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

[Iikka Hauhio]

De'vID:

> Even then, what's the connection between Okrand and the U.S. Senator for Florida? If it were a reference to a real-life politician, I'd have expected something closer to home or with a personal connection to him.

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Well, I searched for "Rubio" and "politician" on the Internet and found this:

-  There are couple dozen politicians named Rubio. Is any of them more familiar with Okrand than the Florida one?
-  There are also characters in some TV series named Rubio. Is any of these known in the US?

-  A Catalan series Merlí has a character called "Pol Rubio".
-  A Filipino series Bayan Ko has a corrupt politician called "Antonio Rubio".

Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio
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On Thursday, August 4th, 2022 at 08.55, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 3:20 AM nIqolay Q <niqolay0 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:17 PM De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> However, I can't think of what {rubyo'} can be a reference to, except for a very specific politician. Can anyone else have any ideas?
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>> The [original request](https://www.kli.org/chabal-archive/politician/) for the word "politician" wasn't entirely value-neutral: "A person who is professionally involved in the politics. Also a derogatory term for a person who manipulates or pleases others just to gain own advantage. For example Gowron is described as a politician in DS9"
>> So it's possible Okrand was thinking more along the lines of the latter half of the request when thinking about specific politicians.
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> Even then, what's the connection between Okrand and the U.S. Senator for Florida? If it were a reference to a real-life politician, I'd have expected something closer to home or with a personal connection to him.
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> Like with "Tikriti", I feel like it's a genuine coincidence: the story fits, but it just happens to fit by accident. I think the "Texas Tea" explanation is obviously right for {yItQet}, because his "coincidences'', when they are references and not wordplay, are most often about TV or film pop culture, and occasionally to people he knows in real life.
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> De'vID
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