Ninja Flashmob Appears At Pershing Square, Kills No One
David Markland
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Ninjas take a respite during a flash mob meetup at Pershing Square as part of Saturday's National Day of the Ninja.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Pershing Square became the focus of another December holiday on Sunday with the appearance of a flashmob celebrating the seventh annual International Day of the Ninja.
At around noon, several individuals wearing black face coverings and clothing entered the park, circled warily around each other, then disappeared.
Event organizer Kent Nichols estimated that "a small but intrepid band of ninjas" participated, "that we can see." He estimated the actual number of ninjas at the flash mob in the "gazillions." Nichols, a Downtown resident, is co-creator of the Ask A Ninja webseries. He said that the International Day of the Ninja, is "a fun excuse to get out and show your ninja pride."
"There's a lot of momentum around Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we're hoping to build to that level," he said.
Guest on December 07, 2010, at 08:37AM – #1
Gear up! I'm going to organize National Gymkata Day next year.
skidrowdude on December 07, 2010, at 12:00PM – #2
That's a little scary- if I see people dressed like that walking that near to Jewelry District where there have been recent robberies, I would think there was a serious crime about to be committed. Flashmobs are cool- just don't cover your face...
Jasmijn on December 07, 2010, at 04:42PM – #3
So cool! I wish I'd seen them. Any of them.
BobbyD on December 07, 2010, at 06:46PM – #4
I wish they stayed out of these publicity events because this way they take away from the image that people have that are developed with trick video on sound stages and cutting out the failures.
Guest on December 07, 2010, at 08:16PM – #5
Several of these ninjas could use a little gym time.
derblut on December 07, 2010, at 08:26PM – #6
Ninjas don't wear jeans :P
Jazmine May Graza on December 08, 2010, at 11:53AM – #7
Im sorry but these are poser ninjas...
Friskie Buffet on December 08, 2010, at 04:36PM – #8
guest #2: they need to cut out the bad carbohydrates.
I hope the ninjas took public transit downtown--that would have been cool to film and upload onto youtube!
George Cowie on December 10, 2010, at 04:28AM – #9
There is a dress code for ninjas? Do ninjas have casual Fridays? Can ninjas be a bit on the pudgy side, like me? Or do we all have to be skinny and sullen looking, like a teenage tweeker?
Guest on December 10, 2010, at 09:55AM – #10
George, this is from WikiHow's "How to Be a Ninja"
"Get and maintain a ninja body. This does not necessarily mean becoming lean and muscular; it means building endurance, agility, strength and flexibility. Go for long distance runs, swimming, push-ups, sit-ups, but most importantly STRETCH! Your body is a tool--as long as it can perform the functions of a ninja, it is a valuable tool. In fact, becoming too fit may be counterproductive, especially if you stand out as being the only slim or muscular person in the room."
Guest on December 10, 2010, at 02:33PM – #11
This is the saddest ninja flash mob of all time.