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Grog XD 29 Aug, 2009 / Comments: 30

By jp-30


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Fail.

Update: Someone in Argentina has figured it out. According to Ignatius on the Telltale forums, a humor TV show figured out what happened and cut together the original broadcast with clips from Monkey 1. Plus, they found footage of a nutritionist claiming "SCUMM" is an alcohol delivery service. You learn something every day!



Update: What the?

Source: Telltale Games Forum

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30 Comments

  • Sven_Q45 on 01 Sep, 2009, 21:26…
    Lol, that´s very funny.
  • jp-30 on 31 Aug, 2009, 19:14…
    The Facebook group that started it all.
  • valkian on 01 Sep, 2009, 22:24…
    I did a quick interview with the guy who created the forum. Would you like to post it?
  • valkian on 01 Sep, 2009, 22:24…
    *group, not forum, Facebook group.
  • jp-30 on 02 Sep, 2009, 01:09…
    (I've emailed you)
  • jp-30 on 02 Sep, 2009, 01:09…
    Yes please.
  • jp-30 on 31 Aug, 2009, 07:13…
    Why the hell haven't LucasArts put one of those pop-over ads across the bottom of those youtube clips pimping the SoMI:SE?
  • clone2727 on 31 Aug, 2009, 05:15…
    Lol! Seems we killed the bandwidth on that SCUMM delivery service website :P
  • valkian on 31 Aug, 2009, 17:13…
    Damn!
  • jp-30 on 31 Aug, 2009, 03:29…
    Ron has posted it on his blog.

    grumpygamer.com/5192062
  • lincolnlobster on 31 Aug, 2009, 01:14…
    Is this the Argentine version of Fox News?
  • BillieJoe86 on 31 Aug, 2009, 04:14…
    Haha, besides this little grog issue I like it better than Fox News, but yeah, your observation is pretty accurate
  • Huz on 30 Aug, 2009, 23:45…
    Ja ja ja, indeed!
  • clone2727 on 30 Aug, 2009, 21:28…
    I'm guessing the delivery service idea came from here.
  • BillieJoe86 on 30 Aug, 2009, 22:05…
    Yeah. You see, in Buenos Aires there's a law that says you can't sell alcoholic beverages in the streets after 11PM, so these drink delivery services -like SCUMM- came up. The alcohol issue has been around for a while here...
    As you can see, Monkey Island kind of a big deal in young culture, so how comes these guys at C5N couldn't figure that out? I believe somebody inside the channel set up that poor anchor.
  • clone2727 on 31 Aug, 2009, 04:43…
    I tried to follow their steps in finding where they found that idea. I typed SCUMM in Argentinian Google and this wasn't even the top post...

    This truly is an epic fail...
  • jp-30 on 31 Aug, 2009, 07:12…
    The 2nd youtube clip claims the Grog, sorry "Grog XD", recipe was emailed to the news station.
  • clone2727 on 31 Aug, 2009, 15:08…
    Yeah, but the medical guy looked up SCUMM online to find the alcohol delivery service.
  • valkian on 31 Aug, 2009, 17:08…
    The "medical guy" (Dr. Cormillot) is actually a pretty famous doctor over here, which adds to the hilarity of it all.
  • elTee on 30 Aug, 2009, 05:43…
    Further developments in the case of this weird internet proto-meme here. (I'd have edited the newspost and embedded this, but frankly that post is perfect already. Thanks to Ignatius on the Telltale Forums for this one.)
  • BillieJoe86 on 30 Aug, 2009, 21:24…
    Hey, I'm glad that Ignatius posted it, but didn't you guys receive my email? I sent it to you right after I posted the subtitled version you guys embedded. Apparently the word on the video spread fast haha.
  • jp-30 on 30 Aug, 2009, 07:45…
    Oh well, someone edited and embedded it.
  • elTee on 30 Aug, 2009, 05:10…
    This is hilarious! You're getting an award at Gabez's end of year shindig for this one.
  • GhostPirateLeChuck on 30 Aug, 2009, 05:05…
    They left out the pepperoni! I know it's optional but it's a great option!
  • Jeff on 29 Aug, 2009, 23:44…
    Telltale plz to be including a Grog XD reference in ToMI. :D

    Oh man, this is just too good
  • jp-30 on 31 Aug, 2009, 08:38…
    Seconded.
  • Thrik on 29 Aug, 2009, 23:37…
    Hahaha at taking the xD smiley as part of the name.
  • valkian on 29 Aug, 2009, 23:11…
    As an Argentine myself I can't believe how I missed this on TV, and more importantly, why I was being such an idiot an not getting any Grog so far.

    I'm so proud of our journalists.
  • Kroms on 29 Aug, 2009, 22:16…
    What do YOU mean it isn't real? What kind of drink doesn't have batteries, jp?
  • jp-30 on 29 Aug, 2009, 22:21…
    Battery acid is fine in a drink, so long as it also includes axle grease to help it slide down the throat.