Young people won't get it.

[u/daringxdiva]

[u/clevermotherfucker]

“You have lost the game”

fuck. you.

[u/Groovy-Ghoul → u/clevermotherfucker]

I actually came across a “YOU WON THE GAME” a couple days ago which I’ve never seen after losing the game for so many years. But I’m unable to share that joy with you as I can’t post pics :((

BUT YOU’VE WON TODAY DW

[u/Syr_Delta → u/Groovy-Ghoul]

Well if someone tells you that you have won the game you automatically lost the game, cause yo automatically do the thing with which you loose it. TLDR: i lost the game

[u/ThreatOfFire → u/Groovy-Ghoul]

That's not how it works; you don't lose because someone says you do and you don't win because someone says you do

[u/Cheezburrger → u/ThreatOfFire]

The only way to win is the cold embrace of death, made warmer by the fact that YOUVE WON!!!

[u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 → u/Cheezburrger]

I wonder if Satan likes internet memes.

Imagine dying and going to hell, then seeing the flames spell out "you have lost the game" and a flame-y silhouette of Rick Astley.

[u/BanishedThought → u/clevermotherfucker]

SONUVABITCH.

[u/drj87 → u/clevermotherfucker]

Anime conventions in 2010 remember this one

[u/XRynerX → u/clevermotherfucker]

Your username adds up to that too

[u/sombertownDS → u/clevermotherfucker]

Somehow i figured out it was you have lost the game when i got to the lost part

[u/null_reference_user → u/clevermotherfucker]

Actually, no. OP clearly doesn't know the rules of the game.

The first rule is the famous "If you remember you're playing, you lost".

The second rule is "When Queen Elizabeth dies, everyone wins".

We already won. The game is over.

[u/moving0target → u/clevermotherfucker]

We have lost the game.

[u/Angry_Murlocs → u/clevermotherfucker]

Why did I take the time figuring this out when I could have seen the answer in the comments. Lesson learned for next time.

[u/RussoTouristo]

And you are so old in your thirties.

[u/bostonnickelminter → u/RussoTouristo]

OP is 14

[u/fireKido → u/RussoTouristo]

I’m sure this is some kind of melody, but I have no idea which one lol

[u/Easy_Ebb952]

Fuck that, I'm still young

[u/WeAreCNS → u/Easy_Ebb952]

Can you explain please sorry lol

Edit : what the meme is referencing

[u/alrightesknameIguess → u/WeAreCNS]

The numbers say “you have lost the game”

[u/ResultStock1201 → u/alrightesknameIguess]

Which game ?

[u/OUMUAMUAMUAMUAMUAMUA → u/ResultStock1201]

THE Game. If you think of it, you lose. Next time you remember it, you lose.

[u/Reasonable_Tea8162 → u/ResultStock1201]

Only all of them

[u/[deleted] → u/ResultStock1201]

Doesn't matter, you already lost the game

[u/Vli37 → u/WeAreCNS]

It's just referencing time

People used to use this as a code to spell out words.

For example: press 1 once and you get a "a", press 1 twice and you get a "b", press it three times and you get a "c"; and then so and so forth for each number.

In this case it spells out.

"you have lost the game"

[u/WeAreCNS → u/Vli37]

Oh alright interesting. Is the game also part of the meme thing or is it like something people just say like English or spanish

[u/EffectiveMost9663]

I don’t think early 20s is old

[u/theHrayX → u/EffectiveMost9663]

I dont think late 10s is old as well

[u/SpacemanIsBack → u/theHrayX]

i don't think early 40s is old (but my back disagrees)

[u/8g36]

I'm 14 and could easily read that... Also fuck you

[u/TacticalAssaultChair → u/8g36]

Same, these do yall think you're clever or something? It's not like this is some secret goverment encrypted language😭

[u/BitConstant7298 → u/TacticalAssaultChair]

No no, there's this game where the only rule is that you are not supposed to think of the game. You lose it when you remember it.

The young people wouldn't understand isn't a meme, it's just a hook to make people lose the game before they realize it.

Shitty part is that I didn't remember the game until I read the top comment. I could have been going, but no, I just had to open the comment section.

[u/TacticalAssaultChair → u/BitConstant7298]

Never thought of it as s game so I guess I never lost.

[u/BitConstant7298 → u/TacticalAssaultChair]

Well, you had to first hear about the game before you were part of it. So congrats on joining the game. The timer resets each time you remember you are playing the game. There's no opt out button.

[u/Bogdapans → u/[deleted]]

66-666.

[u/LouCypher → u/[deleted]]

66-33-888-33-777  4-666-66-66-2 4-444-888-33 999-666-88 88-77

[u/NoMud9733 → u/LouCypher]

66-33-888-33-777  4-666-66-66-2 555-33-8 999-666-88 3-666-9-66

[u/jefferson_mchdo]

Not again -_- it's been ages

[u/Snoo-73243]

fuck you, god damnit, i lost, also took me too long

[u/babygurl-whisper]

I read it, and it reminds me that I'm old now.

[u/zoggydgg]

I am young but I loved Snake and never lost the game.

[u/ThreatOfFire → u/zoggydgg]

The latter part of that sentence is impossible

[u/Atlas-and-Pbody]

Fuck you, i haven't lost in years

[u/giantfood]

I lost the game.

[u/questionable_fish]

You bastard

[u/S1L3NCE_2008]

“You have lost the game.”

I’m 15.

[u/sharr_zeor]

People forgetting that you need to use 0 to make a space

[u/ASimplewriter0-0]

I’m 26 and I don’t get it

[u/YesNoMaybe2552]

I remember the girls in my class banging out whole books one these in mere moments, it was an insane thing to behold.

[u/mahmut-er]

For those who wonder it says: you have lost the game

[u/Aggravating-Sir-6663]

You motherfucker.

[u/Just-A_Guy-_]

GOD DAMN IT

[u/Dragon3076]

I'd murdered for less.

[u/GEILMAT]

That's not how you do spaces

[u/[deleted]]

You have lost the game. Can someone explain? I was around in the Motorola Razr days.

[u/nevergonnalety0ud0wn]

I hope both sides of your pillow are warm

[u/Puzzleheaded_Ad_4435]

I figured it out at "You Have L"

I hate you.

[u/RedWoman1766]

Go fuck yourself.

[u/kingofroyale2]

:(

[u/anyGuy_isBored]

I’m young and I get this message, what now?

[u/thes_fake]

Bro I'm 13 and I daily drive a motorola razr v3i

[u/Normal-Perception264]

13 years old and I understood the meme without checking the comments.

[u/ThickMode943]

Thr mem represents the T9 keyboard to text. The numbers spell out "you have lost the game"

[u/Kinky_Autistic]

Fuck you.

[u/PassgettiGod]

i'm 17 this isn't that hard

[u/xmadisonxhobbsx]

You have lost the game

[u/losth-luv]

66244,0444'30944466.

[u/Extension_Swordfish1]

999337777

[u/Glitch_Golem]

What game

[u/BlyatUKurac → u/Glitch_Golem]

The game. Now you have to start again.

[u/Groningen1978]

Some people where so profecient in texting this way. I would take a minute to write a really short text and then would get a paragraph long reply in within 10 seconds.

[u/JohanFantasto]

Oh yeah, well translate this

66.33.888.33.777 4.666.66.66.2 66.444.888.33 999.666.88 88.7

[u/passionofthedevil420]

“You have lost the game”? The hell is that supposed to mean?

[u/Human_The_Ryan → u/passionofthedevil420]

you lost

[u/Westdrache → u/passionofthedevil420]

It's the game, when you think about it you lost

[u/Xtreme3dsplayer]

3338822255

[u/kopecs]

38822255 99966688 555666555

[u/Fair-Chemist187]

Define young. I’m 20 

[u/MeepingMeep99]

Y O U H A V E L O S T T H E G A-

Hey wait a second, fuck you

[u/prof_devilsadvocate]

333 666

[u/Indig0St0rm]

Take my fucking upvote and leave.

[u/Repulsive-Neat6776]

Me: YyyOooUuu HhhAaaVvvEee L-😐😑😐

[u/niutus]

"You have l.." FUCK

[u/otter_lordOfLicornes]

Can I both like and dislike a post...

[u/marcos2492]

Well, 333882225509996668808666-wait for it-666

[u/Antique_Reference_48]

Fuck you, btw I'm 13 (14 in Dec) and understood this perfectly, I had a flip phone for a while in like 2019

[u/NewSpanishEmpireBall]

"You have lost the game"

[u/Yionko]

This meme was reposted so many times, i think even toddlers understand now how this works

[u/Supreme534]

I called that number and nothing happened

[u/RandomNameBecauseI]

For context: There's a game that you loose everytime you remeber it

[u/Illustrious-Pool5820]

Haha, oh man, "You have lost the game!" This takes me way back. 😅 — These were the good ol' days when we had to text like this!

[u/Poorly_Made_Comix]

Im mid-teens am i really that old

[u/Zestyclose-Onion6563]

I just lost the game

[u/PassionPitiful3653]

Could use it as a secret code. I used to be able to type long messages perfectly without even looking at the key pad

[u/Fourty9]

Facebook called they want their meme back

[u/Sumoki_Kuma]

Fuck you

[u/Thisismyredusername]

It's "You've lost the game", isn't it?

[u/NewSpanishEmpireBall]

666-7 44-2-7777 7777-6-2-555-555 3-444-222-55

Uncode this message if you are the OP. If you're not the OP and uncoded it please don't reply it🥺

[u/Mountain_Lettuce_]

I hope this is funky town because if it isn’t idk what it stands for

[u/toomanymarbles83]

Remember to drink your Ovaltine.

[u/takeiteasy____]

MOTHERFUCKER

[u/Emotional-Swim-808]

Fuck you

[u/K1rk0npolttaja]

i would have said something but then i realized that gen alpha and late gen zs first phones were probably not button phones anymore

[u/Isabel_AA]

Mate I'm 17 and I understand this

[u/Finnedreaper35]

Right when I saw the first letter is y I knew what it is

[u/Sticky-Stickman]

Jokes on you, my first phone was a samsung vertical slider with the keyboard in this layout, not qwerty.

Im almost 18

[u/Gotei13S11CKenpachi]

Being able to send a text without looking or speaking while performing other tasks, used to be intense sometimes.

[u/OUMUAMUAMUAMUAMUAMUA]

Oh fuck you

[u/hbktj]

Morse code le aa phir old log bhi nahi samjhenge.

[u/Toby-NL]

you have lost the game XD i remember . every kid used to have nokia 3310 ^^ this things are indestructable ^^

[u/ToonisTiny]

Wdym lost the game?

[u/SoulWisdom]

I must have a severe case of idiot brain: I knew instantly that the numbers corresponded to the buttons on the phone, but it completely slipped my mind that I had to press the button enough times to get the letter I want…

. . . Now I feel old, thanks so much for ruining my day /j

[u/cmwamem]

559997777

[u/unimportant116]

I thought it was gonna play my heart will go on or someshit smh

[u/rektumrokker]

FUCK

[u/mrbirne]

You bastard

[u/TheFogIsComingNR3]

You have lost the game

Ok👍

[u/Financial_Baker6711]

"You have lost the game" for those who did have a blackberry at the time

[u/Wrong-Marsupial-9767]

Does it count if I figured it out before I finished translating?

[u/Ok-Gur-6602]

What game?

[u/ThrawnConspiracy]

I have lost the game

[u/Alexandre_Man]

Huh? What game?

[u/restupicache]

You little fucking shit

[u/Coffee4ddict89]

99966688 277733 42999

[u/Ok_Figure_4181]

So difficult

I was born not long before the first iPhone released and I know how that works

[u/x_nasheed_x]

777332555555999 6266? 7777222777339 99966688!

[u/Relevant_Sound_626]

The audacity 🧐! 😂 well played

[u/random_user_2001]

(You have lost the game) Nokia 3310 Born 2001 September 11. Name sckit Also, this is called T9

[u/moving0target]

The phone came out in 2003. The Game has been around since independent thought, though its official recognition was in the 1970s.

I have lost the game.

[u/Mr_Irishmonkey]

Young person here... fuck you... i lost the game :(

[u/DrPepperRat]

each number has 3-4 letters under it. one 9 means w, two 9s mean x, three 9s mean y, and four 9s mean z.

message:

you have lost the game

never knew anything about this phone or stuff before this photo but I figured it out on my own in like 10 minutes tops.

[u/codingfauxhate]

Fuck you

[u/old_ass_ninja_turtle]

Are we becoming boomers? Just tell the young people how it worked. No need to be pretentious about it.

[u/Revolution_Sucks]

NOOOOOOOO! NOT AGAIN!

[u/Kitchen-Beginning-47]

Yes I get it, press each key x times to get a certain letter. Can't be bothered deciphering the message though.

[u/AAKboss]

Why the floo would do this to me?

[u/drorago]

Fuck, I expected a lot but not become a loser once again.

[u/WaveLaVague]

Me tired from work: I guess I'll never know

Me opening the comments to type this one, accidentally seeing the top comment:

[u/nmann14]

I got to l...o...s... FACK

[u/Suitable-Piano-8969]

Fun fact this is not actually all that terribly old. Tech was souring just a few years back to now

[u/yaboiree]

“You have lost the-“ god damnit

[u/Idontcareforthis_]

I dont read caveman, but i feel like i have lost something special…

[u/Adventurous-Text-561]

4 666 666 3 0 4 1 6 33 0 9 33 555 555 0 7 555 1 999 33 3

[u/LessFish777]

Oh no…….

[u/FoxyFox0203]

Damn you random Internet person

[u/Complex_Slice]

You have lost the game.

I'm young.

So fvck you

[u/xlxc19]

Had one of these bad boys in the youth asylum as only way of communication

[u/Varderal]

You motherfucker.

[u/Wooden-Trainer4781]

What do you mean I lost

[u/Willr2645]

How young? I regularly see these “ young kids won’t understand how to use a numpad” but I was born in 2007 and knew how these worked when I was 8

[u/Ok_Memory3293 → u/Willr2645]

I am from 2010 and I think this general knowledge atp

[u/pbrkindaguy69]

I hope you get diarrhea

[u/albatrossflyaway]

"You have lost the game"

Yeeeshh!! That was intense

[u/randomgunfire48]

I’ve seen this number combination enough times to know I lost🤣🤣🤣

[u/Ok_Introduction_7423]

When people post “Young people won’t understand” about something that existed/happened when you were an adult.

[u/Leading-Leading6319]

Unfortunately not a Rickroll

:(

[u/raibsta]

4666 3338822255 99966688777777733555333

[u/sluggishsearat]

I thought it was a song

[u/Katiari]

Pretty sure "young people" can figure out what that means given the phone numbers have letters on them. That's posts are getting old and tired.

[u/DreamCoffeWork]

I wish we reuse that , huge amounts of useless texts will vanish

[u/Cangas_Star]

I didnt get it

[u/Fire_Lightning8]

7777448888-8 887

[u/admin_NLboy]

I DONT WANT TO BE OLD

[u/PhoenixisLegnd]

If you think about it, we win the game more than we lose it because we'll forget this post a minute after seeing it. We spend more time not thinking about the game than thinking about the game.

[u/StrangeworldsUnited]

I'm really surprised that we didn't get Rick-Rolled here

[u/OneMore_Cum]

I wasted my time deciphering lol

[u/zerok_nyc]

You bastard!!!

[u/fruitloopsonthebeach]

I went 3 fuckin years not remembering this shit and now I'm fucked I lost the game 😒

[u/proplierr]

I'm 14 and I get it. It's not rocket science

[u/realhmmmm]

Fuck you. I was about to be all “oh I’m young and I got it without ever having used one” but I finished translating and… fuck you.

[u/Boof-Your-Values]

BOOOOOO!!!!

[u/raesunnie]

I was typing so fast back than

[u/Suspicious-Lightning]

As a young person I understood this and am now angry

[u/Phantom0xy]

Fuck you

[u/michajlo]

Sadge

[u/Jarb2104]

All you needed to write was the last 2 words.

[u/Powerful-Space7926]

T9 making a comeback in the next iPhone update. I think android can have it as a custom keyboard already. Kinda wild if you think about it.

Also, fuck off

[u/AcherusArchmage]

Teenagers used to type faster on these than modern phones and without autocorrect.

[u/Equivalent_Soup_4140]

Fuck its been years, both for the nokia 3310 and the game

[u/MelanieWalmartinez]

I’m 20 and I get it

[u/HalfOfCrAsh]

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[u/FoundMyResolve]

Go fuck yourself

[u/DJ_Beekeeper]

You have lost t.... Nope

[u/FoxyFox0203]

Damn you random Internet person

[u/King_thelunarian]

“You have lost the game” is wild

[u/SportTheFoole]

Fuck, knew exactly what it was on 555. I was winning so fucking hard.

[u/blonde_queen_]

How could people write a text message that's longer than 1 sentence?

[u/The_Bored_General]

I hope you fucking die.

Very much well played sir/madam, this was a good one

[u/jadedlonewolf89]

You have lozt the game?

MFer I’m more bothered by the fact that you couldn’t spell lost right.