tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 01 01:43:54 2001
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RE: musings
I thought that original one went more like:
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
That creates a different sort of puzzle to attempt in Klingon...
This might be said to an emperor, speaking of an ambitious cook who seeks to
be the royal chef:
nIteb Soj quv neH 'ach nIteb Soj quv neH.
Only honored foods fill you, but he alone wants food's honor.
charghwI'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:20 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: musings
>
>
> Noun/verb pairs creating ambiguity. This is the Klingon
> equivalent of "Time
> flies like a banana".
>
> batlh HoH laj boQ.
>
> The aide of acceptance kills honor.
> With honor the aide of acceptance kills.
> The aide accepts honor's killing.
> With honor the aide accepts killing.
> With honor he helps the acceptance of killing.
> He helps the acceptance of killing honor.
> The aide of acceptance of killing honor.
>
> --Andrew Strader
> "How are you gentlemen? All your base are belong to us."
> http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~strader
>