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
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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
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. 
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.
"I do not need Rule 34 of The Simpsons and Scooby-Doo when I'm looking for good porn." -ShatteredMirror
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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! 
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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
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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
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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. 
Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever gonna make it home again.
It's so far and out of sight.
I really need someone to talk to and nobody else
Knows how to comfort me tonight.
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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. 
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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
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Re: You just lost.
I've been playing this game since band camp freshman year of high school.
I lost.
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#10 | Back to Top10-25-2007 11:42:02 AM
- Emiemipoemi
- Troublesome Insect
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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!
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#11 | Back to Top10-25-2007 12:21:04 PM
- Pandora
- Pathtracer
- Registered: 04-05-2007
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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 
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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. 
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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#13 | Back to Top05-02-2008 09:58:56 PM
- Emiemipoemi
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Re: You just lost.
Nooooooo I lost!
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#14 | Back to Top05-02-2008 10:36:02 PM
- OnlyInThisLight
- KING OF ALL DUCKS
- Registered: 01-15-2008
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Re: You just lost.
I lose. I LOSE SO HARD.
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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
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Re: You just lost.
It seems I lost.
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#18 | Back to Top05-03-2008 10:37:09 AM
- BioKraze
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- From: Yuma, Arizona (USA)
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Re: You just lost.
*golf clap* Yay for you!
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
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Re: You just lost.
satyreyes wrote:
UGH I lost AGAIN!
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#20 | Back to Top05-03-2008 10:47:32 PM
- BioKraze
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- From: Yuma, Arizona (USA)
- Registered: 11-26-2006
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Re: You just lost.
The trick to winning, my dear Emi, is to acknowledge that THE GAME is a lie. Just like the cake.
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!
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
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Re: You just lost.
People should stop posting here. I keep losing!
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#23 | Back to Top05-04-2008 01:54:41 PM
- OnlyInThisLight
- KING OF ALL DUCKS
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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
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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:
"LAUGH WITH ME"
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