I'll try most things once. Bloody Marys, kina, number one haircuts, and wearing a light blue denim suit with white shoes. Add to that, planking. Firstly though, some background. Planking is a term which originates from Australia. No surprises there, us Kiwis know those Aussies are a bunch of plankers. It is a nickname for"the lying down game". To play, you lie face down, arms by your side, horizontally erect. Yep, that's it. The game has exploded via social media, with photographs of plankers viewed around the world within minutes of the plank being nailed, so to speak. Unfortunately, it seems that the more risky the plank, the more social media mana it is accorded. John Key's son planked on the couch while his Dad watched. So, what did it feel like? Other than "like a dork", it replicates the feeling of lying face down with your hands by your side. In which case I plank most mornings before I wake up. It felt like it looks here, silly. If you try it, I would suggest you choose a smooth, soft surface. Planking did get me thinking though. If two dwarfs planked on each other, would their cumulative width be as thick as two short plankers? Or if several people planked horizontally, side-by-side adjacent to a house, is that a deck? Yep, that's planking - a bit silly really. * On a separate note, a devout supporter of Whangarei's junior rugby scene is unimpressed after spending considerable time marking the Kensington Park fields last season, only for the markers to have been lost. Last season our keen supporter had the initiative to design canvas ground markers which he placed on the rugby posts at Kensington Park. However, the posts were taken down at the end of the season and the coloured canvas markers have disappeared. They cost a few hundred dollars, and our supporter - and I imagine more than a few players, coaches, mums and dads - would like them back. Get in touch if you know where the markers are.
