Friendship is Magic

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:29 am

Eyes, yes! lol. Somehow, it makes a difference to me...

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:05 am

Eyes have one bonus over other body-parts.
You won't be thought a pervert for looking at them for a prolonged time.
Women may even think you are romantic for doing so.

Pseudo Stupidity · Post by **Pseudo Stupidity** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:23 pm

Women you're staring at will definitely notice if you're making eye contact though, it's hard to miss.

Eye contact has many other benefits, such as making you appear sincere (whether you are or not) and thoughtful. Eye contact can also make you look creepy, some ponies get uncomfortable when you maintain eye contact in a conversation.

I just wish I was one of those people who really loves noses, that's such a safe fetish. You could ogle anyone as long as they aren't wearing a ski mask.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:58 am

This what happens when Prak works on a campaign setting at 4am:

The orcish people possess a stange inherent magic that many think is a simple cultural custom. If one knows how, they can find the nature of an orc written on it’s skin. What appears to be a series of scars and intricate tattooing is in fact an entirely natural phenomenon that only the rarest of orcs do not experience by the age of eight. Around the time of physical maturity, many orcs will experience a life defining event. They will either perform a great deed, or find within themselves a defining characteristic. As the events transpire, markings will appear on their skin, through colouration and raising or lowering of the flesh, forming a pictographic glyph representative of the task. The meanings of these markings are written on the orc race as a whole, and two orcs can get a good idea of each others’ deeds or talents even if they come from completely different continents, simply by studying the markings.

I think almost the entirety of my design style is shout outs and "throw it in."

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:58 pm

Orky-Marks . . why not? O.o

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:58 pm

Would that mean that amongst orcs, a peaceful greeting would consist of exposing one's flanks?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:54 pm

Probably.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:20 pm

Part of why Orcs often do not wear pants but instead wear thongs, sumo diapers or loin cloths.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:56 am

Re: the eye discussion

I got a copy of "A Royal Canterlot Wedding" for my niece last week. My mom has naturally watched it with her (after which I was thanked profusely by my brother and mom for getting her to watch something a little more entertaining then "Blue's Clues", and welcoming my sister in law into the herd).

Anyway, I don't know if I should laugh or be squicked out, but my mom said that Shining Armor had "really dreamy eyes".

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:09 am

See what i meant?
Women LOVE eyes.
Which is part of the reason why they should be treated with much care, else they just might decide the eyes are worth taking and discard the rest . .

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:07 am

http://flutteryay.com/

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:29 am

it's useless but cute.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:41 pm

They have MLP plushes at wal-mart. Upon seeing said plushes, I squeed for the first time in my life. Turns out I croak when I squee.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:42 pm

They have MLP plushes at wal-mart. Upon seeing said plushes, I squeed for the first time in my life. Turns out I croak when I squee.

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:08 pm

I'm amazed at how nobody seems to be taking the free MLP posters they have on the end caps at the Wal-Mart near me.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:54 pm

Anybody remember Beautifull Destroyer Sailor Moon?
Here we have the MLP Version more or less o.O
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/41270/9

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:03 pm

Boo, my walmart doesnt have MLP posters.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:03 pm

I don't know if this has been brought up or not, but I'm too lazy to look through this thread.

Okay, so, I am a HUGE Transfan* (NO!). Now, as you may or may not be aware, the entirety of the Transformers brand exists to sell toys. Now, My Little Pony, and it's resultant show, is structured around the same exact principle.

I don't know about anyone else here, but I still buy Transformer toys, even ones from the current show (which sucks, but that's another story). I was wondering: Does anyone here do this with My Little Pony? If not, you should, since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is designed to sell the toys. Just like Transformers is. The brand, and the show, are written, produced, and aired with the intention that you go buy your favorite character on TV. MLP:FiM is, for all intents and purposes, a toy commerical. So is every Transformers show, comic and movie ever made, before you get all up in arms. And I'm perfectly okay with that. Are you?

By the way, if anyone here does buy the toys, and if anyone is interested, then you can give me your birth date and address, and I will send you all tons of My Little Pony toys. I extend this offer to EVERY brony I meet.

And, as an aside: The My Little Pony toys are crap not very good as toys. All you can do with them is, well, nothing. Transformers, on the other hand, can do all sorts of shit: They can transform, they have guns and shit, they can have eletronic lights and sounds and other gimmicks, they can be used to scare your cousins, they can be used to ensnare the hair of said cousins, they can suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome... all sorts of fun. But most importantly: They have moving parts.

Thank you.

*Transfan refers to rabid Transformer fans, similar to Trekkie or Brony. It DOES NOT refer to transgendered people or the attraction to such, you uninitiated barbarians.
**Note: All the links to tfwiki.net are used mainly for the illustration and clarification of my point.
*** Sorry if all this seems a bit rambling and rant-ish. I get like this whenever I'm not being patently absurd and actually trying to make sense for once.

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:19 pm

Shrapnel wrote:I don't know about anyone else here, but I still buy Transformer toys, even ones from the current show (which sucks, but that's another story). I was wondering: Does anyone here do this with My Little Pony? If not, you should, since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is designed to sell the toys. Just like Transformers is. The brand, and the show, are written, produced, and aired with the intention that you go buy your favorite character on TV. MLP:FiM is, for all intents and purposes, a toy commerical. So is every Transformers show, comic and movie ever made, before you get all up in arms. And I'm perfectly okay with that. Are you?

By the way, if anyone here does buy the toys, and if anyone is interested, then you can give me your birth date and address, and I will send you all tons of My Little Pony toys. I extend this offer to EVERY brony I meet.

And, as an aside: The My Little Pony toys are crap. All you can do with them is, well, nothing. Transformers, on the other hand, can do all sorts of shit: They can transform, they have guns and shit, they can have eletronic lights and sounds and other gimmicks, they can be used to scare your cousins, they can be used to ensnare the hair of said cousins, they can suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome... all sorts of fun. But most importantly: They have moving parts.

I enjoy MLP for the new show, which is actually good on its own, and I've bought a few of the toys here and there almost solely for sale on E-Bay. I admit a couple of the blind bags have ended up on my shelves next to my custom Nightmare Moon Pegasus guard plush. I am fully aware of its capitalist origins, as I am a child of the 80's and have seen it all too well. My GF on the other hand, is one of the most hardcore MLP collectors I know; and will generally take essentially every offer to sell her toys, no matter the condition. She will clean their hair, replace their hair, remove their cancer spots, repain their cutie marks, sometimes even replace their entire head (with clay if necessary) if the pony is worth it.

As for the toys play value, she will disagree with you. When she was a kid, they fought alongside the Ninja Turtles. To this day, she loves to mix/give/make accessories, style their hair, etc. Then there are the ponies with twirling tails, movable limbs, colour-changing hair (fading pink is the most common), activate self-unfolding castles...

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:23 pm

Giovanni has shown a vague interest in the MLP toys, but, as he said in the toy store two days ago, "That doesn't look like Pinkie Pie." (He didn't even recognize Princess Celestia.)

The toys don't look like the show. They're not cute. Some are the wrong color. They have themes (underwater?!) that aren't in any episode. All in all, Hasbro did a lousy job. If they hadn't, this house would seriously be all over the toys.

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:34 pm

Maj wrote:Giovanni has shown a vague interest in the MLP toys, but, as he said in the toy store two days ago, "That doesn't look like Pinkie Pie." (He didn't even recognize Princess Celestia.)

The toys don't look like the show. They're not cute. Some are the wrong color. They have themes (underwater?!) that aren't in any episode. All in all, Hasbro did a lousy job. If they hadn't, this house would seriously be all over the toys.

There's a reason they're nicknamed Hasbroken by a number of collectors. Part of the reason is because until the last half year or so, the makers of the show and the makers of the toys didn't even know each others' names, let alone collaborate. The show was made as an aside and took Hasbro with their pants down when it turned out to be popular, and is only now that the two are talking to each other.

The reason for Celestia being pink is the same reason why Pinkie Pie is the most pushed character on the shelves and why the girls' toy aisle is predominantly pink, some marketing research back in the 80's told them that girls liked pink. I know in the nearby Wal-Marts at minimum, as well as a few other stores, they actually have it as a store policy to maintain their girl toy aisles at 50% pink or more, so the toy makers adjust their stock to comply.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:28 am

Maj wrote:The toys don't look like the show. They're not cute. Some are the wrong color. They have themes (underwater?!) that aren't in any episode. All in all, Hasbro did a lousy job. If they hadn't, this house would seriously be all over the toys.

Many, many, many Transformers toys from the 80's and 90's were not all that show accurate either. The Ratchet/Ironhide toy is the most extreme example. However, even then, Hasbro worked closely with the creators of the show to sell the toys. The reason they looked different is partly to sell them better to unsuspecting children, but mostly because Floro Dery is insane.

My point: Hasbro intended Transformers to be a successful toy line. With My Little Pony, not so much. It was mostly intended as a space-filler. Notice that things like Bot-Con are far, far, FAR more popular than any Pony-type convention. Notice that people will quote from the TF movie (the '87 one, not the 2007 one, although even that one grossed millions of millions). Notice that Optimus Prime and Megatron are more well known names than Pinkie-Pie or whatever.

Transformers for the win. Except Prime. It sucks as much as My Little Pony.

Edit:

Also, as for the pink issue: The girls aisle is indeed almost always pink. However, meander over to the boys aisle, and you got colors like blue, red, white, black, brown, green and maroon all fighting to the death over each other, to the point of making your eyes bulge. The pink, though, just hurts. No point here, mostly an observation, really.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:40 am

Shrapnel wrote:Hasbro intended Transformers to be a successful toy line. With My Little Pony, not so much. It was mostly intended as a space-filler. Notice that things like Bot-Con are far, far, FAR more popular than any Pony-type convention. Notice that people will quote from the TF movie (the '87 one, not the 2007 one, although even that one grossed millions of millions). Notice that Optimus Prime and Megatron are more well known names than Pinkie-Pie or whatever.

It is true that I bear My Little Pony no love, and whether Friendship is Magic lives or dies is a matter beneath my notice, but it doesn't seem fair to hear a preference of Transformers over anything from someone with an Insecticon as an avatar and user name.

Conversely, I'd take glowing recommendations of anything My Little Pony related from someone with a username like Twilight Sparkle with a grain of salt.

Whipstitch · Post by **Whipstitch** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:40 am

Shrapnel wrote: *Transfan refers to rabid Transformer fans, similar to Trekkie or Brony. It DOES NOT refer to transgendered people or the attraction to such, you uninitiated barbarians.

Have fun losing that battle.

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:18 am

Maj wrote:The [MLP] toys don't look like the show.

Yah, my niece in Missouri had some new MLP toys that were out on the kitchen table when we came to visit and I'm like "What the fuck is this shit?!", and then everyone gets upset at my language in front of an 8 year old, until I explain that the toys are completely wrong and I must put my hoof down. Then everything is chill once more.