Non Collectors Learning "Pony" By Osmosis

[hathorcat]

Its official my mum now knows more about ponies than some new collectors!! 


And she didnt even set out to learn - I must just ribbet and twitter in her ear or in her presence long enough that she has collected the information - last night she wandered into my pony room with one of her friends...headed straight for the Big Brothers and was "this is Chief" he is my favourite and then proceeded round the room to introduce other ponies....*picture me with jaw open*...when did she learn Chiefs name..when did she learn the other ponies names!!! What have I done to my poor mum!!!


Do you have any family, friends who have picked up "pony" without them or you intending them to?

[Summer-blade]

yes my boyfriend he now knows how to tell the different gens apart and a fakie from a real MLP. He also knows a lot of custom terms he picked up some ponies for me a week ago and said, "Oh I got some G3 ponies for you there was a lady that had a bunch in a tub for $2 each most of them were fakies or in bait contion so I picked out the nicest ones for you."

I was impressed when he handed me a very nice G3 Adult and G3 Peg baby

[littlexflitter]

Well, I can't necessarily say it's unintentional (maybe on his part, but not on mine!), but my husband has listened to so much pony banter and assisted with so many pony purchases that he's now well beyond a pony novice. He can identify generations, knows just about when each one existed, and can identify and name most G3 and G4 ponies. (I don't collect G1 or G2, hence he can't identify them.) We've watched a fair amount of the television shows, so he has a vague knowledge of those, too~ He also knows which ponies I have and which ponies I still want.

When I lived with my mother and collected G3, my younger brothers picked up quite a lot of "second hand pony" from me. They knew quite a few random pony facts, could name ponies, and didn't mind helping me sort through my collection.

I think it's cute that your mom has picked it up! I love seeing how that sort of thing rubs off on other people.

[LilSpark]

Yes, my ex knew so much about ponies after a while, sometimes it's alarming. I mean he knew exactly what to hunt for on ebay, he knew the different gens and a lot of names, he knew about male ponies and newborns and what not. Sometimes I miss that 

[partypony566]

Yep I am proud to say my mother is brilliant when it comes to pony lingo/knowledge. She knows ALL the gens, how to separate the real mccoy from the fakies, she knows what lanards and remcos look like...she knows a G3 accessory from a Barbie accs, and she even bought me some G1 playsets that I wanted for ages without me telling her anything about them.

All of the above is crucial as Mum does charity runs and flea market hunts for me whenever she travels around for her job 

[OctoberFlash]

My mom occasionally picks up on what I'm doing, so she knows a few customizing terms. Although, she's convinced that all ponies are bait ponies, and you only bait the icky bait ponies.

[Babushka]

My husband just noted that he never thought he would be able to identify ponies, but he has learned to identify MLP vs. Fakie, generations, and [in some cases] names.

I'm proud.

[butterflybuttons]

My hubby knows a few ponies names, and he can tell the difference between gens, and fakies.

[tuneful87]

Totally awesome!

[Chi]

Haha, my boyfriend is the same way. He'll see me looking on eBay or something.. "Ohhh, is that *insert correct name here*?"
Also he learned the gens and some of the different models in the gens (Like SHS and such)! He's also started asking what countries my nirvanas are from sometimes.
I'm just like WHOA WHAT HAVE I DONE TO HIM?? I guess being around ponies long enough and learning the ones I really like, he'd catch on eventually. It's still cute in my mind for some reason, though. 

[sweetstuff]

My  hubby doesn't know their names, but he does know what a 'Twice as fancy" and "so-soft" pony is

[ponylady]

My mom too.  The only thing is that she picks up random ponies and says "Oh this one is super rare!" and it could be a beddy-bye eyed one.

[pickle2411]

ha ha ha LOVE this! my mum has been slowly picking it up and it cracks me up when she she talks to me about ponies and mentions them by name - I think its so cute lol

[Buddafly]

my husband knows all the HUB characters because he's 'forced' to watch the cartoon with me   sometimes, i think he enjoys them more than I do!

he can pick out different gens - he even has a custom sitting on his night-stand that's about 1/2 way done.

[ZennaBug]

My mom is starting to be able to tell a fakie apart from a real pony    And my hubby once picked up one of my Little Flitters and called her "Flitter Bug"    He was close...