Fabulous Internet Thing of the Day

Today's Fabulous Internet Thing:

Magic Cards with Googly Eyes.

I love this.  So much.  Yes, that makes me a nerd.

But you have to understand this.  Magic is a game whose creators and players take it more seriously than anyone else.  Not just a little bit more seriously.  The online Magic community is full of big time monetary speculation, big-name superstars, intensely focused (although still mostly amateur) sports coverage, and how-to/DIY columns that rival "cooking" as the search result most likely to provide you with detailed, bulleted, and carefully formatted lists.

And an important part of all this, just as it is for the Food Network, is the pretty pictures.  But Magic players don't want scenes reminiscent of domestic bliss.  They want gorgeous fantasy landscapes, legitimately creepy bad guys, heroes and heroines who look bad-ass, and the intimation that the made-up magical fairy stories that form the backdrop for the game of Magic are important.

That isn't to say that Magic doesn't have a sense of humor occasionally.




A game of Magic can be lighthearted, or even ridiculous, but that doesn't mean that Magic players take themselves any less seriously.

And that's why every pack of Magic cards should really come with googly eyes.

Here are just a few of my favorites, but I encourage you to check out the rest.