[Closed] Whamageddon 2020

Got whammed yesterday, utter fail.

I'm only going to get caught out by the radio near the staff room at work.

I play it to myself, several times a day.

I'm a total Whamker

Does it take you to the edge of heaven?

Almost feel that rules need a Covid amendment.

WFH, and would never tune the radio to a station that might play it. Not travelling, so no chance of getting whammed in a taxi, etc.

Some of the danger has gone.

Hmm.

There will be the odd visit to the supermarket, I'll ensure headphones are in

Commercial radio been playing Christmas tunes for weeks already, got Whamkered at work a while ago.

I got whammed on Dec 1st. Epic fail on my part.

Blimey, I forgot about this - I could have inadvertently got whammed early if I hadn't seen this thread!

I'm hosting a team quiz next week, including a festive "name that tune" music round.

Would it be evil to include Last Christmas?

Seems a lot of folk were out on the 1st.

I'm still in due to wearing earplugs at work all day. It'll be a sneaky clip on tv that gets me, or like last year when I jumped in the car, bluetooth didn't connect, radio came on and it was playing. And I really really hated Steve Wright before that!

Some of the danger has gone.

Is one missing out on a dangerWham?

I gave up on Whamageddon two years ago when I got done at 10 minutes to midnight on christmas eve.

I got done at 10 minutes to midnight on christmas eve

Christmas came early then 😉

I’m hosting a team quiz next week, including a festive “name that tune” music round.

Would it be evil to include Last Christmas?

I am including it in my quiz, so no it's totally ok to Wham a large group of friends simultaneously. Although I accidently Whammed myself in the preparation of the round.

Yesterday, admittedly this might actually the first Xmas that's come earlier than before (so to speak), but going day day 2 was hard. I almost feel like I deserve a do-over.

Forgot about this until I was in a shop that was playing it earlier. FFS.

Got Whammed at the weekend by my daughters playing the track.   But the good news is the game starts on the 1st Dec so I'm back in 🙂

I won't last long, Christmas decorations are going up this weekend...

This year should be a breeze. I’m the only one in the office and walk to work. No radio and music of my choosing. Won’t be visiting any shops or town centres for the foreseeable either. I’m gonna go bold and state I won’t here it at all.

Unemployed, play my own music n the cars and shopping online should mean I can beat my record of the 12th this year!

Not exposed to much radio at the moment so hoping for an unseasonably good run.

**** you Tesco ☹️

Have managed to make it to Xmas most years but this year my wife has decided she likes listening to magic fm so only lasted until the 2nd ☹️

I'm out as from yesterday.. Managed to avoid it with headphones all the way round the Co-op but then got whammo'd when I took them out at the post office and George Michael drifted through from the shop..

I am going to give this a good attempt, as everyone else is WFH, the office doesn't have this constant shit playing this year.... Yay for Covid.. err can I say that?

I accidentally whammed myself. By accidentally singing it to my self.

I don't think I have ever made it this far into December without getting Whammed, before this year.

Whammed by ****ing Halfords. 🙁

I will be Ok until around the 20th when I start travelling home, airports, trains, taxis, if I manage to get through all of that then I will get done on Christmas eve when I arrive home.

So tempting to stealth link it in this thread... https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/songs-that-sounds-amazing-through-decent-headphones

I accidentally whammed myself. By accidentally singing it to my self.

Not the original, you're still in the game.

Gah, that's me out. Flippin' Radio 2 on in the workshop. Got earplugs in but everyone is on a break and the machine's are quiet. Still better than the 2nd like last year.

Haha

Daughter is a student teacher on placement. She didnt know about whamaggedon and thought she'd cheer up the miserable b'stards in the staff room by playing Xmas tunes on the first Dec at lunchtime.

Cue wham and half of the teachers out of the game!

Didn't realise this was an actual thing even though I've now concerted to Absolute from Heart. I'm still in and working from home and being advised not to go anywhere ever, I reckon I'll make it for a while longer yet. I control my own flat, the fella isn't into listening to Christmas tunes as he only listens to absolute and that's pretty much everyone in my world so it's going to be easy!

Not the original, you’re still in the game.

Is this right, so ms fadda hasn't whammed me by singing in the house?

I say "singing"...

Had a visit from a colleague, foolishly mentioned this to him and how this year would be a breeze. He hijacked the office Sonos and played it at full volume. I should’ve seen that one coming.

I got taken out early this year- almost made it last time but bloody Santa drives around the streets every year fundraising for the round table and he had it on full blast, the inconsiderate prick.

Fadda,

Radio 3 have not yet succumbed. But they have gone for a modern composer of the week. Danger here. And the Listening Project was getting avant guard too. Avoided shops so far. Might be safe yet.

If I apply rule 4 then I think I'm still in as whilst radio 2 is often on in the workshop the grinder does a good job of drowning it out.

Well, thats me oot, was on radio 2  at 3.30pm. Didn't last long this year

If I was playing, which I wasn't (didn't even know this was a thing until seeing this thread), I would have been out at ~0615 this morning at work... Someone in my section was playing an Xmas compilation that was semi-drowning out the depot radio, when Last Christmas came on...

I spent an hour in the dentist this morning for a couple of fillings. My general anxiety* around people attacking my teeth with power tools was quickly overtaken when I noticed that there was Xmas music playing on a loop.
The relief when the loop came back around wham-less was huge- and by that time I was kinda over the power tool action anxiety and so just settled into minor irritation about the music choice.

* I had a horrible childhood dentist

Still in easily. The one benefit of 14 day Covid enforced self isolation

After an early scare, put to rest on here, I'm still in - mostly by avoiding the radio and shops completely.

Who else is still going...?

out yesterday. Playing in the background of a work call, of all things. Should be a disciplinary, frankly.

I was out 5 days ago. As I feared it was the radio at work, I was sat in the staff room telling one of the staff about whamageddon, it was the next song that came on. I made her spray tea everywhere when I shouted ****!

I don't think I've ever made it this far before!

Surprisingly I'm still in, even after putting the local radio station on for a bit yesterday.

Helped mostly by listening to podcasts in the car and not going shopping.

I'm still in. I'm wfh 3 days a week so no danger there. Main danger is that I'm working part time as a supermarket delivery driver. In a different van every shift and the radio is left on, and also have to walk through the store at the start of every shift.

My most imminent threat is next doors builders radio....

So far, so good..

I thought I'd lost it, but turns out it was just a cover. Live to fight another day.

Bloody TOTP2 has done for me this year. Wasn't even watching it, just flicking through the channels, but half a second was enough!
Note to self - must check Radio Times (BBC) and TV Times (ITV) in future for possible danger.
Hah, remember those days?🙄🤔

NOOOOOOoooooo should of known it would happen, come to see my parents for two weeks over Christmas and mum listens to smooth radio and I've just been hit! *falls down as if struck by death*

I was whambushed by a colleague in a Christmas Zoom call last night.

I'm still alive. I'm usually out immediately but I'm sitting in a huge, empty office while everyone else 'works' from home.

6 music on the radio and I'm going home in a hour. I think I'm safe now unless I get stung by the telly at home. Although, I might have to visit a supermarket at some point.

‘Whambushed’

****in brilliant

Damn it, I'm out! Whambushed by a colleague putting Christmas radio on! How dare she! That's the furthest I've ever got though...

Still in thanks to a Whamageddon tip off by the DJ on local radio. Is that cheating?

Whammed at 2.45pm. Local hardware store. I only went in to pay for a Christmas Tree. Fair enough, I s’pose.

DO NOT, repeat DO NOT, listen to @nedboulting playing his recorder.

Still in. Radio 3 is serving me well...

effortlessly in. Unless completing lyrics in a work quiz counts. Once bitten, but twice shy, I keep my distance...

(Hearing it playing in your head doesn't count either, does it?)

put myself out last night - daughter was wrapping presents and moaning she didn't have any christmas music

A deep, cold, cold fear gripped me as I uttered the phrase "Alexa - play some christmas music"

bitch !

Still in. Radio 3 is serving me well…

It's a little oasis isn't it?

“Alexa – play some christmas music”

Well I guess that's what passes for a traditional Christmas these days.

I'm still in, well past my previous best of 14th so any extra day is a bonus.

Still in. Made it to Christmas Eve last year before a lift with a friend, radio on... whammed.

I'm living dangerously with MsBeej and her morning crappy radio station though.

I scored an own goal last Sunday. Putting up the Christmas tree with the kids I put on a Spotify Christmas mix. Guess what the second song was 🤦‍♂️

So far all good here. Should be easy this year no parties and many shops not playing music.

I'm out ffs. Walked into store this morning to start my shift and boom, first thing I heard!

Listening to Planet Rock. Crappy Ozzy ballad comes on. Ms Beej says "hey, we could put on R2 and laugh at Rylan". I say "Ah, but he might be playing Christmas songs". Agree to live dangerously.

Turn over at 15.07.

Boom.

And now he's gone and apologised to anyone playing Whamageddon!

I don't go shopping. I don't have to listen to music at work. The only radio station I listen to when I can't Spotify is Absolute Rock. So unless it plays whilst I watch rugby on the telly (I hit mute whenever adverts come on.) I'll be good til the end.

I'm out.

Mrs_oab switched the radio on in the car....halfway through the wrong song.

So I knew I was quite safe given my social and listening activities. Popped out for a short evening ride and got Whammed by the Round Table Santa float. Bugger.

My daughter keeps putting Heart radio on in the car when I see her but so far I have managed to avoid getting whamkered.... I bet I'll get hit when I see her on Wednesday

Still in, Pretty sure I’ve not made it this far before. Thought I was done for when I heard the opening bars but Mrs Sims was listening to a version in French, so all good.

I got Whammageddoned by the bloody Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh this evening, bah.

Whammed at 2.45pm. Local hardware store. I only went in to pay for a Christmas Tree. Fair enough, I s’pose.

 

Actually despite singing it to myself. I AM STILL in!

FFS - league of their own Xmas special...