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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.
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'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).
I'm sorry but it's people like this that give science fiction a bad name.
What percentage of water are Klingons?
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
Look... I'm a star trek fan and everything, but there's a limit. Seriously. Outside. Sunlight.
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I'm really beginning to understand why so many people consider Star Trek fans just a bunch of dorks.
Now as such, why did they name it this, the title has nothing to do with Klingons at all.
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Hey!
I'm a pretty bag...its just that i'm filled with "ugly water" because of modern industry.
-Grump
Is it true that more people vote for the winner of American Idol, than vote for the president? -Ali G.
I'm pretty sure this is how religions get started.
"God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
...for "Mom, please come and pick me up."
It's Qapla'.
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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.
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?
I thought Tolkien Elvish languages (Sindarin and the like) would count as well, considering Tolkien spent a considerable amount of time creating those languages. Although, I suppose, "popular culture" is a rather subjective term.
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." --George Orwell
Oh Yeah... what's the kilngon word for loneliness...oh yes... GARRHHHHDOCK.
You can now search Google in the native klingon language:
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/
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Surely they could have picked a Klingon phrase for the title? The "ugly bags of mostly water" comes from the "Home Soil" episode where a crystal "brain" uses it to describe humans.
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...
Direct link to the trailer (~2 megs), for those of us who don't/can't do the "view a movie in my browser" thing.
Recognition of an actor as a famous or 'most recognized' "something" is not confusing the fact that they are actors. It's merely shortcutting the phrase "{character}, as portrayed by {actor}, is the most recognized {type of character}. When people think of {actor}, they think of {type of character}, and if you think of a {type of character}, you think of {character} as portrayed by {actor}."
If you think of "Vampire Slayer", you are likely thinking of one of five actors who portrayed them. Probably one of two characters (Van Helsing or Buffy).
It doesn't mean any of it is real... but "recognized" is a slippery term when dealing with fiction.
--
Evan "Didn't check any of the spelling of the names"
"$30 for the One True Ring. $10 each additional ring!" -- JRR "Bob" Tolkien
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!
-- Fighting mediocrity one bad post at a time.
Yes, but you have to say it in Klingon.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
get a life
klingon version:
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tlhap [a] yIn
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Universal Translator Assistant 2.3
Joel Peter Anderson, June 16, 1999
Visit the UTA Project at
http://members.aol.com/jpklingon/uta
"He's lost in a 'floyd hole"
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.
You've obviously never been to a con.
It's not that speaking Klingon can't get you laid but whether you want to get laid by the women that it will work on.
I would like to see a new Trek series that involves a handful of grunt Earthlings being assigned to a Klingon-commanded Federation starship. It might bring in WWF fans.
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