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Planking....

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1& ... 60?sk=wall

Funny or stupid?
Have you 'participated' in this new 'craze'?

Only yesterday the police were saying they don't like it because people were putting themselves at risk/in dangerous situations - then less than 24 hours later we hear that someone has died doing it.

I'm in 2 minds - just went through the facebook page, and while some are funny - there are some extremely stupid ones.
Not sure I like the fact people are getting their kids/infants involved.
While it might seem harmless - everyone will obviously try and out do someone else - maybe leave your kids out of it?

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt as they say.

Thoughts?

Definitely stupid.

Tragically we've had the first planking death

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nati ... 6056229471

Agree with GWW, definately stupid

Yay, I'm invisible!

It's interesting because it's a great example of internet memetics.

Is the death the result of memetics or just bad genetics? I say the latter, one for the Darwin Awards perhaps.

Nothing new ... my missus has been planking for years

dedja wrote:Nothing new ... my missus has been planking for years

So's Eric Sykes.

This is a facebook craze, right?

Then it's inherently stupid.

Def a stupid thing

How the he'll does this become a craze?
People lie on their stomachs.
People must be really bored. Pardon the pun

What a great idea !
At last there's a use for the wife and kids.
Just think about all that extra shelving.


Now where did I put that nail gun ?

this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

i don't know how else to put it...

Anyone else think it had something to do with wanking when they first heard it?
I thought it might have been wanking in a dangerous position whenit first started to get explained to me!
Maybe I can start a new craze!

Quichey wrote:...one for the Darwin Awards perhaps.

Reakon the bloke in Melbourne who was killed while trying to run under a semi-trailer going five clicks is a strong contender this year...

Wedgie wrote:Anyone else think it had something to do with wanking when they first heard it?
I thought it might have been wanking in a dangerous position whenit first started to get explained to me!
Maybe I can start a new craze!

Gets some pics up* on Facebook mate!!

Facebook congratulations

Grow up!

We are all a master of our own destiny~!

Booney wrote:

Wedgie wrote:Anyone else think it had something to do with wanking when they first heard it?
I thought it might have been wanking in a dangerous position whenit first started to get explained to me!
Maybe I can start a new craze!

Gets some pics up* on Facebook mate!!

So...you want to see photos of Wedgie wanking?????
Is that what we're supposed to read into this?

One less facebook user already:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nati ... 6056229471

overloaded wrote:Facebook congratulations

Grow up!

We are all a master of our own destiny~!

Just for the record....
Before you go all 'anti' facebook...lol.

It wasn't started by facebook or facebook users as such.

It's been 'done' for ages by people travelling the word taking photos like this,
It's just that it's recently 'caught' on - and someone started a facebook page to display the pictures.