tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 19 15:11:05 1997

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Re: Gotta go...

lab Qob:
& Steven Boozer wrote:
&
& > The idiom "go to the bathroom" is only a genteel English euphemism
& > used in polite society.
&
& {puchpa'} isn't really "bathroom", though: it's "TOILET room." We
& English speaking wimps just gloss it as "bathroom".
&
& Anyhow, I would say {puch vIlo'nIS}. Only a pervert would use a 
& toilet for other than it's intended purpose...

puchpa' Daq Sovchugh tlhIngan, Qam ghaH neH 'ej puchpa' ghoS.  Qu' 
maqnISbe'.  Daq Sovbe'chugh, vaj tlhobnIS.  wanI' teH vIDelqa' ...

I was standing near the concession at a local movie theatre, in full 
Klingon costume, for the opening night of Star Trek: First Contact. A 
boy standing not quite as high as my waist walked up to me, 
tilted his head back to look boldly into my ridged, scarred face and 
demanded in flawless Klingon <<nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?>> I gaped, 
pointed and managed to say <<pa'>>.  He showed not the least surprise 
that I understood, and vanished in the direction of the washroom 
before I could capture him for interrogation. I think I looked at my 
Starfleet-uniformed companion and asked in bewilderment "Do all small 
children speak Klingon now?"

-Qov

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