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Manillo's Mailbag - July 20th, 1998

Today's edition of Manillo's Mailbag takes on my alter ego Gobi, confidential information, turning into a fish, Happiness Jars, diets, my merchandise, and other stuff. Tomorrow's guest editor is Dullard of Beath of Flams, so send your questions and comments to Dullard's Mailbag.

Q: 1. How many items do you have in your bag?
2. How much do you weigh?
3. What resemblance do you have with Gobi?
4. Have you ever been to Wyndia?
5. Out of these 3 drinks which do you like best: Sprite, Coke, or Windex?
6. Ever heard of Merykeep?
7. You been to Rhapala lately?
8. Out of these 3 foods which do you like the best: Pizza, Lasagna, or Fish Guts?
Thanks for everything and lower your prices!

Manillo sez:
1. Too many to count. But not as many as Neko has in his bag...
2. Not that much. I'm not a keeper, sorry.
3. I AM Gobi. Stupid Square translators...
4. Yeah, I was there in BOF1. Of course, they totally rebuild the place in each game.
5. Windex, you can sell it for the most.
6. You mean Meryleep? I tried to sell her a Flower Jewel but she wasn't paying enough...
7. Yeah, I sold them some new ship parts last week. Their ships are always breaking down.
8. Pizza.

1. Why were you in the mural in the intro but not in the mural in dragnier?

2. Are you Gobi or just some cheap Gobi rip off!?

3. Who will catch you on your way down?

4. You ARE a merchant right? Why do you avoid getting caught (you do a poor job of avoiding tho...)

5. WHAT USE COULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE FOR WHALES MARTIAN SQUIDS AND SPEARFISH!? JUST TAKE THE DAMN ROYAL SWORD FOR SOME FARGING ZENNY!!!

6. How many licks DOES it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

7. I am NOT your savior I am just as F___ed as you.

8. How many Zerg does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

9. Why did we have to kill Teepo?

10. My friend Space Lord Mother Mother has something to say to you: "GOBI YOU PISSHEADED LITTLE HICK! WHAT KIND OF SORRY ASS REPLY IS "IM SORRY YOUR COMMENTS WERNT POSTED!!!" IM GONNA WHUP THAT SISSY'S ASS!!!

Okay thats all keep on selling usless crap for usless crap (like fish)!

-The Infamous Westward Stabber.

Manillo sez:
1. My agent went ahead and signed the contract to put me on the mural without getting the ok from me. After I found out what they were offering, I cancelled the contract, but they'd already programmed the intro, so they had to leave me in there.
2. Yeah, I'm "Gobi". Square changed my name in the U.S. version of Breath of Fire I so it would fit in the 4-character name limit... it's all Professor Daravon's fault!
3. The ocean floor?
4. I'm busy. I got trade shows to attend to... stupid Brood kid keeps hauling me up with his fishing pole...
5. Sorry, guv, that's confidential information. It's gonna cost you 8,000 zenny for me to tell you.
6. That's confidential too. It's gonna cost you 30,000 zenny to find that one out.
7. Yeah, but I have more money than you.
8. More than the number of Protoss it takes to screw in a lightbulb? I'll tell you the real answer if you pay me 2000 zenny.
9. Because he never bought anything from me.
10. Why are you taking your frusterations out on me? You didn't even give me any money.

Q: Some ?'s for you:

1. In all your years, who was your best customer?
2. What do you do with the fish Ryu and gang pay you with for items?
3. Do you know that there's a lot of posers of you on the surface?
4. In BOF1, did Ryu ever pay you back for your services?

That's it.

Manillo sez:
1. Ryu I. He still owes me a whole lot of money...
2. I sell them in Prima. You know, our humble little city is the largest producer of video game strategy guides in the galaxy... I just thought you might want to do that.
3. I have a big family.
4. Nope. That little rat's credit rating has got to be crap by now.

Q:Hiya Gobi/Maniro/Manillo,

Just a few questions.

1) I hear you got busted for selling false Happiness Jars. What the heck are they?
2) In Breath of Fire 3, why do you come after gold Coins, then demand fish in trade? Can't you just grab them yourself?
3) On the same note, why does your length vary depending on the fishing spot? Do you gain and lose weight that rapidly?
4) Why does Ryu do all the fishing? Wouldn't he want someone strong like Garr to do it?
5) I hear Cid VI's taken a turn for the worse. Care to volunteer as a Yummy Fish?

- Keeleon

Manillo sez:
1. Happiness Jars that aren't real.
2. I'm too busy. It takes a long time to swim around the world.
3. I'm on one of those yo-yo diets. Speaking of which, I know an easy way to lose weight fast! You too can participate for only 10,000 zenny... call now! Operators standing by!
4. Only member of the Brood can go fishing. You have to have the special "Fishing" Gene.
5. No, but I'll sell him one for the bargain price of 50,000 zenny.

Q: Hi! Sorry if my mail was late. Anyway, I've got a few questions for ya.

1. Are you available? Oops. scratch that, I don't want Aeris to be mad at me!
2. Is Sephiroth, Rufus or Vincent available? I'm just too much!
3. If given the choice that Aeris was alive, would you marry her? (NO! I don't want an
answer 'I don't know and why does it matter?' type of answer!) 4. Why did you leave Aeris and Rufus to battle Umbrella? While you were at the beach with TIFA?!?!? OF ALL PEOPLE?!?! HOW DARE YOU!!!!! YOU SHALL FACE DIVINE RETRIBUTION!!!!! Oops.

Manillo sez:
1. Me? Yeah. Are you a fish?
2. Yeah... although you have might have some competition for Rufus with his door.
3. Um... no... she's human; I'm a fish.
4. I wasn't at the beach with Tifa.

Q:I got a few questions for you Manillo. 1. When you turn into a fish underwater in BoF1 do you have to carry everyone in your mouth?
2. Why do you have so many family members around the world in BoF3?
3. If Crono is supposed to be so smart that nobody could understand him when he talks then how come Square let him talk in the Slide Show Ending?
4. What's the point of going to a hair stylist to get your hair like Cloud's or Crono's when all you have to do is grow it out long then sleep on it and never comb your hair? That's what I do and I have wilder hair than Crono's or Cloud's.
5. I think I'm starting to understand Insect Politics. Crono is supposed to be so smart that no one can understand him if he talks so he just calls everybody insects meaning that their politics are called Insect Politics.
6. That last one wasn't a question was it?
7. This one's for Barret: WHAT about Marlene?
8. What would happen if Rufus's door got shot, stabbed, punched, sliced, and blown up? Would Rufus commit suicide?

Manillo sez:
1. No, somewhere else, but I'd rather not explain it.
2. Fish lay like 200 eggs at a time, you know...
3. The other Crono was an impostor. For 2 Red Catfish and 1 MartianSquid I'll tell you where to find the real Crono.
4. I don't care; I don't even have hair.
5. Wrong. I'd tell you the meaning of Insect Politics, but you have to give me 1 Barandy and 2 Anglers first.
6. Nope.
7. I'll tell you for 3 RainbowTrout and... oh, never mind.
8. I'd sell him a new door, of course. He should probably take the door to the Faerie Village copy shop before anything happens to it.

Q:In Breath of Fire 1 how do all 7 of the other people ride on your back when your in your fish form? Also when your in charge of the store in the under water town how come only you get business in the stores? No one goes to any of the other stores except yours.

-Ryan

Manillo sez: I'm naturally charismatic, that's why. Would you like to buy some genuine Maekyss Gorge shisu?

Q:Hey Manillo how are ya

I have 1 question

If you only take FISH as currancy then why do you come when Ryu uses a COIN as bait?

Manillo sez: I gotta have money to buy the stuff I trade for fish...

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