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rolig commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
Slovene for "their necessary nun".
NOTE: The "their" here (njun- is dual, meaning "belonging to the two of them". Also j is pronounced like the y in yet or boy.
There are a fairly limited number of applications for this phrase, but I can think of one right off the bat:
"When lightweight Sister Bertrille, in her wide-brimmed cornette, rescued the two kittens who had climbed into the high tree branches, the Slovenes all agreed she was 'their necessary nun' (njuna nujna nuna)!"
August 15, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
What if the kittens were actually ninjas?
August 15, 2011
rolig commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
The aerodynamics wouldn't work and Sister Bertrille would come crashing down.
Or did you mean the kittens were still kittens, only ninja-kittens? Well, that's just silly. But it would still require the dual (not to be confused with the duel that would happen if the ninja-kittens turned on each other).
August 15, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
Ninja kittens sound adorable... but now I'm wondering what would happen if Sister Bertrille were the ninja.
August 15, 2011
rolig commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
All right, if Sr. Bertrille were the ninja (and why not?) who saved two kittens, then she would be "njuna nujna ninja-nuna" or, more properly, according to the rules of Slovene spelling, "njuna nujna nindža-nuna", which doesn't work quite so well.
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
What if Sr. Bertrille renunciated her nunhood before becoming a ninja?
August 16, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
I can almost picture Sr. Bertrille high on a hill with her arms out, spinning around in circles, throwing ninja stars, and singing about Captain von Trapp.
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
Ruzuzu? Wrong nun.
August 16, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
Huh? Oh--sorry!
By the way, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
I can only answer your question with a question: How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
August 20, 2011