pollaH pagh polHa'laH can either keep it or discard it KGT 116f.: This is a way to say "The matter is unimportant" or "It does not make any difference". The phrase is usually used in response to someone who expresses a concern about something, and the it in the translation refers to the matter under discussion. It is sometimes phrased in terms of the speaker, as in vIpollaH pagh vIpolHa'laH ("I can either keep it or I can discard it"), or the listener, as in DapollaH pagh DapolHa'laH ("You can either keep it or you can discard it"). TREK TRIVIA: After the spirit has departed the body, Klingon warriors consider the corpse to be only an "empty shell", to be disposed of accordingly (cf. TNG "Heart of Glory") SEE ALSO: pol keep, save, store KBoP (v) leH maintain (v) ngaS contain (v) choq preserve (v) polmeH pa' [storeroom] (n) - Soj polmeH pa' food storage [locker/compartment] KBoP