Whoa.
Those who have never been to Australia may be surprised to discover that behind the sunny smiles, puka shell necklaces and “g’days” lies an absolutely draconian form of government. Rules and laws, restrictions and regulations that would have made those Pensioner Guards of old wince. During these Covid times, for example, states cut themselves off entirely from one another and made it illegal to travel across borders (unless holding a Kelly Slater passport).
Harsh.
Well, as the pandemic eases, Australia is re-opening to itself. A few short days ago, for example, Queensland opened its doors to those arriving from other states by air. It was a such a welcome surprise to the country’s surfers, as Queensland features many world-class waves and also world-class surfing family’s like the Wrights, Wilsons and Coffeys.
The Australian Capital Territory’s Labor government was thrilled, and possibly observing those Coffeys, that it released a surfing image so shockingly lewd as to demand its own “members-only” subscription.
Whoa.
More as the story develops.
aussies used to have balls, whats living in darwin like?
Totalitarian Island….
Those of you that have never been to Australia might be surprised to discover that Puka shell necklaces aren’t a thing in Australia for fucks sake!
It’s absolutely concerning and almost enough so to get me to Google some heinous shit
It’s like one of those public perched turds. You know, the mysterious ones that stand on end in curious places, and sometimes last long enough to be bleached by the sun.
Either that, or one of the sore ones which make you reevaluate your life.
A prime toley, will put a new spin on your afternoon after the sweats dissipate.
Is that a Weber?
The board I mean.
Not sure Canberrans
Even surf, too busy with
Fireworks and porn
It’s a reasonable alternative
Was that owl inspired by Jeffrey Epstein?
Is it social commentary on they toxic masculinity historically prevalent in surfing? Probably not; some times a cock is just a cock.
and for a short while I thought I was normal. way to crush a guy Jen.
Glad to see channel bottom is getting some graphic design work.
One could drive from Canberra in 2 h 30 minutes and surf between Werri and Ulladulla, or look at other people surfing Snapper ? I know where I’d be going ….. remember before COVID 19 we were all supposed to go back and help out the small towns devastated by BUSHFIRE ( then floods , then the virus ) ….? NOW IS THE TIME ?
Son #1 was playing at the AIS last year.
No disrespect, but I was amazed at how old the place is, and looks like it hasn’t been updated since it was built.
Love the ACT. Was watching people go to work and it reminded me of the Truman show.
Take it over Melbourne any day.
Hi Rob A , just wondering what sport your son was playing ? …If memory serves me correct , the AIS was created in 81 after the disastrous , no gold gold gold for Australia , Montreal Olympics of 76 . A small rich nation , could not compete , as amateurs against , other Cold War amateurs from the American Collegiate System supporting the West and amateurs from the Soviet Red Army supporting the East . We couldn’t even beat NZ in the hockey . Strangely enough it was the same year , 76 , that PT won the first pro surfing world title and as an eleven year old kid , that was enough for me to say goodbye to the park and pool and hello Ocean , hello SURFING . Everyone loves a winner , especially kids and the nadir of the established sports was the beginning of Australian Surfing’s long stay at the Zenith .
Funnily enough , having been born and brought up in Sydney , I had no idea that a surfer could live away from waves … after 10 years on the Baltic , I am still not sure they can … In saying that , I loved visiting Melbourne in my twenties and Canberra as a kid .
He played volleyball for Vic.
When I first came to Melbourne in 94 it was what seemed to me to be a great blue collar sports town similar to Boston where Im from. Came back for good in 2003 and it was still a great city.
It’s now become a generic city full of new housing for the new immigrants.
Historic pubs are being torn down, anything old that can be chopped up for units is being sold.My sons will never get a job in any shop around as they are all owned by new residents that will never hire a skip.
While staying just south of Canberra in Tuggeranong I would run the bike trails and would be tripping over wombats on corners, and would see 500 roos by the end of my run. It actually got me to buy a nice Mt Bike and I’ve been riding with guys from work here in Vic planning with them to do a trip up there soon.
Love the way the Canberra is like a trow back in time.
Women walking to work in skirts, not all tatted up and pierced like here.
Very mellow and orderly from what I could see as an outsider in a week.
Volley Ball … cool ….I’m a fan . I had a French Girlfriend for a couple of years , from Tours in France, who played and then coached before getting an administrative job in the sport .Tours is a big Volley Ball Town and I went to see TVB play PSG in the local derby around the time you moved to Melbourne .
The only permanent is change , probably why I lived in a few different Countries from big cities , to back of bugger all lost in the forest surf town and just recently found my way back to the suburbs …. still trying to find my place …. keeps it somewhat exciting ?
We keep reading that there is going to be flight out of Melbourne when this C-19 levels out.I read apartments in the city are losing tenants.
Sons old coach won gold at Comm games a few years ago, he had to leave Vic and play in SA to get a good game. Seems SA is where the sport is best.
Mine is 6’2″ which seemed kinda average for Vic. When they front up to Queensland, they look like midgets.
NSW had a good team, similar to ours.
Thing is, to go any further, you have to play at Uni in the US, or Europe.
Is that Cockcorey Hart?
https://youtu.be/X2LTL8KgKv8
..so I can root in the dark ♫
Worst song ever written and performed, right up there with Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
I’ve always been a bit partial to it. That and Cindy Lauper were some of my earliest musical memories. Coke Rock.
I’m with Waterproof.
I kinda liked it. Nostalgia.
98-Rock (KPOI!)on a rainy afternoon.
That is a grotesquely shaped cock. Hope the graphic designer wasn’t working from a mirror. Just hideous.
That looks like some intentionally crappy MS Paint image I’d design to make fun of something… and how do I procure one of these Kelly Slater passports? Not like I’d use it, but… oh, no, my girlfriend isn’t Chinese and I don’t pretend to know Elon… yeah, I suck at surfing, as in zero World Titles… yes, I’ve read whole books before… mmmmhmmm, so I can’t get one? Damn it!
Ngunnawal country is cursed land – hence the abomination of a flyer they’ve boddged up displayed above. I’m embarrassed for whoever is responsible.. and all my homies here downunddah. fuck it’s shocking!
The board looks like a Banana for god’s sake, the wave looks like Japanese tsunami art. And the Owl.. well that looks very much like a grey furry cock with an inverted triangular forey with askew shades. This is so bad.
I swear I thought the owl was a seal and that they were making some fucked up statement about Australia’s current “mistaken identity” problem.
haha It took me to the end of my comment before I even realised this was the lewdness Chas was referring to.
Our Id issue aside, it could very well be a seal. The designer still doesn’t know what they’ve unleashed!
I wonder if they were trying to capture the feeling of flight or inspired by Sunset Bird Name Legends ….
Sam Hawk and Owl Chapman ?
Since he’s hanging out’ in Canberra.. Dare I say Bob Hawke?
Sharon Bird … The member for Cunningham ?
I’m running dry on Poli birds but on a slight segue we legit had dude named Richard Face as an MP when I was kid. Richard Face.
I hope Dicky was no chicken and didn’t suffer from Cock’s breath ?
The newsreaders always had a hard time keeping it on the level mentioning his name.
Well if there was a scandal they could always edit it I suppose ….
as easy as wiping Dick off his Face .
The hits for beleaguered MP Dick Face just keep cumming.
Let’s hope dick has egg on his face to fertilize these cummings
Minister Face feared his reputation can never be wiped clean. “The stain from events which transpired on September 19th will leave a bad taste with me and the voting public”.
He’ll be able to publish the events in his autobiography
“The Dick Facebook “
There is a famous Australian Female Swimmer who once claimed that she had written more books than she had read , and was not apologetic about the fact ….. but sadly enough once your famous , no one gives a shit .