Breakfast with Rose story notes

First of all, a huge thanks to my pre-readers:
Topaz Moon
MSPiper
AShadowOfCygnus

I can't say enough how much I appreciate all the help, especially since I have the habit of making changes right up to the last minute, and then hitting the publish button before they can correct my dumb mistakes.

Poutine is a Canadian dish, which you can get at McDonald's there. It's basically French Fries with gravy and cheese curds.

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There is in fact a Sheraton hotel in Vancouver, and the Vancouver newspaper is really called the Vancouver Sun. There are not, to my knowledge, any escalators which go from stairs to moving sidewalks, which is really a pity. Think of how convenient that would be.

I still do not have a good answer for whether or not equines process alcohol more efficiently than humans. A real horse probably will, if by nothing else than virtue of his body mass. However, in my headcanon ponies weigh about the same as humans (I did an experiment!), so Rose has no advantage there. Both humans and horses produce the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase , so we can both metabolize it.

In lieu of a good, scientific answer, the safe bet is that you shouldn't get in a drinking contest with an equine.

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Horses are not left- or right-ear dominant. They'll use both equally, as far as Science! knows.

Laterality is the preference of one side over the other. Most of us humans are either right- or left-handed, for example. Other sensory organs which are paired are also often preferred; humans have eye dominance and ear dominance.

Horses do have eye dominance, and they also have nostril dominance. According to Wikipedia, anyways. The eye dominance tends to track with how emotional the horse is, and most horses under four prefer to sniff novel things with their right nostril. They also have stride preferences. Do you? Pay attention to which foot you lead with; you might be surprised what you observe.

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Sam's wrong about the president; Garfield had the second-shortest presidency. At a mere thirty days, William Henry Harrison is the current winner. She's also not entirely right about Garfield being named after the president. Instead, he's named after Jim Davis's grandfather . . . who was named after President Garfield.

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Dramaturge!
All images are from their respective wikis.

Tinsel Hat is from the comics; she works at the Ponyville town hall.

First Base

Peach Fuzz

Lickety Split

Liza Doolots

Shady Daze

Peachy Pie

Sunny Daze

Comments

[theRedBrony]

lol that horse in the bar. Bartender: 'Why the long face?' He looks so silly, just kind of chilling there.

Also... I'll never look at Lickety Split the same way after reading that one story by ChuckFinley. I uh... can't link the story, if you catch my drift. But I will say that that picture of Lickety sure does make him look queer fabulous.

[MrZJunior]

There are not, to my knowledge, any escalators which go from stairs to moving sidewalks, which is really a pity. Think of how convenient that would be.

I saw an escalator that sort of did this in Japan. It flattened out in the middle for a little bit before continuing upward, like how a lot of stairs have a little landing in the middle of them.

[Admiral Biscuit]

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He's just mad 'cause they're teasing him with the drink but taking pictures of him rather than letting him drink it.

Also... I'll never look at Lickety Split the same way

Can't say that I've read that story . . . or that I will. One of my pre-readers, who shall remain nameless, thought it would be funny to use the double meanings of a couple of foal's names.

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That's actually really cool! It strikes me that an escalator which went into a moving stairwell could be made; there are undoubtedly similar setups with conveyor belts. All you'd have to do is make sure that the speeds matched exactly, so people didn't fall down at the junction of the two.

[theRedBrony]

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Can't say that I've read that story . . . or that I will.

That's exactly what I told ChuckFinley. Until he eventually goaded me into reading it, claiming that he wanted another writer's opinion on it. I must say though, that it was potentially the funniest thing I've ever read, here or otherwise. (It is graphic though...)

And uh, double meanings are always awesome.

[Admiral Biscuit]

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And uh, double meanings are always awesome.

And pony names lend themselves to it so well, too.

[Nyerguds]

I still do not have a good answer for whether or not equines process alcohol more efficiently than humans. A real horse probably will, if by nothing else than virtue of his body mass. However, in my headcanon ponies weigh about the same as humans (I did an experiment!), so Rose has no advantage there. Both humans and horses produce the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase , so we can both metabolize it.

In lieu of a good, scientific answer, the safe bet is that you shouldn't get in a drinking contest with an equine.

Well, equines can't burp, so overall, consumption of large amounts of carbonized beverages, including foamy beer, would be pretty unhealthy to the common Earth horse. But I guess that might not apply to Equestrian ponies

Of course, this does mean that liquor is just fine

[Admiral Biscuit]

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Well, equines can't burp,

Very true. While it's okay to give beer to your horse (in reasonable amounts), it's a good idea to let it go flat first.

But I guess that might not apply to Equestrian ponies

They do belch in canon.

Of course, this does mean that liquor is just fine

Yes, yes it is.