Magic: the Gathering News for July 2002
Magic Retro: Sped Lingo II
From: Lemke412@aol.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 18:03:16 EST
Subject: Sped Lingo II (please note that it is recommended that you have read the original Sped lingo first for maximum enjoyment)
It Was A Good Day
Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank Morphling
I dunno why, but today seems like a ting
Magic Retro: Sped Lingo
Subject: Sped Lingo
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 03:54:21 EDT
From: Ben Farkas
To: fkusumot @ ix.netcom.com
Good Man of the Week: Adrian Sullivan
Adrian Sullivan has been called many things. This week he will be called Good Man of the Week.
"Spellshitter" Card Concept Rejected
In a recent thrilling Installment of You Make The Card, gamers voted resoundingly against the "Spellshitter" card concept, in which "a Venus flytrap with an oversized mouth inhales a spell. Tubules emit the spell from behind; small buds are seen."
Type I Index Crashes
WALL STREET -- Magic: The Gathering collectors were left scrambling amid heavy profit-taking Wednesday after Type I prices fell to an all-time low, below that of even Type II. Black Lotus closed Wednesday at US $1.99.
Codenames Revealed at Wizards
Renton, WA – A disgruntled former employee of Wizards (codenamed Postal) has decided to go public with expansion set codenames for future sets as well as many internal codenames of fellow employees and Pro-Tour regulars.
Ask Wizards: Rejected
MiseTings Presents: Ask Wizards: Dumbass Questions We Rejected
Good Man of the Week: Mike Turian
Mike Turian. If ever a potato deserved good man of the week, this one is it. I can’t give it to Gary Wise, as he specifically asked not to be given this honor. I can’t give it to Scott Johns as I simply do not know him well enough. I can’t give it to Ore-Ida as that would be pathetic.
Rosewater Responds to Oscar Tan With Own Column
You CAN’T Play T1 - By: Mark Rosewater
West will never defeat me: Saddam
AFP - A defiant Saddam Hussein vowed Wednesday in a speech to mark the 34th anniversary of the coup that brought his Baath Party to power that reigning Australian National Champion and iconic figure Justin West would never defeat him.
Eric "Danger" Taylor to Choose Card Art
After the results of the voting for Step 17 of the You Make the Card contest proved "not as unanimous as we'd like", Mark Rosewater and the staff of MagicTheGathering.com took matters into their own hands and elected a single-man voting committee to determine the art for "Mr. Babycakes".
Poll Indicates MiseTings Now 3rd Funniest MTG Humor Site
Associated Press - Nearly a year after its initiation, Magic: the Gathering humor site MiseTings.com is still on the rise. In a recent poll, the site was voted the 3rd funniest Magic humor site on the web, trailing only Team Academy and the undisputed king of Magic comedy, CCGPrime.
Player banned by DCI After Writing Tournament Report
Anthony Zueck (pictured right) has received a six-month ban from the DCI due to the content he had in his tourney report at Londes.com earlier this month.
Rosewater launches Roseanne Q&A
After a number of responses to his latest plug of his former career as a Roseanne writer, Mark Rosewater has launched a new column, appearing every wednesday, on MagictheGathering.com. The article series is entitled "Making Roseanne", and this writer has obtained through anonymous sources (incidentally, thanks Aaron) a copy of his first column, scheduled for next week.
Good Man of the Week: Banned and Restricted Lists
Every once in a while a man comes along, who for some reason or another, we here at MiseTings feel should not be allowed to receive the honor of Good Man of the week. He is a current list with explanations.
Zvi Mowshowitz: Deadbeat Dad?
Kansas City, KS - I found these two lads one Saturday night at the BattleZone (a local gaming store by my house). I had gone there that night to find a game or two but instead I found so much more.
Statistics Prove 45.7% of Magic Players are "Shit"
Randy Buehler's most recent column reveals the results of a demographic poll conducted by Wizards of the Coast to determine what percentage of players are actually shit.
Online Heretic Claims "Judgment" Is Coming
MAGIC ONLINE -- A brief commotion erupted within The System on Sunday when a heretical character captured the attention of nearby characters by proclaiming that "Judgment" would "soon be here."
Good Man of the Week: Richard Hoaen
What can I say about Richard Hoaen. Not a heck of a lot, but I will do my best.
The Count Wins Brainburst Daily Giveaway
SESAME STREET, USA - Educator, part-time numerologist and upstart strategy writer Count Von Count was recently chosen as the winner of Brainburst's July Daily Giveaway. Beating out articles on draft strategy by 9th place Nationals finisher Ken Krouner and a sharply written piece on Red-Green in Odyssey Block, Count's "Judgment! Ah! Ah! Ah!" was well-recieved by the editorial staff.
Draft Analysis of Yawgatog's Cards of the Week
In this article, I will evaluate all cards in the newest expansion, Yawgatog's Cards of the Week. Usually I like to discuss each color in a separate article to ensure all the information is in a spoon-fed and concise form. However, I've chosen to make an exception this time due to the smaller than normal card set and will be discussing all colors in this article. The other reason for this change is because the more articles I write, the more I get paid. Since I'm not getting paid for this bonus installment, I felt it best to confine this to only one article.
Matt Rubin Extremely Upset at Irrelevant Mistake
This is not a joke. Matt Rubin is quite upset that yesterday's GMOTW article mentioned a possible mistake he made in a team PTQ one time.
McKeown Challenges Tait for Volume Title
Former undisputed champion of internet writing (in terms of sheer volume) Sean McKeown has recently been dethroned by Star City columnist and backyard wrestler Georgie Tait. McKeown is best known for authoring weekly columns for both Brainburst and Neutral Ground Online where he offers passable decks and metagame analysis despite constant derision from more succesful players who don't offer shit.
Good Man of the Week: The Baby Faced Assassin
Zach Parker is a true prodigy of this game. Standing about 5’ tall don’t let this little guy fool you, he has a strong game. Not only does he know how to draft and play the game, he has one of the most savage mental games every.