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17 weeks
Happy Hearth's Warming Eve!

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21 weeks
So then, Doctor Who

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27 weeks
Bloody Covid

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29 weeks
UK PonyCon report

This is inelegantly copy/pasted over from the (slightly) nicer looking report over on Louder Yay. Of course, I'm sure you all read Louder Yay anyway because you're such great people, but just in case here's the report here as well...
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Sep

7th

2018

Quick tip · 1:51am Sep 7th, 2018

On a site devoted to horse stories, it's a really good idea to appreciate the difference between "reign" and "rein". In particular, it's "to give free rein", not "to give free reign". Well, unless you're offering princesshood, I suppose.

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Georg #1 · Sep 7th, 2018 · 4 · ·

Ha! Found it in one of my favorite stories, 100% Move 50% Fire by Estee.

"Please," Rainbow Dash groaned. "This is so boring..."
"...it's not so bad," Fluttershy gently protested.
"Yes, it is! Fold the box! Lift the edges! Spread the tape! Holding tape rolls in my mouth, by the way? Tastes horrible! And there is nothing exciting about a box!"
"You're looking at it the wrong way, silly!" Pinkie laughed. "It's not about making the box -- it's about what you get when you have it!"
"Oh, yeah?" Rainbow challenged. "I have a box. What have you got?"
Pinkie jumped inside the largest one, clenched the lid panel with her teeth, and pulled it down after her.
Silence reigned. After a full minute, it headed for the castle to demand Celestia's throne.