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Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:00 am**

Frenequesta wrote:
Auzkhia wrote:I found it strange that the stereotypical Amish would speak archaic English, when in fact they have their own dialect of German, Pennsylvania German.

Well, IRL most Amish are fluent in both Pennsylvania German and English and confine the latter to in-group settings. It's still disturbing to use archaic English to imply "Amish".

They have an accent, speak PA German to their kids, and modern English to customers; it's never some old-fashioned archaic formal English

To keep things pony

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:14 am**

Frenequesta wrote:
Roma Byzantina wrote:This might be my Crusader King speaking and possibly the fact that I haven't seen an episode since the mid-season hiatus, but I find nothing disturbing as long as they aren't any closer than second cousins...

Well, the problem is that we don't know either way. And for those that would be disturbed (and even under your limitations) it is no consolation not to know.

I think it's far more likely that the Pies and Apples are only distantly related, almost to a point where most people would say they aren't related. It's really unusual to find that you have a new first cousin out of the blue.

It doesn't matter how closely they're related. The point is that the episode continuously and intentionally mentioned it. They wanted us to draw the connection. Unless that was just a case of very unfortunate implications, but I'm fairly certain that Mookie isn't part of the writing team. So, I doubt they were that blindly stupid about the whole thing.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:36 am**

music horses

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:56 am**

Auzkhia wrote:
Frenequesta wrote:Well, IRL most Amish are fluent in both Pennsylvania German and English and confine the latter to in-group settings. It's still disturbing to use archaic English to imply "Amish".

They have an accent, speak PA German to their kids, and modern English to customers; it's never some old-fashioned archaic formal English

To keep things pony

Well yeah, Equestria doesn't have Germany or Pennsylvania or Christianity. They're not going to be literal Mennonites or Amish.

The references (close-knit, extremely traditional, archaic speech patterns, old-fashioned clothes and puritanical outlook) are still pretty close.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:35 pm**

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:57 pm**

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:meep

Cuter than Fluttershy.

No wait...

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:46 pm**

Big Mac gets all the mares

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:12 pm**

Auzkhia wrote:Big Mac gets all the mares

Plot-twist; Bic Mac is asexual and just blushes because he feels awkward around other ponies.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:12 pm**

darkness

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:13 pm**

Auzkhia wrote:
Frenequesta wrote:Not necessarily. We do not know if the Amish religion (or even culture) exists in Equestria. (And that is in fact doubtful as Christianity itself does not appear to exist in Equestria [and why would you when your princesses are effectively gods?]) All we know is that we have ponies that speak in a stereotypical Amish fashion.

I found it strange that the stereotypical Amish would speak archaic English, when in fact they have their own dialect of German, Pennsylvania German.
Roma Byzantina wrote:This might be my Crusader King speaking and possibly the fact that I haven't seen an episode since the mid-season hiatus, but I find nothing disturbing as long as they aren't any closer than second cousins...

Second cousins thrice removed, or something like that, and they may or may not be related. But, being related won't stop any shippers.

Fourth cousins twice removed I decided to look it up.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:04 pm**

Happy Ponk

Happy smol Tavi

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:07 pm**

Magthere wrote:
Auzkhia wrote:I found it strange that the stereotypical Amish would speak archaic English, when in fact they have their own dialect of German, Pennsylvania German.

Second cousins thrice removed, or something like that, and they may or may not be related. But, being related won't stop any shippers.

Fourth cousins twice removed I decided to look it up.

If someone is your fourth cousin, twice removed, then I think it's OK to date and/or fuck them, considering that you are only 1/4096 related.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:16 pm**

Quidomne wrote:Happy Ponk

Happy ponk is fun ponk.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:21 pm**

Quidomne wrote:Happy Ponk

Happy smol Tavi

Or, is she giant Space Tavi?

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:47 pm**

Intredasting.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:23 pm**

pony

Goodnight everyone!

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:21 am**

One thing I'm still fuzzy on as an ESL speaker: When Igneous says "surely thy name is not but Granny Smith", is he greeting her ("surely you're none other than Granny Smith") or surprised at her name ("surely you're not just called Granny Smith")?

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:17 am**

triple shyness

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:02 am**

Ermarian wrote:One thing I'm still fuzzy on as an ESL speaker: When Igneous says "surely thy name is not but Granny Smith", is he greeting her ("surely you're none other than Granny Smith") or surprised at her name ("surely you're not just called Granny Smith")?

The first I think. Wait...it could also be the second....hum...

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:12 am**

Ermarian wrote:One thing I'm still fuzzy on as an ESL speaker: When Igneous says "surely thy name is not but Granny Smith", is he greeting her ("surely you're none other than Granny Smith") or surprised at her name ("surely you're not just called Granny Smith")?

The second.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:55 am**

Ifreann wrote:
Ermarian wrote:One thing I'm still fuzzy on as an ESL speaker: When Igneous says "surely thy name is not but Granny Smith", is he greeting her ("surely you're none other than Granny Smith") or surprised at her name ("surely you're not just called Granny Smith")?

The second.

I thought it was the first. The second just seems off with the context and way he said it.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:01 am**

Welcome to the wonders of english.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:12 am**

Ameriganastan wrote:New page of Dash Academy.

There aren't enough evidence bags in Equestria to contain all the bits of Billy that'll be spattered about by the time the cops show up.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:38 am**

Sky is in the Night's Watch for Nightmare Night.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:46 am**

Just watched the new episode. Nice little dose of the warm fuzzies right there.

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