Many ponies have sworn by Celestia's beard over the ages, but where did this phrase originate from? Twilight Sparkle, her brain ever-thirsty for knowledge, asks this of her mentor, and learns a lesson she'll never forget.
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My main thought while reading this.
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This was meant to be little more than a silly palate cleanser so I can get on with the other stories.
For those expecting logic to play a serious role in this tale, have a Pinkamina:
2101330 Just finished reading this. Was good story. Me like-y lot.
I hope to see more just plain random stories like this coming from you in the future.
Anyway, if you don't mind me asking, how long did it take you to write this story? Just a tad curious. (For science! Or reasons.)
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The idea's been brewing in my head for months while RL had my writing mojo held captive on the Moon.
As for actual writing, proofreading, and correction time I started this, uh... around 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time this evening?
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I'm not really that great with time zones... So, how long do you think it took you hour wise?
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Let's see... let's take the average, and say 20:30... took a break around 23:00 to 03:00... carry the two, divide by pi, mmm pie... About four, maybe five hours? Six tops?
...I think this is proof that the mojo's back from the Moon. That said, this was just something my brain threw together as it went. If it even gets near the feature box, I'll be very surprised and likely say something along the lines of 'Sweet Fancy Celestia on a pogo stick covered in cocoa butter.'
2101382 5 hours? That's actually pretty good time for a 3k word story. (I was asking, because I didn't know if I should even attempt to write more today. it usually takes me about 3 hours to write 1k+ words...)
You know? I wouldn't be surprised if this made the feature box. I've made it there once with a retarded joke story I wrote, and from what I can tell this is just as retarded, if not more, than mine. (That's a compliment... really)
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Celestia... pogo stick...
Um. Granted that I have no idea how The Box picks its Chosen Ones, I may agree with you, seeing as this picked up six views and two more favorites in the last five minutes. 
As for typing speed... I'm not exactly on the bell-curve. In my line of work, I frequently have to process incoming information, provide responses, and take coherent notes simultaneously. I blame working tech support for over a decade.
At New Day Job, I'm pretty much snapping out notes and answering emails on an iPad Mini while conducting remote server sessions on the work laptop. This is my 'comfortable and not-bored' level of multitasking.
2101421 It chooses the featured stories by how many likes and dislikes a story has, how old the story is, (New is better), and a bunch of other random crap.
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Ah, I see. It's powered by indexing faeries. Got it. *nods sagely*
I suppose we'll see what happens once people on this side of the pond wake up in a few hours and start readin' dem ponies again. Either way, it felt good to get something out there that I can definitively say is done and not a steaming pile of horseapples.
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indexing faeries
>Implying I know what that means.
Anyway, amazing job with the story, and WTG on actually making a new story. (By Celestia's Bread, why can't I make myself write anything.)
Oh wait, now I remember why. Its because I'm lazy! 
Problem solved.
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Thank you kindly! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
And now, since it's nearly 0600 and I've got to deal with rental companies, airlines, and expense reports tomorrow, I'm going to go put my head down. Goodnight!
well then....
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Surprised Rarity is surprised?
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You may get your wish. Something in my brain latched onto the idea of "The Everfree Liberation Front" and is starting to run with it.
>>Trouble-shooter
possibly.
This was one of the funniest fanfics I've ever read, Luna going through an Emo phase is now in my headcanon. It makes too much sense
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Thanks! Emo Luna'sq been bouncing around I my skull ever since I watched "Luna Eclipsed" for the nth time and realized that before Luna became (*Buy Some Apples!*) metal, she likely went through a Goth phase.
Watching "Lunar Slander" from Friendship is Witchcraft recently only reinforced this concept. In fact... Now I have another idea percolating.
2103759 Is it okay if I use that idea for a fic? I think it would make it 9000% better
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Be my guest! I may write up "The Ballad of Dark Shadow Moon Bane" one of these days, but I certainly don't mind folks being inspired by the stuff I write.
...I just realized that the acronym I use for Luna's emogoth persona, DSMB, is an anagram for BDSM.
NO. BAD BRAIN! PUT DOWN THE IDEA AND WALK AWAY SLOWLY WITH YOUR LOBES IN THE AIR!
And with that, we know exactly what kind of a story we're getting this evening.
A really good one!
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I actually noticed this... Didn't say anything because I'm not quite sure what BDSM meant other than something very wrong...
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Let's just say that it would do two things:
1) It would fit very well into the Emo/Goth Luna stereotype, at least from a "Suicide Fillies" standpoint, and...
2) It would crank the rating of this or any other fic straight up into the Mature range.
I've no desire to write clopfic. I haven't gone there quite yet.
EDIT: No, Molestia. Not even if you offer me bananas. I know what you do with them.
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And, I'm very thankful for that.
I don't mind the in your end'do you sometimes pull, because its usually subtle and funny.
But, clop is just... terrible. It's just smut, and they're horses form heavens sake! Have some class, and keep it to yourself.
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The way I see it, in most of the fanfics I've read, they're thinking, feeling beings. Faust herself has confirmed that ponies reproduce in the standard mammalian fashion. This means that romance, sexuality, etc, would be part of their culture and a part of their day-to-day interactions. There was a freaking wedding, for crap's sakes, and they made jokes about bachelor parties.
Doesn't mean I want to write about it in an explicit fashion, however. You can pull off romance without describing heaving bazooms and the 3:57 Friendshipping Express entering the Canterlot Tunnel. You can pull off a mildly to moderately saucy joke without having it be crass - Our mutually favored television series about a time-traveling alien in a blue box does it all the time.
That said, I have stumbled across the odd explicit fic that was very well done, and I applaud the authors for having the minerals to put it out there. It's just not something I choose to do. I prefer to, as you say, go for subtle and funny, and let the reader's imagination take it from there should it choose to do so.
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When I said clop I meant doing the monkey dance. Not romance. I'm okay with two ponies liking each other as long as it's done right and sex free. Like the show offers.
I feel that if you wright a plot based fic, you should try and wright the fic using the the same standards as the show does. (There are some exceptions like Comedy, advanced stories (I mean like death and stuff), and ect, but it still makes the story all that much better if you stick to the guide lines that the show sets.)
I don't really even like "dark" stories for that matter. (They make me sad.)
I guess this is all just my opinion in the end.
I don't mind subtle jokes, but put something in that makes me say, "Why would you wright that!" Then I'm going to vomit and quit reading the story, no matter how good it was.
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Oh, I concur. By 'clop' I too mean putting Tab A into Slot B. Romance, I'm okay with though I'm unlikely to ever write a straight-up shipping fic. Adventure and comedy are more my style. I admit, I'm trying something new with Spectrum of the Sky, because I wanted to try and push my boundaries a bit by writing something sad and meaningful.
Dark... I'm okay with Dark as long as it's Dark With A Purpose. If there's some big Shagnasty villain going around mauling ponies, he, she, or it needs to have a reason. Gore for gore's sake is about as boring as waiting in an airline terminal (something which I am intimately familiar with), and I can't stand Snidely Whiplash-style villains unless they're being used for comedic value.
Once in a Blue Moon has a Dark tag because, well... flipping monsters from space and time, yo. It's the Doctor. People die around him at an alarmingly frequent rate as part of his innate tropes.
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I agree with ya. Though, I would never be caught dead writing romance anything. I'll still hint at it in any number of my writings, if I so wish. Like you I'm more into comedy, and adventure, rather than romance. Still I won't lie. Even if a romance story contains no clop, I still wouldn't want to read. Not just because they're horses, but also because I dislike Romance as a main subject in any story to begin with. It's really just boring and usually crappy.
Also, I'm in the stages of writing a Doctor Whooves story right now, but unlike your story, I'm going to have everything kind of follow a middle ground between Doctor who and MLP. I don't want to say anymore, because I'm afraid I'd end up spoiling it.
that was pretty funny
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Glad you enjoyed it!
>3:30 am
>fever
screw everything, the cover made me crack really hard so imma read it!
post-read edit:
fever got, well, fever-er.
but i regret nothing.
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so, i take that as you're planning to write "metal luna" story? do want.
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"Metal Luna" will likely feature prominently in any comedies I write involving the Sisters, yes. It's just too good to pass up.
would be proud.
Glad you enjoyed the story, and hope you feel better soon!
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You can also make "metal luna" to try to eat meat to be just "f*cking brutal" like some metal fan could try and eat raw meat/drink blood, but failing miserably. And thanks, i'll try my best to fight with my sickness. Not really, it's all up to pills and such :D
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You know, I could probably fit an Ozzy Osbourne joke in there somewhere. Say if our impressionable Princess, fresh from her lunar time-out, were to go to a Black Saddle concert.
And things spiral from there.
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Nice story. Laughing, but not as much as I should, listening to sad stuff.
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“Oh, aye, he’s a right powerful an’ wicked one, he is, Yer Worshipfulnesses. Wicked an’ powerful, wot? I mean, ‘e turned me into a newt!” replied the village barkeep, a stout earth pony by the name of Winter Molasses.
At this, Luna cocked an eyebrow and asked in an even tone, “...A newt?” To this, Molasses ducked his head and mumbled, “...I got better
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may i borrow the "metal luna" concept? i think i came up with the idea i may one day turn in text.
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Go right ahead. I don't own ponies, and I'm sure whatever you write will be significantly different from what I write.
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thanks, i'll notify you if i'll ever get the story done.
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I feel like I should say something about the whole "metal Luna" dealy.
Eh, close enough.
"By Luna's moon,,,"
,,,Nice
By Celestia's beard and Luna's moon this is funny!
Luna was all ' I wanna write poetry about the darkness of this world' and Celestia is all 'I'll drink for a beard!' But how DID 'By luna's moon' come to be? Make a sequel, I wanna hear bout luna's moon.
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Hilarious!
How has no one pointed out the Dr. Horrible reference yet?
Either way, I was amused. Especially with Luna's closing remarks.
I laffed so hard I flaffed. This is one of the FUNNIEST stories I've read in some time.
That ending... I lost it
That last line...
Haha! Yes!
BEARD!