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Re: Degaspregos

From:Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
Date:Monday, December 10, 2001, 1:10
On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 05:01 , Padraic Brown wrote:

> Am 09.12.01, Yoon Ha Lee yscrifef: >> n Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 03:05 , Padraic Brown wrote: >>> Am 09.12.01, Yoon Ha Lee yscrifef: >>>> On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 02:14 , Padraic Brown wrote: >>>> >>>> Er...Go raibh maith agat? >>> >>> Que!? Come ty y rayrbeth et chath! Ach!! > >> <hanging head> I *thought* that was "good day," but I got it out of some >> kids' newsletter thing from the _Houston Chronicle_ years ago, and as a >> consequence don't recall it very well. >> >> Um...attempted understanding: >> What!? Why you [?] [?] and [?]! Ach!! > > It was too good to pass up: > > What!? _You_ (go) eat a rabbit and a cat! Yuck! >
LOL! Oh dear...well, I'm not averse to trying rabbit, but I'm a little too fond of the cat, and besides, eating carnivores when you're not starving yourself is just inefficient. <G> I do remember the man who came by our house in Samsung-dong (South Korea) every Saturday morning calling out "Cats...dogs...cats and dogs for sale," for the pot.... AIEE! I remember now. "Dia dhuit" is something like "good day," and "Go raibh maith agat" is something like "thank you." Well, now you *know* I haven't any Gaelic blood in my veins...
> Actually, it looks right enough to me; but I don't know enough > to make heads or tails of it! Kinda sounds like "rarebit and > cat" to a Kernowman's ears, though. --> ;^) >
<laugh>
>> <sheepish look> Baa...um...Go maire tu i bhfad agus rath? Meep? > > Mary goes by bus to Rath? ;) >
Oh dear...:-p Diane Duane in *some* Star Trek novel claims this is Irish for "live long and prosper." I haven't the foggiest notion if it's correct, of course.
>> BTW, could I trouble you for conlang greetings/farewells in Kerno, while >> I' >> m updating the page anyway? :-) > > Helo is common enough. Boun zies - /bun Di@s/ also works.
[snip] I'll add those later tonight to the greetings page (http://pegasus.cityofveils.com/greetings.phtml). Go raith maith agat! <G> (Mangled as it may be.) Yoon Ha Lee [requiescat@cityofveils.com] http://pegasus.cityofveils.com Q: How many analysts does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three. One to prove existence, another to prove uniqueness, and a third to derive a nonconstructive algorithm.