[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qol'om

[SuStel]

On 9/4/2024 6:57 AM, De'vID via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 3:55 PM Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol 
> <tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:
>
>
>     Klingon word: qol'om
>     Part of speech: noun
>     Definition: gold (element)
>     Source: qepHom 2015 p.13
>
>     PUN: Gollum? ("I thought of gold as a precious metal. Who else
>     likes precious things more than he should?" [nIqolay Q])
>
>
> Coloma, California, was the originating site of the California Gold Rush:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloma,_California

This is a prime example of how to spot an Okrandian pun. If the word 
only kind of skims the joke with a degree of separation or two, you're 
on the wrong track. An Okrandian pun always hits it right on the nose 
with a direct reference.

-- 
SuStel
http://trimboli.name
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