[97800] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Politician Quits,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Mon Jan 6 08:08:44 2014
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 13:07:56 +0000 (GMT)
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Klingon List <Tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org>,
Alex Greene <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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chut Qumran'a', perhaps?=0A=0AI received a phone call from a radio station =
this morning, and had to improvise my own "resignation letter" on the air. =
I came up with SaQochmo' quvvaD SIbI' jIbupnIS.=0AThat was the cue for thir=
ty seconds of uncontrolled laughter from the presenter down the line. Human=
s are so easily amused.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Saturday, 4 January 2014, 5:31, nI=
qolay q <niqolay0@gmail.com> wrote:=0A =0AThe Klingon translation is horrib=
le, which will surprise none of you,=0A>I'm sure. "Constitution" and "resig=
nation" have been transliterated=0A>directly as "chonStItutIon" and "reSIgh=
natIon". I do like the last=0A>line, which Waddell left untranslated: "jach=
taHvIS jatlh: DavID=0A>waDDell". The first half is the longest sensible par=
t of the letter,=0A>and I think "he said it while screaming" is a rather am=
using way to=0A>end an angry message. I wonder if it was intentional, and i=
f not, what=0A>the intended meaning of that phrase was.=0A>=0A>Translating =
the intended message more accurately isn't that hard, but=0A>I did get hung=
up on the best way to translate "Constitution", in the=0A>context of the U=
S Constitution. chut'a', perhaps?=0A>=0A>=0A>On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 8:38 PM=
, Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:=0A>> This turned up on my Facebo=
ok newsfeed. It is a Yahoo News article about=0A>> some politician whose re=
signation letter was apparently in Klingon. The=0A>> article might amuse so=
me of you.=0A>>=0A>> http://news.yahoo.com/this-means-war--n-c--politician-=
quits-council-seat-in-klingon-language-letter-153439620.html=0A>>=0A>> ____=
___________________________________________=0A>> Tlhingan-hol mailing list=
=0A>> Tlhingan-hol@kli.org=0A>> http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhing=
an-hol=0A>>=0A>=0A>_______________________________________________=0A>Tlhin=
gan-hol mailing list=0A>Tlhingan-hol@kli.org=0A>http://mail.kli.org/mailman=
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><div><span><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">chut Qumran'a'<=
/span>, perhaps?</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: =
16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gran=
de,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><spa=
n></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fam=
ily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;=
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I received a pho=
ne call from a radio station this morning, and had to improvise my own "res=
ignation letter" on the air. I came up with <span style=3D"font-weight: bol=
d;">SaQochmo' quvvaD SIbI' jIbupnIS</span><span>.<span style=3D"font-weight=
: bold;"></span></span></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font=
-size:
16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gra=
nde,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">That wa=
s the cue for thirty seconds of uncontrolled laughter from the presenter do=
wn the line. Humans are so easily amused.<br></div><div style=3D"display: b=
lock;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <br> <br> <div style=3D"font-family: Helveti=
caNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-s=
ize: 12pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr=
"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Saturday, 4 January 2014, 5:31, nIqo=
lay q <niqolay0@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <blockquote styl=
e=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top:=
5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div class=3D"y_msg_container">The Klingon tran=
slation is horrible, which will surprise none of you,<br clear=3D"none">I'm=
sure.
"Constitution" and "resignation" have been transliterated<br clear=3D"none=
">directly as "chonStItutIon" and "reSIghnatIon". I do like the last<br cle=
ar=3D"none">line, which Waddell left untranslated: "jachtaHvIS jatlh: DavID=
<br clear=3D"none">waDDell". The first half is the longest sensible part of=
the letter,<br clear=3D"none">and I think "he said it while screaming" is =
a rather amusing way to<br clear=3D"none">end an angry message. I wonder if=
it was intentional, and if not, what<br clear=3D"none">the intended meanin=
g of that phrase was.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Translating the =
intended message more accurately isn't that hard, but<br clear=3D"none">I d=
id get hung up on the best way to translate "Constitution", in the<br clear=
=3D"none">context of the US Constitution. chut'a', perhaps?<br clear=3D"non=
e"><div class=3D"yqt7603221937" id=3D"yqtfd22166"><br clear=3D"none">On Fri=
, Jan 3, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Fiat Knox <<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk"
href=3D"mailto:fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk">fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:=
<br clear=3D"none">> This turned up on my Facebook newsfeed. It is a Yah=
oo News article about<br clear=3D"none">> some politician whose resignat=
ion letter was apparently in Klingon. The<br clear=3D"none">> article mi=
ght amuse some of you.<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> <a sha=
pe=3D"rect" href=3D"http://news.yahoo.com/this-means-war--n-c--politician-q=
uits-council-seat-in-klingon-language-letter-153439620.html" target=3D"_bla=
nk">http://news.yahoo.com/this-means-war--n-c--politician-quits-council-sea=
t-in-klingon-language-letter-153439620.html</a></div><br clear=3D"none">>=
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