Penny Arcade creators honored by Washington State senate
by Griffin McElroy 
on Mar 6th 2009 5:50PM
Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, founders of
Penny Arcade, are legendary folk heroes to much of the gaming community. For ten years, they've served as unparalleled industry commentators, strong vocabulary enthusiasts, and proponents of
citrus-assaulting robots. However, these virtues recently took a backseat to their more charitable contributions to society when Penny Arcade was discussed on the floor of the Washington State senate, where legislators
adopted a resolution honoring the two men for their philanthropic exploits.
Senate Resoultion 8640 ennumerates the achievements of Holkins and Krahulik, such as their successful webcomic reaching its 10th anniversary, the launching of the Penny Arcade Expo, and the $4.5 million raised for improving the lives of hospitalized kids with
Child's Play. While we're sure they would have preferred a law being passed in their name which
mandates the death penalty for people who drop out of online games when they start losing, it's still a pretty cool gesture.
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NeoGAF]
