Grown man desperately asking people he hasnât seen in twenty years for Candy Crush lives
A grown man with a mortgage and three children admitted this morning that he has been forced to request Candy Crush lives from a guy he used to sit next to at school in the mid-90s. The man, who wishes to remain nameless, said heâd become hooked on the ridiculous Facebook-driven game during a long wait at an airport two months ago. He told us, âIt started like all these things do, with a harmless bit of fun, but before I knew it I was hooked.â âI had friends on levels I could only dream of and I was taking toilet breaks at work just to get my candy crush fix.â âIt consumes my day, and when I make a mistake I find myself lashing out at those nearest to me.â âItâs got to the point where Iâm asking for help from people on Facebook I befriended years ago without thinking. âThis one kid from school, whoâs now an accountant in Birmingham, I sent him a note saying âI know we havenât spoken since we did our GCSEs, but this is really important to me, can you give me a life? Or sign up via the invite I sent you? It would really help me out of a hole.â I feel dirty.â âWhen it gets to the point where Iâm offering hand-jobs behind the pub for a couple of lives then Iâll worry, but Iâm at least two weeks away from that.â His colleagues have insisted they have little sympathy for a grown adult addicted to a game that was quite literally designed for children. As one colleague explained, âGive him a life? He should think about getting one, first.â