Oh what might have been.
This Moroccan adventure is fast coming to a close and what an adventure it has been. Winding (greater) Middle Eastern roads traveled, stomach-wrenching sickness vanquished, Hollywood film enjoyed abroad and waves, ocean waves, ridden. I shall get to the last bit, later, but I am in no state, currently, as my heart, my poor ticker, went for a ride, yesterday, that I once imagined impossible. The highest of highs spiked with heretofore unheard of highs crashed back to earth rudely and aggressively.
The family had made its way back to Marrakech, from the coast, after five days at the dreamiest surf lodge. Since only one and one half nights would be spent, it was decided to book a hotel by the airport, instead of the old medina, and there was a Marriott dubbed “all-inclusive.” Magically, it included a dystopian waterpark with deadly features and a staff who laughed at the concussed. Thankfully, the family is athletic and survived. The adrenaline was already pumping when I saw that favorite son Ramzi Boukhiam had bashed Brazil’s Joao Chianca in the opening frame of the Vivo Rio Pro, advancing to his first bracket stage (I think) of the year. I knew that the Atlas Lions football (soccer) team would be playing JP Currie’s Scotland later that evening and a wild dream began to percolate.
Might today be a Moroccan Treble? Boukhiam winning Round 2, moving onto Round 3 and the Lions clawing out of the World Cup Group Stage?
Be still my beating heart.
Morocco and Scotland would not face off until near midnight (11:00) meaning Boukiam would cross proverbial swords with Italo Ferreira, first. While the Brazilian spinning top was certainly favorited, the vibe was pure tanjine and I knew that history would be made.
Alas, the home cooking was churrascaria and the Moroccan was done dirty by the judges, failing to make the score on his last wave and falling by barely three points. It was under a cloud of depression with which I shuffled to the Marriott’s windowless basement conference rooms, where they broadcast World Cup games. Morocco defeated Scotland one nil, as they say, leaving only a Morocco double in its wake.
Oh what might have been.
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Your (greater) Middle East already has a name, it’s called Magreb.
Ramzi must be pissed that he bashed Joao in RD1 and now Joao is facing off against Mr. Ed in QF2.
Jules Vernes vibe to the prose in all of these, around Morocco in eight days.
Drawing a (long) bow to include North West Africa in the middle east Chas!
Where’s the dirk ziff tax write off pro ?
I think everyone including the WSL have given up on that shit heap mate
After Rocks touching article about his dad I thought I would stick up this vid about the differences between seppo and strayan dads. Sometimes some cultural differences on here so hopefully this is educational and hopefully brings us all closer together xx
essential, I love that they couldn’t find a chick to play the australian daughter
Hahaha!
Funny as hell Cunto. Guess my pops was Australian and didn’t realize it. Made me sleep in a tent for 4 weeks in high school since I flunked a class and had to attend summer school. Got the last laugh. Laid a lot of pipe with a few neighbor girls. Happy Father’s Day
Hey Freeride .
In regards to this quote from your Swellnet Rio Pro write-up :
“No one is enough of a loose cannon these days to punch a board or show some outward sign of frustration – we get slow shakes of the head, à la Seth Moniz – or other subtle signs of despair at having a career so shaped by luck in sub-standard surf.”
Fast forward to 18 minutes in….
When I jumped onto my 6’6 TrustyRusty
it was so waterlogged you could not even “Skurkf” it
But it was gone when I listed it for for $150
It was gone within the hour
yeah some other meth head cunt walked past and took it from inside the property..
Fuckn cunts.
There is are a world where meth zombies are still, stealing fucking clothes pegs
Everyday
Hey mate like I wrote below had the funnest surf with my niece and 11 year old daughter earlier and mini almost packed her first proper pit on her lid but slid out out and got flogged. This is perfect cuz now I get to write her off all arvo haha. The Strayan hatred of up themselves dickheads needs to be kept going at all costs ay haha
Epic.
Imagine being able to experience your first tube again. Crazy moment.
Excellent day here. Running head high lefts with two out. Groomed like it was walking the red carpet. Sucky little dreams. Bit overcast and grey though. Baitfish showering….garfish.
nice
The solution to never getting old, is to never look in a mirror, or look at pictures that other people take of you.
Your mind is FOREVER YOUNG
Who cares what they see?
I know what I SEE
how’d you bogans like that USA/AUS match though?
There were some Winners and some Losers
I really wanted to go tip some cars over, smash heaps of shop fronts and do some looting, and set shit on fire like other sports crazy cunts do.
But I was like.
OK
hahahahaha
yeah Nah
I was gonna go FULL ON MENTAL on any American Car I could see.
But there were NONE.
Fuck all USA cars here.
Except for the one in my Garage.
I didn’t see the point in fucking that up
Soccer fans are something else when they lose
I was a little dirty on it mate but then went and had the funnest surf at a little shorey with my niece and grom who was out there sending it on her little lid. Perfect blue bird day and pristine crystal clear water and haven’t thought about it since to be honest
In the words of Winston Churchill, yes I may be drunk but in the morning yous will still be ugly. Yeh I know I added an s to make it plural haha
LIES
I bet you set at least 12 cars on fire, pushed over every wheelie bin in the street and said Maroon’s are the BEST Footy team…
You watching The comp tonight? Starts at 7 for you cunts over there ay. I want to hear some more interesting information from Andy C
Last I heard was “Do it again but….” Andy C is also gonna clean ALL the weeds and junk between every paver “Before I EVER DO THAT AGAIN”
Andy Cs misses must be a fucking legend and I reckon she should open her own account on here haha
I bet she is gnarlier than Andy.
Same, would love to meet her on here hahahaha
You guys really suck at socccer bro. USA USA USA
Stoked it’s over. Grateful to the US for the mercy killing.
Bored of reading the weepy multicultists bleat about how importing millions of third worlders is all justified if one of them catches the golden snitch at some sportsball jamboree.
What I will also add Com is what a performance that was from our Kiwi brothers the other day against the mighty Iran. A draw against those cunts after they have been smashing America for the last few months was a mental result, get up em our sheep rooting brothers haha yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
They got so smoked.
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