He was telling endless sequels to a cheesy space story he once made up, and as soon as people didn´t buy that anymore he got the idea to become a Mighty Pirate (tm)
Best I could come up with at the time :P (and there were less copy-cats when I submitted it too :P) I have a good one for next week though I think
I still like the "He sunk my battleship!" one that's on the leaderboards though. Short, clever, and topical which is what makes it great IMO. There was also a great one that incorporated the classic "Pirate with a steering wheel attached to his crotch" joke but I can't find it to vote on it anymore
I like MI humor when it's the least referential to previous puzzles or events, and damn is it difficult to do something in this trend... In fact, I couldn't really manage it; ' turns out, writer is actually a job for talented people. Who would have thought ?:rolleyes:
Also, I voted for : "He gives pirates a good name!" which is awesome, even if it's not personal.
I've got another one coming for tomorrow, but seeing how many entries there is, it's more for the kicks that anything else
Three that were too referential, for which I couldn't find a proper rhythm or couldn't cut to the required length :
"Mr Guybrush is a fine gentleman, but I must say that he left poor Wally hanging more than once times. So, no hard feelin's Mr Guybrush, but I'll be suing you for irreversible back pain injury not even 35 mechanical manatee rides could cure."
"Mr Threepwood here, might just be the single, most palatable threat to the right of private property in the Carribean. And don't get me started on privacy invasion here."
"Abusing discount laws, your honor : he kept breaking me tubes and he kept asking for more! He even shattered a few in my face, with a tool he stated he borrowed, but that was actually mine!'
Also, one I obviously couldn't post (spoiler is for very strong language)
I heard someone scream "'TEAM!" then he bummed me in the gob!
On a side note, the contest needs a better viewing system and a search engine so that we can mentally tag a few and then vote for one of those.
So, I understand I can make one entry per day, but I can't seem to access the part where I get to enter new words. That part has my current entry, and links for facebook and twitter. How do I make that go away so I can try again?
Kudos for starting this thread; it's a much better way to view these. So, here's mine!
Threepwood put me burgeonin' theatre concessions stand out o' business! Oh, he milked that technicality on the nacho coupons, he did. Wily wad o' monkey phlegm!
Wish I'd known about the 25 word limit... mine is 26! But maybe if they're using a word count program it'll count me low. I like my line anyways, because I think Guybrush does exploit coupons and piratey clearance sales, in the most annoying way possible. A lot of these lines are great though. And a lot more are hilarious, but might not work in game. Fun stuff!
Please vote! It was in first place for a while, but has been knocked down a few places now . I'd like to see it win because it's short and snappy, but very appropriate!
I still like the "He sunk my battleship!" one that's on the leaderboards though. Short, clever, and topical which is what makes it great IMO.
Thanks! I was trying think of something that wasn't too referential and could be used by any irate pirate. "He sunk my battleship!" is general enough to refer to any ship that Guybrush has been directly/indirectly responsible for sinking over the course of the series, or one we don't know about!
Or the accuser could just be bitter that he lost a game of battleships to Guybrush.
I was thinking just now that these lines will probably used in "Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood", accusing Guybrush of some illdoing maybe in Floatsam's court room or somewhere...
Comments
Mort: "He told me tales, AFTER he was declared a dead man!"
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2187
Lorn
"Not just me - he's wronged pirates everywhere if he calls THAT a Genuine Piratey Beard™! I've seen more thatch on a cat-o'-nine-tails!"
Best I could come up with at the time. Annoyingly enough I saw a really similar one later, which probably means it's not original enough. = P Ah well.
This is mine:
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/1160
Best I could come up with at the time :P (and there were less copy-cats when I submitted it too :P) I have a good one for next week though I think
I still like the "He sunk my battleship!" one that's on the leaderboards though. Short, clever, and topical which is what makes it great IMO. There was also a great one that incorporated the classic "Pirate with a steering wheel attached to his crotch" joke but I can't find it to vote on it anymore
I wanted to join Guybrush's crew and all I got was this lousy Tshirt.
I like MI humor when it's the least referential to previous puzzles or events, and damn is it difficult to do something in this trend... In fact, I couldn't really manage it; ' turns out, writer is actually a job for talented people. Who would have thought ?:rolleyes:
Also, I voted for : "He gives pirates a good name!" which is awesome, even if it's not personal.
I've got another one coming for tomorrow, but seeing how many entries there is, it's more for the kicks that anything else
Three that were too referential, for which I couldn't find a proper rhythm or couldn't cut to the required length :
"Mr Guybrush is a fine gentleman, but I must say that he left poor Wally hanging more than once times. So, no hard feelin's Mr Guybrush, but I'll be suing you for irreversible back pain injury not even 35 mechanical manatee rides could cure."
"Mr Threepwood here, might just be the single, most palatable threat to the right of private property in the Carribean. And don't get me started on privacy invasion here."
"Abusing discount laws, your honor : he kept breaking me tubes and he kept asking for more! He even shattered a few in my face, with a tool he stated he borrowed, but that was actually mine!'
Also, one I obviously couldn't post (spoiler is for very strong language)
On a side note, the contest needs a better viewing system and a search engine so that we can mentally tag a few and then vote for one of those.
Yes, I hate the "pick random quotes" system immensely - especially since it usually picks the SAME quotes.
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2361
Not so funny, but it certainly was mean of Guybrush to screw poor Bernard like that!
"He stole my ticket for the Double-N train!"
"He wrote me a haiku...with 4 lines!"
how is that? 20 years right
After sailing and searching the 7 seas, he said: "Oh yeah, I already dug it up last year! Peep."
Clickety click for the humor moment
http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/contest/entry/2424
Wish I'd known about the 25 word limit... mine is 26!
"He neglected his unbreakable five-game contract for almost a decade!"
Hm, now I'm going to have to go through them all - some of these are hilarious!
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2439
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2472
"Mr.Threepwood poured Root-Beer on me claiming I was a ghost, sadly however I am an albino severely allergic to Sassafras."
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2473
"He caught me my hand in the cookie yarrr.."
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2547
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/315
Please vote! It was in first place for a while, but has been knocked down a few places now
Thanks! I was trying think of something that wasn't too referential and could be used by any irate pirate. "He sunk my battleship!" is general enough to refer to any ship that Guybrush has been directly/indirectly responsible for sinking over the course of the series, or one we don't know about!
Or the accuser could just be bitter that he lost a game of battleships to Guybrush.
Sunk my battleship is snappy, I agree. Definitely another favorite there.
I guided him to the Lost Treasure of Mêlée Island™ and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!
BTW, I'd vote for your battleship again, but they only let you vote once!
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2397
"He tatooed the monkey island map all over my body, now I look like a prisoner"
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2687
Cheers
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2600
and if he replies "No I didn't" the accuser could say "And what's that thing under your chin?"
Heres mine
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2718
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2730
"The scoundrel broke all the porcelain decorations at my wedding!"
Not good but here's the link:
http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/contest/entry/1114
"He badly disfigured my face in a volatile game of jenga!"
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/626
I was disappointed Ctrl-W didn't work in TMI, and I'd love a new reference to it.
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/2746
http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/1112