Very simple...... But first: Investing can take a very, very strong stomach at times. Only realized gain when sell, but if there's one OTCBB or pinky stock, this is definitely it. Any stock for that matter. ROR is soooo extreme. It helps me to think of them (dollars) as "Chips on the table" and I'm in the game, else can go CRAZZZZYYYYYYYYYY(IER!). The word is not an English derivation though. It's Russian. Vodka [vod-kuh] An unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia. 1795–1805; < Russian vódka, equivalent to vod(á) water + -ka noun suffix Scrufferolichnaya :-)