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- From: jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu (Joel Furr)
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- Subject: The meaning of "frink"
- Keywords: frink ptang cheep whooooooo
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 19:25:39 GMT
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- What kinds of sounds do lemurs make?
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- Words known to be found in the Lemur lexicon include "ptang," "frink,"
- "cheep," and "whooooooo". The meaning of these words is said to vary
- based on the motion of the eyes at the time a given phrase is said.
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- Further information is reported by G. Shapiro:
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- "Let me summarize the current understanding of lemur linguistics, as
- reported in the Journal of Irreproducible Results.
-
- frink (adj) - very appealing, sexually
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- frink (noun) - a National Geographic photographer.
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- [NOTE: The dual usage of frink stems from a confusion in lemur society.
- The primary determinant of sexual appeal in lemurs is size of the eyes.
- Lemurs confused the telephoto lenses of NG photographers as huge, and
- hence very appealing, eyes.]
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- ptang (verb) - to have sex with another species. Has a positive
- connotation when the other species is also primate. More akin to the
- English 'bestiality' when the other species is non-primate.
-
- cheep, cheep, cheep (noun) - particularly satisfactory sexual experi-
- ence.
-
- So let us use this knowledge to translate the following lemur dialogue:
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- 1st Lemur: PTANG FRINK FRINK
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- 2nd Lemur: cheep, cheep, cheep.
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- Translation:
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- 1st Lemur: I heard you had sex with that hot-looking NG photographer.
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- 2nd Lemur: Yes. It was great."
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- Shapiro's report cannot be accepted as absolute fact as lemurs have been
- known to use "ptang" and "frink" for many other situations besides those
- involving sex. Hence the theory that eye motions play a large role in
- determining what a Lemur means at any given time.
-