tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 20 16:54:09 1999
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Re: KLBC / Hurgh SIrgh
"Andeen, Eric" wrote:
> ja'pu' pIl'o':
> >>> Qe' matlhwIjDaq jIHtaH.
> >>> . . .
> >>> *newspaper naQ vIlaDnISlaw'.
> >>> roD SeQ wanI'vam.
>
> jIja'pu':
> >> SeQ'a'?
>
> jang pIl'o'. ja':
> > ritual. something I do in my almost pre-conscious
> > state as the caffeine starts to kick.
>
> Looking at the other definitions of <SeQ> - "be formal, ceremonial", I don't
> think this use of "ritual" works. Nice try, though. How about <motlh>?
<motlh> is not strong enough. When a nocturnal photophobe drags herself to the
shrine of consciousness, tithes the barrista, then quaffs her beloved caffeine
and theobromide, this is more than a mere circadian activity. The newspaper is a
substititute for my genuflecting minions who would tell me, in quavering voice,
of the world's unsettling developments whilst I slept. I will use <SeQ>
pIl'o'