What do you mean this straw I spun isn't gold?
When Mr Wong decided to make a bit of extra cash pushing out knock-off MLP toys he didn't realise just what an effect he was going to have on the Equestrian Universe. Who'd have thought a Chinese-English Dictionary could be such a dangerous tool?
Join Rainbow Dash, the multicoloured plumber and her friend Scarcity as they try to work out what has gone wrong with Ponytown. Contains disorientating scenes of mild memory loss, warped space-time and horrific fashion blunders.
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This has an interesting premise...
Story very good in many way.
I am laughing thanks to this little story you have made here. Thanks!
This. This is high quality Pony Words.
While I think this story is headed in the right direction, I find the character of Scarcity to be troubling. Her name and profession imply that she is meant to represent a strong working spirit in the fact of Western adversity, yet she wears a morally-subversive, dare I say bourgeois mohawk! I suppose the fact that mohawks are now "in" because Scarcity appeared with one in a magazine can be taken as a veiled critique of the bourgeois idea of "fashionable", but this implies that Ponytown is itself a bourgeois society, something that is not supported elsewhere in the story. (A bourgeois society, for example, will display improper coupling and a distinct lack of Dim Sum restaurants and Lucky Cat statues)
The importation of Western materials, especially when done by breaking through our Great Internet Wall of Moral Correctness, must be done with great care so that we may preserve proper values.
6/10 barely passes censor.
This.
This I like.
Please continue.
May I humbly suggest throwing in either a space or an indent with each new paragraph? Makes it a bit easier to read.
And take that, Mr. Han! The magic of friendship wins yet again!
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It turns out that the auto-formatting on publish eats the indents at the start of paragraphs. I've tried to add a few extra lines between paragraphs instead.
Ha ha ha! Just a question are we going to see applejack and fluttershy too? Just wondering. Thanks for the update!
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Yeah, spaces seem to work the best for some odd reason.
But now I really want a knock-off Rainbow Dash, just for the joy of the color swap.
8675096 You mean Glorious Harvester of Tree Fruits and Flapping Gentle Speaker?
Oh good lord, Pinklestia the Vomitous!
I am laughing at work now! good job!
Marsilea (aka Water Clover): Sporocarps of some Australian species such as Marsilea drummondii are edible and have been eaten by Aborigines and early white settlers, who knew it under the name ngardu or nardoo. Parts of Marsilea drummondii contain an enzyme which destroys thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to brain damage in sheep and horses.
Tea-pets: Pee pee boy is the most representative and popular figure among tea pets. It is about 3 inch tall with a red-brown color. The ability to judge the water temperature is its most useful quality contributing to the popularity of the form. To do this, a tea lover immerses it in cold water until it is filled up and shakes it to make sure it is filled at least 50 percent with water; after that, hot water poured over the pee pee boy will make it "pee" if the water is hot enough. The hotter the water, the further it pees.
Just for the sheer amount of WTF?, faved and upvoted.
Many a proud Argyle marched off to battle that day, never to return to the comfort of the sock-drawer again.
This is truly fascinating, especially since the connection cuts both ways. Eagerly looking forward to more.
Lesson of the day: Meddle not in the affairs of IPs that don't belong to you. Not for profit, anyway. Karma is as creative as it is vindictive.
Also, I can't help but wonder what will happen to the ponies who didn't exist before as the world is put to rights. If the Pinkie clones were bad, just imagine the potential fallout from that.
So *that's* what a Hasbro Cease and Desist order looks like from the other side.
Groovy.
Hey, they're all rememering what they're supposed to do in case of an emergency!
I just love this sinicizatized equestria and would have been saddened if it had dissapered completely. Still I wonder what that mare with her new not husband is going to do going forward. Thanks for the update!
Nice cooldown chapter. Everypony's had a chance to catch their breath... and it may be a good thing they did. I fear that China may try to strike back, even if they don't fully realize what they're doing.
Ah, magical ooze. Is there anything it can't do?
Also, an unexpected amount of Dash-Luna bonding. I like it!
Now, there's just the matter of those ominous bureaucrats...
Ha! Gummy's introspection!
Very good, keep going!
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Both Rainbow and Luna are quite driven, brash and loud on the outside, but quite conflicted and lacking in self-confidence on the inside. I'm surprised we don't see the two in a supportive friendship role more often.
A bit of a rush at the end, especially the explicit reference to Pinkie's metanarrative powers, but this was still a highly entertaining read from start to finish. Thank you for it.
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The irony of breaking the fourth wall with a reference to the fourth wall eh?
I wanted the story done in ten chapters (and didn't want the last chapter any longer than the others), but hopefully the end is satisfying enough.
Top kek
This belongs in a museum.
I think this would have been funnier if it had been more about actual fakies in Equestria. I think that was kind of what I was expecting, anyway. :/
I agree that there is a lot more that could be done with the story - such as a responsive aggression from China, or a focus on the stories of the fake ponies in Equestria - but both would have dragged the story away from comedy territory and into areas with a pinch more gravitas. Likewise I wanted this to be short, and I think a look at the 'fakes' or a Chinese backlash would have easily doubled the length of the story. I wanted something short and silly, mostly focused around Rainbow Dash.
Perhaps it ends a little too quickly and with less fulfilment than might be wished by some of the readers; but I think it does okay at what I was aiming for. In the end I wrote this pretty much live on the day, and posted the chapters immediately with no revision and no editing. Sorry if it didn't quite hit the spot for some of you.
Magnificent. There are no other words for this piece of modern art,
Ooooohhh I wonder what this could be?
ITS CHINA AGAIN
Would love to know what factory rule 6B is.
Oh no, not the only sane one here! DONT LET YOUR SANITY DIE YET!
This is one of those moments where I am glad I know some German (Germane? idk which to use in this context).
Dummkopf means fool
Dumm means dumb
Kopf means head
So it appears that either the dye is made by a brand called 'Foolish Dyes', or the dye is made by a brand named 'Stupid Head' or 'Stupid Head Dyes'. Analysis complete.
WOOOOOOOOO
I'm starting to wonder if he is actually using the Bing search engine instead of "Western Google Search Engine".
(cue bad punz sound effect)
Eh? Eh?
You ALMOST spelled it right.
It is spelled supercalafraga!isticexPEa!adoshus
Or is it?
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Agreed.
BECAUSE CHINA
Redirect power to the shields!
I'm givin' her all she's got, captain!
i apologize, but I don't know much Star Trek. Of course, because TEH INTERNETZ, I know a Star Trek quote when I see one.
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Rule 6 is all about human movement. 6a is of course running. 6b covers the hop, skip or jump, 6c is no dancing. We don't mention 6d but please don't do it on the factory floor.
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The first pun is that it's supercalafragalisticex T ialadoshus - since this chapter is all about Tea. The second pun is that it also spells Tia as in Celestia, who likes Tea.
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Oh i get it now
Longest pun ever, but still works.
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I will assume 6d covers dabbing.
*dabs*
Okay... now I see where this is going.
And don't you worry. This offends no Chinese people clever enough to understand this story.
No, Twi, you got it all wrong.
This is a CK, not an XK.
You know, when Cadance chanted Ba Luobo there, I totally lost it and lol-ed on the metro.
If you're interested in the inspiration, thoughts and processes behind the story, you can now read my blog series about it:
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/886811/i-think-its-called-ponytown-story-notes-chapter-1
What? Do you mean "maneuver"?
Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a spell-chequer!
Aside from the crazy Britishe sphellings, this was a very fun and clever story! I've read a number of stories written by Brits, Canadians, & even a few Aussies, and this is the first time I've ever seen "squoze." You can imagine my surprise when Google said it was a real word. Its main usage is regional, like the folks who call shopping carts "trolleys." It's also used for fun, like how I spelled "British spellings." I learned something today!
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Was this at all inspired by "The Indian in the Cupboard"?