Comments on: Poisoned Food [11 Thory 4385; Eigrach, Srineia] http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/ A World Tree Chronicle of Transaffection, Adventure, and Doom Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: terrana http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12143 terrana Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:31:16 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12143 <p>Re: Thoughts</p> <p>Yes, but the treefolk still have the advantage that most poisons on the Tree are never directly lethal.</p> Re: Thoughts

Yes, but the treefolk still have the advantage that most poisons on the Tree are never directly lethal.

]]> By: terrycloth http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12142 terrycloth Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:47:39 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12142 <p>Then it wouldn't be *authentic*.</p> Then it wouldn’t be *authentic*.

]]> By: rowyn http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12141 rowyn Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:25:44 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12141 <p>You'd think it'd be less trouble just to get Creoc and make the space, instead of Mutoc (or would that be Ruloc?) to move it around.</p> You’d think it’d be less trouble just to get Creoc and make the space, instead of Mutoc (or would that be Ruloc?) to move it around.

]]> By: rowyn http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12140 rowyn Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:20:09 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12140 <p>Re: Thoughts</p> <p>We have hospitals and antidotes and stuff. I'm sure people hardly ever die!</p> <p>Also, even with magic you can still botch. >:)</p> Re: Thoughts

We have hospitals and antidotes and stuff. I’m sure people hardly ever die!

Also, even with magic you can still botch. >:)

]]> By: rowyn http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12139 rowyn Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:04:08 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12139 <p>That does sound pretty safe, compared with your normal plans. Such as going on vacation, or to a picnic, or for a swim in Nupyup Pond.</p> <p>Beware! An invitation to a poisoning is probably just to lull you into a false sense of security!</p> That does sound pretty safe, compared with your normal plans. Such as going on vacation, or to a picnic, or for a swim in Nupyup Pond.

Beware! An invitation to a poisoning is probably just to lull you into a false sense of security!

]]> By: ysabetwordsmith http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12138 ysabetwordsmith Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:45:08 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12138 <p>Thoughts</p> <p>That kind of culinary roulette sounds much more appealing with the availability of proper magic. Monsters do it too, with a type of fish, but without the magic -- one takes one's chances.</p> Thoughts

That kind of culinary roulette sounds much more appealing with the availability of proper magic. Monsters do it too, with a type of fish, but without the magic — one takes one’s chances.

]]> By: terrana http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12137 terrana Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:32:29 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12137 <p>Depending on how successful a business this is (or whether they can get a loan), you might have a buyer for the talisman there. They could substantially increase the number of customers they can serve per day using it. I guess it depends on whether they have the money.</p> Depending on how successful a business this is (or whether they can get a loan), you might have a buyer for the talisman there. They could substantially increase the number of customers they can serve per day using it. I guess it depends on whether they have the money.

]]> By: siege http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12136 siege Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:33:09 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12136 <p>I would think this would be more by race than by family. On the other hand, if any of the 7+12 wanted it that way, it probably would be so.</p> I would think this would be more by race than by family. On the other hand, if any of the 7+12 wanted it that way, it probably would be so.

]]> By: siege http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12135 siege Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:31:39 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12135 <p>Right. This is the first time I've translated "molecular gastronomy" as "food by the molecule", thanks to you. Perhaps "alchemical gustation" would be a phrase more closely aligned with the original intent, but I like your version just as well.</p> Right. This is the first time I’ve translated “molecular gastronomy” as “food by the molecule”, thanks to you. Perhaps “alchemical gustation” would be a phrase more closely aligned with the original intent, but I like your version just as well.

]]> By: gavinfox http://www.sythyry.com/2009/10/05/945/comment-page-1/#comment-12133 gavinfox Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:43:32 +0000 http://sythyry.com/2009/10/945/#comment-12133 <p>I checked with your translator, and I think everyone who reads this, uhm, needs to hear zir, ahhh, generous wit.</p> <p>In other words, zie made an atrocious pun, and I am inflicting it on anyone who will read this hereafter!</p> <p>The quote was, "They don't get much profit on each sale of space, but they make it up on volume"</p> <p>Which, since I don't know how well it translates into, uh, Ketherian, a pun on the term "volume" which can mean number of sales, or also the size of a space. I guess you all have a few words that can mean similar things like "quantity" "volume" "mass" "amount", and such?</p> I checked with your translator, and I think everyone who reads this, uhm, needs to hear zir, ahhh, generous wit.

In other words, zie made an atrocious pun, and I am inflicting it on anyone who will read this hereafter!

The quote was, “They don’t get much profit on each sale of space, but they make it up on volume”

Which, since I don’t know how well it translates into, uh, Ketherian, a pun on the term “volume” which can mean number of sales, or also the size of a space. I guess you all have a few words that can mean similar things like “quantity” “volume” “mass” “amount”, and such?

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