Archive for March 5th, 2008

R.I.P. Double ‘G’

Posted by Gary on March 5th, 2008

The man, the myth, the legend – god among geeks – E. Gary Gygax has passed away Tuesday at the age of 69.  The Wisconsin native is best known for co-inventing Dungeons & Dragons in 1974.  This is like the death of Elvis or John Lennon for a lot of us nerds. – Milwaukee Journal [...]

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Students Punished After Paying for Lunch with Pennies

Posted by Gary on March 5th, 2008

The copper-headed stepchild of the currency world is at the center of a dustup in Readington Township, NJ. A group of 29 eighth graders played a prank disguised as civil disobedience by paying for their lunch all in pennies. After the fact, they said it was to protest a shortened lunch period. I guess I [...]

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