The knuckles are wonderful places to advertise a life motto. Which pro surfer has the best?
Many of today’s surf stars wear tattoos. Mick Fanning sports a family crest, Silvana Lima her 2009 Bells Bell. Joel Parkinson has the phrase “Life is better in boardshorts!” on his inner arm and Dane Reynolds the cutest little anchor over his heart.
These are all wonderful but none appear on the Mt. Olympus of inspiration.
The knuckles.
Knuckle tattoos are like very smart tweets. Minimal characters to get maximum hype. Eight single letters, or seven if you happen to be Kala Alexander. His Wolf Pak does the trick very well but what about Filipe Toledo’s Wild Free.
Does the young Brazilian seem overly wild or overly free? No? False advertising maybe?
What about Kanoa Igarahsi’s Cats Meow. Do you like that one?
Taj has Bride Maid. That seems good and Bethany Hamilton has Beth which is elegantly simple.
If you could recommend knuckle tattoos for the rest of today’s brightest what would they be?
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Matt Banting: “SOFT TURN”
sarge – eata dick
christian fletcher: Fuck Life
Alex Ribeiro: HOPE LESS
Check Robert Mitchum in “Night of the Hunter” for the knuckle tattoo’s entry into pop culture. 1955. “LOVE HATE”. Never done better.
Great book – great movie!
Most Pro Surfers “CANI READ”(?)
Julian: “SAD4 LIFE”
Pauly Speaks: “DONT SURF”
Kieren Perrow: “CMPN YMAN”
Coté: “NSAL NNJA”
Retired Pro Surfers: “JSUS FRIK”
Bede: “TYNE WEAR”
Wilko: “ROOT PAWL”
P-King: “DAMN LIBS”
Gemma Clarke: “HOBO SURF”
Chris Ward: “WIFE BEAT”
… this was just too terrible.
No, it’s not. After all we’re “ANTG NIST”s.
I wasn’t sure who to assign “ANAL FUCK” to.
A Coffey, I would think…
The 2 younger ones:
“JAIL BAIT”
Slater: ” WAVE POOL” with “Tm” written on right thumb
Medina : SHVE FOAM
Simpo: ILLB BACK
TURD FERG.
BONG HITS.
Shouldn’t “WILD FREE” be “pull back” or “not going”?
CHPU FEAR
Mine: “KOOK LIFE”
Slater: “FLAT ERTH”
JJF: “JOHN JOHN”
Jeremy: “RUDE FROG”
ADS: “HUMI LITY”
Alana: “BUTT PLUG”
I like these so much that I’ll let you chose my knuckle tats! What should I do?
FUKN JEWW
Oh this is so brilliant I just might…
Butt nupp
Meep Meep