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Re: [lojban] Re: Language-independent humor



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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