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SBell0105
08/31/11 9:12:00 AM
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May that be a lesson to all you Gamestop Employees with thoughts of planking in the future.

http://kotaku.com/5835932/fired-for-planking-is-more-complicated-than-you-think


Also, LOL, Gamestop has nothing better to do than to follow their employees on twitter.

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Jeff Zero
08/31/11 9:12:00 AM
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People are starving all over the world

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The Mana Sword
08/31/11 9:15:00 AM
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fair, next

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thundersheep
08/31/11 9:15:00 AM
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That's quite an impressive plank. Also, GameStop is making it really easy for me to never shop there. I mean I haven't ever bought a game from them, but they make themselves really easy to hate.

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bryans7
08/31/11 9:17:00 AM
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It pains me to say this.

Good job, Gamestop.

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SuperAngelo128
08/31/11 9:18:00 AM
#6:


planking is dumb any way

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tyder21
08/31/11 9:19:00 AM
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Holy ****, that's my Gamestop.

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Jeff Zero
08/31/11 9:19:00 AM
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From: tyder21 | #007
Holy ****, that's my Gamestop.


best post

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KingButz
08/31/11 9:21:00 AM
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Was there any reason he couldn't have planked before he clocked in? What a fool!

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LinkLegend27
08/31/11 9:24:00 AM
#10:


tyder21 posted...
Holy ****, that's my Gamestop.

Hahaaaaa
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GrapefruitKing
08/31/11 9:24:00 AM
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That's quite an impressive plank.

No. Planking is never impressive. Planking sucks

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redrocket
08/31/11 10:04:00 AM
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UltimaterializerX posted...
Planking is terrible, but Gamestop really needs to stop treating their employees like it's a 1984 novel.

This practice is by far not limited to Gamestop, unfortunately.

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MarvelousGerbil
08/31/11 10:12:00 AM
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Considering how stupid planking is... good.

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LOLContests
08/31/11 10:15:00 AM
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What's the appeal behind planking? I don't get it.

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redrocket
08/31/11 10:17:00 AM
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LOLContests posted...
What's the appeal behind planking? I don't get it.

Look at the people who engage in this fad.

That should answer your question.

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Gwindor
08/31/11 10:18:00 AM
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That seems pretty harsh for the first offence of a four year employee.

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GANON1025
08/31/11 10:20:00 AM
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ITT: old men

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SBell0105
08/31/11 10:22:00 AM
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In my day we called that Sleeping.

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srzg
08/31/11 10:24:00 AM
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From: The Mana Sword | Posted: 8/31/2011 12:15:05 PM | #003
fair, next



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KingButz
08/31/11 10:38:00 AM
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UltimaterializerX posted...


You can go from there.


I loved the part about the comdata card. I still have like $13 that I can't get off of it.

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demonfang178
08/31/11 4:59:00 PM
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I was SO happy to sue these people and win, let me tell you.

Do tell and I am not just requesting that in order to bump this topic.
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whatisurnameplz
08/31/11 5:07:00 PM
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I also remember seeing some article about Gamestop being terrible to work at and even coming with it's own stereotypical employees (the hot female assistant manager who doesn't know **** about games, the manager who always forces his game opinions down your throat, etc.)

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XxSoulxX
08/31/11 5:49:00 PM
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GameStop is ****ing stupid and deserves all the negative press coming towards them but the only thing dumber then GS is planking.

No pity for this guy.

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Paratroopa1
08/31/11 6:16:00 PM
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I still don't understand planking. Explanations like "well, only stupid people are into it" isn't enough - I can put myself in the position of a stupid person and imagine the appeal behind, say, doing cocaine, or watching Jersey Shore. Planking just doesn't even make sense on the most basic, fundamental level. What part of the normal human brain does lying flat on different kinds of objects typically appeal to? The best thing I can imagine is that it's some sort of ironic fad that people are doing because it makes no sense, just to be ironic.

Uh anyway, that said, this dude shouldn't be f***ing around in ways that could potentially get him hurt but companies shouldn't fire a 4-year employee for a pretty minor first-time offense, it's really not in anyone's best interest.
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Biolizard28
08/31/11 6:20:00 PM
#29:


Let this be a lesson to all plankers.

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XxSoulxX
08/31/11 6:20:00 PM
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The best thing I can imagine is that it's some sort of ironic fad that people are doing because it makes no sense, just to be ironic.

Same thing as trolls on the internet. Serve no purpose in life but they do it to get a reaction from others. Planking is dumb as dumb gets, but people will still do it because other people are reacting to it.

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Paratroopa1
08/31/11 6:21:00 PM
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But I don't react to it with anything other than quiet confusion. Why are people angry about planking? Nothing about it makes enough sense to get upset over. It's like a great big circle of stupid as far as I can tell.
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XxSoulxX
08/31/11 6:28:00 PM
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But I don't react to it with anything other than quiet confusion.

That's the reaction those people are looking for.

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SBell0105
08/31/11 6:34:00 PM
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So the plankers have already won?

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thundersheep
08/31/11 6:39:00 PM
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From: XxSoulxX | #032
But I don't react to it with anything other than quiet confusion.

That's the reaction those people are looking for.




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Viktor Vaughn
08/31/11 6:41:00 PM
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whenever i see pictures of people planking i want to find a bunch of people doing it and use them like human lincoln logs

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Tom Bombadil
08/31/11 6:53:00 PM
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why did I find that so funny

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foolmor0n
08/31/11 6:54:00 PM
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From: thundersheep | #034


THIS is ****ing hilarious

Where does he live that he has so many white people working at mcdonald's though?

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Paratroopa1
08/31/11 6:57:00 PM
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thundersheep | Posted 8/31/2011 6:39:52 PM | message detail | quote

From: XxSoulxX | #032
But I don't react to it with anything other than quiet confusion.

That's the reaction those people are looking for.



Wait

So people plank because they think they are being funny like this guy, who is actually funny?

No way. That's too dumb.
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GenesisTwilight
08/31/11 6:59:00 PM
#39:


From: foolmor0n | #037
THIS is ****ing hilarious

Where does he live that he has so many white people working at mcdonald's though?


Australia, apparently

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foolmor0n
08/31/11 7:02:00 PM
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From: Paratroopa1 | #038
So people plank because they think they are being funny like this guy, who is actually funny?


Exactly, is that really so hard to believe?

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Paratroopa1
08/31/11 7:04:00 PM
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Yes.
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Paratroopa1
08/31/11 7:07:00 PM
#44:


How is it possible to be social when you're making out with a f***ing table.
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SBell0105
08/31/11 7:07:00 PM
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From: Paratroopa1 | #044
How is it possible to be social when you're making out with a f***ing table.




Flat as a board, just how he likes'm.

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StealThisSheen
08/31/11 7:11:00 PM
#46:


Yeah, this is 100% fair and there's no reason to "lol gamestop."

For one, the second picture doesn't even look very safe. Could have hurt himself or damaged the displays. And this isn't really any different than goofing off on the job, anyway, which most jobs don't tolerate these days since it's so easy to replace you. If he's posting pictures of this, who knows what else he's doing.

Fair, next.



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08/31/11 7:12:00 PM
#47:


Ed Bellis posted...
I have literally never heard of "planking" before this topic.

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Wanglicious
08/31/11 7:13:00 PM
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....if it wasn't for kotaku comments i STILL wouldn't know what planking was.
looked like he was taking a nap. which makes a hell of a lot more sense than just... laying down and not.

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thundersheep
08/31/11 7:16:00 PM
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From: Wanglicious | #048
....if it wasn't for kotaku comments i STILL wouldn't know what planking was.
looked like he was taking a nap. which makes a hell of a lot more sense than just... laying down and not.


Are you guys even looking at the second picture?

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Wanglicious
08/31/11 7:22:00 PM
#50:


i actually didn't even notice that, no. now all i'm wondering is what kind of person picks to nap there.

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