[tlhIngan Hol] qep'a' wejmaHDIch mu' chu'

Hugh Son puqloD Hugh at qeylis.net
Sat Aug 12 16:15:19 PDT 2023


Ooh, another “coincidence” - {qIrqoD} sounds like a character played by Chris Pine.

> On Aug 9, 2023, at 15:30, qurgh lungqIj via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:
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>> I've figured out the first two puns:
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>> *'uppol* (feat, stunt): Back in the Roaring Twenties, people would often sit UP a flagPOLE as a feat/stunt.
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>> *'unqal* (kettle): *'un* means "pot", and *qal* is derived from English "call" -- "the pot calling the kettle black".
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> There's also a product called "Uncle Dave's Kettle Corn". That was my first thought for a pun. Makes it easy for me to remember too.
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> The notes that came with {'unqal}:
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> Maltz said that, as far as he knew, the resemblance of this word to {'un qal}, presumably "corrupt pot" (whatever that might mean), was just a coincidence.
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> qurgh
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