yet another moronic internet fad

[rone]

Whoever came up with the idea of "flash mobs" needs to have a picturephone shoved way, way up their ass, because that way it'll be next to their head and they can call for help. Judging by a few reports i've read, though, it seems that they're as dull in action as they are in concept, so i'm hopeful this nonsense dies out before summer's out.

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[sunburn.livejournal.com]

Alfred Bester's _The Stars My Destination_ let people teleport using a mental trick. Unfortunately, when the outer moons attacked the east coast of the US with nukes, people teleported west, materializing on top of one another, and the resulting collisions and explosions killed more people than the nuclear attack. Flash mobs would be, erm, looked down upon.