Brent Burns is a Lousy Planker

by Megalodon on Aug 13, 2011 5:05 PM PDT

For those of you who stay safely removed from Internet fads, "planking" is something that has been inexplicably popular for a while now. Like everything on the Internet, it is stupid.

Basically it involves laying down completely flat in a funny place and taking a picture of yourself. For example:

Plank_1_medium

Do you get it? It's a simple concept, right?

After the jump I have two more examples, and then a picture of an attempt by Brent Burns.

Plank #2

Plank #3

And now, Sharks defenseman Brent Burns:

Brent_burns_plank_medium

Oh Brent, that's not right at all!

A follow-up tweet from Mr. Burns:

Haha yes I Suck at planking!! Not my fault! Ask mike p. I can't do pullups very good either #longarms.. I sk8 better than plank promise!!

Brent is the best tweeter the Sharks have, hands down. He uses exclamation points like he's trying to get rid of a big truckload of them and he isn't afraid to hashtag random stuff like "longarms." If you're not following @Burnzie88 you are seriously missing out.

In conclusion, keep doing what you're doing, Brent. You the man.

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What the ****

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Aug 13, 2011 5:19 PM PDT reply actions

...is this ****?!

I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
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by Diamondback15 on Aug 13, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Planking??

Well I guess I need to find another Californian team to like

"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"

by Semi_Colon on Aug 13, 2011 5:59 PM PDT reply actions

The Ducks don’t do any planking, only early-season tanking. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Aug 13, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

What the fuck is an “October”?

Dump and chase

by cmatthew35 on Aug 13, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Brent Burns is a silly bitch.

by Bearodactyls on Aug 13, 2011 6:29 PM PDT reply actions

gay men do a lot of planking..they are called “bottoms”

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 13, 2011 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

I wikipedia’d this little phenomenon and laughed a whole lot at this part:

On 15 May 2011, Acton Beale, a 20-year-old man, plunged to his death after reportedly “planking” on a seventh-floor balcony in Brisbane, Australia

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Aug 13, 2011 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

later mate!!!

"A Chortled Evils Nip"
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 13, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

How does he do at Owling?

Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."

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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 13, 2011 7:53 PM PDT reply actions

Owling > Planking.

by meetyourmako on Aug 13, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Wilsoning.

"There is no gravity son, the world just sucks." - my father.

by tu madre on Aug 14, 2011 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

YES!!!! :) WILSONING!!!!!!

GO DUCKS!!!
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by SK eleven on Aug 14, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I stole it from you.

"There is no gravity son, the world just sucks." - my father.

by tu madre on Aug 14, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I know!!! I’m thrilled that you did!!! I haven’t seen your Wilsoning photo…yet! Where is it?!

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by SK eleven on Aug 14, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions

working on it

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by tu madre on Aug 15, 2011 5:37 AM PDT up reply actions

what is wilsoning?..

id assume its gofering up your head up halfway so people can only see your eyes

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 15, 2011 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions

that’s what it is…gofering up your head…or covering it up. But yes. He was the inspiration! :)

Wilsoning

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by SK eleven on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Magritte: The Original Wilsoner?

by meetyourmako on Aug 15, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions

ahhh, probably. And here, all along, I went with the “Wilson behind the fence” as the OG Wilson. Oh well.

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by SK eleven on Aug 15, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I totally Reneed

This costume caused a random girl to make out with me in a bar, 10 years ago.

The guy on the left was super bummed when he saw my superior version.

Somebody better be really clear about what kind of camp
Tommy Wingels has to show up for in September
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by ievans on Aug 15, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions

This costume caused a random girl to make out with me in a bar, 10 years ago.

Awesome. Chalk one up for high culture.

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by DougX on Aug 20, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

He’s a skater too??? Oh wow, my love for this guy is skyrocketing.

by RedOscar on Aug 13, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions

Psst. I think he meant ice skating.

Somebody better be really clear about what kind of camp
Tommy Wingels has to show up for in September
@shampeon

by ievans on Aug 15, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

yo props to the dude in the refrigerator

by meetyourmako on Aug 13, 2011 11:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

PARTY ROXK!

drunk sorry

Wierdestpost ever

by Dermal Denticles on Aug 13, 2011 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

Hahaha, that song always makes me wanna dance my face off, especially when i’m drunk.

by Khaaz on Aug 14, 2011 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions

I know right?

by Dermal Denticles on Aug 14, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Hahaha Burns is such an eccentric weirdo. He kinda creeps me out. He should have been a goalie.

Giv'r

by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 15, 2011 12:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

im a shaaark

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Aug 15, 2011 8:12 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs

Poor, poor Chandler.

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by Earl Sleek on Aug 15, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

This is fucking hypnotic

I’ve been watching this for like 20 minutes

by Cool Dudes on Aug 19, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I wonder if Plank is a planker?

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by Angy on Aug 15, 2011 6:41 PM PDT reply actions