History PlayingWith / PardonMyKlingon

* '''Defied''': The Klingon holds his tongue because Bob is a child, [[EveryoneHasStandards and even Klingons]] [[ThinkOfTheChildren don't swear in front of children]].

* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob tries swearing at a Klingon, but ends up saying that [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels his shitty hovercraft is full of fucking eels]].

** Or Bob made up some words as profanity replacements, like “quack” in place of the F word.

** The Klingon calls Bob a word that can be translated as "WorthyOpponent."

* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Klingon alternates swearing in English and Klingon.
** The [[LanguageEqualsThought word for coward in Klingon]] is considered a harsh swear akin to motherfucker any anything hinting at it in other words is at least slightly dirty. Meanwhile in Klingon the word for 'fuck' doesn't remotely have any even slightly naughty connections.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Klingon calls Bob a ''qoH''.[[labelnote:translation]]"Fool" or "idiot."[[/labelnote]]

* '''Enforced''': The writers want to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar sneak some cussing past the censors]], so they made up their own profanity.

** The Klingon [[AliensSpeakingEnglish can speak English to Bob]], but switches back to Klingon when he's upset out of instinct. That, or he decides he wants to [[HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier talk smack about Bob in his presence without fear of reprisal]].

* '''Parodied''': The Klingon's swear words sound like BabyTalk, making it impossible for him to be taken seriously.

* '''Downplayed''': The Klingon calls Bob a ''qoH''.[[labelnote:translation]]"fool" or "idiot"[[/labelnote]]
* '''Justified''':

** The Klingon [[AliensSpeakingEnglish can speak English to Bob]], but switches back to Klingon when he's upset out of instinct.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The Klingon goes back and forth between swearing in English and Klingon.

** The Klingon swears at him in English.
** The Klingon, rather than swearing, [[ImpliedDeathThreat casually slices a nearby piece of furniture in half with his bat'leth.]]
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to sneak some cussing past the censors so they made up their own profanity.

--> '''Bob:''' Just, what the heck does ''[="petaQ"=]'' mean, anyway?\\
'''Klingon:''' It is profanity.
* '''Invoked''': Bob is in a Klingon language class and specifically asks the teacher about swearing.

* '''Defied''': The Klingon holds his tongue because Bob is a child, [[ThinkOfTheChildren and even Klingons don't swear in front of children]].

--> '''Bob:''' It was a stupid plan, I told him it was a stupid plan, he called me a ''petaQ'', whatever that means.

--> '''Alice:''' Why is it that 99% of the alien words ever written in fiction are profanity?
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob tries swearing at a Klingon, but ends up saying that [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels his shitty hovercraft is full of fucking eels]].
* '''Played For Drama''': The Klingon swears at Bob, who swears right back. The Klingon takes this as a challenge, and Bob finds himself in a fight to the death.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Klingon calls Bob a ''qoH''.[[labelnote:translation]]'fool' or 'idiot'[[/labelnote]]

--> '''Bob:''' Just, what the heck does ''[='petaQ'=]'' mean, anyway?\\

* '''Averted''': The Klingon swears at him in English.

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Told from the Klingon's perspective, Bob calls the Klingon a son of a bitch.

* '''Played For Drama''': The Klingon swears at Bob, who swears right back. The Klingon takes this as a challenge; several moments later, Bob is holding his own intestines.

* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Justified''': The TranslatorMicrobes leave profanity untranslated because the inventors were prudes.

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': The Klingon

* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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