Sesame Street in Klingon
October 4, 2005 1:23 PM   Subscribe

pem Hov jaj Haw'choHnIS 'eng 'ej Haj. ghoch vIghaj; 'ej pa' muDmo' jIbel. chay' Sesame He vIghoS? SIbI' jIHvaD 'e' yIDel.
posted by brownpau (46 comments total)
 
You go there in legendary Birds of Prey.
And when you have arrived, the doors are soon
open and functional, because you are happy.
Fully functional, because of there being happiness about.
Today it is a truly beautiful
day of the daytime star...


*wipes away a tear*
posted by Floydd at 1:27 PM on October 4, 2005


I was all ready to snark in my disaffected slacker Gen-X fashion, but I was secretly moved.
posted by Justinian at 1:30 PM on October 4, 2005


Truly, truly I say unto you, this is the BEST of the web.
posted by Pollomacho at 1:30 PM on October 4, 2005


This post brings much honor to the Empire. Qapla'!
posted by Guy Smiley at 1:36 PM on October 4, 2005


pedophile.
posted by rxrfrx at 1:36 PM on October 4, 2005


The Big Bird of Prey.
posted by blahblahblah at 1:37 PM on October 4, 2005


Nobel Prize winners.
Rocket scientists.
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People who quote Monty Python.
People who speak Klingon.
People who would see a movie based on Halo.
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Fish.
Amoebas.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 1:40 PM on October 4, 2005


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Furries.
posted by brownpau at 1:42 PM on October 4, 2005


"This post brings much honor to the Empire. Qapla'!
posted by Guy Smiley at 1:36 PM PST on October 4 [!] "


What are the odds a person with the nickname 'Guy Smiley' who speaks Klingon would read a post on the Sesame Street song in Klingon?

The internets, what a country!
posted by Smedleyman at 1:43 PM on October 4, 2005


I'm pretty sure that somewhere between "People who would see a movie based on Halo" and "Fish" is an entry for "People who post snarky comments about other people on the Internet."

That said, you have not experienced Sesame Street until you have watched it in the original Klingon.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:43 PM on October 4, 2005


People who would see a movie based on Halo.

You may want to reconsider the position of that in light of recent news...
posted by mkultra at 1:50 PM on October 4, 2005


"People who post snarky comments about other people on the Internet."

But isn't that everyone?
posted by ToasT at 1:53 PM on October 4, 2005


Re: the decending lists... well, I've always liked this one, for it's snark.
Sesame street: I like my groinal area and want to keep it, so I wouldn't presume to argue with a Klingon about... anything, really.

yay snark.
posted by Zack_Replica at 1:54 PM on October 4, 2005


You may want to reconsider the position of that in light of recent news...

Only if it stars homicidal puppets.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 2:08 PM on October 4, 2005


Must be a hard core geek thing

*moves along*
posted by wheelieman at 2:13 PM on October 4, 2005


Where's the "has no soul" flag for wheelieman's post?
posted by ursus_comiter at 2:20 PM on October 4, 2005


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People who speak Vulcan.
posted by vagus at 2:22 PM on October 4, 2005


That said, you have not experienced Sesame Street until you have watched it in the original Klingon.

Heh. You win the bolted eyepatch award of the month.
posted by Atreides at 2:30 PM on October 4, 2005


Make fun all you want. At least in this version, Elmo gets what's coming to him.

(And the episode where Mr. Hooper died and they all did the Death Howl was very moving.)
posted by PlusDistance at 2:36 PM on October 4, 2005




Metafilter: Describe to me immediately how to go to Seasame Street.
posted by elwoodwiles at 2:44 PM on October 4, 2005


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Tom Cruise?
posted by ori at 2:45 PM on October 4, 2005


fandango_matt writes "MetaFilter: Show Me On The Doll How You Got To Sesame Street."
Here, you must need a handbasket.
posted by Deathalicious at 3:02 PM on October 4, 2005


... you know, before I looked at the url, I wasn't sure whether it was Klingon or Hebrew. Really.
posted by kafziel at 3:12 PM on October 4, 2005


fandango_matt, yes! "show me on the doll how you got to sesame street"

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tribbles
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mefites
posted by punkbitch at 3:17 PM on October 4, 2005


ecki ecki ecki phtang niwop iwoo! (formerly 'ni')
posted by clevershark at 3:29 PM on October 4, 2005


"Klingon or Hebrew."

Now there's an interesting mix.


QaQ jaj shiksa goddess.

Probably tough on the tongue. All those glottals.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:38 PM on October 4, 2005


Related. (or not)
posted by spock at 3:49 PM on October 4, 2005


It wasn't complete until we had someone named spock posting in a star trek thread.
posted by mystyk at 4:10 PM on October 4, 2005


Nah, it was complete once we had Guy Smiley.
posted by artifarce at 4:17 PM on October 4, 2005


It's like bacon but with a little hint of snake.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:29 PM on October 4, 2005


It is a good day to lose a foreskin!
posted by spock at 5:42 PM on October 4, 2005


As a lifelong Trek fan, I just have to say...

*speechless*

But I don't argue with Klingons about what makes them happy. Unless my position is extremely strong.
posted by zoogleplex at 5:55 PM on October 4, 2005


Klingon: the piece of feces that clings to the fur on the butt-end of a cat
posted by bat at 6:27 PM on October 4, 2005


Also, I like the idea of Jewish Klingons. Can you imagine the bris?

Bris, nothing. Can you imagine gefilte gagh?
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 7:06 PM on October 4, 2005


SnuffaluffaGAGH!
posted by moonbird at 8:22 PM on October 4, 2005


Oscar the Grouch, his heart is Klingon.

Maybe Cookie Monster too!
posted by zoogleplex at 8:50 PM on October 4, 2005


People who name their baby after Superman's birth name on the planet Krypton.

Actually, my first thought at reading about that was 'what an idiot', but then I remembered that his wife is Korean, and Kal-El follows the (almost always) 2-syllable given name convention in Korea (although neither syllable is one you'd probably ever actually see), so I started to see it as a very sweet concession to his wife's ethnicity, as well as pure goofy geekery.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:59 PM on October 4, 2005


갈앨 방 청소해!
posted by GooseOnTheLoose at 12:43 AM on October 5, 2005


The Geek Hierarchy. I'm sure there is at least one of you hasn't seen it before.
posted by Elagabalus at 2:54 AM on October 5, 2005


What, did y'all just get on the net on Monday? I saw that when it was first posted. Geez, I feel old now. Thanks.


The commentary has been amusing though.
posted by keptwench at 5:25 AM on October 5, 2005


fandango_matt writes "MetaFilter: Show Me On The Doll How You Got To Sesame Street."

This made me blow my coffee all over my desk!
posted by OmieWise at 6:09 AM on October 5, 2005


"Bris, nothing. Can you imagine gefilte gagh?"

Imagine the wedding. They wouldn't be crushing a glass I can tell you that.
And Jewish music with Klingon Opera?

Circle dance slamdancing?

I'd love to see the Klingon version of the chair dance.
posted by Smedleyman at 8:48 AM on October 5, 2005


This thread is useless without audio of the above passage as read by Michael Dorn.
posted by evilcolonel at 8:57 AM on October 5, 2005


I second evilcolonel's statement. Maybe he'd do it if we all donated to his favorite charity. Or paid his bar tab.
posted by weirdoactor at 11:42 AM on October 5, 2005


When I get all steamed-up, resistance is futile. You will hear me shout. You will be tipped over and poured into Borg. I translated "I Am A Little Teapot" into Lojban and back into English. You have to scroll a little ways down the page to find it, but if you're amused by Sesame Street in Klingon, you'll be amused by this too.
posted by matt_arnold at 12:00 PM on October 7, 2005


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