Washington State Senate Honors Penny Arcade Guys
Washington State Senate Honors Penny Arcade Guys
March 6, 2009
The Washington State Senate has passed a resolution commending Penny Arcade founders Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik as creative types, businessmen and philanthropists. The legislative body also noted the 10th anniversary of the popular site.
Both Holkins and Krahulik hail from Spokane.
From the resolution:
WHEREAS, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik recently celebrated the comic's 10th anniversary;
and WHEREAS, In 2004, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik launched the first annual Penny
Arcade Expo, a gaming festival... and WHEREAS, The Penny Arcade Expo attracts thousands of tourists from around the globe to visit the city of Seattle...
WHEREAS, In 2003, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik created the Child's Play Charity, an organization which raises contributions of money and toys to donate to Children's Hospitals worldwide; and WHEREAS, Child's Play Charity has raised over 4.5 million dollars for sixty different Children's Hospitals since it was established...
GP: Well-deserved!
Via: Kotaku
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Posted 02/09/10 at 03:51pm
DarkSaber: I think he just goes round the internet copy+pasting the same bollocks to get attention.
DarkSaber: I think he just goes round the internet copy+pasting the same bollocks to get attention.
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:41pm
Valdearg: @DS: I have to admit, I chuckled when I saw the 4 Feb 2010 on that post.. >.<
Valdearg: @DS: I have to admit, I chuckled when I saw the 4 Feb 2010 on that post.. >.<
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:31pm
DarkSaber: Hm, Bioshock. Not that Zippy likes to beat the dead horse by ranting about it for TWO $&%£ING YEARS!
DarkSaber: Hm, Bioshock. Not that Zippy likes to beat the dead horse by ranting about it for TWO $&%£ING YEARS!
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:30pm
DarkSaber: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.173063-Bioshock-yet-another-zippy-rant
DarkSaber: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.173063-Bioshock-yet-another-zippy-rant
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:20pm
DarkSaber: Although, unsurprisingly, he's just being called an idiot alot and criticised for being as illegible as always.
DarkSaber: Although, unsurprisingly, he's just being called an idiot alot and criticised for being as illegible as always.
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:18pm
DarkSaber: Oh good lord, I just found Zippy on The Escapist.
DarkSaber: Oh good lord, I just found Zippy on The Escapist.
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:14pm
Valdearg: IE: Male body/Female Mind or Female Body/Male Mind.
Valdearg: IE: Male body/Female Mind or Female Body/Male Mind.
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:13pm
Valdearg: @Zip: TG == Transgendered/Transsexual.
Valdearg: @Zip: TG == Transgendered/Transsexual.
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:09pm
DarkSaber: Forget it Zippy, it's an abbreviation of a big word and so would be wasted on you
DarkSaber: Forget it Zippy, it's an abbreviation of a big word and so would be wasted on you
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:07pm
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:....TG?
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:....TG?
Posted 02/09/10 at 03:02pm
Valdearg: @DS: Im sure that's what they'd do if it wasn't legal to just tell Gays/TG's to "Screw off," just because they're who they are.
Valdearg: @DS: Im sure that's what they'd do if it wasn't legal to just tell Gays/TG's to "Screw off," just because they're who they are.
Posted 02/09/10 at 02:50pm
DarkSaber: Whoever told him/her/it that is dumb. They should have done like most companies and made-up some bullshit, yet legal, reason for it not getting the job.
DarkSaber: Whoever told him/her/it that is dumb. They should have done like most companies and made-up some bullshit, yet legal, reason for it not getting the job.
Posted 02/09/10 at 01:16pm
Andrew Eisen: Shouldn't be. Spirit of anti-discrimination laws would seem to include sexual orientation (and eye color). Plus there's always equal protection and such. Never know until you try.
Andrew Eisen: Shouldn't be. Spirit of anti-discrimination laws would seem to include sexual orientation (and eye color). Plus there's always equal protection and such. Never know until you try.
Posted 02/09/10 at 01:10pm
Andrew Eisen: Should have sued (unless that wasn't an option given her financial situation or something). Might have won.
Andrew Eisen: Should have sued (unless that wasn't an option given her financial situation or something). Might have won.
Posted 02/09/10 at 01:00pm
Valdearg: Story about a Male to Female TG who was expressly told she wouldn't be given a job because she was TG. Its not the main point of the story, but explicit, perfectly legal discrimination like this exists.
Valdearg: Story about a Male to Female TG who was expressly told she wouldn't be given a job because she was TG. Its not the main point of the story, but explicit, perfectly legal discrimination like this exists.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:53pm
Valdearg: Lol, I don't know. It may very well be legal to do so. Though that might able to fall under the "race" restriction, depending on how that point is argued.
Valdearg: Lol, I don't know. It may very well be legal to do so. Though that might able to fall under the "race" restriction, depending on how that point is argued.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:51pm
Valdearg: I don't think they do have any legal recourse. I'll have to dig around, but I seriously believe that if the law doesn't specifically mention Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, they can still be discriminated against in those 29 states.
Valdearg: I don't think they do have any legal recourse. I'll have to dig around, but I seriously believe that if the law doesn't specifically mention Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, they can still be discriminated against in those 29 states.
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Wow, And i recall a certain disbarred attorney telling them that they were just "Moronic, Drug-induced extornist that would never make it in life." But here they are successful and more manly that people like JT will never ever be.
Congrats Gabe and Tyco!!
But they didn't go after the game industry frequently for no reason, and whenever something stupid happens, they always show the lighter and funnier side.
When Jack Thompson runs his mouth, does anyone really care what he has to say anymore?
In related news, Jack Thompson filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Senate for praising terrorists.
---You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.
Don't joke about those kind of things. He might actually do it.
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Way to go, Mike and Jerry! Very well-deserved!
I find this hilarious in it's own way. These guys totally deserve a commendation of any sort, but to be commended by a state government when just last week their comic talked about "devouring your own asshole," it just seems humorous in a way. Kind of like South Park winning a Golden Globe and then making an episode entirely devoted to large shits.
Congrats to them. I'm sure there'll be a comic about it.
You have to look at what they're actually being praised for. The state likes them because they bring a ton of tourists (and tourist dollars) to Seattle every year with PAX, and they raise millions of dollars through Child's Play. That is commendable work, by any standards (including a state government's), even if the medium through which they garner the support that allows them to do such things is, at times, highly juvenile.
Oh, I know what it is they're being praised for. I've been following them for going on 7 or 8 years now, and I know very well what they're being praised for. I even mentioned that they should be commended for all the work that they've done, especially with Child's Play.
What I'm laughing at is the whole dichotomy this creates. On one hand, we have two people who's sense of humor is unique, to put it nicely, who act like complete dicks at times, and have nearly been sued in the past for drawing soft-core sexual pictures of Strawberry Shortcake. And on the other hand, we have people who've raised millions for hospitalized children, who've created a convention akin to what E3 should always have been and adding concerts and tabletop gaming to the mix as well, and now who've been commended by the State of Washington for a job well done.
I mean, I don't see how anyone can't find this funny.
Penny Arcade FTW!
That is so awesome. They deserve it.
-I apologize-
I never got to see honeycake's (JT) mouth drop at the awe of those's two..I'll think i go to PAX soon.
All hail the great and POWERFUL (As in, more so then you JT) Penny arcade,alpha of the video game community and leaders the gamers for good movment.
All kidding aside, A Gabe and tycho are the best, as i've been a fan of theres since the very beginning and donate to CPC every year without fail. Congratulations to gabe and tycho, proof that when you love something enough to joke about it, you can make good stuff happen.
Way to go guys.
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Congrats to Penny-Arcade~ It's good to see news like this.
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Look I love Penny Arcade as much as every other gamer, and as a Seattle resident, I love PAX (and the business it brings). But in all seriousness, is this really what the Washington State Legislature needs to be doing? Could we fix out 8.5 billion dollar deficit first? Can we fix the crippling Puget Sound traffic first? Can we do something about the rampant gang violence in the south sound first? I'm all for honoring Penny Arcade, but the timing is terrible. There are much better things for the legislature to be doing.
Are all those things fixable for free in a matter of a single hour? Because this was that quick and costs nothing more but a bit of postage. It's a quick, free, friendly gesture.
You clearly don't know the Washington State legislature. I doubt this took an hour (although I'm not saying its impossible either), and while those things are not fixable in an hour, they could have been working on them instead.
Of course I don't know, I care little for politics, nevermind foreign ones. It was an educated estimate based on several assumptions and facts available.
I dislike Penny Arcade for reasons everyone who was unfortunate enough to come across my posts about them knows, but I'll say that the legislature probably didn't spend much time on this resolution. Someone bashed the resolution out one day, and it probably took all of a minute for the Washington legislature to pass it. It's not a huge deal.
Again, the Washington State Legislature is legendary on wasting time on worthless things. Again, I like Penny Arcade, but this does nothing for the state besides giving them a warm and fuzzy feeling.
Aww but everyone needs some warm and fuzzies at one time or another. Even if it's being used to cover up the fact they're surrounded on all sides.
It got passed in the day of introduction and I doubt they'd spend an entire day on it. I'd guess one hour, maybe two.
And with the time to introduce the bill and do all the related paperwork? It's at least half a day wasted. All I want is for my representatives to stop wasting time. Debate a budget that looks to close our deficit, then pass this when you're done.
And the entire Senate spent that half a day on this bill and this bill alone?
Stop whining. Not everything is going to be a budget debate. Besides, stuff like this is increadibly common on both state and national levels, and it won't be going away any time soon.
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I'm not disputing that it's common, I'm just saying its a waste of time. It isn't whining expecting our representatives to actually do something useful.
This is a resolution. Things like this pass every day, in EVERY state house and senate. This is actually one of the better ones that has passed- many are for things like beauty queens and sports teams.
Resolutions are time-honored traditions, and important as a way to honor those within the state.
So, if you want to get upset about the state 'wasting their time' on state resolutions, be upset about the tradition as a whole. Dont get upset about THIS one. Beause this one is important.
Again, I'm not attacking the idea of a resolution. In fact, I specifically stated that I think the penny arcade guys deserved it. I just wish the legislature had chosen a better time to pass such a resolution.
Just because there's a crisis doesn't mean you should forget about the little things. It's so easy to focus purely on the problem and let all the rest turn into chaos.
That's really awesome. I liked them before they were cool...LOL...I should start reading it again.
One word.
/cheer