BK is Planking????????

[The Dude]

I saw a guy planking in the swimming pool this morning.

 

 

Told ya'.

[VectorVictor]

I had no idea what the hell planking was until Rosario Dawson was talking about it on Letterman or one of the other late night yakkers. Whatever floats your boat I guess. By the way if Rosario wants to plank in my yard, I'd probably have to split her like wet pine

I'd plank her.

 

 

Wait wut?

 

Huh? Wet pine? Planking?

 

 

F**k it all, I knew I shouldn't have skipped woodshop class in high school.

[Moiraine]

is anyone depressed that the hair is gone?

[knapplc]

is anyone depressed that the hair is gone?

 

I don't think the guys really care about his hair all that much. In fact, I had to stop and think what you were even talking about before responding. It was an impressive do, but I like the clean-cut look better.

[mnhusker]

I was thinking this was going to be a deal on a good way to grill salmon ....... for some reason I guess I was disappointed.

[schuhbdoo]

 

Planking.

It's become the latest pastime of college football players this offseason, who are bored and looking for some attention on Twitter.

What is planking?

Well, it's the act of lying face down, expressionless, with your arms and legs extended. And here's the kicker; it has to be done in a weird place so that it attracts attention.

Hey, it beats selling merchandise for tattoos.

 

Full article

 

 

Um..... WAT?

 

 

This is one of my favorite planks by a Husker.

 

 

http://yfrog.com/kkbx4ftj

[Husker from Kansas]

http://www.huskerlocker.com/photos/huskers-planking-470/333098867jpg_Thumbnail1.jpg-13627

 

husker locker has some cool ones, like this one (my personal favorite)

[Minnesota_husker]

I've seen pics of several of the players planking lately. As pastimes go, it's pretty harmless.

Actually, some guy was doing it ona beam and fell and died.. or at least that is what someone told me.... I am too lazy to see if it is real.

[Moiraine]

Burkhead on the goal post is my fav. It's the most iconic. Though that word might be over the top for this

[Husker from Kansas]

yea, that one is pretty sweet

[HUSKER 37]

[onlyHskrfaninIL]

I've been planking on top of women for years

[Pedro Guerrero]

Wow this is pretty stupid and I cant believe people are actually having a discussion about it or are actually taking the time to find more pictures and posting them.

[NoKoolAidForME]

I had a co worker come up to me today and tell me that the planking craze I was talking about a couple days ago has origins tied to slavery. Of course since every thing I say somehow gets twisted back to slavery or being a racist I did a little research.

 

I found that slaves were indeed chained and attached to “plank” beds. They were forced to lay face down with their arms by their side and their wrist chained to their waist. So I don't know where the sudden every body plank feeling came from but I guess my militant co worker is at least partially correct. Although I was under the impression it was related to the plank position where you usually hold your self up on toes and hand/forearms. Or even walk the plank like a piece of wood.

 

That's 1 out of 100 things since I have known him that I can actually understand his point.

[GSG]

I had a co worker come up to me today and tell me that the planking craze I was talking about a couple days ago has origins tied to slavery. Of course since every thing I say somehow gets twisted back to slavery or being a racist I did a little research.

 

I found that slaves were indeed chained and attached to “plank” beds. They were forced to lay face down with their arms by their side and their wrist chained to their waist. So I don't know where the sudden every body plank feeling came from but I guess my militant co worker is at least partially correct. Although I was under the impression it was related to the plank position where you usually hold your self up on toes and hand/forearms. Or even walk the plank like a piece of wood.

 

That's 1 out of 100 things since I have known him that I can actually understand his point.

 

That's quite the stretch there. I don't see how people being forced into a position, chained down, beaten, etc etc is the same as people laying on their stomachs, of their own free will, in public, taking photos for comedic effect.

 

And like you said, the plank position has been used for quite some time for exercise and what not. I doubt most people that "plank" whether for exercise or entertainment have any idea that the slaves were chained to plank "beds"