My Little Pony XI: "Mmph!"

[Grif]

So, I started writing Semper Fidelis. I'm after some opinions, mainly,

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do people approve of how Big Mac interacts with Apple Bloom here? They've never actually talked in the show, so this is just my imagination.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...FE/edit?hl=en#

Seems about right. Note that I have little or no experience on the typical American South family interactions though.

[darthbobcat]

This is the best Doctor Who related project ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjG0t...layer_embedded

[Trixie]

What if they govern the various forces of nature and such like the Greek gods? Or maybe they're immortal ponies of the three races. I don't imagine the pony deity of say, trade to need much in the way of magical powers. S/He'd probably be an earth pony or unicorn.

On the other hand, an Alicorn using vast magical powers for mundane stuff is kind of funny.

...I am considering writing this, but had pre-readers tell me all sorts of stuff in that fic was dumb

Well as far as I remember, there is the theory that information is distributed within a populace according to the probability of it being true; thus asking more and more people about something will give you an result that approximates the real value. 8I wish I remember where I heard that).

And no love for Blueblood? The Viscount of Whiny? The Sire of Selfishness? The Paragon of Parasitism?

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...I sort of like him

I wonder what a ponygod of trade would do all day. Traditonal gods of sun and moon did move the moon to keep the world working just as Celestia and Luna do. But in equestria the ponies themselves keep the world running, so the idea of an god who just represents a certain force seems odd. Would such a pony good send out letters to big corporations to remind them to make more sales, call up shop owners who want to sleep in and tells ponies what the exact demand curve of their product is? The latter would be very useful.

<shrug> The same thing as Roman/Greek one?

That is, being prayed to by ponies wishing to have financial success (trivia - gods of trade were often gods of thieves, too ), wishing to avoid bad exchange and inflation rates, or unhonest business partners, all while the god lied on his back, doing noting but eating peeled grapes, and collecting big offerings?

After all, that's how it worked in RL

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...

Trixie and Rarity may be best, of the ponies.

Oh wait, did I say Trixie, and Rarity? I meant Luna.

<Yawn>

Once you use their real names, not inflated ones, Trixie is still on top ;P

My favourite pony is Surprise from the g1 t.v. series.

Ah, one of the few cases where concept design was better than the show one.

I'm sure this was already brought up but if you rule, i don't know, all of Equestria, wouldn't you collect taxes, not pay for them? And in MLP:FiM
why would there be taxes? That seems so un-friendship-y

Seeing main source of income of Nobles in FiM seems to be exploiting their peasants, and other profits from holdings, and seeing Celestia is top noble, she earns income the same way as the others, so unless she has specific exemption, she pays taxes the same as the rest.

Which might be academic difference, as feudal state "belongs" to the ruler, so it might just mean Celestia just moves money from one pile to the other, changing nothing, except wasting money at extra accounting.

Why would be taxes? As they say, there are only two sure things, death and taxes, and Celestia proved first one is not that sure after all

[Gadora]

Ponyard Kipling it is.
But help me pony pun the last name a little. i dont want the reference to be TOO obvious.

Crop could take the place of Kip, or is that too much of a stretch? On the other hoof, what Bobcat says makes sense.

It's two o'clock in the morning. Why am I posting about ponies?r

EDIT: I have not forgotten that I upped the ante on tonberrian's bondage bet last thread. I will be trying my hand at writing a ponyfic, but I cannot promise that I will get it to a point where I am comfortable showing it to others. I'll be starting on that just as soon as my imagination stops being broken again.

[Aotrs Commander]

Hence them getting screwed this generation.

... I try to imagine the worst possible Pony Paragons for the Pegasi and Earth Ponies.

All I can come up with is the pony equivalent of Buck Strickland from King of the Hill.

Or possibly Pony Sheen.

You wanna know what's really creepy? When I awoke from meditating to regain my spells this morning, one of my random mind-booting-up thoughts was about a earth-pony Prince.

Whose return to Canterlot would strike terror in the hearts of the aristocrats. Him being of the same sort of noble blood as Blueblood, but being some sort of scatter-braineded chap (perhaps an inventor or something) utterly incapable of understanding ettique ("Hey Aunty C!") He'd been away for some time and was now returning back via Ponyville - and he's an aquintance of Twilight (though Spike knew him better, Spike actually leaving the library in some time). Hilarity would doubtless ensue, especailly if the two had grown up a bit in the intervening time...

(Yes, my early morning musing are quite random but often highly detailed...)

But this means I'm thinking about the same things the rest of the thread is WHILE NOT EVEN BEING THERE.

Really, really creepy.

And, y'know, this is a LICH sayin' that...



EdIt: Yeah, I see him now, he's completely bonkers, like what would happen if you crossed Twlight with Pinkie Pie and added a dash of Doctor Insano. You know ,the sort of person that would use napalm as an ingredient in a cupcake - FOR SCIENCE! He'd have an explosion as a cutie mark, and would be best remembered for that time he set Prince Blueblood's mane on fire in the throneroom. (Celestia considers him her favourite nephew, and gleefully looks forward to the ensuing chaos...)

[Welf]

It's not that different than before, really...all the other ponies have been making borderline-inappropriate horn jokes for ages now.

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My favourite pony is Surprise from the g1 t.v. series.

I didn't expect that...

Celestia: NO NO NO! I was trying to get out of TAXES. THAT'S WHAT COOKING THE BOOKS MEANS. Now I'm going to get audited, you stupid foal!

Twilight: ... oh (wearing chef's hat, boiling pot of books)

Celestia just asked the wrong pony.

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<shrug> The same thing as Roman/Greek one?

That is, being prayed to by ponies wishing to have financial success (trivia - gods of trade were often gods of thieves, too ), wishing to avoid bad exchange and inflation rates, or unhonest business partners, all while the god lied on his back, doing noting but eating peeled grapes, and collecting big offerings?

After all, that's how it worked in RL

So, basically they are supply side economists. [/economic joke]

[Grif]

You wanna know what's really creepy? When I awoke from meditating to regain my spells this morning, one of my random mind-booting-up thoughts was about a earth-pony Prince.

Whose return to Canterlot would strike terror in the hearts of the aristocrats. Him being of the same sort of noble blood as Blueblood, but being some sort of scatter-braineded chap (perhaps an inventor or something) utterly incapable of understanding ettique ("Hey Aunty C!") He'd been away for some time and was now returning back via Ponyville - and he's an aquintance of Twilight (though Spike knew him better, Spike actually leaving the library in some time). Hilarity would doubtless ensue, especailly if the two had grown up a bit in the intervening time...

(Yes, my early morning musing are quite random but often highly detailed...)

But this means I'm thinking about the same things the rest of the thread is WHILE NOT EVEN BEING THERE.

Really, really creepy.

And, y'know, this is a LICH sayin' that...



EdIt: Yeah, I see him now, he's completely bonkers, like what would happen if you crossed Twlight with Pinkie Pie and added a dash of Doctor Insano. You know ,the sort of person that would use napalm as an ingredient in a cupcake - FOR SCIENCE! He'd have an explosion as a cutie mark, and would be best remembered for that time he set Prince Blueblood's mane on fire in the throneroom. (Celestia considers him her favourite nephew, and gleefully looks forward to the ensuing chaos...)

You just described Uncle Fester. Or Prince Fester in this case.

[Kyouhen]

"...."

And then the tax collection agency is on the moon. And ponies lived happily ever after, tax free. Before Equestria's economy collapsed some two years after the event anyway.

And then the economy was banished to the moon for failing and a new, stronger economy was given it's job.

[Aotrs Commander]

You just described Uncle Fester. Or Prince Fester in this case.

Huh.

Personality-wise, I guess you're right, actually. A younger Fester without the Addams-Family-grosse, maybe, but a Fester nontheless...



Though to be fair, Prince Fester would make for an entertaining story all in itself! Have we had Pony x Addams family yet? If not, we totally should...

[TheAmishPirate]

So, I started writing Semper Fidelis. I'm after some opinions, mainly,

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do people approve of how Big Mac interacts with Apple Bloom here? They've never actually talked in the show, so this is just my imagination.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...FE/edit?hl=en#

And now I have something to read over my lunch break. Yay!

I don't think I've seen an Addams Family/Pony crossover yet. Though now that it's been brought up, the collective internet will surely have spawned a few pictures already.

[Lix Lorn]

Actually he means COMPLEAT. It's a sort of meme thing.

MY meme thing.
I just have to keep mentioning this or some neighsayer will claim it was theirs.
ALL WILL BE COMPLEAT. PONYREXIA WILL MAKE YOU WHOLE.
YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE ONE OF THE HERD.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

Big Sister is watching you...

Win. xD

She could never bondage the world. It's too big for anypony,

Except me!

(bondages world)

[tonberrian]

MY meme thing.
I just have to keep mentioning this or some neighsayer will claim it was theirs.
ALL WILL BE COMPLEAT. PONYREXIA WILL MAKE YOU WHOLE.
YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE ONE OF THE HERD.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

Why are you trying to steal my meme thing?

[Kyouhen]

MY meme thing.
I just have to keep mentioning this or some neighsayer will claim it was theirs.
ALL WILL BE COMPLEAT. PONYREXIA WILL MAKE YOU WHOLE.
YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE ONE OF THE HERD.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.


Win. xD


Except me!

(bondages world)

Hmmm, I dunno, Ponyrexia just doesn't seem to roll off the tongue quite right. Ponrexia? Ponyxia? I'm sure we can come up with better.

[EsperDerek]

Except me!

(bondages world)

...Why are there ropes going across my house?

[Grif]

...Why are there ropes going across my house?

"Bon-Bon! Did you leave those ropes on the kitchen table again?"

[Lix Lorn]

Why are you trying to steal my meme thing?

I'm gonna bondage you so much.

[Welf]

So, I started writing Semper Fidelis. I'm after some opinions, mainly,

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do people approve of how Big Mac interacts with Apple Bloom here? They've never actually talked in the show, so this is just my imagination.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...FE/edit?hl=en#

Yay, sequel.

Some comments:

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Meeting big brothers was awkward enough, but Maciontosh sounded even bigger than his squadmate Hermes, and Hermes needed his own custom sized Wonderbolt uniform.

Little typo in Macintosh' name.
Most Minor nitpick: Since this is sportswear for professionals, wouldn't all uniforms be custom sized? I assume that in-universe ponies do have different sizes and body structures.Admittetly I couldn't come up with something better than "and the team's tailors named a new size category after him".

[Trixie]

I'm gonna bondage you so much.

I did not agree to thi--

Wait, Tonberrian this time?

<walks away pouting> :P

[tonberrian]

I'm gonna bondage you so much.

There's debauchery here! Debauchery, debauchery, yay!

[Orzel]

Can I have exclusive photography rights, I have a cupcake addiction to support. That's it... innocent... cupcakes

*shifty eyes*

[tonberrian]

I did not agree to thi--

Wait, Tonberrian this time?

<walks away pouting> :P

It's actually tonberrian. Tonberrian hates Friendship is Magic - he prefers G1 ponies. Also don't feel bad, you can be bondaged too. Maybe even bondaged together!

Can I have exclusive photography rights, I have a cupcake addiction to support. That's it... innocent... cupcakes

*shifty eyes*

Maybe, if Trixie and Lixie agree to it.

[TheAmishPirate]

*sigh* And you were doing so well too...[/thepinkone]

Welp, time to go digging back through the thread and see how long we went this time.

[the_druid_droid]

Hey everypony! Stop getting to the interesting discussions while I'm asleep!

"The laws are supposed to apply to me, but I'm a little short due to my... hobbies."
"Your fabrige eggs?"
"... I have a sickness, Twilight."

*Celestia slides her latest addition behind her with a hoof*
Luna: You are SUCH a dork, Tia!

Also art grants so they can draw horses drawing trains.

And now I'm envisioning a Hoity Toity-esque artist pony who unveils some hypermoderist sculpture.

Artist: I call it "The Decline and Fall of the Pony Roman Empire"
AB (in crowd): That's not art! That's a pile of bricks!

Ponyard Kipling it is.
But help me pony pun the last name a little. i dont want the reference to be TOO obvious.

You could do Ponyard Coltling instead.

Though to be fair, Prince Fester would make for an entertaining story all in itself! Have we had Pony x Addams family yet? If not, we totally should...

This needs to be made yesterday! Now to think up the casting...

[Lix Lorn]

It's actually tonberrian. Tonberrian hates Friendship is Magic - he prefers G1 ponies. Also don't feel bad, you can be bondaged too. Maybe even bondaged together!

Maybe, if Trixie and Lixie agree to it.

(bondages both together)
(bondages self with)
(sells photos)
(profit!)

[TheAmishPirate]

*finds joke after going back 1 page*

Oh...well maybe it's just that one, and we were doing well before that...

*finds reference 2 more pages back*

Huh. I guess we're getting more subtle about this. Maybe if I...

*finds another one on the previous page*

...we're really bad at this, aren't we?

[tonberrian]

We did get to at least 5 bondage-free pages before, at least. The bondage just comes and goes (much to the disappointment of one Baron Awesome).

[Orzel]

(bondages both together)
(bondages self with)
(sells photos)
(profit!)

NOOOOO!
I needed that money.
I have 5 hours to pay Pinkie back.
How am I supposed to make that many bits in a couple hours?

[Kyouhen]

NOOOOO!
I needed that money.
I have 5 hours to pay Pinkie back.
How am I supposed to make that many bits in a couple hours?

I'm willing to buy your kidney for a generous amount.

[Kris Strife]

NOOOOO!
I needed that money.
I have 5 hours to pay Pinkie back.
How am I supposed to make that many bits in a couple hours?

Start charging ponies to have their picture taken with Princess Luna?

[Grif]

*finds joke after going back 1 page*

Oh...well maybe it's just that one, and we were doing well before that...

*finds reference 2 more pages back*

Huh. I guess we're getting more subtle about this. Maybe if I...

*finds another one on the previous page*

...we're really bad at this, aren't we?

We're being subtle? I didn't get THAT memo.