Video Games · 1990
How appropriate, you fight like a cow!
— Guybrush Threepwood • The Secret of Monkey Island
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An editorial interpretation.
Guybrush answers an insult with a quick reversal that turns its comparison back on the attacker. The exchange makes verbal wit a practical skill within the adventure. This is the familiar retort from insult sword fighting in the original 1990 game.
- PolygonGuybrush answers an insult with a quick reversal that turns its comparison back on the attacker. The exchange makes verbal wit a practical skill within the adventure. This is the familiar retort from insult sword fighting in the original 1990 game.Reference checked
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