I Bet You Didn't Know This:

DArtagnanDArtagnan Join Date: 2002-12-22 Member: 11336Members
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">An amazing revelation...</div> Did you know that "Kharaa" is the Arabic slang word for "excrement?"

Yes, "Kharaa" is the S-word.

Just thought I'd expose this humorous fact.
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    Heh, nice find.
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  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    From the manual:
    "The first TSA encounter with the aliens occurred aboard the Mongol's Sanjii mining facility. The tattered voice comm logs they extracted from the command network had one word that stood out, used again and again – "Kharaa!" "Kharaa!" Later, it was understood that this means "Watch out!" in Mongolian. By then, it had stuck."
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  • DeathToll_DavidDeathToll_David Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7902Members
    edited December 2002
    Hmm lets see how that works shall we?

    "I'm going to take a Kharaa"

    "OH Kharaa"

    "Piece of Kharaa"


    Hmm, I don't know. Just doesnt have the same ring to it.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Now... Should we put the aliens name into the swearword filter or not? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • JettoJetto Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9468Members
    Thanks. Thats the funniest thing I've read all day.
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  • x-treme_x-tasyx-treme_x-tasy Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11122Members
    edited December 2002
    <!--QuoteBegin--Jetto+Dec 23 2002, 06:00 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jetto @ Dec 23 2002, 06:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thanks. Thats the funniest thing I've read all day.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Haha yes. What ever happened to your thread for ideas Jetto?

    I really must take a Kharaa now.
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  • TrikkTrikk Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9606Members
    Kharaa happens :/
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  • MooManMooMan Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5154Members
    RoFL, brilliant find tbh.

    Brightened up my day <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • qwazzqwazz Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8943Members
    This thread is the biggest bunch of bull Khaara I've ever read.
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  • ZevensoftZevensoft Join Date: 2002-12-02 Member: 10406Members
    This explains the spores, divinewind, and umbra abilities <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    This makes it more humiliating for the marines to lose <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • GahordekGahordek Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2598Members
    ...If a couple of jerks decide to use the Alien-as-marine hack, then the server will get the Kharaa kicked out of it!
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  • JasperJasper Join Date: 2002-04-08 Member: 390Members
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  • sySTEm1sySTEm1 Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11222Members
    your all full of Kharaa.
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  • TheHornetTheHornet Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1776Members, Constellation
    hmmm... well isn't that nice to know. i'm curious how you found that...
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  • KatsuroKatsuro Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4809Members
    So when the marines are fighting with the **obscenity**, they are actually fighting against peices of alien **obscenity**.
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  • uranium_235uranium_235 Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9478Banned
    edited December 2002
    <!--QuoteBegin--Katsuro+Dec 23 2002, 09:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Katsuro @ Dec 23 2002, 09:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->So when the marines are fighting with the **obscenity**, they are actually fighting against peices of alien **obscenity**.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Dont' you mean<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So when the marines are fighting with the **obscenity**, they are actually fighting against peices of alien Kharra.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • GnatsumGnatsum Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10566Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Kharaa happens :/ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->



    ROFL
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  • DArtagnanDArtagnan Join Date: 2002-12-22 Member: 11336Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> RoFL, brilliant find tbh.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Thanks.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i'm curious how you found that... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I speak Arabic.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Later, it was understood that this means "Watch out!" in Mongolian.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I wonder if it really does... anyone?

    Here are some phrases I'm reluctantly providing for those very few of you who'd like to curse secretly in-game:

    "Kharaa alayk!" - literally "Excrement on you!"
    "Inta kharaa wa bess!" - "You are nothing but excrement!"

    Oh and if you're ever on the losing team, just explain it off "Ahh, my teammates are Kharaa..." <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • QuestionQuestion Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9180Members
    The GL blows the kharaa up into nice,tiny pieces of kharaa.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Sooner or later, the Kharaa always hits the fan.....

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Bone-PrinceBone-Prince Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5475Members
    this make senses!

    Lets say the hive is a toilet, the kharra come from the toilet.

    The hive Kharaa kharaa,
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  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--D'Artagnan+Dec 24 2002, 11:33 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (D'Artagnan @ Dec 24 2002, 11:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Later, it was understood that this means "Watch out!" in Mongolian.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I wonder if it really does... anyone?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Look at my post ^^^^
    Third one in the thread <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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