Telltale Games

Human_Inside · 11/02/2006, 12:22 pm

Hi there,

I just wanted to post this first to tell you that I’m so glad to see Sam & Max again in a so bloody good game (okay, I just played the demo but… It’s Sam! And Max! And Talent!). But you don’t really care, do you?

No really, your game is scandalous! I’m Swiss (that excuses my pity English, I hope) and just let me tell you… SWISS CHEESE DOESN’T HAVE HOLES! What you, in America, name Swiss Cheese is actually named Gruyère, like the little village it comes from. It’s very common to say “Hahaha this golf course has as many holes as Gruyère!” (especially frog-eaters say that), and that’s seriously getting on my nerves. So your riddle with Sam’s big gun is totally wrong and illogical. Therefore, if you don’t want me to say it to the press (and it’s surely worth a first page of The National Inquirer), you can buy my silence with a ~~.45 in the neck~~ an activation code for the game. And I can become your Official Swiss Stereotypes Advisor too, so if you want to (and you will) use chocolate, bank or yodel humor, I’ll be there to help you to do things right and slowly (I’m Swiss, did you forget?).

PS : I love what you’re doing

jp-30 · 11/02/2006, 12:25 pm

Just as well the rat was an American rat, not a Swiss one, huh?

0renji · 11/02/2006, 12:36 pm

My god! I'm so disillusioned! Telltale, how could you deceive us all in such a manner - are you part of the cheese conspiracy?

-emo tear- :'(

Major_Higgins · 11/02/2006, 12:41 pm

Espèce de Petit Suisse!

Human_Inside · 11/02/2006, 12:45 pm

Wow. If you had know how many times I had to hear this joke!

thylacine · 11/02/2006, 01:02 pm

Well that depends...

If you're talking in the generic sense, 'swiss cheese' DOES have holes (or 'eyes'), and generally refers in many areas of the world to Emmental, from Emme, in Berne.

Gruyère of course doesn't, and in (many? most?) parts of Europe, 'swiss cheese' in the generic sense isn't used, as the cheeses are identified individually. Definitely most Swiss cheeses don't have eyes, like Raclette, Sbrinz, Schabziger, or Vacherin. Some have cracks or tiny holes though, like Appenzeller and Tilsit, but no way are they like the generic holey swiss cheeses you see in popular imagery.

As far as the US is concerned, 'swiss cheese' is perfectly common, acceptable, and correct when referring to that 'class', for lack of a better word, of cheese (though the depiction of swiss cheese is most like Emmental).

Similar I guess to the US use of 'Kleenex' as a generic name for tissues, or 'Xeroxing' for photocopying, etc. Now THAT's brand infiltration :-)

Only on a Sam and Max board could I be talking about the intricacies of cheese... I love cheese (can you tell? hee hee)

Emily · 11/02/2006, 01:49 pm

All this time, I've thought Gruyère was goat cheese?

0renji · 11/02/2006, 01:58 pm

Dear me... perhaps we need a cheese discussion forum too?

tabacco · 11/02/2006, 02:02 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emily

All this time, I've thought Gruyère was goat cheese?

Tsk tsk. For shame.

thylacine · 11/02/2006, 02:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emily

All this time, I've thought Gruyère was goat cheese?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabacco

Tsk tsk. For shame.

Hehe newp, good ol' moo-cows...

I want cheese.

Dammit...

Erwin · 11/02/2006, 02:41 pm

Ugh, cheese. It's fine during breakfast, but I don't like cheese that's gotten all moist and stinky after you open your lunchbox at work, for lunch.

--Erwin

thylacine · 11/02/2006, 03:01 pm

LOL... open your lunchbox...

Derwin · 11/03/2006, 02:59 am

I'm lactose intolerant... and even though cheese is processed up the wazoo, it still makes me sick...

11/02/2006, 12:22 pm	#1
Human_Inside Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Freelancepolis Posts: 3	Episode One is scandalous! Hi there, I just wanted to post this first to tell you that I’m so glad to see Sam & Max again in a so bloody good game (okay, I just played the demo but… It’s Sam! And Max! And Talent!). But you don’t really care, do you? No really, your game is scandalous! I’m Swiss (that excuses my pity English, I hope) and just let me tell you… SWISS CHEESE DOESN’T HAVE HOLES! What you, in America, name Swiss Cheese is actually named Gruyère, like the little village it comes from. It’s very common to say “Hahaha this golf course has as many holes as Gruyère!” (especially frog-eaters say that), and that’s seriously getting on my nerves. So your riddle with Sam’s big gun is totally wrong and illogical. Therefore, if you don’t want me to say it to the press (and it’s surely worth a first page of The National Inquirer), you can buy my silence with a ~~.45 in the neck~~ an activation code for the game. And I can become your Official Swiss Stereotypes Advisor too, so if you want to (and you will) use chocolate, bank or yodel humor, I’ll be there to help you to do things right and slowly (I’m Swiss, did you forget?). PS : I love what you’re doing

11/02/2006, 12:25 pm	#2
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Just as well the rat was an American rat, not a Swiss one, huh? Last edited by jp-30; 11/02/2006 at 12:38 pm.

11/02/2006, 01:02 pm	#6
thylacine Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22	Well that depends... If you're talking in the generic sense, 'swiss cheese' DOES have holes (or 'eyes'), and generally refers in many areas of the world to Emmental, from Emme, in Berne. Gruyère of course doesn't, and in (many? most?) parts of Europe, 'swiss cheese' in the generic sense isn't used, as the cheeses are identified individually. Definitely most Swiss cheeses don't have eyes, like Raclette, Sbrinz, Schabziger, or Vacherin. Some have cracks or tiny holes though, like Appenzeller and Tilsit, but no way are they like the generic holey swiss cheeses you see in popular imagery. As far as the US is concerned, 'swiss cheese' is perfectly common, acceptable, and correct when referring to that 'class', for lack of a better word, of cheese (though the depiction of swiss cheese is most like Emmental). Similar I guess to the US use of 'Kleenex' as a generic name for tissues, or 'Xeroxing' for photocopying, etc. Now THAT's brand infiltration :-) Only on a Sam and Max board could I be talking about the intricacies of cheese... I love cheese (can you tell? hee hee) Last edited by thylacine; 11/02/2006 at 01:11 pm. Reason: further elucidation

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11/02/2006, 12:36 pm	#3
0renji Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	My god! I'm so disillusioned! Telltale, how could you deceive us all in such a manner - are you part of the cheese conspiracy? -emo tear- :'(

11/02/2006, 12:41 pm	#4
Major_Higgins Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 53	Espèce de Petit Suisse!

11/02/2006, 12:45 pm	#5
Human_Inside Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Freelancepolis Posts: 3	Wow. If you had know how many times I had to hear this joke!

11/02/2006, 01:49 pm	#7
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	All this time, I've thought Gruyère was goat cheese?

11/02/2006, 01:58 pm	#8
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11/02/2006, 02:41 pm	#11
Erwin Probably hiding a cow. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 378	Ugh, cheese. It's fine during breakfast, but I don't like cheese that's gotten all moist and stinky after you open your lunchbox at work, for lunch. --Erwin

11/02/2006, 03:01 pm	#12
thylacine Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22	LOL... open your lunchbox...

11/03/2006, 02:59 am	#13
Derwin Max's PH-Neutral Chewtoy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 736	I'm lactose intolerant... and even though cheese is processed up the wazoo, it still makes me sick...