What would Tamarian stand-up comedy be like? "Temba, flew in...his arms tired." "My wife...taken, please?"
Great episode, but so ripe for parody. (imagines Picards's voice Picard and Darmok... at Tahiti The drinks this tall (hands gesture vertically) The natives... their breasts this big (hands gesture horizontally, somewhat cupped) Shaka! The gates opened! Temba! His trousers dropped! And a few more: Tasha Yar Tasha Yar at Vagra II A tar man, a tar man of great evil. Tasha Yar in the tar, her face marked Tasha Yar, her butt parked. Yar, her soul away very far. Commander Riker Commander Riker at Surata IV A vine with a thorn A show. A show in a bottle. A thorn filled with microbes. Bad memories. The gates open, bad memories flood. Shaka. A clip show. Shaka. Our faces red.
Tamarian: Metaphor? Kadir, beneath Mo Moteh. Sokath, his eyes still covered. Shaka, when the walls fell. Earthling: I know what you mean. How the heck you people get anything done is beyond me. Tamarian: Sokath, his eyes opened!
Silly premise, this communication via metaphor. No way you can do this and convey technical details in any reasonable amount of time. But in any case, it was such an enjoyable episode.