The 'Planking' Craze

[TwistedEllipses]

I prefer the 'playing dead' [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/playing-dead] fad from S.Korean:

 

[Caligulust]

I expected something a little bit different from a term like planking.

Oh Australia, you're on your way.

 

[duckk19]

Planking...just...what the fuck...

 

[Caligulove]

...At a loss for words at first. I mean, it's hilarious, the quick succession of the photos gave me a good laugh, combined with the stern voice explaining it in the simplest manner possible. I don't really get it, but then, I've done a lot of stupid inside jokes and other shit in youth and lifetime so who am I to judge.

 

[Saelune]

This could have passed for an Onion bit.
Its just another Darwinian weeding out thing.

 

[dagens24]

I was drinking with some friends this weekend and then they started drunkenly planking and I was SO confused. Thank you for clearing this up.

 

[Lilani]

Eh, it's no weirder than flagpole sitting. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagpole_sitting]

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I absolutely sure that I'm not the first person to think of this, but that video is a lot funnier if you mentally replace the word "plank" with "wank" or "fuck" or something in that vein.

OT:....Wait, what? What the hell did I just watch?

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

And people wonder why the world is going downhill.

Yeah, it's not war or disease or crime, it's just planking. Why, just today my history professor explained Germany's historic Plankrieg, in which specially trained German Plankers started planking across Europe, blatantly disobeying the Treaty of Versailles, which specifically outlawed planking in Poland.

 

[Merkavar]

Reminds me of this ^^^ Its not an australian thing its a world wide retarded practice. seems its as old as 2003.

It is an Australian thing only I think (for the time being anyway), it is retarded but worth a laugh.

If you missed it on the news a guy died from this: http://www.news.com.au/national/fatal-balcony-fall-linked-to-planking/story-e6frfkwr-1226056214322

looks like the australian thing started in the UK. not sure why it poped up in australia after all these years.

 

[thiosk]

This must be stopped.

All planks should be recycled into paper.

 

[Merkavar]

Lol hit the quote button instead of edit

 

[captaincabbage]

I had not heard of it until yesterday on 4chan, and I'm an Aussie. The first thing to run through my head is "These people must be reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaalllly bored."

 

[Eisenfaust]

it's not just about lying somewhere imitating a plant, it's about being creative with how you do it... it's not a sprt, it's a hobby...

some guy got arrested for planking on top of a police car

the challenge eventually becomes planking in a new way/spot that no one else has

yes, it's a little stupid, but no worse than any other similarly stupid trends i've seen

 

[DalekJaas]

Reminds me of this ^^^ Its not an australian thing its a world wide retarded practice. seems its as old as 2003.

It is an Australian thing only I think (for the time being anyway), it is retarded but worth a laugh.

If you missed it on the news a guy died from this: http://www.news.com.au/national/fatal-balcony-fall-linked-to-planking/story-e6frfkwr-1226056214322

looks like the australian thing started in the UK. not sure why it poped up in australia after all these years.

Yeah no... That is not the same thing at all. This is pretending to be a plank of wood on bizarre objects, not lying at different angles and playing dead

Similar though, if it had been recognised before it would not have exploded like it has

 

[Jim From Accounting]

It's already been done - Lying Down Game [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game]

How is this supposed to be a new thing, exactly?

You lye down on something thing and then stay still and do nuthing.

 

[Gregg Lonsdale]

Yeah, I live in Australia and a few of my friends do it. But me and the rest of my friends who don't agree that it's absolutely retarded, and anyone who does it should probably be sectioned.

I don't know why it's started here again, probably some stupid prick saw it on youtube and he had a bunch of stupid prick friends and they all got together and had a great big planking prick hoe-down.

 

[conflictofinterests]

I like it. Made me laugh. Pun didn't though. :| Puns...

 

[Mikaze]

it's not just about lying somewhere imitating a plant, it's about being creative with how you do it... it's not a sprt, it's a hobby...

some guy got arrested for planking on top of a police car

the challenge eventually becomes planking in a new way/spot that no one else has

yes, it's a little stupid, but no worse than any other similarly stupid trends i've seen

Stupid and kind of hilarious to watch. Friend of mine is looking for someone that is >7 foot 3 inches to plank one of the bridges at uni side to side.

OT: It's just a cheap way of amusing both yourself and the large internet audience who also think it's funny.

 

[Merkavar]

Reminds me of this ^^^ Its not an australian thing its a world wide retarded practice. seems its as old as 2003.

It is an Australian thing only I think (for the time being anyway), it is retarded but worth a laugh.

If you missed it on the news a guy died from this: http://www.news.com.au/national/fatal-balcony-fall-linked-to-planking/story-e6frfkwr-1226056214322

looks like the australian thing started in the UK. not sure why it poped up in australia after all these years.

Yeah no... That is not the same thing at all. This is pretending to be a plank of wood on bizarre objects, not lying at different angles and playing dead

Similar though, if it had been recognised before it would not have exploded like it has

They may have different names but they are the same thing. especially the UK lying down game, the asian playing dead one is just similiar.

Spoiler: images of planking and lying down game. which are which?