Erkki Posted July 29, 2008 Heh, I always thought pieces of eight in Monkey Island was an entirely fictional currency, but turns out it was an important historical currency. Did everyone but me already know that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted July 29, 2008 Could this be the reason Madrid's football team are called 'Real Madrid' I wonder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eljay Posted July 29, 2008 Or it could just be that Real means Royal and the team's full translated name is "Royal Football Club of Madrid" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted July 30, 2008 Or it could just be that Real means Royal and the team's full translated name is "Royal Football Club of Madrid" Yeh I discovered this after further investigation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites