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Happy Birthday, Waldo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Where’s Waldo?
Perhaps he’s at a bar, hoping to get carded. Waldo, of “Where’s Waldo?” fame, is 21 this week.
Created by Martin Handford, the first “Where’s Waldo?” book was published Sept. 21, 1987. The series has sold more than 46 million books worldwide, and has been translated into more than 25 languages, according to a press release.
Which makes me wonder: How do you translate a “Where’s Waldo?” book?
He’s a very Gen Y guy, Waldo, along with other ’80s pop culture icons like the Cabbage Patch Kids, the Care Bears, My Little Pony, and so on. Now, in keeping up with Gen Y’s latest fads, Waldo is on Facebook, Bebo, Myspace, etc.
Do you love Waldo enough to make him your friend on Facebook? Or is Waldo one of those things you thought had died out a long time ago?
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By kpoe
September 23, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
Where’s Waldo is AWESOME. I’m going to friend him on facebook right now!
By RUChinaDoll
September 23, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
Me too!!!
By Beverly
September 23, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Waldo is a street in the Grant Park area. It runs parallel to S.Blvd. The block that I know so very well from my play days as a little kid, was between Hansell St. and Rosalia St. Check it out!
By hoochie momma
September 23, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
wtf kind of blog topic is this?
By amy
September 23, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
OMG I love WALDO! I was in elementary school when he was born! I guess he’s probably celebrating at Smythe’s Old Bar or somewhere like that. Cheers!
By Kate
September 24, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this
Aw,Phil, we could have had fun with your “quotations” column.
I miss your book blog. :(
Kate