From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Jul 05 07:51:27 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:51:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fy8iY-0001u3-GI for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:51:06 -0700 Received: from mx.211.ru ([193.238.131.194]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fy8iU-0001tb-7Z for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:51:06 -0700 Received: from localhost (mx.211.ru [193.238.131.194]) by mx.211.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC73EEBC8A for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:50:29 +0700 (NOVST) Received: from mx.211.ru ([193.238.131.194]) by localhost (mx.211.ru [193.238.131.194]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 79712-05 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:50:28 +0700 (NOVST) Received: from mail.211.ru (mail [10.5.1.2]) by mx.211.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B593EBC30 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:50:28 +0700 (NOVST) Received: from localhost (host-102-2-129.211.ru [10.102.2.129]) by mail.211.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 667585C19 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:00:36 +0700 (NOVST) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:50:56 +0700 From: Yanis Batura X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.5.30) Professional X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <78904337.20060705215056@mail.ru> To: Matt Arnold Subject: [lojban] Re: Language-independent humor In-Reply-To: References: <1836234499.20060702070602@mail.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----------71833A1C1D572" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-archive-position: 11920 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ybatura@mail.ru Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list ------------71833A1C1D572 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 05.07.2006, 21:34, Matt Arnold wrote: > I look forward to reading your anecdote. Actually, two of them have already appeared on the list -- namely "sirsunla kosta" and "denpesxu". > I think it's beyond our reach to collect and count enough samples of > humor to get a statistically-signifigant answer about how much of it > is language-dependent. So, we don't really have an answer for you. > We were just talking about this subject in the last Lojban meeting at > my house. This joke by Ellen Degeneres would come out in any language > just fine: > "Walking is good for your health. My elderly grandmother started > walking when she was 18. > We don't know where the heck she is." Hey, wouldn't it have been nice if you presented us its Lojban translation? ;) mi'e .ianis. --------------------- Lojban: A Language With *Intelligent* Design ------------71833A1C1D572 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

On 05.07.2006, 21:34, Matt Arnold wrote:


> I look forward to reading your anecdote.


Actually, two of them have already appeared on the list -- namely "sirsunla kosta" and "denpesxu".


> I think it's beyond our reach to collect and count enough samples of

> humor to get a statistically-signifigant answer about how much of it

> is language-dependent. So, we don't really have an answer for you.


> We were just talking about this subject in the last Lojban meeting at

> my house. This joke by Ellen Degeneres would come out in any language

> just fine:


> "Walking is good for your health. My elderly grandmother started

> walking when she was 18.


> We don't know where the heck she is."


Hey, wouldn't it have been nice if you presented us its Lojban translation? ;)


mi'e .ianis.


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