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So I'm normal after all. DOPE

Time waits for no man...

and time is money...

but money can’t buy happiness...

which means time can’t buy happiness...

so you’re just late and unhappy all the time.

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HI! It's me! Remember me? It's OK I don't either. But I'm back-ish and I wanted to let everyone know I have a twitch now. It's not too tier but if people come watch it might get there.

Twitch.tv/the_Casual_suspect

I also have a blog here.

Thecasualsuspect

Don't use it much now but I'm trying to start.

I play Magic on Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays right now is Hslo 2 but that spot will be filled with a different game series as one finishes. And Mondays are whatever I'm feeling which lately has been Overwatch. It's something I finally actually enjoy doing so I hope you'll all check it out.

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Kitty and Turtle were the best all season and once Bow Wow and Jesse were revealed I shut it off. I knew who Angel was and she didn't deserve it. Hashtag shoulda been kitty

God that season finale of masked singer sucked : ). I fucking knew they’d give Frog a tosser arrangement by having the backing track to his performance sound like it’s out of sync for 75% of it, so instead of being a solid hip hop backing track, it sounded like a jank baby’s first garage band session. 

I’m also angery that Night Angel won >: (. How tf does she win when she literally has the worst character writing for the entire season (i’m sorry, but that shticky “you go girl, im doing this for all the woman : )” surface level female empowerment trait just rubs me the wrong way, and it’s like the only trait that ever stands out in her character writing. I’m also appalled that she even made it this far when she gave the worst performance of the season a few months ago with her absolutely unenergetic, lower key adjusted cover of Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like A Woman”. I’m used to performances like that being the “haha yeah im going home this week performances”, and somehow she skated all the way to the top after such an abysmal showing (also, no, Sarah Palin’s cover of “Baby Got Back” doesn’t count lmao).

The formula of this show is really starting to become apparent with all of the “tosser track that leads to vote off” occurrences that happen. More so however, is the trend of each season ending the same way in the top 2 (winner gets unveiled to be a black performing artist, and second place is some lower A/high B tier white celebrity heartthrob. S1 T Pain and Donny Osmond, S2 Wayne Brady and Chris Daughtry). 

Here’s hoping season 4 isn’t an over-congested, overly predictable dumpster fire : ( 

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Well put

Humans are good. Humanity sucks.

The good news is, on a moment-to-moment basis, you deal with humans, not humanity.

So, go ahead, love your fellow humans.

And tell humanity to go fuck itself with a Nokia 3310.

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I second this and see no flaws

Finally, an NFL division breakdown that actually makes sense

With the playoffs finally here, people are tossing around all sorts of geographically-based phrases: NFC West, AFC East, AFC South, etc. But what does it mean?! The NFL is made up of 8 divisions - 4 in the AFC, 4 in the NFC. Simple right? Sure. But after that it makes zero sense whatsoever…

Example - Miami is in the AFC East, not South. But the Carolina Panthers are in the NFC South, and they’re in NORTH Carolina! C’mon.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos are in the AFC West, but they’re midwest at best. The other AFC West teams are in California, which is, in fact, west. However, Indianapolis (Colts) is in the AFC South, but it’s NORTH of Cincinnati, home to the Bengals, who are in the AFC North. The Dallas Cowboys are in the NFC East?… Dear NFL, BUY A MAP.

I came up with a solution: I’ve categorized the teams into a simple, understandable breakdown - Thematic divisions according to team names.

Cats Division:

Panthers

Bengals

Jaguars

Lions

Cats are the most viewed thing on the internet, so the “Big Cat” teams should absolutely have their own division. And let’s be honest, cat fans outnumber football fans by roughly Asia. So this is a great opportunity to bring them together. And every cat fan would have an officially licenced “Cats Division” NFL sweatshirt, ‘cause we all know cat people love to advertise it. Cha-ching.

Industry Division:

Steelers

Packers

49ers

Browns

Pittsburgh prides itself on its historic industrious steel-town legacy. The Green Bay Packers are named for the meatpacking industry that first sponsored the team. The gold industry flourished as miners flooded to the west in 1849, forever changing the Bay Area’s culture, landscape and economy. The Browns are named after their first coach, Paul Brown. But “Brown” is synonymous with the shipping industry frontrunner, UPS, whose signature brown uniforms inspired the ubiquitous ad campaign: “What can Brown do for you?”

Pillagers Division:

Buccaneers

Vikings

Raiders

Chargers

Historically, you’d want to steer clear of these guys. Warriors, heathens, barbarians, marauders, communists… the bad guys. Basically the types that want to kill you and take your stuff. Maybe a little more intimidating than other divisions, which only helps you remember which division they’re in.

Birds Division:

Falcons

Eagles

Cardinals

Ravens

Simple division here, easy to remember, no guessing. If it flies and has feathers, it plays here. “What about the Seahawks?” Read on…

Open Range Division:

Chiefs

Redskins

Bears

Rams

“Home, home on the range” you know the song. Long ago, Native Americans roamed the open range, along with wildlife including Rams and Bears. Also home to antelope and deer, but those aren’t NFL teams. Yet.

Mythical & Religious Entities Division:

Giants

Titans

Saints

Seahawks

Giants, Titans and Saints all exist in some mythology or religion. A Seahawk, which is not usually thought of in the same realm as a Titan, isn’t technically a real bird. Ospreys have been referenced as a seafaring member of the hawk family. But it’s not the “Seattle Ospreys.” It’s the Seahawks. Which is a made-up creature. So it works. Lay off.

Dudes Who Love Guns Division:

Cowboys

Texans

Patriots

Bills

The only division more intimidating than the Pillagers Division. Cowboys had shootouts, Patriots secured our independence from England with guns, and Texans are from Texas. “Shouldn’t Buffalo play in the Open Range Division?!” If it were the Buffalo Buffalo, yes. But the Buffalo Bills are named after Buffalo Bill Cody, whose wild-west show included lots of shooting, reenacting Indian Wars, and general cowboy-ing. Which kind of relates to the Open Range, but that’s not important. To avoid confusion, just remember - Buffalo Bill Cody is a dude who loved guns.

Things That Go Fast Division:

Jets

Colts

Broncos

Dolphins

When someone mentions “fast,” I’m thinkin’ airplanes and horses. Makes complete sense. Also, a short-beaked common dolphin reaches speeds of 37 mph… in water. Just imagine how fast they could go on land.

There it is, a perfectly reasonable organization of the currently incomprehensible structure of NFL Divisions. Having read this, go ahead and quiz yourself or a loved one on which teams play in which divisions. No more East, West, Up, Down, etc. Just things that make sense. I hope the NFL is reading. Thank you.

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The Patriots lost and you don't know how much that makes me happy.

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MY FIRST TOURNAMENT

I put together a Temur flicker deck for my local shops Sunday Modern tournament. It was the first time I ever competed competitively and not casually. It's such a chill crowd and I'm so happy I get to. That said I forgot my main pieces and lost round one but finished 2nd overall because there were only 5 people and I got two wins by having to sit out on a technicality hahaha. The deck works out well I think though.

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You know Dave I was just thinking the same thing giving that I cancelled mine 2 months ago.

The Russo Brothers will produce MTG animated series for Netflix!

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-russo-brothers-next-project-is-a-magic-the-gatheri-1835198867?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=gizmodo_copy&utm_campaign=top

This looks amazing! Just the team to handle the huge cast of Planeswalkers and characters that makes M:tG so special.

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Better. That one's better. Sweet roll of the tongue and all

It seems lately WotC has had issues with how they brand their supplemental products. Both Modern Horizons and Iconic Masters had names which lead people to think they were something they were never meant to be. Plus the "Lands Matter" Commander deck disappointed a lot of people. Does Wizards internally consider this a problem? Are there any plans to prevent future miscommunications like this?

Okay, let’s try something. You all now know what Modern Horizons is. What is a name that is no longer than two words that better conveys what the set is?

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Fan Service

Though that sounds rude so Modern Horizons is perfect.

It seems lately WotC has had issues with how they brand their supplemental products. Both Modern Horizons and Iconic Masters had names which lead people to think they were something they were never meant to be. Plus the "Lands Matter" Commander deck disappointed a lot of people. Does Wizards internally consider this a problem? Are there any plans to prevent future miscommunications like this?

Okay, let’s try something. You all now know what Modern Horizons is. What is a name that is no longer than two words that better conveys what the set is?

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New favorite thing on this site. 5 times in ten minutes and I'm still laughing

“Call Me Maybe” with every other beat removed

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OH THE INTENSITY

I just played the most intense game of Magic in my 10+ years of playing and I’m so sad I wasn’t recording it. Let’s just say it involved a lot of those white O-Ring effects on their part (Hieromancer’s Cage, Seal Away specifically), myself only having 2 cards left in my deck by games end, 3 Settle the Wreckage, and Kaya who was only able to finish off the job because my Demon of Catastrophes “forced” a block with their Shalai. Being real they were at 17 down from 54. so they coulda taken 2 hits and let me deck out BUT that’s not what happened and I am riding such a high.

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I may like Game Grumps and Starbomb a lot. I've never been one to buy merchandise but I love it all. This and magic has been my life lately.

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So I just finished this and I have very mixed feelings (mostly good) and I don't know where to start. Anyone wanna discuss to maybe help me situate them?

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Don't MAR-if-I-DU

I put together a red/Black/White "token" deck in Arena and called it "Don't MAR-if-I-DU which honestly I'm more proud of than the deck itself. It is a good one for what I have though.

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My nerdiness is on full display today and I couldn't be happier about it in this moment.

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So I have a signed Starbomb CD and The War of the Spark book coming in tomorrow and honestly I'm just too excited. I don't like reading and the CD isn't even gonna get opened but I am so damn excited for both of these things.