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AnIntenseMoist t1_je5b4ce wrote

Fuuuuuuuck, this made me lose the game.

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C205- t1_je5muzg wrote

Are you fucking proud of yourself? I haven’t lost the Game since 2012. Now I’m a big fat loser.

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rhalf t1_je5qil0 wrote

Oh no, the game is still on.

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Major_Twang t1_je5fyu9 wrote

What are we supposed to be looking at ?

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absolute_panic OP t1_je5i5cj wrote

It’s an old game where you would make the hand gesture and get the attention of a friend. If they looked at your hand you got to punch them in the arm

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FistCookies t1_je5k4b4 wrote

Below the waist though..

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Tok3n- t1_je5ru7k wrote

If you poke it without them catching your finger, you get to punch them instead.

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FistCookies t1_je5z4zh wrote

Doubt that happened much unless someone in the wild caught your ass ha.. typically you have a target acquired..

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Tok3n- t1_je616pv wrote

Oh, I was fast…you pretend not to see, or use peripheral vision, then snap it in there before they know what’s what.

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FourAM t1_je77axn wrote

Weird, the rules I know were that you have to put your finger through the hole, without touching it, while never breaking eye contact.

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absolute_panic OP t1_je5kgyx wrote

That’s right! I forgot about that bit. It’s been a while lol…

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FistCookies t1_je5l32x wrote

I honestly still play it at 33 years old. I always win because nobody gets it. Just punching everyone..

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AffectionateDraw4416 t1_je66i7a wrote

My son is almost 30 and still plays this with his buddies. Little shit gets me with it now and then too.

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FistCookies t1_je6fkfr wrote

It totally ran wild through my schools years.. it’s like it was imbedded in a core memory ha.

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i_lurvz_poached_eggs t1_je5xkcp wrote

I thought it was below the knee

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FistCookies t1_je5ymaw wrote

Oh mannn.. that’s pretty low.. sounds like playing in chairs or something..

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FistCookies t1_je616yz wrote

You know what.. still below the waist righttt. I’m sure you are correct in a version by all means

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WheelsMan1 t1_je5tgx6 wrote

>Below the waist though..

No dick punches...

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FistCookies t1_je5yw2r wrote

Nah.. hold the circle below the waist inconspicuously

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FourAM t1_je77k69 wrote

Yeah this was literally in the rules. Its so you can’t just throw it in someone’s face and then punch ‘em

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DarkLordKefka t1_je73d4i wrote

Oh. I remember that game. Had always known it as Newfoundland Tennis.

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P12oooF t1_je60xte wrote

Its called upside down white power symbol....

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Major_Twang t1_je5iibn wrote

Sorry - British.

Didn't recognise the white power thing. What's a padiddle ?

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ellenkates t1_je5qez8 wrote

A car with one headlight out. The 1st person to see one and cry "padiddle" gets to punch the other.

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not_a_sex_worker t1_je5ksbv wrote

It isn't white power, it's a game boys play to have an excuse to hit each other in the arm. Progressives call it a white power symbol because to them, everything in US is a white power symbol

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jonny3jack t1_je5yq4t wrote

Weak. We've all seen many pictures of cops, etc. flashing that symbol. And they have lost jobs. We know what it means. A video game thing?

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OblongAndKneeless t1_je6jzni wrote

It's a hand signal shared by white supremacists...a combination of W and P for "white power". The guy stuck it to his car upside down.

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Nice_Exercise5552 t1_je6rp4m wrote

I’m not sure why people downvoted you for stating a fact. Yeah, the gesture has been used to mean other things. But it has most recently been co-opted by the natzi wannabes and used to mean exactly what you say it is used to mean. It sucks that it has been co-opted in that way, but it’s true.

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HYPERBOLE_TRAIN t1_je6z08y wrote

You nazis keep showing up in every one of these posts to make sure everyone know it’s used in that way instead of letting people take it back.

You deserve the downvotes.

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Nice_Exercise5552 t1_jecsxl1 wrote

Hyperbole Train, you’re intentionally obtuse. We’re obviously not Nazis, we are people who are calling out the Nazi dog whistles. If something in use is hurting people because it has been co-opted by a hate group and then the co-opted version of it ends up being used in things like political rallies than it should be called out when people use it so that they understand there might be unintended consequences of their use of it. The word “Idiot” was once a valid diagnostic term that would not fly today. Hysterical was another term that was in medical use and has since taken on other meaning and would not be appropriate to use today. For example, it would not relate to their originally intended uses if I were to call you hysterical or an idiot for calling us Nazis; that would be inappropriate.

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HYPERBOLE_TRAIN t1_jedxs06 wrote

Spend more time thinking and less time preparing word salad. Self reflection would do you well.

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Nice_Exercise5552 t1_jeh0s8i wrote

Just because you can’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s “word salad”.

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i_lurvz_poached_eggs t1_je5xi0p wrote

I got this tattooed below my left knee and in tiny tiny cursive it says "you just lost the game."

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OblongAndKneeless t1_je6k4s7 wrote

oy. How many people think it means "white power"?

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Frosty20thc t1_je77ro6 wrote

Sad we have to clarify with some people it is the ball gazer not white power 😢

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Arkanskull t1_je5piv1 wrote

I punched myself. I know the rules.

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Jarringly t1_je6psct wrote

I put the same decal on my jeep, posted in r/jeep, then was called a racist nazi in about 10 seconds.

Apparently some people are oblivious to this gem of a game

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BlarneyBlackfyre t1_je7i6u7 wrote

Does anyone remember when this episode of Malcolm in the Middle aired on TV? The next day of school was a complete war zone

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ignoranceisbliss101 t1_je57qsj wrote

That took me far to fucking long dude. I was searching like I was looking for fucking Waldo or something. My gods man I was back to those hard I-Spy books from when I was in 3rd grade. You just gave me flashbacks and ptsd. Unlocked that core traumatic memory.

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davidgt22 t1_je5k3j3 wrote

That dude is gigachad

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Tmart5150 t1_je5uiy3 wrote

Took me a minute.. got me. Dam it. Well played.

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n80r t1_je5ypdy wrote

Is this the Huntington, Garfield and Atlantic intersection?

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moonknight8794 t1_je61rxp wrote

That looks exactly like a car in my hometown lol and that building looks like a liquor store from there too

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RedditModsRuseles t1_je6vg59 wrote

didnt some states banned this shit and branded it as "White power" or some dumb shit like that? i still punch people in the nuts every time they catch a glimpse

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Tanakhan t1_je88d3e wrote

Was more shocked at seeing a Kayzo sticker randomly on this sub, and then zoomed in and saw the Slander and Porter Robinson stickers.

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rick_gutz t1_je8ch4n wrote

Ahhhhh... Damnit!!! I have been on a good run until know. Thanks a lot.

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ExhibitionistBrit t1_je5u412 wrote

This isn’t even valid for that game. You have to be able to put your finger through the hole. A picture of the hand is nothing.

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hawksmythe1 t1_je8stpw wrote

I think that's to indicate when upside down in ditch, things are ok

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Danibecr84 t1_je63h7q wrote

This is the "made ya look" sign right???? When did the stupid ass racists take it over? People get offended about white power when they see it....

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states_obvioustruths t1_je66l0k wrote

It was an online prank to show off the gullibility of media organizations. Major news companies and even the Anti-Defamation League bought it hook, line, and sinker.

After the hoax was revealed aforementioned organizations doubled down rather than admit that they were fooled. Vague assertions that "no really, actual racists are doing it now" fell flat with the public.

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chobbsey t1_je72e4r wrote

Wait, didn't White Nationalists' sequestrate that sign/signal?

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je5pikl wrote

Yeah, unfortunately probably time to stop playing this game since that symbol has been cooped by white supremacists. At the very least it brings to mind the possibility that the guy put it there as a dog whistle.

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Tok3n- t1_je5ubyo wrote

No, it’s not time to stop. There’s no hateful intent there. It’s a game for kids. If white supremacists started using the peace sign, or sign language, would we have to stop that too? What if they started saying “love” as a hate word, should I stop telling my family that I love them? No…that’s just foolishness and fear mongering.

So long as you’re not acting like a racist shitbag and your intentions are good, you shouldn’t change your behavior. Some little group’s idea of what hate gestures are will corrupt everything and everyone if you let them win.

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Gobiego t1_je64zjt wrote

Not only that, but it was a 4chan troll job that some folks looking for boogie men latched onto. The freaking circle game hand signal has NOTHING to do with anything else, despite how desperately some folks cling to that myth. 4chan trolls are the best trolls.

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Tok3n- t1_je67dja wrote

Thanks, that’s really good to know.

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je5v3h4 wrote

There's the way the world should be, and there's the way the world is. Yeah, it should work the way you want it to, but it doesn't. Believe it or not, if one of the first impressions people have about you is the possibility that you're a white supremacist, it's going to negatively impact your life.

It's why I don't fly the Canadian flag anymore. Because ignorant assholes have turned it into a symbol of ignorance, so if I fly it, that will be people's first thought. Sure, if they talked to me and got to know me they would see that I'm not an ignorant asshole, but far more people are going to see the flag than actually get to know me.

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Tok3n- t1_je63dpj wrote

I personally respect your patriotism and love for your wonderful country 🇨🇦 (I’m not Canadian, but there’s a lot to love there). The people of Canada should not be afraid to fly their own flag.

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LeTouatteRatte t1_je5ux3c wrote

Under that logic, swastikas are ok for you?

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Tok3n- t1_je5v7vr wrote

They use them in movies and history books frequently. Their intent is not to spread hate, it’s to teach anti-hate. Yes, they are okay when their intentions are not racist.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to elaborate further. I hope that clears it up.

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LeTouatteRatte t1_je5vynt wrote

I mean as a religious symbol. It was a religious symbol before it got appropriated by the nazis.

I believe a significant amount of people would find it unbearable if that sign were to be displayed on the streets.

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Tok3n- t1_je5zlxu wrote

Yes, it is okay and is still used as a religious symbol. My mother in law follows Buddhism and some of her statues have the symbol on it. She doesn’t eat meat, doesn’t kill bugs (intentionally), believes in non violence and watches pbs kids and other family friendly shows. Like this picture though, the angle on her statues are not the same and there is no hate intended in her prayers.

Edit: Part two to your post: If it was turned from a symbol of peace to a symbol of hate, in time it could return to a symbol of peace again if people chose to believe in it. For now they see it as a symbol of hate, and that’s completely understandable.

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absolute_panic OP t1_je5rf4i wrote

I had no idea the racist meaning of this was even a thing. But this in Los Angeles and the dude driving was Latino, so I feel like that’s probably not what he meant.

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Tok3n- t1_je62871 wrote

Same here, they couldn’t think of their own gang sign so they had to use an OK symbol…kinda pathetic.

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bwforge t1_je61ip9 wrote

That was a meme pushed by 4chan and idiot proud boys fell for it and idiot SJW's fell for it. It's not a hate symbol.

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je61t7y wrote

Guess what. Even if it started as a meme, when it began being used as a symbol by hate groups to symbolize hate, it became a hate symbol.

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bwforge t1_je639f7 wrote

Nah you're dumb lol have a little more common sense and quit thinking one dimensionally.

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je63bzv wrote

How did the swastika become a hate symbol?

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bwforge t1_je63mff wrote

The swastika is also still used throughout the world by various cultures and religions and the symbol predated Hitlers appropriated versjon of it. The hand circle thing was a meme and it successfully tricked stupid people like you into sheeping out on your views.

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je659qb wrote

>the symbol predated Hitlers appropriated versjon of it.

That's the point.

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bwforge t1_je686af wrote

https://youtu.be/dxZkUpknL2k

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Interesting_Pudding9 t1_je69l4i wrote

That show hasn't been made for over 15 years. It's out of date. I am fully aware of the history of the circle game, it's an experience I lived through. But things change, it's unreasonable to expect the world to stay exactly the same as it was when you were a child.

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mykreau t1_je5d79g wrote

I get that the fingers is a funny internet game and all, but a dude with a decal on his car is likely more showing the more modern interpretation of the hand symbol; white power, alt right bullshit.

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Githyerazi t1_je5es7m wrote

I don't even know what the classical interpretation should be, much less the modern one. I thought it was a decal because his car was too low to put those rubber testicles that trucks or on the trailer hitches. I personally interpret them to mean "my balls are back here, the dick is up front driving"

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haterhurter1 t1_je5hekl wrote

the white power one is the right side up version. this direction that's an M not a W.

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mykreau t1_je5q74u wrote

Don't know why you're all mad at me, I didn't coopt the symbol for a racist agenda and ruin your fun. That's the trouble with Nazis and bigots (among other things), they take something kinda fun and interesting, like an internet punching game, Nordic runes, the number 88, Tibetan symbols, Mazdas, comic book characters, America, etc and totally ruin it for everyone.

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