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In all honesty, I'm not a fan of the show. There are episodes where it pulls you in and a I think "this will be good," and then it turns into a really weird slice of life episode. What gets under my skin is the 11 to 15 min run time per episode. I sincerely hope this won't become the new standard for cartoons where it's more "profitable" to make shorter cartoon episodes to crank out the product, ads, and what not. I would never have gotten into MLPFIM if it were that stupid 11 to 15 min per episode idea. Robot Chicken was fine to me when it did the short skit thing with the show being a total of X minutes since SMA takes quite a bit of effort to pull off. In regards to unpopular opinions, I'm starting to get annoyed at some of the people in the fandom who just tell others -- using a stardard reply -- of "just don't watch the show then if you don't like it." Primary example came with the post on EQD where a person vented, and received a not too warm welcome of "just stop watching the show" with one comment saying along the lines of "we need toilet paper overhere for the butthurt." Thankfully, this won't disuade me from the brony fandom since these people make up a minority of them. I was here since the last-half of the first season, and I ain't leaving until the show reaches its end.

Thanks. It turned out quite nicely. I did a pen-tool trace outline of BlueBlood and the stallions from the last episode of S1 from the Grand Galloping Gala.

If you're willing to give it a shot, I wouldn't mind my OC being drawn. Steadfast Sorry, I don't have a link to a bigger, more current image of him. He's part of a story I've had on hiatus, starting it off and on for close to 4 years now.

To make my Diary of the Banished story a great story within the Brony community. It's been one of my true desires in a long, long, long time. I just want to make something special that people will look back on and say the story was unique, made them think, and it stands out amongst the other stories out there. I want it to be special, just like Fallout: Equestria. I'm doubtful that will happen, yet, if I can make it at least 1/2 as special as FoE, I will be happy. I have to say, my thanks goes out to the brony community and MLPFIM. I never knew I could write like this. I hated english/grammar during school. It was my worst subject. Now, now I understand things a lot better than I did and love the worlds, stories, and things that can be crafted with a few strokes of the keys on my laptop. I would say that my secondary resolution would be to make my own stories, get them published, and have people enjoy them. In my heart, that would make me sincerely happy. Sorry for the sappiness there.

This may be an unpopular idea, but I'm starting to agree with a notion I overheard about "Social Justice Warriors" being equated to ISIS where both have unwavering fanatical beliefs that they are right in what they do. Both are zealots. After this whole incident with the ESA comet stuff and that poor guy getting so much flack for his shirt, I have a new disgust for these idiots out there who cry "sexist" at the drop of a hat. What has happened to the world? I'm starting to agree that common sense is so rare that it's a super power. I fear for the world of tomorrow instead of welcoming it with open arms. A person accidentally trips and places their hand on a hot burner, I expect a lawsuit to be filed on the floor's manufacturer for the floor being too slippery and the stove for not automatically turning itself off and instantly cooling the burner before the person's hand touched it.

Not unpopular, but I feel a need for cathartic release. I hate the current job market in the US. It's polluted, stupid, and, above all else, needs a cleansing. Best Buy is one of the top offenders. That test on the site for their so-called "jobs" is nothing more than a pathetic, run down personality test that should be scuttled. People are given the impression to answer honestly, yet you really need to answer the questions "strongly" this or "strongly" that with no-inbetween without being fired. Another problem is the ridiculousness that "no-prior job experience" is needed when, clearly, that's what they want. The biggest mistake I made in my life was going to college, or rather going to college full time. Now I feel like that little kid who's trying to play catch-up on the track, facing the faster/better kids that excel in gym class. To me, there needs to be a law in big bold print for these corprate idiots that stipulates any entry-level job can only have the requirement of a HS diploma or GED and that's it. You can't require previous work experience. You can't list "prefered" abilities for said job. You can't have anything but base requirements. Prime example of a job that PO's me to no end was in the paper where they needed a janitor. It was an entry level position, but they wanted 1yr+ experience in janitorial experience. Before people lambast my anger, saying it's misplaced, yes, I know that being a janitor is more than just sweeping floor just as much as being a pharmacist is more than just counting out pills, putting them in bottles, and sending customers on their merry little way. Seems that you need to be born with skills implanted into your brain, giving you x+ years of experience. I need a job for experience yet I need experience for the job, even if its just to clean garbage off of the street.

I'm doubtful this is a brony. It's just some nut job who grabbed a "...a stuffed horse toy..." and had some fun with it. Even if the guy were to say he was a brony, I would have serious doubts about it. He's just some weirdo that probably "gets off" by doing weird stuff in public while wanting to get caught.

I'll enjoy reading the article if you can find it. Please, list the sources so I know where I'm wrong and how to correct myself. I don't have a problem being wrong, but I want substantiated claims that are backed up via reputable resources.

No... No... need more lemon pledge. In regards to Ebola, the media is to blame for some of it getting out of hand. The disease isn't to be triffled with since the virus is classified as a Bio-Hazard Level 4 contagion, but people are getting out of hand, as usual or not to be unexpected, because of it. I would have to do some digging, but what I find puzzling is the fact this strain appears to have a high lethality rating at 50 to 70% normal. Instead, it seems to have killed 18% of the people that have been infected. This could be due to better supportive care. I just don't know. The only thing that concerns me is the rate at which bacteria and viruses can mutate and evolve when compared to other forms of DNA/RNA based life as we know it. If this thing evolves the ability to spread via air, that's when we'll need to panic.

1. I'm kind of sick of Twilight being the poster pony/thing/idol for MLPFIM. Can't walk into a store without her being splayed everywhere or her with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Feels like Rarity gets some spotlight but poor AJ and Pinkie are kicked to the curb like yard waste. 2. This is probably not "unpopular," but I'm disgusted with the current job market in the US. Everything is so automated. It's to the point that you have to trick the machines into getting your application moved forward to find a job. I haven't held a job, due to various circumstances, and it gives the connotation of exercise in futility. I would have an easier time constructing a rocket or creating a dimensional portal to Equestria than finding a job in the US market right now. 3. Find myself not-too-please with customer service as of late. Of course, I don't find it all too unsuspected at a Wal-Mart. Ask for help and a person says "it's over there" to me. How about you help me out a little more than just pointing your finger, hmm?

I thought humanity was screwed before it became cool to hate on it.

I've grown rather sick of gaming. I play just to kill boredom. There are a few rare instances where a game will illicit a grin from me, but that joviality is short lived at best. Games have grown into my current view of movies; they are both overhyped, graphical eyecandy made to please the masses. A "Rarity" may come along, but the came is buried amongst the cavalcade of crap that's out there. I had high hopes for Aliens Vs Predator from Gearbox, and it was such a catastrophy that even Discord couldn't help but marvel at the chaos that ensued because of it. Another thing that irritates me is the growing rift between PC gamers and console gamers. Totalbiscuit brought up a rather nice review on WatchDogs about the graphics quality and how a simple mod bumped it up to the E3 quality levels. I'm in the personal belief that we'll need a second videogame era crash in order to reboot the whole thing into what it needs to be, putting horrible developers *cough* EA *cough* hopefully out of business.

-I find myself disgusted with people that treat another person's opinion like garbage; those opinions destroyed when it's asked for by another individual. One example that comes to mind is the notion of "A person's opinion isn't immune to criticism," which is understandable. With that said however, the people I despise use that quoted phrase as an excuse to launch counter-opinions to degrade the first person opinion. This degredation comes to a head where an individual will retort that the person's opinion is wrong just like their taste in food, the dish not properly prepared. I understand that an opinion can be countered, however, why in tartarus did you ask for that person's opinion if all you care about is countering it? This may be me, but isn't an opinion neither right nor wrong? -The current "Special Snowflake Syndrome" issue in the US is out of hand. One thing I see -- on an almost constant basis -- are people that come out as gay, homosexual, transgender, or whatever and gets tons of praise for it. In all honesty, I await the day when "coming out" becomes the norm. These little "Snowflakes" will get no attention when they come out then seek their attention elsewhere. I want to clarify my position on LBGTs however. I don't hate them by any means. What infuriates me are the snowflake/attention seeking hounds that dwell within these communities. I'll reiterate that what ticks me off are the "Special Snowflake Syndrome" cases that come out as such and become attention seekers. When they attention goes away, the individuals try a new tactic to gain their much desired attention. -Job hunting needs to be more streamlined. I don't expect the world to hand me everything on a silver platter, I learned that when I was at a very young age. Please though, please cut me some slack. This nonsense needs to stop of jobs being advertised as "entry level" then have further requirements added where it says X amount of years of experience are required. I know that I'm an obsolote 31 year old here, graduating HS in 2002 and getting a measly Associate in Arts degree in 2005, but isn't an entry level job supposed to mean that it can be done by anyone with a HS degree without experience? Also, I find myself incensed by these kiosks at Target and Publix. These companies need to stop the BS right now. Target I cut some slack towards because they started putting up jobs that are open at a particular store, but I still feel annoyed to receive a card in the mail that says I can't be hired there. It feels like that jerkish slap on the back after I forgot to put suntan lotion on when I went to the beach. Publix I find to be the absolute worst since I have yet to receive even one "slap on the back" from these people. It becomes old, very old and grates on the nerves when I get the sense that I'm just wasting my time yet the company strings me along with the "slim chance" of employment. That wasted time is valuable. I could put it into other resources, other sectors of the job market to keep my eyes open vs these shenanigans. -Lawsuits are last on this list but high on my top 5 things that perterb me. We, the United States, need to stop with all these stupid lawsuits and ridiculous payouts/demands of compensation. The story garnered my attention involved a woman who won a lawsuit for $23.1 billion because her husband died of smoking. At that point, it goes beyond ludicrous. Just 1 billion dollars is a 1 followed by 9 zeros ( 1 x 10^9 for Scientific oriented people who probably already know this). I'm sorry her husband died, but demanding $23 billion? I know the court won't even pay that kind of amount since it will get whittled down. It shouldn't even be stipulated in the beginning though. Absurd lawyers are on my list big time. Do I hate all lawyers? No. I just hate the bloodsuckers, with a passion. I'm also displeased at the US legal system, especially with criminals who are guilty getting off on technicalities. Being in the brony community, the Copy Right system has garnered my eye as well. People lash out at each other with verbal assaults and accusations, demanding monetary compensations for lost earnings. Copyrights are needed to protect people's ideas. Though I say that, I agree that "the current system is a dinosaur, ill equipped to deal with the modern digital era" where information is traded at near the speed of light. Anyways, long rant. I had to get that off my chest. (Edit: Kind of disgusted with myself that I didn't re-read my stuff. Went back in to fix/tighten things up, so I don't sound like a rambling blowhard, an ignorant hick, or some combination there of.)