Meet Derpy Hooves. A pony with 'derp' eyes and a flair for trouble.
(For the internet layman, here is one of Urban Dictionary's definitions of derp: The word that describes a particularly retarded face: A retarded smile, and the eyes pointing in different directions.)
Internet uses of derp are exampled here, with Derpy the Derp Dog:
Of course, a pony like this was a big target for controversy, and probably rightfully so. Even though there is an adult following, this show is still mainly for children.
Watch this clip from the show, and judge for yourself...
Now, once again, with side-commentary by the Bronies:
Is this funny? Offensive? A smidge of both? Do you even care? When she derps, do you herp? Sound off below!
I love the internet. And when a new meme comes out, I can't wait to incorporate it into my normal net-mongering.
However, I'm still a little confused by this one.
Ponies.
A new My Little Pony cartoon launched last year, and a slew of Bronies have taken the cartoon and tainted it with the awesomeness of the interwebz.
I watched a few episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, to see if I could understand the phenomenon. While mildly entertaining, I don't know if it warrants popularity for the 20-30 male demographic.
But who am I to argue?
I was overwhelmed with rainbows and cute. There was a lot of quirky humor infused into the cartoon, but come on.
I'm a child of the 80's, and my little ponies were for girls.
I guess the ponies of the 21st century are more for everyone?
I did enjoy the fact there were girly ponies, androgynous ponies, and a couple 'butch' ponies, even though all were female. It's not just about fitting into a predetermined box. Ponies come in all colors, sizes, and orientations.
Even though I have yet to see some hot, steamy 'pony on pony' action, I have a feeling Applejack and Rainbow Dash are getting it on. They look TOTALLY into each other...
...wait...
...am I being sucked in?
...no no.... I'm too manly to be watching ponies...
To amuse and educate, here are a few pony memes found on the internets. Enjoy!
brushie brushie brushie...
Xibit should be proud of this one...
CSI: Equestria -- YEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!
A meme about memes? Yo dawg...
Hakuna Matata... bitches...
So there you have it. What do you think about the ponies? Are you one of the bronies?
