Just what I always wanted…<\/p><\/div>\n

Yup, that’s right. Brushable Twilight, all-fours Spike, and Pinklestia. I thought it was pretty hilarious, although I’m not generally much of a merch person. As such, the question became how best to use it…<\/p>\n

It was at this point that my parents pointed out we were having a white elephant gift exchange in a couple of weeks, and this could be an ideal entry. I was intrigued. How could I best maximize the hilarity value when it was opened? First idea: wrap it in duct tape. Nothing’s more manly than duct tape, right? I wrapped it in a brown paper bag, then completely covered that with duct tape. The result reminded me of the base of a tank, which was perfect — who’s going to suspect ponies inside a duct tape tank? I drew tank treads on the sides, found a CD-spindle cover to use as a turret, and hot-glued the whole thing together to get this:<\/p>\n