That works just as well: be it your strongest source of pride or greatest inner weakness, Poison Joke aims for the one thing that will affect, embarrass and inconvenience you the most.





Twilight Sparkle - has dedicated her entire life to studying magic and is one of the most powerful unicorns in the world - the output tool of her magic, her horn, is turned into a floppy, lifeless growth which I'm pretty sure left her unable to properly cast magic.





Pinkie Pie - loves to run her mouth and speak her mind to everyone around her (though not as inconsiderate now as back then) - is rendered incomprehensible with that swollen tongue.





Rarity - is troublingly obsessed with her beauty and outward appearance, especially regarding her mane and fur - is turned into a shaggy mess comparable to a woolly mammoth.





Rainbow Dash - loves to fly and go fast (obviously) - has her wings repositioned on her stomach and turned upside down; NOT taking away her flight, but making it so that she can't fly without becoming a complete disaster.





Fluttershy - hated being in the center of attention and always speaks in a way that doesn't command attention (at least in the first couple of seasons) - has her voice altered to be the deepest, most stand out, and most attention-demanding voice in Ponyville.





Applejack - overplayed her position of 'big sister' and used said position and her size to force Applebloom to follow her in blind paranoia - is shrunk to the size of a mouse and rendered incapable of making anyone do anything she says.





With that in mind, I also like to believe that it's possible to 'overcome' Poison Joke and cure yourself of its effects without the aid of a potion bath: by overcoming the source of your effects. (Ex: Fluttershy fully overcoming her shy nature and no longer being affected by being in people's attention, or Applejack swallowing her pride and truly accepting that she can't use her size and position to force others to do what she wants anymore.) If those affected by Poison Joke were to overcome their inner demons and rise above them, then the Poison Joke would no longer has something to use and their curse would fade away, along with any effects it brought. Of course, facing your inner demons and overcoming your faults is a far more difficult thing to do than simply washing away your problems with chemicals (which in itself is a disturbing reference to something else), and I doubt anypony int he show would have the mental and emotional strength to do that...but it is an interesting idea to toy with.









