›

The Origins of the Mysterious Club 41

PariahKingPariahKing
edited December 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Perhaps...have to do with this?

The old properitor (Disney) died, just like Club 41's former owner. Apparently nobody also knows where Club 33's name came from.

Comments

  • MarzhinMarzhin
    edited December 2009
    Nice find :)
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited December 2009
    Haha that's brilliant! I love all the cool stuff the fans are unearthing!
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited December 2009
    Jake told us about this I believe...
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    But why is the number "41"?
  • RyanJWRyanJW
    edited December 2009
    It's one less than the meaning of life.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    I kind of wish they had made it "37" ...
  • FootnoteFootnote
    edited December 2009
    I think I actually saw a 'Club 41' in a movie recently. It might have been Short Circuit 2, but I'd have to go back and double check.
  • tommhanstommhans
    edited December 2009
    well 42 is the answer to everything, so why not just "prank" and do a number under that?
  • TioAlliTioAlli
    edited December 2009
    so, its the answer to almost everything?
  • FootnoteFootnote
    edited December 2009
    TioAlli wrote: »
    so, its the answer to almost everything?

    I like it. Sort of like Pi Approximation Day.
  • Captain MickeyCaptain Mickey
    edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    I kind of wish they had made it "37" ...

    In a row?
  • FriarFriar
    edited December 2009
    Footnote wrote: »
    I like it. Sort of like Pi Approximation Day.

    I don't get it...
  • ttg_Stemmlettg_Stemmle Telltale Alumni
    edited December 2009
    PariahKing wrote: »
    Perhaps...have to do with this?

    The old properitor (Disney) died, just like Club 41's former owner. Apparently nobody also knows where Club 33's name came from.

    That's half of it, definitely. Good catch.

    But the number 41 is significant, and not just because of its proximity to 42.

    Somewhat surprised that no one's thought of it yet,
    Mike
  • TjibbbeTjibbbe
    edited December 2009
    Is it because of the 40 MB limit on WiiWare games?

    Did I win something?
  • Indrid ColdIndrid Cold
    edited December 2009
    The entire name, "Club 41", reminded me of something from day 1... But I can't put my finger on what.
    (Incidentally, there used to be a "Club 22" near here)
  • ttg_Stemmlettg_Stemmle Telltale Alumni
    edited December 2009
    Tjibbbe wrote: »
    Is it because of the 40 MB limit on WiiWare games?

    Did I win something?

    Well, THAT was quick.

    Some mysteries are simpler than others,
    Mike
  • Indrid ColdIndrid Cold
    edited December 2009
    The entire name, "Club 41", reminded me of something from day 1... But I can't put my finger on what.
    (Incidentally, there used to be a "Club 22" near here)
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    ttg_Stemmle wrote: »
    That's half of it, definitely. Good catch.

    But the number 41 is significant, and not just because of its proximity to 42.

    Somewhat surprised that no one's thought of it yet,
    Mike

    That's how old you were when you wrote the episode?
    That's the number of theories people have come up with for what the "secret" is?
    It's the percentage of fans who can sing "I've Got a Monkey in my Pocket" backwards? (It does have a pretty devoted fanbase ...)
  • ttg_Stemmlettg_Stemmle Telltale Alumni
    edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    That's how old you were when you wrote the episode?
    That's the number of theories people have come up with for what the "secret" is?
    It's the percentage of fans who can sing "I've Got a Monkey in my Pocket" backwards? (It does have a pretty devoted fanbase ...)

    Actually, I was 41 when I came up with it... odd that.

    Mike
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    ...

    Weird.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited December 2009
    ttg_Stemmle wrote: »
    Well, THAT was quick.

    Some mysteries are simpler than others,
    Mike

    I was hoping it didn't mean you were a big Sum 41 fan. That would have been ... unfortunate.
  • Al DhiAl Dhi
    edited December 2009
    Well, there actually exists a "Club 41"... but in Austria.
    It's an association of former members of the Round Table which is some kind of political service club. Couldn't find an English description but for anyone who's able to speak German:
    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table
    http://www.club41.at/
  • LeakLeak
    edited December 2009
    Al Dhi wrote: »
    Well, there actually exists a "Club 41"... but in Austria.
    It's an association of former members of the Round Table which is some kind of political service club.
    Actually, a Round Table is a form of social networking that pre-dates Facebook and Teh Intarwebs... ;)

    Also, it's politically and confessionally neutral, i.e. it's a non-political, non-religious service club.

    Usually, they're doing all kinds of stuff to raise money for charity - at least that's what a friend of mine did who was a member of RT15 IIRC...

    Club 41 is their organisation for retired members, since Round Table members have to be between 18 and 40 years old - hence the "41" in it's name.
    Couldn't find an English description
    Here you go - just click on the "English" link on the left on the German wikipedia page you linked to...
Sign in to comment in this discussion.