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Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water
darthcamaro writes "Earthlings Ugly Bags of Mostly Water is the name of a new documentary film - starring Worf (aka Michael Dorn)about Klingon language and culture. They've got a weird website too. 'Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water' captures the lives, passions and quirks of the members of the Klingon Language Institute during their annual qep'a' (conference). The film's producers issued a press release about it today with some interesting quotes... 'The perspective of Michael Dorn, the world's most recognized Klingon, provides both serious and comedic elements to the project,' said Earthlings Director Alexandre Philippe. 'This is a man who embodies all the elements of a Klingon warrior: honor, respect, ferocity. For years, Klingon fans have looked to the Worf character for their education in Klingon culture.' Quaplah! /. !!"
Aside: Michael Dorn is not bad for a meatbag, though clearly a droid would make a superior host
Resigned: *sigh* If only my assassination protocol were still functional.
Appeasement: Maybe they will make a sequel.
Oh HK-47, what WOULD we do without you?
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You do realize he only pretended to be a klingon on TV/in the movies right???
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Look... I'm a star trek fan and everything, but there's a limit. Seriously. Outside. Sunlight.
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I'm a pretty bag...its just that i'm filled with "ugly water" because of modern industry.
-Grump
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...for "Mom, please come and pick me up."
I say "Ugly bags of mosty water" all the time to refer to some of the larger people at work. I once tried to explain the Star Trek episode it came from, but it was entirely too geeky for me to finish. In the end I just shrugged and said, "I dunno, something I read on Slashdot"
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They provide excellent reasons for forced sterilization.
Then again being able to speak Klingon pretty much does this without surgery.
They think prune juice is a delicacy. How much water can they have, if that doesn't give them trouble? :D
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the translation of Hamlet into Klingon might be a disservice to the complexity of the author's intention
Like hell. If Hamlet were to be beheaded by Kahless, I might have paid more attention in English class.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Oh Yeah... what's the kilngon word for loneliness...oh yes... GARRHHHHDOCK.
Hira cuilë!
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Reminds me of this hilarious Daily Show sketch (Realplayer, which sucks but oh well). The fact that they have almost every sketch from the past four years up on comedycentral.com has almost entirely destroyed my work ethic over the past few weeks...
"All humans are vermin in the eyes of Morbo!" -Morbo
"There is no spoon." - The Matrix
Regular /. readers should be embarrased that this was posted.
how come you can't spell qa'pla.
Having been in this situation myself I can give you a little tip, which is especially useful when refering to earlier seasons of TNG.. ...comes from the Next Generation episode where... *notices violent look in buddies eyes*... Marina Sirtis was hanging right out of the that skin tight uniform... YEAH!!!
;o)
Infact, I believe they are teaching this technique at the academy now. Its know as the mammory defense
Typically, more than 99% of water is water, the remaining 1% or less being minerals, salts, or pollutants (note - this is a made up statstic, no researchers were disturbed in the making up of this number). However, I have heard of no reports of water being comprised of Kilngons, so it is probably safe to say that 0% of water is made up of Klingons.
Perhaps you were more interested in knowing what percentage of the Klingon body is comprised of water. The answer to that question is, sadly, more difficult to obtain.
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I for one will not stand for such speciesist slurrs to be posted online or otherwise.
Ugly bag of mostly water indeed.
Atleast I don't look like someone squated over my head and took a crap on my forehead.
And besides, if Klingons are so great, why doesn't speaking their language get you laid?!?!?
You try saying "ghu neH Ha' lItHa'?" to some chick and see what happens.
The answer is "not a number." Now, for all you who actually cared, lean in closely, I'm going to tell you how I came to this conclusion: KLINGONS ARE NOT FUCKING REAL!
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I've been a trekkie for so long, I own the entire of TNG on video, and most of the original series. I am soooo excited about this!
In unrelated news, I am 34 years old and live with my parents. I am also a virgin.
I think that Klingon bride is actually a guy. Later that night, in some cheap motel room, a groom will utter the ritual death cry as a part of him falls over dead, never again to arise.
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I don't think Neil Armstrong speaks Klingon.
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Years ago, there was a discussion in sci.lang about a planned Klingon-Elvish dictionary. Someone commented that several hundered years from now an archeologist is going to find a copy and cite it as proof that the two cultures once met.
It's Qapla'.
Meanwhile...
"Hey, Clem, get over here! The dork trap is full up. Gimme a hand gettin' this one out."
Prince Hamlet: You killed my father, stole his crown, married his widow and usurped the crown of Chronos.
King Claudius: This is all true.
Prince Hamlet: Impressive.
King Claudius: Hey, I can see my house from here!
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
Actually we're bags of dirty water, except on friday nights. Then we're ugly bags of mostly flammable alcohol, and potato chips.
Uhura: By the 23rd century, Star Trek fandom had evolved from a loose association of nerds with skin problems into a full blown religion.
Preacher: And Scotty beamed them to the Klingon ship, where there would be no tribble at all
Followers: All power to the engines!
Uhura: As country after country fell after its influenced, world leaders became threatened by the movement's power. So the trekkies were executed in the most befitting: virgins:
Trekkie: Bwaaaaaah!
Executor: He's dead Jim.
Trekkie: Bwaaaaaah!
Executor: He's dead Jim.
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You can now search Google in the native klingon language:
But it is much better in Sweedish chef
I...cannot...say his name...forbidden...
Lord...AHH...Lord....XEMU!! AHHHHHH!
"He's dead, Jim."
Q'lipi': You are having problems. I will solve them!
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
When speaking Klingon, be sure to speak forcefully. Some of the sounds may make the person you're talking to a little wet.
This is correct and to be expected.
http://www.kli.org/tlh/sounds.html
I know what I thought when I first read this...
I only look human.
My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling
Most of their RPGs (paper-based) don't finish: either the player kills himself disgraced because he lost some battle or kills the dungeon master because he thought he cheated.
Slagshdaat
Assume I was drunk when I posted this.
But you can read their posts.
There is in fact some debate that scientific advancement comes from people reading about gadgets in science fiction and going on to invent them because "that would be a neat thing to have"
This parrot has ceased to be!