--- title: Tough Choice in Uno Game Has People Dying of Laughter description: Uno gets really personal in this card game blowing up on the internet. canonical: https://time.com/5760499/text-your-ex-uno-meme/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-07T14:57:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:04:48.000Z og:title: The Tough Choice in This Extreme Uno Game Has People Nervous, But Also Dying of Laughter og:description: This is a tough one og:url: https://time.com/5760499/text-your-ex-uno-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Tough Choice in This Extreme Uno Game Has People Nervous, But Also Dying of Laughter twitter:description: This is a tough one twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Tough Choice in This Extreme Uno Game Has People Nervous, But Also Dying of Laughter ## Video: This is the Meanest Reason to Break Up with Someone [Watch (HLS stream): This is the Meanest Reason to Break Up with Someone](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Os3J2sLq.m3u8) (1:30)  _Published 2017-09-08. Rejection hurts. But it stings even more when you're turned down for another person_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:04 PM UTCPublished: Jan 7, 2020 2:57 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:04 PM UTCPublished: Jan 7, 2020 2:57 PM UTC In some games, phoning an old friend in the middle of a round can be a helpful strategy (or an actual “lifeline”), but an ex? Not so preferable. That cold hard truth is now on full display thanks to a viral image sweeping Reddit and Twitter, hitting that sweet spot (or sour spot) between one’s competitive spirit and their relationship history just so. Because what starts as a fast-paced, friendly game of Uno turns serious when this card shows up: > [](https://twitter.com/Fujyno/status/1213848943630651397) “Call/text your recent ex or draw 25,” the clearly adapted Wild-style Uno card asks of the [player](https://time.com/5752663/best-video-games-2010s-decade/) who’s drawn it from the deck in a photo of the intense version of the original game. Shared by a Twitter user with the username “Goose,” the stunt has received more than 330,000 likes as of Tuesday morning. Even if you did split with your ex amicably, it’s a big move to make on impulse mid-game. But on the other hand, it’s a lot of cards. The decision to make, then, is whether winning at Uno is more important than winning the breakup. Priorities! For most, it’s a no-brainer. “I will lose every game of uno for the rest of my life before even thinking of communicating with my ex,” one person replied to the tweet. But for others, perhaps the emotional high that is screaming Uno! and winning a card game with friends would beat out a moment of awkward reminiscing? Regardless, if you’re playing a game of Uno with someone aware of this now-classic Internet joke, just know the game may be raised. Start strategizing now. For many it was not an option. > [](https://twitter.com/Disgusted%5FDDD/status/1213927457478397958) > [](https://twitter.com/brinnie%5Fbb/status/1214658216480661506) > [](https://twitter.com/Official%5FG24/status/1214322769187528710) One user put forth a solution a player could tuck up their sleeve. > [](https://twitter.com/iamDAYVO/status/1214242586975776770) _The Office_ was invoked. 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