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Started 11 months ago by Walker
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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FLASH MOB FLASH MOB FLASH MOB!!!! BUS A MOVE!

Want to be part of a FLASH MOB Tuesday, June 14? Meet up on the sidewalk on High Street in front of the Statehouse at 12:15 p.m. on-the-dot.

WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to pop up, rock to the song DOUBLE DUTCH BUS in honor of National Dump the Pump Day and then scatter!

**This is not choreographed! Just show up and jam!

HereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the link to the video/song by Frankie Smith:

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This is not choreographed! Just show up and jam!

Look for the Dump the Pump sign-that's where you sneak in for the impromptu dance p
Look for the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Dump the PumpÃ¢â‚¬Â sign... that's where you blast in for the impromptu dance party!

I suggest arriving about noon and discreetly lounging/roaming about until the music starts at 12:15 p.m.

Be sure to take off as soon as the song ends!

THIS IS OFFICIAL COTA GOODNESS!!! Questions? Call Beth Berkemer at (614) 275-5938 or email beth@cota.com. BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!

Rain or shineÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

PASS THIS ON!

Help us garner attention for Dump the Pump Day BEFORE Dump the Pump Day on June 16 by supporting our MOB on June 14!

Brought to you by the awesome people at COTA, MORPC, Sierra Club, YPCOTA andÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ YOU!

PSÃ¢â‚¬â€try it for a dayÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ Dump Your Pump and ride transit! ; ) You could be pleasantly surprisedÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ And save money, and sleep instead of driving, and socialize, and text, and read your Kindle, and lower your carbon footprint, andÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

Riding public transit is the quickest way to beat high gas prices. The latest APTA Transit Savings Report shows that a two person household that downsizes to one car can saveÃ¢â‚¬â€œon the averageÃ¢â‚¬â€œmore than $10,000 a year.

Discover more about Dump the Pump Day at http://www.apta.com .

Posted 11 months ago #
groundrules

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nope :)

Posted 11 months ago #
joev
Merion Village
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Talk about ham-handed.

Posted 11 months ago #
cc

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This is not choreographed! Just show up and jam!

I think 'flash mobs' have just jumped the shark...

(maybe it would be more novel if they all started planking.)

Posted 11 months ago #
boobah

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I'm down. Never done it! I've got to practice that sweet jump-rope dance move Frankie Smith does... Can I get a HO-o-o? Ho! HO!

Posted 11 months ago #
BCNation
Franklin Park
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I got the same message via e-mail, hehe...

Posted 11 months ago #
da_trux
columbus
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Hey here's an idea...

COTA is used by people who need to go to work, go home to see their kids, and get places.

Instead of being a bunch of assholes making the already unreliable COTA buses even more late than they usually are, forcing bus riders to miss their transfers, get to work late, etc...

Why not find a more constructive way to make your statement?

As a COTA rider, this whole idea pisses me off. Anyone who DOES participate in this idiocy should rightly get their ass kicked.

Posted 11 months ago #
da_trux
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and yes, I realize it is apparently endorsed by COTA, or at least some moron at COTA.

Which just defeats the purpose of the flash mob idea in the first place.

lame.

Posted 11 months ago #
kit444
Elsewhere
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da_trux wrote >>
Hey here's an idea...
COTA is used by people who need to go to work, go home to see their kids, and get places.
Instead of being a bunch of assholes making the already unreliable COTA buses even more late than they usually are, forcing bus riders to miss their transfers, get to work late, etc...
Why not find a more constructive way to make your statement?
As a COTA rider, this whole idea pisses me off. Anyone who DOES participate in this idiocy should rightly get their ass kicked.

I must read the post too quickly and missed where they were doing it in a bus stop and holding up traffic. Why so angry?

Posted 11 months ago #
GW_Justice
Grandview Hts.
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Is there a term for these fake flash mobs that are created by official organizations? Faux Mobs?

And how do you know this isn't a 4chan prank?

Posted 11 months ago #
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I like the term Faux Mob. This unchoreographed faux flash mob does seem to show how out of touch COTA is. I am not sure a faux version of a much belabored internet meme is the way to gain the attention of so called 'riders of choice'. I kind of hope it is a 4chan hoax.

Posted 11 months ago #
GW_Justice
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Back in the old days, we had authentic flash mobs. Like that time we all showed up at a golf course, and stood around a green, and then chanted things and threw golf balls at the old people.

Posted 11 months ago #
cc

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lol

Posted 11 months ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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kit444 wrote >>
I must read the post too quickly and missed where they were doing it in a bus stop and holding up traffic. Why so angry?

It sounds like it's happening on the sidewalk in front of the statehouse. I don't believe it's going to block pedestrian traffic though, nor will it be on the street in front of buses. I have to imagine that any sort of interference would be pretty minimal.

Posted 11 months ago #
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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cc wrote >>

I think 'flash mobs' have just jumped the shark...

agreed 100%

Posted 11 months ago #
joev
Merion Village
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GW_Justice wrote >>
Back in the old days, we had authentic flash mobs. Like that time we all showed up at a golf course, and stood around a green, and then chanted things and threw golf balls at the old people.

And then everybody left, except for one person, who was DEAD, and then it was a CSI episode about 6 years ago when that was a show I watched. WHOOOOOOOOO are you? WHO WHO, WHO WHO?

Posted 11 months ago #
Mr Bubbles614
CBUS
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I prefer flash orgies

Posted 11 months ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Ho-hum: 'Surprise' flash mobs pretty commonplace
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
BY ROBERT VITALE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

It seems you can't go anywhere these days without running the risk of fellow shoppers, diners, conference-goers or passers-by busting a move. The flash-mob craze, already declared dead on the East Coast, is alive and kicking (and singing and dancing) in Columbus.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/06/15/ho-hum-surprise-flash-mobs-pretty-commonplace.html?sid=101

Posted 11 months ago #
RoJoNo
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And then everybody left, except for one person, who was DEAD, and then it was a CSI episode about 6 years ago when that was a show I watched. WHOOOOOOOOO are you? WHO WHO, WHO WHO?

Get the Flash Videos

Nuts, it leaves off the sunglass-removing quip from Caine. Oh well, let's make one up:
That's the worst lie...
::takes off sunglasses::
I've ever seen in a sandtrap.
YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
(talking about old memes)

Posted 11 months ago #