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#11801 Bagof Magic Food Mon, 25th Jul '11 4:28:39 PM

That's what I've been saying: It works on the "You didn't see me do it" principle!

#11802 Sand Josieph Mon, 25th Jul '11 4:42:20 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Well, I've gone and done it: I've started writing "Diamond in the Rough, a Love Story". A tale of lust, murder, and intrigue in which the gentle affections of a cowpony will bring a noblepony out of her shell. Slowly, ever so slowly, Charity with Applesacks help will learn to know what it means to love and forgive.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Note, this is not a serious fic by any stretch of the imagination...well maybe to yuri fangirl Twilight but that's a whole other issue.

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#11803 Japanese Teeth Mon, 25th Jul '11 5:15:05 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

Okay, that's just bizarre. Is it supposed to be written by Twilight or something?

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#11804 Rhyme Beat Mon, 25th Jul '11 5:31:01 PM from Eastern Standard from Eastern Standard

That's the fic from the MLP FIM parody right?

Off Beat Off Kilter

#11805 Sand Josieph Mon, 25th Jul '11 5:32:19 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Yeah, it's based on the fanfic Twilight Sparkle wrote in the Friendship Is Witchcraft episode "Read it and Sleep" in which she ships Applejack and Rarity, and later sends the synopsis (plus all 70 chapters) to Celestia as her "Moral".

edited 25th Jul '11 5:32:29 PM by SandJosieph

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#11806 Japanese Teeth Mon, 25th Jul '11 5:50:00 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

Okay, that makes much more sense. It's also a lot more entertaining now that I know that.

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#11807 colinispower Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:03:50 PM from Andromeda Galaxy from Andromeda Galaxy

Sorry for derailing the current topic, but I just re-watched The Best Night Ever and the pony that Fluttershy meets (the one that she mistakes for a bird) has no cutie mark. Did anyone else catch this?

Don't make me fire Pinky's party cannon.

#11808 Japanese Teeth Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:07:37 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

I'm pretty sure it's been noted at some point. I forget what conclusion we came to, though. The technical explanation is almost certainly an animation error, but there were some other explanation.

edited 25th Jul '11 6:09:28 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#11809 Bagof Magic Food Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:09:10 PM

There was some rumor that it was planned for his flank to always be covered, so they didn't think they'd need to bother making a mark.

#11810 Japanese Teeth Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:12:32 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

If I recall, that actually happened in reverse with Photo Finish. They thought that the cutie mark would be covered, so they used Twilight's body as the base. Unfortunately, they were wrong, so Photo Finish has the same cutie mark as Twilight. Although it makes sense given that Finish's job is to make "ze magicks!"

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#11811 colinispower Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:15:05 PM from Andromeda Galaxy from Andromeda Galaxy

I had a feeling that this was already covered, but it would take a while to read through 400+ pages. Though I find it odd for it to be an animation error. That pony has two scenes with his flack exposed.

Don't make me fire Pinky's party cannon.

#11812 Turnways Flip Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:34:25 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

Well, he was presumably either a gardener or just a general caretaker of the palace. In the latter case, the explanation I would advocate is that he's so good at his job he cleaned his own cutie mark right off.

Nobody will see through my disguise... this time...

#11813 blueharp Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:38:54 PM

Or he's so muddy that it just didn't show up. His Cutie Mark is dirt!

#11814 Turnways Flip Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:41:03 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

Or, that, except it wouldn't have shown up anyway because it's the same color as the rest of him.

Nobody will see through my disguise... this time...

#11815 kegisak Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:44:34 PM

I've heard a few people suggest that he was a goat, and so wouldn't develop a cutie mark. I've also seen a comic that suggests that he was Ponyville's old librarian, and Celestia displaced him so Twilight could move in. He tried to complain, so she took away his cutie mark so noone would believe him.

Actually, somewhat along the first theory: Does Zecora really have a cutie mark? I've heard most people say she does, and She's got the swirl on her flank, but what does that even mean, cutie mark wise? I'm not convinced it isn't just one of her markings.

#11816 Jack Of All Trades Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:46:55 PM from Somewhere clever from Somewhere clever

So I've made a small change to my PMV Hell video. For the Bohemian Rhapsody part, instead of the ponies singing with the spotlights on them, I swapped it with the opening of the Cutie Mark Crusaders singing their theme (during the part where you can only see their heads, which probably works better as a reference to BH anyway). Then before they can finish the last line, the stage comes crashing down on them

No escape from reali-*CRASH*

EDIT: I think I actually mentioned this already. Though it's okay, since I went more into detail with this one anyway

edited 25th Jul '11 6:48:11 PM by JackOfAllTrades

Future's so bright, I gotta wear shades

#11817 Turnways Flip Mon, 25th Jul '11 6:47:56 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

It looks like an eye. I'd assume it has something to do with wisdom.

Nobody will see through my disguise... this time...

#11818 Red Savant Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:18:13 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^It might be a tattoo, as well. We'll have to see if another member of the zebrafolk shows up in S2.

I'm a college student! I don't have time for this!

#11819 gingerninja 666 Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:32:46 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

seems a bit convenient that she'd have a tatoo EXACT Ly where most ponies develop cutie marks

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11820 storyyeller Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:39:31 PM from Appleloosa from Appleloosa

The gardener is secretly a spy for the zombie ponies in the Everfree Forest.

edited 25th Jul '11 7:39:41 PM by storyyeller

It's pronounced "Te-ah-low-ve"

#11821 gingerninja 666 Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:41:09 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

again with that fucking game. Am I not traumitized enough?

edited 25th Jul '11 7:41:26 PM by gingerninja666

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11822 Parable Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:47:30 PM from California from California

No.

Because "for the lulz" is a perfectly good reason to do something.

#11823 Enlong Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:56:11 PM from The Magitek Holyland from The Magitek Holyland

The worst possibility

I have a message from another time...

#11824 colinispower Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:58:15 PM from Andromeda Galaxy from Andromeda Galaxy

Way to traumatize Applebloom. I hope you're happy with yourself.

Don't make me fire Pinky's party cannon.

#11825 gingerninja 666 Mon, 25th Jul '11 7:58:45 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

That's so fucking sad, and funny at the same time

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony