tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 03 04:42:12 1997
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Re: Uno
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Uno
- Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 07:41:19 -0800
TPO ([email protected]) wrote:
> I was playing UNO with a couple friends over the weekend, and as usual
> I would throw in the occasional Klingon word; or at least I tried...
> UNO uses four colors: red, green, yellow, blue.
>
> translations:
> red = Doq
> green = SuD
> yellow = SuD
> blue = SuD
>
> hmmm...
At the qep'a' cha'DIch I brought an assortment of poker chips I had had made
up for the ocassion. Although most of the chips were red and black, I made
sure to have a sampling of yellow, blue, and green chips. All the chips had
the word <<SuD>> written on one face in <<pIqaD>> to add to the fun (<<SuD>>
of course also means "gamble"). The yellow, blue, and green chips each had
different monetary values associated with them, which was explained in
English before the start of the poker game.
Once the game commenced (in Klingon of course) it was only a matter of time
before someone placed a wager and another player raised the stakes using a
couple green chips, muttering something like "<<DeQlIj cha' SuDwI' je>>."
The original wagerer tossed in two yellow chips, and "called." Arguments
immediately ensued and within moments seventeen people had been killed
(three others were treated for involuntary chip ingestion at a local
hospital). Curiously enough, there wasn't a poker game at last year's
qep'a' wejDIch.
Of course, I might be misremembering some of this. ;)
Lawrence
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