My Little Pony XX

[tonberrian]

Somepony give this droid some funding. Our adorable filly deficit is through the roof, and only SCIENCE can save us now!

I support this with all my financial power!

Unfortunately that comes to about 5 dollars, and I need that for the bus today...

[TheAmishPirate]

I support this with all my financial power!

Unfortunately that comes to about 5 dollars, and I need that for the bus today...

The next step is obvious. You must hijack the bus...

...so it can take you to an ATM. I suggest asking nicely, and bringing puppies. Everypony likes puppies.

[Vent Reynolt]

ATTENTION PONYTHREAD! I, Jayden the Griffon, have taken complete control of the Orbital Friendship Cannon network. Those who do not shower gifts and praise upon me shall be destroyed when I bring about the end of all things. As my first order of business, I demand that everypony name all their cutlery! BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!

Okay, I'll name my cutlery.

Knife: Steve
Fork: Steve
Spoon: Steve
Spork: Bob
All other cutlery that I have failed to mention: Steve

Technically, that's what I'll be doing. Just with more parasprite infestations and tea made from poison joke. ("The barista found these plants in the Everfree Forest, and made an absolutely delightful tea from them!")

This flower is the incredibly rare Azure Lily, whose leaves can produce one of the most tasty teas known to ponykind. That, or it's the Poison Joke, which is highly poisonous.

Hmm. Delicious tea, or deadly poison? which could it be?

[Kairaven]

I'd love some suggestions for what dangers a pair of ponies could meet in the Everfree forest, something that hasn't already been used in the show, preferably something cool Mythical or natural creatures, traps, terrain, heck anything.

Any big and scary creatures fit for a swamp scene, other than the hydra?

Fire Spurts, Lightning Sand, and P.O.U.S.'s
"Parasprites Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

[MCerberus]

Does anyone here play Fallen Earth? And if so were you on today?

I ask because I was doing the trial thing and suddenly I notice there's a person by the name of "Grey Mouser" dispensing advice to the new players. That would be a hell of a coincidence >.>

[EsperDerek]

Ahh ok! I didnt explain that...

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The sheer number of ponies required a MASSIVE amount of magic. Luna's followers numbered in the millions. so Luna and 100 or so unicorns created a magic shockwave to pass over her legion of followers. (im assuming the population of Equestria is roughly the same as earth.)

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So if she has so many followers, why did she turn into Nightmare Moon out of loneliness and envy, or is that something you're going to explain in story?

Pirates. Airship pirates. Airship harem pirates.

That is my story and I am sticking to it.

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Is that like becoming paranoid because everyone you know is crazy?

Not that I'd know, mwahahahhahahaha-

Pretty much, you worry so much about becoming obsessed you become obsessed!

Do that, and I will be forced to create Djinniponymechs.

This arms race can only end in tears and harem pants.

This flower is the incredibly rare Azure Lily, whose leaves can produce one of the most tasty teas known to ponykind. That, or it's the Poison Joke, which is highly poisonous.

Hmm. Delicious tea, or deadly poison? which could it be?

That's sort of the idea, yes, the chef mistakes something that makes for a good tea, for...well, something that doesn't.

[Vent Reynolt]

This arms race can only end in tears and harem pants.

I'm sure that by the end everypony will be rolling in stitches, so we ought to be able to fix any tears in those harem pants.

[Raz_Fox]

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Pretty much, you worry so much about becoming obsessed you become obsessed!

OBSESSION

This arms race can only end in tears and harem pants.

The best kind of arms race. Or, I guess, legs race.

This flower is the incredibly rare Azure Lily, whose leaves can produce one of the most tasty teas known to ponykind. That, or it's the Poison Joke, which is highly poisonous.

Hmm. Delicious tea, or deadly poison? which could it be?

Esper: you are required to put this quote in your story. REQUIRED I SAY.

[Brazen Shield]

You know, I've never understood the ADHD/caffeine thing. Wouldn't that make them MORE hyper?

Well! See-

Because of how ADD/ADHD works. It's transmitters and receptors in the brain.

Not to go too into detail, most ADD/ADHD meds are stimulants, just like caffeine.

Quite a few drugs have the opposite result on people with ADD/ADHD.

Eyup, I have ADHD and noticed long ago that caffeine affects me differently. It makes it a bit easier to focus and makes me feel less nervous. It makes sense, Ritalin is a stimulant and that's what they had me on for most of my school years.

... Yeah. That.

I have ADHD too, that's how I know. ^^

(Anyway, see y'all this evening. Gotta go munchkin wrangle. [I work at a daycare.])

Hahah!! "munchkin wrangle" oh that is funny ><

I am having to tread carefully around spoiler boxes now, lest I disturb my happy indeterminacy regarding threadgoers <.< >.>

What!? What did I do? ><

[MCerberus]

How is it I haven't seen this reference yet:

We found a witch, may we burn her?
How do you know she's a witch?
She looks like one!
These ponies fear so lies they say. In honest truth, they dressed me this way!

She turned me into a stew.
A stew?
... I got better.

[Grif]

I'm sure that by the end everypony will be rolling in stitches, so we ought to be able to fix any tears in those harem pants.

Thy punnery must be burned in a ditch. Then nuked from orbit for good measure.

[TheAmishPirate]

Thy punnery must be burned in a ditch. Then nuked from orbit for good measure.

Don't worry! I know what to do here!

*ahem*

In the Russian language, the 'H' makes an "N" sound.

[tonberrian]

Don't worry! I know what to do here!

*ahem*

In the Russian language, the 'H' makes an "N" sound.

Wood ewe quilt dragon thistle aught?

[MCerberus]

Don't worry! I know what to do here!

*ahem*

In the Russian language, the 'H' makes an "N" sound.

The reverse could be assumed in Soviet Russia

[Vent Reynolt]

How is it I haven't seen this reference yet:

We found a witch, may we burn her?
How do you know she's a witch?
She looks like one!
These ponies fear so lies they say. In honest truth, they dressed me this way!

She turned me into a stew.
A stew?
... I got better.

Did you dress her up like this?
Well, she looked absolutely dreadful before, so I did do the nose so she'd look nice for burning.
The nose?
And the hat, of course. But she's a witch.

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Thy punnery must be burned in a ditch. Then nuked from orbit for good measure.

I know. They were bad, and I should feel bad for making them.

[Etcetera]

My knives are all called Mack, obviously.

[DeadManSleeping]

Hello again, pony thread. Two more songs that you guitarists can now play at home, and entertain your fellow bronies with.

Pinkie's Singing Telegram

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C
This is your singing telegram
F                   C
I hope it finds you well
F                   C
You're invited to a party
G
Cause we think you're really swell

F               C
Gummy's turning one year old
F                C
So help us celebrate
F                  C
The cake will be delicious
G
The festivities first-rate

C
There will be games and dancing
F                     C
Bob for apples, cut a rug
F                    C
And when the party's over
G
We'll gather 'round for a group hug

F                  C
No need to bring a gift
F                    C
Being there will be enough
F                     C
Birthdays mean having fun with friends
G
Not getting lots of stuff

C
It won't be the same without you
F                       C
So we hope that you say yes
F                     C
So, please, oh please R.S.V.P.
G                    C
And come, and be our guest

Pinkie's Butter-Up Song (Twilight Is My Bestest Friend)

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Capo 1

D        G     D
Twilight is my bestest friend
A*       Em* A*
Whoopee, whoopee
          D       G        D
She's the cutest, smartest all around best
Bm    G A
Pony, pony
Em                 A
I bet if I throw a super-duper fun
D      G
Party, Party
D               G     D                     A*
She'll give her extra ticket to the gala to me!
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*Play these chords as bar chords

All chords relative to capo

At some point or another, I will send these to the Everypony Sings bronies. But their comment boxes don't allow formatting like this, and it's hard to communicate where chords go through text otherwise.

[tonberrian]

Did you dress her up like this?
Well, she looked absolutely dreadful before, so I did do the nose so she'd look nice for burning.
The nose?
And the hat, of course. But she's a witch.

Not a witch but wife I be; true love binds our souls, you see.
To blave? Doesn't that mean to bluff?

Drifting into another sketch!

[Kindablue]

Where's that music coming from?!

I don't know! I don't think it's ours!

I'd love some suggestions for what dangers a pair of ponies could meet in the Everfree forest, something that hasn't already been used in the show, preferably something cool Mythical or natural creatures, traps, terrain, heck anything.

Any big and scary creatures fit for a swamp scene, other than the hydra?

Something like a ghoul; a shapeshifting monster that lures them deep into the forest before attacking?

[Etcetera]

I'd love some suggestions for what dangers a pair of ponies could meet in the Everfree forest, something that hasn't already been used in the show, preferably something cool Mythical or natural creatures, traps, terrain, heck anything.

Any big and scary creatures fit for a swamp scene, other than the hydra?

Giant Swamp Elves
Will o' Wisps

[Deadly]

Quicksand is a common hazard for swamps. You could make some creature that can move across quicksand while it drags/lures its prey into it.

Hmm. Quicksand is a classic, I suppose. Could work.

Fire Spurts, Lightning Sand, and P.O.U.S.'s
"Parasprites Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

Not sure I'm following. Parasprites of course have been used, though I suppose not giant ones :)

Something like a ghoul; a shapeshifting monster that lures them deep into the forest before attacking?

Ooh, I think I might like that idea. Ghouls... hmm.

Giant Swamp Elves
Will o' Wisps

Will o' Wisps... that's not a bad idea either. Thanks.

[Kindablue]

Ooh, I think I might like that idea. Ghouls... hmm.

An Arabic ghoul, I meant. They don't take to nude modeling as easy as the American variety.

[Welf]

So many posts, so many posts.

Sorry to hear it man. Hopefully, all sorts of fun stuff waiting for you, and hopefully not too much of your time will be needed to catch up

Writing things like that brings bad luck. I blame you for the 10 pages I initially had to catch up, and the 13 when I finally read to the first 10 pages.
But no fun was waiting for me. Just lots of rain. And I forgot my umbrella. And the "many, many pretty girls" that were supposed to live here are either invisible or hide themselves behind three layers of rain coats.

Aye. I'm lucky; I can do a lot of my posting from work. The first half is gathering quotes, then I spend an hour or so formatting (not counting stuff to do in between). I rather suspect my posting will slow considerably when I get a real job.

Maybe I'll quote wall you guys with a week's worth rather than a day's worth. Except I had already hit the maximum character size when I missed two days... Bother.

In retrospective i should have tried to continue the family bakery. If I just had known about the additional incentive of posting in the pony thread.

Cavalry? Air force? Why specialize! Get em both!

Isn't the airforce the modern cavalry anyway?

Even better! Mine learned Rage just by me thinking about it!

Sometimes I wonder if I'm bad influence on you.

Except you've got all those weird Russian things, like the backwards letters. Or the number 3. One of the letters is the number three. It ain't natural!

In all fairness though, I actually like how Russian writing looks. I just can't yet differentiate between any of the letters. They are all some hybrid of H, N and Z
XD

Yes, Cyrillic is a little confusing for foreigners. Which is why I never learned it. I just use the Latin alphabet with some additional Umlauts.

I'm against this only because I have trouble keeping pace with a thread. Pony fandom is like a goldfish, it grows to fit it's container (if you ignore SMBG). I somehow doubt that having multiple threads would curb our enthusiasm... Hay, we'd have multi-linked through fiction threads, RP threads, specific cross-over discussion threads, continuity threads, and we'd still have stuff to talk about from last season (like Spike has a mother figure, and she's not Twilight).

I'd never leave the forum, and then starve
or somehow learn to survive off of pony fandom

Hear hear!

How mug would an intercontinental flight cost you, anyway? I'm going to look at the logistics, if only for the fun of it.

That's several intercontinental flights, several regular flights, hotel fare, food monies, probably a rental car...

I it sad that I fins this fun in the same way as character generation?

I looked into a flight to the USA, and it would be 1250 USD to New York or 1850 USD to Los Angeles (there and back). And 1/4 of that is taxes! Seriously, there should a law against taxes.

... Hm. That's odd.

You get rain in Australia? I thought you had to fight wallabies for water, after they ring it from stones.

I'm pretty sure raindrops in Australia try to stab you.

You pick and choose, don't let the sheer number of posts overwhelm you, and unless you're SiuiS, check the last page or two, as opposed to go through *all* the pages.

Wait, you can do that?!? Why wasn't I told?

Jayden: Photos? Oh boy, I love photos! Thanqol in glasses:

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I notice that a cloak, a mask and a gun like object apparently count as casual wear not worth mentioning in Australia.

Image Dump!

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Broke arm. Was kinda hard to type with one finger.

Not that anyone needs me now seeing how much happiness this thread already has

Aw, that sucks. I assume it's better now.

Ahh ok! I didnt explain that...

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The sheer number of ponies required a MASSIVE amount of magic. Luna's followers numbered in the millions. so Luna and 100 or so unicorns created a magic shockwave to pass over her legion of followers. (im assuming the population of Equestria is roughly the same as earth.)

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Assuming a population like today's earth seems a little much. i always got the feeling that Equestria was rather rural and not very densely populated, except for some big towns like Manehatten and Fillydelphia. And with millions of followers it's hard to explain why Luna ever became jealous. Except she was extremely greedy and attention hungry. You might want to tone that down to thousands of followers.

Idk, do you think you look good?

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Scotty was so cute when he was a kitten!!! Goodness, I love that cat.
Also I LOVE how this picture does nothing to show off your 28-waist or long, curly-as-**** hair.

AND for those who are wondering, this is the most resent picture of me that I have. Yes, yes that is a flatbear.

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Huh, this is supposed to be SiuiS? Where's the 20 cm moustache? This can't be right! But the green hat and the not pony cat fit. Hm.
Also, SiuiS, I raise to a Lix and a Phoe for your Braz. Come on, it's a great offer!
(No photos from me. I look pretty good for someone in his late 30s. Unfortunately I'm in my mid 20s.)

[Deadly]

An Arabic ghoul, I meant. They don't take to nude modeling as easy as the American variety.

I actually had an idea of cannibals myself, and ghouls would be much more interesting than just plain cannibal ponies. Shapeshifting ghouls even... I like.

*reads up on Arabic ghouls on wikipedia* Hmm, hyenas don't quite fit in swamps or temperate forests, though.

[Lix Lorn]

Lightning round ponythreaders:

Big Pink
Fluttermac
Twimac

Which do you choose?

All of them.

Idk, do you think you look good?

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Scotty was so cute when he was a kitten!!! Goodness, I love that cat.
Also I LOVE how this picture does nothing to show off your 28-waist or long, curly-as-**** hair.

AND for those who are wondering, this is the most resent picture of me that I have. Yes, yes that is a flatbear.

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Both adorable. ^^

Of course, the real world isn't D&D. There's no such thing as level-appropriate equipment to abuse... My power is me not my gear. In fact, I'd say just the opposite; if the metaphorical you is epic level and you have to rely on your artifacts for your power, you're clearly not hard enough!

And I'd much rather people be in awe of me, rather than my stuff.

"Run that guys got a +72 everything slaying sword" is not nearly as impressive as "run that guy can instantly slay anything he strikes, even with that entirely unmagical blunt rusty hacksaw he's carrying!!!"

...

That's not a no, though...

After all, I'd be foolish to turn down free kit, even if-

Incoming transmission from Lieutenant Commander Hopereaver, sir.

Hold that thought, ponythread, duty calls...

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Okay, then.

I'm sorry all, but it seems I'm going to have to leave you all to cope without me. Those unusual super-space readings Hopereaver is off investigating?

Turned out to be this:

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And it's several mates.

So, obviously, I'm going to have to personally take the fleet out to deal with them. This is actually a bit daunting, since I've never fought a Stone Portal fleet before, let alone one of that size. I have no doubt we'll win, of course - as the Aotrs Fleet has never lost a combat engagement in it's current iteration - but at what cost is what I'm concerned about.

So I shall have to bid you all adieu.

Maybe I should enchant your equipment. Maybe give you weapons of incalculable power that have names.

The ideal is to be able to kill with a rusty shortsword, but to have a god weapon too.

Lixie - I'm still not your boyfriend!

Yet. And you're undead, so I have.... FOREVER.

Everyone else, who I sadly haven't the time to call out individually - Generic statement of farewell!

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Oh, and if the worst should happen, and I don't make it back, I just want you all to know something. It's been real fun, these past months on this thread, and so I think I should finally confess something to you all. And that is...

...

I'm sorry, I'm metaphorically tearing up...

And that is, my dear friends on ponythread...

That is...*ahem*

That is...

That is...

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...I have emplaced a command override on all the OFCs and OHCs and associated platforms on a timer, that, if I don't personally cancel it within fourteen days, will cause them all to catastrophically overload and then crash to planetside, causing a friendship-based holocaust of unimaginable proportions!

If I have to go, I'm taking everything else within reach with me! Muhahahaha!

Oh, and if you're thinking about trying to disable my override, good luck, because I'm not going to tell you what I did or how I did it! And I assure you, it's nowhere near as simple as a straightforward computer virus! Or is it? Who knows, because, of course, I lie!

Have "fun" trying to figure it out!

Muha!

Muhaha!

Muhahaha-haaaaaaa-hahahahaha!!!!

Really, what were you expecting? Sentiment? From me? Hah!

(Casts Momentary Blink on my two satellites)
They come back without your influence. Continue.

Unconfirmed:
- Lix's Giant Hamster Wheel of Shipping

Sounds fun, but my satellites are powered by cold reactive materials inside void gates. :33

Also shipping. Mainly shipping. And a LOT of capacitors.

Hmm. Delicious tea, or deadly poison? which could it be?

Fire Spurts, Lightning Sand, and P.O.U.S.'s
"Parasprites Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

Not a witch but wife I be; true love binds our souls, you see.
To blave? Doesn't that mean to bluff?

Drifting into another sketch!

(dies from the rapidfire quotes of things I adore)

Also, SiuiS, I raise to a Lix and a Phoe for your Braz. Come on, it's a great offer!

I think Braz will murder you. :33
...besides, if Braz was fine with it he'd get a Lix for free.

[the_druid_droid]

Somepony give this droid some funding. Our adorable filly deficit is through the roof, and only SCIENCE can save us now!

I'm contemplating attaching filly Twilight to my next NSF proposal. If that doesn't get me funding, nothing will!

Fire Spurts, Lightning Sand, and P.O.U.S.'s
"Parasprites Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

*is suddenly glomped by enormous parasprite*

What!? What did I do? ><

Not your fault, it's just my own weird hang-up about cognitive dissonance between appearance and avatars. I don't fully understand it myself.

Thy punnery must be burned in a ditch. Then nuked from orbit for good measure.

It's the only way to be sure!

I don't know! I don't think it's ours!

I like your taste in music!

An Arabic ghoul, I meant. They don't take to nude modeling as easy as the American variety.

And suddenly Pickman's Model became more disturbing...

All of them.

Oh you.

[Deadly]

And suddenly Pickman's Model became more disturbing...

I believe those ghouls were rather wolf-like, though. Wolf-headed, at least, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe inspired by hyenas.

I wonder if the Diamond Dogs have pony-eating relatives now.

[Kindablue]

I actually had an idea of cannibals myself, and ghouls would be much more interesting than just plain cannibal ponies. Shapeshifting ghouls even... I like.

*reads up on Arabic ghouls on wikipedia* Hmm, hyenas don't quite fit in swamps or temperate forests, though.

I think they only looked like that because they lived in the desert, so you can have them appear however you want. I never thought of the Lovecraft ghouls as living in the wilderness, but maybe that part of the Everfree is right next to the Ponyville cemetery?

I believe those ghouls were rather wolf-like, though. Wolf-headed, at least, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe inspired by hyenas.

I wonder if the Diamond Dogs have pony-eating relatives now.

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[the_druid_droid]

I believe those ghouls were rather wolf-like, though. Wolf-headed, at least, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe inspired by hyenas.

Well, I was more reacting to the 'nude posing' comment, but yeah, that too.

[Deadly]

I think they only looked like that because they lived in the desert, so you can have them appear however you want. I never thought of the Lovecraft ghouls as living in the wilderness, but maybe that part of the Everfree is right next to the Ponyville cemetery?

Indeed. Always possible to exercise your creative license. If they're cannibalistic I suppose they have to be ponies, though. Not cannibalism otherwise, after all.

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Nice. Looks mostly like I always imagined them.