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#113001 Crowfall Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:09:08 PM

Actually, exactly what it sounds like would be a griffon and a hippo.

#113002 The Freeman Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:09:38 PM from Hialeah,FL.

Now that is much more interesting to see.

#113003 Mio Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:10:09 PM

Not in Greek.

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#113004 Badwolfwho Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:10:13 PM from Stardust Road

@ Crowfall: Hippo is Greek for horse IIRC. E.g. hippopotamus means water horse I believe.

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:10:29 PM by Badwolfwho

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#113005 Applelight Limited Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:10:49 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

Hippo something means horse in ancient greek. Hippogriff is horse griffon, hippocampus is horse fish etc.

Now back to sleep.

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#113006 The Freeman Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:11:14 PM from Hialeah,FL.

Dude, go to sleep already.

Like your sleeping in front of your monitor...

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:14:53 PM by TheFreeman

#113007 Applelight Limited Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:11:59 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

@ freeman

Nnnnno!

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#113008 storyyeller Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:12:08 PM from Appleloosa

hippopotamus means water horse I believe.

So they're seaponies?

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#113009 gingerninja 666 Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:12:31 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Mio Well forgive me if it's not ULTRA OBVIOUS and "exactly what it sounds like" to me

Not everyone speaks ancient greek y'know

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:13:05 PM by gingerninja666

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#113010 Badwolfwho Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:12:55 PM from Stardust Road

@ Storyyeller: *Ignoring possible sarcasm* No it means they're ridiculously fast and mostly live in water.

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:13:21 PM by Badwolfwho

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#113011 storyyeller Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:12:56 PM from Appleloosa

Well you could have read Harry Potter. That's where most people know about Hippogriffs from.

*Ignoring possible sarcasm*

I wasn't being sarcastic. I just thought it was an amusing coincidence.

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:14:31 PM by storyyeller

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#113012 Crowfall Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:14:31 PM

How embarrassing. Clearly I need to brush up on my ancient Greek.

Yeah, but do they mention the etymological roots of the word in Harry Potter?

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:15:22 PM by Crowfall

#113013 The Freeman Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:14:33 PM from Hialeah,FL.

I'd like to see a hippo now. With a family-friendly violent disposition though, not like real ones that can fuck shit up pretty easily.

#113014 gingerninja 666 Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:16:13 PM from Aboard The Damocles

Oh, yeah. Aren't hippos one of the most dangerous animals ever or something?

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#113015 Badwolfwho Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:16:54 PM from Stardust Road

@ Storyyeller: Just hedging my bets.

@ Ginger: They can catch you no matter how fast you run. And they are mostly mouth. And they will eat you.

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#113016 Applelight Limited Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:17:09 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

Steve Irwin was afraid of them. Yes, that Steve Irwin.

They are insanely territorial and very very bad tempered. By compassion, Rhinos are actually quite meek and mild mannered.

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:18:26 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#113017 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:17:48 PM from Singapore

I wouldn't mind some more seaponies, shoo bee doo~

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#113018 Crowfall Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:17:55 PM

They do kill a lot of people. You wouldn't think something that looks like that could run so fast.

#113019 The Freeman Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:19:51 PM from Hialeah,FL.

Also usually get in fights with their crocodile neighbors along the rivers.

Ooooh, and this hippo character I made up has a croc rival now....

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:20:18 PM by TheFreeman

#113020 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:20:16 PM from Singapore

Haha, hippos would make the perfect foe for modern seaponies.

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#113021 Applelight Limited Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:21:09 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

And the crocodile is the calmer and nicer of the two.

Also, would that idea earlier be cute? FS crushing on a big gryphon?

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#113022 Badwolfwho Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:21:12 PM from Stardust Road

And the Croc is super laid back and the moral is 'Run cause hippos will mess you up!'

Or another don't judge a book by it's cover.

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:21:47 PM by Badwolfwho

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#113023 gingerninja 666 Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:21:35 PM from Aboard The Damocles

What's the track record for how hippos are usually portrayed in cartoons?

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#113024 Badwolfwho Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:22:09 PM from Stardust Road

@ Ginger: Lovable and slow. So completely wrong.

Loved that hippo in The Lion King 2

edited 2nd Mar '12 6:22:34 PM by Badwolfwho

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#113025 Whatshisgame Fri, 2nd Mar '12 6:22:12 PM

My Little Hippopotamus