Argentinian reporter warns of the dangers of Monkey Island 'Grog'
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Aug 31st 2009 at 7:30PM } 
Yes, a major Argentinian news station recently shed some light on the disturbing trend of imbibing Grog -- in fact, the emoticon-unsavvy reporter actually calls it "Grog XD." The video of this hard-hitting news, spliced with footage from Secret of Monkey Island (and subtitles!) is posted after the jump. We attach a 100 percent guarantee to your viewing of the video -- it will light up your life.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
charlie b. @ Aug 31st 2009 7:35PM
i looked at the photo and all i saw was: XD
MechaGamerX @ Aug 31st 2009 7:35PM
FUCK YOU, VIDEO!!
I can drink whatever I want to drink, ESPECIALLY if it's made from 100% Lucasarts awesomeness.
Obie @ Aug 31st 2009 7:35PM
"Hola! Soy Guybrush Threepwood, y yo quiero ser un pirata!"
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Aug 31st 2009 7:49PM
Fail, he says "I'm Guybrush Threepwood, a mighty pirate," not "... I want to be a pirate."
+1 effort
-1 translation
MystileArmor @ Aug 31st 2009 8:32PM
-1 for raping ants.
Kyle @ Sep 1st 2009 10:59AM
-1,000,000 for being a pompus twat.
Iroquois @ Aug 31st 2009 7:36PM
wow
SpaceFox @ Aug 31st 2009 7:37PM
OMG, that's awesome! They actually got a doctor to come on to talk about it! xD
MrKlorox @ Aug 31st 2009 9:18PM
All tabloid rags have a "doctor" conveniently stashed for such occasions.
DeoWulf @ Aug 31st 2009 10:00PM
Notice they use their highly-qualified doctor for Googling only.
emotaku @ Aug 31st 2009 7:39PM
Perfect timing, I just finished EP 1&2 yesterday.
MechaGamerX @ Aug 31st 2009 7:40PM
"Guybrush Threepwood"?....que?
MechaGamerX @ Aug 31st 2009 7:40PM
Damn reply system...
Dracard @ Aug 31st 2009 7:41PM
A couple of Spanish blogs used my fan art of Castle Crashers, thinking they were official art (Sorry, Behemoth folks, if I did an injustice).
This is great, however.
vidGuy @ Aug 31st 2009 7:43PM
They couldn't have Googled "scumm" and found the first result referencing Monkey Island? Wow - great journalism there. Good laugh though.
NoughtSoClever @ Aug 31st 2009 9:31PM
But how would they have known to Google 'scumm'?
The Dark Wayne @ Aug 31st 2009 9:44PM
Finally speaking spanish pays off for me! the doctor says he googled Scumm and it was an alcohol delivery service.
BlaqueBeird @ Sep 1st 2009 3:46AM
Good thing you deduced that, Wayne. That's why you're a detective.
vidGuy @ Sep 1st 2009 9:43AM
1. The doctor said he had Googled "scumm" - at least according to the translation.
2. "Scumm" is the only word in the ingredients that sounds made up. Don't you look up words you don't know, whether on Google or in a dictionary?
BloodShot Robot @ Aug 31st 2009 7:45PM
Has anyone ever checked out the ingredients of their favorite soda or energy drink? This isn't that far off. ;)
The Dark Wayne @ Aug 31st 2009 9:45PM
yes, yes it very much is
ThePhantomnaut @ Aug 31st 2009 7:47PM
Best thing so far this week. XD.
ThePhantomnaut @ Aug 31st 2009 7:50PM
Don't cry for me Argentina for your failure of serious business!
Blank-Mage @ Aug 31st 2009 8:03PM
This reminds me of a certain fail... ah, here it is.
http://failblog.org/2009/06/23/bolivian-news-fail/
GameBrahma @ Aug 31st 2009 8:21PM
I
mousepad42 @ Aug 31st 2009 8:50PM
Wait till they hear of the legendary devil chicken, el pollo diablo.
Alex @ Aug 31st 2009 10:09PM
Ahhhh, tv journalist, if it wasn't for you and your rock hard research, I'd probably be killed by some gang on the highway, or I'd be without my kidneys on a tub with ice...
Thank you Old Media, my life is safe of pirates and voodoo ghosts thanks to you now.
Musashi @ Sep 1st 2009 1:14AM
I wonder what the so called doctor googled along with Scumm, because the first hits would clearly explain what it really is. Maybe the doc actually whipped up a batch before checking Google. I added alcohol and then rum to the search and it looks like some spyware sites are trying to use this news story to infect computers.
I guess TV news shows in the US aren't the only ones that completely forgot how to fact check stories before airing them. Hilarious, but unbelievable that they actually think teens are drinking that.
Raszeck @ Sep 1st 2009 4:53AM
Hey, don't understimate the Grogg, it's serious shit. I mean, one would go bling just smelling it... These kids today, smokin' sum weed, makin' sum grogg.
Raszeck @ Sep 1st 2009 4:53AM
oooooooook...... I just said BLING instead of BLIND, moving on...
Kyle @ Sep 1st 2009 11:03AM
So will this news station just run with anything they get in their inbox? Because we could have some fun with this.
adhara @ Sep 2nd 2009 12:17AM
Well, the doctor DID say "I googled 'SCUMM DRINK' and it seems it is a delivery service".
And if you google that... you, indeed, get a drink delivery service, in Argentina.
But this is too much. I cannot get over the fact that not only they didn't research properly, but they didn't use COMMON SENSE.
But I cannot complain, it IS a good conversation starter with other gamers over here.
Carlos ARG @ Sep 2nd 2009 3:18AM
The reason why the doctor only came up with the drink delivery service when googling "scumm" is because when you google from an Argentine IP address, you're given results from Google Argentina. Try www.google.com.ar and you'll see.