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Hmong Trivia #2
« on: February 17, 2011, 10:07:00 PM »
Zaub mov los kuv tsis noj, dej los kuv tsis haus, pw los tsis tau dab ntub, tiamsis kuv txawj tu paj ntoo kawg li. Kuv yog dabtsi?


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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 03:20:56 PM »
Quote from: Route 1 on February 18, 2011, 01:31:33 PM
Are you the queen bee? I hear if I mate with you, I would not live another day.

Tsis yog. Thov twv dua. :)



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 03:22:48 PM »
Is it dlej?



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 03:27:00 PM »
Quote from: Peachy Fish on February 18, 2011, 03:22:48 PM
Is it dlej?

Oooo.... very good guess. :) Tiamsis tsis yog lawm thiab!



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2011, 03:35:45 PM »
Quote from: NkaujNom on February 17, 2011, 10:07:00 PM
Zaub mov los kuv tsis noj, dej los kuv tsis haus, pw los tsis tau dab ntub, tiamsis kuv txawj tu paj ntoo kawg li. Kuv yog dabtsi?
Paj ntoo xwb los paj hmab thiab na?



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 03:44:00 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on February 18, 2011, 03:35:45 PM
Paj ntoo xwb los paj hmab thiab na?


Paj hmab thiab los mas. :) No more clues! ;D



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 04:43:36 PM »
Quote from: NkaujNom on February 18, 2011, 03:44:00 PM
Paj hmab thiab los mas. :) No more clues! ;D

Es puas tu paj yeeb thiab?



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2011, 05:29:23 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on February 18, 2011, 04:43:36 PM
Es puas tu paj yeeb thiab?

Es paj yeeb twb yog paj ntoo paj hmab lawm nes. Reporter, stop pulling my legs. Tejzaum koj twb paub qhov answer lawm, koj tsis xav teb xwb. :D



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2011, 06:06:17 PM »
Quote from: NkaujNom on February 18, 2011, 05:29:23 PM
Es paj yeeb twb yog paj ntoo paj hmab lawm nes. Reporter, stop pulling my legs. Tejzaum koj twb paub qhov answer lawm, koj tsis xav teb xwb. :D

Nkauj Nom, tsob yeeb yog nroj xwb ov .Tsis yog hmab; tsis yog ntoo laiv. Es thiaj nug mas.

Hey, koj puas paub tias xyoob txi paj thiab no? Tab sis 40 xyoo twg mam txiv ib zaug xwb laiv. Thiab txi tag ces mam ua txiv es tsob xyoob cia li tuag lawm tiag.




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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2011, 08:58:35 PM »
Lub hnub?



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2011, 03:17:26 AM »
Quote from: Amara on February 18, 2011, 08:58:35 PM
Lub hnub?

Ding! Ding! Ding! Yog lawm. Hoorah for Amara! :D Everyone gets +1 for their responses. I'll work on the third one soon, check back soon, Trivia fans!

Quote from: Reporter on February 18, 2011, 06:06:17 PM
Nkauj Nom, tsob yeeb yog nroj xwb ov .Tsis yog hmab; tsis yog ntoo laiv. Es thiaj nug mas.

Hey, koj puas paub tias xyoob txi paj thiab no? Tab sis 40 xyoo twg mam txiv ib zaug xwb laiv. Thiab txi tag ces mam ua txiv es tsob xyoob cia li tuag lawm tiag.



Reporter, thov zam lub txim nawb mog. I assumed you meant the poppy flower (paj yeeb), but either way, the sun allows photosynthesis to take place for plants. Thank you for sharing the xyoob flowers knowledge because I did not know it was only every 40 years that they bloomed and then died...




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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2011, 04:44:24 PM »
Quote from: NkaujNom on February 19, 2011, 03:17:26 AM
Ding! Ding! Ding! Yog lawm. Hoorah for Amara! :D Everyone gets +1 for their responses. I'll work on the third one soon, check back soon, Trivia fans!

Reporter, thov zam lub txim nawb mog. I assumed you meant the poppy flower (paj yeeb), but either way, the sun allows photosynthesis to take place for plants. Thank you for sharing the xyoob flowers knowledge because I did not know it was only every 40 years that they bloomed and then died...



You are welcome, NkaujNom.

And you know what? When the bamboo fruits ripen, rats roam all over! You'll find them in your cornfields, too, then!



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2011, 04:31:40 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on February 19, 2011, 04:44:24 PM
You are welcome, NkaujNom.

And you know what? When the bamboo fruits ripen, rats roam all over! You'll find them in your cornfields, too, then!

=) So that's why. I always wondered why they called it the bamboo blossoms (rats seemingly to appear out of nowhere in swarms). That's so scary... Have you ever witnessed it? :o



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2011, 08:27:52 PM »
Quote from: NkaujNom on February 21, 2011, 04:31:40 PM
=) So that's why. I always wondered why they called it the bamboo blossoms (rats seemingly to appear out of nowhere in swarms). That's so scary... Have you ever witnessed it? :o

Somehow the rats know when that time comes around. Nature knows itself, I guess. But, no, I have never witnessed one incident myself. That's because I wasn't born near the time the only incident in Laos happened.  It's a rarity. But I did see lots of rats in our corn and rice granaries. I had to beat some of them down to save the crops.

There are videos of this in certain parts of India though. Same stuff. Must be bamboo's ways.



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Re: Hmong Trivia #2
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 03:57:15 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on February 21, 2011, 08:27:52 PM
Somehow the rats know when that time comes around. Nature knows itself, I guess. But, no, I have never witnessed one incident myself. That's because I wasn't born near the time the only incident in Laos happened.  It's a rarity. But I did see lots of rats in our corn and rice granaries. I had to beat some of them down to save the crops.

There are videos of this in certain parts of India though. Same stuff. Must be bamboo's ways.

It must be a scent that is released from the bamboo, alerting rats. They probably travel and possibly a reason why we never seem to see them regularly to expect their raidings, that's what I think. I grew up in the cities, but my parents had a large backyard - so my mom would always plant bamboo to harvest the bamboo shoots. Of course they were young and never blossomed yet, but no matter how much was trimmed they grew so thick and fast that my dad and brothers would always have to set new traps for wandering rats and possums. They were so drawn to the bamboo!



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