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Is 'Milking' the New, Weirder 'Planking'?

Emerald Catron — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:50:19 +0000

We know, you didn't think it would be possible for a meme to be more random than planking, but it's happened. Consider this -- after planking, one is not drenched in approximately a half a gallon of milk. That's the problem you get with "milking," which is basically a person standing in a public place dumping a half gallon of milk on their head while somebody films them.

The 'Supermanning' Meme Will Make You Believe a Bro Can Fly

Alex Staub — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Ever since 'planking' went out of style the world has been desperate for a new viral craze. While some of these emerging trends have been more popular than others 'Supermanning' may be the funniest one yet.

Planking — Everything You Need to Know [PHOTOS]

Meghan O'Keefe — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:27:28 +0000

Planking, or as it's also called "The Lying Down on Stuff Game," is a very special activity in which people lie face down with their hands at their sides so as to resemble a plank of wood. Also, an important part of the game is to lie down in a place one normally wouldn't lie down. So, you can't plank in, say, a bed. Beer container? Totally fine.

Teenager Arrested For Dangerous 'Planking' Rampage [PHOTOS]

Donald Deane — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:06:19 +0000

A 19-year-old Wisconsin man has been convicted of disorderly conduct for planking a police car, ATM and Wal-Mart checkout counter, among other things. Stop this dangerous criminal before he planks again! To be fair, the act of planking — laying face down in a strange place and then photographing it — never hurt anyone. Mostly, [...]

What the Heck Is 'Tebowing'? [PHOTOS]

Jeff Giles — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:09:41 +0000

Since being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL Draft, Tim Tebow has been one of the most talked-about quarterbacks in professional football -- and after leading the team to a fourth-quarter comeback against the Miami Dolphins last week, he's hotter than ever.

It wasn't enough for Tebow to take over the Broncos offense -- now he's taking over the 2011 photo meme craze that gave us planking, stocking, horsemaning and batmanning. That's right, folks: We've moved on to Tebowing.

'The Office' Discovers Planking [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:28:58 +0000

‘The Office‘ premiered its eighth season last night, and for the second year in the a row, the employees of Dunder Mifflin are just catching onto something that’s already old news on the internet. Last fall they treated us to an office-wide lip dub, and this year they’ve finally discovered planking. You probably already know [...]

Batmanning Is the New (and Dangerous) Planking [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:16:48 +0000

There have been quite a few "new" plankings over the last couple months, but the latest effort, "batmanning," really stands out because it involves real skill (and could result in injury if not executed properly).

'Stocking' Is the New New New Planking [PHOTOS]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:27:19 +0000

If you're done with planking, and you don't have the pool required for leisure diving, or the friend required for horsemaning, maybe the latest photo game called "stocking" is for you.

To play, all you have to do is find a stock photo of somebody doing one of the mundane things that are featured in stock photos, and then try to replicate that pose as best you can. The blog Stocking Is the New Planking is the official clearing house for these images of imitation, a few of which you can check out below.

Horsemaning – The New New Planking?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:08:15 +0000

Last week we predicted that octogenarian Hugh Hefner's embrace of planking would spell the end to the craze. Spinoff fads owling and leisure diving have failed to eclipse it, but could something called horsemaning be poised to rise up from planking's ashes?

Did Hugh Hefner Just Kill Planking? [PICTURES]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:23:24 +0000

Things got crazy at the Playboy Mansion the other night, and Playmate Anna Sophia Berglund — Hugh Hefner’s new “number one” girlfriend — got the octogenarian to engage in a bit of planking. Berglund then posted on her Twitter account this picture of Hef laying prone on a table in the mansion. Not surprisingly, the [...]

Is Leisure Diving the New Planking?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:11:19 +0000

If planking strikes you as boring, and owling tough on the knees, we have another posing game for your consideration: the leisure dive. To execute the dive, simply strike a leisurely, horizontal pose while jumping into a body of water. The mecca of leisure diving is the website leisuredive.com, which encourages folks to send in their leisure dive [...]

Canadian Football Team Planks After Touchdown [VIDEO]

Andrea Rosen — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:45:17 +0000

When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a Canadian Football League team, scored against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, they eschewed typical touchdown celebrations like chicken dances and got their plank on instead. The offensive team drop into the rigid plank pose that's been sweeping the globe (and more recently, fellow athletes like Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas).

Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas Go on Planking Spree [PHOTOS]

Andrea Rosen — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:56:45 +0000

Orlando Magic teammates Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas tried their hands at planking -- a bizarre, imported Australian fad wherein people lie face-down and absolutely rigid on strange surfaces. Howard and Arenas documented their best planks, with surfaces including a vending machine and luxury cars, on Twitter. And, yes, planking is better when done by super-tall basketball players. Check out some of their best shots below: