Explain the joke
Could someone please explain the joke: when Guybrush looks at the altar and says:
That golden sea turtle left quite an impression on this stone!
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.
I can only guess that it is some kind of a known punchline, but could you please be so helpful to explain to a non-original speaker
That golden sea turtle left quite an impression on this stone!
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.
I can only guess that it is some kind of a known punchline, but could you please be so helpful to explain to a non-original speaker
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- Impression - It made a turtle-shaped hole in the altar. It's like impressions in stone:
- Other meaning: It impressed the stone. Like: 0:45
no, it's fine with impression. But why the "thank you thank you, i'll be here all week"
i'm puzzled. It's not that i'm bad in engilsh, i just don't see the logic
However, the line also refers to the common usage of impression as an emotional perception, as in "leaving a good impression on someone," or "I left a good first impression." It would be like saying, "That altar was really impressed by the turtle."
Given that, Guybrush's line "I'll be here all week!" is a reference to something stand-up comedians sometimes say. It would be kind of like it they had inserted a sound effect of a rimshot (for those who don't know, a rimshot is a double beat on a drum followed by a cymbal, often done after a joke).
So no, it's not just a hint (I mean, it is a hint, but there is a joke there as well).
n. A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
^More official way of explaining what the other guys replied with.
Yeah, they wrote this knowing that the joke didn't really work (because saying that the altar was impressed doesn't really work - there's a double meaning but only one of them fits the scenario so it's not really funny, just cheesy), so they added "thankyou, i'll be here all week" as a kind of parody of/homage to crappy, cheesy humour. "Thankyou, I'll be here all week" is a common phrase derived from when a comedian performs at the same club/venue for a whole week. It basically means "I'm acknowledging that this was a joke (usually not a good one)".
Another non-english-speaker-mindbreaker. What is the meaning of Guybrushes "Timm-boing" phrase?
...Get it? :<
yup, now that you've explained, that looks easier ). many thankx
Can someone explain it to me please?
Some other nice cans:
Man, how old are you? 14?
Your kids obviously already are seeing and hearing all these things already, based upon your posts about how they already get all the innuendo. The cat's already out of the bag, my friend. Maybe you should go raid their mattress right now.
edit: oh, a tip for you, don't subscribe to any newspapers because the lingerie ads show a lot more than that pic.
Come'on there's nothing wrong with a six shiny can picture !
Aaah weak... I will inform the moderator about this!!! It's ridiculous that's she still wearing her bra!
//Excuse me for this weak attempt for a joke :P I can't help it...
The last 2 cans > The first 6 cans
Here's one!
Enjoy the scenery?
Yes.
Excuse me, breasts are always necessary
You'll be here all week.
Consider the arm being chopped off picture with the posted picture. Which is more likely to result in a small child having nightmares? If you say the posted picture i'm.... well, i was going to say scared but quite frankly.... i'm terrified.
Yeah.. that must be it. Only a drumroll is missing..
If somebody posted a gory arm-cut-ff picture in this forum like you describe, I for one would be all "eww, what'd you post that for." Unless they had a good reason to post it.
*Goes to create a tribute thread for "A Farewell to Arms"*
Farewell to Arms
(sorry...)