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A flash mob is a random gathering of people planned online or via text message in which one person invites his or her friends, and they, in turn, invite their's. This was also a silent rave, which consists of people rocking out and dancing to whatever's on their MP3 players. In this case, though, things weren't so silent, as upwards of 14,000 people flocked to Liverpool Station and screamed with delight. No arrests were made and people quickly cleared out after about 15 minutes, so ultimately it was a good-natured event. Despite the lack of trouble, you can be sure there will be an increased police presence for the next one, scheduled again for the same station this Friday. [From: CNN]
Five Wild Flash Mobs
The first successful flash mob happened way back in the early aughts. In June of 2003, the mob of over 100, organized via e-mail by the senior editor of Harper's Magazine, gathered in the rug section of a Manhattan Macy's. They inquired about a "love rug" for their "suburban commune."
These flash mobbers coordinated via e-mail in San Francisco on August 20, 2003. The 'mob' showed up at the Westin St. Francis hotel, and pretended to take a nap in the lobby.
Late last spring, thousands of flash mobbers, organized on Facebook, appeared in New York's Union Square and staged a silent rave.
Worldwide Pillow Fight Day, the world's largest flash mob to date, happened worldwide on March 22, 2008 in 25 cities across the globe.
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Set up by NY jokesters Improv Everywhere, No Pants 2k9 took place this year on Saturday, January 10th. This yearly (since 2002) Web-organized event involves, oddly enough, going pantless on the subway. Initially a New York City-only event, it's spread as far as Salt Lake City and Adelaide, Australia.
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Comments
33
Subscribe to commentsLiLiFeb 10th 2009 11:59AM
I LOVE it! Wish I had been there, even though I am probably, no, definetly, what one would consider a bit too long in the tooth for such goings on!
picksdFeb 10th 2009 12:02PM
these idiots should not be allowed to shut down public venues
for something this stupid. How self absorbed can you be?
bailoutsosFeb 10th 2009 1:06PM
How about doing this and cleaning a park at the same time?
anohalFeb 10th 2009 1:22PM
get off your grumpy butts and have some fun for a change if it had broke out in a riot or terrorist attack it would have been awful yes but really if these young people can get it together and do something like this peacefully and enjoy them selveswheres the harm life=risk if you can't hang lock yourself in your room and stay safe but we all will meet the reaper in the end let them have their fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
joFeb 10th 2009 1:28PM
I don't get it
laylieFeb 10th 2009 1:57PM
lol, this made me smile. such a simple idea done so random not to make a point other then to have a little fun. wish more thing where like this.
KatFeb 10th 2009 3:58PM
Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. Rock on with your bad selves...
tese42sFeb 10th 2009 5:02PM
Is there a human spell checker on all of these pages? Surely you people have other things that you gripe about too. Or does spell griping make you feel superior to someone else. Very sad and discusting.
bingFeb 10th 2009 4:59PM
ooooooooookay
peggyFeb 10th 2009 5:07PM
Nice to hear people having fun and making the news and not committing crimes to get in the news. Rock ON
SteveFeb 11th 2009 5:36AM
I'm with Chris. These people think this stuff is edgy and clever?
"Dude, it was so gnarly! I text messaged Mary and she IMed Joe and she emailed Lisa. It was rockin." They need a hobby.
KFCFeb 11th 2009 6:33AM
To all you 'feel good' dumb @sses, how is this type of activity going to be an effective way to raise money? Anyone who has the time to head out on the spur of the moment to one of these moronic mutual masturbation meetings is either well off enough to enjoy a lot of free time or a poor dunce with nothing better to do than be part of a group jerk off festival. People who are well off do not get to be so by doing dumb sh*t like this; therefore, who does that leave?
jarofchrisApr 25th 2009 10:23AM
If I missed my train for some important event or even worse got injured because of something that went wrong because of this I would have been seriously pissed. But hey, according to some of you as long as they were having "fun", it's all ok, right? Morons.