[tlhIngan Hol] qep'a' 2022 new words puns

[Russ Perry Jr]

There’s also the concept of gunfighters (and soldiers) dying with the boots on, but that seems a little tenuous as well.

Russ

> On Aug 4, 2022, at 9:57 AM, Will Martin <lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I’m not coming up with anything that feels authentic, but just to add an element that might trigger someone else’s idea, “double dash” is Morse Code for “M”.
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> In the US military, there’s a designation “DM” for “Designated Marksman” awarded to soldiers who qualify to a high standard at hitting distant targets.
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> “Two boots on the ground” is also a common military term for situations requiring physical presence of soldiers at a location, as opposed to the ability to attack or influence an area from the sky or from a distance.
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> Apple’s scheme for “dual boot” Macs to either MacOS or Windows was called “Boot Camp”. Likely, that doesn’t help, but...
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> Also, don’t forget the other meanings for {cha’}. It can be the action of showing or displaying something.
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> pItlh
> 
> charghwI’ ‘utlh
> (ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)
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>> On Aug 4, 2022, at 1:49 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:20 AM Lieven L. Litaer <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
>>> Am 03.08.2022 um 23:08 schrieb De'vID:
>>> > Also, {cha'DaSvI'} seems very much like it ought to be a reference of
>>> > some kind, but I don't know what.
>>> 
>>> I was already speculating that this is not a so much hidden pun. This
>>> word ends with {vI'} "sharpshooting", so maybe this game really means
>>> "two-boot sharpshooting" and has a pun towards that idea.
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>> The {vI'} seems to be there to turn it into the name of a shooting game, but what's {cha'DaS}? "Double dash"? "Dual boot"? Nothing comes to mind which is related to golf or any game or activity involving precisely aiming a projectile.
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