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Old 08-23-2011, 05:25 PM
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PLANKING!!!!

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At one of my bands gigs during a solo, The lead singer planks on the floor, and one person screams PLANK!!!!

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Really cool song.

Not related directly to thread, but the singer really doesn't sing melodically.
Was that your own stage lighting stuff or was that the venue's?
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Am I the only person in the world who thinks that planking is the stupidest craze in the long, sad history of stupid crazes?
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I think if you're gonna Plank, do it leaning against something or lay across something. Laying on the floor? I think someone could be more creative than that.
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*** is Planking about? IMO it's the dumbest thing I think I have ever witnessed..... I am referring to Planking in general, not the OP's video.....
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I, for one, don't have a clue as to what "Planking" is.
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Id rather go run up a flagpole...
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:34 PM
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Am I the only person in the world who thinks that planking is the stupidest craze in the long, sad history of stupid crazes?
No, I'm with you on that one.
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:42 PM
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I had to look it up :

Planking or the lying down game is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the internet is an integral part of the game.[1] Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.[1] The term planking refers to mimicking a wooden plank.
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:46 PM
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Er. FYI, might wanna check and see if you're playing that main riff in the wrong key.
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Gentlemen, I will be the first to readily admit that it took me a while to figure out exactly what the hell you were talking about (you see, I'm an old guy)...but then it occured to me....

This guy is planking!

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Way to piss all over the OP's thread.



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I think if you're gonna Plank, do it leaning against something or lay across something. Laying on the floor? I think someone could be more creative than that.
^this. I know some kids that were trying to be all cool but they just did it on a side walk... C'mon, if your gonna do something dumb, do it right.

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Am I the only person in the world who thinks that planking is the stupidest craze in the long, sad history of stupid crazes?
Nope, I'm of the same thought. The saddest thing? People have DIED doing this...
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Nope, I'm of the same thought. The saddest thing? People have DIED doing this...
Oh well if that's the case...then yeah that's pretty effing stupid.



I still think its kind of funny though...in a stupid sort of way.
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Am I the only person in the world who thinks that planking is the stupidest craze in the long, sad history of stupid crazes?
i thought the whole appeal of planking was its stupidity.
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