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When are ponies named by their parents? At birth? A few months when their personalities start to develop? Do they go before the Chief Elder and have the child named by him? (Dinosaurs reference. Funny show. Look it up.) I mean, it can't possibly be at birth. What would possess a parent to name their child "Snails"? And what would happen if Apple Jack actually preferred oranges? Or Rainbow Dash couldn't fly? What is the consensus on naming? Pearls of Wisdom - Commandment VII: You shall not commit adultery.

Everything about Equestria Girls was shoved down our throats. There's not a hint of subtlety in that entire movie. So I don't think Flash/Twilight stood out as more criminal than any other plotline they threw out there. Pearls of Wisdom - I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

There's a reason for that. I know you're not suggesting that a conspiracy by The Writer's Union and Greeting Card Symposium to condition girls for romance. But it is true that almost all young girl stories have romance because they respond to that. Well, actually it kind of is. That's how we get little human beings. :yay: Oh probably. But like I said, I wouldn't mind a little romance thrown in there. Not the "they start dating and we have to endure an entire relationship" plot.. If I wanted that angst, I'd go watch The Big Bang Theory. But maybe a little acknowledgement that something is there. Maybe Cheerilee and Big Macintosh are enough in the background to get away with it. I mean, goodness knows we're not going to get anything out of Rarity and Spike. Could Spike have been more caviler about Rarity's crush on that pony or what?

I've found season 3 to be exactly the same as the other seasons in terms of quality. Some episodes are fantastic and can be watched over and over again. Others are good, but only bear viewing occasionally. And some episodes are so terrible they never should have been made. All in all, a fun series with hits as well as misses. Pearls of Wisdom - "Getting used to change is never easy. But living a stagnant life is even worse." - The Doctor (Doctor Who: The Perfection Society)

Okay, probably reading way more into this than intended.... But does Cheerilee still have a thing for Big Macintosh from Hearts and Hooves Day last year? She certainly swooned big time when she (thought she) heard him singing that bass line. And honestly, would a little character development along those lines be such a bad thing? We've had months now to digest Twilight and Flash. Yes, they said they wouldn't follow up with it any more. But with (ugh!) Equestria Girls 2 coming out, how can they not? Unless they just don't have the character there any more. (And didn't Flash have a cameo this season?) Would it really be so bad if Twilight and Flash started to have a thing? A little romance is the subject of many a young girl's stories. Or is that too much? Is Twilight off limits for that? Should Macintosh and Cheerilee get together? I think it'd be cute, actually. Pearls of Wisdom - Enough chit chat, time is candy! - Pinkie Pie ("Luna Eclipsed" - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Maybe next time someone from the show has a Twitter audience or something, some can just drop the question: "Where's Derpy been?" Just so they know we're thinking about her. Pearls of Wisdom - "I could make love for eight hours at a time. What I didn't mention was that it included four hours of begging, dinner, and a movie." - Sting

Try as I might I haven't seen Derpy this season. Am I missing her? Or is she AWOL? Pearls of Wisdom - Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I hope this isn't true. It would make the wild animals pretty unintelligent. And how did they survive before ponykind came along? I always assumed that they made nests for the birds in Winter Wrap Up as a kind gesture rather than out of necessity. We've seen beavers build their own dams. Though you do make a point that some things that happen naturally in our world are caused by external influence in Equestria. The rising of the sun and the moon are perfect examples. Pearls of Wisdom - Better to be so Heavenly-minded that you're no earthly good than to be so earthly-minded that you're no Heavenly good.

Sorry to bump a necro thread, but this question actually started bothering me a couple days ago, so I wanted to see what others thought. A number of people think Fluttershy would be the vet, but in the episode Secret of My Excess, the town doctor recommends to Twilight that she takes Spike to a vet, and it wasn't Fluttershy. My opinion is that Fluttershy is employed as Ponyville's Animal Control. She deals with all the lost/abandoned/wild animals and, as part of it, runs a shelter/adoption agency. Hence why she has such an eclectic choice of adoptable pets for Rainbow Dash. Pearls of Wisdom - "When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her." - Sacha Guitry

So now that some time has passed, what is the current thoughts on where EQG took place? Earth or some other universe? I don't think it can be Earth. Jaundice apparently doesn't exist. (Fluttershy's yellow skin) Unusual names. Pinkie Pie's red skin isn't considered embarrassment and no one thinks Twilight isn't suffering severe sunburn. Those are just a couple. Also, and unrelated, if Twilight, Rainbow, and Fluttershy all got wings after their (Sailor Moon-esq) transformations, why didn't Rarity and Twilight get unicorn horns? Pearls of Wisdom - Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.

This thread makes me glad we fans don't control what is on the show. Pearls of Wisdom - When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".

If I ever start saying "Schoopy Doo", I'll lock myself in the moon for a thousand years! Pearls of Wisdom - Isn't it a shame ignorance isn't painful?

So much wisdom in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. What pearls have you made your own? Mine are: "Come on, come on! Time is Candy!" Pinky Pie (Luna Eclipsed) "I want to be brave, at home, locked in my closet, with my teddy bear!" - Fluttershy (Magic Duel) Pearls of Wisdom - No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood.

I really don't see the problem with Twilight having a boyfriend. Consider: The show is aimed at girls young girls, but certainly not "Barney"-age girls. So they either have or are about to have their first case of puppy love. So why not show a pony in the beginning stages of a relationship. That hesitant, not-to-sure period just like we saw in Equestria Girls. Certainly I can't believe they want to hold up Spike's pining over Rarity as the standard of romance, do they? (Don't get me wrong. That is so adorably cute!) Pearls of Wisdom - Some people dream of success, while other people live to crush those dreams.

Once again Hub makes a strange programming decision. November is sweeps month and they only have Pony for one Saturday. (The fifth Saturday doesn't count for sweeps.) Considering the ratings smash MLP is, you'd think they would run it all month. They did this at the end of last season, too. They lost a sweeps week by ending the season a week early. I have to admit, I don't know what is going through their minds. Pearls of Wisdom - Commandment VIII: You shall not steal.