On Fri, May 1, 2026, 01:31 Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:

That is interesting.
For so many years, I had been thinking this was a pun based on the movie
"The Bridge on the River Kwai".

Having this new information, the pun on the show "QI" is a lot more
likely now.

Lievenr.

Am 30.04.2026 um 04:17 schrieb Christopher Kidder-Mostrom via tlhIngan-Hol:
> We did. Marc has said directly that his response to "The is no word for
> bridge" was ... "There is now".
>
> *Christopher Kidder-Mostrom*
> (Pronouns: He/Him)
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> mostrom <http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/477910-christopher-
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>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM janSIy . via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-
> hol@lists.kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org>> wrote:
>
> It occurs to me I've never seen this proposed "coincidence", but I
> recently ran across this video again. It's a British show called QI
> and this show originally aired in 2009.
>
> https://youtu.be/n_WHxN1TnnE?t=20&si=s5cTArSQAqYtjgdR <https://
> youtu.be/n_WHxN1TnnE?t=20&si=s5cTArSQAqYtjgdR>
>
> Do you suppose we got the word QI in response to this episode?
>
> BTW, I'm replying to a message from long ago, so don't look for a
> recent message about this.
>
> janSIy
>
>
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> *From:* Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu
> <mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu>>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 7, 2015 9:17:39 AM
> *To:* tlhingan-hol@kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol@kli.org> <tlhingan-
> hol@kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol@kli.org>>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: QI
> > Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, August 07, 2015
> >
> > Klingon word: QI
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: bridge (over a river)
>
> Qov < MO (8/2012): "The word for bridge (as in over a river) is
> {QI} (one of those weird vowel-final words). Maltz said that would
> apply to the kind of rope bridge you described (as well as more
> substantial bridges).
>
> QeS (7/29/2013): ... while we were travelling to Fort Mifflin, the
> topic of the new word {QI} "bridge" came up in conversation in
> Lawrence's car, and I took the opportunity to ask Marc an associated
> question. Since we lack a verb for to go across in the sense of
> crossing a river, I've wondered for a while now as to whether {vegh}
> "go through" might be appropriate. When I asked Marc this, he
> explained that in order to sensibly talk about {vegh}-ing a bridge,
> the bridge would have to be covered over - that is, some form of
> {'och}. So basically, it seems that to {vegh} an object, the object
> must completely encircle the vector of travel. (Marc did also add
> that it need not be pedantically exact: a meshwork or cage-like
> object can also be {vegh}-ed, so long as the object is still
> essentially ringlike or tunnel-like.)
>
> HQ 12.2: {qa'rI'} is also used for the end of bounded space which
> is seen as having length even if it is not enclosed space. Thus, it
> is used for the end of a road, the end of a bridge, the end of a
> long field. ... On the other hand, if a bridge is under construction
> and lies halfway across a river or gorge or freeway, it may be said
> to have a {megh'an} (or {'er'In}).
>
> N.B. do not confuse with the noun {meH} "bridge (aboard ship)" (or
> probably "control room" aboard a submarine which technically don't
> have bridges, at least not in the US Navy).
>
> Pun:
> Cf. Pierre Boule's novel & classic movie "Bridge Over the River
> Kwai" (!)
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
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