From lojban-out@lojban.org Wed Jul 05 07:55:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 37222 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2006 14:55:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.67.33) by m37.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 5 Jul 2006 14:55:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Jul 2006 14:55:15 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fy8jU-0001vW-26 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:52:04 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fy8j2-0001ue-Ah; Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:51:38 -0700 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 X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.5.30) Professional X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <78904337.20060705215056@mail.ru> 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 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ybatura@mail.ru X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: Yanis Batura From: Yanis Batura Reply-To: ybatura@mail.ru Subject: [lojban] Re: Language-independent humor X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=PdHgaHkM8UzUPjEGGp9aN18YZcTvtnJp8AJ6ZzL49F9PJSLe9w X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26346 ------------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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