tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 09 08:13:50 1999
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Re: Klingon pleasantries
- From: "Nikolai Kingsley" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon pleasantries
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:12:59 +1100
>A replacement proverb is something you say after a social gaffe, such as
>spilling good food that could be eaten (or thrown). The purpose of the
>phrase is to "replace" lost honor and restore yourself to respectability.
>Here is a (partial) list:
>
>Only fools laugh while warriors die
>The fire is always hotter on someone else's face
>Set fire on the side when there is danger
>A great warrior is always prepared [to fight]
"I know you are, but what am I?"
nikolai
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