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Just scary
"There are some cases where we've had mental health patients where this was all they would speak," said the county's purchasing administrator, Franna Hathaway.

County officials said that obligates them to respond with a Klingon-English interpreter, putting the language of starship Enterprise officer Worf and other Klingon characters on a par with common languages such as Russian and Vietnamese, and less common tongues including Dari and Tongan.
Ok, so trekkies are going crazy, getting locked up, and speaking Klingon.
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Are we really that surprised, just goes to show you what Rabid Trekdom can do to an otherwise good person.

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Of all the things to go crazy with, I think I'd like to try this. 8)
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You guys are jealous! :twisted:
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Sokar wrote:Are we really that surprised, just goes to show you what Rabid Trekdom can do to an otherwise good person.

Hey, Darkstar, look upon your future and tremble!!!! :P
What makes you think Darkstar is an otherwise good person??????
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Is this for real?? :? What is the vocab size of Klingon?? :? :?
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JodoForce wrote:Is this for real?? :? What is the vocab size of Klingon?? :? :?
No idea, I'm afraid you'll have to buy the Klingon Dictionary that was released ages ago ... :roll: (yes, I'm serious)
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I think they should get universal translator,they real time saver. :mrgreen:
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Vympel wrote:
JodoForce wrote:Is this for real?? :? What is the vocab size of Klingon?? :? :?
No idea, I'm afraid you'll have to buy the Klingon Dictionary that was released ages ago ... :roll: (yes, I'm serious)
I got mine in '86 I think it was. A novelty at the time, and you didn't run into nutjobs yelling "Kappla!" at you at conventions....
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. . . :shock:

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....

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"There are some cases where we've had mental health patients where this was all they would speak," said the county's purchasing administrator, Franna Hathaway.
I'm very fucking disturbed that that happens enough to warrant a translator.
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Vympel wrote:Just scary
"There are some cases where we've had mental health patients where this was all they would speak," said the county's purchasing administrator, Franna Hathaway.

County officials said that obligates them to respond with a Klingon-English interpreter, putting the language of starship Enterprise officer Worf and other Klingon characters on a par with common languages such as Russian and Vietnamese, and less common tongues including Dari and Tongan.
Ok, so trekkies are going crazy, getting locked up, and speaking Klingon.
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I'll bet that they'll need an Elvish translator next...
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can you imagine the kid who memorizes klingon or elvish cuz he has nothing else to do, then getting paid for it?

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I bought Star Trek - Klingon when it came out in the mid 90's. The 1st disk is a learn to speak Klingon disk. I only every bothered to learn the insults. One time at a convention in the Kings Hall here in Belfast i called a woman in Klingon armour a sleevok well thats what it sounds like, and it's Klingon for slut. My people skills are better in english. If you want the Disk it's yours.
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So that's where Darkstar was posting from.
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WTF!!?? What is wrong with that p'tahk?
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I used to know how to say "Where is the bathrom?" but then I realized that I didn't care and no one who knew Klingon knew where the can was, anyway.
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Hhmmm, I'm gonna have to go dig up my copy of Klingon-English dictionary from way back when...

Too funny that someone actually needs a translator for this! :lol: :P
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Well the "Trekkies" documentary shows the interstellar language research center who are working a klingon grammer and a klingon to english dictionary. This guys have already completed translating bible into klingon language. Perhaps they can consult with them.
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evilcat4000 wrote:Well the "Trekkies" documentary shows the interstellar language research center who are working a klingon grammer and a klingon to english dictionary. This guys have already completed translating bible into klingon language. Perhaps they can consult with them.
wait, wait! You can geta bible in Klingon? I know what i'm getting Wong for christmas! oh the irony! :P
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Crayz9000 wrote:I'll bet that they'll need an Elvish translator next...
I doubt it. Tolkien fans tend to be pretty dedicated but not insane. No one has Trekkies beat as far as insane fanboys.

There are Quenyan, Sindarin, and Westernesse translators, they just work on major summer blockbusters.
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woah. . .can you imagine the money in that? :shock:
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