[meteorite-list] Nakhla - The Dead Dog Still Lives

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 3 17:13:51 2004
Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20041103143733.02685020_at_pop.west.cox.net>

Now we're finally getting somewhere on this Nakhla issue...again.....and again.

So far, I like David Weir's take on the situation with Baalke's latest
explanations bringing up a close second. Kachinka is bringing up the rear,
but I think he's actually in a different race altogether.

Our unconscious use of idioms can be confusing to those who aren't familiar
with our lexicon. My wife just sent me an e-mail referring to our youngest
daughter and a sore throat that has been bothering her for several days.

         "... See you tonight. Hope Laurel picks up a bit. I think she
may be taking a dive again."


One thing we can probably all agree on is that there is a definite loss of
meaning when translating idiomatic phrases.

Time to run...I'm going to the mall to kill some time with my daughter.

JKGwilliam

At 01:55 PM 11/3/2004, Ron Baalke wrote:
> >
> > So, Ron, then the dog "bit the dust", "'s ass was grass", "was fried",
> "was
> > wasted", "was trashed", "was wiped out", "was toast", etc. I
> especially like
> > that last one. After the terrific horrific morbific act of Allah,
> the dog
> > was toast. Conversely, I wonder what a translation of that into
> Arabic would
> > make?
>
>Excellent point. No doubt if you translated
>'the dog was toast' to Arabic, the literal translation
>would have some people think that you made up the story
>and that it was a product of a lively imagination.
>
>Ron Baalke
>
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