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Old 20-05-2011, 09:01 AM   #1
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Well it had to happen sooner or later. Woolwoths sacking some of their staff for planking at work. Listening to Nova radio station this morning and had to laugh as they seemed to brush off the severity of it due to the fact one of the guys was only planking on some milk crates.Bet the guy that jumped into the surf and broke his neck didnt see it coming either. They dont get the fact that if these guys injure themselves or some one else, that the company are liable for it. Any company pays high enough premiums for injuries sustained at work as it is with out nobs doing this sort of thing. Then guess who pays for it at the checkout.
Already cases of people seriously hurting or killing themselves as a result.
Plankers are just ******* as far as I am concerned.
Find something more constructive to do.

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NEWSFLASH: Planking was officially started by Snoopy

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Good, at least they might realise that they're being paid to do a job, not randomly lay on the floor...
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Old 20-05-2011, 11:14 AM   #5
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Good, at least they might realise that they're being paid to do a job, not randomly lay on the floor...
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Old 20-05-2011, 11:15 AM   #6
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Slack bunch of look at me floggs,plankers are **nkers.
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Old 20-05-2011, 11:17 AM   #7
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Good, at least they might realise that they're being paid to do a job, not randomly lay on the floor...
pretty much describes my Job, except its couch not floor.

planking is gay aids too.... i say start fapping
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Old 20-05-2011, 11:20 AM   #8
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Ill help someone act like a plank.

Ill start by hammering a nail through their head.
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Old 20-05-2011, 11:27 AM   #9
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I see today that the price of eggs in China are now stable and the rabbits are not getting through the wall they built to keep them out.

Much better topic of conversation than this planking rubbish!

They all need to plank on a couch with a professional to help them out of their obvious vertigo issues.
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Good, at least they might realise that they're being paid to do a job, not randomly lay on the floor...
AND not randomly playing on facebook (or AFF )
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Is that what you're doing? :P
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NEWSFLASH: Planking was officially started by Snoopy

Was around before snoopy, and more extreme too...

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Well it had to happen sooner or later. Woolwoths sacking some of their staff for planking at work. *snip*
http://www.smh.com.au/business/staff...520-1evm0.html

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Either way, the sooner the media stops crapping on about this stupid planking crap, the better.
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Ha ha ha, fired for planking.

I wonder what the actual written reason is for the dismissal.
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Breaches of health and safety guidelines...according to the article anyway...
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Breaches of health and safety guidelines...according to the article anyway...
I heard on tv this morning, one staffer was planking above a meat grinder.

Which would support...
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I did see that in the article...

I did some stupid crap as a kid, but I sure as hell wouldn't have been on top of a meat grinder pretending to be a piece of wood...my life wouldn't have been worth living if I'd been caught doing anything like that...and sacked because of it...I wouldn't have been able to sit down for a month or more.

The worst part is, they've possibly just screwed up their chances of getting another job, who wants to employ someone who has no regard for their own safety?
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Stupid fad is for people that are dumber than a box of rocks!
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I think it's funny. It's even funnier that people get so worked up about it. If you don't like it ignore it.
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duaned I'd suggest there is no need to steer this thread in the same direction as the other http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11331138 which has since been closed.
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I reckon `go hard plankers`, the gene pool needs a bit of a cleanout and the `darwin` awards cant be too far away for this year ?
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Planking was banned in this establishment last Monday...... So, just to prove this inane rubbish comes from the lowest common denominator, they have started a craze called 'Pillaring' this involves standing erect, staring into straight into the middle distance for long periods of time.
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Now to get some 'plankers' and 'pillarers' together and start 'scaffolding'
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'Reckless and dangerous' aside, surely they'd have to hand out a warning rather than sacking on the spot?

I think the whole thing is purile and pointless, though I'm sure I indulged in many purile and pointless activities when I was a teen - I don't believe it's a sackable first offence.
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Stupid fad is for people that are dumber than a box of rocks!
The 3RD pic is actually a mate.

I work for said company and a 'memo' was issued as soon as this crap started so people were warned.
It is a breach of health and safety, simple.
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blinking rediculous
bloke at work pulled up at the lights, some moron lays on his bonnet while mate takes piccy then runs off. Got to work and bonnet is scratched.
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If this is what humans do for fun has reduced to, then im glad to not be normal.
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Now to get some 'plankers' and 'pillarers' together and start 'scaffolding'
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I've planked, it's random fun, no harm done to anyone if you're not a knob about it. These people deserved the sack, I'm sure if they injured themselves they'd take Woolies for all they could. Not hard, keep it out of the workplace...
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