MTG - A Guide To Magic: The Gathering SLANG - Now on video!

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[@_BlazingRush]

I absolutely adore "life is awful and I can only see into eternity" Professor.

[@JesGolbez]

I love the late 80s/early 90s vibe from this video! Total bomb

[@lukasazdanovic6477]

dont you mean, toootall gaaaaaasssss??? no? okay :(

[@itssammas9406]

It only missed the tv on the cart at school

[@deadboyindrag2518]

“Not tilting out is a matter of control” Bro CONTROL is why I’m tilting out

[@krisjohanneck4321]

facts just played a game where my commander got bounced back to the zone about 5 times without getting one activation with it. my commander was golos. the hate was so strong that I tilted a few times but not like they showed in the vid.

[@phantompop3192]

@@krisjohanneck4321 rip. Consider hexproofing it

[@krisjohanneck4321]

@@phantompop3192 it was during casting so i wasn't able to do the etb for him

[@phantompop3192]

@@krisjohanneck4321 oh I see. Was it hard countered or soft countered?

[@krisjohanneck4321]

@@phantompop3192 both

[@sumyunguy5832]

Finally! Now I know what all the other Magic Nerds are talking about. Before this video I had no idea what a Bear was. I always thought it was a big hairy gay man. Boy was I wrong!!! Thanks Tolarian Community College :D

[@jeffshittles3664]

I mean, it can mean that.

[@PandaXs1]

well, I mean, that was what it was supposed to be, but due to a miscommunication with artist jeff a. menges we instead got the grizzly bears we know and love today.

[@insomniakillz9771]

the professor looks baked af in the end 7:52

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

+insomnia killz Chuckle, never been 'baked' in my life. That look was supposed to be tired, exhausted, overworked, and generally disoriented and confused as a result of these things.

[@tiibox4087]

Like a cookie ? 😉

[@zanzaklaus2496]

+Tolarian Community College No joke, that made me die laughing. Whatever you were doing, do it more.

[@jsheski2734]

+Tyler Box yeah a burnt cookie.

[@MrHeavymetalmania]

+insomnia killz Are you kidding? That's the professor's typical look lol.

[@Canadian_Princess]

What the hell did I just watch? It is either the greatest or silliest thing I have seen all week.

[@JasperJanssen]

P sure both.

[@danikahicks2210]

Yes

[@LukeSnyderMusic]

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe you've missed the point of "tilting" or being "on tilt", that is, that the defining characteristic is that your duress prevents you from optimal play. It's not that you're frustrated and irritated, but rather that you're making mistakes as a result.

[@SoulsNThings]

LukeSnyderMusic I agree on that. In poker, normally it happens when someone " rivers " you and you play badly as a result, not necessarily rage at the other guy.

[@StrategicGamesEtc]

LukeSnyderMusic Yeah, I sort of got the impression that they both ended up on tilt, but maybe that's just me.

[@bazmonkee]

+LukeSnyderMusic I thought the phrase came from pinball tables, where if you attempted to shake the entire machine to move the ball it would display "TILT", freeze the paddles, and you lose the game. I always thought of someone "tilting" as just getting pissed, frustrated, and as you described, basically giving up an honest effort for that game.

[@bazmonkee]

+Basil Lalli And I just decided to check myself. So it looks like being "on tilt" or "tilting" is indeed a poker reference... which in turn appears to be a pinball reference :-) Over-aggression to the point of detriment.

[@mtgcasuals6686]

This is by far one of my favorite videos from TCC. Professor, your silent acting is so cheesy I love it. That VHS tracking garble really takes me back too.

[@SH1014]

another highly informative and comedic video, great work Professor and gang!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Thanks!

[@IXpressThruSaxophone]

i enjoy the comic relief of you speech. The tone is serious but kind of sarcastic and its great

[@Gaming_Nerd1993]

Corney 80's information video much??

[@kindredspirit9703]

Excuse me, I'm still confused. What are a "Super friends"?

[@Gaming_Nerd1993]

five planeswalkers of all five colors in a deck: Liliana Jace, Chandrea, Nissa, and Gideon.

[@McQuacks_]

Yep, this is definitely my favorite video of yours. So much awesome 80's cheese. I love it!

[@josipbaumgartner4856]

Tilt also known as being salty

[@Theawesomefully]

Josip Baumgartner The latest WotC ruling states: "If a player has demonstrated behavior that can reasonably only be referred to as 'tilting', his or her opponent may cast either 1 Rain of Salt, or 1 Sowing Salt, from outside of the game for 0 cost. This effect can be used once per game."

[@Tryo707]

Josip Baumgartner My LGS has a guy we've collectively named "salty".

[@photosinensis]

Josip Baumgartner Someone left a packet of salt on a table at my last FNM. I looked at my opponent, and asked if either of us was going to become it after the match.

[@AVAL2775]

theres a difference between beign salty and being pissed when some ass hat locks your out of the game

[@CGoody564]

UndertaleSkeleBros no,there really isn't. that is 100% salt. should have brought a deck that tries to work against it. "ermahgerd you're deck is 2 good you shouldn't be allowed to play with it because you beat me in 4-5 turns and I couldn't resolve anything." ...your own fault completely.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

I'm getting some seriously bad flashbacks to the days when teachers just brought in a VHS to class

[@MrRuff-cc3lg]

"Any similarities to planeswalkers both pre and post mending is purely coincidental." Hahaha!

[@HanDaimond]

I loved how the professor was always like "Kill me please".

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Welcome to the realities of teaching at a community college.

[@HanDaimond]

Tolarian Community College As long as you don't invite Nicol Bolas to be on an Office Hours episode. D:

[@THE_BATLORD]

loving this vhs aesthetic

[@serrotnodnarB]

you have no ideas how much i needed this. just started magic last week and felt so lost with all of the slang! thank you Professor

[@DeisFortuna]

did you try and make this as 90s as possible?

[@dripmaster247]

mastrvidman15 Nah this is so modern and hip!

[@kisame21]

Professor, I -just as yourself - played magic in the early mid nineties and then quit the game alltogether and sold my cards (aargh!!!). A few days ago though i stumbled haphazardly onto one of your videos and i have been watching them every day since... You used the metaphor "like bottled time" in of your videos and that's exactly how i feel these last days! Long story short: i'm picking up magic again, one hundred percent!!! Thank you now for giving me back that desire and thank you in advance for all the great fun and nostalgia to come!

[@b.j.stewart7200]

I felt like I was watching an MTG themed episode of Tim and Eric lol

[@furonet138]

Fuck, now I want T&E to actually do an MTG skit

[@Fafnir_92]

I fell like I was in the early 90 :)

[@brianwise5850]

80's...80's.

[@Srcsqwrn]

***** Basically. The 90's were a weird time man.

[@Timothan]

***** The 80's are contagious.

[@notjux]

Brian Wise The 80's didn't officially end until 1994. It's a fact, look it up.

[@shangrel110]

juxtapose519 lol... is that so?

[@snortingnesquik3470]

6:49 professor looks as high as Snoop Dog an tour

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

+Ben Theunissen Never been high (on pot, anyway) in my life. I was going for overworked, tired, confused and out of touch.

[@snortingnesquik3470]

Yeah, you don't look like the guy who would, just the expression on your face was hysterical :)

[@snortingnesquik3470]

Sorry if i offended you in any way

[@SilentZombie]

+Tolarian Community College Aren't you a English professor on that campus? I don't remember if you mentioned what you do but I have feeling when you first heard of the "Slang in Magic" you were having a fit because you wanted to correct everyone so damn bad >XD

[@flapcat4681]

+Tolarian Community College "on pot, anyway" so oxycontin right?

[@upkeepmtg1127]

Burn isn't cheap, infect is cheap!

[@DuTogiraIkonoka]

Don't tilt man, don't do it. Just walk away D:

[@upkeepmtg1127]

I was jk lol both decks are fun to play

[@upkeepmtg1127]

But you have to admit that infect is kinda cheap though lol

[@stephenwhitt2497]

I beat infect with my slivers deck.

[@upkeepmtg1127]

Nice

[@pwoo581]

Watched this 3 months ago and didn't get any of it. Now I understand all these terms. Thanks professor

[@uberwow13]

Its so loveable to see a middle-age man trying to be in his youth... Best youtube channel ever.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Dosant Tomas Hey, I'm 36! That better not be middle aged….oh dear god….is it??? /sobs

[@brokechanic4844]

Tolarian Community College if it is my parents are middle aged (also 36) so don't feel bad plus you don't look that old.

[@sarissanhunter7227]

Tolarian Community College if it makes you feel any better I'm 27 and have more grey hair than George Clooney

[@beccacosmo]

Dosant Tomas When does middle-aged start anyway. Is it thirty? I'm 29 and so curious lol

[@greeneking77]

Tolarian Community College Yes, I think in the Mtg community over 35 is unfortunately. I'm 38 and all the people in my group are mid to late 20's. I guess I'm gonna have to start a "MTG Seniors Meetup" pretty soon here to hopefully find some older players, that or cash in my cards.

[@openboosters]

Love it!! I didn't know any of the slangs. "scoop" in Omaha H/L means to take the entire pot instead of one high hand and one low hand chopping the pot. Put only when a low hand is possible on the board. tilt means the same though.

[@nkinoue]

I can't believe you suggested I watch this in your recent video. It's so different from your new stuff. I forgot how much I missed these.

[@iibrett]

Damn, this didn't show up in my subscription box; this was hilarious! Great job professor

[@Fishmeaker]

We need more parts of this! Because it was interesting and fun to watch!

[@noahdaglio9362]

I milled that Spike so hard His deck needs new sleeves

[@daievo073]

Just subscribed to your channel about a week ago. Your content is just fantastic. I played back during the Ice Age/Alliances era, and recently got back into it. Your channel is top notch and filled with wonderful content. Thank you so much!

[@Sofspot1]

Prof, you looked so out of it... I laughed so hard at the end when you mouthed "me" during the message from "Johnny". I love the channel, keep it up!!

[@Rogue_Biologist]

Tolarian Community College I have watched most of your videos and I will say this is now my one of my favourite videos of yours for several reasons. Firstly it is on MTG slang which took me a while to pick up when I started playing so having a video like this for new players is awesome. Secondly I love the style and feel of the video as you really captured that educational video tape appeal well. Lastly I really like the attention to detail and the comedic path you took with it, I absolutely love the fine print at the end of the credits, there is so much flavour there. I really love your channel and your one of my favourites and this video is an example to that, I hope we all get to see many more like this :)

[@refreshdaemon]

Professor, will you have a follow up someday with more slang?

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

refresh daemon Quite possibly.

[@deskgo]

Tolarian Community College This should be a series every few months or so.

[@vancetaylor9054]

Tolarian Community College It should definitely be something that is continued. I showed my wife who only plays EDH and it was very helpful for her to learn why we call her deck a hatebear deck. She also needs you to explain why certain color schemes are named how they are (Bant, Dimir, ect.)

[@KerokeroYT]

loved the editing of this video! good job! I hope there will be more in the series for things like mana rocks/ the land names/ hill giant / fire breathing etc etc so much slang so little time :D haha THANKS OXFORD

[@FearOgre]

I have never heard anyone use the term tilt or brick in my 13+ years of magic.

[@locke103]

FearOgre same here.

[@daesi]

FearOgre lol how. Pretty much every person that does youtube mtg uses those words and so it infects every lgs.

[@FearOgre]

***** The terms must have skipped 5 states of lgs then

[@subterficial]

+FearOgre You probably don't live on the coast then.

[@FearOgre]

Michael Hand Of the 5 cities 2 of them were on the coast

[@solardjinn]

This is easily one of the best produced videos I've seen you do!! The old school tape tracking was excellent. And the content was super awesome. Keep up the good work sir!!

[@michaelreppenhagen736]

Technically "a bounce card" makes bounce an adjective modifying "card."

[@SnapquesterMage]

This is fantastic! Well executed, tons of humor, and relevant information! Probably one of my favorite of your videos! I love when you use a humorous style.

[@TixGFX]

Man you look blitzed the whole video

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Just going for tired and overworked. Also out of touch. So, my normal.

[@TixGFX]

Nah man you look great, keep up the good work.

[@RoseyMapleGoth]

I'm not sure which is better at the end. The Proff looking completely whacked making those gestures to the lady's talking. Or the other guy who just straight charm stared his way into my heart, completely still the whole time. Great video Professor! Im really enjoying when you put your own spin on a video that could very well be straight and to the point but you get creative and spice it up. My hats off to you good sir!

[@kinosmead]

Did you intend for the video to be so cheesy?

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Jeremiah Smead No. Not at all. I was being 100% serious. What there a part of it that was a little cheesy? Which scene?

[@kinosmead]

Tolarian Community College well the message was good but it seemed like an 80`s educational broadcast. Basically the entire thing seems a little overdone. It actually became funny because of it.

[@benjaminboyer8650]

Jeremiah Smead (I think the Professor was being facetious.)

[@thesuperenderdragon]

Jeremiah Smead that's what I like about it lol

[@alexwaren2030]

grade A acting from the prof

[@FantusyFailure]

Instantly my favorite video that has come from Tolarian Community College there is just so much to love. It's perfect!

[@gninamah5]

Man, I flew back to the Nineties for a bit there.

[@saby7825]

Not taking the game personally and having self control is definitely something I'm working on. Glad I saw this.

[@SugaryCoyote]

Isn't tilting out more implying that you're making bad plays or not thinking due to anger and not just the fact you're angry?

[@dylanenriguehuntington2908]

yes

[@houndoom73]

Wow it's interesting to see such an old video from the professor.

[@BirdBrainTeasers]

I only wish you had mentioned how many of these terms are drawn from poker slang. Tilt, Lucksack, etc are all poker slang. Of course I would then probably want you to mention how tilt originates from pinball. I guess what I'm trying to say is this was a very nice video and I loved the VHS fuzz.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Jarod Collins I mentioned tilt was from poker in the text of that term, but also added that poker got it from pinball.

[@BirdBrainTeasers]

Tolarian Community College I accept the F I receive on todays assignment. I was most certainly also grinding beans and filling my french press with hot water while watching this video. Thank you for so kindly pointing out my incompetence. :) I've only been playing magic since late march, and you and The Mana Source are by far my favorite content makers. :) In the future I will try to make sure my contributions and comments aren't completely wrong. P.S thanks to your 8 rack video I now have basically every card that could be put in any list I've found. P.P.S Why didn't I see the merfolk video first? :)

[@hallarious506]

This thing was brilliant. When I clicked on the video, I already thought "hopefully, it is like a learning video" and you didn't disappoint. You even put on filters and screeches like from an old vhs! Nice details!

[@worldofprophecy]

This video is screaming 90's

[@arenkai]

Going back at watching some of your older videos, and this one is my favourite !

[@67able1]

Johnny was absolutely right about red players.

[@upkeepmtg1127]

Lol not really its just your opinion. I could say that blue is annoying and infect is cheap. All colors are good it just depends on how you look at them.

[@07derka]

67able1 I'm a burn player and i agree with Johnny lol such an easy deck, little to no thinking required

[@FirstLast-wg6lq]

Derek Kirwan i like stompy because it is like playing burn but without being called a lucksack :P

[@GodDogofVice]

67able1 Dem's fighting words.

[@ahva2280]

67able1 No, she wasn't

[@Jeffmetal42]

Round of applause!! This was extremely well done!! Please keep this series going, really enjoyed it a lot.

[@GodDogofVice]

Kataki, War's Edge? I'm going on tilt.

[@hunnih]

This was AMAZING Prof. ! Please do more of these :D (if it's a tough production due to the awesomeness of the editing and the script, then I would personally love just some more slang explaining videoes with your regular down-to-earth look :) )

[@Shea4Rock]

I'd rather call it jargon. ;)

[@Shea4Rock]

Keep making the best cardboard and cardboard accessories videos on the internet!!

[@triforce228]

theAtom Jargon would be terms used in the game, like "Forestwalk", "Flying", "Trample", ... and every player of MTG should know these terms because they are the core of the game. "Bear", "Swing", "Topdeck", ... is slang because it's something you pick up along the way and it's not used by every player of MTG. Jargon is something everyone in a specific group knows and slang is dependent on the region of the player. I'm from Europe and we use other words for some of the US slang words. I could be wrong, but that's my understanding of the two.

[@refreshdaemon]

CRIMAFUYT What are some of the words Europeans use for the slang that the Professor presented?

[@hughryan7736]

PLEASE do another! This was really useful for someone who plays casually at a society where a lot of people know a lot!

[@lowlangsempire7901]

that's me literally everytime i play against red

[@bigboss8647]

as someone who have been Playing Black/Red for almost 5 Years, i get that a lot

[@NothingYouHaventReadBefore]

Big Boss Aw yisss, a fellow-minded player

[@lowlangsempire7901]

Berend de Liagre Bohl dimir for life man 😎

[@dragonjo7550]

im a green player, so thats me every time i play against blue

[@edbeth1965]

A friend referred this video to me when I was brand new to magic. I didn’t understand much but looking back I learned all this from playing and I have to say, well done and nice video.

[@gspb2]

Don't tilt out, be more like the Selesnyan, man!

[@reapersaurus]

The beginning of this video's 80's VHS effects are freakin' hilarious! Actually, scratch that - this whole thing was hilarious. The PSA, the overreaction after the cut puts the sunglasses on his face, the 80's hair in the eyes, classic stuff!

[@Beibyface]

HAHAHA! Dear lord. This is so corny that it is good ^^

[@rogero8443]

I feel like this video demonstrates the golden age of The Professor. Thank you for all your wonderful vids Prof.

[@CyberSolverYT]

Why does this seem really 80's?

[@kyleklein1541]

Is it even possible to not enjoy watching the professor? Makes me chuckle every time!

[@alevanderBatman]

Sorry but i couldnt stop the cringe

[@sold37sad]

Alexander Wittrup I live for cringe

[@edgypancreas1839]

Alexander Wittrup it was meant to be 90s cringe for the purpose for comedy.

[@JovenHood]

Probably one of my favourite videos!

[@LaCooper]

This is so well done! I really enjoy the homage to those videos you'd watch in the early years of school!! My favourite part; How the professor refers to himself as "staff" throughout the credits. Pure entertainment! Thanks for uploading such a gem!!

[@EtholasGproductions]

Nice video professor. Really liked getting something new like this. Awesome job.

[@DanielPietVlog]

gosh darn this is amazing, how do you do it, every video is nothing short of top notch quality

[@furonet138]

I needed this video so badly. Thanks for great content that's both amusing and informative, as usual, prof! Keep up the excellent work!

[@SpaceDad87]

This was so awesome! Perfect flash back to educational videos of 80s/90s. Please do more like this!

[@hiddenmanna463]

I hate to attempt a correction on a professor but the word slang in not what I understand magic language to be. I feel there is a much more accurate, yet very similar word to describe this communication. jar·gon ˈjärɡən/ noun noun: jargon; plural noun: jargons special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Thanks for all you do and keep up the good work!

[@gregc3343]

The flavor of the video is amazing! Takes me back to middle school where we had to watch videos like this all the time.

[@9Mercury48]

Great job, Professor! This video was so much fun even for those of us who already knew that stuff (through e-gaming). Thanks a lot!

[@aureate]

Loved the video, but if you would indulge me, to scoop is more than to just concede the game. To be precise, it means to concede the game, typically during in the face of imminent defeat (within one or a few turns), by interrupting the game state and quickly "scooping up" your cards. It is done with the intent of preventing the game state from forcing you to the reveal any more of your cards, thereby concealing information about your deck from your opponent.

[@jonathonknite3887]

Awesome video man!! Really liked how it unfolded and seemed like.a real lecture!! Very rad

[@llanowar_prole]

These old videos are art.

[@juanandresramirez5336]

I didn't know Jeff Daniels used to appear in old MTG instructional videos, nice!

[@DisplayKeesBack]

In the dutch language we use the word "Gelukszak" as a everyday word, whichs literally means "Lucksack". FYI

[@VrillianChronicles]

Thank you Professor. That was a magical experience.

[@dowdelljosh]

Loved the totally blank, barely involved stare professor! Great video!

[@ReVoLynx]

Great change to the usual video format :) ! I was bemused whilst watching most of the way through, but the narrators tone on "Don't tilt out Johnny" combined with Professor's face at the moment just was too much and I burst into laughter ;D .

[@Apollyonisnow]

Liked this not for the info but for brilliant high definition graphics! Bravo!

[@Poopy03D]

I think 2022 is a perfect year for us to enroll in a higher level slang class

[@triforce228]

Takes me back to those horrendous 90s informational VHS tapes played in school. Also nice touch with the MS Word Art thrown in here and there. 10/10 would watch again! These sort of videos makes me glad to be a patron.

[@MrMcmokka]

Excellent video! I've always viewed tilting in the same ways it's used in poker; by being in a state where your emotions take your focus away from the game, which makes you play worse. I believe it comes from the pinball machines of old, where if you push the machine around a bit too much, it will tilt.

[@buttontapper7262]

I remember this! They were handing these tapes out as a player reward for signing up for a DCI # back at my first tournament during "revised".

[@Kool212]

Your look of bemusement the entire video was priceless.

[@zacfregoe5817]

Oh my! I can just see the big giant TV rolling in my classroom now! Great job professor, nailed it.

[@LinkEX]

What a spot on parody of those 90's introductional videos. Radical! I also loved the disclaimer at 7:49. A lot of jokes hidden in there. I wonder how many knew what the pre- and post-mending was about. (For one, Timmy and Johnny's friend Vorthos certainly did.) It appears the professor is not only educated on player slang, but MtG lore as well.

[@QUAD9s]

I thought for a moment it was going to break into "Take on Me" towards to end. Totally radical vcr effects as well!

[@davey_rulez7301]

2/1s for two are pikers, named after the card Goblin Piker

[@Slattstudio]

Great episode. Looks like you left a lot for another one too! "Broken" "Mill" "Jank" "Mana Screwed/Flooded" "Hardcast" "Mise" "Punt" and of course the next bad word, "scrub"

[@sarissanhunter7227]

Timmy's smug smile made this!

[@haosbringer38]

Love this video. This brings back a lot of old memories of watching videos on VHS as a kid.

[@MerchantGhost]

Take us back, Professor! Probably now my favorite video of yours.

[@YeahShowtime]

Ayo this video was fucking hilarious! I love the cool glasses and expressions lmao! 80s style educational style messages are so damn funny for some reason. Tilting out is equivalent to raging/ragequitting. I've never been aound magic slang. Seems fun.

[@Kensurashi]

this made my morning. just the way the professor would slowly raise a thumbs up slayed me

[@jasonshirley4615]

So your friend "Timmy" at the end announcement. You know from the look on his face at any time he was about to crack up...love this video. Thanks Professor.

[@MrSabachtani]

Gosh! Your videos are SO funny AND educational! If only my teachers would have been that cool. Your channel makes me clap like a seal!