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Alaborn


Somewhere in the USA. Probably older than you. And something about MLP:FIM makes me want to write stories. Unfortunately, being gainfully employed cuts into my writing time.

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  • 146 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Strong Seconds

    Not an episode review this time.

    PresentPerfect writes about the "Applejack Problem", that a character with everything figured out becomes too boring. Her cutie mark is literally deciding she wants to stay home.

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    1 comments · 385 views
  • 146 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Putting Your Hoof Down and It's About Time

    S2E19 Putting Your Hoof Down

    Watching this episode as part of the whole series is jarring. You have episode after episode of ponies being kind and friendly, then a whole bunch of rude ponies all at once.

    I hate Angel Bunny in this episode. I want to turn him into hasenpfeffer.

    I'd like to know why there just happens to be a hedge maze somewhere near Ponyville.

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    3 comments · 214 views
  • 150 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Hearts and Hooves Day and A Friend in Deed

    S2E17 Hearts and Hooves Day

    The writers have chosen, once again, to feature a holiday or celebration in this episode. Arguably, this is the seventh time (Summer Sun Celebration, Winter Wrap Up, Running of the Leaves, Grand Galloping Gala, Nightmare Night, Hearth's Warming, Hearts and Hooves Day), and the third time directly referencing a major American holiday.

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    3 comments · 204 views
  • 151 weeks
    Retrospective Review: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 and Read It and Weep

    S2E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

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    6 comments · 289 views
  • 152 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Baby Cakes and The Last Roundup

    S2E13 Baby Cakes

    So this was an episode that came completely out of the blue. There was no indication of Cup Cake being pregnant, let alone with twins. I'm assuming there was a toy involved.

    "That makes sense, right?" Sure, but if you're a pegasus stallion with a beige coat or a unicorn stallion with a yellow coat, I wouldn't recommend dining at Sugarcube Corner.

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    6 comments · 200 views
Mar
13th
2020

Random Thought - Houses · 5:52am Mar 13th, 2020

Among human in Equestria stories, I've seen several where the human's house comes with them.

But how does that house get hooked up to the water and sewer? No one ever covers that!

(Though that sounds like something Admiral Biscuit would write.)

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Comments ( 6 )

I remember I read one once where the connections to water and sewer were lampshaded almost immediately, in that they just worked. It wasn't clear how, exactly; they just did.

Kind of like Pinkie Pie.

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Magic, clearly.

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Well, that answers the question of who connected them.

:pinkiehappy: "Don't worry, I made sure the shower got the unflavored seltzer!"

Water and sewer bugs you, but electricity and cable doesn't? :rainbowhuh:

But seriously, most of those stories seem to run on "it's magic, I don't gotta explain crap". For the few exceptions, well, any comic-level entity capable of transporting a house to Equestria intact can certainly arrange to keep all the utilities running.

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I don't recall any stories where someone still has cable. Most transported humans bemoan their lack of access to television and the Internet.

Electricity is the one thing that seems to be addressed most often, and would be easiest to hook up to a new house.

But water and sewer? There are pipes in your house that are now connected to nothing.

Okay guys fandoms over pack it up we thought of everything. Let's go on hiatus until we get more material from the Zecora comic next month.

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