Safe Word
POSTED BY: jaynecobbtheheroofcanton
UPDATED: Thursday, April 21, 2011 21:46
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What did Simon say to River in the Maidenhead in the movie. It sounded vaguely Latin, but I can't be sure, I don't know much of it. It didn't sound quite Chinese either, but again I could be wrong.
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Don't know if this is true, but on The Signal podcast during a Fantasy Firefly (#8) section, they say it is Russian and means
"That's laughter for chickens"
If you don't listen to the Signal, Fantasy Firefly is fake stories from the verse. So I do not know if this is the actual translation, but it does seem plausible.
“Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm”
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Thanks for the answer.
"So you're the browncoats, eh?"
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Eta Kooram Nah Smech = That's Laughing for Chickens.
I knew Joss would get chickens in the movie somehow... 
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Did some more research and this is what wikipedia says no the "Serenity (film)" page under trivia,
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The safeword phrase that Simon uses to shut River down, "Eta kuram na smekh", is a Russian expression ("??? ????? ?? ????"). Literally, it means, "That's for chickens to laugh at"; colloquially, it means, "That's ridiculous." [12] Normally, the phrase would be used to disparage something (for example, a payment) as insufficient or absurd.
“Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm”
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Thanks, guys.
"So you're the browncoats, eh."
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Quote:
I knew Joss would get chickens in the movie somehow...
Joss likes CHICKENS?? Man, there are just more and more things to like about him every day!
me just wuvs chickens
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Didn't even realise the phrase was russian until I read it here. I guess russian is a real pain for english-speakers to even pronounce. 
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Just a further response on this topic:
My Russian friend translated it as:
"literally it's "it's for a laugh for chicken"
it sort of means "it's ridiculous" "
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Well, my sister's a ship... we had a
complicated childhood
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I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
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