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Evil genius or dick move?

26 replies

DontPeeInThePlayHouse · 11/12/2021 08:57

School mum has set her ringtone to Last Christmas.

So many of us lost whamageddon at pick up time yesterday afternoon while she chortled at her genius.

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LightDrizzle · 11/12/2021 08:59

Evil genius!

IncompleteSenten · 11/12/2021 09:00

Oh yes. Evil genius indeed.

AlCalavicci · 11/12/2021 09:01

H ha evil genius

Harlequin1088 · 11/12/2021 09:02

Dick move. That's not in the spirit of Whamageddon. You're supposed to lose naturally by accidentally hearing it playing in the supermarket or something.

Still, you did better than me - I only made it to 2nd December this year which is a personal worst! It's my housemate's fault though - I got home from work and he'd put Christmas tunes on the Alexa to make the house feel "festive" and before I could open my mouth to tell him I was still in the running for Whamageddon - bam! - first few bars of 'Last Christmas' started playing. He was mortified when I explained (after angrily throwing a teabag at him) 😂

Double3xposure · 11/12/2021 09:03

Whambush

SoupDragon · 11/12/2021 09:06

I'm not playing but it it's just occurred to me that I haven't heard it yet 😂

IncompleteSenten · 11/12/2021 09:08

@Double3xposure

Whambush
😂😂😂
Double3xposure · 11/12/2021 09:08

Here you are soupie

EdenFlower · 11/12/2021 09:10

Does it count if you hear a cover version of Last Christmas, not the original?

DontPeeInThePlayHouse · 11/12/2021 09:12

@EdenFlower

Does it count if you hear a cover version of Last Christmas, not the original?
It has to be the original to lose.
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ThirdElephant · 11/12/2021 09:12

Evil genius. Though I couldn't get het up about it tbh- my local radio station played it on the 27th November this year! Twice. It was literally the first Christmas song I'd heard this year and it wasn't even December.

DontPeeInThePlayHouse · 11/12/2021 09:13

@Double3xposure

Whambush
Grin

Brilliant!

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SoupDragon · 11/12/2021 09:13

[quote Double3xposure]Here you are soupie

[/quote] I can resist 😇
Double3xposure · 11/12/2021 09:18

Oh go on, you know you want to.

ThirdElephant · 11/12/2021 09:18

@EdenFlower

Does it count if you hear a cover version of Last Christmas, not the original?
I don't think so, because that's not Wham!

(Please note the ! here is used as part of 'Wham!', not to express strength of feeling.)

picklemewalnuts · 11/12/2021 09:22

The very first year I learned about whamageddon, and I lost pretty much as soon as I knew I was playing. First Christmas song of the year.

Double3xposure · 11/12/2021 09:28

YY covers don’t count. Has to be the original.

SoupDragon · 11/12/2021 09:37

@Double3xposure

Oh go on, you know you want to.
I'm singing it to myself instead. 😂
RubyKitty · 11/12/2021 09:39

Evil genius 😂

StCharlotte · 11/12/2021 09:50

@Double3xposure

Whambush
Grin

I've been listening to the Post Modern Jukebox version and they say cover versions don't count in Whamageddon so you're still in as far as I'm concerned.

HandlebarLadyTash · 11/12/2021 09:58

Love it

Returnoftheowl · 11/12/2021 10:40

She's a dick who likes to spoil others people's fun. It's about losing naturally when youb here it in a shop or something, being whambushed isn't in the spirit!

HereticFanjo · 11/12/2021 11:14

Yep dick move. Whambushes are definitely not in the spirit.

Slams gavel

Peanutbutterfingers · 11/12/2021 12:05

I was doing really well then lost in the hairdressers this morning.

Whambush definitely not in the spirit

DontPeeInThePlayHouse · 11/12/2021 18:13

Plus side is I can now listen to the radio without twitching Grin

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