NC city councilman pens resignation letter in Klingon

[StarSword]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-576 ... n-klingon/

It takes a special kind of politician to end his term by signing a resignation letter "chaq DaHjaj QaQ jaj paj." That's "maybe today is a good day (to) resign." In Klingon.

David Waddell, a city councilman for Indian Trail, N.C., decided to send his resignation letter to Mayor Michael Alvarez written in Klingon as an inside joke. "Folks don't know what to think of me half the time," Waddell told The Charlotte Observer. "So I might as well have one last laugh."

The politician used the Klingon translator on Bing.com in case the mayor wasn't fluent in the well-known "Star Trek" language. In fact, Waddell didn't just write his resignation using standard Klingon, he chose the beautiful, pointy-looking written Klingon language of Kronos.

As a "Star Trek" fan, Waddell must have known that Klingons are more about action and less about talk. So it makes sense that he'd resign from a position that undoubtedly required having to endure endless council meetings. After all, SuvmeH 'ej charghmeH bogh tlhInganpu -- "Klingons are born to fight and conquer," not debate.

Waddell is resigning from his first term on the board as of January 31. Originally, his four-year seat would have expired in December 2015. According to The Charlotte Observer, Waddell left his post early because he was frustrated with how citizens' requests for public information were addressed.

I feel oddly privileged to live in a state that has genuinely insane local politicians.

[Zixinus]

No no no. This is funny, even if a bit lamely. It might even be a minor publicity stunt for further carrier.

Genuinely insane would have been writing the thing in his own blood, handling it in while naked and self-flagellating, make it ten pages worth of ranting, cite the omnipresence of cleavages as the cause of the cold and then expect to be taken seriously.

Then again, he might just then become a Republican, so...

[Gandalf]

He used Bing. Also, the pIqaD alphabet he used isn't really canonical. This is not an act really worthy of celebration.

Then again, he might just then become a Republican, so...

In another article, I read that he's running for some local office with the Constitution Party.

[Maraxus]

I feel oddly privileged to live in a state that has genuinely insane local politicians.

Politics can get really weird on the local level. Two counties in California just voted to secede from the state because that's going to happen. Indian Creek is still pretty small even if it used to be a lot smaller. He could have gotten elected with a few thousand votes. Too bad he's probably not going anywhere.

That said, I'm glad to see this is the good kind of nutty, not the sad, depressing, or angering kind of nutty.

[JME2]

Yeah, this elicited a small laugh from me too.

[StarSword]

That said, I'm glad to see this is the good kind of nutty, not the sad, depressing, or angering kind of nutty.

Tell me about it. I was one of the attendees at the NAACP protests outside the General Assembly this summer. Governor McCrackhead and the NC GOP have officially lost the entire Republican party my vote forever.

In another article, I read that he's running for some local office with the Constitution Party.

Yeah, there was also something about him trying to unseat Kay Hagan in the Senate, which, that ain't happening.

[Pelranius]

In another article, I read that he's running for some local office with the Constitution Party.

Yeah, there was also something about him trying to unseat Kay Hagan in the Senate, which, that ain't happening.

Well, if he does run for the Senate on the Constitution ticket, there's a very, very small chance that he could split the vote with whoever the GOP candidate will be come November.