Comments on: Wanted: Magical Antidote

By: K

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:52:20 +0000

I’m with Amy - finish the series. It is very entertaining. I’ve read the final book twice now. I’m amazed at anyone who has that much imagination and the talent to put it on paper.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:01:58 +0000

Thankfully my two haven’t got to the REALLY stinky boy feet stage yet (although my 9 year old does seem to have the magical ability to convert woollen socks into some substance resembling cardboard) so I have no tips to offer. I came over here from Mir’s blog though and had to thank you for your suggested method of dealing with the “Mum!! He (insert latest outrage here)What are you going to do about it?” On your advice I will look pensive and tell them I will give them my considered views later by which time they will hopefully have gone back to dismantling the TV or some such other productive pastime. Genius, I say!!

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:00:14 +0000

Tell them to be sure to keep grinding the phoenix tail feather until its extra fine. If it’s too coarse, the spell may backfire and cause the stinky feet in question to swell to twice their size and emit high pitched squeaks whenever they’re under pressure. (Not pleasant–it happened to me during pregnancy when a morning-sickness potion went horribly wrong…)

By: Laura K.

Laura K. — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:13:27 +0000

Too funny! Let me know where he ends up finding the unicorn spittle…it’s been on my shopping list for weeks!

By: momumo

momumo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:33:28 +0000

for foot odor - Listerine - seriously it kills the germs that cause bad breath… I may have to write a ‘funny’ post on how I used it as deodorant in a sheer panic once!

By: karyn

karyn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:06:35 +0000

CRAP. That last comment was for a different post.

I swear, if that unicorn spittle and phoenix feather potion does anything for memory, can you fedex some on up chonder, because I clearly need it.

Love the HP series. Recipe is hilarious.

I’m so embarrassed.

By: karyn

karyn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:04:21 +0000

Holy swollen foot.

I swear by the baking soda paste but my sister-in-law took it a step further, slathering honey over the beestings because apparently it has some mystical antibiotic properties.

Whatever it did, it took the sting out, and there was no swelling - and my 3 year old had stepped in a nest of yellowjackets which flew up his pant leg and stung him repeatedly.

And who knows, maybe it’ll sweeten those feet!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:32:36 +0000

I hear that filling an old sock with baking soda and sticking one in each shoe you want to de-funk then leaving it sit overnight will at least make the shoes smell better, if not the feet.

As for the spell, it sounds familiar, but I’m not sure what it was for. Luckily they’ll have a hard time finding the ingredients, right?

By: Cassie

Cassie — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:18:07 +0000

If I had the magical cure for stinky feet, I’d have a million dollars. Soap, and baking soda don’t take our stinch away. I’m thinking about making him put Degree deodorant on his feet, and see if that helps.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:51:07 +0000

Shame on you for not finishing Harry Potter! We started reading the books aloud when my kids were in first and second grade and we’ve “grown” up with the series. My husband and I were sad at the end of the last book mostly because it marked the end of an era for us. No more discussions of the ending, theories of whether or not Dumbledore would come back from the dead - proof reading entries for the “write the last chapter of book seven” ah well, go get the books. I promise they are worth the time!