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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucifuge Rofocale)
Sun Jan 8 13:19:55 2012
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:19:33 +0000 (GMT)
From: Lucifuge Rofocale <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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This originated in the Season 3 TNG episode "Sins Of The Father." It is a r=
itualised response to someone accepting the role of cha'DIch when challengi=
ng the Klingon High Council during the meqba'.=0A=0AFirst spoken by Kurn wh=
en he accepted the role of cha'DIch offered by Worf - before it was reveale=
d that Kurn was Worf's younger brother (due to politics, everyone believed =
Kurn to be a son of "Lorg" at the time, and that Worf was the sole survivor=
of Khitomer as well as the sole survivor of the House of Mogh).=0A=0AWhen =
Kurn received incapacitating injuries as a result of an attack by assassins=
, Worf then asked Captain Picard to assume the mantle of cha'DIch, at which=
point Picard used the same acceptance response "I am honoured to accept. M=
ay our enemies run (scatter) in fear."=0A=0A"ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj" uses the =
-jaj suffix. Although it really ought to be "ghIj jaghpu'ma' qetjaj," it ma=
y have become distorted into this through Tony Todd's inexperience in Kling=
on; Patrick Stewart may have had to use the same response for continuity, a=
nd it has thus become fixed in canon, however ungrammatical.=0A=0A"Boldly t=
o go," and all that. "Can I have three boldlies to go, please? Supersize th=
em, as well."=0A=0ABest surmise I can give. I can remember the episode as i=
f I'd only seen it this morning, though. Some experiences last a lifetime.=
=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ga=
ramond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">This originated in the Seaso=
n 3 TNG episode "Sins Of The Father." It is a ritualised response to someon=
e accepting the role of cha'DIch when challenging the Klingon High Council =
during the meqba'.<br><br>First spoken by Kurn when he accepted the role of=
cha'DIch offered by Worf - before it was revealed that Kurn was Worf's you=
nger brother (due to politics, everyone believed Kurn to be a son of "Lorg"=
at the time, and that Worf was the sole survivor of Khitomer as well as th=
e sole survivor of the House of Mogh).<br><br>When Kurn received incapacita=
ting injuries as a result of an attack by assassins, Worf then asked Captai=
n Picard to assume the mantle of cha'DIch, at which point Picard used the s=
ame acceptance response "I am honoured to accept. May our enemies run (scat=
ter) in fear."<br><br>"ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj" uses the -jaj suffix.
Although it really ought to be "ghIj jaghpu'ma' qetjaj," it may have becom=
e distorted into this through Tony Todd's inexperience in Klingon; Patrick =
Stewart may have had to use the same response for continuity, and it has th=
us become fixed in canon, however ungrammatical.<br><br>"Boldly to go," and=
all that. "Can I have three boldlies to go, please? Supersize them, as wel=
l."<br><br>Best surmise I can give. I can remember the episode as if I'd on=
ly seen it this morning, though. Some experiences last a lifetime.<br></div=
></body></html>
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