Saturday, August 6, 2011

Story: Sofa, So Good (Update Part 3!)


[Comedy] I'm pretty sure comedy is my favorite tag.

Author: GWFan
Description: Rainbow Dash and Spike compete for a job at Quills and Sofas, in order to get a free sofa.
Sofa, So Good (All Links) (New Chapter 3!)

Additional Tags: Sofas, Rivalry, Job, Incentive, Customers

64 comments:

jman said...

Can somepony put this on Google Docs?
Also, not first

Anonymous said...

fourth

Anonymous said...

this is awesome! need moar!

KShrike said...

They both want a sofa.
The employer wants an employee with a passion.

Anonymous said...

This is unrelated, but I need help with something and don't know where else to put it.
I'm writing a fic, and the word "Manned" as in "The person manning the counter" has come up.
But it's about ponies.

What is the pony substitute for manned?
Should I go with the obvious translations, like stallionned or ponnied?
Or should I go with a pun, like maned?

NB said...

@Anonymous

I'd suggest 'none of the above' Go with something like 'behind the counter' or similar.

Benman said...

Just when I thought there was a fanfic for every possible pony...

This is great. I could not stop grinning throughout the story. I love how you set up a ridiculous premise and then have the characters all take it seriously.

@Anonymous-I'd suggest "ponied", since it fits best with the show's conventions. "Mared" could also work if it's gender-appropriate. Or go with "staffed" and dodge the issue.

Anonymous said...

Spike lost to RD in rock paper scissors ...:D

nemryn said...

@Anonymous Use some other term! Like 'stationed at' or something.

jenovaii said...

<3 Davenport <3 You have my read.

S.Aura Knight said...

At first, I wasn't quite sure what I was reading. I mean, the Quill and Sofa pony? Really? But then I continued it, and I laughed like crazy at a lot of the story. Especially at Spike's '"Oh man..." even though he doesn't know what a man is', and how Rainbow must be Equestria's reigning Rock, Paper, Scissors champion with how much she abused the system there to cheat Spike out of a win.

Colegate55 said...

Penultimate paragraph was priceless! Keep up the great work

zSONICoz said...

Oh my goodness this is amazing I need more now

Anonymous said...

Mared works perfectly, actually. Thanks.

Display Name said...

>MFW Quills 'n' Sofas Store fic
>MFW it even manages to not be shipping

Baree said...

Not bad. Got a few chuckles out of me.

I wonder how this will get resolved though...

C. Theron Vulpin said...

Well, this is real "out-of-left-field" plot, isn't it? Keep at it.

ZettaLux said...

Loved it! Can't wait for more!

Anonymous said...

this is awesome.
laughed at spike's comment about lyra's sitting antics

Violet Droplet said...

Mr. Davenport scares me o.o

blakestar15 said...

Do you know anyone who needs a sofa? love that quote

ultra8 said...

That was fun, I could certainly see this as the plot for an actually episode.

This does bring up the question of how ponies play Rock,Paper,Scissors with only hooves. I assume only they can really tell the difference between the signs.

Anonymous said...

That was really good felt like something for the actual show which is really nice. The premise was kinda silly but it made up for the really good writing.

The Rock,Paper,Scissors and Lyra being thrown out of a chair made me laugh pretty hard.

Anonymous said...

I like it when fics feature two characters who rarely interact with eachother. Spike and Rainbow Dash having a rivalry has so many potential, especially in sillier stories like this one.

Darth Equus said...

Very funny! Poor Lyra, just as she was getting used to that nice sofa.

Keep it up, I want to see how this ends.

Anonymous said...

This is easily the most in depth, comprehensive, piercing examination of the inner workings of a quill and sofa enthusiast I, and probably anyone has ever read, and one that's long overdue.

Anonymous said...

So, I have a question: Where's Rainbow Dash gonna put a sofa?

LordOfTheWrongs said...

@Anonymous
No modifications necessary. The pony manning the cash register can hand over change, even though it's not a man and doesn't have hands. That's just English -- trying to modify the language for ponies is really awkward.

LordOfTheWrongs said...

@Anonymous
In her living room, duh.
*trollface*

bronydash said...

Haha, what did I just read? I love it! My only recommendation is to keep it ship-free. Nice job with a realistic, funny, entertaining fic.

Anonymous said...

Umm, chapter 2 has been up for quite a while. Why did this update now?

Commodore Z said...

@Anonymous
Methinks its an error. Yeah, I remember reading this just a few days ago, so to see an "update" but nothing has actually changed...

Admins?

IkusaGT said...

As a person who had a sales job earlier this Summer Dash and Spike came off as a little too strong for their sales. Spike had the right Idea while talking to Lyra but blew it when he lacked the proper knowledge about the Sofa.

Either way it got some laughs from me.

Anonymous said...

This is hilarious.

Anonymous said...

>get excited to see that this updated
>see that the two chapters are still there
>no update

D:

Anonymous said...

Memory problem, Seth??

*trollface*

Anonymous said...

...Chapter 2 has ALWAYS been there stupid

Hio590 said...

So far, so good




:D

Daily Deals said...

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Idostuff said...

I just remembered I need a new a sofa... And I am running dagerously low on quills...

Deathaura40s said...

Poor Lyra. Besides Spike, she must be the only resident of Ponyville who can get the most out of a sofa.

TenchiFreak5 said...

I love how this is all like "Yeah, this is ridiculous. Deal with it."

The Lovely Penguin said...

Haha, this is crazy good! I do love a good comedy story.

LlamaLlumps said...

Llama Llaughed out Lloud and Lloved every Lline, Llyra's bit made this even more perfect.

Anonymous said...

Slowpoke the turtle. I laughed more than I should have.

Anonymous said...

Stupid Rainbow, you forgot to buy the quill

Anonymous said...

*reads ch. 3*

Lol!!!! Spike you little genius.

That part with Twilight had me on the floor.

Shannon said...

Episode material.

Parchment Scroll said...

It started off pretty slow. I'm into Chapter Two now, and...

Rock Paper Scissors.... ...

"No, this is rock." *snrk*

BWAAAAhAHAHAHAHAHAA

Anonymous said...

This is making me smile.

So about those aliens and cereal?

twilightlover21 said...

In the words of one rainbow dash: bwahahahaha!!!! Loved it!

bronydash said...

Hahaha, that was awesome! We need more FICA like this that are funny and mostly realistic. Great job.

bronydash said...

Stupid autocorrect. Fics*

Ekevoo said...

That story feels like an episode.
It was so fun to read! =3

henke37 said...

Isn't this complete now? The sofa has been won and there is no loose plot threads. Unless you think they actually wanted the job.

Anonymous said...

^ Eeyup. ^

Should be tagged complete.

ItsTheWhinyGuys said...

This was hilarious! I could totally see something like this happening in the show. Kudos to you.

Royal Guard Tictac said...

"Spike tossed her onto the bed like Mario tossing a vegetable at a shyguy"


I can see it so vividly :l Amazing story by the way

AJ_627 said...

Love the story but why is it listed under rainbow dash if she was sleeping the whole time *spoiler alert*

Acriaos said...

Some really nice ideas in there. Ponys playing Rock Paper Scissors? Lyra trying out Sofas? Slowpoke the turtle? Just perfect :)
But the story should be marked complete, it is finished after all and I nearly didn't read it because of the incomplete tag.

Tosxychor said...

Bwhahahaha, that was adorable!
So many good jokes, from Spike's mom, to the whole Sofas and quills thing, to Lyra, and also a nice ending ^^ Good job!

Xanae Lewis said...

This is so amazing. What a brilliant pony.
wrought iron furniture

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