[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlher

Ed Bailey bellerophon.modeler at gmail.com
Wed Jan 11 14:00:06 PST 2017


HI' tlher Dangu'laHbe''a'?

~mIp'av

On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Terrence Donnelly <
terrence.donnelly at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> chochuHlaH'a'?
>
>
> -ter'eS
>
>
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> *From:* Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se>
> *To:* "tlhingan-hol at kli.org" <tlhingan-hol at kli.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:41 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlher
>
> > PUN:
> > In the old U.S. TV series "Leave It to Beaver", the Beaver's (Jerry
> Mathers)
> > big brother, Wally, had a friend named Clarence Rutherford, who was
> > nicknamed "Lumpy". (Confirmed by Okrand at qep'a' SochDIch.)
>
> I must have read this explanation a dozen times by now, or at least a
> quarter-dozen, but I still can't get the idea out of my head that this is
> an intentional slight against a lumpy dictator of some infamy.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org> on behalf of
> Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 17:19
> To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org
> Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlher
>
> > Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 11, 2017
> >
> > Klingon word: tlher
> > Part of speech: verb
> > Definition: be lumpy
>
> AFAIK never used in canon.
>
> (KGT 84f.):  In terms of texture, Klingon food may be {ngal} (chewy),
> {char} (slimy), or {tlher} (lumpy), all considered positive attributes
> (depending, of course, on the particular dish).
>
> (KGT 92):  Finally, the way to prepare a common dish called {qompogh} is
> to mash ({tap}) a mixture of various types of {naH} (fruit, vegetable),
> with or without some animal matter, into a rather lumpy paste and then to
> let it {rogh} (ferment).
>
> SEE ALSO:
> ghegh          be rough
> vIl                    be ridgy (forehead)
> Hab                    be smooth
> beQ                    be flat
>
> PUN:
> In the old U.S. TV series "Leave It to Beaver", the Beaver's (Jerry
> Mathers) big brother, Wally, had a friend named Clarence Rutherford, who
> was nicknamed "Lumpy". (Confirmed by Okrand at qep'a' SochDIch.)
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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