From xod@thestonecutters.net Mon Sep 15 12:42:57 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:42:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [66.111.194.10] (helo=granite.thestonecutters.net) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19yzFH-00087Z-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:42:47 -0700 Received: from granite.thestonecutters.net (localhost.thestonecutters.net [127.0.0.1]) by granite.thestonecutters.net (8.12.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8FJblOV028809 for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:37:51 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from xod@thestonecutters.net) Received: from localhost (xod@localhost) by granite.thestonecutters.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id h8FJblCo028806 for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:37:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from xod@thestonecutters.net) X-Authentication-Warning: granite.thestonecutters.net: xod owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:37:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Invent Yourself To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: [cwkaiser@hotmail.com: ] In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20030915153644.A22395-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 6179 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: xod@thestonecutters.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list .iicaise'anaicai cevni .i ka'amru le stedu On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Adam D. Lopresto wrote: > Hmmm, the problem is that "Oh my god!" very poorly represents the emotions going on. > Without guessing, I'd have to go with > > ge'ecai ka'amru le mi stedu > > making use of the x2=k2=m2 of ka'amru. Of course, it could be .ue, .oi, or .ii, or > anything else. > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, GREGORY DYKE wrote: > > > http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?lastnode_id=1238477&node_id=462564 > > > > -- > > e'osai ko sarji la lojban - www.lojban.org > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Pierre Abbat > > Date: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:11 pm > > Subject: [lojban] Re: [cwkaiser@hotmail.com: ] > > > > > On Monday 15 September 2003 14:13, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > > > This is, believe it or not, not spam. It's a request for a Lojban > > > > entry for the "Oh my god! There's an axe in my head," page. > > > > > > > > Anyone want to take a stab at it? > > > > > > lo ka'amru .oi zvati le stedu be mi > > > > > > Not sure what to do with "my god". > > > > > > phma > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative, by the threat of punishment, injury, imprisonment, destruction. The businessman's tool is values; the bureaucrat's tool is fear.