If you had never encountered and Equestria pony and weren't told that it was called a "pony" (which sort of loads the dice), what would you liken it to?

Upon reflection, I realised I would describe them as alpacas.

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I'm probably late to the party noticing this, but it seems like most of the songs in the series are highlighting a lack of harmony and I think this tendency is especially strong with solo songs. It's just kind of sad.

These words are awful, and you shouldn't use them unironically. Or at all, really. May be updated periodically if I find another stupid noun that makes me visibly flinch.

Part 1: The Vulva and Environs
#1 Cunny: No. Just don't.

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I was going to be more indirect, but I just want to get this off my chest: I never want to read an HiE story featuring "nondescript brony in Equestria" or "'wannabe genre-savvy "non-brony" who nevertheless knows about the show' in Equestria". Ever. The entire class of HiE work where the human is aware of MLP as an animated production is basically a write-off, as far as I'm concerned.

What's the appeal? What's even the point?

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It seems odd to me that I've never seen a single story where the Equestria Girls go through the looking glass. I've seen Sunset Shimmer do it. I've seen Adagio Dazzle do it. But those are returns; not someone new. I think there's a lot of potential (hijinks, adventure, comedy) in the concept but it simply hasn't been touched at all! Why? Could it be general disdain for EQG that's prevented this from taking off?

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Something I remembered today.

Sucks to be this guy and named after the worst cultivar in history.

Plenty has been written on the nature of a cutie mark and its relationship with talent and one's calling in life. But sometimes, you can't help but think, "My word, what a useless talent!" Or worse, "Why, what could your talent even be?"

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