@ QD:

I watched the first episode because hey who knows where awseome might lie, and it was pretty cool. I didn’t realize it had those people working on it, or I wouldn’t have been surprised. I did think it was a little strange how the only male equines seemed to basically be servants, who made horse noises instead of speaking. What’s up with that? I’d have rather they just not mention the other half of the sex equation at all.

@ The Comic and General Responses

This is just me, but I think that any time you engage someone who you think is wrong, dumb, or super-wrong in order to correct them on the internet it’s worth one dick point. Even if you carefully consider their words and respond politely. Because of the sense of superiority you had to feel in the first place to decide you’re their educator, and the sense of hopelessness at educating some dumbass you had to have felt but ignored in order to show off. But, uh, this is the *internet*. If you only acquire one dick point in a day, you’re in the top 1% at least.

The new 2010 version of the cartoon has spawned about 95,270 internet memes. Hasbro hired people from the teams that gave us Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack, and mostly let them have their way with rebooting My Little Pony. The result is composed of concentrated awesome for anyone with the ability to get over themselves and enjoy something bright, colorful and cleverly executed.

@8 QD: HELL YEAH!! I’m not the only Portal fan on this forum!!!

Cave Johnson was actually my favorite character in Portal 2, and you only even hear recordings of him.

“Just a heads up, we’re gonna have a super conductor turned up full blast and pointed at you for the duration of this next test. I’ll be honest, we’re throwing science at the walls here to see what sticks. No idea what it’ll do.” — Cave Johnson.

“Alright this next test may involve trace amounts of time travel. So word of advice: if you meet yourself on the testing track don’t make eye contact. Lab boys tell me that’ll wipe out time – entirely. Forward and backward. So do both of yourselves a favor and let that handsome devil go about his business.” — Cave Johnson

“We haven’t entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I’ll tell you this: it’s a lively one and it does not like the human skeleton.” — Cave Johnson

Dude, you need to ditch that needy co-dependent sandwich.

I would comment that this a comic (Snoopy flies a friggen doghouse in a comic) and not a doctoral thesis, but I have a sandwich, a dog (not Snoopy), and a baby that need my attention.

Somehow my knowledge of My Little Pony is mostly limited to Robot Chicken’s Apocalypse Ponies (Punish Mankind for Their Sins! ™) So I don’t really get it either, beyond the general humor of oppressive cuteness.

Regarding things ironical: That’s kinda part of the point. The comic is wrapped up in this weird recursive thing where even itself is part of “the problem”. But don’t think that I HAVE to be here. I have a life! I can quit commenting any time I want! Any…time…

I interpreted that one stick figure as sort of a trollface in apologetic mode.

Quiet Desperation: Oh, yeah… from the neck!

I always knew there was something odd about you. You don’t sparkle, perchance?

Also, I find it ironical (yes, I said it, therefore it’s a word) that those posters wishing to refute the poster are inadvertently reinforcing it.

Pure win, this thread is.

As an aside, it appears the bronies have infiltrated even science itself with their…uh, spectral optimism. Can’t say that’s too bad, eh?

Humor is not that hard to understand! (Unless you read XKCD when he goes off on an esoteric mathematical concept).

They already have one. It starts with the letter b.
Higher levels are indicated with a capital B.
The highest level attainable is with a capital B followed by an !

Exceptions would be with the anti-vax movement, hoax believers and other similarly minded conspiracy theorists, creationists, ect.

Incidently, what would the female equivilent of those ratings be?
Women need a rating system too!

I prefer God Emperor, actually.

@QD: I like your style, kid. Stay awesome.

The ponies have enlightened me. I am one with the herd.

The problem is that the comic doesn’t really say what some here claim it means:  That this is what tends to happen when, as the title implies, you’re MAD.  Instead, as written it says that:
–Any time you disagree with someone online you are automatically angry
–Posting a critical/disagreeing comment online at all is a pathetic waste of your time.  You should feel ashamed of yourself for even doing so.  Award yourself a dick point, go make a sandwich, and make sure the dog hasn’t eaten the baby.

I recognize that it’s intended to be humorous, and it is.  And it’s pretty much spot on once you get to the higher (lower?) levels of dickishness.  But as presented, the comic smacks of a certain smugness in taking the moral “high road” and rising above all this Internet noise, and that’s what motivates me to criticize it.

The author is right the scenarios he portrays are bad, and they occur all too often.  But I’m sorry, the title and the humor don’t neutralize the clear implication that anyone engaging in an Internet argument is somehow socially or morally wrong or pathetic to do so.  I’m not sure that was the author’s intention, but unfortunately it’s not a rare theme.  I think it happens less because of the genuine observation that there’s too much unproductive emotional blather, and more because of a general distaste for confrontation.

I was laughing so hard my face was red, mouth open, with no audible sound escaping. Tears were streaming down my face. People at work were walking by and wondering what the @#&$ I was looking at.

I now declare QD king of the internet!