From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Thu Oct 30 17:30:56 2008 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Kvhui-0002y7-0j for lojban-beginners-real@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:56 -0700 Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.245]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Kvhuf-0002xp-Bf for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:55 -0700 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b17so937043rvf.46 for ; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=7itRLvwmiBKpM2OANOmdv8P39hJBtb2wg3PTh0danV4=; b=xILykcqX67xez1VLsAXwHMGKH6/N/QOMJvm+WTZak+rwIfxZ2exech8XtQwgjH/jLL KBcJnBIrP9LS7u9aKA0POjarto2YTECW71BGsbONPWjPCBevEsoUNqdFI+IPEMf2eT3O wmJFFx0sJc/QfF9DK64Qsbj0YDmM8fZKEqIGE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=lWIdst3+Vf50fsPfyDx627pmzCoLFI9J4AJEiNEnOB0fIVUU+mFBcqCReREEFCVnvm o5UqldbQZ9gfb/GH0mD84jyUjeiJSRreP5yTSlcrcLqsuLmhYUUU+U8rOHSVORP1nxfq 7S7WiC8O5sh9wvEjH4zMH/1p9sxnuF/PCUR8c= Received: by 10.141.211.13 with SMTP id n13mr6251931rvq.12.1225413052066; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.141.20 with HTTP; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:30:52 -0400 From: "Matt Arnold" To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: "I gotta go feed my baby turtles" In-Reply-To: <6E2DF1575F3F2043AC2E1E8E56C5853D0CCAD083@emss02m20.us.lmco.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <4de8c3930810290937q7d6436daw557a7dc8ce386e8a@mail.gmail.com> <5627810d0810290946i6fb96dc0uc5b0e15524519d70@mail.gmail.com> <6E2DF1575F3F2043AC2E1E8E56C5853D0CCAD083@emss02m20.us.lmco.com> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 X-Spam-Score-Int: 0 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 976 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: matt.mattarn@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@lojban.org X-list: lojban-beginners Luke, Not all riddles are language-dependent for their puzzle. Probably many of them can be translated into any language. -Eppcott On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Rostowfske, Luke J wrote: > > I guess more than jokes, what about riddles? > > Are there any good lojban riddles? I know they are not as popular as > they once were. > > Respectfully, > Luke > > -----Original Message----- > From: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org > [mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org] On Behalf Of Donald McLean > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:47 AM > To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org > Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: "I gotta go feed my baby turtles" > > Humor is generally culture specific. I know that at my house, things > that have us rolling on the floor would mean nothing to most people. > > So, if you want to tell an English joke, use English (note that > Americans might or might not find it funny and vice-versa). > > Donald > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:37 PM, tijlan wrote: >> from >> http://publius-ovidius.livejournal.com/288241.html >> >> "There is an artificial language called Lojban which is based on >> predicate logic. It was created to form a language in which it is >> impossible to form an ambiguous sentence. That's a bit of a shame as >> it would eliminate so much humor." >> >> Do we have any workaround to retain as much humor in Lojban as in >> English in terms of ambiguity? > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Family photographs are a critical legacy for > ourselves and our descendants. Protect that > legacy with a digital backup and recovery plan. > > > > > > >