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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