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RE: Klimerick of the Week



majQa':

> jISaHqa'.  jIghIQmeH jItlheDDI' ghomvam vImuvHa'.  
> Hut Hu' DIvI'vo' jIcheghta'.  wa'Hu' De'wI'wIj vIchu'DI' 
> QIn lutu'be'lu'.  chImlaw' De'qo'; luSpet rur.  
> SamuvnISqa' 'e' vItlhoj.

> Lest charghwI' think I penned my klimerick (inside back 
> cover of the latest HolQeD) for the express purpose of 
> irking him (I can think of several reasons why it might), 
> be it known that it was the wejDIch of loS that I 
> submitted.  Here's my first effort (and the one I was 
> wagering on):

> Sa'Qejvo' HoD SIjqu' tu'lu'.
> ja' <may'Daq reH nuHmey lutu'lu'.
> jaghpu' nISbe'chugh beH,
> vaj leSpal vIchu' neH
> 'ej jIwupDI' petaQpu' luDuQlu'!>

> I'm obviously trying to pull off a "There was an x y from z", 
> but if the {-vo} in {Sa'Qejvo'} doesn't work, it can easily 
> be replaced with {-Daq}.

> Merciless criticism encouraged.  More klimericks to come.

majQa'!!!!

This one was actually my favorite entry, although I was sure Krankor had
written it. The <-vo'> probably doesn't work, but replacing it with <-Daq>
is just fine.


pagh
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