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    I have a friend who is in a desperate situation and I am trying to help with his GoFundMe campaign but I did not know what the site rules were for posting that kind of link or where it would be appropriate to post.
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    I've been to a few conventions and read alot of guidelines online for convention rules and none of them seem to have consistent policies and enforcement. The guidelines are often fairly vague like no "offensive content" or "hate symbols". I can understand the rules about no real or realistic weapons, although I have still seen plenty of cosplayers walking around cons with fairly realistic looking prop guns. Also, how do you determine offensive content? Like I was thinking about putting together a cosplay of Schrodinger from Hellsing but I don't want to get kicked out of a con before I even walk in the door. Does this mean all realistic military uniforms are inappropriate? What about Tanya the Evil or Marvel's Hydra? Also, what determines appropriate sexual content. I've seen plenty of cosplayers in what amounts to lingerie, bikinis, and dominatrix gear, and this was still during daylight hours. Also, not to mention all the dealers selling barely obscured porn art. What do you think is appropriate and not appropriate for a convention, especially one open to all ages, and who determines that?
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    If anyone here was planning on traveling to China for ANY reason, DO NOT. I'm dead serious. ESPECIALLY if you have relatives in China.

    Why? China is now "legally" detaining pretty much anyone for indefinite periods of time (think years), especially people with relatives in China with ZERO embassy access or representation. It's called an "exit ban" and I notice that Wikitravel has NOT put up their usual red band warning.

    The US State Department travel advisory lists it as a yellow warning:

    "U.S. citizens may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime. U.S. citizens may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention for reasons related to “state security.” Security personnel may detain and/or deport U.S. citizens for sending private electronic messages critical of the Chinese government."

    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html

    DO NOT VISIT CHINA

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    I know I'm in the minority here but I didn't like it. Without trying to give too much away for a movie called "Joker" there was barely any Joker proper in it. It felt like a remake of "King of Comedy" with DC characters shoehorned in just to get more people to see it Spoilers Below:
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    I vaguely remember watching some old commercial in the early 90s that really creeped me out as a kid. It was this black-and-white vortex that showed a family photo being ripped in half and then this jumpscare wolf's mouth popped out. Then it cut to a black-and-white picture of a man who might have been a serial killer. I want to say it was an ad for Time-Life serial killer documentary but when I search for that nothing comes up. I've been looking for this commercial for years. I mean, it's slightly possible I might have dreamed it but I don't think so.

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    I vaguely remember watching some old commercial in the early 90s that really creeped me out as a kid. It was this black-and-white vortex that showed a family photo being ripped in half and then this jumpscare wolf's mouth popped out. Then it cut to a black-and-white picture of a man who might have been a serial killer. I want to say it was an ad for Time-Life serial killer documentary but when I search for that nothing comes up. I've been looking for this commercial for years. I mean, it's slightly possible I might have dreamed it but I don't think so.
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    RIP Peter Mayhew. May the force be with you. God bless.
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    Let's say that Westeros and Equestria existed on the same planet and thanks to good old conniving and diplomatic failure they went to war. Who would win? How many losses would there be? And what would be the aftermath? My money's on Equestria as they have quite a few more dragons and what not, not to mention the ability to control weather and the elements. But I do think it would be a battle with several losses, and that Equestria would have trouble holding on to Westeros if they decided to occupy it.
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    Oh, come on. This is hardly the end of the brony fandom. It's only the beginning. Fan creators will be doing animations and fanfics years from now. There will still be brony cons, merchandise, whatnot. And let's not forget, there's always G5 on the horizon. MLP FIM has pretty much staked its permanent claim in the annals of pop culture.
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    I don't have alot of money right now either so I've had to cut back. I'm even thinking about selling some of my stuff.
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    I don't know if there's a thread for this or not but I'm wondering if there's anyone else who's big into toy collecting as a hobby. I used to fancy myself a big time 1/6 (GI Joe size) figure collector until the market got too expensive. I have a pretty extensive collection of GI Joe size figures (although now they're all sitting in boxes) from various companies like Sideshow, Hasbro, Dragon etc. I've also got a pretty decent collection of those fancy MLP "fan series" sculptures like Discord and Chrysalis (as well as a few decent plushies). Anyone else here a toy collector?
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    Male here. Almost full grown beard. I shave about once per month. My ankles however are as hairy as a hobbit's.
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    Probably not as much, it is a bit heavy on the lore. I'd say at least watch the first two live action Spiderman (Tobey McGuire) movies before you see this one.
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    The Grey Zone, Precious, and 12 Years a Slave were all really moving, well-made movies but way too brutal and depressing for me to watch again.
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    You can find some decently priced plushies on Amazon. 4th Dimension plushies ones are official releases too. Just type in "MLP 4th Dimension" and they run between 30 and 50 dollars. As far as custom life size plushies, even if I had that kind of money, I don't know if I could spend thousands of dollars on a stuffed toy.
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    I don't mind real horses although I keep a distance from them for safety reasons. I've only ridden one once in middle school and I've never raised one. As a military history buff, I think horses ridden by soldiers in uniform (especially Napoleonic era) are simply majestic. Also, I'm pretty partial to Clydesdale horses, a rather large breed (Big Mac's design is partly based of a Clydesdale). I used to go to Busch Gardens theme park and see the Clydesdale stables. Not bad at all.
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    I don't know if there's a thread on this already but I'm starting to rack up a bit of a plushy collection and most of 'em are of good quality. The Funrise plushies seem to be the most basic. I bought a Rarity only to have her eyes scrape off in the wash (it was creepy). I have two 4th Dimension plushies (Dr. Whooves and Trixie) and they're practically top notch custom quality. I also have a bootleg Chrysalis from the infamous Only Factory who apparently steals custom designs. So any thoughts on who makes the best/worst plush toys?
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    Equestria seems to have indoor plumbing at least in the nicer looking places. Although I'm sure Applejack's farm smells like "fertilizer" and all they have is an outhouse. Also, at least one fan animation implies that Canterlot uses chamber pots...so yeah... But then again, if you're camping deep in Everfree and you gotta do you're business, just gonna have to pick a tree.
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    At first I thought it was something my sister made up as I first heard about it from her. Then I thought it was some ironic hipster thing (I didn't know that G4 existed yet). Then I thought they were kinda creepy, despite the fact I'm a guy who grew up watching Sailor Moon. Once 2013 rolled around I got to seeing the fan animations on youtube and eventually I joined the brony cult. ("One of us. One of us.") - Trivia: Which movie am I referencing here?
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    I'll admit I'm a bit new to the whole "sophisticate"/hipster scene or whatever you want to call it but I was wondering if anyone had any decent food/wine combination suggestions?
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    Is anyone here looking forward to G5 of MLP? According to some leaks I may or may not have seen they're going to look alot like G4 except as Clydesdale horses. If anything, I think G5 is going to strengthen the brony fandom and give new life to this series.
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    After reading everyone's replies I feel I must apologize, I was in a btiter mood when I wrote this. I'm not an absolute pessimist and I don't think Judgment Day is imminent, but I do think we'll see another conflict, similar to WWIII or whatever, within the next 10 years. Not saying I want it to happen, in fact, I wish humanity could do away with all conflict. Perhaps that's one of the reasons I'm an MLP fan.
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    Not to beat a dead horse (pun intended), but every recent generation seems to have felt that it was the last (WWII, Vietnam, etc.). Seeing how we came dangerously close to nuclear holocaust during the Cold War, does anyone else feel that things could reheat? Are we really on the brink of World War III or a nuclear holocaust? Obviously I'm not saying that I want such things to happen but I do worry. I'm not yet 30 years old and I'd like to live to at least 90 but I can't help but feel that something is looming. Not to go on a rant, but as Christian, I was frequently taught about the book of Revelation and Judgement Day and I pretty much have a morose feeling all the time and wonder about how things will really turn out.
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