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

[nIqolay Q]

*latlh vItu'pu'.*

*reDyev* "shortage": One synonym for "shortage" is "dearth". (Read *reDyev*
backwards.)

On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 2:13 PM Iikka Hauhio <fergusq at protonmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> Well, I searched for "Rubio" and "politician" on the Internet and found
> this:
>
>
>    1.  There are couple dozen politicians named Rubio. Is any of them
>    more familiar with Okrand than the Florida one?
>    2.  There are also characters in some TV series named Rubio. Is any of
>    these known in the US?
>       1.  A Catalan series Merlí has a character called "Pol Rubio".
>       2.  A Filipino series Bayan Ko has a corrupt politician called
>       "Antonio Rubio".
>
>
> Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio
> ------- Original Message -------
> 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:
>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:17 PM De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> --
> De'vID
>
>
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