No clicky-clicky intarwebs? posted by notsnot at 5:46 AM on February 8, 2008
Ohhh, I get it, Brownpau!
You're an idiot!!!
Disclaimer: Name-calling is purely in fun, and no offense should be taken. The above comment was the first thing that came to mind, and is based on an exchange in an episode of Rocko's Modern Life, wherein a geeky customer in a comic book store (holding a stack of fairy-themed comics) is talking to another equally geeky customer and says "Fairies are the most beautiful beings in the world, and if you fall in love with a fairy you can never love anyone else again!" The other customer looks at him in awe and replies "Wowwww!!!! You're an idiot!" I wish I could find the video on YouTube because you all would love it, it's so funny, really, but yeah, a dog on a pony, is that the sequel to snakes on a plane see this is what happens when there is no image tag. posted by The Deej at 5:48 AM on February 8, 2008 [4 favorites has favorites]
You really could have done a much better job of defining this in greater detail in the "more inside" section. And your tags - could have been much more descriptive here too.
Otherwise this is a fantastic post. posted by allkindsoftime at 6:03 AM on February 8, 2008
Another cultural joke only Americans can get. posted by zouhair at 7:42 AM on February 8, 2008
Well, MY actual dog was on an actual MOVING pony. So I win. posted by miss lynnster at 7:48 AM on February 8, 2008
No, zouhair. We don't get it either. posted by miss lynnster at 7:48 AM on February 8, 2008
Now that cortex has been here, we can all be assured this will be the go-to link for the all the "why-was-my-thread-deleted-but-this-one-stayed?" MeTas. posted by The Deej at 7:49 AM on February 8, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]
I am not certain that this is what Metafilter is for. This is barely suitable for Metachat, fer fuck's sake. posted by everichon at 8:02 AM on February 8, 2008 [2 favorites has favorites]
boo. hiss. posted by mrgrimm at 8:13 AM on February 8, 2008
You people obviously haven't found the hidden hyperlinks on that page. The amazement undergoes its calculations therein. posted by Burhanistan at 8:16 AM on February 8, 2008
Should be Dogs Plus Pony.
The truly amazing part is the legless blue poodle barking on top of the pony's head. posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:21 AM on February 8, 2008
You people obviously haven't found the hidden hyperlinks on that page. The amazement undergoes its calculations therein.
What, some stupid dog and pony show? posted by kcds at 8:22 AM on February 8, 2008
Here's a direct link to the main content of the website, for those who don't want to navigate through the complex HTML interface: Link posted by designbot at 8:28 AM on February 8, 2008 [3 favorites has favorites]
I suggest that the "wtf" tag is extended to include the word "brownpau"... posted by benzo8 at 8:39 AM on February 8, 2008
Oh, brownpau. I'm so disappointed. Unless the "calculated to amaze" part is where we are amazed that it is, in fact, nothing more than, yes, a dog. On a pony. posted by misha at 8:54 AM on February 8, 2008
I think the key thing here is that there's a dog and that the dog is on a pony. posted by cortex at 9:23 AM on February 8, 2008
The only amazing thing here is that this post is still alive. I've seen far better posts get eliminated practically before the pixels were dry. I mean...wtf? posted by Thorzdad at 9:29 AM on February 8, 2008
The only amazing thing here is that this post is still alive. I've seen far better posts get eliminated practically before the pixels were dry. I mean...wtf?
Ironyfilter: It's a dog and pony show! posted by kozad at 9:43 AM on February 8, 2008
Jesus, people, we need one of these posts once in a while. No one has any question about brownpau's motives or general good sense, so why not just enjoy the very simple post? posted by OmieWise at 9:48 AM on February 8, 2008
I think people are just upset because the dog on the pony only gives us questions, not answers.
And yeah. It's been a long week. Smiling at something overtly silly every now and then is probably a good thing, anyway. Also: the dog? It's standing right on top of the dang pony. See diagram:
They did the calculations, and the answer was #A1FB9E, with a remainder of dog over pony. This is SCIENCE FACT! posted by team lowkey at 10:03 AM on February 8, 2008
We are not laughing with Brownpau. We are laughing at him. posted by The Deej at 10:12 AM on February 8, 2008
Sometimes, the laughter just kind of seems to be towards something but really has no direction or intent (and that's just fine). posted by Burhanistan at 10:23 AM on February 8, 2008
Dogs in elk. "So what we did was put the ribcages (containing dogs) on tarps and drag them around to the side yard ..." posted by maudlin at 1:18 PM on February 8, 2008
I squint at the picture. I get nuthin'.
I look at it cross-eyed, hoping to see '3-D,' I get nuthin'.
I step back twenty paces from the monitor. I get nuthin'.
Interesting. At the moment, this thread is the number two google hit for "dog on a pony". And the number one hit for "pony on a dog". Hmmm. . . posted by flotson at 4:03 PM on February 8, 2008
That dog's gonna be sheriff. posted by hellbient at 4:18 PM on February 8, 2008
Flagged. Don't waste my fucking time. posted by lupus_yonderboy at 6:07 PM on February 8, 2008
Have you ever noticed that fpp, read phonetically, sort of looks like an exclamation of disdain/disgust? posted by flotson at 9:30 PM on February 8, 2008
I'd secretly like to believe that the person who registered this URL with the intention of doing something with it some day get a monthly billing statement that has a day to day bandwidth or hits breakdown in it and, some time next months, is going to spend days scratching their head and trying to figure out where all the traffic came from. posted by Kid Charlemagne at 10:59 AM on February 9, 2008
The site appears to be owned by a filmmaker who does marketing for Disney Online and Stan Lee Media. Some sort of viral marketing, perhaps? Blah. posted by Hot Pastrami! at 5:47 PM on February 9, 2008
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