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Let R = { x | x ∉ x }, then R ∈ R ⟺ R ∉ R... or is it?

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Apr
2nd
2016

Random · 10:48am Apr 2nd, 2016

Sorry, I just have to get this out of my system.

On the morning after Flurry Heart’s crystalling, three diplomatic envoys have arrived to the Crystal Empire – Prince Rutherford of Yakyakistan, the freshly crowned King Grissom of Griffonstone, and High Priestess Mchawi of the Zebra Kingdom. They prostrated themselves before the crib of the baby alicorn and offered her gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

They never really understood why Shining Armor was so angry with them, that he chased all three out of the city, screaming bloody murder all the way. Well-informed sources claim a book brought over from a mysterious world behind a magic mirror was involved.

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Comments ( 11 )

I concur with the first dude. Probably my exact reaction.

3843387

Might as well spell it out then, because I don't really understand if you think it's funny, or meh, or what. "Pffft" is hardly very meaningful. :)

"Flurry Heart" always makes me imagine a milkshake for carnivores.

Mmm.

That's hilarious :rainbowlaugh:

I think you're drawing from the right source material for inspiration, but you're using the wrong character for an expy. I think the dark days of the future when High Queen Skyla inscribes the Number of the Beast on every pony is a more likely outcome.

3869151 I'm still waiting for Adled Halter to push the Aerial Race towards open war with the other tribes. Even though he's obviously an earth pony, wearing fake wings.

3980453 What worries me there is Addled Halter's propagandist getting all his soldiers to feel super aggressive and assertive in a program called Triumph of Iron Will.

3981179 And then there's the concern about the Moos. What does he have against Moodailism?

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