From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Sun Aug 02 21:58:42 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MXpdC-0003R7-2E for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:42 -0700 Received: from mail-vw0-f179.google.com ([209.85.212.179]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MXpd9-0003Qj-7U for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:41 -0700 Received: by vws9 with SMTP id 9so906076vws.25 for ; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=n/n9qHutyUbXfeMr/hxbrSzjIahLwkLKg7sGfYc9YvM=; b=h9EPhsS5cqIH8/JxQb1sTb6EMdw4tOoH3b/4loblTYy67sFp00e2mFjtwwDzuigcSY yd5x8tT7564Hf9eNTjUGAyKCjCfi8dYRer9lmkMqv37KbNw6LPgkaAamLs9lR2zpRotZ ZtIsaKHw43R1+/WFI7l+V0smjHfdDH1QUfMGU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=Gy6ZIqPBa3XyY2u/OPv88R5Q0xEVMtzojrQqtYXS3yovS2jm8zN3yMp8kXIylsLQIO +jp8891DuXpu8dlWkILoDyWjvXNRkBQUWKF74SFNva/GtADVW40v9UP6bTcunonxImeT lDp7xaqHvhufGxD0lohSEv5YUsD3Ul7ALxBuk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.97.212 with SMTP id m20mr4340565vcn.40.1249275512917; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200908030033.21511.phma@phma.optus.nu> References: <200908030033.21511.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:58:32 -0400 Message-ID: <5715b9300908022158y5fa402a6n9fb152e95e644e02@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] Re: Proverbs and sayings From: Luke Bergen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e645fabc2c8d970470359fb0 X-archive-position: 15852 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --0016e645fabc2c8d970470359fb0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't know about the first one, but the second one reminds me of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". amirite? how about: ko na danfu lo bebna tai tu'a ri I think I got that right. This game seems like it could have a lot of potential. .uicai - Luke Bergen On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Pierre Abbat wrote: > I propose a game: Translate a proverb or saying into Lojban, and the others > try to figure out what the original is. Don't necessarily translate > literally. > > I'll start: > > lo gercmo na stigau le trene > > lo cabna jipci cu xagmau lo cumki xruki > > mu'omi'e .pier. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > > --0016e645fabc2c8d970470359fb0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know about the first one, but the second one reminds me of &quo= t;a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".=A0 amirite?

how= about:

ko na danfu lo bebna tai tu'a ri

I think I got th= at right.

This game seems like it could have a lot of potential.=A0 .uicai
- Luke Bergen


On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Pierre = Abbat <phma@phma= .optus.nu> wrote:
I propose a game: Translate a proverb or saying into Lojban, and the others=
try to figure out what the original is. Don't necessarily translate
literally.

I'll start:

lo gercmo na stigau le trene

lo cabna jipci cu xagmau lo cumki xruki

mu'omi'e .pier.


To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org
with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if
you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.


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