tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 26 06:22:14 2010
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RE: Waste
naHQun:
>>> Would you have any problem referring to owls the same way as other
>>> animals?
Voragh:
>> I wouldn't. But then all I really know about these nocturnal birds is
>> that they are regarded as a {maQmIgh} in many human cultures.
>>
>> BTW, for "owl" are you using {lIr} (called "a nocturnal bird" in HQ
>> 10.4)? [PUN: "Edward Lear is famous for his poem 'The Owl and the
>> Pussycat', and is slightly less famous for his paintings of landscapes
>> --and of birds, particularly owls." (ghunchu'wI')]
lay'tel SIvten:
>Can you give the relevant reference to <lIr> in HQ 10.4?
All I have in my notes is:
{lIr} "a nocturnal bird" (n.) (HQ 10.4:4)
It's from Okrand's list of known Klingon birds from his article on bird-related vocabulary in HolQeD 10.4 (pp. 4-5). ghunchu'wI' explained the pun on the List:
"Edward Lear is famous for his poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat',
and is slightly less famous for his paintings of landscapes--
and of birds, particularly owls."
Unfortunately, I neglected to record the date of ghunchu'wI's post.
--
Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons