Calling DOGE.
A potential tragedy is brewing up north, pitting menacing bureaucrats against adorable surfing dogs. Pacifica, California is a tony enclave perched right on the Pacific, hence the name, just a few clicks down from San Francisco. Artificial intelligence declares the town of nearly 40,000 souls is known for community events, surfing and dog friendliness.
All three directly in the crosshairs of what must be deep state actors hellbent on making red tape great again.
The annual World Dog Surfing Championships, you see, are under threat of cancellation due soaring permitting fees being mandated by the city. According to organizers, the cost for the requirements has lurched over 42% since last year and further doubled since 2020.
One of them, who preferred to remain anonymous to likely avoid Pacifica’s ombudsman’s wrath, declared, “We need to raise a certain amount by May 1 or we will not be doing a live event in Pacifica this year. The event has a lot of fans, which is great, but Pacifica says it’s a tax on their resources so they increase the costs.”
Slated to take place on August 2, 2025, the important stop on the Dog Surfing World Tour will be canned unless $12,000 dollars can be raised.
Turning to GoFundMe, coordinators are pleading:
Help us bring this popular event back live and in-person again this year. World Dog Surfing Championships live in-person event in Pacifica, California. This popular event brings thousands of people to the beaches of Pacifica, garners millions of dollars in national and worldwide pres s coverage to hundreds of millions of viewers and readers, helps local and regional businesses, brings awareness to our rescue dog charity partners, and the event even helps local schools in Pacifica (one school recent year raised over $4,500 just from their parking fundraiser during the Championships).
Would you like to strike a blow against evil public servants?
And/or inform Elon Musk’s Dept. of Government Efficiency that the chainsaw is required.
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That’s a no from me dawg
Now this is the kind of event that would be good for the home of Ultra Hard Surf Candy to get behind with full sponsorship.
I can see it now, BG flags flying high on every lamppost for miles around the contest site being proudly piddled on by every dog in the district.
The kind of advertising exposure in the landlocked non-surfing parts of the world that the wOsl could never reach even with dirty Dirks deep pockets.
Do it Chas, pay the $12,000, DO IT NOW !…
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“All three directly in the crosshairs of what must be deep state actors hellbent on making red tape great again.”
Lol.
Did your human break a treat in half and tried to pass it off as a whole treat?
Has your owner ever faked a ball chase but never actually threw it?
Were you ever promised a car ride to the park but were instead dropped at the Vet?
Were you subject to a pill hidden in a piece of cheese?
Has your owner ever forced you to ride on his surfboard in freezing conditions?
YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION !!
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Comment of the decade
My generation knows how to appreciate Our canine friends…..imitation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wwZ5yQJib8&list=PL7WDyskksnMhfGYxL6bhEdOlX2q3NyIj8
When I told a mate the waves were bigger today and that he’d need to “bring a gun”. But I didn’t mean like this!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/nsw-police-newcastle-shooting-fight/105209314
The real news, is that someone had a gun*
Who remembers the after Christmas giant illegal bonfire with discarded trees on Linda Mar? Pacifica used to be a fine little beach town.
Is the spit the winki pro on yet?
The Pope is dead, any male catholic is technically eligible to be elected as the next Pope, and we AERN’T talking about which Brazzo surfer and/or his overbearing father/stepfather is most likely to be elected Pope and what new Pope name they’d choose for themselves? Do better Chas.
It’s not that easy. You first have to pass a test proving priest kiddy fiddling is fake news.
Isn’t it odd that neither the Vatiocan nor JD Vance have released any statements denying that JD killed the Pope?
Am I the only one who is really indifferent about dogs surfing?
possibly injuring dogs not cool but they do seem to be enjoying it
That aspect has always bothered me and my Labs prefer backcountry skiing over surfing so they’ve never been on a surfboard.
been working like a dog the last several weeks, and also completely indifferent as to dogs at sea
Same here. In Chicago and headed to Wrigley tonight for a Dodgers game
You a Dod or Cub?
Dod!!!
Dodgers suck
I was forced to go to Dodgers spring training in Vero Beach as a kid in the 70s. So I am admittedly a bandwagon fan but don’t hold it against me.
nice. Spent the night in a hotel right next door to Busch Stadium last week when Cards were hosting Astros but couldn’t make it bc of aforementioned work consumption … oh well
I hear that is a great park. My youngest moved to Chicago after college, so catching a game at Wrigley with him is special even for a bandwagon Dodgers fan like me. Cool for him to be in Chicago as he can fly direct to SNA to surf with his older brother. I wished I’d caught more baseball games when I was a weekly business traveler as the parks are special even for non-serious baseball guys like me.
arey you saying you don’t have a dog in this fight?
My Lab hates what salt water does to her fur so she sticks with fresh water
You are barking up the wrong tree, mate.
Love this!
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
C-Dog
Those were the days! Welcomed into the wooz, seduced and sent out to spin. Only problem was we didn’t buy it ….
E-Lo: “Ready, Fire, Aim!”
Garners millions of dollars must be some sort of code for converting the yen to the dollar. And “pres s coverage” must be some sort of new type of media that somehow converts hundreds to hundreds of millions. (Note: this is a correct copy and paste directly from the gofundme, not a Chad error as one might expect)
Please use your grammar activism to attack the city, not dog surfing enthusiasts.
Can I just exaggerate into the hundreds of millions?
Yes.