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Metool Bard


A weaver of tales who enjoys a good story. What more is there to say, really?

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This story is a sequel to Apple Bloom and the Timberwolf


Dinky Doo was excited to get her first pet at the Ponyville Pet Center Benefit Concert. She was so excited, in fact, that she couldn't settle on a name for him. In the end, she decided to give him a bunch of names strung together into one great, long name. This might appear to be a recipe for disaster on the surface, but let's be honest here. When's the last time you had to call for your pet tortoise? Unless your name just so happens to be Rainbow Dash, you shouldn't find yourself in that position too often.

However, strange things tend to happen in Ponyville, and the Fourth Wall Theater Troupe knows this all too well. As such, with Dinky's full cooperation, they have put together this little cautionary tale about the advantages of short names over long names for you all to enjoy this fine day. At least, it's allegedly a cautionary tale. There's no way of knowing for certain when your script is co-written by the Master of Chaos.

As always, funding for this production has been made possible by the Please Prevent Pinkie Pie and Discord From Getting Bored Foundation. To support more of the Fourth Wall Theater Troupe's work, follow the prequel tag above.

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What a fun and silly tale! Thanks for a great read. :twilightsheepish:

Oh 寿限無 u so silly

5166559 Unless Google Translate is way off (which it might be), the kanji there says "Life Without Limits." I, don't get it. Is that supposed to be the Chinese spelling for Tikki Tikki Tembo or something? :rainbowhuh:

"Pinkie and Discord know what they're doing. We just have to trust 'em."

:facehoof: Rainbow, do you hear yourself?

In all seriousness, though, I was glad to see another one of these. I always have a smile on my face after reading them. :pinkiehappy:

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yeah, it's the earliest example of that story I could find. His full name is
寿限無、寿限無
五劫の擦り切れ
海砂利水魚の
水行末 雲来末 風来末
食う寝る処に住む処
やぶら小路の藪柑子
パイポパイポ パイポのシューリンガン
シューリンガンのグーリンダイ
グーリンダイのポンポコピーのポンポコナーの
長久命の長助

Another Fourth Wall Theater Troupe story? Awesome.

I was a bit disappointed that Dinky's tortoise's name didn't have an amusing acronym or anything like that, but other than that, the story was great.

Tikki tikki tembo no sarembo chari bari ruchi pip perri pembo, if I recall. Read that book countless times as a child, and expected something similar going into this.

5166810 Actually, all of the names Dinky came up with are references to other multi-name jokes I've come across. At least, the majority of them are. :derpytongue2:

5170581 That's exactly what I was going for with this little tale. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. :ajsmug:

"Right, stupid question,"

Very.

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