game mind game game mental game objective avoid thinking game thinking game constitutes loss announced time occurs impossible win versions game depending variation game world aware game playing time tactics developed increase number people aware game increase number losses origins game unknown game featuring ironic processing played gameplay commonly reported rules game world playing game narrowed everybody world knows game playing game alternatively playing game person choose play game require consent play stop playing thinks game loses losses announced verbally phrase lost game way example facebook people signals expressions remind game constitutes thinking game clear discusses game explicitly realizing lost constitute loss says game understanding rules lost interpretation according interpretations lose announces loss second rule implies loses regardless think game player announced loss thinks game variants allow grace period seconds thirty minutes forget game player lose game common rules define point game ends players state game ends prime minister united_kingdom announces television game variations game allow person win interpretation winning game thinking comic reads won game tells players free won completely forgotten game strategies strategies focus making lose game common methods include saying game loud writing game hidden note graffiti public places associations game especially time thing inadvertently causes lose players enjoy thinking elaborate cause lose game strategies involve merchandise shirts buttons posters created advertise game game spread social media websites facebook twitter origin origins game uncertain news article says game probably early 1990s originated australia england theory invented london british engineers missed train spend night platform attempted avoid thinking situation thought lost theory traces game london created people journalist web recalled playing game school late 1990s game created members attempting create game fit game theory blog post august described game taylor claimed found game online months ago earliest known reference internet game commonly spread internet facebook twitter word mouth psychology game example ironic processing known white bear principle attempts avoid certain thoughts thoughts persistent early examples ironic processing played white bear game brother stand corner think white bear mentioned game essay psychological study game involved participants asked record lost weeks study caused participants losses claimed effect contributed participants recorded vastly different numbers losses common reasons included references taking notes references time seeing thinking people play game played large losses strong found reception game described challenging fun play pointless internet forums awful gamespy schools including ohio game banned game described game mind virus newspapers including metro contained articles game interviewed owner saturday morning featured sketches relating game youtube videos game attracted hundreds thousands views largest facebook group relating game members knowledge engine answers game response lost celebrities know game actor tweeted game talked game multiple occasions facebook attempts increase losses game involved time poll manipulated group anonymous people names formed game referencing game
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