A Freeper goes to BronyCon.

8/14/2015 | CtBigPat

[COBOL2Java]

Folks, You want to know what appeals to people about this cartoon? Innocence. The innocence that a lot of shows used to have and that can no longer be found on TV. It’s really that simple. The innocence LIFE used to have.

I'll vouch for that. My 5-year old granddaughter is into "My Little Pony", and I watch the shows over my shoulder when not typing in Free Republic. I think they're very cute, and they *are* innocent - it's refreshing.

Would I go to a Brony convention? Nah, not my style. But I'm a small "l" libertarian, and if folks want to go, I say "hey, have fun!"

[Chickensoup]

We all as a family Used to listen to Focus on the Family radio shows for kids. Decent and upstanding. The whole family used to listen while preparing supper.

[Chode]

glad to be of service... 8^)

[cardinal4]

I was a big DeadHead growing up, a lot didn't and still don't understand it. I loved the band, the music and the scene. It would be hypocritical of me to dis someone elses hobby..

To each his own I guess

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

“In my younger days I practiced Martial Arts. As far as spectator sports I like Hockey.”

So you’re saying you enjoyed touching other men aggressively?

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I liked punching people; not that there’s anything wrong with that (hat tip to Seinfeld).

[Norm Lenhart]

I never ‘got’ the Dead. Casey Jones is the closest thing they have I come close to liking and that’s because of the lyrics. I can appreciate their stuff from a player standpoint. They are great musicians, but it just does ZERO for me musically. I actually think it’s their own ‘fringe’ that turns me off more than the band’s music itself.

But then hey, if someone is into their stuff, more power to them. Heck I’m primarily a metalhead (Up THE IRONS!) but for the last couple years I’ve gravitated to the underground Retro 80s/Synthwave stuff more than anything so I’m not exactly mainstream either.

This type thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX5vPIFErJY

[Norm Lenhart]

I’m petty sure SF/Folsom St. has clubs catering to that sorta thing... ;)

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

I’m petty sure SF/Folsom St. has clubs catering to that sorta thing... ;)

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I’m afraid to ask but what’s a “FS/Folsom St.?”

[Norm Lenhart]

You are probably better off not knowing... wish I didn’t. But you asked ;)...

San Francisco/Folsom Street Fair. All the gay letherboys into bondage/sadomasochism/whips and chains.

FR has threads about it from time to time. Some seriously sick pups. Makes the most ‘out there’ Brony/Furrie types tame by comparison. I guess the real difference between us and FS types is for some reason we don’t feel it needed to have parades about whatever kinks we come up with sexually.

[uglybiker]

My father was stationed in Japan back in the mid 50’s. My mother told me how much she hated riding the trains as all the salarymen would carry their lunches in their briefcases (fish heads and rice - you could tell by the smell). That and since EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM put rose oil in their hair made train rides rather nauseating.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Please tell me you don’t attend that!

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

While stationed in the UK many of my friends were in Security Forces. A “rite of passage” among the cops was to take the new kid to a tranny bar in Soho. I tried to warn one kid to not “hook up” with a “girl” on the first night he meets her.

This young cop went to “her” apartment and after making out was “presented” with a “surprise.” He (the military cop) beat the crap out of the person and left the apartment. As he walked into the street he heard a shout from a window above and a roar from the surrounding area. “She” called her friends and they were looking for the bad guy who hurt their friend.

When he described how they chased him through London I fell out of my chair laughing. It took about 15 minutes for me to catch my breath and get to the point where I told him he should have got to know who he intended to stick his dick in before made his move. He called me an asshole and threw his beer at me.

[CtBigPat]

[Norm Lenhart]

Oh HELL no! I might like weird cartoons but this homeboy is so straight I can be used to navigate ;)

[Norm Lenhart]

I grew up in an Adirondack logging town. During hunting season the city types used to come up for their yearly venture. Lots of other loggers from around the area come up as well because it’s/was known for good hunting.

Long story short, it was Christmas for the one local tranny. I remember one year it didn’t end well for him when a big, burly type decided he didn’t enjoy his ‘surprise’ either.

I really think these people have a deathwish that extends beyond gambling on Aids.

[unsycophant]

Made me laugh. Of course that’s how life works, isn’t it?

[rlmorel]

I can understand that completely.

During WWII, the combination of foreign smells (to them) was so pronounced that it was instantly recognizable to a generation of combat veterans.

There was a case of liferaft bound sailors in the pacific who were alerted to the presence of a surfaced Japanese sub one night by the smell of their cooking...a peculiar combination of fish, spices, and cooking oil.