tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 14 20:29:03 1997
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Re: 'ul
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: 'ul
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 03:26:24 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Alan Anderson wrote:
> ja' TPO:
> >there is a word (in english) that has to do with electicity; the word is
> ><joule>. This new klingon word for a unit of electical shock is <'ul>.
Say
> > them quickly; notice a similarity? :)
>
> Well, we're not *exactly* sure yet what {'ul} means, but I don't really see
> that much similarity there anyway.
>
> I *did* notice, while I was updating my {mu'ghom mach}, a "UL" label on the
> back of my computer monitor. (Underwriter's Laboratories checks electrical
> devices for compliance to a set of safety rules, and then either gives or
> withholds approval.)
It's kinda scary that everytime we get a new word, we try to figure out the
joke . . .
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SuStel
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