tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 02 07:43:03 2008
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Re: {lor} (WOTD)
Mark J. Reed:
> > Ok, {'IrneH} and {'e'mam} are clearly puns on "Uncle Ernie" and
> > "Auntie Mame",...
Alan Anderson:
>I'm pretty sure {'IrneH} (uncle, mother's brother) and {me'} (aunt,
>mother's sister) are Wizard of Oz references.
{vIn} "[close] cousin, niece or nephew" is a pun on the movie "My Cousin
Vinnie".
Any ideas for {yur} "distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin,
grand-nephew, etc.)"?
> > but is there any such hidden meaning in the word {lor}?
> > TKD predates any possible reference to Lore,..
>
>These and other kinship words were introduced to us in HolQeD #35,
>the September 2000 issue. That was 2 1/2 years after the episode
>"Datalore" first aired.
IIRC Lore was more like Data's elder "brother" {loDnI'}, not his cousin.
>I wouldn't be surprised if {tey'} and {lor} (cousin, niece, nephew)
>were a nod to one of Marc Okrand's relatives by the name of Taylor.
>We know he's put people's names in the vocabulary before.
Let's see...
{megh'an} and {'er'In} "end (of stick, rope, etc.)" = Okrand's nieces, Erin
and Meghan, are twins.
{chang'eng} "pair" (n) = the brothers Chang and Eng were conjoined Siamese
twins who toured the world at the turn of the 20th century.
{jIl} "neighbor" = Okrand had a neighbor named Jill.
Can anyone think of other examples?
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons