don't care that it was on Oprah and was the Black Eyed Peas. 20,000 people doing this is kick ass.

9/14/2009 10:50:53 AM

OPRAH WINFREY HATES WHITE PEOPLE

9/14/2009 10:52:10 AM

that is not a flash mob

9/14/2009 11:00:39 AM

um...yes it is.

9/14/2009 11:09:28 AM

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flash+mob

Quote :

" flash mob 134 up, 6 down A group of people who appear from out of nowhere, to perfom predetermined actions, designed to amuse and confuse surrounding people. The group performs these actions for a short amount of time before quickly dispersing. Flash mobs are often organised through email and/or newsgroup postings. "

By the flash mob definition on Urban Dictionary I think this dance would count with people coming out of nowhere, and dispersing at the end, whereas a crowd at a concert trained to dance would not... but you always have to take Urban Dictionary definitions with a grain of salt, so who knows?

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:15 AM. Reason : .]

9/14/2009 11:12:37 AM

^^ no, it is not

the collective mind of Wikipedia agrees with me

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

Quote :

"A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse."

these people did not gather suddenly and they did not quickly disperse. without these elements there is nothing "flash" about it.

Quote :

"The term is generally not applied to events organized by public relations firms or as publicity stunts."

in addition this oprah mob clearly violates the DIY ethic of true flash mobs

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:14 AM. Reason : d]

9/14/2009 11:13:50 AM

is it a mob flashing?

9/14/2009 11:13:56 AM

Quote :

"A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. "

This seems to be the standard definition. They are only sort of a flash mob. They did not assemble spontaneously, and they did not disperse quickly, their action was not unusual, dancing at a concert, it was just more coordinated. I still think this is awesome, but it cant take the record away from the actual worlds largest flash mob, which involved getting people to gather seemingly out of no where without the general public knowing about it beforehand.

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:15 AM. Reason : oh, someone posted the same thing while I was writing.]

9/14/2009 11:14:25 AM

that's not a flash mob, there is a god damn stage and a popular (don't ask me why) group performing and it's for the fucking oprah show. flash mobs should just appear out of nowhere, not take a day to set up a sound system, stage, etc.

9/14/2009 11:14:34 AM

iphotyou already posted this

9/14/2009 11:14:37 AM

Supplanter has posted an example of a flash mob

note the surprised bystanders

where are the surprised bystanders in the Oprah video?

America is going to shit because Americans are fat, lazy, and ignore nuance

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:17 AM. Reason : d]

9/14/2009 11:15:18 AM

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:17 AM. Reason : double]

9/14/2009 11:17:07 AM

Stop being argumentative assholes and post more flash mobs.

9/14/2009 11:19:41 AM

this shit is gay son.

9/14/2009 11:20:04 AM

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playa. who makes up the code? am i supposed to be a computer fucking engineer to be able to embed shit?

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:21 AM. Reason : ad]

9/14/2009 11:21:14 AM

HAHAHHAHAAHAHA FAIL!!!

9/14/2009 11:22:45 AM

Why is oprah recording that on a phone camera? It's not like there aren't dozens of people who work for her show with cameras all over the place

9/14/2009 11:23:10 AM

Thanks for the definition. Ok. Well, the regular flash mob people that were in the video were calling it a flash mob. I am aware that they are usually random and disperse. It was random, I mean Oprah did not even know about it and I thought she was all knowing. Give me a fucking break. shit. quit making tdubb unbearable. please.

9/14/2009 11:48:40 AM

technically speaking, that was a splash mob, not a flash mob. only 15% as cool.

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9/14/2009 11:49:45 AM

here is your brake

9/14/2009 11:49:45 AM

hahaha...yeah. I don't know how to spell either. break.

9/14/2009 11:50:36 AM

Quote :

"here is your brake"

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhahhahahaha

Quote :

"wah, wah, wah, quit making tdubb unbearable"

give it a rest dude

9/14/2009 11:51:59 AM

you just can't do anything right, can ya?

9/14/2009 11:52:03 AM

One break cooommiiiinnn up.


CHAINED
AND YA HIT THE GROUND RUNNIN

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[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:52 AM. Reason : ]

9/14/2009 11:52:05 AM

not a flash mob

9/14/2009 11:54:51 AM

yeah, i dont think this was a flash mob. and yo, if you keep makin oprah references people are gonna think your a fag. so quit it cuz only fags refer to oprah. i am only doing it to teach you a lesson

9/14/2009 11:56:08 AM

I am awesome. I just think some of you internet people are tiring and played out.

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM. Reason : get a life billytalent. Why are you such a fuck now?]

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM. Reason : I am a girl.]

9/14/2009 11:58:08 AM

i just can't stand it when people are so easily fooled by contrived fake spontaneity

sorry it hurt your feelings

9/14/2009 12:00:57 PM

yes. it hurt my feelings.

9/14/2009 12:01:17 PM

obv

9/14/2009 12:01:47 PM

thanks for the apology

9/14/2009 12:02:00 PM

haha at the beginning that one girl was the only one moving. she obviously didnt get the memo.

9/14/2009 12:02:19 PM

i am sorry i was mean

9/14/2009 12:02:27 PM

yeah but for real. i would kill oprah if it was legal. srsly

9/14/2009 12:02:33 PM

I thought it was cool so don't feel bad p-monk

9/14/2009 12:02:33 PM

I thought it was awesome! Thanks for sharing

9/14/2009 12:06:45 PM

i thoguht it was 2x uncool.

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[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM. Reason : gotta cancel ^ & ^^ out]

9/14/2009 12:08:00 PM

what a jerk, that chris guy is. jeez.

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 12:09 PM. Reason : thanks samwise and bmel. I was really just sharing. Got terms wrong bc I was fooled.]

9/14/2009 12:08:36 PM

this thread does not diminish punchmonk's awesomeness

but it does diminish my awesomeness

i am ashamed

9/14/2009 12:08:36 PM

2:47 - 2:50 is worth watching this video for.

9/14/2009 12:20:43 PM

^LOL

9/14/2009 1:51:50 PM

yeah the spontaneity is the part that kills the flashmob nature of it

listening to these guys from their office window it sounds like they've been doing runthroughs before the actual final one all day, and the commentary is pretty funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsAiB18IocA&hd=1

there's a chance it was the first time Oprah had seen it, but that's about it

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 2:02 PM. Reason : ]

9/14/2009 1:59:51 PM

this shit has got to be gay if it was on fucking oprah

9/14/2009 2:01:33 PM

yeah nothing has ever been on oprah that is "neat", or "cool", or "funny"

of course, my mom thinks otherwise. but for real p-monk.... wtf? oprah is not cool

9/14/2009 2:05:21 PM

haha we are so tuff

9/14/2009 2:06:03 PM

IM NOT FUCKING KIDDING DUDE. I DONT FUCKING WATCH OPRAH. CALL IT TUFF IF YOU WANT BUT FUCKING OPRAH CAN KISS MY WHITE ASS

9/14/2009 2:09:11 PM

haha

u mad?

9/14/2009 2:09:27 PM

mad itt,

irl..... nah

9/14/2009 2:11:07 PM