The circle game, which consists of hitting each other when you see a circle formed by the thumb and index finger, is celebrating its 18th anniversary and would have been made famous thanks to a highly watched series in the world.
Who has never played at least once in their life the famous round game? If you don't know what it is, it's time to give you some little explanations. This game is very simple.It consists of forming a circle with your thumb and index finger and tapping those who look at it on the shoulder. A not very clever game, but one that has wreaked havoc on playgrounds. Today, it continues to be all the rage and not only among the youngest! But what is its origin? Here is a question that has tormented more than one! Well, he would have been born in a famous TV series.
On November 15, 2000, in episode 4 of season 2 of Malcolm , the game of the circle makes its appearance while Malcolm and Stevie are in the middle of a meal. The latter also received several blows after watching the famous forbidden circle several times.
But for Matt Nelson, a native of New Bremen, Ohio, this game would be even older since he claims to have invented it in the 80s :"It's just a game we played in elementary school and it spread. I don't know how it got to such a size. I have no idea how it may have spread. All my life I've been coming up with some cool stuff. This one broke through " he told the site Vice .
As you will have understood, even with these few elements of explanation, the mystery remains intact. The circle game now belongs to folklore!
