Aspiring writer, Steve Magnet disciple
Princess Celestia thought her dessert would be simple. A few scoops of ice cream, maybe with some sprinkles and a little whipped cream on the top.
Little did she know that she'd sealed Equestria's doom, summoning a being beyond all comprehension.
Originally written for the 2017 National Pony Writing Month.
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i dont get it........
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DAAAAANALD! HES HAD ONE SCOOOOOP TO MANY! DRUMPF IS A LITERERAL HITLLLLLER!
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Least he didn't eat New York Pizza with a fork.
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ok serious question, who did that?
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http://www.cc.com/video-clips/0ect4f/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-me-lover-s-pizza-with-crazy-broad
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Thanks to all who commented. I hope there was some amusement had with this rather dumb story.
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:D
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TWO SCOOPS?!
TWO SCOOPS?!?!
Seriously, though, thanks. This is the stupidest thing I've favourited in a long time, and I love it. Colbertposting is a magical, wonderful thing.
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Thanks! It was an idea I cooked up back when I browsed KnowYourMeme a lot, and something about a talk show host losing his mind over ice cream seemed ridiculous enough to warrant a brief story. It's definitely not my usual cup of tea writing-wise, but I'm overall satisfied with the final result.
I'm also slightly fanboying from your response, as you wrote the single best review of the Equestria Girls Holiday Special I've ever read. I remember wanting to write/record a review for it when I first heard about it, but your examination did it so well and thoroughly I didn't bother going through with it.
Just out of curiosity, was there any moment in this story you particularly enjoyed?
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Thank you. I don't do many of those super detailed reviews/breakdowns, but a lot of work goes into them, so I'm always glad to hear people appreciate them. Hopefully the season eight review will be just as well received.
As for highlights, I think "GIVE UP THE EVIDENCE OF GRYPHON COLLUSIOOOON!" in particular got the most laughs out of me.
Edit: Also, looks like some of the images on that old review are broken. I'd better go fix those, since you've brought my attention to it...
Edit 2: And done!
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Heh, that was one of my favorite lines as well. I was actually kind of on the fence about including it when I first wrote this, just because I was worried integrating some of the, shall we say, political elements of the meme would alienate readers. But I eventually decided it was too good a line to leave out precisely because it was so unexpected in a relatively apolitical work. Sometimes just a pinch of edginess can make a gag work that much better.
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Personally, I'm not fond of how political messages, themes, and references are forced into everything nowadays, but that's mostly because it's often poorly done, shallow, and/or blatantly agenda-driven. But in this case, it works, not only because Colbertposting already had political aspects to it (so it's not so out of place here), but also because the joke works regardless of the reader's own political stance. Colbert screaming like a madman is inherently hilarious, regardless of whether or not we agree with him.
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Your feelings towards politics in works are pretty similar to mine. I'm certainly not against people creating politically charged works, but more often than not the creators don't have the ability/talent to integrate it in a meaningful way. They become so focused on the "message" that they forget that characters and events can be nuanced and complex, and that sometimes the message doesn't fit into the world they've created.
I actually fell into this trap for a story I'm uploading to FimFic soon. My initial draft was largely critical of a certain American city, and the story was meant to highlight the city's flaws via an invasion of Equestrians. However, my editor pointed out that the central character's emotional transformation through the story felt sidelined for a basic "society sucks" message that distracted from rather than added to the story. Through revision I was able to create a more nuanced protagonist and show the city as still fundamentally imperfect, but something the protagonist oddly wants to keep around as a bulwark from the flood of Equestrian newcomers. It was a helpful reminder that any message, no matter how well-intentioned, doesn't work without a strong story backing it.
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I think I could tell a similar story about an unpublished work of my own. But regardless, I liked how this one turned out.
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Thanks for your comments, and I'll keep my eyes open for your Season 8 review!