TMQ #116 - Home Wiccanomics

[more2live4]

This is to discuss The Magic Quill #116 - Home Wiccanomics by Robbie Fischer.

[i6uuaq]

married? sadie, and mundungus fletcher, of course.

and sid only smelt bad because he had been eating too many onions, resulting in what will eventually prove to be a terminal case of excessive flatulence. farting 24-7 can really wreck havoc on your digestive system and abdominal muscles...

[Linda_Carrig]

Great installment, Robbie! Even hags need education!

Sadie gets married to her beau from Eastern Europe, they move there and Sadie uses her powerful magic to improve conditions in Grim Prospekt.

Sid smells bad because he's been in the 'safe house' for a long time and since there's no bathroom he hasn't been able to take a bath.

[greyniffler]

Sid's aroma comes from quintaped dung, cultured with twelve-year-old thestral manure, seasoned with roasted doxy droppings and bundimuns and fresh dragon boogers which he planned to apply to various parts of Sir Lionel's garden. While he can no longer smell it (or anything else) it's clearly taking a toll on him.

He found the recipe (for pfui-pouri) when he was hiding in a moldy old dungeon under Madame Hunsicker's. He also found the thestral manure there and a reliable source of bundimuns. Where he got the quintaped dung is a mystery.

[i6uuaq]

maybe sid went one-up on ol' Voldy, and actually died, but managed to retain full control over his slowly-decaying body. (ancient voodoo magic, anyone?) something like a properly-possesed inferius, spells don't really work on his lifeless cells, which put up quite an awful smell as they decay.

the drawback of such drastic measures is, of course, that one's body will fall apart in short order... and this explains all the mummies in egypt who got wrapped up to hold themselves together!

one would doubt that sid would choose such an ignominous fate for himself... perhaps he got cursed while off in egypt hunting up another genie or some other such ancient relic.

[Snuffleupagus]

SURVEY: What couple of Magic Quill characters should get married?

Endora and Merlin

CONTEST: Why did Sid Shmedly smell so bad when he duelled with Spanky in TMQ #112?

He had just been digging himself out of a pile of inferi. Why? I'm not sure, but I think it would make for an interesting tale.

[Dragonic]

Survey: Endora and Merlin!
Contest: He was, once again, preparing to cause trouble with Nundus, (which he has in the attic, the red potion being an antidite to Nundu breathe) and smelled of Nundu dung

[_houdini]

hmm... i guess Endora and Merlin... well Sadie and the tattoo guy..

Well the stench is far more interesting than unsanitary conditions... well one of the factors is that Sid had accidentally stumbled on a rare Stunkalot skunatious orchid, which sprayed a mist of smelly perfume(a mixture of BO, onions, garlic and others) on him, then in the mist of confusion he tripped in fell into the ultra strong dragon dung fertilzers below... and in doing so he disturbed some stinkbeetles and skunks... thus he really reeked... well some of his spells did help remove some stench... but due to the orchid lasting perfume, most of the smell stuck on with him...

well another reason is that Sid was doing some exploration of the house, he stumbled on a ghoul, as the ghoul probably have no sense of sanitation, he would be very dirty, smelly as a rotting flesh after many years, so as the ghoul has never seen sid before he probably would have attacked sid. After the fight and wrestling, most of the dirt and stench would have rubbed off onto sid...

[zanaboo]

SURVEY: What couple of Magic Quill characters should get married?

If Ilona were to become visible to everyone again, she and Spanky would probably want to celebrate by renewing their wedding vows in the company of their children and friends.

CONTEST: Why did Sid Shmedly smell so bad when he duelled with Spanky in TMQ #112?

*Gulp* Errr... I hope this is the right spot for my previous suggestion...

I suppose if an unscroupulous wizard happened to come across the body of freshly killed giant, he might ponder the spell-resistant properties of giant skin. Ugghh, I know -- that's gross. But it's also one of the few things that makes sense of the clues we've been given.

The skin over most of a giant's body would be very thick, and would therefore be too heavy to fashion into any sort of garment. But a giant's scalp might be thin enough. The only problem is, even a giant's scalp would be so spell-resistant, you wouldn't be able to 'tan' it magically. You'd have to tan it the same way muggles tan animal hides - by soaking it in certian enzymes for quite a while. Somehow, I doubt many wizards bother to learn muggle tanning techniques. A poorly tanned giant scalp (what am I thinking -- even a well-tanned giant scalp) would probably stink to high heaven. Nevertheless, I think you could make a spell-resistant 'leather' jump-suit - or a shirt and pants - from it. Totally gross, yes - but also very effective.

Maybe Sid was using that unidentified red potion to deaden his sense of smell.

[greyniffler]

I think I have our bride and groom: Madame Hunsicker and Il Comte.

[Linda_Carrig]

It could be a triple wedding between Sadie and her East European, Merlin and Endora and Spanky and Ilona (restating their wedding vows) held at the magical tree home of the wand smith. I'd love to visit that tree home again and see what new wands he has created.

[_houdini]

hey Linda's idea of Spanky and Ilona renewing their vows is a good one too..

[woot]

Survey: Sadie and the dude with the tattoos should get married. That would be cool.
I also LOVE Greyniffler’s suggestion that Madame Hunsicker and Il Comte get married.
Contest: The stink might have something to do with a security measure installed around a house or such he was trying to get into. The security system works just like one of those ink things that stores put on clothes and money bags and such, where if you open it or try to take it off the wrong way it splats ink everywhere. The Wizard equivalent might be a flower or a cute little furry animal that does something like that, but this time if the wrong person tried to enter an area guarded by this they would set off an alarm and get splated with this glowie paint-like substance and something that smells REALLY bad. The stink would make them easy to follow and the glowie paint would make them easy to spot even in the dark. After a few days the paint fades, but the stink can stay on the unfortunate person for months.

[Linda_Carrig]

Madame Hunsicker and Il Comte....what a fabulous couple--they desrve each other!

[dele]

umm...married...Sadie and Miles O'Roughage

And as for the smell, I stilll like the idea that Sid is a Vampire (i.e 'Undead') and he smells because his body is slowly decomposing. Eww. This is why Spanky's spells had no effect on his 'dead' body. Maybe the red potion is used to slow down the decomposition.

[Celairiel]

I think it would be cool to see the durmstrange boys again. We could go to one of their weddings!

Now, that red potion that Sid was using is only effective under certain conditions. For example: the potion must be drunk at sunrise from an obsidian cup, the potion must be stored in a completely full bottle because if the bottle is only partially full, the potion loses its power. One of the many rules of usage is that the drinker must not bathe unless they want the potion to wear off. The protection or whatever it gives is only effective from sunrise to sunrise or until the user washes themselves.

[TWZRD]

Celairiel has a lovely idea. After finally escaping from the bank, one of the student lads should definitely have decided to pop the question to his girl. This should inspire Illona and Spanky to renew their vows, with the visit to the wand smith's resulting. (Perhaps one of the Durmstrang students is apprenticing with him?) Also, Il Comte and Madame H, for political/financial reasons might tie the knot.

(Why am I not seeing the left two inches of the page anymore? Sorry, can't do the quiz numbers/letters, if there are any. I'll have to complain to the techs.)

[GuillerminaLynn]

Survey: Two characters that should get married? I really have no idea...

Contest: I loved the idea of spell-resistant giant-skin... something. Although it is a bit gross... ^-^u
And Sid dgging himself out of a pile of inferi is cool too, poor Sid, he's been downhill for quite some time... but he deserves it hahaha
I dont' know, but i think given what Spanky says, it has something to do with dead things...

[rory86]

The new instalment is out… retarded effect, like my best friend would say… I hope it´s not too late.

Survey:
Endora and Merlin, of course…
btw… Madam H. and Il Comte… I love it! ya guys are delusional!... but I love it.
Contest:
I´m of the few who think The Sid may be a vampire. The red potion is done with plants that are only found at sir Lionel´s, probably some red orchid- ish flower, but ten times bigger and with a smell so strong and ‘deadly’ that would keep any sane person apart… but not Sid, who wants no longer to be a vampire and can´t take that an irrational instinct, that took control of him, to continue keeping him away from his business or… or his new found way to fulfil a vendetta against that annoying Agent…

[FishEByrd]

Hey, I finally wrote the next one, using your winning Double Challenge answers. It only took 2 weeks! Too late??? Aww...Whaddaya mean????