Re: translation needed

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Charles wrote:

> Patrick Dunn wrote, digging his own grave ever deeper ... :
>
> > Sorry.  I'll try never to use humor again, because obviously
> > some people are impaired.
>
> So now PD scathingly attacks us poor downtrodden Humor Impaired.
> Next he will be flaming the Flame Enhanced. HI's and FE's are people too!
>
> Surprisingly, the thread hasn't veered into creatively-insulting language.
> I'd consider relex/calque-ing Yiddish.
Hehehehehehehe

I love Yiddish.

This suggests to my mind a thread: insults in your conlangs.

I haven't given a lot of thought to Hatasoe insults, but it occurs to me
that the mindset of the Hataso is just not likely to find mentions of
one's penis or vagina in any way derogatory, nor are they likely to be
insulted by terms dealing with excretion -- there is no shame in sex or
going to the bathroom for the Hataso.  It wouldn't make any sense, for
instance, to call me a huvorapo (homosexual) as an insult -- the Hataso
would just shrug.

I've got to devote some time to this.  Hmmm.