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<blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9322666" data-attributes="member: 7044704"><p>Hypothesis: Since mimic fewmets would blow their cover if not suitably disguised, they must appear to fit into the mimic's current form when produced. A bag- or chest-mimic might leave behind small piles of what appear to be low-value coinage but dissolve into malodorous sticky goo when disturbed. A bed-mimic may produce a scattering of equally-unstable footwear, discarded socks and throw pillows in its vicinity. Other innocuous-seeming furniture-mimics may lead to a suspicious number of throw rugs over time, or random perhaps stacks of fecal "books" on the floor for one pretending to be an overstuffed set of shelves.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, mimic farts would be carefully disguised as either environmental noises or by releasing the "silent but deadly" variety.</p><p></p><p>Observation: Samurai Jack has firmly established a precedent for dragon farts, dedicating an entire episode to the subject. It remains unclear whether healthy specimens fart, since the one in the cartoon was infested by intestinal parasites at the time and seems to have cleared up after they were removed.</p><p></p><p>Tangent: Madeleine L'Engle is the only author I know of who's credited with a quote using the word fewmets, being on record as saying "Fewmets is my new swear word. I'm tired of all the old ones." She used the word several times in "The Wind In the Door" and seems to have been quite taken with it.</p><p></p><p>This is somewhat unfortunate, since "fewmets" and its variant "fewmishings" are A) quite archaic even in hunting vocabulary (where "droppings" or "scat" are more common today) and therefore the very definition of "old" and B) they're arguably technical terms rather than swear words, even obscure ones. I cite the obscenity filter's quiescence as evidence of the latter. Both words trace their origin to the Old English words feawa (scant or few) and mentan (encounter or meet), referring to the difficulty of hunting harts as their scarce leavings are often the only sign of their presence.</p><p></p><p>Complete Aside: "Fewmets of the Questing Beast" are apparently a magic item in some CRPG called Grim Dawn, which require special fewmet-handling gloves to equip (as one might reasonably expect). One could also use the term jokingly to refer to the output over on Ben Milton's youtube channel, although it might be better to use fewmishings instead to avoid confusion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wofano Wotanto, post: 9322666, member: 7044704"] Hypothesis: Since mimic fewmets would blow their cover if not suitably disguised, they must appear to fit into the mimic's current form when produced. A bag- or chest-mimic might leave behind small piles of what appear to be low-value coinage but dissolve into malodorous sticky goo when disturbed. A bed-mimic may produce a scattering of equally-unstable footwear, discarded socks and throw pillows in its vicinity. Other innocuous-seeming furniture-mimics may lead to a suspicious number of throw rugs over time, or random perhaps stacks of fecal "books" on the floor for one pretending to be an overstuffed set of shelves. Similarly, mimic farts would be carefully disguised as either environmental noises or by releasing the "silent but deadly" variety. Observation: Samurai Jack has firmly established a precedent for dragon farts, dedicating an entire episode to the subject. It remains unclear whether healthy specimens fart, since the one in the cartoon was infested by intestinal parasites at the time and seems to have cleared up after they were removed. Tangent: Madeleine L'Engle is the only author I know of who's credited with a quote using the word fewmets, being on record as saying "Fewmets is my new swear word. I'm tired of all the old ones." She used the word several times in "The Wind In the Door" and seems to have been quite taken with it. This is somewhat unfortunate, since "fewmets" and its variant "fewmishings" are A) quite archaic even in hunting vocabulary (where "droppings" or "scat" are more common today) and therefore the very definition of "old" and B) they're arguably technical terms rather than swear words, even obscure ones. I cite the obscenity filter's quiescence as evidence of the latter. Both words trace their origin to the Old English words feawa (scant or few) and mentan (encounter or meet), referring to the difficulty of hunting harts as their scarce leavings are often the only sign of their presence. Complete Aside: "Fewmets of the Questing Beast" are apparently a magic item in some CRPG called Grim Dawn, which require special fewmet-handling gloves to equip (as one might reasonably expect). One could also use the term jokingly to refer to the output over on Ben Milton's youtube channel, although it might be better to use fewmishings instead to avoid confusion. [/QUOTE]
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