Hm. There are points in that where she only has one hoof on the ground. Perplexing.

Though I guess this is just a case where function (character needed to be walking, talking, and holding something) trumped accuracy.

Also, PALINDROME PAGE.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:35:07 AM by Pannic

Crystal Cutie Mark Crusaders :3

Did anyone see how high Pinkie was jumping and bouncing in the show? She's got a real spring in her step.

Maybe she has literal springs in her legs. Like Tiggers.

Pinkie goes everywhere lol. It's her nature as a Party Ninja :D

That's not crystal, they just got sparkly and fancy-haired.

Well, she IS a reality warper.

She might just have decided that Moon gravity applied to her, because she wanted to jump higher.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:37:23 AM by Steventheman

Dogs manage just fine on three legs.

Oh, are we doing another moral-of-over-a-barrel discussion?

So speaking of changing the subject, when the Thai say spicy, DAMN they mean spicy.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:39:19 AM by kegisak

Pinkie is helium-filled.

I, for one, am hoping we're approaching the end of it.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:39:34 AM by KylerThatch

When she's not cake and pie filled.

You know what, helium would totally explain the deflating sound her hair makes when it goes limp. And also maybe her voice.

I remember the conclusion of the episode, but how often do the buffalo stampede? The problem seemed to come up right when the apples were ripe, and the ponies bucked them down and made them into pies with no problem.

yeah, but they usually shift their body to an upright position in order to do so.

This crystal pony is periodically going on only 2 legs while keeping her body parallel to the ground.

well that just raises even more questions!

@Perpetual: Two things:

1. The buffalo seemed to be doing just fine in their camp, and they never even mentioned the food issue. If they were at a risk for starvation I'm sure they would have brought it up; as is they clearly cared a lot more about the tradition aspect of it than any practical reason.

2. Explaining the situation is the buffalo's prerogative. The ponies have no clue why the buffalo want them to move, and the buffalo never even attempt to explain. Braeburn explicitly says that they have no idea why the buffalo want the trees gone, which is a failure of communication entirely on the buffalo's part. The ponies couldn't really do anything about the situation, whereas the buffalo could have explained their side but made no effort to, instead choosing to make unprovoked attacks on the town.

Yes, both sides have valid reasons to want the land (I understand that cultural preservation is incredibly important in some societies), but it felt like the buffalo didn't even make a token attempt to inform the ponies what was going on. The conflict would have been greatly improved if the buffalo had attempted to reason with the ponies before jumping straight to plan "Attack the train".

@Librarian: Rarely enough that the ponies were able to build an entire town without the buffalo showing up. I'd guess it's an annual thing.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:43:01 AM by JapaneseTeeth

funny thing is as has been pointed out, that hopping up and down on all four legs at once Pinkie does, is an actual gate called pronking. Though it's more usually seen in lighter animals then horses, mostly antelopes and deer etc...

Which is really the point of the episode. Use your words.

Lol, Pronking

Scoots does it

As does Sweetie

Rarity isn't above it either

Derpy does it too *ZAP*

Yeah, like I said, the issue only came up around what's probably autumn considering that the apples were ripe and able to be baked. Buffalo run through the orchard and knock down all the apples, ponies bake pies for them to pay them for the work. Simple!

OF course, given that the ponies didn't seem to have actually gone and talked to anyone about it(admittedly not knowing it was an issue, they can't be blamed for that), The Buffalo could have very easily assumed they were invading and weren't really open to dialogue.

The whole episode is just Poor Communication Kills. It's well worth noting that the two in the episode portrayed as being in the right (Braeburn and Little Strongheart) were the most open to communication.

I'm adding pronking to my list of favourite words. Right between shenanigans and geronimo.

It's beautiful.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:49:02 AM by PurpleDalek

It's not even work on the buffalo's part, it's just a side effect of their annual tradition.

Does anyone else keep getting the urge to ship Braeburn with Little Strongheart?

edited 13th Nov '12 9:49:07 AM by KylerThatch

Seriously, pronking is absolutely perfect because it just sounds like that's what the word means. Like it sounds exactly as if somebody attempted to make up a word for what Pinkie Pie does. Seriously, I really need a way to work that word into my fanfic.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:49:51 AM by JapaneseTeeth

There's one pronking gif missing, and it's of Lyra :3

Pronky Pie: Pinkie's cousin who's cutie mark is a skipping rope.

edited 13th Nov '12 9:51:48 AM by PurpleDalek

Okay, fixed it on Derpi - retagged all the pronking Lyra gifs correctly :3