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Finnish Politician Campaigns in Klingon
Posted by george on 16th March 2007
Trek Today reports:
A Finnish Green Party candidate has made his web site available for readers of Klingon, despite translation difficulties because he was unable to find a Klingon word for “green.”
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MP Jyrki Kasvi, who describes himself as a passionate Star Trek fan, told Reuters that a Klingon version of his web site is part of his re-election campaign (via Yahoo). “Some have thought it is blasphemy to mix politics and Klingon,” he said, but “Others say it is good if politicians can laugh at themselves.”
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The 43-year-old Kasvi represents the Greens from the constituency Uusimaa. A research scientist with a Ph.D. in engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology, Kasvi was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 2003.
The Klingon website is here, and a more extensive English version here.
According to his website, here are the MP’s favorite TV programs:
- Babylon 5
- Galactica
- Avara luonto
- Enterprise
- Vaaleanpunainen pantteri
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