tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 02 07:48:32 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: povjaj
Just as a style point, in order to better carry the sense implied by "gladly", I'd say {qanobqangqu'} or {qanobqangchu'}, depending on how "gladly" you intend to make your patron think you are. Merely suggesting that you are willing to pay may be a very Klingon thing to say, but it's not very Whimpy.
On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
>> '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.
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> 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.
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> For more info on Wimpy read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Wellington_Wimpy :
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> "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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