I didn't realize there was a contest going on until it was over, so I'm not lashing out either, but these are pretty awful. And just plain awful, as awful jokes still tend to go over pretty decently because they are just that terrible.
Not knowing that these were fan submitted and then hearing them in-game, I'd be wondering what the heck the writers at telltale are thinking. And I'm sure there will be quite a few threads when these are heard saying how terrible they were for people not in the know. Talk about a good idea back firing.
Don't forget that accusing Guybrush and being funny at the same time is not exactly an easy thing to do. Well, at least we know why the contest was started
Now I wish I'd copied the ones I actually voted for, because even though the good lines were few and far between, I know there were some really funny ones in there.
I don't think references to past games are necessarily bad, if they're done well. For instance, this was one of my entries (and no less than 2 people said they liked it on the Mojo forums, so I'm not the only person in the world to like it ).
"He blew up the rubber tree that I planted together with my dear, departed grandfather!"
Guybrush always does things without thinking of any consequences, such as blowing up the rubber tree in Curse of Monkey Island. I thought it would be funny, in a dark humour kind of way, to change that for once. Maybe it was a bit too sad though.
But I don't need to just advertise my own entry, there were many great ones. The ones that Telltale picked are all good (I think I even voted for all three of those), but the ones that ended up with the most votes are, quite simply, bad. Apart from the first one I guess, but that has 'tatooed' spelt wrong. Second one is just horrible ('insulfeated', 'George Bushes' ), and the same goes for the third one. There's no way people voted on those because they were good - they just have the most Facebook/Twitter friends to vote on them.
But all in all, the contest was a huge success. Tales of Monkey Island got a fantastic viral marketing campaign, and the winners were, after all, hand-picked by the experts (I just hope the ones that got the most votes - barring the one from week 1 - won't end up in the game).
Apart from the first one I guess, but that has 'tatooed' spelt wrong.
Zut alors (as the Marquis would say), it's because in french the verb tatouer and the word tatouage takes only one middle t and I thought it was the same in english. That'll teach me to the check the spelling before posting.
Actually, after some thought, I can't wait to hear how the voice actor handles "insulfeated". I'm thinking something along the lines of a gruff-sounding town drunk with a bit of a cockney accent going "He insul........fffffeated me..."
Course I'm not sure how they'll get through "George Bushes [sic] language skills".
We're almost there! After three weeks of great (and some not-so-great) submissions we're finally at the home stretch! So what does that mean for you? We've compiled the top vote-getters from each week as well as some of our own staff favorites and we're letting you guys pick which one you think deserves a place in Tales of Monkey Island! Choose wisely, because you only get one vote this round, so make it count! You need a Telltale account to vote and we'll announce the final winner on Monday, August 4th!
Seeing as it is now Wednesday, August 5th, I'm not sure on what plane of existence we will be receiving the announcement of the final winner.
Edit: Oh, and the one concerning the "very thin friend" appears twice (at least for me); so those of you who hate it have twice the opportunity to not vote for it.
Update: Telltale has changed the announcement date to Monday, August 10th (which does exist in this calender year). The "Murray" entry appearing twice has been corrected.
The Murray joke is on there twice, which would seem to indicate that entry was rigged (as many have speculated). Really, I think TellTale ought to have at least swapped out one of them for something else.
I voted for the igloo mansion one, myself. Although I kind of wish "He buckled my swash-incorrectly!" and/or "He caught my girlfriend's eye, and it was a different color when he returned it!" could have made the list (they weren't my entries, in case anyone thinks I listed them here for that reason).
Thankfully they removed the superfluous Murray-joke entry & corrected the end date, but for some reason they also removed the igloo mansion entry. Not really sure why would do that, but I'm sure they had a reason (maybe it somehow ended up on there my accident in the first place, although I am a little sad, because that's the one I liked best out of the finalists).
Perhaps this is due to ignorance on my part, but I never realized only one entry would make the final game. I sort of assumed that a bunch of people would be crying out various wrongings Guybrush has done, which would allow several submissions to be picked.
What this does mean though, is that unless people cheat/facebook spam thier bad entries again, there is nothing to worry about.
I voted for the "he dug up my perfectly good X" one because I think it's pretty clever. Selfish treasure hunters never take time to consider the feelings of X artisans.
I'm relieved it's just going to be one entry that will appear in the final game. Telltale will come up with much better accusations against Guybrush, I'm sure.
I think the contest is trash, personally. I don't even know who wrote the Bush one, but it's got to be one of the worst I've ever heard. I thought he didn't deserve half the insults he got, plus we have had a new president to make fun of for weeks. The so called 'winners' are probably just those who have a lot of friends. The only ones I've seen that I thought were good were:
I'm sure at the end TellTale will simply pick their favorite to go into the game, and simply give a prize to whoever wins by popular vote. Since the rules state that TellTale reserves the right to reject an entry if it's not up to their standards, I don't think we have to worry about a bad line ending up in the game simply because someone spammed their friends to vote.
I think the contest is trash, personally. I don't even know who wrote the Bush one, but it's got to be one of the worst I've ever heard. I thought he didn't deserve half the insults he got, plus we have had a new president to make fun of for weeks.
Wohwohwoh, hold up! Are you new to the internet, or just a troll? If you want to talk about politics, do it in your own thread. those of us talking about the Bush joke are talking about how terrible the joke is, and are not making a comment EITHER WAY about Bush.
@Jace, yes I've been hoping Telltale will use their favs as well!
Did you notice the changes in the rules? Looks like only registered and logged in forum members will be able to vote now, so that will hopefully cut down on the spam votes.
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I voted for the "he dug up my perfectly good X" one because I think it's pretty clever. Selfish treasure hunters never take time to consider the feelings of X artisans.
What he said. Also, George Bush jokes are not that funny and they have no place in a pirate game.
Ya know, I've been complaining about the bad jokes as much or more then anyone here, but I have to say, it would be hilarious if we all agreed to vote for the Bush joke. Telltale would have to put the joke in the game, or null the contest.
I've got to admit that the eye joke is incredibly funny if you think about it.
Imagine the guy points at his healthy eye and the camera does an extreme close up to that one eye, leaving you wonder what's wrong with it.
Than he says that he had two before, which makes the camera return to normal with a somewhat awkward sound effect.
Of course I don't think TT would put any of the effects in but it is still quite good if you think about it that way.
Oh and it contains a pun.
And whoever done the bush one is probably a nerd with thousands of facebook friends and/or someone who made a fake newslink on twitter.
Seriously the first time I saw that line I lost hope in the game.
A real life reference about a former politician of some random country who nhas nothing at all to do with the Caribbean or the MI franchise. Really great...
No doubt. Making fun of Bush is still funny now when it's an actually clever joke. Hell, even quoting stuff Bush said is funny "The problem with the French is they don't have a word for entrepreneur".
But that joke, that joke in the contest was sooooo lazy it's technique could literally be applied to anything. "His breath was as bad as Bush is stupid", "He compared how fat I was to how dumb Bush is", and of course, "He said I was stupid... like Bush". It clearly shows that the person who submitted it was not thinking in comedic terms, but looking to insult Bush. Sad, in that there are still plenty of active republicans to insult, most of whom are quite insultable. Either way, it's the last thing any of us want to see in a high seas adventure.
Then again: Tales of Monkey Island Episode 6: Guybrush runs for congress. Eh? Eh?
To be fair, the eye one is quite funny. I did not realize the eye/aye pun until it was brought up, but I thought the humor was in the situation, which made seem like perfectly reasonable humor through dialouge.
Pirate: Have ye seen Guybrush Threepwood?
Guybrush: Er... me? No? Why, what did he do to you?
Pirate: Look into me eye. Do ye see me eye? (Guybrush nods, unsure where this is going) Aye? Do ye? (Shouting) Well, I used to have TWO ! (Guybrush jumps back surprised)
Pirate: (Continuing) Arr, but because of the nature of the injury, I do not remember the bilge-rat's face. So if ye see him, tell him I said that I'll be returning the favor, if I ever catch him... if ye catch my drift.
Guybrush: (nervous) I'll get right on that.
EDIT: Ah, it seems randomguy beat me to the punch. Sorry, I'm a bit slow today, and did not fully process that you had posted almost exactly what I just said a good cut of time before me.
I agree that the eye one has the most potential to play funny, but it's still pretty meh on the page. Now, if they figure out a way to work the hot new portmanteau "defulted" in there, it'll be all kinds of win.
No doubt. Making fun of Bush is still funny now when it's an actually clever joke. Hell, even quoting stuff Bush said is funny "The problem with the French is they don't have a word for entrepreneur".
But that joke, that joke in the contest was sooooo lazy it's technique could literally be applied to anything. "His breath was as bad as Bush is stupid", "He compared how fat I was to how dumb Bush is", and of course, "He said I was stupid... like Bush". It clearly shows that the person who submitted it was not thinking in comedic terms, but looking to insult Bush. Sad, in that there are still plenty of active republicans to insult, most of whom are quite insultable. Either way, it's the last thing any of us want to see in a high seas adventure.
Then again: Tales of Monkey Island Episode 6: Guybrush runs for congress. Eh? Eh?
Bush jokes are not funny. Period. He's been insulted and made fun of so many times that the first few were worth chuckling about, but after that they got about as funny as puns. Each one more low brow and stupid than the last, each one making you groan and say, "Make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!" Same thing with jokes directed at Sarah Palin. Heck, same with jokes about any politician after a while. (although Glenn Beck's joke about politicians and fish is quite good) And, uh, I'm not sure but I think you just insulted me. I am a conservative republican and proud of it. How'd you like it if I said "in that there are still plenty of active democrats to insult, most of whom are quite insultable" In any case I don't think politics should be discussed on a forum devoted to a pirate computer game.
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Not knowing that these were fan submitted and then hearing them in-game, I'd be wondering what the heck the writers at telltale are thinking. And I'm sure there will be quite a few threads when these are heard saying how terrible they were for people not in the know. Talk about a good idea back firing.
"He blew up the rubber tree that I planted together with my dear, departed grandfather!"
Guybrush always does things without thinking of any consequences, such as blowing up the rubber tree in Curse of Monkey Island. I thought it would be funny, in a dark humour kind of way, to change that for once. Maybe it was a bit too sad though.
But I don't need to just advertise my own entry, there were many great ones. The ones that Telltale picked are all good (I think I even voted for all three of those), but the ones that ended up with the most votes are, quite simply, bad. Apart from the first one I guess, but that has 'tatooed' spelt wrong.
But all in all, the contest was a huge success. Tales of Monkey Island got a fantastic viral marketing campaign, and the winners were, after all, hand-picked by the experts (I just hope the ones that got the most votes - barring the one from week 1 - won't end up in the game).
Zut alors (as the Marquis would say), it's because in french the verb tatouer and the word tatouage takes only one middle t and I thought it was the same in english. That'll teach me to the check the spelling before posting.
Course I'm not sure how they'll get through "George Bushes [sic] language skills".
Seeing as it is now Wednesday, August 5th, I'm not sure on what plane of existence we will be receiving the announcement of the final winner.
Anyway, vote here.
Edit: Oh, and the one concerning the "very thin friend" appears twice (at least for me); so those of you who hate it have twice the opportunity to not vote for it.
Update: Telltale has changed the announcement date to Monday, August 10th (which does exist in this calender year). The "Murray" entry appearing twice has been corrected.
I voted for the igloo mansion one, myself. Although I kind of wish "He buckled my swash-incorrectly!" and/or "He caught my girlfriend's eye, and it was a different color when he returned it!" could have made the list (they weren't my entries, in case anyone thinks I listed them here for that reason).
What this does mean though, is that unless people cheat/facebook spam thier bad entries again, there is nothing to worry about.
I voted for the "he dug up my perfectly good X" one because I think it's pretty clever. Selfish treasure hunters never take time to consider the feelings of X artisans.
He sold me a fake leather jacket!
He sunk my battleship.
Wohwohwoh, hold up! Are you new to the internet, or just a troll? If you want to talk about politics, do it in your own thread. those of us talking about the Bush joke are talking about how terrible the joke is, and are not making a comment EITHER WAY about Bush.
@Jace, yes I've been hoping Telltale will use their favs as well!
What he said. Also, George Bush jokes are not that funny and they have no place in a pirate game.
"He told me he found a sunken chest with no booty. It was my wife."
Sounds like a tract by the porn industry workers union :eek:
Dude, that's epic win!
I figured Id save it until most people had put their best lines up in previous weeks! That will teach me for not reading the rules I guess!
Ah well, I'm just happy that Telltale managed to salvage that competition - hopefully the best of this bunch wins this time.
...let's not though.
Imagine the guy points at his healthy eye and the camera does an extreme close up to that one eye, leaving you wonder what's wrong with it.
Than he says that he had two before, which makes the camera return to normal with a somewhat awkward sound effect.
Of course I don't think TT would put any of the effects in but it is still quite good if you think about it that way.
Oh and it contains a pun.
And whoever done the bush one is probably a nerd with thousands of facebook friends and/or someone who made a fake newslink on twitter.
Seriously the first time I saw that line I lost hope in the game.
A real life reference about a former politician of some random country who nhas nothing at all to do with the Caribbean or the MI franchise. Really great...
LOL, "some random country."
I disagree. I think they're hilarious (The Daily Show has proven that). This one, however, is awful and dated.
But that joke, that joke in the contest was sooooo lazy it's technique could literally be applied to anything. "His breath was as bad as Bush is stupid", "He compared how fat I was to how dumb Bush is", and of course, "He said I was stupid... like Bush". It clearly shows that the person who submitted it was not thinking in comedic terms, but looking to insult Bush. Sad, in that there are still plenty of active republicans to insult, most of whom are quite insultable. Either way, it's the last thing any of us want to see in a high seas adventure.
Then again: Tales of Monkey Island Episode 6: Guybrush runs for congress. Eh? Eh?
You just blew my mind.
I'm still cracking up at Bush being referred to as a "former politician" of a "random country."
And hey, how about Sarah Palin's stated reason for leaving office? "I didn't want to take the quitter's way out."
No, you have to call it "Mr. Threepwood Goes to Washington".
It's a portmanteau of "insulted" and "defeated".
Pirate: Have ye seen Guybrush Threepwood?
Guybrush: Er... me? No? Why, what did he do to you?
Pirate: Look into me eye. Do ye see me eye? (Guybrush nods, unsure where this is going) Aye? Do ye? (Shouting) Well, I used to have TWO ! (Guybrush jumps back surprised)
Pirate: (Continuing) Arr, but because of the nature of the injury, I do not remember the bilge-rat's face. So if ye see him, tell him I said that I'll be returning the favor, if I ever catch him... if ye catch my drift.
Guybrush: (nervous) I'll get right on that.
EDIT: Ah, it seems randomguy beat me to the punch. Sorry, I'm a bit slow today, and did not fully process that you had posted almost exactly what I just said a good cut of time before me.
Bush jokes are not funny. Period. He's been insulted and made fun of so many times that the first few were worth chuckling about, but after that they got about as funny as puns. Each one more low brow and stupid than the last, each one making you groan and say, "Make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!" Same thing with jokes directed at Sarah Palin. Heck, same with jokes about any politician after a while. (although Glenn Beck's joke about politicians and fish is quite good) And, uh, I'm not sure but I think you just insulted me. I am a conservative republican and proud of it. How'd you like it if I said "in that there are still plenty of active democrats
Typical Republican.
And a typical commie answer :eek:
(obviously (i hope) joking).