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X-Original-To: tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org In-Reply-To: <CA+7zAmPxCaYxqhmf24fETd8jk9VQhUECQgUAvA_tx_adQMBnOA@mail.gmail.com> From: nIqolay Q <niqolay0@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:54:46 -0400 To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org> Reply-To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org --===============1164440626347266495== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c0b925ebcf581055902931b" --94eb2c0b925ebcf581055902931b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:47 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12 September 2017 at 20:42, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> No, him pointing to the light was public knowledge. > >> He did so in public, in front of everyone, which is why people were > >> motivated to travel to that light and build a monastery. > >> That he made the first betleH out of hair and lava was the big secret. > >> > >> vaHbo' jIb je lo' qeylIS. > > > > Ahh. HIvqa' veqlargh! I thought it was common knowledge that he made the > > first batleth in that way. I guess it was just common knowledge that he > made > > it in general, although saying he used hair and lava doesn't actually > > explain how he made it! > > pegh'a'? paq'batlhDaq lutvam laDlaH vay' jay'. Well, all the texts of the paq'batlh we have (and all the things we know about Klingon after TKD) post-date the arrival of the clone of Kahless, when the story was okay to make public. Maybe in olden times the priests just left that part out with a "[...n lines missing...]" and a shrug. (It wouldn't be the worst explanation a sci-fi story has used to cover up plot holes.) --94eb2c0b925ebcf581055902931b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T= ue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:47 PM, De'vID <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma= ilto:de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com</a>= ></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0= 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On 12= September 2017 at 20:42, qurgh lungqIj <<a href=3D"mailto:qurgh@wizage.= net">qurgh@wizage.net</a>> wrote:<br> > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. <<a href=3D"mai= lto:nahqun@gmail.com">nahqun@gmail.com</a>><br> > wrote:<br> >><br> >> No, him pointing to the light was public knowledge.<br> >> He did so in public, in front of everyone, which is why people wer= e<br> >> motivated to travel to that light and build a monastery.<br> >> That he made the first betleH out of hair and lava was the big sec= ret.<br> >><br> >> vaHbo' jIb je lo' qeylIS.<br> ><br> > Ahh. HIvqa' veqlargh! I thought it was common knowledge that he ma= de the<br> > first batleth in that way. I guess it was just common knowledge that h= e made<br> > it in general, although saying he used hair and lava doesn't actua= lly<br> > explain how he made it!<br> <br> </span>pegh'a'? paq'batlhDaq lutvam laDlaH vay' jay'.</= blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well, all the texts of the paq'batlh we = have (and all the things we know about Klingon after TKD) post-date the arr= ival of the clone of Kahless, when the story was okay to make public. Maybe= in olden times the priests just left that part out with a "[...n line= s missing...]" and a shrug. (It wouldn't be the worst explanation = a sci-fi story has used to cover up plot holes.)<br></div></div><br></div><= /div> --94eb2c0b925ebcf581055902931b-- --===============1164440626347266495== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org --===============1164440626347266495==--
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