This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)

#1 | Back to Top10-23-2007 11:02:27 AM

Emiemipoemi
Troublesome Insect
Registered: 12-10-2006
Posts: 649

You just lost.

I have spread knowledge of The Game amongst my friends so now I'm spreading it to you! (Dammit I'm losing!)

RULE 1:      You are playing The Game.
Everyone is playing the game. They always have been and always will be. Participation in a game requires neither consent nor awareness of its existence.

Only when someone has told you about The Game does it become possible to lose, unless you independently create The Game.

The creator of The Game was the first person to realise that he was playing, and was therefore the first person to lose.

RULE 2:     Whenever you think about The Game, you lose.
Loss is temporary. As soon as you forget about The Game, you start winning again.

It is possible for people to simultaneously lose The Game.

Causing others to lose The Game more than you is the only way to "win" The Game. Strategies usually involve leaving somekind of permanent reminder for others to see. e.g. answerphone messages, MSN pictures, forum posts, signs, graffiti etc.

RULE 3:     Loss must be announced.
The objective of The Game is to forget that it exists.
This is the only rule that can be broken.

You must tell everyone you can that you have lost.

It is possible to explain The Game to someone without realising that you have lost. Whether this counts as cheating or not depends on your interpretation of Rule 2.

YOU ARE LOSING RIGHT NOW.

Learn more here! http://www.losethegame.com/

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#2 | Back to Top10-23-2007 12:39:35 PM

alirias
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Registered: 06-15-2007
Posts: 729
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Re: You just lost.

GODDAMNIT I LOSE

And I would shout that IRL, but I'm the quiet library area.

Then again, it might be fun. school-devil See how many "F*** I LOSE" I get from the surroundings.

I got told you couldn't tell people about the game, they had to figure it out for themselves.

Also, my ex-girlfriend was quite fond of not playing, but making me lose just the same.


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#3 | Back to Top10-23-2007 02:11:23 PM

Almaser
Qualified Duellist
From: Brisbane
Registered: 10-16-2006
Posts: 727

Re: You just lost.

DAMNIT I LOST THE GAME.

Curse you, Emi! emot-dance

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#4 | Back to Top10-23-2007 03:28:19 PM

Iris
Queen of the Video Box
From: The whispers of twilight
Registered: 12-28-2006
Posts: 2124

Re: You just lost.

I just... won a bit?

I sent the link to a friend, because I don't get the idea of this game.  He hadn't thought about it for 7 months.

I'm sorry, but I find this the stupidest game ever.  Maybe I just don't get it -_-


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#5 | Back to Top10-23-2007 04:21:36 PM

Pandora
Pathtracer
Registered: 04-05-2007
Posts: 351

Re: You just lost.

*laughs* That's funny, cus my favourite trick is to go up to my friends and say 'have you thought about THE GAME lately?'

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#6 | Back to Top10-23-2007 04:38:39 PM

Alexandra
Covert Diarist
From: Dreamworld
Registered: 04-07-2007
Posts: 808

Re: You just lost.

Iris wrote:

I'm sorry, but I find this the stupidest game ever.  Maybe I just don't get it -_-

I agree.  I keep hearing about this game from people, saying they're losing or playing it or whatever, and I don't see the appeal at all.  Maybe I don't get it, either. >.>

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#7 | Back to Top10-23-2007 04:57:35 PM

Raven Nightshade
Someday Shiner
From: Louisiana
Registered: 12-17-2006
Posts: 2925

Re: You just lost.

Damn it.

I was winning for about 6 months. Thanks, Emi. emot-gonk


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It's so far and out of sight.
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#8 | Back to Top10-23-2007 05:04:27 PM

NajiMinkin
Hacker Ringleader
From: The Incredible Edible Egg
Registered: 06-23-2007
Posts: 2537

Re: You just lost.

(This post is making me lose)

I joined. I don't know why, but I did. I hope your happy, Emi. emot-mad emot-gonk


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#9 | Back to Top10-23-2007 09:20:22 PM

Trench Kamen
Eternal Eschatologist
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: 12-08-2006
Posts: 903
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Re: You just lost.

I've been playing this game since band camp freshman year of high school.

I lost. emot-mad

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#10 | Back to Top10-25-2007 11:42:02 AM

Emiemipoemi
Troublesome Insect
Registered: 12-10-2006
Posts: 649

Re: You just lost.

I just lost again. I think this is the fifth time today.

HOW DO YOU PEOPLE GO SO LONG WITHOUT LOSING? 7 MONTHS?? WHAT? I'm lucky if I get through the day without losing! emot-mad

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#11 | Back to Top10-25-2007 12:21:04 PM

Pandora
Pathtracer
Registered: 04-05-2007
Posts: 351

Re: You just lost.

I set my msn status message to 'thought about THE GAME lately?'

At least two people changed theirs to OH HELL NOW I LOST or similar emot-biggrin

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#12 | Back to Top05-02-2008 06:42:41 PM

BioKraze
Faceless Master
From: Yuma, Arizona (USA)
Registered: 11-26-2006
Posts: 8282

Re: You just lost.

Meh. You win some, you lose some, and sometimes you ask for a rain check. emot-keke


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Razara's Postulate: For every lover of lesbians out there, there is an equal and opposite attraction to Dippin' Dots.

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#13 | Back to Top05-02-2008 09:58:56 PM

Emiemipoemi
Troublesome Insect
Registered: 12-10-2006
Posts: 649

Re: You just lost.

Nooooooo I lost! emot-biggrin

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#14 | Back to Top05-02-2008 10:36:02 PM

OnlyInThisLight
KING OF ALL DUCKS
Registered: 01-15-2008
Posts: 4412

Re: You just lost.

I lose. I LOSE SO HARD. emot-gonk

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#15 | Back to Top05-03-2008 02:57:32 AM

Coco Melancholy
Framed Landscaper
Registered: 06-04-2007
Posts: 415

Re: You just lost.

I have never heard of this, reminds me of the sorta things you play in primary school a bit. This should be a walk in the park for me, 1. I have no friends and 2. I have the memory and attention span of a goldfish, second I'm out of this thread it'll be like, the game what??

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#16 | Back to Top05-03-2008 03:11:38 AM

dlaire
A Whole Orange
From: Poland
Registered: 04-08-2007
Posts: 2322

Re: You just lost.

It seems I lost.

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#17 | Back to Top05-03-2008 10:20:57 AM

satyreyes
no, definitely no cons
From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Registered: 10-16-2006
Posts: 10328
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Re: You just lost.

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#18 | Back to Top05-03-2008 10:37:09 AM

BioKraze
Faceless Master
From: Yuma, Arizona (USA)
Registered: 11-26-2006
Posts: 8282

Re: You just lost.

*golf clap* Yay for you! emot-dance


Roses have thorns to stop those who would dare deny their right to live.
Razara's Postulate: For every lover of lesbians out there, there is an equal and opposite attraction to Dippin' Dots.

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#19 | Back to Top05-03-2008 12:37:36 PM

Emiemipoemi
Troublesome Insect
Registered: 12-10-2006
Posts: 649

Re: You just lost.

satyreyes wrote:

Not me!

UGH I lost AGAIN! emot-gonk

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#20 | Back to Top05-03-2008 10:47:32 PM

BioKraze
Faceless Master
From: Yuma, Arizona (USA)
Registered: 11-26-2006
Posts: 8282

Re: You just lost.

The trick to winning, my dear Emi, is to acknowledge that THE GAME is a lie. Just like the cake. emot-keke


Roses have thorns to stop those who would dare deny their right to live.
Razara's Postulate: For every lover of lesbians out there, there is an equal and opposite attraction to Dippin' Dots.

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#21 | Back to Top05-04-2008 04:45:31 AM

Lightice
Azure Paleontologist
From: Finland
Registered: 10-21-2006
Posts: 1255

Re: You just lost.

Mornington Crescent!

I won! emot-dance


Hei! Aa-Shanta 'Nygh!

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#22 | Back to Top05-04-2008 11:56:42 AM

NajiMinkin
Hacker Ringleader
From: The Incredible Edible Egg
Registered: 06-23-2007
Posts: 2537

Re: You just lost.

People should stop posting here. emot-gonk I keep losing!


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#23 | Back to Top05-04-2008 01:54:41 PM

OnlyInThisLight
KING OF ALL DUCKS
Registered: 01-15-2008
Posts: 4412

Re: You just lost.

Just lost again.

Some booze might help me forget the loss, and the game, methinks.

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#24 | Back to Top05-04-2008 02:02:35 PM

Baka Kakumei Reanna
Atlantean Singer
From: Wisconsin
Registered: 07-31-2007
Posts: 572
Website

Re: You just lost.

The most interesting corollary of the rules of the game is that by explaining the rules, you inherently lose.


We see things not as they are, we see things as we are.

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#25 | Back to Top05-04-2008 08:59:43 PM

Triforce742
Pained Growlithe
From: Maine
Registered: 05-03-2008
Posts: 533

Re: You just lost.

I WAS on an 18 year winning streak>.<, but nooooooo someone JUST had to read me the damn rules:gonk:


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