[99711] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Juggling
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Sat Nov 1 18:01:12 2014
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 22:00:54 +0000
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Klingon List <Tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org>
In-Reply-To: <EFCB0993-40BA-4929-854A-0B9DA10CF9A7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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You could consider {raQ}.=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Saturday, 1 November 2014, 21:31, l=
ojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com> wrote:=0A =0A=0A>=0A>=0A=
>I wanted to write brief directions describing how to juggle when I realize=
, we don=E2=80=99t have a word for =E2=80=9Ccatch=E2=80=9D. We have {jon} f=
or =E2=80=9Ccapture=E2=80=9D, but that=E2=80=99s not like catching a ball. =
We also have no word for =E2=80=9Cthrow=E2=80=9D, like tossing a ball at a =
target. We have (jaD}, but that definition goes out of its way to suggest t=
here is no target. It=E2=80=99s like tossing around an enemy=E2=80=99s head=
after a battle.=0A>=0A>If you just wanted a to give a vague description, y=
ou could say that juggling balls is {moQmey jaD}, but that=E2=80=99s what i=
t looks like to someone who never actually juggles.=0A>=0A>I could use {baH=
}, but that=E2=80=99s like using {Duj} for a canoe. We all know that {Duj} =
refers to a SPACE ship, and we stretch the word out of personal need to des=
cribe water ships and other vehicles.=0A>=0A>I could use {chuH}, but I=E2=
=80=99m not juggling spears, and I=E2=80=99m not throwing anything a great =
distance.=0A>=0A>I hold two balls in my right hand (ball one and ball three=
), and I hold ball two in my left hand. I toss ball one in order that my le=
ft hand catches it. =0A>=0A>I toss ball two in order that my right hand cat=
ches it, and in order to empty my left hand, ready to catch ball one. I cat=
ch ball one.=0A>=0A>I toss ball three in order that my left hand catches it=
, and in order to empty my right hand, ready to catch ball two. I catch bal=
l two.=0A>=0A>I toss ball one in order that my right hand catches it, and i=
n order to empty my left hand, ready to catch ball three. I catch ball thre=
e.=0A>=0A>The goal of each toss is to make the catch easy. Tossing well is =
important. {potlh tosschu=E2=80=99ghach}. =0A>=0A>Apparently, Klingons don=
=E2=80=99t juggle, or at least Maltz doesn=E2=80=99t.=0A>=0A>lojmIt tI=E2=
=80=99wI=E2=80=99 nuv =E2=80=98utlh=0A>Door Repair Guy, Retired Honorably=
=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>_______________________________________________=0A>Tlhi=
ngan-hol mailing list=0A>Tlhingan-hol@kli.org=0A>http://mail.kli.org/mailma=
n/listinfo/tlhingan-hol=0A>=0A>=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Co=
urier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10px"><div><spa=
n>You could consider {raQ}.</span></div><br><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><b=
r><br></div><div style=3D"display: block;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <div sty=
le=3D"font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; fon=
t-size: 10px;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, H=
elvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"=
ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Saturday, 1 November 2014, 21:31,=
lojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </fon=
t> </div> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); mar=
gin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br><br> <div class=
=3D"y_msg_container">I wanted to write brief directions describing how to j=
uggle when I realize, we don=E2=80=99t have a word for =E2=80=9Ccatch=E2=80=
=9D. We have {jon} for
=E2=80=9Ccapture=E2=80=9D, but that=E2=80=99s not like catching a ball. We=
also have no word for =E2=80=9Cthrow=E2=80=9D, like tossing a ball at a ta=
rget. We have (jaD}, but that definition goes out of its way to suggest the=
re is no target. It=E2=80=99s like tossing around an enemy=E2=80=99s head a=
fter a battle.<br><br>If you just wanted a to give a vague description, you=
could say that juggling balls is {moQmey jaD}, but that=E2=80=99s what it =
looks like to someone who never actually juggles.<br><br>I could use {baH},=
but that=E2=80=99s like using {Duj} for a canoe. We all know that {Duj} re=
fers to a SPACE ship, and we stretch the word out of personal need to descr=
ibe water ships and other vehicles.<br><br>I could use {chuH}, but I=E2=80=
=99m not juggling spears, and I=E2=80=99m not throwing anything a great dis=
tance.<br><br>I hold two balls in my right hand (ball one and ball three), =
and I hold ball two in my left hand. I toss ball one in order that my left =
hand catches it. <br><br>I toss ball two in order that my
right hand catches it, and in order to empty my left hand, ready to catch =
ball one. I catch ball one.<br><br>I toss ball three in order that my left =
hand catches it, and in order to empty my right hand, ready to catch ball t=
wo. I catch ball two.<br><br>I toss ball one in order that my right hand ca=
tches it, and in order to empty my left hand, ready to catch ball three. I =
catch ball three.<br><br>The goal of each toss is to make the catch easy. T=
ossing well is important. {potlh tosschu=E2=80=99ghach}. <br><br>Apparently=
, Klingons don=E2=80=99t juggle, or at least Maltz doesn=E2=80=99t.<br><br>=
lojmIt tI=E2=80=99wI=E2=80=99 nuv =E2=80=98utlh<br>Door Repair Guy, Retired=
Honorably<br><br><br><br><br>_____________________________________________=
__<br>Tlhingan-hol mailing list<br><a ymailto=3D"mailto:Tlhingan-hol@kli.or=
g" href=3D"mailto:Tlhingan-hol@kli.org">Tlhingan-hol@kli.org</a><br><a href=
=3D"http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhingan-hol"
target=3D"_blank">http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhingan-hol</a><br=
><br><br></div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
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