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The Nickname Thread

Ok, it was bound to happen and now it has. Shadowex3 made a comment in another thread and it inspired me to share some of the nicknames my group uses for cards. Here goes:

Sakura-Tribe Elder- Steve. S-TEve, get it? I can't claim credit for this one, but I got it off the internet somewhere and it stuck with us.

Siege-Gang Commander- Gang-Bang Commander. This one is not clever, so of course I am responsible.

Avatar of Woe- Avatar of WOAH!

Uril, the Miststalker- Lemmiwinks. Uril makes you think of Rabbid Wombat, and somehow there's a link to hamsters and thus South Park.... I don't know; it's a stretch but it's here to stay with us.

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage- Cher. C'mon, how can you not see it?

Mother of Runes- Mom. Yeah, everyone uses this one.

Dark Confidant- Bob. Once again, commonplace.

Azusa, Lost but Seeking- Ms. Salad-Tosser, or just 'tosser.

Experimental Kraj- Radioactive Grandma. Credit to my friend Alli, who doesn't even play Magic. She's from Wisconsin, so that explains it.

Hanna, Ship's Navigator- Princess Di. Too soon?

Explosive Vegetation- 'Sploding Veggies!

Maze of Ith- Git-Mo.

Final Judgment- Summer camp.

Razia, Boros Archangel- Clobberilla. Futurama reference.

Skullclamp- The clamps! Another Futurama reference.
Posted 06 March 2010 at 23:22

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Oblivion Ring - many call it O-ring, we call it Nuva Ring, I wouldn't ask why if I were you.

Jace, the Mind Sculptor - Jesus, the Mind Savior. Yes, he is as epic as Jesus.

Llanowar Elves - Lawnmower Elves

Wild Natal, Steppe Lynx, Felidar Soveriegn, and even Ajani Vengeant - each are reffered to as Power Kitty. Which leads me to:

Grazing Gladehart - Power Deer.

Note: those last two were created by Zane Pugh, and as such are irrelevent to anything you ever talk about or think of.

If any more come to mind I'll be sure to post them.
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Posted 07 March 2010 at 21:51

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knight of new alara= Kona
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Posted 07 March 2010 at 22:49

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Oh, I think I understand the Nuva Ring...

Heh, forgot Lawnmower elves! That one's a classic.

Thanks for the comments, guys. Keep 'em coming!
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Posted 07 March 2010 at 23:52

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Darksteel Colossus: Ol' Smokey

Progenitus: Progenitals, Mr. Wubrg, The Wubrg Worm

Baneslayer: Walletslayer

Maelstrom Pulse: Metagame Pulse, Maelstrom F#@%

Vampire Hexmage: "F#@% target planeswalker"

Terramorphic Expanse: Terriblemorphic Expanse

Sphinx of Jwar Isle: Jwar Jwar Sphinx
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Posted 08 March 2010 at 01:50

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Progenitus: Godzilla. If he's Japanese, we say his text has 'destroy target Tokyo' on it.

Elvish Visionary: Elvish Paintthinner. He thins your deck and doesn't afraid of anything.

Child of Alara: Baby. 'nuff said.

Shadowmage Infiltrator: Finkel. Common names.
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Posted 08 March 2010 at 04:39

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I like the Jwar Jwar Sphinx and Progenitals. Nice! Other's from our group are:

Hypnotic Specter - Hippi Specter or just Hippi

Baneslayer Angel - Bull$#!t Angel

a Kor Skyfisher with a Basilisk Collar on is a Whitehawk (a white Vampire Nighthawk)
<3 ---^

Sorin Markov "eats" or "noms" other things, which reminds me, A friend of mine had his Sorin "eat" his Jace so as to prevent something from happening but I don't remember what that was.
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Posted 13 March 2010 at 21:24

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Omnath, Locus of Mana: OmNom, I Has A Mana

Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker: Nicol Bolas, Panda Express (my Nicols are chinese prints)
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Posted 14 March 2010 at 00:12

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[QUOTE=Shadowex3]Omnath, Locus of Mana: OmNom, I Has A Mana

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Nice! I love Omnath and this just make me love it more.
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Posted 14 March 2010 at 02:40

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sphinx of jwar isles: slippery sphinx
jace the mind sculptor: jace the wallet sculptor
kitchen finks: i am in your kitchen stealing your soup
little girl : justin beiber


I assume no resposibleity for any of these.
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Posted 22 March 2010 at 18:00

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i call scrib niblers nib-nibs just because it annoys people when i say it
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Posted 29 March 2010 at 17:59

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Back in the day when I used to actually play with a group of people ( I now only play online ), me and my friends used to call Prodigal Sorcerer "Tim". We thought it looked like Tim the Sorcerer from Monty Python and the Holy Grail... There were a few differant blue creatures that had the same ability as "Tim" had, so we went a little further and named them differant "Tim" names. For example, there was a blue creature that had flying that had Tim's ability, so we called him "Tim-on-a-stick". I don't remember the names of the cards now, but we had a differant "Tim" name for each card.
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Posted 04 April 2010 at 08:30

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Cruel/Brilliant/Clarion/Violent/Titanic Ultimatum :
Cruel/Brilliant/Clarion/Violent/Titanic Tomato.

I don't know why, but when a Cruel Tomato hits, you're screwed.
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Posted 04 April 2010 at 19:16

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