tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 02 12:10:44 1996
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Re: Merry Christmas
- From: Bruce Barnes <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
- Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:10:40 -0800
In a message dated 95-12-24 17:05:27 EST, you write:
>I know Merry CHristmas and other greetings like this may not be very
>warrior like, but does anybody have any clue on how to say "Merry
>Christmas" or "Happy Holidays".
>
>Thanx,
>Frank
I always liked Kordite's response for Merry Christmas.
Bruce
(Sorry, it's belated. But you can use it for Happy New Year as well {{:-)
> From [email protected] Sun Dec 11 15:38:53 1994
> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 08:24:31 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Kevin A. Geiselman, Knight Errant" <[email protected]>
> To: Klingon Language List <[email protected]>
> Subject: Dear Kordite: A Klingon Advice Column
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> Herein find a reprint of an article I posted to Internet. I thought it
> would be appreciated here.
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> DEAR KORDITE: A KLINGON ADVICE COLUMN (#2)
>
>
> Relieving holiday irritations
>
> Dear Kordite,
> With the holidays fast approaching I am finding myself, as one of the
> few Klingons visible at conventions in the area, continuously hounded by
> humans wanting to know how to say 'Merry Christmas' in the Klingon
> language. Klingons do not celebrate Christmas and, even if we did, it
> wouldn't be merry. However, these explanations do not satisfy them. And
> if I successfully avoid one, another takes his place. What can I do?
> Under Siege
>
> Dear Besieged,
> Of course the only proper course of action is to disembowel the
> inquisitive fool on the spot and, while his entrails spill onto the
> pavement, ask any spectators if there are any other questions. Sadly,
> the Terran constabulary tends to frown on this sort of thing and may ask
> you to leave the convention so I offer an alternative.
> First, you want to smile in a friendly sort of way. Then, being
> careful to speak clearly and slowly so the Terran can understand, say "To
> wish a Klingon a Merry Christmas say <DaH HIHoH>." Help him to get the
> proper pronunciation and send him on his way with a hearty <Qapla'>! When
> he does finally muster his courage and proudly state to a warrior, <DaH
> HIHoH>, he may receive what he's asked for in the form of a knife in the
> belly, proving the truism that one is born each minute. If you are very
> lucky he will have gone to his friends to perpetuate his newfound
> 'wisdom' before actually speaking to another Klingon. If so, your
> amusement will be increased tenfold as his comrades meet similar fates.
> The gift that keeps on giving.
>
> Lt.Cmdr. Kordite vestai-Tasighor (aka Kevin Geiselman) is Intelligence
> Officer of the IKV Dark Justice and advice columnist for the Internet.
> Send your questions to him c/o [email protected]
>
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> I haven't received any replies asking what <DaH HIHoH> means. A Merry
> Christmas, indeed!
>
> Kordite
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