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GenCon ended today \u2013 I was only there on Saturday. I managed to see people I knew, even though the entire convention center, and the exhibit hall, were reminiscent of Where\u2019s Waldo:<\/p>\n

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And so I really liked that one couple decided to wear such appropriate costumes:<\/p>\n

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The above photos were not taken by me, but they are from the GenCon Facebook page and were taken on the day that I was there, I did in fact find the Waldos myself on Saturday, without even looking for them! \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GenCon ended today \u2013 I was only there on Saturday. I managed to see people I knew, even though the entire convention center, and the exhibit hall, were reminiscent of Where\u2019s Waldo: And so I really liked that one couple decided to wear such appropriate costumes: The above photos were not taken by me, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[3248,3822,13500,13678],"class_list":["post-16871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-humor","tag-exhibit-hall","tag-gencon","tag-waldo","tag-wheres-waldo"],"yoast_head":"\nWhere's Waldo? At #GenCon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"GenCon ended today - I was only there on Saturday. 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