tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 23 14:42:00 2002
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Re: mu'qaD veS pab yIQIj
ja' Quvar:
>mu'qaD veS pab yIQIj.
nap pab. petIch neH.
For some reason, at qep'a' we usually end up with a {jop 'ej way'} thing
going. A curse is hurled, but the target bounces it back, suitably
modified or amplified. My favorite exchange was this:
nuv wa': <qablIjDaq ba'law'pu' DenIb Qatlh!> ("Ooohhhh.")
nuv cha': <qablIjDaq ba'law'taH DenIb Qatlh!> ("Aaahhhh!")
Sometimes the first party will manage to come up with yet another upgrade
to the idea, but we rarely have longer volleys of exchanged insults.
>I know what is said on the tape, but how do you play at a qepHom, for
>instance, where nobody
>speaks fluent klingon?
You might make it a collaborative effort. Someone can suggest an insult,
and everyone works to translate it into something sharp and nasty. After a
while, you'll have a collection of pithy phrases that you can use as
ammunition, and as inspiration for other insults.
Maybe you'll be able to work out for yourselves some "rules of escalation".
-- ghunchu'wI'