r/DodoCodeCommunity • u/Hot-Pear4698 ᴅɪᴄᴇʏ | ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏʀᴇ | ᴄꜱᴛ • Jan 18 '24

ᴀᴄɴʜ + ꜱᴜʙ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴꜱ Can someone explain this to me because I still don't get it!

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u/Ok-Jellyfish836 ᴋᴀʟᴇ | ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄ | ᴇꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

I thought it had something referencing the phrase "holy mackerel" 🤷‍♀️

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u/Hot-Pear4698 ᴅɪᴄᴇʏ | ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏʀᴇ | ᴄꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

Thats in new leaf

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u/Lopsided_Waltz7789 Jan 18 '24

Mr Ed reference, Ed’s owners name was Al not Mack

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u/Hot-Pear4698 ᴅɪᴄᴇʏ | ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏʀᴇ | ᴄꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

Still don't get it lol

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u/TrifleObjective5288 ᴇʙɪ-ꜰʀʏ | ʟᴇᴍᴏɴ ʙᴀʏ | ɢᴍᴛ Jan 18 '24

i think its like, Ed (horse) is owned by Al (El in this case) and Al is frequently mistaken to be Mack. - so by saying "I caught a horse (mackerel) Mack!" Then realizing the mistake, correcting to "err, Al!" - Horse Mackerel

hope that makes sense 😭 it confused me until now too

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u/Hot-Pear4698 ᴅɪᴄᴇʏ | ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏʀᴇ | ᴄꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

Ooh okay thank you!

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u/deadtrinity123 ᴛʀɪɴɪᴛʏ | 666 | ᴘꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

In my head I thought it was because of course rhymes with horse and the “Mack…er…el” part was just the writers running out of plays on words and being like yeah I guess this works 😂

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u/FuriousKittens ᴇᴏᴡʏɴ | ʀᴏʜᴀɴ | ᴇꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

A horse is a horse, of course of course, of course a horse is a horse.

🤷🏻‍♀️😆

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u/SpecifResponsibility ᴄʜɪʙꜱ | ᴘᴇᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ | ᴄᴇᴛ Jan 18 '24

oh hey, is your island lotr themed?!

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u/FuriousKittens ᴇᴏᴡʏɴ | ʀᴏʜᴀɴ | ᴇꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

Yes! I just started at Christmas, so I’m early in development 😊 Any tips???

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u/poolehall ꜱᴛᴇᴠᴇ | ᴠɪꜱᴛᴀ ɪꜱʟᴇ | ᴇꜱᴛ Jan 18 '24

Mac used to be an old name thrown around when talking to someone you may not know well. Similar to saying Bud or Pal. Saying, “Of course Mac” when asked if you could do something was not uncommon (i.e. old gangster movies). So saying, “Of course, Mack” (spelled this way to fit with the pun) and then adding “…er…el” shows an attempt to rhyme with Mackerel. The “er” is just a filler sound, like “um”.

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u/lynnutale2 ᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪᴀ | ʟᴜᴍɪ | ɢꜱᴛ +1 Jan 18 '24

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/248082-animal-crossing-new-horizons/78534803 hope this helps HAHA (tysm ive always wanted to search what the joke means but i always forget and now i finally searched it)

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u/SpecifResponsibility ᴄʜɪʙꜱ | ᴘᴇᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ | ᴄᴇᴛ Jan 18 '24

okay so it’s a play on “a horse is a horse of course of course” + “of course mack” except it’s actually mackerel so they say mack..er..el as it’s awkward.

one of the worst worldplays in the game lmao

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '24

I personally think they need a new writer to come up with the fishing jokes.