World domination.
And now Merry Christmas to our northern hemisphere brothers and sisters. I can only trust that each of your houses is filled with joy and laughs and harmony. Also, I assume, there is some manner of holiday kitsch hovering nearby. Fake reindeer antler ears, say, on Uncle Ron’s head. Or a big red bow on Aunt Sue’s Volkswagen Beetle.
But who would have ever thought that Cocoa Beach’s Surfing Santas would have scaled so high up Mount Merry in a short fourteen years. Yes, the annual celebration in which Kelly Slater-adjacent surfers dress as jolly ol’ Saint Nick and paddle into the ocean for to make surfing.
More and more news outlets cover the affair each year and, today, the business rivals the Catholic Church for space in the headlines.
The BBC, an entirely respected institution, released its annual wrap, late last night, declaring,“Midnight Mass and surfing Santas: Pictures of Christmas around the world.”
Surfing Santas never so honored or esteemed.
Revered.
Oh.
I just looked at the picture and the Surfing Santa was not Floridian but there in Bondi, Australia.
Do you think rage percolating in the Sunshine State or do you think Surfing Santas all equally satisfied with world domination?
Whatever the case, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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can’t we all just get along and remember that surfers are ALL SAINTS…bless this mess, love St Nick…peas on Earth!
Lynchy plays Santa every day of the year. And enjoying the sleigh ride.
CEO…CEO…CEO!
Florida is just Australia with guns.
True. The waves are very much the same! Fucken Tasmanians ruining guns for everyone.
No no that was an inside job by the lizard people. The ones that suck babies dry
Based on it’s surfers and politicians, Florida is just dumb, ignorant & stupid…but with guns 💫 ‘Merica, fuck yeah!
Your mom still fucking dogs, or what?
Or JoJo’s mom could be the dog?
They may be a world apart but the one thing they have in common is not getting enough attention as a child.