Pony Horror Stories!

StarlightConfetti said:
This didn't escalate out of control or anything, but it was a very unpleasant surprise.
So, I finally managed to find a G2 pony (Light Heart) at my local flea market and I was overjoyed. If it matters, she's the canopy bed version with articulation. She's missing her entire tail and an eye crystal, which is pretty bad but I figured I could just make her a new tail (easier said than done because she's also missing the bead thingy that went around the tail and I'm not sure how important that is) and replace the eye crystal.
So, I'm giving her a quick wash when I notice that there's some smudges of paint on her body that were being stubborn, so I decide to just use a little acetone. It was going fine, and then I noticed a place on her head that had some paint, too. "Well, I might as well clean this while I'm at it because acetone is fine to use on ponies," I thought to myself LIKE A FOOL.
Turns out, the material her head is made of is NOT the same type of plastic I was expecting. She immediately got a little scuff on her neck from the acetone damaging the plastic.

I have another horror story about acetone that isn't about ponies, but it just as easily could have been about them so I'm gonna tell it anyway. I was cleaning up a Barbie that had nail polish spilled on her a long time ago and decided to use some nail polish remover. So, I decided it would be easier to pour a bit of nail polish remover in one of these little cups we had in the bathroom, sorta like Dixie cups. I bring my little cup of 98% acetone and a couple of q-tips into my room, set them down on a plastic storage container, and get to work. I finish using the first half of my q-tip and go to dunk the other side in. Then I turn around and see it: the puddle of acetone eating my pencil sharpener and trying to eat the container it was on top of. The cup had turned almost completely into mush aside from a little bit below the rim. The bottom was completely gone. I knew acetone could damage some plastics, but I didn't know how fast it worked and didn't consider that the plastic cup might be the type of plastic it can completely destroy.

My last horror story is about my G1 Moondancer. I found her in fairly good condition. Her hair needed to be softened and she had a bit of dirt in her plastic, but that was all. Or so I thought. I opened her up so that she could soak in an Oxyclean bath for a little while so I could get the dirt off of her and when I opened her up, I noticed that the plastic on her neck was a little grayish. I looked inside and I'm not kidding when I say that the inside of her feet were almost pitch black with mildew! Plus she had icky mold spots (possibly pony cancer) inside, too! Yeah, I immediately dunked her back in the boiling water I'd used to loosen the glue so it would kill off everything in her and then added Oxyclean to the mix. Oh, and to top it all off, she had a rusty washer on her tail that was threatening to turn into a case of tail rust, but I nipped that in the bud.

The moral of these stories: be careful with acetone and don't judge a book by its cover because sometimes the inside can be home to a disgusting mildew colony.
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Omg!! Thats scary!! Acetone is some riskyyy stuff sometimes :shock: Were you able to fix Light Heart up?
I remember once as a kid my special Coca Cola barbie got a mark above her lip so i thought i could get nail polish remover on a q-tip and carefully wipe it off. However, i was too young and didnt think to squeeze the excess out first, and when i tried nail polish remover flooded her entire mouth and removed her lipstick :cry:
stjarne said:
just how short are you? curious, because i'm 21 & 4'8 :p so i relate too much. been asked if i wanted a kids menu well into my mid-teens. never had someone do to me what happened to you though... i'd be so offended.
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Omg! Youre shorter than me, Im barelyyy 5'2. My best friend is 4'11. Short people unite! :lolpony: Haha at this point I take the kids menu for the crayons lol. Might as well enjoy yourself while you wait for food haha.
I hope it doesnt! Ive had to explain to people that I actually know what vintage mlps are. They always look shocked. :rolleyespony:
AzaleaArt said:
Lol once I was at the dmv to get my id renewed, I filled out the paperwork, waited till my turn, go up to the counter and the lady took one look at me said “the permit line is over there” and looked back down. When I showed her my form she apologized and said I looked like all the 15 year olds coming for their permits o_O I was 23 lol. Another time a guy refused to sell me a video game rated m because he didn’t believe I was actually 19 even though I showed him my id. But hey, I also got into the fair half price (the kids price) so I guess it’s ok
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Oh noo im sorry!!! The struggle is real lol. I've even had an 19 year old think I was younger than him lol. It was so funny I was at a diner with my dad when I was around 26, and the 19 year old guy was the server. He kept crouching down to talk to me in a little kid voice, calling me sweetie, and " Do you you need anymore orange juice sweetie?" Leaning down real low. I was just so surprised and I didnt know what to say so I said " Um, Im 26" Kinda quietly. He stood up straight, looking shocked out of his mind, im talking eyeballs bulging lol and LEFT. I didnt mean to embarrass him so badly! :gasp2: I apologized tho haha he said he was sorry he just didnt realize lol I told him not to worry about it.
 
Sassarazzmadazzles said:
my worst pony story

I picked up a local lot and one pony smelled like... lady bits

I have now named her Gina (aka brush and grow ringlets)
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A pube fell out while brushing out the tail of Tickle last night. It wasn't mine. Thank goodness I'd already sanitised her hair with dish soap to get out the strange substance that was clinging to the hairs before then. I don't even want to think about what ... Poor Tickle

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strawberrypony32 said:
Oh noo im sorry!!! The struggle is real lol. I've even had an 19 year old think I was younger than him lol. It was so funny I was at a diner with my dad when I was around 26, and the 19 year old guy was the server. He kept crouching down to talk to me in a little kid voice, calling me sweetie, and " Do you you need anymore orange juice sweetie?" Leaning down real low. I was just so surprised and I didnt know what to say so I said " Um, Im 26" Kinda quietly. He stood up straight, looking shocked out of his mind, im talking eyeballs bulging lol and LEFT. I didnt mean to embarrass him so badly! :gasp2: I apologized tho haha he said he was sorry he just didnt realize lol I told him not to worry about it.
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Haha oh wow, I wouldn’t have known what to say to him either, I wonder how young he thought you were ^^;
 
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Lilykin said:
I accidentally cut some pony hair trying to get a package open.

I was careful like always when I open a package. I made sure the pony was at the bottom while I cut from the top. Problem was, the hair was stuck in the tape at the top. Snip snip. You'd never know unless I pointed it out but I know. ^^;

Just like, cautionary tale sellers. It takes 5 seconds to secure a pony in tissue paper lol.
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I am glad I’m not the only one who did this! I just inadvertently cut the hair of the one pony in the envelope that had nice hair lol!
 
Not quite as bad as some of these stories, but it's vexed me for so long that I have to share the full story. I bought a set of bait ponies last year that I swear to god smell like ammonia. I've posted that before, but I haven't finished the story. I tried every treatment I could think of, and they still stunk. I'm living at home with my folks rn, so I showed my mom to share my misery... and she didn't smell a thing. I showed my brother and my dad, and they gave the same response. Nobody I've shown them to has noticed any odor, and I even finished two customs with them and sold one at an in-person market. (I promised myself that if someone commented on the smell, they'd get half off their purchase for proving I haven't lost my mind. No takers.)

It's like some Telltale Heart stuff, which now that I say it, is also a good pony name.
 
Lilykin said:
Got a new horror for y'all. Was having a pony spa day last weekend and dealing with a right mess of tangled hair when something poked me. What do I pull out of this mess of hair?

A big ole crescent of a trimmed finger nail.

Could not boil wash my hands fast enough. DDD:
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gag :[
 
i have a couple bad stories:

the first G1 i ever had, my dear applejack, was mauled by my friend's dog. i left her on the couch unattended while we brushed our teeth upstairs, and 5 minutes was all it took for poor AJ to be absolutely shredded. her dad ended up buying me a new one, but it wasn't the same.

when i was new into collecting, i found caribbean delight and beach belle at a rummage sale. they had hair cuts and some marker stains on their hooves, but otherwise fine. i was unaware of their rarity at the time and into pony customization, so what did i do? used them as bait. what i made them into and where they are now is a mystery. i will never forgive myself for that, i would have loved to restore them now that i know how to sunfade and rehair :cry:
 
minticat said:
i have a couple bad stories:

the first G1 i ever had, my dear applejack, was mauled by my friend's dog. i left her on the couch unattended while we brushed our teeth upstairs, and 5 minutes was all it took for poor AJ to be absolutely shredded. her dad ended up buying me a new one, but it wasn't the same.

when i was new into collecting, i found caribbean delight and beach belle at a rummage sale. they had hair cuts and some marker stains on their hooves, but otherwise fine. i was unaware of their rarity at the time and into pony customization, so what did i do? used them as bait. what i made them into and where they are now is a mystery. i will never forgive myself for that, i would have loved to restore them now that i know how to sunfade and rehair :cry:
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nooo not the last one! i feel for you & all G3 collectors when i hear that :cry: at least i have a beach belle safe in my possession already
 
feelysonheelys said:
Not quite as bad as some of these stories, but it's vexed me for so long that I have to share the full story. I bought a set of bait ponies last year that I swear to god smell like ammonia. I've posted that before, but I haven't finished the story. I tried every treatment I could think of, and they still stunk. I'm living at home with my folks rn, so I showed my mom to share my misery... and she didn't smell a thing. I showed my brother and my dad, and they gave the same response. Nobody I've shown them to has noticed any odor, and I even finished two customs with them and sold one at an in-person market. (I promised myself that if someone commented on the smell, they'd get half off their purchase for proving I haven't lost my mind. No takers.)

It's like some Telltale Heart stuff, which now that I say it, is also a good pony name.
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I have full spectrum hallucinations, so I unfortunately understand this far too well. I swear I smell cat urine (ammonia) in so many places. Luckily my service dog and daughter both said that it’s not real.
Lilykin said:
Got a new horror for y'all. Was having a pony spa day last weekend and dealing with a right mess of tangled hair when something poked me. What do I pull out of this mess of hair?

A big ole crescent of a trimmed finger nail.

Could not boil wash my hands fast enough. DDD:
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Oh! Ew, ew, ew!
 
stjarne said:
nooo not the last one! i feel for you & all G3 collectors when i hear that :cry: at least i have a beach belle safe in my possession already
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I know of a mib set of beach belle and Caribbean delight that might be looking for a new home. Feel free to dm me.
 
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