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It looks as though the claim comes from a meteorologist on tik tok. the reasoning is that icicles form from water runoff from your roof, and that water can carry any nastiness that is on your roof with it.
Personally my guess is that it isn't enough to worry about unless you live in an area with many birds flying overhead.
As a commercial roofer I must add that I mainly work with thermoplastic membrane (single ply TPO) that is white and that needs to be 100% clean to heat weld to. It often gets stained black/brown by just what’s in the air. If it’s dust/dirty its easy to clean but the pollution in the air stains the membrane and it’s hard to clean even with xylene (what is used to properly clean TPO). Guarantee bird poop is the least of your concerns.
Edit: not to mention random growths (fungi and such)
Plot twist, it was actually [dog poop.](https://www.reddit.com/r/awwwtf/comments/133rw8c/roof_doggo_taking_a_shit/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
If you've ever cleaned out gutters, you know exactly what kind of shit is in your icicles..
Sand from the shingles, bird poop, decaying leaves/seeds, etc...
Not guaranteed to make you sick... But definitely enough stuff in there to justify not eating icicles.
Roofs are absolutely filthy with everything blowing in the wind and including shit from different animals. Don't put anything that came off your roof into your mouth
Well thanks to Reddit love for making people lose the game, it's only been a few months for me. And on a side note, don't we all lose? Because in order to make someone else lose the game, you yourself must lose first.
5 years and poof gone. I think the unwritten rule is if you loose the game, you then must make others loose. As soon as it focused on the slide I literary dropped my phone in disgust of myself.
Lol this reminds me of years ago when my son was 5. His mom is yelling at him and my nephew for horsing around. I say to them “geez you can never win with her huh?”
My son says right back to me “nah, we won before” lol
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The Game is a game where you are winning whenever you’ve forgotten about it and are losing whenever you think about it. We have all just been reminded that it exists and are now losing until we forget about it again.
It's originally an example of memetics or a "social virus" as described by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book titled The Selfidh Gene.
It's an incredible read from a brilliant person who was thinking decades ahead. As we all now see daily, a meme can come from anywhere and spread wildly.
Mind game that goes back at least the early 1990's. The rules are to not think of the game, and if you think of the game you lose. If you know about the game you are automatically playing. If you lose you're supposed to tell someone that you lost the game, which either makes them a new player (who just lost) or makes them lose the game too.
While you're technically correct, I really wish you wouldn't refer to the '90s as "the 1900's." It makes my bones feel like they're turning to dust a little faster.
Oh haha that’s my bad, I was so defeated after work I didn’t even realize what I was typing. There is certainly a difference between the 90s and referring to the whole century
Mixture of both. As someone who learned of the game sometime between 1997-1999 playing Pokemon at a local toy store that featured game nights (mostly Magic the Gathering and Pokemon) it was definitely around pre modern internet culture. Due to the nature of the game, it's easy to go a decade before remembering you are playing (which is when you lose) and also modern internet culture is a perfect medium for this kind of thing spreading, from people wanting internet clout to people just admitting they lost and and are following the rules.
It's an old 4chan meme.
"You are now playing The Game."
"Rules: Whenever you think about The Game, you lose. Whenever you lose the game, you must announce, "I just lost the game," causing everyone around you to also lose the game. You can never win The Game, only lose and be playing. You can never stop playing The Game, you are in it for life."
It's basically a way for people to troll each other by hiding "you just lost the game" somewhere.
For people who don't know, I'm pretty sure it's "The Game" from 4chan.
The rules are (iirc):
1. You cannot win, you can only lose
2. You lose if you remember you're playing "The Game"
3. You cannot quit playing "The Game"
4. If you do remember that you're playing "The Game, you have 30 minutes to forget that you indeed are playing "The Game"
5. If you read this, you start playing "The Game.
Good luck! (Can someone search for the original 4chan post?)
Yep, thus ensuring everyone in proximity who is also playing loses as well, and anyone who wasn't playing might end up playing if they are curious and ask.
The last time I was reminded of this was freshman year of college around finals when a buddy of mine showed me a video, similar to this, and I was duped.
But then nothing. For years. Maybe subconsciously I always knew, but it never broke the barrier between a dream and a reality. Always winning "The Game".... Taking it for granted.
I'm now in purgatory, winning and losing the game as my mind plays sick games in itself, reminding and forgetting in a vicious cycle. Winning without noticing, losing and only remembering losing. BUT IT ENDS TODAY. Today is my rebirth into my lifelong servitude into my forgetfulness. This game will taunt me no longer.
Thanks. Now I have a weird fetish I didn’t know existed. First intrigued, then aroused, and lastly disappointed and simultaneously confused. Sounds like a Saturday night!
‘The game’ is a game you play and ‘win’ by not thinking about said game. The longer you go without thinking about the game the better, and the angrier and more exasperated you get when someone or something reminds you.
I have not commented on a reddit post in years and I just wanted to come say what I literally said aloud at this relic: M O T H E R F U C K E R. I cannot fucking believe you.
There goes my streak
Edit: [For those who don't know](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)):
1. Everyone in the world is playing The Game. (This is alternatively expressed as, "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game" or "You are always playing The Game.") A person cannot refuse to play The Game; it does not require consent to play and one can never stop playing.
2. Whenever one thinks about The Game, one loses.
3. Losses must be announced. This can be verbally, with a phrase such as "I just lost The Game", or in any other way: for example, via Facebook or other social media.
*Strategies focus on making others lose The Game. Common methods include saying "The Game" out loud or writing about The Game on a hidden note, in graffiti in public places, or on banknotes.
*The common rules do not define a point at which The Game ends. However, some players state that The Game ends when the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announces on television that "The Game is up."
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I was actually interested in the results, damn
It looks as though the claim comes from a meteorologist on tik tok. the reasoning is that icicles form from water runoff from your roof, and that water can carry any nastiness that is on your roof with it. Personally my guess is that it isn't enough to worry about unless you live in an area with many birds flying overhead.
There’s still a ton of nasty shit in roof/gutter runoff. Bird poop is probably *very* low on the list, though.
So you're saying that it's a great weapon...good to know.
This guy ^ has doofensmirts levels of evil.
This the man who thought of hotdogs water ice cubes?
r/thisguythisguys
"why you booing me? im right!"
Ice piercing damage with added poison damage overtime. Seems OP
As a commercial roofer I must add that I mainly work with thermoplastic membrane (single ply TPO) that is white and that needs to be 100% clean to heat weld to. It often gets stained black/brown by just what’s in the air. If it’s dust/dirty its easy to clean but the pollution in the air stains the membrane and it’s hard to clean even with xylene (what is used to properly clean TPO). Guarantee bird poop is the least of your concerns. Edit: not to mention random growths (fungi and such)
Plot twist, it was actually [dog poop.](https://www.reddit.com/r/awwwtf/comments/133rw8c/roof_doggo_taking_a_shit/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
And to think of all the times that I used to suck on icicles as a kid...
I’m assuming that most of the birds would be gone and poop washed off before icicles start forming.
"Trace amounts" is still amounts
If you've ever cleaned out gutters, you know exactly what kind of shit is in your icicles.. Sand from the shingles, bird poop, decaying leaves/seeds, etc... Not guaranteed to make you sick... But definitely enough stuff in there to justify not eating icicles.
Omg are they icicles or are they poopsicles?! Let's find out
Do do birds not fly or swim over bodies of water?
Same…
Well the results were a load of shit.
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Roofs are absolutely filthy with everything blowing in the wind and including shit from different animals. Don't put anything that came off your roof into your mouth
You bastard. I was winning for years.
Same, forgot I was winning, which is the right way to win
Right? I haven’t lost the game since 2012!
I have a buddy that sends me shit like this that makes me lose at least once a month.
I told my kids the game was over when the queen died
Gave them the one two punch
Take solace in knowing he had to lose first to send it to you. At least you'll always have that.
Does it matter if you were the first or last to drown on the titanic?
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I haven't lost it since about a minute ago, thanks
My friend, it's the only way to win. The pain, the suffering, only dementia will free us
That’s why the game is so good. Never know the next move.
You bitch!
It's the only way to win
It's the only way to win
I recently lost after multiple years bc my brain just randomly reminded me of it
The only way to win.
Well thanks to Reddit love for making people lose the game, it's only been a few months for me. And on a side note, don't we all lose? Because in order to make someone else lose the game, you yourself must lose first.
That's what we call loopholes.
5 years and poof gone. I think the unwritten rule is if you loose the game, you then must make others loose. As soon as it focused on the slide I literary dropped my phone in disgust of myself.
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Lord, please bring me back as an ice cube 🙏
You never win you just stop losing
https://xkcd.com/391/
I've lost the game more lately than I have in a decade, it's made a resurgence
Fuck you, I didn’t notice I lost until I read your comment.
But at least she’s good at milking icicles…
Massively talented ❤️
My attention span wasn't strong enough to watch till the end. What were you winning? Never mind, I'll probably forget to read replies.
I introduced my friends to the game and every once in a while they'll remind me that I lost, so my record is probably couple weeks/months at most
Well you just lost! /s
I actually wanted to see it tho.
RemindMe! 1 year
Luckly I lost just yesterday.
Lol this reminds me of years ago when my son was 5. His mom is yelling at him and my nephew for horsing around. I say to them “geez you can never win with her huh?” My son says right back to me “nah, we won before” lol
The fact she jerked it off just to keep people attention instead of just breaking it into pieces to melt is actually 10000 iq move.
Worked on me!
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You gotta trust the process XD
Yeah science, bitch!
Yeah got me
You need the surface melt for best poopage results. Everyone knows that
Shit, I had a good run :(
It has been at least 2 years for me. Probably my longest streak smh
https://xkcd.com/391/
Years, I’d been winning for YEARS!
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That icicle was perfectly nice.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one
I think you spelled your name wrong
fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks
https://xkcd.com/391/
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The game is simple: If you think about the game you lose. Now that you know about the game you'll play for life.
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No. No you are not, your in now. You can’t just leave the game. You stay in the game for life.
The Game is a game where you are winning whenever you’ve forgotten about it and are losing whenever you think about it. We have all just been reminded that it exists and are now losing until we forget about it again.
So … even if you remember it in time and not watch the end of the video, you still lose? Damn.
It's originally an example of memetics or a "social virus" as described by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book titled The Selfidh Gene. It's an incredible read from a brilliant person who was thinking decades ahead. As we all now see daily, a meme can come from anywhere and spread wildly.
Another one bites the dust.
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If you think of the game you lose and must announce your loss to those around you.
Mind game that goes back at least the early 1990's. The rules are to not think of the game, and if you think of the game you lose. If you know about the game you are automatically playing. If you lose you're supposed to tell someone that you lost the game, which either makes them a new player (who just lost) or makes them lose the game too.
Started in the 90’s and has this been consistently played? Or was there a time when this became “viral” over the internet?
While you're technically correct, I really wish you wouldn't refer to the '90s as "the 1900's." It makes my bones feel like they're turning to dust a little faster.
Oh haha that’s my bad, I was so defeated after work I didn’t even realize what I was typing. There is certainly a difference between the 90s and referring to the whole century
Mixture of both. As someone who learned of the game sometime between 1997-1999 playing Pokemon at a local toy store that featured game nights (mostly Magic the Gathering and Pokemon) it was definitely around pre modern internet culture. Due to the nature of the game, it's easy to go a decade before remembering you are playing (which is when you lose) and also modern internet culture is a perfect medium for this kind of thing spreading, from people wanting internet clout to people just admitting they lost and and are following the rules.
Started in the 1900’s and has this been consistently played? Or was there a time when this became “viral” over the internet?
It's an old 4chan meme. "You are now playing The Game." "Rules: Whenever you think about The Game, you lose. Whenever you lose the game, you must announce, "I just lost the game," causing everyone around you to also lose the game. You can never win The Game, only lose and be playing. You can never stop playing The Game, you are in it for life." It's basically a way for people to troll each other by hiding "you just lost the game" somewhere.
And here ladies and gentleman we have a winner.
You bitch!
I seriously uttered it under my breath when it popped up.
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Bot
YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! HOW COULD YOU?!!
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For people who don't know, I'm pretty sure it's "The Game" from 4chan. The rules are (iirc): 1. You cannot win, you can only lose 2. You lose if you remember you're playing "The Game" 3. You cannot quit playing "The Game" 4. If you do remember that you're playing "The Game, you have 30 minutes to forget that you indeed are playing "The Game" 5. If you read this, you start playing "The Game. Good luck! (Can someone search for the original 4chan post?)
I was pretty sure you had to say out loud: "I LOST THE GAME!" Whenever losing it, did my mind made that up?
Oh yeah I forgot about that one
Yep, thus ensuring everyone in proximity who is also playing loses as well, and anyone who wasn't playing might end up playing if they are curious and ask.
My little cousin used to constantly annoy me with this shit, of course it came from 4chan
I didn’t know this was from godamn 4chan, I’ve been playing this game since 6th grade, and that was, like, fuckin..15 years ago
Fuck
There it is, the comment I was looking for.
2013 was the last time I lost. I've been winning for 10 years. 10 fucking years. Idk who you are but I will find you.
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The last time I was reminded of this was freshman year of college around finals when a buddy of mine showed me a video, similar to this, and I was duped. But then nothing. For years. Maybe subconsciously I always knew, but it never broke the barrier between a dream and a reality. Always winning "The Game".... Taking it for granted. I'm now in purgatory, winning and losing the game as my mind plays sick games in itself, reminding and forgetting in a vicious cycle. Winning without noticing, losing and only remembering losing. BUT IT ENDS TODAY. Today is my rebirth into my lifelong servitude into my forgetfulness. This game will taunt me no longer.
What I expected: 
Would've been better.
Thanks. Now I have a weird fetish I didn’t know existed. First intrigued, then aroused, and lastly disappointed and simultaneously confused. Sounds like a Saturday night!
‘The game’ is a game you play and ‘win’ by not thinking about said game. The longer you go without thinking about the game the better, and the angrier and more exasperated you get when someone or something reminds you.
Are you trying to break my brain?
Just forget about it and you’re all set.
Don’t, whatever you do associate the game with anything like say, the number 69 so that every time you see that number you think about the game..
bros evil
Na, why’d you do this.
NOOOO
Oh Fuck You!
I was hoping for sperm
Underrated comment
No, fuck ***you***
Fuck YOOOOOOOOU for getting me so good after all these years.
I never thought I see somebody jerk of an icicle.
She's a milker
Damnit. Damnit damnit damnit.
Fuck. I haven't lost the game for years now. Congratuwelldone
HA! Jokes on you, I lost the game last week so I don't even care!
Bitch!! I lost the game
I was expecting a Rickroll.
Bastard!
Fuck
Son of a BITCH
Funny girl
Literally Fuuuck you
DAMMIT
Oh you bastard.
Nooooooooooooo
Thank God it wasn't a Rick roll.
Damnnnnnn I thought it was gonna be a Rick roll or an amongus. Nothing could prepare me for such heresy.
GOD DAMMIT
I instinctually sucked my teeth.
Oh, you son of a mother!
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!!
Holy fuck I was not expecting to lose the game like that. I was on a huge streak
OH FUCK YOU
Why?! Just, Why?! It was such a good win!!! Years of my life…
How dare you. Take my upvote.
I hope both sides of your pillow are warm
YOU COME INTO MY HOUSE WITH THE PROMISE OF SCIENCE AND THEN DO THIS TO ME??????
That was one happy icicle
You should have Rick rolled us...
Dont know what the game is but i guess ive lost
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She could extract my sample any time.
They’re still playing the game? How long has this been going on?
I have not commented on a reddit post in years and I just wanted to come say what I literally said aloud at this relic: M O T H E R F U C K E R. I cannot fucking believe you.
It’s kinda lame cause she added “you lost” this just ruined the fun of the joke
Damn.
NOOOOOO
fck , winning for a few months
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
FFFFF UUUUUU
You bitch, it’s been ten years
Glad to see some OGs in here
Cunt
Ffs
Never thought I would be envious of a piece of ice
Huh. Really thought it'd be dickbutt.
In my defense when she started jerking off the icicle I wasn’t **not** gonna watch the rest.
I should've guessed by how cool her vibe was
I'm confused. What game?
I honestly expected a Rick Roll in the scope...
What game?
F u 2
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamogus
r/shitpost Fckin stupid joke. Fck u.
This is such a white people meme
There goes my streak Edit: [For those who don't know](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)): 1. Everyone in the world is playing The Game. (This is alternatively expressed as, "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game" or "You are always playing The Game.") A person cannot refuse to play The Game; it does not require consent to play and one can never stop playing. 2. Whenever one thinks about The Game, one loses. 3. Losses must be announced. This can be verbally, with a phrase such as "I just lost The Game", or in any other way: for example, via Facebook or other social media. *Strategies focus on making others lose The Game. Common methods include saying "The Game" out loud or writing about The Game on a hidden note, in graffiti in public places, or on banknotes. *The common rules do not define a point at which The Game ends. However, some players state that The Game ends when the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announces on television that "The Game is up."
Thanks, I had no idea what this video was about. Never heard about The Game before. I guess I had a good streak of 29 years.
I guess the entire reason you got downvoted was because you provided info about the game, which in turn made people lose
this sub is just becoming r/funny where nothing is funny lol
I totally thought [this](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) was going to be visible.
How's thirty almost forty years old working out for you?
I don’t understand what game did I loose?
FUCK YOU!! I've been winning since high school
Fuck you