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The Eggplant Wizard
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Wait a sec...

Wasn't "Nigel" and "Gibson" the names of the 2 British guys who attacked the Maddie Hayes in Episode 2? How can 2 fiddler crabs fire cannons when they haven't even mastered walking straight? The laws of physics forbid such things.

Also, this treasure is buried on a beach somewhere. Must be. Most of NYC is commercial and residential. Not taking a shovel and other spelunking equipment to Citicorp Plaza or Aunt Fanny's over on Pishaw Lake Road. And it ain't buried in a park. Parks Department will issue you a nice summons if they catch you. Also gotta realize the thing was buried in November of 2009. Mother Earth would've done a nice job of crushing that box by now.

Other notable gorillas include Donkey Kong and Gorilla Grodd from DC Comics. Other than that, I got nothin lol

DISCUSS!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:32 am

CatsMeow
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Re: Angel?
No wings

marooned wrote:

UDbmas wrote:

I don't think it's an angel. I think it's a male saint, very likely John the Baptist. I think he is frequently the one that gets a cross in depictions. I'll try to run this down though.

I'm not positive, but I don't think saints are usually depicted with wings. Does anyone know?

No, saints aren't depicted with wings. I keep thinking this must be someones tombstone, which wouldn't be readily available via Google.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:34 am

UDbmas
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:25 am
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UDbmas
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:48 am
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Spaniard
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fleur-de-lis tattoo
may be homage to live and online card tournament group

Someone notes the fleur-de-lis that muscled pirate is pointing to on his arm.

FWIW, is the fleur-de-lis the symbol of the Cornwall ( a county in the UK ) poke her tournament?

They have both live and online poke her.

If so, rather than an important substantive clue, it might just be what we think of paying homage.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3228792062_c7a72cda94_b.jpg

I would provide the URL to the Cornwall Poke Her Tournament but the spam filter won't post any comment with the word for the game that rhymes with joker.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:48 am

Sin Vraal
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Re: fleur-de-lis tattoo
may be homage to live and online card tournament group

Spaniard wrote:

I would provide the URL to the Cornwall Poke Her Tournament but the spam filter won't post any comment with the word for the game that rhymes with joker.

Not from a guest, anyway. I have no problem saying the word poker.

POKdsfkjlahvjkdfv.

See?

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:54 am

jrc
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Workout [S]kit

There is a "hidden" S in the advertisement below the K in WORKOUT and to the left of the K in KIT. It is clearly a typeset S, not just a random wavy line. It is connected to the double incomplete circle that connects to an envelope on the other end of the line.

That would turn WORKOUT KIT into WORKOUT SKIT. Note that Mulligan says "That can't be the whole skit. Unless that's the whole skit, and then I guess it can" Unfortunately, there are hundreds of workout skits on youtube and such, most pretty lame. I don't immediately see one that is relevant.

Does anyone know of a particular workout skit, maybe SNL or something, that is well-known? Or care to wade through the pile of them to find the right one?

The double circle might be something too, besides just a way to obscure the S.

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:55 am

SpyGuySailor
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Re: fleur-de-lis tattoo
may be homage to live and online card tournament group

Spaniard wrote:

I am having a problem Finding this pic anywhere. But maybe you can search using Texas Hold'em. Just an ides...let me know please...I think you are on to something here.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:25 pm

mlssry
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Hey guys

Any one get any confirmers in this last episode about their location idea??

Did you see on the facebook page there is a Johnny Longbottoms who posted on the wall? Could be a fake....I dunno

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:30 pm

jrc
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Another snake idea

The snake and it being chopped into bits reminds me of the colonial-era (1754) cartoon depicting the colonies as pieces of a snake with the caption "Join or Die!", by Benjamin Franklin. This echoes with Tom's statement about destiny and being one. Originally the cartoon was printed in support of the idea of all the colonies acting together against the French in the French and Indian war. Later it was used in the revolutionary era as a symbol of uniting against the British.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:38 pm

thejoeman
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Re: Another snake idea

jrc wrote:

so would that mean our pirates were fighting their disunity and becoming one?

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:50 pm

RoBeastRollie
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BornTalent wrote:

Before final hand:

Mulligan= $4810
Tom = $1984
Captain = $1869
Crothers = $1337

I'm a little behind, so I've just finally watched the poker game episode. Just wanted to brainstorm a little over any possible significance to these numbers.

The "1337" I think is the most obvious--it's probably "LEET."

"1984" was a fun year. Big Brother ruled the world, Reagan was reelected, the Summer Olympics took place in LA, and Ghostbusters came out in theaters.

"1869" - The American Museum of Natural History in NYC was founded.

$4810 probably just rounds things out.

The other thing that stood out to me in this episode was the music playing while the skull in the table was revealed. I hoped the notes were going to spell something out, so I figured them out. I didn't get anything out of it, but since I wasted a little time doing it, I may as well share it. Hell, it would've helped The Goonies.

C G D# C C B D
(timbre changes)
C G A# G# G D# F G

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:06 pm

RoBeastRollie
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Re: exclamations

UDbmas wrote:

I wonder if there is any thing to be found by combining the "verbalized" esclamations given in the comix print:

UALUEALUEALUEALE!!! (mulligan)
BLLRAAPHAAR! (gorilla)
WAARRGGG! (gorilla)

Much like "1337", "UALUEALUEALUEALE" is another internet reference/meme. It may predate this, but YTMND was the first place I'd ever seen it: http://ualuealuealeuale.ytmnd.com/

The other two... no idea Smile

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:32 pm

jrc
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Thanks Rollie

Saved me a lot of time on the UALUEALUEALUEALE.

Another odd word Mulligan uses, HNUF, has lots and lots of googlehits, but few mean anything. One is a character in a Norse saga, one is Basil Hnuf, whose Facebook page is in Hebrew, though he does list Texas Hold 'Em as one of his hobbies. There is also a Hnuf Nuf on Facebook, no details.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:05 pm

Palm
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fleur

I always think of New Orleans with gold and Fleur-de-lis and Saints and graves. See one of their logos:

http://www.chriscreamer.com/logo.php?id=0iu3h5pjaqmhp9svx7gt

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