Subject: Off the whole Creative Curses thing,
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Posted on: 2022-11-29 19:04:08 UTC
Do we have Storms or Storming Damnation on there yet? It’s from the Stormlight Archive.
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New fairy mission! by
on 2022-11-26 15:39:10 UTC
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With Fáelán absent, the other two fairies aren't hanging around doing nothing either.
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re: mission by
on 2022-11-28 23:08:37 UTC
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I love that Helena and Sheen have such strong personalities that you can shove them into a simple, run-of-the-mill Tolkienverse Suefic, and they still have philosophical arguments to get into, rather than just following the action of the fic. It's funny; I find myself siding with Helena here, but on my actual work shifts, I'm probably more like Sheen. I think the difference is that, while I'm happy to Sheen at myself, I'm not so controlling as to attempt to Sheen at my teammates. Remember, there's nothing wrong with Sheening in public, but if you're going to Sheen with someone else, you have to get their consent first.
One nitpick:
. . . and she's less concerned about the whole Ring business than she should.
That line should end "should be."—doctorlit is amused by the mental image of Scottie Pippen, height 6'8", towering over the Hobbits while playing poker with them
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I agree with you on Sheening ...which is now a word. —Ls (nm) by
on 2022-11-29 01:18:30 UTC
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Well, in the end Merry and Pippin do become taller than other Hobbits 🤣 (nm) by
on 2022-11-28 23:58:40 UTC
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Tangential; I hope you don't mind. by
on 2022-11-27 16:01:05 UTC
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Re. Creative Curses: I wanted to ask for a little more information on how "flitter" is used as an expletive for the article entry. Is it another equivalent to our old friend the four-letter Anglo-Saxon duck rhyme, like so many of the other words on that list? I presume "flitterific" isn't, unless it means something like "f**ktastic," which I would not expect in a Disney continuum, haha. Clarification would be good!
And BTW, did you know there was a Pixie Hollow video game? I guess it's not running anymore, but when I checked to see if it was a title, that's what I found, hence my confusion. {= )
~Neshomeh isn't reading much these days, sorry.
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Yes, I used to play it by
on 2022-11-27 17:20:26 UTC
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and "flittering" is used twice: "the flittering One Ring" and "flittering turns good Legolas…"
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I wasn't sure, since the edit summary said it's "not a work title." by
on 2022-11-27 23:04:48 UTC
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(Edit: Bloody Enter key.)
I wasn't sure if you meant it wasn't a title just in that context or if you just didn't know it was actually a title, too. Thought you'd want to know if you didn't.
So, "flitter" does carry the same sense and weight as "f**k"? Is that if anyone says it, or is that only relative to fairy language?
What about "flitterific"? That's a canon term, right?
~Neshomeh
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Not a title in this case, by
on 2022-11-27 23:17:40 UTC
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and treating it as a title would give the impression that it's only referring to the game. "Flitterific" is canon; I intend for "flitter" to be like other continuum-based curses on that list.
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The other curses vary in weight and meaning. by
on 2022-11-28 17:19:48 UTC
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For instance, "shards" definitely does not mean "f**k." It's more like "crap" or "dammit," and a Pernese kid probably wouldn't get in trouble for saying it any more than a kid from World One would.
On the other hand, while people in World One may say "kriff" without offending anyone because it's not a real swearword in this universe, kids in Star Wars would absolutely get in trouble for saying it, and kids in Headquarters might, too.
In the middle, you've got "fork," a word from the same language as "f**k" which stands in for it because it sounds similar, but doesn't actually mean "f**k," and any kid could probably get away with saying it.
So, what I'm trying to ask is: is "flitter" more like "shards," or "fork," or "kriff"—or something else entirely? I can't tell just by reading the current page entry. Would you please expand the entry with more detail to explain it?
~Neshomeh
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I'd say it's on "fricking" or "frigging" level by
on 2022-11-28 23:56:40 UTC
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as in below the actual F word.
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Cool. Thanks! by
on 2022-11-29 17:45:28 UTC
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... Soooo are you going to add that information to the entry on the Creative Curses page, like I asked?
Do you want me to do it for you?
Please give me an answer either way. I don't like it when my questions are ignored.
~Neshomeh
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I'll edit it myself, thanks 😉 (nm) by
on 2022-11-29 22:31:17 UTC
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Off the whole Creative Curses thing, by
on 2022-11-29 19:04:08 UTC
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Do we have Storms or Storming Damnation on there yet? It’s from the Stormlight Archive.
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Oh my, that was good! by
on 2022-11-26 16:30:17 UTC
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The bickering was hilarious, just...I loved it so much. That has got to be one of the best missions you’ve ever written.
—Ls