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Re:People, ACLU by Jedi+Alec · 2003-04-28 09:10 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

This was yesterday's page, and at the bottom Tycho says the following:

Strawberry Shortcake Update: I have mails in to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and I'm supposed to talk with a person from the ACLU today. I don't think this is something we can do without a Sugar Daddy.

The fact that he doesn't mention the ACLU in today's main page somewhat confuses me...did he have the talk? Did they tell him it's shaky? Has the world, or in this case the USA, as usual *SIGH* gone completely bonkers?

Re:Admirable pluck... by cptgrudge · 2003-04-28 09:02 · Score: 4, Informative · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Are you offering to foot their legal bills?

If you truly do want to help, go to the Club PA section of their site and contribute. It's real money like this that pays the bills folks. Plus you get cool stuff every month for being a member!

I am in no way affiliated with PA. I just love the site.

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-28 08:56 · Score: 0 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

I can't believe you forgot the parody of Apple's Switch campaign.

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by katarac · 2003-04-28 08:49 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

This is the strip that always comes to mind when someone mentions PA. Granted, it's pretty old, but it hits pretty close to home.

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by JackMonkey · 2003-04-28 08:48 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Here are four of my favorites, but (as mentioned above) you may not find each one funny if you haven't played Tribes 2, Resident Evil, Warcraft 3, and Asheron's Call 2, respectively.

Tribes 2
Resident Evil
Warcraft III
Asheron's Call 2

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by JackMonkey · 2003-04-28 08:48 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Here are four of my favorites, but (as mentioned above) you may not find each one funny if you haven't played Tribes 2, Resident Evil, Warcraft 3, and Asheron's Call 2, respectively.

Tribes 2
Resident Evil
Warcraft III
Asheron's Call 2

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by JackMonkey · 2003-04-28 08:48 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Here are four of my favorites, but (as mentioned above) you may not find each one funny if you haven't played Tribes 2, Resident Evil, Warcraft 3, and Asheron's Call 2, respectively.

Tribes 2
Resident Evil
Warcraft III
Asheron's Call 2

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by JackMonkey · 2003-04-28 08:48 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Here are four of my favorites, but (as mentioned above) you may not find each one funny if you haven't played Tribes 2, Resident Evil, Warcraft 3, and Asheron's Call 2, respectively.

Tribes 2
Resident Evil
Warcraft III
Asheron's Call 2

Re:Nazi reference highly inappropriate by Scrameustache · 2003-04-28 08:46 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

It's a lazy shortcut that relies on a certain perception of what a Nazi is that ends up watering down the whole concept. I don't think the Holocaust should be watered down.

The characters depicted in the comic strip are clearly not the best role models in the world. Now let them make their lil' jokes in peace and stop being the thought police officer in charge of nazi-related humour and merriment.

They are not "watering down" anything, they are insulting a power greater than themselves by equating it to a former, well recognised, great power of evil. You, of course, have a right not to like it, and I have a right to think you're a wang-less loser for reading so much into this silly comic strip.

Watering down the holocaust...jeebus!

How to support them by Oroborus · 2003-04-28 08:40 · Score: 2, Informative · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

If you love their comics or just want to support their stand, Penny Arcade does take donations.

At the bottom of the ClubPA page (http://www.penny-arcade.com/clubpa.php3) there's a link to their paypay donation box.

And as an added bonus, no matter what size of donation you'll get access to the most excellent "Over Easy", one of the best comics online for both artistic merit and style, highly recommended!

C'mon, toss in a buck for the most excellent comic, you won't be dissapointed!

Re:Would have more sympathy of it was actually fun by BrainInAJar · 2003-04-28 08:15 · Score: 2, Informative · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Unfortunately explaining a joke ruins it, but you didn't seem to get it in the first place.

American McGee's "Alice" was released a couple years ago. It was Alice in Wonderland (a sweet, charming, etc childhood story), but much MUCH darker. Like, the part of max payne where he goes crazy darker.

A couple weeks ago, American McGee's "Oz" was annonced. It's going to be the same dark style as Alice, but based on the Wizard of Oz (another sweet childhood story). So American McGee is a brand that makes dark covers of childrens' work, hence the strip.

Oh, and this is pure genious. (probably because it actually HAS happened to me)

My vote.. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-28 07:55 · Score: 0 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

This one is the worst. You will go blind and your IQ will drop to single digits.

I was going to register sucks site.. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-28 07:30 · Score: 0 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

But found out it was already sucks and there for there was no reason need to do so.

NOT clearly a parody by Neolithic · 2003-04-28 07:19 · Score: 2, Interesting · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited

Penny Arcade was poking fun at American McGee's treatment of other worlds (eg. Alice, Oz), not at the Strawberry Shortcake world. Strawberry Shortcake was a means to an end. It could have been replaced by Pooh or the Smurfs with the same effect. The joke, to me, was the darkening retale of percieved lighthearted, children's stories.

In his own comment on April 21, 2003 Tycho provides a link to other court cases and specifically mentions "Dr. Seuss Enterprises Vs. Penguin Books" on page three as possible precident that would work against Penny Arcade.

That is not to say what PA did was and should be illegal. It's simply not clearly parody. It's something that would require extensive (expensive) legal processes.

Penny Arcde's response by dumbnumpty · 2003-04-27 23:25 · Score: 1 · on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings

...is up for a (probably) very short time here.

I wonder, by Openadvocate · 2003-04-27 10:45 · Score: 1 · on MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine

I wonder what people would think if my mp3 player looked like that. Came to think of a recent strip

keep in mind... by liloconf · 2003-04-26 10:27 · Score: 0, Redundant · on Webby Awards Downsized To Virtual Event

that some people only have Penny'sto their name due to the current economy!!