The complete, true story of Charlie Charlie, the ‘demonic’ teen game overtaking the Internet

[steve2470]

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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.

What’s 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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[zappaman]

1. Try it while playing Stairway To Heaven backwards and

you'll summon the devil himself!

[Throckmorton]

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]

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]

4. Somehow this sounds rather like an urban legend.

It's really no different from using a Ouija Board or a Magic 8 ball.