Caesar’s Salad

Is Caesar’s Salad named after Julius Caesar?   Or a Mexican guy?   After eating the salad for years, I decided to finally investigate this!

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  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    huh

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    hw: uh… yeah mine to…ceasar :razz:

  • danielpool52

    :lol:

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob

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  • wetsuit5

    Ah, just in time for lunch :grin:

    Chunky Blue Cheeze for today. :cool:

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob

    Congrats on posting vote # 3000. :smile:

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob

    Vinaigrette on Salade Niçoise for me, please, but hold the anchovies.
    BTW, what have anchovies to do with Aviators?
    That top you were almost wearing, Marina, looks as though it was inspired by a Caesar’s Salad; very appropriate and very distracting … making my mouth water.

  • danielpool52

    its looking good for Marina :lol:

  • tryant

    You make Me hungry :!:

    I like Western the most with French a close 2nd,have been told over the years that they are pretty-much the same anyway.

    My Ex GF,Verushka(Vera),once said that Russian language and French were related languages,I’m guessing She was correct since she came from Ukraine.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    anyone happen to own a fujitsu Q26W-1 26inch screen :?: :?:

  • http://www.youtube.com/bikengruvin David

    Hi Marina,

    Caesar salads are great with lots of fresh minced garlic and topped with pieces of BBQ chicken and real Parmesan cheese.

    My favorite salad dressing is Greek… olive oil, lemon juice, fresh chopped oregano and small bits of Feta cheese.

    Where did Buffalo come from in the name Buffalo Wings? hmm?

  • neanderthal

    Warm Bacon Dressing on a Spinach Salad from a middle of nowhere supper club.

  • celebornmars

    I ate a very good salad recently: mozzarella with olive oil, bruschetta, Italian ham, red peppers, little pieces of reggiano and aubergines…
    “Aubergine”, an interesting word, don’t you think?
    And congratulations for this brilliant investigation, it was an interesting story.

  • fianchetto1

    Mom always told me to do my homework first, so if I eat a salad, it will be a Caesar’s salad, or not at all. :-)

    Still laughing so hard from seeing your sister(‘s) site, and very much looking forward to ?both? of your next installment?s? as well as seeing whether you patch things up or continue to spat:-)

    I love your sense of humor, and am thoroughly enjoying your posts. Thank you for creating such a beautiful work, and please don’t stop!

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Noo my teachers pet reign is over already… Oh well.. It still tells me when I put my phone on

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Well fdone Kemical

  • orion_ss1

    Usually I prefer Thousand Island. French #2.

    Lots of places have variations of the Ceasar Salad with chicken or other meat added. When my girlfriend gets a salad she gives me her onions ( not USUALLY in a CS ) and I wish it came with tomatoes. It may offend purists, but with a little chicken added I can eat the CS as a meal and not an appetizer. Its as healthy a meal as I can eat.

    Recently in Denver a group of friends went to a place called Mad Ceasar where they ONLY have salads, served in stainless steel mixing bowls no less. Not bad I have to admit.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

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  • quiggles

    Dear Marina!

    How wonderful! It’s my favorite salad; love those anchovies! My second fav is a good caprese. :)

    Q

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    Oops! :oops:

    [tiny little letters]‘scuse me .. i just farted.[/tiny little letters]

  • socksandviolins

    I once tried “Republican Ranch” dressing, but only ONCE. I poured it on my salad, and it drained all the life out of my vegetables.

  • sniperskaya

    Marina, Mexicans speak Spanish (or a derivation thereof) which is a Romantic language, so the name Ceasar/Cesare is from a Latin based language. Makes sense.
    Julias Caesar also gave us the term “C-Section” for a Caesarian operation, which may or may not come in handy for you later in your life. Sure beats an episiotomy!
    My favorite dressing (those rare times I eat a salad – rabbit food UGH!) is oil and Basalmic vinegar.
    Is “Russian Dressing” really Russian, Marina? What do Russians put on their salads? American dressing? Or Vodka? Just curious….

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    long shot: I don’t suppose anyone in here has used a MIDI guitar, have they?

  • thxeleven38

    Dear Teacher:

    My homework:

    Favorite salad dressing is Russian otherwise I like them naked, wet with virgin olive oil and freshly torn.

    Do Russian’s have an American dressing? Don’t say it’s blue genes.

    Get away from Koby.

    P.S. When are you going to get to those waiting double ” u” s video?

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    Prievyet (phontically spelt) Marina, kakdila/kaksila(whichever), I would like to know about America’s warping of ’till then, Generic, English words, eg; ‘mum’ becoming ‘mom’ from mother, or ‘colour’ becoming ‘color’ exactly like Spanish(different cases)? I have heard the vague story of a American protests of Britain, but i find it unfathomable, and thus questionable, as to why they would degenerate and contort their OWN language to abuse Brits (whom, if anything, would mock them for it as a sign of linguistic incompetents, and general idiocy(not a slite on you)?

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    I like Ranch dressing on my salads, hot wings, pizza, fried chicken, and veggie trays.

  • ibm6789

    ranch is my favorite :D and, I have been wondering, what is the proper way to pronounce “W”. double-u? dubba-u? and, why is it not “double-v” or something like that…. :???:

  • chevolay

    Capman, you still have electricity, good for you. How’s the wind and rain?

  • duke veritas

    “0″….what do you mean, Mijj? :razz:

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    -oh yea, home work; Hate salads, but i eat them because they are healthy and my mum makes me, I’m not about to make it worse with a dressing, though my friend has eluded to some Greek salads being nice, though, it looks like something you would feed a hamster.

  • duke veritas

    I don’t have ANY Tv…sorry about that :!: :wink:

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    whats her sister’s site?

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    The wind has died down quit a bit. I lost an apple tee that blew over. Plus a big leak in my roof to the ceiling. Big ugly brown spot now. I’ll have to call the insurance company Monday. We got some flooding, but not to bad. All in all we fared very well. Thanks for asking. :smile:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    1 !!

  • chevolay

    Be safe and take care :smile:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    It’s a computer monitor :mrgreen:

  • seesixcm6

    красивейшая Marina, You look so good and beautiful in that strapless dress with leaves on top. I guess you went out on Friday night, so there was no update then. The Los Angeles Philharmonic played Tchaikovsky at the Hollywood bowl, too.
    What? There’s homework? Well, Kraft has a “Light Done Right Thousand Island dressing”, an Wishbone has a “Just 2 Good Ranch Dressing.” I’m not as thin as you, so I must use low-calorie salad dressings. Your Американский студент, seesixcm6

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    I just Googled them and they are expensive. Do you plan to start playing one?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    i used to play guitar – but i had ideas beyond my abilities. So .. i got them down on tape before i finally abandoned it.

    A little while ago i doodled around with a software music program (FL studio) using a MIDI keyboard.

    But only a few days ago i realised that MIDI guitars must exist .. and sure enough .. there they are.

    But – it’s a totally cloudy area to me .. i have no idea what kind of money you should expect to pay for what kind of capability.

    I wont be using it for live play .. just to play the stuff i saved into the software and doodle round wiht it there. (and compensate for my crap technical abilities)

    (here’s hoping the above makes sense cos i cant be bothered to look it through and edit it)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James
  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911
  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911
  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    I don’t like that Tiny Url. It vacuums. :evil:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    god! .. i’m so embarrassed. …

    perhaps anyone passing this branch should wear [this]

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    If she does that would be cool. I think at one time she was going to let someone use a moving gravatar. :wink:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    there’s a cheap one in amazon [here]

    … but .. one comment says it’s great, another says it’s crap .. and there’s no tech info – and even if there was, i prob wouldnt be able to make a value judgement.

    so .. what i need is someone with personal experience to say ..

    cheap ones are pretty much as good as expensive ones. they all do pretty much what you need.

    or

    for god’s sake … keep away from the cheap crap. The quality of the signal processing … etc etc.

    anyway .. i thought i’d ask .. you never know.

    I guess i should scour the net for a midi guitar forum.

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    Here you go 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins. She only has one video. :smile:

    http://www.youtube.com/hot4words

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    oops .. that one’s a USB guitar .. i guess it’s just a way of getting the analogue elec pickup info into the pc.

    d’oh

  • duke veritas

    My favorite dressing to use at home is medium strength red salsa or green salsa. After all, the translation of salsa is “sauce,” and it’s a lot healthier than most dressings.

    My favorite dressing when I eat out is Peanut Dressing, which can be found in Thai Bistros. It’s light and tasty.

    Interesting to note, besides mountains, oceans, and forest, my favorite thing to see is a woman in a dress. So, you could say that I like women dress-ing, meaning when they wear dresses :wink:
    Yeah, the etymology doesn’t actually work there, but it’s a mystery & sounds funny :razz:

  • http://zez.mygamesonline.org semalf

    marina

    i was listening to your maxim radio session where you spoke of poon…
    and i was wondering, would this word be related in anyway to the word “harpoon”?
    —>

  • chevolay

    In my house some salad dressing are so old the label is in Aramaic, (drum roll, hit the cymbal). :roll: :roll: :grin: The ones most rotated are Ken’s Stake House Ranch and Blue Cheese.
    OK now back to my BBQ. Luego :cool: :smile:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    What time was this put up?

  • cufan71

    Since it is hurricane season, what the origins for the words hurricane and typhoon? Typhoons used to be storms in the Pacific now they are called hurricanes. :?:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Homework: 1000 Island dressing or Italian dressing. Good flavor

    Marina, I say you do one of your videos like how the video looks when you announce the teachers pet. and SOMEBODY is revealing today. :wink:

    Keep up the good work Miss Marina!
    Matthew

    Oh yeah, can I be the next teacher’s pet pleaseeee! :cry:

  • cufan71

    :oops: I ment to say: What are the origins for the words hurricane and typhoon?

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    By the way, who felt the earthquake last night? 4.1 I think. :shock:

  • http://www.levinux.net/ levisan

    ranch for me… but i’m not a salad fan… in fact, a bottle is a 2-month old in fridge

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    not me.

    but then we don’t get earthquakes in britain, ‘cos we don’t deserve ‘em. :)

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    It was mainly around here in the Bay Area. People said it was really strong but I didn’t feel anything and I was outside helping my friend install speakers in his car.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Being teacher’s pet is very exhilarating ain’t it?

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    And there goes Marina…………….. like Usain Bolt.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I was thinking of “hungry” for a word request. ha

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Anchovies are crackin’.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Dressing brings more flavor to salad though.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/smokey36bear smokey36bear

    Homework:
    Blue cheese
    French
    Caesar
    Luna (a dressing we make at work)

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Yuck.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    -1

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Bad ass sister.

  • narleynina

    I would like to know the origin of the phrase “straight from the horses mouth” Why is it a horses mouth?

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I never say when I fart. Only if I tell my friends I am going to do it. :cool:

  • b-meister

    I really like chicken caesar salad, but usually I prefer Italian dressing.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    What’s a MIDI guitar?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    damn you, protac!!

    {ponders next move}

    … aha!! … 7

    {smug}

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I feel you.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    well .. you know music software you can have on your pc?

    well .. they can take “midi” control signals to control the insturments and so forth in the program (as well as the fake keyboard you’d get inside the program).

    so the midi interface is similar to a USB interface, but dedicated to musical signals .. so they carry pitch and velocity (for volume) and so forth.

    So .. i was looking for a guitar that would send those signals into my pc for the program … only .. it seems the best way to do that is with a bit f electronics that clips over the strings of a normal guitar and then sends info to a converter to midi and then into the pc.

  • yomero

    Soup and Salad with buttermilk dressing for me.

    Teach, is the Stone Soup Story Russian in origin. The way I heard it was about Russian soldiers :?: :???: :smile: :wink: :cool: :grin:

  • sanjori

    Nice lesson! But what about the origin of the word “marijuana”?

  • prospero811

    Homework: Caesar’s salads are the best. So, Caesar dressing rules.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    protac .. is that your website under your name?

    i.e. .. is that your car with the doodle on it?

    because if it is, and you’d said you’d put that there yourself, i’d say it looks really flash!

  • sirmau

    1) smoking hot
    2) Marina

    ps; enjoy all yur videos… educational indeed

  • iloverussianmen

    Hello Hot For Words, I would like to request that you make a video about the word sarcasm. I use sarcasm all the time but now I want to kno what sarcasm actually means… Thank You ~I Love Russian Men~

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    why is it that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but a man’s best friend is his dog?

    What’s going on here? .. what’s the deal?

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob

    :cool: Very Escher.

  • tryant

    “Hungry” sounds good,I’ll 2nd it as a request. One could be hungry for success,love,luvvins,a certain food,or,just plain hungry.

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob
  • animalntaz

    When I was a kid, it use to be Thousand Island. But when I got older, I changed to French. And now a days I get bored with French dressing, that I switch to Italian. I use to like Caesar dressing, in salads and certain sandwiches, but I don’t care much for it as I use to.

  • animalntaz

    Neither would probally be either best friend, if the dog were to accidently ate the diamond and would have to wait for it to poop it out. :mrgreen:

  • monsoon

    My favorite is blue cheese dressing. What is the origin of “BLUE CHEESE” any way? Its not actully blue, so why is it called that?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    it’s kinda blue -.- they could also have said purplely green blueish cheese :???: i’d go with just blue….

  • weloveuhotforwords

    my favorite dressing is ranch.
    this is completely random but what is the orgin of the word”blogana” (don’t know if its spelled right.)
    it seems like the weirdest name for a meat.

  • lmv

    Hi Marina!

    I’ve recently watched the shout out video about ‘holy cow’. The word holy reminded me about a famous place: Hollywood. Why is it called hollywood? Were there any sacred trees or something?

    I’m curious about the word, so plz tell us its origin. I hope to see u in the next “Hollywood” video :mrgreen: (and to be next teacher’s pet if possible :lol: )

    Bye!

  • yomero

    It’s the mold, :shock: :shock: rotting fungi. :eek: :eek:

  • leon2as

    Yup, why it’s called “Hollywood”, the origin o that word, and i want to know too the origin of the word “origin” hahahaha

  • dusmar

    :grin: There’s a word that I’ve never had told to me because I’m awful at blackjack, winner winner chicken dinner. What does chicken dinners have to do with blackjack?

  • supersteve

    I like Thousand Island, but I only eat a couple hundred at one sitting.

  • michael1171

    I would like to request “going nuts”

  • fullysick113

    hi marina,

    I would like to request “corny” as in when someone says something awkard and it is refered to as corny. Why? Something to do with corn?

    Thnx

  • http://FantasticDougsSpace 2utoday

    :mrgreen: My favorite dressing is “oil and vinegar” because I’m lactose intolerant and I avoid any dressing with dairy products. By the way,why don’t you find out the origin of lactose and how it affects the foods we eat.

  • fianchetto1

    My Dear Teacher,

    I am pretty new to this site, but see immediately that you are doing a tremendously wonderful job, and in a way that is so beautifully and uniquely YOU! Please don’t stop :-)

    I have viewed many of the videos, and noticed that many have a severe discussion of slang/profanity – to use it or refrain, and many of my fellow students type something followed by the question, “Is that a word?”

    Well, I have found for you a lexicographer who has an interesting set of ideas about words, and dictionaries, and wish to share her views with you and all my fellow students. I know you have a poll set up on the matter, but would like to have some feedback, particularly from you, but from anyone who wishes to put their two cents in.

    Anyway, here’s the link to Erin’s 16 minutes of fame:-)

    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_the_dictionary.html

    Enjoy, and please tell me what you, Dear Teacher, and you all, fellow students think of the matter. Enjoy!

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • fianchetto1

    Please have pity on us poor, foolish colonists for our inability to properly spell the Queens English. Hmmm….Maybe we should just say we are actually correct in our use of the President’s English? And to save fossil fuels, push for more of that Nucular Energy stuff everybody’s talking about:-)

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • fianchetto1

    I just noticed ‘Slight’ is spelled the same way in both dialects, and not he way tha you spelled it in your post…. :grin:

  • toptank11

    My Dear Teacher,

    Could you please explain to me the origins of the word ‘varsity’.

    Thank you.

    Your constantly improving student,

    Toptank1.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    speaking of cheese …

    Casu Marzu may be the most revolting cheese in the entire Orion spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

    ref: [Casu Marzu]

    To make, you start with pieces of Pecorino Sardo cheese. You set the cheese out in the open, uncovered, and allow cheese flies (scientific name “Piophila casei”) to lay eggs in the cheese.

    The eggs hatch into transparent white maggots about 1/3 inch (8 mm) long. Sometimes, instead of waiting for the flies to lay eggs, the maggots are introduced into the cheese at the maggot stage to speed the process along.

    Some people wear eye protection when eating the cheese, because the maggots can jump up to 6 inches (15 cm.) Some remove the maggots before eating the cheese, most people do not. They just focus on eating the cheese.

    The maggots can be forced out by sealing the cheese in a bag, suffocating them. You’ll hear the worms hitting the side of the bag as they jump out of the cheese, looking for air.

    However, it should be noted: the above website uses frames, and so should be treated with suspicion.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    dammit!!
    forgot about blockquote throwing away line spaces again.

    grrrrrr

  • BillyB

    Caesar Salad, the best… must use fork, never added the anchoves?
    Love the way my wife makes the dressing, anybody that partakes, comes back for more, but sits alone for awhile.

  • bobmando

    Marita, Just to reinforce what Fianchetto1 said… Yes, Erin’s talk at ted.com is just what a philologist needs to study. AND I have found Ted.com one of the most interesting and inspiring and just plain AWESOME sites… Ok, this is a bit far afield from philology,…. but my favorite TED.com talk is the one by Jill Taylor (a brain scientist) “My Stroke of Insight” http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html ENJOY!

  • http://youtube.com/gsnaples jnaples

    Russian dressing is OK too. I’m a ranch kind of guy. I’d like to pass on the raw egg and anchovies please….

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/misscupcake1 misscupcake

    i once experienced a phase where i could only eat ceasar salad when i ate out. i dont eat out often but during that time i ate ALOT of caesar salad. its interesting to see how differently it can be made by different cafes and resaurants etc.

    maybe i only care about the production cos i work in the food industry tho. hehe.

    hey marina what about briefs versus jocks? where did the word jock come from when describing mens underpants AND the sporty guys from america!

    we dont use the term jock here in australia (for sporty guy)

    OMG i forgot to put some smilies throughout the comment so here is a great influx:

    (in order of most to least favouritist)
    :oops: :mrgreen: :grin: :cool: :shock: :neutral: :wink: :sad: :???: :razz: :!: :sad: :lol: :mad: :eek: :idea: :evil: :twisted: :roll:

    the rolling eyes one is so mean, so i hate it. :mrgreen:

  • fianchetto1

    please check my link waaaayy further up^^ in this comment section:-)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    My friend Eddie Garcia used to call me the salad man because I would eat salads often. I don’t use any dressing. I think it takes away from the flavor of the fresh veggies. If I do feel like a dressing I use just some sort of olive oil and a fancy vinegar. When I make a salad its big, and I mean big. I fill up an entire dinner plate to the point the veggies are falling off. My salads are so colorful I sometime have to take a pictures of them.
    Here’s one for example.
    Wow I just posted this photo and I already have one comment on it for a list of ingredients. Heck I don’t remember. I just grab and dash. :mrgreen:

  • http://myspace.com/luigi_towely57 hungryluis

    ranch dressing is the best

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    Oh I don’t remember exactly, but I started with a bag of a variety lettuce . Red and Yellow peppers, Cherry tomatoes, Cucumbers, Olives, Tangerines, Dill weed sprinkled on top, dill pickles, avocados, mushrooms, Salt and Pepper. Oh and some Garlic powder. As an alternate I sometime put on salami slices or pepperoni slices, feta cheese, or cheddar cheese. Sometimes I use lemon pepper. Many times I don’t use any dressing. I think they take away from the flavor of the salad. If I do put something on it, i use and olive oil and some fancy vinegar. There are many kinds out there to try out. I make my salads different every day so I don’t get bored with it. Just experiment with what you have. See what you like and what you don’t like. Everyone has different taste preferences.

  • fianchetto1

    Thanks, I like that one a lot as well:-)

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • fianchetto1

    1> I LOVE your video of Marina’s sister :-)
    2> Re: favouritist, please check out my link below on my previous post:-)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    That’s funny I was just downloading that animated gif to put on my website. Its a shadow of the fourth dimension. Its a good example of what the 4 dimension might look like if we could see it. String theory predicts that there are 11 dimensions of movement. For more information check out “The Elegant Universe” You can watch the whole show online. It’s 3 hours long so take your time. Its a lot of information to absorb and to wrap your mind around. If the theory of strings is true then what we know of the of the universe amounts to a pin on top of an ice burg. :shock:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    Two winters ago I had 60+mph winds hit my sisters town. It brought down 3 forest trees. luckily no one was under neath them. One of the trees was about 100 ft. tall. I missed it by 10 or 15 minutes when I came back from the store. It freaked me out. I said to myself “I don’t remember this tree sitting across the driveway 10 minutes ago.” :shock:

    I know what your feeling Capman. Ain’t storms just a bag full of fun until you have to go out and clean up the mess?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    Why do people say I’ll take care of it shortly but never say I’ll take care of it longly? :shock: :grin:

  • kayayetee

    Excuse me, but I was always wondering where the slang Knockers comes from.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    There once was a salad named “Caeser” …

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    oops .. try again …

    There once was a salad named “Caeser” …

  • fianchetto1

    In her Talk, Erin says basically that THE NET = LEXICOGRAPHY = WORDS + ENTHUSIASM. I offer a corrollary: WORDS + ENTHUSIASM + MARINA = ATOMIC FUSION.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/misscupcake1 misscupcake

    i joined ted.com so i could comment on the video :mrgreen:

  • monsoon

    bologna

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Hungry for Marina? :mrgreen:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 melikadothechacha

    A #1 video, Marina – 5 stars, total yummy hotnesssss…. :mrgreen:

    Homework -
    Mixed green salad including broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower,
    carrots, bean sprouts, cherry tomatoes, iceberg and
    Romaine lettuce, grated cheese and croutons, topped
    with Hidden Valley Ranch Original House dressing.
    When’s lunch? :smile:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Oh I see, i use keyboards for my computer to make beats.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 melikadothechacha

    …made with anchovies to please her.
    With croutons and egg
    the people would beg…

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Oh nah, that’s my friends car. Haters.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Anchovies are the best.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 melikadothechacha

    There goes our limerick! LOL :mrgreen:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Black mage, ha.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 melikadothechacha

    Marina’s fans often view her longingly – go figger :mrgreen:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I’m guessing its something about being elite or something about sports. Interesting.

  • fianchetto1

    There once was a man named Caesar… :smile:
    met a lady and wanted to pease her… :oops:
    he studied philology real hard, :idea:
    Till he rivaled The Bard, :!:
    then eloped to L.A. with Dear Teacher! :mrgreen:

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Anyone here from the bay area?

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    What exactly do you do in your videos?

  • buzzword

    that was fucking cool link, thanks. she made some good points, especially the ones that validate my own opinions. this is a link to erin’s site.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    for a share of the tastebudding stripteaser.

    sorry – very poor

  • zfranciose

    i would love to know the origin of the word
    “graffiti”
    great video btw.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Add chicken breast…damn I’m hungry.

  • fianchetto1

    They have EVERYTHIN!!!!! …ribits that replicate, robots that teach themselves to walk…then teanch themselves to walk with a damaged leg. Close 2md to Marina fro my favouritest websites

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    ok .. another salad based limerick spark .. any takers?

    To make a salad requires lots of luck …

  • fianchetto1

    thanks!, but must beg to differ..that site is MORE than cool….it’s cutting edge EVERYTHING! Please eplore it…btw, T.E.D. is acronym fot Technology, Entertainment and Design :-) Glad you liked it!

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    i’ve heard of “bay area” .. and “greenpackers” springs to mind – dunno why tho.

  • buzzword

    dude, you could be addressing anyone in the world… which bay area?

  • http://omegafinal.newgrounds.com avalonknight

    Lately I’ve been leaning more towards something fruity with a bit acidity. So my current dressing of choice is Raspberry Vinaigrette.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I’ve noticed there’s no Marina this whole thread. OH NO! WHERE CAN SHE BE?! :cry:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    i’m going to avoid watching the Marina vids for a few days…

    My brain overloaded on the allure: hallucinations, rapture and delusions were induced. While very useful for creativity, it’s very emotionally draining. Time to reset Marina back to being merely an attractive, pleasant person.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I take that as a no. If you know the bay area its in California. :neutral:

  • buzzword

    i’m familiar with t.e.d. but have never come across that lecture. lots of interesting subjects represented. hey, if you ever run across any other sites you find noteworthy give me a link.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    no takers for this limerick? .. this sucks

  • http://www.palomarventures.com vc-companybuilder

    For you Marina – a Russian Caesar Salad – A Tsar Salad!

    http://www.ciao.co.uk/Recipes_for_Side_Dishes__Review_5592500

  • http://www.palomarventures.com vc-companybuilder

    Yeah, Let’s have it!

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    How many people do you get with that Phone trace site. :lol: :lol:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    Can you be a bit more specific? I have two YT accounts for one thing. One is for professional work and the other is for fun.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    Protac, In reference to your cars new paint job. I remember a movie or was it a commercial where the guys care looks vandalized and you watch him pull off the car cover to reveal his nice car underneath. Thats what you need. One of those fake car covers!

  • buzzword

    well i thought you meant cali, but i’ve visited two other bay areas, mississippi and virginia that’s why i wanted to know which one you were referring to. cool?

  • http://www.palomarventures.com vc-companybuilder

    There once was a salad named “Caesar”
    made with anchovies to please her.
    With Croutons and egg
    the students would beg
    We can give more than an appetizer.

  • danielpool52

    looks good captainjack no jalapeno peppers they would be good on it

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Haha Capman, everyone, did it get you too? And yeah CapJack, everyday I have to park somewhere safe because mysterious scratches come out of the blue. By the way, you have the same name as the captain of the NBA team Golden State Warriors captain. His name is Stephen Jackson but people call him Capt’ Jack since hes the captain.

    GO WARRIORS! :mrgreen:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    I think she is in the kitchen eating her salad. :mrgreen:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    I see, I see. I don’t travel much around the U.S :neutral:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    While singing karaoke and doing karate because it is her forTAY. :lol:

  • hoodster

    Hey Marina!!

    I have a word request (actually, a phrase request):

    Why is a baby shower called a baby shower?

    I mean, at a baby shower, it doesn’t rain babies…so why s it called this?

    Thanks for taking this into consideration!

    Hoodster

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    I can’t take the hot stuff man. Damn things about kill me. I puts a very tiny pieces in my tacos from time to time. Even that is too much. :roll:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    You have storms to worry about while I have earthquakes to worry about. Fair trade? :cry:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Talk about a sav, commented 1st, watched the video, did the homework, then commented again for 2nd. Nice.

  • buzzword

    mijj, your sucking too deep on the hookah.

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    What’s a limerick? I’ve been hearing that word somewhere but I forgot.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    woah, buzz … absolutely no illegal substances for at least a decade. Only drink rarely now, too.

    However… i do check out stuff akin to ginseng and gingko etc. :) .. oh .. and essential oils are real influential too. (frankinsense and clary sage are my favorites)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 melikadothechacha

    There once was a salad named “Caesar”
    made with anchovies to please her.
    With Croutons and egg
    the students would beg
    We would much rather please her than tease her! :twisted:

    Good job, guys! :mrgreen:

  • buzzword

    i never said what was in your hookah, that’s your business. now stop moving around damn you! i can get your replies.

  • abdulaziz

    hi marina :smile: ,

    could you please give us the origin of the word ((banana)) :wink:

    thanks very much.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    oh .. well … this reply business is confusing .. i know i have a reply because i get an email saying i got a reply in my post, and i get a link which takes me there.

    so .. i assumed it’s the same for you .. but … i suspect not!

    anyhoo .. i use Clary Sage oil too .. and i double checked : .. it includes:

    aphrodisiac, euphoric

    all the other stuff i mess with does weird stuff with brain activity too .. and increases sensitivity to the effects of the oils.

  • leonard

    Potato salads are good food and the best is German style potato salad. Dressing naked is barely serviced. Anchovie paste added :grin:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBfWNAoZUZk&feature=related Chemikal

    Wow.. after another night lost reading up for my exams, today after I passed even the last one… I checked my e-mail, and found the HWF new video alert.
    Oh, I said… that’s cool, let’s see what Marina cooked up this time… Caesar’s Salad, yum.
    And before I knew it, I was smiling blissfully towards my monitor, forgetting all of the hard times and the fatigue accumulated during my examination period.
    I couldn’t have received a better reward today!
    Thank you, Marina!

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    “We would much rather please her than tease her!”

    excellent!!

    you win at limericks. :)

  • oracle7

    My favorite dressing is ranch mixed with buffalo sauce.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    i love potato salad, too. :)

    when i was in germany, i had some in a restaurant. And when the waitress came back for the plates, i wanted to say “ausgezeichnete”, but instead i ended up saying “ausge scheisse nete”.

    i.e. “excellent” came out as “shit out nete” (as far as google translate can make out)
    :oops:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    studying for exams?

    my commiserations. + more power to your elbow.

  • lofkc

    Ranch Dressing for me. still curious about natural hair color. Have a great day.

  • danielpool52

    i heard her say on the radio that it takes eight hours to do a video seven days a week sometime you just got too get away frome it even if you like what you are doing God bless her :lol:

  • whitezombie89

    OK I got a word for you to find out about. It is “gasoline”. I only know that Rockafeller would dump it in the river at night. It was a bi-product of kerosine. Kind of like carbon is to humans. I was curious if you could figure out were the word came from.

  • whitezombie89

    oh and for me it is french dressing

  • danielpool52

    the bay area Los angels to San Francisco :?:

  • pedantickarl

    TED is a great site with lots of great presentations. One day we’ll see Marina give a great talk on word origins. I liked your comment misscupcake. :smile:

  • danielpool52

    San Francisco

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    melikadothechacha, somehow that made me think of the naked lady covered in gold in Goldfinger. Go figger!

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    If I ate that much, it would be a seizure salad.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Russian is my #1. French is my #2. After that, any lady who is un-dressing will do.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    I once asked a guy who mows big lawns why he wears such short shoes. He explained, “Because I lack toes.” I was so turned off by the vivid thought of how this might have happened, that now I avoid him. I have become “lack toes” intolerant.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Do toe fungi ever become corn stalkers?

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Young Brits talking about the lasses:
    “So. Do you think Molly would?”
    “Golly, no!”
    “What about Dolly?”
    “Maybe with a collie…”
    “What about Polly?”
    “Golly, no! But methinks Holly would!”
    “Jolly good!”

  • kingramzo

    the origin of the homework

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Blogana is a blogger’s nirvana.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    When I got older, I changed to French. Et maintenant j’aimerais bien changer de nouveau. Mais quelle langue dois-je choisir ?

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Why is that diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Marilyn answers that one in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    I’ll make my order toga.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Invented by a poet. Something had to rhyme with “iguana.”

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Because it’s more eloquent than a horse’s ass.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Any town in Iceland is an ice burg.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Somebody wanted to call the new storm heading for the Keys . . . Hurricane Eisenhower. As for me, I like Ike.

  • http://www.levinux.net/ levisan

    hi Marina… i got a word… it’s bug, it’s used in software development. i heard it comes from the Mark II computer when a real bug, inside the system, caused an malfunction… but i don’t trust the source… so, thx, have a nice day :)

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Spanish is a Romance language. It can be romantic, too.

  • danielpool52

    Fianchetto1 that was very interesting thank you for putty it on

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    You’re not supposed to “pour” Republican Ranch. Next time, try the “trickle down” method.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Rather than offer excuses, try fair warnings.

  • james25

    Wierd kinda like the toilet not invented by Crapper guy.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Multiple personality disorder? :mrgreen:

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Aubergine is a funny word. For all I know, it could be some French word for eggplant!

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    I’ve always heard they originated in Buffalo, New York.

  • animefreak

    whats the origin of ‘Hate’ ?

  • masco82

    my favorite dressing is bleu cheese….or bacon fat….hehehe…ok …ive got one that my grand father claims he came up with….i know hes wrong but i cant proove him so…its the phrase “catch 22″ we used to play chess alot together but as he got older and got more shaky hed pick up his pice and lay it toward mine but knock down al the pieces pretty much everywhere….we set them back up the best we remembered and after he made a good move he always told my catch 22….damned if i do and damned if i dont….hehehe…funny how he always knew where to put my pieces but when i questioned his….catch 22…damned if you do and damned if you dont….hehehehe god rest his soul….but i know hes not gonna rest

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Don’t tell Jeff Foxworthy you like bacon fat….

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    I always thought hippies were all about “Peace, brother!” But I heard they used to Haight-Ashbury.

  • neonburger

    I remember this being my favorite word for awhile, but I’d like to know the origin of “panopticon

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Not so much L.A but yeah SF and like Oakland, Vallejo, Berkley, and others.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com aLx

    ha! that was fucking great! exactly what i’ve been thinking and saying. thanks a lot for this link.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com aLx

    rofl.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com aLx

    sounds much like bentham …

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    someone subscribed to my favourites. This has not happened to me before. What does it mean

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Our theroies are melting :?: :lol:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Marina, could we have hyperlinks at the bottom so instead of typing

    we can just click the bit of code we want.
    and it comes up here

    James

  • http://calling-muggins.blogspot.com/ muggins

    Peanut dressing.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com aLx

    marina,

    could i have someone typing for me?

  • celebornmars

    Yes, but the origin of the French word appears to be quite complex.
    Here is what you can find on the Online Etymology Dictionary
    We can also find there the origin of “eggplant”, which is used in American English (I use British conventions, this is why I use the word “aubergine”).
    Here is the version given by the
    Littré Dictionary
    I translate the end for you:
    “Etymology: To add: the etymology is not “auberge” or “alberge”. The aubergine comes from the East; Dominique Chabre, in his “Traité de botanique” (1678) calls it “melongena Arbabum”.
    The Arabic name is “al-badindjan”, from which Spanish made “berengena”, “alberengena”, Portuguese “bringela” ; then the French “aubergine”.”
    I found further information on the Italian version of Wikipedia (in Italian the word is “melanzana” or “petronciano”). I translate directly it from Italian:
    “The aubergine comes from India but in Prehistorical Ages, it was cultivated in China and other countries in Central Asia. In Europe, it seems not having been known until about 1500 years ago: the diffusion in Europa of names coming from Arabic and the lack of Latin and Greek words indicates that the aubergine was brought around the Mediterranean Sea by Arabs at the beginning of Middle Age.

    In Europe, the first region where the aubergine was known is Andalusia, in the south of Spain (a region which was occupied by Arabs until the 13th century [personal commentary]).

  • danielpool52

    Marina you are hitting like a heavyweight the vote 3078 :lol: happy for you :lol: :lol: :lol:

  • celebornmars

    She says that Marina is an attention whore. Not very kind… :mrgreen:
    But here is a real attention whore…

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobs_your_uncle Bob

    :lol: Man! You’re on fire – firing on twelve cylinders.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Fascinating stuff. How about the origin of CANNEBERGE (cranberry)? My Petit Robert states that the etymology is O.I., which I assume is “origine inconnue.”

  • celebornmars

    “Hurricane” is a more generic term. It can apply either to typhoons (which appear in the Pacific area) or to cyclones (which appear in the Atlantic Area). We have the same distinction in France with the words “ouragan” (hurricane), “typhon” (typhoon) and “cyclone”.

  • celebornmars

    Ti consiglio l’italiano :mrgreen:

  • celebornmars

    It comes from the Greek verb “graphein” (to draw).

  • celebornmars

    Limerick is an Irish town of course :mrgreen:
    Or a limerick is a little poem but generally the subject is not very poetical. :oops:

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Danke schön.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Yes, and now I’m ready for forty winks!

  • ragabashmoon

    I love caesar salads, but NEVER heard of putting anchovies in it… groooooooooss!!!

  • ragabashmoon

    I once got an anchovy at Little Caesar’s pizza, just to try it. Nasty. So, I offered it to my cat. He didn’t want it either. When a cat refuses fish… that’s a nasty fish.

  • tommaralem1987

    Hello:
    Recipe idea:
    Musolini Burrito
    Wheat flour tortilla for wrapping. Beef and turkey strips for the meat portion. Marinara sauce, Pizza cheese and parsley.

  • fianchetto1

    Gladly. Site is TED.com, on Youtube, the TED Director has a page where he posts recent talks…visit my u-tube site, he is in my favourites. link there, and make him one of your favourites, too :-)

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto

  • fianchetto1

    You are a pretty frequent flier here, please urge our Dear teacher to have a peek. Thanks to all for the feedback so far!

    Ciao, Fianchetto1

  • fianchetto1

    Perhaps now, when we feel a discussion of profanity, slang, etc. coming on, give them this link and then we canmove on to more meaningful discussion instead of re-hashing the same-old thing over and over again. Further, personally, I would like to have a button on the home page: “Is This a Word?”, and have it link directly to this talk.

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    woohooo 18 :mrgreen: now i can legally drive a car…vote and uuh pay a shit load of money on health insurance and other crap :???: great…

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    in stead of seeing the videos you posted recently in the subscription box he/she will see the videos you favorited…

  • franknitti

    Hi, Marina!! Thanks a lot for new lesson!
    I spended some time in Middle East and I would like to know the origins of name of the one arabic dish “Shaurma”, maybe it will be interesting to other too. Спасибо!

  • alin4419

    whats the origin of ‘alien’ :?:

    My youtube channel:
    youtube.com /user/alin4419

  • thxeleven38

    ROFL! ROFL! ROFL!

  • http://www.youtube.com/annuddermale annuddermale

    years ago i had a friend that ate her salads without dressing…none at all! so i decided to try it, and surprisingly i liked it! nowadays i seldom have dressing on my salads at all – just a sprinking of salt & pepper and i’m good-to-go.

    when i do have dressing on my salads it’s the dressing of my youth – italian, the zestier the better…

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    First the egg opens, then the facehugger jumps out and sticks its tentacles down your throat, then the baby alien bursts from your stomach with a chilling screech.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    i also had a friend that ate her salads without dressing. And that’s the naked truth. :shock:

  • julius

    hi, what does ”bootblack” exactly mean and do people still use that word? best wishes and thank you for being here

  • thxeleven38

    The term “Bug” was used within the computing industry as a shortened form of the word “debugging”. An activity performed by the electrical engineers to remove dead insects from the vacuum tube circuitry which constituted the machines inner workings, who had crawled there, that is the pests not the engineers, to get warm and electrocuted themselves. Their dead bodies would continue to short the circuits until they were removed. The machines where built in unheated environments. If this wasn’t done the machines did very poorly in arithmetic and insisted that one plus one equaled three.
    To find out more use this phrase “History of the Word Debugging”.

  • thxeleven38

    chuckle chuckle

  • alin4419

    Hi!
    I want to know!
    whats the origin of ‘alien’ :?:

  • desertfox

    Hello my dear teacher, I wolud like to know what does it mean ” pope”.
    Greatins from italy
    Davide

  • thxeleven38

    ROFL! Can’t breath. ROFL!

  • alin4419

    _|_

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/captainjack63 CaptainJack

    No, not really. We are looking for a better theory that would explain how the universe works. Our current theories are in conflict. Einstein theory of the things very large and Bohr theory of the very small are in conflict. When you try to combine them into one ultimate theory of everything, they tend to break down. The numbers are nonsense. We need to find a new theory that can explain it all. String theory might be the one. The problem with string theory is that is has not made one prediction on how our universe works. Something is very interesting about it is the math of string theory is starting to make sense. The formulas are working. The holly grail in science right now it finding this theory of everything. It will dwarf landing on Mars!

  • wetsuit5

    @ 3170
    #2 @ 1669
    #3 @ 1217

    Championship Strip Poker anybody?

  • cufan71

    Interesting info celebornmars! Pleased to meet you! Where I am from we call cyclones, tornados. While hurricanes can spawn tornados they are not the same thing. Hurricanes can last for hours even days! Tornados, however last for just a few mintues, and strike without warning! word requests cyclone and tornado

  • englophile frenchy

    Jeopardize

    This word doesn’t look or sound like any other English word. Where does it come from?

    This is my word request.

    PS: you’re the best.

  • matalexwolf

    Hi HFW’s,
    Heinz Salad Cream is my fav. not very ambitious I know but is to die for. Have been known to take a jar with me when traveling. Hellmans mayo with tuna mind, is most enjoyable. Anchovies, blaaaah, they wig me out. — PHRASE request please HFW’s, G-sib William celebrated his fifth b-day yesturday; when giving me a slice of his B-day cake he said ‘this is how you get a fat women into bed uncle Mat! peace of cake!’ So un-PC :shock: — So question, how does ‘peace of cake’ come to mean ‘easy’? :???: — he then went on to with ‘what do you call a lesbian dinosaur? Ans: I Like to lick alot of puss’ :shock: — he knows nothing of meaning of lesbian or puss by the way but thinks it was an actual creature that once lived, which made it really funny. Oh the joy they bring. :grin:
    Looking tip top as ever M :smile:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    To make a salad requires lots of luck …

    no takers for this limerick? .. this sucks

    It’s all tattered and torn
    and bitter and forlorn

    :oops: It’s standing here exposed as a shmuck.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    ah yes .. but .. where does the greek “graphein” come from?

  • jetpack

    bootblack what does it mean il be happy if you tell :roll:

  • buzzword

    you got any links i could follow up on regarding this oily issue?

  • devil666

    hi, i want to knw the definition / origin of the word ‘EMO’ Please….

    my youtube account is – youtube.com / user / 888Mujahid888

    fanks :idea:

  • buzzword
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    It’s mot like that alx :???:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    emotional?

  • BillyB

    Alright, who’s going to put odds on how many day’s mijj can go without… ah, watching a vid.We got polling on the website, can we get some online betting action?

  • buzzword

    contrary to popular opinion, “emo” is the name of an moronic standup comic that was popular in the late 80′s and 90′s, emo phillips. in the u.s. people started calling people who didn’t have a clue, “emo” punks, metal heads, goths and myself used it frequently to describe the kids who were posers and lacked adequate understanding of the counter culture to get true street cred. watch the video you’ll see what i mean. “emo” does not mean emotional.

  • dynamicpolymath

    I would be intrigued to know the meaning of the word ”power,” since it’s such a significant word when it comes to pop culture, the media, government, etc.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    yeh .. buzzy .. the oils .. i’m going to look around and see if i can dig out a few refs that do more than just give shopping info.

    lol, BillyB .. my vid viewing (in conjunction with my legal chemical experiments) involving Marina induced a state of mind conducive to my studies of the occult which are of the purest, most moral and craziest variety and not about mundane physical … erm …

    anyway :oops: my aim is to be able to watch a Marina vid and think “gosh! what she said about that word is interesting” .. and not fall victim to the heart stopping allure of her charisma.

  • http://www.youtube.com/labbatt78 labbatt78

    i watched a retro Budweiser commercial on my channel. The food I’m not familiar with is a Wasabi. What’s a wasabi?

  • buzzword

    no depressed goth, agitated punk or brooding metal head is going to use “emotional” as an insult. it was never used to describe a type of music that people listen to. i mean really, “hey lets call this music… emotional or emotive music… or just emo!” no, didn’t happen. i mean listen to iggy pop, pigface or motorhead and think, “no no no, not emotional”
    i mean compare emo phillips to my chemical romance you’ll agree. okay, i’m done ranting.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    while i’m checking round, buzzwords … here’s some thoughts …

    when i check out these oils, i basically check for the claimed influences they have and not bother if the claims are backed up with hard evidence …

    … these things arent dangerous, and the point is to get benefit from them, rather than conduct a scientific study. So, bearing in mind the effects are subtle, i just use them and if i feel somthing’s benefitial in anyway, even if it’s just a nice smell, then i hang onto it.

    The mix i use most frequently is:
    Frankincense
    Clary Sage
    Ylang Ylang

    i use these if i want to get into a spacy and penetrating study mode .. it also induces (for me) a very (in the child’s sense) christmassy feel.

    I use a mix of
    Spearmint
    Peppermint
    .. if i feel a bit stuffy or fluish, etc.
    … these are also good if you want your landlady to believe your flat is clean and tidy without going to all the bother of actually cleaning or tidying.

    Estate Agents (Realtors) also use a particular essential oil for homes they’re trying to sell. I can’t remember which one, though. Makes people feel like they’ve walked into a fresh bright roomy house, etc.

  • BillyB

    WasabiKemosabe (trusty scout) I grew up listening to the lone ranger shows, ever here of it?

  • joylight

    Marina,

    I came across your wonderful website through YouTube, and after watching a few of your posts have become a firm fan. The topics you cover a most instructive and entertaining, and I have to comment that your I find your seemingly relentless assiduity most alluring.
    Keep up the good work in seeking to educate us all. It’s SUCH fun!
    Yours ever
    joylight

  • BillyB

    Buzz mentions above “My chemical romance”…be careful, I don’t mix any chemical or natural stimulants & tried to quit (viewing) once… thought I was a “free will” guy… swinging a little more “determainist” lately…’til I decide to swing back.

  • geronimo

    Marina: Today I am going to a rock, paper, scissor, contest to win a car. It is also called roshambo. Do you know why?

  • natwhilk

    that’s an easy one. “Alien” comes from the Latin word “alia” which means “other”. An “alias” is your other name. “et al.” is an abbreviation for “et alias” meaning “and others” and of course “others” are those who come from another country. Thus, they are “alien”.

    xxoo my dear classmates… Natalia (nat)

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com aLx

    “et al.” is an abbreviation for “et alias”

    et alii.

  • BillyB

    I don’t have the luxury of multi level replies… so I did reply to you on Karate (A little email tag or nudge would be a nice feature on this site to keep the replys in the right place)
    “panopticon” is a word I’ve never used & may never again. but We here have a prison system that is quite unusual in its security. As a visitor (done this) for an afternoon social visit, I have to first of all, apply & qualify, (paper trail) then on being approved, go through the searches & drug sniffers etc. leave my ID at the front entrance & again pass inspection on the way out. On another occasion (not a planned social) I was amazed how lax the security was. I have a truck that will carry a cord of wood & since the prison is on the waterfrount, driftwood is always available & the inmates cut it up & sell it for firewood. On request of an Inmate I took my truck, uninspected, into the prison acerage & escorted…
    (unescorted once) drove to the beach where the wood was stacked, only one admin staff (no guard)… inmates loaded the wood into the enclosed truck & I drove to the compound entrance & left (uninspected) after signing the documents(even inadvetantly stole a visitor tag once). The wood was for an inmate’s wife, who could of had her husband delivered home by me because they never even looked in the back of the truck on my way out & only once on my way in. I’ve done this three times in a two year period.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    No thanks.. Too depressing

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Come on julle… How many people are on here.. And out of them.. How many people know the model number of the monitor??? BUY IT… after all its a monitor its not like a fragile vase

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    Why you are going to an RPS contest :?: :wink:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesingtonthethird James

    WELCOME :mrgreen:

  • BillyB

    that was wierd, that reply I’m sure I put to aLx???
    Chemikal romance link ended up “not availble in my country” Which song?

  • BillyB

    See above in Buzz’s box, I think I figured out how it got there, Oops.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    good thinking, BillyB

    … really, the chemicals i’m dealing with are not powerful illegal type substances or even much in the way of stimulants .. merely enhancers and aids to concentration.

    I’m not going for a high via chemicals or other external means, i’m merely clearing the channels.

    i found that considering and getting my head around the reality of the occult creates a massively ethereal and otherworldly sense of being – which of course, means i’m crazy. :)

    My background (long ago before university) included the regular use of powerful chemicals – i’ve found the state of mind induced by controlled perception is far superior to any state of mind induced by chemicals. Mainly, i guess, because it has the sense of presence and super-reality.

    My sense of enchantment, etc with Marina while in that state revealed to me meanings in what i was examining that would otherwise be merely a collection of words. However.. on reflection … i guess this is creepy because she’s a woman presenting vids about words – she’s not expecting to be in the role of a high priestess who’s the spiritual force which is the complementary half of a fanciful chivalric quest to uncover the secrets of the occluded universe.

    :oops:

  • z00f01d

    Hi. can you do me the word ‘anathema’.
    i think your website and youtube page are great and you present it very well, your English is better than my English, which is bad because i am an Englishman(a scouser) lol.

    thanx 4 ur time and stay perfect

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    … erm .. so basically, i’m trying to show some respect by trying not to be enchanted.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow15

    well …it’s the only 26 inch monitor fujitsu sells, can’t find anyone on the net who has it so I think it must suck…but i can get it so cheap now :cry:
    think i’ll stick with my 24 :???:

  • helipilot777

    Could you please tell me where the phrase “Brass Tax/Tacks” comes from? Thank you

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1038662366 Cashy

    From the horses mouth…

  • candyholic

    I would like to request a word.
    Now, Helloween’s approaching
    so I’d like to know the origin of the word ” witch”.

  • http://www.flamesoldier.com roadrunrnch

    Hi Marina and Guys
    Dropping by to catch up with ya’ll
    I guess Mine would be Hidden Valley Ranch. ( made from scratch )
    Are you going to come by my site and say Hi??
    Just click my name .. :)>

  • http://www.myspace.com/westcoast23 rigo611

    hotforwords
    i want to know the origin of the word
    Toilet

  • http://www.flamesoldier.com roadrunrnch

    Oh Hey very nice dress, It makes you glow :grin:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/smokey36bear smokey36bear

    That’s cool I want one too :grin:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    I’m sorry? .. .were you talking to me? :shock:

    I’ll have you know I’m not wearing a dress, actually! My pants just happen to be extra baggy.

    … and keep your hands to yourself!!! slap!! :mad:

  • http://www.flamesoldier.com roadrunrnch
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/HauntedVLD vladi

    Привет Марина,

    (I don’t speak Russian,only English,Deutsch & Bulgarian)
    Can you tell me from where the words “atomic clock”,”sprite ” or maybe “pizza” originated from?
    I would like it if you make a video about my request.
    Thanks and see you at YouTube.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    are your pockets full of gravel, or are you just pleased to see me?

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    new video is up

  • http://www.google.com/ Capman911

    new video is up.

  • nighteye

    But Cesare was himself named after Caesar, so in a way the salad is, too.

  • http://FantasticDougsSpace 2utoday

    :mrgreen: Did he ever try oil and vinegar on his feet to grow toes? I hear it works wonders!

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    Thanks for pointing out slight, I was wondering about that actually and I would much rather be corrected than have someone who knows the answer to let me stew in my own ignorance, so shot mate(colloquial synonym for cheers).

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    President’s English, nice lol! hey how do you stick photos on your profile:?:

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    hey what about smattering :?: everyone knows what it means but how did it come about :?:

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    Hey what about smattering :?: Everyone knows what it means but, how did it come about :?: Oh yea, and not to seem pretentious or annoying but, I believe you will find its Iulius Caesar, pronounced “i/ee/ie – u/oo – l – i/ee/ie – u/oo – s _ k – ai/ei/ae/eye – s – a/ah – r” not, “J – oo/ew/y/u – l – i/ee/ie – u/oo – s _s – ie/i/ee – z -uh/e/i – r”, its just unnecessarily erroneous, and for what, national stupidity?

  • 4thomasallan_fritigern_gumins

    Woops…

  • http://TropiCoolUniverse.com SurfinRI

    My favorite salad dressing is Rhode Island Dressing, which is a Swedish variation of Thousand Islands Dressing. In fact, the best-selling salad dressing in Sweden is Rhode Island. Yes, it’s true! Just ask any native Swede (not a Swedish-Amercan) and I’m confident that they’ll confirm this fact.

  • fianchetto1

    When I first signed on, I had a mutan alien, too :-)

    In Our Dear Teacher’s Help/FAQ, I found:

    How do I get one of those cute pictures next to my comments?
    They are called “gravatars” which are Globally Recognized Avatars – would that be part acronym part portmanteau? Go to this website and register your email address that you used to register on this website and upload a picture and it will show up on all your comments – even retroactively! It’s a universal service and I think it works on all WordPress websites you comment on. If the gravatar does not show up right away, it may be that I am caching the images so it may take a day for it to show up, so be patient, but if it doesn’t show up after a while, email me and I’ll look into it. If you don’t pick a gravatar image, you are assigned a random monster image… but that image will change to your gravater once you make one.

  • fianchetto1

    I went there, – it has live links there, none are showing up in my cut-and-paste copy here. click the links, follow the directions, and pu whatever digital image you like. :-)

  • fianchetto1

    A votre sante, you too.

    A Russian proverb goes:

    “Only a friend will tell you when your face is dirty.”

    (while others will let you go around all day and snicker behind your back should your fly be unzipped, or there be… hair gel on your ear. )

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • fianchetto1

    to try to win a car?

  • fianchetto1

    good luck….studies show that males have a preference for rock first, while women have a preference for paper first…

    Ciao,
    Fianchetto1

  • yomero

    How do you make it?? :?: :grin: :cool: :smile:

  • geronimo

    Now you tell me. That would have been good to know. I made it to the fourth round out of seven rounds. I still won $50, so I didn’t walk away empty handed.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    well … waddya know!!

    I just discovered this …

    [Top Ten Essential Oils]
    Peppermint, (Mentha piperita), is beneficial for treating headaches, and clearing blocked sinuses. It is also excellent for treating digestive disorders such as slow digestion, indigestion, and flatulence.

    I mean .. i discovered this by accident .. i wasn’t lookin’ fer no cure ner nuffin’, you understand. Dang blast it! :oops:

  • animalntaz

    :???: What is that? French? Even though my adoptive surname is French, I don’t speak a word of French.

  • animalntaz

    :neutral: Sacred? There is nothing sacred about Hollywood these days. It’s spelled HOLLYwood, not HOLYwood (if that is where you are thinking where sacred is from).

  • animalntaz

    Okay, I got one:

    There once was a man from Antucket (spell check)… :mrgreen:

  • animalntaz

    Maybe it has something to do with people showering gifts as well as love and support for the new baby to arrive.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    who’s duck : he was about to pluck it

  • animalntaz

    It reminds me of a sex tip from AtheneWins on Youtube:

    Tania: “Sex tip # (?): What’s a banana?” :mrgreen:

  • http://www.dentalounge.com mexicanyakuza

    Hi Marina! This is mexicanyakuza, thanks for investigating the origin of Cesar Salad! Hugs from sunny Mexico!!! I love you! bye…. mexicanyakuza…..

  • http://www.dentalounge.com mexicanyakuza

    Hi Marina…
    Maybe you should investigate the origin of the word Fajitas…..its not Mexican….!

  • http://18wheels.mevio.com/ Warren

    Hello mijj,
    How is/was your rehabilitation? Did you get the shakes? Did you quit cold turkey or find a substitute? I agree with you that every once in awhile we need to reboot our system or we overload ourselves with Marina’s sight(site) and interesting lessons. But like any other addiction it’s difficult to stay on the wagon. Right now I’m trying to catch up on all of my newsletters and e-mails and yet I stop by here and get distracted by all of the interesting comments and links. I’m catching up again since I’ve been too busy with work. I was stuck out of town twice this week and now it’s my saturday and this is what I call relaxing.

  • http://18wheels.mevio.com/ Warren

    Hello protac6,
    Yes, since ’89. East Bay. I see that you’re in San Jose. I just moved to the San Jouquin Valley- too hot!

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    it was a tuff rehabilitation, Warren. If she didn’t have a brain she’d be easy to cope with. If she didn’t have a bod, she’d be easy to cope with. If she didn’t have wit, she’d be easy to cope with. But all those together is too intense for me.

    However .. i found a weakness in the mix. She actually chose (and was not forced by circumstance) to live in California in the shadow of the showbiz empire. No reason why she wouldnt want to do that .. but it’s a character aspect that doesnt ring for me .. so .. whew!! – i can hang onto that in times of peril!

    anyway .. it’s relatively easy now i don’t watch the vids.

    I come to this site cos i like the material Marina sets up and i like the banter.

    and .. i have to admit .. i get a delicious zing when M replies to a post – and that keeps my plate spinning. :)

  • http://18wheels.mevio.com/ Warren

    Hello Chemikal,
    I’ll bet that it made your weekend.
    :cool:

  • http://18wheels.mevio.com/ Warren

    Happy Birthday!
    :razz:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15 foxbow

    hehe ,thanks :mrgreen:

  • http://invisiblestripes.blogspot.com/ protac6

    Oh nah, I’m in SF

  • tryant

    testing gravatar

  • tennesseedundee

    SOS Teacher!

    Video Word Request

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLyEdsv0TWc

    Talk Like a Pirate Day is fast ahead!

    http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

    Cheerio

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2NXuQ5ako mijj

    ok .. let’s see what i’ve been missing since my self imposed drought.

    (i didn’t realise i’d missed so many of M’s vids!!)

  • hutchiee

    Caesar salad does go well with a Corona beer, now I know why :)

    Marina I have a request – in this video, how does your top stay on? It seems to defy gravity and strain a few other laws of physics.

  • leonard

    Just to let you know this my random lesson—stats are fine–I gotta pick tomatoes, frost came :evil:

  • nyotia

    mmmmm Caesar salad munch munch lol. Marina and the hotforprofits girl have such great bodies. I guess those salads would be a big part of the reason why.

  • leonard

    Another random lesson: Love this feature, it makes for more learning of all the great teaching talents, you make of these lessons. Et.Y.Ma*** [Eu.pho.ri.a]…[Ex.cog.i.gate] …[exten.u.ate]…[e-qui-pol-lence]…does this transpose? :grin:

  • leonard

    :cool: have good day :smile:

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    How ya been? my random and happy souls day…. :cool: :evil:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/frostyEnumerator mijj

    hiya! .. long time no see. :grin:

    right now i’m strugglin’ with the idea of creating an anim to go with my (finally) finished song: Skull Island .. pity it ent ready for this inauspicious day.

    so, how’s you then? .. all cylinders firing?

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedanticKarl

    Hey mijj,
    I see you sneaking up on us.
    Watch out, M may just want to have a word with you or two.
    How have you been?
    I keep up with your tweets, so that’s good.
    Glad to see you stop by.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/frostyEnumerator mijj

    been fine n dandy, mistah .. trying to get my ass back into gear tho (been far too leisurely recently).

    yeh .. i see your tweets too .. and i notice you n captainjack have a habit of complementing each other on hotness. Very suspicious.

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    :lol: :smile: In the USA, cocaine was sold over-the-counter until 1914. It was widely used in tonics, toothache cures, patent medicines, and chocolate cocaine tablets. Prospective buyers were advised (in the words of pharmaceutical firm Parke-Davis) that cocaine “could make the coward brave, the silent eloquent, and render the sufferer insensitive to pain”.

    When combined with alcohol, it yielded a further potently reinforcing compound, now known to be cocaethylene. Thus cocaine was a popular ingredient in wines, notably Vin Mariani. Coca wine received endorsement from prime-ministers, royalty and even the Pope.
    piercing for decorationhel.lo :???:
    One medical use that was found early in the history of cocaine, and which the drug is still used for today (rarely), is that of a good surface anesthetic. Beginning in the late 1880s surgical procedures using local anesthetics (numbing a specific area to pain) were starting to be used instead of general anesthesia (rendering a person unconscious).

    This was due to experiments that were conducted by William Halstead, using cocaine. William Halstead was one of the four founders of The Johns Hopkins Medical School. He is often referred to as the Father of American Surgery.

    Unfortunately William experimented on himself by injecting cocaine, to see if surgery could be performed using cocaine as a local anesthetic. After experimenting for a time, he became addicted.
    :smile: :cool: I love the British…for mijj

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/frostyEnumerator mijj

    wow! .. thanks for that H.S.Thomson vid .. i never thought to search for anything re him on YT. .. that’s a great step forward for my brain.

    ps: “I love the british” .. course you realise that, until the ’70s, LSD was our official currency, don’t you.

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