Whamageddon. Apparently it's a thing

axisus

The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas".

It has a website:
https://whamageddon.com/#rules

People get irate:
Whamageddon: DJ sorry for playing Last Christmas by Wham!

My personal take is fine, if people want to do that, but you can't really chastise a DJ for playing an Xmas song at Xmas!

Nitefly

I read that this morning - it's pretty difficult to avoid it...

bertie

its been a thing for a few years I think

roberty

I have not been whammed so far this year

Cols

I got sent to Whamhalla on 1st December.

bertie

roberty said:

I have not been whammed so far this year

I managed to last until yesterday morning when Mrs bert asked the echo in the kitchen to play some "christmas classics"  that was the first fucking choon on..............still could've been worse,  couldve been Shariah Careless 

VimFuego

I actually got sent to whamhalla on the 27th November, but fortunately a loophole in the rules meant it didn't count.

I've been "playing" this for a few years, it's a bit of harmless fun. I'm most likely to hear it in an ambulance radio, so it's something to occupy me instead of caring for those boring patients.

fretmeister

It’s been a thing for about 10 years.

dazzajl

I’ve been got on the 1st for soooooo many years, this year I was offered the job of opening up and manning reception at Whamhalla

Sporky

It's only a thing if you let it be a thing.

Same as The Game.

pigface

I only became aware of this game today. I have not knowingly heard the atrocity this year, although perhaps this is a consequence of not having thought about it. Am I still in the game? The rules are less that clear on this point.

Shrews

How does anyone know you're not telling fibs if you get to Dec 24th without hearing it (but secretly have)?

english_bob

Shrews said:

How does anyone know you're not telling fibs if you get to Dec 24th without hearing it (but secretly have)?

If you lie the ghost of Andrew Ridgeley will visit you on Christmas Eve night and show you the error of your ways.

fretmeister

Sporky said:

It's only a thing if you let it be a thing.

Same as The Game.

Ah damnit! 

hollywoodrox

I’m whambivalent about it all

RaymondLin

I found it 2 weeks ago, I know someone played it last year....I am still in because I've been in Morocco all week.

But I don't listen to the radio, watch TV and don't go shopping, often....

DefaultM

Sporky said:

It's only a thing if you let it be a thing.

Same as The Game.

A guy I used to work with took The Game very seriously. I once said you just lost The Game to him and he was absolutely furious, to the point I thought he was joking.
 He wasn't joking, he was genuinely mad and fell out with me for the rest of the day. I didn't and still don't know what to think about it.

RandallFlagg

TLDR, is it like Squid Game? do you die if you hear it?

Sporky

DefaultM said:

Sporky said:

It's only a thing if you let it be a thing.

Same as The Game.

A guy I used to work with took The Game very seriously. I once said you just lost The Game to him and he was absolutely furious, to the point I thought he was joking.
 He wasn't joking, he was genuinely mad and fell out with me for the rest of the day. I didn't and still don't know what to think about it.

I don't get it. It's a choice. Even if you've heard of it, you can just completely reject the idea.

VimFuego

RandallFlagg said:

TLDR, is it like Squid Game? do you die if you hear it?

I like to think that each time you hear it, a little bit of you inside dies. 

maltingsaudio

I avoided it until last Thursday when the petrol station I was in had it on. 
Regarding Fairytale of New York, I sometimes work for a Pogues tribute band and they play it every gig, even in July!