"If you don't surf, don't start."
Bah humbug. California’s governor Gavin Newsom just signed a sweeping state-at-home order, going in effect at midnight tonight, locking over 85% of the state’s population down until Christmas. No more nail salons or haircutting. Movie theaters re-shuttered and bars put under lock and key. Playgrounds, museums, zoos all boarded up. No word, as of yet, on the fate of French Laundry.
“We are at a tipping point in our fight against the virus and we need to take decisive action now to prevent California’s hospital system from being overwhelmed in the coming weeks. We can flatten the curve as we’ve done before and reduce stress on our health care system.” The governor said in a statement.
What is being left off the naughty list, this stay-at-home around, is surfing. Moreover, it is being actively encouraged.
Dr. Erica Pan, the state’s acting public health officer, said, “Staying home for three weeks is a sacrifice, but if every Californian did that for a month, we could stop this disease in its tracks. This public health order strikes the balance between saving lives, providing essential services that we all rely on and still allowing Californians to participate in lower-risk outdoor activities that are crucial for our physical and mental health.”
Lower-risk outdoor activities and I think we, as a community, have put up with enough, no? I’ve never seen more crowded lineups in all my days. It has, frankly, reached the absurd and so I would like to encourage Gov. Newsom and Dr. Pan to add one caveat into the order.
Michael Tomson’s brilliant edict “If you don’t surf, don’t start.”
Those who have picked up the Pastime of Kings during the Covid-era should be ordered, by caveat, to stay out of the lineup and/or go surf in Santa Barbara.
A fine compromise.
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I know quite a few “Indians” as you call them ….but you are right they prefer their tribal names…..over here we have all kinda names , but to generalize and call me a First nation fuckwit halfbreed , well that’s racism……Bex is clearly a racist going on all the comments he has made…even joking at the expense of someones race is pretty low , and illegal to racially vilify someone , but we are on BG where there are no rules for the rabid right whiners……..
At least for 9 months after the “encounter.”
Saw a guy Gettin a huge and long barrell at Honalua a day ago
so what , do you really think anybody is interested that you saw someone get a long barrel …….or are you claiming you know how video works?
I was just wondering why the ladies comp wasn’t on if you must know.
At this point it’s almost fun pushing Maurice to get so upset and mad over the most innocuous things.
He’s lucky I’m such a tolerant kinda guy.
But I have my limits.
Ain’t nothing wrong with that brotha. Lean into him. No need to treat him with kid gloves on.
Na, he just repeats himself over and over.
It’s pretty dull.
You’re not gay but your boyfriend is?
so Otto you approve of racist comments …..as a way of leaning on me, kid gloves hahaha…..WTF does that mean from a keyboard warrior?
haha , what limits ya turkey……LOL…….tolerant or just plain gutless !!
not upset Otto , just wondering if you are as racist as Bex , would you call your indigenous American Indians , First Nation Fukwits , which is about as racist as it gets, but then white narcissists wouldn’t know……..
I am intrigued by people who don’t look at facts but still have strong opinions …..which then put’s them at odds with people who actually research what are the facts to form an opinion…I love this shit……..Bex will soon get his…..but as I explained to Scottsfrom sandiego…….this is all part of a book I am doing…..loony left vs rabid right…..LOL
Big Tech-backed Lead Stories just tells you what you want to hear, and lefty journalists there are the ones telling you. That’s not facts, no matter ho wishful your thinking may be.
So do you support racist comments from Bex?
Would you call indigenous American Indians as first nation fukwits?
Fake news
I called the ones who bash their wives and kids that,
But you are a hardcore first nation fukwit halfbreed.
you are the fake Quintessential racist Bex….you know what you have written , so don’t try and justify your white extremism ….and calling me names , and Australia’s First Nation indigenous people….well that’s who you are Bexy….you fantasize about being some kind of right wing purist , who likes to go to Thailand for prositutes male and female and think that’s manly…..haha….halfbreed really only exists in the USA , as we are all now made up of so many breed….like Pauline finding out she’s 13% arab……I think you are probably 50% moron and the rest a mish mash of inbred white people!
Get some help champ
so do you think I should just let ya racist shit go , nah , I am getting help to deal with you!
That’s good. I hope they can help you.
Yes they will help me with you ……..as we need to weed out the blowins that don’t belong here in Australia!
I can’t bring myself to call them “first nation”. But there are _______(enter Tribal/Nation name you choose) fuckwits. Just like there are black fuckwits, mexican fuckwits, white fuckwits, surfer fuckwits.
If you want me to say I think Bex is racist, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I don’t believe he is. And you’ve been barking on and on about this for quite a few days. Which is pretty fuckwity in its own right.
actually, my whole life I have had to deal with racism……so this is just another moment of having to deal with more racism from someone who is not the sharpest tool in the rack , now you call me fuckwitty because I protest racism when I see it….which is more an indication of you as a person…..so be it !
Fuck Maurie … he’s too funny to take seriously
I do take racism pretty serious…….especially when BG is helping push an Australian racist platform/narrative….love the human drama of dealing with the “Gullibles of the right” it’s rather enthralling trying to understand where Otto and bex are coming from…..bex is easy……
Bex Grit
Watching gay porn again, Bexy???
😂
What’s the bet that eel looking motherfucker Newsom manages to still go out for dinners, have haircuts and watch premium films.
Also, why, if you yanks pay good money for insurance is it now back to shut down station “to save the hospital system”.. why haven’t these cunty insurance companies set up pop up hospitals, made ventilators, payed for testing stations to be manned/womaned etc. oh no, that’s the government’s problem ie, the taxpayer. Shut it down says the governer eel guy.
Man this is such shit, this whole fucken thing has exposed how dumb everyone is and how open to being controlled we all are. Btw, virus is real, I aint a total nutcase, semi.
Meanwhile I’m willing to bet health insurance stocks are through the roof and their execs are off to some place in a private jet for Xmas.
Fuck it all. Rant ova!
It’s timed to go four weeks, then another three weeks. That brings us to January 20th, which happens to be inauguration day. That math = ulterior motive.
The revolution will wear a mask Otto.
is that when you inaugurate the Don as President , great rally yesterday , no masks , Don won the election , but doyou think Trump will help the Reds win the senate in Georgia?
How’s the news that Smartmatic CEO Mark Malloch-Brown is being tapped to head George Soros’ Open Society Foundation. You know, the same Smartmatic voting tech that got sold to Sequoia Voting Systems that was then sold to Dominion Voting Systems.
The timing is impressive.
So tell me what you really think…..?
but do you think you reds are going to win the senate now?
Yes. Who would vote for a fuckwit like Raphael Warnock, who got arrested and charged for obstruction of an investigation into a child sexual assault case at a church he worked at? That guy is evil.
If we can win that it’ll be like winning the whole show, and Donald can be even more in their face,
Haha!!
It’s gunna be heavily scrutinised you would hope
A forensic team got to examine 22 Dominion machines in Michigan today. The results may have implications regarding the use of those machines for January GA run-offs.
Interesting that all these “implications” have been getting laughed out* of court.
I didn’t realize the right would do this much sky-screaming when you lost.
This marks the first instance of being able to do an actual forensic examination. Antrim County MI is where 6000 votes mysteriously flipped from Trump to Biden. It was later claimed by the local election official that it was “human error”. Then said it was due to an “updated not being uploaded”.
So what was this update? And why would it’s absence cause votes to flip?
There’s nothing wrong with Trump challenging such a close election, considering the millions upon millions of mail-in ballots mailed out to everyone on voter rolls, regardless of accuracy of those voter rolls.
I thought trumps 2016 victory was a landslide? That means Biden’s 2020 was an even bigger landslide.
Biggest con job in history
Aided by the most powerful forces of history
Tech overlords
Or maybe it’s another move in the war on Christmas! Those damn secular liberals wanna take away our Christian rights! I found the conspiracy!
Remember that conspiracy about Trump and Russia you clowns have pushed for four years? Or is your memory just that selective?
It’s pretty well established in the real world that Russia meddled in the election. Not that trump colluded, they haven’t found good evidence for that. You people kept saying “let the voters decide” during the impeachment, we’ll here we are. We did let the voters decide. And now look who’s unwilling to accept it.
Russia bought a bunch of Facebook advertisement that incidentally happened to mostly be posted after Election Day.
That’s just a pure lie. You obviously didn’t read the mueller report. I guess I should have expected anything different.
Just admit that you hate the United States of America. You know you want to fly that traitor flag, so do it already you traitor.
Interesting that my desire to adhere to the will of the voters translates to hating America to you. You love your dictator, but that’s not the way things work in this country.
One Nation under God.
You don’t like that.
Nonsense. Laughable to think you might call yourself a Christian
Even ol W. Polo is having doubts
The truth will set you free
From masks
Yeah, why aren’t the insurance companies paying for their share of this medical event?? Newsome will still enjoy his flamboyant lifestyle. And I’m on the spectrum between total and semi.
We’re all on the spectrum Greebs … Bexy more than most
When real life and fiction blur, and nothing is what is seems. Jen, have you considered buying a gun?
Holy fuck Jen…. plenty.
Fuck surflie.
Sounds like you will have plenty time to write a description of this traumatizing encounter if you not going to be surfing anymore.
No!!!
Loving your brothers latest incarnation btw … very zen.
I’ve been tuning into a few of his meditation sessions on Insta!
It’s awful when your fictional character actually comes to life
What thee heck ever happened with Chas and his ticket~{s}?
You alll remem’s, right? Details please, Mister Smith!
link~ie:
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Covid court! Everything pending!
Would a judge throw the book at an author, or is some other idiom more appropriate for said subjects?
Pen a gavel?
Hang him Stab High?
Is that a bit like drug court? But for open air Asian fusion?
Sexual or platonic?
Looks like some swell on the way and good winds to boot. I’m gonna do my part and go help clog the lineup.
If the waves are 3-4 ft or bigger, boards 7 ft or taller must be ordered to stay home, unless they are already en route to the dump.
Another new normal… just like taking your shoes off at the airport
Tell us in story form pls
🙂
Not one of you Seppo bitches are sick yet, what’s up with that?
you da racist bitch , who thinks there’s no pandemic , Trump’s a winner , and we are saving up for your ticket back home!
Can you book it via Bangers.
Not that Dubai Muslim shithole
so where is home , and no you will have a stop over in Dhoni for a couple of days so you can spread your Muslim hate for them!
Planet earth ya Mopoke
I thought you might say Thailand , but of curse ya need $’s to buy an hour or two…..planet Earth rejects your types as a minority led axis of white evil !
I am thinking maybe Russia would be good for you …..
You remind me of Steve Martin in the jerk. YOU’RE WHITE! MC, your skin is lily f white. It’s great u have a little blood other than Brit, but YOU R WHITE!!
sorry to say , I’m not , so what have you based your opinion on ?
c’mon back up ya mouth big fella!
You take it personal mate. You have light skin, and should be proud of your heritage. Sorry about that bladder suffering, hope it’s all straightened out, or managed well. I know you’re indigenous culture, and am impressed w the fact u help those that are at wits end. I f with u, but dont intend personal.
Not keen on an invasive digital cavity check Bexy?
Yeah that Mustafa guy on
Airport Dubai has chunky fingers, I prefer the slender Thai digits
Might even get a happy ending if you play your cards right lad.
Month nine of “15 Days to Slow The Spread™️”
50 first dates, with COVID.
GREAT movie!
Many urgent concerns…
Is the French Laundry tasting menu going be available as take out?
Do the chef, waiters, sommeliers, delivery drivers carpool to my house?
WTF Gav?
As if Thomas Keller is going to answer the phone for YOU…
“T KEL! How are you ole pal?”
“New phone, who dis?”
“Its ricmatic from BG, I’m here with the gang catching up on some shark stuff which piques the appetite, California’s been cancelled but Gav said you’d sort us out”
“Ok, sounds legit, whats your order?”
“Sweet, nothing fancy just send over 100 tasting menus, pairings and that yummy bread. Send bill to one of our baller guys – B Marcus. Ist floor. 101 & 405 Freeway Intersection”
Ted Kell
Haha
Ironic that stay at home orders and mandated social distancing are causing the most crowded line ups I’ve ever seen.