Genius?
I’ve been having much fun during this Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona and all because of you. Sitting back in the Open Thread just reading and just tittering away.
Giggling like a schoolchild.
Without you, I’d alternate between boredom, disinterest, quiet mockery.
Every little piece of a World Surf League broadcast is, in fact, ripe for mockery from the set to the calls to the judging to the claims to the advertisements to all of it and, as I spoke to David Lee Scales yesterday morning, wondered out loud. Is there another sport on the face of this earth where, as a true fan, you can sit, watch and ruthlessly mock every single moment?
Is there?
I have yet to think of one but I’m still trying which makes me wonder if WSL CEO Erik Logan et. al. are not geniuses.
Mockery, pure mockery, is very fun, engaging, entirely enjoyable as evidenced by my last few days spent with you.
David Lee and I discussed the contest, anyhow, Caio Ibelli and many other topics. He also revealed a surprise that nearly knocked me out of my chair.
Extremely fine.
Listen here.
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I’ve said it before – if pro surfing wants to survive, it has to move more towards an exhibition style format, rather than existing to deliver a true undisputed world champion each year.
I feel like the WSL’s return this year has shades of that. Perhaps they got lucky in that they picked a “new” location that has a strong competitive surfing history, two local CT surfers to draw out local crowds, and a shorey that allowed for some of the closest fan-to-surfer viewing distances of anywhere on earth, but it certainly had a different feel to it. Even the surfers themselves seemed to have shifted gears a little – it was less about expecting the red carpet, and more about being happy to compete again. If they bring that same energy to every heat – whether it’s a final at Teahupoo or a round 3 heat against Peterson Crisanto at some shitty beachbreak, then we might just have a salvagable and entertaining product, even if it’s not the dream tour we all want (but know is never gonna happen).
Italo gets it. Kanoa gets it. It sounds like Isabella Nichols gets it. And perhaps after Carissa’s air, the whole womens tour might get it too – you have to be an entertainer first and foremost if you want to ensure your career as a professional surfer (and to ensure that career path option even still exists in 5 years).
Am so fucked in the head right now that am considering athletic greens after listening to this.
This podcast became a bit boring since David Lee Scales met Lauren the girlfriend. Just saying 🤣
Chas’s Aussie accent. https://youtu.be/-w3iPFl-cfI
I’ll do a Party Pete and ‘watch’ it later.
Good to see you’ve finally gone visual at long last…
What about Bex and Brutus ?
You don’t need facts when you have opinions.
…cool! 8D …you didnt go the easy fat joke, wonder what feature youd catch to associate my persona w such charismatic, successful figure. ..
It’s the only place I have left to make boob jokes.
If you hate David Lee don’t look up his missus. You’ll hate him even more. Well played Davo!!
Fucking asshole, that David is. Now I’m just seething with rage towards him!!
heres the golden goose charles, no fee… instead of proverbial shark bullshit do open thread on any comp broadcast available, no matter what sport, rugbi, cricket, golf, pelota basca, campeonato carioca de futebol, whatever… in the future open thread commentary will be a sport on its own, maybe even by zoom, and there will be a forum for mocking on the mocketeers…
you got underscored on that comment brother
im not your bro, bud…
hey pls do me, add pic…
Jabba the Hut.
woah cruel…
If the name fits…
Ok Chris Farley.
honored, tks…
I recommend everyone turn off the comp and watch The Masters.
My finger is in recovery from hitting the upvote button so many times.
Congrats on the announcement DLS!
Mockery of sport? If JJF had more of this type of attitude a loss to Morgs would be impossible
That is called entertainment, far from being a sport.
take it back!
Like the cream ya gotta rise to the top! Or snort a few 8 balls.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
NEVER
i’ll see you at summer slam!!!!
the inter-continental belt is at-stake
Ric Flair! Legend. Those guys had fun and knew it was entertainment. They were serious, but not too serious.
sport as poorly performed art IS genius, and poorly performed sport as art is also genius. e lo’s still a kook tho, until i see him do a two-handed, full-rotation, above-the-head SUP paddle twirl on a knee-high day at el porto
Is there another sport where you can
ruthlessly mock?
Maybe not, because, trying to make something serious, (surfing), that was ‘never’ meant to be taken seriously, is kind of a joke.
Because surfing doesn’t take it self seriously—at our best–we’re just having fun in the Ocean.
Bowling, sort of. However, pro-bowlers are at least being their authentic selves.
But the mockery the WSL produces in me compares only to when I get wrangled into watching a Hallmark movie with my wife and I tee off on the predictable banality and gauzy filters (usually results in “FINE, what do YOU want to watch”).
I bet ELO LOVES Hallmark movies.
I bet ELO loves HIMSELF MORE .
The waves suck, the commentary is abhorrent, the scoring makes no sense but…….BG Rules!!!!