From mark@kli.org Tue Aug 08 22:05:59 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-members); Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:06:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pi.meson.org ([66.134.26.207]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GAgFe-0001va-Or for llg-members@lojban.org; Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:05:48 -0700 Received: (qmail 7906 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2006 04:38:23 -0000 Received: from nagas.meson.org (HELO ?192.168.1.101?) (1000@192.168.1.101) by pi.meson.org with SMTP; 9 Aug 2006 04:38:23 -0000 Message-ID: <44D966BE.4030404@kli.org> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:38:22 -0400 From: "Mark E. Shoulson" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-members@lojban.org Subject: [llg-members] Re: LLG 2006 Annual Meeting Thread References: <20060707224943.GB18983@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <20060807041126.GE28190@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <44D6D0E3.30801@lojban.org> <44D77A08.9080800@kli.org> <44D78A18.4070802@kli.org> <20060808233918.GF28190@chain.digitalkingdom.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-archive-position: 263 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: mark@kli.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-members@lojban.org X-list: llg-members Matt Arnold wrote: > > Agreed. The "competition" is between apples and oranges anyway. We > could have a Lojbanist make a diagram and have a Klingon cut it in > half with a batleth or something. I should pre-script the whole thing > and end it in a draw. Well, if it's something scripted, it could be fun, as a play/skit. Though an actual discussion (not so much debate) might also be worthwhile and arouse interest. It would probably get described as a "debate" whether or not we call it that. ~mark Meanwhile, look at http://www.volapug.net/n003/biozam.htm which is pretty funny. I'll put up translations of the Esperanto... oh hell, might as well do it here, you can always delete this message. (not translating the English, and Klingon will be in brackets and labeled as said by the robot) One day, the bio-people(?) were calmly walking... When suddenly - Oh! Look! A villainous giant robot! -- - I am Zamenhof, the Green Power - And I, Schleyer, the Black Pöwer [note Heavy Metal umlauts] - Here I am, Couturat, the Blue Power - I am Alice Moriss, the Pink Power - Uh! Uh! ... And finally me, de Wahl, the Yellow Power - WE ARE THE BIO-PEOPLE(?) - Hey! Base robot! I shall kill you with a terrible weapon: A Volapuk library! - Ah, not effective... But now tremble, here is an weapon all the more terrible: an entire Ido library! - Not enough? Then, here's something even more effective: Interlingua and Occidental libraries combined! - Ha! Do you need more? Then take an Esperanto library! - Damn... Apparently it still resists us somewhat. Well then, we shall combine our powers to kill it with the Five-Pointed Laser GreenStar! - Hey! But the Green Star was never a symbol of Ido. So why should I participate in it? - Nor one of Volapük, so go fuck off! - Yes, correct, we too are leaving. We don't want to recognize an Esperanto symbol. - Oh friends, act not foolishly, do not leave me alone! We must unite against the enemy! - Oh! But what is that? -- A point in the sky? - A flying turd? -- A cunt with reactors? - No, a Klingon robot! [robot: Success!] - [robot: if you misspeak I will kill you] - We must help it! [robot: Surrender or die!] - Here! Take this blow! -- Ha, evildoer, you suffer! -- Take this! -- We will kill you! - There! [robot: you suffer] - Yippie! We have triumphed! [robot: where is a good restaurant?] - Lucky we were here: once again we have saved the world!