- yItQet "petroleum, crude oil": boQwI' currently lists this pun as a reference to "Tikriti", which I think is kind of a stretch. I think the more likely pun is teQ tIy "Tex tea" = "Texas tea", a slang term for crude oil made famous by the opening theme song to the Beverly Hillbillies.
I was skeptical of the "Tikriti" interpretation myself, because Dr. Okrand has generally stayed away from commenting on real-world politics and religion, and a reference like that would've veered too close to calling certain wars "oil wars". (It's a common opinion, but it's still somewhat controversial.)
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?
Also, {cha'DaSvI'} seems very much like it ought to be a reference of some kind, but I don't know what.
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