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'Brony' Convention Takes Off Like Magical Winged Pony
NPR ^
| August 01, 2013 5:39 AM
Posted on 08/02/2013 5:01:52 AM PDT by Perdogg
In the 1980s, My Little Pony was a toy line and TV franchise aimed at little girls. These days, an expanding group of grown men are fans of the pastel-colored ponies. They call themselves "bronies." This weekend, thousands are heading to Baltimore for BronyCon 2013 — a big jump from the 100 who attended the convention two years ago
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: brony; bronymylittlepony; mylittlepony
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To: Perdogg
How do you separate the men from the boys at a brony convention?
With a crowbar.
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:47:03 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:22:11 AM PDT
by
CtBigPat
(Free Republic - The grown-ups table of the internet.)
To: Perdogg
Can Malibu Stacy ride a brony?
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:46:48 AM PDT
by
Arthur McGowan
(If you're FOR sticking scissors in a female's neck and sucking out her brains, you are PRO-WOMAN!)
To: wbill
Bradley Manning will be someone’s My Little Brony pretty soon. So will Ariel Castro.
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posted on
08/02/2013 8:39:10 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: Salgak
To: Perdogg; martin_fierro
FOR THE EMPEROR!
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posted on
08/02/2013 11:47:53 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Eh, I am a fan of the Rick Riordan books. Sometimes it is nice to go back to a world where everything is not about sex and every third word is "#%&@*!"
In some ways the grown up entertainment world is very limited.
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posted on
08/02/2013 12:02:25 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins)
To: CtBigPat
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posted on
08/02/2013 1:34:01 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Cruz-Paul 2016)
To: Salgak
LOL, damn glad my mouth was empty...
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posted on
08/02/2013 2:41:05 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: GeronL
maybe this'll clear it up for you...
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posted on
08/02/2013 2:48:42 PM PDT
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Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
What the f**k is THAT?!?!
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posted on
08/03/2013 9:13:35 AM PDT
by
POWERSBOOTHEFAN
(Causing trouble since 1976)
To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN
my HUGH Pony???
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posted on
08/03/2013 9:17:20 AM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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