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Author Topic: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)  (Read 440226 times)

Crazy Cow

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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3435 on: October 09, 2011, 11:10:39 pm »
I'm afraid...
I have resorted to picture spamming. Tasteful picture spamming, true, but picture spamming nonetheless.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3436 on: October 09, 2011, 11:17:33 pm »
Quote from: Zangi on October 09, 2011, 09:08:59 pm
tolerate and love the shit out of the people

I dislike this particular contribution from the fan community. Love and toleration are borderline mutually exclusive in my view. One does not "tolerate" things that one loves. One accepts them. Toleration is something else entirely. Also, the phrasing reeks of self-righteousness and condescension. May as well come out and say "I'm better than you, you worthless piece of shit, but since I'm so awesome, I'll deign to allow you to continue you to breathe my air."

That's pretty much how it comes across.


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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3437 on: October 09, 2011, 11:22:30 pm »
Quote from: Crazy Cow on October 09, 2011, 11:10:39 pm
I'm afraid...
I have resorted to picture spamming. Tasteful picture spamming, true, but picture spamming nonetheless.
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Oh lawdy, so many falling to that black hole.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3438 on: October 09, 2011, 11:26:06 pm »
Yes, keep on breathing that air, some day, I'm gonna charge you for it.

Eh, I'm just going to post pony pics when I feel I'm not really contributing much to the topic otherwise when I post.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3439 on: October 09, 2011, 11:32:20 pm »
Quote from: Zangi on October 09, 2011, 11:26:06 pm
Yes, keep on breathing that air, some day, I'm gonna charge you for it.

Eh, I'm just going to post pony pics when I feel I'm not really contributing much to the topic otherwise when I post.
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I had the sneaking suspicion that picture was a Past Sins related piece.

Go figure.
Also, it's broken
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« Reply #3440 on: October 09, 2011, 11:46:13 pm »
Hmm... yea, used an = sign instead of ]

Fixed.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3441 on: October 10, 2011, 12:12:32 am »
Quote from: LordBucket on October 09, 2011, 11:17:33 pm
Quote from: Zangi on October 09, 2011, 09:08:59 pm
tolerate and love the shit out of the people

I dislike this particular contribution from the fan community. Love and toleration are borderline mutually exclusive in my view. One does not "tolerate" things that one loves. One accepts them. Toleration is something else entirely. Also, the phrasing reeks of self-righteousness and condescension. May as well come out and say "I'm better than you, you worthless piece of shit, but since I'm so awesome, I'll deign to allow you to continue you to breathe my air."

That's pretty much how it comes across.

I usually read it as a sort of gentle mockery rather than condescension. A way to tweak someone's Internet Tough Guy nose, so to speak. Besides, if anyone was so full of themselves that they posted something like that with completely serious intent, it would probably violate some physical law and generate a singularity.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3442 on: October 10, 2011, 12:59:08 am »
I'm pretty sure the phrase was originally meant with loads of condescension. It came from 4chan after all. It's since morphed into a sort of mantra, though; I used it without irony or condescension earlier.

Also it's not mutually exclusive if you apply both actions to different things. You can love the person, and tolerate their actions, for example (which honestly is how it'd probably be taken if taken completely at face value).

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I usually read it as a sort of gentle mockery rather than condescension.
TBH I'm not sure if mockery can even exist without condescension :P It seems rather intrinsic to the concept.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3443 on: October 10, 2011, 03:23:00 am »
On the topic of clopfiction:

It's fine to dislike the subject matter. Some enjoy it, some don't, and that extends to about every fetish imaginable. The key difference lies in your reaction towards others who do enjoy it. Is actively expressing outrage over the fact it exists any different to, for example, fundamentalist christians who rant over the sins of homosexuality? They have their right to disagree, but that's all it is, an opinion. Clopfiction doesn't hurt anyone merely by existing, so if you don't like it, do your best to ignore it. In any case, Bay12 is a PG13 board, so let's keep things circumspect.
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3444 on: October 10, 2011, 08:44:00 am »
Luna found a new friend!

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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3445 on: October 10, 2011, 08:52:34 am »
Quote from: TheBronzePickle on October 10, 2011, 08:44:00 am
Luna found a new friend!

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I can't stand spiders, they make me feel very uncomfortable.  Now I need to search under my table for imaginary spiders again...
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3446 on: October 10, 2011, 08:56:46 am »
I was thinking about putting an arachnophobia warning up, but I figured since I'm an arachnophobe but tolerated it, then other atachnophobes could too. Sorry!
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3447 on: October 10, 2011, 09:03:48 am »
Quote from: TheBronzePickle on October 10, 2011, 08:56:46 am
I was thinking about putting an arachnophobia warning up, but I figured since I'm an arachnophobe but tolerated it, then other atachnophobes could too. Sorry!

Nah, I dont really want to bother anyone, I just had to say it. I can't start whining everytime someone posts spider pic but I just wanted to express my uneasy feeling. I need to get rid of that phobia anyway!
EDIT: Now that I look it more I think its kind of cute, I just need to stop getting those stupid ideas of giant spiders waiting for me in ambush that I get everytime I see spider.

EDIT: On the topic of clop, let me say: Do what you want cause a pony is free! You are a pony!
EDIT: Found a related video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj4bQtcvV0I sounds more like podny...
The'res plenty room in this spacetime continuum for everyone if we respect eachother.
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Quote from: Caldfir on February 09, 2012, 01:32:55 pm
The Toad hops in mysterious ways.
This pure mountain spring water is indispensable. Literally. I'm out of paper cups.

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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3448 on: October 10, 2011, 10:36:37 am »
Heh, spiders don't bother me. Just gotta bring down your fist and/or your boot and they're gone forever. But two certain creatures I am terrified of...

To keep this somewhat ontopic:
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Re: When did ponies become awesome? What else have I missed? (take 2)
« Reply #3449 on: October 10, 2011, 10:48:50 am »
D'aww. I'll save that one for sure.
However, I'd imagine that spending a year here at Bay12 would teach you that the mythical "on-topic" does not exist here, Jacob/Lee :p
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