NC councilman writes resignation letter in Klingon

[Bob Juch]

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. —

Call it a politician boldly going where no one has gone before.

On Thursday, David Waddell used the Klingon language to write his letter of resignation from the Indian Trail Town Council.

Waddell says he opted to use Klingon, the language of a warrior race on the "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, as an inside joke. Mayor Michael Alvarez is calling the letter unprofessional.

The Charlotte Observer quoted Waddell as saying: “Folks don’t know what to think of me half the time. I might as well have one last laugh.”

Waddell says he is resigning at the end of this month. His four-year term expires in December 2015.

Waddell says he also needs to devote time to mounting a write-in campaign on the Constitution Party's platform for U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's seat.

[Ritterskoop]

Here's a follow story. Adam's original story was picked up as far away as Denmark.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/0 ... snB6RbK7iB

[earendel]

And according to Mental Floss, he didn't even use correct Klingon grammar.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5441 ... -right-way