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Ok, I'm sorry but someone has to ask this.

EznyEzny
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
What's with the giant phallic symbol in the middle of Spinner Cay?

I know it's not just me...
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  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited August 2009
    What's with the giant phallic symbol in the middle of Spinner Cay?

    I know it's not just me...

    Uhm.... what? :confused:
  • Ahoy De FancypantsAhoy De Fancypants
    edited August 2009
    Farlander wrote: »
    Uhm.... what? :confused:

    This. The only people who 'notice' these things are those who go looking for them... :rolleyes:
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    Dude, it's right there.. It's like the castle from that poster of the Little Mermaid! :eek:



    Maybe that's the punchline......
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    Ahoy De Fancypants wrote: »
    This. The only people who 'notice' these things are those who go looking for them... :rolleyes:

    But... How could you NOT notice it?
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited August 2009
    I think I'll better leave you to your grog...
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    lol you guys are being naive. :D
  • bobdevisbobdevis
    edited August 2009
    I played the episode twice now and I assure you I have a very dirty mind.
    Didn't notice any phallic symbols anywhere...

    And if there were any, it would not be uncommon for ancient runes anyway...
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    Wow, just.. wow. lol.

    Trust me, I didnt want to see it. It's just there. I think no one just wants to admit it. That's fine then.:cool:
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    Ok, for argument's sake alone:
    on the way to the bait shop, right before you enter the little cave walkway tunnel thing... That thing right there on left... Come oooooonnnn,,,,
  • Tyraa RaneTyraa Rane
    edited August 2009
    I went back and looked for myself, and...I don't think I've had sufficient quantities of grog to see what you think you're seeing, Dr. Freud. ;)
  • EznyEzny
    edited August 2009
    LMAO I'm so sure. OK ok this thread is dead then, everyone is just too shy or something.. I don't see how that could have been an accident...

    Or you guys are just messing with me..

    Either way I'm done with this thread heheh. Back to me grog, then. :)
  • SlanzingerSlanzinger
    edited August 2009
    Catfish33 wrote: »
    What's with the giant phallic symbol in the middle of Spinner Cay?

    I know it's not just me...

    I have to say...

    You're not alone. And surely it can't be just two people that noticed it. (NOTE: I haven't looked at the forums between release and completion of the second episode. And completion was about 10 mins ago)
    No issue to me though, long as it's Monkey Island it's all good.
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    I have a question for the Telltale team...

    Has Al Lowe been consulted for this epi?

    I'm sure he'd approve. :D
  • bobdevisbobdevis
    edited August 2009
    Kolgax wrote: »
    I have a question for the Telltale team...

    Has Al Lowe been consulted for this epi?

    I'm sure he'd approve. :D
    They contracted him for season 2, didn't you hear?
    They will be adding all sorts of ....eh..... hidden en optional puzzles ;D
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    Yeah baby!
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited August 2009
    I remembered a conversation between a girl and a guy, like, she explained to him all those ridiculous reasons why shape of a rocket is phallic and all the hidden reasons it was built that way, to which the guy answered "Shit... and I though it was just more aerodynamic that way... stupid me..."

    So anyway. I really don't see anything. Show me this rocket, encircled, and I'll tell you whether I see there something or whether I do not.
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    I think there are a lot more suggestive things in the game than that... So I mean I suppose it coulda been intentional...or unintentional...
    Paraphrasing - GB looks at a hammock "I really hope those seagull droppings got there AFTER he left..."

    "Nice Cans! Er..uhm I mean Nice Cans!"

    The Androgyny of the Merfolk...
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited August 2009
    "Nice Cans! Er..uhm I mean Nice Cans!"

    Yeah, that's a hilarious one :D I liked it so much I even repeated that sequence a few times in a row.

    I still don't get the phallic symbol thing though. Not that I'm shy or anything.
  • doodinthemooddoodinthemood
    edited August 2009
    can someone screenshot this phallic thing?
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    I just looked back at the game real quick...I haven't gotten all the way through yet but I uhm don't really see it either. At least not a GIANT one.

    Catfish are you talking about the thing at the base of the tower where Elaine and McGillicutty and the Merfolk leader were arguing?
  • Ahoy De FancypantsAhoy De Fancypants
    edited August 2009
    Catfish33 wrote: »
    But... How could you NOT notice it?

    Because I wasn't LOOKING for such things? Duh. ;)
  • brian.shapirobrian.shapiro
    edited August 2009
    Kolgax wrote: »
    I think there are a lot more suggestive things in the game than that... So I mean I suppose it coulda been intentional...or unintentional...
    Paraphrasing - GB looks at a hammock "I really hope those seagull droppings got there AFTER he left..."

    "Nice Cans! Er..uhm I mean Nice Cans!"

    The Androgyny of the Merfolk...

    What about :

    "... good for 24 hours" --- "I'm sure you are!"
  • HarpalyceHarpalyce
    edited August 2009
    Remember kids: if it's longer than it is wide, it's a phallic symbol!
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    and if not turn it on its side!
  • LeatherJacketsLeatherJackets
    edited August 2009
    Catfish33 wrote: »
    Ok, for argument's sake alone:
    on the way to the bait shop, right before you enter the little cave walkway tunnel thing... That thing right there on left... Come oooooonnnn,,,,

    Oh I saw that and thought, why is there this big stoopid thing just sticking out of the water? You'd think these mer-men/women/whatever could have gone to some effort and carved it.

    If you think it looks like a knob, I assure you, you must have seen some odd looking knobs before.
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited August 2009
    The working title for this episode was actually "The Siege of Spen0r Cay"
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited August 2009
    Fealiks wrote: »
    The working title for this episode was actually "The Siege of Spen0r Cay"

    I laughed quite a bit harder than I should have.
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited August 2009
    Don't worry, I saw it too.

    I think it's a mer-people thing. Or it's TellTale poking fun at The Little Mermaid.
  • Astro GnocciAstro Gnocci
    edited August 2009
    phalusses are everywhere.

    EVERYWHERE :eek:
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited August 2009
    Yeah, the episode was originally called "The Siege of Pen Island" but we changed it for obvious reasons.
  • a3HeadedMonkeya3HeadedMonkey
    edited August 2009
    ITT: Some dude discovering he's gay. :D
  • HarpalyceHarpalyce
    edited August 2009
    I'm just amused about trying to figure out exactly which pillar it is.

    I'm hoping it's not the lamp. Gents, if your pen0r is glowing, please get yourself to a doctor. ;)
  • SpiffySpiffy
    edited August 2009
    Alright, here's a shot of the statues before the entrance to the bait shop. Make your p(r)ick!

    entrance2.jpg

    ................................sorry....
  • Dan2593Dan2593
    edited August 2009
    I see an archway..
    An italic I
    And a sausage roll
  • hansschmuckerhansschmucker
    edited August 2009
    "I prayed so hard for you. It saddens and hurts me that the two young boys whom I taught to believe in the Ten Commandments have come back to me [...] with filthy mouths and bad attitudes."

    (yes, filthy minds would make more sense, but I can't just change a quote from the legendary Blues Brothers)
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited August 2009
    Ok, with the picture I guess you mean the stuff at the far right?

    I absolutely didn't notice it, and I don't think it was intentional. It could be, I guess, but I mean, it's just a bit of rock. It doesn't even have the shape of a penis. It's like saying that Obelix carrying menhirs is a phallic symbol of some sort, I just don't see it.
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited August 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Yeah, the episode was originally called "The Siege of Pen Island" but we changed it for obvious reasons.

    I knew it! ;)
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited August 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Yeah, the episode was originally called "The Siege of Pen Island" but we changed it for obvious reasons.

    Isn't that the subtitle of the new Leisure Suit Larry that you're working on?
  • Jerec84Jerec84
    edited August 2009
    I saw it, thought "noooo, couldn't be" and proceeded to ignore it for the rest of the game.
  • CrysCrys
    edited August 2009
    ... the uhh... 'head' is crooked. Imagining this particular shape as a phallic symbol would scare the hell out of me, to be honest.
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