Can YOU speak Klingon?

Discussion in 'General Trek Discussion' started by trilbymonkey, Feb 19, 2009.

  1. Thor Damar

    Thor Damar Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Only the swear words;).
     
  2. JustKate

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    ^ Isn't that always the way?

    But really, I'll bet Klingons have some pretty good swear words.
     
  3. Starlock

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    Here's an interesting coincidence concerning speaking Klingon: Anyone watch last nights episode of The Simpsons? ("My Big Fat Geek Wedding")

    "Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids Klingon!"
    :guffaw:
     
  4. K'riq Sa

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    Do You Understand The Klingon Coming Out Of My Mouth?



    yeah, the sex seems pretty interesting as well... lol









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  5. Deckerd

    Deckerd Fleet Arse Premium Member

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    I watched a documentary by Marc Okrand on how he went about it. It was thoroughly enjoyable, speaking as a philologist.
     
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  6. Nerys Ghemor

    Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I know a few words of Klingon, but that's it.

    Now for the ultimate admission of geekdom: I am creating a language for the Cardassians and I use it in my fanfic.
     
  7. JustKate

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    Geek alert! Geek alert! Geek alert! :)

    Of course, that phrase really should be in a banner at the top of the site...
     
  8. Thor Damar

    Thor Damar Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Can I just say :guffaw:?

    Thank You
     
  9. JustKate

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    ::takes a geekish bow::
     
  10. trilbymonkey

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    woooo! we've found a true trekkie!!! :klingon:
     
  11. jamestyler

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    I've got two Klingon books and seem to have one phrase memorised; "Where do you keep the chocolate." I can say it, I sure as hell can't spell it.

    I've picked up a few words accidentally along the way watching it. But I think most have picked up a word or two...

    Oddly I have a bible quote I translated to annoy the Christian Heavyweight Champion, telling him he can't truly understand the bible until he'd read it in the original Klingon ;)
     
  12. Nerys Ghemor

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    HEY! I resemble that remark!!!

    Yep! ;)
     
  13. CommBeau

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    There's an annual production of "A Klingon Christmas Carol", the Dickens classic performed in tlhIngan Hol each year in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. It's always been a one-night-only type of thing. This next year there will be a three-week run. Please come up and join us. Late-November/December is the perfect time to visit MN!

    For info on the last two years' worth of the show, you can go to

    http://www.cbtheatre.org/KCC2008/KCC2008.htm
    http://www.cbtheatre.org/KCC2007/KCC2007.htm
     
  14. USS Renegade

    USS Renegade Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    No, but I do need to find a Klingon Bible to memorize some passages from.
     
  15. Sector 7

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    No. I've never felt the need to learn a fictional made-up language. Although I used to build models of the ships, etc. which the local hobby shop displayed. So in all honesty, I cannot claim to be totally non-geek... nor ridicule anyone who does study Klingon.
     
  16. jamestyler

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    Theres one online, but I don't think it's fully translated to fit the grammer, just word replacement.
     
  17. miraclefan

    miraclefan Commodore Commodore

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    I know the episode your talking about, when I first heard that line I laughed like HELL!:guffaw:Episode was a classic! by the way I don't speak KLINGON! I am a NERD(and proud of it), but I'm not that big of a NERD!:shifty:
     
  18. NathanielM

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    Humans do not speak Klingon!
    :):):);););):rommie::rommie::rommie::rommie::rommie: