Hygiene Shmygiene

It seems I've never actually posted in these here blogs about anything magic related really. I always figured, what with having an entire friggin forum dedicated to that topic, that I could save this lil space for sharing with you guys my various hallucinations and nightmares. Rather than just filling this place up with more of the same crap you could find on the rest of the forums anyway.

So that being said, I have an important question for all you Magic: The Gathering players.

What is that stuff on you peoples hands that leaves black crap all over your card sleeves? And did you ever notice that it tends to be more prominent with bad players or players with a crappy collection?

What is it? Is it the visual representation of failure? Tiny black gooey dots of loss, collecting on the edges of your sticky,warped card sleeves? When your poor, does your sweat turn black and thick or something?

I mean, sure. I'd be lying if I said I "never" got a lil scum here and there on my cards. But were talking after like months of heavy play and just a few lil spots here and there.

I've seen some of these kids turn fresh out of the pack yellow sleeves into what looks like discarded browned banana peels after one FNM.

What the hell is that?! Do you people EVER wash your hands? Like even once a week? I could understand skipping a hand washing if it was just number 1, but that better not be literal **** you're handing me when you ask me to help you with your deck.

Even just like spit on your palm and wipe it on that clever lil family guy t-shirt you got there or something. At least make some effort to not cover me in your feces.

So MTGS community, before this blog gets drowned in a sea of crappy "pet decks". Tell me about your experience with filth.

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Posted Feb 27, 2012
This little spots we develop on card sleeves is actually dead skin cells that mix with the acid in our skin that transfer to a smooth surface, like our sleeves. I for one have Obsessed over clean hands and do not have that problem, but a friend of mine has a disorder where his hands uncontrolably sweat and his hygiene is unkept. That caused me to prove further to reveal the truth.

Some people are gross

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Posted Feb 22, 2012
Something funny about that, I've played with the same protectors for years and I never had those marks, that is, until I moved and started to play in Santiago, once there, I had those small marks everywhere!
I believe those marks are pollution on the air, and most importantly, in the tables that get stuck to your sleeves. Most probably they appear doe to more younger players not using playmats wich makes their sleeves get dirtier much easier. And well, playmats are kinda costly, so yeah, I'd kind of justify that act. But that's just my opinion, sorry for invading your blog.

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