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bronies before honies: fandom is magic

Sep 26, 2011 02:27

Shit, there's no way to measure it
Not everypony grows up to be a pegasus
You gotta let people be hypocrites
Count your blessin's and mind your business
- Atmosphere, "Like the Rest of Us"

If, twenty years ago, you had told me I would be voluntarily attending a My Little Pony convention, I probably would have run into traffic. Twenty years and ( Read more... )

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*brohoof* theotherbaldwin September 26 2011, 10:40:25 UTC

Horse apples, this is well-written ( ... )

Re: *brohoof* erf_ September 26 2011, 11:24:28 UTC

Hot damn, dude. You read fast. And get up early.

Yeah, the moment I first saw Spike, I thought, "Oh man is Shawn going to love this." It's really uncanny how much Spike resembles Toroth in some ways. It instantly made Spike all the more endearing.

My favorite pony is Applejack. She doesn't have any magic powers, can't fly, and isn't psychic--her lone superpower is gumption. It's amazing how, despite her absence of special talents, her relentless work ethic makes her the most capable pony of the Mane Six--the exemplar of everything that made horses so invaluable to civilization before the dawn of the automobile. And yet she's not indefatigable. Man oh man did I ever relate to that episode where she almost works herself to death. I wish I'd seen it before my last job nearly killed me.

What’s in your hand? Back at me. I have it. It’s an envelope with two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala. Look again. The tickets are now apples. Anything is possible when your mane smells like cow manure and not a lady. I’m a horse.But, I admit I also ( ... )

Re: *brohoof* theotherbaldwin September 26 2011, 12:17:28 UTC

Well, yes, I read fast. I am also up a little early for me on a Monday, but that's because I fell asleep early for a Sunday.

Heh, I never thought too much about how similar Toroth and Spike were, but you're right. IN fact, it was Spike that was my gateway to FiM. For my birthday, a friend of mine surprised me with gift art of Toroth done in the MLP:FiM style, and I had been hearing a lot of buzz about it... and the rest is history ( ... )

retch September 27 2011, 01:49:43 UTC

Really nice post, that's a lot of detail for what I sum up as:

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is awesome, watch it.

:)

erf_ September 29 2011, 02:32:44 UTC

I've heard rumors that the original MLP had a peripheral fandom among ravers in the '90s due to its surreal plotlines, bright colors, and themes of P.L.U.R. Is this true?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VtDVNvlB9Q

I kind of want it to be.

erf_ September 29 2011, 02:57:37 UTC

Also, holy crap have I discovered so much good electronic music through this fandom. ShockOne, Skrillex, deadmau5...