[tlhIngan Hol] “What color is it?”

Daniel Dadap daniel at dadap.net
Mon Mar 11 06:40:13 PDT 2019



> On Mar 11, 2019, at 08:34, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> 
> The joke is not asking if warriors are red, but if warriors are Doq.

There could be an unknown non-stative verb {Doq}. If the punchline has a double meaning of “no, they are {SuD} (the color term)” vs. “no, they {SuD} (gamble, take a risk)”, it’s possible that the joke question also has a double meaning we’re unaware of. In which case the joke might not only be asking “*Are* warriors {Doq}?” but possibly also “*Do* warriors {Doq}?”.
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