# My name is \_\_\_\_\_ Montoya **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350 "2001-09-02T00:33:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/21 "2001-09-02T02:40:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mobo85 \* > \*\*[UNPAID ADVERTISEMENT] > Hey, _Princess Bride_ fans! I just wanted to interrupt this thread so I can inform you that MGM will release _The Princess Bride_ special edition on DVD this Tuesday! \*\* Dammit! I hate when they do this. So now I’ll have two copies of the same goddamned movie. Greedy humps! ---
**Author:** ![Lionors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/22 "2001-09-02T02:58:16Z")
\ Another apology in order and my sincerest hopes that I’ve not yet convinced everyone I’m a helium-head. Peregrine: Liabilities: There is but one working castle gate and it’s guarded by sixty men. Assets: Fezzik’s muscle, Westley’s brains and Inigo’s steel. Previous Dread Pirate Roberts: Ryan and Cummerbund. How long was Westley gone from Buttercup? ---
**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/23 "2001-09-02T03:41:46Z")
**sjc:** Westley goes “across the sea” to seek his fortune. Fighting styles: Bonetti’s defense, Capo Ferro, Thibault, Agrippa. **Lionors:** Westley was gone 5 years. What is the name of Roberts’ ship? ---
**Author:** ![BigGiantHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/24 "2001-09-02T07:31:19Z")
> [@](#): > > What is the name of Roberts’ ship? That would be the _Revenge_. After listing their assets and liabilities at the gate, what additional items do they come up with, at Westley’s suggestion? And, in Westley’s own words, “What are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp?” Lastly, what member of the cast, part of Humperdinck’s court, is actually nobility IRL? ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/25 "2001-09-02T07:46:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Lastly, what member of the cast, part of Humperdinck’s court, is actually nobility IRL? Christopher Guest is the Fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/26 "2001-09-02T07:49:40Z")
> [@](#): > > And, in Westley’s own words, “What are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp?” - The flame spurt - The lightning sand - The R.O.U.S’s (Rodents of Unusual Size). ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/27 "2001-09-02T07:55:06Z")
I don’t think anyone answered this one… > [@](#): > > Why does Fezzik lose his fight with Westley? Because he’s more accustomed to fighting groups of people, instead of just one person. And no, I haven’t read the book. > [@](#): > > After listing their assets and liabilities at the gate, what additional items do they come up with, at Westley’s suggestion? The wheelbarrow, and Fezzik’s cloak. > [@](#): > > And, in Westley’s own words, “What are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp?” Don’t recall the exact names, but there was the Fire Spout, the Lightning Sand… and something else. He didn’t mention the ROUS’s because he didn’t think they exist… Dear Spam, now I wanna go see the movie again. Anyway… Here’s my trivia questions: 1. How many dreams does Buttercup have during the course of the movie that we view directly? 2. What does Vizzini do in order to fool people into thinking that Buttercup had been kidnaped? 3. What did Westley supposedly say when he was only “mostly dead”, according to Miracle Max? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/28 "2001-09-02T07:58:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BigGiantHead \* > \*\*Lastly, what member of the cast, part of Humperdinck’s court, is actually nobility IRL? \*\* Christpher Guest. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/29 "2001-09-02T15:27:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\* > Here’s my trivia questions: > > 1. What did Westley supposedly say when he was only “mostly dead”, according to Miracle Max? \*\* Something about a gambling debt. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/30 "2001-09-02T15:46:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > After listing their assets and liabilities at the gate, what additional items do they come up with, at Westley’s suggestion? > > The wheelbarrow, and Fezzik’s cloak.\*\* Actually, a Holocaust Cloak. [QUOTE] **1. How many dreams does Buttercup have during the course of the movie that we view directly?** Two > [@](#): > > \*\*3. What did Westley supposedly say when he was only “mostly dead”, according to Miracle Max? \*\* “To Blathe” ---
**Author:** ![idiot\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@idiot\_box](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiot_box)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/31 "2001-09-03T01:52:06Z")
This is just about my favorite movie ever! you guys got most of the fun stuff but heres a couple… ok, what did miracle max say was better than true love? according to fezzik, his way of fighting is not very…? and his method of swimming is…? +++++++ anybody want a peanut? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/32 "2001-09-03T02:00:54Z")
> [@](#): > > ok, what did miracle max say was better than true love? An MLT- that’s a Mutton, Lettuce and Tomato, where the mutton is nice and lean. > [@](#): > > according to fezzik, his way of fighting is not very…? “My way’s not very sportsmanlike.” > [@](#): > > and his method of swimming is…? “I only dog paddle.” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/33 "2001-09-03T02:40:34Z")
Rob Reiner also directed _Spinal Tap_, what item used in that movie appeared also in the _Princess Bride_ and where? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/34 "2001-09-03T03:53:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GIGObuster \* > \*\*Rob Reiner also directed _Spinal Tap_, what item used in that movie appeared also in the _Princess Bride_ and where? \*\* I read this one. It’s a hat of some sort, on Fred Savage’s character’s bed. It was a compromise Rob Reiner and whoever-that-music-guy-was-for-both-movies did: If Rob put the hat in, the other guy would do the music. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/35 "2001-09-03T05:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lionors \* > \*\*The Princess Bride the book, or The Princess Bride the movie? 😃 Love 'em both. \*\* [OLD JOKE]They made the movie into a book?[/OLD JOKE] ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/36 "2001-09-03T06:03:09Z")
You mean the Cliffs of Insanity, and the Pit of Despair and the Fire Swamp aren’t real places? ## Tris “I haven’t even started! . . . Where was I?” ~ Vizzini ~ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/37 "2001-09-03T06:17:52Z")
1. During their epic sword fight, why is Inigo smiling? And later, why does the Man in Black smile, too? 2. What kind of poison kills Vizzini? 3. What kind of sword does Inigo wield? 4. What is Max bitter about? ---
**Author:** ![DonQuixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@DonQuixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonQuixote)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/38 "2001-09-03T06:28:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > > > [@](#): > > > > And, in Westley’s own words, “What are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp?” > > Don’t recall the exact names, but there was the Fire Spout, the Lightning Sand… and something else. He didn’t mention the ROUS’s because he didn’t think they exist… He **did** in fact mention the ROUS’s as the third Fire Swamp terror but dismissed them because of his own skepticism. > [@](#): > > What kind of poison kills Vezzini? Iocane powder. > [@](#): > > What is Max bitter about? Not too sure, but I think it was becuase he was fired from his job as the castle’s miracle worker. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dr.Pinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Pinky)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/39 "2001-09-03T06:39:57Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by RickJay \* \*\*1. During their epic sword fight, why is Inigo smiling? And later, why does the Man in Black smile, too? Because you don’t know I’m not left handed. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350/40 "2001-09-03T06:52:12Z")
> [@](#): > > He did in fact mention the ROUS’s as the third Fire Swamp terror but dismissed them because of his own skepticism. Having literally just watched the film (my copy of the special edition DVD arrived on Saturday–good stuff), I’m going to have to take exception to the last part of that. Just after they escaped the lightningsand, he looked up to see an ROUS giving him a glower, and very carefully (but naturally and subtly–he’s good) kept her from seeing it. Once out of sight of it, he said he didn’t believe they existed in order to keep Buttercup calm–and I think that he gets chomped on immediately after uttering it is a sort of comment on the morality of such little white lies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-_____-montoya/79350.md?page=3)