# Trayvoning. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938 "2012-05-24T11:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/21 "2012-05-24T17:18:27Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > “Owling” I’m not familiar with. “Planking” was, as you say, almost impossibly stupid. > > This thing is almost impossibly stupid plus almost impossibly offensive. Somebody needs to add another element “impossibly” to take it to the next level. Perhaps “planking” AND “Trayvoning” while on the peak of Mt Everest? That would a stunt to die for. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/22 "2012-05-24T17:35:27Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I thought this was going to be about whites getting beaten up or murdered in honor of Trayvon. > > Not sure how much of that is going on. The Drudge Report has alot of headlines; CNN not so much. The truth must be in the middle somewhere. OTOH, I doubt Drudge makes things up entirely and I’m pretty sure CNN has to be somewhat selective in what they are able to report. CNN is a news organization. Drudge is a random crybaby with a blog. That explains the discrepancy. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/23 "2012-05-24T17:57:47Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > That’s when you go to the zoo and run around the owls in circles, until their heads fall off. It’s a hoot! Indictment pending. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/24 "2012-05-24T18:24:48Z")
Owling. Because planking is so two months ago. > [@](#): > > Owling refers to the act of sitting in a perched position while looking off into the distance as to mimic the posture of an owl. The fad was created as a response to another photo fad called “planking”. If you can take the crappy web design, [knowyourmeme.com](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling)can be a helpful resource. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/25 "2012-05-24T18:39:30Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Owling. Because planking is so two months ago. Are you serious? Owling is super old hat. It has long since been replaced by Tebowing and cat breading. ---
**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/26 "2012-05-24T18:40:08Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > CNN is a news organization. Drudge is a random crybaby with a blog. That explains the discrepancy. You’re welcome. I think you used the word “news” where you actually meant to use “entertainment”. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/27 "2012-05-24T18:47:30Z")
Well, thats balanced somewhat by using “crybaby” rather than “lying sack”. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/28 "2012-05-24T18:59:35Z")
I don’t think we need to worry about people Zimmermaning, it’s too hard to say. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/29 "2012-05-24T19:50:02Z")
> [@Laudenum](#): > > It may not seem funny to us, but it’ll cause some people to Snicker… ::golf clap:: ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/30 "2012-05-24T20:05:19Z")
> [@Hbns](#): > > I think you used the word “news” where you actually meant to use “entertainment”. You find bruxism entertaining, eh? To each his own. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/31 "2012-05-24T20:24:37Z")
There are douchebags on Facebook. Film at 11. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/32 "2012-05-24T20:58:26Z")
Worst viral marketing campaign ever. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/33 "2012-05-24T23:37:29Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Owling. Because planking is so two months ago. > > If you can take the crappy web design, [knowyourmeme.com](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling)can be a helpful resource. So I went to this website because I had no idea what on Earth owling was, and came across this bit of brilliance called [moneyface](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moneyface). Ha! Full marks for this one, stupid kids! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/34 "2012-05-24T23:43:15Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > So I went to this website because I had no idea what on Earth owling was, and came across this bit of brilliance called [moneyface](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moneyface). Ha! Full marks for this one, stupid kids! Thats funny and clever. Of course I thought planking was funny and clever in a “its so stupid its funny” sorta way. Now “money shots” is where its really at 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/35 "2012-05-25T00:01:46Z")
I know, right? Too bad stupid American bills don’t have any chicks on them. I might still have some leftover Jamaican money lying around with a woman’s face. I kind of want to do this. Don’t judge me! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/36 "2012-05-25T00:04:04Z")
Oh come on! Surely you at least look a little like Benjamin Franklin 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/37 "2012-05-25T00:06:51Z")
That’s brilliant! The long hair on the bill could work out, of course assuming my face would be the top half. So yeah, back to Trayvoning. Dumb, but so is almost everything else on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/38 "2012-05-25T13:45:57Z")
Knowyourmeme is on the cheezburger network, which takes freely uploaded work from other sites, sticks a watermark on it and spams ads over it. Bit of a depressing business model. But hey, they’re job creators™. As for Trayvoning: I don’t think it’s intended to be disrespectful. It’s obviously pretty callow, but it can be a tribute to the absurdity of the fact that an unarmed teenager can be legally shot in Florida. The strewn personal effects emphasise the unarmed aspect. ---
**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/39 "2012-05-25T16:15:29Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > You find bruxism entertaining, eh? To each his own. A wonderful meolody somewhere between fingernails on a chalk board and whale calls. 😃 +1 for moneyface ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/40 "2012-05-25T16:32:35Z")
Okay, I admit moneyface is pretty cool, or at least those examples were. Guess I’ll postpone my departure from society on an ice floe, at least for a little while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938.md?page=3)