Just finished my favorite card set
The speaker showcases a completed card set from 'The Goonies,' featuring character cards with references to memorable movie quotes and scenes. They pulled most of these cards directly from a box they opened.
Summary
The speaker is excited about finishing their favorite card set, which is themed around 'The Goonies' movie. They present several character cards including: Mouth (described as 'mouth monten laser'), a frozen FBI man with 'FBI man' written on the card, Mikey with the famous quote 'Goonies never say die' appearing on multiple cards, Andy (referred to as 'the goat chunk truffle shuffle'), Data who is noted for setting booby traps, and Brand, with a humorous reference to him becoming Thanos. The speaker mentions that they obtained most of these cards by cracking open a box, suggesting they purchased a sealed product box and pulled these individual cards from it.
Key Insights
- The speaker identifies Mouth Monten Laser as one of the character cards in their set
- The speaker notes that 'Goonies never say die' appears on multiple cards in the set, specifically on Mikey's cards
- The speaker references Data's role in the movie by noting he set booby traps
- The speaker makes a pop culture connection by joking that Brand would become Thanos
- The speaker obtained the majority of these cards by cracking open a single box rather than purchasing individual cards
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Transcript
[0:00] All right, you guys want to see my favorite card set that I just finished? This is mouth monten laser. Next, we have the frozen FBI man. He even wrote FBI man on the card. And we got Mikey saying Goonies never say die on both of these. And no one can forget Andy the goat chunk truffle shuffle and data out there setting booby traps. And Brand, who knew he would become Thanos? I pull most of these directly out of this box that I cracked.
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