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How Guybrush Threepwood got his Name
Thought I’d share this with everybody. Forgive me if it’s common knowledge.
Guybrush Threepwood
Remember this fellow? When the Monkey Island protagonist was first created, he didn’t have a name. So, his file was merely called “Guy.” The artist responsible for turning the character into a two-dimensional animation, Steve Purcell, added “brush” to the character’s filename to show that it was the Deluxe Paint “brush” file for the “Guy” animation, saving the character as “guybrush.bbm.” The developers began to refer to the character as “Guybrush,” and it stuck. His last name, “Threepwood,” was inspired by humorist P. G. Wodehouse’s Threepwood family from his Blandings short stories.
There’s a whole list at that link with interesting true stories on how other video game characters got their names.
Nice reading.
Thanks, JH.
Everybody wants to be Cary Grant.
Even Me.
-Cary Grant
Not common knowledge, imo. I didn’t know it at least…
Thanks for the link! 
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
Nice info! Now how about LeChuck?
I didn’t know that either! Thanks for the info!
I believe this was mentioned in the commentary in MI2 SE - I may be mistaken though.
I’m on a whole new adventure.
Growing a mustache?
No. Bigger than that.
A beard?!?
I didn’t know either. Thanks! 
Duckman: Can you believe it? Five hundred bucks for a parking ticket?
Cornfed Pig: You parked in a handicapped zone.
Duckman: Who cares? Nobody parks there anyway, except for the people who are supposed to park there and, hell, I can outrun them anytime.
Haha, that’s awesome! Never knew, thanks for the info 
I believe this was mentioned in the commentary in MI2 SE - I may be mistaken though.
If it’s in there, then I either completely missed it or I’d already forgotten it, because I listened to every single one of the commentaries…
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
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