[lojban] Re: Lojban Jokes WAS Re: webserver hosed?

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 8/18/2009 09:45:03 Eastern Daylight Time, sunrise2000@comcast.net writes:


> I never really got that joke. .uu The lujvo grouping clearly indicates
> that the questioner is referring to a (broken type-of (light type-of
> bulb)).  If anyone thinks the question refers to "broken light",
> they'd have to be misinterpreting the tanru, right?
>
> Note that the joke works in English: "broken light bulb".  I just
> don't think it survives the translation.


Of course it doesn't work in Lojban, and for exactly the reason you gave.  But it does work in English.

stevo