Oh, Trixie is nothing compared to what comes soon after.

One pony is not enough to draw a conclusion from. Plus, Big Mac is noticeably much bigger and stronger than a regular Earth Pony, so it makes no sense to hold him up as an example of an ordinary Earth Pony.

And yeah, RD and Twilight are top tier for their race, but that doesn't really matter. The fact is, every pegasus can fly (except Scootaloo) and every unicorn can use magic (except Sweetie Belle).

edited 28th Oct '12 9:34:09 PM by Bluespade

Cheerilee is just constantly shouting "Fucking kids! Where's my heroin?!"

My Little Addicts: Rehab is For Pussies!

edited 28th Oct '12 9:34:59 PM by Steventheman

Only Steve watches a CMC episode and comes away talking about Cheerilee on heroin.

There's no evidence that Pegasi and Unicorns can't do the same thing. We've seen some really strong pegasi for sure. Ponies in general just seem to be a powerhouse race.

Gabby Gums' latest issue: Schoolteacher caught with "biggest ever" stash of heroin!

I reckon Earth Ponies have a better head for practical matters like Engineering, and have better peak potential in physical strength and stamina.

This Saturday, the stream will be a "3rd Telecast" (lol) of the S2 Finale, DOUBLE FEATURE. Think of it as practice for the S3 streams, at New Pony Time (11PM GMT+8).

Saying "magic" is just too broad. At best, everyone can cast telekinesis, but beyond that? Most unicorns have maybe one or two other spells. I doubt anyone other than Twilight can pick up Rarity's gem-finding, and I don't expect Rarity to start conjuring rope anytime soon.

I just saw the Cakelestia thing.

Well, running the country must be stressful, and I think I'd be eating chocolate cake too!

At best, everyone can use telekinesis... isn't that pretty impressive? Telekinesis is a useful ability.

Growing crops isn't, unless you're a farmer. And most Earth Ponies aren't.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:38:21 PM by Bluespade

I'm just saying, if you just say "magic" and end it there, you're kind of implying that everyone can walk on clouds and shoot magic bolts and teleport across town. Telekinesis is awesome, yeah, but that's about where the "every unicorn can do this" line ends.

What's Featherweight doing in the spa?

I'm assuming he's trying to get some pictures of mares in a hot tub. Then he saw Rainbow getting a hooficure and he was like "Oh, news."

@Blue There's no evidence that the average unicorn can lift anything weighing more than a small bundle of asparagus with their magic if you refuse to make any assumptions whatsoever about anything.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:41:38 PM by PerpetualLurker

Why would they want pictures of mares in a hot tub? They don't normally wear clothes.

And that's more than Earth Ponies can do.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:42:02 PM by Bluespade

@Steve: Photograph ALL the things!

Local dragon tells all:

• My attack on civilisation!
• Downing the Wonderbolts!
• Alcohol struggle!
• My daring rescue of a baby bird!

I guess he's into wet coats and manes.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:43:39 PM by Steventheman

@Blue: It basically comes down to lack of info. I do think there's something of a trend in showing Earth Ponies taking on more manual labor than other ponies do, but it really depends on how you interpret what little info we have. You do have a point about the flying thing, but I think the magic aspect is so limited for most unicorns that it doesn't really give them an enormous advantage in day to day life. I mean, if an earth pony can be dextrous enough to play a cello or piano, I doubt a lack of Telekinesis would really trouble them much (especially given that we have no clue what an average range of TK is; for all we know the average unicorn can't manipulate any objects they couldn't reach out an grab with their hooves). The other thing is that I think in general, EP's would naturally develop more physical skill to compensate the lack of magic, but that's just conjecture on my part.

Anyway, I should probably go to sleep now. Had to wake up early. Hopefully I'll still be able to get online tomorrow. My building had power through the storm last year, so I think I'll be okay. Goodnight everybody.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:45:14 PM by JapaneseTeeth

His name is Truffle Shuffle.

Oh, Featherweight You'd think Rumble would be the more ahem mature colt because Cloudchaser and Flitter spend so much time with him and Thunderlane.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:46:04 PM by AceOfScarabs

His name is Fez Man now.

They grow up so fast...

Also, the Apple Family...sleep and have dolls?! Scandal!

Also, nice job selling your own family out, Apple Bloom. Enjoy your thirty pieces of silver.

So, the CMC are gonna learn about LIBEL LAWS!

edited 28th Oct '12 9:50:54 PM by Steventheman

It's not like ponies are even hampered by the lack of telekinesis. In show they're acrobatic enough to manipulate everything with their mouths and tails anyway.

They have very clean mouths.

Why doesn't Rainbow just say that she wasn't getting a hooficure at all, and the paper printed some indecent private image of her and the spa mare, then get the paper pulled off the shelves?

I mean, I guess having a hooficure is less embarrassing though.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:51:57 PM by Steventheman

Also, don't forget Granular Jamming

10/10 would remember to implement such a feature in a robot pony.

@Steve: Libel laws nothing, Granny is going to tan Applebloom's hide the old country way for her bad conduct. Spankity spankity.

edited 28th Oct '12 9:52:23 PM by AceOfScarabs

At least they weren't sued in Britian. And yes, ponies must have some sort of natural antibiotic/strong immune systems/lack of pathogens.