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-->In brief, the key difference in ''this'' time and place was that, when Twilight received a certain notebook by a certain Starswirl the Bearded from a certain Princess, [[ForWantOfANail she actually had half a clue as to what she was doing the FIRST time...]]

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-->In brief, the key difference in ''this'' time and place was that, when Twilight received a certain notebook by a certain Starswirl the Bearded from a certain Princess, [[ForWantOfANail she actually had half a clue as to what she was doing the FIRST time...]]
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* ''This'' part from the TakeThat to Malthus (done via giving him a Pony counterpart and have Luna dissect him) in chapter 4:

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* ''This'' part from the TakeThat to Malthus [[UsefulNotes/ThomasRobertMalthus Malthus]] (done via giving him a Pony counterpart and have Luna dissect him) him and his work) in chapter 4:



* After what happened in ''Parting Words'', Celestia's done with cryptic prophecies and tests of characters. Two of the consequences are the following:

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* After what happened in ''Parting Words'', Celestia's done with cryptic prophecies and secret tests of characters.character. Two of the consequences are the following:



** When the Tree of Harmony produces its chest, Celestia has [[AdventurerArchaeologist Daring Do]] analyze it... And, given she's an expert of the DungeonBypass, try to open it. Daring first tries to pick the locks, only for the box to shatter her tools and give her an electric shock that nearly blows the fillings out of her teeth. She gets so frustrated, she whacks the thing with a 50-pound sledgehammer; after the handle breaks, she asks Celestia for the money to buy a new one.
* To prevent Twilight from finding out that Flash Sentry is ''really'' late with his ''mountain'' of paperwork, Spike flame-mailed it to Celestia. By coincidence, the mountain of paperwork landed ''hard'' on Vertical File, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat a bureaucrat who was opposed to a reform of bureaucracy aimed at reducing paperwork]].

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** When the Tree of Harmony produces its chest, Celestia has [[AdventurerArchaeologist Daring Do]] analyze it... And, and, given she's an expert of the DungeonBypass, try to open it. Daring first tries to pick the locks, only for the box to shatter her tools and give her an electric shock that nearly blows the fillings out of her teeth. She gets so frustrated, she whacks the thing with a 50-pound sledgehammer; after the handle breaks, she asks Celestia for the money to buy a new one.
* To prevent Twilight from finding out that Flash Sentry is ''really'' late with his ''mountain'' of paperwork, Spike flame-mailed it to Celestia. By coincidence, the mountain of paperwork landed ''hard'' on Vertical File, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat a bureaucrat who was opposed to a reform of bureaucracy aimed at reducing paperwork]].



* Timberwolves, creatures that howl at lightning... and then end up with their mouths full of water because they're howling during a thunderstorm. Local opinion is that sooner or later one of them is going to drown itself.

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* Timberwolves, creatures that howl at lightning... and then end up with their mouths full of water because they're howling upwards during a thunderstorm. Local opinion is that sooner or later one of them is going to drown itself.



** An appearance of pony counterparts to [[Franchise/HarryPotter Fred, George and Bill Weasley]]. The latter of which runs the family pest control ferret raising business... And is convinced that raising dragons was safer.

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** An appearance of pony counterparts to [[Franchise/HarryPotter Fred, George and Bill Weasley]]. The latter of which runs the family pest control ferret raising business... And and is convinced that raising dragons was safer.



* And Mach One getting in the last word by telling off Mayor Fussbudget...who just happens to be his uncle.

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* And Mach One getting in the last word by telling off Mayor Fussbudget... who just happens to be his uncle.



Presto jerked back his hoof as if he'd been scalded, then swatted the amateur comedian three or four times. “You jerk!”" The tension in the room vanished as everypony broke up laughing.

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Presto jerked back his hoof as if he'd been scalded, then swatted the amateur comedian three or four times. “You jerk!”" jerk!”" The tension in the room vanished as everypony broke up laughing.



** The fact that said nervous breakdown is almost word for word the "heated moment" from the {{WebVideo/GameGrumps}}' Let's Play of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.

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** The fact that said nervous breakdown is almost word for word the "heated moment" from the {{WebVideo/GameGrumps}}' Let's Play of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.
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* It's stated at one point Discord had dinner with the Mane Six and brought the tableware to life to serve it- Twilight got soup sprayed up her nose by a fish-shaped soup tureen, which in turn might be a reference to an ugly fish-shaped soup tureen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lUEbiqcv0 they kept trying to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VoZW3y-MnE sell to people]] during the 1985-86 syndicated run of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''.

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* It's stated at one point Discord had dinner with the Mane Six and brought the tableware to life to serve it- it; Twilight got soup sprayed up her nose by a fish-shaped soup tureen, which in turn might be a reference to an ugly fish-shaped soup tureen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lUEbiqcv0 they kept trying to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VoZW3y-MnE sell to people]] during the 1985-86 syndicated run of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''.tureen.

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