I can't believe I've done 50 of these.
On to the news!
Sociological Study on Friendship is Magic
A graduate student in Sociology from the University of Michigan recently wrote a huge essay on Bronies, and Friendship is Magic in general. I guess it was only a matter of time before we were psychologically analyzed! You can find the article here!
Better Copyright Through Fair-Use and Ponies Goes Viral(ish)
The article I posted a few days ago about Hasbro's stance with FiM and it's usage throughout the internet has popped up on various websites today. The primary one that will definitely get the word out being Slashdot. Pretty neat! Though I think FiM has pretty much invaded every corner of the internet by now.
Otakon Brony Meetup Today!
If you plan on hitting up Otakon today, you might want to check out the meetup page for it! You can find it here!
More Rainbow Dash Physics!
Were the last physics presentations too word heavy and not graphic enough for you? Well this one attempts to explain the rescue of Rarity, with pictures. You can find it here!
Collegehumor's Pony Parody
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Bronycon Ticket Price Increases in 3 Days!
If you are planning on heading out to Bronycon in September, you may want to get some tickets soon! Have some copypasta from Purple Tinker
BroNYCon September is going to be incredible-- we're having the DIRECTOR OF THE SHOW HIMSELF show up! Yes, that's right, Mr. Jayson Thiessen, who took over after Lauren Faust stepped down, will be a Guest of Honour at our next full-scale BroNYCon...
...and you can get a ticket for just $25. But only until Monday!
After Monday, the price goes up to $30, and at the door it'll be $35.
You know you've gotta go to this one... well, save yourself $10 and register NOW!
If you can't Paypal, I will be available Monday to take money in person at Madison Square Park by the fountain (this is where we hung out after BroNYCon June).
Can't wait to see you all there! This is going to be BEYOND EPIC. This con starts at 10 AM and goes on ALL DAY LONG!
So go to http://www.meetup.com/Bronies-NYC/ and RSVP for the event today!
3D Pony Game Project in Progress
Not a whole log of pony here yet, but someone is working on a 3D pony game, starting with the physics. You can find a youtube video here!
Business Wire Reports on the New Canterlot Displays in Target
Nothing too crazy here, but for those interested in business, this article about the Canterlot displays might be pretty interesting for you!
19th Birthday Cake!
More Webcomic Pony!
I think we have officially hit every single web comic on the internet at this point in some way shape or form. You can find a new convert here!
Kittysneezes Episode Reviews
A website called Kittysneezes is currently doing reviews of every season one FiM episode. You can find them here!
New entries can be found here!
Lily Blossom and Cheerilee Pop up in Ohio
For the collectors out there, it looks like these two are showing up now. I haven't really gone hunting in a while, but apparently they aren't too common!
I wouldn't mind a Cheerilee, maybe I'll hit up a Toys R' Us some when I find some time.
Ponychat Live
Another podcast/Live stream site has arrived! If you want to join in and watch, check them out here for schedules and more information!
Another Pony Podcast!
A group of bronies has started up yet another cast! If you desperately need more pony, check it out here!
Pony Adventures
Some bronies over at the MSPA forums are running "Pony Adventures", where an artist draws scenes and the audience decides on how the characters will react to them. You can find both in progress below!
Hoofstuck
Scootaloo's Big Adventure
Brony Brigade GW Guild Creates a Website!
For those interested in joining the Guild Wars brony guild, they released a new website for the sake of simplicity. You can find it here!
Another Brony Research Assignment Needs Help!
Starflower is trying to create a overall view of the brony community, but he needs your help! He asks that you answer the following questions, and email them to [email protected]. Incoming copypaste!
1. When you first heard about ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’, how did you feel? What were your reactions (if any) to the title?
2. Though originally meant for young girls, the show has expanded to a wider audience of differing age and gender. Explain, in your own words, why you believe this to be so.
3. a) What themes/aspects of the show resonate with you the most?
b) What themes/aspects of the show do you dislike?
4. a) Which character(s) do you admire the most? Why?
b) Which character(s) do you dislike the most? Why?
5. a) How has being a fan of this show changed you? Has it changed your personality/emotions/thoughts?
b) How has being a fan of this show changed the way others view you?
6. a) Do you identify more with female lead characters? Would you watch this show if the lead characters were male rather than female?
b) How might the show be affected if the lead characters were male?
Equestria Daily News
I can't believe the poll. How is Trixie losing to Nyx!? This is an outrage.
Sotha released transcripts for that Q&Neigh we did the other day for those of you who prefer to read over listening. You can find them at the podcast post here!
Story Updates
The Thessalonica Legacy (Update: Epilogue (18)!)
The Reluctant Reunion of the Redoubtable Rabble-Rouser (Update Part 2!)
The Pony of the Opera (Update Act I: Scene III!)
Dusk (Update Complete!)
The Emotional Illness (Update Complete!)
Silent Ponyville (Update Story 2!)
The Snowball Effect (Update Part 4!)
Fallout Equestria Side Stories
New Meetups (Found here)
Anime Iowa Brony Meetup
Another Addon for the Story Spreadsheet here!
102 comments:
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ReplyDeleteNineteenth
ReplyDeleteSethisto has some good tricks there.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually fill in surveys for school studies...
ReplyDelete...but when I do, it's for My Little Pony surveys.
What just happened? Did Seth just delete that last post?!
ReplyDelete@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteOh you!
JIMMY!
ReplyDeleteWe still need to hit XKCD. Then, and only then, can we say that we hit every single webcomic.
ReplyDeleteTsk tsk tsk. Seth resorting to removing FIRSTS?
@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteYes, the ponies have owned me for some time now.
And I love it.
So, teh ponahs are in Ohio are they? They better be here in Texas soon. All of my WANT goes to a Fluttershy Plushie that isn't G3/G3.5 though.
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ReplyDeletethere for;
ReplyDeleteRainbow dash = AWESOME
Look damn
ReplyDeleteOH ponies confound thee and thine awesomeness.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I am more outraged that Socks!Fluttershy is beating Socks!Twilight. I can live with Socks!Luna outshining Socks!Nyx, though.
ReplyDeleteHow does one put socks on a supercarrier?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Nyx is involved, I always liked her in socks, but good thing that Nyx Clopfics will never be made (Checks rule #34) oh good Celestia, why would you make that
ReplyDeletesaw the Lily Blossom on Cheerilee at my local target yesterday
ReplyDeletefelt no desire to buy them
so i got me an appah jak
Wow, first the amazing blog post from Jacob Minkoff, followed shortly afterwards by an intelligent and positive sociology review. Thank you Seth for passing along such well written insights of the show that has taken over all of my free time =)
ReplyDeleteeets crazy
ReplyDelete35$ O_o Is this serious? I mean... famous singers concertos here costs like this or cheaper. Just to meet some other bronies? Neigh, anyway I'm across the ocean.
ReplyDeleteAnd who is Nix who out stand tGaP TRIXIE?
I hate you seth so much with all my art I hate you seth so much so much..........
ReplyDelete@AnonymousWith your art?
ReplyDeleteI need to have a Rarity cake for me B-day now.
ReplyDelete@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteNyx is awesome, that's why!
The essay shows the reason why I am not active on social networking sites like Facebook but active on gaming forums, EqD (I've been lurking as anon for quite a while now), Flankbook (Technically a social networking site too though.)
ReplyDeleteWOONA!!!
ReplyDelete@Killerowl Nyx is always awesome
ReplyDelete@ULTRAMARIOX
ReplyDeleteShe certainly is. *brohoof*
in case no-one's been looking over at knowyourmeme.com recently, FiM has broken 3 Million views today...
ReplyDeleteThat poll has been up a day and Luna already has over half of the votes. No surprise there but I'm more interested in seeing who comes second now. That's where the real excitement is and for once I voted for Trixie. Got to admit, she knows how to wear them.
ReplyDeleteTrixie is a mean pony!
ReplyDelete>Better Copyright Through Fair-Use And Ponies
ReplyDeletePEN, GET OUR LAWYERS ON THE PHONE!!!
@Killerowl will never make a story about Nyx, mine always turn out slighty grimdark, somehow, and don not want clopfics being made either, so side stories are a no-no
ReplyDelete50, yayy~
ReplyDeleteLmao. I liked that Rainbow Dash Physics page. Way too much thinking for me at this hour, but it was still funny. :P
That College Humor Pony Parody is hilarious and adorable.
As for Bronycon... like most I'm sure, I wish. :(
And another really awesome birthday cake. Curse these Bronies and their delicious decorative pony delights!
I had totally missed that webcomic pony reference the first couple times I read it. Took me a third time to actually look in the background. Oi. I feel even more derpy than usual now. lol
I just picked up a Cheerilee and a Lily Blossom down here in Texas at a Target less than a week ago actually. I got them because a friend I was with at the time said he hadn't seen them in-store yet. And we have no Targets around here.
Seems like people are going a bit nuts on the podcasts now. lol We have, well.. a lot. Crazeh!
And another research assignment too. Nice. We will figure out the inner workings of this community! Then again, it might just be magic and friendship. ;)
As for the poll. Well, Luna is beating everyone out by a long shot. And that's all that matters, right? :D
♪ My Game of Throniiiiies, My Game of Throniiiiies, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! ♪
ReplyDeleteI don't even know who Nyx is
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Time to paint 7 bubbles on Lily Blossom's flank! You're the best, around!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDelete1. Look at the side bar where it says "Popular Posts"
2. Click on the entry that says "Story: Past Sins"
3. Read the fanfic
4. Learn about Nyx
5. ???
6. PROFIT!
@Anonymous
ReplyDelete>In case no-one's been looking....
>broke 3 million views today
One would think that, logically, for something to hit 3,000,000 views, _somepony_ would have to be doing some looking, hmm?
Whilst I'm really not shocked that Luna's winning in the poll, I was a little surprised to see that Celestia's losing in it.
ReplyDelete"I can't believe the poll. How is Trixie losing to Nyx!? This is an outrage."
ReplyDeleteDAMN IT. The competition has already started their campaign? WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT NYX PROPAGANDA WITH THE KAZOO I FUCKING ORDERED?
This isn't about which pony is best in socks or who is correct about it... neigh. THIS.... IS... POLITICS!!!!!
@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteThis made my day
I forgot to say.
Damn that rhymed and I only noticed it while I was done typing.
"I can't believe I've done 50 of these."
ReplyDelete>Rarity day.
Rarity get's the 50th anniversary B-)
Ugh. Please, no politics! I get enough of 'my party refuses to compromise with that party, national financial security be damned!' in the more boring, dreadful, somber hued place appallingly named the 'Real World'. Let me please have this last final bastion of friendship and happiness, where ponies of different opinions actually know how to come together and find common ground, instead of castigating each other, not in the hopes of looking better them selves, but merely trying to make others look worse.
ReplyDelete@AnonymousIt's not like it's real politics. I was merely joking around! :[
ReplyDeleteI definitely feel you though.
"Dear Princess Cersei, today I learned..."
ReplyDeleteYES HOOFSTUCK!!!
ReplyDeleteFinally a fanfiction where METEORITES will be striking Equestria any minute now! 4 minutes and 13 seconds to be exact. And Ponies will go extinct... Well, I didn't start reading it yet but I'm guessing thats what will happen?
:D YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYEEYSYES
Homestuck is awesome.
I'm also excited about the scootaloo one. But I'll check that a bit later.
Yo, seth, me again. I just thought i'd say hi.
ReplyDeleteOnly this time, I have some news of my own.
Ugly old me is actually going to be a father,
Really who would have believed it?
Both me and ms.Fagbutts are very excited, we
Look forward to showing you photos of lil'
Old me holding Fagbutts juniour in my arms. I'll
Get him (and myself) all the pony toys I can.
Incidentally, this might be rude, but have you a
Special someone in your life? or a kid?
Sure, you're good looking seth, we all saw the
Horrible wired article, you were the only real
Interesting feature in it. Very interesting.
Though, I will saw, I hope you got a haircut.
Thank You
also
ReplyDeletemy post
your heads
ReplyDeleteHooray for mspfa's.
ReplyDelete>I can't believe I've done 50 of these.
ReplyDeleteYou did and you did an amazing job in doing so. :)
P.S.
I missed the 22222222-GET ;__;
I found a single Lily Blossom at my local Wal Mart and bought the hell out of it.
ReplyDeleteI just finished the survey thing that was posted.
ReplyDelete...am I the only one that did it? O_O
Does ANYPONY know the actual date for Bronycon in september? I swear I'd go if I knew the date, but I have looked at every post regarding it, and so far all I know is that it starts "at 10 am in september..."
ReplyDeleteHELP!!!!
Does anyone know WHY Jayson Thiesen would even agree to going all the way to New York just to sit around with a bunch of aspies who will no doubt spend the entire time pestering him with idiotic questions and begging him to put their shitty OCs into the show? The only things I can think of are bribery or blackmail. Sex sure isn't it.
ReplyDeleteThat Game of Thrones parody reminded me of this little gem I found on DeviantART while I was looking for GoT fanart.
ReplyDeletehttp://littledigits.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3iptgi
I quite enjoy socks.
ReplyDelete@dashesofrainbows
ReplyDeleteI did it too. It's a good survey, made me think a lot.
Hopy SHIT i got linked on Equestria Daily without even trying! CRAYON DOODLES OF PONIES: apparently a lucrative business scheme???
ReplyDeleteWhere the F*ck is Brawl in the Family pony link?
ReplyDeleteCheerilee and Lily Blossom are popping up everywhere in the US at the moment.
ReplyDeleteWoot, I've got some responses already! A big thanks to all who have responded, and also to those who plan to respond to my questions! You ponies are awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, I begin my task of quantifying and arranging data :P
Slashdot is one of the few intelligent places on the internet. I'm thrilled a pony article got posted there.
ReplyDeleteLove these surveys. I can never resist it when somepony sets a soapbox in front of me.
ReplyDeleteAs for the poll, how dare you foals let the Great and Powerful Trixie fall behind that other magician! We all knew Luna was going to be near impossible to beat, but 3% Trixie fans?!? We can do better.
1. Wish I could attend BroNY.con, but since I live in western PA the drive would be too long for me and there is work (note to self, win lottery and quite work ^_^)
ReplyDelete2. Luna in socks winning doesn't surprise me since she started the phase, but come on fluttershy you can do it for seconds (Yay)
3. Sure, I'll help Starflower with that questioner, it's like karma for me since I did an report for my writing class in college on Internet language acouple years ago, and I had alot of help from the AdultSwim forum.
4. For myself, still haven't figure out how to use my FIMficruin.net name for posts over here.
Sgt. Brony
Hm...nope. Still no ponies on Schlock Mercenary. ...I don't recall seeing them on MSPA either.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those pony adventure thingies are AWESOME by the way. How come nobody but the author of the scootaloo one has commented on those?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous I just use the name/URL. I'm not familiar with FIMficruin.net, but just typing in Sgt. Brony and then copypasteing the URL for your profile should work.
ReplyDelete@Hio590
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe because there's only two of them (well technically three, but I did the third one a while back and it was an experimental flop because I tried writing a Doctor Whooves/Ditzy Doo story without any Doctor Who knowledge).
@eaglehooves
ReplyDeleteThanks, and I mispelled it the net name :( it's suppose to be FIMfinction.net [not FIMficruin.net] Stupid autospell on ipod, knew I should of typed on the computer.
Sgt. Brony
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes @ Otakon meet up
ReplyDeletetest test, thanks for the help eaglehooves. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, here in SoCal, I've managed to find Cheerilee and Lilly Blossom, as well as some of the recolors: Lu Lu Luck, Cupcake, Blossomforth, and Dewdrop Dazzle. All at Toys "R" Us, I might add. Still can't find those Canterlot sets at Target, though...
ReplyDeleteI was really confused by the Game of Thronies one, trying to work out how Game of Thrones made MLP more suitable for children. But then I realised it wasn't MLP that was the adult show being adapted for children. Silly me.
ReplyDeleteI saw a Cherilee last month in Virginia. I didn't take a pic because I thought it was old news.
ReplyDeleteAwesome news, also I wouldn't really mind going to NY for the BroNYCon. Kinda far but I'll see how things work out.
ReplyDelete@fagbutts
ReplyDeletetl:dr
And Cheerilee's Cutie Mark is STILL wrong.
ReplyDeleteHASBROOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I go to Michigan, so that study made me esplode a bit
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Fluttershy was the OG pony in socks
ReplyDelete@Sgt. Brony No problem. My iPod used to do some silly things when I first commented about ponies, now the autocorrect seems to have learned. It's figured out Celestia, Luna, Lyra, Canterlot, brony, and my username, but still keeps trying to un-ponify everything else.
ReplyDelete-XKCD
ReplyDelete-Manly Guys Doing Manly Things
-Twokinds
-Bittersweet Candy Bowl
Still some comics we're missing. Pretty significant ones, too.
Although MGDMT might be close to it.
Seth! How could you put a picture of Trixie in socks on a Rarity day!?
ReplyDeleteDon't think we've hit Cyanide and Happiness yet, either.
ReplyDeleteI just realized....I LOVE Rarity in military garb! It worked for Stargate Equestria, too, but I just chalked that up to it being Stargate.
ReplyDeleteI've found both Lily Blossom and Cheerilee in my wal-mart here in California. Wasn't aware they were rare or anything
ReplyDeleteAlso Homestuck, don't forget Homestuck.
ReplyDeleteBecause Homestuck hasn't referenced ponies enough just by the existence of Maplehoof. But that's referencing G1-G3 so it doesn't count.
To those who attended the brony great to meet you guys ( for today, other meet ups coming as well ). Had a bunch of applejacks, big mac's, rainbow dashes, pinkie pies, a celestia, a few twilights, 2 derpies, 1 dj pon3 and had a pretty fun time.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if looking for pony merchandise check the artist galley... Snagged a ton of things there including a pinkie lie hat, tshirts, posters, pins and other merchandise... Saw no plashes though =[
Is it bad that a 21-year-old female wants that Rarity cake at her next birthday?
ReplyDelete@Stargazer
ReplyDeleteAnd a scootaloo, who was later being beaten by two of the rainbow dash ( scootabuse ) for a picture lol...
I hope I got everypony that came... We told a few no shows a out it so they'll attend later...
Why are we adding the Rarity cake to the story spreadsheet?
ReplyDeleteLily Blossom and Cheerilee are in Indiana too. Saw them last week in Target.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I thought Cheerilee was the most show-accurate toy so far.
The lily Blossom and Cherilees are rare? Damn we've had them at Target for like a month O.o
ReplyDeletelol ww2 rarity
ReplyDelete(HuffytheMagicDragon)
@Lunasta
ReplyDeleteThat and megatokyo should be the hardest ones. Well, if we convince him, piro could probably easily sneak one into his incredibly detailed backgrounds. In order to get one in XKCD, it'd have to be the subject matter, due to near complete lack of backgrounds. How about Sandra and Woo? I mean, the author's a brony already, we just need him to get a pony in somewhere.
I'm thinking way too hard about this.
KANKAKEE TARGET, Y U NO HAVE CANTERLOT
ReplyDeleteI decided I would do a few short answers to that copy pasted questionnaire. I ended up writing a 3 page essay in Word. xD Never mind.
ReplyDelete@SoulSilver IV
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd be happy to read it!
See, once I go through the answers and add things up, I will write something along the line of an informal essay. I hope your essay doesn't put mine to shame, haha!
CHEERILEE! :D
ReplyDelete@Venddorfish One puts a sock on a Nyx by turning (Malkalen V - Moon 1 - Ishukone Corporation Factory) into a sock.
ReplyDelete