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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe complete, true story of Charlie Charlie, the ‘demonic’ teen game overtaking the Internet
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/05/26/the-complete-true-story-of-charlie-charlie-the-demonic-teen-game-overtaking-the-internet/If you are one of those crotchety people who believe the kids these days are somehow less inspired than generations before, then I come bearing new evidence: Even their superstitions are lamer than ours!
Charlie Charlie, a game/Internet urban legend of sudden and inexplicable popularity, surged to the top of the global social media charts this weekend after kicking around on the Spanish-language Internet for much of eternity. As of this writing, #CharlieCharlieChallenge has been tweeted more than 1.6 million times. More people are Googling Charlie Charlie than virtually any other news event.
Whats all this about?! Below, our no-nonsense explainer for the old/unimpressed.
How do you play Charlie Charlie?
Simple! You could, if you wanted, even do it at your desk.
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The complete, true story of Charlie Charlie, the ‘demonic’ teen game overtaking the Internet (Original Post)
steve2470
May 2015
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zappaman
(20,606 posts)1. Try it while playing Stairway To Heaven backwards and
you'll summon the devil himself!
Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)3. tell me about it.
I know, he showed up and drank all my beer, tuned my tv to NASCAR and will not leave. Oh, that's my brother in law, same thing really.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)2. It's a vine version of those little hand-puppet things you make out of paper
"proof that kids are less inspired these days!" indeed. Coming from someone who hasn't changed their radio station since 1967, no doubt.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)4. Somehow this sounds rather like an urban legend.
It's really no different from using a Ouija Board or a Magic 8 ball.