In the
early days of Magic, judges used to carry around a loose-leaf binder
that had color copies of every Magic card in existence. This book
would be used as a reference to settle rules disputes, as in those
days the cards always overrode the rules. (These days the Oracle is
the primary source for card text.)
Included
in one of the printings of the God Book were two "joke"
cards: Painful Hedgehog and Urza's Lawn Ornament. These cards did
not exist in real life, and were placed there purely to mess with
the minds of the judges.
Painful
Hedgehog had a picture of "Sonic" from the Sega game
systems. This card was a 1/1 green creature with first strike. Urza's Lawn Ornament
is a 4 mana artifact that probably had a
picture of the ubiquitous pink flamingo, with an ability to tap to
destroy a target land.
InQuest
#28 revealed information about these cards in their article
"101 Magic Facts":

If
any old-school judges out there still have this book, please scan me
a picture of these cards! Thanks. |