[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: cheS

[Steven Boozer]

Our browsers must have different settings, but I found lots of cute images and videos of rabbits playing chess!  See especially "Bunny Chess.MOV" on YouTube.  (Was this a popular video that people forwarded to each other?  I don't have an iPhone so I'm completely oblivious to this stuff!)

--Voragh
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kechpaja
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 4:41 PM
> 
> Oh, I assumed it was meant to imply that {cheSmey} were associated with
> rapid reproduction for Klingons, in the same way that rabbits are on
> Earth. Perhaps we're interpreting different parts of the context in
> different ways.
> 
>  - SapIr
> 
> On Thu, May 04, 2017 at 05:36:25PM +0000, Steven Boozer wrote:
> > When the words from qep’a’ 23 were shared back in July, qurgh added a
> comment:
> >
> >    Dr. Okrand noted that what prompted Maltz to come up with this word
> >    in this context was not clear.
> >
> > Clearly a not-so-subtle hint for us to discover the pun.   I assumed it
> was a name; but type “rabbit  ches” into your browser’s Search window and
> see for yourselves …
> >
> > --Voragh
> >
> > On Behalf Of Michael Roney, Jr.
> >
> > [For "bunny"... There's a Klingon animal that's sort of like a rabbit
> > called a {cheS}. So a rabbit on Earth would be, I guess, a {tera'
> > cheS}, though, in context, {cheS} is good enough. And a "bunny," I
> > supposed is a {cheSHom} or maybe {cheSoy}.] e-mail MO to naHQun July
> > 4, 2016
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