In an extended PTQ this past season, an allegedly unsuccessfully stifled fart had a profound effect on the match being played. In the classic matchup of Maher Oath piloted by Tim Flores versus Sligh piloted by Josh Tabak, Oath was the expected favorite.

"Originally, I planned on slowly winning game one, then either slowly winning game 2, or not finishing it at all, thus winning me the match." Explained a mildly embarrassed Flores. "But then, *it* happened."

Tim had an excellent draw for the matchup, a FoW backup plus Oath in opening hand, so he was well on his way to completing his plan of attack, when five minutes into the game, he felt a gastrointestinal pressure build-up. Leaning slightly to the left he was able to quietly diffuse the gas, however there was a bit more wet matter than he had anticipated.

"My opponent didn't notice, but during his discard phase, the scope of the game dramatically changed. I was going to go for Spike Weaver recursion, leaving the Morphling in my hand, but after literally wetting my pants, I knew I would have to Brainstorm the Morphling back to the top of my deck, get it into play, and actually win the game."

Because of Flores' choice of comfort over game-safety, he nearly lost the entire game as Tabak unleashed a full load of burn at Tim's head.

"It was ironic, he leveled burn spell after burn spell at me, and all I could think about was the 'Burning Burrito' I had unwisely consumed the previous night. A crazy Impulse let me TD my way into a disrupt, thus sealing Game 1."

Game 2 Flores went with the triple Roar of the Worm sideboard tech, just to get the beats in, completely removing the Oaths from his deck. "I don't know how I'm going to explain this sideboard choice in my tournament report, you know, without mentioning that I had just cast brown-out in my drawers." Tim luckily won game two, keeping a Morphling, 4 land, Impulse FoW hand.

"I barely even had my opponent sign the match slip before I dropped my binder, coat, and Walkman on the table and ran to the bathroom. I'm glad the judge sat there until I got back, he must have sensed, or smelled something was wrong."

Tim went on to a respectable 13th place 5-2 finish, with several layers of toilet paper between him and his mess.

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In an extended PTQ this past season, an allegedly unsuccessfully stifled fart had a profound effect on the match being played. In the classic matchup of Maher Oath piloted by Tim Flores versus Sligh piloted by Josh Tabak, Oath was the expected favorite.

"Originally, I planned on slowly winning game one, then either slowly winning game 2, or not finishing it at all, thus winning me the match." Explained a mildly embarrassed Flores. "But then, *it* happened."

Tim had an excellent draw for the matchup, a FoW backup plus Oath in opening hand, so he was well on his way to completing his plan of attack, when five minutes into the game, he felt a gastrointestinal pressure build-up. Leaning slightly to the left he was able to quietly diffuse the gas, however there was a bit more wet matter than he had anticipated.

"My opponent didn't notice, but during his discard phase, the scope of the game dramatically changed. I was going to go for Spike Weaver recursion, leaving the Morphling in my hand, but after literally wetting my pants, I knew I would have to Brainstorm the Morphling back to the top of my deck, get it into play, and actually win the game."

Because of Flores' choice of comfort over game-safety, he nearly lost the entire game as Tabak unleashed a full load of burn at Tim's head.

"It was ironic, he leveled burn spell after burn spell at me, and all I could think about was the 'Burning Burrito' I had unwisely consumed the previous night. A crazy Impulse let me TD my way into a disrupt, thus sealing Game 1."

Game 2 Flores went with the triple Roar of the Worm sideboard tech, just to get the beats in, completely removing the Oaths from his deck. "I don't know how I'm going to explain this sideboard choice in my tournament report, you know, without mentioning that I had just cast brown-out in my drawers." Tim luckily won game two, keeping a Morphling, 4 land, Impulse FoW hand.

"I barely even had my opponent sign the match slip before I dropped my binder, coat, and Walkman on the table and ran to the bathroom. I'm glad the judge sat there until I got back, he must have sensed, or smelled something was wrong."

Tim went on to a respectable 13th place 5-2 finish, with several layers of toilet paper between him and his mess.

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