[Tlhingan-hol] EuroTalk - New info - Phrases

[Adm qe'San]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lieven Litaer [mailto:lieven.litaer at web.de]
> Sent: 31 October 2011 15:20
> To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org
> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] EuroTalk - New info - Phrases
> 
> jIghItlh:
> >> nuqDaq 'oH beylI''e'?
> >>
> >> this obvious pun doesn't need a translation :-)
> 
> Am 31.10.2011 16:09, schrieb Philip Newton:
> > It's not obvious to me what the pun is....
> 
> Hm... no that I'm looking at it, I'm not sure you would see the pun, or
> if it is intended by MO. I don't know if there is an english word like
> that, because when I saw it, I immediately thought of the dutch word
> "balie", which is a counter/desk in a bank.
> 
> But if this not the case in english, I doubt it is intended to be a
> pun.
> It would have been so nice... :-(

I'm not aware of bank desks being called that in the UK but looking at
Bailey in Motte-and-Bailey castles which spread in use from Europe through
Britain to Denmark I wonder if there's any connection between the castles
and the desks.  As to where Marc got it from is not something he elaborated
on.

Sustel undoubtedly hit the nail on the head with bailout.

qe'San