tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 12 08:31:56 1997
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Re: A Pun?
jatlh SuSDuj:
First rule of military protocol: "Never Volunteer! Only Saps volunteer!"
Terran-NorthAm-dialect: sap = fool; idiot; one easily fooled or
talked into things; stupidly naive.
Most commonly used during 1940-1960
AD (pre-StarDates, Old Earth
dating)
tuq l'maSto'r Y'jImbotlh
Dominic R. Scales wrote:
>
> Tl> Has anyone noticed the tlhIngan Hol word for volunteer? It's <Sap>...
>
> Tl> Well it made me giggle.
>
> Hm, somehow I didn't get it. Could you please explain?
> (If this request makes me look like a fool ... well, I am {:-< )
>
> SuSDuj