New German Fad: Pointless Mobs
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New German Fad: Pointless Mobs
Pretty funny...
Berlin Journal: "What: Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/04/in...ERL.html?8hpib
"The telephone-wielding crowd was the latest incarnation of something called flash mobs. Called into being on short notice by Web sites and e-mail distribution lists, flash mobs meet at an appointed time, engage in some organized spontaneity for a few minutes, then rapidly disperse. The activities are innocent, if mysterious, and tend to bring together loose groupings of surprisingly conventional looking young adults."
Berlin Journal: "What: Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/04/in...ERL.html?8hpib
"The telephone-wielding crowd was the latest incarnation of something called flash mobs. Called into being on short notice by Web sites and e-mail distribution lists, flash mobs meet at an appointed time, engage in some organized spontaneity for a few minutes, then rapidly disperse. The activities are innocent, if mysterious, and tend to bring together loose groupings of surprisingly conventional looking young adults."
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Not so pointless, and not just for young, but mysterious fits. Get on the mailing list & go to observe if you don't want to be an official part. It's good for bar business & people have a lot of fun meeting for 30 minutes max. Search yahoo.com for flash mob or a smart mob in your town.
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I think this sounds fascinating, and fun, all the more for being totally pointless. Shall we organize one in Washington, DC? What would all those K Street lawyers think?
A little frivolity never hurt anyone.
A little frivolity never hurt anyone.
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One in Rome in June and another one last week.
People going inside Messaggerie Musicali, a music/book/media store in Via del Corso, asking for unknown titles and than suddenly clapping altogeter.
It lasted for no more than 12 minutes.
People going inside Messaggerie Musicali, a music/book/media store in Via del Corso, asking for unknown titles and than suddenly clapping altogeter.
It lasted for no more than 12 minutes.
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Reminds me of something a few friends and I did several years ago....
We showed up at a Shoney's restaurant late at night, all dressed in our bathrobes and slippers. Stayed a little while, then left. Man we laughed at their expressions, LOLOL.
Ahhhh, youth.
We showed up at a Shoney's restaurant late at night, all dressed in our bathrobes and slippers. Stayed a little while, then left. Man we laughed at their expressions, LOLOL.
Ahhhh, youth.
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I went to the last mob in NYC--involved assembling in Central Park and making bird noises. Just got word about the next NYC mob--this Thursday. You can get info at www.cheesebikini.com.
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Hey, speaking of Flash Mobs.....they're in London now!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3134559.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3134559.stm
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There have been several recently in Cambridge (at Harvard Coop card section), NYC (at Toys R Us), Seattle, Chicago..... They've taken place at book stores (where everyone had a coughing fit), parks, etc. I think one involved everyone in a department store having set their watch alarms to go off at 11:03 am or some such. Once in a while, someone calls the police, but they're often confused about the exact charge.
Sort of a nice break in news -- a benign absurdity instead of all the malignant ones around us.
Sort of a nice break in news -- a benign absurdity instead of all the malignant ones around us.
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