tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 10 12:21:55 1998
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Re: Hab SoSlI' Quch! Hmmm . . .
Hab *Kirk* HoHlaHbe'bogh tlhInganpu' Quch. quvHa'ba'.
charghwI' 'utlh
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 08:57:49 -0800 (PST) David Trimboli
<[email protected]> wrote:
> (1) There was some sort of deal with the Klingons back in the 23rd Century
> where some or all of them had smooth foreheads.
>
> (2) Klingons do not discuss this smooth forehead business with outsiders,
> and very likely, not much among themselves.
>
> (3) Some, or all, Klingons had their foreheads changed to the ridged variety
> sometime in the late 23rd Century.
>
> (2) {Hab SoSlI' Quch} "Your mother has a smooth forehead!" is a really
> viscious insult to a Klingon.
>
> Perhaps {Hab SoSlI' Quch} is not a reference to the superiority of the
> Klingons' ridged foreheads. Perhaps it is, instead, a reference to the Era
> of the Smooth Foreheads. It would imply that your mother is one of those
> Klingons who did NOT get her forehead changed along with everyone else, a
> ridged forehead being vital to one's honor.
>
> Just a thought. I don't recall if there's anything in Klingon for the
> Galactic Traveler which contradicts this.
>
> SuStel
> Stardate 98860.2