Subject: do you know the meta-lingo
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:14:03 -0500
From: Jason_Holanda@iep.illinova.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

hello all, i was doing some thinking about magic lingo from coast to coast,
i just moved to chicago from sacramento, and the magic lingo changed, it
like a new world, i am going to list what i know and where it was
from(first person who i met who said it or whatever) it is kinda funny when
you look at our worlds common methods of speach, feel free to send me your
new lingo or terms or comment on the ones i listed...P.S. go away
mervlight. (=

1. ...he had BAMBY out and i couldn't do anything about it!!!
     Jolrael Centaur (Bob in chicago)

2. ...stupid PEACHES recursion, he was at like 47 life!!!
     Spike Feeder (Someone in Sacto)

3. ...some RANDOM card, or he did some RANDOM play...
     Random Cards...(Hill Giant, Pearled Unicorn, etc) Random Play...(He
casted spinal graft on it then shadow rift...etc)

4. ...TECH!!! I gots mad TECH skills!!!  CMU TECH!!! My one TECH card in
the deck
     Idea, weird, different, deck plan, deck concept, but NOT i have TECH
skills caus' i got passed 3 thunders in draft!!

5. ...his PIMP went all the way!!!
     Soltari Priest (AKA , the soltari pimp)

6. ...I have mad TOP DECK skills
     Translated, "I got a lucky draw and i won!!!"

7. ..I was MANA SCREWED again!!!
     I played 14 land in my sealed deck, or the mana gods were just pissed
at you that day

8. ...I had a huge MANA FLOOD and he won
     I play 20 land in my sealed deck, or see above comment

9. ...1st turn pup, 2nd turn flunkie, 3rd turn ball, 4th turn blast, can
you say BEAT DOWN!!!
     I had a perfect draw, my opponent was mana screwed, my opponent sucks,
or i played well and eeked out a win

10. ..can you say SERVICE!!!
     see above comments

11. ..check out GROLLUB over there...hahaha
     self explanitory

12. ..some SCRUB
     crappy player, or im to condescending to write his name down, or new
guy to the store

there is a million more, but i have got to go do some booster draft
practicing for pt chico this weekend see ya there!!!

hey!!! write some more of these type lists to frank, they are fun to read
and interesting to see...
or write me at        jason_holanda@iep.illinova.com