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  1. 03-18-2005, 10:10 AM #1
    Owen E Oulton
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    Is this going too far?

    I was just doing a Google search for "Klingon" on a whim, and what popped up but http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/ - come on, does anyone really search the Web in Klingon?
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  2. 03-18-2005, 10:38 AM #2
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    Oi vey.

    I wonder if the mental health clinic in Portland ever filled their Klingon interpreter position....
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  3. 03-18-2005, 10:42 AM #3
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    I would say yes. But then, there's the KLI folks who probably pushed for it...

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  4. 03-18-2005, 10:42 AM #4
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    Lucky there's nobody here by me today, or the giggle fit I just experienced would have put _me_ in a mental clinic...
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    You have to wonder where people find the time to be that fluent in Klingon. However, it's no worse than the good people at this site: http://www.asciimation.co.nz/ who obviously also have way too much time on their hands.
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  6. 03-19-2005, 11:53 AM #6
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    So, is there one of these in Tolkien Elvish?
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  7. 03-19-2005, 02:26 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton
    I was just doing a Google search for "Klingon" on a whim, and what popped up but http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/ - come on, does anyone really search the Web in Klingon?
    In a word YES!

    That is going too far...
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  8. 03-19-2005, 03:44 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton
    I was just doing a Google search for "Klingon" on a whim, and what popped up but http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/ - come on, does anyone really search the Web in Klingon?
    They have published books and comic books in Klingon. Colleges are teaching Klingon. I am just waiting for the Star Trek Movies and DVDs to be released with a Klingon Soundtrack.
    Hey my opinion

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  9. 03-19-2005, 06:42 PM #9
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    I am starting to question the sanity of humankind...

    Or at least those who saw a need for Klingon as a search language...

    Then again...it is pretty cool.
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  10. 03-19-2005, 08:19 PM #10
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    To be fair, Google also has "Elmer Fudd," "Pig Latin," "Hacker (1337 speak)," and "Bork! Bork! Bork! (Swedish Chef)" language options.
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  11. 03-21-2005, 12:55 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lt.Khrys Antos
    I am starting to question the sanity of humankind...
    Took you this long?
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