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 <title>yhtgrferd's status on Sunday, 30-Oct-11 13:44:23 UTC</title>
 <author_name>yhtgrferd</author_name>
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 <html>@&lt;span class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rainbowdash.net/user/4942&quot; class=&quot;url&quot; title=&quot;Michael&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fn nickname&quot;&gt;mergemm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Well, I can tell you that I came into the new show because I had been a fan of the 80s show when I was, oh, 8. :P  I'm sort of a brony-anomaly in that, but it's interesting to be in a fandom from the ground up like this.  Trust me, bronies are not alone.  Just go to Fandom bananas and see the 'subcultures' that have evolved around any show.  !&lt;span class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rainbowdash.net/group/352/id&quot; class=&quot;url&quot; title=&quot;Ottawa Bronies (Nation's Capital!) (ottawabronies)&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fn nickname&quot;&gt;ottawabronies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.</html>
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