Clash of the titans.
The surfer is known to be a very dangerous creature. Selfish, taciturn, slappy, purposefully ignorant, driven by base reptilian-brain-adjacent instinct and not much more. The most pure (read: worst) of our kind resides in a smallish town in north-central California called Santa Cruz.
And this same Santa Cruz has just seen and influx of apex predator Great White Sharks who refuse to migrate to deeper water or otherwise go to places where there are no waves.
But come and watch the gorgeous aerial photography from local Ernest Smith.
Would you paddle?
Western Australian surfers would. And so would Santa Cruz surfers which is set to facilitate one of the greatest clashes in species history.
I used to be of the mind that Great White Sharks were malevolent jerks but thousands of comments from Facebook enthusiasts have taught me that the Great White Shark is merely in her own environment doing her own thing and that we humans are the interlopers.
Except surfers are a sub-human category and this is her environment too.
A clash of titans is expected and when oddsshark.com starts accepting bets where does your money go?
Much to consider.
Also, I was just nominated for the coveted Shark Reporter of the Year Award given annually by the Scripts Institute.
Very humbled.
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Entertaining podcast, be good to get Wayne back on and talk about the 16 years living large chasing waves… few more surf stories…
Is Shark Reporter of the Year based on quantity or quality? Asking for a friend.
“Shark reporter of the year” well deserved…
Wait, are you accusing Derek of refusing to bugger off after invading your shark story territory?
Blood feud, beachgrit vs beachgrit?
Will there be more as the story develops?
The Boy from Bondi and the Cardiff Kid could battle it out at the aptly named Cardiff Arms ( bitten off by Sharks ) Park .
….if the shark swallowed the arm whole then Shark Park Cronulla is another possible back up venue … ?
A jawsdropping event?
A Tournament sans Tourniquet ! I can’t imagine much blood loss from these two terrors of the Deep ?
You got it buddy…its a good old fashioned pissing competiion
I want someone to run in the water and splash around for a few seconds to tease the cunt. See if it plays fetch or is that a myth?
Some sharks eat people
People surf where sharks might eat
Circle of life, cunts
https://twitter.com/scottzo…
shark eating today about 3 feet from the waters edge.. crazy fucker.
Skindog could invite Joely up for a getaway weekend maybe…
In don’t think those whiteys can withstand the stink eye and verbal abuse from the SC locals much longer….. Not to mention the neck tattoos and pit bulls.
Does anyone recall when Phat Wanker declared implementing his tinny, sawn off & balaclava as immediate response? Just saying.
It’s a long row across the Pacific.
He might end up as …. » Not Such A Phat Wanker « after all that row row row y’a boat gently across the Pacific ?
By the time he gets there he will look even more like an old leather glove with more muscles than laird Hamilton.
No one does leather glove like Laird ….. except maybe
BLOODY MARY from South Pacific ?
she’s a tough one, South Pacific and Germany have strong women.
They are !
Row of fish eggs?
Poor cunt is just looking for his other flipper in the shallows. Oh na it’s there. Dunno what he’s up to then. Probably on ice.
Shopping for a new Steamer in the wrong Lane ……. ?
Was thinking the exact same for the first 15 seconds.
Hahahaha – very good.
You’ve reported long and hard for this.
I award you a Bickerton to go alongside.
A red letter day !
Humbled.
No one else even comes close.
Peerless in the field.
Dr a Bickerton is my sister ….. she will be so pleased that her award has been given to Oregon’s most famous Surfer/Celebrity and not to just any Portland in a Storm ?