Platonic
Platonic.. hmm… not so innocent after all? So was Socrates a pedophile? Learn about it all in this video :-) When I say I love you in a platonic sense at the end, what am I really saying?
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I want to write something about one (or the one??) of your best vidéo eva : i think it’s the start of your truly natural way of recording em’, no?? what i think is that this vidéo is very rich lol(im listening to you as im writing it’s better to understand what you say actually hm) so it’s very rich on the language aspect, i mean it’s hard to understand everything, except some leding to some natural emotions although it seems to me that you refer about human (or men lol ) intelligence which is in a way surprising because it makes feel intelligent among others sentiments(if you follow me…), and im laughing with you at the end which is so nice( im losting it!!) wait i reload the video…
I, must, say, that, it’s really strange because you seem to be speaking to me personnaly and makes me feel awesomly good (i just can’t tell it’s hm cool really)
I want to say something about some things you say that im not really sure to understand : are you (lol) are you complimenting your listeners :o :grin: :?:
It’s really cool to write on your voice actually because you answer al the question im asking myself as i am , writing ( in that case im thinking that’s what i feel while watching your videos btw, you answer all the questions a male can ask himself while watching a woman, in my case alone ah… and i find it very (irrronic lol) no ah very confusing in fact, i guess.. mnot sure anymore : “reload!! please!” )
So if i follow the lesson quite right i think im writing something() without any sexual meaning lol( u make me laugh ) so lets get started you just kill me…
Why do i feel SO happy listening to you i don’t understand , maybe is it because i feel free to feel secure in feelings itself, that’s what im telling me. I remember have watch this video as thinking she must have sign a rel good contract to smile that way. And i now remember your “anything” on twitter that’s right. I guess i was as happy as you on this vidéo when you actually say that to me, and only me…
I guess im doing my part of the work as i write you this marina about this vidéo and have still issues to consider myself as an intelligent person (it’s because of my past, i can explain it to you if you ask me to..) but i have not much problems considering myself in love with a person (hihihi) :grin:
Till the next im gonna reload some few others time this video which makes me happy to watch and to think that i know you a bit… so have an awesome week end lasting till the end of times!! cheers!
nicolas d.
I was listening to this one and working on my programs and I heard a whistle-slide-ding at 2:30 and it completely freaked me out and made me jump out of my seat. :shock:
So I started watching again and really noticed those beautiful eyes you have.
Here is something wild, they made an exact duplicate of the Parthenon in Nashville…
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=parthenon+nashville&sll=36.149243,-86.814152&sspn=0.00188,0.003417&ie=UTF8&hq=Parthenon&hnear=Parthenon,+Nashville,+TN+37203&t=h&ll=36.149502,-86.813428&spn=0.001863,0.003417&z=18&iwloc=A
It means you love me in a “teacher student love affair” kind of way.
I wonder if it was Russian speakers like Marina that had immigrated to the USA and settled in New York City 100 years ago that caused the present NOO YAWK accent with it’s pronunciation of “church” as “choich”. :mrgreen:
Homework: Yes there wer a few girls in my past that I have had Platonic relationships with. It wasn’t unill later in life I found out that they wanted more. At that time I was with someone and then when I was free of the ball and chain they were married.
This lesson has been stuck in my head since the first time I viewed it. A few of the greatest loves of my life have been absolutely non-sexual relationships with women, and I deeply cherish them. They were like none other, and I’ll be forever grateful for the bonds that resulted from my life’s intersection with their beautiful souls.
Thanks again for this lesson, Marina. And for HotForWords.
Always.
Ah, we all love you platonically too :oops:
Nick
I don’t. I love Marina romantically and erotically, but not Platonically.
:grin:
I am sure there are many here who would agree – indeed I would if I were more her age group :sad: Meanwhile she makes a pretty teacher – for me :cool:
Nick
“Age group???”
Nick, I’ll be 73 in July. Many of my favorite lady friends are under 30. Love knows no age limits, except for the legal ones, which are appropriate. I’ll bet you a week’s pay Marina would have a wonderful time, spending an evening or afternoon in my company.
wtf! equating apes with the ignorance of the dark ages? this would be more appropriate. platonic relationships are so 300 bc, i prefer gin and tonic relationships.
Wodka
“Ainamals” I know its not a V or a W, but its just so damn cute. That, and the eye roll at 2:15 I know, I’m sorry, I’ll stop now. :lol:
Do you have a glass of Vater?
Vhat?
Vhat? You posted this comment on the wrong lesson, that’s vhat! :razz:
‘Peace after war’ would be ‘Pax post bellum.’ You said ‘PEACE before MARS (the god of war). I think you really meant ‘Pars post bellum’= ‘A PIECE after the war!’ ;-)
Wow! You’re SMOKIN’ in this screen cap, Marina!
Anyway, I just loved everything about this lesson. The good old theme song, the material, the length, technical quality – Thank you.
And Holy Testosterone you always look incredible in blue!
Always.
How about the word quiz. i have heard that a guy made it up to prove he could invent a word and have it become commonplace.
[quiz]
An Irishman, as I recall the story… :mrgreen:
In a platonic sense, we can love any object without caring of what the object thinks about this. :mrgreen:
This is not a platonic love if the object can’t think, this is a diagnosis. :roll:
Does food count or only food you “love”?
I like foodies that give me machine gun tooties!
:mrgreen:
:lol:
;-)
Big Ladies like loven too. :grin:
:| Big Bottom :mrgreen: ;-)
Hello everyone,
I see a lot of new people here and I also see a lot
of old timers that have returned to say hi.
When you have a moment, go to your profile and fill it out.
You can go to your profile in one of 3 ways.
1. Click on your name which takes you to your Activity channel.
2. Click on your avatar in the Recent Comments section on the right.
3. Use the My Account link at the very top, left.
When you are in your Activity channel,
click Profile, then Edit Profile.
After you are completed, click the Public link
which will show you what the Profile looks like to the public.
Here is an example of what my profile looks like.
Wow… I just looked at how many registered members there are… big ass number! 55,347 registered members! WOW :o :o
Hi Karl. Question for you. I have my tab bar set for new tabs or to open programs in a new tab, but how do I get links like Pagedoll and others have left to open in a new tab or page instead of using the page that we are on. When I click on PageDolls site it replaces Marina’s site with that site. I want it to open in another tab without closing out Marina’s site. Can this be done?
Mike, if you’re using Firefox, right click the link and select “open in a new tab” from the drop-down list.
Thanks Bob. I should have known that. Me idiot today. :lol:
I don’t think you’re an idiot, Mike: until M. made the new changes, simply left-clicking a link on these pages opened a new tab in Firefox. Now I have to do the right-click thingy. :???:
Oh god, I’ve done it again…all the “recent comments” are red dragons…I’m hopelessly addicted to HFW (sob) :cry:
Do you want me to borrow you avatar
so I can help you out?
said one addict to the other. :lol:
Asking for addiction support on these pages is like having an AA meeting in a tavern! :razz:
Speaking of Taverns – cannot wait for tonight’s fights. Pretty decent matchups, but the ultimate one is just about one week away. I cannot wait to see Sugar Shane Mosley knock Floyd Mayweather Jr. the F out!
Then again – there is a part of me that hopes PBF wins so that Manny Pacquaio will finally do it.
I’m conflicted and addicted. Consider yourself lucky.
:???:
:lol: :!: :!: :!:
Do you suppose there is such a place? ;-)
What, Portugal? :razz:
♪ For philosophy mighty and pure cogitation,
There’s none could compete with the Classical Greek;
If thinking were drinking and jollification,
An ocean of booze would have lasted a week.
Democritus, Plato and good old Pythagoras,
Socrates, Zeno, Protagoras too.
Don’t forget Aristotle, his blood should be bottled,
Fair play to the whole philosophical crew. ♫
– Mark Graham
In the same vein, I suppose it’s time to drag out this little gem, not to forget this one too.
So-called Greek civilization:
At a time when Greeks treated their women like property, in Celtic society, women were roughly the equals of men. :grin: If a woman brought more property to the household than the man when she got married, she made the household rules. :cool: A Celtic woman could have sex with a man besides her husband, as long as she did not embarrass him by consorting with a man of lesser status. :shock: They fought on the battlefield, too; Boudicca beat the cr*p out of the occupying Romans in Britain after Roman soldiers violated her two daughters. :twisted:
Incidentally, we staged a raid on Greece in 293 BC; disgusted with the lot of effete pedophile women-abusers, we moved on and founded Galatia. :cool:
[Galatia] — as in Paul’s letters :smile:
[Ancyra] — “anchor” of a nation :cool:
[Ankara] — yes, the Celts founded the capital of Turkey! :grin:
[Angora] — yes, we got a sweater out of all that; “oes gafr eto?” :razz:
LoL! It seems you’ve been having platonic relations with goats. :razz:
[capra] (whence “caper”)
[chevre] — cheesy word!
[cabra] — NOT a venomous snake;
[gafr] — as in, cyfri’r geifr! :grin:
Oes gafr eto? Oes!! (Oh, yes!) :razz:
Thus ends this [caper]… :roll:
A relationship is more than [tax] breaks…the civil unions make me laugh :twisted: …the story-tellers and the who invented the wHeel! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence Evan is right on!
:?: Where are the Galatians today?
They were conquered by the Turks in the 11th century AD.
Granted, they had previously been conquered by the Romans, who annexed them as a province under Roman administration and continued to let them live and speak their language (notably similar to modern Welsh). But conquest by the Turks means something different — ask the Armenians. :cry:
Oops — the Galatian war with Greece was 281-279BC, not 293. :oops:
Homework:
I had a platonic relationship with a woman for 20 years. We worked together on church projects, were co-mentors in Toastmasters, shared an interest in Celtic history, and supported each other emotionally through our divorces. :smile:
Then one night we watched a belly-dancing show together, came home and tore each other’s clothes off. :shock: Three weeks later, our whirlwind romance crashed and burned. :cry:
My new channel is complete!
So send us a URL; not all the newbs know who you are! :razz:
As per Evan’s request regarding your link.
Go to your profile and edit it and fill it out.
You can add your link to the Bio section.
The link works the same as here; either paste
or use the HTML tag.
For an example, click on my name which will take
you to my Activity Channel. Then, click Profile
which will show you an example.
Yeah! What is the link?
:mrgreen:
Moose ant Skvirrel vill be getting beeg keeks from posting here – Da?
(Hyeh Hyeh) :mrgreen:
Word Request: Intumescent
Borus Badanoff you cur :mrgreen:!!
Hi Teacher,
I would like to put in a word request for [earmark]
Thanks!
Hi, all the nice people!
What is the meaning of [ elope ]?
[cantelope]: what happens when the ladder breaks. :roll:
Not to be confused with “canterlope”, a horse’s favorite fruit! :mrgreen:
Hi kolia,
Marina knew you were going to ask that question,
so she made this video back in Feb 18, 2009
just for you. It’s a great video while Marina
was in Las Vegas.
Here is the video on this site.
Elope
http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/19/elope/
Here is the video on YouTube
Origin of the word elope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wLug3Us7w
Thanks!
Marina, :smile:
I really enjoyed your perspective on platonic, very informative. Your delivery of this lesson has that intimate feel from your earlier videos, the classic opening theme and blooper reel were nice to see too but with your red hot new look :razz:
I like blue, You look electric :cool:
On the lesson, I don’t know if you should’ve used that pic of the chimp when you mentioned moron :|
and yes HISTORY repeats itself. One thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. The peoples and their governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon lessons they may have drawn from it. Just read about history and take a look around at some of the shit that’s going on….But hey this guy had the goods on Plato ;-)
About platonic relationships I’ve had them and one in particular where I wanted it to be more went like this: platonic (she was a very good friend)+initiate sex=bye, bye friendship :sad: permanent ’till this day. Oh well, live and learn.
@marina You experienced Temple Of The Dog “Say Hello 2 Heaven”
[irrational]
[cosmos]
[atom]
Did those who loved the dodekahedron have triskaidekaphobia? :razz:
I think those who loved the dodecahedron found that fear to be [irrational] ;-)
what the fuck happened to the forum? D:
Perhaps you should slip on your bifocals :grin: (jk) and look at the very top transparent bar under “forums” :smile:
i was talking about the old threads. they’re gone. that was my point.
perhaps you should of stated your question better! Lol, (jk) :smile:
It looks like she had to get rid of the old and brang in with the new! :evil:
(not always a good thing)
well, some of those threads contained some good ideas and cool pics. there wasn’t even a heads-up. women …
How is [GERMANY]?…stage left or staged right ;-) http://www.hotforwords.com/forum/forum/hotforwords-general or http://www.hotforwords.com/forum/topic/les-paul-of-wi-father-of-tech-rock What is an un-en-forced law?… :lol: an american rebate…
Evolution?
kaaaaarl, evolution doesn’t necessarily mean extinction.
That is friggin hilarious. There is a dead human in our house. LOL
I don’t know what Marina’s plans are for the old Forums. Will she retain them, but convert them over to the new format? Or, archive them and have access to them, or as you say, let them die to extinction.
How do you ask a llama its name?
¿Cómo se llama, llama? :mrgreen:
:o there’s always hulu
missing link(?)
The old forums are here: http://www.hotforwords.com/forum/ <– note singular forum not forums. I will be integrating them into the site shortly.. The Backend Groups and Forums are actually using the Forum software as well.. it’s all complicated and my head is going to asplode!
good.:)
erm. i meant the forum, not your head exploding.
[asplode] :???:
[assplode]
iluv2cutfarts, it’s all yours.
Huh huh huh…You said “asplode”!
:mrgreen:
:lol:
:razz:
:| Karl, worst response ever.
the one-word “worst response ever” could be the right answer! I’d laugh if Marina Agreed. :mrgreen:
GP, you are tooo funny. :lol:
;-) hey guys, doubt ‘asplode’ was a typo
that comment was [perfunctory] and [rebuffed] the [relevant] topic about what we were talking about. :mrgreen:
:razz: fine then. no rebuttal.
A rebuttal didn’t un-[perfunc] the [relevant] topic, and didn’t [coagulate] with the [rebuffed] comment :mrgreen:
just saying there’s butt in rebuttal. albeit, i’m willing to quit with the semantic games with you tonight if you are too.
Hey, let’s not be anti-semantic! :razz:
@Marina, I posted some self reflecting thoughts
on the Help Group page and the associated
Help Group Forum.
The Help Group page reminds me more of a Facebook Wall,
where a member’s Activity page which is similar, is more
likened to a Twitter users Home page.
The question I have is this and I’m sure you have thought
about it also. I see similarities between the Group feature
and the Forum. They each have their pros and cons.
One key element that is different is that one is not able to
edit an update to the Group Home page, but in the Forum, one
is able to edit one’s posting. Any thoughts about the Forum
versus Group page and editing?
I can’t figure out what is what! Arrggh!
Relax! Take a Chill! By Working so hard, you’re gonna make all of us ill!! :mrgreen:
:o get some rem sleep :!:
rapid eye movement
I know the feeling, but don’t stress over it.
I ain’t going anywhere. I’ll be here at least
another 300 years, tops. Give it some time
and ruminate on it. Answers will come. :smile:
oh, orange.:D <3
BTW your new B&W gravatar is intriguing — a younger you? Looks very Slavic.
[intrigue]
[Slavic]
That definitely is a younger me as I took that picture of myself while driving in my car last week, so I’m about a week younger there :-) Actually all pictures of ourselves are of younger versions of ourselves now that I think about it, there is no escaping it! :-)
Interestingly, that reminds me of this quote;
“You can never step in the same river twice”
~ Heraclitus (c.535 BC – 475 BC)
Really nothing wrong with the plastic Barbie doll look
Yes, I could like and get used to a platonic relationship with Marina !
Marina just taught me how to change my avatar !
(from a TRACE image of a spectacular magnetic loop in the solar photosphere, to this, a VLA radio image of the Galactic Center Radio Arc)
Thanks Marina for reinstalling all that stuff at the top of the page !
[now I can change it weekly, to keep anyone from being bored]
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One reason I keep returning to the H4W website is it’s pleasant here. No angst and fear as on so many of the political websites warning about the dire state of the world and what horrible thing happened today.
Marina lives like we all would live if this was a sane world, and bordering on a utopia; which we could have if our planet’s countries weren’t all infested by criminals in the top levels of government, military, industry and the sciences.
PS: Your eyes really bring out the blue in that wonderful dress !!
Platonic = Stop! Slow down baby. ;-)
Great quality dancing. Although I quite hated the flashing random shapes in the Backround :smile:
I see that George is doing well
and still smiling at me. Since its
been sunny, I see George has
some shade now. Keep smiling George!
Yes, I know, I forgot the apostrophe.
I was in a hurry on the iPhone.
The “its” should have been “it’s” as in;
“Since it has been sunny…”
“Since it’s been sunny…”
I need to have a talk with George.
I hope you mean “george lopez” :mrgreen:
Oh, no. Not George Lopez.
It’s George Words.
He is a regular on this site.
You might say he is a fixture.
He is there smiling at you too.
Seems George can see you, but
not many can see George.
He’s there watching :smile:
The Coolest thing about you, PKarl, is you can remember only the good things about all the 55,437 members on HFW. :smile: :smile:
Blue
Is there a hidden message behind Marina’s latest “tat”?
Hmmm…. I’m out of practise :oops:
Screw it!
http://www.coquetteevents.com/blog/
If there was I’m fairly confident we wouldn’t find it in women’s apparel. :smile:
marina,
And Satan is Gods most loyal angel even while being a bit of a devil.
Ok, you gave me a prospective to think about.
Civilization, go figure…
Teacher loves us in a platonic way
What else to say, what else to say
Plato was gay
But I’m not and I’m hot
I love my Teacher as she prefer
Just need adjectives to a word
To get it physically more
sweet platonic, strong platonic,
nerdy platonic, dirty platonic,
hard platonic, crazy platonic,
atomic platonic, sweaty platonic… :grin:
i would like to request the phrase [wax and wane].
I think you want to wax your car so it sheds the wane! :razz:
This was another great lesson thank you. It seemed you were in a hurry, and could have gone on about this word for a few more minutes.
I have a few platonic friends, that originally, I wished it could have been more, but things turned out for the best. One in particular was a great wingman (“wing person” just does not sound right) at parties. :smile:
Now, I have a craving for baklava.
Geez, and I thought baklava was a mask worn while skiing! :oops:
Coquettish Give !!! :roll: Catwomen , hope you are declawed !!! LOL !!! :cool:
Hello Marina,I love your new website!Platonic sure has undergone different meanings through the years.See you later Teacher,and the best of luck to you,and everyone else!Good bye :!: :cool: :smile:
I have a neww video! My first “proper” video as a partner… Please can you all spread the word?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBmAYDuw20
MEOW!
James do you remember all of the codes we used to have at the top of the new comment section? I would like to copy them to my note pad as I don’t remember them all.
do you mean for different types of text?
iscodeis bold
is italics
Well, that is just awful.
I think I got most of them. But like you said the bold doesn’t look bold
Yes that the ones.
oh! and
testDAMN ITS NOT WORKING!
Sorry, I am tring to type them, and it’s still hiding it even with spaces!
basically you have
strike
bold
i
code
blockquote
bold BOLD
maybe that will work..
Minnd you its blockquot that is dissapointing… I am sure m will fix this, everytime she change the site it happens.
I remember the then code part.
This is a quote:
Mike, it is:
<blockquote>Some text</blockquote>
Thanks Karl.
If you are using Firefox, there is an addon called BBCode 0.5.3.1 available that puts a pick menu on your right click button to simplify the process. :mrgreen:
It does both BB code and HTML code (which is what works here).
Mike, this is how you make a clickable link.
<a href="http-link">Click me text</a>
Bold is
<b>Some text to be bolded</b>
I just put them back on top of the form.
James – is there no link to Gravatar.com anymore?
I put a change to mine yesterday and still don’t
see Boris Badanov :sad:
Change your Avatar on the site in the menu at the top, the My Account and come down to Profile and select Change Avatar. You change it there and it’s immediate.
OK – so, the answer is YES, there is no link to Gravatar :???:
Pushkin originally called his play “Boris the Excellent,” but then decided his character was only Godunov. :mrgreen:
Hey look, pKid, someone else likes cats! :razz:
Hi Evan, you forgot the “http” business to that link.
Without the http, a link is referenced relative to this site, specifically relative to the page one is on.
I think you know that the link you are referring to
is the pkid’s site, right?
His Site is actually how I found this site! :smile: I was a commenter over there, and heard others talking about this, and decided to pop over.. :mrgreen:
Wow, that is cool.
kind of a copy of Marina’s old site :roll:
Good morning world and a great morning to you Marina. May you all have a wonderful day.
Is everything feeling good! :-) Spirit In the Sky – Jason Mraz – Farm Aid …Mr.Rogers is jazzy!!
I’m at the stage of requirering a personal slave! I think love needs help like a boss and her secretary or a painter and his paints. Soul being…the burning love!!!! :twisted:
They’ll stone ya when you’re tryin’ to go home.
Then they’ll stone ya when you’re there all alone.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they’ll stone ya when you’re walkin’ ‘long the street.
They’ll stone ya when you’re tryin’ to keep your seat.
They’ll stone ya when you’re walkin’ on the floor.
They’ll stone ya when you’re walkin’ to the door.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.
They’ll stone ya when you’re at the breakfast table.
They’ll stone ya when you are young and able.
They’ll stone ya when you’re tryin’ to make a buck.
They’ll stone ya and then they’ll say, “good luck.”
Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they’ll stone you and say that it’s the end.
Then they’ll stone you and then they’ll come back again.
They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car.
They’ll stone you when you’re playing your guitar.
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they’ll stone you when you walk all alone.
They’ll stone you when you are walking home.
They’ll stone you and then say you are brave.
They’ll stone you when you are set down in your grave.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned. …..Marina: you did a perfect 10 ;-)
I think everything has a certain relationship…..from the HOTFORWORDS SITE—
Quoteâ– ”The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.” – Jean Cocteau 1889-1963…later to who cares :smile:
A lot of people think this song is about smoking pot. The mixing of the song with the quote of day is right on the money and as usual very cool. :cool: Keep the presses running.
Emotions runs the presses…I think…upsetting the sexes and working saturdays :roll: [yodel]…good job @MARINA
News print and life. :grin:
King of the yodellers maybe… :grin:
…I’m not alone ;-)
Hey Marina,
What’s the origin of the word [mirror]?
I really like this lesson. I like the intro theme music and visuals.
I know that you had brought it back in the “Secretary” video also.
There was something different in the way you did the presentation and I can’t put my finger on it. Perhaps it was a slower delivery, maybe it was more of a delivery that tells a story directly to me, a more personable delivery as opposed to delivering a script. Whatever the change, I like it.
Somehow, I was reminded of the story teller in this animation;
“Hedgehog in the Fog”. I was drawn in by the story teller. It’s the kind of experience one has when listening to the great story tellers on the radio or in person.
http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/04/17/300-million-views/comment-page-1/#comment-172220
I think you would make an excellent story teller and it would be great to have you do a video one time of a fable or a story similar to “The Little Match Girl” Perhaps the short story or fable is related to the origin of a word somehow.
Hi Karl,
Marina seems more relaxed, like an inner anxiety issue has been settled unconsciously. (I can still hear Kathi yelling, “Stop trying to psychoanalyze me !”) It’s one of my ‘platonic ways’ of trying to see deeper into problem solving with others. Sorry Kath if I got under your skin too much. Maybe I should refrain from doing this sort of speculation.
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All too many relationships have been only platonic !
And not enough sexual relationships have ventured into what’s going on with us in the intellectual/emotional interior landscape, so we end up splitting up for lack of communication.
My last 10 years have seen much more of a Zen Master type of orientation to the world. Perhaps I’ll improve to the point of being able to have a successful relationship now. Would be nice !
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I do love Marina’s including her funny out-takes at the video’s end, that’s one of her endearing qualities ! Being able to share her own mis-takes with us. Her honesty runs that deep ! and is why we all love and admire her so much.
I agree Karl. She did an outstanding delivery of the lesson. So relaxed and professional. But what can you say she is a classy act. :smile:
Hi, Teach!
Been in a couple or three platonic (current definition) relationships over the years, even one “semi-platonic” ? One fine night, she smiled at me and said, “Don, friends do it too, y’know.” To which I replied, “uhh…okay.”
Really love the still for this lesson above. It’d make a helluva postage stamp, you purty thing, you. And I love the way you’ve redecorated the classroom! A lot of work indeed. Which reminds me: I seem to recall you calling a spring break recently for the 300 mil celebration. And here you are, busting yer lil’ butt AND getting a lesson out, to boot. I know it’s your vocation and you have a killer worth ethic (that’s hot), but don’t forget to take some Marina Time for yourself to avoid burnout. I nag because I care.
Love to Teacher,
xoxodc
Marina,
I would like to know the origin of the phrase[buck naked]which I guess means really naked! It is sometimes mispronounced as “butt naked” which is not the original phrase. Thank you.
Zac
Hi, can you please do videos on Deadline, Brag Sheet, Fake. Thank you very much..I really want to know why thery are called those names…
By the way, I learn alot from you..Thanks! :smile:
SHE SAID SEXUAL!!! My doodle is raging… :lol:
MARINA,
this is a good word request
Recently, i’ve had a loss of appetite. I can’t eat anything. I do not think i am fat, i weigh 90 pounds, if anything i want to GAIN weight. The thought of eating disgusts me. I try to eat, but i end up spitting out the food that i chew at the end of my meal. When i am hungry, i DO eat. Sometimes, i overeat. Sometimes i forget to eat w/my work and school schedule. Anyways, what i am getting at here….IS there a difference between (ANOREXIA) and (ANOREXIA NERVOSA)? Anorexia means loss of appetite. Anorexia Nervosa means fear of eating. When i look on the internet, some ppl say that Anorexia is SHORT for Anorexia Nervosa, half of the other ppl claim there is IN FACT a difference. Please settle this for me.
Rosiecheeks, this disorder can catch up really quick if you arnt careful! Have been unable enjoy foods for nine years. A visit to South East Asia put me right for a while, as best food ever, plus in a happy time of life for me. Sadly the not able to eat soon caught up again, a friend made me realise after being full up on one slice of Pizza or making excuses to leave half way through the meal, to go and puke! Even under weekly super vision for a year now, a problem with keeping it down is a bitch at times. Fruit and rice in small amounts is manageable with daily vit and min sups taken. There is help available but I think its more down to you to avoid worry or stress, or able to manage it if you are so and lucky enough to have good close family and friends there to support you. Not baggering off dyeing all at once as most of mine have!! Try to avoid sugary foods and drinks, starchy foods as well, unless you’re a farmer working long physical days that is! Read ‘Big Fat Lies’ by Hannah Sutter, admittedly I havnt read it however, many a Govt. has tried/ is trying to silence this Lawyer author, as the world sugar association is such a profitable organisation for them. Plus with medical sales to counter balance the harm caused, destroy you while making a profit then patch you back up again, while making a profit…. always down to money! Anyhoo, get happy quick as you can, so to get your appetite rocking once again. be well :)
You need some “medical pot” :lol:
Think positively and remember the French motto:
G a (j’ai gran appetite!) :mrgreen:
Hi Rosie,
You actually described Anorexia Nervosa very well and in layman’s terms, the terms Anorexia and Anorexia Nervosa are interchangeable.
The word anorexia by itself just means loss of appetite as you stated. The word nervosa means nervous or relating to fear.
The word anorexia is amplified by adding the word nervosa which then adds additional meaning which refers to the psychological disorder.
So, medically speaking, there is no difference. They are two terms referring to the same condition. One is just a shorthand version of the other.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2268
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anorexia+nervosa
http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm
P.S.
As an aside, this is an interesting word having to do with food.
I’ve known a few people like this.
Orthorexia nervosa
Denote an eating disorder characterized by
excessive focus on eating healthy foods.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorexia_nervosa
Three comments:
1. Marina speaks of Plato as an artistic type. But isn’t he more of a nerd? He is very analytical, and he placed a huge value on mathematics (to him geometry) even if he didn’t contribute to it. His academy said above its door “Let no man enter who loves not geometry.”
2. Marina speaks of women being left out of the intellectual loop, so to speak, but one of the last of the ancient Greek mathematician/philosophers was Hypatia of Alexandria, albeit 800 years later.
3. Marina suggests that under the reality of that time, that sex did not have the priority to people that it does now. I think that maybe Marina has been hitting the books a little too much.
Lastly, I guess this would be comment 4. Isn’t the nature of the relationship between Plato and Socrates a matter of everlasting controversy?
The biggest bummer is when every relationship ends up being platonic. Then there are the ones that you wished remained platonic. :|
:sad: no hide your love away
is meant to be shared
even platonic providing
Metal Kebab House [ SPUN ]
Some times one falls into a rut. There is something very freeing about being an independent. Platonic types drink all your beer and non-Platonic types trash your bedroom, use your toothbrush and drink all your beer. I don’t even like beer that much but it’s the whole point of it. Your video is hilarious. I’ve eaten TV dinners in that fashion. And if that’s platonic I don’t want any part of it! :grin:
;-) true, there is something very freeing about being independent. even those precious moments when you’re waiting for the champagne to chill in the ice bucket
Unfortunately the relationship will be either sweet or sour and to me a lot of unnecessary mind games. Friends do it. Lovers do it. And it’s probably not a bad ideal to occupy one’s mind to forget about the natural loneliness.
The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
All of life’s Fascinations can’t be stuffed into a little box
Once you begin to believe there is help "e;out there,"e; you will know it to be true.
Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.
To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable.
To find oneself jilted is a blow to one’s pride. One must do one’s best to forget it and if one doesn’t succeed, at least one must pretend to.
If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
Great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.
We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.
To find oneself jilted is a blow to one’s pride. One must do one’s best to forget it and if one doesn’t succeed, at least one must pretend to.
Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn’t want your mother to hear at your trial. :lol: :lol:
Since the human body tends to move in the direction of its expectations-plus or minus-it is important to know that attitudes of confidence and determination are no less a part of the treatment program than medical science and technology. (don’t understand that one)
If you prepare for old age, old age comes sooner.
If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.
In the long run, the pessimist may be proved to be right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it’s pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting.
1 Give to the world the best you have I and the best will come back to you.
The words "e;I am …"e; are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.
***The only prison we need to escape from is the prison of our own minds.*** :smile:
A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded.
Are you going to become one of those “cut-n-paste” goons now?
:roll:
“imma be” by black eyed peas, My favorite song :grin:
Hey il2cf, Marina made up a word for you: “asplode,” further up the page. :razz:
Ha ha ha ha!!!! I love it! But me thinky it more a typo than a reference to my mighty butt blasts.
:mrgreen:
asp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvAAhq1x3Zk
Profound. I also like the one that goes,
“It’s not that life is so short; it’s that we’re dead for so long.” :shock:
Marina,
Well my first relationship was platonic, I regreted it for a very long time.
That was about 29yrs ago and she asked me out about 6yrs ago on Christmass Day and I stated that I couldn’t date her and that I realy regrette. :oops: :mrgreen: :twisted: :!:
Gregory G McBride
I am really liking this new site Marina. It has character and style.
MOOSE AND SQUIRREL IS BACK!!!!!! We still have to have M say that in a video.
I am still hoping. lol
MOOSE- AND- SQUIRREL! MOOSE- AND- SQUIRREL! MOOSE- AND- SQUIRREL! :mrgreen:
Now with the arrows we an tell who is commentg to whom.
Logged into two systems is really cool. :twisted:
I replied to Moose and Squirrel under his first comment, how did I end up way down here under a comment I didn’t reply to?
Idon’tknow Mike but we can reply all day long this new way.
Oh, well…
[moose]
[squirrel] :razz:
[best Natasha]
Boa-reese, dollink! Vee must recycle olt chokes vair vee keel Moose ant Skvirrel to remember zee Earth’s Day – Da? ;-)
:lol: :lol:
Hi, Moose and Squirrel! Nice screen name. I kinda remember you saying that you got it from ‘My Name Is Earl.’ Good show, but didja know that they actually copped the line from ‘Night Court’, a cult favorite TV series that ran from 1984-92, starring the talented Harry Anderson? John Larroquette played an Assistant District Attorney, and Russian comic Yakov Smirnoff was guesting. At one point in the ep, Larroquette seemed to not be able to resist asking Smirnoff the question, and he said, “Say Moose and Squirrel.” When Smirnoff, who hangs in Branson, Mo these days, innocently said it, Larroquette turned from him and gestured,”YES!,” as if he always suspected that Boris and Natasha were Russian. Cracked me up. Small world, eh? :smile: dc
Rocky and Bullwinkle rule!
:mrgreen:
Marina could you add back in the codes for bold, Href, and so on. Some of us for get them. :oops:
Thank You :smile:
Yeah – I haven’t done this in awhile… :mrgreen:
I don’t know if its the site change or what, but I am seeing so many people from months and years gone by come out of the woodwork lately. I for one, am digging it big time. :grin:
Now, if tig shows up I’ll fall out of my chair and twitpic it. I “wheely wheely” will.
Tig was so funny. :lol:
i even saw mijj drop by last week (in a forum, but still…)
uh! It’s these kind of Youtube names that tick me off… “Hot platonic sex” Marina, the video is clearly about relationships WITHOUT a sexual relationship. It’s a stupid scheme to lure boys from ages 13-30 :evil: :evil:
Yeah – apparently it worked.
:lol:
The Only reason i am here, is because the people here are like I have never seen… the buggiest personalities I have see in a while… this blog is full of cool discussions :grin:
Drew YOU in, didn’t it? :razz:
In an odd way… I kind-of agree with the kid. Any thoughts? :smile:
Gotta reach people on their own level, I guess…In defense of Marina, she’s probably drawn in a lot of shallow people looking for mere titillation, who have actually taken with them something to think about from her lessons. :smile:
I have to say…The Title Does lure people into a Virtual world of Best Buds! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
You silly dragon – I’ve been here for quite a while (just lurking).
You’d be surprised!
;-)
Ask me no question and I tell you no lie!…
hey can u investigate this word [cougar] :idea:
thx
Heh heh – I thought nobody would ask Marina that one until her next birthday :mrgreen:
Weh Hey, Doug, are you trying to join me in the doghouse? :lol:
wink wink
nod nod
say no more :mrgreen:
Did your wife complain about all your time with HotForWords? :razz:
So glad you’re back, Doug. :twisted: :grin:
2nd for [cougar]
Once when I was out hiking, a cougar came out of the woods about 50 feet away, looked at me, and thought, “What’s this? MUST investigate!” :lol:
A panther is like a leopard
Except it isn’t peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch
Prepare to say “ouch.”
Better yet, if called by a panther,
Don’t anther.
– Ogden Nash
“a panther is like a leopard, except it isnt peppered” That could be considered racist to leopards! :lol:
Actually, technically platonic relationships don’t suck.
But no, I’ve never had a platonic relationship with someone I wanted more from, although I have had platonic relationships with people who wanted more from me.
Hmmm…
Hey Marina, did you get a Tattoo on your arm and why? :cry:
OK Sam are u fucking retarded…….do NOT repeat ur questions and spam all over the blog.
Hey, he asked it twice, that’s hardly spamming… You have been spamming here for ages!
read below.
I love, love, love platonic relationships with certain people, they’re married, girlfriend of friend, much, much older… It is truly the worst imbalance I know of when feelings are no longer reciprocated platonically–it just absolutely sucks :!: Also, note to women: Don’t keep “friends” around who are in love with you when you’re not in love with them as no good ever, ever comes from it.
Platonic does NOT mean unrequited….
No, exactly, it doesn’t; but the burden changes when two people are no longer playing in the same key.
Hello Marina. Since there will be quite a few graduations coming up in the next few months, I was wondering about the origin of the word [punch] as in the drink commonly served at graduation parties.
:o Platonic :!:
:| that seems to beg the question :arrow:
“Who Was in My Room Last Night!” a song by Butthole Surfers
:shock:
Dear Marina,
Thank you for another nice video this Thursday. You’re so sexy and lovely in that tiny blue dress. :razz:
Platonic love isn’t bad. It could be the love between you and your mother, so that must be good. Also, some people love inanimate objects, such as their car. I love my 2007 Aveo because it’s reliable and takes me where I need to go. It even kept me dry during the log drive to Riverside and back, in horrible, rainy weather! I wash it, wax it, and bought gasoline for it, today. I;m sure you do the same for your car, the Mercedes-Benz. If you love your car, I’m sure it’s only platonic. :razz:
I love certain foods, such as pizza, so that’s platonic. I heard that you love That Chicken Soup, and that probably is platonic. You’re so thin and slender, you probably don’t eat very much, anyway!
BTW, platonic love doesn’t suck, if you know what that means! :razz:
Seesixcm6
Marina has always been the one platonic “friend” that will likely never be anything more than that. Of course, this doesn’t stop me from teasing and flirting with her – heh heh :mrgreen:
Can I get an AMEN! (?)
AMEN :lol:
Amen! ;-)
Ah! Men!
Verily! (That’s KJV for ‘amen.’) I like your new avatar, Melika! I loved R&BW as a kid. “We have squirrel, we have moose, Fearless Leader!”
Amen and Hell Yeah! ;-)
Amen!
:mrgreen:
Platonic relations yeah they happen for one reason or another. Not every relationship has to include sex. Wouldn’t want to miss out on meeting and conversing with interesting people if a hidden agenda was the motivation.
That was a very great lesson. Yes I have had a few platonic relationships, but I did not want them to go any further that what they did. Some just happened like a one nighter others were planned out just for the sex. Well that was what she was alluding to wasn’t she. :lol:
Marina, I love how you say “evwolved”.
But I’m confused – didn’t “ped” originally mean “foot”?
So was Plato into feet? (Is that why ancient Greece was de-feeted?)
How did “pedophile” come to refer to someone who has sex with children?
I like you as a friend…
@sniperskaya, the confusion arises because of the mis-spelling of pædophile, note the a & e joined together instead of an e.
Pedo- refers to feet whereas Pædo- refers to children.
Still doesn’t explain why the Greeks were de-feeted. :razz:
They weren’t, they were de-R-sed by the pæderasts and became Geeks. :twisted:
Love your a-rhotic comments, Bob! :mrgreen:
Children got called “pedos” because they always get underfoot! :razz:
Marina, in this video you look absolutely gorgeous. I really like this look ;-)
The solution to the problem of involuntarily platonic relationships is to study with David Deangelo and his “Double Your Dating” materials. Nobody teaches men to be men these days; Mom teaches you how to be a Wussy. Women are not attracted to Wussies. I have been a rock and blues musician most of my life, along with the lifestyle that goes with that profession, and I was married three times, but when I studied David’s lessons, I still learned priceless information I wish I had known 50 years ago. DD is a real master of the subject.
“Nobody teaches men to be men these days…”
Totally agree. And that doesn’t mean beating-the-other-kid-up-on-the-playground-machismo B.S. Honor, virtue, respect, chivalry-aw,heck, I’ll let it go now.
(The late, great Col. Jeff Cooper called this the “Age of the Wimp.”)
Jeff Cooper is one my few heroes.
Same with me, Amigo.
You are so true hotrocky! There is a lady by the name of Dr. Pat Allen and she teaches the exact same thing about men being taught to be pussies! And women are ultimately regretting it!
Exactly! A real woman wants to be connected with a real man, who has a life and knows what he likes. Neediness is not attractive. Most men think, “I’m too old, fat, poor, short, skinny, etc.” That’s not attractive either. If they had confidence and satisfaction and were, like, “I’m having a great time; life is magnificent; want to play?” they would be far more attractive. Now, I’m still pretty good-looking and I’m a minor celebrity, but I’m also 72, with white hair and some extra baggage around the middle, but I can still make the lady’s eyes twinkle because I keep my own personal power and I’m fun to interact with. Too many men think masculinity is a bunch of macho posturing when it’s really being centered and on purpose.
I’ve read his stuff. He has a pretty cool, but predictable approach. I say predictable because most of his bar/tavern comeons are things I was doing in my 20′s. Not original, but they do work.
As for me, if I could just fart less I might actually get laid more.
:???:
:mrgreen:
:lol:
Try Beano. :grin:
LOL!!! You mean those cute lil’ pills shaped like beans?
:mrgreen:
Anti-fart medication. Also most vegetarians’ farts don’t stink. If they eat lots of Lima Beans, this might not apply. ;-)
Vegetarians eat the food that my food takes a dump on!
:mrgreen:
Besides – I love my Carbon Footprint, and iluv2cutfarts!
:lol:
No I have not had a platonic relationship that I wish had gone further, great video Marina!
This was a lesson that thoroughly got through to me and I liked it.
I think we’ve all had a platonic relationship once.
But it’s a pseudo relationship, because it only involves yourself and your own imagination. The other person is usually oblivious to the whole thing.
Marina is involved in so many platonic relationships, she has to be the most oblivious person I know. :-)
I’m not sure that what you’re talking about is a platonic relationship, @Chemikal.
If it only involves yourself, and the other person is oblivious, it’s not a relationship at all; it’s a crush.
I think a platonic relationship is one in which two people are seeing each other and interacting on a regular basis, enjoying each other’s company, maybe socially or in a work environment but in which there is no sexual activity, either because there is no sexual attraction or more often because one or both of them are otherwise committed.
Oh, I never thought of it that way. I’ve heard the term when I was young and stuck with my interpretation of it. Since no one corrected me, you can notice the effect. :-)
It still makes little sense to me, if you are in a relationship, it shouldn’t be Platonic in any way.
I mean, if you’re not having any contact, it’s really not a relationship. It’s more what I mentioned earlier. :D
So to encompass both interpretations and possible scenarios, I’d go with calling it Platonic person, rather than relationship. Because if one, for whatever reason, is Platonic towards the other, a relationship cannot be established. Right? At most an imagined relationship, or a half-wanted one.
By your definition, a Platonic relationship is equivalent to normal friendship.
I guess the only true modern Platonic relationship I can think of, is the long distance type.
I disagree. A platonic relationship is much more than simple friendship, which can often be quite superficial; a platonic relationship is much deeper, closer, more intimate, with mental contact involving the sharing of private thoughts and secrets, yet without the sexual element.
Also, don’t make the mistake of thinking that physical contact is only sexual. There can be physical contact between friends without any sexual tension being involved. Physical contact is a basic human, indeed mammalian, need, and it is only the sick minds of religious fanatics that prohibit it because they, themselves, can’t control their basic instincts.
At several of the places where I have worked over the years I have experienced this platonic physical contact, a hand placed on an arm during conversation, an arm resting on my shoulder whilst we were both engaged in a task at a desk, even the occasional hug of thanks or affection. I continue to experience it with my sisters-in-law who often sit on my lap or snuggle up when they’re talking to my wife. I have experienced even more intimate physical contact in the work environment without any suggestion of a sexual pass being made.
A couple of examples … one day, when I walked into the office, one of my female co-workers saw me and immediately took a couple of steps towards me and then stopped and hesitated. Instinctively I sensed that she was upset about something, so I held out my arms and she rushed to me and clung to me in a bear hug for several minutes without saying a word. Later in the day a huge bunch of flowers arrived for her and I found out that she had, that morning, had a blazing row with her husband.
On another occasion, another of my co-workers was going to a party after work and she actually asked me to help her get dressed in her party gear.
Both of those situations required a high degree of mutual trust and respect, and if I had been crass enough to take advantage of the situation that trust and respect would have rapidly turned to revilement.
I understand, thank you for dropping some knowledge on me. I think the religious fanatics really left a negative mark. Did you hear about the “Christian side hug”? I wonder if they can get any stupider…
When I worked as a massage therapist, I had to put aside all sexual thoughts about my female clients, and learned to develop a sort of detached, loving-but-asexual attitude toward the beautiful bodies I was
caressingmassaging. :smile:That attitude went all to hell on a couple of occasions when they reached up and pulled me down on top of them. :oops:
well said, bob. well said.
Bravo certainly a lesson to be learned. Unless you grew up poor and a “NICE GUY” then you are already intimately familiar with the term Platonic.
Interesting. But wasn’t the word “platonic” created as we know it today? I understand about Plato & Socrates, but I imagine the coining of the term overlooked the *ahem* Greek way, intentionally or otherwise. Also, how “brilliant” can a society be that overlooks or essentially imprisons up to 50% of its people?
And yes, I had a very intense platonic relationship with my Freshman HS geometry teacher. She was the love of my life for almost a year!
No rest for the wicked, 50%, Lol. :roll:
To my most dearest hotforwords Hottie Girl!
Marina! I am so proud of you! I know how dilligent your efforts have been on the website as of late. And even still – and lots and lots of loooooooong and haaaaaaaard work, you still find time to produce yet another sexy and intelligent video?
I love you! In a platonic way!
:mrgreen:
Yours faithfully,
iluv2cutfarts
USA
Ok I have to ask this did Marina really get a Tattoo on her arm and why? :cry:
When ppl get old, they have more significant events in their life that they can finally be able to get a tattoo with a significant meaning.
There’s never a good reason to get a tattoo. It looks cheap. I’m go glad that my Father scared me shitless of getting one when I was younger.
I luv 2 cut farts, go back to ur name-calling ways. I miss hearing the word slope and seeing a middle finger on my screen….preferrably at puberty kid tho!
P.S. Marina’s tattoo looks more ‘simple’ than cheap.
Oh rosie – every war has an end. Even the kid has had enough, and frankly – I had too. There are only so many times you can call each other demeaning names, before it gets old. It’s like a comic who does the same routine, town after town after town. After a while, it’s just not funny anymore.
But never fear – there’s always a battle to be fought and a war to be won. I think we should enjoy peacetime for a while, don’t you?
:mrgreen:
P.S. Tattoos in general look cheap to me – not Marina’s specifically. Her’s actually makes more sense than most.
Actually, she did a photo shoot for GQ some time back where they temporarily “printed” her, and I believe the shot is from that. Maybe the issue is due on the stands soon; been looking forward to it.
Oops wrong spot.
*(its)
Hi HotForNumbers,
you can reply to your own comment and then the
*(its) would be in context of your original posting.
I overlook things all of the time, so I make my
corrections below my posting as a reply.
Yes. Ssorry, pedanticKarl, I tried to stop the browser twice. One to correct the apostrophe and a second one to send the correction as a reply to my own comment, as you point out, but the data had already flown away.
Thanks. I missed that lesson. Anyway, it seems that “meme” has also a slightly different meaning and another one yet much more different.
Marina, would you please explain the word “MEME”.
It’s origin and different meanings.
Hi HotForNumbers,
Although Marina has not specifically addressed the origin
of the word “meme”, she did make a video about one particular
meme and discusses how it came about. Excellent video.
http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/03/02/dinosaur-egg-found/?cid=114671
I think the French have a saying, “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” (I might not have written that right, but I don’t caret all about French spelling. :mrgreen:
Maybe Bob can give us a translation. :razz:
It’s all about customer service … The more you take something back to the shop to exchange it, the more you get given the same thing in a new box.
To answer Marina’s questions above:
“When I say I love you in a platonic sense at the end,
what am I really saying?”
I think @Marina is referring to the idea and notion of
transcending the physical desire and tending toward
the purely spiritual or ideal platonic love. That is,
spirit to spirit, mind to mind or soul to soul. The Soul,
being chained to matter, longs to escape from the bondage
of the body and return to its original source where
true love is experienced.
The idea of a being is eternal, unchangeable and perfect
and a particular object of desire is just an imperfect copy.
There is also the notion of good and virtue and one
of those virtues is knowledge which is the recognition
of the supreme form of the good. The three important
virtues are wisdom, courage, and moderation which are
bounded by the virtue of justice.
The first base hypothesis is a little off.
Typically, in all forms of relationships, there is an internal clock.
Remember the phrase that familiarity breeds contempt?
(we’ll get back to that)
If you hang out with someone long enough and get beyond superficial communication, you begin to respect them as a person and they become like family. And then it may get to a point, where you may be afraid that the friendship is more important than a sexual fling and you would rather keep it on a platonic level than risk losing the friendship.
A true test is to imagine to yourself, that the 2 of you are the last people on Earth or that the world is going to end tomorrow…
If you still wouldn’t do the dirty, then obviously there is no sexual tension, otherwise it is out of respect and hope of continued communication that you don’t get nasty in a hurry.
About the internal clock… It may be different for each, but if I am not in direct romantic pursuit within a month of meeting someone, usually the passion for sex wanes. This is something for those women who want to impose the 3 date rule on men… Just make sure your 3 dates happen within the first 3 weeks… Or maybe that is your agenda all along… Take the dinners and run!
I knew that … but an excellent video, all the same. An informing piece of substance unlike the frivolous 60 second wonders we had to put up with for a long time.
HW: I have had many platonic relationships (not like Plato though * ) over the years but I’m not about to kiss and tell … or even to NOT kiss and tell.
( * I don’t have an issue with homosexuality as long as those practising it don’t shove it down my throat. :roll: )
poor choice of words… Are you a backdoor man instead? LOL
just teasing you.
Never say shove it to the GLBT community. They’re liable to try and shove it somewheres else!
:shock:
Hi Bob, hows things on the other side of the pond? :smile:
Hi, Mike,
In a word, quiet – no helicopters droning overhead with the flying ban.
In case anyone wonders what all the fuss is about with this volcanic ash cloud, watch this.
Spring is trying to assert itself but we’re still getting four seasons in a day. How is it with you?
The suffix after the video ID is mangled, but the video ID is also not correct as it does not exist.
The video ID format is: watch?v=123456789AB
That is, there are 11 characters for the ID.
Any stuff after the video ID can be thrown away, including the ampersand (&)
Example: watch?v=123456789AB&feature&etc&etc
Throw away stuff after and including first ampersand
Ho hum! Maybe it’s region specific, then; it’s a British TV program from last night – try again or try searching for “Volcanic Ash: Flight Of Terror”.
Hi Bob, still no joy on the link. Since you posted the link twice with the same ID, I presume that it is the correct video ID and you are able to see it.
What is interesting is this; The error message says, “Video not available” which means a host of reasons, but if the video were region specific, the error message would read, “Video not available in your country” which I get all of the time.
Anyway, I searched for the title you gave me and was not able to find it on YouTube, other than references about and to video related to that one. Searching on Google, I came across Channel 5 in the UK and watched a trailer about that documentary. I think the documentary is made by the BBC? If so, then I can see the stringent protection of their work.
I’m sure someone has it uploaded to some site. Just haven’t found it yet.
Not BBC – Channel Five is a commercial channel – but same difference, Digital Rights Protectionism. Oh well!
Hi Bob –
Re weather: I was swimming in the Nooksack River in January, but it snowed in April! :???:
Re Iceland: the Laki fissure eruption of 1783 caused global cooling and crop failures that killed about 2 million people. The famine in France helped spark the French revolution. :shock:
I take volcanoes very seriously, having been 30 miles from Mount Saint Helens when it erupted. :o
Whilst you were swimming, did you leave your clothes in your Rooksack?
Two days ago Marina tweeted that she was filming this video and to guess the word. Here is the TwitPic of some of the answers.
Before you click this link, make sure you’ve
taken your heart medication and respirator is
nearby.
http://twitpic.com/1gvxxp
I sorta came close if you consider
my answer like a nuclear bomb or horseshoes.
Close enough for government work. :-)
Got caught humming a Via Gra tune in the gym. Difficult to explain. The melody was ok, but my mumbling bastardized Russian left much.
Aren’t most, if not all, platonic relationships in existance because one of the persons failed at getting to first base? lol
Nice one Marina, by the way. Can we have some kind of link to the latest video over the enitre sit like we always have had before? It’s really confusing when you think it’s there but it’s not.
I agree James. It is hard to find the video for the day. But the site is still under construction so maybe a link could be added. Congratz on becoming a partner.
Yes!
I am First, before the PaparazziKid
and leoNard. Whoo whoo!
Love that video.
I even watched it.
Congrats! Here is your -= GOLD STAR =- for the day. :grin:
Thank you Captain and do you know what I think of you?
Hmmm how platonic is this relationship you two have going on. (JK) :lol: :lol: