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The Onion Interviews Penny Arcade

VendettaUF — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:39:33 MDT

@miroku

Because having a bald head somehow makes you a repository of obscure words?

VendettaUF

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Infradead — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:00:07 MDT

*sigh* I love those guys. Livin' the dream.

Infradead

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TheIrishNinja — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:29:26 MDT

Onion and PA are both gold. I love these guys.

@bobtheduck: wha? i remember thinking that comic was funny, especiallly since its following the one where they were gonna make thousands spotting unsold PS3's.

TheIrishNinja

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Jawajoey — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:16:36 MDT

Ewww, AV club, aka the boring part of the Onion.

Jawajoey

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Zamnation — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:52:48 MDT

@cactaur:

He must have some amazing stories.

Zamnation

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v00deux — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:11:14 MDT

love them. Tycho's writing is brilliant.

v00deux

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miroku — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:04:31 MDT

tycho's vast vocabulary makes more sense now

miroku

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ponos — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:50:11 MDT

WHY I AM SO BALD

ponos

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GhaleonQ — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:50:11 MDT

*yawns* Ah, well.

GhaleonQ

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cactaur — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:45:53 MDT

@Zamnation:

There is no 'Mike' or 'Jerry' for that matter. They're really just fictional characters created by EA marketing skunkworks fronted by Robert Khoo.

cactaur

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Kdawg — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:32:17 MDT

Sorry, after all these years I still don't understand the collective boner for these guys and their comics.

Kdawg

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excaliburps — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:59:06 MDT

@miroku:

Hahaha! I also spewed my drink out reading that!

Well, it'd suck if they drew themselves as balding or what wouldn't it? I know I would draw myself right. And by right I mean I'd look like Brad Pitt and have cannons for arms.

Their humor is a killer though.

excaliburps

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heretrix — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:57:43 MDT

@Qwizatblah: Huzzah, my good fellow, Huzzah. You are quite right.

heretrix

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Qwizatblah — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:51:54 MDT

In the world of video games they are a voice of reason and sanity in a sea of CACODEMONS! I am glad they exist.

Qwizatblah

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Willows — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:51:30 MDT

Zamnation is right. From random the PAX videos I've seen and a Gamespot video interview with Jerry, I can confidently say that the bald one is Jerry Holkins (Tycho) and the skinny one is Mike Krahulik (Gabe).

Willows

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Zamnation — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:40:50 MDT

@onrampofframp: You got them mixed up. Or some sinister joke had begun when your "Tycho" signed my book and my sketch of Dr. Raven Darktalon Blood "Gabe."

Zamnation

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Sillender — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:38:48 MDT

@miroku: WHY AM I SO BALD

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offrampoffmap — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:37:26 MDT

@miroku: The bald one is "Gabe" and the skinny one is "Tycho". And yes, it is a great picture. As a long-time PA reader, I do have to admit that most of what they do is pretty freaking hilarious.

offrampoffmap

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Zamnation — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:35:28 MDT

@miroku: the beautiful china doll with a head like a polished pearl is Jerry Holkins, who writes under the pseudonym "Tycho Brahe." As has been explained on numerous occasions the characters of Penny Arcade were not created as real world avatars (tm!) of Penny Arcade's sinister prose and art dread lords. They just ended up taking on the same attitudes (albeit, oftentimes a bit more exaggerated) as the lieges of enlightened darkness, and their faux-noms became that of the characters.

Zamnation

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brainwashed — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:17:27 MDT

i think PA is really really funny. Like, old Simpsons funny.

brainwashed

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miroku — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:10:03 MDT

plz dont tell me that the bald guy is one of the writers

if he is, i feel like i have been wronged so badly bc both characters have hair so wtf ... i spent so many hours on these comics

miroku

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Spartan1308™ — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:05:01 MDT

@bobtheduck: No Bob, I seriously doubt that the majority of Kotaku readers would be offended by that based on the comments that come up when stories about Sony are posted.

Spartan1308™

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Mii — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:02:40 MDT

heh, and the other one is holding the 360 controller backwards lol

Mii

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KingSnorky — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:58:56 MDT

@Psychotext:

Are you so insightful to notice that most of the people here are such blind fanboys?

Fixed up that comment for ya.

KingSnorky

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heretrix — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:42:11 MDT

Haha, they own and that photo owns...

And to the people bitching about bitching, If people didn't accept so much of the crap that the industry spews at us, maybe there would be less to bitch about.

Nah.

heretrix

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excaliburps — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:32:38 MDT

@Neon:

Not just PA but everything for that matter. I had no idea bitching about everything was the rage these days...Oh you think some people here in Kotaku is bad? Try reading the tripe in Joystiq! Damn it also made me illiterate! No joke!

excaliburps

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MaxS — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:30:18 MDT

That photo springs Tenacious D associations in my mind. Oh, and there's an interview with that... almost forgot that

MaxS

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Psychotext — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:23:38 MDT

@bobtheduck: Are you so paranoid to think that most of the people here are such blind fanboys?

Psychotext

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bobtheduck — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:20:28 MDT

Maybe THIS is why they're hated by the kotaku readership:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/09

bobtheduck

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Krytha — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:20:08 MDT

Why? PA is brilliant most of the time. I didn't find it very funny in the early years (like... early early) but it has only gotten better.

The picture is remniscent of those game ads where the models have no idea what theyre doing but do their best to be XTREEEEMEE. Speaking of extremeness, there is a badical link to the wiki on song of the sorcelator. It is just hilarious.

Krytha

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Neon — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:13:21 MDT

I'm amazed this talkback isnt already full of anti PA comments. it always seems like Kotaku fanbase just LOVES to hate on PA for no reason

Neon

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excaliburps — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:10:55 MDT

They can use that pic for videogame ads or something. (You know that ad, where the kid is playing some random space shooter complete with blips and such).

Oh and be ready for the deluge of comments that spwe PA hate and "they r suxxosr! Hcks!"

excaliburps

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jive238 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:59:24 MDT

Hey!! They're doing it wrong!

jive238

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StealthNachos — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:58:48 MDT

When I first saw that photo I was at work and busted out laughing. It really couldn't be anymore appropriate.

StealthNachos

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dan. — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:53:49 MDT

I think my favorite aspect has to be that one of them looks so totally spastic and the other -- while looking spastic -- has such a dedicated, "I'm focusing here" kind of facial expression.

dan.

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yashichi8bit — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:49:52 MDT

@theflux: Yeah I like how the PSP's umd slot is open, ahahah!

yashichi8bit

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theflux — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:47:48 MDT

That photo is pure gold on so many levels.

theflux