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It's a new word, it's a noun, it's a verb...and it's a new web-inspired socio-cultural phenomenon. Here's a link to all the stories...London, New York, Denver... http://makeashorterlink.com/?B1A031095Now to the most important question...who and/or what could AWADers flash mob, and what could we do?  Libraries and bookstores come to mind, but... 
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Oops! Bookstore's been done already...in Rome! hi emanuela!  >Europe's first "flash mob" hit Rome last month when a group thronged at a bookshop and peppered staff with queries about non-existent books. < Flash mobs have also hit Japan.
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I say we meet outside a library, each of us with a book in our hands (a lightweight one). Somebody produces a sheet; we grab the edges, put the books in the middle, toss them into the air, catch them, and then everybody grab one and depart.
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I think we should nominate a publicly-located copy of the OED, say a library, and arrive to pay homage with offerings of obscure words on 3 x 5 cards.
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I wonder what alien scientists aboard flying saucers would think after observing these apparently pointless activities?
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alien scientists … apparently pointless activities
You mean as opposed to all the other apparently pointless activities we indulge in?
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like what? do you mean cricket ? 
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Not meaning to pick anything in particular, but, yes, e.g., cricket.
I'll leave it as an exercise for the interested student to think of other examples.
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Hi vika,
I very much agree with you. I hope the bookcrossing idea will spread at least half as fast as flash mobbing...
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