My Little Pony XIX: I Emptied Your Thread

[Rebelhero]

Ponyard has a plan.

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Deep in the belly of The Sting, Skyrocket stands on her hind legs, special made supports allowing her to maintain balence and remain comfortable. She is standing over a table completely covered bits and pieces of machinery, in the center of the table something that looked like a disembodied unicorn horn that gently pulsed with a pale green light.
Sky? What is that?
I'm not totally sure, but its practically pulsing with power. I'm trying to reverse engineer an input for it, it strongly resembles some type of key.
Key to what?
I don't know. so im going to try to build a lock for it.
Build a lock for the key? Where did you even find that?
Long time ago, it only recently started glowing like this.
Alright, let me know if you figure something out.
Ponyard trots off, back towards the bridge. Skyrocket tinkers with something on the table. When he is out of earshot, Skyrocket grins and uncovered what looks like large circular lock, she slid the mechanism into her launcher and turner the key.
Even from the bridge Ponyard and Nightscream could hear her laughter.

I think this is a good place to set things up.

[WJMill]

I admit, I have to keep reminding myself that Dash is a girl. I think it's one part the voice and one part that she's a blue pony. All the other ponies are more traditional 'girly' colours. For this same reason I love her dress for the gala. Even just with her hair brushed she looks a lot more feminine.

There have been quite a few blue girl ponies in the animation!

Bright Eyes (My Little Pony Tales)

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Wind Whistler (MLP: The Movie, My Little Pony & Friends)

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Ribbon/Baby Ribbon (MLP & Friends)

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But then again, you've got a couple blue boy ponies as well:

Teddy (MLP Tales)

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'Course, the mohawk wasn't very stylish even in the '90s!

Quarterback and 4-Speed (MLP & Friends)

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I'll admit, RD does have kind of that gruff tomboyish voice.

[Orzel]

New thread already...

Yaaaawn...Awesome.

Missed most of the last thread and I aint reading it. Nuh uh.

If you want me, you know where to find me.

*walks away with sack of bits and a garment bag*

[Kyouhen]

There have been quite a few blue girl ponies in the animation!

Bright Eyes (My Little Pony Tales)

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Wind Whistler (MLP: The Movie, My Little Pony & Friends)

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Ribbon/Baby Ribbon (MLP & Friends)

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But then again, you've got a couple blue boy ponies as well:

Teddy (MLP Tales)

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'Course, the mohawk wasn't very stylish even in the '90s!

Quarterback and 4-Speed (MLP & Friends)

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I'll admit, RD does have kind of that gruff tomboyish voice.

Note that some of us didn't get into MLP until FiM.

[WJMill]

Note that some of us didn't get into MLP until FiM.

I know, I'm just putting my hipster cents in. That's really all I'm good for.

[Lix Lorn]

I know, I'm just putting my hipster cents in. That's really all I'm good for.

You and your hipster cents, using dollars before they were cool! BAH!

[Aotrs Commander]

That's new to me! Spifflicate is an awesome word :O What does it mean? Do I even want to know?

Splifflicate: British slang, (colloquial) meaning to to beat up, utterly destroy, generally damage and render useless. (Frequently used in the Beano in any stroy involving Calamity James and any burly bully he accidently runs afoul of.)

Hey, mister unfortunate underling of the commander! If you HELP me break him or seduce him, I'll... find some way to reward you. I AM a goddess.

Before you answer that, Hopereaver, I advise you to consider that I have a Snake Launcher and stack of SK-4s just itching to be used, and to point out that it is difficult to accept a reward if you are, in fact, very, very dead. And that regardless of what Lixie may do to me, I will certainly survive long enough to make sure that you, personally, will permenantly regret it.

... Point taken, sir.

Sorry your divineship. You're, er, on your own. Ma'am.
Good luck, though.

...

You, er, heard that last part didn't, you sir?

*menacing click*

Bollocks.

It's been really hot and that makes it hard to sleep for me personally. I can't help but wonder if a lich with it's cold aura and con drain (you get drowsy from con drain right?) wouldn't be the perfect answer. Imagine, Mass-produced tech-lich for your sweltering summer day cooling convenience.

But...doesn't getting con drained from you eventually kill you?

If by "eventually" you mean "in the order of three to sixteen minutes (eight on average), depending on physical health and strength of Lich's aura"...

It's difficult to market anything when your customer base all die the first night they use their purchase.

Still, the cold aura might work: properly insulate your house/apartment and then just stick a piece of lich in it somewhere. Now we just need a name for this device...Cold Bones? Chilled Touch?

Wouldn't it be better to, I dunno, use more easily produced and controlled toned-down coldbeam technology? Or stick your head in the freezer?

Lich Lorn scans better.

*skulldesk*

*skulldesk*

*skulldesk*

You know you just moving up on the list of "people whose internal organs I'm going to set on fire when my day comes" list for that, right?

Anyway, new thread and the creepiest thing is the Lich Lorn ship? I am dissapoint, ponythread.

It's creepy enough from this angle!

Creepy?
You think I'm creepy?
YOU THINK I'M A MONSTER DON'T YOU

Yes.

Yes, I do.

(Though techically, so is pretty much anything beyond mortal power levels, so that's not really saying much; and I'm an abomination against the natural order of the universe, so it's not like I'm not one either...)

Note that some of us didn't get into MLP until FiM.

I'm not sure if I've made a point of mentioning this (aside from the fact the sea pony song still gives me mental twitches even after twenty years), but I remember the originals, so I find it kinda interesting to see the history now and again. My sister (who was four year younger than me) was quite into ponies, so she had the videos and the toys and even some audio tapes that I was quite happy to listen to when we went on holiday or something. Heck, I even went to see the movie at the cinema with my sister, so (I am nearly always up for watching cartoons, and 1980s Pony wasn't that bad).

[Brazen Shield]

There have been quite a few blue girl ponies in the animation!

Bright Eyes (My Little Pony Tales)

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Wind Whistler (MLP: The Movie, My Little Pony & Friends)

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Ribbon/Baby Ribbon (MLP & Friends)

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But then again, you've got a couple blue boy ponies as well:

Teddy (MLP Tales)

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'Course, the mohawk wasn't very stylish even in the '90s!

Quarterback and 4-Speed (MLP & Friends)

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I'll admit, RD does have kind of that gruff tomboyish voice.

Huh, so this is Fluttershy feels like most of the time...

So, hi. It's taken a couple of months of slowly watching episodes when I was bored and had nothing else I felt like doing, but surprisingly this show has actually grown on me. I don't like everything about it (I could do without the Cutie Mark Crusaders, for instance), but it's pretty enjoyable nonetheless.

Don't know if I'll be posting here often though. Been perusing the thread for a day or two, and you guys can get a little too... well, "out there" for me. I like the pony emotes though. Not enough Twilight or Rainbow Dash in them for me, but still good.


Quick question: was I the only one who thought Rainbow Dash was a guy for a few episodes? I did up until I noticed the others referring to her with female pronouns. This was mainly due to her voice, but also because I figured they might have a "token guy" among the main cast.

Zevox

Wow. I hate the old animation style something fierce

I never thought RD was a boy, but that might be because I knew the mane cast were all female before I started watching.

I, too, dislike the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

And also TOPH!!!!!!!

[Thanqol]

Story ideas brewing, churning, rising and falling. There's a breakthrough coming but I just need to figure it out. En so, en desau.

so, let's see if I manage to get more than one response to this post, if not I suppose I'll just shut up and go draw more ponies for attention.

Here's one!

a few responses to things from last thread.

It's been really hot and that makes it hard to sleep for me personally. I can't help but wonder if a lich with it's cold aura and con drain (you get drowsy from con drain right?) wouldn't be the perfect answer. Imagine, Mass-produced tech-lich for your sweltering summer day cooling convenience.

Mask: "That's a great idea, a technological breakthrough, nothing could possibly go wrong, and I can sell them to you on the cheap! How much were you looking to spend?

[Lix Lorn]

Before you answer that, Hopereaver, I advise you to consider that I have a Snake Launcher and stack of SK-4s just itching to be used, and to point out that it is difficult to accept a reward if you are, in fact, very, very dead. And that regardless of what Lixie may do to me, I will certainly survive long enough to make sure that you, personally, will permenantly regret it.

... Point taken, sir.

Sorry your divineship. You're, er, on your own. Ma'am.
Good luck, though.

...

You, er, heard that last part didn't, you sir?

*menacing click*

Bollocks.

Bearing in mind that I could probably protect you from anything he can do. Also, I have negative energy spells prepared, so healz for those that aid me.

Yes.

Yes, I do.

(Though techically, so is pretty much anything beyond mortal power levels, so that's not really saying much; and I'm an abomination against the natural order of the universe, so it's not like I'm not one either...)

Meanie...
But I'm having a bad day, so I'll leave the creepy seduction for tomorrow or something.
(Tomorrow as in friday, irregardless of it being almost 1am anyway)

[Zevox]

I admit, I have to keep reminding myself that Dash is a girl. I think it's one part the voice and one part that she's a blue pony. All the other ponies are more traditional 'girly' colours. For this same reason I love her dress for the gala. Even just with her hair brushed she looks a lot more feminine.

*googles* Huh, I never noticed she had a different hairdo while wearing that before, actually. I guess you're right, it does make her look more feminine.

I don't think her being blue contributed to my confusion, though. The thought never crossed my mind, anyway. (Also, Applejack being orange and Rarity being white don't exactly strike me as "traditional 'girly' colors." )

Note that some people started the series with Bridle Gossip, and so first thought that Fluttershy was the token guy in the cast.

Really? That strikes me as a strange mistake to make. I'm pretty sure Fluttershy had a line or two in that episode before the poison joke kicked in, and afterward, well, what did they think the "curse"/joke was with her if not her voice?

Wow. I hate the old animation style something fierce

Yeah, gotta admit, those definitely look rather ugly to me.

Zevox

[Orzel]

Note that some of us didn't get into MLP until FiM.

I was into MLP before FiM, but most as ransom and bribes to keep my younger cousins from attacking me in mah sleep.

[Brazen Shield]

Haha! Just had a conversation with SiuiS:

"Hey, so what is Lich Lorn's-- I mean Lich's- I mean Lix Lorn... *stops*
Damn that **** is infectious!"

*dies laughing*

[erikun]

Really? That strikes me as a strange mistake to make. I'm pretty sure Fluttershy had a line or two in that episode before the poison joke kicked in, and afterward, well, what did they think the "curse"/joke was with her if not her voice?

I'm just going by what I've heard; as I said before, I assumed that all six of the main cast were female from the start.

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Scootaloo did confuse me at first. I still need to double-check myself to make sure the gender of my pronouns is correct when I refer to her.


And I liked the Cutie Mark Crusaders in Stare Master.

[Trixie]

Quick question: was I the only one who thought Rainbow Dash was a guy for a few episodes? I did up until I noticed the others referring to her with female pronouns. This was mainly due to her voice, but also because I figured they might have a "token guy" among the main cast.

Eh, I don't focus on voice much, more on visual cues, and to me, it was always pretty obvious RD was a girl. Not at all girly, but girl. Though, yes, at times she seemed to adopt very male behavior.

Though, to me, her voice always seemed about as much "feminine" as AJ's did, which is understandable given the same actress.

And there is one token male already, isn't he?

Lixie Lich.

How about Lichxie?

[Kyouhen]

I'm not sure if I've made a point of mentioning this (aside from the fact the sea pony song still gives me mental twitches even after twenty years), but I remember the originals, so I find it kinda interesting to see the history now and again. My sister (who was four year younger than me) was quite into ponies, so she had the videos and the toys and even some audio tapes that I was quite happy to listen to when we went on holiday or something. Heck, I even went to see the movie at the cinema with my sister, so (I am nearly always up for watching cartoons, and 1980s Pony wasn't that bad).

Actually after looking at some of the plot summaries for some episodes and whatnot it sounds like the story for it was pretty good. That animation style just makes me cry though. No clue why, just not a very big fan of it.

Story ideas brewing, churning, rising and falling. There's a breakthrough coming but I just need to figure it out. En so, en desau.

*googles* Huh, I never noticed she had a different hairdo while wearing that before, actually. I guess you're right, it does make her look more feminine.

I don't think her being blue contributed to my confusion, though. The thought never crossed my mind, anyway. (Also, Applejack being orange and Rarity being white don't exactly strike me as "traditional 'girly' colors." )

Well Rarity's white can go either way, but being the big fashion lord she is it kinda negates any effect her colour would have. Not entirely sure where orange fits though... I think that tends to end up being neutral...

[erikun]

One more video for Brazen Shield: This one is fun to watch.

[Zevox]

Though, to me, her voice always seemed about as much "feminine" as AJ's did, which is understandable given the same actress.

Huh, now that's strange. Applejack's voice definitely sounds female to me, and was one big reason I was never mistook her for a guy in spite of being the other tomboyish character of the group. For Rainbow though her voice strikes me as being about as masculine as a female voice can get, to the point where, as I said, it made me think she was male for a few episodes.

And there is one token male already, isn't he?

I don't follow.

Zevox

[WJMill]

And I liked the Cutie Mark Crusaders in Stare Master.

I had a couple of episodes queued when I first watched them, and when Fluttershy was called 'Stare Master' I totally cracked up. I immediately imagined Fluttershy on a stair-stepper exercise machine.

[Lix Lorn]

Haha! Just had a conversation with SiuiS:

"Hey, so what is Lich Lorn's-- I mean Lich's- I mean Lix Lorn... *stops*
Damn that **** is infectious!"

*dies laughing*

Curious.
What were you trying to ask?

[erikun]

I don't follow.

Remember me?

[Aotrs Commander]

Meanie...

Evil, duh!

But I'm having a bad day, so I'll leave the creepy seduction for tomorrow or something.
(Tomorrow as in friday, irregardless of it being almost 1am anyway)

I'm...not sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing...

On the one hoof, I sort of feel obliged to commiserate with you on having a bad day, because it happens to us all. (Some of us more than others¹...)

On the other hoof, you might take that as encouragement...

On the third hoof, I can metaphorically sleep safely in my bed.

On the forth hoof (and now if I were a pony, I'd have fallen over unless I was Pinkie Pie), I'm now dreading tomorrow...

Haha! Just had a conversation with SiuiS:

"Hey, so what is Lich Lorn's-- I mean Lich's- I mean Lix Lorn... *stops*
Damn that **** is infectious!"

*dies laughing*

I am so going to do something unpleasent to you. I don't know what, or when, but at some unspecified point in the future, and it'll be really unpleasent, and you'll be like, "damn, that was unpleasent, now I really wish I hadn't brought this upon myself by arousing the ire of the mighty Commadore Bleakbane, who's rocket launcher I am not fit to clean" (I'm paraphrasing obviously).

So there.



¹My Dad for one (Rolls-Royce fire precautions engineer, the guy who signs off to make sure RR engines don't all explode into flames midair), who's really getting some grief at work these days, getting home 2-3 hours late (even on his birthday, too, how sad is that) because some pillocks didn't listen to him months ago when he told them they'd fragged it up good and proper and, having ignored him in the hope the magic engine fairies would come and fix it or something, the other company now keep trying to get him to fix the problem (which is neither his job, nor at this point, his concern...)

I, on the other hand, had a pretty good day, in which we (as in me, Dad and a couple of our wragming urks) tested my Cybertank ground forces in the game and they worked pretty much as expected, desite the fact I hadn't played in like 18 months and completely frakked my starting tactics up the wazoo...

[Rebelhero]

I saw this. and i dawwloled.
I think i just going to keep posting even though im sure not many people read or even SEE what i post. Oh well!

[Titanium Fox]

Congrats, though now I feel feeble and pathetic for deciding to amble my way through college at the slowest possible rate. 4.5 years for my undergrad, and still a year to go for my masters...

Now the question is: was the graduation ceremony any good? Those can get boring really fast. I had to sit through a 45 minute speech by Billy Baldwin, and wanted to shoot myself by the end of it.

I was told by a fellow graduating senior that Senator Ayote (There we go again, my location is showing) droned on for over an hour and a half. However, I'm narcoleptic. I remember a grand total of five minutes of her speech, and then the actually important parts of the ceremonies.

From what I heard from everyone else after the fact, I was literally the only person who enjoyed the ceremony for that simple fact.

Huh, so this is Fluttershy feels like most of the time...

So, hi. It's taken a couple of months of slowly watching episodes when I was bored and had nothing else I felt like doing, but surprisingly this show has actually grown on me. I don't like everything about it (I could do without the Cutie Mark Crusaders, for instance), but it's pretty enjoyable nonetheless.

Don't know if I'll be posting here often though. Been perusing the thread for a day or two, and you guys can get a little too... well, "out there" for me. I like the pony emotes though. Not enough Twilight or Rainbow Dash in them for me, but still good.


Quick question: was I the only one who thought Rainbow Dash was a guy for a few episodes? I did up until I noticed the others referring to her with female pronouns. This was mainly due to her voice, but also because I figured they might have a "token guy" among the main cast.

Zevox

Here's my traditional greeting!



You'll never escape us now...

One of us... One of us... One of us!

so, let's see if I manage to get more than one response to this post, if not I suppose I'll just shut up and go draw more ponies for attention.

a few responses to things from last thread.

It's been really hot and that makes it hard to sleep for me personally. I can't help but wonder if a lich with it's cold aura and con drain (you get drowsy from con drain right?) wouldn't be the perfect answer. Imagine, Mass-produced tech-lich for your sweltering summer day cooling convenience.

I... think Con drain causes drowsiness. I mean it would make sense. Just make sure it's not permanent, then you'll end up with a permanent narcolepsy effect. And nopony wants that. (Seriously. I want my afternoons back. Somepony help, please. )

Haha! Just had a conversation with SiuiS:

"Hey, so what is Lich Lorn's-- I mean Lich's- I mean Lix Lorn... *stops*
Damn that **** is infectious!"

*dies laughing*

Hey, Aotrs... You'll never escape it! We told you!

[Zevox]

Remember me?

Oh, right.

Zevox

[Trixie]

Really? That strikes me as a strange mistake to make. I'm pretty sure Fluttershy had a line or two in that episode before the poison joke kicked in, and afterward, well, what did they think the "curse"/joke was with her if not her voice?

It's because internet was flooded with Fluttermale quote clips making it first contac/impression of FiM to many.

Yeah, gotta admit, those definitely look rather ugly to me.

Eh, actual 3D mane beats cardboard cutouts from FiM, IMHO, especially seeing the only moment in new series someone had 3D mane looked nice.

Huh, now that's strange. Applejack's voice definitely sounds female to me, and was one big reason I was never mistook her for a guy in spite of being the other tomboyish character of the group. For Rainbow though her voice strikes me as being about as masculine as a female voice can get, to the point where, as I said, it made me think she was male for a few episodes.

Feminine?

I have to disagree here, the delivery (and especially lines) of the text tend to be even worse than RD's at times. And her visual cues that have nothing feminine in the don't help.

I don't follow.

Remember me?

This.

Also, the response's delivery is almost perfect

[SiuiS]

That's me, more or less.

Also, I'm back, having caught up on the thread. While we may not have filled even half a thread, I'm fairly sure we could do better with more coordination. We waited a long time for SiuiS to arrive and give us the green light, and I, at least, could have theoretically stayed longer. So, overall, we did well even if we could have done better.

Aye, and good thing, too. This board has done a number on my psyche. I would care less that I broke the rules if we got in trouble for it after the fact, and care more that I let down the mods. Especially since two of them are our own!

Is... Is this that Stockholm I always hear about ?

It worked pretty well for me.

And you know, Elves aren't exactly known for their physical endurance... I'd guess that applies to all types of endurance, not just one or two.

Drat. I can't remember what you said worked pretty well for you.*

You know, it's when I see messages like this that I feel bad for owning 15+ PCs and a Server. Yes, it's for professional practice with network and systems administration primarily, but I'll be damned if every single one of them doesn't have a pony background. Even the one being used by an elementary school for audit logs.

Nah, don't worry about it. I'm sure any computer I could have had would have suffered similarly. My computers tend to be rode hard and left broken.

Besides, I'm old enough to have just myself to blame. And I'd have a computer if I didn't do that six month stretch of LARPing. Making those weapons costs a bundle.

...Is it bad that after I read this I spent five minutes trying to figure out how to actually use this to your advantage in a real life zombie scenario? I may be approaching too much nerd here.

A little bit, yeah.
Where your priorities need to lie is in branching out your knowledge. Sure, a plague zombie comes along and you're ace, but what happens when a juju zombie comes along? Head shots don't work, and bites don't turn you. Are churches safe havens? Do you need to do some sort of movie plot thing to put the dead to rest?

I've found most nerds are dangerously underknowledgeable when it comesto supernatural zombies.

*Clicks spoiler box*

What the

*Clicks reply; finds this quote at the top of the multiquote list*

Oh.

Jesus.

I will admit. This and your next response had me rolling.

Hahahaha, I'm not explaining anything, except that I've been inspired. You're just going to have to wonder and be disturbed at that.

Okay, I'll explain one thing, that the green text does not belong to Lyra. That's just a unfortunate coincidence.

MidnightMare Moon?

Derp, Nightmare Moon. I'm going to convince myself that it's that and not horrifying brain torture now.

So yeah, hey. How much is actual creeped-outness, and how much is for the gag?
That is kinda how I see it going though, except I'm surprised at __________'s mental strength.

I suppose it'll have to do.
(poofs into ponyself)*

*Yes, I could do that from the start. But changing yourself into a pony isn't the same. :(

Well, hey. Turning you into a pony is hard. I could try and turn you into a griffon and see I'd that pony's you though.

Well, I mean, not now. You're already a pony.

Oh, what the hay, anything is better than being chased around by a sexual adventurous nigh-omnipotant now pony-shapedgoddess, right?*

Commadore. I'm not sure that was a good idea, sir.
Commadore, has the irony of the situation occurred to you that most livings would have killed to have been in that position that you just weaseled your way out of?

Huh.*

You know, it hadn't. *shrug*

Hm. I'm sorry, Commodore Bleakbane, but given the evidence...

I don't think you qualify as the most sane of us any more. I'm going to have to start the motion remove your Sanity of Ponythread status.

Siuis! Stop messing around in Midnight's head!

Turnabout's fair play!

Besides, I'm trying to find out why she's so... Randy. Oh hey, I found a door labeled CPU. If that means what I think it does... *opens door*

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Wow. That was not at all what I expected. *closes door* moving on...

so, let's see if I manage to get more than one response to this post, if not I suppose I'll just shut up and go draw more ponies for attention.

a few responses to things from last thread.

It's been really hot and that makes it hard to sleep for me personally. I can't help but wonder if a lich with it's cold aura and con drain (you get drowsy from con drain right?) wouldn't be the perfect answer. Imagine, Mass-produced tech-lich for your sweltering summer day cooling convenience.

Hm. You know, that's a good point. The cold aura would be one thing, but the Con drain is a mixed blessing. For one, it's drain (I.e. Permanent) and for two, the Con is what let's you tolerate the heat! You drop it, and who knows whether the lichtech can cool you enough to make up for decreased tolerance.

We need... SCIENCE! Hey Scion, how ya feelin'?

Also, I am sure ponies, like most animals have the double helix DNA and there for can use spiral power. Of course in this case their DNA might be a double helix of twisted candy strings like so much candy canes, but still double helix none the less.

I view ponies like I view elves. They don't have DNA. They consist of magic. So I'm not very helpful here.

Greetings shiny new pony thread! *Done with work for a few days so I can totally start posting again! *And I'm totally not going to attempt to catch up with what I missed the last few days! *Hooray!

Yaaay! It's a Kyouhen!
How are ya mate?

Everypony had things going on, we wasted time waiting for SiuiS and we tried to stay on topic more than we normally might, which resulted in only going through about 20 pages - on the upper limits of the thread's normal speed. Basically, we tried and (fortunately) failed.

Anyway, new thread and the creepiest thing is the Lich Lorn ship? I am dissapoint, ponythread.

No, the creepiest thing is inducing Stockholm syndrome by applying heated metal to your bone structure.

Huh, so this is Fluttershy feels like most of the time...

So, hi. It's taken a couple of months of slowly watching episodes when I was bored and had nothing else I felt like doing, but surprisingly this show has actually grown on me. I don't like everything about it (I could do without the Cutie Mark Crusaders, for instance), but it's pretty enjoyable nonetheless.

Don't know if I'll be posting here often though. Been perusing the thread for a day or two, and you guys can get a little too... well, "out there" for me. I like the pony emotes though. Not enough Twilight or Rainbow Dash in them for me, but still good.


Quick question: was I the only one who thought Rainbow Dash was a guy for a few episodes? I did up until I noticed the others referring to her with female pronouns. This was mainly due to her voice, but also because I figured they might have a "token guy" among the main cast.

Zevox

I wasn't sure at first, myself. The first episode really established her girliness. In fact, rainbow dash is the second girliest of the Mane Six, it's just over-shadowed by her athleticism!
Her voice really irritated me for a while though. She sounded like that kid from Time Police.

I admit, I have to keep reminding myself that Dash is a girl. *I think it's one part the voice and one part that she's a blue pony. *All the other ponies are more traditional 'girly' colours. *For this same reason I love her dress for the gala. *Even just with her hair brushed she looks a lot more feminine.

Ya know, blue being a boy color is recent. Pink used to be a boy color because it was a shade of red.

Oh? *Interesting. *I was never planning on spamming anything, just making talk and responding to comments. *Then again, it's good to know so that we don't intentionally try to do it a second time.

Still, how long did the previous thread last? *I'm reading 7/31/15:54 to 8/4/12:31, for just shy of four days total. *I think that broke our last record by... only one day?

I find a better way to look at it is in hours. We did how many pages in those 14 hours?

Note that some people started the series with Bridle Gossip, and so first thought that Fluttershy was the token guy in the cast.

Yep. Flutterguy is what got me to watch the show. I had no idea what to expect. I was surprised as all get out when the first episode I watched was Winter Wrap-Up.

Maybe a image dump Fluttershy edition might help?

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No wonder that poor earth pony is hitting the bourbon! Everypony keeps calling her Fluttershy. But she doesn't have wings!

New thread already...

Yaaaawn...Awesome.*

Missed most of the last thread and I aint reading it. Nuh uh.

If you want me, you know where to find me.

*walks away with sack of bits and a garment bag*

... Have you been getting dressed for money? Scandalous!

If by "eventually" you mean "in the order of three to sixteen minutes (eight on average), depending on physical health and strength of Lich's aura"...

It's difficult to market anything when your customer base all die the first night they use their purchase.

You could make a killing at nursing homes.

... That was bad. I'm bad and I should feel bad.

Meanie...
But I'm having a bad day, so I'll leave the creepy seduction for tomorrow or something.
(Tomorrow as in friday, irregardless of it being almost 1am anyway)

Aww, anything we can do to help? nagging feeling that I'm responsible...

[Kyouhen]

Remember me?

Silly erik, you're Pony Thread's token male. You aren't even in the show!

[tonberrian]

Myself, I listen to the voices to determine the gender of the characters. IIRC, when I first heard Dash's voice I had a split second of confusion before settling on female, but I really don't remember. If I was confused, it certainly didn't last long.

This technique does get rather bothersome sometimes when I'm watching something that used a woman for the voice of a young male with no discernible visual cues, though, since I hear the voice and assume that the character is a girl - Yuuno Scrya, I'm looking at you.

[erikun]

Silly erik, you're Pony Thread's token male. You aren't even in the show!

Yay! I'm the token male! I'm also apparently the token human!
*is feeling more and more appropriate with the Element of Not Being Significant Enough to be an Element*