# Learn to Speak Klingon with Michael Dorn

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 5, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426 "2014-04-05T18:00:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426/1 "2014-04-05T18:00:35Z")

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…the Rosetta Way!

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426/2 "2014-04-05T19:26:27Z")

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Great April Fools gag! I actually tried to buy it at ThinkGeek. 😃

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**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426/3 "2014-04-06T05:48:27Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Offer not valid on Earth

taHqeq!

Michael Dorn did appear in the audiobook [Star Trek : Conversational Klingon](http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Conversational-Klingon-Okrand/dp/B000G6XKLO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396762866&sr=8-1&keywords=klingon+michael+dorn)

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426/4 "2014-04-08T13:35:46Z")

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And of course, the save 10% code? “Ferengi.”

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426/5 "2014-04-08T14:14:05Z")

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> [@Hypno-Toad](#):
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> And of course, the save 10% code? “Ferengi.”

…which is written on the screen in Klingon script.