OK does any one know what a Philologist is? Yes it is the study of words and the meanings and origins of the words. I have always been fascinated by the meanings of words and when I found this on YouTube I had to share this as a CoolVideo.

Don’t forget to visit Marina’s Website HotForWords and register to get a greeting card from her.

Now on to the videos:

Word Study: The Penny and The Dime

Word Study: Hot Dog

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Just saw some video and website about pen spinning

I wish I could do this but all I can do is watch and possibly fail miserably trying.

Before I get to the video about PenSpinning here is a brief Lesson from Wikipedia:

Pen spinning is a form of contact juggling that involves the deft manipulation of a writing utensil with one’s hands. Although it is often considered a form of self-entertainment (usually in a school/office setting), multinational competitions and meetings are often held

This pastime is also supposedly referred to as “rōnin mawashi” in Japan, allegedly because pen spinning is more prevalent among “rōnins”, or high-school graduates who take a year off in order to study by themselves in preparation for university entrance exams.

Presently, there is no documentation to show who started the pen spinning phenomenon. However, it is understood that a Japanese pen spinner named Hideaki Kondoh was one of the earliest pen spinners to start a pen spinning website.

Additional Resource: Pentrix.com

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Check out this Blog Site - Merlins Tower - for some cool things that was for sale today on ebay. - DeHydrated or Evaporated Water - Cow Licks - You Face on Mt Rushmore and more…..

Visit MerlinsTower

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Boy - The Hamster dance has been around since 1998 when Deidre LaCarte was competing  to see who could generate the most traffic and designed HampsterDance as a homage to her pet hamster called Hapton Hampster. Using only four simple animate Gifs and the annoying Hampster Dance Song - Which by the way is from Walt Disney’s Animated Robin Hood Feature and was a 9 second loop. This is how History was created.

But many many other dance sites were created from this including the SantaDance - which was created for spreading the TRUE story of Christmas and has been featured on CNN.

The Hamster Dance Music Video

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