> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Klingon language enthusiasts disturb me... was Re: Goodbye > Redux > > hmmm. Maybe the only invented languages that have actual speakers? Not > sure.
Even been to a DragonCon? You'll hear plenty of elvish speakers. ;^) Tolkien used to meet people on the street that would converse with him in elvish - he often signed copies of his books in elvish. It's often been said that he only wrote his books as vehicles to explain the evolution of his invented languages. As far somebody translating "Hamlet" to Klingon - why not? People got time in their hands and it keeps them off the streets. It reminds me of those guys doing the entire film "Star Wars" as animated ASCII art. Personally I think both are kind of silly (copying source material rather than the creation of something "new") but still... Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149794 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
