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Sorry, Klingon interpreters, Oregon's not hiring
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Posted on 05/13/2003 6:50:36 AM PDT by Carpet Kitten
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Officials have said they won't be needing your services, after all.
The office that treats mental health patients in Multnomah County had included Klingon on a list of 55 languages that could be spoken by incoming patients.
But the inclusion of the Star Trek language drew a spate of tongue-in-cheek headlines.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Announcements; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: davidwu; fauxklingons; interpreters; klingons; language; wu
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To: Carpet Kitten
Klingon could only be a second language!
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:56:15 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Lurking since 2000.)
To: mhking
ping!
To: Carpet Kitten
I believe this is a great case for why "American English" should be the National Language.
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:57:26 AM PDT
by
usnret99
(I served! Have You?)
To: Carpet Kitten
Ahh...sometimes embrassing the hell out of politicians helps?
It works with the republican led govt of Oregon anyway --- now if the dimocrats can EVER be embarassed ......
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:57:46 AM PDT
by
steplock
( http://www.spadata.com)
To: Carpet Kitten
Tarrr-chook! Akk! Akk char!
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:58:24 AM PDT
by
AngrySpud
To: Carpet Kitten
Klingons! That's what my Aussie gets on her backside fur after I take her for a walk. . .
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:03:47 AM PDT
by
Lee'sGhost
(Crom!)
To: AngrySpud
Question:
What is "Tarrr-chook! Akk! Akk char!"
Answer:
It is the sound of a Klingon being assimilated by the collective.
To: Carpet Kitten
What's the appropriate Klingon phrase for this situation?
To: Carpet Kitten
I guess they can get by on just wearing Starfleet uniforms.
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:05:38 AM PDT
by
Brett66
To: Pan_Yans Wife
You can even set Google's language as Klingon.
To: AngrySpud
To help you through the job interview.
Do you speak Klingon? -- tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'e'
Yes. (answer to yes/no question) -- HIja' or HISlaH
No. (answer to yes/no question)-- ghobe'
Yes, OK, I'll do it. -- lu' or luq
No, don't, I won't. -- Qo'
When a warrior goes into battle, he does not abandon his friends -- may' Daa jaHDI' SuvwI' juppu' Daj lonbe
Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?") -- nuqneH
What's happening? -- qaStaH nuq?
Huh? -- nuqjatlh?
I understand. -- jIyaj
I don't understand. -- jIyajbe'
Good! (expression of satisfaction) -- maj
Well done! -- majQa'
Where is the bathroom? -- nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'
Come in yI'el (to more than one person: -- pe'el)
Come here. -- HIghoS
Go away. -- naDevvo' yIghoS (to more than one person:
naDevvo' peghoS)
Open the door! -- lojmIt yIpoSmoH!
Don't be silly. -- yIDoghQo' (to more than one person: peDoghQo')
Your mother has a smooth forehead! -- Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Note: this is a powerful insult; don't say it to friends.)
Today is a good day to die. -- Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
We are Klingons! -- tlhIngan maH!
Happy birthday. -- qoSlIj DatIvjaj (to more than one person: qoSraj botIvjaj)
What time is it? 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? (Literally, "How many times has it [presumably some traditional hour alarm] been heard?")
Shut up! bIjatlh 'e' yImev (to more than one person: Sujatlh 'e' yImev)
That's great news! -- buy' ngop (Literally, "The plates are full")
Better to die on your feet than live on your knees -- QamuIs Heg qaq law' lorvIs yInqaq puS
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Guess they're going to be sending back your resume.
DaHjaj jaj QaQ Daghajjaj
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:16:32 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
(Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
To: Carpet Kitten
To: BushCountry
When not at a Star Trek Convention, you should probably keep that knowledge to yourself.
To: John Beresford Tipton
Sorry, but the photo posted by "AngrySpud" is of a Cardassign who has been assimiliated, not a Klingon.
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posted on
05/13/2003 8:49:44 AM PDT
by
unno
To: Tennessee_Bob
Well that smells stinkowhiff
To: unno
Yep, it's a spoonhead alright.
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posted on
05/13/2003 8:50:56 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
(Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
To: Carpet Kitten
"It was a mistake, and a result of an overzealous attempt to ensure that our safety net systems can respond to all customers and clients," Multnomah County chair Diane Linn said in a news release. Parse-O-Matic ... ON!
"Somebody put 'Klingon' in the list as a joke, and nobody noticed. Now, rather than admitting the we fell for the joke, we're trying (like the crap-covered man climbing out of the outhouse) to convince people that 'we meant to do that.'"
Parse-O-Matic ... off
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posted on
05/13/2003 8:57:40 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Hawkeye's Girl
What's the appropriate Klingon phrase for this situation? I don't know what the phrase is, but the appropriate response would be phasors on kill.
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posted on
05/13/2003 9:01:35 AM PDT
by
husky ed
(FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
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