tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 02 05:56:45 1996
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Re: Klingon advertising
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon advertising
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 09:01:45 -0500
ghItlh joSepuS
> On 4 June 1996, The Times (of London) carried a full page
> advertisement
> for Informix Software Limited.
>
> The ad (on p7) comprised a picture of a burly Klingon with words
> <nuqDaq yuch Dapol> in large font beneath.
>
> Is this the first instance of the use of Klingon for advertising
> purposes, or does anyone know of an earlier example?
Not even close.
The best known example is of course the Hallmark Klingon ornament
commercial which was done by Marc Okrand and Robert O'Riley.
Other advertising has been done as well. I translated some lines for a
Klingon commercial for a Paramount theme park several years ago, as well as
providing Klingon copy for several other companies and products.
The fact that Informix didn't bother to come up with anything interesting
or novel for their copy (that phrase is one of the most over-used items
from TKD) is disappointing.
Lawrence
P.S. Of course if any has a spare copy of this ad, or the one Anthony
Appleyard mentioned (which I missed and which Alan Anderson cited) from
last February, please contact me. It would be a nice addition to the KLI's
archives.
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