Re: KLBC challenge

["William H. Martin" <whm2m@cms.mail.virginia.edu>]

majQa'! yIHem! Keep this up and you won't be addressing the BG. 
You'll BECOME the BG.

pagh, watch this guy. When you seek a successor, keep him in 
mind.

Just because you created some angst for me doesn't mean I don't 
like you or your work.

charghwI' 'utlh

On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:04:53 -0400 Carleton Copeland 
<copeland@eycis.com> wrote:

> ja' charghwI' 'utlh:
> 
> poHwIj DapoQqu'. *poster*wIj vIpoSmoH...
> 
> telDaq wovmoHwI'mey.
> 
> bIqay'qu'. *KLBC*vaD 'Itlhqu' qaDlIj. choghong.
> 
> chaq wot mu'ghomHom 'oHlaH mojaq <<-wI'>>mo' DIp mojbogh wot'e'.
> vaj chaq bIvbe' chovnatlhvam. bIvmo' 'oHbe'law' <<[tel]Daq
> [wovmoHwI'mey]>>
> 
> 'oHlaw' <<[telDaq wovmoH]wI'mey>>.
> 
> DuH je latlh.
> 
> chaq poDmeH wot So'lu'. <<telDaq wovmoHwI'mey [lanlu'pu']>>
> 
> jISovchu'be'. jISovlaHbe'. wej QIj *Okrand*.
> 
> DaH bIqay'pu'. qaDwIj naQ yIta'. mu'meywIj yImugh. HaghwI' Qav
> yIngu'.
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>
> 
> qaDlIj naQ vIta'meH mugh qa'ral:
> 
> You're making quite a demand on my time.  I'm opening my poster ...
> 
> "wing lights" (/telDaq wovmoHwI'mey/)
> 
> You're quite a nuisance.  Your challenge is far too advanced for KLBC. 
>  You're abusing me.
> 
> Perhaps a verb that becomes a noun because of the suffix /-wI'/ can be a 
> verb phrase, so maybe this example doesn't break the rules.  It's probably 
> not /[tel]Daq [wovmoHwI'mey]/, since that breaks the rules.  It's probably 
> /[telDaq wovmoH]wI'mey/.
> 
> There's another possibility.  Perhaps the verb has been concealed for the 
> purpose of abbreviation:  "lights [have been placed] on the wing".  I don't 
> know and have no way of knowing.  Okrand hasn't explained it yet.
> 
> Now that you've made a nuisance of yourself, complete my challenge and 
> translate my words.  See who has the last laugh.
> 
> Sov vISuqDI' jIQuch, vaj jIHagh.  jIghel je:  /phrase/ 'oSlaw' 
> *mu'ghomHom*.  qar'a'?
> 
> qa'ral