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Penny Arcade Announces Scholarship
hapwned writes "Jerry 'Tycho Brahe' Holkins and Mike 'Jonathan Gabriel Gabe' Krahulik of Penny Arcade gave an interview to Shannon Drake of the Escapist about their charity Child's Play. In the piece, they reveal the first hint of their next endeavor: 'Talk of crazy ideas and the future brings us to their next enterprise, which is still hazy, but very exciting all the same. Right now, they're throwing around the idea of a Penny Arcade Scholarship, which should debut this year.'"
I wonder what the scholarship requires in order to get it. Highscores? Maybe a very high CPL rating in either of Counterstrike Source or Quake III ?
I really hope it's called the JuiceFucker 2000 Scholarship.
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The obvious choice is some sort of gaming-related scholarship, fitting in with the theme of their site.
It might be interesting to instead give away a scholarship for study in any field, but only to those who are deemed "worthy". High gaming scores? Cancer survivors (working with the same Child's Play hospitals)? Other comic artists?
Not only do Jerry and Mike put out a great comic and have been doing it for years, but they have the childs play charity which every year since its inception has gotten bigger and bigger, as well as the PAX gaming expo they have been putting on has been growing larger and more impressive, but now a Scholarship... whats next the penny-arcade national health care program?
Of course these things wouldnt be possible without the fans of the comics and the gamers out there who rally to the causes that these to great men put forth. More attention needs to be given to these two guys and gamers like them.
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you're a troll, but whatever.
These guys are actively trying to make their world a better place. They didn't start out with a silver spoon, they got lucky and made it big. Lots of people would stop there. Instead they're doing a hell of a lot of work that nobody ever asked or expected them to do, simultaneously improving the image of gamers while actually making a HUGE difference in people's lives.
Quite frankly, I don't care if you think their comic is funny or not. If you don't think it is, that's fair. Jokes about their comic sucking are more than acceptable as well. But to take a story like this as your opportunity to attack them just shows what an incredibly classless individual you are.
Two guys are out there trying to do good things, and not in the Bill Gates suddenly discovering his image stinks kind of way, but because they can and they want to. Be grateful. I wouldn't think I'd have to explain that.
If you get nervous, just remember that there are a few billion other people who don't really give a damn.
These two guys have repeatedly shown that they are more than respectable in circles outside of gaming. Although their comic is definitely one of the most offensive and obscene (and occasionally, funny) comics available, they still continue to donate to and organize charities.
The Child's Play charity (disclaimer: I have donated to this charity in the past, and will continue to do so) is a great idea, and is something surprisingly overlooked. In 2003-2004, I worked in a children's ward in a New York City hospital. The children were very well provided-for in terms of their treatment, but had nothing to do but sit around all day waiting to heal. You would be surprised how hard it is to get people to donate to a hospital for things other than medicine.
The two guys also (very controvertially) donated $10,000 over the summer in the name of Jack Thompson, Esq. Although the incident turned ugly (and Mr. Thompson explained his motivation in a recent interview), it is a good example of their interest in charities.
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And personally I find them very funny, and I have a extreamly dry sense of humor to boot.
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"PA's charity is nothing to scoff at, yes, but the Moose Lodge in my town does about twice as much charitable work."
Wow. Your Moose Lodge raised over a million dollars for charity last Christmas? Impressive.