Rejection Bingo

The Rules:

(1) Get your letters: Whenever you get rejected in any way, shape, or form, you recieve a letter: B,I,N,G, and O respectively.

(2) Winning -> splurging: When you get to ˜O’, wherever you are you may yell “BINGO!” at the top of your lungs and then go treat yourself to a special splurge. Yelling is entirely optional but does add a little something-something to the win. Reactions of those who are unaware of the game and witness a win are pretty entertaining.

(3) Splurging is required: It authenticates the win. No splurge, no win. You cannot get a new bingo card until you have splurged. If you get rejected in between the win and the splurge, cry for there are no such things as rollover rejections and you have just wasted a perfect opportunity. This also adds a sense of urgency to the win. With so many opportunities for rejection, you wouldn’t want to waste a splurge! I can’t begin to imagine how many more splurges I would have gained if I had only put forth the effort to collect my dues more promptly.

Splurges; defined
- Splurges can be predefined or the product of spontaneity.

I’ve splurged on a pedicure, a new sweater from Landsend, an uninterrupted hour of Collegehumor or TheBatterysDown, and once I let myself splurge on a tube of saucy red lipstick that I may or may not ever wear (but it’s fun to have!)

Rejections; defined
- Rejections can include but are not limited to:

+ Turned down for a date (the most obvious of rejections)
+ Nasty stares and/or snubbing (second most common social rejection)
+ Not getting a part you auditioned for (or something you applied for i.e. internship, job opportunity, et al)
+ Making a D on a test you did an A’s worth of studying on

- Today’s technology has made getting rejected even easier!
Web 2.0 rejections:

+ Thumbs down on Stumbleupon for your blog
+ Unanswered friend request on Facebook
+ You are the only person in that group you created
+ Your hot date untagged herself in every photo with you in it
+ Following a friend on Twitter but they don’t follow you back
+ Ignored direct messages on Twitter
+ Failed hastags
+ Nasty comments and/or spam on YouTube videos
+ Invitations to enlarge your penis (if you’re a girl)

-Rejections must be (relatively) consecutive. You can pick out your potential rejections or let them come as they may. You’ll soon see that there are LOTS of opportunities to get rejected EVERYDAY!!

Starting Over
If something incredibly acceptable happens (read: she says yes), you are obliged to start over. Period.

Advanced Gaming
- Some even SEEK rejection for points. For example, you may ask out Miss I-dont-have-a-chance-with-her Super-Hottie expecting a rejection, maybe even hoping for one. After all, you are at N! The problem with this method is that, on occasion, you are met with success and must unfortunately start over.

An ego boost, perhaps, but a definite game buster.

HAVE FUN!

* Note: Here’s an opportunity for me to get letters. Comment on this and tell me how badly I screwed this up. Tell me all of the rules and regulations I have skipped. Tell me how worthless this post is. Go ahead, MAKE MY DAY!