• Nightly Roundup #29

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    It has been at least 3 days since the last Trixie Roundup.  This Great and Powerful pony that totally won't be coming back for season two (don't tell her though) deserves a night!

    *Update* Aww... the Great and Powerful Trixie appreciates your love!  Of course she will be back in the future! 

    Check out that bow.  Could RARITY pull off wearing something so epic?  I think not.

    ONWARD!
    Story of the Blanks hits the front page on Newgrounds! 

    The creepy as hell Applebloom game, Story of the Blanks, has made the front page on newgrounds in the "Featured games" section.  Hopefully this spur some more awesome pony flash games over there!

    Now where the hell is my dating sim?  Not that I'd play something like that or anything.  Please hurry up!


    Celestia Medium Font Updated

    Looks like Mattyhex over on Deviant Art is adding a bunch of new stuff and tweaking some existing letters from Purple Tinker's much loved Celestia Medium font.  His current build is ready for download.  You can find it here!

    Blind Bags arrive in Denmark

    Apparently Toys R' us stores around Denmark are currently stocked with blind bag toys.  They also come with a bit of extra information on the cards inside, listing various countries.  Either this means they have silently snuck into a ton of places at once,  or they are in the process of becoming available. Regardless, it's still the only way to get Fluttershy!

    Have a list!
    GB - Great Britain
    F - France
    D - Germany
    E - Spain
    P - Portugal
    I - Italy
    NL - Holland / The Netherlands
    S - Sweden
    DK - Denmark
    GR - Greece
    PL - Poland
    TR - Turkey

    Pony Flash Project Updated

    There are a few flash games, and I'm not 100% sure of a good way to differentiate them, so just click here to find out which one I'm talking about!

    Anyway, the creator has fixed various bugs, and added a whole pile of new objects and tests to the current demo.  You can find it on the same page, in the same location, here!

    GTA San Andreas Skin Mods

    A bunch of new mods have popped up for GTA San Andreas. Most of them are for cars, but you can also find a pretty cool jet one in there that adds rainbow dash style colors to the actual engines of the aircraft.

    You can find all of the mods here!



    Fallout Equestria Sprite Comic

    Urimas over on Deviant art is working on a sprite comic for the ridiculously popular Fallout Equestria fanfic.  So far he has worked through a good amount of chapter one.  You can find it here!
    Dash Drive Raffle


    For those of you looking to win a Dash Drive, the monthly raffle has begun for this month.  You can find the page for it here!




    More Twilight Library Attacks!

    Twilight Sparkle has struck again!  Children everywhere are slowly moving from their portable electronic devices to good old fashioned books thanks to the second greatest and most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria. 

    This was apparently from a library here in Arizona.  They snuck her picture into various locations around the facility.  This might not be the best way to get her officially approved like some of the others across the country, but they get an A for effort I suppose!

    Pony Painter Taking Requests 


    This guy likes painting ponies... a lot.

    He asked me to drop a request in here for suggestions on more paintings. 

    I'm pretty sure the best response possible would be some Twixie! But I'll let you all decide in comments!





    Equestria Daily News

    Heey, I actually managed to get an event out today.  I'm so happy.  I'm thinking of making the Ponies Around the World event a weekly thing, since a lot of people in comments asked for deadline changes to match various vacations.


    And that is all for the news tonight! Short and sweet.
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    87 comments:

    1. PegasiJuly 7, 2011 at 3:27 AM

      Nice. I never read Fallout: Equestria, though. Maybe I should. :O

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    2. NewbJuly 7, 2011 at 3:27 AM

      Story of the Blanks creeped me out so much... D:

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    3. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 3:32 AM

      >second greatest and most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria

      Silly Seth, that's not how you spell single!

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    4. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 3:33 AM

      No Trixie in season 2?!?

      Hasbro...

      Why you no give Trixie another episode?

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    5. shadefoxJuly 7, 2011 at 3:38 AM

      @Pegasi

      Even if you never read ANY fanfiction on this site, at the very least try FO:E

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    6. BasharoonskisJuly 7, 2011 at 3:38 AM

      Story of the Blanks was awesome! So glad to see it on the front page.

      Also: BLIND BAGS, Y U NO COME TO CANADA?

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    7. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 3:41 AM

      Story of the Blanks was not as scary as i expected, but it was fun to play. Now if there was a sequel...

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    8. KeinJuly 7, 2011 at 3:43 AM

      @PonyPainter

      Any chance for better quality of paintings? Scanner/decent cam shot?

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    9. WulffJuly 7, 2011 at 3:44 AM

      Damn brony.

      That FO:E Sprite story is amazing. I would like to shake Urimas' hand.

      Also, blindbags in Denmark? Nearest Toys R' Us, here I go!

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    10. TwinkiePinkieJuly 7, 2011 at 3:46 AM

      No Trixie!?!?!

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

      http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

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    11. PriideJuly 7, 2011 at 3:47 AM

      No Trixiee.....WHAT IS THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    12. GreatSnapperJuly 7, 2011 at 3:52 AM

      That Fluttershy is awesome. Great job on the painting! My vote is for Sweetie Belle, maybe singing or something, because Sweetie Belle is best pony, and no one seems to love her but me.

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    13. WlahJuly 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM

      Note that you can get ponies from http://www.eurotoys.dk/site/My_Little_Pony.asp?site=452 as well in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, UK and Norway.

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    14. Theta the SheepJuly 7, 2011 at 4:02 AM

      Where did the no Trixie in season 2 come from? I just started liking her too... :(

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    15. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:03 AM

      Too bad. There are no MLPFiM available in the Philippines. :(

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    16. markocezarJuly 7, 2011 at 4:03 AM

      Maaaaad wooorld...
      No Trixie?
      But they, can't, they, shan't!
      ("I AM YOUR FATHER!")
      "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

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    17. Latverian_Ponyfan_2993July 7, 2011 at 4:07 AM

      Hmm, for Sethisto: A dating sim where the options are Trixie, Trixie, Trixie, Trixie, spam, and Trixie.

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    18. markocezarJuly 7, 2011 at 4:08 AM

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE
      OH THE SADNESS!

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    19. RubidiaJuly 7, 2011 at 4:10 AM

      The FOEq project is everything I ever wanted and then some! :B

      Also, even though I'm not a big Trixie fan (Twilight being the best pony and all) I'm sorry to hear that she won't be making an appearance. She deserves more character developement just like Gilda!

      NEW ZEALAND, Y U NO HAVE PONY TOYS. ;A;

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    20. Ihaveanamebecause?July 7, 2011 at 4:11 AM

      @GreatSnapper

      Well, Sweetie Bell is my favorite secondary character...

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    21. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:11 AM

      I really liked Story of the Blanks, as short as it was. It was so well made, whoever made it deserves to be featured.

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    22. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:18 AM

      That newgrounds flash got me a bit creeped up. Amazing quality and great story, I wish there was more.

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    23. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:20 AM

      Denmark and Sweden, but no Norway :(

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    24. Cony the PonyJuly 7, 2011 at 4:23 AM

      @Anonymous: No Ireland either :(

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    25. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:37 AM

      Ireland's usually lumped in with the UK for stuff like this.

      Is there any system for identifying what's inside the blindbags? Anybody who collects the Lego figures will know about the barcodes and bumpcodes that company uses, though they keep changing them to prevent the codes being cracked. Other companies with similar products aren't as fussy, I can't imagine that Hasbro care.

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    26. Derpy HoovesJuly 7, 2011 at 4:38 AM

      Won't be coming back? I dunno, I didn't think we'd be seeing the last of Trixie. I've been almost certain we'd see her make at least another appearance in Season 2. If not an entire episode dedicated to our favorite Great and Powerful unicorn.

      I quite like those custom flash drives too. Very snazzy. Think I may enter into trying to win one perhaps.

      As for the Blind Bags. They need to make their way to the US market already.

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    27. Luna EponaJuly 7, 2011 at 4:44 AM

      From here in Arizona? there are more ponies in the waist lands of Arizona? Why do we not have a gathering happening here then? I am sure there is a perfectly satisfactory tea shop someplace we could meet under polite and civil conditions.

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    28. WlahJuly 7, 2011 at 4:50 AM

      @Anonymous
      Yep http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/blind-bags-are-identifiable.html
      This held true for the blind bags in Denmark.

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    29. markocezarJuly 7, 2011 at 4:55 AM

      WOLOLOOLOLOLOL!!! U BE TROLLIN' SETH!

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    30. markocezarJuly 7, 2011 at 4:57 AM

      @markocezar
      Y U SCARES US LIKE THAT!?!? :D

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    31. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:04 AM

      Stroy of the Blanks wasn't really that scary, even if it was meant to be some form of creepypasta. I'd rather call it atmospheric and suspenseful with a few shock moments.

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    32. nekonekoJuly 7, 2011 at 5:09 AM

      Wait... Fluttershy isn't available? I have her toy right here...

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    33. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:23 AM

      Blind bags to Belgium please :D

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    34. Sunset RoseJuly 7, 2011 at 5:37 AM

      It's a shame there are no real landmarks here...

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    35. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:44 AM

      Ponies in Denmark? And the codes WORK!?! BRB, going to nearest Toys'r'us and getting my Rainbow Dash!

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    36. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:47 AM

      Methinks I may have to take a trip into town soon and check out my local Toys R Us for any decent looking Pony merch.

      On a side note, I'd LOVE to buy a dash drive, only they don't offer international shipping. :'(

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    37. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:50 AM

      Anyone know if the dash drive raffle is open to us overseas bronies? It didnt specify, but the supplier site only allows registration/shipping to those in the US =(

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    38. Narwhals' BendJuly 7, 2011 at 5:55 AM

      Trixie is my third favorite pony, so I hope she returns in season two.

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    39. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:56 AM

      @GreatSnapperI love sweetie belle!

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    40. PegasiJuly 7, 2011 at 5:57 AM

      @shadefox

      I read lots of fanfic actually. But I stay away from crossovers if I can't realte to the stuff it's crossed over with. That being said: I never played any of the Fallout games.

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    41. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 6:15 AM

      Wow I really should have sooner played story of the blanks, it was great. Ok it's more like an interactive story but still very good.

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    42. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 6:18 AM

      Blind bags in poland!!! Yaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!!!! I'm so happy!

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    43. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 6:25 AM

      @Wlah
      What did they cost? Their site doesn't seem to have them.

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    44. FirleycatJuly 7, 2011 at 6:39 AM

      Every Nightly Roundup there is a story of ponies appearing on the front page of some sort of major website. I'm trying to figure out what websites haven't had a pony moment......I don't think IGN has done anything on us. I think thats about it.

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    45. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 6:50 AM

      Thanks for the codes, Wlah. So they just numbered them? Wow, they really don't care.... I don't plan to collect these, I just want a Rarity for the desk, so that'll save me a bit of money.

      Nekoneko: As I understand it, these aren't sold in blind bags in the States, they're sold in boxes with the pony visible and Fluttershy wasn't available. Her model in the blind bags is just Rainbow Dash recoloured.

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    46. nekoneko918July 7, 2011 at 7:38 AM

      @Anonymous Still confused...

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    47. Chocolate SplashJuly 7, 2011 at 8:07 AM

      Story of the Blanks was creepy as heeellllll.....But fun!

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    48. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM

      @Anonymous

      I asked the chap running the fraffle, and he said it is open to overseas bronies. I'm form the UK and I was able to enter fine. :)

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    49. AbalidothJuly 7, 2011 at 8:09 AM

      @Luna Epona
      http://www.meetup.com/Bronies-Phoenix/

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    50. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 8:13 AM

      3 days is not nearly long enough. "Never" would be the best time for Trixie's next appearance. But how about we be fair about this--I realize that some people have deluded themselves into thinking that Trixie is a character with any depth or redeeming qualities whatsoever, so why don't we schedule these annoying Trixie images according to her actual relevance? She can show up once every 25 posts, which is an accurate portrayal of her actual importance to the show and anything else, since she showed up once in 25 episodes (which generously assumes that the first 2 episodes count as 1). That way those of us with some grasp of reality won't be so sick to death of her, and those of you that like to imagine her as a character worth even the tiniest second glance can still get as much of her as you needed to become obsessed in the first place.

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    51. BosstoneJuly 7, 2011 at 8:14 AM

      @Luna Epona

      But there is!

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    52. LionJuly 7, 2011 at 8:15 AM

      Blind bags in Spain

      Must buy ponies

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    53. moerkoetJuly 7, 2011 at 8:47 AM

      Blind bags in the Netherlands? I'm okay with this!

      Also, Trixie + bow tie = tooo cute ;<

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    54. T.O. BronyJuly 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM

      I've played Story Of The Blanks, not a bad little game.

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    55. C. Theron VulpinJuly 7, 2011 at 8:50 AM

      FO:E comic needs its own post!

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    56. C. Theron VulpinJuly 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM

      Also, should Trixie show up again in Season 2? I'm not sure. All that would do is canonize one of the popular interpretations of her character, whether it be the stubbornly egotist who never learned her lesson, the repentant Trixie with a troubled past, or the successful showmare who still needs to learn a bit about friendship.

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    57. C. Theron VulpinJuly 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM

      @C. Theron Vulpin Not that I think any of those being canonized will affect the fandom long-term, but it could create an upset.

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    58. FlamerunnerJuly 7, 2011 at 10:15 AM

      I, for one, approve the new GTA San Andreas skins, someone should really do a MTA or SAMP server for Equestria Daily, i can't because i friggin don't know how.

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    59. dash_galJuly 7, 2011 at 10:20 AM

      @Basharoonskis

      @Basharoonskis My sentiments exactly. *sighs*

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    60. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 10:28 AM

      For the love of God, Do NOT, DO NOT STOP POSTING Trixie!

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    61. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 10:34 AM

      Wait... blindbags IN SWEDEN?!

      HECK YES.

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    62. moerkoetJuly 7, 2011 at 10:43 AM

      @Flamerunner

      I agree.

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    63. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 10:49 AM

      Just sayin', paypal doesn't allow raffle ticket purchases. I got in trouble with them when I hosted my clay pony raffle. :/

      Though huzzah about Story of the Blanks! I loved that game so much I sculpted a little Blank with my Apple Bloom (: http://eneha.deviantart.com/#/d3l7sqd

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    64. Dave Mustang (AKA the clophater)July 7, 2011 at 10:53 AM

      Seth, why do you have a boderline obsession with a one time character with no personality?

      But, yesterday was, not bad. It wasn't the best day for Bronies, but we got some cool stuff.

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    65. Lectro DubJuly 7, 2011 at 10:56 AM

      Ha, I have that same karaoke machine.

      I noticed the raffle will be held each month, I'm assuming for different pony drives. Does that mean there will be a Scratch Drive Raffle? Will we be notified?

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    66. PoorYorickJuly 7, 2011 at 11:07 AM

      Wait, where all this 'no Trixie in second season' crap comes from? Is this official? Any links? Is this trolling? Why the fuck would they throw away a character they obviously put a lot of work into. Look at her desing, at her animation and facial expressions, her voicework. Are they fucking retarded? If she's not in season 2, i'm officialy done with this cartoon.

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    67. CyberfoxJuly 7, 2011 at 11:13 AM

      The fact that the Fallout: Equestria fanfic is a crossover with something I'm unfamiliar with is actually the main reason that I haven't read it. I'm hearing a lot of good things about it, though, so I'd like to know: how does familiarity/unfamiliarity with Fallout impact the entertainment value of the fanfic?

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    68. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM

      No trixie in S2? *plays M. Bison's YES! YES!

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    69. The LinkerJuly 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM

      A flash game, eh? Can it be that creepy? Let's give it a--

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

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    70. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 11:57 AM

      @Cyberfox

      The majority of the Fallout stuff is worked into the story seamlessly, so if you don't know much about Fallout, you won't notice when a reference is being made.

      The only glaring things that have come from the Fallout world is, of course, the post-apocalyptic Wasteland and its inhabitants. But since the protagonist knows nothing about the Wasteland when she undergoes her journey, readers who are not familiar with Fallout will still feel like they can relate to the characters and stick with the story.

      The only thing one could really get confused about is the PipBoy computer (called a PipBuck in the fiction), thankfully it is quickly and thoroughly explained in the first few chapters.

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    71. AndrewJuly 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM

      How about, for the paintings, have an evil Twilight Sparkle being saved by Trixie? :P

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    72. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 12:29 PM

      I loved trixie before loving her was mainstream!

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    73. MoongazeJuly 7, 2011 at 12:35 PM

      @Anonymous

      The raffle is indeed open to overseas folk! I'd have to ship it to myself and mail it out to you,

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    74. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM

      @Moongaze

      Don't pay for raffle tickets with paypal D: You could get your account suspended/banned, they don't allow raffle ticket purchases. At least don't have it listed as a raffle ticket purchase, if you're going to be using paypal anyway.

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    75. Torrential RainsJuly 7, 2011 at 2:26 PM

      ...

      Why did ah get the feeling ah was playing Luna Game again?

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    76. RockaboreJuly 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM

      I like Trixie, Her animation had lots of personality, and her voice actress is one of my favorites, Kathleen Barr (Dot from ReBoot).

      I wouldn't mind seeing Trixie show up again since she's fun but I won't be upset if she doesn't show up again. Boast Busters was a fun episode but I don't think Trixie should be excused for acting like a jerk because fandom believes she has a sappy sympathetic backstory. I still think she's an awesome character but I just don't think she's better than the main cast.

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    77. RK_Striker_JK_5July 7, 2011 at 3:48 PM

      @PoorYorick

      I must agree, here. Is this simply a joke or is there some sort of confirmation of Trixie not being in season two? I'm leaning to joke, because of the struck-out words, but you might wanna say one way or another before you get a herd of angry Bronies stampeding into here.

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    78. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM

      Painter guy: Do Flutterpie! Pinkieshy? Whatever. NOW DO IT.

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    79. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM

      Should ai get a blind bag? Nah I'd rather keep my dignity.

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    80. Emil BjörnfotJuly 7, 2011 at 10:03 PM

      >Now where the hell is my dating sim?

      I happen to know that there is a chance of a short Demo coming soon...

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    81. calvin@derpymail.orgJuly 7, 2011 at 10:33 PM

      Yo seth, i says that the specific picture was from palo alto btw :D
      but i'm stuck here in AZ...
      come on desert bronies, i think a meetup is in order for surviving the dust storm :P

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    82. SdashJuly 7, 2011 at 11:16 PM

      I went and got the raffle tickets from dash drives...

      and my pay pal account goes under supervision...

      what?

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    83. AnonymousJuly 8, 2011 at 12:04 AM

      omg the story of the blanks is scary at 1:00 am

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    84. AnonymousJuly 8, 2011 at 3:26 AM

      @ Cyberfox:

      My own knowledge of Fallout was limited to watching a friend play about 15 minutes of the first game...and even that was about 5 years ago. There are moments within the story that do feel like I've missed a reference (the PipBoy/PipBuck probably being the most noticeable) but the post-apocalyptic world and its characters are interesting and fleshed out well enough that the story really does stand on its own. As (other Anonymous) said, previous knowledge of the games isn't crucial to understanding or enjoying Fallout: Equestria.

      However, some of the more ...disturbing... parts in the stories are probably made doubly so by the mere combination of cartoon marshmallow ponies with a wasteland hellhole, and an active imagination can make for some pretty messed up mental imagery while you read. Despite enjoying the story, some chapters have driven me to binge on happy fluffy g-rated fics afterward. :)

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    85. WlahJuly 8, 2011 at 7:02 AM

      @Anonymous
      I bought the blind bags in Toys R Us at 15kr a piece.

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    86. AnonymousJuly 8, 2011 at 12:16 PM

      Wait a sec while I check around this library..... nope, darn it!!!!!
      (HuffytheMagicDragon)

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    87. CyberfoxJuly 8, 2011 at 1:42 PM

      @Anonymous
      & Other Anonymous

      Interesting... well, I never liked not getting references, but maybe I'll look into it if I have time.

      Thanks for the responses!

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