tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 09 10:45:38 1998
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RE: KLBC -- Glass eating!
OK: yIqIm! yIbuS! (OK=obligatory Klingon).
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The "I Can Eat Glass Project" is an project that has been around for a
couple of years - here is the link: (under invented languages they include
Klingon (though I don't know why {{:-) ))
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Linkname: I Can Eat Glass Project
URL: http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/glass.html
Here ithe lynx text version of the page:
[INLINE] The I Can Eat Glass Project [INLINE]
Developed by [1]Ethan Mollick
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The Idea
The concept of the "I Can Eat Glass" Project is simple-- to compile a list of ways to say
the phrase "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me" in various languages. Pretty easy, eh?
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The Philosophy
This Project is, of course, completely trivial. Still, I feel a need to justify it, so
pick your favorite reason, or give me your suggestions by [2]email or [3]comment form:
* The Project is based on the idea that people in a foreign country have an irresistable
urge to try to say something in the indigenous tongue. In most cases, however, the
best a person can do is "Where is the bathroom?" a phrase that marks them as a
tourist. But, if one says "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me," you will be viewed as
an insane native, and treated with dignity and respect.
* The Project is a challenge to the human spirit, in much the same way as the Apollo
Program or the Panama Canal was, except that it involves much less digging and
slightly less spaceflight.
* The Project is part of an attempt to procrastinate when I should be doing reading.
* The Project is a product of the social framework in which it was created, and thus by
studying the Project, you are truly studying Western Civilization.
* The Project is the result of high technology in the hands of people who have no idea
what to do with it.
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The Project
The Project lists the language, the location in which it is spoken, how it would be
written in the language (if the tongue uses the Roman alphabet), and a transliteration if
available. Transliterations are in italics. Languages are now grouped by area. Several
sounds have been added.
Although not that new overall, check out the [4]"Oddities" section to see some of the
stranger submissions. New stuff has been added!!
Please Help! I am always looking for new languages, along with .GIFs, soundfiles, and
comments. There are over 110 languages listed now....
Get the [5]full list in alphabetical order,
or simply click on the area of the imagemap below in which you are interested.
[6]This is an imagemap, you can just use the links below
[7]Asia and Oceania . [8]North and South America. [9]Europe. [10]Africa. [11]Invented
Languages
Computer languages can be found under "Invented Languages".
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How Can I Help?
If you know any languages that are not on this list, please [12]fill out this form or, if
you hate forms, you can [13]send me a note with the transliteration, actual text (send me
a .gif if the language is non-Roman and it is convenient), where the language is spoken,
and any other comments. Your name will be added to the "Thank You" list. If you would
like, I will also include a link to your homepage. Also, if you spot any mistakes, please
notify me. Thanks.
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[INLINE] I have now graduated, but the page lives on at its new home with the Immediate
Gratification Players. You can still reach me at [14][email protected] Thanks!
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Awards
The ICEGP has received some.... well, honors is not the right word, perhaps recognition:
* It was featured among the [15]Useless Pages on the World Wide Web
* It has been listed as providing "great armchair Whorfian speculation material" by the
[16]Humanist Discussion Group, which I think is a good thing.
* There was a short, on-line [17]article on the Project in "Fresh Stuff," a neat e-zine.
* It has also been reviewed by the Learning Lab section of the [18]June issue of
Netguide magazine which gave it a coveted single star, which apparently means that it
preferable to shoot oneself instead of seeing this page. Obviously, Netguide is a
magazine of little class and should be avoided. [INLINE]
* It is a teaching tool at the University of Texas-Austin!
* Thanks for making this the #9 site on the Harvard Web. ICEGP accounts for almost half
a percent of all traffic on the www.fas.harvard.edu site.
* The project has also been featured in "Yahoo" magazine! Cool, no?
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References
Visible links:
1. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/credits.html
2. mailto:[email protected]
3. http://fas-www.harvard.edu/~emollick/form.html
4. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/humor.html
5. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/oldglass.html
6. LYNXIMGMAP:http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/glass.html#worldmap
7. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/asia.html
8. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/americas.html
9. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/europe.html
10. http://hcs.harvard.edu/hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/africa.html
11. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/created.html
12. http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/submit.html
13. mailto:[email protected]
14. mailto:[email protected]
15. http://www.chaco.com/useless/
16. mailto:[email protected]
17. http://www.best.com/~sknaster/stuff/random/whatyoueat.html
18. http://techweb.cmp.com/net/cybergui/066cyber/066learn.htm
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