The Happy Sunshine Gang
Musings of our Madness!
no. 3
Ripple Effect
Though this also goes with next week’s theme, and will probably be included with next week’s Happy Sunshine Gang, it ties in perfectly with this theme, as well. Note that parts at the end of this piece may be slightly dishonest. You have been warned.
Ripple Effect
I forgot to do my ‘Ripple Effect’ assignment. Then, I stayed up until early in the morning with my lights on. Then, the llamas from the electric company were overworked. Then they sent a letter to me through the alpaca mailmen. They refused to send the letter to me. Then, the scientists predicted, the Alpacalypse would surely occur. Then, the Alpacalypse did occur, forcing the Amazon to shift to North America. Then the bacon snakes discovered that the pig was their enemy. Then they began to die off. The pigs began to overpopulate North America because they were prospering due to the bacon snakes. The interstates began to be clogged up by the excess pigs. Since I obviously live in Canada, this caused me to be late to shule (formerly school). My teachers got mad at me. Then, I was too depressed to remember the assignment. Because of all this, I am sorry to say, I was unable to do the assignment. I’ll try harder next time.
Random Profile: Hermworm
The hermworm is a horrible worm found on all continents. It is incredibly invasive, and is a parasite which infests the host, sucking their free time out of them.
Grand Hermworm Conspiracy
For every horrible assignment given, a teacher’s pleasure grows. It is assigned to prevent students from finding out their evil plots. Trust no one.
Note that while this may not apply to all teachers, it applies to all alien teachers, who tend to take up slightly over half of the teachers out there.
Sorry
I am sorry, but some people thought that meeting the 4 D’s of the Happy Sunshine Gang meant they could join. We currently are not recruiting, and you would have to go through a difficult initiation. And... now read about our new writer!
Note: We are also sorry for the sorry. We shouldn’t have multiple sorrys, but that’s the way it is for now.
New Writer
In addition to our current... outcasts... (keep in mind that society didn’t reject us, but we rejected society, so we’re not too bad), we will have a new writer. She claims she will typically write only editorials, but, according to the Book of Truth, you can’t trust anyone, so... She should be a great addition to the team. She will probably write for her column each week.
Thoughts for the Independent Mind
Does Being a Brony Make you a Better Person?
I was recently loitering in the public library when I came across a sight I didn’t quite expect. Maybe it was new, or maybe I have never before had a reason to care. Either way, it didn’t change the facts. There was a whole row in the children's section with dozens of ‘life lesson’ books. Common recurring themes such as honesty, loyalty, friendship and much more, but they all had one in common. They were all recurring themes in the hit television show, MLP:fim, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
The show was a resurrection to the dying franchise of earlier My Little Pony products and shows. With a completely new style of animation, plot structure, and character development, the show managed to broaden the franchise’s viewing demographic from toddler girls all the way up to fully grown men. This ideology sparked some debate as to whether or not it was acceptable for an older person to enjoy the show. Many people believed it to be ridiculous for fathers and their two year old daughters to share a favorite show, but the bronies saw what the show truly was... an entertaining, brilliantly animated and voiced television show with meaningful life lessons and lovable characters. I don’t know about you, but it sounds pretty good to me!
However, here’s the catch: do the members of the teenage+ demographic actually begin to relearn and reinforce the common childhood themes that we all learned as toddlers? Because the show was originally designed for small children, it holds its ground on the value of friendship and other admirable traits that we are taught from a very young age. It is purposed as an entertaining way to teach the kids of today our modern values. In turn, the adult fan base is always having these values reviewed. Much like a student that always listens to their algebra teacher’s lectures vs. the one that never pays attention, the one that listens will most likely be more literate in the mathematical field. In many cases, f the student is very intelligible in math, for example, the student will enjoy doing math more than the student that never listens. The question is, will the adults that are always watching examples of these traits and values be more likely practice them than the non-bronies? Honesty, loyalty, generosity, and kindness are just a few of the lessons learned on MLP:fim. So, what do you think? Does being a brony make you a better person?
Knowledge corner
“There is a secret room in the White House containing the clones of the vice president.”
-The Book of Truth
Advice
If the other people don’t like it, give it a try!
Random fact
In England, it is still illegal to die in the houses of parliament.
Quote
“You are a fishmonger.” -William Shakespeare
Creativity Corner
Due to the results from our pilot for Creativity Corner from last week, we have chosen to have the Creativity Corner only be in when we have enough writing to put in it. This puts less stress on us, and will until we have more people willing to write/draw (hopefully meaning more will, making this be in here weekly).
Reminder: Enter anything you wish! Please deliver your writings to our creative works editor/director, Hannah Nies. It may be typed, written, or sent via email to niesbixby@gmail.com. If it is a drawing and you have a scanner, please scan it in and send it to her via email. If you do not have access to a scanner, please make your colors dark.
Contest
Due to the incredibly low number of entries for our contest (from last week), we will extend the contest by one more week. The theme is still ‘hermworm’ (homework) and deadlines. You may write a short story, poem, draw something, or whatever else comes to mind. You also have an unlimited number of entries. It’s not cheating if we tell you you can do it! Please try to keep it appropriate. We would prefer not to be sued by people for frivolous reasons so that we can sue others.
The guidelines for the creativity corner above also apply to the contest for sending it to our creative works editor/director, Hannah Nies.
Serial
Below is the third installment of our serial, which we have heard is the only reason that several people have been reading this. You also enjoy everything else. Warning: You may want to keep this away from young children (sorry, but we really don’t want to get a bad reputation or to be sued).
Please Don’t Knock on the Walls
Part III
“You see, Mr. Abramovich, although you did not know it, you have stolen something from the Devil. Now he wants something from you in return. Otherwise you will have to pay a heavy price for your thievery.”
“What exactly did I steal?” A look of unbelief crossed over Abramovich’s face. Although he was certainly nervous about this unknown guest, he didn’t quite believe his unreal story. The guest smiled. It was an unnerving smile, and did nothing to calm Abramovich’s already unsteady nerves.
“Mr. Abramovich, I am quite sure you can guess. You stole your magic from the Devil, my employer.” The stunned look on the magician’s face was enough to encourage the Devil’s employee to continue. “Now,” he said, “The two of us know that not one person in your audience believes for a second that what you do up there is real. My employer, however, knows better. Instead of making a fair and honest deal with him to obtain some of his power, you stole it from him, like a dishonorable and cowardly man rather than the fair man we both know you to be. So, he has decided to give you a choice.”
Opinion(s)
Reader(s)! You may submit your opinions/suggestions/questions/concerns about/for the Happy Sunshine Gang. Just write a memo to our creative works editor, Hannah Nies. Do it for the fame; you may get published!
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