tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Oct 27 14:38:37 1996
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DaH ghItlhwIj yIlughmoH
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- Subject: DaH ghItlhwIj yIlughmoH
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 17:38:05 -0500
I'm guessing the BG is pretty swamped, and that's why I haven't heard back
about this story. I want to thank the people who read it and told me they
enjoyed it (whether on the list or by private email). Especial thanks to a
reviewer (who will remain anonymous so as not to incur the wrath of the BG)
who took the time to send me grammatical corrections. I've incorporated
these changes (especially the missing -bogh toward the end of the story,
which makes the whole thing work!) but I'd still like some more feedback.
With that in mind, and since it's been over a week since the original
posting, please consider this story to be thrown open to the list, and out of
the domain of the KLBC.
HoD Dogh
##########begin story#########
yajHa'ghach mach
Doq: jupwI'! nI' poH. qIj HoD DujDaq bItoy''a'.
SuD: nI'qu' poH. 'ach HoDvetlh pong yIjatlhQo'. batlh ghajbe'. qaQubDI' Duj
pIm vIqaw. qIj HoD DujDaq jIQaypa' chIS HoD DujDaq matoy'.
Doq: HISlaH, chIS HoD vIqaw. vajna' ghaH. vItoy'mo' vIquvmoHlu'
SuD: DaQoypu''a'? ghaH jon romuluSngan.
Doq: Do'Ha'. webbej.
SuD: ghobe'. yI'Ij. QIDmo' jon. 'ach vaj narghchu'. RomuluSngan Duj nIH 'ej
jonwI'Daj jonta'.
Doq: toH! chIS HoD vIqawbogh rur. 'ej 'e' chaw''a' romuluSnganpu'. pujwI'pu'
chaH romulusnagn. batlh lughajbe'.
SuD: Hija'. 'ach HoD HoHbe'mo' ghaH quvHa'moH.
('Iw HIqchaj tlhutlhta' 'ej latlh poQ.)
SuD: wa'Hu' ghaH vIleghmo' lutvam qaja'. tengchaHDaq RomuluSngan jonta'bogh
HoDma' vIlegh. batlh ghajbe'mo' beHwIj vIbaH 'ej ghaH vIHoH.
Doq: (mer) RomuluSngan jonta'bogh HoDma' DaHoH'a'?
SuD: HIja'.
Doq: (jupDaj baH) DaH bortaS!
SuD: (HeghlI') qatlh choHIv?
Doq: HoDma DaHoHmo' qaHIv.
SuD: HoDma' vIHoHbe'. romuluSngan'e' jonta'bogh HoDma' vIHoH. HoDma'
jonta'bogh RomuluSngan'e' vIHoH.
Doq: toH, jIyajHa'. HIvqa' veqlargh.
######### approximate English translation follows #########
A SMALL MISUNDERSTANDING
Two warriors meet in a bar.
Doq: My friend! Long time. Do you still serve on Captain Black's ship?
SuD: It has been very long. Unfortunately, yes. But do not speak that
captain's name. He has no honor. When I think of you I remember a different
ship. Before I transferred to Captain Black's ship we served on Captain
White's ship.
Doq: Ah yes, I remember Captain White. He was a true warrior. I was honored
to serve him.
SuD: Did you hear? He was captured by a Romulan.
Doq: That is unfortunate. He is surely disgraced then.
SuD: No, listen. He was captured becaused he was wounded. But then he escaped
and he stole a Romulan ship and captured his capturer!
Doq: Now that resembles the Captain White whom I remember! And the Romulan
permitted his capture. Romulans are weaklings. They have no honor.
SuD: Yes. But because he did not kill the captain the Romulan dishonored him.
(The two warriors finish their blood wine and order more.)
SuD: I told you this tale because I saw him yesterday. I was on a space
station and I saw the Romulan whom our captain had captured. Because he had
no honor I fired my weapon and I killed him.
Doq: (surprised) You killed our captain who had captured the Romulan?
SuD: Yes.
Doq: (shoots his friend) Now I have my revenge!
SuD: (dying) Why did you attack me?
Doq: I attacked you because you killed our captain.
SuD: I did NOT kill our captain. I killed the ROMULAN whom our captain
captured. I killed the ROMULAN who captured our captain.
Doq: oh, I misunderstood. The Feklahr strikes again.