist, and the False Prophet….”Just when I found a gutter to sleep in…somebody wants it to eomotionalize and feed humanity”—little pussy-leoNard…
over herded by stampedes to publish semantic-folk-lore 
see how nice of a person i am?:P
Oh, alax.
Merry CHRISTmas!
and to you. thx.;P
I’ll never get your point unless it is spelled out.
The Hindus too have a story of a King who had heard a prophesy that he would be killed by his nephew (1st child, 8th child whatever) and so he sought to kill all the children of the parents involved; but the child of the prophesy — non other than the Krishna of the “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” fame — escapes and grows up to kill him. (Least someone assume I’m a Hindu, I am an atheist; more precisely, an Objectivist.)
Anyway, here’s an “interesting” excerpt from the bible, Judges 19 verses 17 to 30, narrated by ZOMGitsCriss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....tXdV3SAuHs
Hi Hs4Mm,
I think most of us have noticed you’re an Objectivist and therefore not Hindu, but your accent suggests you may have an Indian heritage and therefore be familiar with Hindu traditions.
See pK’s remark below — he got it.
Great stuff Evan.
You want me to give away the secret?
OK, everyone, the jig is up.
There is no story of the Nativity with shepherds
and wise men in the Gospel of Mark.
The Gospel of Mark is one of the most contested and controversial Books. You don’t have to be a Bible scholar to know that, but it does help if one has studied the Bible from a scholarly point of view, or even from a point of view of faith or historicity.
The nativity is only told in the Gospel of Matthew and Luke.
The Gospel of Mark and John do not have nativity stories.
There goes that synopticism.
I believe Evan demonstrated the use of a rhetorical device and may also be a good example of irony and sarcasm.
Great job Evan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.....el_of_Mark
Thanks PK. Evan ought to have known better than to commit such heresy. Everyone knows the Pope only endorses the story of the Nativity as told by John.
Oops! Should have written “Brother Evan”.
Not being a scholar of the bible or having a point of view from faith or historicity I maybe going off on a different tangent here. This sounds like the early church fathers who compiled the Bible may have thought about suppressing The Gospel of Mark.
Also why aren’t there any stories in the Bible (The King James version and maybe even Gutenberg) about Jesus’s childhood. Whenever any church is confronted with “The Lost Books of The Bible” or “The Forgotten Books of Eden” they automatically dismiss these texts, not even look at or question them. Seems like to me this is a malicious form of control, taking certain texts to suit their own agenda.
Hey, doesn’t everybody do that like elitists, governments, ect….
Well I’m probably missing the point of this thread and if this a pun by Evan, it’s a good one.
The Gospel of Luke tells a story of Yeshua bar-Yosef (Jesus) visiting the Temple in Jerusalem when he was 12. Interesting passage: at that time, the head priest may have been Rabbi Hillel, famous for his one-sentence summary of the Torah: “What is hateful to you, do not do to others,” later paraphrased by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Okay Evan, so there is something written about Jesus’s childhood. The funny is though I do recall that story in The Gospel of Luke, but that was quite a while ago, don’t know why I didn’t remember that when submitting my previous comment. But for a figure like Jesus of Nazareth who’s considered so divine and has impacted so many people’s lives even to this day, one would figure there would be more written about him especially when there’s still practically nothing about his childhood and then they fast forward to when he’s thirty or so. That’s about 80% they leave out about his life. I guess the early Church Fathers just wanted to hit the highlights.
If you’re not already aware of these scriptures (The Lost Books of The Bible) here’s a link if your interested in checking out some material. It starts off with an introduction and there are several or more books that were supposedly excluded from what we know as the standard Bible today.
I. Infancy and II. Infancy:Thomas’s Gospel talks about Jesus’s childhood before 12 years old and maybe a little after. Maybe the Church Fathers were thinking that Jesus was a little shithead as a kid and those scriptures wouldn’t look good in the final version
kids will be kids.
But who knows if these scriptures are telling a true account of Jesus’s life, they are just translations just like the standard King James version or any other version after.
http://sacred-texts.com/bib/lb.....lbob02.htm
Hello VR,
Thanks for the link — just the sort of thing I like to peruse.
Random thoughts:
“The” authorized Bible: The Catholic Bible contains books omitted from the Protestant, so there is clearly more than one “authorized” Bible. If two, why not more? God didn’t do the editing.
Deliberate alterations: The Greek scholar Origen suppressed the fact that Barabbas’ first name was also Jesus, because he didn’t like it that such a bad boy shared the holy name of “Our Lord and Saviour.”
Lost in translation: “Lamb of God” is better rendered as “God’s Kid,” since “lamb” was Aramaic slang for a child, just as “kid” is in English.
New discoveries: Christian texts discovered in the Egyptian desert state that Jesus was on kissing terms with Mary Magdalene. And of course, there was the discovery of “Jesus’ Family Tomb.” Blasphemy? Consider:
Fresh look at old material: At the end of his book, the disciple John declares that there was so much else that Jesus did, he supposed all the books in the world couldn’t contain the whole story. Based on that, even a fundamentalist Christian could believe that after the Resurrection, Jesus came back from heaven, retired from preaching, settled down, got married, raised a family, and let the disciples take over His work.
Word of God: What devout Christians say about the Bible, as opposed to what the Bible says about itself. E.g.:
Song of Solomon: erotic poem
Nehemiah: first-person history
Gospel of Luke: investigative journalism.
I gotta give you props Evan, that was an excellent reply. Wasn’t expecting it.
There are many churches that say the Bible (whichever version) is the word of God and written by God. I agree with your random thought for it wasn’t edited by God. It’s like a library that just got too big and books were contradicting one another so they had to choose which ones worked well together or created a smooth flow in the story telling. Maybe some of them had doubts on their final choices
This kinda sounds like something from “The Last Temptation of Christ” by Nikos Kazantzakis. Scorsese brought this to the big screen. Here’s a lowdown on the twist in this story. As Jesus is dying on the cross Satan appears to him in the form of a girl, and tempts him in return to save him from suffering on the cross. Jesus takes this offer thinking it’s his Father who’s behind this and has come to save him from this Fate, He doesn’t have to go through with the plan. Jesus marries Mary Magdalene, They have children, They live long and happy lives as mortals, his disciples have taken over his preaching. On his deathbed Judas shows up (The one who many say he betrayed Jesus) and tells Jesus, dude you fucked up, you were tricked! Jesus realizing this in horror begs his Father for forgiveness. And God being the chipper dude that he is, of course is gonna help out his son. (what normal parent wouldn’t) God says you gotta go through with the plan Jesus finally accepts this no questions asked and ends up back on the cross (like as if his mortal life never happened) was this possibly just a dream? Jesus says it is done, he dies and mankind is saved and the story goes on from there. Pretty wild , huh?
Hey Evan, thanks for your thoughts.
LAMB OF GOD
Hey Evan, on my comment at 38.3.2.2.2 in the beginning where I said “I wasn’t expecting it.
” is referring to you replying to my comment, not the content of your reply. To me, my sentence there doesn’t sound right when I looked at it again. So if you didn’t see anything weird there, then that’s cool.
later from vrock
Thanks, pK. You’re true to your name.
Why, yes of course,
I’m a pedagod after my own heart.
You may be tempted to correct me saying that it should be pedagogue, but I wanted to try my hand at a spoonerism. Besides this neologistic sniglet is in at least one dictionary.
What’s it mean?
“A fantastic teacher with few equals”
Just like someone else we know
starting with Hot and ending in ForWords.
http://www.addictionary.com/wo.....98/pedagod
Shame on you! A hundred Hail Maries (Hails Mary, whatever) for such an heresy! The Pope only endorses the story of the Nativity as told by John.
{erroneous comment removed}
i wish someone had explained all this to me earlier. i gathered three of my professors and two german shepherds to read aloud the book of mark. didn’t do a damn thing for me.
“Dunk” is OK, as long as we don’t get “dunked” in it!
Nice Slavic touch, Marina, I hope you don’t ever completely lose your accent!
She purposely pronounces some trilling r’s, like in “from” at 0:11. She not always did it
This guy is trying desperately to get rid of his Russian accent and even humiliates himself in the description of the video because of that. Marina, in reverse, fights to keep her accent now (according to my impression, she had a slighter one in O’Reilly programs and in some videos from a few months ago). Might she realize it’s her trademark?
Da, I am thinkink Rashan accent is khot-for-vords trademark!
Da.
Hiello may dir students.
Yury teacher hot for vords is bak wit anoder lesson!
But seriously, I’ve seen she gets comments such as this one:
on the Plastic Surgery video. I’ve noticed too that she kinda dropped the accent a little bit in that video.
About being able to understand an accent: while in India, I could understand the British, but not the Americans. After having lived in the US for a few years, I can understand the Americans and can no longer understand the British easily. Also, the British accent seemed “normal” and the American strange; now it is the other way around!
merry Christmas Owen : )
And a “Vrolijk kerstfeest” to you also, Rijk, albeit two days late.
For those mystified by Marina’s “lizbordon” remark:
Lizzie Borden took an axe,
And gave her mother forty whacks,
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.
The ditty refers to one of the most lurid murders in American history. This being Christmas, I’ll say no more about it.
Thanks … I kept looking for an “X” in the spelling!
Yeah, well, if someone made an allusion to the महाभारत, I’d be wanting an explanation too!
I haven’t heard that since I was a toddler at my grandmother’s knee.
That’s the problem with being one of the immortals, sometimes my age shows.
Yeah, That ditty is the stuff that makes for great
Metal Songs.
She Took An Axe…. The axe came down…
BLOOD ALL AROUND 
Elton John gave them props for covering one of his songs.
My big problem is… how did Marina know about Lizzie Borden’s story? If Bob hasn’t heard about it since he was a toddler, and you said that knowing about this shows your immortality, how does Marina know? She must be immortal as well!
It’s also rumored that she doesn’t have a reflection in the mirror!
That would explain her immortality…
Marina is Omniscient
Dude
I remember them, It’s been years since I heard their stuff.
Hmmm……. yeah them lyrics though
You’re making me wonder
Careful, Chem, you’ll be adding to the old legends about Romania and vampires!
A HotForWords Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas in the HotForWords house
Not a creature was stirring, not even Gorbys mouse.
The comments were all hung in their threads with great care
Hoping teachers reply, soon would be there.
The students were drowsy, all snug in their beds
While visions of first comment danced in their heads.
And Skip in his bed, and I in my cap,
had almost logged off for a long winters nap.
When out from my phone there arose such a clatter,
I sprang for my crackberry to see what was the matter.
Away to the Mac I flew like a flash, tore open the cover,
and hit refresh with a bash.
With the screen so bright, aglow in the dark,
Skip got scared and let out a bark.
When what on my computer screen did appear,
but a holiday message from Marina with cheer.
With a wonderful smile, so smart and so bright
I knew in a moment it had come from Marinas cool site.
More rapid than 3G, her helpers they came,
and she whispered and smiled and called them by name:
“Now Capman! Now Jack!
Now, James and Anud!
On, Karl! On, ChaCha!
On, BillyB and Bob!
From the decks of the yachts!
From the car in the stall!
Now type away!
Type away! Type away all!”
And then in a refresh, I heard on the street
the tipping and toeing of cute little feet.
As I focused my ears, listened and stopped,
through the front door, teacher appeared with a hop.
She was dressed in all white with glitter of blue,
I fell back off my seat, this couldn’t be true!
A bundle of books she had hung on her side.
Guarded by Gorby, along for the ride.
Her eyes so blue, how softly they twinkled
Her cheeks so high and not even a wrinkle.
The smile on her face drawn up like a bow.
And locks of blonde hair with a fabulous glow.
The stump of a pencil she held tight in her teeth
and her hair was styled in the shape of a wreath.
She had a cute smiling face and a flat little belly,
that tightened when she laughed unlike a bowl full of jelly.
She spoke not a word, but went straight to her Mac,
editing and uploaded, the lessons were stacked.
And in closing one eye to give a slight wink,
she turned with a blur and was gone in a blink.
She sprang to her car, to Gorby she whistled
and away they both flew, down the street like a missile.
But I heard her exclaim, as she drove through the night:
“MERRY CHRISTMAS DEAR STUDENTS AND VISIT MY SITE!!”
Merry Christmas Marina!
Merry Christmas to the whole HFW classroom!
Marina, please do acknowledge PD’s clever poem — I remember it well from last Christmas, a superlative piece of HFW creativity from a devoted student.
Linden-trees play a significant motif in a number of poems written by the most famous Romanian romantic poet Mihai Eminescu. An excerpt from his poem “Mai am un singur dor “(One Wish Alone Have I):
Pătrunză talanga
Al serii rece vânt,
Deasupră-mi teiul sfânt
Să-şi scuture creanga. While softly rings
The evening’s cool wind
Above me the holy lime
Shakes its branch. (translation: M.G.Jiva)
>God Bless DYLAN
Thomas’s poem “And death shall have no dominion”- is noted for its metaphysical sentiment and assertion of the eternal continuity of life in nature.
And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
Thomas once confided that the poems which had most influenced him were []Mother Goose rhymes[] which his parents taught him when he was a child.—salty seasons pre.serves—
Is “romantic Romanian” redundant? Did Mihai Eminescu also write a roman à clef? That remains to be seen…
Lettuce leaf this topic now...Please rate my “leonard” comment!
Good “leonard” comment, Evan!
You forgot one thing though. (he sometimes forgets, as well)
What could it be? (clue is in the title)
X-rated
…The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a powerful and secretive elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an autonomous world government, which would replace sovereign nation-states and put an end to international power struggles. Significant occurrences in politics and finance are speculated to be orchestrated by an extremely influential cabal operating through many front organizations. Smoking Lettuce Is Just As Bad As Smoking Tobacco?!
…mooreX-rated”LOVE”
Per Chemikal, this link was missing.
No tubas for TuvaRight on EVAN(Ivan?)
Also…Category:1944 disestablishments
your hawks are in town 
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Jump to: navigation, search
Organizations, places, companies, or other things ended or disestablished in the year 1944.
…Is not Marina the greatest in sharing her freedom with us!!!
U 2, from a roomful of class
Olin Levi Warner, tympanum …good job 
Nice job, Marina should feel obligated to mention you in her next video
Dear Marina,
Merry Christmas and thank you for your excellent video about mistletoe and kissing! I hope someday you’ll do a video on [making out]. (If you need a volunteer, call me!)
My plans today include a drive to Prunedale for a family reunion, so there likely won’t be any mistletoe, there. Maybe I can do your homework assignment with you next Christmas? OK?
Seesixcm6
Derwyddon Celtaidd (“Celtic Druids”)!
Yay! We got an honourable mention!
Yes, I have gotten much mileage out of the mistletoe, especially in the pre-political correctness in the workplace days when you didn’t have to hide to kiss. Loooove to find you under there, but, well shoot, my heart probably couldn’t handle it. But I’ve made a living taking risks in the past…(SHUT UP, DON)
That was a great vid, Teacher. Your production just keeps getting more and more cleverly done. By the same token, I still find myself charmed senseless by your early work, so it’s all good to me. By no means making fun, but your occasional difficulties pronouncing some of the strange words in our language is soooo doggone cute.
Marina (may I call you Marina?), I know that you have no family here in the U.S., and on Christmas Day I’m saddened somewhat by that knowledge, but I hope you know that you have an extended family that numbers in the hundreds of thousands, through all of us out here who truly do care about you, today and all days. And I’m sure that you won’t be alone today unless you choose to. So my Christmas wish for you is to be happy, be loved, and know that you are loved.
To Teacher and all of my fellow students, Merry Christmas, and God bless us, every one.
Well wrote and Happy new year a coming…
The major writing systems – methods of inscription – broadly fall into four categories: logographic, syllabic, alphabetic, and featural. Another category, ideographic (symbols for ideas), has never been developed sufficiently to represent language. A sixth category, pictographic, is insufficient to represent language on its own, but often forms the core of logographies. 
Someone mentioned on Twitter: “curledmoss @hotforwords Its not Christmas where you came from…different dates or what?…berry good lesson hot4words and all the kisses and fishes”.
And I realized that in Russia, where the Orthodox Church is the dominant denomination, Christmas is cerebrated on January 7th, i.e. 13 days after Western Christmas, due to the simple fact that the Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian one.
Because of this fact, I think today might not be the day that saddens her so much.
I would like to request [donut]
there ya go, that’s the ticket!
Merry Christmas!
I would like to request (donut)
How does one request a word —- donut
Inhabitants of Berlin don’t kiss each other under the mistletoe. They do it Unter den Linden
The “tree of lovers.”
Romantic symbol
A mediaeval love poem by Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170–c. 1230) starts with a reference to the lime-tree:
Under der linden
pEace to you and to whom that is reading 
an der heide,
dâ unser zweier bette was,
dâ mugt ir vinden
schône beide
gebrochen bluomen unde gras.
vor dem wald in einem tal,
tandaradei,
schône sanc diu nahtegal. Under the lime tree
on the open field,
where we two had our bed,
you still can see
lovely both
broken flowers and grass.
On the edge of the woods in a vale,
tandaradei,
sweetly sang the nightingale.
Ask Chemikal about Dragostea din Tei (“Love from the Linden Trees”.
(On the other hand, maybe he’s heard it too many times.) 
Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma nu ma iei,
Nu ma nu ma iei,
Nu ma nu ma nu ma iei.
Thanks for mentioning this reference, now I know the English name of Tei, that is Linden Tree. It’s been a while since the last time I learned a new English word. I knew I was missing out while busy with school work.
Marina, please never wipe these comments, they are gold for many generations to come that will surely visit your e-school.
Bloodhound Gang – Dragostea din Tei – I like this funny cover of the song, although the guy mispronounces the words or tries to substitute them with similarly sounding English words.
The band is really good, cool video.
Ooo, Paula Mitrache! Another hot blonde from eastern Europe! Thanks again Chem, I love watching her when I need a change of pace from ogling Marina.
In the Slavic Orthodox Christian world, limewood was the preferred wood for panel icon painting. The tilia was also a highly symbolic and hallowed tree to the Germanic peoples in their native pre-Christian Germanic mythology.
Linden was originally the adjective, “made from lime-wood”, from the late 16th century also used as a noun, probably influenced by translations of German romance, as an adoption of Linden, the plural of German Linde (OED). Neither the name nor the tree is related to the citrus fruit called “lime” (Citrus aurantifolia, family Rutaceae). Another widely-used common name used in North America is Basswood, derived from bast, the name for the inner bark… 
season is the greetings 
Thanks for the explanation, I didn’t know that.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!
Even the dead?…Bob Dylan – Must Be Santa
…love is the greatest gift not given
I’ll outbid you.
I probably won’t get a kiss in this life. 
Homework: I’ve never kissed anyone, either under the mistletoe or anywhere.
Amy Winehouse – I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus
…
Marina,
Thanks for a wonderful video. It’s much nicer when you take the time to knock the topic right out of the park.
HW: Yes, I did some kissing there, but alas no marriage. But I’d kiss you all over under the mistletoe any day. And I’d superglue the berries so they wouldn’t come off. (I also don’t have any cows to stop me when they come home)
And I’ve also been scared away by the Mistletoe Hags at office parties. (The ones with the hair bow thing and arch carrying Mistletoe over in front of them). Run Away!!!
Humm, Is there any connection between the term Mistle and Missle? (As in, look out El Qaeida, were going to launch some poop on you)
Merry Christmas to my Dear Teacher and all my fellow classmates.
Kisses Dear Teacher, Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, Kiss …..
And Happy Early Birthday to Gorby (Yeah, kisses for you too)
If comments had a rating system, let’s say maybe something similar to youtube. I’d thumb up/rate 5 starts, for the superglued berries! I loved that part!
Let’s make-out under the mistletoe! http://www.hotforwords.com/200.....12/24/mi...
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@hotforwords muah
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@hotforwords i am ready Marina
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@hotforwords will do
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@hotforwords awesome video! Very informative. thanks I loved it!!
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@hotforwords thx for the history of misteltoe, learned lots from that segment RT: http://www.hotforwords.com/200.....12/24/mi...
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@hotforwords wish i was there…
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@hotforwords Possible.
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@hotforwords Bring your missletoe to my home? A warm Merry Christmas Marina-from the loneliest guy on earth.
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Like 50% of us
@hotforwords Its not Christmas where you came from…different dates or what?…berry good lesson hot4words and all the kisses and fishes
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No one at my window
Ghosts around my door
What’s with all these singers
Who’s this moonlight for
Nothing’s gonna change her
Bring her back again
‘Tis the season to be lonely
Why does everybody got someone but me on this Christmas day?
Bells wont ring, believe me
Is there a reason, tell me only
Christmas day?
Drink wont get me through
All the girls wont thrill me
If I can’t have you.
Why has everybody got someone but me on this Christmas day?
Has everybody got someone but me on this
@hotforwords Merry Christmas Miss Hotforwords
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@hotforwords OK meet me in my dreams tonite.
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@hotforwords Merry Christmas
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@hotforwords you should follow me
just subscribed to your youtube 
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@hotforwords Okay. That’d make my day/week/month/year..you get the idea. Merry Chrismas, Dear Teacher. LuvU
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@hotforwords with who
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I wish there were mistletoe all over the place on Christmas.
Right now, I failed to kiss anyone other than random relatives under the mistletoe, simply because it’s absent from the scenery.
I should go ahead and plant some in strategic locations. Like a giant mistletoe in a subway entrance. How much fun would that be, huh? I think I would hang around there all day as a matter of fact.
Click for a cool Marina pic! It’s like a little present from me to you.
Merry Christmas!
Oh my, yes, lovely collage of our dear teacher! Thanks, Chem.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I loved making it too.
Very nicely done. I added it to Marina’s pic collection. Thanks Chemikal.
Oh, thank you, but where might that be?
I can’t seem to find it…
It’s on my hard drive. I upload all of them to Flicker or another photo album storage place. I need to find a good one.
joyous holidays filled with love and laughter to all..
i believe in father christmas
Merry Christmas Damiana!
a very merry christmas to you, chemikal! \o/
merry Christmas Chemical : )
Thanks so much, Merry Christmas Rijk!
There you are. Dang missed you again. You were so far down on the thread. Merry Christmas Dami, I know it’s a day late sorry, I didn’t know if you went out of town or not. Have a Happy New Year also.
merry christmascapman! no worries about it being the day after.. a very happy new year to you, too! : )
p.s. watch fozzy.. he keeps forgetting his part in the song.. lol!
Oh man! You did show up here
Coldplay – Have yourself a merry little christmas …
My dead brother favorite car…There was more diversity in the outward appearance of the Dodge B-body series. The Dodge models based on the B-body were the Coronet, Super Bee and the Charger. The Charger Daytona was a Charger with an extended nose and high-mounted rear wing.… 
DODGE CORONET
Hi
joyous holidays filled with love and laughter to all..
right back at you
The nightmare Before Christmas – Dragula
…Movie: The nightmare before christmas
Song: Dragula
Artist: Rob Zombie
I opened my film lights and I am missing a bulb holder !! AAAAHHHHH!
Marry christmas Marina and everyone here! I have not seen you look so amazing since the butterfly video. I will have to watch this again. It was FULL of stuff. Great lesson Marina!
Happy Christmas
xx
Merry Christmas James!
Merry Christmas James : )
Marina, I nearly fell in love with you all over again when I saw the shot of you in the [auburn] wig.
{Redheads are HOT. Blondes are just redheads with the fire
fu…washed out of them.}This is because the birds eat the berries, which, by the way, are white and not red as in the video, and the seeds pass undigested through the birds’ gut and end up in the droppings.
{Why is the request of [auburn] so appropriate to this post?}
Wikipedia says, “The word “auburn” comes from the Old French word alborne, which meant blond, coming from from Latin word alburnus (“off-white”). ”
A strange connection made by my mind: the remark about removing a berry after each kiss made me wonder if the berries could be used as Ben Wa balls!
Thank You Marina! For everything that you do and everything that you are! I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year full of joy and love
♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Merry-Christmas♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ God Jul ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Joyeux Noël ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Selamat Hari Natal ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Felice Navidad ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Boas Festas ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Nollaig chridheil huibh ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Froehliche Weihnachten ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Kala Christouyenna ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ 圣诞快乐 ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ メリークリスマス ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Sarbatori vesele ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ с Рождеством Христовым ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Nadolig Llawen ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
vrolijk kerstmis, bob : )
Dank voor dat, Zalig Kerstfeast.
thanks for the Zalig Kerstfeest : )
A blwyddyn newydd dda ichi hefyd, Bob!
Merry Christmas Marina, that was your best lesson to date.
….and no, this song isn’t about Satan or Santa killing or being killed, getting nailed to a cross, Death, gloom, destruction or any of that other shit. It’s Christmas time. Leave that for the other 364 days of the year.
To You and everyone at HFW have a Happy Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Festivus and uhm…. I think that covers it all, and a Happy New Year.
Festivus for the rest of us! I forgot to get my pole
Hey B,
You can have this one. Miley included.
Miley’s alright. I think she is a better comedic actress than singer. Very good timing. Did you have a good Christmas? I went to my cousins and played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ALL night. Highly addictive!
Hey, who is that in your ‘tar?
I know what you mean about Miley. Beautiful! I try not to think of her and a strippers pole. One thing I am sure she already knows and Tiger found out(harshly, I might add); as much as they love to build you up, the press/american public love it at least that much to tear you down. I mean, I cant think of anybody in recent memory who the press has fawned, groomed, and basically taken everything they have to say as if it was written on a stone tablet and brought down from the mountain. Can you? Even though you may need a Cray Supercomputer to keep up with the lies, half-truths and
oops 
broken campaign promisesif such a person existed.Playin football tomorrow. I’m QB so I gotta warm up the cannon, bore sight it, and put fresh batteries in the laser sight! Modesty, my man! At least I am being facetious, unlike certain assholes from Wyoming, right! Hang tough…
I think Miley can take what’s said in the media about her whether it’s good or bad. It comes with the territory. I know the connotations are there on the pic but I was going for the festivus pole thing, you know. I know she’s a singer, but she’s also a comedic actress? I’ve never seen that.
Sometimes I think in our media like the news and especially when it comes to celebrities they have this deal with the media organizations where I think they concoct these stories of so-called scandalous behavior because that’s what the average person in our country wants to see and hear on the T.V., internet, radio, ect…. it generates ratings which means MONEY and the gov is in on it too. This distracts people from what’s really going on behind the scenes. Yeah I maybe looking at too many conspiracy influenced material and it could be polluting my mind, but believe me I am still trying to just live and go about business. That’s about all you can do for right now.
My Christmas was pretty good B, thanks for asking, and yes video games can be addictive! Just like being on the internet or here on
HFW
On my ‘tar it’s supposed to be a Female Vampire. Has nothing to do with my sexuality, I just think it’s a cool looking picture. To me though it doesn’t seem to look as good when it’s condensed down to a size of a gravatar. yeah and when you click on it there’s a song to my favorite version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula on film. Wow that’s enough jargon for now.
Hey man, I don’t know if you have a faith, I think I know your political beliefs but maybe set them aside and check out this person’s videos.
This person makes a lot of sense on many things, smart for someone so young. They don’t like Fox news though, but dude just try to look past that. The link is to one of their videos.
Yeah and it was alax that turned me onto them.
Hey, I forgot a few things. Good luck on your game tomorrow, if it’s one of those neighborhood get together deals those can be helluva fun and I hope your Christmas was excellent B
and on that Last thing, Forget that asshole, it’s not worth it dude
[think]…‘W’….nice hat!…keep thinking right
Festivus for the rest of us!
Some holiday nonsense.
lol! hahaha!
it just kept getting better and better.
santa, i’m lookin’for a little tail and bob wants a little head
just what kind of operation you think i’m running here?!
Bob any comments?
Happy New Year beevee14
These new lessons are REALLY informative!
What a comprehensive explanation of a tradition we know about – but know not why.
I think if any of us is lucky enough to kiss you under the Mistletoe, we’ll be making sure to pick off ALL the berries afterward…it’s a guy thing…
MERRY CHRISTMAS MARINA!!
….and for the punsters – here is one that came across Twitter yesterday:
If athletes get athlete’s foot, do astronauts get mistletoe?
Courtesy of @The_Troy_Show
As usual – PK was two steps ahead of me! (see below)
I would really like to know the where the word [mercenary] came from. I like reading stuff about them and seeing stuff about them on tv, but i dont know where the term or word came from! can you help me out Marina????
“No problem is so large it cannot be run away from.” – Charles M. Schultz
What happens when you run out of places to run? They always catch up to ya in the end!
Bee, you promised you would be nice….
Merry Christmas, HFW! May the best of times be ahead and the road always rise!
marry christmas beevee14 : )
Thought I’d share this funny Christmas animation for the holidays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....TaERipK7rY
U R Soul la D cool…I wish it was christmas everyday…Roy Wood – I Wish Could Be Christmas Every Day…thanks Marina!!!..I have made progress this year and will not be a pest to your site
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What a lesson! What a video! I think this is easily one of your best ever, Marina. In a much-overused word, you are awesome! Thanks for a great Christmas gift.
HW: You bet. Just wish I’d been there when you held that mistletoe over your head…
Love, Peace, and Merry Christmas you sweet Lady.
Always.
Merry Christmas Rick!
Thanks, my man! Merry Christmas to you again.
To all of you hotforworders:
Be strong! Be uncompromising! Stand tall and unafraid! If you are a real leader, then do not accept any “leadership” or foreign influence from the first come. Face the the odds, whatever they might be! Be yourselves! Never allow someone else to dictate you how you should behave, how you should act or show up in a given situation! Listen to your inner BEAST! It will pimp your inner self to higher levels!!!
May the spirit of FREEDOM show you the way and fill your personal AVATAR and your personal life too!
All the best! And remember: WE ARE ALL LISTENING, INTERPRETATING AND WATCHING! AND MOST IMPORTANT, WE ARE ALL L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G FROM IT!!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH ONE OF YOU! And thanks! You know who you are, and you know you CAN make a difference!!!
http://shortn.me/noH
Little Bitty Pissant Country Place
remember this date 
…down right [tacky}...like gifts and a horse and rocks to pick and share the currenTcies for social slaves and the lazy led...ok...law is the beast running institutions by and for the {miss[ed]led}…ride the BULL, brother
nicely said neuroway
a happy & healthy one 
to u &
& mine 
B.B. 
yours, from me
Yes I have. It didn’t end well. Not my fault, she didn’t know how to kiss.
your fault
u were supposed to ( educate) TEACH her 
Happy holidays S36B 
B.B. 
Merry Christmas everyone
May the spirit of love and hope for the future fill your personal avatar
You are soul thoughtful…
[candy Cane] 
happy EASTer
I have never had any luck getting a kiss under the mistletoe.
Jeff – fa – faaaaa!
merry Christmas capman911!
Thanks Rijk. Barbados Fires Department has sent some of their fire fighters to our training center to learn aircraft rescue. We have a big training center with our own aircraft to train on. They would bring us Rum from their country to share with us. Cool bunch of firefighters and great people. I am glad you pointed out firefoxe’s channel. Thanks
Mike
you’re welcome Mike : )
What does the word [sole] mean,
[Why does it adress to the underside of the foot]
Wow! Saw it twice already. THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE LESSON IN TERMS OF CONTENT, DELIVERY, AND STYLE!
I will
Bird poop 
I thought was an [EGG]? Dung deeds are kNot heaved….[heaven]…symbol me LoVe …merry Christmas
If athletes get athlete’s foot,
what do astronauts get?
Answer: Mistletoe
O-Lawdy!
merry Christmas Marina!
looks like you solved our problem : )
Thanks!
Uh Oh – I just posted the same pun above!
Merry Christmas Karl!
lol, mistletoe.
be sure to do you homework pk. get over to her place she is waiting!
i’m gonna skip mine, for now ; )
merry Christmas pk : )
Is that tea.cher HOTforWords—MARINA?
…you make that picture?…good job 
merry Christmas Leonard!
no i didn’t make that one, just grabbed it, wish i could, maybe next year ; )
only way i can draw her is for here to model for me, which means sitting still for three hours and i haven’t learned to do clothing yet : D
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Rijk,
Thank you for that swinging blond.
Great picture.
yvw, i did, thanks pk hope you had one too (under the mistletoe ; )
Happy Mistletoe.
I made out First!
I’ve got all the berries.
Merry Christmas Marina.
Merry Christmas Fellow Classmates.
Merry Christmas Warren
joan jett… SILENT nightMerry be your day…Origin of the word Sexy
Under or over…caution[bone-head],,,stories are good…GoDBLeSS Marina and her HotForWords enthusiasts…[enun.ci.ate] or [enter.tain.ment] 
Merry Christmas Warren!
[POISON]…Remember Karl do not eat them berries
…but these kind 
Berries and Creme Starburst
Starburst (originally known as Opal Fruits) is the brand name of a gummy, cuboid-shaped, fruit-flavoured soft taffy candy manufactured by The Wrigley Company, a subsidiary of Mars. Starburst also exist as jellybeans (known as Joosters), lollipops, gummies, hard candy, candy canes, and lip gloss (the latter in a partnership with Lip Smackers(Chapstick)).
Flowerpeckers have short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular [tongues]. The latter features reflect the importance of nectar in the diet of many species. They also have digestive systems that have evolved to deal efficiently with mistletoe berries. 
I’ve really got to read the earlier posts before I say anything!