5 Things Monkey Island Has Taught Me (may contain spoilers)

[balin2k]

i saw this on another forum for movies and thought i would put it up here. i couldnt find another thread like it so soz if its already been done. you basicly wright 5 things monkey island has taught you. to start


- pure evil can never be truely defeted.

- you can saw off somebodys peg leg while there asleep and they dont notice.

-the right kind of pink frilly underwear can survive being bombed.

-wishing wells do work!

-you can survive living in a coffin for about a year without eating or drinking and still be fine and full of energy!

[Spadge]

-you can survive living in a coffin for about a year without eating or drinking and still be fine and full of energy!

I doubt that was a whole year... More likely a month.

[coolsome]

I doubt that was a whole year... More likely a month.
Stans breath holding abilaty puts Guybrush to shame

[Captain Mickey]

-Pirates DO know kung-fu.

-You can be shot out of a cannon, TWICE, and still live.

-Lite Grog + Evil Root = Turns your dead arch-enemy mortal and gives you a nasty pox that threatens the entire Caribbean.

-No crew is ever normal. (e.g. lazy, sing a lot, or obsessed with a map).

-Cannibals prefer veggies and fruits over actual human beings.

[Spadge]

I don't think coffins back then were hermeticly sealed... Still, he did manage to survive without food or water.

[puzzlebox]

- If you ever meet a future version of yourself, it's important to remember exactly what you say, so you can say exactly the same things when you meet your past self in the future. (I'm sure that makes sense.)

- Dodgy salesmen have enormous hats and jackets with unmoving patterns.

- A great girl will agree to date you even after you accidentally wreck half her mansion to steal something.

- A great girl will agree to marry you even after you accidentally turn her into a golden statue.

- A great girl will stay married to you even after you accidentally release a voodoo pox on the Caribbean.

[balin2k]

I doubt that was a whole year... More likely a month.

still. it was a long time XD

[hellary]

1. Drinks that are highly corrosive are perfectly harmless.
2. Drugging pyranha poodles is perfectly acceptable behaviour.
3. Monkeys can sail boats.
4. Growing a beard makes you look cool.
5. If you're stuck with a real physical problem, think way way way outside the box (honestly helped several times in real life).

[Guinea]

1. Your tongue must be sharper than your sword.
2. Pick up everything that is not nailed or glued to something.
3. If it is, try to get it loose.
4. When you see your dead parents in a dream singing, WRITE THOSE LYRICS DOWN!
5. Pistol beats banjo.

[BeeKay84]

1. Your tongue must be sharper than your sword.
2. Pick up everything that is not nailed or glued to something.
3. If it is, try to get it loose.
4. When you see your dead parents in a dream singing, WRITE THOSE LYRICS DOWN!
5. Pistol beats banjo.
:D Those were the best so far! ;)

Let's see what I learned...
- Root beer is actually made from roots.
- It is possible to hang from a rope with a treasure chest in one hand for three days.
- You can take off the sunburnt tattooed skin of a sleeping person without waking them up (Yuck!).
- You can die twice under different names and then cash in your life insurance.
- A pyrite parrot can survive being melted and molded into a different shape twice, but it can't survive being swallowed by a giant manatee (or can it...?).

[Jerec84]

I learned this.

Haggis: Ya see... carpentry in this tropical climate can and will prematurely age yer skin! 'Tis but one of the many hardships a pirate must face daily during this barbarous age. Aye! And if we pirates didn't carry hand lotion aboard all our ships, we'd probably die from the chafing.
Guybrush: Wow! If I were doing a history report on pirates and I included that fact I'd get an A+. We're talking GUARANTEED A+. And that A+ might just get you into the college of your choice. Think about it.

[pilouuuu]

I learned that:

- rubber trees are really useful
- monkey wrenches are made of monkeys (or aren't they?)!
- you can combine different coloured drinks to make new coloured drinks
- always check that your bride isn't in fact a couple of monkeys before saying "yes"
- destroying ghost creates beautiful fireworks
- parrots are very dangerous and/or narcissistic
- some of your greatest achievements in life will be awarded with just a T-shirt
- never trust someone that says he is your long lost brother
- curly clouds are cool!

[kevintrim]

never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.

[Takun]

- Saying "In like Flynn" is due for a comeback.. maybe.
- Voodoo works just as well for the good guys as it does for the bad guys.
- If a cute girl with a pointy sword lets you keep your limbs, it "shows that she cares."
- Drunks can be talked into toasting any cockamamie phoney holiday very easily.
- Grave digging makes your belt and pants fall.

[OzzieMonkey]

1. I fight like a dairy farmer!
2.Putting objects with liquid in them (Eg:glass of drink, vat of dye, etc) in your pants will NOT stain your clothes and/or body.
3.If in a life threatening situation, every dialogue option is the right one.
4.A compass is a magnetized piece of metal floating in a solution
5.Its taught me how to hold my breath for ten minutes!

[Silverwolfpet]

1. Going through life being optimistic and a bit naive but using your wits when necesary is actually a SUPERB way of living!
2. You can accomplish anything you wish for. Even if it means doing silly/stupid stuff before that (aka school, classes etc.)
3. Monkey Island can bring people closer and establish a good base for evolving friendships.
4. My mom is the coolest mom anyone can ever have!
5. If people don't understand you/accept you as who you are, that's their problem and your subject to make fun of. :)

[Nakid]

1. It IS possible to store an almost unlimited amount of objects in ones pants without them showing it in the slightest.
2. Quicksand is the "anti-pants".
3. Snakes can hold many items of many descriptions and also are able to swallow an entire human.
4. Red Dye #2 is quite rare these days.
5. Little chubby kids always try to rip you off unless you put them in the arms dealing business.

[Nakid]

Edit: Love errors causing double posts :P

[ryaninc]

Five things that I've learned:

1. Carnivals are creepy weird places (long suspected, confirmed by MI)
2. When you can't buy it, just steal it
3. Manatee stomachs always stay level
4. The tri-island area contains way more than 3 islands
5. Skeleton arms have very few actual uses

[Fury]

1. - Adventure Games are awesome
2. - Majusarts used to be a kickboxer
3. - Pirates make awesome barbers
4. - You can fit a ladder in your pants
5. - Insult Swordfighting insults, though not as useful as one might actually think in a real fight.