You just lost The Game!

[gringotsgoblin]

Apologies, I needed revenge!

I just got busted on the BBC site. I think I was winning for about 3 years!

Rats.

All of you who dont know what I'm talking about, you're now playing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(game)

 

[Ronin Storm]

I defeat any involvement with The Game through prior, stronger and more compelling social contract -- I accept no implicit contracts (which The Game most certainly is). That's a novel out, dontcha think?

 

[Piacular]

Damn it! Take this thread of the list!

I just noticed it in the forums and now I've lost!!!!

Grrr!!!



(P.S. If you've already seen this thread you lose too, muhahahahaha )

 

[Taffy]

What??? I don't get it... when did I start playing???

 

[Fuzzy Bunny]

I know of this, and I refuse to play. It's funny making people think of the game though

 

[Piacular]

God DAMN IT!!!

Someone remove the thread, I keep losing when I search the forums!

Such a loser .

 

[ol1v3r]

lmao .. thats just a seizure for me to figure out what 'the game' is all about.,

 

[gringotsgoblin]

I know of this, and I refuse to play. It's funny making people think of the game though

You know the rules (you too Ronin). You can't *refuse* to play.

Knowing the Game is playing the Game.



[I'm only posting again to make sure Piacular reads this thread and loses again ]

 

[Ronin Storm]

You can't *refuse* to play.

Sure I can. Simple as that.

The Game's ruleset is roughly the equivalent of me making up a rule that says, "Anytime I post on this forum, you all must pay me £5. There is no opt out and you may not refuse. You must tell everyone you meet that they also must pay me £5." No one's buying into that rule, are they? (And if you are, you can Paypal me that fiver you owe me for this post... )

Similarly, there's no need for me (or anyone) to buy into The Game's rules just because The Game defines itself as having me involved -- that would be a mad case of an abstract defining a real thing, where my quick survey of things abstract would seem to indicate that abstracts are defined by generalising (abstracting) reality. Maths would be the only abstract that one might argue to exist ex-reality, and even there that is philosophically arguable.

So, The Game, as an abstract concept, only has as much sway for me as any other abstract concept, and this one has no compelling qualities as does, say, utopia or enlightenment.

[ just to be clear that I don't buy this "you know it so you're playing"... I know about genocide, but I'm not playing at that either! ]

 

[gringotsgoblin]

Sure I can. Simple as that.

The Game's ruleset is roughly the equivalent of me making up a rule that says, "Anytime I post on this forum, you all must pay me £5. There is no opt out and you may not refuse. You must tell everyone you meet that they also must pay me £5." No one's buying into that rule, are they? (And if you are, you can Paypal me that fiver you owe me for this post... )

Similarly, there's no need for me (or anyone) to buy into The Game's rules just because The Game defines itself as having me involved -- that would be a mad case of an abstract defining a real thing, where my quick survey of things abstract would seem to indicate that abstracts are defined by generalising (abstracting) reality. Maths would be the only abstract that one might argue to exist ex-reality, and even there that is philosophically arguable.

So, The Game, as an abstract concept, only has as much sway for me as any other abstract concept, and this one has no compelling qualities as does, say, utopia or enlightenment.

[ just to be clear that I don't buy this "you know it so you're playing"... I know about genocide, but I'm not playing at that either! ]

Pah. You *say* you're not playing.

But we all know you are.

You're just pretending to be above it all. Like those people who watch DragonBallZ on The Cartoon Network but switch over to Newsnight if anyone comes into the room.

 

[Fuzzy Bunny]

You know the rules (you too Ronin). You can't *refuse* to play.

Knowing the Game is playing the Game.



[I'm only posting again to make sure Piacular reads this thread and loses again ]

You can't make me do it!

 

[pHatBambi]

Well I have now lost the game. I think I lasted a week before I inevitably checked the chat channel and consequently lost.

 

[Wraith]

Like those people who watch DragonBallZ on The Cartoon Network but switch over to Newsnight if anyone comes into the room.

That's a vey specific example. Speaking from personal experience? I knew you weren't watching Newsnight.

 

[gringotsgoblin]

That's a vey specific example. Speaking from personal experience? I knew you weren't watching Newsnight.

Why weren't you at work at 2pm? Have you got some kind of holiday, or are you skiving at work?

 

[Wraith]

Why weren't you at work at 2pm? Have you got some kind of holiday, or are you skiving at work?

It's called a lunch break

You know I don't skive.

 

[gringotsgoblin]

It's called a lunch break

You know I don't skive.

You mean they give you a lunch break in the middle of a day full of skiving?

Man your job rocks.

Alison asked me to say hi to you too.

 

[Wraith]

You mean they give you a lunch break in the middle of a day full of skiving?

Man your job rocks.

Alison asked me to say hi to you too.

Actually, I work hard at my job (unlike some people). I don't have a job like yours where you get paid to go on holiday. I think spending 5 minutes of my lunch break (which I feel counts as my time not my employers anyway) on the internet is in any way skiving.

Don't worry about Alison, she said hi to me in person (and so did Michelle )

 

[Piacular]

What the hell!

Stop having a water-cooler conversation in this thread!

You're making a lot of people lose The Game...

...resentment is brewing...

 

[gringotsgoblin]

What the hell!

Stop having a water-cooler conversation in this thread!

You're making a lot of people lose The Game...

...resentment is brewing...

If you dont want this thread to be noticed you shouldnt post on it!

Besides what would a *student* know about a water-cooler conversation?

 

[Piacular]

If you dont want this thread to be noticed you shouldnt post on it!

I only posted on it because I noticed it.

Besides what would a *student* know about a water-cooler conversation?

What? Do I look desiccated?