Truth or Fail HotForWords Edition!

Here is the HotForWords Truth or Fail Edition!  Don’t fail!!!

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168 Responses to Truth or Fail HotForWords Edition!

  1. pandion says:

    That was fun thank you. :grin:

  2. swampwiz says:

    I would like to see Marina do her lessons in a “gymnast” way. :razz:

    Would anyone care to second this request?

  3. bsomebody says:

    this was just hecka cool. do it again! do it again! :lol:

  4. jimj122345 says:

    I like your eyes! You have a good mind!

    That is why people all over the World want to come here.

    A WOMAN IN IRAN (EDUCATED) WOULD LOVE TO COME HERE!

    Jimj122345.

  5. matalexwolf says:

    80% and with out your book! A+ to you teach :)

  6. beevee14 says:

    :mrgreen: It appears the boys on late night have lost their taste for the Kool-Aid :mrgreen:

    The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. We agree . . . and think 25 to life would be appropriate. Leno

    America needs Obama-Care like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask. Leno

    Q: Have you heard about McDonald’s’ new Obama Value Meal?
    A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it. Conan O’Brien

    Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?
    A: A fund raiser. Leno

    Q: What’s the difference between Obama’s cabinet and a penitentiary?
    A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers and threats to society. The other is for housing prisoners. Letterman

    Q: If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it started to sink, who would be saved?
    A: America ! Fallon

    Q: What’s the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo?
    A: Bo has papers. Kimmel

    Q: What was the most positive result of the “Cash for clunkers” program?
    A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road. Letterman

    • What’s happening to our country is an outrage. The Democratic party is NOT what it used to be. The progressive liberal way is NOT what our forefathers had in mind. Hardworking, innovative people who didn’t rely on Government are who made this country. Its unfortunate that there are many Americans who expect handouts and have no drive to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and get after it. Pure laziness! And WE are paying for it! I don’t want a Government telling me what I MUST buy! Its unconstitutional (regardless if you are a Dem or Rep or Indie, it doesn’t matter – its wrong!)

      Next on their agenda will be our freedom of speech, right to bear arms, and on and on. Just you wait and see – its pathetic! Its so sad that the Liberals are so blinded by their ignorance that they can’t see what they are doing. I agree that the Insurance Companies are a bunch of rotten, low life, scoundrels who need reform, but this couldve been handled differently than socialized medicine! It doesn’t work! They tried it in MA and it failed miserably and bankrupted the state. Now they push it on the entire country? Obama is successfully destroying this country and its values from the inside out. He’s not even a Socialist – He’s a Marxist. And yes – I [FART] in his general direction!

      • beevee14 says:

        I couldn’t have said it better myself. Immigration reform(read:amnesty) is next though. That would be an awful lot of votes for BHO and his ilk.

        • What has to happen now is that the vote this November needs to clean house (literally). Say goodbye to Mr. Obama and his bogus administration of idiots in 2012, and then – hopefully – repeal this garbage in 2013 before it goes into effect in 2014.

          I want to share one other thing here. This is from a friend of mine, and this was just passed out at his workplace earlier today…I quote..”As in the senate bill, businesses are not required to offer coverage. Almost everyone is required to be insured or else pay a fine. There is an exemption for low-income people.” Low income = less than $30k a year. This is the new mandate that will be in affect in 2014, if we don’t get it repealed before then. To those of you in the United States – is this REALLY the reform you were looking for? Do you realize that we are now just one step closer to a complete socialization of Government here in the US?

          I am not Republican or Democrat. I am however an American who wants to get someone in there that’s going to do the job. Turning our nation into a socialist nation is definately not the right thing. Technically, when the Government takes over health care, that is the first step.

  7. sithioth says:

    :mrgreen: Hey Marina. what is the origin of the word “Richter scale?” did some dude named Richter invent a scale for measuring earthquakes? Hmm?

  8. PaparazziKid says:

    Marina, I just got a wonderful Idea for a new category for this site! :mrgreen: The people that impersonate you and stuff, should be called “substitute teachers” because they are teaching when you are away! ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

    • pedanticKarl says:

      Very clever young man. Now you’re thinking.
      Good suggestion. :smile:

      • PaparazziKid says:

        maybe she will actually recognize it :|

        • beevee14 says:

          Highly unlikely. You have to be in the inner sanctum. :cry:
          I, myself, have made some of the most brilliant observations, witicisms, analogies, etc., that I have ever seen in print. ;-) :shock: :arrow: :cool:
          Nary A Peep From Marina
          Meanwhile, a gentleman from the SE part of the UK( ;-) ,J III) who also makes videos; will put a smiley face and and a winky-dink and M will fall all over gorby and get her feet tangled up in her wigs getting to the keyboard to reply. ;-) :arrow: :cool:

          :twisted: I tell ya, if I didn’t know any different, I’d think M didn’t like me. :cry: Was it something I said :?: :twisted:

          • PaparazziKid says:

            probably ;-) I am well aware. it seems like she used to read her comments much more and respond to people, now it seems she kinda ignores us :sad: I question my purpose here :???:

          • fglrx says:

            I am well aware. it seems like she used to read her comments much more

            She is more preoccupied with her business and making money than when she started. It’s normal, she knows that her popularity won’t be lasting forever and she’s accumulating her capital for the rest of her life now, when she’s receiving so many offers from advertisers and companies wanting her involve in some undertakings.

          • leoNard says:

            Beevee14: Marina loves all [OHIANS] the best,… after Russians and her British landowners :lol: Also, the HotForWords web-site quote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson 1709-1784

            ___Any good mother would say: It ain’t how big the penis”DICK”{pea(nice)} is;

            it’s what comes out, that is ‘how big it is’……the tail of this story is, the tale came before the pen..Marina’s take on “DICK”…Do you have the insurance paid on “[paper-cuts] and [web head]-(pain)“—[animal-science]…hEar this…similar to Rush–pavlov’s dog …ps, hard to find :smile: hail the tale of tail :?: how old are children today???

          • Evan Owen says:

            Gee, beevee, maybe if YOU had bought Marina an estate in Scotland, she’d pay attention to you too. :wink:

            As far as what you might have said, you can review some of it here:

            http://www.ubervu.com/profile/.....wordpress/ :smile:

          • pedanticKarl says:

            Hey beevee14,
            There is no inner sanctum and your conclusion regarding “…didn’t like me” and “..something I said” are incorrect delusions. :lol:

            You are looking at it from a negated point of view. Look at it more from an affirmative, tickle your fancy point of view. Someone’s fancy is either elevated and is prompted to comment or they are not. Trust me, I have read nearly all comments on this site and you would be very surprised in how and why people comment. Don’t prejudge based on your values. See it from other people’s point of view, which I know is not easy.

            There are many reasons why James gets more replies and in part it is that he has been here a long time, helped with the backend etc. In a nutshell, you might call it the affinity affect amongst other attributes and Marina’s time and opportunity to comment.

            You said, “… made some of the most brilliant observations, witicisms, analogies…”. Of course that is subjective, but even if universally true, many of us don’t reply. I have found your comments very interesting, but I don’t reply to every one of them, even if maybe I should since feedback is welcomed by most people. keep at it and you will be surprised. :smile:

          • bsomebody says:

            i know the feeling b… don’t i know the feeling… :roll:

  9. I would like to request the phrase ["and how"]. Example: Person 1, “He is an ass.” Person 2, “And how.”

  10. seesixcm6 says:

    Dear Marina,
    Why is it taking so long to reach 300 Million views? Is the counter on YouTube reset at night? Is it losing memory? I’m eager to congratulate you on reaching 300 Million. It would be a great achievement, and you deserve your popularity, because you give so many viewers what they want. I hope you will exceed 300 Million before Easter!
    Seesixcm6

  11. Captain Jack says:

    Hi guys. Anyone missed me?

  12. Marina you look like the Swiss miss girl. I want to _________ you in the Swiss alps!!! :razz: :razz: :razz: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

  13. tonyb says:

    That is a pretty girlish looking pink and blue dress you have on!!

  14. To my most dearest hotforwords Hottie Girl!

    [fart], [cut the cheese], [queef], [droppin' ass], [butt blast], [beaver], [barking spider]. And in case you missed it – I want to see you do a segment on when your butt has something to say!

    Yours truly,

    iluv2cutfarts

    USA

    :mrgreen:

  15. leoNard says:

    I have word request—[census]]…So funny, I had(or rather the [federal govererment]) the taker come over yesterday and it was done in pencil and he had to erase!…his mistake…The USA is living in the stone age!…babysit me and the run is over :roll: My race is 100% AMERICAN…usa is racist!!!!….my color is gone!!!!

  16. pat says:

    Wow, I did awful. I have the book but you didn’t say it was an open book test. Please don’t call my parents.

  17. skywaka says:

    Hello, where does the slang phrase “Don’t I know it” come from. It doesn’t seem to work if you remove the contraction…(Do Not I know it) Thanks

  18. edgarjensen says:

    In the expression [bail out],” meaning to abandon a position or situation, it is nonstandard in America to use [bale], though that spelling is widely accepted in the UK. The metaphor in the US is to compare one’s self when jumping out of a plane to a bucket of water being tossed out of a boat, though that is probably not the origin of the phrase. What is the correct origins of [bail], as in [I've got to bail], or leave this place?

  19. Nick says:

    I was watching a WWII documentary an aging soldier said the phrase [and that's when things got hairy]. it wasn’t the first time I’ve heard this phrase in reference to a [hairy situation] but i asked myself “self, when did the word [hairy] come to be used in such a negative way?”

    P.S. Big fan of your work. Please keep doing a fantastic job! :mrgreen:

  20. rosiecheeks says:

    If I eat foods with lots of {preservatives}, will I live a long life? Shouldn’t they add preservatives to all foods since they will help preserve your body?

  21. PageDoll says:

    Marina. Marina. M. Marina. Marina. Hotforwords. hotforwords. Marina. Marina. M. M. Marina O. Marina O. Marina Orlova. Marina Orlova. Marina. Marina. M. M. M.

    hi :mrgreen:

  22. daporras says:

    Dear Teacher,

    Could you please tell me the origins of the word “constellation”? or perhaps “galaxy”?

    Thanks!

  23. alphabetman says:

    so at 2:00 its what we in the USA refer to as 2AM – but question:
    do you ever refer to it as TWO IN THE MORNING? –
    or does “morning” start at dawn’s light,
    as ( i believe) it should ??

    danke

  24. chub1230c says:

    I would like to request the word [humuhumunukunukuapua]

  25. deluxenn says:

    I’m so glad the Dear teacher came back; I’m a little tired from Retarded Bitch Slap and PMS :cry: :mrgreen:

  26. Evan Owen says:

    Marina, speaking of your book, how are sales coming along? Do let us know if you’re doing any signings in the Seattle area. :smile:

  27. John says:

    Marina,
    You are so Fullofit.com

    :smile: :smile:

  28. dlou says:

    I would like to request the word [embarrass].

  29. alphabetman says:

    i will no longer refer to 2 AM – as TWO in the MORNING! 2 AM is TWO in the NIGHT. MORNING has the Hebrew word OR ( light ) in it for a reason. It refers to LIGHT. MORNING HORIZON TORCH METEOR CORNEA AURA all refer to LIGHT. NIGHT means NO LIGHT N+LIGHT=NIGHT. So 2 AM is 2 in the NGHT! ever more … :)

  30. Evan Owen says:

    The English drop the “r” when they say “car.” Does that make them “auto a-rhotic”? :mrgreen:

  31. Evan Owen says:

    [gymnosperm]

    Hey, it only LOOKS lewd! :razz:

  32. Evan Owen says:

    Just when I think I’ve become blasé about Marina’s beauty, she comes up with a new way of looking cute and I get infatuated all over again. :oops: :grin:

  33. tonyb says:

    You sorta look like Little Bo Peep there! You just do not have your sheperdess staff.

  34. thematrix75 says:

    It’s also good to see you blonde again,and with pigtails to boot.Thank you Marina,your the best :!:

  35. thematrix75 says:

    Good quiz Marina!I got 4/5 right.Very nice outfit you have on.I love the bows!See you later Marina enjoy your day :!: :cool: :smile:

  36. VenomRocK says:

    Hi Marina,

    The quiz is a good idea. A little more involvement with student participation,
    pretty cool. :smile:
    What’s not cool is I didn’t get 100%, got 4/5 right, I got confused on
    #4 :lol:

    Ich Tu Dur Weh :cool:

    A blast from the past on “Bad Grammar” feat. Marina(HotForWords) & Sheena Melwani. :razz: :cool:
    …also was wondering about the HFW page with the parody on it. It says it has 300+ comments on it but when you scroll down further it’s a blank page :???:

    • pedanticKarl says:

      Hey David,
      That is a cool Rammstein video. I hadn’t seen it yet. The two favorites of mine are “Du Hast” and “Engel”

      Regarding the parody video, are you referring to this page link?
      http://www.hotforwords.com/200.....ody-video/

      I see that it has 360 comments and I do see all comments starting at #1 at the bottom.

      What may have happened to you is that the loading of the page got interrupted. Even if you refresh the page, you will see the same issue because some files that got corrupted are in the cache. In a case like that you will need to clean your cache and reload the page again.

      Every morning around 6 AM my DSL provider does some maintenance or an IP changeover or whatever, but it does disrupt my DSL communications for a second where in some cases I have to clear the cache if one of the files was corrupted during a loading of a page.

      • fglrx says:

        My favorite Rammstein song is “Amerika”. I like the USA, but not without some criticism.

      • VenomRocK says:

        Hey Karl,

        Yes I am referring to that link or the page with that video on it and clinking on the link you provided the comments now do appear underneath the video. I seem to always forget about that tip to clear the cache. When I was surfing HFW last night/early morning some other pages had the same problem but at the same time I was multi-tasking, minimizing and enlarging windows to four or five different sites. That can probably slow things down too or cause a page not to load right. It probably ties into with what you are saying.
        Killer favorites with “Du Hast” and “Engel” :razz:
        Dude, you know when I went looking for “Ich Tu Der Weh” on YT there wasn’t one single decent version of that video with the audio intact, wtf? something about copyright issues. :x so it was actually still on one of the band’s websites with a little goody on the side to boot ;-)

        HELLRAISER Rammstein – Engel Mash :cool:

        …demons to some, angels to others… ;-) :lol:

  37. rhythm42002 says:

    I would like to know if there is any phrase [believe it, believe it all] meaning not to believe a word that has been said earlier, when its ended with this phrase. Any information on it, is appreciated. Thanks! :smile:

  38. brainfreeze says:

    I would like to know where the phrase [moot point] comes from.

  39. Teacher,
    I am so confused…
    In the metric system the shortcut for centimeter is cm because : the C comes from centi and M comes from meter.

    Likewise, one can make certainty that:

    dm=decimeter
    mm=millimeter

    But, in the English system:

    The measure for pounds is lbs. I’m confused. Where did lbs come from and also oz. for ounces.
    So, my main question is:

    Where in the world did [lbs. and oz]. come from for the measurements pounds and ounces?

  40. animalntaz says:

    I’ve guessed/knew all questions right, and I haven’t even bought your book. Good thing for my knowledge/logical thinking, bad thing for my confession (I’m not much into reading books).

  41. brainfreeze says:

    I request you do the word [ketchup]

  42. I would like to request the phrase [same difference]. I have said it since I was a little girl, and that was a long time ago. Just wondering if it is noted? In terms…to me…is an oximoron, and means “to be/have something the same, but different”.. ie: my sister and I got the exact same bikes, but hers is purple mine is pink.” Then that’s the same difference. ;-) (maybe it was a way of convincing oneself for no room in arguments..) :grin:

  43. Teach, I forgot to ask: Will you have video of your appearance on Carson Daly on your site? Thanks to lousy TV listings and time zones, I missed it :sad: and it doesn’t appear to be on NBC’s (lousy) site. I was really looking forward to it, too.
    xoxodc

  44. Got ‘em all! The benefits of being well-read (at least with your book.) Pretty outfit! Do you have like, literally, TONS of clothes? You do realize what you no longer wear can be donated and a substantial tax deduction taken, right? Oh, forgive me. I just finished my taxes and have deductions on the brain. :roll:

  45. Hi Teach,
    I really enjoyed that vid; the quiz concept is a cool idea; keeps us on our toes. As we tweeted, I got ‘em all (didn’t get distracted by the pretty bows), but I went back through and intentionally flunked it to see what other video I might have missed. It was cool to see you in the blond wig, but your new hair has grown on me. Actually, I wish your new hair WOULD grow on me, at least on my forehead, where mine is creeping uphill. Is that what they call ‘Premature Kojakulation’??? (an old line but a good one)
    Love to Teacher,
    xoxodc

  46. pedanticKarl says:

    I went through the lesson several times and I wanted to see what the lesson looked like if I selected the wrong answer. Had trouble with that as I kept picking the correct answer. :lol:

    Anyway, I enjoyed watching all of the scenes including the ones with the incorrect answers. Very informative and fun to watch. It reminded me of reading the book and the videos made the book come alive.
    Excellent lesson. Loved it.

  47. Capman911 says:

    That was a fun game. Got 4 out of 5 right. Reminds me of the question and answer games we used to play. :smile:

  48. seesixcm6 says:

    Dear Marina,
    You’re so beautiful, I hope you never paint advertisements on you. It would be like spraying a beard and moustach on a great work of art! Yes, I passed your quiz, since I bought several copies of your book!
    Seesixcm6

  49. fglrx says:

    “OMG http://www.chatroulette.com/ is killing me! I can’t stop laughing…Do u guys know this site?/??”
    12:22 PM Mar 15th

    I think chatroulette is a little bit boring. I tried to use it with a fake web cam software and some soundboards. It looked like 99% of people had muted the sound. Nobody reacted.

    Skype + soundboards can be more fun! (Ok, that was probably the nastiest joke I have ever made in my life. Never mind, the youtube account is also fake). :lol:

  50. suprstock says:

    [shop] work shop [shopping] buying things or looking at things, why the same word for two different things???? p.s. you look mavalous dalling…

  51. PageDoll says:

    OOOOOh, Alice in Wonderland :smile: Just caught on to that one.
    Gorby must be the white rabbit! :mrgreen:

  52. leoNard says:

    You are the best!!! :lol:

  53. sniperskaya says:

    Alice in Wonderland outfit? Marina, you need to be in 3D even if you are already a D cup. Does that mean you would be in 4D? Anyway you in 3 or even more D would be D-elightful! :lol:

  54. BigBhd95 says:

    Dearest Teacher ;-)
    love the blouse :oops:
    great video :roll: I got 5 right :shock:
    you really look good enough to eat :oops:
    :cool: B.B. :cool: :mrgreen:

  55. pedanticKarl says:

    Marina, I loved this lesson. Ohhh my gosh, that was soooo awesome.
    I have a feeling that this is gonna be my all time favorite lesson.
    I passed all tests. That was fun.
    Your dress is heavenly.
    Now, where does Wordarella fit in? Alice in Wordarella land? :lol:
    Must investigate.

  56. Truth or fail…That was fun! Marina – you are very creative! I failed badly though – 2/5. I wonder if the questions are different if you get the previous one right as opposed to wrong. I am going to go back and check.

    :mrgreen:

  57. andy82 says:

    WOW ! That’s A really stunning outfit, which is probably why I Failed. :cry:

  58. fglrx says:

    Sorry, but the quiz was too easy. No chance to fail. :smile:

  59. PageDoll says:

    How fun was that!?!?! Very cool Teach :lol: I got 4/5

  60. pedanticKarl says:

    The truth is that I am number 1
    and I didn’t fail or flail. :-)

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