tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 11 08:41:51 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: SochmaH Soch: <bIj qotlh>
ghunchu'wI':
> Is irony on the list of concepts Lawrence asked for? It should be.
{tlhaQ} "be funny" ["Causing amusement or laughter." (KLS)]
Cf. {Dogh} "be foolish/silly", {qID} "make/tell a joke", {Hagh} "laugh"; cf. also {vaq} "mock" [i.e. laugh at] & {nuS} {ridicule}.
Humor in Trek:
OKONA: "You don't know what a joke is?"
DATA: "Of course I do. It is a witticism, a gag, a bon mot, a
fluctuation of words concluding with a trick ending."
(TNG "The Outrageous Okona")
"A joke is a story with a humorous climax."
(Spock to McCoy, ST4)
"Joke: a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter."
(Borg Drone One to Doctor, VOY "Drone")
"I don't understand their humor either."
(Worf to Data, TNG "The Naked Now")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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