Story Notes: The Feaguing · 5:27pm Aug 4th, 2018
I’ve kind of had this idea in my mind for a while, and figured it was probably time to do something with it, if for no other reason that it’s a great word with a great bit of history behind it. Well, depending on your definition of ‘great,’ but hey.
That image was to lure you in. Because I hadn’t mentioned yet that this is for anonpencil, who loves the idea, and anyone who knows anonpencil’s work will probably get some idea where this is going. So let’s start with the basics!
We of course all know who Aloe and Lotus are. Vera is spa pony number 3:
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Lavender Essence is the receptionist pony, at least in one episode:
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And there’s a bunch of background stallions, too.
Now for the elephant in the room, so to speak. If you’ve read the story first, you’ve probably figured out what feaguing or gingering (also sometimes called ‘figging’) is. If you haven’t, well, this is a spoiler, so proceed at your own risk.
To increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its fundament.
Also, as an aside, ‘fundament’ isn’t used nearly enough in writing any more. Just sayin’.
It also tended to make the horse hold its tail high, and according to my research the practice is still widespread enough that it’s specifically banned at some kinds of horse shows, such as Arabian shows (and it’s also tested for).
I suppose I ought to just end with a bit of advice: if someone offers to sell you something and you don’t know what it is, you probably shouldn’t say yes without finding out first. You might get more than you bargained for.
Two other notes worth mentioning: you’ll need to have mature turned on to find this one, and it was entirely written at Bronycon, some of it on typewriter.
I remember overhearing you talk about this.
You said spoiler, so I stopped reading, but where's a link to the story? I searched and don't see anything.
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You gotta have mature on.
Can confirm. Had a ginger scone and the raw bits of ginger made me raise my butt. Very awkward.
Heh.... that pic.... Twilight figging.
"a live eel" Worse, they *test* for it. Talk about Jobs I Would Not Want To Do.
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Well, yes. It’s such a great idea, how could I have not bragged about it?
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Hmm, according to Wiki the full effect should only last for half an hour or so, after which you can trim the outer layer of ginger off and use it again, if you’re so inclined. Sure you didn’t accidentally stick the scone in the wrong orifice? [a totally understandable mistake]
In all seriousness, I sometimes have that problem with spicy food, like Tex-Mex. I guess the irritant parts of the plant keep working through the digestive system, which is probably actually smart on the part of the plant--assuming that it wants to be an irritant to avoid getting eaten.
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You’ll never see a picture of a pony trotting in place the same way again.
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Well, the live eel is hardly used these days. More often just the ginger, and there’s a swab test for it.
Which is why some cheaters who have mares stick the ginger somewhere else. It lasts longer, and isn’t as easy to detect.
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Ah, right. However, it's still not linked with this blog. Is that on purpose?
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Oh, ‘cause I didn’t add that in once the story passed moderation, that’s why.
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The irritant part that causes the burning sensation when eating chilli is the chemical capsaicin, a colourless oil/wax that isn't digestible. Means it burns twice.
Interesting horse thing from wiki:
Capsaicin is a banned substance in equestrian sports because of its hypersensitizing and pain-relieving properties. At the show jumping events of the Summer Olympics 2008, four horses tested positive for the substance, which resulted in disqualification.
And now I need to read the story ;)
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So does that mean that Cayenne would be automatically banned from Equestrian sports? She is, after all, a hot hot pepper.
At least you know where it’s going.
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She might be banned for 'interfering' with the referees and/or judges though, albeit using a different form of chemistry.
Ginger farmers in Equestria must get some funny looks, and the occassional request for a free sample. To say nothing of teens doing stupid things on a dare.
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You mean like Carrot Top?
That's unfair.
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Well, yes, she very much might be. Then again, she’s probably not alone in that. Equestrian judging is . . . questionable, at best.
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Disqualified!
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Ginger farmers in Equestria must get some funny looks, and the occasional request for a free sample.
There are lots of things you can do with ginger besides stick it up your butt.
Um, I’ve heard.
wait, that’s not how that goes
9090551 described it beautifully on a comment on the actual story (and with that in mind, I have no idea if this link will actually function).
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At first I didn’t get that joke.
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Nope, comment replies don't work outside of the thing the comment was posted on. That said, I did find the comment in question. (Linking for the sake of curious onlookers.) I was thinking of pony teens... though now I suspect troublemaking unicorns aren't allowed anywhere near anything with capsaicin or similar compounds.
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"What's the problem? Spas charge good money for this sort of thing.")
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Too bad. That would have been convenient. Ah well. . . .
Depending on how much control ponies have over their TK, it could be just ramming it in there (like you could do by mouth or hoof), or potentially actually teleporting it inside a pony’s body. The second is probably considered dark magic, if it’s possible for ponies to do that.
See, if Trixie ever needs extra bits . . . plus, depending on how magic works (see above), she could make more than the half-bit the spa charges by getting it back out, in case a pony--or Anon--had second thoughts after the procedure was done.
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Trixie Discovers Internal Teleportation
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O.M.G... somebody turn this idea into a fic please.
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Cutie Mark Crusaders pepper growers/hot sauce makers, YAY!
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Random eel check.
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Run with that.
Seriously, do. I’ll read the hell out of it.
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You may or may not know that there’s a tag on Derpibooru “this will end in tears and/or death.”
I’m sure you can see how my mind went to that.
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Gotta make sure nopony’s cheating.
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"Ginger farmers in Equestria must get some funny looks, and the occassional request for a free sample. To say nothing of teens doing stupid things on a dare."
Hmmm... seems the Tide Pod Challenge isn't enough for Anon-Filly... ENTER THE GINGER CHALLENGE!
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