My Little Pony madness continues to escalate.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/lifestyle/men-profess-newest-love-my-little-pony-642605/

This article in the Picksburgh Post-Gazette today talks about local "Bronies" (that is "bros" who like My Little Pony, the singular form is Brony) who are going to attend BronyCon Summer 2012 in New Jersey this weekend.  The Jersey convention is the largest such brony gathering in the whole world.  That's big.

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New Jersey, eh? That's too far from Indianapolis for me.

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My Little Pony madness continues to escalate.


For the benefit of anyone wondering WTF is going on here:

A serious look: A Helping Hoof (documentary, New South Wales, ca. 2011)
Cambrian Explosion of Internet Remix Culture: Ponies: The Anthology (Vol. 2 due shortly.)

http://i.imgur.com/Z8rkC.jpg

...but if it's OK with Andrew "PARTY HARD" W.K., it should be OK with anypon^H^H^Hbody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OillksPZvv4

Go on.  Take the pink pill.


http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/lifestyle/men-profess-newest-love-my-little-pony-642605/


I don't know what's 20% cooler: the fact that a project attempting to make a documentary for this con aimed for $60,000... and raised $322,000, or the fact that it's summer con season, and that this weekend's BroNYcon will have OVER FOUR THOUSAND attendees.

I'm not exactly unbiased.  I fell into the vortex as a result of our own attempt to track the phenomenon starting last year, and even I'm surprised by how it's metastisized.  I thought it would fade between seasons 1 and 2.  Not even close.  The amount of fan-generated content truly exploded this year, and the pause between seasons 2 and 3 doesn't appear to have slowed it down one bit.


New Jersey, eh? That's too far from Indianapolis for me.


How about Strongsville, OH?

THE NORTH AMERICAN MAN PONY LOVE ASSOCIATION

http://wtfcontent.com/img/130320324113.jpg

Now that's too much love^  :D

THE NORTH AMERICAN MAN PONY LOVE ASSOCIATION


Thanks for reminding me of South Park.

THE NORTH AMERICAN MAN PONY LOVE ASSOCIATION


Whatever floats your boat.  Personally, if I wanted to watch a show about horses having sex...

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...I'd watch that show with Sarah Jessica Parker or something.

Meanwhile, on CNN, a few words from Erin Bronett:

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  - CNN coverage of Bronycon 2012.

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Well, I'm close.

Well if you collect My Little Pony then you must be....  :o!

Well if you collect My Little Pony then you must be....  :o!


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About 20% cooldrunker?

Meanwhile, in Sandy Eggo, as part of the preparations for Comic-Con, this tram just ... radiated away approximately one part in five of its thermal mass.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNRpFL8i4Ig/T_vNG_NVlBI/AAAAAAAAvyE/tQxU9SUMVMY/s1600/1.jpg

Fourth wall breach in full effect!

I'm old school:

Shetland foal

http://www.christchurchdailyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/shetland-pony-foal.jpg

Frank Zappa: Lumpy Grave Parts One and Two (pony lines)

I hear you've been having trouble with pigs and ponies!

Everything in the universe is . . . is . . . is made of one element, which is a note, a single note. Atoms are really vibrations, you know, which are extensions of THE BIG NOTE, everything's one note. Everything, even the ponies. The note, however, is the ultimate power, but see, the pigs don't know that, the ponies don't know that. Right?

Anyway, come back to the horse . . . back to the horse? To the pony

Yes, pony, or

I don't know, those po- . . . I heard those ponies are really vicious!

Yes, before the days of the . . . all the . . . ow-uh . . . ponies or boogey-men or somethin', what's out there

I think the music in that dense light is probably what makes the smoke stand still. Any sort of motion has this effect on . . . on the ponies' manes. You know, the thing on their neck

As soon as the pony's mane starts to get good in the back any sort of mo . . . motion, especially of smoke or gas, begins to make the ends split.

Pony!

I'm old school:

Shetland foal

http://www.christchurchdailyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/shetland-pony-foal.jpg


Old school, eh?

How about something obscure? Like from Argentina?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12E9jQK0OLU&feature=related

A little something I found out about when Ponibooru was still alive and well. A shame it isn't dubbed or subtitled.

A serious look: A Helping Hoof (documentary, New South Wales, ca. 2011)
Cambrian Explosion of Internet Remix Culture: Ponies: The Anthology (Vol. 2 due shortly.)


I forgot to link Volume 2?  OH COME ON!

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There.  That's better. 

Opens up with some Atari 2600 and NES 8-bit love, and closes with... well, no spoilers.  But if you wonder WTF the deal is, that's the deal.  This fanbase is awesome!

Of course, you might not have an hour.  So here's two minutes of concentrated lulz:

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  - a meta-analysis of a recent analysis of the brony fanbase, set to Eminem's Lose Yourself.  (This fanbase also knows better than to take itself too seriously.)

On a more serious note, there are some actual researchers looking into the phenomenon, and I can't wait to see the results from Survey #3, which will finally answer the question... well, you'll know it when you see it.

I went to look at the comments instead of watching the video(I don't care for Eminem).

Although I did check the end of the video.  :D

Edit: On a side note, I remember reading about a Anthology sequel not too long ago.

My parents couldn't accept the love between Bullet and me!
:(

My parents couldn't accept the love between Bullet and me!
:(


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And then the last con was on fire. (I was not expecting the dude at 15:00 in the Pinkie Pie hat). Still waiting on lulz from SDCC...

...and here they are in ten seconds flat.

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Wasn't kidding about the tram, which really was full of motivational posters on the inside.

My parents couldn't accept the love between Bullet and me!
:(


Why not?  ???