Okay, now that two people have sent me this link to a Guardian piece about surfing in the UK, I guess I should pass it along. At first, the photo of a righteous crowd in the water at Polzeath Beach "in north Cornwall" is alarming. Who knew England had so many surfers? But then you notice something: All those people are using Morey Doyles! Foam sponges! Probably rented up the beach for seven pounds an hour. People, I'm sorry, but that's not surfing. It's Boogie Boarding, or what Australians like to call Esky lidding.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
11:02 PM
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Seeing a crowd like that makes my skin crawl and provokes intense territoriality issues. As long as the spongers keep to the whitewater and respond well to the stink eye, all's good in the end.
