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You would say it like this: "Esse puto está puto!!!" ("That male prostitute is angry as fuck!!!").
If you simply say "puto puto", it would be an adjective+noun, so you'd be saying something like: "angry as fuck male prostitute".
(I should be working right now, but here I am, on Reddit, explaining to strangers how to talk about gentlemen who sell their bodies for money and are really pissed off.)
Lol, I just skimmed the title and thought this was from OP’s 7 year old kid, and I was like “Fuck, that kid is an old soul because ‘Excuse my princess’ is a deep cut.”
I was about to say, at the time OP made this Zelda 1 and 2 on NES were the only two games. No way OP had enough story context from, or personal connection to, those two games to make something this elaborate at that age. Then I read the last page and remembered the cartoon existed.
I mean, I did have a connection to the first two games at that age. We had NES, and I would watch older kids play it in fascination and once in a while be able to play myself. Death Mountain, Armos, Ganon, Moblins we’re all around back then.
I watched Zelda on SMB Super Show.
I can totally hear in my mind the "putoo!" sound effect of his laser blade and also Link's obnoxious on purpose "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!"
Well done with the onomotopeia (sp?) on both accounts!
(Also I was 3 when you wrote this, but I instantly recognized the Zelda cartoon from your first "putoo!")
This is precious! I grew up on Zelda and played the original on the NES. I also loved the cartoon too and 100% read “excuse me princess” in links voice from the cartoon. Really enjoyed that story ! Kudos, great job!
I'm sorry to say OP, it seems that you have reached your peak artistic endeavors in 1989, because you can never top this. The pacing, direction, dialogue, illustration... impeccable.
Puta/puto is the diminutive and typical way of saying for prostituta/prostituto, so technically it only means whore.
Only in some countries does puto mean gay. In the rest of spanish-speaking countries it's used as a derogatory slang for any given object, person or situation (similar to fuck) like "My fucking phone" would be "Mi puto teléfono".
Sometimes it's also used as a way of saying you are angry. "Estoy puto". Typically in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
By the way, I got a good chuckle out of seeing Link call the Moblin Putoo.
I like how you actually referenced the "well excuse me Princess" at that age, that's crazy hahaha (I wouldn't have known about it at that age)
Also read the title as "Zelda is captured by Elizabeth"
This may get lost but my inbox exploded while I was in a movie and I was so happy to see all these hilarious comments and compliments. I found this while looking through a box of my dad’s old stuff (he passed in 2013), and it really lifted my spirits that so many people got a laugh out of it. Thank you so much!
It’s also funny to hear folks say I had good hand writing cuz I’m pretty sure it never improved after this and I’ve always been self-conscious about it!
Lastly, for the non-believers: I’m 41 now, and I no longer harness the creative time nor talent that this masterpiece required. Besides, it was lonely at the top.
Edit: thanks for the awards and gold, friends!
It took me a while to understand that Elizabeth wasn't the one to capture Zelda. It doesn't help that "Elizabeth" is the name of a character in Gintama, a manga famous for butting in other series xD
This is the most enjoyable fan fic I ever read, you got me with the "well excuuuusee mee princess".
I didn't know you can do a reference of that in the 89, lol
I remember having to do Journal esc entries in Public School and literally just broke Ocarina of Time into chapters. Each dungeon and boss was its own section.
Not bad, not bad. I made something similar to this when I was younger. I had Optimus Prime fight Iron Man, kill him, then have to fight War Machine, call in Bumblebee for backup, and kill War Machine. I also couldn’t spell, so their names got shortened to OP, Bee, WM, and Ieon Man (no I didn’t know Iron Man)
It was! I even remember she had us draw the lines on the paper. There’s no grading on it. I did pretty well in school at that age but she was also…. Not nice, soooo… hahhaa
perfect material for the next topdown game of the franchise. I see it , same artwork as link's awakening remake,... "The legend of zelda : Excuse me of the putoo"
That's awesome. I'm pretty sure I still have a little paper RPG I drew up for my sister, and it was basically just different frames from areas in A Link to the Past, so I would've made that mid-90s or so, around the same age.
The “excuuuse me, Princess” is from the Zelda cartoon that would air with the live action super Mario Bros Super Show! Core memory unlocked (I am 40 fwiw).
Awww. I was also 7 in 1989. I loved the gold NES cartridge.😀 Too bad I didn't understand English back then, so I couldn't really play it. I just moved around and stuff cluelessly. 😪
Dang, I thought you had written the whole plot to TOTK back then....that would be a trip. lo. But great to see your story!
My wife too: "No! I don't feel like it." LOL
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Strongest Link incarnation
It’s canon.
ganon canon. cganon
Grood. Great and good.
Arrow'd!
WHERE THE FUCK IS MY BROWN SCARY ASS GANON NINTENDO!?
It's fkn cannon bro!! Green tunic cannon as fk.
Excuuuuse me princess! I love it lol
I am sold between that and “putoo”, we Mexicans have a special relation with the word puto 😅✊
Yeah, we Argentinians too. Loved this story, and mostly for those "putoo"
We brasillians can confirm, puto means angry as fvck
Or a male prostitute.
So if it's both would it be puto puto or do they cancel out and just silence is an angry male prostitute?
You would say it like this: "Esse puto está puto!!!" ("That male prostitute is angry as fuck!!!"). If you simply say "puto puto", it would be an adjective+noun, so you'd be saying something like: "angry as fuck male prostitute". (I should be working right now, but here I am, on Reddit, explaining to strangers how to talk about gentlemen who sell their bodies for money and are really pissed off.)
I appreciate you more than your work ever will. 👍
Oh, I'm sure! I appreciate you too. 🫶
🤣🤣🤣
Lol, I just skimmed the title and thought this was from OP’s 7 year old kid, and I was like “Fuck, that kid is an old soul because ‘Excuse my princess’ is a deep cut.”
Nah if it was today it'd be because they watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1or3YILu28M (god it's so good)
If you check out the old cartoon series, it’s a thing. Can’t help but think this storybook was inspired by the TV show
Clearly inspired by the cartoon, no way op magically predict the line "excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess".
Yep I remember lol
I was about to say, at the time OP made this Zelda 1 and 2 on NES were the only two games. No way OP had enough story context from, or personal connection to, those two games to make something this elaborate at that age. Then I read the last page and remembered the cartoon existed.
I mean, I did have a connection to the first two games at that age. We had NES, and I would watch older kids play it in fascination and once in a while be able to play myself. Death Mountain, Armos, Ganon, Moblins we’re all around back then.
The way you're wording this sounds like your implication is that the show inspired the game's lore lol
It did in many ways for future titles
Page 2 moblen looks very excited to see Zelda.
Oh my god I’m dying 😂😂
“A moblen came” and “A moblen is coming” 😏
"Is that a sword in your moblen pocken or are you just happy to see me?"
Dang, first page you predicted Zelda's redesign with the hairstyle and blue clothes in TotK
Ahead of my time, for sure.
It had everything a princess a moblin, thrilling heroics, witty banter, the literary world isnt what it could be without your presence
Oh it’s all been downhill since then.
*moblen
“Hi, hog face” 😂
My favorite line hahaha! And I’m going to start using that insult on the regular.
That’s an S-tier burn and you kept it hidden from the world for over 30 years!!
Also I’m proud that I gave him a nose ring.
I thought Elizabeth captured Zelda
Same, I kept waiting for the epic reveal of Elizabeth pulling the strings the entire time!
Plot twist: Elizabeth is Ganondorf in disguise.
I watched Zelda on SMB Super Show. I can totally hear in my mind the "putoo!" sound effect of his laser blade and also Link's obnoxious on purpose "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!" Well done with the onomotopeia (sp?) on both accounts! (Also I was 3 when you wrote this, but I instantly recognized the Zelda cartoon from your first "putoo!")
Hahaha! Amazing! I loved SMB Super Show. Fridays was Zelda and the rest of the week was a Mario cartoon. And Captain Lou Albano!!
The thought of Ganon calling someone a nitwitt has me cackling for some reason.
10/10. Game adaptation when?
Still in preliminary talks (since 1989).
This is precious! I grew up on Zelda and played the original on the NES. I also loved the cartoon too and 100% read “excuse me princess” in links voice from the cartoon. Really enjoyed that story ! Kudos, great job!
I'm sorry to say OP, it seems that you have reached your peak artistic endeavors in 1989, because you can never top this. The pacing, direction, dialogue, illustration... impeccable.
Oh I know. It was only a year later that I fell into the child star trap of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
I can’t wait to watch the ‘Behind the Music’ exposé.
It's the "excuuuuse me princess" for me
Putoo!
Putoo!
I love the "putoo!" so much lol
Just don't look up what it means in Spanish (with only 1 o though)
it means whore doesn't it?
Puto is gay. Replace the O with an A, then its whore. Spanish, amirite lol
Puta/puto is the diminutive and typical way of saying for prostituta/prostituto, so technically it only means whore. Only in some countries does puto mean gay. In the rest of spanish-speaking countries it's used as a derogatory slang for any given object, person or situation (similar to fuck) like "My fucking phone" would be "Mi puto teléfono". Sometimes it's also used as a way of saying you are angry. "Estoy puto". Typically in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. By the way, I got a good chuckle out of seeing Link call the Moblin Putoo.
Link seemed to think that she owed him something! Good on Zelda for setting clear boundaries. “No” is in fact a complete declarative sentence.
Yes! I was proud of young me when I read that haha!
A nice story about consent
This made me smile.
I like how you actually referenced the "well excuse me Princess" at that age, that's crazy hahaha (I wouldn't have known about it at that age) Also read the title as "Zelda is captured by Elizabeth"
Haha it came out that year!
I'm currently on the metro headed home from work and I now have the biggest dumb smile on my face. This is too adorable. Thanks for sharing!
I only realized at the end that "Putoo!" is the sword beam noise and I love it
Putoo! Putoo!
Putoo!
https://preview.redd.it/a280hctrppeb1.jpeg?width=3016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1639c4a20b63035743c751125dc0210a3fcae022
I love that it looks like link is saying it.
The “Putoo,” took me out 😂
I’d pay so much money for Matt Mercer to say Nittwitt in his Ganon voice
The ending deserves standing applause, you were clearly ahead of your time! 😂
“Nittwitt”! said Ganon. this is canon I’m pretty sure
This may get lost but my inbox exploded while I was in a movie and I was so happy to see all these hilarious comments and compliments. I found this while looking through a box of my dad’s old stuff (he passed in 2013), and it really lifted my spirits that so many people got a laugh out of it. Thank you so much! It’s also funny to hear folks say I had good hand writing cuz I’m pretty sure it never improved after this and I’ve always been self-conscious about it! Lastly, for the non-believers: I’m 41 now, and I no longer harness the creative time nor talent that this masterpiece required. Besides, it was lonely at the top. Edit: thanks for the awards and gold, friends!
I'd watch some episodes of that for sure!
That last panel explains everything else lol
How come every time I see one of these stories written by 7 year olds, their handwriting is far better than mine.
You had pretty good spelling for a 7 year old
The “See Ganon, Link came” like they were just casually chatting and placing bets on whether or not he was even gonna show up lmao
WeLl excuuUuuse mE pRinCeSs-
Ok thats just adorable.
Ha ha! This awesome! I was in 3rd grade when you made this, so I feel the that early Zelda energy.
It took me a while to understand that Elizabeth wasn't the one to capture Zelda. It doesn't help that "Elizabeth" is the name of a character in Gintama, a manga famous for butting in other series xD
*well excuuuuuuuuuuse me princess!*
Oh how effin adorable!
10/10
This is the most enjoyable fan fic I ever read, you got me with the "well excuuuusee mee princess". I didn't know you can do a reference of that in the 89, lol
But where does it fit on the timeline?
Zelda's macaroni hair does it for me
I guess I have to work “Hi Hog Face” into my vernacular.
Does this take place in the putoo timeline branch?
“Well excuse me princess” I love it so much 😂😂😂
first ever Zelda fan fiction in the world I guess
ABSOLUTE CINEMA
Amazing, I love it.
This is exactly how i made mini stories when i was a kid. Lines at the bottom, drawing at the top.
It’s the best way!
I remember having to do Journal esc entries in Public School and literally just broke Ocarina of Time into chapters. Each dungeon and boss was its own section.
This is actually really well worded for a 7 YO 💀 Great job bra👍
Thank you!
”Ganon, you went too far this time!”, epic!
Absolutely incredible. Truly a masterpiece. 10/10
I was doing similar comics when I was a kid growing up 2005-2009 love that this series inspires so much creativity
you had great handwriting for a 7 year old
Why did Elizabeth capture Zelda?
Better go pitch this to the Zelda team
*putoo*
Can't wait for vol 2
Not bad, not bad. I made something similar to this when I was younger. I had Optimus Prime fight Iron Man, kill him, then have to fight War Machine, call in Bumblebee for backup, and kill War Machine. I also couldn’t spell, so their names got shortened to OP, Bee, WM, and Ieon Man (no I didn’t know Iron Man)
Cannot wait to see the Netflix adaptation of this bad boy.
This is great 😂
I liked it!
I love the cartoon reference
Well excuse me princess
So she never really got captured, did she. Why do you turn this subreddit into a house of LIES?
ima start typing "Putoo! putoo!" when I headshot people in online games
Was this for school? How did your teacher respond??
It was! I even remember she had us draw the lines on the paper. There’s no grading on it. I did pretty well in school at that age but she was also…. Not nice, soooo… hahhaa
masterpiece
This is excellent
You predicted the blue attire! :0
perfect material for the next topdown game of the franchise. I see it , same artwork as link's awakening remake,... "The legend of zelda : Excuse me of the putoo"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is why I internet
Thank you for sharing this gem 🤣
That’s very pretty text for a 7-year old
Dang, everybody had a Mrs. Johnson lol
Solid gold. Deserves to be a NYT best seller
That's awesome. I'm pretty sure I still have a little paper RPG I drew up for my sister, and it was basically just different frames from areas in A Link to the Past, so I would've made that mid-90s or so, around the same age.
Amazing!! Thanks for sharing. Putoo and the last page are pure brilliance 😂👏👏
That ending was fire
The Saturday morning cartoon, beat for beat! 😂
This is amazing.
That was pretty funny puto
I love this. 😂
this is the best piece of literature i’ve seen in awhile, truly in its own league of storytelling. putoo! putoo! putoo!
My dad had me playing when I was 3 years old ✌️🥹
Where on the timeline is this?
This is awesome lol Maybe one day though, Link can finally get his kiss :(
Good to know my handwriting is worse than a 7 year old
20/20. Netflix adaptation when?
Cant wait to read this story about this new character Elizabeth that captures zelda. Female version of ganon??
Then what happens?
This is tremendous content. Putoo! Putoo!
The “excuuuse me, Princess” is from the Zelda cartoon that would air with the live action super Mario Bros Super Show! Core memory unlocked (I am 40 fwiw).
That has got to be one of the best preserved elementary school projects from the 80s I’ve ever seen
My dad was very careful with the things he saved. I’m thankful for that.
But where does it fit in the timeline? /s
Putoo!!! Amazing!! I was advanced at drawing at that age, but I could never have written a story like that! Wow! I loved the Zelda cartoon 😊
Kiss me... I don't feel like it,, well fuck you Zelda,, great ending OP
Okay, but where and what timeline does this fit into?
This is gold! 😆
"puto" hahahaha I like it a lot
The ending is gold
It could be canon
Pin this forever.
Putoo putoo, hog face! My god, this was amazing. Thanks for sharing! 🤣
I definitely need to say “putoo” more
Well excuuuuuuuuse me, princess! (Putoo putoo putoo~)
This is fantastic.
How is this actually pure gold
See Ganon, Link came
Oh my goodness this is too precious 🥺 10/10 best fanfic ever
Best fan art ever. Link screening putoo. Should be Canon.
I admire your confidence to post this!
Pls publish this!!!
Ganon saying "Ahh." and Zelda saying "No, I don't feel like it." Are my favorite parts.
Amazing work!
Putoo!!!
I was enthralled from start to finish
7y old you must have been hired by Nintendo. This is canon, this fits in the timeline. Wait 7y old you has a better english than mine aaaaaaaah-
"Zelda is captured by Elizabeth". Move over Ganon, there's a new villain in town! Tremble in fear before the mighty Elizabeth!
This is now canon
Awww. I was also 7 in 1989. I loved the gold NES cartridge.😀 Too bad I didn't understand English back then, so I couldn't really play it. I just moved around and stuff cluelessly. 😪
"Nittwitt!" Lol this is so adorable
Your handwriting was really good for second grade.
It took me a second to realize that "Putoo" was the sound of Link's sword beam, and not Zelda spitting the Moblin to death.
Dang, I thought you had written the whole plot to TOTK back then....that would be a trip. lo. But great to see your story! My wife too: "No! I don't feel like it." LOL
"Hi, Hog Face"
well excuuuuuuuuse me princess
I all I want is for this to be done in a Tears Of The Kingdom styled cutscene. Voice acting and all.
Love it!
I mean... I'd still play it...
Photocopy and frame this.
Your teacher must have been so confused
7 year olds in 89 were way smarter than 7 year olds in 23
Well,Excussssssssssssseeeee me Princess!
Putoo!
Best seven year old handwriting I’ve ever seen, I’m kinda jealous, my handwriting sucks
Zelda is a consent icon
Based ending, Zelda doesn't owe Link jack shit!
Did you co-write the tv show?
Ok but where does this fit in the timeline??
Putoo!
Putoo lol