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Re: Mating Ritual



Seqram writhes:

> As I recall, "rustay" was used in Star Trek as a ritual Worf wanted to
> perform with a young boy, to indicate a sort of father-son-like bonding,
> not a sexual mating.  

Somewhere around here I have a button that says:

"Trust me Wesley.  It is an ancient Klingon ritual of manhood."

Which I suppose could be loosely rendered:

*Wesley* HIvoq.  loDmeH tIQ tlhIngan tay.

;)

Lawrence

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