tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 30 15:01:02 1999
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Re: Pun? (was:Re: KLBC: Nature of -be', et al.)
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Pun? (was:Re: KLBC: Nature of -be', et al.)
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:00:26 CST
> ja' quljIb:
> > P.S. Is it just me, or is there a slight pun involved with {SuD} meaning
> > "to gamble"?
>
> Well, {SuD} can mean green (and yellow, and blue), and in America paper
> money is coloured green. When one gambles, a lot of money, i.e. "green",
> is on the table, so...
>
also, don't you "shoot" the dice at Craps?
but more likely it is a pun from "shoot" to "give it a shot"
or "shoot away" or something like that.
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]