tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 23 23:39:44 1999
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RE: Klingon WOTD: baqghol (n)
Holtej:
>Klingon word: baqghol
>Additional Notes:
>KGT. A type of liquor, usually fatal to non-Klingons.
Voragh:
: Where is this stated in KGT? [....] Except for STC's *very* loose
: translation (!), there's nothing about it being fatal to non-Klingons.
: It may well be true, but we have seen Trills drink it and survive.
charghwI':
: Wasn't this the drink that was the focus of the bar scene on the
: Klingon CD game where Gowran duked it out with the bartender?
Holtej 'utlh:
>I don't think I'm confusing it with the tea; I know the difference between
>{Dargh} and {HIq}. ;) OTOH, I am not sure where this notation came from.
>The only possibility that comes to mind is KCD. What was the name of the
>liquor that Gawron used to get information from the bartender, after saying
>"there are always weapons"?
You're both right. I had forgotten about that scene.
It was called Necti, a Birani (whoever they are)--not Klingon--beverage.
According to Gowron, it's a poison to all the "more delicate" species:
Ferengi, Romulan, Human.
Like the tea used in the Tea Ceremony, Necti can be toxic for some Klingons
as well: "To a Klingon it burns going down, and sears the stomach as well
as the brain. I have known of Klingons who have died drinking it too fast."
(Gowron to Riker, _Star Trek: Klingon!_ novelization, pp. 89ff.)
Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQqu' Hegh wanI'.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons