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Whats the funniest thing you've seen when surfing?
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:28 pmby Bub
I'm not sure if this is an old topic or not. Also I don't think anyone getting seriously hurt should be considered funny. Here's my story to share:
Last summer in OBX, NC. An overweight middle aged man about 40-45 said bye to his family on the beach on a $15 cheap foam bodyboard he probably bought at the local souvenier store earlier in the day. He went paddling out into about 4-5 ft surf (pretty decent day for summer). He clearly had little to no experience. Needless to say he ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time and didn't know anything about duckdiving at all. Needless to say he flipped over the barrel backwards...board went shooting up in the air. He walked out the water rubbing all of the sand out of his shorts, gasping for air because he was all out of shape. Then he sat down next to his overweight, sunburnt wife and popped open a beer. In the water for a maximum 1-2 minutes, rode zero waves and flipped backwards into a pounding whitewash. My brother and I were in tears laughing for at least 10 minutes. Luckily the OBX is sandybottom so aside from a few bruises or sore muscles, I'm sure he was fine. His ego was probably a little shattered though.
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:33 pmby essex sucks
i see things like that all the time in the uk and i still find it funny every time
Re: Whats the funniest thing you've seen when surfing?
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:24 pmby Old Guys Rule
Bub wrote: An overweight middle aged man about 40-45
No picking on us old guys. It is pretty funny to see someone step into the water thinking it is easy and then watching them see how difficult it is. I love watching first timer tying to sit on thier board.
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:31 pmby Phil
kitesurfer when he takes a late drop
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:14 pmby PapaW
A 24pack of cornish still springwater accompanied shortly afterwards by a full sized drinks fridge and some fudge...
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:15 pmby Phil
actully i lied it has to be drowningbitbybit trying to ride a longboard
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:25 pmby PapaW
and some car parts, 7up and some shoes.... LOTS of shoes...
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:39 pmby surferdude_scarborough
that is[/list]
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:22 amby tomcat360
On a busy day in VaB, it was a typical summer day, when it's pretty much a huge parking lot filled with semi-pro locals, kooks, and everything between.
So I was pretty much slalom surfing, if there were ever such a thing. But I saw one guy air over some kook on a raft who didn't bother moving for him. I can't decide if that was the sweetest or funniest thing I've seen.
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:31 amby drowningbitbybit
Phil wrote:actully i lied it has to be drowningbitbybit trying to ride a longboard
I saw the title of this thread and knew... just knew.. that Phil would be in there with that!
One small error (okay, it was actually a combination of about twelve really big ones) and will he ever let me forget it? No.
Looking forward to the new year and destroying... sorry, testing... your fresh new longboard!
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:38 amby kitesurfer
This has to be up there although at the same time i do feel for the guy but seeing as i've been there and had the same problems i think i can get away with posting this.
https://surfing-waves.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7483
Sorry steve.
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:30 amby sal
Aw kitey that's just mean!!!
Mine's gotta be watching a pair of "quite" (ok, read enormously!) large girls trying to help each other get wetsuits on....it soooo wasn't gonna happen! I know, I'm just horrible, but it was pretty entertaining!
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:51 amby kitesurfer
surferdude_scarborough wrote:that is[/list]
Noooo that's me practising my big wave dismount.
*Hangs head in shame for being the funniest thing surferdude scarborough has seen whilst surfing.*
Not really, i love doing silly dismounts! YEAH for silly dismounts!
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:56 amby sal
kitesurfer wrote:surferdude_scarborough wrote:
that is[/list]
Noooo that's me practising my big wave dismount.
*Hangs head in shame for being the funniest thing surferdude scarborough has seen whilst surfing.*
Not really, i love doing silly dismounts! YEAH for silly dismounts!
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:57 amby drowningbitbybit
kitesurfer wrote:YEAH for silly dismounts!
You cant beat a good, solid, silly dismount
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:59 amby kitesurfer
El Timmo! Nothing else even comes close!
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:00 amby scuba steve
Im glad you can find humour in my traumatic expereince.
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:31 amby xswind
scuba steve wrote:Im glad you can find humour in my traumatic expereince.
Steve.
KS is horrid too you.
Be rest assured i will keep giving him loads of sh1t3, as he is living in my worksop at the moment building a huge plank of a board.
LoL
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:13 pmby scuba steve
Good, you do that
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:38 pmby northswell
The funniest thing ever was a bloke at Cayton Bay car park, wetsuit on wrong way round
, i very nearly wet myself laughing.