Dorkiest thing you do

I like to belt out a nice rebel yell while dropping in or flying down the line. Yeeeeeeehhaaaaaaw!!!!!! Nothing limp wristed bout that bub

 

I think you're being way too self conscious. I doubt anyone is looking at you stretch or talking sh*t about you.

anyway, I'm in the same boat (old). Surfing 3 hour sessions for more than 2 days in a row kills me. I get really stiff and sore (especially the back rib muscles, from popping up) and can barely walk...but as soon as I'm back in the water, it all disappears. At that point, I guess I'm turning into a fish and land becomes the problem.

 

I've done same, with similar results.

 

Oh, I just remembered, every Thanksgiving is epic here. I usually shout out real loud when a big set rolls in: MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY, AND CRANBERRY SAUCE, WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" in a voice like Little Richard. It gives me lots of space in the crowded lineup. That and when I get the stink eye I sing out loud in Kurt Cobain voice a few lyrics from "In the Sun": I wish I were like you, easily amused.....What more can I say, everyone is gay....It either cracks them up or really pisses them off, either way it always ends up amusing.

 

There was a time when I had wondered why so few females participated in this forum.

 

Seems like I immediately get in tune with the ocean when I enter: I need to pee every time a set rolls in. Then I miss it 'cause I'm too busy peeing. So whenever you seem some older kook sitting there letting the waves roll by, you know why.

 

This tops 'em all. I'm in hysterics right now. Ya know, I still consider myself to be somewhat new to this sport. I thought it was very faux pas for a surfer to whizz in his wettie. In thinking that, I've never allowed myself to do it. This thread has opened my eyes. Peeing in wetsuits is socially acceptable, and therefore I plan to do it as soon as possible. The North Atlantic will be a little warmer come Thursday evening.

 

Lol...me too..seems like everytime I'm changing and all amped up to get in the water, I get a huge urge to piss.
Most of the time I make it into the water, but when you can't, it's better than doing the pee pee dance.

 

In High School in 91 we were on a youth retreat for church down in Ocean Isle NC. My buddy and I had been out surfing till dusk when we were called in for a "prayer" circle or whatever. I told the youth leaders I had to piss and they told me to hold it. Well you probably know how hard it is to hold it with the sound of the ocean so half way through kum by ya or some song I let the river flow. Grossed everyone out but me and my bud got to hit the waves again since everyone ran from the piss puddle! Another buddy of mine reminded me of this Sunday while surfing. I had forgotten about it for the last 22 years.

 

And you started singing: "Shall We Gather at the River..."

 

imagine what taking a dump would do...you'd have the spot to yourself for months

one of the reasons I bought a round nose hybrid. The board I was riding before had a lot of grovelly features, but the nose was still mid size/pointy. Whenever I'd walk up that pointy nose to glide a flat spot to the reform or try to finish a small wave all the way to the beach, the nose would get super unstable/squirrelly and usually make me fall.

 

Everything in this video:

http://vimeo.com/51073144

 

So I read an interview that GQ did with the twerking surf chica, Anastasia Ashley or whatever her nom de idiot is. She said she loves to bring her waterproof music player into the ocean & sing along/ rap along as she sits in the lineup waiting for set waves.
Dorky...? Or just like clemmy ...?

GQ: Do you warm up like that every time you surf, or just for contests?
Anastasia Ashley: It's mostly a pre-contest thing. Usually before I surf at home, I listen to music in my car, and I put on my bathing suit or wetsuit and kind of jam out. I just like to get amped up. And now that I've started actually surfing with music, that's like a whole other level of awesome.

GQ: How do you do it—just waterproof cases for everything?
Anastasia Ashley: Yeah, I put my phone in what they call a LifeProof. It's pretty awesome, I just put it in blast it. People look at me like I'm crazy because I rap or sing along to a lot of music. After doing it, I can't work out without music at all. Like I can't get into it, you know?

GQ: Do you worry that this video will overshadow your accomplishments, or do you feel that it's just nice to get the attention?
Anastasia Ashley: I don't know. I always feel like I've been out there, and that people will try to take away from my accomplishments, but I know what I've done, so, I know I'm 100% focused on myself—so that's what's important, you know?

 

Again, with the lame snippets...?

You have this odd self-image, clemmy, wherein you see your gleaming pate as that of a humorist, but you're just not a funny guy.

And, you choose to miss the point of posts.

 

This is great. I really like the use of the term "surfing boards".

 

I like how every hurricane season the surfers of Kook Paradise pray that the surf goes back down.

 

So I paddled out on my longboard this afternoon, it was about a foot, so I paddled down the beach for a workout, and caught a few ankle slappers. The last wave, on the way back, I took off, did a full drop knee bottom turn, angled down the line, got into deep crouch( and as I was dreaming of Angola) and shot down the line. At the end as I approached the beach I stood up tall and started flapping my arms like a bird. As I got out of the water I saw two tourist ladies actually giving me applause. I was totally embarrassed, but I owe it to this thread for being so painfully aware of how much of a surf dork I am. Can't wait to try some new dork maneuvers. Thanks all for keeping the ideas flowing, so to speak.