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  • posted a message on Custom wood card box!
    Sweet box. An awesome purchase!
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on Malware
    I really think people need to use Adblock here. Don't come here and say: "b-b-b-but your revenue!". Sorry, but almost every week there's a topic about malwares and ads.

    So guys, use Adblock plus. It is getting ridiculous.
    Posted in: Community Discussion
  • posted a message on [[THS]] Theros to be Greek & Roman Mythology based
    Quote from harakirinosaru
    Kratos is

    1) not actually in Greco-Roman mythology
    2) probably very heavily copyrighted

    so probably not.


    Wrong.

    In Greek mythology, Kratos or Cratus (Ancient Greek: Κράτος, English translation: "power") is the son of Pallas and Styx and the personification of strength and power.[1][2] Kratos and his siblings—Nike ("victory"), Bia ("Violence"), and Zelus ("zeal")—are the winged enforcers (sky tides) of the Olympian God Zeus. He makes an appearance in Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, in which he is one of the trio that binds the titular Titan, the other two being Hephaestus and Bia.[3]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratos_(mythology)

    I'm an history student kittybread I used Wikipedia but I actually have other sources. But they're all in POrtuguese. =P
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on Magic is worthless - it is a sad realization but it is true
    Magic - dying since 1993
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on Poem
    That Poem topic was really funny. I had good laughs seeing how some people got mad and some people crawled for spoilers. And this topic is funny too - if Poem is a attention seeker, she/he was truly sucessful.

    Actually, what happened was:

    Poem post Sorin vs Tibalt deck, all correct, with just a little error - 4x vexing demons instead of 1. (hey, do you see the numpad? "4" is right above "1"!)
    Everyones gets mad, calling she/he a liar, worse than crap, blah blah blah.

    She/he posts a photo of Modern Masters, says that she/he deserve a apology for the Sorin vs. Tibalt drama, then disappears.

    Everyone got mad again.

    Well, I have no sides, never had. But sometimes I wonder about the mental health of some users here.
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on I hate dragon's maze
    Ok. Next.
    Posted in: New Card Discussion
  • posted a message on Write a letter to Barack Obama one word at a time
    Tacos
    Posted in: the Speakeasy
  • posted a message on Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nix
    Quote from Life Weaver
    Greek and Roman mythology is pretty popular to begin with:

    God of War trilogy. It told you of what gods there were and added famous non-deities or demigods to the mix as well.

    Clash of the Titans and Wrath of the Titans movies. Hades, Zeus, The Kraken, etc. Both were summer action popcorn stories on the silver screen.

    Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, and Aquaman. Where do you think these three came from? WW is Amazonian, Amazons were in Greek mythos. Captain Marvel when he shouts the word Shazam the Z is for Zeus. Aquaman = Poseidon.

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Need I say more?

    Hercules the Animated Movie and Television Series owned by Disney?

    The Odyssey live action Mini Series.


    I'm probably missing several references and inspired stories from The Greek Mythology area. Point being that here in American Culture, where I'm from, its very heavily saturated within the past two decades involving stories that came from the Greeks. The only people who wouldn't know of Greek Mythology are those who have:
    A) Not heard of it.
    B) Don't care about it.

    If one were to suggest that sure the heroes and demigods and gods themselves are popular but what about some characters that may not be as popular?

    MTG has used plenty a reference that came from Greeks. The Minotaur, the Satyr, The Maze, The Lethe Lake (planechase), Harpies, Cyclops, Titans, etc.


    In my country, the greek mythos is extremely popular within my age range (24 years old) because of an anime called "Saint Seiya", that is based in the Greek mythology. All the kids back them watched it, and some of them (including me) are still fans. To say the truth, it is still one of the most popular animes here.
    Posted in: Speculation
  • posted a message on What's the point of birthday/Christmas money if I can't spend it?
    My mother and my sister gave me a videogame in my birthday this year (I'm 24) just because I'm in college and don't have a job yet.

    If a had a job, I was going to not ask for any gift ...

    Actually my sister asked me if I wanted something for christmas, I asked for a pc headset (just 15 bucks).

    When I get a job I hope I can buy gifts for all my family without the help of my mother...
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on The Countdown to DOOMSDAY (December 21, 2012) Thread
    Where is MinisterOfImpediments and his awesome doomsday stories?
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on The Countdown to DOOMSDAY (December 21, 2012) Thread
    I love your doomsday stories, MinisterOfImpediments. And I loved the Plants vs. Zombies reference in the last <3
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on would you like to own every SNES game?
    I'd like to get the physical copies of the SNES games that I like, like Chrono Trigger, Metal Warriors and Final Fantasy VI...
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on MTG Stands at Walmart?
    Why I can't have these nice things in my country? Sometimes it sucks so much not living in the USA...
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on Damaged Cards
    I think it is a good idea to double sleeve it.
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on Can't Decide what to buy.
    I think I had a brain fart here, sorry for that.

    Anyways... If my parents was unemployed, I'd save the money for an emergency. But that's just me. Is always good to have some extra sleeves. Playmats are really cool, but not that useful.
    Posted in: Magic General
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