I am almost positive if there is a Wonderbolts Tryout episode somewhere there will be a conversation about RD getting magically boosted for the Tryouts. But that's about all I expect on the drug issue.

My only gripe with the morals is that sometimes the one that gets stated at the end of the show isn't the one that's most obviously illustrated. Swarm of the Century is a good example in that the lesson should have been about Pinkie's communication issues. I can't think of many places where the morals are straight up bad, though. The only ones that come to mind are the infamous "Feeling Pinkie Keen" issues (which has the "aesop is different from the actual lesson issue and was worded really badly), and "Cutie Mark Chronicles", which borders on Space Whale Aesop in terms of applicability. I mean, no, not everyone has a connection with their friends before they meet. Even if that were true, there's no practical application there. But other than that I have no issue with the substance of the morals, only the way that they're integrated. Sometimes it's smoother than others.

And yeah, MLP is probably never going to touch on issues like drugs, mainly because it's aimed at a demographic where such things haven't really become an issue yet. That and they try to make the lessons somewhat universal; a drug episode would be surprisingly specific.

Also, I really need to get to bed. Goodnight everyone.

edited 10th Jul '12 9:57:49 PM by JapaneseTeeth

J Teeth: I found that a lot times (more so in season one I think) they would try to subvert the more obvious aesops in favor of something else. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.

Apparently I did. Fixed now.

edited 10th Jul '12 10:00:54 PM by Mio

Mio, did you just copy his signature along with his post? XD

@Steve: Buff Rainbow Dash is something to hope for.

And I don't mean buff like Roid Rage.

edited 10th Jul '12 9:59:27 PM by edvedd

G'night JT.

@Perpetual Lurker - Without saying too much, I kinda think drugs in general get demonized more than they should.

I do understand why it happens though—some drugs, I don't understand why they're popular in the first place.

@Moe Demonized, yeah. Some stuff is not nearly as bad as it's made out to be. That doesn't change the fact that they are universally unhealthy and either impair your mental faculties or have potentially fatal side effects and should be avoided by any and everyone not told to take them by a doctor.

Today, on a very special pony thread...

Goodnight thread:

(yeah I'm doing this again)

I am thinking of making a text based tumblr on Pony Medicine. Nothing grotesque or R34. Just me tossing around ideas on how pony biology works with all the magic ingrained.

Just use the Wheel of Morality.

Wheel of Morality Turn Turn Turn, Tell Us The Lesson That We Must Learn.

-*Click*-

Awww its a bankrupt. Good night everybody~!

edited 10th Jul '12 10:14:48 PM by stevebat

Ironically, my doctor told me that I should drink more.

@Storyyeller - My morality is... unconventional, you might've noticed.

@Perpetual Lurker - That's not always true either. Some drugs that get demonized (marijuana and certain painkillers, for instance) are harmless as long as you don't take insane amounts of them. It's all about moderation.

I'm stepping out to eat, be back in an hour.

"Elvis lives on in our hearts, his music, and a trailer park in eastern Milwaukee."

Challenge for artistically-gifted brony tropers: there does not seem to be a ponified version of Elvis Presley on the first page of Google. This is clearly a glitch in reality and must be fixed.

Medically speaking there is benefits from consuming some alcohol. For one it is a great replacement for sleeping pills, and it helps the digestive system.

The sad part is that I've never actually seen The Animaniacs. All I know about it is, like many things, from TV Tropes.

I know all too much about shows I've never seen.

@Moe Painkillers, maybe, but if you're addicted to painkillers, then moderation won't get you the fix you need to satisfy said addiction. As for marijuana , it still mentally impairs you when you use it, and also carries the some of the same health risks as smoking a cigarette. Sure, it is comparatively harmless, but it's still far more dangerous than it needs to be.

I thought that alchohol usually makes it harder to sleep.

Too tired. Must sleep. GOOD NIGHT.

Good night. And I don't think Marijauna is healthy either. It's not something to send people to jail for but it's definitely not something to be encouraged either.

Personally I think Marijuana is equal with tobacco on the badness scale. If a little worse for impairment purposes.

Now to quote JT from a bit ago. Let's drop the politics

edited 10th Jul '12 10:27:12 PM by stevebat

This is a pony thread. This is a pony thread on drugs. Any questions?