I love Vinny Caravella

[Lena_P]

Right on the front page of giant bomb, bam! Guybrush Threepwood :) ! Who'd have thought Caravella was so into story driven games? He must have a much longer attention span then you'd expect from the goofy, good-natured guy persona he adopts in the giant bomb videos.

[Captain Mickey]

I can say that I didn't see that coming, right on that ToMI made it to the top ten!

[TomPravetz]

Manny Calavera my dear Watson.

EDIT: Not a correction. Just sound similar. I prefer Calavera.

[Lena_P]

Is not a giant bomb editor, Holmes.

[TomPravetz]

I was merely stating. Just made me think of that. Sounded like a correction, didn't it? Wasn't supposed to be. Just what popped in my head. Plus, I wanted to call you Watson, Watson.

[Captain Mickey]

...Now I want to see that new Holmes movie...

[TomPravetz]

So...
SWP is now Adel
Lena_P is Watson...

Who next?

[Lena_P]

Should we call Captain_Mickey "Finn"?

[TomPravetz]

Did you just edit your avatar Watson? I might have not noticed. Anyhow... Finn? Why?

And I forgot. Majus is Mr. Majus. (Or your Majus-ty)

[Lena_P]

Noooo ... I've always had a mustache and bowler hat. Because I look just like my avatar.

Mickey Finn, obviously. Mr. Majus?

"They call me, Mr. Tibbs Majus."

[TomPravetz]

I always saw Mickey as more of a "El Tigre."

[Lena_P]

Do you mean in the Ace Attorney or Pyschonauts sense?

[Fealiks]

vinny and ryan did a mini review-type thingy for chapter 2 a while ago and i remember thinking vinny sounded really into it :p

[TomPravetz]

Do you mean in the Ace Attorney or Pyschonauts sense?

I meant it in the Spanish badmule way.

[Captain Mickey]

So...wait I have a choice between a crazy phony Phoenix Wright, a wrestler, or a drug?

[TomPravetz]

Uhh... Sure El Tigre... O_o

[Captain Mickey]

....But I don't speak Spanish o_o

[TomPravetz]

It means something like "Laundress Cookie." Don't worry about it. :)

[Lena_P]

Neither did they, now that I think about it. Okay, how about Mouse? (No, wait. Don't want Disney on our ashcans ...)

[Juicius Maximus]

Or how about Le Tigre (http://www.letigreworld.com/), as in the awesome feminist and LGBT-friendly synth-punk band fronted by Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill fame? No? That's cool.

[TomPravetz]

No Dr. Jello. Just. Just no.

[Lena_P]

Wait, "Le" Tigre? Isn't tigre feminine?

[TomPravetz]

El Tigre is a girl, but the word "tigre" I believe is masculine. No Spanish? How about french? "Petit gâteau de blanchisseuse"?

[Juicius Maximus]

Didn't I mention that they're feminist and LGBT-friendly? Thus the gender mashup.

[jmm]

Wow, now Lena's avatar looks like a character from the Nick Bounty universe

[TomPravetz]

Who's this Lena that you speak of?

Oh! You mean Watson! Yes. Her avatar is Watson.

[Captain Mickey]

Marquis de Mickey!!

....Actually that's too much of a mouthful...

[Lena_P]

All I need is a trenchcoat!

Edit: Woah, sudden run on posting! 'kay, how about Mackey? Huh? Like Marquis and Mickey smashed up Le Tigre fashion with a nod to 70's costumer Bob Mackie? Because you both ... have brown hair?

[Captain Mickey]

I dig it!

[TomPravetz]

So you don't like "Petit gâteau de blanchisseuse"? It means "Small cake of laundry..." No? Fine. Mackey.

[Juicius Maximus]

So you don't like "Petit gâteau de blanchisseuse"? It means "Small cake of laundry..." No? Fine. Mackey.

I think a good english translation of that would be "dirty cakelet."

EDIT: Just go ahead and make that my nickname.

[TomPravetz]

Too bad Dr. Jello. You're Dr. Jello.

[jmm]

Oh... we now have "Dr. [Lena] Watson" and her nemesis "Dr. Jello"

[Lena_P]

Just because Juiceman is from Southern California and I'm from Northern doesn't mean we have to be enemies you know.

[jmm]

And... I made a minor mistake. Professor Moriarty is Holmes' nemesis not Watson's.

[Lena_P]

So Juiceman is Tpravetz's nemesis? I thought that was Maxilyah ...

[jmm]

Or I could step in, after all is professor James Moriarty, I just have an extra "m" :)

[Juicius Maximus]

Wait, when was I dubbed Dr. Jello? I'm concerned about copyright infringement. Remember what happened to these guys? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Jell%C3%BF)
http://artvoice.com/issues/v7n26/syt/green_jello/syt

And jmm, you should be JM Inc.

[Lena_P]

That's exactly why you should be Dr. Jello! Stick it to the Man, man! (Actually, why did they have to change their name and Jello Biafra didn't?)

[TomPravetz]

So Juiceman is Tpravetz's nemesis? I thought that was Maxilyah ...

Don't say that name in my presence! Stealing my right to dub people with whatever name I so choose!

Anyhow... Dr. Jello is actually someone?! I just thought you looked like a Jello. With a doctorate.

[Lena_P]

No that's Green Jelly, formerly known as Green Jello. I think.

[TomPravetz]

Never heard of 'em...

[Lena_P]

They were a punk band in the 80's. Not super well known I think.

[TomPravetz]

I see... That explains it then.

[Juicius Maximus]

That's exactly why you should be Dr. Jello! Stick it to the Man, man! (Actually, why did they have to change their name and Jello Biafra didn't?)

Good question...either because they'd never heard of him or because they were deathly afraid of a man who ran for mayor of san francisco on a dare, ran for president of the United States against Ralph Nader in the Green Party primary (with alleged cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal as his running mate!), and once wrote a song called "I Kill Children."

EDIT: I feel really great about doing my part to keep this thread super-pertinent to monkey island

[Lena_P]

Or maybe they thought his parents actually named him Jello?

[Juicius Maximus]

Also possible

[TomPravetz]

Slightly.

[Lena_P]

Are you going to nickname Haggis or not?

[Juicius Maximus]

How about Haggiography? Or Haggs to Riches? Haggamemnon? All pretty flattering, I think

[Lena_P]

Haggamemnon? You want him to sacrifice his daughter to the gods, inspiring his wife to kill him with the help of her lover?!

[Juicius Maximus]

Sure, why not?

[Lena_P]

What if he's not married?

[puzzlebox]

Haggamuffin! :p

[Lena_P]

And we have a winner folks! Please pull up to the second window to receive your prize.

Prize not applicable on Earth, Mars or the entire second galaxy of Aphrin 9.

[TomPravetz]

Haggamuffin? Switch a less delicious food with a great one? Hmmm....

[Lena_P]

Oh man, I love the mocha chiller from eat. It's like drinking a warm, chocolate muffin.

[TomPravetz]

Blueberry muffins are the best.

[Lena_P]

And parsnip chips. Oh why aren't those available in America?!

[TomPravetz]

Chocolate covered honeycomb. Why can't I buy you anywhere? You're so messy to make!

[Lena_P]

Oh marshmints, how will you ever become more popular when your very existence is kept a secret?

[puzzlebox]

Oh man, I love the mocha chiller from eat. It's like drinking a warm, chocolate muffin.

Whoa whoa whoa, you mean EAT as in the UK chain? If you are ever in London, let me know, we will go for mocha chillers! :D

Chocolate covered honeycomb. Why can't I buy you anywhere? You're so messy to make!

You don't have Crunchie bars? Or Violet Crumbles?

[TomPravetz]

You don't have Crunchie bars? Or Violet Crumbles?

Nope. I had some Violet Crumbles once... But you can't buy them here.

Whoa whoa whoa, you mean EAT as in the UK chain? If you are ever in London, let me know, we will go for mocha chillers! :D

I love MI fans. No worry of creepy stalkers/worse.

[Captain Mickey]

Blueberry muffins are the best.

I officially love you.

[TomPravetz]

I officially love you.

I officially am loved.

[Lena_P]

Whoa whoa whoa, you mean EAT as in the UK chain? If you are ever in London, let me know, we will go for mocha chillers! :D


Yeah, whenever I fly through Heathrow I pick one up. Weirdly simple name, delicious barely-coffee-tasting-iced-coffee-drinks, who knew? My best friend actually lives in London although it's been about three years since I saw her last. Whereabouts are you located?

[TomPravetz]

I declare we all go up to Orlando (Err... Most of you will be DOWN to Orlando) and raid the PoTC ride, exclaiming the MI-ness.

[Captain Mickey]

Wish I could have some chillers from the UK. The extent of my taste buds from there is Mars Bars.

@Tpravetz: Consider that already done :p

[TomPravetz]

I've never had a chiller. They good?

[puzzlebox]

Yeah, whenever I fly through Heathrow I pick one up. Weirdly simple name, delicious barely-coffee-tasting-iced-coffee-drinks, who knew? My best friend actually lives in London although it's been about three years since I saw her last. Whereabouts are you located?

PM'ed you my address, phone number, bank account details and mother's maiden name. :p

[Lena_P]

It's a cold drink that tastes like a warm, chocolate muffin. I'm coffee nut who buys whole beans which I grind right before brewing them in my presspot, and even though the mocha chiller doesn't taste anything like coffee I still love it.

So it's okay.

I'll fly to Orlando if you send me the ticket, Major Tom.

Edit: What about your social security number? Or whatever the Australian version of that is ... hey, wait a second. I don't have any new messages. Who did you just send that to?

[TomPravetz]

PM'ed you my address, phone number, bank account details and mother's maiden name. :p

No way! Me too! That's so cool!

(Yes, I totally stole that.)

@Watson I don't need a ticket. =P And it's Sgt. Pepper to you!

[Lena_P]

I foresee puzzlebox getting a big visa bill for 1000 cartons of crunchie bars ...

[TomPravetz]

I forsee... Me finishing this sentence.


Woah!

[Lena_P]

Ohmygodyou'repsychic! Wait, you've felt the winds of hell, you're psychic, possibly crazy ... you're actually Max, aren't you?!

[Captain Mickey]

....How the heck did I miss THAT connection?!

[Lena_P]

Your bus was late?

[Juicius Maximus]

Boy, this thread has really gone off the rails. So we're talking delicacies now? From the UK?? The end times are upon us.

[Lena_P]

Hey, it's my thread, I can derail it if I want to, derail if I want to, derail if I want to!

[Juicius Maximus]

I would derail it too if it happened to me

[Lena_P]

If you can't derail the one you love, derail the one you're with.

[Juicius Maximus]

Now that we've derailed love, what are we gonna do...without it?

[Lena_P]

Anything you derail, I derail better. I can derail anything better than you.

[TomPravetz]

Hmm... Max? Max?! Ahihihihihihi! Max only wishes he was me!

[Juicius Maximus]

Derail up! (derail on up)
Derail up! (derail on up)
Derail the scene! (derail on up)
Like a derailin' machine! (derail on up)

Derail a minute!

[TomPravetz]

No more singing! Here! Have cookies!

[Lena_P]

Let me, still derail you, let me, make you smile!

[TomPravetz]

You can't sing with your mouth full!

[Juicius Maximus]

True, but any professional will tell you there are no rules about eating cookies after (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUaqlPcDRvA&feature=PlayList&p=494F979C7D93D16F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=29) you finish singing.

[TomPravetz]

I'm going to take them back if you don't stop singing!

[Juicius Maximus]

I thought I didn't get any cookies since I sided with Maxilyah in The Great Declarion War

[TomPravetz]

I will do almost anything to end the singing.

[Lena_P]

Why you trying to stop the music, man? Get off the soul train if you want, but let us ride on in peace ... until it derails, that is.

[TomPravetz]

Lena_P, you're falling behind. We were tied in posts for a while... Tssk.

[Lena_P]

So stop posting.

[TomPravetz]

So stop posting.

Stop slacking. 1,000!!!! Hooray! Party!!!! Peace with Maxilyah until I hit 1,001.

[Juicius Maximus]

Well, there are all sorts of trains, if the soul train isn't your bag. Like this one (http://midnightmeattrainthemovie.com/), which I haven't ridden, but I'm told features no singing, only "unspeakable evil!"

[TomPravetz]

I prefer this train.

http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/c/01/a4/8a/45_8.JPG

[Juicius Maximus]

Wrong train. Now you've done it!

ahem!

On that midnight train to Georgia,
I'd rather derail his world
Than live without him in mine.
Go, gonna derail, gonna derail,
Gonna board the midnight train.

[Lena_P]

Oh the Devil went down to Georgia,
He was looking for a thread to derail,
He was in a bind
With a lower post count than mine
He was willin' to make a deal.

[Will]

Left my home in Georgia, headed for the 'Frisco Bay...

[Lena_P]

'Cause I had nothing to derail
And looks like nothings gonna derail my way

[Juicius Maximus]

So I'm just gonna derail the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm derailin' the dock of the bay
Derailin' time

EDIT: Cue whistle solo

[Lena_P]

You know, this is one of those threads that you read the first page, then skip to the last page and think, "What the hell were they on?"

[Juicius Maximus]

At the risk of self-incrimination, I'm not going to answer that

[TomPravetz]

Music<cookies

[Juicius Maximus]

I think I've already proven (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=250918&postcount=89)that music and cookies can co-exist harmoniously.

[Captain Mickey]

We should probably re-name the thread....
Ah to hell with it! BRING ON THE MUSIC AND DERAILMENT!!

[Ribs]

I declare you all have gone insane.

[PecanBlue]

So who are we talking about here?

[Captain Mickey]

...No idea.

[Admonisher]

Link to the article that prompted this thread, please? I've been to Giant Bomb, and I can't find it anywhere.

[Captain Mickey]

http://www.giantbomb.com/vinnys-top-10-games-of-2009/17-1829/

That should do the trick (wow, a comment that actually is related to the post o_o )

[trapplerton]

what is happening here?
somebody help me...

[TioAlli]

ohhhh
NOW i get it...err...no wait.

[Lena_P]

what is happening here?
somebody help me...

Yes, in this day and age of aggressive information and 2.0 webs it very easy to get the sensation that one is drowning in a sea of pop cultural dissemination and media hype masquerading as legitimate news necessary for one's survival. The world is crumbling 'round you, and you suddenly need a Coke. Here, breathe into this paper bag, think of Orson Welles and wait until something shiny distracts you from the feeling of unrest and ennui that is Modern Life.

[Juicius Maximus]

^Scientists are positing that this is leading to an increase in paranoid conspiracy theories. It's a human survival mechanism to look for patterns, connect dots, and make logical predictions, you know, so we don't get eaten by that bear. Unfortunately, this ancient instict is now failing us in the info overload of Modern Life. Hmm, is it possible that human invention has outpaced human evolution? Sounds like a conspiracy to me.

EDIT: This thread was getting dangerously back on-topic, so I felt the need to re-derail it.

[TomPravetz]

Hoopla!

Sorry. I don't read long posts. And I wanted to say something. Bad!

[jmm]

Bad Tpravetz, bad. You should have done better to derail this thread.


Unfortunately, this ancient instict is now failing us in the info overload of Modern Life

Modern Life.... I'd love a "Rocko's Modern Life" game (There, completely derailed!)

[Secret Fawful]

I haven't read or posted in this topic til now cause I kept thinking it was a topic about Manny Calavera. :O

[TomPravetz]

Speaking of words in English...

My dinosaur makes the best cookies! Yumm...

[jmm]

Still recruiting for your war?

[TomPravetz]

War! -shakes fist- My war will be won!

[Juicius Maximus]

It's not looking good for you, T-man. You need a mascot!

[TomPravetz]

http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/images/2007/07/25/cookie_3.jpg

Macot'd.

[Captain Mickey]

....

Awesome.

[Lena_P]

Why is this thing still alive? What does this say about us, as a forum? We enjoy re-animating things for the simple purpose of making them a more bloated and hideous abomination against logic than was ever seen before?

Should I move this to the Sam and Max forum then?

[Captain Mickey]

Maybe to the general chat forums instead, considering the randomness of this forum.