From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Aug 18 06:53:29 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdP7x-0000Ax-Js for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:29 -0700 Received: from mail-yx0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdP7r-0000Ao-Tb for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:29 -0700 Received: by yxe4 with SMTP id 4so4903978yxe.28 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:17 -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 :content-transfer-encoding; bh=aISe2y3UlzwlwgT+ZLtBAWGIGP2QRhRfDAw1MOszH+4=; b=CN3Wi6IuALNypu58/Gg8e1+FBKSu9CsFaCCJP6v862hjn+oQLC1dRsFsUlHuH87fZn 0jNmvkKw16quRli/E3MYDQQmZFHFu1249ru1wPkno5rG3Jfu3Jyj7qjF98s/4rgre5Ym rmKmGU5XRQB8vTbCwfn4bv2GeC3/n5Xfif24g= 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:content-transfer-encoding; b=gVx1aG4HssbhygaWYT6GUiCtcQTeD1Bi1SR8+B6TlstgSU+Wd2Nd/iT1c2aMoAo2DE tzfrjI1HDvJjqcIB1eom0P0SIVWHL16o71Aw6iLomtL6zcEIabOVGEwFgJw/QH8I8vbW RUGKF9e7ikj6zSkQlx6ThZYknvjetciQZXUaI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.45.41 with SMTP id s41mr8124591ybs.286.1250603597701; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5715b9300908180648v54c8ac4awb77c12c5a8ecacc7@mail.gmail.com> References: <86ocqdz183.fsf@cmarib.ramside> <5715b9300908180648v54c8ac4awb77c12c5a8ecacc7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:53:17 -0400 Message-ID: <96f789a60908180653v8c692f7pc4a40a174f00eb96@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] Re: Lojban Jokes WAS Re: webserver hosed? From: Michael Turniansky To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis X-archive-position: 15970 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: mturniansky@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Luke Bergen wrote: > actually I think you got it backwards.  lujvo grouping is left-oriented, so > it's a "(broken type of light) type of bulb". > > Correct me if I'm wrong doi anybody who has more experience. > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM, wrote: >> >> MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com writes: >> >> > In a message dated 8/18/2009 01:16:55 Eastern Daylight Time, >> > vonunov@gmail.com writes: >> > >> > >> > > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:46:57 -0500, Arran wrote: >> > > >> > > > How many lojbanists does it take to change a broken light bulb? >> > > >> > > What kind of lightbulb? How was it broken? How do you mean, "change"? >> > > There are many ways to change something. >> > > >> > >> > And what kind of bulb emits broken light? >> > >> >> I never really got that joke. .uu The lujvo grouping clearly indicates >> that the questioner is referring to a (broken type-of (light type-of >> bulb)).  If anyone thinks the question refers to "broken light", >> they'd have to be misinterpreting the tanru, right? >> >> Note that the joke works in English: "broken light bulb".  I just >> don't think it survives the translation. >> "Lujvo grouping" isn't well defined, since they can elide groupers, etc. Tanru grouping, on the other hand is always left to right unless changed by bo, ke/ke'e, or JA a spofu gusni balji is a (broken-light) bulb. --gejyspa 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.