tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post1933133344219093277..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Fandom Classics Part 50: Let's Just Say...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-51718979749226776052014-05-06T17:50:57.499-05:002014-05-06T17:50:57.499-05:00Honestly, I don't think you can square that ci...Honestly, I don't think you can square that circle. Either Celestia would have to be a sociopath or the author would have to have a pretty weak grasp of empathy—or Celestia is so unlike any human mind that has little emotional value.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-25448832191592397652014-05-05T12:51:05.293-05:002014-05-05T12:51:05.293-05:00Huh, that's actually a pretty good mnemonic. ...Huh, that's actually a pretty good mnemonic. I remember my teachers saying something about alligators, but I never listened 'cause the symbol seemed pretty self-evident (I say as if I ever paid them attention)Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-31018131606459792402014-05-04T23:54:43.352-05:002014-05-04T23:54:43.352-05:00...You learned that mnemonic too? I thought I was ......You learned that mnemonic too? I thought I was the only one. :OObselescencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-5578683496246450312014-05-04T23:40:10.125-05:002014-05-04T23:40:10.125-05:00Fair 'nuff! Hope you enjoy any of the others a...Fair 'nuff! Hope you enjoy any of the others a bit more, if or when you ever get to them. Thanks for taking the time to review! Obselescencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-82411390655946736212014-05-04T21:13:21.351-05:002014-05-04T21:13:21.351-05:00...Yes, that's definitely what happened. It&#......Yes, that's definitely what happened. It's most certainly not that I forgot that the alligator always eats the biggest number.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-64410596900675401612014-05-04T21:12:00.925-05:002014-05-04T21:12:00.925-05:00Obs: I've had several of your stories recomme...Obs: I've had several of your stories recommended to me for reviewing; I chose this one on the highly scientific basis of "had the most FiMFic views of the fics suggested." Like as not I'll come back and hit some more of yours down the line, though, so I hope you aren't <i>too</i>disappointed in the choice of fic!<br /><br />In any event, thanks for taking the time to comment.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-72543208705810330282014-05-04T20:59:30.620-05:002014-05-04T20:59:30.620-05:00It isn't a throwaway piece of fun at all. It&#...It isn't a throwaway piece of fun at all. It's a dark and humorous yet serious piece on the stresses of being a princess of Equestria.Bad Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735227563256689679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-60228394408156273632014-05-03T08:28:06.108-05:002014-05-03T08:28:06.108-05:00Yay for being useful! :BYay for being useful! :BPresent Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-47187901775803920032014-05-03T07:38:46.237-05:002014-05-03T07:38:46.237-05:00In Memory Of it is, then. You have a--frankly unco...<i>In Memory Of</i> it is, then. You have a--frankly uncommon--ability to write without unnecessary weight or pressure. I should definitely try more of your stuff.<br /><br />I can't help shake the feeling that I've actually read this before, but we'll find out soon enough!InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-71680630546750395322014-05-02T20:29:34.038-05:002014-05-02T20:29:34.038-05:00Obselescence crams about 30% more meaning into eac...Obselescence crams about 30% more meaning into each word; Chris was just weighting them accordinglyHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-30474210125208512752014-05-02T18:36:49.821-05:002014-05-02T18:36:49.821-05:00There is a lot to be said for an essentially point...There is a lot to be said for an essentially pointless story that doesn't make me feel like it's wasted my time. As Chris said, it's what it <i>doesn't</i> do that stops it from carrying any baggage that might be deemed annoying.<br /><br />I guess in then end then, it comes down to this: I could totally buy this fic as a throwaway piece of fun if I could buy this representation of Celestia. I don't, so I can't. <br /><br />Luckily, Present Perfect game me something to get properly curmudgeon-y about today, so all is not lost.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-57265976838512043202014-05-02T14:18:44.580-05:002014-05-02T14:18:44.580-05:00>2000 would mean it's more than 2000 words....>2000 would mean it's more than 2000 words. Just sayin'.Sciamancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326417477671995839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-36146973827677415202014-05-02T13:52:54.114-05:002014-05-02T13:52:54.114-05:00"Let's just say" is my favorite Obs ..."Let's just say" is my favorite Obs story. You said 'there's not a lot here beyond "If I wanted, I could totally kill everypony."' That's a criticism I'd make of his more-popular story "In Memory Of", which is 7000 words long but doesn't say much beyond "Twilight is going senile and that is sad and you should cry now."<br /><br />"Let's just say", though, isn't just a punchline. The story isn't "Celestia could kill everypony", the story is "Celestia might sometimes speculate about killing everypony". And the story subtly shows why she might--while loving them--sometimes get very fed up with how they see her and lean on her and make demands of her, and how hard it is for her to get a few moments to herself, and how that life might sometimes be more terrible than just being completely alone.Bad Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735227563256689679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-54342108627136916152014-05-02T11:37:16.656-05:002014-05-02T11:37:16.656-05:00I am so very sad that you chose this one to go for...I am so very sad that you chose this one to go for rather than, say, In Memory Of. I wrote Let's Just Say while I was still coming down from surgical anesthesia and remain to this day shocked that it got as popular as it did. <br /><br />Pretty fair assessment, though, all said. Obselescencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-84464726429370499852014-05-02T07:05:51.256-05:002014-05-02T07:05:51.256-05:00Admittedly, that's a funny joke. Especially wh...Admittedly, that's a funny joke. Especially when you're five. Especially the first time. The rest, though, I got nothin'.<br /><br />Also, University Days, oooh gurl!Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-86554977542968113782014-05-02T05:05:21.574-05:002014-05-02T05:05:21.574-05:00Prediction for "Vinyl and Octavia": 2/5 ...Prediction for "Vinyl and Octavia": 2/5 for decent writing but meh, almost cringeworthy plot. I couldn't make it through the whole thing.Professor Whooveshttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Professor%20Whoovesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-76718175840589209552014-05-02T00:20:43.494-05:002014-05-02T00:20:43.494-05:00"For the entire half-hour, one of us would te..."For the entire half-hour, one of us would tell the joke, we'd all laugh uproariously, and then someone else would repeat the exact same joke to the exact same reception, <i>ad nausium</i>."<br /><br />I fail to see anything wrong with that. Entire shows have been built on this concept, and your joke's better than many of them :p<br /><br />I don't add many fics with this rating (though there are, like, three on my list right now), but it's short and I like the concept, so I'll add it. Gotta finish the TwiLuna shipfic I was tricked into reading first, though. I hate you so much right now, Daetrin. With every fiber of my oaty beingHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.com