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Do you know about "The Game"?

The Game is an ongoing mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about the Game itself. Thinking about the Game constitutes loss, which, according to the rules of the Game, must then be announced. The Game is continuous - once a player stops thinking about the Game, they stop losing.

There are three rules to the Game:
1. Everyone in the world is playing the Game. (Sometimes narrowed to: Everybody in the world who knows about the Game, is playing the Game.)
2. If you think about the Game, you lose.
3. When you lose, you have to announce that you have "lost The Game".

The Game is played by hundreds of thousands of players, on the internet and in schools and universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan and Belgium. Some players have developed strategies for making other people lose, such as writing "The Game" in visible places or hiding notes for people to find. The Game has been called pointless and has been known to infuriate some people. The origins of the Game are unknown.

courtesy Wikipedia



VotesAnswer
24No, until now I had never heard of The Game
6Yes, I know of The Game
2Haven't thought about The Game in years, thanks now I've lost The Game
2Other
1I am one of the people The Game infuriates

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FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 9-May-2008 1:19pm  
Yes, I know of The Game and I've just lost The Game... again.
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 9-May-2008 1:37pm  
Never heard of it until now. I don't understand why it would infuriate anyone, though.
Enigma
(reply to FauxLo) posted 9-May-2008 2:03pm  
> Yes, I know of The Game and I've just lost The Game... again.

 * laughing out loud * YES and of course I just lost The Game too. Maybe this survey was a really dumb idea.... every time I check it I'm going to lose The Game again!  * wince *

Galomorro Bronze Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (5 minutes ago)
posted 9-May-2008 2:19pm  
No, I haven't the slightest idea what this is all about. Sounds like a big waste of time to me, whatever it is. This doesn't seem to make any sense. Why avoid thinking about it if it's a game? Expand upon it please, if possible.
FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Enigma) posted 9-May-2008 2:57pm  
 * winking raspberry *
Melf Gold Qualifier
posted 9-May-2008 2:58pm  
Yes [citation needed]
aquawolfy
posted 9-May-2008 3:23pm  
I guess i lose....
JessicaWoman99
posted 9-May-2008 4:33pm  
No never heard of the game at all
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
(reply to Melf) posted 9-May-2008 4:42pm  
I'm going to want to put that after things I say now, as I find it amusing. Thanks.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 9-May-2008 4:52pm  
Well, I was totally winning until you told me about it. If I hadn't ever heard of it, I would have won by default. Damn you!  * wince *
llamamama Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 9-May-2008 5:15pm  
I think the game is completely stupid.
I hope you lose.
FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to llamamama) posted 9-May-2008 6:31pm  
 * laughing out loud * HATER!
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 9-May-2008 9:50pm  
I lost The Game.
llamamama Bronze Star Survey Creator
(reply to FauxLo) posted 9-May-2008 11:18pm  
 * laughing out loud * But it's true! I don't find it funny..

The Game

icurok
posted 10-May-2008 3:57am  
I only lose The Game when people tell me about The Game. I never lose The Game by thinking about it myself, because I never found The Game that interesting.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 10-May-2008 6:52am  
Crayons Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 10-May-2008 3:52pm  
...damnit.
FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to llamamama) posted 10-May-2008 6:21pm  
 * laughing out loud *  * laughing out loud *  * laughing out loud *
Cleo
posted 10-May-2008 7:35pm  
No, never heard of it.  * frown *
Enigma
(reply to FauxLo) posted 10-May-2008 8:57pm  
> Yes, I know of The Game and I've just lost The Game... again.

Damn.... I just lost The Game....

thecomic22
posted 10-May-2008 9:58pm  
I didnt read it all. Got a headache. Sorry.
llamamama Bronze Star Survey Creator
(reply to FauxLo) posted 10-May-2008 11:29pm  
Whaaat?  * winking raspberry *
MagicalJamie
posted 11-May-2008 8:06am  
No, until now I had never heard of The Game, but I've just lost.

Damn!
Melf Gold Qualifier
(reply to LindaH) posted 11-May-2008 10:11am  
 * grin *
southernyankee Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 13-May-2008 12:29am  
No, never heard of it. I've only seen a few annoying "the silent game" bumper stickers. In any case, I am not playing and it sounds gay (and not in the homosexual kind of way).
FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Enigma) posted 14-May-2008 2:26pm  
D'oh! Me too!  * laughing out loud *
FauxLo Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to llamamama) posted 14-May-2008 2:26pm  
I laughed because I totally fell for the Spoiler.  * duh! *
llamamama Bronze Star Survey Creator
(reply to FauxLo) posted 14-May-2008 8:52pm  
 * laughing out loud *  * laughing out loud *  * laughing out loud *
RGirl
posted 26-May-2008 7:14pm  
No, but it sounds like a really good time..........NOT.
cloudhugger
posted 6-Jun-2008 12:14am  
Other. I haven't heard of the game and after I leave this survey I will still not know anything about the game. If that means I win it will infuriate me.
cloudhugger
(reply to southernyankee) posted 6-Jun-2008 12:16am  
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Enigma
(reply to cloudhugger) posted 7-Jun-2008 6:49pm  
> Other. I haven't heard of the game and after I leave this survey I
> will still not know anything about the game. If that means I win it
> will infuriate me.

 * raspberry *
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