> The discussion of idioms caused me to wonder again
> about the Star Trek language Darmok.
>
http://www.chaparraltree.com/sflang/darmok.shtml
>
> What would a human equivalent look like? For
> example,
> "Archimides in his bathtub" to indicate that someone
> has realized something, or "Paul on the road to
> Damascus" for religious conversion.
>
> The meanings should be clear for these:
>
> Willy Loman, his pockets empty.
> Lincoln, getting ready for the play.
> Gollum, his precious lost.
> Winona, in Saks Fifth Avenue.
> Buddha, sitting under the tree.
> Saddam, sitting in his spider hole.
> Anne Frank, hiding in the attic.
> Napolean at Waterloo. (Custer at Little Bighorn.)
> Luke and Obi Wan at Mos Isley.
> Lee Harvey Oswald, his hands full, climbing to the
> fifth floor.