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@@ninawth I. I'm an amateur historian, I particularly like the Roman Empire. II. Latin helps you understand the world around you and so many other languages are opened up, as a linguist, this was an incredible opportunity. III. It is a beautiful language. IV. It's not 'dead', it is still around you everywhere if you know where to look, it's like Easter Eggs in real life. V. It is also an academic language, if you look at any academic text in Europe from the Middle ages up until the mid 19th Century, it's very useful, and still applicable as an academic language today. VI. As a linguist, I am also a language enthusiast. My goal is to become a polyglot, I speak roughly 4 languages to a good degree of fluency, Latin has made that 1,000x easier.
@@ninawth Also, I'd like to add a seventh point. VII. It's a powerful language. I often tell people that "Italian is for conquering heaets, and Latin is for conquering the world." It has a powerful and intimidating sound to it, and given how it is completely valid to spell it in all caps, as this is how Romans did it, it can have effective uses. Sometimes if I am in an argument with someone, I might exclaim: "ABES ETIAM A CONSILIO INSVLTANDI MIHI NISI LATINE LOQVI SCIAS" which roughly translates as "Don't even think of insulting me unless you know Latin"
I kind of love the idea of Roosevelt, the animal lover in Chief having part of his legacy being a children’s toy. Yeah sure, you could have something more “important” named after you but I’d be happy to be remembered in a way like that maybe more so.
I remember having a tamagotchi and I swear there was an explanation of its meaning on the packaging or instruction booklet. “Loveable egg” sounds extremely familiar. I also thought it may have meant ‘small egg’ though this was probably from my assumption that the chi part was from the Japanese word for small (chiisai). The other explanations given in the video are completely new to me
@@redapol5678 I think your theories are right. Adding -chi at the end of a name definitely carries some nuances of smallness and Kawaii feeling to it in Japanese. About the descriptions attached to the merchandises, I cannot say anything, for I have never had them.
Last night the Late Late Toy Show was on TV in Ireland. Its the biggest event on Irish television and it's watched by hundreds of thousands across Ireland and around the world. You might think that it's just commercialism but it's actually the complete opposite. Children had their dreams come true by meeting their favourite singer/author etc while over 5 million euro was raised for childrens charities.
Actually, the 360 was named 360 because MS wanted it to be associated with the PS3. Huh? What? MS were thinking that if they named it Xbox 2, people would think that it was a generation behind the PS3, so 360 was chosen to imply that it was the same generation as the PS3. You may scoff at the comparison, but Microsoft were still the underdog in game consoles come the 360 launch.
@@TaiFerret I believe it was called One to signify that it's *one* device for entertainment. You can watch movies, play games, use the WWW, etc. Think of OneDrive, originally called SkyDrive, MS had a trademark dispute with BSkyB Plc, they had to rename it and they chose OneDrive to signify that it's one drive for everything. As for the new Xbox naming scheme, I can only speculate. Microsoft are probably going to create different versions of the Xbox and rather than there being 7 years between generations, Microsoft probably will introduce new consoles regularly with updated hardware. There will not be a 5th generation Xbox, just iterations of the 4th generation. *This is just speculation.*
There's a lesser known country singer from the 40s who was a part of the Western signing group 'The Sons of the Pioneers' at one point called Ken Carson, and it's quite annoying how whenever I have tried to find out more about him, Ken Carson the doll comes up, but that's how I found out that they have full names at least.
Actually, you're wrong Name Explain - the original reason behind the "360" for the "2nd" Xbox was that it was chosen as a direct response to the PS3 (it's counterpart at the time) so as to subliminally imply that it was a "3rd" console in it's lineup and for it not to be seen as an older, or inferior, product to that of the PS3 if it had been in fact called the "Xbox 2" - the rest of the console names are simply because they had already broken the natural numerical progression since and it didn't matter anymore.
I always wondered how Barbie's sisters, and the rest of her friends for that matter, got their names. I know Stacie's original name was Tutti and Chelsea was Kelly, but how did Skipper get her name 😂.
Name Explain: mentions Videogames and 1990s. Sonic fan: Please mention Sonic & SEGA Neme Explain: mentions Nintendo, XBox & PS not SEGA Sonic fan: *sad*
Hey you left out the best part about Nintendo, the began as a card game company printing Hanafuda cards in the late 1800s and Nintendo can be roughly translated as "Gift from the Heavens"
Little mistake in the video: at the beggining, you say "just one dollar means you get ad-free" and then at the end you say "just 2 dollars". Other than that little rant of mine, great video!
I seriously thought it comes from the word "legoknekt" (not sure if it is a danish word but since there are so many similiar words between dansih and swedish, it wouldn't surprise me) which means "mercenary".
@@ainulkarim5074 hahaha never even thought about it before xDxDxD that's just a huge coincidence. It came from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter 'H' originally from the word 'Hentai'
because maybe we dont think of playing with a product like it is a companion with a proper name and instead see Legos as tiny pieces you can make stuff out of
@@danielclasen809 When I was wee , we actually played with Minibrix and not Lego. I think my younger brother b1960 got Lego though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibrix
Tama-whats? Well, shows my age, I suppose. *looks up Wiki* Ah, always thought that was a dumb idea. The advantage of electronic devices over real animals is that they DON'T starve to death.
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@Labyrinth8000 i made a correction in another comment
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By coincidence, "Lego" is Latin for "I assemble" or "I put together". This makes the name even more appropriate.
As a Latin speaker, I thought this was the origin before this video
Ok, that makes sense.
I was wondering, it didn't sound particularly scandinavian.
@@AvrahamYairStern Just out of curiosity: why did you learn to speak Latin?
@@ninawth I. I'm an amateur historian, I particularly like the Roman Empire.
II. Latin helps you understand the world around you and so many other languages are opened up, as a linguist, this was an incredible opportunity.
III. It is a beautiful language.
IV. It's not 'dead', it is still around you everywhere if you know where to look, it's like Easter Eggs in real life.
V. It is also an academic language, if you look at any academic text in Europe from the Middle ages up until the mid 19th Century, it's very useful, and still applicable as an academic language today.
VI. As a linguist, I am also a language enthusiast. My goal is to become a polyglot, I speak roughly 4 languages to a good degree of fluency, Latin has made that 1,000x easier.
@@ninawth Also, I'd like to add a seventh point.
VII. It's a powerful language. I often tell people that "Italian is for conquering heaets, and Latin is for conquering the world." It has a powerful and intimidating sound to it, and given how it is completely valid to spell it in all caps, as this is how Romans did it, it can have effective uses. Sometimes if I am in an argument with someone, I might exclaim: "ABES ETIAM A CONSILIO INSVLTANDI MIHI NISI LATINE LOQVI SCIAS" which roughly translates as "Don't even think of insulting me unless you know Latin"
Apparently Roosevelt hated the nickname Teddy... You can feel the irony of millions of toys called teddy after him haha
Teddy Rose
I kind of love the idea of Roosevelt, the animal lover in Chief having part of his legacy being a children’s toy. Yeah sure, you could have something more “important” named after you but I’d be happy to be remembered in a way like that maybe more so.
he was a animal lover in the sense that he loved killing them...
The answer for which meaning goes into tamogotchi is: Yes. And probably more besides. The japanese language loves superpositions.
I always thought the -chi of Tamagocchi (たまごっち) was from the plush monkey toy Monchicchi ( もんちっち).
I remember having a tamagotchi and I swear there was an explanation of its meaning on the packaging or instruction booklet. “Loveable egg” sounds extremely familiar. I also thought it may have meant ‘small egg’ though this was probably from my assumption that the chi part was from the Japanese word for small (chiisai). The other explanations given in the video are completely new to me
@@redapol5678 I think your theories are right. Adding -chi at the end of a name definitely carries some nuances of smallness and Kawaii feeling to it in Japanese. About the descriptions attached to the merchandises, I cannot say anything, for I have never had them.
Roosevelt actually still had the bear shot to "put it out of its misery", he just didn't shoot it himself for sport.
If i ever find one of them1958 NES’s.....i’ll be worth more than bezos. I should get on that.
Last night the Late Late Toy Show was on TV in Ireland. Its the biggest event on Irish television and it's watched by hundreds of thousands across Ireland and around the world. You might think that it's just commercialism but it's actually the complete opposite. Children had their dreams come true by meeting their favourite singer/author etc while over 5 million euro was raised for childrens charities.
Name explain: mentions Lego
Me: *everything is awesome*
The Xbox 360 was named because the Nintendo Wii was codenamed “Nintendo Revolution” and 360° is a revolution.
Actually, the 360 was named 360 because MS wanted it to be associated with the PS3. Huh? What? MS were thinking that if they named it Xbox 2, people would think that it was a generation behind the PS3, so 360 was chosen to imply that it was the same generation as the PS3.
You may scoff at the comparison, but Microsoft were still the underdog in game consoles come the 360 launch.
@@Locutus Weird that they called their next one the Xbox 1 then, as if it's in the same generation as the PS1.
@@TaiFerret I believe it was called One to signify that it's *one* device for entertainment. You can watch movies, play games, use the WWW, etc. Think of OneDrive, originally called SkyDrive, MS had a trademark dispute with BSkyB Plc, they had to rename it and they chose OneDrive to signify that it's one drive for everything.
As for the new Xbox naming scheme, I can only speculate. Microsoft are probably going to create different versions of the Xbox and rather than there being 7 years between generations, Microsoft probably will introduce new consoles regularly with updated hardware. There will not be a 5th generation Xbox, just iterations of the 4th generation. *This is just speculation.*
As a danish person, i just got to say, very nice pronounciation of leg godt.
4:46 serbians, croats and bosnians don't miss the '90s
There's a lesser known country singer from the 40s who was a part of the Western signing group 'The Sons of the Pioneers' at one point called Ken Carson, and it's quite annoying how whenever I have tried to find out more about him, Ken Carson the doll comes up, but that's how I found out that they have full names at least.
Actually, you're wrong Name Explain - the original reason behind the "360" for the "2nd" Xbox was that it was chosen as a direct response to the PS3 (it's counterpart at the time) so as to subliminally imply that it was a "3rd" console in it's lineup and for it not to be seen as an older, or inferior, product to that of the PS3 if it had been in fact called the "Xbox 2" - the rest of the console names are simply because they had already broken the natural numerical progression since and it didn't matter anymore.
I've always loved plush animals and still do. I was never a big fan of teddy bears though. Too bad the Billy Possum never caught on. I love opossums.
You mentioned Nintendo, and Sony, etc... but you should have explained their names.... for another video perhaps?!
1958? I think you meant 1985 for Nintendo, my dude. Flip those numbers around
I think he was referring to the very first video game
Nope, actually 1958
Wait - so the Barbie-doll was based... on one of BILD's tacky pin-up tie-ins? Ewwwww... 😟
Great content 🎄I loved Lego as a kid lol
Just don’t tell me how Woody got his name…
He was largely made of wood.
He was originally going to be a ventriloquist dummy and dummies were traditionally made of wood before plastic became prominent
He saved the best for last, video games.
The worst for last.
Reveled your age? Why yes. Revealed how young you are! I remember when Barbie and Ken were brand new
Not 1958, 1985!! (1983 in japan)
1938 in Japan, lol
I hope he didn’t make these script mistakes in his book that this video was the purpose of posting.
I always wondered how Barbie's sisters, and the rest of her friends for that matter, got their names. I know Stacie's original name was Tutti and Chelsea was Kelly, but how did Skipper get her name 😂.
The brand Nintendo was founded in 1889, long before video games were ever a thought.
Dang! You're a great artist!
Video starts at 2:20 in case you are wondering. 😄
Name Explain: mentions Videogames and 1990s.
Sonic fan: Please mention Sonic & SEGA
Neme Explain: mentions Nintendo, XBox & PS not SEGA
Sonic fan: *sad*
8:40 1958 Nintendo was brought to America? 😄
Hey you left out the best part about Nintendo, the began as a card game company printing Hanafuda cards in the late 1800s and Nintendo can be roughly translated as "Gift from the Heavens"
Your pronounciation of leg godt was really good
Lego is children toys that I loved to play with in my child days.
damn, you're young. i remember one christmas i got an onion and a stick to play with
haha
"NO! We are not going into battle under the banner of barbie girl!"
-SovietWomble
I had a Teddy Bear as a child, anyone else?
Me too
mine was a panda, close enough
Nope. No one else. LOL j/k
It wasn't a thing for any of my family and we had 10 of us. Our toys were more for making shit or blowing it up.
I had a beloved teddy cat and his name was mimi
Apparently XBox 2 was discounted early in the naming process as they would be competing against the Playstation 3 and wanted a larger number.
is this like how there was an iPhone 8 when there was a galaxy s9, and then a galaxy s20 when there was an iPhone 12?
@@danielclasen809 No idea but possibly...
Little mistake in the video: at the beggining, you say "just one dollar means you get ad-free" and then at the end you say "just 2 dollars". Other than that little rant of mine, great video!
You must be on some different level of broke to be able to notice that!
Maybe there was a great discrepancy from the beginning of the video until the end of it in GBP & USD & somehow doubling the U.S. dollar.
@@AvrahamYairStern nah, actually the podcast thing kinda sold me on the idea; I'll contribute mid-december
@@butterflygroundhog I was only joking bro😂
8:35 ah yes 1958
Loool
I had that PokeDex as a kid! Another great episode.
Question why is Aaron Lloyd And Llama doubled the first to the second ???
The major difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.
I've heard it as
The only difference between Men and Boys
is the size of their feet, and the price of their Toys.
Used to be a boy and am now (Arguably) a man and can confirm
Awesome
I think the Commodore-64 is a computer, not a console. Right?
LEGO would only work in Dutch what 4 letters in English could people extrapolate two words from
I seriously thought it comes from the word "legoknekt" (not sure if it is a danish word but since there are so many similiar words between dansih and swedish, it wouldn't surprise me) which means "mercenary".
Ok
Omfg I never knew Barbie & Ken had full names. Mind blown lol
🤔🤔🤔
I always thought Ken's last name was Thurston. I have a bone to pick with a Bar Trivia host...
What about the etymology of QCTUAL 'Toy' names: Toy, Doll, Game, Robot, HulaHoop, Ball....
Good idea.
what about the knock-off barbies that were also made by Mattel, i don't remember what they were called
NES introduced to America in 1958? 😂😂😂😂 oops
yup,I just got click baited,but glad I did
5:39 What's wrong with Ken? Well to be specific, his face
"cchi" makes a word sound cute in Japanese.
Ecchi >///
@@ainulkarim5074 hahaha never even thought about it before xDxDxD that's just a huge coincidence. It came from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter 'H' originally from the word 'Hentai'
Why is Lego pluralised in the USA?
because maybe we dont think of playing with a product like it is a companion with a proper name and instead see Legos as tiny pieces you can make stuff out of
@@danielclasen809 When I was wee , we actually played with Minibrix and not Lego. I think my younger brother b1960 got Lego though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibrix
" firm interlocking of studs and holes " lol
Tama-whats? Well, shows my age, I suppose. *looks up Wiki* Ah, always thought that was a dumb idea. The advantage of electronic devices over real animals is that they DON'T starve to death.
1958?
my mum always had Barbies rival Cindy
I thought the -chi was to make it small.
Turn of the 20th century
In English gingerbread. In Finnish piparkakku and in Swedish pepperkaka. It is not a bread and it is not a cake... :l
It's delicious. Is is a cookie or a bread/cake? In Dutch we have speculaas (hard cookie) and peperkoek/ontbijtkoek (bread/cake).
@@Lillith. Interesting! :) In Finland piparkakku is cookie even thou it is called peppercake...
English Wikipedia talks about "ginger snap" which I have never heard of but I am foreign speaker :)
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Video starts at 2:12 😅
Are there anybody here who were born in 28 November
I never got gifts
'Barbie' was 'Ken's' beard.
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