tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 11 10:05:55 2003
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Re: Star Trek Killer?
ngabwI' wrote:
> > QaStaHvlS wa'ram LoS SaD Hugh SlijlaH qetbogh loD
>
>I've seen this before, on another board. This is supposed to be:
>
>{qaStaHvIS wa' ram, loSSaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD}
>lit. "While one night happens, a man which runs can slit 4000 throats"
>"Four thousand throats may be cut in a single night by a running man"
>
>The English comes from the TOS episode "Day of the Dove" (I forget the
>specifics.) It was translated by Dr Okrand, and included in TKW.
TKW p.127
>(It might also be in TKD, with the useful phrases. I haven't my materials
>with me.)
It does indeed appear in TKD's Appendix "A Selected List of Useful Klingon
Expressions" (2nd ed., p. 171). I guess someone finally found a good use
for this particular expression!
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons