A generous arrangement…
It’s Christmas. And who don’t need a three-board quiver delivered to the door of their hovel, whether you’re in Germany, Iran or gorgeous potholed Yemen (Plot spoiler: setting of Chas Smith’s new book)?
As noted a couple of weeks back, The Critical Slide Society, a swinging art-based surf brand whose Bondi store is festooned with a giant mural of Patrick Swayze as Bodhi, is offering a three-board quiver if you sign up to their newsletter.
A small entry fee, I think.
From the company:
Dreamed of walking into the garage and having your pick of 3 fresh slices of foam? A longboard from the king himself Thomas Bexon (Doc), a perfectly hand shaped fish from Josh Keogh and a soft top from Catch Surf for those smaller fun days.
Free boards aren’t something we take for granted, in all honesty, we’ve never got any freebies, and why should we. There’s definitely been the barter economy, a nice piece of art for an addition to the quiver. So the labour cost should roughly balance each other out! In this case..you don’t have to be on the world tour… just be the lucky name that gets drawn out of the hat.
Winners receive ~
– 9’9 Thomas Step Deck
– 5’6 Keogh Fish
– 8′ Catch Surf Plank
Sign up, maybe win, here. Entries close December 14, 2018.
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Some of the stuff which drifts out of the NS at this time of year (mostly what you referenced) is pretty stinking. But fuck it. If you’ve winged it that long you might as well milk it dry. Fair play.
As far as I recall ( I’m probably wrong or drastically oversimplifying it, but I ain’t gonna look it up right now) in the US one places a full stop within a quote (single or double) and in the UK it goes outside.
“Mikey tugged my leash” said Tanner, “so I decked him.”
Vs.
…”so I decked him”.
But yes; consistencies and style guides.
Lovely current example! I would say that it’s dependent on the quote, but I could be wrong. In this example I think the former is definitely correct.
Hawaii public school: me too. Hence likely rejection. Although I did get straight A’s in English.
Yet you still used an apostrophe to write “As”…
Fair call, and I accept your spanking, but I think it’s just on of of those things with grades. I remember seeing a couple of rather strict English teachers doing it and it stuck with me. I think it’s a grey area of apostrophe usage marking out the identity of the grade letter but giving it plurality. Go figure.
Maybe they were actually secretly thick, and ruined me.
It was a gentle jibe, mate. Impossible to resist in context.
And it’s a common error, but your teachers were wrong. Trust me, it’s my day job!
No no, it’s all good.
I did actually hesitate for a second about it, but then thought “Fuck it’.
Good call, I like it.
What really bakes my noodle is the discrepancies between US and UK-style punctuation with quotes; inside / outside. On here I’ve given up and use either.
How do you mean – double or single quotation marks? If so then the gramatically correct approach is consistency. It doesn’t matter which you use, as long as you stick to it. Two different kinds exist so that you can signify a quote within a quote.
Can I swap all three for an 8’2″ Bushman?
I’ll facebook marketplace the lot of em in the local beard-oil fan group and pick up the custom bushy in person!
You’d better not bloody enter! You have more than enough boards already.
I entered.
Never say ‘no’ to free shit.
(terms and conditions apply, mileage may vary)
You shouldn’t have bothered. The boards are already being sent to my place.
I would have honestly no use for any one of those boards.
As generous gifts?
Tell me about your Journal story. I hear it’s fantastic.
Well thankyou. It’s nothing special, just musings. But fantastic to be among such esteemed company.
shitt, we share the same issue. Lets get a pint and celebrate.
Do we all meet in Glasgow? I had a story that was cut!
I submitted a tale of middle aged kook woe last year and it got rejected.
I don’t think I’d ever leave. That Glaswegian accent entrances.
And I think my head is hard enough to withstand a friendly headbutt or two.
The further north you go, the better the accent gets.
I’m an absolute sucker for accents too. Though I can’t say I’m that fond of Glaswegian.
Scouse, posh southern English, Aussie (but not familiar enough to identify regional), and Rosie Hodge SA…
Based on the above, you’re a South Oz accent man for sure.
the weirdest aussie accent by far.
makes people sound like posh Londoners with foetal alcohol syndrome
Well I guess us Queenslanders would have no hope then.
That would be bloody great.
I know, I was pleased about that. And I’m down for pints. Know a good boozer halfway between Lennox and here?
not really, I’m sure my wife will end up dragging me back to the UK one day
Go North.
You could flog them to some dumb cunts on Facebook for $500 each and buy some rack for the work Xmas party though.
Sell the 5’6 twinnie to a hipster on Gumtree, the catch surf softboard to some gullible backpacker, but keep the Thomas. Then drop in on both of them at Noosa
Not the worst idea I’ve ever heard. My new thing is selling my old baseball cards on eBay and turning the money into baggies. Been a good run….
The thought of an office cubicle containing you is very saddening.
Would you free him like a bird?
This is what happens when I comment before reading all the comments
A three board quiver for the person who has absolutely every other kind of board.
Jesting, surely? Get a soft board and never have a bad surf again. All that angst you referenced, gone.