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Re: re: a silly joke...
- Subject: Re: re: a silly joke...
- From: Robin Turner <robin@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 15:06:25 +0200
"A. R. Goldman" wrote:
>
> > "From: Robin Turner
> >
> > Q: How many Lojbanists does it take to change a broken
> > lightbulb?
> >
> > A: Two: one to decide what kind of bulb would emit broken
> > light,
> > and one to decide what it should be changed into.
> >
> > co'o mi'e robin."
> >
> In Urdu when one experiences humor, or a moment of great
> aesthetic pleasure, one responds with "Vah! Vah!" I don't know
> the Lojban equivalent, but, definitely: Vah! Vah!
> ARG
{.u'icai} , probably! Interestingly, "Vah, vah" in Turkish is
used on hearing very bad news - something like {.uucai}
co'o mi'e robin.