Hi all,
As usual in this thread, SPOILERS ALERT!
Don't read if you never played Nelly Cootalot.
For Nelly Cootalot translation, I need to be absolutely sure I understand the hints given for the tattoo.
Here are the choices :
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3602/cootalottattoos.png)
and here are the hints:
1) Well a lot o'pirate tattoos are pretty ropey...
2) ...but the guild tattoo doesn't go overboard...
3) ...'tis no eyesore, nothing over the top...
4) ...it's not dynamite...
5) ..but it represents the black heart of every illiterate buccanneer!
Here is how I understand the hints :
1) Does not have a rope on it (excludes A)
2) Does not show something that was sunk (excludes G)
3) Does not show an eyepatch (excludes H) AND does not show a liquid going over the top of its container (excludes I)
4) No dynamite (excludes B)
5) Illiterate = Excludes anything that has text (D and F)
Remains C and E. What is the hint supposed to exclude E? (5 actually DOES mention a heart!)
If I recall correctly, E is excluded because it shows a pink heart, when we know that every buccaneer has a "black heart".
Otherwise, your interpretations are correct!