{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Rarity (rarity)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 18:08:16 UTC","author_name":"Rarity (rarity)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/rarity","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3248860","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/1768\" class=\"url\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">snowcone<\/span><\/a><\/span> didn't I just say that it's because Weird Al is a character in and of himself?  <i>obviously<\/i> the comparison isn't 1:1, because a pony based off de Lancie himself wouldn't be as interesting.  Weird Al, however, sells himself based on his &quot;real&quot; self."}