In recent comments, I mentioned a hypothetical "funny story from my trip to Berlin" that I never got to tell because my conversation partner kept trying to ask about Eo.
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But what actually happened in Berlin was not at all funny, or fun.
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But what actually happened in Berlin was not at all funny, or fun.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
In recent comments, I mentioned a hypothetical "funny story from my trip to Berlin" that I never got to tell because my conversation partner kept trying to ask about Eo.
[See previous post for link]
But what actually happened in Berlin was not at all funny, or fun.
[Continued]
[See previous post for link]
But what actually happened in Berlin was not at all funny, or fun.
[Continued]
Esperantistoj: ĉu vi konas la jenan fenomenon? Vi volas diri ion pri via vivo kio nur tuŝetas Esperanton, kaj vi ne sukcesas rakonti ĝin ĉar la alia persono subite scivolas pri Esperanto? Ĉu vi sentas la saman ĝeniĝon kiel mi sentas?
The fact that you looked it up PUTS you in the Smarty Pants Club.
As an Esperanto speaker, I'll say this. It gets old when you try to tell someone about your life tangential to Esperanto - and people end up freaking out about Esperanto and how wild it is that **they** had never heard of it ...
As an Esperanto speaker, I'll say this. It gets old when you try to tell someone about your life tangential to Esperanto - and people end up freaking out about Esperanto and how wild it is that **they** had never heard of it ...
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Esperantistoj: ĉu vi konas la jenan fenomenon? Vi volas diri ion pri via vivo kio nur tuŝetas Esperanton, kaj vi ne sukcesas rakonti ĝin ĉar la alia persono subite scivolas pri Esperanto? Ĉu vi sentas la saman ĝeniĝon kiel mi sentas?
@natsandcats.bsky.social - Funny you should "like" one of my posts. I was just thinking of you - telling a story about you, actually.
I saw your name and thought: wait, is this THE David Gaines?
I saw your name and thought: wait, is this THE David Gaines?
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
@natsandcats.bsky.social - Funny you should "like" one of my posts. I was just thinking of you - telling a story about you, actually.
I saw your name and thought: wait, is this THE David Gaines?
I saw your name and thought: wait, is this THE David Gaines?
"Neniu" scios.
"Nobody" will know.
"Nobody" will know.
Screw it! I say do the whole thing in Esperanto! That way, nobody will know what’s going on!
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"Neniu" scios.
"Nobody" will know.
"Nobody" will know.
It was 1999. We were visiting Berlin for the world Esperanto convention. My wife was in a German hospital with complications related to pregnancy. I took a side trip to a music store to look for this album by Freundedkreis while we were in Germany.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It was 1999. We were visiting Berlin for the world Esperanto convention. My wife was in a German hospital with complications related to pregnancy. I took a side trip to a music store to look for this album by Freundedkreis while we were in Germany.
It sounds delightful
Woe, Esperanto be upon ye
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It sounds delightful
So many people on BlueSky are pointing out that Bovino means cow in Esperanto. Why is nobody also saying that "Greg'" means "herd" in Esperanto?
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So many people on BlueSky are pointing out that Bovino means cow in Esperanto. Why is nobody also saying that "Greg'" means "herd" in Esperanto?
"Havas" and "plibonigas" have direct objects that require -n
mi ne havas esperanto amikoj kaj mi estas malgxoja.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"Havas" and "plibonigas" have direct objects that require -n
No, it's true!
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
No, it's true!
Jen tre verŝajne la plej fama frazo en Esperanto tradukita el la nederlanda.
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Jen tre verŝajne la plej fama frazo en Esperanto tradukita el la nederlanda.
For whatever it's worth, I actually have seen the Book of Numbers in Esperanto
Book of Numbers but in Esperanto. I've not seen *that*
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
For whatever it's worth, I actually have seen the Book of Numbers in Esperanto
I've been waiting a long time for an opportunity to mention Canary Island Whistled Speech.
Someone claimed:
> I taught my cats Esperanto to make sure no one could ever understand them, including me.
I call BS.
Someone claimed:
> I taught my cats Esperanto to make sure no one could ever understand them, including me.
I call BS.
I'm calling Bovofekaĵo on all this.
1 - I could understand them.
2 - In Esperanto, cats say "miaŭ" which is pronounced the same as in English.
Are you sure they're not speaking Canary Island Whistled Speech?
1 - I could understand them.
2 - In Esperanto, cats say "miaŭ" which is pronounced the same as in English.
Are you sure they're not speaking Canary Island Whistled Speech?
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I've been waiting a long time for an opportunity to mention Canary Island Whistled Speech.
Someone claimed:
> I taught my cats Esperanto to make sure no one could ever understand them, including me.
I call BS.
Someone claimed:
> I taught my cats Esperanto to make sure no one could ever understand them, including me.
I call BS.
Feliĉan "Die de Interlingua" (tago de Interlinguo)
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Feliĉan "Die de Interlingua" (tago de Interlinguo)
To the author or anybody reading along. What language is this? Google translate does not do well with it, but from context I suppose it says: I want to study other auxiliary languages like Kah or Kotava, but who is learning them here?
Good question
Good question
mi wan stude ale helpe bash kom Kah o Kotava, ama kam studer zai a hir…
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
To the author or anybody reading along. What language is this? Google translate does not do well with it, but from context I suppose it says: I want to study other auxiliary languages like Kah or Kotava, but who is learning them here?
Good question
Good question
This is another interesting post to see again. Somebody recently replied to an older Reddit comment from me. Apparently I ruffled some feathers by claiming that Kotava had maybe one or two speakers of unknown fluency.
It seems just a month before I was willing to grant five or 20 speakers.
It seems just a month before I was willing to grant five or 20 speakers.
The fact that in 50 years Kotava is basically unheard (How many speakers? 2? 5? 20?) shows that there is more to turning a "project" into a "language" than "fairness".
I have no criticism of Kotava, but I found out that some people feel very strongly about its perceived flaws.
I have no criticism of Kotava, but I found out that some people feel very strongly about its perceived flaws.
January 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This is another interesting post to see again. Somebody recently replied to an older Reddit comment from me. Apparently I ruffled some feathers by claiming that Kotava had maybe one or two speakers of unknown fluency.
It seems just a month before I was willing to grant five or 20 speakers.
It seems just a month before I was willing to grant five or 20 speakers.
I ended up searching blue sky today for Kotava. I had forgotten that I already brought it up once. Most of the recent hits were from my own discussion.
But now I wonder what the many lessons were that I speak of; the things that Esperanto critics could learn from Kotava
But now I wonder what the many lessons were that I speak of; the things that Esperanto critics could learn from Kotava
I only just started looking at Kotava within the last week or two. Mostly, I was trying to verify my assertion that today's auxlang creators are like finavenkistoj only more so.
It seems that there are many lessons that Esperanto's critics could take from Kotava if they actually cared to.
It seems that there are many lessons that Esperanto's critics could take from Kotava if they actually cared to.
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I ended up searching blue sky today for Kotava. I had forgotten that I already brought it up once. Most of the recent hits were from my own discussion.
But now I wonder what the many lessons were that I speak of; the things that Esperanto critics could learn from Kotava
But now I wonder what the many lessons were that I speak of; the things that Esperanto critics could learn from Kotava
Pro TIO, ke...
Pro tip, ke mia interreta konekto paneis, mi povas retumi nur per mia telefono. Se tio dauros, mi devos trovi novajn ŝatokupojn.
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
January 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Pro TIO, ke...
Pro tip, ke mia interreta konekto paneis, mi povas retumi nur per mia telefono. Se tio dauros, mi devos trovi novajn ŝatokupojn.
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Pro tip, ke mia interreta konekto paneis, mi povas retumi nur per mia telefono. Se tio dauros, mi devos trovi novajn ŝatokupojn.
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
Mi ludus muzikon sed la familio dormas
It feels funny to say this about this topic, but call me old-fashioned. I still prefer using a full size computer to surf the Internet.
One downside of trying to do things on your phone is that there's no keyboard. I find myself using dictation, but then I'm limited to posting in English.
One downside of trying to do things on your phone is that there's no keyboard. I find myself using dictation, but then I'm limited to posting in English.
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It feels funny to say this about this topic, but call me old-fashioned. I still prefer using a full size computer to surf the Internet.
One downside of trying to do things on your phone is that there's no keyboard. I find myself using dictation, but then I'm limited to posting in English.
One downside of trying to do things on your phone is that there's no keyboard. I find myself using dictation, but then I'm limited to posting in English.
Thanks to high winds my home internet has been out for the last 14 hours or more. Looks like I can log into blue sky from a web browser on my phone.
I'm sure someday I will regret knowing this.
I'm sure someday I will regret knowing this.
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Thanks to high winds my home internet has been out for the last 14 hours or more. Looks like I can log into blue sky from a web browser on my phone.
I'm sure someday I will regret knowing this.
I'm sure someday I will regret knowing this.
Mi dankas vin, ke vi montras la ligilon al niaj filmetoj.
Dans deux jours, le 15 décembre : "Zamenhof-tago" = "Journée Zamenhof".
Anniversaire de la naissance de L. L. Zamenhof, et du projet de langue internationale, lors de son anniversaire de 19 ans aux lycéens de Bialystok, en 1878, le "pra-Esperanto" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezsN....
Révolutionnaire !
Anniversaire de la naissance de L. L. Zamenhof, et du projet de langue internationale, lors de son anniversaire de 19 ans aux lycéens de Bialystok, en 1878, le "pra-Esperanto" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezsN....
Révolutionnaire !
Zambanaj Kantoj - Parto 2 - Por Zamenhofa Tago
YouTube video by Esperanto Variety Show
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Mi dankas vin, ke vi montras la ligilon al niaj filmetoj.
You're kidding, right?
The guy who invented Esperanto thought Esperanto was "dumb, baby shit"? Not likely.
Of the languages he was most familiar with, Spanish was not one of them. He was, however, familar with French:
- I hope
- j'espère
The guy who invented Esperanto thought Esperanto was "dumb, baby shit"? Not likely.
Of the languages he was most familiar with, Spanish was not one of them. He was, however, familar with French:
- I hope
- j'espère
December 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
You're kidding, right?
The guy who invented Esperanto thought Esperanto was "dumb, baby shit"? Not likely.
Of the languages he was most familiar with, Spanish was not one of them. He was, however, familar with French:
- I hope
- j'espère
The guy who invented Esperanto thought Esperanto was "dumb, baby shit"? Not likely.
Of the languages he was most familiar with, Spanish was not one of them. He was, however, familar with French:
- I hope
- j'espère
It doesn't have to be everyone. Just the person you want to talk to.
if only everyone spoke Esperanto!
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It doesn't have to be everyone. Just the person you want to talk to.
Wow, yes. I remember this one. I think it was a big deal because it was in 3D - COLOR 3D even. Am I thinking of the right film.
It would be fun to find this and watch it - just for the nostalgia and to see what I actually do remember.
It would be fun to find this and watch it - just for the nostalgia and to see what I actually do remember.
Molly Ringwald has always had more range than just doing coming of age dramadies
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Wow, yes. I remember this one. I think it was a big deal because it was in 3D - COLOR 3D even. Am I thinking of the right film.
It would be fun to find this and watch it - just for the nostalgia and to see what I actually do remember.
It would be fun to find this and watch it - just for the nostalgia and to see what I actually do remember.
For YOU maybe. For me it was three Saturdays and two Sundays - and I work Saturdays.
ah, thanksgiving weekend, the holiday that ends with 3 consecutive sundays
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For YOU maybe. For me it was three Saturdays and two Sundays - and I work Saturdays.