Yahoo! News - It's not your party, but we'll come if we want to
NEW YORK (AFP) - Occupying a space somewhere between performance art and the ultimate surprise party, a New York phenomenon known as a "flash mob" could well be coming soon to a city near you.
Using mass e-mailing, the organisers bring together what their invitations describe as "inexplicable mobs" -- large crowds that materialise in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes later.