tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post546741674345257798..comments2023-10-17T00:34:13.216-07:00Comments on The Magic Quill: 145. The HexischoleiadRobbieFishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-2375024959955281312009-01-12T18:32:00.000-08:002009-01-12T18:32:00.000-08:00I would be happy with A too.I would be happy with A too.Quercitronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451260672259440085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-21079903212282336912009-01-10T16:47:00.000-08:002009-01-10T16:47:00.000-08:00Er, greyniffler, I'm afraid I just don't have the ...Er, greyniffler, I'm afraid I just don't have the programming chops for that. Yet.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-14646149867808993462009-01-10T09:22:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:22:00.000-08:00Well, if you can't get a decision between A, C, an...Well, if you can't get a decision between A, C, and D, then take B!<BR/><BR/>I don't know how hard it would be to do this, but how about splitting "The Original Post" on the discussion page into "The Original Post" and "The Double Challenge" so that we can open the challenge without opening the whole story? Or duplicating the challenge, instead of splitting it.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-48622901863512151492009-01-10T08:06:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:06:00.000-08:00Problem: We have 2 votes each for A, C, and D. We ...Problem: We have 2 votes each for A, C, and D. We need more people voting here!RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-7364667337713734102009-01-03T12:12:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:12:00.000-08:00A couple ingredients short of a potion?A couple ingredients short of a potion?greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-21281709615297916962009-01-03T07:59:00.000-08:002009-01-03T07:59:00.000-08:00Out to the krup house with you!Out to the krup house with you!Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-42224394798910450842009-01-02T18:41:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:41:00.000-08:00While we're at it, the in-laws could be called the...While we're at it, the in-laws could be called the family trolls ...greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-13175642804299336352009-01-02T13:07:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:07:00.000-08:00He's drunk too many of his own potions, he's had t...He's drunk too many of his own potions, he's had too many cheering charms (memory charms), he buys his potion ingredients at Weasleys.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-43937787309676395722009-01-02T07:57:00.000-08:002009-01-02T07:57:00.000-08:00Well, whomp my willow! mugglehead, love it!Well, whomp my willow! mugglehead, love it!Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-10113581422636708422009-01-02T02:48:00.000-08:002009-01-02T02:48:00.000-08:00I like "Dragon Breath"; "tea towel" ... gross!Over...I like "Dragon Breath"; "tea towel" ... gross!<BR/><BR/>Overhearing Muggles use "muddlehead" and not quite understanding it, some wizards insult with "you Mugglehead", seldom thinking to wonder why muggles would insult their own sort that way. <BR/><BR/>Someone who's been "experimenting" with the mixtures might be a Potion Head. <BR/><BR/>Rather than sludge, Grey, how about "caldron crud"?<BR/>I like that wrong end of the wand idea. <BR/>How about, "If you put his brain in a hippogriff, it'd fly backwards."TWZRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169033110387022829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-26836108539418383922008-12-31T04:26:00.000-08:002008-12-31T04:26:00.000-08:00Oh, go pickle your toenails! Well, I'll eat my ho...Oh, go pickle your toenails! Well, I'll eat my house-elf's tea towel... Dragon breathLinda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-53121101732143753932008-12-30T12:38:00.000-08:002008-12-30T12:38:00.000-08:00I voted for A, but if the mystery of Persephone's ...I voted for A, but if the mystery of Persephone's Yak will tie into the Murder on the Hogwarts Express, I could go with D as well.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-78662209460143405712008-12-30T04:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T04:00:00.000-08:00Thundering thestrals! Good one! lol! Hopping hi...Thundering thestrals! Good one! lol! Hopping hippogiffs!Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-33308598117199645562008-12-30T02:58:00.000-08:002008-12-30T02:58:00.000-08:00Insults said to the face: Doxie-breath, spattergro...Insults said to the face: Doxie-breath, spattergroit, cauldron sludge.<BR/>Derogatory comments: doesn't know which end of his wand to hold, doesn't know which end of the cauldron to fill.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-76099323798648416452008-12-30T02:04:00.000-08:002008-12-30T02:04:00.000-08:00Hey, I was gonna say "Troll Boogies"!OK, then we c...Hey, I was gonna say "Troll Boogies"!<BR/><BR/>OK, then we call someone a Troll Turd. Or a Thestral Muffin. How about Goblin Breath?<BR/>For the general exclaimation, maybe "thundering Thestrals", "Grindlewald's Goobers" or "well, I'll be a squib!" -- short form of "I'll be a squib's house-elf."<BR/><BR/>I vote for A.TWZRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169033110387022829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-71375959736300494132008-12-29T08:17:00.000-08:002008-12-29T08:17:00.000-08:00How about-galloping devil's snares! or, may the d...How about-galloping devil's snares! or, may the doxies bite you! Holy re'em! Troll boogies!<BR/>(behind one's back) he/she/it smells like a troll!Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-67613980897493928092008-12-29T07:52:00.000-08:002008-12-29T07:52:00.000-08:00This might be a source of inspiration for you.<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTHmzMk0Cw" REL="nofollow">This</A> might be a source of inspiration for you.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-6332042481668947022008-12-29T05:23:00.000-08:002008-12-29T05:23:00.000-08:00Insults come in two forms: those that are said at ...Insults come in two forms: those that are said at a person's face and those that are used to name him behind his back.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-71240720548977075092008-12-29T02:42:00.000-08:002008-12-29T02:42:00.000-08:00B or Cno curses as yetB or C<BR/><BR/>no curses as yetLinda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-57549710290312462232008-12-28T20:25:00.000-08:002008-12-28T20:25:00.000-08:00I vote A. Having Il Comte entangled in the modern...I vote A. Having Il Comte entangled in the modern history of The Black Bird appeals to me.<BR/><BR/>As to insults: Boggart-keeper, jarvey, splincher, short-wand, horklump.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-20778734477700488332008-12-28T07:12:00.000-08:002008-12-28T07:12:00.000-08:00I vote D. Just cuz I like things to tie together.A...I vote D. Just cuz I like things to tie together.<BR/>As for the contest, It was once a common insult to call someeone who is weak at magic a "Muggle's Squib," but this was a little hard to say quickly when in the middle of an argument, so it got shortened to Mugaskwip, which is the common insult today.Dragonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496866358939988555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-52883920102643581182008-12-27T19:40:00.000-08:002008-12-27T19:40:00.000-08:00QuercitronI vote C.As for the swear, how about Vol...Quercitron<BR/>I vote C.<BR/><BR/>As for the swear, how about Voldemort's purple tea cosy? Or ad abolendam (historical inquisition order)? Or Salem's nooses? Or nareeshimbara (a randomly generated nonsense word)?Quercitronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451260672259440085noreply@blogger.com