Police: Planking Unwise & Irresponsible

July 11, 2011

planking bermuda police van July 2011Planking, also known as the lying down game is an activity that consists of one lying face down in an unusual location. The person’s hands must touch the sides of the body which should be extended straight like a plank of wood.

A photograph is then taken of the person and posted on the internet. Pictures are circulating on popular social media site Facebook, on Blackberry Messenger and as email attachments.

One of those pictures depicts what appears to be a female police officer planking on top of a police vehicle. Numerous other photos depict members of the public also planking on police vehicles together with many other Bermuda locations.

Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva has sent a message to all members of the Bermuda Police Service expressing his concern of the practice. The Commissioner also stated he considers the new phenomenon of “planking” as an unwise and irresponsible activity.

A Police spokesman said, ‘The Commissioner sent a personal email today to each member of the Bermuda Police Service. He expressed disappointment of having been shown photographs this weekend of police officers in uniform in staged, uncomplimentary poses. He acknowledged that similar photographs of members of the public are appearing on social networks such as Facebook, but stated that the practice has no place in the Bermuda Police Service.”

“The Police Code of Conduct requires members to conduct themselves at all times in a professional manner and with professional decorum. The Commissioner has instructed that enquiries are made and the officers involved are held accountable for their actions.”

The spokesman noted, “In the meantime Mr. DeSilva said, “We should all be encouraged that our hard work in the community is being reflected in a rise in the latest polls on community confidence with the police. This is a teachable moment for our organization to reinforce the lesson that one bad interaction with the public can undo the work being done to win their support.”

He then encouraged all officers “to continue to represent the Bermuda Police Service, your families and yourselves with professionalism and respect. The public deserve nothing less.”

“The Bermuda Police Service considers the new phenomenon of “planking” as an unwise and irresponsible activity. We discourage the practice, especially with Government and privately owned property. We caution the public that they can be held criminally liable for any damage caused to property that isn’t theirs.”

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  1. You probably think I'm crazy says:

    Last week the police were playing in the bushes, this week they are playing on top of vehicles! How are they gonna waste our tax dollars next week?!

    • Huh says:

      If any of those men out there “planking” are dead-beat dads, then they need their ass’s paddled!!

  2. PEPPER says:

    Planking !!!!!!!! what the hell is this ? and our police force is involved in this crap… what is going on in bda ? it seems that planking is a slavery thing ………. you know an election is going to be called soon… play the race card again !!!!!!!and the majority of uneducated will vote them in again…
    paula cox has a lot to answer to….

    • True Bermudian says:

      Pepper are you saying Paula Cox has to answer for one peace officer who may, or may not, have been on or off duty?!

      Madame Premier isn’t even in charge of the police!

    • Ganja mon says:

      United we stand devided we fall. We are uneducated because of the UBP/ white colony.

      • Not Surprised says:

        Although I agree with your first sentence, the second one is pathetic. Your being uneducated has nothing to do with the UBP or the White colony. Maybe. just maybe, has something to do with the Ganja you smoked. You know like the song…..because you got high. Have a nice day!

        • Hear Hear says:

          Ganja mon…a typical drug addicted looser blaming others for his irresponsibility. Nothing is stopping him from attending school and learning anything he wants. The greatest (sad) irony is that it is the PLP black govt that likes nothing more than a “ganja mon” who is too stupid to understand what is in his best interest.

      • relax ppl says:

        you sound like a real ass! why is it no matter wah happens or wah goes on some how d race card is pulled out :s ur uneducated cause ya jus stupid. dnt blame ubp and white ppl ya ass!

        • Ganja mon says:

          hahaha..I blame them for my parents not being educated. Because they’re old enough to have lived through segregation and poor treatment from the Government of the time who main job was to keep Blacks below whites. So YES, we are uneducated because of the White man. Look at what CedarBridge done to 3 generations while the UBP children all went private schools. Its a system setup to keep black people uneducated and caught up within our own bullsh!t of self hatred.

          • Away says:

            Yawn…

          • Nice try... says:

            Ever think that maybe the PLP is fine with keeping its sheeple unedumucated? Unedumucated people lack the ability to fully understand the consequences of the PLP’s poor policy so they just re-elect the PLP because “they look like me”.

            Keep smokin that ganja mon (and drinking the kool-aid).

            • Ganja mon says:

              blah blah blah..you people always say the same thing. Ganja mon this and that, lol..PLP voters are sheep? I’d rather be a sheep then be a UBP donkey. While your at home looking at your view on South shore not knowing the struggle or even TRYING to understand how it is out here, yes I will be voting the PLP back in.

              On top of that how ignorant are you and all this kool-aid nonsense. Just admit you dont like PLP because its black based Party. Just admit it!

              • Tired of nonsense says:

                Yeah you struggling in your office job that allows you to waste time blogging on Bernews.

                You struggling alright…poor dear

          • so what? says:

            My parents weren’t educated either mate, that didn’t stop me from going to college. You know there is more scholarship money available in Bermuda per capita than anywhere else on the globe? It’s your life, and its up to you to make something out of it. Scapegoats might keep you warm at night but you’re just tricking yourself.

            • Christina says:

              I agree with ‘so what’

              STOP making excuses for yourself and stop pullin the race card at any given moment lol Its beginning to get BORING!

              LOL @ “UBP children going to private schools” My parents both support the PLP (one being black and the other white) and I still managed to go to private school thanks to THEIR hard work and numerous sacrifices made for me. Simple. No “white man” bought me a ticket to school..

            • DAvid says:

              Gotta admit, This is well said regardless of the arguement. Sounds like it can be a facebook post “You know there is more scholarship money available in Bermuda per capita than anywhere else on the globe? It’s your life, and its up to you to make something out of it.”

              Well said So what, Well Said.

          • Tired of nonsense says:

            Guess you must be pretty pissed off with the PLPers who sat on the board which approved the restructuring of the school system back then as well right?

            Why do you continually “forget” this little snippet of history when spewing your bullsh*t?

            Again, the PLP championed the restructuring at the time and a special designatd Board which retained ultimate approval of the creation of the middle school system and Cedarbridge possessed PLP members who signed off on it.

            Now go be racist and victim somewhere else.

            And guess what a-hole. I don’t live in South Shore, Harbor Road, Fairylands, Tuckers Town et al.

            So stick your stereotyping up your ignorant a$$!

          • YES MATE! says:

            Both of my Bermudian grandparents are black, Bermudian came from poor families and got an education here, and they’re both over 80 years old. All 11 of their black children went to school and got an education so I guess, by your reasoning, we can blame the UBP for that and say they are educated because of the white man, but that would sound dopey. School was available to them and they took advantage of it, why didn’t your parents? If your family is uneducated then you can only blame yourselves. Leave the kool aid alone and smoke a little less, read a lot more and you will see that your PLP is only interested in staying in power to rob you and everyone else of their hard earned cash.

            • Tired of nonsense says:

              Yeah but he will say that the black Bermudians who actually were educated under the UBP’s rule and actually made something out of themselves are nothing but a bunch of “house ni&&ers” and only the ones that actually struggled or didn’t fulfill their potential should be used as the black person standard.

          • Concerned says:

            so tell me ganja mon…what has the plp or “black man” done for you as far as education goes?

          • Hudson says:

            Spare the the BS. My mom left Dellwood after grade 5 as she “had to work” and my dad finished shool at 15. I’m a university graduate who paid my way. Life is what you make of it mate – smoke erb, chill out on the wall, and do what you want. But don’t criticise others for working their a$$es off to get ahead and then pull the “I’m black” and its a racist conspiricy BS in this day in age because you realise you aren’t where you want to be. Keep doing what you are doing – but if you don’t get a different result, stop and ask yourself WHY? BTW, not all “UBP children went to private schools” – there are many that went to the great public schools back in the day (Gilbert, Port Royal, Harrington Sound, St Georges Prep etc) and on to Warwick Academy, Whitney and Sands Sec who are very successful in business today. And finally, if you look at the kids who actually WANT to learn and apply themselves coming out of Cedarbridge and Berkley, they are AMAZING and are definately going places in this world. The others who think the world owes them a living, well, they’ll learn like you are that life just doesn’t work that way…

      • The Real says:

        Sorry to burst your bubble but PLP are more Anti-black then any of the UBP members could have ever been. Thats why they elected ewart he already destroyed one black community by instigating the washington riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Washington,_D.C._riots and he’s set the wheels in motion for the destruction of this community. The plp members are ashamed of their African heritage. This is why they dress the way they do, eat in the restaurants they eat in & schmooze up to the people they schmooze up to. The only colour they respect is the colour of money and if you don’t have that colour they don’t respect you. So if you’re a black man with money than their your friends and if not your just a poor good for nothing …… Well I’m sure you know what the last word is & if not I’ll give you a hint it starts with an n and ends with thousands of Black Bermudians without a job while other people prosper.

        And This Is The Real

    • Jason says:

      Planking has nothing to do with Black or Whites. It was made in Japan as a photography exercise where you blend into the scenery. I do agree that one shouldn’t do this on the job or whatever but I do find the images to be much more appealing than the hundred million girls doing duck faces in the mirror on facebook.

  3. mixitup says:

    PLANKiNG: Slaves were chained & attached to plank beds.They were forced to lay face down w/ their arms by their side & their wrist chained to their waist. Some were even stacked on top of each other with no room to move. Not many of the slaves survived, many dying from dehydration & disease. You can’t always jump on the bandwagon just because you saw someone else doing it.. Educate yourself before being a follower.

    • .am says:

      “Educate yourself before being a follower.”

      Funny you should say this, given the ‘information’ you just shared with us. Seems like you need to take a page out of your own book!

      http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_down_game

      • RaceCard says:

        OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am so disgusted that for every friggin trend that comes around, people have to pull the race card. This game has NOTHING to do with race. Build a dam bridge.

      • elevate yourself says:

        Thank you so much for sharing that link!

    • Dunno says:

      Why you gotta bring race into this hilarious game? Just like the word GAY, PLANKING has more than one meaning. Stop causin a scene

    • Scott says:

      frankly all images i see of slave ships show them face up…. as well as zero hard links to it besides a few blogs..

      i think this sums it up best

      “Let’s really examine planking. Is it really believable that a term used several hundred years ago would be referenced by today’s youth; kids who couldn’t name their country’s last seven presidents if you put a gun to their heads? It’s hardly likely. Yet here we are, deriding each other for participating in what is most likely a simple and harmless fad, because someone told someone that told us that this has something to do with slavery. “

    • Pastor Syl says:

      Actually, my understanding of how we, as slaves, were chained is that we were placed spoon fashion, like sardines, as lying on the side takes less room and more slaves could be fitted into the space. This is the first I have heard of the slaves being chained face down.

  4. VTMRaynor says:

    I was waiting for this. Big fuss about a little fun. Yes, as members of the Police Service, one should conduct themselves in a more suitable manner whilst in unirorm. Next time young lady hide your face….lol. Its good to see at least some of you have a little sense of humor. Now on the real side, some of you should research the ‘plankin’ term and how it came about. But I wont knock the fun some seem to be having including the ‘POLICE’….lol

    • VTMRaynor says:

      typo…..’uniform’….must get my keys checked because I’m banging them and the letters not being printed….lol

  5. VTMRaynor says:

    wait….how could one damage property by laying on it?….lol…smh…..

    • Dunno says:

      I think there refering to Fat people laying on cars and denting the hood.

    • Old fashioned parent says:

      Scratching the paint …… More maintenance costs for vehicle owner

  6. not for mee says:

    This is nothing more than a silly fad perpetrated by people with too much time on their hands.
    No doubt at all that some idiots will push the envelope and hurt themselves trying to do it in radical places trying to out do others.

    But to make a connection between this and slavery is the height of stupidity ..What next ? Complaining that any and all travel by ships and boats is reminiscent of slavery ….? Ridiculous ! !

    • Notorious says:

      It is correlated to slavery. The word, the manner in which you lay down is all related to the slave trade.

      • Ryan Whiting says:

        Actually, mate, ‘planking’ evolved from a yoga position, one which is conveniently known as the “plank.” If you want to grasp at straws for a connection to slavery, that is fine, but, in this case, any link is wrong. I’ve followed this meme since its inception, long before the craze his this island, so I’d prefer that people not stir the pot over some harmless – if silly – fun.

        • .am says:

          Since it’s inception? What.. 14 years ago? Yeeeah I don’t think so. The meme existed long before it was called planking.

        • huh? says:

          Actually a few people (obviously not in Bermuda) have died in planking accidents so it’s not that harmless. It may start out that way, but humans being the way they are, someone eventually has to raise the stakes and be more daring, more extreme.
          But I agree that the planking “incident” above isn’t worth getting excited about. And I also agree that it’s got nothing to do with slavery.

      • bermyshotta says:

        @ notorious – der u go spoutin de trash outta de hole in ya head again. thought u fell off for a while. smh. ya its correlated to slavery..gimme a break u coconut!! so everyone who goes sleep at night…when dey lie on der stomach is doin something correlated to slavery/racism. grow up ya dummy!!

        • Notorious says:

          bermyshotta we have already established that you are a moron. You can keep believing that it’s “just a game” that was made up 14 years ago but that isn’t that truth. We already know you’ve never picked up a book, let alone a history book so stop spewing your ignorance all over bernews. Just like ganjamon you two are like two little school girls holding grudges. Get over the fact that I’m smarter than you and will continue to point out your stupidity. Put the spliff down and pick up a book. You are a disgrace.

        • LOL (original) says:

          Some people just can’t help them selves trying to correlate everything to slavery and blame the white race for just about everything. Says more about them then it does about anything else. Pathetic and regressive.

          LOL

          • Notorious says:

            Says the white man, if you were A. educated or B. black you wouldn’t feel that way. Just because some idiots labeled it a “game” doesn’t negate the fact of where it originated. It has nothing to do with pulling the race card!

            • Tired of nonsense says:

              It didn’t originate from the slave trade. You were provided links showing exactly where the game or ‘art form” originated from and yet you continue to bang on the slavery drum, even though your whole argument is false.

              So yes that is playing/pulling the race card.

              Should we stop sailing on ships because of its links to the slave trade as well?

              • Notorious says:

                Where do you think it originated? Those links are NOT fact! Do you NOT know the difference between fact and opinion? So because some people wrote that it’s just a “game” that’s the truth? I don’t care if these idiots want to play this “game” but the total disregard for the truth is what baffles me. It’s utter stupidity. You think the idea of this just popped out of nowhere? What else does it look like? Maybe I shouldn’t be asking the geniuses on bernews because clearly history or any other subject isn’t their strong suit. That slave ship explanation is very similar to what it looks like. What other explanation do people have other than it is a random funny trend that magically popped out of “nowhere”?

                “We were forced to lay either face down, or on our back on flat surfaces, and “plank beds,” like inanimate objects on a shelf; in each others’ urination, defection, regurgitation and menstruation…

                And if we survived our “travel accommodations,” then we walked back down the “plank” to be sold at auction, as chattel… If we were too unruly, then we would be forced to wear “planks,” as punishment.”

                I bet you wouldn’t see Jewish people doing mock gas chamber pictures would you? The ship argument is illogical. No one is “pretending to be a slave ship”. People are calling it and doing what slaves were forced to do in those pictures. What’s so hard to understand? Or is a history book too hard to read? The total disregard or lack of knowledge of black history is what is so disgusting. As long as it is cool or fun, we don’t care. We stand for nothing, this is why we fall for anything.

                So your research consisted of some links that people wrote based on what they believed and labeled it? And I’m wrong? lol So if I pour milk in an orange juice container and give it to you labeled orange juice that means it must be orange juice? LMAO! Ya’ll are hilarious really.

                • Tired of nonsense says:

                  Nah it is you that is funny.

                  Just because you disregard the actual orginations of the practice is not my problem. The link and history of the “art form” is there for you to read. You don’t like the truth so you make up your own.

                  You are just one of those people to refuse to see things for what they truly are and want to make it into something else. It is pathetic.

                  The history has been documented. Just because slaves were transported in the same manner does not mean that these guys who started it 10 years ago or so did so to emulate the slave trade.

                  So show me the evidence where it states that this “art form” originated as some sort of emulation of slavery.

                  Bet you can’t.
                  Apparently hundreds of thousands

                  • Notorious says:

                    We will have to agree to disagree “tired of nonsense” because you all love to argue with me for the sake of it when I’m not the only one who has said this. Continue to be willfully ignorant because you enjoy the “game”. I have a bridge I’d like to sell you too.

                    Show me that it isn’t about slavery, when you can’t. Some white folks saying it’s just a game means nothing. Where do you think they got the idea from? Again wikipedia is not a source either. How do you know they didn’t start it based on that? Because they said so? Like white people in 2011 would ever OPENLY say they created “a game” based on the slave trade. Hilarious. Is ANY history book that has any chapters dedicate to the slave trade not proof?
                    http://www.theblackurbantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/middle_passage.jpg

                    • Tired of nonsense says:

                      And they are laying in what position in the picture?

                      And what position do the plankers take the pics as?

                      Your second last line says it all. Your hatred and views on white people have led you to conclude that any thing created or started by a white person must have some hateful undertones.

                      I mean you couldn’t prove one iota of evidence that planking started as some sort of emulation of the slave trade. I provided links that show its actual origina approximately 10 years ago. Your response, “whites are lying, I know why the art form really started.”

                      The evidence is there and yet you still dismiss it. Evidence enough of your true thought process.

                      Anyways, we and hundreds of thousands of others will agree to disagree.

                    • Scott says:

                      you are letting your emotions get the best of you…

                      first off the pic you sent is of slaves on their backs.. NOT fronts as you claim happened and how planking is related..

                      second, look at the actual article, http://www.theblackurbantimes.com/2011/06/30/planking-has-roots-in-slavery-and-the-middle-passage-african-americans-please-read-before-you-ever-plank-again/

                      the only strong reference to anything slavewise with plank is a collar, not the board.. and as with courtneyluv’s blog, show no link between the two besides the word plank.

                    • Scott says:

                      lol oh and just to note, of course we cant show you it isnt about slavery because the link doesnt exist… one cannot prove the non-existance of something that does not exist..

                    • Scott says:

                      i honestly can’t believe you use a blog as your “evidence”, shun wikipedia as a source, yet fail to realize that the blog you post

                      has two sources.. another blog and, get this, wikipedia…

                      so your “evidence” simply stems from courtneyluv (which all this nonsense seems to originate from, with other sources of info as being wikipeida, which you seem to say is a no good source…

                      you really need to do better at this nicole.

                • Scott says:

                  LOL and where are these quotes from? another blog?

                  the fact of the matter is a plank is the name for a board of wood..

                  the act of binding them, or punishign them or whatever you want to bring up was not called “planking the slave”. the word plank is still in use today.

                  frankly, “plank beds” were used by sailors too to get more crew on board then hammocks… it was not a slave thing.

                  you want links? i have TONS of links talking about the slavery/planking connection, and they all reference courtneyluv’s blog.. that is the sole source of this nonsense and even that person and every other blogger admits there is no clear connection besides it “appearing” like it…

                  courtneyluv later says:
                  “Although “planking” wasn’t the official terminology used by slave masters it is still seen as an insult to some African Americans. I don’t know why and don’t have the answer! ”

                  and:
                  “This is for you to decide. I can’t decide whether it is related to slavery or not. ”

                  basically s/he is admitting that htere is no real evidence to it, but its somethign that just feels that way.. aka its BS.

                  even the pictures used as “evidence” show the slaves all on their backs facing up… so how this connection is made is absolutely beyond me.

                  you have nothing to link the two but blogs and emotions. nothign at all. do you really think some english or australian (whoever started it) came along, lied down, and said to his friend “take a pic of me acting like a bound slave… it’ll be funny”… is that honestly how you believe this started???

                • Scott says:

                  as for you stupid gas chamber mocking reference.. of course someone wouldnt because a gas chamber has one purpose.. to kill..

                  a plank of wood is just htat.. a plank of wood. It was not invented to kill, or is its main purpose to kill. it is simply a board of wood.

                  if this act was simply named “boarding” would you bitch and moan about how the slaves had to lie between stacks of boards when transported simply so you have somethign to raise a stink about?

            • Scott says:

              lol educated by who? where did you hear it? hearsay from people? blogs? you havent been educated you just took a thought and ran with it.

              three posts about it and all you’ve done is call people wrong… you have yet to show any sort of truth to the notion.

              • Notorious says:

                Neither have you. If you’ve ever read a damn book I wouldn’t need to tell you or is google even too hard to use Scott?

                • Tired of nonsense says:

                  For your research:

                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_down_game

                  • LOL (original) says:

                    Once the politicans infected Nicole there was no truning back she would stand and point out racism where ever it “lies”. The question is when did she start pointing in the mirror……………………..

                    LOL

                  • Notorious says:

                    You realize ANYONE can create and edit things on wikipedia right? You also realize that changing the name and calling it a game doesn’t change where it came from? Have none of you ever read a history books or seen the pictures of slaves “planked” arms to their sides on their stomachs or backs and stacked on top of each-other? Seriously?

                    I did not say it was racist. I said it’s STUPID to keep pretending that slavery is not where it originated!

                    I’m NOT trying to start a campaign against it. I only see people and myself explaining to others what is it. You seem very defensive of it “tired of nonsense” and I’m not sure why. Maybe you enjoy this “game” and have participated? Maybe you missed my post from a few minutes ago but again your “sleeping on your stomach” and “traveling by ship” logic is flawed. You and others have poor logical and critical thinking skills, as well as comprehension skills. How do you not see the link? I need to exit this thread because there is a strong difference between not knowing and being willfully ignorant is disturbing. To claim it’s not from slavery is an outright lie.

                    • Scott says:

                      lol first all the pics ive seen had slaves on their back..

                      second. you are still avoiding actually making a link two the two besides a word.

                      you need to exit this thread because you have nothing but emotion to connect the dots.. go down the road and tell SAL or Gorhams they have to stop selling “planks” because its a direct link from slavery. see how they look at you.

                    • Scott says:

                      to be honest nicole i can see “why” someone with your mentality would see the connection. because you want to..

                      i can see how someone of japanese ancenstry would consider the term “atomic” or “bikini” to be derogatory, racist, and based on past hate… but like planking.. its not.

                      you assert its from slavery. You have been called out to show some sort of documented link. you cannot.. you can only say people arguing with you are retarded..

                    • Notorious says:

                      No I’m trying to teach you morons to think for yourselves. Clearly you can’t do that but because white people, the same people who stacked these BLACK PEOPLE on their backs or stomachs to transport them while they urinated, defecated, on each-other in inhumane conditions told you it’s a “game” that must be the truth. When your proof is wikipedia. Again ANYONE including 10 years old with internet access can edit it or create what they want on there.

                      If you didn’t know in the beginning, fine. But once you begin to hear people making the association, you (or anyone else) can take it upon yourself to research the issue. There really is no excuse for not knowing after that. There are people that will spend more time Googling shoes or whatever than will take the time to learn about history. The information is readily available if anyone would bother to look for it. Don’t be willfully ignorant ’cause you like the fad. Any Black person who planks or condones it is seriously fucked up in the head. What more of a link do you need Scott? Are you slow? Did you take special classes as a child? OMG! I seriously cannot! I’m waiting on the hang from a tree by a noose fad! Let’s see what the white people rename it so that’s it’s “safe” to participate in. You all have poor logic. LMAO! This is so damn funny. Here’s some milk in a orange juice container but BELIEVE ME IT’S ORANGE JUICE!!

                • Tired of nonsense says:

                  here is another one for your readinf pleasure:

                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13414527

                • Scott says:

                  lol i challenge you to show me a book or google document that shows the act of “planking slaves” as well as something that says the original planking photo was to “act like a slave” or such…

                  you cant. it is simply the same word being used for different definitions.. “planks” were used in the transport.. that does NOT me any reference to planks today has any link to slavery period.

                  • Notorious says:

                    I already did and I challenge you to search and then deny that you didn’t see it. ARE YOU SLOW? How else should I explain this to you Scott? You still have a soft spot on your head? It’s the word and the act.

                    • Scott says:

                      you havent shown anything… you simply wrote some random words in quotes with no sources.. that does NOT count as showing me some documentation.

                    • Tired of nonsense says:

                      You have not proved that this new age “art form” has its originations from slavery.

                      That is, you must show where the originators of this “art form” created it via the slave trade. The only indirect link you can provide is that the arms of the slaves and the plankers are at their sides. Even Scott mentioned, and it is also easily evidenced, that slaves when chained were laid on their backs and not their fronts.

                      No one even used the word planking during the slave trade. That is also easily evidenced via a quick google search.

                      So the onus is on you to show that this “art form” was created to explicitly emulate the slave trade as it is your claim that it is.

                      Also, I provided you a BBC link on its originations. As you know, unlike Wikipedia, BBC articles cannot be altered by anyone except the editor. So what is your explanation for that article? Oh I know BBC is English. English is white. White is racists. Racists equal slavery. Silly me.

              • Tired of nonsense says:

                Planking wasn’t even the terminology used for the practice of transporting slaves. Even the original racism claimers admit that.

                People such as Notorious just relate the position of these “plankers” as to how slaves were transported and automatically it became racist. It is quite an effective trait to be able to link anything to slavery and racism.

                So in other words do not sleep on your stomach, but if you do place your hands out to your side or above your head or else you are subliminally emulating/mocking the slave trade. And don’t ever step on a boat ever again or else you support slavery.

                Going to be some long sleepless nights in Bermy…

      • Scott says:

        show me evidence. its all anectodal.

        plank is a board of wood..
        lying down has been done since time started…

        just because slaves were laid down on planks of wood (what every person lied on on ship in those days”…

        you cannot find a link because there is no hard link..

      • Dunno says:

        Thanks for this information Notorious…I will now lay on my back while sleeping. Wouldnt want to be sought out as a racist for sleeping on my stomach. You are incredibly smart

        • Scott says:

          to be honest, every image ive seen to illustrate this slavery/planking link has had the slaves lying on their back…

          perhaps its “history written by the victor”, or the actual truth of the story is being twisted to fit an agenda.

        • Notorious says:

          Thanks Dunno for proving my point that 8 out of 10 people on bernews are retards. I guess the public education system high dropout rate is to blame. Too busy inhaling marijuana and downing hennessy to ever learn history.

          • LOL (original) says:

            So what’s your excuse. You neither have the facts straight on this one and you can’t provide a link to evidence. Why don’t you plank in your tub with the water on you be doing the world a favor.

            LOL

            • Eyes Wide Open says:

              LOLOLOL!!! That one was spectacular!!

              • elevate yourself says:

                I love it lol. This just made my day!

          • Dunno says:

            For the record I hold a MS Degree, graduated with honors. Its called sarcasm. And like I told you a few articles ago…name calling is compleatly childish and your only making yourself look like an idiot.

  7. It is what it is says:

    Everyone is making a big fuss over “planking” yes while it might be deemed as irresponsible for an officer to partake in such I’m sure that she meant no harm…It’s interesting how everyone is getting upset because back in the day our ancestors were transported in a similar fashion…here’s food for thought that someone pointed out to me…whips were used to “flog” our ancestors into submission..our gombeys (which is part of our heritage) whips a “bull whip” during their performance…are we going to tell the gombeys to put down their whips….don’t shoot the messenger on this I’m just sharing what was relayed to me….

  8. True Bermudian says:

    Clafe where is the REAL story?!

  9. CLASS OF 85 says:

    Yawn

  10. Seriously says:

    The Police Commissioner needs to get a life! Really, its people having fun on this occasionally boring island. And y’all jumping on this slavery tie, seriously! Go read a book or something….actually go see a movie and take Michael DeSilva with you. Nice to see our officers are human once in a while.

  11. US Observer says:

    What will become of the police officer who did this “while in uniform?” Dissapointed not only that this was done while on-duty but I would be surprised if the officer had knowledge or understanding as to how this came about or the origin.

    Knowledge is Power…in all things, when you know better, you do better.

  12. Clafe says:

    herrs de thing,

    FRST OF ALL, ppl R complaning about dis “planking” nonsens like its de end of d fleppin world. if we let d rumors n scare tactcs persist, it will turn in 2 yet anotha dopey moral panic dat will make grennies say medness like: “oh CHA, Brunty, my son startd plankin last month, n now he injects heroin in2 his toenails wif my estrangd nephew Lunch-Pants erry thursday at dusk!”

    SECND OF ALL, i happn 2 kno de female officr in question, n d crazy part is, SHE WERENEEN PLANKIN, DUN! she happns 2 have a rare spinal disordr where d only way she can get 2 sleep at nite is by lyin on top of a police vehicle in full uniform wif her body tensd up n stretchd out. she also has 2 have a pictur taken of her doin it bcuz d flash from d camera combined wif d strateness of her spine helps she 2 relax (its basd on holistic medicine from d Czech Republc). B4 U MUGLETS CRITICZE HER, imagine 4 a hot minute if U HAD 2 DO DIS ERRY NITE JUS 2 DROP A FET SLEEP! DO U KNO HOW MUG DAT WULD BE? IT WULD BE MORE TIRED THEN MY UNCLE STEAM-EYES!

    ppl serrsly need to think b4 dey pass judgment on otherz…WUT IF IT WUZ U?

    • College Graduate says:

      heard a lot about Clafe..i was expecting him to say something funnier

      • Charlie says:

        Not sure what you heard, but Clafe is not funny at all, period. He accentuates negative stereotypes about Bermudians, and judging by his unserious attitude towards planking (clearly linked to slavery), is probably a racist.

        All he does is junk up the forums with idiocy when people are trying to engage in serious discussion, and frankly its quite annoying.

        Clafe, please stop.

        • Not Surprised says:

          He accentuates and gives us ridiculous stories to show us how stupid some thing in Bermuda can be and situations can be!

          If you don’t like it or think it’s not funny then don’t read it! In my opinion all he does is try to make light of a situation and possible bring a smile to our faces when all seems lost. The best medicine is laughter.

          • WTH???? says:

            Couldn’t have said it better my self, idk why everyone who does not like his comments just not read them as i read comments and i see a name that’s always on here and they make me mad i just DONT read it at all

        • WSC says:

          i dont know why you live in such fear and anxiety in the world if you dont understand his humor? if you really think that planking is in relation to slavery you must have deep, deep underlying problems with your own security. this hypersensitivity that bermuda has reached only damages people. it is beginning to look just like the united states in that same regard. everyone seriously needs to relax

        • shamel says:

          the word in this context has noting to do with the slave trade. people need to relax and see the differeing origins of the term planking..relating it to the slave trade is a coincidence and a false construction, because in the context of the “planking” that is now a trend here, the word comes from the yoga position known as “the plank”….the trend being to go into the “plank” position in an interesting location, with the word “planking” meaning to lie in that “plank” position. just cause the same word appeared during the slave trade doesn’t mean that this here word came from it! that’s like saying don’t go shop round masters’ limited cause back in the day slaveowners were called masters…or saying that because of the triangle-trade we should stop saying the bermuda triangle….or as damian marley points out, to stop calling a wicked car a “hot whip” cause back in the day that had a different meaning..in the end there’s only so many words in the language. if the trend was to go into a different yoga pose, say the downward dog, or the lotus, we’d be “dogging” or “lotusing” but hey it’s “the plank” and we’re “planking” so let us be! at least it sounds better…would you rather tell someone you’re “planking” or that you’re “playing the lying down game!”?? =p

        • so what? says:

          Clafe please continue

    • Dawn says:

      Haaaa! That’s a GOOD ONE! LOL

    • True Dat says:

      LMAO!!! ahahahahaha!!!!!!CLAAAAAAAAAFFFFFEEEEEE!!!!!!! =D ya Killin Me!!!

  13. wondering says:

    this is nonsense. how in the world do you have someone in uniform performing something that is obviously not in line with the Commissioner’s rules……poor judgement….and this is what we have patrolling our streets? THe Police was better when it was a “force”

    • Dog Lover says:

      Just friggin relax!!! You would rather a bunch of boring police officers with no sense of humor on the streets?!?!? With all the serious s#!t going on in Bermuda with the murders and shootings the guys deal with every other week, its nice to see they can still relax and have fun. I myself would rather see police planking than see the police arresting someone for planking. Take a friggin chill pill!!

  14. Malachi says:

    I’m not upset so much that a police “person” is doing this; what bothers me is why ANYONE would do this. Have us humans finally reached the end of our intellectual evolution??

    I’m going to suggest a new highly intellectual pastime – simply watching grass grow!

    • Young Observer says:

      sure they could be doing soemthing else with their time – but lets be honest its not like you spend all your time doing intellectual things like reading a book. Im sure your up on facebook, or playing those same levels of Call of Duty all night etc. “Have us humans finally reached the end of our intellectual evolution” honestly just calm down there matey. I wonder whats sillier they guy that planks, or you the one that looks at all the pictures of facebook and throws a hissy fit….ya im gonna with you.

  15. Not what Bermudians want to hear says:

    Last summer I had a summer student work for me who kept falling asleep on the job – I was told not to report it as it would ‘make waves’. So, this girl is just participating in that good old Bermudian tradition of sleeping on the job.

    And you wonder why we want to employ expats?????

    Bermudians are just plain lazy!!!! They think they are owed a job and a living – because they are Bermudian!!! Entitlement at its worst!!!!!!

    • Yes I says:

      Some Bermudians are lazy..Some Bermudians feel entitled. Laziness and entitlement aren’t isolated to just Bermuda so don’t be too quick to throw us all in the same pot.

    • Really?? says:

      So, because you had one Bermudian summer student fall asleep on the job, it’s a Bermudian tradition. When I went to New York a few weeks ago, I saw this guy smoking crack so I guess being a crackhead an American tradition. Americans are all drug addicts and they think that they are the best in the world at EVERYTHING. I had an expat boss that was an a$$hole. All expats are a$$holes that think they can come here and treat everyone like dirt. I read that some white people are rascist. All white people must be racists that want to take it back to slavery days. See how easy it is to classify groups of people? Just because some people fit into a mold, doesn’t mean all people in that group fit into that mold. I have a suggestion for for, if all Bermudians are lazy and unreliable, move yourself and your business somewhere else so you can hire all the reliable expats that you want to.

      • Not what Bermudians want to hear says:

        @Really. You obviously have a lot of knowledge and are hugely intelligent.

        Ever heard of humour?

        The Bermudian really did fall asleep tho – that bit was true. Quite pathetic. Blame the expat I’d say.

        • Ganja mon says:

          smh^^..You switched up tune faster then anyone I’ve read on here before.

          • down wif de ship says:

            I have to agree with Ganja Mon,

            Its time for us as black Bermudians to accept that we are fine with the PLP keeping us down and selling out our children’s futures, because even if their policies are completely detrimental to us, the bottom line is that it is BETTER TO SUFFER UNDER A BLACK GOVERNMENT THAN TO PROSPER UNDER A WHITE ONE.

            I know it sounds cynical, but we’re lying to ourselves if we don’t admit it. Our pride is more important than the truth and good governance. No matter how bad this country gets, I refuse to go back to the plantation.

            OBA….what a joke.

  16. Letariatpro says:

    I feel sorry for the people without a sense of humour.

  17. RealityCheck says:

    Plankinbg is great for your abs…gets em nice n tight…LOL

  18. RealityCheck says:

    Planking*

  19. Not Surprised says:

    If you want to plank, go ahead knock yourself out. But it’s pretty darn stupid and typical in Bermuda, no one does anything original, they just go out and find the stupidest fad and follow “because it’s wicked!” Gimme a break. Hey guess what, everyone does things to better themselves in this world too! Why don’t you jump on that band wagon. It really is dumb and yes people are putting themselves in stupid positions and someone is going to get severly hurt. Here’s a thought, Maybe you can all plank on that person in the hospital! Someone already did on the emergency entrance, Let move it to on top of patents now! YAY!!! (SMDH and sigh)

  20. JUNO says:

    Whoever thought of this is very ignorant! Rather than using this form of exercise in the gym where it belongs someone police office is going to climb the white police van what a loser. She an idiot must be a ‘rookie’ cop. Now in the police world women cops are not only good for laying on their backs but stomachs too. Shame

    • Dog Lover says:

      JUNO YOU’RE AN IDIOT!!!! That’s all I have to say to that!!

  21. 5boro says:

    This is what passes for news?

  22. Paw Paw says:

    I agree with Reality Check..I ‘plank’ every time I’m in the gym and I have some awesome abs!!
    Go planking..go planking..go planking..yeah!!
    Question: So how irresponsible is planking when it is done as part of an exercise routine..think this should be given more thought…..
    Will I be arrested if I am caught ‘planking’ in my gym!! LOL

  23. it is what it is says:

    @ really? I am with you 100% with your comment…about time someone put it out there..sick of hearing that being used as an excuse…people need to realise that you can’t categorise people like that!!! I am a Bermudian..I go to work everyday, I work more than one job, I show up on time and I don’t think anybody owes me anything…so to “not what Bermudians want to hear” you are WRONG!!!!!! If you are so disgruntled with what Bermuda has to offer..take your business elsewhere!! plain and simple!!!!

    • Not what Bermudians want to hear says:

      @it iswhat it is. Don’t worry. Most expats are leaving as we speak. Pretty soon there’ll just be lazy ignorant Bermudians on the island. Then you can sleep all you want.

      By the way, I’m Bermudian.

      • it is what it is says:

        @ not what bermudians want to hear..I don’t sleep baby I work…I teach during the day and at night I work as a Front Desk Agent at one of the top hotels on the island so don’t get it twisted!!! as I said before if YOU want to put all Bermudians into one category as you seem so hell bent on doing exclude me because I don’t fall into that category. Maybe that’s where YOU fit in because you did say Bermudians are Lazy and blah blah blah…oops!did I forget to also mention that I’m a business owner as well….”whoops there it is!!!”….happy dance….s much for sleeping in….

  24. Somerset OG says:

    Bottom line! If you plank you’re retarded, easily amused and obviously can’t find anything better to do! Ohhh! Let me lay face down on a car! Wow that was so much fun! Now let me lay face down on a homeless person! I can’t stop myself. This is so much fun. Hmmmmm! Let me lay down in the middle of Ice Queen’s parking lot! Owwwwww! Didn’t you see me planking? You’re not supposed to run over me with a garbage truck while I’m having all of this fun just laying face down and not moving. Now I can’t move anything! Owwwwww! Now I have a flat head to match my flat feet! It’s all fun and stupidness until someone gets hurt.
    Come on! Seriously? Planking?

  25. Really?? says:

    I personally have no problem with planking. I don’t know if what they say about it being connected the slave trade is true or not, although it does sond like that point could be valid. My issue is what is the appeal of it. I hear people saying it’s fun and what not but I’m sorry, I don’t see the fun in laying face down and having some one take my picture. I am really stunned that this is a worldwide fad. Can some one please tell me what the attraction is? Personally, I think that it is stupid but that is just my opinion. If they’re not hurting anybody and they find it fun then plank away.

  26. Sunshine says:

    OMG Take a break people, stop taking everything so seriously. If I want to go and lay flat like a board on top of a roof and my friends laugh and no one gets hurt then cool. Sheesh it’s dumb as hell but so what, at least people aren’t out fighting and killing each other! People just want something to complain about! #thatisall

    • Somerset OG says:

      So laying flat like a board is highly entertaining to some people?
      What’s next? Blinking? Breathing? This just shows how low the intelligence of the human race is sinking! Where is the talent or challenge in laying flat on your face and having your picture taken? Do people have to learn how to do this or can anybody do it? Can a bird do it? Yes! Can a roach do it? Yes! Can a Ewart do it? Yes! Now do you see how stupid planking is?

      • Scott says:

        everyone can dance too yet thats not considered stupid…

        its not about the act.. its about the pic taken.. consider it a form of competitive art…

  27. Sunshine says:

    O and FYI, WHITE PEOPLE PLANK 2!!! Gosh people are so simple!

    • Not what Bermudians want to hear says:

      @sunshine. I hear that whites plank more than blacks. A congrats for bringing race into it!!!

  28. ladybda says:

    to me planking is to have fun and see many people try planking in different places…to me its nothing wrong with a police officer planking whether she on duty or not its to have fun.. get over it.. its there choice not yours…what would they say if she did somewhere else in a different location with her uniform not on and if it was what would be it… you all need to come to your sense and get up to the time

    • Somerset OG says:

      Can I plank on you ladybda? Come on! It’ll be fun!
      If people had sense they wouldn’t find planking fun unless in was OG’s and ladies planking in different locations with our uniforms off!

  29. People's Poet says:

    Darn Flatts by de huge fish tank
    A young bye decided to plank
    A Policemen came near
    Said, “What’s going on here”?
    “Om Bermujan, my mind has gone blank”.

  30. Sunshine says:

    The comment relating to whites planking is towards the comments regarding it relating to slavery. I didn’t bring race into it, it was stated above. It’s clear you didn’t read all the comments but hey neither did I #ASYOUWERE

  31. US Observer says:

    Let’s get back to the discussion at hand…Why Was This Officer “Planking” While In Uniform And On A Government Vehicle? At the end of the day “planking” is not the issue here.

  32. The Rock says:

    looks like so much FUN!!!!!!!!!!

  33. Triangle Drifter says:

    The heat must be getting to people. Plankers & bloggers. Tis the silly season but there MUST be something else to get excited about.

  34. JOHN says:

    The mind boggles!!

  35. joonya says:

    All of you who take offense by linking this to slavery, and who angrily disagree with young people simply taking funny photos of themselves, are all a bunch of PLANKS !!! GET A LIFE !

  36. joonya says:

    Oh, BTW, the photo in the RG (sorry Bernews)of the guy doing it ontop of Johnny Barnes’ statue is hilarious!!!

  37. Citizen Banned (Original) says:

    I realize there is a drought. But is there really no other newsworthy story? Reporters should be made to walk the plank if they really have nothing better to write about.

    The heat turnin arrryone mad? Ain’t e’en Cop Metch yet!

    Be a looong Somma!

  38. Baffled says:

    We have called each other n*****. Check
    We now take pictures emulating slaves during the Middle Passages. Check
    Maybe next we can be CREATIVE, place a noose around our necks and rationalized that. What has happened to my people?? :(

    • Tired of nonsense says:

      It is weird and definitely something I can never see myself getting into. But it isn’t racist and doesn’t seek to emulate the slave trade.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_down_game

    • Scott says:

      for [edited] sake… why do you think its related to slaves? because you heard about it somewhere? or because you have a solid evidence link?

      i know the answer to this though, as there are no solid links. its anecdotal. something someone made up to start ignorance.

    • bermyshotta says:

      @ baffled – bra ya got sumthin loose up ya head? It’s only linked to slavery IF YOU choose to link it to dat…so shows de kind of mentality ya thinkin. Get a flippin life!!!!!!!! Guys r tryin to be creative (nuffin to do in bermy anyways so)….go place dat noose round ya own neck, fall back already! sheesh! SLAP yaself for bein so STUPID!

    • Notorious says:

      Thanks baffled! I was going to say the same thing, next they will be taking pictures with nooses around their necks hanging from trees. Just because they called it “the laying down game” doesn’t change it’s origins. I really can’t believe the ignorance in this thread and the dumb comments of white people do it too. Yeah so? You notice they don’t have any reply other than simply “it’s not racist/it’s not related to slavery” because some white people claim it isn’t and said it’s just a “game”. I’m sure they told the slaves it was just a game too. Sheeple are pathetic.

      and bermyshotta@ I suggest you shut your ignorant mouth. We already established that you are quite slow. Since my earlier comment to you mysteriously didn’t post I’ll reply to you here. I’m also certain I know who you really are. I’d suggest you be on your best behavior.

  39. Tired of nonsense says:

    If anyone wanted to know exactly what the “race card” is, well here you go folks.

    This attempt to somehow correlate a world-wide fad/phenomenon to slavery is exactly that.

    Just because you don’t understand it or do not partake in it does not make it racist.

    But keep on preaching your hatred. The thousands of people (and it appears to be people from every walk of life as per the google images)who enjoy this form of “art” do not seem to care about your insecurities and constant race baiting ways.

  40. YES MATE! says:

    As soon as this planking is eradicated we should look to ban other dangerous pastimes, like motorcycle racing, on dirt and pavement. Stop cops from riding motorcycles while on duty too, cos we all know people die from doing that. What about jumping off de rocks? Ban that. My mate got corked in his head by a cricket ball playing in a county game and hasn’t been quite right since, so we need the cops to say that playing cricket is “unwise and irresponsible” or we’ll all end up getting hit in the head by a six and start saying stupid things like “planking is unwise and irresponsible”. Hey BPS why don’t you leave the silly quotes to others and concentrate on preventing crime? Just a thought.

  41. Scott says:

    FYI, the term “micing” has old ties as well..

    back when ships carried all their food/grain in wooden holds, rats and mice were a huge problem because they would clime the ships ropes, eat the grain and spread disease…

    so the ship owners/masters took some of their slaves, and had them stand straight all day/night, one per rope, and did nothing but stare at it to make sure no rodents would come on board. They were called the “micers” and their job was “micing”, aka juts standing and staring… hence the term today of just blankly staring.

    • Rockfish#2 says:

      @ Scott,
      I’ve never heard this before, however will check it out. Thanks for the information.

      • Scott says:

        ah dont look too far… its a story i made up a few years ago in a little BS battle with a mate.. albeit slaves werent involved…just normal old bermudian sailors.

        post was more just to show to some that any believable story can carry on as a tragic legacy…even if it only has “hints” of a connection and no real confirmed ties…

        .. since i doubt too many people are still checking this thread, i am interested in seeing if i hear of this again story sometime in the future. lol sorry for any misleading.

        • Rockfish#2 says:

          OK—-I had my doubts about it,hence my intent to research it. Truth be told it is a believable story. Hilarious though!

  42. OK says:

    I’m just confused as to why they changed the name from “the lying down game” to “planking”. Only because I was under the impression that planking involved balancing your upper and lower body off the ground with the used of your abdominal muscle, making them stronger. Also with planking, you could have your arms stretched over your head, rather than to your side. (still under the impression). The pictures that I’m seeing are of people just laying face down on anything, they aren’t neccessarily ‘planking’. in my opinion. (plz correct me if I am wrong) As to whether or not I agree with it, I could care less what other people want to do with their time; if you want to ‘plank’ then go right ahead. You won’t catch me doing it, I feel that its stupid and pointless and I have other activities to do that I feel are more interesting and/or important than planking. HOWEVER, that is my opinion and others have theirs. That’s what’s wrong with Bermuda, everyone just needs to learn to respect and accept the fact that not everyone will have the same opinion as you. If their daily activies aren’t harming you or yours in anyway, then leave them alone; it’s none of your business….

  43. U GOT 2 B KIDDING ME says:

    IT JUST A LITTLE FUN!! WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? ITS BETTER THAN SEE PEOPLE LYING FACE DOWN WITH HOLES IN THERE BODY. SOME OF U NEED TO TAKE THE STICK OUT YOUR A**! STR8 UP

  44. SMH says:

    I’d rather see the people planking than gang banging…. As long as they aren’t causing harm to theirselves or others while planking let them plank…. Bermudians always find something to complain about…SMDH

  45. Tanx 4 ur time says:

    personally, to each his own. if you don’t like planking then don’t do it! who really has time to sit around and argue whether it’s right or wrong? seriously! most of you guys on here talk about people having way too much time on their hands to do this sort of thing but u aughta counta yaselves in the same catergory if ya gonna come on here and argue about it all day. get a life!

  46. Terry says:

    Update….47 NM east Nags Head/NC. heading 175, seas 6′-windSW 9kts…….Saved two Swans 3nm astern. UBP swans/ both safe on’board’/dehydatrated bt now chugin rum……..Coast guard pullin alon syde..Vessel UBP sank..only wurds frum swan.. “US BUYS PLANKING”….going bek chanal 16 owa…….

  47. Big D says:

    Police officers have no right planking – such a stupid practice and in uniform. I say suspend the officer posting on facebook.

  48. Cleancut says:

    I am sure this police officer only had good intentions. Unfortunately it backed fired on her. good attempt at community relations, Most police officers in Bermuda cannot communicate or even smile with the general public. I have a lot of respect for some individuals in the service that are genuine, hard working, and show the public confidence and character, maybe people need to go to London and observe how the police interact with the public on a daily basis, this should not be on her file. Respect!

    • tru dat says:

      Now there’s a sensible , well thought out post that I can agree with !

  49. Original Sin (Original) says:

    Planking is clearly a racist pastime and should be made illegal. (This is a joke for anyone to ignorant to figure out – it is known as HUMOUR!!!)

    Congratulations to those narrow minded people who managed to make this a race issue. You are awarded this weeks RARA. “Ridiculous Allegation of Racism Award”

    Keep up the great race baiting you people! Keep the Big Conversation Going – its all you got.

    PLP depends on you and your ignorance!!!!!!

  50. Plankin to tha BANK says:

    Out of all the Major ISSUES in Bermuda It’s SAd to see over 143 Comments over an Internet SCHEME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  51. Wow says:

    I don’t plank alone. I plank with my wife under me

  52. Cant we says:

    Can’t we all just get along

  53. Get Toe-Bird says:

    This comment thread has given me such perverse pleasure over the last 36 hours…it’s an insane, carnival-esque hallucination of idiotic hilarity, and I’m ashamed to admit that I loved every minute of it!

    Bernews is amazing!

  54. john says:

    its alive and thriving,, no one likes talking about it

  55. Lineage says:

    It’s the intent behind the action that matters most. Does anyone know the intent behind this “game”? Why was the game created? Why this particular position? Until you know that indepth history of the this game than you can make clearer judgements of it.

  56. raider says:

    “Owling” is in…”Planking” is out!

  57. Onion Soup says:

    OK…now listen hur. Planking is described in the “Kama Sutra”…for reals! It’s one of 11,000,046 positions for doin’ da nasty, see? To all you doofusses makin’ off about slave ships and oddah related nunsense, go grab your acegirl/aceboy and start singing (to the tune of “Are You Lonesome Tonight”….)

    Can I plank you tonight,
    It’ll make you feel right……