tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 02 07:39:08 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: povjaj
> 'Maltz said he once heard about a non-Klingon who reported that Klingons said
> "Tuesday" when expressing their wish that something turn out well. He said the
> writer of that report misunderstood. The expression is indeed {povjaj}, but it
> means "may it be excellent" and only coincidentally is it homophonous (my word,
> not Maltz's) with the word for Tuesday." (Marc Okrand; printed in the exercise
> book of qepHom wa'maH cha' [11/07/2013])
Brad Wilson:
>> I just realized why this sounded familiar.
>> pIj <Popeye>vo' tlhob <Wimpy>
>> jatlh Wimpy: povjaj Huch qanobqang DaHjaj, jIHvaD Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je Daje'chugh.
>> jatlh Popeye: povjaj.
Move your comma to the left:
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
povjaj Huch qanobqang, DaHjaj jIHvaD Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je Daje'chugh.
You might be able to use the "prefix trick" to shorten this a bit:
povjaj Huch qanobqang, DaHjaj Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je choje'chugh.
Which is still a mouthful - if you'll pardon the pun - so consider using the exotic Terran word to show off your knowledge of alien cuisine:
povjaj Huch qanobqang, DaHjaj HAMBURGER choje'chugh.
For more info on Wimpy read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Wellington_Wimpy :
"Hamburgers are Wimpy's all-time favorite dish, and he is usually seen carrying or eating one or more at a time - e.g. in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor he is seen grinding meat or eating burgers almost the entire time - however, he is usually too cheap to pay for them himself. A recurring joke involves Wimpy's attempts to con other patrons of the diner into buying his meal for him. His best-known catchphrase started in 1931 as "Cook me up a hamburger. I'll pay you Thursday." In 1932, this then became the famous "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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