One more before I'm gone. Gabriel, of the Penny Arcade, writes:

Hey, my name is mike. I draw a comic about games called Penny Arcade. Anyway our latest strip was about Halo so I thought you guys might get a kick out of it:)

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=1999-07-23&res=l

Laugh if you will, but that sums up more than a few reactions...