r/confession • u/sunshyneship124 • 1d ago
Heads up 7-up elementary grade School game CHEATER
I’m a millennial in my mid 30’s and figured its a great time to come clean.
During grade school never did I ever not cheat while playing the game heads up 7-Up.
To explain the game, I believe the intention was for the teacher to fill some spare time during class with a little peace and quiet and entertain the children just enough. The teacher would choose seven kids to stand at the front of the room. All the rest of the class would put their heads down on our desk with their thumb up and eyes closed. Those seven children would then quietly wander around the classroom and choose one lucky person to push their thumb down. After all seven had chosen their “victim”, they would lineup at the front of the classroom. The teacher would claim heads up 7-Up! And the seven kids that got their thumb pushed down would guess who they thought pushed their thumb down. And the cycle would repeat with any of the children.
My desire to participate was higher than my desire to play fairly.
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u/Ok_Caterpillar2010 1d ago
I have reported you to the appropriate authorities and await my reward money.
There is no statute of limitations. Not for this.
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u/Adventurous_Crow7420 1d ago
Confession - I did this too 😱
I think only the teachers pets didn’t cheat. Look at us go, years later, claiming victory!
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u/SuccessfullyDrained 1d ago
Me, the teacher’s pet, indeed did not cheat. I feel betrayed and dumbfounded reading these comments.
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u/mrdannyg21 1d ago
I didn’t cheat but I wasn’t a teachers pet. Just didn’t care about winning and thought it was more fun to make random silly guesses. Which kind of aligns with my personality now, as I’m still not at all a competitive person (for better or worse) and mostly just like silly/random games than being super serious about any.
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u/Adventurous_Crow7420 1d ago
You were probably wondering why you got good grades but couldn’t crack the case of who was tapping your thumb 😅 but hey at least you were honest, most people who were cheating at the game were also cheating on their tests 🙈
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u/sunshyneship124 1d ago
I recall feeling accomplished when I picked a kid that wasn’t a cheater. Then I got to play another round too!
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u/dirkalict 1d ago
I don’t know why but once I said my thumb got pushed down when it didn’t… it just caused confusion and I think the teacher thought one of the kids pressed two thumbs.
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u/HOCKHOCKHOCKHOCKHOCK 22h ago
I only played once. I didn't understand how the game worked so I put like 10 kids thumbs down
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u/proud_coerebidae 1d ago
lmao honestly this is a core memory unlocked, i used to peek through my fingers every single time cause i just needed that validation of being picked. such a chaotic move but everyone did it at least once back then
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u/Vivid-Actuary-4247 1d ago
I think this game was so the teachers could figure out to to keep off the dark side. Win a few too many times at this and you are the office and teacher helpers.
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u/rbgiraffe64 1d ago
I'm pretty sure this game is played so that teachers can identify people who cheat
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u/BigImplement3949 1d ago
I learned if you put some chalk dust on your finger, everybody would think a girl was the one who put your thumb down...nobody ever guessed me right
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u/TheRageGames 1d ago
I am seeing comments that “everyone” cheated.
I am very confused how any of you had any actual fun playing if you cheated. Not in the whole “I would feel guilty” way, but rather, you are just ruining the core aspect of the game for yourself lol
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u/ComfortableShower519 22h ago
So yeah, we had to put our heads down on our desks, and I’d look to the floor and see who’s shoes came by 🤣🤣
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u/Hedgiwithapen 22h ago
At least a few people didn't cheat, because I used to trick people into thinking someone else was the one who'd tapped them by walking very lightly and tapping gently if one of the tiny little girls was one of the other seven, or stopping and jabbing if one of the heavier guys was one of the seven. It wasn't Lily OR Rashad, it was ME.
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u/pineapplelimelu 19h ago
I have a broken index finger that was never set right. I remember coming up with a way to pose where I could make a pinprick-size gap between the curved finger and my others so I could catch something as small as clothing color for a clue. I never went so far as looking at shoes or anything because that felt like TOO much cheating to kid me. I didn't even really need to use that trick that much, though. I was super into detective fiction as a kid and would use it as opportunity to 'analyse' input from my surroundings. The feel of someone's hand, the sound of their shoes, the way they moved when they trod past, whether they were someone in the lineup that would even be willing to pick the weird detective fiction kid with the broken finger....
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u/earthgrapefruit 17h ago
There were a few kids in my class who consistently cheated by looking at the shoes. It was so obvious and everyone knew they were cheating. The teacher stopped picking them to be the thumb pushers and all the kids stopped putting their thumbs down. So they ruined the game for themselves for no real benefit I guess
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u/Past_Ad5967 11h ago
I can’t be the only one who knew everyone cheated. I would work with another thumb pusher. One of us would stand where our shoes were clearly visible, while the other one stood well behind them and pushed the thumbs down. Then we would reverse the roles for someone else. It was always fun to see how confused the cheaters were.
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u/Cereal_Killer846 1d ago
I remember looking at their shoes as they walked by then using that to identify them.