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So, everyone knows that the most important quality of any language is its 
ability to tell jokes. (sarcasm)

Regardless, in trying to translate a classic lightbulb joke, the closest I 
got was:
nitcu xo lo prenu ku lo pu'u zbasu se carna lo cukpultergu'i

Basically, how do you describe "screwing in" a lightbulb, and how do you 
say "lightbulb"? In my example, I went with a sort of 
"putting-together/installing kind-of turning" for "screwing in", and "round 
protrusion light-source" for "lightbulb". (I figured out the latter based 
on suggestions from the plant bulb.)

If this is the actual good way of doing this, then I guess {tolzbasu carna} 
would be for "unscrewing"? Is this something worth making a lujvo for, what 
with using an actual screwdriver? (How would you say "screwdriver," even? 
{carna selpilno}?)

mu'o mi'e djandus

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So, everyone knows that the most important quality of any language is its a=
bility to tell jokes. (sarcasm)<div><br></div><div>Regardless, in trying to=
 translate a classic lightbulb joke, the closest I got was:</div><div><span=
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ize: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font class=3D"Apple-styl=
e-span" color=3D"#000000">ni<wbr>tcu xo lo prenu ku lo pu'u zbasu se carna =
lo cukpulterg<wbr>u'i</font></span><br></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-styl=
e-span" style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; backgroun=
d-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#00=
0000"><br></font></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=
=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(=
255, 255, 255);"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000">Basical=
ly, how do you describe "screwing in" a lightbulb, and how do you say "ligh=
tbulb"? In my example, I went with a sort of "putting-together/installing k=
ind-of turning" for "screwing in", and "round protrusion light-source" for =
"lightbulb". (I figured out the latter based on suggestions from the plant =
bulb.)</font></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"fo=
nt-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 2=
55, 255);"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><br></font></=
span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: aria=
l, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><fon=
t class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000">If this is the actual good w=
ay of doing this, then I guess {tolzbasu carna} would be for "unscrewing"? =
Is this something worth making a lujvo for, what with using an actual screw=
driver? (How would you say "screwdriver," even? {carna selpilno}?)</font></=
span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: aria=
l, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><fon=
t class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><br></font></span></div><div=
><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font class=3D"Appl=
e-style-span" color=3D"#000000">mu'o mi'e djandus</font></span></div>

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