The Gold Coast Bulletin crows, "It's a war of the waves!"
It is political season in America and I could not be more pleased. Every day features some melodramatic twist, some underhanded remark, some smear, some very hurt feelings. It is high theater. Better than any television drama or comedy.
Who would have ever guessed, for example, that Donald J. Trump would be smashing the Republican field? Or that a self-described socialist would be stirring the loins of Democrat youth? The public’s appetite is almost impossible to predict.
Take this photo for example. I saw it this morning in Australia’s Gold Coast Bulletin. The accompanying story reads:
WITH good surf comes a war of the waves.
Gold Coast Bulletin photographer Jerad Williams captured a cracker photo at Snapper Rocks yesterday where a surfer is seen riding over a boogie boarder.
With packs of beach-goers making the most of ripper waves board riders are fighting for the best ride.
Have a look at the image above and vote in our poll on this story who you think has the right of way.
I clicked on the poll expecting an almost unanimous decision. The boogie has clearly dropped in on the surfer. No? Like, the surfer is closest to the “crest” of the “breaking wave” and all that. Yes? But in a stunning reversal of logic the boogie is handily beating the surfer by nearly 10 percentage points. Are Gold Coasters as wildly weird as Midwestern Americans? Do they view the world through race baited lenses? Would they be voting for Donald J. Trump if they could?
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another juice-head taking up surfing for those instagram pics
You can see the boogers feet behind the kook going over the falls, how could this be if the Lid had burned Jonny Bravo?
Billy Slater burnt by Nicole Kidman?
What actually happened was the the body boarder was doing jump offs after watching the Tom Curren video when I body surfer got caught in the lip.
Dropping in is ok now, didn’t you know? Whoever gets the wave is right.
Does that surfer have a puka shell necklace? That’s like a license to be dropped in on where I come from. Even a ginger sponger knows that.
Maybe the ginger represents the lovable loser in this case while the surfer represents some yuppie-douche with 6-pack abs (think the D-man in Step Brothers).
Damn, australians are really nuts. Can’t they live in harmony and respect each others??
Please notify the other zika spawn that burning will not be tolerated.
Watch the brand new comedy series from Coolangatta, ‘One and a Half Men’ on CBS, Tuesdays at 8.
wish I could vote twice for that one.
The fucking body boarder probably back paddled the surfer using his viper fin power and came underneath him,taking off at the same time the guy is on a brand new board and doesn’t seem to have any skill whatsoever. They are both cunts.
You should work for CSI, that is some excellent crime scene re-creating and summary judgement.
A ranga on a boogie board. There is no god.
This guy is obviously about lay down a vicious drop kick to the back of this gingers head. who wins now?