flashmob

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A so-called "flashmob" will be held at Heathrow at midday tomorrow by a range of anti-aviation expansion groups and more action is being planned.

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  • A flashmob is, in case it's already slipped your mind, "a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse."
  • Well recently, a group of Tony Hart fans got together to pay their own tribute to the great man, by organising a flashmob, which saw people assembling hundreds of models of his famous plasticine sidekick, Morph. —  TV Scoop
  • HydePark and ThinkMoldova, the protests began very peacefully - as a flashmob, where young people were simply supposed to hold lit candles in the vicinity of the square. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
  • Facebook group promising Manchester's biggest flashmob. —  The Justgiving Blog
  • The Twitter feed accrued an impressive 742 followers in a very short space of time, and 166 people signed up for the flashmob. —  The Justgiving Blog
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