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#16726 zerky Sat, 3rd Sep '11 5:42:24 PM

"nope The opnening said that they used their unicorn magic not tha they were unicorns. As you know only unicorns can use magic directly.Hence the reason...

Word Of God is that alicorns embody the three races "

One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn.

Episode here

as well. 43 seconds in.

edited 3rd Sep '11 5:43:49 PM by zerky

#16727 Japanese Teeth Sat, 3rd Sep '11 5:42:56 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

Maybe some ponies just have double names.

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#16728 Fallen Legend Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:00:12 PM from Mexico City! from Mexico City!

I was talking about this "the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn".

Yeah I admitt that you could be right. I might have misread it

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#16729 Calnos Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:03:51 PM from Nowhere from Nowhere

The Apple family kinda ruin the idea of Belle being Rarity's last name. I think ponies don't actually have surnames like we do. Pinkie Pie might actually be the only one in her family to have "Pie" in her name.

It you think about it, a lot of horses in real life are given Awesome McCool Names. Man O'War, Secretariat, Seabiscuit, etc. My sister once owned a horse who's full name was Judy Jack Prince, who's nephew was Daredevil. No surnames, just cool names for Cool Horses. Why not the same for magical ponies of friendship?

#16730 Fallen Legend Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:16:43 PM from Mexico City! from Mexico City!

Cool Horse? mmm every pony of FIM should be listed there lol

edited 3rd Sep '11 6:16:53 PM by FallenLegend

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#16731 Kyler Thatch Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:30:15 PM from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart

You know, "Sweetie Belle" might just be a two-word single name. Or a double first name, and nobody uses their family names.

I'm more likely to believe the first case.

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

#16732 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:34:46 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Regarding Pinkie, wasn't her grandmother named Pie aswell?

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#16733 Fallen Legend Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:36:18 PM from Mexico City! from Mexico City!

I think you are onto something.

Rarity bell? it ain't bad

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#16734 Central Avenue Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:36:43 PM from Columbus, Ohio from Columbus, Ohio

I had always assumed "Sweetie Belle" was a single name, like "Mary Jane" or "Pepper Ann".

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#16735 Anonymous User Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:37:28 PM from Colorado from Colorado

As have I.

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#16736 Bagof Magic Food Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:38:20 PM

But then, "Pinkie Pie" tended to sound like a single name in the past...

#16737 Anonymous User Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:39:19 PM from Colorado from Colorado

Rainbow seems to use her full name a lot.

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#16738 kegisak Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:41:12 PM

and it's certainly not impossible to have two first names, as well. I think that the rules may just vary from family to family. There was a time when having a family name was a rare thing, after all, so some family's having a surname and others not makes sense. It explains how you can get couple like Mr. and Mrs. Cake working in a bakery - they both worked with sweets, so they decided to take the name. Like Farmer, or Smith.

#16739 Turnways Flip Sat, 3rd Sep '11 6:59:41 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

There are known cases of family names being used - Mr. and Mrs. Cake, Granny Pie, etc. As for the Apple family, I'm inclined to believe they're from a culture that places the family name first - so Big Mac's proper name would be "Apple Big Macintosh", and Granny Smith is actually "Apple Smith".

...who names their daughter Smith though?

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#16740 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:03:19 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Is Big Macintosh his ACTUAL name? it's not just some term of endearment used by AJ and AB?

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#16741 Turnways Flip Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:05:59 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

...that's a much harder question to answer than it should be. I want to say "yeah I don't know why I treated it like his actual name was Big Macintosh" since prepending "Big" to someone's name is not uncommon, but... it's MLP. There are names that sound weirder than "Big Macintosh" as actual names.

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#16742 Enlong Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:06:51 PM from The Magitek Holyland from The Magitek Holyland

It could be a term of endearment, it could be his actual name. We have no evidence either way.

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#16743 Bagof Magic Food Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:07:52 PM

Yeah, on the other hand, nobody calls Big O just plain "O".

#16744 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:09:17 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Does anyone else refer to him by name who isn't from the Apple family?

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#16745 Red Savant Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:22:42 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^Very few people who aren't in the Apple clan reference him at all, let alone by name.

It's also quite possible that some families don't use any family names at all. There don't appear to be any set rules to it.

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#16746 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:25:54 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I still wanna know how he got hurt in Applebuck Season. Shame it'll stay a Noodle Incident

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#16747 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:36:43 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

In Winter Wrap Up, the mayor mentions being late for winter. Do you think that deadline is set in stone by Celestia? Is being late a punishable offence, or is it a matter of pride for the town to be on time?

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#16748 Red Savant Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:43:45 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^It's probably a point of pride. Celestia doesn't strike me as the type to punish anyone for something like that, especially if it's always a problem.

^^The girdle bet he made with Applejack, I imagine.

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#16749 Shota Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:44:02 PM

I'd like to think that. It would certainly make the deadline more justifiable. And we not dare cross Celestia's path if she ever DOES punish anypony!

edited 3rd Sep '11 7:44:18 PM by Shota

#16750 gingerninja 666 Sat, 3rd Sep '11 7:48:23 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

The people of Equestria don't have much faith in Celestia do they? It's not just Twilight, EVERYONE seems to think that Celestia deals out horrific punishments on a whim (RD seems to think that she'll banish someone just for doing a shit performance at a competition), and they seem incredibly nervous around her even though she's constantly making it clear that it's ok to lighten up around her.

edited 3rd Sep '11 7:49:01 PM by gingerninja666

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