Posted February 01, 2015
"Foxed by the faeries"? I don't really get it.
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Bookwyrm627
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Sarisio
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Posted February 01, 2015
I don't think it is some joke here, it is just NPC trying to be fun.
Foxed by the Faries - fooled by the faeries.
I am not native English speaker, but according to Urban Dictionary, foxed apparently has some other means, like one certain swear word. Being f***ed by the Faeries in this way can indeed be hilarious for some. Well, I dunno.
Foxed by the Faries - fooled by the faeries.
I am not native English speaker, but according to Urban Dictionary, foxed apparently has some other means, like one certain swear word. Being f***ed by the Faeries in this way can indeed be hilarious for some. Well, I dunno.
Post edited February 01, 2015 by Sarisio
Green_Hilltop
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Posted February 02, 2015
Well foxed also means drunk, the question is have you encountered faeries already? What prompted this joke? That maybe might explain it.
Post edited February 02, 2015 by Green_Hilltop
RyaReisender
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Registered: Mar 2012
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Posted February 02, 2015
Yeah, kind of depends on the context, from the dictionary:
foxed adj.
Discolored with yellowish-brown stains: "Their set of George Eliot was foxed and buckled by the rain" (John Cheever).
[Perhaps from the color of foxes.]
In Japanese history there is also the talk about fox ghosts possessing humans, so it could also be intepreted as "bewitched".
Edit: Also - FOXGLOVE: The name "foxglove" came from the words "folk's glove." Folks referred to little people, or faeries. One legend says that faeries gave the blossoms to foxes to wear as gloves so they would not get caught raiding the chicken coop. According to another legend, if you picked foxglove, you would offend the faeries. And if the faeries stole your baby, the juice of the foxglove would help to get it back. In some stories, foxglove appears as a faery's hat. Foxglove can sometimes heal and sometimes hurt. It is a poisonous plant, but it is also used as medicine to treat heart disease.
Source: http://www.afaeryhunt.com/fairyfun.htm
Edit2: [url=http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:foxglove]http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:foxglove[/url]
foxed adj.
Discolored with yellowish-brown stains: "Their set of George Eliot was foxed and buckled by the rain" (John Cheever).
[Perhaps from the color of foxes.]
In Japanese history there is also the talk about fox ghosts possessing humans, so it could also be intepreted as "bewitched".
Edit: Also - FOXGLOVE: The name "foxglove" came from the words "folk's glove." Folks referred to little people, or faeries. One legend says that faeries gave the blossoms to foxes to wear as gloves so they would not get caught raiding the chicken coop. According to another legend, if you picked foxglove, you would offend the faeries. And if the faeries stole your baby, the juice of the foxglove would help to get it back. In some stories, foxglove appears as a faery's hat. Foxglove can sometimes heal and sometimes hurt. It is a poisonous plant, but it is also used as medicine to treat heart disease.
Source: http://www.afaeryhunt.com/fairyfun.htm
Edit2: [url=http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:foxglove]http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:foxglove[/url]
Post edited February 02, 2015 by RyaReisender
ZFR
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Posted February 02, 2015
Discolored with yellowish-brown stains: "Their set of George Eliot was foxed and buckled by the rain" (John Cheever).
[Perhaps from the color of foxes.]
The foxglove explanation is quite good actually. But the way the joke is written makes it sound like it's an obvious pun. Like "The bike is slow because it's two tired. two tired? get it?" The foxglove legend connection is a bit too far fetched.
Maybe the whole point is that this Sower fellow is a bit crazy and sees jokes where there are none.
GreenlyTheSquirrel
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Registered: Jan 2011
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Posted February 02, 2015
I've always assumed "foxed by the fairies" meant you were fooled by them. Since he says that before you complete the quest. I won't mention why due to spoilers if you haven't done the quest yet.
Hickory
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macAilpin
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Posted February 02, 2015
I vote for the Urban Dictionary explanation. The near pun of Foxed and ______________. He is a bad guy after all.
HunchBluntley
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Posted March 05, 2015
I think the point is probably that that character thinks he's terribly witty and is engaging in some high-level wordplay, when in fact, to other characters (and the player) he's meant to come off as un-clever and unfunny. The real joke, in other words, is that his "joke" is not really a joke at all, and is only amusing to him.
Regarding the meaning of 'foxed': in this context, I think it's supposed to mean 'tricked' or 'bested'. I think the only significance of the word to his "joke" is that both 'foxed' and 'faeries' start with 'F'; in other words, he's proud that he used alliteration. =D
Regarding the meaning of 'foxed': in this context, I think it's supposed to mean 'tricked' or 'bested'. I think the only significance of the word to his "joke" is that both 'foxed' and 'faeries' start with 'F'; in other words, he's proud that he used alliteration. =D