[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon architecture

André Müller esperantist at gmail.com
Thu Jan 12 16:28:31 PST 2012


I know I know, but the Canarda pun doesn't work with "duct tape". :)
The extra -r- was intented.

- André

2012/1/13 Qov <robyn at flyingstart.ca>

>  I call it duct tape, and consider "duck tape" to be an eggcorn, but
> there'a actually a brand name with the word Duck in it, so it's legit. And
> yes, it's pretty famous.
>
> Sutmey, bIQ Dujmey je chenmoHmeH lulo' nuvpu'!
>
> - Qov
>
> At 16:09 12/01/2012, André Müller wrote:
>
> Duck tape must be very famous in Canada. ;)
>
> SCNR
> - André
>
>
> 2012/1/12 De'vID jonpIn <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com >
>
>
> De'vID:
> >>> chaq {qatlhDa' tlhegh Hum}, {qatlhDa' HumwI'} ghap vIlo'laH.
>
> Quvar:
> >> I don't get that. What do you think is a {qatlhDa'}?
>
> De'vID:
> > qa'naDa'ngan SoHbe'mo' ghaytanHa' {*DoqSuD much} Daleghpu'.  {*DoqSuD
> much} Daleghchugh, Hoch tI' {qatlhDa' HumwI'} 'e' DaSovbej.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show
>
> In case it's too much of a Canadianism/Americanism to make sense, I was
> going for "duct/duck tape".  There's a Canadian proverb, "Duct tape fixes
> everything", made popular by a TV show called "The Red Green Show" where
> the title character... uses duct tape to fix everything.
>
> As {ghunchu'wI'} pointed out, {qatlhDa'} is a pun on "Why a Duck" (duct,
> i.e., "water pipe").Â
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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