Tacodidra

That's great to hear! I hope the rest of the year goes well for you. *hugs*

That would be interesting!

I hadn't seen your last comment before.

Awesome! I'll have to read the story at some point, I've been a bit lazy lately.

I believe having a unique style is the best way to make it as an artist these days. Having a message helps, too. And in the end, it's subjective – there's some highly-appreciated art that looks like a child's scribbles to me, but it does appear to have value to many others.

Happy anniversary, my friend! I'm glad to hear the year has gone well!

*hugs @Schattenherz* Thanks for the kind words, my friend!

Brohoofing brohoofs sounds fun, I'd definitely do that if it was possible!

When someone reacts to a lot of my posts at once, one of my first thoughts is that a lot of people's notifications must look like that every day.

I can't be bothered to go through as many as before either. I had 602 notifications today (after a few days of not checking them), I'll just check out the latest ones and mentions – most of the earlier ones are probably no longer relevant anyway.

I agree with your highlights. The debut of the most adorable pony was amazing – I wish we had got to see her more often.

I've never participated much in the political discussions (or the religious ones, for that matter) here, mostly because they don't often have the positive atmosphere I really love about the forums. I may not agree on everything with some of my friends here, but I wouldn't expect that to be the case either (and I see it as just one aspect of our lives anyway). Though to be honest, I don't think my situation is really comparable, as I haven't come across any issues being discussed here that would have the same effect on my everyday life as this does on yours.

In the end, it's your choice, and I'd probably feel the same if I was directly affected in the same way. I hope the situation improves for you soon! *hugs*

I like them all myself, not sure if I even consider them guilty pleasures. I doubt the first three would get anywhere near as much hate if they were by less-known bands.

Another song by the Beatles that I think gets too much hate is "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (I hope that's not the one you hate).  It's also quite a fun song, with the contrast between the happy melody and the morbid lyrics being a large part of its appeal to me. Neither that nor Ob-La-Di is my favorite from them, but I enjoy them for what they are.

*hugs*

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better now, my friend! I hope your family accepts you eventually, that's what they should do.

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One of Rarity's finest moments. 

Definitely – this episode made me a Rarity fan.

This was actually my favorite episode in the whole series until season 4, and I still think it's one of the funniest.

This was the episode that made me decide to watch every single one (after "The Ticket Master" really got me interested). The highlight for me was the baking sequence – sleep-deprived Applejack was hilarious!

Okie dokie low-key.

I'd never use those either. I prefer "smilies" as the word for emoticons (pretty much everyone used to call them that)...

It's incredible how much happened after those two episodes. They're among the few episodes I've rewatched (I think that was during the season 8 mid-season hiatus – I still haven't got around to watching the full series again), and I must say I enjoyed them a lot more than the first time around. Episode 3 was the one that made me a brony (mostly because of how adorable Pinkie was).

I guess I was fooled, kind of... Most of it obviously read like a joke, but then I saw you mention "Smells like Teen Spirit" (which I knew you don't like).

I'm not sure how serious you were about that part, but I must admit I love "Black Hole Sun" (and not even as a guilty pleasure). Nostalgia plays a big part, but I can't help it.

I have no idea about that, to be honest. I've heard singles were mostly bought by DJs in those days... but I doubt they'd have played Nirvana much. It seems there was a European release (probably the one sold in Finland?) that had the lyrics to all the songs from their album – maybe people really wanted to know what Kurt was trying to say.

Rock and metal have always sold well here, though nowadays it seems people mostly listen to rap and generic pop. As for Iron Maiden, they've managed to do that quite a few times – most recently in 2007 when "Different World" was number one.

I like the song myself, but I can't help but agree it's extremely overrated. Just like you said, I liked it a lot more as a kid – I still think it's a fun song (especially when singing it on Singstar ), but nothing revolutionary, really.

"Lithium" is a much better song from them, yet it gets nowhere near as much attention. Which makes it an absolute must to post this.

And no, SLTS couldn't do the same.

Amazing work, my friend! Honestly, when I first looked at the picture (before I had seen the text), I didn't even realize Nightmare Moon wasn't part of the original picture. Very well done!

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“It was only a dream.”

I agree especially on this one. The worst way to end a story – always disappointing and lazy, sometimes also an excuse for other ridiculous choices by the writer...

@ShadOBabe TheRockATrice?

I voted for The Beast King myself. Hard to say why, but it's the most Nightmare Night-esque one to me.

Happy forumversary, my friend! I hope you have many more years of fun here! Thanks for everything! *hugs*

I'm glad you liked it too! Definitely one of the highlights in season 9 for me. It was especially nice to see Octavia in a speaking role again, and Starlight/Trixie episodes are always fun!

Also: "Phyllis, no!"

Thanks, my friend!

Any pose is fine by me – Rarity always looks fabulous!

A certain fabulous fashion pony. There's never too much art of Rarity.