Peace for our time?
The Middle East continues to burn, this morning, after U.S. President Donald J. Trump thought the time was right to turn Iran’s theocracy into an American-styled idiocracy. Taking to Truth Social, 45-47 announced that a massive bombing campaign was underway that he hoped would lead to an internal uprising, “To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity,” he declared, “Or in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death.”
Well, thus far, no laying down of arms and Israel, the U.S. war partner, plus targets throughout the gulf have been hit with Iran fire, the whole business threatening to spin right out of control, people very scared or at the very least uncertain.
Enter Reef.
Right when people near and far needed it most, the surf-based sandal company announced it is releasing its ultra-popular Mick Fanning bottle opening flip flop, but this time as a slide.
Minds
Absolutely
Blown.
Of course in Australia, America and Europe, the slide will be used to open beer bottles after the wearer has wandered down dusty streets. In the Middle East, where beer is not so popular, it will be used to open Canada Dry Ginger Ales after the wearer has ambled through rubble.
The twain cheers-ing each other across political, religious, cultural, economic divides that once seemed so vast, after brushing doo-doo off bottle mouth, of course.
Enough shared goodwill to make peace for our time?
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Those Sandles will go twice as far in the middle east , all those child amputees from Israeli and American bombs can have one each.
“Shit’s just out the window”
– Jon Pyzel
Nothing better than opening a bottle with my Mick Reef flops. I love that sound “DOOOOOUUUUCCCCHHHHEEEE”
strange they didn’t do it in Kelly’s pool…..then there would be no issue with testing in a pool as it’s the same wave everytime….
Wow, you should be directing this advertising
fuck him
yeah but stab groomed him and wanted him at any cost….even the average credibility of SITD has been tarnished a touch but the show goes on …and we were entertained , and the result…..
you can’t buy a firewire in PU construction…so what does that say for firewire?
Firewire is a brand of Asian made boards with an EPS core and epoxy skins……question does Firewire now do PU boards?
Not surprised in the slightest lol
just watched it….actually some of the shapers comments are a great insight into them and their goals/expertise……no surprise really that Dan won…..except for the result …an entertaining SITD…..and a result that seems scripted…..but that’s the world we live in!
I remember discovering that “Pro Wrestling” was fake, devastating as it was, it was final. No going back
If SITD is fixed, it’s toast. Flew too close to the sun Stab, wings are melting. My apology, I meant credibility.
10 years from now when I’m 96, I will be able to pick out my shapers board from 1998. Every board has a balance and a rail contour. Like fingerprints.
This was an advertorial for Kelly’s interests. Like the US fighting Israels dream war for them.
Chas, you gonna let STAB get away with this breach of credibility?
I sure ain’t! Did he pick the Mann?
Oh Mann, did he ever
Hala!!!
Blind coincidence
What is the point of doing SITD if you’re allowing the surfers current shaper to be involved?
you would not get Kelly…so there was a price to pay!
What is the point at all. Most people cant ride the board that wins. Seems like one big circle jerk.
No one alive could have guessed that Dann Mann would win Stab in the dark.
Shocking, Las Vegas’ heads spinning at the coincidence
I hope Britt lights him up, mostly because he only shapes as a hobby, wink Maurice, and prolly needs something to fill his time and IG page!!!!!
Social Media unlocked Kelly’s limitless intelligence, bless you technology Now this!!!!
he did win the shape off this year at the Surfboardroom Show…..very switched on shaper /surfer……old school….
missed the MC comment……I called Britt a hobby shaper , not realizing how much he now puts into his shaping the last few years…..and he really seems to care about his shaping….watched the whole series , with a smile ,great production from Stab and they did a Beach Grit by sensationalizing the whole SITD…..they did a job on Britt…but he stood firm and returned serve….LOL…
so was it CI or Britt?
So surprised!
so WAS the USA!
When was that? Joint’s been cooked as long as I’ve been alive, and all the documentaries tell me that it was so as long as a film camera has been around.
Seems some attempts at greatness were attempted in the late 40s and 50s and those were swiftly undermined
Kelly knew it was dans from the start. Still watched every episode and enjoyed lol
???
Lowest common denominator is usually where the money is at for people to capitalize on.
Beer and some thongs.
Nothing wrong with either, but man talk about spin for a gross product. Rather just be barefoot.
That bottle of Lagunitas IPA deserved better.
I think we can all agree that anyone wearing those is way too young to drink.
Supposedly it was popular with ‘murican college kids, who are the only 19 year olds in the western world who are too young to drink.