Miles

--- Anyways... hehehhh... If Pinkie's friends didn't respect her, I'm pretty sure Pinkie would show it. Besides... Think about the Maud episode. In the end, what was it they said to Maud? Oh yah - that what they all had in common was... That they all loved Pinkie Pie!!! Eeyup.

Hmmm... well, to take a different spin on things here, rather than putting people who have since passed, I'll put living people: Laughter: Ellen Degeneres Generosity: Sandra Bullock Honesty: Clint Eastwood Loyalty: Mike Rowe Kindness: Ryan Gosling Magic: Morgan Freeman --- Btw, Jeric's post wins. Lol.

Heheheh... Y'all can't just be so vague. (Though, Jeric's answer was perfect, lol.) Gotta put some meaning into this here rating system. So, here you go: 0 = not a brony, period. 1 = at the very least, there is a subtle interest there, but, meh. 2 = an interest is there, for sure, but is of little amount. 3 = curious, and likes the idea of the show, but still cannot be defined as a brony. 4 = very curious, and is avidly allowing MLP to have some part of their time. 5 = Pre-Stage 1 Brony, whether or not you want to be defined as such; you are one (or Pegasister, whatever you prefer, gals). 6 = Stage 1 Brony/Pegasister, and you like defining yourself as such, because you feel a strong connection to the fandom. 7 = Stage 2 Brony/Pegasister, and you love it. It's a part of your life, and your spending a good amount of your free time doing something that relates to the fandom, be it watching the show, being on the forums, making fan-made stuff, etc... maybe own merch. 8 = Stage 3 Brony/Pegasister, and nearly all, or just all of your free time is doing what is said above... maybe own merch. 9 = Stage 3+ Brony/Pegasister, all of Stage 3, and you do own merch. Maybe go to Conventions. 10 = Full Bore, Wide Open Throttle - You're the Final Stage of Brony/Pegasister - you revolve your life around ponies. I'm a 7; I'm a Stage 2 Brony. Much of my free time is spent here on the forums. I've watched the show, from S1E1 through the S4 Finale, like, 4 or 5 times through now (chronologically, because OCD). I love ponies. But, I do not own merch, and I haven't made any fan-made stuff. And, I have not gone to any Conventions. I'm actually still "in the stable" (closet-brony/internet-only-brony) IRL. --- Do you like my rating system?

Hehehhh... I've seen that before man... and while I enjoyed seeing him use that episode to compare them, like I did... I totally disagree with the reasons he is using - well, not all of them, but, most. I mean, he somehow manages to use the evidence he brought up to say "LOL they're 15!" WHAT? No!!! The evidence he was talking about much more closely matches the way I aged them. You graduate high school at 18, and by that time, you either: know where you're going; or you are already where you want to be, and are still progressing... Or, you might not be sure about anything, because the schooling system is so freaking stupid that we're shoved useless crap in our faces which waste our time and confuse us. Of course, there is leeway for more than just those 3 vague options, but, I'm just simplifying. The guy in the video clearly says that he thinks some of the ponies are in their life jobs, and are damn good at it. Which, is exactly... I mean, like seriously - exactly the reason I placed AJ and Rarity at 22, being the eldest ponies. Not 15, lol. And, it's also the biggest reason I placed all the ponies at the ages I did. I just get this intuitive vibe from the show that tells me that I think AJ and Rarity are the eldest; RD and Fluttershy are the middle two; and that Twilight and Pinkie are the youngest. Thus, while the exact ages I put them might not matter as much, I at least feel that, the comparative ages that I just said, are important. But hey, this is all my own opinion. In all reality, I bet you the guys and gals at Hasbro not only don't release official ages because it's truthfully not that important, but also because they probably actually argue amongst themselves about it, too.

Heh, I found the show in the winter of 2013/2014 - and... how exactly? Funny story... my friend [who is now my roommate] used to say "ponies" randomly in skype. Ironically, it was just his was of making a random interjection that meant "hey" - see, he's not even a brony! BUUUT... I was like... "wait, why you keep saying 'ponies' - isn't there like some tv show or something?" - he's all like "lol, no... I don't watch that. It's just an interjection I use to say hi." But, I then proceeded to let my curiosity run wild... I looked up the show despite him not even being a fan. And, after watching the pilot episodes, I was hooked.

I'm pretty patient. For now, music cures the itch. And, well, listening to it whilst being on the forums, of course! Currently: Korn - Issues [album] On deck: Adema - [self titled album] Just gotta stay calm, Rock On, and keep pony !

Hmmm... Let me first say, I'm just a gen 4 (FIM) fan anyway - not that I have anything against the older gens, but, starting out at gen 4 and going back... lol, I can't do that. Therefore, I will just go back to late 2010 when FIM was just starting up (in this fun hypothetical situation). Note: IRL I started watching FIM in the 2013/2014 winter, becoming a brony in early 2014, and a member of this site in the summer. Me now = 19, (I'll be 20 in 2 weeks). We'll use "cm" to mean "current me." Me at the time when FIM was just starting up = 16. We'll use "om" to mean "old me." *88 miles per hour* *asdfasdfadsfasdf* *somehow it worked* cm: Hey kid. om: Uh, hi... who are you? cm: I'm you, 4 years from now. *Because time travel has been a part of my imagination for a long time, I'd already know exactly what how to respond* om: *gasp* No freakin' way! Okay okay, so... Prove it. *and here I would say a great number of things, many of which long self-kept secrets, etc... to name of a few lesser secretive things here:* *(because it's self knowledge, the way I would say it would be list form, and no explanation):* cm: *Random peoples middle names* Warren; Leigh; Micah... om: mhm, now something more... cm: Swingsets. 4 of them. Each having their own meaning. I know you know, so I'll just say; the first - between your house and her's (she was like an older sister to you). The second - McNally; bike rides; games that you wished lasted longer. The third - wood chips... you know. The fourth - Pokemon Cards... You know damn good and well all of that had more meaning, and you know I know, that I know. om: Wow... it's really me. YOU are ME! So, what is the goal of your mission in doing this? cm: That's the spirit, kiddo. I have a few minor things, and one big thing. First, the minor stuff. om: okay, I'll grab a pen and paper. cm: Good thinkin'. First, speeding tickets. You got two of them when I was 17. First was at Big Creek Park, with Caleb. You can avoid this by not blasting your damn radio, and paying attention the the f---ing speed limit signs. It's a 20 zone! NOT a 30 zone! Shit, you were going 42! Slow the hell down. The second, though, wasn't your fault really, but, nonetheless, take this in mind - on Broadway (*a street*) at night, even if there's no headlights in either direction, doesn't mean there won't be a cop hiding on the side roads. Stay at 30, don't go ever it. om: *laughs* Thanks. That'll save some money. So, both tickets I got in town? cm: Yah! So, if you're gonna speed (and you will, lol) do it on the highway. Just remember, 9 your fine, 10 your mine; but even still, if your gonna set your cruise, keep'er at 62 when there's traffic. If the road is as barren as a desert (*that happens between country towns sometimes*) and there are no cars, just know where the cops hide. om: Suh-weeeet. cm: don't get cocky though... om: wow, why so serious? cm: You wrecked your truck when you were 18. om: Fuuuuuu..... cm: You were lucky... You didn't get hurt. Ironically, it wasn't even because you were messing around. You were just chillin on some back roads to music, after you watched the demo derby at the fair. Then, you fell asleep for a split second, woke right back up, and slammed the brakes because you were going 40, and you were 15 feet from the Stop sign where the road hits a T on Dickson Mounds road. You smashed into a hedge post, luckily on the side of the bumper, thus, pushing the momentum sideways, where you slid to a stop in a farmers bean field. om: *jaw dropped* cm: Because of the cost to fix it; they nearly just totaled it, but mom was nice enough to get a second quote from someone else. om: *speechless* cm: So, basically... just go home after the demo derby. There's no need for you to be driving on the back roads at midnight, when you can't even tell if you're tired or not. om: *hugs current me* cm: *hugs back* om: that all? cm: Oh, right - one more thing... You will come to like the show My Little Pony; Friendship Is Magic. om: What the fu--!? cm: Chill, kid. You will learn with time that the high school you is going to change as he becomes a college student. You become more open minded. But, don't force it. Let it happen naturally. om: whatever. cm: *smiles* *88 miles per hour; poof; session over* om: well... that was crazy... *Old me would continue to ponder what just happened for a good long time. But one thing I have always had a part of me, and still do, is curiosity... curiosity is what actually got me started IRL with this show. Old me's curiosity would have ignited, and would have started looking at stuff about the show, eventually probably watching it... There's one problem, though. Old me... had a life with better things to do. Current me - College me... the version of what really happened... is how I am glad it actually happened. I wouldn't want old me to start watching it in high school. My mentality was different then. So, to end this explanation of a hypothetical situation... I'll just say that, I'm glad for the way things actually happened. Not this fake situation. Even though it'd save me some trouble, I needed to learn those lessons the hard way. Experience gives wisdom... second-hand words not so much.

Funny you should mention [this]. Heh, months ago... like, back in April, actually, I created something of a compare and contrast essay about the ponies' ages. At the time, I was still very much new to the fandom, but as I now look back and read the essay I wrote (for myself, I never actually did anything with it), I'm surprised at how much I still [now] agree with what I wrote [then]. I mean, since then, I've become much more knowledgeable of the show and fandom at large, but yet I can still find the logic I used in that essay to be respectable. So, if y'all promise not to claim it as your own, I'll upload it. Besides, nobody else but me would have read it if I don't show it to you guys. So, as long as you can credit me, (yeah, just say "Miles") with it, do with it as you may.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall... who's the smartest ponies of them all, less the one who is named Twilight Sparkle. Oh but don't you already know, the question you ask is both leading and misleading... Yes, indeed, this is so. Shall we thus define a narrower bridge for each to cross? Yes, we shall, with the exception in mind. Book-smart; street-smart; natural wisdom; uncanny wisdom; and humbly most trustworthy of a confidante. And first just of the Mane Six, then just of the rest of them all. A properly asked question this time around, I now shall give these answers aloud: Rarity; Rainbow Dash; Fluttershy; Pinkie Pie; and Applejack... Cherilee; Discord; Celestia; Big Mac; and Luna... Thank you, with best regards, you may now return away. With pleasure. Until next time, keep up the taste for knowledge, for I'll ensue the answers you wish to find.