The sports world is abuzz with the news that a Magic-Johnson fronted group broke the dang old bank in order to purchase the Dodgers for over $2 billion, which is a figure so absurd that it may as well be written like a comic strip character says cuss words.
"Yes Mr. McCourt, and our counter-offer is #!%*& dollars."
Anyway, it's no secret by now that Magic Johnson, while not a billionaire himself, is a mega-entrepreneur and philanthropist. Already in 2012, he's bought a baseball team and announced he's launching a television network. What's next, a chain of restaurants that are like Applebee's, but with edible food? A series of Wal*Mart-style superstores? It's almost like he's some kind of business wizard. Almost like he's ... gathering spectacular assets.
Wait a minute. Wizard ... gathering ... Magic ... I think we may be on to something here, ladies and gentlemen. In the spirit of Magic Johnson's spectacular purchase, I am pleased to present the nerdiest sequence of jokes to ever appear on With Leather. It is my pleasure to present to you a very special type of card game: a collectible one.
Faithful readers, I proudly present Magic Johnson: The Gathering.
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Anyway, it’s no secret by now that Magic Johnson, while not a billionaire himself, is a mega-entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Full-On Rapist?
the nerdiest sequence of jokes to ever appear on With Leather
Almost certainly true, but that’s not a bad thing.
Particular favorite is Monta’s Goblin Raiders. And did you do Artest/World Peace as Goya’s Saturn yourself? Because if so, major kudos.
Is it worse that I was actually considering the playability of these cards?
This is the best thing.
And not just because MONTA’S GOBLIN RAIDERS.
This was amazing.
Hold Up, Sundown Motel writes on With Leather now? When did this happen?
Haha that was great!
Fuckin amazing.
I love how the Durant pic looks like a character from J.J.’s oil painting as seen in the opening and closing credits of “Good Times” episodes.
I’d like a card depicting Team Ferenghi together: Reggie Miller, Jerry Stackhouse, James Jones.
Maybe also make a spoof of “Where’s Waldo?” where you hafta hunt and find Keon Clark within a crowded image of Jamaican drug dens to offer him half of your mid-level exception before Dog the Bounty Hunter brings him in for jumping bail.
Make a card where Brad Miller appears, and your backup center automatically quintuples their career scoring and rebounding averages if you roll above a 2. Roll any number and get a discount on any gun purchase at Badger John’s plus free hunting accessories up to 10% of the gun’s original price.
Can we have a Bill Walton card with scratch & sniff patchouli?
KEEPIN YA HEAD ABOVE WATER
MAKIN A WAVE WHEN YOU CAN
The thing about the Shawn Kemp card is that, like the man himself, it would have been very playable in 1996.