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Photo Gallery Germany's Flash Mobs

Germans have taken to the flash mob with a vengeance. Apart from the union action in the supermarket, the most recent example involved playing a joke on Angela Merkel. The mob slogan is 'Yeah!' their weapon is irony and their motive is a good time. Outside of that there have been zombie dances, pillow fights and a beach party.
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Flash mobs are increasingly popular in Germany as a means of political protest. Around three dozen flash mobbers mingled with a crowd of around 2,000 in Hamburg in September during an appearance by Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the end of every one of Merkel's sentences the flash mobbers held up pieces of paper and let out a loud and exuberant "Yeah!"

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Mostly Merkel kept her cool. But in Mainz, where the next flash mob turned up, Merkel addressed the hecklers. "It can't hurt to yell something else other than yeah after every sentence," she said. The group then repeated Merkel's words, saying nonsensical things like "growth", "back door" and "five" after the Chancellor did.

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Last time a German flash mob made headlines was when a teenager called for a beach party on the island of Sylt. Thousands of partygoers came and made a mess, which led to a big fine for the party organizer.

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Flash mobbing for fun: A Michael Jackson tribute flash mob at the German Reichstag.

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A flash mob organised by anti-globalization activists in Leipzig last year. Around 30 demonstrators turned up to protest outside Deutsche Bank.

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