May 18, 2011: planking

[sandypossum]

Planking is the new craze here in Australia. As soon as I saw it, I knew it: finally I had found the right sport for me.

This week we had the first death by planking in Queensland, and another planker in a coma in New South Wales. Both were, however, contenders for a Darwin Award.

My planking partner Emilie and I are strictly into Safe Planking. (Because we're sensible and also because we're not that intrepid.)

[sandypossum]

Hey, why won't my uploaded photo show on the iotd page? Help?

[SPUCK]

That chicken thinks you're crazy!

[Griff]

She's next!

[GunMaster357]

Seems to me that planking is a nice recipe for disaster.

Maybe someone should write a book on it.

I have the perfec title : Planking for Plonkers

[sandypossum]

Originally Posted by GunMaster357

Seems to me that planking is a nice recipe for disaster.

Really? I would have thought this is about the most harmless sport there could possibly be! (Well, maybe lawn bowls....) Of course, there are people who can turn anything into a lethal hobby. As for me and Emilie, we've decided to specialise in farmyard planking. We have great plans for sileage bales and water troughs. Would have loved to plank on a cow, but it was too energetic and dodgy for us. Perhaps the pig will be more amenable.

[Trilby]

Finally - a sport even I could do.

I'd like to see this go Olympic.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Finally - a sport even I could do.

I'd like to see this go Olympic.

Synchronized planking?

[infinite monkey]

Hahahahaha. Funny what things catch on.

The current craze around here is resting on a surface, butt on the surface, knees bent, feet on the floor. It's called "sitting" and some people have gotten really good at it!

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Hahahahaha. Funny what things catch on.

The current craze around here is resting on a surface, butt on the surface, knees bent, feet on the floor. It's called "sitting" and some people have gotten really good at it!

I once gave a birthday card that said "We're not getting fat. We're developing huge muscles that allow us to sit for long periods without a break".

[Sundae]

The fatality made the news here earlier this week and so I looked it up.

Some people certainly have made it into a high-adreneline activity. There are some where I find it hard to imagine how they got into those locations in the first place. Some are really cute and funny though - there was one of a whole row of planks on a train that I liked.

Still too much effort for me though.

[Nirvana]

I have been doing this in my living room for years its called YOGA. plank pose

[Undertoad]

Images don't show up immediately as attachments until I come and upload them and host them as hosted images. Thanks Sandy!

[ZenGum]

I was somewhat amused by the news stories about the Planking death. Not the death itself, but the way everything was followed the patterns of comments that are usually used for some new lethal drug craze.

Friend: It was just a bit of fun, we didn't thnk anyone would get hurt...
Cops: These young people are just out for some fun, but please, think about the consequences...
etc. etc.

Planking itself is fine, IMHO, but 7th floor balconies are not the place for it. Of course, as soon as this hit the news, twits were planking on 45th floor balconies and such.

Of course, sensible people like dwellars would only plank across, say, a white generation three Subaru outback limited edition model. Nice.

[sandypossum]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Of course, sensible people like dwellars would only plank across, say, a white generation three Subaru outback limited edition model. Nice.

Hey Zen, how did you guess which one is me?!