My Little Pony XXXIII: Happy Birthday Pony[thread]!

[Topaz]

yeah i saw that and said..."what the hay?! she would NEVER give herself mekanikal wings..."
Not until AFTER she had given herself hands anyway
Well, she was seen in Cloudsdale in Sonic Rainboom, so I figure she knows the cloud walk spell, so it kind of makes sense.
Her hands were probably on back order.

On the subject of pony standards of beauty, it struck me that having a immortal princess is yet another factor in the mix. Do you suppose that "looking as much like Celestia (and/or Luna) as possible" goes in and out of style, or does Celestia's continued presence make it a perennial fashion? Fancy Pants' companion was rocking the Princess look right down to eschewing clothing, the better to show off her body, so it's apparently a currently popular style.

[Vent Reynolt]

Like Hel!

HEY EVERYPONY AFORE YA GO THROUGH MY POST GIVE VENT HERE THE GOOD OL ONCE OVER PLEASE!
there we are! Us quoteponies have to stick together :3 !

Er... but I'm not really an important pony... you don't have to pay any attention to me...

:smallredface:


Pretty much. Except there are some clever ponies here; I've seen a couple folks guess entire plot twists based on "I thought RD was cool in this episode." it's uncanny.

But aye, I endorse the general idea here.

But SiuiS, you are one of the clever ponies. http://i.imgur.com/l00rv.png



I don't think so. Not as such, at least.
See, weather tends to happen in the rest of the world anyway. Pegasi can play with it, but they can't stop it.

It's a matter of logistics, like anything else. You have to find a suitable amount of weapons-grade thunderhead. You have to haul it, while keeping the formation intact. You need to be able to keep ambient effects from destroying it - blowing into a low pressure system on accident would ruin a thunderstorm, set it off early. So you need spotters. Whig means delays, scouts, conferring with commanders.

You also couldn't just lash a couple hundred Pegasi to hurricane Kanterina and rush it to the front lines! The bigger the system, the more it requires. A small cloud is a plaything. A large cloud is an obstacle. A cloudbank is a monster. While each Pegasus could have their own small thundercloud (requiring specialized manufacture; thunder doesn't last forever and you risk it running out of static charge or having the ordinance catch on nearby weathervanes) and it's even a good idea, because they are platforms. Portable bunks which serve as pony-style machine emplacements, and easy, comfy bivouac spots safe from most elements.

But in order to deal with clouds on a large (siege) basis, you need dedicated personnel. The clouds in Winter Wrap Up were handled by an entire professional weather team in tight formation, and almost blind to anything else - you think they had an easier time seein out than we did seeing in? They were silhouettes. Combatively, that's a kamikaze run at best, and a blind run into a killbox at worst. Hurricane Formation Six works best for hurricanes, and they've got at least dive other formations for more specific tasks.

Finally, the enemy isn't stupid. Against land-bound personnel you can't heave a storefront up and expect them to sit their. The ponies doing the pulling and steering have to deal wiu an unruly weather system, team coordination, handling the ordinance carefully, and now enemy fire and attempts at sabotage? Abandoning posts for safety leaves a highly volatile artillery set above your own troops, at best. We aren't even counting the whole 'abandoned your post' bit!

And against aerial opponents, well, you're bringing terrain, true. Terrain advantages are useful, but for the most part ponies are outclassed in the air. Griffons, dragons... Both have the necessary horsepower (heh...) to just muscle through rough winds and binding clouds. You cannot slow them down thereby, because they don't use their full power anyway. Too much is lost to inefficiency at the top end, where burning another hundred calories nets you no noticeable speed or maneuverability boost... But those extra percent of maximum expenditure can be used to fight resistance on the low end, negating wind resistance and drag. This leaves ponies with being able to force enemy opponents to expend their fuel reserves faster, tire the foe out. With a dragon, this isn't happening. Griffons maybe, seeing as ponies have phenomenal endurance, but we can only assume from the existence of griffons, that they are too difficult to immediately exterminate. Meaning that griffons must be comparable to ponies in physical attributes (:smalleek:!!!).

In the end, Pegasus weather control is just like any other technology. It's not a superweapon, and can be made to work against the ponies as well as for them. It's why a military needs so many specialties. No one group could go it alone.

Man, I really want a pony RTS game now...

Darn it SiuiS, weather magic is my thing! Why do you have to be so much better with it than me? http://i.imgur.com/DrMmg.png


It is cute, indeed. And Blue! We need a second Blue Ponies convention, there's just so many more of you.

Agreed. Blue is definitely the best color for ponies.


Haha! Moral support and ego boosting! Eat that! *briefly wonders if confrontational word choice negates the joke*

And yes. BroNYCons should be attended by as many ponies as possible. For science.

:smallredface:


Aah, that's more like it! Nowt quite like a SiuiS mega-post!

(With greatest respect to SiuiS' own faithful students, Titanium and Vent, of course...)

Um... I'm now SiuiS' student? Yay! http://i.imgur.com/aRDpW.png


Raindrop, you are a silly stallion. *giggles*

And that was entirely some other mare than had a fangasm over Octavia on the IRC, right?

Quiet, you. *glares*

Um... *blushes*

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So everypony, don't know if this has been linked yet, but Fluttershy pillow:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/293/c/f/snuggleshy_by_o01101011-d4df1ir.jpg (http://o01101011.deviantart.com/art/Snuggleshy-264401523)

[Pokonic]

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So everypony, don't know if this has been linked yet, but Fluttershy pillow:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/293/c/f/snuggleshy_by_o01101011-d4df1ir.jpg (http://o01101011.deviantart.com/art/Snuggleshy-264401523)

.... Arrg!:smallfurious:

Darn it hasbro! Why must your customers make all the good things themselves!

[Forum Explorer]

That objective reality is social pressures though, not aesthetics themselves. Different thing entirely.


Ironically enough, this isn't true for me. I've replaced jeans pretty much entirely with khakis (I think that's how you spell that) myself, since I find the more comfortable.

Zevox

Preach it! I haven't worn jeans for years now and I have no regrets.

[Lord Raziere]

Preach it! I haven't worn jeans for years now and I have no regrets.

I don't really wear jeans either…they are those rough blue pants right? I think I also wear khakis….the tan stuff right?….*is not a clothes expert*

[Mando Knight]

On the subject of pony standards of beauty, it struck me that having a immortal princess is yet another factor in the mix. Do you suppose that "looking as much like Celestia (and/or Luna) as possible" goes in and out of style, or does Celestia's continued presence make it a perennial fashion? Fancy Pants' companion was rocking the Princess look right down to eschewing clothing, the better to show off her body, so it's apparently a currently popular style.
It's probably a mix: it's always there, but the degree of popularity waxes and wanes.

...also, how many people... thought of. William... Shatner. WhenJetSetfirststartedspeaking?

[Zevox]

Preach it! I haven't worn jeans for years now and I have no regrets.
Uh, okay. The intent was not to "preach" anything, just a statement of fact.


I don't really wear jeans either…they are those rough blue pants right? I think I also wear khakis….the tan stuff right?….*is not a clothes expert*
Eeyup, that sounds right.

Zevox

[Soras Teva Gee]

That objective reality is social pressures though, not aesthetics themselves. Different thing entirely.

I'd argue thats mostly a semantic difference as its not particularly useful or specific.



Ironically enough, this isn't true for me. I've replaced jeans pretty much entirely with khakis (I think that's how you spell that) myself, since I find the more comfortable.

Zevox


I brought it up but I am the same way and I own precisely zero jeans preferring khakis myself as being more comfortable. But I know I'm unusual in this choice and have encountered few people (though I'm somewhat unsuprised there are others in ponythread) that own no jeans whatsoever even when they do recognize there are other pants that can be worn.

Speaking of fashion:
hhttp://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/340/7/b/rarity__s_dress_realized_by_southparktaoist-d4idmsg.png

Rarity looks much better in this then Twilight ever would have.

[Bayonet Priest]

First, that sounds horrible and I'm glad I haven't had an experience like that yet, and hopefully not ever.
Second, make Pip blush now that is saying something. Considering Pip has demonstrated quite a, let's say colorful, vocabulary over the 2 months she has lived outside a stable.

I'll admit I didn't display Pip's level of... creativity but I think I made up for it with sheer volume. And I meant every word of it too.

[Forum Explorer]

By the way I just finished reading a Trip Down Memory Lane. It was a nice short flashback of when Spitfire was a filly. Not much to say about it really.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Well I'm going to just leave this here, when you see it:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/694e91ab345ddd42c3a0411a23a3f41b/78464%20-%20buffalo%20erected_faust_pony%20erection%20laure n_faust%20meta%20pony_express%20sign%20skull.jpg
Mind=Blown

[legomaster00156]

So, in the midst of writing my Lyra/Octavia/Vinyl fanfiction, I looked for connections. And I found that Lyra was at the Grand Galloping Gala. As a VIP. That seems fairly substantial to me.

[Topaz]

So, in the midst of writing my Lyra/Octavia/Vinyl fanfiction, I looked for connections. And I found that Lyra was at the Grand Galloping Gala. As a VIP. That seems fairly substantial to me.
If your family is rich and influential, you're "eccentric". If they aren't, you're "crazy". :smallbiggrin:

[BlasTech]

Speaking of fashion:
hhttp://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/340/7/b/rarity__s_dress_realized_by_southparktaoist-d4idmsg.png

Rarity looks much better in this then Twilight ever would have.

Dat's a big hat.

[Eakin]

Dat's a big hat.

Further evidence that Canterlot's social heirarchey works the same way as the Jagers (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080514)

[Gaelbert]

You weren't kidding about how much you liked the episode, huh?

Also, you're at Berkeley right? Because I'm up that way for a conference in January, and if I see someone around in a DJ P0N-3 shirt I'm totally going to assume it's you and brohoof them...


You need a place to stay or anything? I can't offer a ton of room, but we do have a very, very comfortable couch. (I know, because I slept on it for three months). Also, depending on the exact day, I probably won't have too many roommates. Christmas break and all.


Phenomenal rant. You win a quantity of internets no less than one.

Thanks! I don't really see what I did to deserve that, but I'm okay with it!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93926-animatedcheeringrarity.gif
Seriously, this needs to become a thing.



your fluttershy is SO KYOOT

I know, right? I love that sweater ponies are now canon. This is one of the greatest things ever.


Adorable ponies?

Snip


Adorable ponies!

D'awww!



Ah, sorry, I said that wrong. What I meant was that just doesn't look like Dash. All the other recolours look like they could be the pony it's meant to be, but I just plain can't see Dash in that pic, I just see a Dash coloured Rarity.

Oh, in that case I completely agree with you. She looks much more delicate in the picture than she does in real life the show.



MASSIVE QUOTEPOST

Wow. That's only a fifth of what you have?


So, in the midst of writing my Lyra/Octavia/Vinyl fanfiction, I looked for connections. And I found that Lyra was at the Grand Galloping Gala. As a VIP. That seems fairly substantial to me.

Also, remember Lyra was in Canterlot at the beginning of the first episode, before Twilight even goes to Ponyville.

In other news, iTunes tells me I have listened to Rarity's new song in excess of 400 times. It'd be more, but I haven't been at home much. As it is, it's my most played song.

The third logo I circled earlier looks an awful lot like the Chaps logo. I doubt that's what it is, as Chaps is a menswear brand (licensed from/by Polo), but that's probably why I thought it was so familiar.

On the general fashion discussion: My real point was that I didn't understand how so many people actively dislike dressing nicely, and condemn others for it. My comparison to D&D was supposed to show a comparison between the price ranges of the two hobbies. I don't have a problem with people playing D&D, and I don't see how some set themselves up as a judge and place arbitrary value judgments on others. This isn't directed towards anypony in here, really, just a general statement.
I personally own 2 pairs of jeans, a few pairs of khakis, a few pairs of slacks, some chinos, and a few others that I can't classify. One pair of jeans is for work, the other... well, I have to admit, I wear the other pair a lot. But it fits well and matches almost everything I own.

Also, more Rarity goodness! (Some stuff from the last episode if you're still worried about spoilers. There's some older stuff in here too. My apologies if I or somepony else has previously posted any of these.)
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/rarityhepburn-1.png
I really can't post that one enough. I don't know if that's even possible.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvqxdgNfQa1qijf4oo1_500-1.png
Fleurity?!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvrrpjJWfb1qj0klco1_500.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvqxj96VRk1qijf4oo1_500.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvqw7k2PNu1qijf4oo1_500.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvphhnh5Qk1qeuz19o2_1280.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvphhnh5Qk1qeuz19o1_1280.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvpgmusq6D1qeuz19o1_500.jpg
Return of the glasses! Yes!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/tumblr_lvnbazUmVc1qjv1u3o1_500.png
Please. Rarity wouldn't be caught dead drinking Starbucks. It's far too manestream. She's much more of a Peet's mare.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/SubjectNumber2394hatrarity.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/mysticalphaCrowncrown_thingyraritytiara.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/metaraymekdressrarity.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/KP-ShadowSquirreldressrarity.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/KP-ShadowSquirrelartsy_raritybeatnikbeatnik_rarityrar ity.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/jessamibagsCanterlotrarity.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/Jack-a-Lynnbeatnikrarity.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/130254844557.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/130254618153.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/130254286009.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94812-fabricfillyrarity.jpg
Filly Rarity is best filly.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94716-clothing_labelrarity.png
I would totally buy from that store. I don't care what it even sells, that's an amazing design.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94679-fancypantsfleur_de_lisrarity.jpg
I love Fleur's expression in there. Is she staring at her hoof?
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94618-angrycaptionhaters_gonna_get_hated_nowrarityuncout h.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94458-artistmegasweetbeatnikberethipsterrarity.png
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/94051-fancypantsrarityrose.png
I would read that ship. Especially if it was on the amazing airship from Sweet and Elite.
Gif linked for file size: http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93932-animatedcreepyrarity.gif
I need to start using reaction images more.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93211-captionconfound_these_poniesrarity.png
Season 2: Revenge of the Meme!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93054-madmaxmaxienorth_starrarityscreenshot.png
Do we have names for these two?
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/76562-hipsterhipster_glasseslooks_shoopedPipsqueakpipste rpun.png
Hipster Pip!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93454-artistreuniclusiris.png
And we finish with one of Fleur. She's growing on me.


So my current pony project is making my Rarity doll a beret and sweater. I had to try to fix her mane first, out of the box it's a crime against fabulosity. I did the best with what I had (and I had nothing except a bowl, water, and a lamp). It's not show perfect, but it's miles better than before. Here's the pic:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/Photo_00038.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/Photo_00037.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/Photo_00036.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/Photo_00039.jpg
YES I DID NEED TO PUT THAT PLOT PICTURE IN THERE IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT YOU SEE HOW I FIXED THE TAIL DON'T JUDGE ME

The book is Conference of Birds, for those wondering. It has no particular reason to be in the picture, except that it's the only flat surface I had.
Also, new (second-hand) cardigan. It's silky smooth. I'm trying to add more purple to my wardrobe, WHICH CERTAINLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BORDERLINE OBSESSION WITH A CHARACTER FROM A CHILDREN'S SHOW INVOLVING MAGICAL ANTHROPOMORPHIC PONIES NO DEFINITELY NOT
Caps Lock: Brought to you by Cruise Control for Cool.

*goes off to read forum rules on image limits*

[TheAmishPirate]

Is it just me, or does that pony wearing the green dress look an awful lot like Madmax?

[Gaelbert]

Is it just me, or does that pony wearing the green dress look an awful lot like Madmax?

Well, the picture has Madmax in the title, so at least one other pony thinks so.

[Mando Knight]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93454-artistreuniclusiris.png
And we finish with one of Fleur. She's growing on me.

She gets one line, but is still in the competition for hammiest pony... if mostly due to ham-density.

[BlasTech]

Well, I've finally decided to do this ... I am going to ship ALL OF THE MANE 6 AT ONCE!!!

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/e211ef437d7ee3dfbffc3f62a5d783fd/94068%20-%20rainbow_dash%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/9d334bfa8025dbfc970bab67097c4ac4/94072%20-%20applejack%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/89cbbba861e002679f8fbe081b0dfab3/94073%20-%20pinkie_pie%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/43d5cbcea019f817f1ff7978a36e10cc/94937%20-%20rarity%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/3f202e02eb999eb7fa2f447a2f86872c/94938%20-%20fluttershy%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5e01b2305b9c3b214579ccb981de02b5/94939%20-%20ship%20twilight_sparkle.jpg

Amidoinitrie? :smallbiggrin:

[Aotrs Commander]

Well, I've finally decided to do this ... I am going to ship ALL OF THE MANE 6 AT ONCE!!!

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/e211ef437d7ee3dfbffc3f62a5d783fd/94068%20-%20rainbow_dash%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/9d334bfa8025dbfc970bab67097c4ac4/94072%20-%20applejack%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/89cbbba861e002679f8fbe081b0dfab3/94073%20-%20pinkie_pie%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/43d5cbcea019f817f1ff7978a36e10cc/94937%20-%20rarity%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/3f202e02eb999eb7fa2f447a2f86872c/94938%20-%20fluttershy%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5e01b2305b9c3b214579ccb981de02b5/94939%20-%20ship%20twilight_sparkle.jpg

Amidoinitrie? :smallbiggrin:

Yes.

Yes, you most certainly are.

[Gadora]

Will go back and do a bit more than skimming shortly. As for now, I've got a pair of things to post.

Firstly, I've gone ahead and signed up for a Dropbox account and have determined that I can automatically save chat logs to that. Would anyone have any objection to the logs of the IRC automatically just being there for everyone to review? I ask, because, yes, I could see this possibly making someone uncomfortable. If you've got any objection, either toss up a post, or toss me a PM in the next couple of days. Otherwise, I'll set up a post with links to each day's logs, as they are generated. If anyone's curious, here's what they'd look like (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52294630/IRC%20Logs/irc.sorcery.net/channels/%23newponyepisode.2011-12-06.log). (I played around a bit in an otherwise empty #newponyepisode for testing purposes.) If this does wind up happening, then I'd be posting logs for #ponythread and #newponyepisode.

If this does come to pass and people want me to grab anything else, give me the channel name, and I'll add it to the list.




Secondly, Soras, could you please add these to the emote post? They're from the Seekrit Pony Projekt (And thank you for taking the post for this thread, too.)
http://i.imgur.com/Mm1dn.png
http://i.imgur.com/gN9Ou.png
http://i.imgur.com/rW0xK.png
http://i.imgur.com/rzrj5.png
http://i.imgur.com/s8D5o.png
http://i.imgur.com/lEtTg.png
http://i.imgur.com/KXIJq.png
http://i.imgur.com/oRdYJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/hNTy5.png
http://i.imgur.com/KyWk8.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZeYyu.png
http://i.imgur.com/L3ZSw.png

[Soras Teva Gee]

Well, I've finally decided to do this ... I am going to ship ALL OF THE MANE 6 AT ONCE!!!

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/e211ef437d7ee3dfbffc3f62a5d783fd/94068%20-%20rainbow_dash%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/9d334bfa8025dbfc970bab67097c4ac4/94072%20-%20applejack%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/89cbbba861e002679f8fbe081b0dfab3/94073%20-%20pinkie_pie%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/43d5cbcea019f817f1ff7978a36e10cc/94937%20-%20rarity%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/3f202e02eb999eb7fa2f447a2f86872c/94938%20-%20fluttershy%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5e01b2305b9c3b214579ccb981de02b5/94939%20-%20ship%20twilight_sparkle.jpg

Amidoinitrie? :smallbiggrin:

Only in that everypony is in a positively ridiculous class.

Seriously did this pony have something against Earth ponies to put them in outdated cruisers and destroyers that do the same job as Twilight and Rarity only worse. Pinkie's Ticonderoga-class at least has a better version with a VLS but AJ being relagated to a Spruance-class sweet Celestia no. Both of them should be the Iowa-class battleships not Fluttershy. Hello toughest strongest pony and the party canon? Yeesh.

And Dashie, poor Dashie. How the heck can you give the pegasus the weakest anti-air defenses and shortest range. Dash should clearly be either a sleek new Arleigh Burke or a Nimitz/Ford class carrier.



Secondly, Soras, could you please add these to the emote post? They're from the Seekrit Pony Projekt (And thank you for taking the post for this thread, too.)
http://i.imgur.com/Mm1dn.png
http://i.imgur.com/gN9Ou.png
http://i.imgur.com/rW0xK.png
http://i.imgur.com/rzrj5.png
http://i.imgur.com/s8D5o.png
http://i.imgur.com/lEtTg.png
http://i.imgur.com/KXIJq.png
http://i.imgur.com/oRdYJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/hNTy5.png
http://i.imgur.com/KyWk8.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZeYyu.png
http://i.imgur.com/L3ZSw.png

WE APPROVE MOST HEARTILY OF THESE PONYMOTES. LET IT BE SO! http://i.imgur.com/s8D5o.png

[Gamerlord]

This clip from another show Studio B worked on is rather hilarious in hindsight. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LXXSY4mhBk) Particularly since Rarity's VA voiced Martha.

[Grif]

Well, I've finally decided to do this ... I am going to ship ALL OF THE MANE 6 AT ONCE!!!

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/e211ef437d7ee3dfbffc3f62a5d783fd/94068%20-%20rainbow_dash%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/9d334bfa8025dbfc970bab67097c4ac4/94072%20-%20applejack%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/89cbbba861e002679f8fbe081b0dfab3/94073%20-%20pinkie_pie%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/43d5cbcea019f817f1ff7978a36e10cc/94937%20-%20rarity%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/3f202e02eb999eb7fa2f447a2f86872c/94938%20-%20fluttershy%20ship.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5e01b2305b9c3b214579ccb981de02b5/94939%20-%20ship%20twilight_sparkle.jpg

Amidoinitrie? :smallbiggrin:

Is it wrong that I find Fluttershy's ship to be most fitting? A battleship. *snrk*

(The creator probably just matched the ponies to the size of the ship, rather than their true capabilities in real-life. I can't recognise any of them save for the fact Fluttershy's ship was definitely a battleship of some sort.)

[SiuiS]

I'd encourage you to try it all at once but I'm afraid of what the consequences might be. I don't want to know what happens when my scroll bar height becomes less then my pixel resolution.

Ah, but see, I was sitting at around 40,000 characters before responding to things I'd quoted for that post; I'm pretty sure I was ar the maximum post size.



Ironically enough, this isn't true for me. I've replaced jeans pretty much entirely with khakis (I think that's how you spell that) myself, since I find the more comfortable.

Zevox

Slacks, web belt, suspenders, overshirt, undershirt, hat. Maybe vest or overcoat.

Or slacks undershirt and work shirt. But I'm all sorts of bitter I can't dress nice for work.



On the subject of pony standards of beauty, it struck me that having a immortal princess is yet another factor in the mix. Do you suppose that "looking as much like Celestia (and/or Luna) as possible" goes in and out of style, or does Celestia's continued presence make it a perennial fashion? Fancy Pants' companion was rocking the Princess look right down to eschewing clothing, the better to show off her body, so it's apparently a currently popular style.

It probably comes and goes. Especially considering that a lot of nobility and royalty were influenced by fashion, as much as set it.


Er... but I'm not really an important pony... you don't have to pay any attention to me...

:smallredface:

Well duh~

If I had to, I probably wouldn't. It's a thing of mine. :smallwink:



Darn it SiuiS, weather magic is my thing! Why do you have to be so much better with it than me? http://i.imgur.com/DrMmg.png


Nah, I'm just doing weather use for war. Not actual magic.



Agreed. Blue is definitely the best color for ponies.


I dunno about best, but it is up there as far as colors go.



Um... I'm now SiuiS' student? Yay! http://i.imgur.com/aRDpW.png


I see nothing wrong with this. u.u



So everypony, don't know if this has been linked yet, but Fluttershy pillow:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/293/c/f/snuggleshy_by_o01101011-d4df1ir.jpg (http://o01101011.deviantart.com/art/Snuggleshy-264401523)

... WANT



Thank you thank you thank you. I wanted to run the numbers but never managed to actually find the time to. This is exactly what I wanted to see. We are within one standard deviation of the norm. That is not bad for the fact that the IRC is siphoning off a lot of the RP, and that Real Life is smacking almost everypony in the face.

Yes. Real life is doing all of the face smacking.

Thanks again, Gaelbert! This was totally awesome, and just what we needed to counter the doom and gloom of that mean ol' Black Snooty!



:smalleek:


Starry: *nudge* Jade, isn't that your mother in law? :smallbiggrin:

This picture is awesome. Look a the manes, the tails! Excellent art reference. Saved.


Eeeeyup. Every saturday, my good pony.

Thaaats right. Raziere here was last around during the discord "we gon' skip dem days and do reruns, y'all!" thing.

I really need to get that thing set up to alert the periphery bronies about air times.



This is absolutely incredible.

This is made of all of the D'aww. This is my new personal fano- Wait. Wait. This interferes with my Rainbow Pie OTP.

...

...

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY WORLD?!

Quick, Lix! We need to give Jade access to alternate realities to avoid cognitive shipping dissonance!

More seriously though, I just don't think Sørren and Rainbow Dash would work out. They are more likely to be bros than anything else, and no amount of family portraiture will change my mind easily.

Also, juuust a touch militant about SørrenJack out of respect for DBC. :smallwink:



Just don't chince out and get the cheap one for nine dollars. In the world of tech, you really do get what you pay for.


*hides $10 mp3 player*

In my defense, I buy it with the expectation that it's gonna to be struck by lightning or kicked by a mule or dropped in the toilet by a cat, so low price is fine.

>>;
Oh. We're talkin about tv tuners... Ehheh.
I want a tuner, and an app to turn my iPhone into a wireless Bluetooth keyboard. I would finally be able to make use of Braz's ginormous HD screen.

And then I'd have to find something to do online to make it worth doing XD



General Derpy is best Derpy.


General Derpy is in a state of flux with momma Derpy for best Derpy.

Really, the true path to enlightenment is to glorify one Derpy with one eye, and a different Derpy with the other. Truly, only hen can she be understood.



I love your avatar dude.


Starbuck_II was a pretty snazzy bloke back when. Here's hoping he sticks around!



Have I ever told you ponies that you're all awesome? Seriously. So much concentrated awesome. Right here.


Thanqol is good at that.

Poor turtle.



Part of me hopes DBC will notice this and pop back in for a quick hello. :smallbiggrin:


Most of me is still hoping.



Dude. Look at the CMC. Now tell me you don't think they could feasibly get rocket science cutie marks before they get education.

I think you have that backwards. They will get an education in rocket science before getting and because of their cutie marks.

"wow, Scootaloo! That rocket is your doing? We finally put a non-god tier pony on the moon! And got them back! Rocket science must be your special talent!"

"nope. Special talent is picking flowers."

"... Then how dis you figure out how to build the rocket?"

"ziplines can teach you a lot about thermodynamics."



Vorpalbob is Best Pony. You win everything. EVERYTHING.


Quoted to see if VB's head is big enough to ride into space yet.

*checks*

Nope. Not yet.



WJMILL! *Pouncetackleglompsnuggle* Stay with uuuuuuusssss!


MIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL

hey, are we still going too fast for you to catch up with? We are dangerously low on hipsters, and could use your expertise!



...OH GOD MY ORGANS ALL OF THEM SO CUTE WHAT DO.

Panic?
A PARTY!
Kick it in the face!
...
...
What? It worked on the dragon.
... Kicking things is naughty, and you shouldn't do it, Dashie.

So there we go! No consensus whatsoever. Do whatever, I guess. <<;


...HEY, I RESEMBLE THAT COMMENT! >C

I really didn't come into my own until college. Jurassic Park terrified me to the point of night terrors at age fourteen. I was quite the wimpy kid.

Neat. I'm surprised Jurassic Park had that effect though. Or I would be except their raptors were rather terrifying. I just figured it was good suspense.

Now zombies.... Zombies gave me nightmares. When I was 23 >>;.*



Cause I'm not a conflict h8ing little 8a8y like you are. >::::(

... Why did I quote this?

Ah well. Conflict! WOO~!


But... :smallredface:

You see here... You're wrong!

*Runs away*

Ah, the brave sir Robin debate style. Fresh, haven't seen that done quite so well in decades!


*offers a shiny new internet*

Also, best Ep. 7 screencap:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OxezO_I2kC4/TspRX82U6NI/AAAAAAAABu0/pwPqzWq0GIU/s1600/87100+-+ePiSoDe_33+fluttershy+Hubble+out_of_context+rainb ow_dash+screencap+season_2.jpg

EDIT: And some HNNNNGHHH
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/324/e/8/arrghh____by_jetpackclam-d4gsgnw.png

Ah, good stuff.


Indeed, quite.

You know what though Siuis? All that talk is super helpful. I'm in a similar boat as Thanqol, though I've taken a different journey to get there. I have the ability to draw, but I have very little head knowledge or knowledge of techniques, so anytime anyone has input or pointers, they are new to me, and welcome :) Especially when, for example, you know a LOT about form and shape and love to talk about it, see I just know cartoonly feeling blobs. That's fine for cartoony blobs and silly pictures, but when I want to draw realism, I'm out of luck. What you see in my drawthread is the height of my ability, nearly every day. I can raise that height on my own (and if fact, only I can truly raise it) but when people like you give me advice, that helps accelerate and ease the process tremendously.*

So thanks! http://i.imgur.com/jaolo.png

Well, I'm glad to be of service. Doubly so if I get to hear myself talk at length!

A lot of my knowledge comes from trawlling deviant art and reading how to draw manga books, honestly. The rest is just feel. Something clicks and you go "Ooooh" and from them on it you can't not do it. You've probably already got a lot of that.


I'd be down for 3-4 episodes rolled into one harmonious single unit. I think the comparative weakness of our two part episodes can be traced to the 44 minutes they have to be pushed into.

Mind you the genre for these things has been... meh I think. Even good shows like the PPG or Teen Titans didn't have terribly good movies. Why I have not explored, though way back Transformers can be tied to the Kill 'Em All attitude it takes.

At best it would still be an extended episode. Something I think can be tied to that you'd have to throw out the entire staff to escape the conceptual box of being a television show versus being a movie which of course releases the opposing demon of who could know the show well enough to do a film of it?

I think only Star Trek has managed the transition from little to big screen. And they are at 50%

Swords and knives, then.

Knife makers who got fed up with their low pay would move to places with a lot of strife, and just make knives on a larger scale, but they weren't truly swords. They were large knives. Likewise, you feel a MLP:FiMovie would fail as a movie do to being a show?

I suppose that makes sense. I would like to see what such things as Nightmare Moon's return, and Discord's antics would be like in a proper time frame though. Especially NMM. Her episodes already felt like they had rote movie plot written all over them, so why not just expand and establish everything more?


I don't know what you're talking about! Binary isn't so bad...

*rumblegrumble organics...*

Oh yeah? Try pronouncing it. Out loud. Without saying "zero" or "one". Then compare it to... I dunno... Any language we have available to see which is more melodious, and easier on the vocal chords.

Oh goodness I am organically involved. I'm prejudiced against the robospecies! I never knew this about myself. :smalleek:


Well, it would ether be a nice big-ol' multi-part episode,a direct-to-video, or a actual big screen one.

It woud not go over well on the big screen, considering Flash does not look that good on it. A direct to video thing was done several times durning the other installments of this show, but the currant incarnation is rather far removed from its roots, so a muti-parter that could be strung together would be the best bet.*

*A full one and a half hour of pony! "dies"

I'm not sure. I can't recall any point where flash looked especially bad on the big screen, especially since MLP FiM is lauded for it's incredible use of flash.

I dunno, I think it would be awesome.



Whether you like it or not, this is so going on ED.:smallbiggrin:

Eyup.
Hay, you were going on eqD just for talking about it.



Should I feel bad that I actualy laughed?:smalleek:

Nah, that's cool. Humor is humor, aye?


I guess some were, but I personally found most of them rather cute.

What's this?! Who deja'd my vu?

Alrighty, looks like I doubled up on some pages. Let's trim the fat and see what we're left with.


I just had a thought:
If a pony's special talent was,say, brain surgery or rocket science, how would they obtain it? Would they be a blank flank until they were old enough to obtain the education necessary?

I'm not entirely sure rocket science and brain surgery can be somepony's special talent...

But regardless of that, I do not believe that a cutie mark is predestined. You get a cutie mark when you hit upon a thing that you are talented at, enjoy doing, and that resonates with you. The cutie mark also probably makes you somewhat better at it, but really the cutie mark is NOT a soul brand which dictates what you must do or go insane, or any of that nonsense. It's a visual representation that clues other in to the thing you're already laudable at, once you find it.

It is not possible to have a cutie mark you dislike.


Be honest, isn't saying that basically the most satisfying thing ever?

Well, yes. Kind of.
Not best ever, but the sensation of everything aligning perfectly, falling into place, is nice.


OH GODS **** IT. YOU EDITED IT BEFORE I COULD CORRECT YOU!?
WTH SiuiS!? WTH!?
DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO CORRECT YOURSELF BEFORE YOUR GF CAN!?
*throws phone down on the ground and storms off* \joking

And you wonder why NOPONY questions my sleeping with a knife under the pillow? For cutting cake at surprise breakfast parties, of course!


Why would watching cartoon about cutesy wootsey bunnies be a problem?

Oh, wait.

*still needs to watch/read watership down*



I read the problem as:
They were concerned for what happens to the loosing animals since they don't get to be Rainbow's Pet. Hence the suggestion of calmly explaining how they were already in Fluttershy's care.

Also finally found some Iron Hoof: Fluttershy is a like real animal shelters, two weeks and its the gas chamber for you kitties!

I read the problem as the parent is being over-sensitive, myself. I don't see how a grown adult can go onto a public art site, specifically to say that the project the artist is no longer working on scared their kids so bad, that they are taking their ball and going home, and then not look at that parent's attitude as a direct cause of the children being sensitive.

I am an admittedly antagonistic pony though. I find value in resolution by combat, whether or not I am the winner. That colors my perception quite a bit.



I'd say as you should be but I just spun the whole thing into Iron Hoof so I really shouldn't talk.


At least you caught it!



So Thanqol has experienced both sides of the fence then.... seriously walking into this I'm had one word to exspress all of it: ponythread.

I believe Thanqol can be quoted as saying "I have three requirements; single, straight, sane." he has referred to them as The Three, before. It says a lot about a man's life that he has to specify any of those, let alone all three. XD

Ponythread is also the best explanation ever.


You have my sympathy Siuis. *Interestingly enough, I've heard something similar to that parable.

I love your user name!

And it is a common parable. Well, a variant thereof. It is one of the premier problems with trying to teach martial arts to a group of folks who grew up with Bruce lee, Jackie chan, chuck Norris, and that one guy who's been doing movies recently whose name I can never remember. I wanna call him Stan lee but that doesn't make any sense... But anyway, kids grow up on power rangers and but kicking and Kung Fu, and find a class that teaches them butt kicking! All they have to do is lie and say "I promise I won't misuse what you teach me, sensei/sifu".

Sure, you can kill a man. But why would you? That's important. Not one knuckle or two knuckle, not punch versus kick, but letting yourself pretend to be a hero versus doing the right thing, which is often "avoid mishaps through diligence and awareness".

Hay, that's even been a variant of the Letter to Celestia.


...HEY, I RESEMBLE THAT COMMENT! >C

I'm trying to figure out how that is insulting.

It is not working.

QUICK EVERYPONY TACKLEHUG THE FLUTTERJADE


Yay (http://flutteryay.com/), thank you for doing that! *Hugs the Athaniar*

Actually, for the ponymote post, I wouldn't mind it becoming a communally run post, just switching it to a new owner each thread. Both times I put it on the first page, I actually made a point of avoiding putting a quote box around the thing so that other people would be able to access it, since otherwise I'd have to go into it via edits, as oppose to quoting it. *shrug* I can't guarantee that I'll always be available to keep it up to date. (For example, right now I'm not really able to stay current with ponythread, and would likely miss any emotes that someone submits.)

You've got it. I will add it to my files.
Oh man, my files :smalleek:
I haven't updated them in like, 15 threads! So lazy ><


Just so you know, I literally exclaimed "Yay!" when I saw that you'd made a post.


Me too! Quoteposts are fun. It's always nice to see who's in them, and how they play out.


These posts are consistent with my experience of Thanqol.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!?!? http://i.imgur.com/DrMmg.png



'sokay it took me a while to balance out my horror response too. I remember having to leave the theater during the Lion King when Simba's dad died...

Then later in life I had a love-terror thing going with zombies; I used to love horror stories about them, but then I wouldn't be able to sleep at nights. I think I eventually hardened myself to them by repeated exposure. And shotguns under the bed...

Oh man.

Oooh man.

Zombies.

I went to bed one night, and a stray thought; what if zombies were real?
Six hours later, wide awake. Come on, brain. They aren't real. You know this. I know this.
Yea, but what if?
what if? Then we ge eaten by zombies. Go the hay to sleep!

It's been a reoccurring thing ever since. Every now and then, I'll freak out and zombie proof stuff. Check to have a hatchet or similar by way major entrance. Alarms and loud noise makers by windows. Etc.

Yeah... I gues we're even for the shingles now, DD.
S2 Ep7 Fanart Dawwwwwwww:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NEjekFeZlhQ/Tsren77t4lI/AAAAAAAAU-o/nC2Cz0-JK50/s1600/rainbow_dash_and_tank_by_ambris-d4gtsjx.png

Sew kyoot~


It's funny because I had originally had it in spoilers when I typed it up and then decided to take it out again to spite you all because there wasn't anything that I would consider a spoiler.

I like your first reason. :smallbiggrin:

But yes, some of us get rather mean about spoilers. I blame them all being clever and able to extrapolate really easy.


In an episode called "May The Best Pet Win!"? :smallwink:

But fair enough.

I would like to side with Jahkaivah on this one. That should be a dead giveaway.


This guy wins the Internet. (http://davca.deviantart.com/art/Pinkie-and-Winston-Churchill-262546141?q=boost%3Apopular%20pinkie%20pie%20sad&qo=17)
Also, I think I've finally decided to reveal my fanfic (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7558945/1/bRinged_b_bIllusions_b). Let me know if it's good enough to continue, please. (Yes, it's on my sister's account. Can you blame me?)

Yay! I knew you'd post it eventually~
and yes. Yes I can blame you. But blame is such a mean word, and it's only really used by lame-os and people who like to tease Lix.

And I'm not teasing Lix, so it would be mean.


Oh yeah! I discovered that my store has another Brony, somewhere! There was wonderful proof waiting for me on the notice board

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7142/img20111123121551.jpg

Descriptor: I wrote "Friendship is Magic" as part of random boredom. Some hater wrote NOT. I responded with "Then friendship is witchcraft?" and the conversation went sallow for a few weeks.

Today, I found the words HATERS GONNA HATE, the "NOT" crossed out, and the attached picture drawn on the back of a receipt. I, naturally, responded with a picture of my own pony (not photographed here). It really brightened my day, proved that sooner or later the world will validate courage, and gave me cause to track down this "Derry the Unicorn". Wherever he hides.

That's awesome. That is terribly, terribly awesome.

HERE ME, PONIES! I DEMAND SILENCE!

*stands on a table*

THIS IS TO DERRY THE UNICORN! *raises a horn of malt soda*
TO DERRY!


So the kid had been bullying me all year. I decided to try to be a good person in Tech class and help him out, and he didn't precicely take kindly to it. To the point that he came out into the hallway and decked me. And when I finally right myself, I'm grinning. Like a madmare. With blood dripping down my cheek and off of my teeth. It apparently terrified him that I took the punch and didn't flinch (other than the physical knockback) that his posse took off.

And then he took off. Running.

Man, that's dumb. Why would this guy do that? I mean, I enjo my share of pointless violence, but there's no reason to be mean about it, y'know?

Ah well. Bullies operate under an entirely alien set of mental parameters. I couldn't guess the reasons behind such actions if I tried.

Kudos on not having to fight though.



That's... pretty damn awesome. O.O I've mainly avoided conflict in my life by being above average height and really difficult to notice. I'm sure the passive advertisement of my Taekwondo background has helped, but it's never really come up, so *shrug*. Way to solve problems nonviolently!

Ah, Tae Kwon Do. The way of punching and kicking.
I'm pretty sure they just threw punching in the name to lull foes Into a false sense of security XD

do you still practice?


Heya Ponythread! I'm still alive and here and stuff! I've got more art to show too!

First up is a gift to a our resident... alien... pony... thingie... Dirtbag!

http://i.imgur.com/lkUOb.png DB needed more Pony, and thusly, this happened. ^^


nice, by the bye. Very cool, and a good fusion of xenon and pony.



And as for this, more work on my senior final project, the Pony Spider things are developing, now with a turn around of sorts.

http://i.imgur.com/tIn7Y.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jnI2b.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eXJSq.jpg ... I'm still debating if these things look more like spiders or driders. -(Frowns, headtilted)- Either that or I need to come up with a better hibrid 'pony' and 'spider'.

What are the roots behind centaur? Etymologically speaking. Maybe we could extrapolate from there?

Very nice. A turn-around? Is that what that's called?



http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6215/6391555071_dcab263917_z.jpg

Ah, an oldie and a goodie.
I think I will use the Dear Princess Celestia line if I ever go back to dA, for journals.


does anyone have a link to the big detailed map of Equestria that has been around for awhile...somehow lost the link i used to have to it

I thought I did, but apparently I am worse at bookmark maintenance than even I thought...

I believe somepony else dug up his dA account but just in case...
I found this one... (http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/055/2/1/map_of_equestria_by_yoorporick-d3a84na.jpg)
But this is the one linked by Equestria Daily. (http://hlissner.deviantart.com/art/Equestria-and-beyond-rev-8-1-253465186?)

[Thanqol]

I believe Thanqol can be quoted as saying "I have three requirements; single, straight, sane." he has referred to them as The Three, before. It says a lot about a man's life that he has to specify any of those, let alone all three. XD

You have offensively misquoted me.

It's single, straight, same hemisphere.

Once you realise those rules are born of experience you have my romantic history in a nutshell.

[Kindablue]

I believe somepony else dug up his dA account but just in case...
I found this one... (http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/055/2/1/map_of_equestria_by_yoorporick-d3a84na.jpg)
But this is the one linked by Equestria Daily. (http://hlissner.deviantart.com/art/Equestria-and-beyond-rev-8-1-253465186?)

The first one was the inspiration for the second, if I remember correctly.

ETA:


Ah, Tae Kwon Do. The way of punching and kicking.
I'm pretty sure they just threw punching in the name to lull foes Into a false sense of security XD

do you still practice?

I practiced Tae Kwon Do through middle school and most of high school. Had to stop for fear of injury when I took up the guitar (and my finger nails kept breaking).

[Tectonic Robot]

I know that feel, brony. *manhug*
Yes, we are both quite unimportant. I must say that-

You're important to ponythread!

http://img.ponibooru.org/images/5d/5d8bc6cd38d5bbf9da01a98467ded571

And you too! >C

http://twilight.ponychan.net/chan/arch/src/130630898764.png



LIES

LIES AND SLANDER

(hugs the important ponies)


Gah, this is what I get for only skimming ponythread and then going to sleep after my posts. *Hugs both ponies, and Vent and Dexam, and anypony else who's around*


...oh, you guys! YOU GUYS!
.////////////.

You guys are awesome.

SiuiS, I think your quote post was too big for me to respond to! Or something. Thanks for that.

[Lix Lorn]

.... Arrg!:smallfurious:

Darn it hasbro! Why must your customers make all the good things themselves!
Agreed. Would buy that so fast. ._.


Quick, Lix! We need to give Jade access to alternate realities to avoid cognitive shipping dissonance!
Yessir! (salute)


*hides $10 mp3 player*

In my defense, I buy it with the expectation that it's gonna to be struck by lightning or kicked by a mule or dropped in the toilet by a cat, so low price is fine.
Ha, same as me. xD


... Why did I quote this?

Ah well. Conflict! WOO~!
Cause you know that Vriska is 8est troll, honey. ;;;;)


It is not possible to have a cutie mark you dislike.
However, I'd assume it is possible to grow to dislike it AFTER you get it, although I don't know why you would.


And you wonder why NOPONY questions my sleeping with a knife under the pillow?
I'm still impressed you only need one. :smalltongue:


QUICK EVERYPONY TACKLEHUG THE FLUTTERJADE
(TACKLEHUG)


Yay! I knew you'd post it eventually~
and yes. Yes I can blame you. But blame is such a mean word, and it's only really used by lame-os and people who like to tease Lix.

And I'm not teasing Lix, so it would be mean.
:smallfurious::smallfrown:
:smallbiggrin:
You are lucky I think this is funny.


You have offensively misquoted me.

It's single, straight, same hemisphere.

Once you realise those rules are born of experience you have my romantic history in a nutshell.
I still find it amusing that I don't fit ANY of them. xD


...oh, you guys! YOU GUYS!
.////////////.

You guys are awesome.
So are you. :P

[Thanqol]

I still find it amusing that I don't fit ANY of them. xD

And yet, I still got you roses.

I'll never learn.

[Lix Lorn]

And yet, I still got you roses.

I'll never learn.
:smalleek::smallredface:
Wait what?

[erikun]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/93054-madmaxmaxienorth_starrarityscreenshot.png
Do we have names for these two?
North Star (http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/North-Star-Dwells-Page-01-252842925) is the fanname for the one of the left. I'm pretty sure the one on the left is named as well; I just can't recall her name at the moment. They were both at the Gala for the end of the first season.


She gets one line, but is still in the competition for hammiest pony... if mostly due to ham-density.
S2e9
I don't recall Fleur saying anything... when did she speak?

[TheAmishPirate]

North Star (http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/North-Star-Dwells-Page-01-252842925) is the fanname for the one of the left. I'm pretty sure the one on the left is named as well; I just can't recall her name at the moment. They were both at the Gala for the end of the first season.


S2e9
I don't recall Fleur saying anything... when did she speak?

Ask, and ye shall receive. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQE56QW3NQI&feature=channel_video_title)

[erikun]

Ask, and ye shall receive. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQE56QW3NQI&feature=channel_video_title)
Aha, thanks. That bit had slipped my mind; I'd mostly remembered her posing and leaning on Fancypants.

[Mando Knight]

What really sells the line is that she poses immediately afterward.

[the_druid_droid]

You need a place to stay or anything? I can't offer a ton of room, but we do have a very, very comfortable couch. (I know, because I slept on it for three months). Also, depending on the exact day, I probably won't have too many roommates. Christmas break and all.


I appreciate it, but the other folks in my group and my advisor already worked out the accommodations. However, if you have any suggestions for places to check out while I'm in the area, I'm all ears.


She gets one line, but is still in the competition for hammiest pony... if mostly due to ham-density.

Ah ham density...I'm really hoping to convince my friends to let me run an uber-hammy campaign of some sort in either M&M or Exalted. Unfortunately we don't really know the systems well enough...


Also, juuust a touch militant about SørrenJack out of respect for DBC. :smallwink:

You and me both, brother.


I think you have that backwards. They will get an education in rocket science before getting and because of their cutie marks.

"wow, Scootaloo! That rocket is your doing? We finally put a non-god tier pony on the moon! And got them back! Rocket science must be your special talent!"

"nope. Special talent is picking flowers."

"... Then how dis you figure out how to build the rocket?"

"ziplines can teach you a lot about thermodynamics."


Practical experience is always a good jumping-off point...I believe Lord Kelvin himself discovered heat laws while boring cannon.



Oh yeah? Try pronouncing it. Out loud. Without saying "zero" or "one". Then compare it to... I dunno... Any language we have available to see which is more melodious, and easier on the vocal chords.

Oh goodness I am organically involved. I'm prejudiced against the robospecies! I never knew this about myself. :smalleek:


See, in my view it's not that different from Morse code: there's two basic units, and everything else is just made up of them in some combination. Really you could vocalize it by clicking, provided you could keep your place in a word well enough.


I'm not entirely sure rocket science and brain surgery can be somepony's special talent...

But regardless of that, I do not believe that a cutie mark is predestined. You get a cutie mark when you hit upon a thing that you are talented at, enjoy doing, and that resonates with you. The cutie mark also probably makes you somewhat better at it, but really the cutie mark is NOT a soul brand which dictates what you must do or go insane, or any of that nonsense. It's a visual representation that clues other in to the thing you're already laudable at, once you find it.

It is not possible to have a cutie mark you dislike.


Yeah, this has always been my view. A cutie mark is a confirmation of the thing you love and part of an expression of who you are to others; not some sort of shackle that makes you a one-trick pony. Why yes, that pun was intentional


WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!?!? http://i.imgur.com/DrMmg.png


I believe the correct response here is "neener, neener"? :smallwink:


Oh man.

Oooh man.

Zombies.

I went to bed one night, and a stray thought; what if zombies were real?
Six hours later, wide awake. Come on, brain. They aren't real. You know this. I know this.
Yea, but what if?
what if? Then we ge eaten by zombies. Go the hay to sleep!

It's been a reoccurring thing ever since. Every now and then, I'll freak out and zombie proof stuff. Check to have a hatchet or similar by way major entrance. Alarms and loud noise makers by windows. Etc.

Yeah... I gues we're even for the shingles now, DD.


This feel. I know it :smalleek:


You have offensively misquoted me.

It's single, straight, same hemisphere.

Once you realise those rules are born of experience you have my romantic history in a nutshell.

What's the Latin proverb? Experience teaches?

[Starbuck_II]

I don't know if anypony has seen this yet, but there is apparently a comic of MLP:FIM now. Basically in style of DM of the Rings (if it was an RPG).
http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/


Just thought I'd add this for my fellow bronies.

[vegetalss4]

I don't know if anypony has seen this yet, but there is apparently a comic of MLP:FIM now. Basically in style of DM of the Rings (if it was an RPG).
http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/


Just thought I'd add this for my fellow bronies.

I like that one, it is interesting.

[Lix Lorn]

Ah ham density...I'm really hoping to convince my friends to let me run an uber-hammy campaign of some sort in either M&M or Exalted. Unfortunately we don't really know the systems well enough...
...urge to offer... rising...

[Soras Teva Gee]

I don't know if anypony has seen this yet, but there is apparently a comic of MLP:FIM now. Basically in style of DM of the Rings (if it was an RPG).
http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/


Just thought I'd add this for my fellow bronies.

Thanks for reminding me to check that there strangely male Starbuck pony.

[Draconi Redfir]

So after a quick google search i must ask...


Why has no one ponified Tom the dimond rock and promptly shipped him with Rarity?

[Gamerlord]

So after a quick google search i must ask...


Why has no one ponified Tom the dimond rock and promptly shipped him with Rarity?
...What would his cutie mark look like?

[Soras Teva Gee]

Well duh the Rock.... which is now diamonds!

[Draconi Redfir]

Most likely his cutie mark would look like his rock self, maybe split down the middle with the other side looking like his dimond self.

[legomaster00156]

This is doomed to get no reviews, or even be noted, but I have the first chapter of Music to My Ears (http://legomaster00156.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4ifo52) posted. This story, in case noone has been paying attention to my plan-leaking delurking, revolves around three background ponies with musical talent: Octavia, Lyra/Heartstrings (who I have named Lyra Heartstrings), and Vinyl Scratch/DJ P0n-3.
Let me know what you think! Even negative (constructive) reviews are appreciated! Just let me know something, anything!

[Gaelbert]

Slacks, web belt, suspenders, overshirt, undershirt, hat. Maybe vest or overcoat.

Or slacks undershirt and work shirt. But I'm all sorts of bitter I can't dress nice for work.


Ooh, another braces man! Brohoof!
(But how do your braces work with a belt? I'm confused.)

I feel your pain about work though. My mandatory "uniform" is dark jeans and a t-shirt.


North Star (http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/North-Star-Dwells-Page-01-252842925) is the fanname for the one of the left. I'm pretty sure the one on the left is named as well; I just can't recall her name at the moment. They were both at the Gala for the end of the first season.


I love this fandom.


What really sells the line is that she poses immediately afterward.

I saw a gif with Fleur twisting in some pretty strange ways. I tried to find it again, but no such luck.
However, I have found some more Fleur images!
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/bb6e021086f82bf2929407e46e80b505/94806%20-%20artist%3AGroovebird%20fleur_de_lis%20wet_mane.j pg
I haven't decided whether I like the wet mane or the beret/sweater meme more. Leaning towards the beret/sweater, but my mind isn't quite made up.
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/f3aa67f8756a3a6b61075af9858970a2/94168%20-%20fleur_de_lis%20Unicorn.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/cdbba87d61965d6ffc89ff174133c5eb/93944%20-%20artist%3Akvalificatsia%20fleur_de_lis.jpg
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/3ac636b0422b336c6ecf869224e03cff/93087%20-%20fancypants%20Fancy_Pants%20fleur_de_lis%20the_m ost_interesting_pony_in_the_world.png
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/39f3a2371882fd941e5d6cfe100bbd88/94274%20-%20fancypants%20Fancy_Pants.png


I appreciate it, but the other folks in my group and my advisor already worked out the accommodations. However, if you have any suggestions for places to check out while I'm in the area, I'm all ears.

Hmmm... The Campanile can give a lovely view of the entire Bay Area, if it's open. The Berkeley Botanical Gardens are excellent as well, if that's your type of thing. And of course, there are hundreds of different restaurants for every price range imaginable. We don't have a whole lot of "tourist" stuff I suppose. That's all on the other side of the Bay.

[Gamerlord]

*THE LINK BELOW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR A FUTURE EPISODE*
Pinkie's singing VA confirmed a holiday song. Her wording indicates a song for season 3. (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/pinkie-pie-singing-voice-actor-confirms.html)

[TheAmishPirate]

This is doomed to get no reviews, or even be noted, but I have the first chapter of Music to My Ears (http://legomaster00156.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4ifo52) posted. This story, in case noone has been paying attention to my plan-leaking delurking, revolves around three background ponies with musical talent: Octavia, Lyra/Heartstrings (who I have named Lyra Heartstrings), and Vinyl Scratch/DJ P0n-3.
Let me know what you think! Even negative (constructive) reviews are appreciated! Just let me know something, anything!

I had a bit of a break from classes, so I thought I'd give this a look-over.

Feedback:

Sugarcube Corner was filled, it's seating completely occupied by high-class ponies from Canterlot.
-"its seating completely"

as sophisticated unicorns bought their sweets and complimented them on how well-made their food was
-Doesn't nearly everypony who visits their store buy something? Perhaps a comment about how the rich ponies tended to buy the more expensive items, and in larger quantities.

but she'd pretty much changed her name when her calling was found to be on the stage, rather than in an orchard
-I don't think you need the comma after "stage"

Vinyl stopped her, before surprising her by speaking, though she seemed to move over each word slowly, as if trying to make sure she was saying it correctly.
-Why not just have her talk before this line? It'd surprise your audience to hear her talk just as much as it would Octavia, and then you can describe how she talks.

Then we will be performing at the same event. I've been asked to go to the same event.
-Repeating the phrase "the same event"

Other notes: You may want to describe the noise Octavia and her roommate are hearing a bit more.

You say they find Vinyl Scratch in the ballroom, but don't mention the fact that there's a party there. I can infer there is simply by the prescence of other ponies, but

Line breaks. Add more of them. I think it's a DeviantArt thing, but all the lines mush together, and an additional new line would help.

Overall: A solid start. Definitely get the feeling that something's about to happen at this auction, so if that's what you're going for, then good job. I'll be (trying) to follow along with the next chapters, but no promises. School tends to take up a good chunk of my time.

[Soras Teva Gee]

*THE LINK BELOW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR A FUTURE EPISODE*
Pinkie's singing VA confirmed a holiday song. Her wording indicates a song for season 3. (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/pinkie-pie-singing-voice-actor-confirms.html)

What spoilers? That's even vaguer then a synopsis, Pinkie Pie sings songs everypony knows that. So there's another being recorded, I mean I'm happy and all but its not like another one leaked or anything.

We technically don't even know its for an episode, it could be for a Hub promo of some type since they haven't gotten past the "sell girls pink" stage of marketing.

[Pokonic]

On the subject of pony standards of beauty, it struck me that having a immortal princess is yet another factor in the mix. Do you suppose that "looking as much like Celestia (and/or Luna) as possible" goes in and out of style, or does Celestia's continued presence make it a perennial fashion? Fancy Pants' companion was rocking the Princess look right down to eschewing clothing, the better to show off her body, so it's apparently a currently popular style.

Indeed. Having the same ruler since your great-great-great-great-great ex grandfathers birth is quite the influence on the realm of clothing. It would be interesting to see if Celestia has been wearing the same lack-of-garb for her entire rule.

On the other hand, I have a crazy theory about those bigger-than-average ponies like Fluer: A very, very long time ago, there were more Alicorns, and there decendents inevitably had children, and those who are decended from them tend to not only have noble titles, but large size. Blueblood, dispite most likely not having to work a day of his life, is still one of the larger males so far, and Fleurs princess-like body shape probably makes her among the noblity. After all, the mare is Fancy Pants friend.


If your family is rich and influential, you're "eccentric". If they aren't, you're "crazy". :smallbiggrin:

Pre-1800 europian history in a nutshell.





I don't think so. Not as such, at least.
See, weather tends to happen in the rest of the world anyway. Pegasi can play with it, but they can't stop it.

It's a matter of logistics, like anything else. You have to find a suitable amount of weapons-grade thunderhead. You have to haul it, while keeping the formation intact. You need to be able to keep ambient effects from destroying it - blowing into a low pressure system on accident would ruin a thunderstorm, set it off early. So you need spotters. Whig means delays, scouts, conferring with commanders.

You also couldn't just lash a couple hundred Pegasi to hurricane Kanterina and rush it to the front lines! The bigger the system, the more it requires. A small cloud is a plaything. A large cloud is an obstacle. A cloudbank is a monster. While each Pegasus could have their own small thundercloud (requiring specialized manufacture; thunder doesn't last forever and you risk it running out of static charge or having the ordinance catch on nearby weathervanes) and it's even a good idea, because they are platforms. Portable bunks which serve as pony-style machine emplacements, and easy, comfy bivouac spots safe from most elements.

But in order to deal with clouds on a large (siege) basis, you need dedicated personnel. The clouds in Winter Wrap Up were handled by an entire professional weather team in tight formation, and almost blind to anything else - you think they had an easier time seein out than we did seeing in? They were silhouettes. Combatively, that's a kamikaze run at best, and a blind run into a killbox at worst. Hurricane Formation Six works best for hurricanes, and they've got at least dive other formations for more specific tasks.

Finally, the enemy isn't stupid. Against land-bound personnel you can't heave a storefront up and expect them to sit their. The ponies doing the pulling and steering have to deal wiu an unruly weather system, team coordination, handling the ordinance carefully, and now enemy fire and attempts at sabotage? Abandoning posts for safety leaves a highly volatile artillery set above your own troops, at best. We aren't even counting the whole 'abandoned your post' bit!

And against aerial opponents, well, you're bringing terrain, true. Terrain advantages are useful, but for the most part ponies are outclassed in the air. Griffons, dragons... Both have the necessary horsepower (heh...) to just muscle through rough winds and binding clouds. You cannot slow them down thereby, because they don't use their full power anyway. Too much is lost to inefficiency at the top end, where burning another hundred calories nets you no noticeable speed or maneuverability boost... But those extra percent of maximum expenditure can be used to fight resistance on the low end, negating wind resistance and drag. This leaves ponies with being able to force enemy opponents to expend their fuel reserves faster, tire the foe out. With a dragon, this isn't happening. Griffons maybe, seeing as ponies have phenomenal endurance, but we can only assume from the existence of griffons, that they are too difficult to immediately exterminate. Meaning that griffons must be comparable to ponies in physical attributes (:smalleek:!!!).

In the end, Pegasus weather control is just like any other technology. It's not a superweapon, and can be made to work against the ponies as well as for them. It's why a military needs so many specialties. No one group could go it alone.

Man, I really want a pony RTS game now...



Pony Alert 2: Gildas Revenge?

[Gamerlord]

What spoilers? That's even vaguer then a synopsis, Pinkie Pie sings songs everypony knows that. So there's another being recorded, I mean I'm happy and all but its not like another one leaked or anything.

We technically don't even know its for an episode, it could be for a Hub promo of some type since they haven't gotten past the "sell girls pink" stage of marketing.
Well, some people here are particularly sensitive about spoilers so I wanted to stay on the safe side.

[Athaniar]

So I watched some G1 stuff today (specifically, Rescue at Midnight Castle, Escape from Catrina, and the movie). Nah, it wasn't that horrible. Inferior to FiM? Without a doubt. The animation is very much worse, and the main characters are bland and/or annoying for the most part. Also, humans.

However, they aren't really that bad story-wise, and especially the villains are often quite impressive, especially Tirac (Tirek? The exact spelling seems to be unclear). My current headcanon is that he was the one who corrupted Luna into Nightmare Moon (and given how much inspiration Faust appears to have taken from the episode, I wouldn't say it's impossible she has the same idea). It would be interesting to see him in another FiM multi-parter, or even a movie. Or the Smooze, for that matter, that Lovecraftian abomination.

[BlasTech]

Is it wrong that I find Fluttershy's ship to be most fitting? A battleship. *snrk*

(The creator probably just matched the ponies to the size of the ship, rather than their true capabilities in real-life. I can't recognise any of them save for the fact Fluttershy's ship was definitely a battleship of some sort.)

Possibly, I wasn't trying to imply anything regarding the choice of ships the artist made. Apart from a general recognition of Fluttership being the biggest, and Dash having something that could be used to launch a seaplane, I can't really identify the make or model of them.

I'm more of a plain plane person m'self.

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/9/f/fluttershy_in_a_b_17_by_feralblooddragon-d3j37gq.jpg



Pony Alert 2: Gildas Revenge?

That can only end one way:

http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/ea81e9e814bb72e384b5de9dc77668ea/36599%20-%20command_and_conquer%20crossover%20derpy_hooves% 20parody%20red_alert%20twilight_sparkle.jpg

[Deadly]

On the other hand, I have a crazy theory about those bigger-than-average ponies like Fluer: A very, very long time ago, there were more Alicorns, and there decendents inevitably had children, and those who are decended from them tend to not only have noble titles, but large size. Blueblood, dispite most likely not having to work a day of his life, is still one of the larger males so far, and Fleurs princess-like body shape probably makes her among the noblity. After all, the mare is Fancy Pants friend.

I've been thinking for a while that alicorns are just regular unicorns, as opposed to pony unicorns. And for some reason pony unicorns just lack the wings of their bigger cousins. Of course, Fleur doesn't look much like a pony, but then there are kinda big ponies and small ponies in the real world too and the exact standards for what is called a pony does vary somewhat... so maybe.

This does suggest that there are or once were more of them, which may conflict with another preferred theory of mine, that Celestia and Luna were always the god-like beings they are now, rather than them taking on that mantle later on.

Which makes me kinda conflicted, because I like both these theories but I'm not yet sure how to reconcile them. Maybe Celestia and Luna simply chose their current form at some point, for some reason. Or maybe the equine races were created in their image originally.

I kinda suspect the canonical explanation of their origin will have them taking on the responsibility of the sun and the moon after the defeat of Discord, but I'll hope to be proven wrong.

[Pokonic]

So I watched some G1 stuff today (specifically, Rescue at Midnight Castle, Escape from Catrina, and the movie). Nah, it wasn't that horrible. Inferior to FiM? Without a doubt. The animation is very much worse, and the main characters are bland and/or annoying for the most part. Also, humans.

However, they aren't really that bad story-wise, and especially the villains are often quite impressive, especially Tirac (Tirek? The exact spelling seems to be unclear). My current headcanon is that he was the one who corrupted Luna into Nightmare Moon (and given how much inspiration Faust appears to have taken from the episode, I wouldn't say it's impossible she has the same idea). It would be interesting to see him in another FiM multi-parter, or even a movie. Or the Smooze, for that matter, that Lovecraftian abomination.

Indeed. The most scaring for young childeren? Its a tie between Tirak (a compramise. :smallwink:), that demon Ram-headed thing, and of course the original earth-themed dog villain.


I count the Smooze out because, as a Shoggoth blob of grey goo, it realy has no actual plans.


I've been thinking for a while that alicorns are just regular unicorns, as opposed to pony unicorns. And for some reason pony unicorns just lack the wings of their bigger cousins. Of course, Fleur doesn't look much like a pony, but then there are kinda big ponies and small ponies in the real world too and the exact standards for what is called a pony does vary somewhat... so maybe.

This does suggest that there are or once were more of them, which may conflict with another preferred theory of mine, that Celestia and Luna were always the god-like beings they are now, rather than them taking on that mantle later on.

Which makes me kinda conflicted, because I like both these theories but I'm not yet sure how to reconcile them. Maybe Celestia and Luna simply chose their current form at some point, for some reason. Or maybe the equine races were created in their image originally.

I kinda suspect the canonical explanation of their origin will have them taking on the responsibility of the sun and the moon after the defeat of Discord, but I'll hope to be proven wrong.

The biggest pointer to there being more Alicorns once? They are sisters, and even if they are winged unicorns that still means that they had to get there powers from somewhere. Discord, for example, said he has lived for at least a few flippen eons, but than again thats the word of a trickster spirit. Also, unless Celestia and Luna could handle three elements each, there would have to have been at least four other ponies they could count as freinds.

It could be that there are more, but they are in charge of things like other planets or perhapes the seasons of wild places and such. Heck, one could say its entirly feasible for the "King" and "Queen" of the kingdom control the sky and earth respectivly, and are so focused on there duties that there daughters had to become the effective rulers of there kingdom.

Also, how would that account for ponies like Fleur? Is she more Unicorn than pony, in a way?

[Deadly]

The biggest pointer to there being more Alicorns once? They are sisters, and even if they are winged unicorns that still means that they had to get there powers from somewhere. Discord, for example, said he has lived for at least a few flippen eons, but than again thats the word of a trickster spirit. Also, unless Celestia and Luna could handle three elements each, there would have to have been at least four other ponies they could count as freinds.

It could be that there are more, but they are in charge of things like other planets or perhapes the seasons of wild places and such. Heck, one could say its entirly feasible for the "King" and "Queen" of the kingdom control the sky and earth respectivly, and are so focused on there duties that there daughters had to become the effective rulers of there kingdom.

My personal view is that Celestia and Luna are more like spirits or forces of nature. In my mind they essentially are the sun and the moon. While Discord ruled Equestria they were distant, "uncaring" kinds of beings, maybe not even known to the inhabitants of the world. Then when they saw how miserable the world was under Discord and maybe after learning to work together (perhaps they had their differences initially) they overthrew him using the newfound elements.

Don't know about the number of elements... In one of my fics I'm going to assume they weren't alone, but I can see other explanations. I think Faust said something about them not having siblings, though.

I recently had the idea that maybe Discord was the original Element of Laughter :smallwink: Not sure if it could work in any way, but it seems like a really nice idea


Also, how would that account for ponies like Fleur? Is she more Unicorn than pony, in a way?

Perhaps she's just a different breed of pony. There are many different breeds in the real world, and as I mentioned also many different sizes of both horses and ponies. So it's not unreasonable. Many of the male ponies look slightly different from each other, while Fleur is one of the few females who is visible different. Despite there still being vastly more female ponies in the show.

[otakuryoga]

a certain Lich may find this image from latest drawfriend relevant
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UQgFJ3Co_eI/Tt_dsEVdwiI/AAAAAAAAW-0/m_dqnVqhQUE/s1600/95144+-+artist+amilroura+rarity+spike.jpg

[Aotrs Commander]

a certain Lich may find this image from latest drawfriend relevant
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UQgFJ3Co_eI/Tt_dsEVdwiI/AAAAAAAAW-0/m_dqnVqhQUE/s1600/95144+-+artist+amilroura+rarity+spike.jpg

Huzzah!

That sort of cancels out Spike missing the party last episode...

[BlasTech]

Huzzah!

That sort of cancels out Spike missing the party last episode...

I personally thing Spike made Twilight breakfast in bed and then they had a smaller "family" birthday celebration that morning before she left for Canterlot.

I guess he had to stay behind to look after the Library. Anything less seems just too mean for them!

[Metahuman1]

Chiming in on a couple of things since it's been awhile.

First: Is anyone finding it funny that Hub is doing a Who's Nautyest/Nicest contest, and that right now there is a meaningful chance that Pinkie Pie and either Snake eyes or Optimus Prime will be competing for it on the nice side?


Second: Read the last page or so. Discord original element of Laughter? Maybe, I've heard stranger ideas. After all, he did say that was a personal favorite of his when he got his first exchange of dialog with everypony.


And yes, I think the Smooze would make a great season 2 closer myself. Maybe do a cliff hanger into Season 3 with the Smooze getting released and we have to wait and see the premier of the third season to know if/how it's defeated.


After all, it was the most memorable thing in Gen 1.

[Beacon of Chaos]

*eyeglow twitch*
Oh hey, when did you get re-lich-ified, Hopereaver?


Pony Alert 2: Gildas Revenge?

Not quite.
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/ed5c93503e1e103c067af26f8bb243e3/65398%20-%20command_and_conquer%20communism%20communist%20c rossover%20parody%20red_alert%20red_alert_2%20Sovi et_Union%20The_Great_And_Powerful_Trixie%20Trixie% 20video_game%20yuri%27s_revenge.jpg

Or maybe:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/eb6fe8e0b1d7b3c0e0613a6ea25727ca/86653%20-%20artist%3APsychroculus%20command_and_conquer%20c ommunism%20communist%20crossover%20derpy_hooves%20 Ditzy_Doo%20red_alert%20red_alert_2%20Soviet_Union %20video_game%20yuri%20yuri%27s_revenge.png
Yeah. I don't even know.


But anyway, Rainbow Dash in a wedding dress.
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/94f7b181248e2efb3bf525bfac3bb060/95017%20-%20artist%3Atinuleaf%20rainbow_dash%20wedding_dres s.jpg

Pretty! :3

[Pokonic]

My personal view is that Celestia and Luna are more like spirits or forces of nature. In my mind they essentially are the sun and the moon. While Discord ruled Equestria they were distant, "uncaring" kinds of beings, maybe not even known to the inhabitants of the world. Then when they saw how miserable the world was under Discord and maybe after learning to work together (perhaps they had their differences initially) they overthrew him using the newfound elements.

Don't know about the number of elements... In one of my fics I'm going to assume they weren't alone, but I can see other explanations. I think Faust said something about them not having siblings, though.

I recently had the idea that maybe Discord was the original Element of Laughter :smallwink: Not sure if it could work in any way, but it seems like a really nice idea



Perhaps she's just a different breed of pony. There are many different breeds in the real world, and as I mentioned also many different sizes of both horses and ponies. So it's not unreasonable. Many of the male ponies look slightly different from each other, while Fleur is one of the few females who is visible different. Despite there still being vastly more female ponies in the show.

About Discord: To be fair, most use the idea that Celestia was the Element of Laughter at some point to use the fact that the big D said that it was his favorite element as shipping fual.:smallwink:

To be fair, Pinkie Pie could have been converted to his side the moment if he promised to turn the whole of Everfree into candy, down to taffy plants and winegum trees. Heck, of anything, she is the biggest suspect for having something older and none-pony in her genes.

On siblings: ah, but this is a royal family. Aunts and uncles are bound to have childeren of there own, even if they are with "normal" ponies.

On the idea of breeds: The size differances in males could be partialy chalked up to them bulking out due to lifting heavy equiptment all there life. Out of the pony variations, we have both Snails and Snips , who are thin and tall and short and thick, respectivly.

Pip is too small to tell, but he may have the same thickish body shape as Ms. Cake and Snips, while Snails is the only skinny male we have seen. Than again, he is one of the two young males in ponyville, and it could be that he could turn out to be a femine pretty-staillion when he grows up. (Now thats a fanfic idea. :smallbiggrin:)

[the_druid_droid]

Hmmm... The Campanile can give a lovely view of the entire Bay Area, if it's open. The Berkeley Botanical Gardens are excellent as well, if that's your type of thing. And of course, there are hundreds of different restaurants for every price range imaginable. We don't have a whole lot of "tourist" stuff I suppose. That's all on the other side of the Bay.

Good suggestions! I'll keep them in mind. Also, we might get around to checking out the rest of the Bay too, so what might be over there?


My personal view is that Celestia and Luna are more like spirits or forces of nature. In my mind they essentially are the sun and the moon. While Discord ruled Equestria they were distant, "uncaring" kinds of beings, maybe not even known to the inhabitants of the world. Then when they saw how miserable the world was under Discord and maybe after learning to work together (perhaps they had their differences initially) they overthrew him using the newfound elements.


Yeah, I kind of like the direction you and SiuiS seem to have taken on this; Celestia and Luna aren't so much goddesses or shepherds of the day and night as much as actually being day and night given shape.


I recently had the idea that maybe Discord was the original Element of Laughter :smallwink: Not sure if it could work in any way, but it seems like a really nice idea


Hmm, exploring the sort of thing that happens when an Element goes wrong seems like it could be really interesting...

Also, have some pictures of ponies!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3aLUTvh4o1M/Tt_dVUW06XI/AAAAAAAAW8k/zUFVMctWJZc/s1600/after_1_000_years_by_shadowrunner27-d4ie2md.png.jpg
Why yes, I believe I mentioned my formative Power Ranger years...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raS33_-zSK0/Tt_dSCzWKlI/AAAAAAAAW8M/SwaEM6VdAeQ/s1600/94853+-+derpy_hooves+ikea+maypole+sweden.png
IKEA pony returns!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xWRpdus6yio/Tt_dMLoV6tI/AAAAAAAAW7o/bec3EYiMG4A/s1600/lyra_wears_short_shorts_by_charlesgamer-d4i2ld5.png
Adorable Lyra is adorable!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXRJH448YaA/Tt_dbmZsOKI/AAAAAAAAW9U/cfUFB4DcUQo/s1600/94836+-+artist+stardustxiii+fluttershy+scarf+snow.png
And adorable Fluttershy rounds things out!

[Deadly]

About Discord: To be fair, most use the idea that Celestia was the Element of Laughter at some point to use the fact that the big D said that it was his favorite element as shipping fual.:smallwink:

To be fair, Pinkie Pie could have been converted to his side the moment if he promised to turn the whole of Everfree into candy, down to taffy plants and winegum trees. Heck, of anything, she is the biggest suspect for having something older and none-pony in her genes.

On siblings: ah, but this is a royal family. Aunts and uncles are bound to have childeren of there own, even if they are with "normal" ponies.

On the idea of breeds: The size differances in males could be partialy chalked up to them bulking out due to lifting heavy equiptment all there life. Out of the pony variations, we have both Snails and Snips , who are thin and tall and short and thick, respectivly.

Pip is too small to tell, but he may have the same thickish body shape as Ms. Cake and Snips, while Snails is the only skinny male we have seen. Than again, he is one of the two young males in ponyville, and it could be that he could turn out to be a femine pretty-staillion when he grows up. (Now thats a fanfic idea. :smallbiggrin:)

I think Pinkie would quickly realize that it wouldn't be as fun as she imagined in the long run and probably switch back to the side of good again. One, all her friends and everypony else would be miserable, and that's definitely no fun. Second, Discord is very unlikely to keep a promise and would probably constantly twist and change his words to make Pinkie miserable too. I doubt he cares about anyones fun but his own.

As for Celestia's element, I can't see it as laughter. Magic might be obvious, though, and I have Luna pegged as Loyalty in one fic, probably magic in another.

Maybe Discord was once like them, but got corrupted. Maybe the element of laughter is particularly prone to getting twisted and corrupted.


Hmm, exploring the sort of thing that happens when an Element goes wrong seems like it could be really interesting...

Ah, pinkied me there :)


***

I'm not thinking so much size difference in males, but just as much how their heads look.

[Athaniar]

Good suggestions! I'll keep them in mind. Also, we might get around to checking out the rest of the Bay too, so what might be over there?



Yeah, I kind of like the direction you and SiuiS seem to have taken on this; Celestia and Luna aren't so much goddesses or shepherds of the day and night as much as actually being day and night given shape.



Hmm, exploring the sort of thing that happens when an Element goes wrong seems like it could be really interesting...

Also, have some pictures of ponies!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raS33_-zSK0/Tt_dSCzWKlI/AAAAAAAAW8M/SwaEM6VdAeQ/s1600/94853+-+derpy_hooves+ikea+maypole+sweden.png
IKEA pony returns!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXRJH448YaA/Tt_dbmZsOKI/AAAAAAAAW9U/cfUFB4DcUQo/s1600/94836+-+artist+stardustxiii+fluttershy+scarf+snow.png
And adorable Fluttershy rounds things out!
So IKEA pony is a meme now? Hey, I've seen worse...

Also, adowable Fluttershy is always good.

[Gamerlord]

I think Pinkie would quickly realize that it wouldn't be as fun as she imagined in the long run and probably switch back to the side of good again. One, all her friends and everypony else would be miserable, and that's definitely no fun. Second, Discord is very unlikely to keep a promise and would probably constantly twist and change his words to make Pinkie miserable too. I doubt he cares about anyones fun but his own.

As for Celestia's element, I can't see it as laughter. Magic might be obvious, though, and I have Luna pegged as Loyalty in one fic, probably magic in another.

Maybe Discord was once like them, but got corrupted. Maybe the element of laughter is particularly prone to getting twisted and corrupted.

Well, on the topic of Luna, remember one of the key parts of Nightmare Night was "Trick or Treat" so maybe she was the element of laughter or generosity.

[Pokonic]

I think Pinkie would quickly realize that it wouldn't be as fun as she imagined in the long run and probably switch back to the side of good again. One, all her friends and everypony else would be miserable, and that's definitely no fun. Second, Discord is very unlikely to keep a promise and would probably constantly twist and change his words to make Pinkie miserable too. I doubt he cares about anyones fun but his own.

As for Celestia's element, I can't see it as laughter. Magic might be obvious, though, and I have Luna pegged as Loyalty in one fic, probably magic in another.

Maybe Discord was once like them, but got corrupted. Maybe the element of laughter is particularly prone to getting twisted and corrupted.



Ah, pinkied me there :)


***

I'm not thinking so much size difference in males, but just as much how their heads look.

Well, the moon has always had more connections with magic than the sun, in any case.

Also, on the males head-shape, I have to admit that most of the Cloudsdale workers have a strong lantern jaw going on, and that the vast majority of earth ponies have either broad or blunt-ish heads, going from the varying specimens that we have seen differing from the norm. Male unicorns are actualy rather uniform, actualy.

[Lix Lorn]

Huzzah!

That sort of cancels out Spike missing the party last episode...
My current headcanon is that Celestia, the other five, and Spike were all in on it. I mean, Rarity's lies were FLIMSY. So they decided to go and confront her-gently, maybe they learnt their lesson from their NO SUBTLETY LETS TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY last week with Rainbow. Spike meanwhile used his contacts in Canterlot to explain things-Fancy Pants is a nice stallion, and an old friend like Spike could surely get him to move this towards a happy ending.

This means:
The other five aren't quite that dumb.
Celestia is still a troll.
Fancy Pants is even more awesome.
Spike isn't upset because he did something good for Rarity.

[Draconi Redfir]

Re: Other alicorns.

I did read a thing on Divianart suggesting that "pony genetics" allow for the creation of alicorns through breeding (Pegisus mom and unicorn dad for example) and Luna and Celestia are simply "perfect" Alicorns, being 33.33333333(repeating) percent earth, Pegasus, and unicorn. how exactly that happened i'm not sure but yeah.


It could simply be that they really are gods and they did create equestria and watched it silently as a science experiment or something, then they saw one of their more unique specimens was out of control (discord) and making life miserable and chaotic for all the residents. Then they either decided to make sure the balance was kept in check by getting rid of him and becoming direct rulers of the world, or they decided to get rid of him, but trapped themselves in physical form by doing so.

That or they created the world and all its history and such and everyone who had only been alive for about three seconds was convinced they had a rich history behind them or something.

[Rebelhero]

But there is one they fear.
In their tounge she is Flutterkin.
Dragonshy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x3e6zsGSLus)

[Pokonic]

But there is one they fear.
In their tounge she is Flutterkin.
Dragonshy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x3e6zsGSLus)


To be fair, Flutterponies doing dragonshouts are a wonderful image.

[Aotrs Commander]

Oh hey, when did you get re-lich-ified, Hopereaver?

...

...

Hey, when did you get re-lichfied, Hopereaver?

I...didn't... Look, see all fleshy...

I'd rather not if it's all the same to you... But you... Hmm...

Hang on a sec, where's me scanner...

Ah. Uh-huh. Aaand the records from last night... Fascinating.

Uhhh... Um, what?

If I'm reading this right, the various stupid amount of spells Lix, and possibly myself, have been subjecting you too have had some interesting side-effects. The whole "Hopereaver is a magical girl" thing Lix slapped on you... Well. She wasn't very specific about the type, was she?

...no?

You haven't really tried using that in combat have you? You ran on that insanely-long lasting buff, didn't you, when you were last out, yes?

Yeah...?

You'd have to transform for me to be certain, but I'm guessing in the absence of a guiding force, the magic-girl effect naturally fell back onto your subconcious influence. Which meant it naturally would gravitate to what you are used to, i.e. the powers granted by Lichdom. And, as these sorts of things are often activated and/or strengthened by emotion...

And I haven't really been angry for a while, until that Discord thing steamed me up...

Causing a low-level activation of you magical-girl powers, manifesting in giving you Lich eyeglows as you would expect from an angry Lich, with the exception they are merely located a bit further foward in your eyes than in an empty eye socket.

Wow.

So, theoretically, in magical-girl form, you may well find your body functions as if Spirit-Bound, possibly even more enhanced.

So I am sort of part-Lich-like when I transform?

I'd hazard so, though we'll have to run some experimentations.

Cool!

Huh, I guess it also might explain why I've not been so desparate to get re-Lichified, since my subconcious sort of knew that I'd have the powers if I really needed them.

Good point.

So, best of both worlds and all that. Well, I know you aren't a big fan of the flesh, but if I'm keeping my Lich powers, I prefer it personally... I mean, I like having my hair for a kick off.

Hah.

Nice catch, Diego Havoc! Nice catch! We'd both have missed that otherwise! What are we like, eh?

Heck, this could even have some enormous ramifications if we can reverse-engineer how this effect works...

I sense research bonuses in your immediate future....

Huzzah!


Not quite.
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/ed5c93503e1e103c067af26f8bb243e3/65398%20-%20command_and_conquer%20communism%20communist%20c rossover%20parody%20red_alert%20red_alert_2%20Sovi et_Union%20The_Great_And_Powerful_Trixie%20Trixie% 20video_game%20yuri%27s_revenge.jpg

Or maybe:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/eb6fe8e0b1d7b3c0e0613a6ea25727ca/86653%20-%20artist%3APsychroculus%20command_and_conquer%20c ommunism%20communist%20crossover%20derpy_hooves%20 Ditzy_Doo%20red_alert%20red_alert_2%20Soviet_Union %20video_game%20yuri%20yuri%27s_revenge.png

Pffftahahahahaha!


My current headcanon is that Celestia, the other five, and Spike were all in on it. I mean, Rarity's lies were FLIMSY. So they decided to go and confront her-gently, maybe they learnt their lesson from their NO SUBTLETY LETS TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY last week with Rainbow. Spike meanwhile used his contacts in Canterlot to explain things-Fancy Pants is a nice stallion, and an old friend like Spike could surely get him to move this towards a happy ending.

This means:
The other five aren't quite that dumb.
Celestia is still a troll.
Fancy Pants is even more awesome.
Spike isn't upset because he did something good for Rarity.

Plausible. Heck, it also might mean the rest of 'em were just trolling at Fancy Pants' party - it would certainly make sense for Twilight's dance to be that...special... on purpose...? I'm totally assuming this is what happened now.



Also how have we both (or me at any rate) missed snickering at Fancy Pants1 until now? One wonders if he has a sister, Posh Knickers or something...

Or Luxury Thong!

...

...

Lix is waaay too much of a bad influence.

On me or you?

Yes.



1It's a British thing...

[Topaz]

North Star (http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/North-Star-Dwells-Page-01-252842925) is the fanname for the one of the left. I'm pretty sure the one on the left is named as well; I just can't recall her name at the moment. They were both at the Gala for the end of the first season.
The one on the right is in fact known as Madmax (or Maxie).


Also, unless Celestia and Luna could handle three elements each, there would have to have been at least four other ponies they could count as friends.
In my headcanon the Princesses, being all three Pony types in one, could handle three Elements each, and Celestia having to double down when Luna went Nightmare was why she had to banish instead of purify.


Oh. We're talkin about tv tuners... Ehheh.
I want a tuner, and an app to turn my iPhone into a wireless Bluetooth keyboard. I would finally be able to make use of Braz's ginormous HD screen.

And then I'd have to find something to do online to make it worth doing XD
I don't know a Bluetooth solution, but you can use an iOS device as a remote touchpad and keyboard for a PC over Wi-Fi with a free app called Logitech Touch Mouse (http://www.logitech.com/en-us/494/6367?section=downloads&bit=&osid=14).

[Deadly]

Well, on the topic of Luna, remember one of the key parts of Nightmare Night was "Trick or Treat" so maybe she was the element of laughter or generosity.

Hmm, I don't know. It seems implied that she was fairly lonely and unloved back in the day, which doesn't really inspire laughter. Maybe generosity could fit, though. She was generous when she sprinkled the night sky with beautiful stars, and the pain of seeing the lack of appreciation for her gift might have been stronger because of that.

Maybe Celestia's element was/is kindness? She certainly comes off as a very kind pony.


Well, the moon has always had more connections with magic than the sun, in any case.

That is true, as well.


Also, on the males head-shape, I have to admit that most of the Cloudsdale workers have a strong lantern jaw going on, and that the vast majority of earth ponies have either broad or blunt-ish heads, going from the varying specimens that we have seen differing from the norm. Male unicorns are actualy rather uniform, actualy.

Eh, I don't know. It's just always seemed to me like more of the males have slightly different designs, where most of the female ponies are basically the same except for colors and mane/tails. Maybe it's just an illusion, I haven't exactly done any statistics on it :)

[Forum Explorer]

This is doomed to get no reviews, or even be noted, but I have the first chapter of Music to My Ears (http://legomaster00156.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4ifo52) posted. This story, in case noone has been paying attention to my plan-leaking delurking, revolves around three background ponies with musical talent: Octavia, Lyra/Heartstrings (who I have named Lyra Heartstrings), and Vinyl Scratch/DJ P0n-3.
Let me know what you think! Even negative (constructive) reviews are appreciated! Just let me know something, anything!

Hey I noticed your last story (The one about filly Spitfire and Soarin correct?)

[otakuryoga]

research bonuses[/I] in your immediate future....

Huzzah!


ummm, Hopereaver... i do believe he means Medical type research
..you know..the type involving needles, scalpels, etc? (I would have included anesthetic in that list...but this IS the Commander after all)

....are you sure you should be cheering?

[Mando Knight]

But there is one they fear.
In their tounge she is Flutterkin.
Dragonshy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x3e6zsGSLus)

FUS RO D'awwwwww...

[Capt. Ido Nos]

You're important to ponythread!

http://img.ponibooru.org/images/5d/5d8bc6cd38d5bbf9da01a98467ded571



And you too! >C

http://twilight.ponychan.net/chan/arch/src/130630898764.png
Augh yelling! http://i.imgur.com/4XyuH.png *runs into bush*


Happy birthday!


LIES


LIES AND SLANDER

(hugs the important ponies)
*watches Lix go over and hug Aotrs*


Gah, this is what I get for only skimming ponythread and then going to sleep after my posts. *Hugs both ponies, and Vent and Dexam, and anypony else who's around*



*And celestia*

*wonders who this "both" is, that hug-stealing harlot*


Yes, we are both quite unimportant. I must say that-






...oh, you guys! YOU GUYS!
.////////////.

You guys are awesome.
*solemnly nods*

Yes, alas it would seem that we are. http://i.imgur.com/BsGGR.png

*resumes completely misconstruing other pony's posts in an intentionally humorous manner*Oh you guys ^^

---MEANWHILE---



Well, I've done:
She wears a disguise
To fool the pony eyes
But she's not a mare
She's a Scootaloo :smallbiggrin:
http://i.imgur.com/ZHvPK.png

<>
<This section is reserved for SiuiS megapost replies, please hold>
<> Forget that noise I'll just reply in order. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12341099#post12341099) I forgot this thread does that whole "moving" thing.

Pony Emote Shenanigans! So I have been known to lurk on reddit's pony boards from time to time for images, and one thing that I have been deeply impressed with is their vast and ever growing supply of pony emoticons. There's definitely a lot of carry over to here, but there are some that we definitely should be... borrowing for the long term. Problem is, they do some fancy work in how they store the emotici, so I haven't been able to save them individually, or even extract them in any meaningful way.

Until now! Sort of. I have finally successfully found how to access the image files, only the catch is that they store them in mass, in grid form. So, I will begin to hunt as many of these down as possible and link them here, but if anypony who is interested in helping the effort, we can break these down to the single emotes, and perhaps save them to the seekret pony project? http://i.imgur.com/us0sn.png

Here is the first batch (http://thumbs.reddit.com/t5_2s8bl_9.png).
Here is the second batch (http://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/RFEKLirx-dJZXCwN.png).

[Aotrs Commander]

ummm, Hopereaver... i do believe he means Medical type research
..you know..the type involving needles, scalpels, etc? (I would have included anesthetic in that list...but this IS the Commander after all)

....are you sure you should be cheering?

Well, duh, how else are we gonna test my regeneration powers?

?!

...

...

Wha... I... don't even...




*watches Lix go over and hug Aotrs*

Lich not a pony, Lich not a pony!

[Lix Lorn]

...

...

Hey, when did you get re-lichfied, Hopereaver?

I...didn't... Look, see all fleshy...

I'd rather not if it's all the same to you... But you... Hmm...

Hang on a sec, where's me scanner...

Ah. Uh-huh. Aaand the records from last night... Fascinating.

Uhhh... Um, what?

If I'm reading this right, the various stupid amount of spells Lix, and possibly myself, have been subjecting you too have had some interesting side-effects. The whole "Hopereaver is a magical girl" thing Lix slapped on you... Well. She wasn't very specific about the type, was she?

...no?

You haven't really tried using that in combat have you? You ran on that insanely-long lasting buff, didn't you, when you were last out, yes?

Yeah...?

You'd have to transform for me to be certain, but I'm guessing in the absence of a guiding force, the magic-girl effect naturally fell back onto your subconcious influence. Which meant it naturally would gravitate to what you are used to, i.e. the powers granted by Lichdom. And, as these sorts of things are often activated and/or strengthened by emotion...

And I haven't really been angry for a while, until that Discord thing steamed me up...

Causing a low-level activation of you magical-girl powers, manifesting in giving you Lich eyeglows as you would expect from an angry Lich, with the exception they are merely located a bit further foward in your eyes than in an empty eye socket.

Wow.

So, theoretically, in magical-girl form, you may well find your body functions as if Spirit-Bound, possibly even more enhanced.

So I am sort of part-Lich-like when I transform?

I'd hazard so, though we'll have to run some experimentations.

Cool!

Huh, I guess it also might explain why I've not been so desparate to get re-Lichified, since my subconcious sort of knew that I'd have the powers if I really needed them.

Good point.

So, best of both worlds and all that. Well, I know you aren't a big fan of the flesh, but if I'm keeping my Lich powers, I prefer it personally... I mean, I like having my hair for a kick off.

Hah.

Nice catch, Diego Havoc! Nice catch! We'd both have missed that otherwise! What are we like, eh?

Heck, this could even have some enormous ramifications if we can reverse-engineer how this effect works...

I sense research bonuses in your immediate future....

Huzzah!
Oh, well, glad to help! I'm not specific with my blessings. If you need me to help with the magicks and stuff you only need ask. :smallsmile:


Plausible. Heck, it also might mean the rest of 'em were just trolling at Fancy Pants' party - it would certainly make sense for Twilight's dance to be that...special... on purpose...? I'm totally assuming this is what happened now.
Plus it's a win for Spike. :smallsmile:


Also how have we both (or me at any rate) missed snickering at Fancy Pants1 until now? One wonders if he has a sister, Posh Knickers or something...

Or Luxury Thong!

...

...

Lix is waaay too much of a bad influence.

On me or you?

Yes.
Pffft how DID I miss that? XD
...
(is suddenly curious what Aotrs looks like en-fleshed)


*watches Lix go over and hug Aotrs*
Aotrs is a lich, not a pony. :smalltongue:
(hugs Capt. Ido Nos)

[Lord Raziere]

Yes Lich not pony.

Raziere not pony either! Raziere inventor!

and one of my favorite inventions is my Holy Laser Cannon!

*points HLC at Aotrs* Bye! *Fires*

[Draconi Redfir]

FUS RO D'awwwwww...

I made that comment :smallbiggrin:

[Lix Lorn]

...there are so many ways this could end badly for you. An angry goddess is a main one, but I'll just watch a lich tear you apart verbally.

So, the new song is an AWESOME song. Beats out the pet one by far, IMO.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

Oh Ido, the sky is only orange when you spend fifteen minutes in one of those big yellow plastic tube slides. Everypony knows that.

Ok, I concede. I'm a Pinkie Pie...

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee468/WizardPony/8289384f.jpg

Stupid Internet. Making assertions and backing them up with facts...

Does it really? I should try that sometime...

The internet tends to do that, doesn't it? Incidentally, I took that same quiz a while back, and not surprisingly got:http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5875/6db4ebf35fce9491c7eb096.jpg
off the charts Twi, which is not surprising, since she is pretty much my clone, assuming I were a girl. And a horse.



I'm pretty sure Jade's name isn't Dave though, so that can't be right.

Oblivioustotopic.GIF

But you forget man, the irony. The sheer number of layers is staggering!



Good!

Im finding it hard to draw still scenes from my head. I think I'm going to start illustrating fan fiction. That seems so much easier since the author already did all the hard mental footwork.*

Poni has given me a LOT of mentalwork to work out poses and still scenes. Before this, it was mostly That Same Tree that I seem to be stuck on. I do find that movies can really help with ideas as well. A movie that I really connect with and get invested with will give me a TON of material to mull over for days.



There's a challenge? I'm in!


*starts pouring glasses* Pull up a chair, sir!


Well I'm going to just leave this here, when you see it:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/694e91ab345ddd42c3a0411a23a3f41b/78464%20-%20buffalo%20erected_faust_pony%20erection%20laure n_faust%20meta%20pony_express%20sign%20skull.jpg
Mind=Blown
*brainsplode*


General Derpy is in a state of flux with momma Derpy for best Derpy.

Really, the true path to enlightenment is to glorify one Derpy with one eye, and a different Derpy with the other. Truly, only hen can she be understood.

No see, Derpy is best Derpy. General Dery is Derpy, and Momma Derpy is Derpy, therefore General Derpy = Momma Derpy = Derpy = Best Derpy.



Well, I'm glad to be of service. Doubly so if I get to hear myself talk at length!

A lot of my knowledge comes from trawlling deviant art and reading how to draw manga books, honestly. The rest is just feel. Something clicks and you go "Ooooh" and from them on it you can't not do it. You've probably already got a lot of that.


Look, like I said, please, talk all you want! :D You're right though, a lot of what I do know is just random bits and bobs from everywhere. The problem is that none of it is really cohesive, so it's hard to make a single picture where everything is together. Criticism and comments really help me pull everything together much faster than I could otherwise, I deeply appreciate it http://i.imgur.com/DrSYq.png


Cause you know that Vriska is 8est troll, honey. ;;;;)
D-> Now see
D-> Thats not how it 100% from where i stand



Lich not a pony, Lich not a pony!



Aotrs is a lich, not a pony. :smalltongue:
(hugs Capt. Ido Nos)
But.. think of the shenanigans!! D'aww okay then.

[Kairaven]

If there were no other ponies involoved, I believe that Celestia embodies Kindness, Laughter and Friendship.

While Luna embodies Honesty, Generousity, and Loyalty, all of which she subverted upon becoming NMM, breaking her bond to the elements

Forced to lock NMM away, Celestia lost the element of Friendship and Laughter; perhaps even Kindness for a little while.

and just so people remembers, the element of magic=friendship.

[Lix Lorn]

The internet tends to do that, doesn't it? Incidentally, I took that same quiz a while back, and not surprisingly got:http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5875/6db4ebf35fce9491c7eb096.jpg
off the charts Twi, which is not surprising, since she is pretty much my clone, assuming I were a girl. And a horse.
Where are you GETTING these?


D-> Now see
D-> Thats not how it 100% from where i stand
That's what 8ecomes of 8eing releg8ed to just two eyes ;;;; )

[Aotrs Commander]

Yes Lich not pony.

Raziere not pony either! Raziere inventor!

and one of my favorite inventions is my Holy Laser Cannon!

*points HLC at Aotrs* Bye! *Fires*

Boss!

Commadore!

...

That.

Hurt.

...

Fine.

You want to play with lethal weapons? (http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=W0XsqHyQnU4&start=3m42s&end=4m27s)

Looks like we get to break in the new Shadowfang Mk IIs extra early!

Decaying Scream! Maw of Agony!

Lock on this location and fire!

Aye, Commadore. Firing now!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/AotrsCommander/Firingback1.png

And get me a damn cleric!

Yessir!

[Lix Lorn]

And get me a damn cleric!

Yessir!
If I recall correctly, d&d verse negative energy heals you, right?

Intensified Enhcanced Harm.

[Aotrs Commander]

If I recall correctly, d&d verse negative energy heals you, right?

Intensified Enhcanced Harm.

Yes.

Thank you.

And now I had better go and meditate before I'm inclined to use something heavier than destroyer Coldbeams...

[Gadora]

Pony Emote Shenanigans! So I have been known to lurk on reddit's pony boards from time to time for images, and one thing that I have been deeply impressed with is their vast and ever growing supply of pony emoticons. There's definitely a lot of carry over to here, but there are some that we definitely should be... borrowing for the long term. Problem is, they do some fancy work in how they store the emotici, so I haven't been able to save them individually, or even extract them in any meaningful way.

Until now! Sort of. I have finally successfully found how to access the image files, only the catch is that they store them in mass, in grid form. So, I will begin to hunt as many of these down as possible and link them here, but if anypony who is interested in helping the effort, we can break these down to the single emotes, and perhaps save them to the seekret pony project? http://i.imgur.com/us0sn.png

Here is the first batch (http://thumbs.reddit.com/t5_2s8bl_9.png).
Here is the second batch (http://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/RFEKLirx-dJZXCwN.png).

Sure, get permission to use them, and I'd be willing to host them at the least. I might also be up for seeing if I can figure out what it takes to get them all cropped properly.

[SiuiS]

My current headcanon is that Celestia, the other five, and Spike were all in on it. I mean, Rarity's lies were FLIMSY. So they decided to go and confront her-gently, maybe they learnt their lesson from their NO SUBTLETY LETS TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY last week with Rainbow. Spike meanwhile used his contacts in Canterlot to explain things-Fancy Pants is a nice stallion, and an old friend like Spike could surely get him to move this towards a happy ending.

This means:
The other five aren't quite that dumb.
Celestia is still a troll.
Fancy Pants is even more awesome.
Spike isn't upset because he did something good for Rarity.

Ooh, I like it~


Re: Other alicorns.

I did read a thing on Divianart suggesting that "pony genetics" allow for the creation of alicorns through breeding (Pegisus mom and unicorn dad for example) and Luna and Celestia are simply "perfect" Alicorns, being 33.33333333(repeating) percent earth, Pegasus, and unicorn. how exactly that happened i'm not sure but yeah.


It could simply be that they really are gods and they did create equestria and watched it silently as a science experiment or something, then they saw one of their more unique specimens was out of control (discord) and making life miserable and chaotic for all the residents. Then they either decided to make sure the balance was kept in check by getting rid of him and becoming direct rulers of the world, or they decided to get rid of him, but trapped themselves in physical form by doing so.

That or they created the world and all its history and such and everyone who had only been alive for about three seconds was convinced they had a rich history behind them or something.

I would prefer to see it the other way; based on G1/G2, earth ponies are the predominant pony type. Pegasi and unicorns are all the results of deific meddling. It's been a full millennium since raw magic coalesced from night and day and took pony form to defeat chaos. In that time, I'm sure, one could woo even the sun and moon. But unlike standard D&D temptlating, it added only a sliver of divinity to each pony, probably requiring a couple generations for Pegasi and unicorns to become discrete, true-breeding races. That's why blueblood has a direct connection to Celestia- they all do. The entire pony race is so interbred, even two earth ponies can bear a unicorn or pegasus child.

Earth ponies have latent but non-commendable magic. Pegasi have similar but more control as reflexive ability in flight. Unicorns inherit the spiritual/mental strength of their deities but the power burns them, leaving them physically trailer, as their power is channeled outward rather than being kept internal to strengthen their form.


The one on the right is in fact known as Madmax (or Maxie).


In my headcanon the Princesses, being all three Pony types in one, could handle three Elements each, and Celestia having to double down when Luna went Nightmare was why she had to banish instead of purify.

I sort of agree. I figure Celestia could use the elements, or at least magic itself, but not fully. Theoretically, Twilight who has the most overt and yet most difficult to use element, could banish ponies to the moon. It requires all elements in equilibrium to bring that balance back to their target. The Rainbow of light is a sort of epic-level calm emotions that has a prismatic effect on creatures which cannot be calmed. Discord could not have equilibrium; it would destroy him. He is chaotic; quelling that chaos is like freezing solid a roaring rapid, and so he "froze" into stone until he could once again be agitated and thawed.



I don't know a Bluetooth solution, but you can use an iOS device as a remote touchpad and keyboard for a PC over Wi-Fi with a free app called Logitech Touch Mouse (http://www.logitech.com/en-us/494/6367?section=downloads&bit=&osid=14).

Neat! Thank you, Topaz!


ummm, Hopereaver... i do believe he means Medical type research
..you know..the type involving needles, scalpels, etc? (I would have included anesthetic in that list...but this IS the Commander after all)

....are you sure you should be cheering?

Y'know, needles aren't that bad. It's the anxiety that really kills you, I find.

And besides; I'm sure Hopereaver has had to take antiarmor rounds to the chest, and worst. A scalpel, especially with necromantic medicine, is nothing.

One of my favorite medical spells allows the body to continue it's processes while vivisected. Blood just meanders through the air out of one side and into the other when a vein is cut, tissue metabolism continues as though there were no incision, etc. And that's still a level 1 spell.



(is suddenly curious what Aotrs looks like en-fleshed)

That's easy!

Moody and uncomfortable.

[Topaz]

That pony personality test just can't be right.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg62/HybridFeline/PonyPersonalityTest.jpg
I'm a cross between Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash?
But... But I'm a unicorn...
OK, I can believe that I have no Fluttershy.

[Lix Lorn]

Somebody Send Me This Test ;_;

[Gamerlord]

My test results:
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/Gamerlord2/a8cbc66507e517d14522c4721b451730.jpg
That could not be more wrong. Me, Applejack or Rarity? Absolutely not!
/\:The website name is in the image.

[RobD]

I was wondering what the preference is for pictures: embedded in the thread, or links to a Deviantart gallery?
I've got a couple I wouldn't mind posting to promote some discussion.


Oh, and by ways of an introduction: Hi, I'm Rob.
Favorite Pony: Applejack
Favorite episode: Dragonshy

[Geno9999]

Does it really? I should try that sometime...

The internet tends to do that, doesn't it? Incidentally, I took that same quiz a while back, and not surprisingly got:http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5875/6db4ebf35fce9491c7eb096.jpg
off the charts Twi, which is not surprising, since she is pretty much my clone, assuming I were a girl. And a horse.


Let me try!
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6483/ca447a9c6da162afe81a0b0.jpg
Huh... that's interesting, I'd thought of my self as a Twilight-Pinkie hybrid, but I ended up a Pinkie-AJ.
And somehow I'm completely devoid of Fluttershy. *ponyshrug*

[Gaelbert]

I was wondering what the preference is for pictures: embedded in the thread, or links to a Deviantart gallery?
I've got a couple I wouldn't mind posting to promote some discussion.


Oh, and by ways of an introduction: Hi, I'm Rob.
Favorite Pony: Applejack
Favorite episode: Dragonshy

Hi Rob! Welcome to the herd. I'm sure there'll be somepony along shortly with the mandatory entrance pictures!

Under 500 kbs? Post them here. Over? Link to them.
But we like pictures, so please do!

Here's the result of the test when I took it:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/f93a124bdfe1d1901907849562d6f638.jpg
http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_rarity.jpg
You have a knack for drama and overexaggerating things, as well as doing whatever you can to keep from getting your hooves dirty. But, putting that aside, you're also very self-conscious about yourself, are generally very polite (unless someone deserves a little of your attitude), and have impecable manners and sense of style.

Just because you delight in being the center of everyone's attention doesn't mean you give no attention in turn. You're incredibly generous, showering your friends with gifts, spending time with them and doing fun things like shopping and makeovers, and doing everything in your power to help elevate your friends' self-worth. Even though a friend may be more popular than you, you are still willing to help them out with their success, hoping that you'll get your piece of the pie in turn.

You have a tendency to be overly obsessive over small details, sometimes worrying too much about them rather than looking at the whole picture. Your attention to detail does come in handy at times, though. You also loooooove fashion, style, and looking as good as any pony can be! Whatever it takes to look as classy and elegant as possible — that's your motto, because you care how other ponies see you, and want to make sure that your impression is the one that stands out the most.
First of all, that was a far better test than the majority of the ones I've seen. I like how each has multiple options, options that aren't obviously tied to one character or another.
I'd say it's rather accurate too, for me anyways. I generally would see myself as a cross between Twilight and Rarity.
I'll be over the top and dramatic humourously, I don't know how seriously dramatic I would be. I generally don't mind getting my hooves dirty, unless I'm wearing something nice, but since gardening is one of my pastimes, that point isn't so accurate. I am self-conscious, and I do try to be impeccably polite, and (not to brag, of course), I feel I hold my cool quite well and remain polite and poised in even the most trying of circumstances.
I don't so much try to be in the centre of attention, although in some, limited circumstances I am. I try to be as generous as possible, so I suppose that's accurate.
I don't know if I'd say I miss the big picture for the small details, as my "thing" is placing the details within the context of the big picture, but the rest of that paragraph is pretty accurate. I mean, my deadly sin is vanity, so I suppose I match Rarity pretty well like that. I'm certainly not Pinkie, Fluttershy, or Rainbow Dash, so props to them for that, too.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

Somebody Send Me This Test ;_;

Lixie the url is in the picturrrrrrre ;)

[Soras Teva Gee]

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/3094/8132173801e6d83495ed791.jpg

About as expected.

[RobD]

Okay. Pictures are a wee bit big, so I'm just including links to be on the safe side.
Anyway, I got it into my head a while ago to see how I would stat up the Mane 6 as if they were D&D adventurers (3.5, natch). Seems like the place to discuss it, so....

http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rainbow-Dash-271578350
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Pinkie-Pie-269839745?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=1
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Fluttershy-268956301?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=3
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-2-268531234?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=4
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-1-268530627?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=5
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Twilight-Sparkle-268271441?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=6
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Applejack-268270316?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=7


What's your opinion? I spelled out a lot of my reasonings on my DA page, but I'll repeat them here, if anyone's interested.

[kpenguin]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/kpenguin222/e6e59649c57685bfe11637973c7eb2fe.jpg

Hmmm... seems about right, I think.

[Gaelbert]

Okay. Pictures are a wee bit big, so I'm just including links to be on the safe side.
Anyway, I got it into my head a while ago to see how I would stat up the Mane 6 as if they were D&D adventurers (3.5, natch). Seems like the place to discuss it, so....

http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rainbow-Dash-271578350
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Pinkie-Pie-269839745?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=1
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Fluttershy-268956301?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=3
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-2-268531234?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=4
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-1-268530627?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=5
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Twilight-Sparkle-268271441?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=6
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Applejack-268270316?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=7


What's your opinion? I spelled out a lot of my reasonings on my DA page, but I'll repeat them here, if anyone's interested.

Oooh, I really like what you did with Rarity. I've always seen her as a classy rogue. Not necessarily a common street thief, but a rogue that would be comfortable blending into higher society.
All the drawings are spot-on, too. I love them.
By any chance have you seen these (http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/cast/) or these? (http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/p/my-little-pony-friendship-is-dungeons.html) Both are other pony D&D characters.

This really makes me want to play some 3.5 D&D so I can try out that Rarity character... I think I still have my books and everything...
Anypony game?

[Soras Teva Gee]

Okay. Pictures are a wee bit big, so I'm just including links to be on the safe side.
Anyway, I got it into my head a while ago to see how I would stat up the Mane 6 as if they were D&D adventurers (3.5, natch). Seems like the place to discuss it, so....

http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rainbow-Dash-271578350
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Pinkie-Pie-269839745?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=1
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Fluttershy-268956301?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=3
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-2-268531234?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=4
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-1-268530627?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=5
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Twilight-Sparkle-268271441?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=6
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Applejack-268270316?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=7


What's your opinion? I spelled out a lot of my reasonings on my DA page, but I'll repeat them here, if anyone's interested.

First off the art is all great and been saved already.

As for the choices, I think going with a standard array was a tiny mistake at least for Dash and Twilight because they have proved to be exceptional ponies. Yes one could say that about every one of the Mane 6 but Twilight and Dash have proved this. Mostly I just don't see how Twi the most magical unicorn Celestia has ever seen doesn't have an higher Int. Also AJ and RD share a STR modifier which seems a touch off.

I understand Fighter over Barbarian for Dash though, and obviously these weren't built to be optimized.

I always hold nothing resembles a Vancian Wizard but a Vancian Wizard but that's a more general issue.

[Kindablue]

Okay. Pictures are a wee bit big, so I'm just including links to be on the safe side.
Anyway, I got it into my head a while ago to see how I would stat up the Mane 6 as if they were D&D adventurers (3.5, natch). Seems like the place to discuss it, so....

http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rainbow-Dash-271578350
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Pinkie-Pie-269839745?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=1
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Fluttershy-268956301?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=3
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-2-268531234?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=4
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-1-268530627?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=5
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Twilight-Sparkle-268271441?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=6
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Applejack-268270316?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=7


What's your opinion? I spelled out a lot of my reasonings on my DA page, but I'll repeat them here, if anyone's interested.

Seems a tad late to welcome you to the herd. :smallbiggrin: Anyway, great art!

[Lord Raziere]

On the Pony Personality Test:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk25/Trizap/ponychart.jpg

Rarity, Fluttershy, Twilight.

Makes sense.

[byaku rai]

http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=NzI0Mnw3MzM3Mw!!

... wut. O.o I understand getting lots of AJ and Twi, but why no Fluttershy? T.T And why RD as my main?

*sonic rainbooms away from the thread*

[Mando Knight]

Alright you ponies, I took this thing. Multiple times. I do that when I don't see the results I expect the first time 'round...FOR SCIENCE!
Original values:
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq128/Mando_Knight/PonyTest1.jpg
I thought, "What? I've totally got more Sparkle than that!" and fiddled with some of the questions I was hesitant on.
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq128/Mando_Knight/PonyTest2.jpg
For most of the other iterations, these results were typical.

Do note the change in scale, however. It can conceal the actual facts quite a bit... the drop in AJ and RD to make up for the increase in TS and FS is a bit more than a comparison that ignores scale would indicate.

[Strife Warzeal]

http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?img=plz&q=NjkxM3w3MzM2NA!!

I agree with the high levels of Fluttershy, though I never really think of myself having anything in common with Rarity. I can understand AJ and Rainbow, and the rather low level of Pinkie makes sense. I definitely expected more Twilight. A much better personality(ponyality?) test than most others I've seen, maybe others could understand and agree with my results better.

[Zevox]

Personality test:
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u86/Zevox/PonyPersonalityTestResult.jpg
Eh, I'd say it's partially right. It definitely rated me as too much like Rarity (with whom I share hardly any traits), and to a lesser extent AJ. It also overrated how similar I am to Fluttershy - I definitely share her general shyness, but I am not at all an animal person (I wanted to answer "none" to the "which pet would you prefer?" question, for example, but they didn't give it as an option). I'd probably rate myself a bit higher on the Twilight end as well, though not that much.

Basically I think the most accurate version of this for myself would be mostly a mix of Twilight and Fluttershy, with a little AJ and hardly anything of the other three.

Zevox

[Strife Warzeal]

http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=ODM5MHww!!http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=ODM5MHww
Retaking the test, changing answers that took me longer to decide upon. I agree with more Twilight and Fluttershy. Seems about the same for AJ and Pinkie. Rainbow's a bit lower but I don't disagree with that. I guess I have more in common with Rarity than I figure.

[Zevox]

Have some adorable filly everyone:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/1dcfb4d5031523f95897b22ec63b86f4/95329%20-%20cute%20d%27aww%20fillly%20screwball.png
There is so not enough Screwball fanart around.
Zevox

[otakuryoga]

took the test..cant link it from here at work...

i had max twilight..80% fluttershy..and the others were all midway between none and normal with RD being closest to none


also..had a horrible crossover pop into my head...

pony/M*A*S*H---one specific episode
----pinkie as hawkeye in the episode where he is in the psych ward right near the end of the show(yeah if you know the episode you know where this is going....)

[Mando Knight]

http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=ODM5MHw3MzQwNA!!
Retaking the test, changing answers that took me longer to decide upon. I agree with more Twilight and Fluttershy. Seems about the same for AJ and Pinkie. Rainbow's a bit lower but I don't disagree with that. I guess I have more in common with Rarity than I figure.
That's not an image link you've got there. Image tags won't work.

As for the pet question, there are really only tw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxYVa1z2-_k)o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPRB1-t31i0) ans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qUX1t7zY8)wers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXsPcp_KtJw)...

[the_druid_droid]

Y'know, needles aren't that bad. It's the anxiety that really kills you, I find.

And besides; I'm sure Hopereaver has had to take antiarmor rounds to the chest, and worst. A scalpel, especially with necromantic medicine, is nothing.

One of my favorite medical spells allows the body to continue it's processes while vivisected. Blood just meanders through the air out of one side and into the other when a vein is cut, tissue metabolism continues as though there were no incision, etc. And that's still a level 1 spell.


Spells for vivisection, you say...?

No! Bad! *chases the blue text off with a newspaper*


I was wondering what the preference is for pictures: embedded in the thread, or links to a Deviantart gallery?
I've got a couple I wouldn't mind posting to promote some discussion.


Oh, and by ways of an introduction: Hi, I'm Rob.
Favorite Pony: Applejack
Favorite episode: Dragonshy

Welcome! Looks like you'll fit right in!
http://pinkie.ponychan.net/chan/files/src/132316373204.jpg

[TheAmishPirate]

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5490/777f46e54667ea53a760afe.jpg

Huh. Somehow, I'm both surprised, and not surprised. I think a few of the questions I was hesitant on really tipped the balance here, but I definitely see a bit of Fluttershy, AJ, and Pinkie Pie in myself, I just think they're counterbalanced by the Twilight Sparkle in me.

That, or maybe college has changed me more than I thought.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Two PMVs:

This just emphasizes the irony of Fancypants wearing no pants (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jduHn094zj8)

I don't care for Trixie in particular but I know other ponies do and well this is put together well enough to deserve more views. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaEbTTZVW9M&feature=related)

[Rebelhero]

Ponies with red eyes are cannon....
Was i the only one to see this?
Or am i the last to know?
This means it IS possible that DJ Pon3 has red eyes.

[Nameless]

Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

[BlasTech]

Hmm, interesting.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6766/1076ccd7f544403555476fd.jpg Direct Link (http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=MjIzNXw3MzgwOQ!!)

I don't think I dispute the results of this test, it shows me having a fair smattering of Pinkie, Twilight and AJ in me, but with the defining likeness to Rainbow Dash.

I can kind of see where I get it from, although to be honest I think I should've scored higher on Fluttershy simply because, when people are talking, I tend to be the quiet one who just listens and observes. Maybe that's where my Twi-points come from.

Unless I'm in one of my crazy moods, where the Pinkie in me takes over.

That said, I don't betray friends. And betraying one of my friends is really the only way to become an enemy of mine. So I guess it's no surprise RD won out in the end.

EDIT:


Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

NAMELESS!!!!! I wondered where you'd dropped off to!

*Hugs with the force of a thousand pinkies.*

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/125/4/4/group_hug_by_wraithx79-d3fokc6.png

[Thanqol]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1769/19e0a717d79269ec2165d9e.jpg

I feel like I've changed a lot since my last pony personality test. This feels appropriate.

Also, so much excellent television recently @_@ Also, pony meetup with Blastech this weekend. It's a good time to be me.

[Deadly]

http://i.imgur.com/PnKhj.jpg

Huh, I'm most like Twilight and fairly evenly distributed between the rest. Seems about right. I'd think I'm more like Fluttershy than I'm like Rarity and AJ, though.

[Athaniar]

I took that test some time ago. Didn't think it was very accurate. I'd say I'm a Twilight/Fluttershy hybrid, myself.


Okay. Pictures are a wee bit big, so I'm just including links to be on the safe side.
Anyway, I got it into my head a while ago to see how I would stat up the Mane 6 as if they were D&D adventurers (3.5, natch). Seems like the place to discuss it, so....

http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rainbow-Dash-271578350
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Pinkie-Pie-269839745?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=1
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Fluttershy-268956301?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=3
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-2-268531234?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=4
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Rarity-version-1-268530627?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=5
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Twilight-Sparkle-268271441?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=6
http://robd2003.deviantart.com/art/PnD-Applejack-268270316?q=gallery%3Arobd2003%2F6120363&qo=7


What's your opinion? I spelled out a lot of my reasonings on my DA page, but I'll repeat them here, if anyone's interested.
Those are really cool interpretations. Excellent humanization of the Mane Six, and the stats look good too. All the classes fit, in my opinion. Oh, and welcome to our little thread. I trust you'll enjoy it here, as long as you can stand the insanity (or even better, join in on it).


Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.
Of course!
*hugs Nameless*

[Tectonic Robot]

Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

*Hugs the Nameless*

[Deadly]

Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

*Hugs*

Have some Flutterdash, too!
(source) (http://ketsuzoku.deviantart.com/art/FlutterDash-Surprise-272310634)
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/338/8/6/flutterdash___surprise_by_ketsuzoku-d4i4k8a.png

[Bayonet Priest]

So I took the test

http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_rainbowdash.jpg

How did I get so much Rainbow Dash? :smallconfused: Is it because I admitted to being lazy? I would have expected more Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight. (Fluttershy for general shyness, Twilight for nerdiness, Pinkie for obnoxious hyperactivity whenever I am in a comfortable situation) I love Rainbow Dash but I really don't see any similarities between us.

[the_druid_droid]

Ponies with red eyes are cannon....
Was i the only one to see this?
Or am i the last to know?
This means it IS possible that DJ Pon3 has red eyes.

Wait...which pony has red eyes? This is important to me, given the DJ implications you mentioned!


Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

*robo-hugs for Nameless*


http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1769/19e0a717d79269ec2165d9e.jpg

I feel like I've changed a lot since my last pony personality test. This feels appropriate.

Also, so much excellent television recently @_@ Also, pony meetup with Blastech this weekend. It's a good time to be me.

That is one heck of a spike toward Rainbow...

Also, you'll have to regale us with meetup shenanigan stories when you're back!

[Lix Lorn]

The website name is in the image.


Lixie the url is in the picturrrrrrre ;)
:smalleek:
:smallfrown:

I knew that. Honest. Really.

http://i39.tinypic.com/16ap6qw.jpg
http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_pinkiepie.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/10eke4j.jpg
http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_twilight.jpg


Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.
(MASSHUGS)


http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1769/19e0a717d79269ec2165d9e.jpg
Thanqol wins prize for oddest shaped chart.

[Mando Knight]

So I took the test

http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_rainbowdash.jpg

How did I get so much Rainbow Dash? :smallconfused:

Psst. You're supposed to give use the picture of the actual results. That way we can comment on how Dash-y you are.

[vegetalss4]

Nameless has come to the realisation that he has not posted in Pony thread for quite a while. This is because of unpleasant personal situations.
(Also because of epic amounts of work, which make it hard for me to find time to catch up with Pony thread.)
Nameless would like to confirm that his life still revolves around ponies.
...
Nameless is also here to ask for a hug.

Ask and ye shall receive
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8476/collectiveinternethug.jpg

[Tiki Snakes]

I normally don't post results from tests like this even if I'm bored enough to take them, but if nothing else I think this is an interesting shape.
Though not as weird as Thanqol.


http://i42.tinypic.com/hs1i5h.jpg

[irenicObserver]

Guys I found this awesome edit from the GKC forum. Cookies if you can guess which strips it's from.

[Bayonet Priest]

Psst. You're supposed to give use the picture of the actual results. That way we can comment on how Dash-y you are.

This one then?
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4711/2b5373f20ac720e3a4b243e.jpg

As you can see it says I'm very Dash-y and very Pinkie-y. It's kind of funny because I'm not competitive at all, in any way really.

[Raz_Fox]

Two things, Ponythread.

First, if I do not have the "Ooooooh Mister Thanqol" comic in my hooves within the hour *BANG* MASK SHALL BE MINE!

...

Secondly, any pony personality test which agrees with my littlest sister is a good personality test. (http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=NTM2MHww)

[Nameless]

NAMELESS!!!!! I wondered where you'd dropped off to!

*Hugs with the force of a thousand pinkies.*

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/125/4/4/group_hug_by_wraithx79-d3fokc6.png



Of course!
*hugs Nameless*



*Hugs the Nameless*



*Hugs*

Have some Flutterdash, too!
(source) (http://ketsuzoku.deviantart.com/art/FlutterDash-Surprise-272310634)
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/338/8/6/flutterdash___surprise_by_ketsuzoku-d4i4k8a.png



*robo-hugs for Nameless*




(MASSHUGS)



Ask and ye shall receive
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8476/collectiveinternethug.jpg

This is so nice to come back home to. http://i.imgur.com/DrSYq.png


http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lncqr3jPcZ1qclt3z.gif

*feels somewhat better*

[Kairaven]

Two things, Ponythread.

First, if I do not have the "Ooooooh Mister Thanqol" comic in my hooves within the hour *BANG* MASK SHALL BE MINE!

...

I have it on my deviant art, spelling mistakes and all

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/153/9/0/oh_mr_x_meme_gitp_pony_thread_by_kairaven-d3hvrzl.png (http://kairaven.deviantart.com/gallery/29936930#/d3hvrzl)

[Bayonet Priest]

I have it on my deviant art, spelling mistakes and all

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/153/9/0/oh_mr_x_meme_gitp_pony_thread_by_kairaven-d3hvrzl.png (http://kairaven.deviantart.com/gallery/29936930#/d3hvrzl)

That is truly the best thing ever, of all time.

[BlasTech]

I have it on my deviant art, spelling mistakes and all

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/153/9/0/oh_mr_x_meme_gitp_pony_thread_by_kairaven-d3hvrzl.png (http://kairaven.deviantart.com/gallery/29936930#/d3hvrzl)

... I have no idea what this is about ... and I'm quite happy with that! :smalltongue:

In other news, I'm sure all you ponies probably know this already thanks, but Eurobeat Brony released a new track yesterday to the tune of Becoming Popular. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jta6ykJt08w&feature=g-all)

It's a bit more laid back than most of his other tracks methinks (as in, not quite as hip-hop Pinkie Partying beatwise), but i like it at least. The other thing that has me excited is that he says he's working on Find a Pet (Eeeee!) :smallbiggrin:

[Soras Teva Gee]

... I have no idea what this is about ... and I'm quite happy with that! :smalltongue:

In other news, I'm sure all you ponies probably know this already thanks, but Eurobeat Brony released a new track yesterday to the tune of Becoming Popular. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jta6ykJt08w&feature=g-all)

It's a bit more laid back than most of his other tracks methinks (as in, not quite as hip-hop Pinkie Partying beatwise), but i like it at least. The other thing that has me excited is that he says he's working on Find a Pet (Eeeee!) :smallbiggrin:

Do think somewhere out there a club/discotheque is listening to pony tracks all night and has absolutely no clue?

[Beacon of Chaos]

Nice catch, Diego Havoc! Nice catch! We'd both have missed that otherwise! What are we like, eh?
Clearly I rolled a natural 20 on my spot check.


Also how have we both (or me at any rate) missed snickering at Fancy Pants1 until now?
Maybe it's just me, but I no longer find the word pants funny. It's like how I no longer laugh when I see "Spotted D***" on a dessert menu.

Which is almost kinda sad, really.


(is suddenly curious what Aotrs looks like en-fleshed)

That's easy!

Moody and uncomfortable.
I'll be honest, I kinda imagine him like Hawke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbrQkmJhIl4) from Advance Wars.

Coincidently, I thought that would make a great theme for the Commodore. But I guess he already has one now:

You want to play with lethal weapons? (http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=W0XsqHyQnU4&start=3m42s&end=4m27s)
Awesome as always, sir.


I have it on my deviant art, spelling mistakes and all

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/153/9/0/oh_mr_x_meme_gitp_pony_thread_by_kairaven-d3hvrzl.png (http://kairaven.deviantart.com/gallery/29936930#/d3hvrzl)
The greatest comic ever. 5 stars- would read again.

Oh yeah, I did that pony test a while back.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/DiegoHavoc/Pony%20Stuff/82710e15bbfa48d9fd73ac5e51f799f1.jpg

This is what I think of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY) Fluttershy and Dash are both a little high (I'm kind and shy, yes, but not to that degree, and while I am loyal to my friends, that's where the similarities end). And where is my Twilight? I should be 100% Twilight. Also I am barely like Pinkie in anway.

Eh, can't be bothered taking it again.

[Lord Raziere]

How did I get so much Rainbow Dash? :smallconfused: Is it because I admitted to being lazy? I would have expected more Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight. (Fluttershy for general shyness, Twilight for nerdiness, Pinkie for obnoxious hyperactivity whenever I am in a comfortable situation) I love Rainbow Dash but I really don't see any similarities between us.

Expect nothing in life. Therefore you won't be surprised. No surprise, means one can adapt quickly to what life throws at you. Try and remove yourself from your own expectations of what you held about the test, and look at rainbow dash, then at yourself again, such tests often reveal things about ourselves that we don't expect, but are true nonetheless.

[Lix Lorn]

I'll be honest, I kinda imagine him like Hawke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbrQkmJhIl4) from Advance Wars.
Works. I imagine him as Swain from LoL, or as Raven from EGS. Kinda harsh looking in an awesome and slightly hot way.

[BlasTech]

Expect nothing in life. Therefore you won't be surprised. No surprise, means one can adapt quickly to what life throws at you. Try and remove yourself from your own expectations of what you held about the test, and look at rainbow dash, then at yourself again, such tests often reveal things about ourselves that we don't expect, but are true nonetheless.

*Points towards all those forumites who have discovered their latent Rarity* :smallbiggrin:

[Draconi Redfir]

In other news, I'm sure all you ponies probably know this already thanks, but Eurobeat Brony released a new track yesterday to the tune of Becoming Popular. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jta6ykJt08w&feature=g-all)

It's a bit more laid back than most of his other tracks methinks (as in, not quite as hip-hop Pinkie Partying beatwise), but i like it at least. The other thing that has me excited is that he says he's working on Find a Pet (Eeeee!) :smallbiggrin:

I have a new favorite song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMGv3hNMes)

[Lord Raziere]

*Points towards all those forumites who have discovered their latent Rarity* :smallbiggrin:

*shrug* so? I'm a Rarity to.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be making Astrological artifacts.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

Guys I found this awesome edit from the GKC forum. Cookies if you can guess which strips it's from.

Didn't look up in the archives, you'll have to take my word for it, but clearly that is Annie talking to Gamma and Zimmy at the end of Spring-Heeled Jack pt2, after they've been brought out of Zimmington when Jones reversed the power station to make it rain regularly. Original line is "Also, not my boyfriend".

*hopes he didn't get that horribly wrong :D*

[Istari]

The internet tends to do that, doesn't it? Incidentally, I took that same quiz a while back, and not surprisingly got:http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5875/6db4ebf35fce9491c7eb096.jpg
off the charts Twi, which is not surprising, since she is pretty much my clone, assuming I were a girl. And a horse.




Took the quiz a little while ago as well, don't have the image, but I was maximum off the charts Rarity, off the charts Rainbow Dash, average Fluttershy and Twilight and minimum Applejack and Rarity

Edit: Found it (http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=OTAwOXw3MzE5OQ!!)

[Pokonic]

Do think somewhere out there a club/discotheque is listening to pony tracks all night and has absolutely no clue?

There must be a Youtube video of someone playing the song "For The New Lunar Republic" somewere out there. If not...

It must be done. For the greater good. Even better if the track has vocals and nobody cares.

[Gaelbert]

Do think somewhere out there a club/discotheque is listening to pony tracks all night and has absolutely no clue?

I frequent a music MLP forum, and a lot of the DJs there make comments about playing MLP remixes at their events. They say most of the time people don't even notice.

[Istari]

I was hanging out with friends last week and one of my brony friends put pony music on in the backround, and nobody noticed till he told them.

[TheAmishPirate]

I'm just going to leave this here:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/214/309/The%20club%20can%27t%20handle%20Twilight.gif?13233 68668

[Grif]

I'm just going to leave this here:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/214/309/The%20club%20can%27t%20handle%20Twilight.gif?13233 68668

That'll give some ponies seizures. :smalltongue:

[Draconi Redfir]

That'll give some ponies seizures. :smalltongue:

*Raises hand*

[Gamerlord]

I'm just going to leave this here:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/214/309/The%20club%20can%27t%20handle%20Twilight.gif?13233 68668
Excuse me, I'm a bit busy thrashing around from the seizure I'maufhoawjigoaigjoaisjgoiajgwo.

[Kurgan]

Maybe it's just me, but I no longer find the word pants funny. It's like how I no longer laugh when I see "Spotted D***" on a dessert menu.

Which is almost kinda sad, really.

Oooooh! Are we talking about laughing at silly names for food? Because the place I work at has a product with the most unfortunate name I have ever seen. I'll just leave this here for you:


http://www.thatswhatshesaids.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/CockFlavoured.jpg
First time we saw that, we were giggling like jackasses. It was like a group of 5-10 people ranging from 20-50 years of age had turned into teenagers again.

[Soras Teva Gee]

*Points towards all those forumites who have discovered their latent Rarity* :smallbiggrin:

I suspect a lot of it comes from associating ponies with only there most prevalent traits. Don't care about clothes, then you are nothing NOTHING like Rarity at all. Except of course that's going about it wrong.

Why I wasn't surprised to find Fluttershy as my number 2, they are suprisingly similar ponies when ones stops to think about it.


There must be a Youtube video of someone playing the song "For The New Lunar Republic" somewere out there. If not...

It must be done. For the greater good. Even better if the track has vocals and nobody cares.

Don't know it, but I ferevently await the day somebody records: being in a club, hearing a pony track, and confirming it was a pony track with the DJ.


I frequent a music MLP forum, and a lot of the DJs there make comments about playing MLP remixes at their events. They say most of the time people don't even notice.


I was hanging out with friends last week and one of my brony friends put pony music on in the backround, and nobody noticed till he told them.

Eeeexcelent.


I'm just going to leave this here:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/214/309/The%20club%20can%27t%20handle%20Twilight.gif?13233 68668

Awww yeah dance girl.

[Aotrs Commander]

Awesome as always, sir.

*bows*


I'll be honest, I kinda imagine him like Hawke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbrQkmJhIl4) from Advance Wars.

Coincidently, I thought that would make a great theme for the Commodore. But I guess he already has one now:

Well, one would say that is a better theme for the Aotrs as a whole - and the starships in particular - than me personally; best suited to starships, as it was written for. I think it's a bit too deliberate for for a personal battle theme (i.e. the sort of thing that I really should have playing while I'm doing battle, like a sort of Evil Strong and Strike from Naruto or Evil Pokemon Intense Action (what I linked during the Wraithfire OFC Shield sequence) or something...)

Though your afore-linked isn't bad at all...)

But, that said, the Imperial Alliance theme (i.e. that part of the soundtrack I linked) is still FREAKING AWESOME as is the entire Starfleet soundtrack, which is, collectively, no exaggeration, my favourite music EVER.




Works. I imagine him as Swain from LoL, or as Raven from EGS. Kinda harsh looking in an awesome and slightly hot way.

I have no idea who those people are, and the more I think about it, the less I want to a) find out and b) analyse that last statement...

Especially since SiuiS statement on the subject is probably the most accurate...

[BlasTech]

I'm just going to leave this here:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/214/309/The%20club%20can%27t%20handle%20Twilight.gif?13233 68668

*Busts a groove*

(Ow my groove!)


*shrug* so? I'm a Rarity to.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be making Astrological artifacts.

Heh, you probably need to drop by the MLP Heal/Hurt thread to really understand what I meant there.

I just couldnt resist a (hopefully well taken) jab at some of the folks in this thread given how often it seems like I'm the only person healing Rarity over there :smalltongue:

[Gaelbert]

So take a look at this picture of Fleur de Lis (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/whiteeyedcatfleur_de_listrophitia.png)* (linked for file size). Upon several rewatchings of Sweet and Elite, and quite a lot of time for reflection, I've come to the conclusion that Fleur de Lis is a dancer.
1. Watch her movements. She's clearly quite flexible, as well as somewhat graceful. You wouldn't expect a traditional "upper class" Canterlot pony to have her athleticism and dexterity.
2. She's hanging out with Fancy Pants. Mr. Pants has displayed his depth, so I doubt that she's merely a trophy wife/girlfriend. It's more likely to me that she's a promising up and coming dancer, who he has taken a liking for. Perhaps he's her patron?
...
I feel a fanfic coming on.

Thoughts?

*I'm calling her Fleur de Lis because that's the best name I've heard. The other names I've hear are Elizabeth, Prize Gem, Trophitia, and Escort Sluthooves. I will be genuinely upset if any of those, particularly the last, are chosen by the fandom.

[Dexam]

So take a look at this picture of Fleur de Lis (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z270/coolcalbert/whiteeyedcatfleur_de_listrophitia.png)* (linked for file size). Upon several rewatchings of Sweet and Elite, and quite a lot of time for reflection, I've come to the conclusion that Fleur de Lis is a dancer.
1. Watch her movements. She's clearly quite flexible, as well as somewhat graceful. You wouldn't expect a traditional "upper class" Canterlot pony to have her athleticism and dexterity.
2. She's hanging out with Fancy Pants. Mr. Pants has displayed his depth, so I doubt that she's merely a trophy wife/girlfriend. It's more likely to me that she's a promising up and coming dancer, who he has taken a liking for. Perhaps he's her patron?
...
I feel a fanfic coming on.

Thoughts?

*I'm calling her Fleur de Lis because that's the best name I've heard. The other names I've hear are Elizabeth, Prize Gem, Trophitia, and Escort Sluthooves. I will be genuinely upset if any of those, particularly the last, are chosen by the fandom.

I had similar thoughts on first seeing Fleur-de-Lis. In fact, it was pretty much "Slim? Graceful? Posing? ... Is this a ballerina pony?".

Later consideration of the fact she is the partner (wife?) of Fancy Pants, one of the most influential ponies in Canterlot, and of her overall appearance makes me wonder if she is a great-great-greatnth niece of Celestia and Luna, in much the same way that Blueblood is a great-great-etc nephew.

My preferred version of her name is Fleur-de-Lisabeth. It's a portmanteau of my preferred fandom name and the name Fancy Pants uses in the episode.

[Kairaven]

Fancy Pants says "Listen 'ere"

Fandom think, "Elizabeth".........

[Zevox]

*I'm calling her Fleur de Lis because that's the best name I've heard. The other names I've hear are Elizabeth, Prize Gem, Trophitia, and Escort Sluthooves. I will be genuinely upset if any of those, particularly the last, are chosen by the fandom.
:smallconfused: What's wrong with Elizabeth or Prize Gem? I mean, Fleur de Lis seems to have become the most popular one anyway, judging by how her pictures are getting tagged on Ponibooru, but I personally like Prize Gem. It sounds like the kind of snooty, arrogant name you'd expect out of a Canterlot pony, but at the same time is kind of cool. And Elizabeth is a fairly normal name, can't see what would be upsetting about that, aside from it being a bit bland for this fandom.

Zevox

[Lix Lorn]

I have no idea who those people are, and the more I think about it, the less I want to a) find out and b) analyse that last statement...

Especially since SiuiS statement on the subject is probably the most accurate...
Swain. (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100930194922/leagueoflegends/images/thumb/d/d1/Swain_OriginalSkin.jpg/763px-Swain_OriginalSkin.jpg)
And Raven (http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2008-09-29), mid genderswap. :smalltongue:
He looks like THIS (http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-12-02) when old and THIS (http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-11-22) when elfy.

[Gaelbert]

:smallconfused: What's wrong with Elizabeth or Prize Gem? I mean, Fleur de Lis seems to have become the most popular one anyway, judging by how her pictures are getting tagged on Ponibooru, but I personally like Prize Gem. It sounds like the kind of snooty, arrogant name you'd expect out of a Canterlot pony, but at the same time is kind of cool. And Elizabeth is a fairly normal name, can't see what would be upsetting about that, aside from it being a bit bland for this fandom.

Zevox

Elizabeth is too normal, I just don't see it working as a pony name. And while Prize Gem seems to fit, the direction I want to take her is more of an artistic one. Fleur de Lis I think has the best balance of arrogance, style, bourgeois-ness, and artistry.

I've seen some "guides" for pony fanfiction laying around before, can anypony link some to me? I have little experience with the fanfiction side of this community, I don't want to accidentally rehash old ground or anything.

[Topaz]

Steampunk Rarity!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JsBi-BGoYX8/TuE0anWaMLI/AAAAAAAAXFE/UHezvlZrewo/s1600/high_society_by_gimpcowking-d4ie4im.jpg

Also, Hasbro does a pony version of the Royal Wedding (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/mystery-pony-duo-at-hasbro-world-hq.html). I wonder if this is an "official AU"?

[Kairaven]

Barring any possible future episodes that contradicts Applejack being born in Sweet Apple Acre, The only true Ponyville natives out of the Main 6 are Applejack and Rarity. It also implies Rarity-parents lives somewhere within Ponyville.

Am I the only one that gets the urge to introduce ponyville as "the city-town of Ponyville"?

[SiuiS]

Hm. Not a single retaliatory post? Fascinating.

I must be even worse of a villain than I thought.

Maybe... Maybe villaindom isn't about hollow threats, kookie themes, hokie speeches and dramatic laughter. Oh well; too late to stop now!

-

Only about 45,000 characters today, my little ponies, because I fear I have other things to attend to. And we rapidly approach the stuff I haven't formatted yet XD



So, To ponythread...

Though not pony related, I went to take my ASVAB today to join the United States Air Force Reserve and I just got my scores from my recruiters.

My scores:
AFQT:97
Mechanical: 97
Admin: 98
General: 97
Electric: 99

I am... Honestly Surprised. 0_0***
Though I might share this with you all. Carry on with the Ponies.

Obligatory Pony Pic Tithe:

A Drawing By me, Also Posted in the Ponydraw thread!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316031_296238117064665_100000354385117_1020032_466 895424_n.jpg

Sad Pinkie... =(

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/381639_295712843783859_100000354385117_1019029_332 601865_n.jpg

RariTwi?

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/379767_295712827117194_100000354385117_1019028_119 8584226_n.jpg

Raritwi is best Rarity ship.

Also, rock! \m/.
Killer scores man.


I think Sweetie Belle has grown on me. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLTdueVxwk4&feature=player_embedded)

She sounds like the voice you'd get if you hugged a marshmallow too tight.

Sweetie Belle first began to invade my heart when I had to look at her every time Welf said something. And I like talking to Welf so that was rather often.

Then she began setting up siege works in the supporting venous structures by showing up more and more with characterization that wasn't "hero I'm dumb cuz I'm young! Let's write the letters R, S and E backwards!". Now I have been assimilated.

Now my heart beats "My Little Ponies". And it. Is. Awesome!


Considering that's been common knowledge since I first joined the Naruto fandom years ago (hell, they made a crack about it in Asuma's first appearance in Naruto Abridged, it's that old news; about four years since the manga) and that the UK DVD releases are the only way to see Naruto Shippudden over here and thus are way behind the releases, I'm pretty sure that we're past the point of that being spoilers...

Unless you, specifically, have somehow managed to be aware of Naruto and yet never interacted with any internet Naruto fan-stuff (which, if so, is quite an achievement, and I take my helmet off to you, since you know how I like to avoid my spoilers and even I couldn't manage it with Naruto) in which case, sorry; but here's another one for you - Sasuke is an asshat!

D:

I didn't know either of those!

But then again I didn't really care. Sasuke is only worth my attention because my phone tried to correct his name to Dashie (X3 !!!). I'd hoped he'd get over himself, having seen like, half an episode.

Seriously, it's like the entire point of the show is all the ninja kids are given classes on being bad-ass loners, and are judged solely on screen time. Kinda lame after a while. I hear the actual show eventually makes up for it though.



Given how my current stance is kinda always the one I've held, I presume I must have been meaning the antagonists (who I do prefer to see die in unpleasent ways, ideally broken and in screaming terror).*

Or I was merely winding you up.

Either is likely.

Just a shot in the dark here :smallwink:

It was "I try not to kill the party unless the deserve it" versus "you gotta kill em sometime, otherwise how will they come to fear your wrath, and bribe you?"



I think my silhouette is way more than awesome enough to not sully with something as passe as cigars, thank you...!

Oh, take it in the spirit it was intended you cantankerous bandersnatch~ :smalltongue:


Channeling Bilbo, are we?

I am so happy I'm not the only pony to think of Thanqol as a Baggins.



Please, people who don't know who Naruto is know that.

Huh.
Well, I did know who Naruto was, so I guess this is still true XD


In my opinion, Naruto is an modern epic on the plight of the ninja, with a beautifully spun narrative, deeply complex characters, fight sequences so well choreographed they astound and amaze, touching relationships. All in all one of the greatest stories of our time.

Except for all of the amateur level ninjas who are slow enough to be caught on camera that get in the way.

Ido.

Ido!

Ido.
Ido.

You.

You are fantastic.

Thank you for that.


So, regarding the upcoming episode...

"There is a new masked hero in Ponyville who is stealing Rainbow Dash's thunder."

Any chance of the thunder stealing being literal instead of metaphorical?

Nah, prolly not.

And I was going to say that I couldn't figure out how a masked hero was going to steal Dashie's thunder, but now...

I think that is the only real failing in my eyes of the episode. They had to give Dashie something in episode, to take away from her, in episode. They didn't use anything she already had. That kind of thwarts the point, I think...


No, that's a completely wrong metaphor. I don't think you're fulling grasping the sheer scale involved.

It's literally putting a pebble - an inert and entirely ordinary pebble, that radiates negligable magic and only then at a few feet (and you'd have to be a specialist in sensing high-thaumatergy necromancy magic specifically to be even able to pick that up) - in the empty space of the entire universe.*

I mean intergalactic space as in "the space between galaxies." You literally cannot get a bigger space to lose anything in. You can't find it, because you don't even know where to start looking and the size of the search area is literally the entire universe. There's no light, no heat very shortly and the volume disparity is incomprehensible. There are no good metaphors for the scale involved, it's involving numbers so huge they are essentially meaningless, but I'll try anyway.

Imagine you are standing in a room the size of a hollowed out Earth, which is completely matt black. You are looking for a grain of dust, and your only means of doing so is the light from a laser pointer. That's not even close to the order of magnitude we're talking about.

In order to find anything, you'd first need sensors good enough to see a pebble at phenominal distances (not that common) exceptional range in sensors (who has sensors with intergalactic range that can pick up an object that radiates no heat and light or anything else) and a vessel capable of travelling intergalactic distances across the entire universe at the same time as conducting a focussed scan. It is, for all practical purposes, impossible due to the sheer enormousness of the task at hand. We're talking about a scale far beyond basically every sci-fi ever, across not just one or two galaxies (and most sci-f is in one galaxy), not even the local galactic cluster, but the entire universe.

Which is big. Really big. As a wise man once said:

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

(You may wonder how I would manage to get the pebble out there in the first place. That, as they say, is the key, and no, I'm not going to tell you, as that's a) classified and b) an assurance that no-one can back work how I did it - because basically, tracing what I did is the only way you'd ever be able to find a pebble in intergalactic space/time.)

Hm. Throwing time into the works does complicate things, I'll admit.

It's a chicken egg issue. Functionally, it's a useless punishment against anyone prepared with that level o paranoia, and an insurmountable obstacle for anyone not prepared.

Still, rather devious.

I find it interesting that all it requires is Spaces 3 and Time 3(ish) to get around it though. Different strokes for different game engines with entirely different. Purposes, scales and levels of play XD



She does have the ability to call lightning (see Luna Eclipsed, for example), but it's most likely a metaphor in this case.

Less call lightning, and more manipulate whether. What Luna did was call lightning. Dashie just used what was already there.


Ain't no man wis
I'm guessing magic, as you've just explained why using technological means would make it hard.

To be fair, that's how magic in his universe works. That's how magic in most universes work.

It's one thing to prepare for a clever mage, and another thin entirely to prepare for a Lix Lorn. You shouldn't Hold it against him, he is speaking to the general 'you' after all :smallwink:


*Has no effect*

no really, it doesn't have any effect at all. still stoic. *I don't see whats so cute about it.

Let's be honest though- you gain satisfaction from your stoicism. Possibly to the point of being unstoic! So you wouldn't necessarily be the test group, friend :smallwink: :smalltongue:


I actually have to agree with Raziere here. This is hardly diabeetus inducing cute.

It is not diabeetus inducing cute, no.
So far the only thing I can think of that is truly that cute is Wuna hiding in Celly's tail. Mama Derpy comes close. But that's it.


Psh, I was thankful for ponythread last month. *This month I'm going to be a cranky old geezer. *GET OFF MAH LAWN PONYTHREAD!

ITS NOT YOUR LAWN FRED STOP SLEEPWALKING


My little brother just decided to shout my and my sister's love for ponies to the entire household, including my older brother and somehow-related 24-year-old family member who couldn't make it where he needed to be for Thanksgiving. (I'll get revenge someday... I'll love and tolerate him until he can't stand me anymore!) Do you want to know what happened? My somehow-related family member is in the living room, right now, defending bronies everywhere to my parents and sister... because he IS one. :smallbiggrin:

*bro hoof*

That is called friendship.
And that's magic.


Like a thief in the night.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6397989613_f6fd595798_z.jpg

http://images.artfinding.com/lot/_217/anja_ritter_kunsthandel_artfinding_uerst_dekorativ er_fauteuil_12070456627903.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauteuil)

I'm confused. Are you just posting things I say?
I'm less concerned about being at fault for things than I am the thread seeing me post the word fauteuils <<;

Waitaminnit...

Ah, I see. There's a second picture in Lix's quote later, that didn't load in the first place.

Canny. At least I guessed your reasoning! I cite my superior non-spider life expectancy for being so smart despite all actions to the contrary. u.u



Quote for save.


Quote for different save.


Quote for save!

You're gonna be really upset when that power outage hits just after the boss fight and you haven't had a chance to get to a save point, aren't you? :smallwink:


"Oh my gosh people can post the IRC shenanigans. What will they think of me? Oh gosh oh man oh gosh oh man oh gosh oh man..." Candles Flees!

Probably "is that a pony doctor octopus and why are his ears ragged?" XD


Wow, this year's Desert Bus is just wrapping up. *Believe only one more hour to go at this point.

Here, have a picture from one of their contests! (Note: mildly squicky)


http://desertbus.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/teamashton1.jpg
The joke here was the fact that one of the guys was continuously given challenges to denounce ponies. *The guy was practically crying after the first one.


Wow, that's way harsh. Poor guy...
We need to send him a collective Internet hug! What would we do to acquire the bloke's email?


The new Mlp Villian?

Maybe?
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/325/8/d/rainbow_blast__by_miakhano-d4gr34a.jpg

Wow, saved like a freight truck.
I hope to the threadgods Thanqol doesn't see this and add it anywhere.


So, I got ignored the last time I posted this, but could someone, anyone, give me an opinion on Ringed Illusions (http://legomaster00156.deviantart.com/)? I'm linking to the Deviantart version this time, since I have visual images there, as well.

Sorry mate, I'm still workin my way up to it. I have the most atrocious reading habits: I hardly read a thing at all! And yet I love ponyfics. Go figure...

But yes, I've just been haggard and worn. I will read your story, promise! I just have to read Topaz' and Kalinda's first.
and after yours, I have to do all sorts of stuff, but my list is long and now I'm depressed :smallfrown:


Personally I'm hoping for a singing and dancing dragon voiced by Neil Patrick harrison, teaming up with a 2-headed monster with one head voiced by Ellen Mclaine, the other voiced by Stephen Merchant.

......I can dream.

You have the weirdest conversations.

Doesn't he?

That would be cool, though.


Thanks! It's good to have a reader. http://i.imgur.com/l00rv.png I'd love to see any thoughts you have on Part Five; I'm just not sure how well it works.

http://i.imgur.com/BsGGR.png


But of course it is.

A happy thankful vegitarian meal

But not herbivorous!
Loved the synopsis/dissection, Kairaven.


It's a good start. Could use a little formatting work (line breaks between paragraphs) but not bad. It's a little hard to get a feel for the story from the first chapter though.

Anyway, cute crossover time!
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/30970823d6c2c0bcf26460742469a700/89343%20-%20Epona%20Link%20Zelda.png

D'AAAAWWWWWWW

heart takes 17 fire damage!
Heart melts!

You gain 30 Experience Points!
Heart dropped 500 gold.
Heart dropped Heartstrings.


And some beautiful Rarity! (EDIT: fixed the link)
http://www.canterlot.com/uploads/gallery/album_17/gallery_69_17_66000.png

Click. Save.


Six posts above yours...


Anyway, here's.... this.
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/ae2bf7f65c0ef8d463b9a1257d0a86bd/89260%20-%20barbara%20female_spike%20genderbent%20spike.jpg

Yeah... I don't know either.

(S)he's cute though :P

huh. That is weird...

Ah well. Crossdressing Spike, I've seen worse, and better.


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WHY CAN'T I LOOK AWAY!?


I prefer this one:
My little pony meets metal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVBcm_BZRs):smallbiggrin:

Quoted for I will click this link every day until it finally works.


Word, I actually have all of season 1 burned onto DVDs, with menus and fanart backgrounds and everything. If Hasbro won't put out a full season DVD set I'll darn well make my own. (Even used the extra space on the last DVD by putting on all of the "making of a scene" videos and a bunch of my favorite PMVs.)


Ok, so

How?

I have a DVR full of pony. I have a laptop and a fillyfriend naive enough to let me use it. How do I make DVDs of my little ponies? I need the DVR space!

But I need pony more! D:



Uh oh, maybe you're developing a tolerance for cute pony through too much exposure. Soon it'll take larger and larger hits of high grade cute and Dawww to make you feel anything. You'll become broken, hollow eyed husks, desperately trawling pony image boards for your next hit, bothering random people in IRC channels by slinking up to them and begging for just one filly Twilight pic.:smalleek:

Or you know, your tastes in cute might vary from the OP, either way...

Oh good. I was worried I was falling into that trap for a second. Different tastes I can manage; pony dregs addiction, well, not so much >>;


Image dump:
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/282/c/1/read_by_cobracookies-d4cbp70.jpg (http://cobracookies.deviantart.com/)

Man, who knew? RD reads, AJ reads... Lemme guess, Twilight is a closet party animal?


http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/282/3/f/pinktails_by_cobracookies-d4cbphl.jpg

Cutest pinkie pie EVER.


http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/308/e/3/potato_by_mr_1-d4f4aun.png (http://mr-1.deviantart.com/)

Hahaha. Rappy~





Hey! *Being the Royal Astronomer might seem like a good gig, but it doesn't pay the bills. *Moonlighting on the side in overhead shots are the only thing that keeps the food on the table. *After all, she has [rolls a d12] 3 foals at home she has to feed!

D12!? Filly has needs, I suppose.


No, the answer lies in another of Hasbro's franchises. She's obviously a Star Pact Warlock, and this is foreshadowing for the inevitable 4E-G4 crossover. No it isn't. Or is it?

I am not upset at this possibility.
4e is a useful, if bland-ish, game system. I'd love to have a pony crossover.

Assumin D&D of course.


I rarely contribute to the discussion here, but that's mostly because I usually have nothing to say.

This time, I was suddenly reminded (by a fic on another forum) of a certain song that featured on Discovery Channel at some point, and suddenly realized it could fairly effectively be ponified. Here's my take on it:

There's a city that's full of misery,
There's a twisted kind of honesty,..
There's a sort of a disloyalty,..
There's a lack of generosity...
--
Don't need four hooves, just to be a pony.
Don't need two arms, to be a man.
Don't need fingers, to shape a friendship.
Just need to hear us, to understand.

Every universe in existence, every species, any race,
You just need to have persistence, and a friendly face.
Every creature in existence, purple, orange, pink or blue -*
There's one way to coexistence,
All you need is a friend or two...
--
In their world, beyond the veil of stars,
There are hearts that bear many scars,
But there's a light that our love can find
And there's a hope for all of Humankind

So let's give them more than sympathy
In the name of Generosity,
With our Kindness and our Loyalty,
Let our Magic give them HARMONY-Y!
--
Don't need four hooves, just to be a pony.
Don't need two arms, to be a man.
Don't need fingers, to shape a friendship.
Just need to hear us, to understand.

Every universe in existence, every species, any race,
You just need to have persistence, and a friendly face.
Every creature in existence, purple, orange, pink or blue -*
There's one way to coexistence,
All you need is a friend or two...

Feel free to make corrections. I'm not particularly happy with how some of the rhymes turned out. Especially the "every universe in existence" bit can be swapped out for something better, but the Multiverse is my whole shtick, more or less, so I can't help it.

And the song, if you can't guess it, is...
A Heart or Two, by Aliens United.

That was pretty cool. Thanks man.


Huzzah!

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic- Race on Checker Mountain
Has finally been designed
By me
Orzel
Prince of Games

A board of adventure, magic, and teamwork!

(Gloom) Too bad I have zero artistic relent to draw everything for the gameboard and cards. And this might stall another of my games.

Well do you have a schematic somewhere?
I mean, getting all the art and stuff for it together could be an advanced Drawthread project.*


New Episode:
Good, amusing episode, felt a tiny bit meh, electricity is in equestria.

Bon-Bon at the scene of every single accident was somewhat suspicious.

Hm. Yes, she was....

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/310/8/6/bon_bond_by_gsphere-d4fbyfp.jpg


first nightmare night..now today...
what is it with Pinkie getting tackled and having the other pony on top holding her down?

I am going to respond, and by doing so, I will convey to you why.

See? You already know why. telepathy.



Looks like the one called "Twilight Velvet" is supposed to be Twilight's mother.

Oh good heavens, really? Twilight Velvet?

Am I the only one who reads... Aye, probably.

It must skip a generation; twilight seemed so normal! Oh but then her and Trixie and Luna... Yeah. Nevermind.*


I kinda like Minuette as a name though. Better than Colgate.

I concur.



New episode:
Just got around to watching it. Not much else to be said, seeing as how I'm kinda behind (I had the stream open in the background but then I forgot about it and went to play video games. Curse my short attention span!) but here goes:

Overall, it was okay. Not great. Strangely, I really felt bad for Dash in this episode. Like, really frustrated. Couldn't her friends just have spoken to her instead of humilating her in front of the entire town? (inb4 "but then the episode would be over in 10 minutes) Also at first I assumed AJ, but the instant I saw the colour of Twilight's magic I knew it would be all of them (or at the very least Twi, AJ and Fluttershy, one of each pony). That's rare for me. I was the one who didn't realise Philomena was a phoenix even after she combusted.

No, no they could not.


The RD fan club. That's... wow. Okay XD. Snips and Snails though? I guess it makes sense; they seem to need someone to fanboy over. Perhaps even crush on? On a related note: Trixie was not the mysterious mare. THANK GOD. I hate Trixie. I was worrying about that ever since the synopsis was spoiled for me.

Ouch. That seems a trifle unfair, considering. Yes, trixie was an arrogant snob and bully. Trixie was also smart enoughto be an arrogant bully, which means she would be smart enough to learn from her mistakes. And we know the canon advances; Dashie went from a drop-out no-name to having a fan club over the course of two seasons (approximately 3 years). In all that time, Trixie could have changed.

And besides, all we have for the character was "arrogant, bully, possibly accidentally so. Won't give up the ghost." that's not a personality, those are a handful of traits. She has plenty of room for growth, and something NOPONY else currently has; a dedicated voice actor. It's working for the CMC, it could for her too.


The construction site: Ponies build using machinery, clearly electrical. Yeah, yeah, magic, I know.

Clearly electrical?


Pinkie Sense returns. Bleck, I was hoping they'd forgotten about that. I hope they don't bring back the stare.

I disagree whole-heartedly. Pinkie Sense wasn't a bad thing, it was just a random McGuffin. It would be worse if it stayed that way. Canonically, Pinkie Pie has a super power. That shouldn't disappear just because it's no longer narratively covenant; isn't that the sort of that that drove most of the Deegan fandom to violence and snark?


The mayor is starting to get on my nerves too, can't quite explain why though.

Me too. It's her arrogant, I know what's going on attitude. In this particular instance, I think she did- I think she was in on it.

But she always struck me as that creepy aunt who hung around trying to be "with it!" and "hip to the jive, man!" and missed the point.


Episode 8 thoughts
Not the strongest episode but I still liked it.*

The RD fanclub complete with tshirts and wigs made me giggle. How long before we see said shirts and wigs for sale?

Too long, I say!


Ponyville suddenly has a bunch of accidents and disasters, I blame narrative convenience. One of the perils of living in a cartoon, also cliffs appear at random, which no doubt sucks for some ponies. "What the hey? I use to be able to walk to the park!:smallfrown:"

I read that differently. Presumably, one of two scenarios occurred. The first is that Ponyville has accidents all the time; Dashie has to do something besides weather and stunts. It's only now being focused on, but it's been a common background element. Although, season 1 doesn't really pan that out at all.

Option two, my first thought, and a source of fridge horror, is that the rest of the mane cast either caused or predicted accidents as part of the set up. Which would be easy.

"ma'am, we're gonna push junior here off a cliff."
"what!?"
"Now don't you worry None! Twilight here could catch a baby faster than two shakes of a lamb's tail! Caintcha Twi?"


RD is indeed very susceptible to getting a swelled head, and the only solution is a banjo! er, a plot involving costumes and heroics. Like most, I called "the rest of the mane six" right when Twilight fixed the dam. Nice to see everybody getting involved in the action, and I do like the callback to pinkie sense. I will say that I would have liked a little less of dash being confused and angry. I would have used the time spent on that before the mare-do-well shows up to have the rest of the gang try to talk RD down from her ego trip and fail. Then they could resort to the whole costumed adventurer thing.

*shrug* understandable. Myself, I presumed time between the disasters, because those couldn't all have possibly have happened in the same day! So Dashie was being a jerk for weeks, without letting up. I'd plan my nefarious revenge way of showing her humility too.

Keep in mind I think season 1 extended over at least two years though, so odds are I'm already on a different track than your train of thought.


The building site was a touch annoying, but remember that we have seen multi-story buildings before, in Manehattan. They had to have some way of constructing said buildings, and if there's no unicorn with a construction cutie mark handy I guess they have to make do with enchanted cranes that are prone to malfunctioning. (that could be an interesting bit of world-building there. If most unicorns are interested in the "soft" sciences and white collar work, there simply might not be enough with strong, detected TK to meet the demand, resulting in the need for enchanted heavy equipment, but the bugs haven't been worked out yet, leading to a rash of serious accidents across equestria.)

Something of note that nopony else seems to have seen...

The crane was made of wood. so their technology is less advanced, and more "let's ape this good idea we saw elsewhere". They have the technology (for certain values of technology; they seem to be developing along the same lines as the AotRS, which makes sense seeing as he's close enough to monitor them by accident) but technology isn't always safe like we're used to. It's a lever that lifts heavy loads. It's not a guarantee of safety.


I''m going to sort this one to the bottom with Look Before You Sleep.

No mystery to me with MDW. First appearance and I'm thinking "AJ" right away. From there adding the rest as needed. Only small surprise was a the call back to Pinkie sense but that didn't matter terribly.

Also if I can't fiiiind a Friendship problem I'll make one! http://i.imgur.com/TzVou.png

Seriously didn't we learn a lesson about not forcing lessons? I'd personally prefer they'd have done it as a prank (with a useful message) and are getting a laugh out of it then the incredible sappiness of for Rainbow's own good. Or something to make the lesson fit and not feel jammed down Rainbow's throat. Okay maybe it needed jamming but still.

It most certainly did need jamming, that's for sure.


On the plus side there's still some fun stuff. The shout out to the BTAS theme music was suitably epic. Scootaloo leading a fanclub and wearing a rainbow mane hat, still cute. And seeing that old pony from the train in the OP at last. Okay and having all 5/6 ponies having a hoof in it was a reasonably clever approach even if it didn't fool me for a second.

(Now excuse me but I have to go burn the last bits of fanon of "pre-industrial" Equestria")

Yeah...

Although, and humor me here, what other than the hydroelectric dam (even I can barely refute that!) kills a pre-industrial Equestria?


I have a fan-alicorn who controls the stars. Maybe they're friends?

Oh neat! Who?


Hmm....you know what, make that an AD&D2E character and you have yourself a deal! *Well, we'd know she has an int of at least a 9 in that case. *Wonder what she rolled for her other stats? *Oh! *I'll roll them for her! *If I roll int below a 9, it automatically boosts to 9 so she can be a caster, aside from that, as is it is.

Str: 13, Dex: 14, Con: 14, Int: 13, Wis: 10, Cha: 14

Jeez, figures that I'd roll super awesome on something that I am not actively playing. *I mean, 3d6? *I almost always get at least two things around 6 or 7.

So now, Beatrice Lulamoon, the Wizard. *Now we just need to figure out her level and what spells she'd use!

Holi moli! You rolled that on 3d6?!
In order?!

You're rolling my next old school character. Sound good? :smallbiggrin:

I'm pretty sure my best 3d6 roll ever was a 17, and it didn't count because 2 of the dice fell off the rolling surface. Man... Let's see. This is 2e? It's been a while. Bard or Illusionist. The bard class features work wonders, but wizard has access to the only-as-useful-as-the-DM-is-clever entangly rope spell.


Ep Thoughts:

Not going to say much, lest I clog up the forum with whinging, save to say that I didn't find it that strong an episode. (New writer? I think it shows if that's so). It definitely needed more time to establish RD rubbing it in people's faces rather than just enjoying legitimately given praise (even if it was a bit over the top).

As it was, thought the other friends came across as more jealous than anything at the beginning.

Hm. I disagree. Jealousy would be if they wanted the praise, where as-is they just wanted it to stop. You're attributing an emotion to them that isn't apparent, based on an action. Normaly, fine, sure, I probably do it all the time! But I don't think jealousy pans out.

Other than that, I still think that there was more time between cuts than we saw; it makes it easier for me to take, since whether we see the time pass or not, I know they do. Again, pretty sure I'm in the minority.


Good parts; RD's line of "I hate being alone" was a very in character one, and made me want to give her a big ole hug. (And smack the rest of the mane 6 upside the head)

*nods* yeah...


I am too busy to internet all that much today, but NOT too busy to post this and run.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/328/9/c/spin_lyra_and_bon_bon_spin_by_tomdantherock-d4h7n37.gif

Spinny spinny spinny~


Ep. 8
I was starting to wonder if I was the only one to see that...

I wish you were the only one to see that... It's creepy looking.


I think this is a pretty good suggestion. The presentation as it was didn't bother me that much, but this would have been nicer if there had been a bit more time, or some rewrites to make everything fit together.

I'll give you that. I was pretty much ok with things, but that's because it fit the standard protocol for super hero style episodes. It could have been better, Sure, but... I dunno, it feels weird. I'm not expecting more from the show than it promised, I feel, so I'm not all that concerned.

My own thoughts:
So I was going to just point out things that were neat from the episode, but apparently I'm the only one who kind of liked this one, or at least it feels that way...

So it isn't my favorite overall but I did genuinely like it, even though I called the Mare switcheroo pretty early. Maybe this is just my recent playing of M&M talking, but I really enjoyed the superhero vibe of this one, and all the little references. I mean, "Friendly Neighborhood X" is totally spiderman, and the balcony scene with the older ponies feels like it was pulled right out of a similar scene in the first Spiderman movie. There's also the B:tAS reference that a lot of posters noticed, plus the suspiciously Darkwing Duck-esque costume and probably some more that I missed. Even the dangerous situations RD or the Mare solve are textbook superhero cases (I'm looking at you crumbling dam), and in my mind do a lot to excuse the presence of dams and high-rises in Ponyville.

I think that if you take this episode as more of a superhero ponies episode, with a lesson on modesty thrown in it might stand up better to scrutiny than watching it as a more character-driven RD episode like "Best Pet"[/quote]

Yes! Exactly. I liked it too! And the Dakrwing Duck hat made me Sooo envious. I need to steal it and dye it green >>;

Also, I think I may be alone in this, but I called the whole group switching off and sharing costumes and such 5 seconds in. I knew it would be the only way any one pony (of a sort...). Could really compete with Rainbow Dash across the full spectrum of Dashie's activities.


Anyway, rant over, so here are some of the details I liked:

Press-outfit Spike is great and needs to inspire some fanfic

The pony papparazzi are back!

I could have sworn I'd seen Wadda, actually. It was... Interesting. This thread man... This thread.


Had you not seen that? Dang, I thought it was required watching for everyone whose played D&D! It cracks me up every time!

I'm going to guess the video involved has magic missiles and darkness and a knife +3 against ogres?

Which is so horribly dated because seriously, who even tracks separate damage stats for a knife relative to a dagger anymore I mean really.


New episode:

Well, I'm now going to pour anti-matter on the raging inferno, because I thought it was a pretty good episode, myself! I was cracking up a lot.*

So you're not alone Druid Droid!

(I'm noticing a distinct pattern in that the episodes that make me laugh the most - with the silliest, cartoonist humour - (e.g. Lesson Zero, Feeling Pinkie Keen, this one etc etc) are generally not the most popular ones... That says something. What it says, I don't know...)

Musically, it was noticably very good (the not-quite- Batman:TAS theme was brilliant!)

And So. Many. Questions!

Why does Ponyville have a massive and fragile damn? What the heck are they building? Who builds a road that leads over a cliff anyway?! (I nearly did myself a mischief laughing at the silliness of the baby carriage going down that hill.)

Aye, the damn is inexplicable. We can assume it was a regular dam, given a modern veneer so young children would know what's going on (same with the crane) but then, why are we expecting kids to know what tesla coils are? Because looney tunes got away with it, and taught kids thereby. So why not MLP?

The road off a cliff though, that's dumb. No amount of "I was narratively necessary" can cover that. Maybe Ponyville is a popular tourist destination for lemmings?



Also, I would just like to say (again) and especially to SiuiS I totally called it!

This episode clearly proves it!

Ponies.

Have.*

Superpowers!

Superpowers!

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee468/WizardPony/ef975798.jpg

Eyup. Pretty hard to deny, now.



Finally - and I'll keep this in the spoiler [EDITORS NOTE: I removed the spoiler tags.], but it really only pertains to Rainbow, and the coincidence that this happened the day we got a Rainbow episode - I caught the tail-end of Flash Gordon (yes, THAT one) today, and it got me thinking again.*

(...

Yeah, this may have coloured my perception of the episode, too...! Just a bit...)

I know that one or two attempts have been made at PMVing the song - you know which one - (and one attempt at a cover that didn't do it justice), but we really need MORE Rainbow Flash/Dash Gordon crossover/ parodies!*

I mean NOW, as of season 2, we even have a suitably LARGE HAM FOR THE PRINCE VOLTAN ROLE!

Imagine:*

Cantelot palace. Discord, free once again, has taken control, with his new griffon minions, and this time - as last time - he's singled out Dash as the member of the Elements to eliminate. Only this time, more proactively... By actually destroying Cloudsdale, and stranding Dash in the ruins of the falling city (probably magicked over a volcano because, why not? It's Discord.)

And now, as the setting sun hands in the sky - as it's been doing for the past twenty seven hours - he has done it! He's won! And now Twilight, who (as in a surprising amount of fanfic and fanart) he's decided he's taken a liking to (because she beat him, in a sort of creepy reverse Stockholm syndrome or something) is going to be forced to marry him, while a tearful Celestia watches from where she's chained to the floor...

But, as Luna gathers the last of the Palace Guard for one last attempt to break through the atomic candy-floss field Discord has erected around the palace (again, Discord), there's one last surprise; out of the ruins of Cloudsdale, a single figure emerges from the dispersing mist...

RAINBOW'S ALIVE!!

In the palace, Discord looks up, as he hears the sudden sound of a steady drumbeat, and thinks that maybe he shouldn't have changed the laws of physics so that dramatically appropriate music plays everytime someone does something...

DASH!

A-AH!

Savior of Equestria!

DASH!

A-AH!

She'll save every one of us!

Oh, poopie.1



...

...

You're going to throw things now, aren't you?

Also, Thanqol and/or Siuis, if you draw this you will be the most awesome pony ever.



1For some reason, this strikes me as a very Discord thing to say, in John DeLancie's most awesome understated tone...

Fund it. If you have to, raze a planet and strip-mine it (preferably not my planet, but sacrifices occasionally have to be made...). This needs to be done.

[Lix Lorn]

Oh neat! Who?
Her name is Sweet Dreams. She has a pink coat, and white hair that flows like a cloud. She's pretty much nocturnal and sleeps during the day. She runs a free hostel where anypony or anyone can stay in Bridle Shores, and mans (colts?) the desk all day-while asleep, but she wakes up at the drop of a pin with a dazzling grin.

The stars that aided in NMMs escape? That was her-on Celestia's request as a Xanatos Gambit. She illusions herself as an earth pony, and people often see either her horn or her wings and get veeery confused.

[Kurgan]

D12!? Filly has needs, I suppose.



Hey! D12 needs some love too!




Holi moli! You rolled that on 3d6?!
In order?!

You're rolling my next old school character. Sound good?

I'm pretty sure my best 3d6 roll ever was a 17, and it didn't count because 2 of the dice fell off the rolling surface. Man... Let's see. This is 2e? It's been a while. Bard or Illusionist. The bard class features work wonders, but wizard has access to the only-as-useful-as-the-DM-is-clever entangly rope spell.



Think you need a min of 15 for any of the special classes. I'm just astounded that I didn't roll a 6 for her.

[Strife Warzeal]

Lazy so I don't feel like going into SiuiS' post to quote it, but you are wrong good sir about that being the cutest Pinkie Pie because this is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XvWY4rPCgo).

[Gamerlord]

Also, Hasbro does a pony version of the Royal Wedding (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/mystery-pony-duo-at-hasbro-world-hq.html). I wonder if this is an "official AU"?
...Is it an OC if Hasbro is behind it? :smallconfused: :smalltongue: More seriously, yay, fanfic fuel! Though it would be pretty interesting to see them in the show proper...
EDIT: This is awesome. (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/interactive-pony-stactaft-portaits.html)

[Zevox]

Lazy so I don't feel like going into SiuiS' post to quote it, but you are wrong good sir about that being the cutest Pinkie Pie because this is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XvWY4rPCgo).
No no, you're both wrong. This is the cutest Pinkie Pie ever (warning, very large):
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/b8fe93d76f850afd07a82a0eeb91788c/29010%20-%20adorable%20artist%3Avalcron%20autophagia%20cook ie%20Cotton_Candy%20cute%20cute_overload%20diabete s%20featured_image%20filly%20mega_cuteness%20OH_GO D_MY_HEART%20pinkamena%20pinkie%20pinkie_pie.png
Zevox

[Strife Warzeal]

No no, you're both wrong. This is the cutest Pinkie Pie ever (warning, very large):
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/b8fe93d76f850afd07a82a0eeb91788c/29010%20-%20adorable%20artist%3Avalcron%20autophagia%20cook ie%20Cotton_Candy%20cute%20cute_overload%20diabete s%20featured_image%20filly%20mega_cuteness%20OH_GO D_MY_HEART%20pinkamena%20pinkie%20pinkie_pie.png
Zevox

Bringing Filly!Pinkie into this is just fowl play, though we did not make a rule against it so I guess I'll have to concede. (this time!)

[Tectonic Robot]

GUYS! You know how I was looking for art of the Midnight Crew ponified?

WELL, THANK YOU GADORA!

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/328/0/a/midnight_crew_by_tomomo_no_mae-d4h6cp4.png

[MCerberus]

Alright, sorry I haven't been around. Been trying to settle into the post school job hunt/training period.

Then I rented Skyrim.
Oh god Skyrim.
So what did I miss?

[Soras Teva Gee]

:smallconfused: What's wrong with Elizabeth or Prize Gem? I mean, Fleur de Lis seems to have become the most popular one anyway, judging by how her pictures are getting tagged on Ponibooru, but I personally like Prize Gem. It sounds like the kind of snooty, arrogant name you'd expect out of a Canterlot pony, but at the same time is kind of cool. And Elizabeth is a fairly normal name, can't see what would be upsetting about that, aside from it being a bit bland for this fandom.

Zevox

While not as blatant as the others Prize Gem still implies trophy wife and all the other inherently demeaning takes on the pony. Afterall if she's a prize, who's prize? Well Fancypants of course, or whatever man she's being carried around by. Prize... trophy. Gem... just for her beauty. And even from her own perspective, she thinks she's a prize gem that a bit vain and emptyheaded now isn't it?

I think think all of those are still there in that name. Say what you will fandom names are not random choices but arise from associations of a character to other things.

Fleur while basics fits what we can read of her personality and of course the cutie mark, its the same as Lyra in being completely self evident. Possibly even more so as Lyra of course shows nothing musical in show. And Fleur de Lis doesn't carry any kind of negative connotations (well unless one has a hate-on for France, but to that I'll say the Queen of England has it in her crown so there!) and is thus in my mind more appropriate.

Elizabeth is also neutral true, but it derives from a mistake. Which isn't a problem in and of itself (Steven Magnet) but is also evident why its not as popular because at the end of the day most ponies didn't hear that in the line by Fancypants. I imagine Steven Magnet didn't have much for competing names possiblities.



Also, Hasbro does a pony version of the Royal Wedding (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/mystery-pony-duo-at-hasbro-world-hq.html). I wonder if this is an "official AU"?

I'm going with that we will all live simpler lives if "canon" is the show, what's on air and what is said by the staff in reference to the show.

But given that Twilight is in the second picture killing my first instinct.... explanation for Pinklestia anyone?


Hm. Not a single retaliatory post? Fascinating.

I must be even worse of a villain than I thought.

SiuS most of us don't have your formatting skills and to be honest.... I'm not going to dig through ya' post for the five things I might respond too when they are already a couple weeks back.

Like while I still hold to my initial reaction of MMDW's faults I'm much less cranky about it after watching it a few times and I'm the pony that took until Green Isn't Your Color and Dog And Pony Show to warm up to Rarity's charm... meaning I practically skipped through Suited For Success the first time through before loving it on my next couple of views. So at the end of the season who knows how I'll feel about any episode.

[BlasTech]

Alright, sorry I haven't been around. Been trying to settle into the post school job hunt/training period.

Then I rented Skyrim.
Oh god Skyrim.
So what did I miss?

Erm, lets see.


Potentially a few new episode discussions, not sure when the last one you saw was.
Two parts of a five-part Siuis megaquote
Ponified Les Mes lyrics
Lots of pony birthdays
Pony personality test results discussion
Several new pony fanfics, lots of pony images, especially with regards to ponies from the latest episodes


And that's about as far back as my memory goes.

[Eakin]

Alright, sorry I haven't been around. Been trying to settle into the post school job hunt/training period.

Then I took an arrow to the knee
So what did I miss?
I fixed that for you

[MCerberus]

I fixed that for you

You keep those quote edits away from me, sneak-thief.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

Apparently Hasbro redesigned their website.

I recommend that yall go give it a look-see, and scroll down to the site nav at the bottom of the page.

Go on ahead (http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_us/), I'll just wait right here.

Obligatory picture :
http://i.imgur.com/H2hDP.jpg

[Soras Teva Gee]

Two pics for pony thread:

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/279/b/b/my_little__pona_by_nyaasu-d4br9fh.jpg

I'm such a sucker for Pony Epona. (Shame she isn't in Skyward Sword)

Also Princesses are the Best Ponies
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/341/2/4/good_night_luna_by_livinlovindude-d4igxth.png

(Sad story apparently with this one, dedicated to a brony that passed away recently apparently. Which is further evidence of why this is the best fandom ever)

[Gamerlord]

Apparently Hasbro redesigned their website.

I recommend that yall go give it a look-see, and scroll down to the site nav at the bottom of the page.

Go on ahead (http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_us/), I'll just wait right here.
A section dedicated to bronies? Interesting....

[Eakin]

A section dedicated to bronies? Interesting....

Just the one wall paper image so far, but it does give me encouragement to know that they support the fact that our demographic exists and likes the show

EDIT:
Blech, I converted the file to a more wallpaper-friendly format, but does anypony have the technical aptitude to tell me how to reduce the resolution of a JPG so it'll fit my desktop?

[MCerberus]

I'd scroll down to try and find it, but the baby Pinkie doll was there. My brain shorted out for safety.

[Topaz]

Blech, I converted the file to a more wallpaper-friendly format, but does anypony have the technical aptitude to tell me how to reduce the resolution of a JPG so it'll fit my desktop?
Windows? I use IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/) for that kind of stuff.

[Gaelbert]

How do "Deli" or "Delila" or "Lisabet" sound as nicknames for Fleur de Lis? I'm feeling partial to the last one.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Just the one wall paper image so far, but it does give me encouragement to know that they support the fact that our demographic exists and likes the show

EDIT:
Blech, I converted the file to a more wallpaper-friendly format, but does anypony have the technical aptitude to tell me how to reduce the resolution of a JPG so it'll fit my desktop?

Resizing a jpeg

You need a decent program is all, GIMP would serve and is free but for simple work I use an freeware called Photoscape. Both are free, poke around Cnet.com for something that looks useful. Also for wallpapers mess around with the Windows settings, you can use larger pics then your screen for wallpaper depending on your tastes and its sizing. Even MSpaint will do a resize once it opens a picture though the quality can be iffy.

Also just to throw this out there: http://ponycomicconposter.deviantart.com/

Has done recreation vectors of the poster, albeit they inserted two random ponies into the balloon. On the real one one mystery pony is Pip but I don't know if the other has been confirmed. I would like Hasbro to release a truly high resolution version so we could finally know

[Eakin]

Windows? I use IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/) for that kind of stuff.

Huzzah! The number of acceptably-sized pony wallpapers on my hard drive has been DOUBLED!

Between this and learning how to turn my Youtube playlist into MP3s (http://www.youtube-mp3.org/) it's been a good day for brony-tech

My wallpaper has been changed to:

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5bd72c1c15720fcb24ad8dbc4e1aaf7c/16220%20-%20artist%3Amegasweet%20rainbow_dash%20wallpaper.p ng

each of the Mane 6 has their own (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/megasweet-wallpaper-pack.html)

[Gadora]

GUYS! You know how I was looking for art of the Midnight Crew ponified?

WELL, THANK YOU GADORA!

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/328/0/a/midnight_crew_by_tomomo_no_mae-d4h6cp4.png

I've got to say, it really was a bit of a lucky find. I also have to say that your reaction was quite gratifying.:smallbiggrin:



Image Dump: I'm a few months behind on my Deviant Art subscriptions edition, part 1 (Actually, if you dug back several threads, you might find this is part 3.)http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/341/2/8/celestia_by_br0ny-d4ig9gg.png (http://br0ny.deviantart.com/art/Celestia-272856544)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/342/3/2/coolness_that_defies_gravity_by_frostheartissiames e-d4ik36m.png (http://frostheartissiamese.deviantart.com/art/Coolness-that-Defies-Gravity-273035038)
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/342/1/9/friendship_report_by_mmtob3-d4iikxv.png (http://mmtob3.deviantart.com/art/Friendship-Report-272964739)
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/342/c/9/request_for_uz_mike222_by_ricedawg-d4ij0sc.jpg (http://ricedawg.deviantart.com/art/Request-for-uz-mike222-272985276)
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/342/2/1/cutie_mark_crusaders_three_kings_by_southparktaois t-d4ihjl0.png (http://southparktaoist.deviantart.com/art/Cutie-Mark-Crusaders-Three-Wise-Kings-272916324)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/342/d/e/de4e92a817f52bb3f70247ea0a2547c3-d4ihs75.png (http://togekisser.deviantart.com/art/SS-Rarity-s-Night-272927489)
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/341/2/4/garden_party_by_subjectnumber2394-d4igiyl.jpg (http://subjectnumber2394.deviantart.com/art/Garden-Party-272868861)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/337/1/3/mlp_____canterlot_lane___w_dialogue_by_krekka01-d4i3ius.png (http://krekka01.deviantart.com/art/MLP-quot-Canterlot-Lane-quot-w-dialogue-272262196)
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/340/7/4/746eed8552cf3fb08225fbcf30dc22eb-d4idd4m.png (http://dartjunkie.deviantart.com/art/Welcome-to-the-Capital-of-ChAoS-272721334)
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/342/a/9/i_see_you_by_darcowalways-d4ihm5a.png (http://darcowalways.deviantart.com/art/I-see-you-272919646)


http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/340/d/9/fleur_de_lis_custom_pony_by_sarah_chan-d4idmfy.png (http://sarah-chan.deviantart.com/art/Fleur-de-lis-Custom-Pony-272733406)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/340/8/e/my_little_pony_oc__levixy_redtimesand_by_levixy-d4ie959.png (http://levixy.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Pony-OC-Levixy-RedTimesand-272762829)
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/297/5/3/applejack_in_costume_by_th3animefreak-d4dthkv.png (http://th3animefreak.deviantart.com/art/Applejack-In-Costume-265075519)
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/325/c/0/twilight_sparkle___colored_by_yikomega-d4gcsq1.jpg (http://yikomega.deviantart.com/art/Twilight-Sparkle-Colored-269335657)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/339/d/2/heart_of_sunset_rose_by_bamboodog-d4i7xjl.jpg (http://bamboodog.deviantart.com/art/Heart-Of-Sunset-Rose-272467857)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/341/1/a/hour_of_the_eclipse_by_bonaxor-d4if5j3.jpg (http://bonaxor.deviantart.com/art/Hour-of-the-Eclipse-272804799)
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/341/0/d/the_bright_side_of_the_moon_by_rofldoctor-d4iged6.png (http://rofldoctor.deviantart.com/art/The-Bright-Side-of-the-Moon-272862906)
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/341/3/9/boop_by_silasagnostos-d4iekfc.png (http://silasagnostos.deviantart.com/art/Boop-272777448)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/341/8/7/my_little_pony___luna_and_pip_squeak_sculpt_by_mik i_-d4igc1l.jpg (http://miki-.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Pony-Luna-and-Pip-Squeak-sculpt-272859897)
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/341/0/3/honeybuzz_paper_doll_by_shiroi_of_envii-d4iezsd.jpg (http://shiroi-of-envii.deviantart.com/art/Honeybuzz-paper-doll-272797357)


http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/338/b/2/fluttershy_voando_sobre_a_agua_by_arthurlopes-d4i5fv2.jpg (http://arthurlopes.deviantart.com/art/Fluttershy-Voando-Sobre-a-Agua-272351630)
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/339/d/1/my_little_pony_wallpaper___remade_by_delta105-d4i9l6w.png (http://delta105.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Pony-Wallpaper-Remade-272545160)
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/339/7/6/moondancer_in_g4_style_by_mizutakishima-d4iaaxd.png (http://mizutakishima.deviantart.com/art/MoonDancer-in-G4-Style-272578513)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/303/f/1/spike__pony__twilight___dragon_by_dzetawmdunion-d4egfti.png (http://dzetawmdunion.deviantart.com/art/Spike-pony-Twilight-dragon-266146326)
http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/340/5/8/muffin_republic_by_saturnspace-d4ibhuv.png (http://saturnspace.deviantart.com/art/muffin-republic-272634151)
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/333/5/c/fluttershy_by_up1ter-d4hq7vs.png (http://up1ter.deviantart.com/art/fluttershy-271641448)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/338/e/5/applejack_of_xmas_present_by_southparktaoist-d4i5p3r.png (http://southparktaoist.deviantart.com/art/Applejack-of-Xmas-Present-272363607)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/340/e/8/the_original_party_girl_by_sonicxklonoa-d4ic1u5.jpg (http://sonicxklonoa.deviantart.com/art/The-original-party-girl-272660045)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/340/7/b/rarity__s_dress_realized_by_southparktaoist-d4idmsg.png (http://southparktaoist.deviantart.com/art/Rarity-s-Dress-Realized-272733856)
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/340/5/4/__drawing_tablet_practice___derpy_8d_by_killer_kim mie-d4icecq.png (http://killer-kimmie.deviantart.com/art/Drawing-tablet-practice-Derpy-8D-272676266)

[SiuiS]

SiuS most of us don't have your formatting skills and to be honest.... I'm not going to dig through ya' post for the five things I might respond too when they are already a couple weeks back.

Like while I still hold to my initial reaction of MMDW's faults I'm much less cranky about it after watching it a few times and I'm the pony that took until Green Isn't Your Color and Dog And Pony Show to warm up to Rarity's charm... meaning I practically skipped through Suited For Success the first time through before loving it on my next couple of views. So at the end of the season who knows how I'll feel about any episode.

Ohoho! Cold dismissal, my one true weakness. Well played, Soras the unicorn! Well played.

...

http://i.imgur.com/jNLDQ.png

[MCerberus]

Ohoho! Cold dismissal, my one true weakness. Well played, Soras the unicorn! Well played.

...

http://i.imgur.com/jNLDQ.png

I really should go back and get rid of those big eyelashes... oh wait the original vectors are sitting in the charred husk of a computer whose motherboard failed me and the new one doesn't have the real-estate space for the HDD (small case).

And that makes me sad.

[Dexam]

Fancy Pants says "Listen 'ere"

Fandom think, "Elizabeth".........

Huh. I could have sworn I heard Fancy Pants say "Elizabeth and I..." :smallconfused: Weird.

In that case, my new personal fanon name for her is "Lady Mondegreen". :smalltongue:
(Bonus internet point if you get the pun without resorting to Google or any other search engine).


Barring any possible future episodes that contradicts Applejack being born in Sweet Apple Acre, The only true Ponyville natives out of the Main 6 are Applejack and Rarity. It also implies Rarity-parents lives somewhere within Ponyville.

Am I the only one that gets the urge to introduce ponyville as "the city-town of Ponyville"?

Well, the Pie family rock farm was on the outskirts of Ponyville - as that would be the closest major (named) settlement, I would consider Pinkie Pie to be a Ponyville native. After all, how far out of the town do you need to be before you are no longer considered a native resident?

Also, apologies for the lack of posting, Ponythread. I'm not ignoring you, I've just been busy, which has been cutting into my pony time. At work I'm training up a new starter to do some of my work so that I can move on to other things; and at home I've been busy with the little one. I've got some holiday time coming up, so my Pony-time may increase. Maybe. Anyway... Hugs for the Ponytread! Squee for the D'awww Throne! Or something.

TL;DR: N00bs! N00bs everywhere! :smalltongue:

[MCerberus]

Maybe. Anyway... Hugs for the Ponytread! Squee for the D'awww Throne! Or something.

Cupcakes for the cupcake god god god.
Parties for the party throne throne throne.

[legomaster00156]

Hey, if anyone wants to help me out with my fanfic, answer this one question: are you in favor of Phillydelphia pretty much being reduced to rubble, literally and/or metaphorically?

[Gaelbert]

Hey, if anyone wants to help me out with my fanfic, answer this one question: are you in favor of Phillydelphia pretty much being reduced to rubble, literally and/or metaphorically?

(I think it's spelled Fillydelphia)
Generally not, unless there's a really good reason. Gratuitous destruction doesn't sit well with me.

[Vorpalbob]

I hang out in wierd parts of the internet. Specifically, the ponythread IRC. The other night, I showed them a video of a 60's band called the Applejacks, and they challenged me to find bands for the rest of the Mane Six.

So I did.

Here they are:

http://i.imgur.com/RsI1d.png
The Applejacks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO8VJwlwCQY): A pop band from the 60's with a good sound, the Applejacks had two or three hits on the charts and then disappeared. I like this song enough to have it on my Ipod.
http://i.imgur.com/r63WE.png
The Sparklers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnwTzxCzDgM): These guys are a lot of fun. They're silly, and have an almost Motown sound to them, with a definite Asian flair.
http://i.imgur.com/4sZHM.png
The Rarities (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPgoaI-9mQ): A pretty decent cover band, but the quality of the video is awful. They're okay, but they certainly aren't up to the task of representing Rarity.
http://i.imgur.com/ROEne.png
The Pinkies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIppzQRPtzg): A New Wave band from the UK, these guys sound like a more experimental B52s. I like them! They've got a bit of a chaotic sound, which fits the party mare. Not something to play at a party, though.
http://i.imgur.com/BsGGR.png
The Shys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISNe9LCLOn8): I rather dislike this band. They seem to be of the 'indie alternative' persuasion, a genre that rarely produces music I enjoy. Give them a listen, YMMV.
http://i.imgur.com/Dy4NS.png
RAINBOW! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttnFl1Dn_nI): This one was the easiest to find, as I already knew (and loved) this band. They are big, triumphant 80's rock. A perfect match to everypony's favorite speedster.

I hope you manage to derive some mild amusement from this pointless exercise. :P

[kpenguin]

And Fleur de Lis doesn't carry any kind of negative connotations (well unless one has a hate-on for France, but to that I'll say the Queen of England has it in her crown so there!)

Well, there was the old custom of branding criminals with the Fleur de Lis as identification.

[Rebelhero]

Im going to do an internet! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=mdaCXH5gT_w)


Theres something on your face! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaxtEzAzPvs&feature=related)

NO! WAIT! IM ALLERGIC! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op4-LTwf7nw&feature=related)

[Gaelbert]

Well, there was the old custom of branding criminals with the Fleur de Lis as identification.

Ooh, we could call her Milady de Winter!

I believe it's also occasionally associated with Breton nationalism, which occasionally can irritate some people due to some things certain Breton nationalists may have or haven't done. But really, that's quite minor.

[kpenguin]

Ooh, we could call her Milady de Winter!

There must now be fan art of her facing the Cutie Mark Musketeers (with Pip as D'Artagnan)

[BlasTech]

Im going to do an internet! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=mdaCXH5gT_w)


Theres something on your face! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaxtEzAzPvs&feature=related)

NO! WAIT! IM ALLERGIC! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op4-LTwf7nw&feature=related)

I love these so much.

[Thanqol]

Apparently Hasbro redesigned their website.

I recommend that yall go give it a look-see, and scroll down to the site nav at the bottom of the page.

Go on ahead (http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_us/), I'll just wait right here.

Obligatory picture :
http://i.imgur.com/H2hDP.jpg

Look at Lyra and Bon Bon in that picture.

That's not a coincidence. It's canon. They made it canon.

We win.

[Gaelbert]

Look at Lyra and Bon Bon in that picture.

That's not a coincidence. It's canon. They made it canon.

We win.

I believe it's the picture from ComiCon, meaning it's been around for a while.
Originally, I thought the bone they tossed us was the massive "Free Shipping" sign they had up in the middle. Until I learned that was the less fun shipping, the Derpy Hooves variety (nothing against you Derpy, just not what I was expecting)

[Aotrs Commander]

D:

I didn't know either of those!

But then again I didn't really care. Sasuke is only worth my attention because my phone tried to correct his name to Dashie (X3 !!!). I'd hoped he'd get over himself, having seen like, half an episode.

Seriously, it's like the entire point of the show is all the ninja kids are given classes on being bad-ass loners, and are judged solely on screen time. Kinda lame after a while. I hear the actual show eventually makes up for it though.

Actually, Naruto's home village is all about teamwork, and on a good day, they sometimes even remember to show the ninja fighting as a team (as opposed to endless one-on-one duels.)

Mind you, I liked even (and especially) the filler arcs, so my opinion of Naruto is decidedly biased from the get-go...




Just a shot in the dark here :smallwink:

It was "I try not to kill the party unless the deserve it" versus "you gotta kill em sometime, otherwise how will they come to fear your wrath, and bribe you?"


Are you sure you're not the crossing of the wires between my general take on how I treat characters (the former) and players (the latter?)

I very rarely kill characters. Players, on the other hand...




I concur.

I must admit, Colgate is probably the only fanon name I have particular difficulty accepting, since it seems so totally unrelated tyo her cutie-mark. Not unbearably so, but enough for me to find it dissonant.




I'm going to guess the video involved has magic missiles and darkness and a knife +3 against ogres?

You'd be wrong. It was Mitchell and Webb's Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit, which if it wasn't a deliberate riff on the 3.5 caster/fighter disparaty, it was may as well have been...


Which is so horribly dated because seriously, who even tracks separate damage stats for a knife relative to a dagger anymore I mean really.

Rolemaster.

(Okay, I'm lying. Rolemaster has various weapons stats for a lot of things, but knife/dagger is not among them.)




Eyup. Pretty hard to deny, now.

Victory is mine!

Muhahahahaha!




Fund it. If you have to, raze a planet and strip-mine it (preferably not my planet, but sacrifices occasionally have to be made...). This needs to be done.

If only my talents ran to artistry or animation, or I could find the time and energy to write...

[Kindablue]

I'm confused. Are you just posting things I say?

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[Thanqol]

Deadly had a contest for pony pirate songs. Here's my entry, the Sky Shanty

To: Aether Shanty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rR7nozsYg)

Sky Shanty


My wings aching, sky breaking, hail on the deck
And the airship's one squall away from ending a wreck
Storm or pony, don't know who's the tougher’a ride,
We fight while the earth ponies all cower inside

The storm's flashing, ship's dashing, gasbag's alight
And the unicorns all just stare on in fright
We've got the sky on our shoulders, never ask how
It'll be the storm or the pegasi who break here and now

Clouds kicking, hooves slipping, wind in our manes
We've seen this before and we'll see this again,
A dance with skyfire is good for the soul,
It's a suicide run, but we'll give it our all

The storm's smashing, ship's crashing, falls from the sky,
This is what comes along with the intention to fly,
Icarus' landing would be repeated once more,
At least if the Weather Team didn't even the score

The rain's lashing, sky's thrashing, screaming like Hell,
The skyship's in flames where its corpse newly fell,
We rescued the crew, an eye for an eye,
When we promised their safety we did not lie.

My wings aching, sky breaking, hail on the deck
And the airship's now a big burning wreck
Storm or pony, don't know who's the tougher’a ride,
Come hell or high water, we'll never hide.

[Pendulous]

Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)

[Thanqol]

Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)

We're the best brony community on the internet. We maintain this title by raiding, pillaging and destroying all brony communities which look like they might beat us.

Within the walls of THIS VERY THREAD we have writers such as Raz_Fox, Esperderek, Phantom Fox, and Phoekun. We've also got a guy who plays pony music on a banjo while riding a unicycle, we've got the incredibly handsome kairaven, and - okay, look, I'm getting to the point where I want to namedrop everyone here and will feel guilty about overlooking people. They're all fantastic.

BASICALLY the thing to take away from this is that this is the best place on the internet, period, and you should totally stay here. We love converts/defectors.

Also, having somepony with a Spitfire avatar would significantly improve this thread.

[Shadow of the Sun]

OBJECTION!

...it's a ukelele.

[Pendulous]

I got the avatar after it became apparent there was no Spitfire representation on MMOC.

I can't really name-drop much, but our resident Valcron is frequently featured on EQD, and he and Dontrike came together to make this design http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1384

MMOC's MLP thread got so big it was forced to be closed...twice. Added together we are closing on 20,000 pages, at 20 posts a page.

Anyway, it's not a contest :) (or is it?) but I will try to hang out here more. OOtS and MLP together has to be a great time.

[Nameless]

Nameless took Pony test. Yay me.

http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_fluttershy.jpg

Slightly surprising, I was actually expecting to get some sort of Pinkie Pie/Twilight hybrid. Twilight was the second closest though, but Pinkie Pie was the second lowest.

Yay?


Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)

*waves at*

Welcome to the madness. o_ o

[Thanqol]

I got the avatar after it became apparent there was no Spitfire representation on MMOC.

I can't really name-drop much, but our resident Valcron is frequently featured on EQD, and he and Dontrike came together to make this design http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1384

Nice!


MMOC's MLP thread got so big it was forced to be closed...twice. Added together we are closing on 20,000 pages, at 20 posts a page.

Anyway, it's not a contest :) (or is it?) but I will try to hang out here more. OOtS and MLP together has to be a great time.

Our thread has gotten so big that it's been forced to be closed thirty two times. This is thread number thirty three. That is what the Roman numerals in the title mean.

Also, EVERYTHING IS A CONTEST. WE WILL MAKE IT A CONTEST. AND WE WILL WIN THE CONTEST

[Pendulous]

Nice!



Our thread has gotten so big that it's been forced to be closed thirty two times. This is thread number thirty three. That is what the Roman numerals in the title mean.

Also, EVERYTHING IS A CONTEST. WE WILL MAKE IT A CONTEST. AND WE WILL WIN THE CONTEST


NO! :p

I took that personality test and got rainbow. I am outraged...

Also, since this is a site devoted to a comic based on D&D, I hope everyone here has seen http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/ It's not great, but it's a fun idea.

[Thanqol]

NO! :p

Tricking you into agreeing to my our contest through a ridiculously convoluted scheme IS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CONTEST. You have chosen your weapon cunningly.


I took that personality test and got rainbow. I am outraged...

Also, since this is a site devoted to a comic based on D&D, I hope everyone here has seen http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/ It's not great, but it's a fun idea.

Ah yes, this is one of those ideas that I've been considering stealing.

[Pendulous]

Tricking you into agreeing to my our contest through a ridiculously convoluted scheme IS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CONTEST. You have chosen your weapon cunningly.




My weapon is a moogle. Don't ask, but he's the best weapon ever.

[BlasTech]

I got the avatar after it became apparent there was no Spitfire representation on MMOC.

I can't really name-drop much, but our resident Valcron is frequently featured on EQD, and he and Dontrike came together to make this design http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1384

MMOC's MLP thread got so big it was forced to be closed...twice. Added together we are closing on 20,000 pages, at 20 posts a page.

Anyway, it's not a contest :) (or is it?) but I will try to hang out here more. OOtS and MLP together has to be a great time.

Hey, welcome! Pull up a chair and join us, and beware/embrace the ponysanity :smallbiggrin:

Can't speak for the rest of the internet, as I haven't quite finished reading it all yet, but I think this community here is pretty cool, awesome and radical. Pretty much for the reasons Thanqol said, we have some amazing artists, musicians, writers and all round incredible people here. There's also a Lich :smallwink:

Stick around for the general ponysanity here, or pick one of the more specialised forms in the Roleplay threads, the Silly Message Board threads or even in our IRC (where the most fast paced crazy tends to conglomerate).

Anyway, enough of the sales pitch ^^; Hope you enjoy your stay!

PS: The Spitfire avatar is indeed awesome. This place needs more Spitfire.




Tricking you into agreeing to my our contest through a ridiculously convoluted scheme IS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CONTEST. You have chosen your weapon cunningly.



My weapon is a moogle. Don't ask, but he's the best weapon ever.

EEyup, there goes the ponysanity already. That was fast. I think you'll fit in just fine!:smallbiggrin:

[Thanqol]

My weapon is a moogle. Don't ask, but he's the best weapon ever.

My weapon is a pony with crippling insecurity. She's the worst weapon ever.

[Pendulous]

Hey, welcome! Pull up a chair and join us, and beware/embrace the ponysanity :smallbiggrin:

Can't speak for the rest of the internet, as I haven't quite finished reading it all yet, but I think this community here is pretty cool, awesome and radical. Pretty much for the reasons Thanqol said, we have some amazing artists, musicians, writers and all round incredible people here. There's also a Lich :smallwink:

Stick around for the general ponysanity here, or pick one of the more specialised forms in the Roleplay threads, the Silly Message Board threads or even in our IRC (where the most fast paced crazy tends to conglomerate).

Anyway, enough of the sales pitch ^^; Hope you enjoy your stay!

PS: The Spitfire avatar is indeed awesome. This place needs more Spitfire.


Thanks. But it's cool, I like Xykon, he can hang around.

In actual pony talk, I'm seriously disappointed in Season 2 so far. Not that the episodes are bad, but they're doing a really bad job about getting all the mane cast featured. So far we've had:

2-parter with all of em, good
1 Twilight episode (that at least had the rest in it)
1 Luna episode (finally)
2 Rainbow Dash episodes
2 Rarity episodes (one with Sweetie Bell, featuring Applebloom and Apple jack)
1 Applebloom episode

We're seriously lacking in some Pinkie/Fluttershy, and the next episode is a Spike episode? Come on.

[Thanqol]

Thanks. But it's cool, I like Xykon, he can hang around.

In actual pony talk, I'm seriously disappointed in Season 2 so far. Not that the episodes are bad, but they're doing a really bad job about getting all the mane cast featured. So far we've had:

2-parter with all of em, good
1 Twilight episode (that at least had the rest in it)
1 Luna episode (finally)
2 Rainbow Dash episodes
2 Rarity episodes (one with Sweetie Bell, featuring Applebloom and Apple jack)
1 Applebloom episode

We're seriously lacking in some Pinkie/Fluttershy, and the next episode is a Spike episode? Come on.

I'm looking at those numbers, seeing 2 Rainbow Dash episodes, 2 Rarity episodes, and 1 Luna episode and wondering how any sane person could possibly find fault with those numbers. Best pony, second best pony, and Luna. It's the perfect ratio!

[Pendulous]

I'm looking at those numbers, seeing 2 Rainbow Dash episodes, 2 Rarity episodes, and 1 Luna episode and wondering how any sane person could possibly find fault with those numbers. Best pony, second best pony, and Luna. It's the perfect ratio!


Well, you should learn now so you can hate me forever: I really really don't like Rarity. She's an interesting character only because she has so many faults. But it's hard to like her when she basically turns her back on her friends so easily. She's so self-conceited it hurts.

[BlasTech]

Thanks. But it's cool, I like Xykon, he can hang around.

In actual pony talk, I'm seriously disappointed in Season 2 so far. Not that the episodes are bad, but they're doing a really bad job about getting all the mane cast featured. [/SPOILER]

Heh, patience ^^. I somehow think that this complaint will dissapear by the time the new year rolls around. Especially given that Hearth's Warming Eve looks to be a full cast ep again.

And the lich I mentioned wasn't Xykon. I was actually referring to Aorts Commander. He's kind of like Xykon, except better ... and he has orbital weapons.


Well, you should learn now so you can hate me forever: I really really don't like Rarity. She's an interesting character only because she has so many faults. But it's hard to like her when she basically turns her back on her friends so easily. She's so self-conceited it hurts.

Oh don't worry, we won't hate you for that. We will just love and tolerate you until you learn the errors of your ways :smallwink::smallbiggrin:

[Thanqol]

Well, you should learn now so you can hate me forever: I really really don't like Rarity. She's an interesting character only because she has so many faults. But it's hard to like her when she basically turns her back on her friends so easily. She's so self-conceited it hurts.

Ah, it's time for some Rarity philosophy. I think I've figured out what makes Rarity unique:

Rarity has no depth.

She's coat deep. She wears everything she has, everything she is, on her sleeve. When she loves, she means it. When she hates, she means it. When she forgives, she means it. When she's being dramatic and over-the-top, she means it. She doesn't veil her thoughts or keep secrets from herself; she is exactly as she appears to be.

And this isn't a bad thing. It makes her exceedingly genuine. Honest. She does lie and misdirect, certainly, but generally only when she's extremely tense. This shallowness can make her seem like she turns her back on the ones who care about her too easily, but to Rarity, it's not a permanent thing. In her mind, there's nothing wrong with a sudden reversal. She was annoyed at Sweetie Belle in the Sisterhood Social, and parted from her in genuine anger. And she was just as genuine about the revelation and reconciliation. And she was completely lost when Sweetie Belle held a grudge.

Rarity doesn't think in terms of permanent consequences; she thinks in terms of potential. What's in the now? What can I do now? Every moment is total. Every emotion is total. The past and the future are flawed states; wealth is transitory; what matters is that your friends are smiling right now. Be generous! Be true! Live the moment!

That's Rarity.

[Pendulous]

Heh, patience ^^. I somehow think that this complaint will dissapear by the time the new year rolls around. Especially given that Hearth's Warming Eve looks to be a full cast ep again.

And the lich I mentioned wasn't Xykon. I was actually referring to Aorts Commander. He's kind of like Xykon, except better ... and he has orbital weapons.

Orbital weapons are nice. Good to know we're strongly defended by interlopers.

The Hearth's Warming Eve episode is going to be great, no doubt. Can't wait.

Still lookin for a Scootaloo episode too. Thought "May the Best Pet Win" would be about her, but alas, it wasn't. I've recently come around to the CMC, and I think Sweetie Bell has the best voice in the show. Except...when she sings. Come on, you couldn't find anyone else to sing for her?

@ Thangol: That's the best description I've seen of her that actually made me think, "huh, now that you mention it, she's not that bad". I mean, I still don't like her, but I like the reasoning behind who she is.

[Athaniar]

Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)
Welcome to us! Spitfire is cool. MMO-Champion is a nice site (though I haven't checked out the MLP thread over there, one is enough for me). Enjoy your stay!


Ah, it's time for some Rarity philosophy. I think I've figured out what makes Rarity unique:

Rarity has no depth.

She's coat deep. She wears everything she has, everything she is, on her sleeve. When she loves, she means it. When she hates, she means it. When she forgives, she means it. When she's being dramatic and over-the-top, she means it. She doesn't veil her thoughts or keep secrets from herself; she is exactly as she appears to be.

And this isn't a bad thing. It makes her exceedingly genuine. Honest. She does lie and misdirect, certainly, but generally only when she's extremely tense. This shallowness can make her seem like she turns her back on the ones who care about her too easily, but to Rarity, it's not a permanent thing. In her mind, there's nothing wrong with a sudden reversal. She was annoyed at Sweetie Belle in the Sisterhood Social, and parted from her in genuine anger. And she was just as genuine about the revelation and reconciliation. And she was completely lost when Sweetie Belle held a grudge.

Rarity doesn't think in terms of permanent consequences; she thinks in terms of potential. What's in the now? What can I do now? Every moment is total. Every emotion is total. The past and the future are flawed states; wealth is transitory; what matters is that your friends are smiling right now. Be generous! Be true! Live the moment!

That's Rarity.
That's a pretty nice analysis. It works, I think.

[Thanqol]

Orbital weapons are nice. Good to know we're strongly defended by interlopers.

"Strongly defended by interlopers". That's an amazing, and perfectly accurate quote.


Still lookin for a Scootaloo episode too. Thought "May the Best Pet Win" would be about her, but alas, it wasn't. I've recently come around to the CMC, and I think Sweetie Bell has the best voice in the show. Except...when she sings. Come on, you couldn't find anyone else to sing for her?

Sweetie Belle: The sound you get if you hug a marshmallow too hard.


@ Thangol: That's the best description I've seen of her that actually made me think, "huh, now that you mention it, she's not that bad". I mean, I still don't like her, but I like the reasoning behind who she is.

Pony philosophy and character analysis, it's what I do.

It's Thanqol with a 'Q' by the way. Thangol is my evil opposite, blast his hide.

[Pendulous]

"Strongly defended by interlopers". That's an amazing, and perfectly accurate quote.



Sweetie Belle: The sound you get if you hug a marshmallow too hard.



Pony philosophy and character analysis, it's what I do.

It's Thanqol with a 'Q' by the way. Thangol is my evil opposite, blast his hide.


Yeah that was a couple of typing fails. You'll see that a lot.

Love the Sweetie Bell quote. And I've had some pretty deep conversations myself. One of my favorites was the question of what age each pony is in relation to the other. We know only one thing, that Fluttershy is a year older than Pinkie. All we really have to go on is maturity, which puts Apple Jack at the top. I consider Twilight to be up there too, because I consider her mature if albeit a little naive on life. Fluttershy is too hard to read on maturity, but she is probably the most stable of them, minus, again, Apple Jack. Rarity owns her own shop, that has to stand for something. Which leaves rainbow and Pinkie as the youngest. However, it is assumed that Rainbow and Fluttershy are the same age, if they were in flight school together. This may not be the case, as it is never really said that they are in the same class.

So after all that, all we know is that Apple Jack is probably the oldest.

[Deadly]

Scootaloo totally needs two episodes of her own, because she's twice as awesome as Applebloom and Sweetie Belle put together! Sweetie Belle does have one of the most delicious voices, though :smallbiggrin:

And Rarity is totally oldest. Applejack... I don't know, I think last time I made a list I put her somewhere on the low end but I can't remember. Pinkie is youngest.

That's all I'll say for now, as I struggle to find time to do some actual writing...

Three massive SiuiS quote posts and not a single quote of mine, though? :smallfrown: I clearly haven't posted enough in ponythread of late

[Aotrs Commander]

Can't speak for the rest of the internet, as I haven't quite finished reading it all yet, but I think this community here is pretty cool, awesome and radical. Pretty much for the reasons Thanqol said, we have some amazing artists, musicians, writers and all round incredible people here. There's also a Lich :smallwink:


*eyeglow expansion*

I'm going to assume that you are not implying that I am, in fact, not all round incredible...


Thanks. But it's cool, I like Xykon, he can hang around.

That's as well, because, as I've said before, there ain't no way of getting shot of me...


And the lich I mentioned wasn't Xykon. I was actually referring to Aotrs Commander. He's kind of like Xykon, except better ... and he has orbital weapons.

Aotrs is the anacronym for Army Of The Red Spear, which is the high-tech high-magic paramiliatary power of which I am part. And, as it says under the avatar, I am pretty much the epitomy of Lawful Evil. Just so you're forewarned...

And specifically, that's Spirit-Bound Lich, not Phylactery-Bound (like Xykon), which means I don't have a phylactery and I can do loads more stuff that he can't (the technical explanation for how will be explained at length (again) if you are unfortunate enough to accidently ask...)

(You will also find me addressed as "Commadore" - which is my actual rank (I've been promoted since I started using Aotrs Commander for every single forum identity I've ever had) - or "Bleakbane", which is my actual name.)

Also I suppose I should note Commander Hopereaver, my attache-slash-sidekick-slash-second-in-command, who is female and is currently sort of mostly (fleshy) human with some Lich powers in magical girl due to a bizzarre series of incidents typical of ponythread, over the course of the last several months... (No, you probably don't want to ask...)

I'm so glad I am worthy of notice...

Hush, Hopereaver.




In actual pony talk, I'm seriously disappointed in Season 2 so far. Not that the episodes are bad, but they're doing a really bad job about getting all the mane cast featured. So far we've had:

2-parter with all of em, good
1 Twilight episode (that at least had the rest in it)
1 Luna episode (finally)
2 Rainbow Dash episodes
2 Rarity episodes (one with Sweetie Bell, featuring Applebloom and Apple jack)
1 Applebloom episode

We're seriously lacking in some Pinkie/Fluttershy, and the next episode is a Spike episode? Come on.

Also, just as matter of note, speaking of the new episodes, ponythread has a gentlecolt's agreement that new episode spoilers/discussion are put in (labelled!) spoiler boxes until the following Tuesday, so that everypony has chance to catch up with it without having to abandon ponythread for the duration.

I figured one of us should mention it, just so you know, so it may as well be me...!


Orbital weapons are nice. Good to know we're strongly defended by interlopers.


Eeeh, defended, threatened, one of the aforementioned, anyway; sometimes both at once...

...

Somebody should warn him/her/it about Lix.

Though it might be more hilarious to let that come as a complete surprise...

[Tectonic Robot]

Ohoho! Cold dismissal, my one true weakness. Well played, Soras the unicorn! Well played.

...

http://i.imgur.com/jNLDQ.png
*Considers quoting every SiuiS quotepost ever to show how non-dismissive he is of him*

*Decides to just pat him on the back companionably instead*



*waves at*

Welcome to the madness. o_ o

*Is conspicuously not mad*
Says the guy with 4 OCs.
4? It thought it was just us three.
Well, there's the goat now too.
What goat?
._.
...How long as he been sitting there watching us?

[Lix Lorn]

Ohoho! Cold dismissal, my one true weakness. Well played, Soras the unicorn! Well played.

...

http://i.imgur.com/jNLDQ.png
(HUG)


There must now be fan art of her facing the Cutie Mark Musketeers (with Pip as D'Artagnan)
Can't let you do that, star-penguin. That much cute would be fatal for anypony. :smalleek:


My weapon is a pony with crippling insecurity. She's the worst weapon ever.
She's also adorable!


Also I suppose I should note Commander Hopereaver, my attache-slash-sidekick-slash-second-in-command, who is female and is currently sort of mostly (fleshy) human with some Lich powers in magical girl due to a bizzarre series of incidents typical of ponythread, over the course of the last several months... (No, you probably don't want to ask...)

I'm so glad I am worthy of notice...

Hush, Hopereaver.
Ah, that'd be my fault. :smallamused:


Somebody should warn him/her/it about Lix.

Though it might be more hilarious to let that come as a complete surprise...
(grins)
Hi. I'm Lix. Resident semi-deity. I try not to flaunt it, because roleplaying at a higher power level than anyone else is just rude really, so I keep to the shadows and cuddle and make out people. I am the prophet of the shipping goddess, I own a plane of reality for the sole purpose of cuddles and makeouts, and I've been hitting on Lichy here for several threads now to little success.
I have however perverted him juust a little bit. And, yknow, made his second in command a magical girl.

It's fun in ponythread!

[Pendulous]

Also, just as matter of note, speaking of the new episodes, ponythread has a gentlecolt's agreement that new episode spoilers/discussion are put in (labelled!) spoiler boxes until the following Tuesday, so that everypony has chance to catch up with it without having to abandon ponythread for the duration.

I figured one of us should mention it, just so you know, so it may as well be me...!

Cool thanks for the info.


(HUG)


(grins)
Hi. I'm Lix. Resident semi-deity. I try not to flaunt it, because roleplaying at a higher power level than anyone else is just rude really, so I keep to the shadows and cuddle and make out people. I am the prophet of the shipping goddess, I own a plane of reality for the sole purpose of cuddles and makeouts, and I've been hitting on Lichy here for several threads now to little success.
I have however perverted him juust a little bit. And, yknow, made his second in command a magical girl.

It's fun in ponythread!

So, like, if Trixie were nice and modest? I can deal with that.

[Aotrs Commander]

Hey, didn't someone ought to do the whole welcome to ponythread image thing?

I'm not gonna do it, obviously...

Tsk, tsk. I can't believe you've all gone this far without subject...ah, giving him/her/it that! Shame on you ponythread, shame!

[Pendulous]

Hey, didn't someone ought to do the whole welcome to ponythread image thing?

I'm not gonna do it, obviously...

Tsk, tsk. I can't believe you've all gone this far without subject...ah, giving him/her/it that! Shame on you ponythread, shame!


Him, and don't worry, I got it covered.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4781/assimilaten130089694335.png

[Bayonet Priest]

Hey, didn't someone ought to do the whole welcome to ponythread image thing?

I'm not gonna do it, obviously...

Tsk, tsk. I can't believe you've all gone this far without subject...ah, giving him/her/it that! Shame on you ponythread, shame!

Hmm, I believe Bobcat had a preferred method of welcoming those new to the thread but not the fandom...

Hey new guy! Scootaloo, both barrels!
http://img.ponibooru.org/images/0d/0da1a106ff7923e0fb2630d06310c636

http://img.ponibooru.org/images/06/06c7d0d2105a1314ea928cadd5a55a09

Scoots is best CMC

[Lix Lorn]

So, like, if Trixie were nice and modest? I can deal with that.
Aww. The Great and Powerful Lixie approves of this description. :P

We also have the esteemed Trixie here, who makes the threads.


Him, and don't worry, I got it covered.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4781/assimilaten130089694335.png
Huh, you ARE a pony veteran!

[Pendulous]

Huh, you ARE a pony veteran!

Aye.Three months or so, a few thousand posts. This site might as well be MMO-Champion, except what looks like a smaller community. Then again, they probably have a wider fanbase, since World of Warcraft is played worldwide.

[TheAmishPirate]

I come bearing more gifs, this time with 50% less chance of seizures:

http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/13876368617/3/tumblr_lvudz32RIH1r6q11h


Also, welcome Pendulous! I know you're a veteran of the pony ways, but don't think that doesn't exempt you from being WELCOMED IN A GENEROUS MANNER.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5485229717_df6c643cb7.jpg

[otakuryoga]

Between this and learning how to turn my Youtube playlist into MP3s (http://www.youtube-mp3.org/) it's been a good day for brony-tech



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[Dirtbag]

Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)

OH! Welcome to the thread!

You're not new to poni buuut you are new to the thread! :D

So Hi thar! *Waves*

If you want, you can also join us in our IRC chat! We wont bite! <.< >.>

It's #ponythread or you can use this Mibbit (http://cbe005.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23ponythread&server=irc.sorcery.net) link if you are interested. ^^

Also, hugs because I can! >:D *Hugs* :3

[the_druid_droid]

Steampunk Rarity!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JsBi-BGoYX8/TuE0anWaMLI/AAAAAAAAXFE/UHezvlZrewo/s1600/high_society_by_gimpcowking-d4ie4im.jpg



That's it! I'm moving to Equestria full-time, and you can't stop me!

*facehoof*


Oh good heavens, really? Twilight Velvet?

Am I the only one who reads... Aye, probably.

It must skip a generation; twilight seemed so normal! Oh but then her and Trixie and Luna... Yeah. Nevermind.*


You might not be the only one that reads...

<.<
>.>

*flees*


No no, you're both wrong. This is the cutest Pinkie Pie ever (warning, very large):
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/b8fe93d76f850afd07a82a0eeb91788c/29010%20-%20adorable%20artist%3Avalcron%20autophagia%20cook ie%20Cotton_Candy%20cute%20cute_overload%20diabete s%20featured_image%20filly%20mega_cuteness%20OH_GO D_MY_HEART%20pinkamena%20pinkie%20pinkie_pie.png
Zevox

That is cutest Pinkie; hooves down!


How do "Deli" or "Delila" or "Lisabet" sound as nicknames for Fleur de Lis? I'm feeling partial to the last one.

Lisabet does sound nice, and has the bonus of referencing two fanon names at once.


Well, there was the old custom of branding criminals with the Fleur de Lis as identification.

o.O


There must now be fan art of her facing the Cutie Mark Musketeers (with Pip as D'Artagnan)

Urge...to draw...rising...


Hello everyone.

I found this thread by accident, as I was googling MLP images. I noticed it was GiantitP, as I am a huge OOtS fan as well. I am a moderator on MMO-Champion.com, where we have a huge brony base and thread. Thought I'd say hi and see how the community here is :)

Welcome to our particular corner of the herd! It's a lot of fun around here!


Rarity doesn't think in terms of permanent consequences; she thinks in terms of potential. What's in the now? What can I do now? Every moment is total. Every emotion is total. The past and the future are flawed states; wealth is transitory; what matters is that your friends are smiling right now. Be generous! Be true! Live the moment!

That's Rarity.

I had been trying to reconcile Rarity's behavior with her aspect as Element of Generosity, and I think this view makes great strides in that direction...


It's Thanqol with a 'Q' by the way. Thangol is my evil opposite, blast his hide.

I thought that was Thanquol?


Scootaloo totally needs two episodes of her own, because she's twice as awesome as Applebloom and Sweetie Belle put together! Sweetie Belle does have one of the most delicious voices, though :smallbiggrin:


Scootaloo is best CMC, and frequently, best pony!

[Raz_Fox]

Well, you should learn now so you can hate me forever: I really really don't like Rarity. She's an interesting character only because she has so many faults. But it's hard to like her when she basically turns her back on her friends so easily. She's so self-conceited it hurts.

YOU SHALL DIE NOW

...

Er, I mean, it's nice to meet you, just as nice as Rarity, right? Because Rarity is the nicest pony. I'm Raz_Fox, which starts with an R, just like the best pony, and I wrote Misted Stage and am currently working on a Phoefic entitled Heroics, which I'm just getting back into after a break in November. Also, did I mention that RARITY IS THE BEST PONY YOU HERETIC

LET ME GO THANQOL I MUST AVENGE HER HONOR


Within the walls of THIS VERY THREAD we have writers such as Raz_Fox, Esperderek, Phantom Fox, and Phoekun. We've also got a guy who plays pony music on a banjo while riding a unicycle, we've got the incredibly handsome kairaven, and - okay, look, I'm getting to the point where I want to namedrop everyone here and will feel guilty about overlooking people. They're all fantastic.

Wait, why am I the first person in that list...?

[Aotrs Commander]

Wait, why am I the first person in that list...?

It's probably in descending order of volume...

Or ham...

[Raz_Fox]

It's probably in descending order of volume...

Or ham...

VOLUME? WHATEVER COULD YOU MEAN?

Also, if that's the case, Vorpalbob is freakishly low on the list.

[Eakin]

Welcome Pendulous! Always fun to see a new face.

My particular order of preference goes TS>FS>PP>RD>AJ>Rarity, so I totally hear you on being lukewarm to Rarity and disliking some of her more annoying eccentricities. However, I can't deny that when she gets serious she's managed a couple of really awesome scenes.

But yes, Fluttershy, Pinkie, and AJ need more love in season 2. The season's only a third of the way through, however, so there's still plenty of time for them to turn that around.

Also, we need more songs. In the first 9 episodes of S1 we had four, even though 3 were brief Pinkie songs (Ghosties in 2, Twilight is my Bestest Friend in 3, Hop Skip and Jump in 7, and Evil Enchantress in 9) but we've only had two songs this season!

[Topaz]

Hai Pendulous! But how can you not like Best Pony with Best Songs? http://i.imgur.com/Ala5e.png


Hey, if anyone wants to help me out with my fanfic, answer this one question: are you in favor of Phillydelphia pretty much being reduced to rubble, literally and/or metaphorically?
Augh! No! My sister lives there!

Seriously, I'm not a fan of mass destruction either.


Look at Lyra and Bon Bon in that picture.

That's not a coincidence. It's canon. They made it canon.

We win.
That was my reaction to the Comic-Con poster as well.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Yes, welcome aboard Pendulous!


Works. I imagine him as Swain from LoL, or as Raven from EGS. Kinda harsh looking in an awesome and slightly hot way.
El Goonish Shive? Wow, haven't read that in ages. Is it still going?


:smallconfused: What's wrong with Elizabeth or Prize Gem? I mean, Fleur de Lis seems to have become the most popular one anyway, judging by how her pictures are getting tagged on Ponibooru, but I personally like Prize Gem. It sounds like the kind of snooty, arrogant name you'd expect out of a Canterlot pony, but at the same time is kind of cool. And Elizabeth is a fairly normal name, can't see what would be upsetting about that, aside from it being a bit bland for this fandom.

Zevox
I personally like a suggestion I heard a while back: Bijou. Doesn't seem to have caught on though.


D'AAAAWWWWWWW

heart takes 17 fire damage!
Heart melts!

You gain 30 Experience Points!
Heart dropped 500 gold.
Heart dropped Heartstrings.
*DAH NAH NAH NAAAAAAH!*

"You got Heartstrings!

This little pony looks suspiciously like a cross between Lyra and Twilight sparkle, and she loves to sing! But what was she doing inside SiuiS' heart?"

*stuffs gold into pocket, hugs pony*


huh. That is weird...

Ah well. Crossdressing Spike, I've seen worse, and better.
I think this may be a genderswap rather than crossdressing, according to the tags at least.

I'd be interesting in seeing the better and worse pics :P


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WHY CAN'T I LOOK AWAY!?
Because DEM EYES.

Or maybe because it's a well drawn and coloured pic. Both are good excuses reasons.


Episode 8 stuff
I don't really feel like starting this stuff up again. Sorry.


Oh good heavens, really? Twilight Velvet?

Am I the only one who reads... Aye, probably.

It must skip a generation; twilight seemed so normal! Oh but then her and Trixie and Luna... Yeah. Nevermind.*

You might not be the only one that reads...

<.<
>.>

*flees*
*blank look*


My wallpaper has been changed to:

http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/5bd72c1c15720fcb24ad8dbc4e1aaf7c/16220%20-%20artist%3Amegasweet%20rainbow_dash%20wallpaper.p ng

each of the Mane 6 has their own (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/megasweet-wallpaper-pack.html)
Gingermint has made similar ones for pretty much every character: Link (http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/list/artist%3Agingermint/1).


Huh. I could have sworn I heard Fancy Pants say "Elizabeth and I..." :smallconfused: Weird.

In that case, my new personal fanon name for her is "Lady Mondegreen". :smalltongue:
(Bonus internet point if you get the pun without resorting to Google or any other search engine).
I forget what the song was, but the original line was "and laid him on the green" yes? Is that enough for bonus points? :smalltongue:

[Pendulous]

Hai Pendulous! But how can you not like Best Pony with Best Songs? http://i.imgur.com/Ala5e.png





But I do! Fluttershy is the best! :p

Actually, Rarity's new song is quite awesome. It kept reminding me of a song but I couldn't place which one.

[Lix Lorn]

El Goonish Shive? Wow, haven't read that in ages. Is it still going?
Yeah, I only started it recently. It's good!

[vegetalss4]

Yeah, I only started it recently. It's good!

I second this comment.
Also he has begun referring to MLP when a character makes comments about friendship or it otherwise plays an important role, so there's also that.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Ohoho! Cold dismissal, my one true weakness. Well played, Soras the unicorn! Well played.

...

http://i.imgur.com/jNLDQ.png


*Pointedly smirks and says nothing*


Well, there was the old custom of branding criminals with the Fleur de Lis as identification.

Well "A" is the scarlet letter but that's almost completely lost too. I'm sure any sufficiently old symbol can have some negative connotations but the Fleur De Lis isn't a biggie.