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

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 8/18/2009 19:59:48 Eastern Daylight Time, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com writes:


> 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


After reading some of the other responses to sunrise's post I realize that it does work unambiguously in Lojban. 
I'd forgotten which way the binding goes, but it's opposite the normal English direction.

stevo