tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 23 06:40:03 1999
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Re: Fresh Food in Space
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Alan Anderson wrote:
> ja'pu' quljIb:
> >No, I specifically ment {naHmey}. As I said before: outside ceremonial
> >readons and/or a ship captain's personal taste, why would Klingons bother
> >with vegetation they can't eat? Having {naH} aboard kills two birds with
> >one stone.
>
> ja' DloraH:
> >naH by themself wouldn't help the air. You would need the whole plant for
> >that. naH refers only to the part of the tI that we eat.
>
> That's not necessarily true. KGT page 89 talks about agriculture, saying:
>
> ...and even {naH poch} ("He/she plants fruits or vegetables"),
> referring to the ultimate use of the plant as a food source.
>
> The entire plant is being referred to here, though it's being specifically
> labeled for its intended use as food.
>
> >An apple sitting on your table won't recycle the air.
> >A whole apple tree does recycle air and provides food (naH)
>
> I would expect that anyone talking about a ship carrying {naH} would be
> referring to stored fruits and vegetables, not live plants.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'
>
>
>
Then how how doe one convey the idea of a whole fruit-bearing plant?
{naH Sor} perhaps?
quljIb