Re: Klingon and puns (was Re: Klingon grammar)

--- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 12:14:59PM -0500, R J wrote:
> >    What do puns have to do with Klingon grammar
>
> Nothing at all!  They have a lot to do with Klingon
> vocabulary, however.
> For instance, {bang} means "lover", {tlhaQ} (which
> sounds a lot like
> "clock" under the assumption that {tlhIngan} sounds
> like "Klingon")
> means "chronometer", {tIq} means "heart" ("ticker"),
> {HIq} means
> "liquor" ("Hic!"),  {'Iw} means "blood" ("Ewww!"),
> and on and on and on.
>
> > or Leave It to Beaver?
>
> I must admit, any LItB connection is news to me. :)
>
> -Mark
Well, yhe two that I remember Marc Okrand admiting to
off the top of my head are junwaD meaning "cleaver"
and tlhEr meaning "lumpy".  In Leave It to Beaver,
beavers parents are June and Ward Cleaver and his
brother's friend is Clarence nicknamed "Lumpy".  Marc
admits to being quite a fan of LItB.

Adam who believes there are some I Love Lucy puns in
there too, if only I could remember them . . .


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