Curiously enough, you could do this in 2001, when wastes were $5 and Bazaars were 25-30$.

My fuckin' oxen died.

One point I'd like to make- The "analysts" are usually TV stars first and analysts second.  You'll notice they still pay more attention to per-game stats than per possession/per play stats.  They still pay more attention to the team stars than to the team balance.  They run puff pieces on each and every player during the Super Bowl run-up just to pump the attendance and interest.  I have much more faith in Vegas than "the analysts".


Dead on.

I'm fine with a warning on this; frankly, I think I deserve one too.  I shouldn't have responded, but figure much like fighting in hockey, sometimes it's worth taking the penalty.

My point still stands; if you can't handle a little snark, maybe online forums aren't for you.  Grow up.  Learn that a little snark deserves a little snark in return, not some "OMG UR A DUCHEBAG" rant.

Problem is in reading the topic as "Movies! Yay!"  It wasn't just that.  It was movies that are still relevant/watched.  I pointed it out to Juggernaut (in a slightly snarky voice), and he got butthurt and retaliated.  It's too bad this topic is going down in flames, because I think it's an interesting enough subject.  Some people just can't grow past 13 years old, where everything is personal and requires a display of public hair to show how right you are.

First things first - I wasn't saying those weren't "bad" movies.  I was saying they're not culturally relevant.

Lebowski isn't in bold.  I only bolded things that were essentially irrelevant in today's context. 


And yes, My Cousin Vinny is essentially irrelevant today.  It's the kind of cut-to that Family Guy will do and have nobody laugh (not that Family Guy's been funny in 5 years anyway, but I digress).  I think it's remembered more for Marisa Tomei's bullshit Academy victory than for anything that's actually in the film.

I think we should better define cultural relevance though; I would draw the line between Casino and Goodfellas.  The former is a great movie; the latter is a classic.

Additions to the list -

The Shawshank Redemption (surprised nobody noted this yet)
Stand by Me
Reservoir Dogs
A Christmas Story
Hoosiers
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Dead Poets' Society

 

A list filled with failure to read.  Even the several of the ones that I didn't bold are marginal cases, at best.

Jesus, I thought you were the furniture until you pointed that out.

I can name everyone except save-gaming man and the group shot.

...OMG YOU'RE KLEP!

It is the beginning of player A's turn.

Player A controls a Porphyry Nodes and a Mishra's Factory.  There are no creatures in play.


Can player A stack the Porphyry Nodes' abilities in the following order, allowing Porphyry Nodes to stay in play?

1. Clause B (If no creatures in play, sacrifice PN)

1.5 Mishra's Factory's ability (After clause A resolves)

2. Clause A (Destroy Creature with lowest power)


Thus resolving Clause A, Mishra's Factory, and Clause B in that order?  In short, would Porphyry Nodes be in play at the end of my upkeep?

I know that myself and two other of my T1 buddies can't make it that weekend; going to SF for female companionship.  I gather that Phil is going to Portland the weekend of the 12th, but what about Jack Cummings for judge?

Not doubting the ruling, but could you show where you found this?  It's helpful to reference when people try and say "nuh uhhh!"

2nd.

Cash is deterring me, but it's not outside the realm of possibility I'm going.

I first saw it, I immediately asked myself the question - "Would I want to be forced to draw 6 to always be on the play?"  Of course, this doesn't let you lay lands, is 3x extra dead draws in your deck/hand, and adds the "EoT" factor, so it's not directly analogous, but still.  I think I would draw 6 to always be on the play, but what about 5?  Under what circumstances would I want to?  With what decks?

Yet another reason to love the good Dr. Sylvan-

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/prstanto/www/tmdquotes.html


Edit - Shit, how has nobody mentioned Dandan yet?  I think his post on Drop of Honey interactions is my favorite in the history of TMD.

I've always had an inkling he might be Japanese/Pacific Rim, just by a couple of the strange word choices ("make me a hero") and by the fact that he's usually playing 9p-12midnight PST, which would make him being a Europlayer unlikely.

But who knows?  He's just an internet tough-guy who likes to annoy other people.  Case closed.

fixT.




TMD used to be like PsychoCid; he rocked so hard only dogs could hear him.

Or, in Legacy, Humility.

Anybody remember the name behind The Funker that Shane Stoots loved so much (Covetous Dragon + Urza's Block artifact mana + Welders + Blue Draw 7s)?

I'll give my vote to Butterknives (Pikula? played it at an invitational one year, and I actually had it built at one point, including all 4 Juzams), D'VanZoo (What ever happened to Matt?), ICT (anyone who ever played whatever his name was would remember his facial ticks), and the early arguments on Gaea's Blessing vs YawgWill (Azhrei eventually beat D'Avanzo).

I don't think TMD can take credit for TnT, I remember that one being on BD (Along with Stacker2, the Ultimate Fat Burner and the original TnT, Mexican Christmas ((cause it was R/G for the Mexican flag, and it had the little worker dudes [welders])).  I do remember DuckTape.  And good times were had by all.

To my credit, I made fun of Semenman at the time of the original Brown Paper Bag list (BBS/Mono-U with Prohibit), and to my detriment, I made fun of JP for suggesting that Gush + Berserk + Psychatog would ever be playable. 

I don't think MiracleGro started was T1 invention - I'm pretty sure Alan Comer had that one in 1.x before we ever got to it.  That being said, adding Tog + unrestriction of Brainstorm was a stroke of genius.



Anyone who can remember my epitaph/post comma name on BD earns all kinds of bonus points.  I was TracerBullet, the _____ __ ______.

Here, Soly, I'll post this to make you feel better, though to be 100% forthright, I'm still not sure you're not Sephiroth yourself.

This was a conversation that took place after I beat Sephiroth in 3 straight games, one with his semi-casual jank deck.  He joined the game as <Michael French, the Osaka farmer>, and tried to pretend to not be Sephiroth at first, as he's wont to do.  I didn't post it initially because it's rather obvious that this kid gets his rocks off on you guys talking about him, and complaining about him, and saying how annoying he is.  It should be obvious to anyone who's ever read this thread that he's not someone you want to play a good game of Magic against, so anyone who does it from here out does it because they're enjoying his act.  

The below is unedited, so take away from it what you will.  Personally, I think he's just a bored kid with nothing better to do than to annoy other people.  Not exactly uncommon on the internet, so if you can't deal with him, you're probably in the wrong place.


<Sephiroth, the Rapist> fI rape you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> with my subpoar casual deck
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> time sieve ftw
<TracerBullet> mmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmm
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> it shows you how terrible your playskill is
<TracerBullet> rgr
<TracerBullet> You're amaazzzzzzzzzzzzzing
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> only people beat me
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> richard shay
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> mike solymossy
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i guess that's all i see
<TracerBullet> Now seriously, what's fun about being such an antisocial personality?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> the rest other people, they lost
<TracerBullet> Do you enjoy it?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I am above you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> and I enjoy the fact
<TracerBullet> Okies
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> in mtg
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> there is no social life
<TracerBullet> but here's the thing
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> the community stinks
<TracerBullet> If you realize you're a joke
<TracerBullet> You surely realize that what you're doing is just wasting time
<TracerBullet> And if that's the case, why do it at all?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Entertainment.
<TracerBullet> Apparently
<TracerBullet> But how do you derive entertainment from purely wasting time?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I'd rather do that than watching tv
<TracerBullet> I at least know I'm generating entertainment by playing my games out
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> s?
<TracerBullet> Moreover, I'm getting better at the game by seeing more gamestates
<TracerBullet> But I get the sense with you, it's more about annoying people
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you'r enot, sorry
<TracerBullet> If that's the case, why do it?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I dont' see any improvement on you
<TracerBullet> Righto
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> and haven't seen your play made me think "Wow"
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Richard Shay played control slaver
<TracerBullet> Perhaps that's because I'm playing non-interactive decks
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> when i first played him
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Yopu know, there are many CS players out there
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> none of them impressed me
TracerBullet plays Vampiric Tutor from Hand
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> but shay
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> wow
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> so unique
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i respect him
TracerBullet plays Inkwell Leviathan from Hand
TracerBullet plays Mana Drain from Hand
TracerBullet plays Thoughtseize from Hand
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> sorry
TracerBullet plays Thoughtseize from Hand
TracerBullet plays Old Man of the Sea from Hand
TracerBullet plays Underground Sea from Hand
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you must felt offended
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> but thats the truth
<TracerBullet> Don't get me wrong
<TracerBullet> I've played against shay
<TracerBullet> In person
<TracerBullet> Several times
<TracerBullet> My point still stands
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Does it matter?
<TracerBullet> Wht do you gain out of acting like a dumbass
<TracerBullet> ?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Being a celebrity
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> HAHAHAHAHA
<TracerBullet> lol
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> actually, I laugh a lot on MWs
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> pissing people off
<TracerBullet> That's my point
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> thats the main reason
<TracerBullet> It's called anti-social personality
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i chuckle
<TracerBullet> You should look it up sometime
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> lol
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> seriously, i dont see many of you are worth for me to imrpess
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> no need to act like a gentleman
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> and try to make friend with anyone over mws
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> that's what a loser needs to do
<TracerBullet> but that's the point
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> like you for instance
<TracerBullet> It doesn't cost you anything to act like a human
<TracerBullet> It's not an energy cost
<TracerBullet> It's not a monetary cost
<TracerBullet> So why not do it?
<TracerBullet> You rather choose to act like a dumbass
<TracerBullet> It costs you to do so, if anyone were to ever figure out who you actually are
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> just raise the hell in MWS
<TracerBullet> In terms of potential friendship
<TracerBullet> So why not be a non-dick
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> One of my mottos in MWS...
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Why so serious?
<TracerBullet> I'm not even talking be a good guy, I'm talking be a non-idiot
<TracerBullet> Well, people wanna play
<TracerBullet> I've played against you before where youv'e essentially given up on playing magic
<TracerBullet> And instead just acted like a dick
<TracerBullet> Wasting your time
<TracerBullet> And wasting my time
<TracerBullet> It's one thing to talk shit
<TracerBullet> it'
<TracerBullet> It's another to waste time
<TracerBullet> Like taking turns that aren't yours
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> why you still come back to me?
<TracerBullet> or doing random shit
<TracerBullet> I don't
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you should have fucked off
<TracerBullet> I played against "michael Frencfh" to start the game
<TracerBullet> I had a sneaking suspicion that it was you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> its too obvious
<TracerBullet> But I didn't know for sure
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> thats your fault
<TracerBullet> lol
<TracerBullet> Why spend your time convincing people you're someone else?
<TracerBullet> If it's about the celebrity?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> because michael french sounds stupid, no offense.
<TracerBullet> I've traded with him before
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> he's from osaka...hahaha what the fuck
<TracerBullet> He's a nice enough guy
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i like to bully them.
<TracerBullet> Once again, anti-social personality disorder
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i am the biggest bully in MTG community
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> MWS is a bunch of geeks
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> so magic commmunity, too.
<TracerBullet> I think you'd find that you're among the biggest of geeks
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> but in my real life
<TracerBullet> Seriously
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i respect smart people
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> that done some many engineering stuffs
<TracerBullet> So why act out here?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> mathematical problem solvers
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i respect them
<TracerBullet> What part of your life says "I need to be a dick to others"
<TracerBullet> ?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> they dont play magic, of course
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i have a lot of ladies
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i sleep with them a lot
<TracerBullet> mmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> so...it's magic
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> the world is so small
<TracerBullet> Your'e like one of those people
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i like the game of magic
<TracerBullet> Who rapes hookers
<TracerBullet> And says
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> but i dont like the people in magic
<TracerBullet> "Who cares, they're hookers anyway?"
<TracerBullet> It's a violation
<TracerBullet> To act like a dick
<TracerBullet> Period
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> You sound like a pussy
<TracerBullet> No matter how much you detest them as people
<TracerBullet> You sound like a dumbass
<TracerBullet> Who has nothing to better to do with his day
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> think about this
<TracerBullet> Than to fuck with people
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Have you ever seen me posted at any forum?
<TracerBullet> No
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> why haven't I posted in the forum?
<TracerBullet> As far as I know
<TracerBullet> I have no idea
<TracerBullet> There are many reasons why people don't
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> because, it's not worth the time.
<TracerBullet> But wasting other people's time is?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I don't care about what people say
<TracerBullet> Seriously?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I don't go post and defense
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> fuck that
<TracerBullet> I don't post anymore because I find that I'm usually giving more information than I'm getting
<TracerBullet> But
<TracerBullet> The point of this is
<TracerBullet> You're literally sitting around and wasting people's time
<TracerBullet> (sometimes)
<TracerBullet> (and by proxy, your own time)
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> its their problems
<TracerBullet> Insteado f posting
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i dont waste my time since i enjoy it
<TracerBullet> You're wasting your own damn time too
<TracerBullet> That's the point
<TracerBullet> There's something wrong with you
<TracerBullet> Something actually wrong with you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> poor you
<TracerBullet> if you enjoy wasting people's time
<TracerBullet> No
<TracerBullet> Poor you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you want to fix the great sephiroth?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> so you can turn me to become a hero
<TracerBullet> I actually do pity you on some levels
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> and bring to the world of vintage?
<TracerBullet> I don't give a fuck
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you want me to be featured in the next event?
<TracerBullet> I'm just trying to get someone who can apparently reason to use some of that reasoning ability on themself
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you want me to get in top 8 and drink milk on the final ring?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> haha fuck it
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> nerd fest
<TracerBullet> w/e
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> its not worth my time
<TracerBullet> I want you to not be a dick
<TracerBullet> That's all I really care about
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> if i am deeply into magic like you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you notice how much time consuming
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> travel
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> get a hotel room
<TracerBullet> Who said anything about being deeply into magic?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> spend weekends
<TracerBullet> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antisocial-personality-disorder/ds00829
<TracerBullet> Enjoy
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> If I am not a dick
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> what do youw ant to see me ?
<TracerBullet> Who said you're not?
<TracerBullet> It's rather clear to me that you are
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> showing up a tournament and give a group hug to everyone?
<TracerBullet> Once again, who said anything about a tournament besides you/
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> its so comical
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> my casual deck beats you
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> time sieve
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> hahaha
<TracerBullet> Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
<TracerBullet> Good for you
<TracerBullet> I'm proud of you
<TracerBullet> You're a great player
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you suck
<TracerBullet> Best of all the players I've ever played
<TracerBullet> Did you enjoy that?
<TracerBullet> Was that what you were looking for?
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> ?
<TracerBullet> You feel satisfied with the last 20 minutes of your life?
<TracerBullet> Enjoy what you do
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Hell yeah
<TracerBullet> Do it because you feel like it'll make you better
<TracerBullet> In some way
<TracerBullet> If you're doing it just to fuck with someone, you're probably doing something wrong
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> i am a life-time banned mtg player
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> for breaking sommeone's nose in top 4 match yuears ago
<TracerBullet> lolllllllllllllll
<TracerBullet> Even if I believed you, it would be irrelevent
<TracerBullet> You play MWS because you want to
<TracerBullet> Not because you want the rewards
<TracerBullet> Tournaments are about rewards
<TracerBullet> MWS is about playing
<TracerBullet> There are no rewards
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> Actually
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> MWS is pure TESTING
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you want to lose than win in MWS
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you don't want any luck in MWS
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> in tournament, it's opposite
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> you want cheap luck
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> and you want to win all the time
<TracerBullet> Those aren't counter to what I said
<TracerBullet> But the point still stands
<TracerBullet> This isn'ta bout you playing in tournies
<TracerBullet> This isn't about you playing for rewards
<TracerBullet> This is about you playing, and not being a dick while doing it
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> I have everything what I want
<TracerBullet> Perhaps someday you'll realize the value in that
<Sephiroth, the Rapist> there is no need any reward
<TracerBullet> Now I have to go, because I need to do other things
<TracerBullet> Maybe one day, you'll see what I mean
<TracerBullet> GL

I'll start - Puschkin

Finally got around to reading it.  Two points -

1 - Stop using the SCG model.  It makes you sound like a homer.  You could simply be more artful in the way you refer to alternates to Wizards' supported PTQs etc....

2- You assume that Legacy GP's successes are due to the non-PTQ format of the tournaments without ever sufficiently proving this claim.  Not to say that I disagree with you, just to say that you overstated your case.  Legacy is a ridiculously balanced format, where no one player can claim to truly have the advantage.  Couple it with an inherent nostalgia in today's cultural zeitgeist, and you have the building blocks of the most popular MTG format ever.  I simply think you ascribe too much to the tournament support and structure, and not enough to the play format itself.

This made me giggle.


<-------- New Game Started -------->
Gonger's Security Code: 9F3F418F [???]
TracerBullet's Security Code: 476C07DF [Type 1.5]
It is now turn 1 (TracerBullet)
<TracerBullet> Sup
TracerBullet rolled a 18, using a 20 sided die
<Gonger> hi
<Gonger> sup?
Gonger rolled a 14, using a 20 sided die
Gonger shuffles library
<TracerBullet> ip
Gonger draws 7 cards
<TracerBullet> GL
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
TracerBullet draws 7 cards
TracerBullet takes a mulligan
<Gonger> kp
<TracerBullet> kp
TracerBullet plays Island from Hand
TracerBullet taps Island
TracerBullet plays AEther Vial from Hand
<Gonger> Ok
<TracerBullet> End my turn
<Gonger> tribal?
It is now turn 2 (Gonger)
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
Gonger draws a card
Gonger plays Misty Rainforest from Hand
<TracerBullet> Ok
<Gonger> End my turn
It is now turn 3 (TracerBullet)
<Gonger> tribal?
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
TracerBullet draws a card
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
<TracerBullet> ?
<TracerBullet> End my turn
<Gonger> tribal deck???
It is now turn 4 (Gonger)
Gonger plays Misty Rainforest from Hand
<TracerBullet> It's a Magic deck
<Gonger> lol
<Gonger> of course
<Gonger> i ask if its a tribal deck?!
<Gonger> End my turn
It is now turn 5 (TracerBullet)
It is now the Beginning Phase, Untap Step
TracerBullet untaps his/her permanents
It is now the Beginning Phase, Upkeep Step
AEther Vial now has 2 (+1) counters.
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
TracerBullet draws a card
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
<Gonger> yes?
<Gonger> or no?
<Gonger> hmm
<TracerBullet> I don't understand the question; how can it be a Tribal deck if it's a Magic deck?
<TracerBullet> End my turn
<Gonger> lol
<Gonger> tribal is a kind af a magic deck...

<TracerBullet> Ok.
<Gonger> End my turn
TracerBullet taps AEther Vial
<TracerBullet> Ok?
<Gonger> for example
<Gonger> merfolk is tribal
<TracerBullet> oooooo
<TracerBullet> So
<TracerBullet> If I have
<TracerBullet> Dandan
<Gonger> dont u know what it is????
<TracerBullet> In my deck
<TracerBullet> Is that tribal?
<Gonger> no
<TracerBullet> Cause he's a fish?
<Gonger> all merfolks a deck with merfolk creatures is a tribal deck
<Gonger> a so called tribal deck
<TracerBullet> But
<TracerBullet> What if it doesn't have any tribal spells in it?
<Gonger> go
<Gonger> man
<TracerBullet> Ok?
<Gonger> new in magic?
<Gonger> Ok
TracerBullet plays Lord of Atlantis from Hand
It is now turn 9 (TracerBullet)
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
TracerBullet draws a card
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
<Gonger> lol
<Gonger> weird
TracerBullet taps AEther Vial
<TracerBullet> Ok?
<Gonger> u have a tribal deck....
TracerBullet plays Merrow Reejerey from Hand
<Gonger> great
<Gonger> u have a tribal deck and u dont know that u habe a tribal deck....
<Gonger> Wait!
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
Gonger plays Force of Will from Hand
Gonger plays Spell Snare from Hand
<TracerBullet> You can't force
<TracerBullet> On Aether Vial
<Gonger> Ok
<Gonger> Ok
<Gonger> Ok
<Gonger> Ok
It is now the Combat Phase, Beginning Of Combat Step
It is now the Combat Phase, Declare Attackers Step
TracerBullet taps Lord of Atlantis
TracerBullet taps Lord of Atlantis
<Gonger> to much talkin
Gonger's life total is now 14 (-3)
It is now the Postcombat Main Phase
<TracerBullet> End my turn
<TracerBullet> I've definitely been talking too much
<Gonger> Wait!
<TracerBullet> Allllllll me
<Gonger> beore attack
<Gonger> response
It is now the Combat Phase, Beginning Of Combat Step
Gonger taps Savannah
Gonger plays Swords to Plowshares from Hand
<TracerBullet> Thinking
TracerBullet plays Force of Will from Hand
TracerBullet puts Stifle to RFG from Hand
TracerBullet's life total is now 19 (-1)
Gonger plays Force of Will from Hand
Gonger plays Spell Snare from Hand
TracerBullet puts Force of Will to Graveyard from Play
Gonger puts Spell Snare to RFG from Play
Gonger sacrifices Force of Will
TracerBullet puts Lord of Atlantis to RFG from Play
TracerBullet's life total is now 22 (+3)
Gonger sacrifices Swords to Plowshares
Gonger's life total is now 15 (+1)
<TracerBullet> End my turn
Gonger's life total is now 17 (+2)
It is now turn 12 (Gonger)
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
Gonger draws a card
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
Gonger plays Misty Rainforest from Hand
Gonger sacrifices Misty Rainforest
Gonger's life total is now 16 (-1).
<TracerBullet> Wait, so, are you playing a tribal deck?
<TracerBullet> Maybe
Gonger puts Savannah into play from Library
<Gonger> End my turn
<TracerBullet> A Homonculus deck?
It is now turn 13 (TracerBullet)
It is now the Beginning Phase, Draw Step
TracerBullet draws a card
It is now the Precombat Main Phase
It is now the Combat Phase, Beginning Of Combat Step
It is now the Combat Phase, Declare Attackers Step
TracerBullet taps Merrow Reejerey
TracerBullet taps Merrow Reejerey
<Gonger> lol ur a noob, xsavannah in a tribal deck??????
<Gonger> never
<TracerBullet> What about
<TracerBullet> A bird deck?
<TracerBullet> Or
<TracerBullet> A Soldier deck
<TracerBullet> Or
<Gonger> ey are u complete new in magic????
<TracerBullet> A bad deck?
<Gonger> pls learn something about this game before u play
<System> Player Lost

How bout "I don't know."  I think anything else could be perceived as intentionally misleading.

1984 was a special year for T1 players, and not only because it produced me!

Brief points -

Magic is a game of luck, and like nearly all multi-variable luck problems, impossible to play perfectly.  The truly skilled player is the one who can best manage these clouds of probabilities, ranging from the micro (in game probabilities) to the macro (metagame/deck building probabilities).  Each player has to assess his own skills in both areas, find his deficiencies, and attempt to improve.  That's the first difference between a good player and a great player; the ability to identify mistakes, both his own and his opponents'.  Meadbert (?) had an excellent post regarding this a few months back; to any player looking to actually improve their game (and not just play their game), I suggest you read it.

It's been said a couple times, but I'll make it a bit more brief- A player's luck matters in the short run.  A player's luck is irrelevant in the long run.  It's all a matter of sample size.

http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=worlds2001

One of the only times I can remember somebody earning a ban during Worlds.