Poor, poor pitiful Penny Arcade.
There are times when I really, really hate so-called "gamer culture." This would be one of those times.
Holkins and Krahulik's response is really disappointing. (Also, to address one of their points: Fruit Fucker: really not funny, at least in my opinion.) And then, of course, various commenters from the forum apparently thought it was a good idea to demonstrate GIFT (warning: TVTropes link) in the comments to the above linked posts - granted, Shakesville's mods stepped in to stop the worst of it, but still. Way to go, PA.
Holkins and Krahulik's response is really disappointing. (Also, to address one of their points: Fruit Fucker: really not funny, at least in my opinion.) And then, of course, various commenters from the forum apparently thought it was a good idea to demonstrate GIFT (warning: TVTropes link) in the comments to the above linked posts - granted, Shakesville's mods stepped in to stop the worst of it, but still. Way to go, PA.