Move over, flash mobs! Move over, roofies! There’s a brand new craze sweeping Australia, and it’s called “planking!” (It should be noted at this point that everything about Australia is stupid, and “planking” should definitely be added to the list.)
Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.) More by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hasn’t this been a (stupid) thing for a while now? I could have sworn someone in Europe already died and there was a media swoon about it before now….
Please. Americans have been doing this in front of the TV for years.
It’s called the lying down game, and it’s been around since 2004 if not earlier (certainly earlier).
Planking: rhymes with wanking. Not quite the same, tho.
This shit is totally gonna catch on in Portland for a few months. Like flash mobs. Or absinthe.
Listen to the fucking nerd rage here
Wait- Australia “stupid?”- Hello? INXS? Boomerangs? Mel Gibson? (OK, you’ve got me on Mel…) Seriously- there’s a children’s author named Bronwyn Bancroft who’s aboriginal drawings are some of the most beautiful things…and no planking!