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#476 Sand Josieph Wed, 9th Mar '11 11:13:07 AM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

YES, and Brain rhymes with Grain. But if I have too much Grain then my ankle Sprains and then I'm in Pain. So I'll pass on the Grains as I had a Big Breakfast.

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#477 Gelzo Wed, 9th Mar '11 1:41:35 PM from the vault from the vault

Oh-kay...

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#478 Arilou Wed, 9th Mar '11 3:55:38 PM from Quasispace from Quasispace

Anyone else a fan of Big Mackintosh?

A pony of few words.. But somehow adorable for it.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent

#479 Sand Josieph Wed, 9th Mar '11 4:06:31 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Mac is pretty cool. Still prefer Applejack over him, though. It's the hat!

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#480 Arilou Wed, 9th Mar '11 4:19:00 PM from Quasispace from Quasispace

Well, obviously. (also the fact tha she's y'know, a main character)

But I think Mac plays wonderfully of his sisters.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent

#481 Sand Josieph Wed, 9th Mar '11 4:48:31 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Looking back over the series so far, I've noticed that this show is an interesting case of not passing The Bechdel Test. The one time the girls talk about a male is when Rarity talks about Celestia's nephew but even then neither Pinkie Pie nor Twilight Sparkle have any idea who he is, nor do they show any further interest in the subject.

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#482 Adannor Wed, 9th Mar '11 4:51:04 PM

And how is that not passing a test?

#483 ozaiangels Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:00:00 PM

^^I'm pretty sure that's passing. Unless you mean the reverse test.

#484 Sand Josieph Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:02:56 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Two female ponies in one scene and a guy is discussed. Sure it's just one episode but you know how picky people can get.

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#485 Scrounge Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:05:36 PM from The Wall. from The Wall.

The criteria is one conversation, not all conversations. And since it still scores most conversations, I'd call it a pass.

"Adventure" is just a fancy word for "near-death experience".

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#486 Adannor Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:07:05 PM

The test is not about not having any conversations about boys. It is about such conversations not dominating the characters communication.

#487 Gelzo Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:31:43 PM from the vault from the vault

Honestly, with SJ's fixation on this, you'd expect him to get it right.

That sounded meaner than I anticipated, but the point stands.

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#488 boobustuber Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:36:26 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

I think a series is more likely to pass the test anyway. Especially if it's a girl-centred one.

#489 Gelzo Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:44:09 PM from the vault from the vault

Wait a minute. Does this series pass the test when males are substituted? The only conversation between two males that I can recall was with Snips and Snails, and they were fixated on THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE.

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#490 Kyler Thatch Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:45:59 PM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

Does the waiter taking Spike's order in The Ticket Master count?

But apart, all we are is just a pile of mush and some crumbly dry mess...

#491 ninjaclown Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:51:39 PM from calgary, canada from calgary, canada

And the waiter, and the flying announcer, and the random ponies who don't want Apple Bloom's apples, and the fashion designer...none of them were talking about girls.

edited 9th Mar '11 5:52:48 PM by ninjaclown

Where the cool kids hang out.

#492 Kyler Thatch Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:53:10 PM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

No, no, the modified (inverted?) rule still needs two male characters talking to each other (about something other than a girl).

But apart, all we are is just a pile of mush and some crumbly dry mess...

#493 ninjaclown Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:56:00 PM from calgary, canada from calgary, canada

Kinda hard to tell, there aren't any instances of two males talking to each other that I can remember.

Where the cool kids hang out.

#494 Gelzo Wed, 9th Mar '11 5:59:37 PM from the vault from the vault

The page says it requires a conversation. I don;t think a lunch order is normally considered a conversation.

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#495 Kyler Thatch Wed, 9th Mar '11 8:03:38 PM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

I'm not usually one to pay attention to background detail, but now I really want to know what that is.

But apart, all we are is just a pile of mush and some crumbly dry mess...

#496 kegisak Wed, 9th Mar '11 8:27:33 PM

SCIENCE! SCIENCE IS HAPPENING!

#497 Kyler Thatch Wed, 9th Mar '11 8:30:54 PM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science?

But apart, all we are is just a pile of mush and some crumbly dry mess...

#498 maxwellelvis Wed, 9th Mar '11 8:40:59 PM from undisclosed location from undisclosed location

Woah, did Twilight get possessive by an Insano there?

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great

#499 Kyler Thatch Thu, 10th Mar '11 8:51:21 AM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

Anyone else notice the Mare in the Hourglass in the first episode?

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But apart, all we are is just a pile of mush and some crumbly dry mess...

#500 Adannor Thu, 10th Mar '11 9:00:01 AM

I didn't, but I never notice such hints.

But somebody on the wiki certainly did

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