tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Nov 19 00:12:44 2006
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Re: Dragons and ketchup
- From: De'vID <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Dragons and ketchup
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:12:17 -0500
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McArdle wrote:
> I'm afraid I don't get {lungpu' Soj yInISQo'}. Don't disrupt dragons' food?
<Soj> is slang for a matter or affair. I don't recall where that
definition originates from though. I'm sure Voragh can tell you more.
The use of the word <Soj> with a double meaning (since the expression
involves a food metaphor) is very clever.
Combining this with a previous suggestion, I like the imagery evoked by
the use of both <Soj> and <Haq>: <lungpu' Soj yIHaqQo'> "don't perform
surgery on dragons' food", "don't interfere with dragon's affairs". I
don't know if that's slang overkill, though!
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De'vID