[100981] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Museum of Art
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Will Martin)
Mon Aug 3 08:17:59 2015
From: Will Martin <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 08:17:21 -0400
To: "tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org"
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will blow your mind, curve your spine, and lose the war for the =
Allies=E2=80=9D skit by the late George Carlin referring to all things =
that can leak or exude from the human body, He remarks that as a =
culture, we want you to =E2=80=9CKeep it inside.=E2=80=9D Blood, urine, =
feces, burps and farts all fall in the category of things that society =
wants you to keep it inside. That=E2=80=99s what I hear when I hear =
=E2=80=9CQep=E2=80=99It=E2=80=9D.
Whenever anyone apologizes to me for having done either of these two =
things, I generally remark that I prefer that they do what they did =
rather than to pop. It=E2=80=99s a lot less messy.
pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
> On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:22 AM, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
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> This message is about the final 4 letters of the subject line. :-)
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> I know some people may feel offended talking about such things, but as =
a part of linguistics, one needs to talk about anything.
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> One young son of my students had a silly question about a specific =
klingon word, which prbobably many children tend to ask. Of course, I =
did not hesitate and forwarded the question to Marc Okrand, who answered =
with no new word, but with the expansion of a known meaning:
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> Email from Okrand, 03 August 2015:
> ---------
> We already have that word (or those words). The noun is {Qep'It} and =
the verb is {ruq}. Both of these words can be used for gas that comes =
up from your gut and out of your mouth and also for gas that goes down =
from your gut and out the other way. If it's necessary to make the =
distinction (for Klingons, it isn't always necessary), use phrases =
involving {nuj} or {Hugh} or {Sa'Hut.}
> ---------
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> For reference, here's the relevant part from HolQeD 12:4/2003:
> ---------
> When air (or gas) from the stomach works it's way up and comes out of =
the mouth (often noisily), one is said to {ruq} "belch." Maltz said it =
is acceptable to refer to this gas as {SIp}, a general word for gas of =
any kind, but that gas produced within the body is known as {Qep'It}.
> ---------
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> --=20
> Lieven L. Litaer
> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
> Grammarian of the KLI
> http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher
> http://www.klingonwiki.net
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class=3D"">There=E2=80=99s a passage in the famous =E2=80=9CSeven Deadly =
words that will blow your mind, curve your spine, and lose the war for =
the Allies=E2=80=9D skit by the late George Carlin referring to all =
things that can leak or exude from the human body, He remarks that as a =
culture, we want you to =E2=80=9CKeep it inside.=E2=80=9D Blood, urine, =
feces, burps and farts all fall in the category of things that society =
wants you to keep it inside. That=E2=80=99s what I hear when I hear =
=E2=80=9CQep=E2=80=99It=E2=80=9D.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div=
class=3D"">Whenever anyone apologizes to me for having done either of =
these two things, I generally remark that I prefer that they do what =
they did rather than to pop. It=E2=80=99s a lot less messy.<br =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:22 AM, Lieven <<a =
href=3D"mailto:levinius@gmx.de" class=3D"">levinius@gmx.de</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">This =
message is about the final 4 letters of the subject line. :-)<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">I know some people may feel offended talking =
about such things, but as a part of linguistics, one needs to talk about =
anything.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">One young son of my students had =
a silly question about a specific klingon word, which prbobably many =
children tend to ask. Of course, I did not hesitate and forwarded the =
question to Marc Okrand, who answered with no new word, but with the =
expansion of a known meaning:<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Email from =
Okrand, 03 August 2015:<br class=3D"">---------<br class=3D"">We already =
have that word (or those words). The noun is {Qep'It} and the verb =
is {ruq}. Both of these words can be used for gas that comes up =
from your gut and out of your mouth and also for gas that goes down from =
your gut and out the other way. If it's necessary to make the =
distinction (for Klingons, it isn't always necessary), use phrases =
involving {nuj} or {Hugh} or {Sa'Hut.}<br class=3D"">---------<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">For reference, here's the relevant part from =
HolQeD 12:4/2003:<br class=3D"">---------<br class=3D"">When air (or =
gas) from the stomach works it's way up and comes out of the mouth =
(often noisily), one is said to {ruq} "belch." Maltz said it is =
acceptable to refer to this gas as {SIp}, a general word for gas of any =
kind, but that gas produced within the body is known as {Qep'It}.<br =
class=3D"">---------<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">-- <br class=3D"">Lieven=
L. Litaer<br class=3D"">aka Quvar valer 'utlh<br class=3D"">Grammarian =
of the KLI<br class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher" =
class=3D"">http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher</a><br =
class=3D"">http://www.klingonwiki.net<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">_______________________________________________<br =
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