'Poop the Potato' game is here to save you from the holidays

Everybody poops so this should be a very easy concept for all ages.
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Brian Koerber
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'Poop the Potato' game is here to save you from the holidays
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Millions of people around the world will be suffering through the holidays for the next few weeks, which means there will be countless awkward holiday parties no one really wants to attend. Thankfully, there's a new, entertaining game out going around the internet to break the ice and have some fun.

The game is called "Poop the Potato" and it's actually pretty simple. The only things you need are some raw potatoes (one for each person playing) and two 5-gallon buckets.

Groups of people are separated into two teams, each of which form a single file line. Set the two buckets across the room, stick a potato between your legs and start the race. One at a time, each team member must waddle across the room with the potato between their legs and drop it into the bucket, like you would drop a deuce in the toilet. The first team to successfully "poop" all of the potatoes into their bucket wins.

The game was started by Barbara Dalton from Bloomfield, Missouri, and quickly spread after she posted a video of the game to her Facebook page. Her original upload has over 35 million views at the time of writing.

Everybody poops so this should be a very easy concept for all.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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