Yes, I do .

I agree with lacey,why are some of you guys so bloody serious ? At times its quite clear that its a one up gamesmanship thats going on,and some are held back because they fear the repercussions that may come their way and lose of face.I believe a forum is for OPEN discussion,its not like someone died so chill outl,I know a few X seabreezers who may look but dont post for this reason.
Guys like BP so funny at times and Legion has always been polite in his post whether you agree or disagree with him.

Legiontroll what happened to the surf off you backed away from that one real quick would have loved to see that pan out that would be classic! Manup

dtm said...

Legiontroll what happened to the surf off you backed away from that one real quick would have loved to see that pan out that would be classic! Manup

Yeah, I'd be interested too. If jed's willing to pay for me to have a free Qld holiday then that's great. But if he's willing to come to WA just to try to stop someone posting on an internet forum then I'm a bit worried about how much of a psycho he is.

If I won, what's to make him give me his SUP? His word? Not that I want one anyway, but honestly I can't imagine putting myself in that position, gambling my board in order to hope someone stops posting on my favourite forum. Wow.

And if I lost, what do I care what he thinks? His grumpy opinion isn't enough to make me stop posting. Laurie's the only one who can do that.

Or is he that serious that he wants to make a fully legal "competition", and is willing to fly two competitors and four partial judges and one impartial judge somewhere in Australia, with a fully vetted legal contract to enforce the conditions, and the willingness to take the matter to court should one party welsh on the conditions? All over my posts on "his" forum? Honestly?

I used to be very active on certain martial arts forums. There were occasions when people would try to set up internet fights due to differences of opinions. Threads would drag on for weeks, lawyers would get involved, people would never agree on the terms and conditions of the fights. There was one where both parties did actually turn up after an 80 page thread argument but each brought a friend and one was a girl (admittedly a psycho MA fanatic who could probably look after herself alright) who ended up in the fight. She also brought a handgun with her. Then there was a 100 page thread where they debated who won and who lost respect. No-one wins in internet fights.

Anyway, I'll have a surf with anyone who wants one if I have the time (best midweek arvos except Tuesdays). But I'm not going to stop posting if someone thinks they're a better surfer than me. That's crazy talk.

And if the best surfer is the only one allowed to post, that'd involve years of competition and eventually there'd only be one person on the forum.

Who knows, jed might be better than me. I've seen videos of plenty of old pros that would put me to shame. Doesn't bother me at all. I do alright though.

PTWoody said...

If a rugby league fan trolls on an aussie rules forum and does nothing but slag off AFL, then he/she will soon be banned. At the very least, his/her posts would be removed. That's as it should be. Free speech is a myth.

Depends entirely on the forum. Soft, moderated fora generally populated by older people or women or sensitive types everyone complains and the moderator bans people and everything's happy and shiny again. At harder, unmoderated fora the members self-regulate and drive out people they don't want. And it works pretty well, unless there's a serial troll who only posts NSFW type stuff. But you need dedicated members and it's not for kids. I wouldn't know what AFL fora are like, don't frequent any.

look, why doesn't somebody over in wa lend a couple of medium level size and performance sups to the 2 lads for a month. they have a serious crack at and then come back and tell us what they think then. either way on the result, they would be more informed. maybe, just maybe they might like it or they can then really hang s### with some authority
cheers

This forum is more riveting than midday TV.

Everything's ridicules. It's when you can not see the ridicules in thing you become even more ridicules. The trick is to become so ridicules that you become enlightened and then you can't see the ridicules in things anymore as you don't really give two hoots. But then you have become ridicules again.

When I was in kindergarten someone laughed at me and said my pants where ridicules because I had a hole in them where my pooh-pooh hole is. I still to this day have to sew an extra bit of red fabric where my pooh-pooh hole is to stop looking ridicules

I watched the video and then began reading some of the fakes responding to the post and lost interest about 6 posts down.

Laird is the real deal. You can hear his total frustration with what's happening in his banter. I can't understand what he's saying either - the one thing you can tell from him is that he's really pissed and frustrated with the whole thing - and that's real.

This gulf thing is huge - much bigger than a few mid life crisis insecure fakes pushing their own agenda and bad jokes on a forum.

Thanks for posting this DJ.

Oh crap just watched it again and actually listened to what he was saying..... He was just talking brands and business in all that mess. I always thought of him as an ocean lover. But it sounds like the reality is that he's a American Express Lover.

What a fricken mid life crisis, Soundgarden loving FAKE Laird turned out to be for me.

I'm sorry to all you real people, that I attempted to insult, on this form - I'm shattered

no wonder this thread went off the rails.

Legion is the master of "fighting without fighting"..........me thinks he has pink eye because Laird gets more attention than him.....

I'd be much more likely to try paddleboarding if I wanted to cross train for fitness, although I'm not likely to try either.

I think the input of Legion and Doggie is valuable to the forum. Adds a contrary view so it's not one big man hug in here-creates a bit of conflict-it's healthy and makes the place interesting. The haters need to toughen up a little and either ignore or join the fight and have some fun-shhhheeeesh, you'd think there was no surf.

loco4olas said...

I think the input of Legion and Doggie is valuable to the forum. Adds a contrary view so it's not one big man hug in here-creates a bit of conflict-it's healthy and makes the place interesting. The haters need to toughen up a little and either ignore or join the fight and have some fun-shhhheeeesh, you'd think there was no surf.

Pretty contradictory post here when you refer to one big man hug and haters as one and the same.

For me, SUP is not about hating anyone, it's about spending time out on the water with good friends and family. Short boarders don't always consider their sport the same way and I feel that this is why SUP doesn't appeal to Legion. He'd be more than happy if no-one else surfed and he had the ocean to himself.

Makaha said...

It would be a VERY boring place without them, sure helps to lighten my day
The way that some of you bite is hilarious

Agree! I like their stirring. Brightens the dullness that occurs at times.

Still think they are one person though. From now on they will be referred to by myself as 'Dogleg'.

Legion said...

dtm said...

Legiontroll what happened to the surf off you backed away from that one real quick would have loved to see that pan out that would be classic! Manup

Yeah, I'd be interested too. If jed's willing to pay for me to have a free Qld holiday then that's great. But if he's willing to come to WA just to try to stop someone posting on an internet forum then I'm a bit worried about how much of a psycho he is.

If I won, what's to make him give me his SUP? His word? Not that I want one anyway, but honestly I can't imagine putting myself in that position, gambling my board in order to hope someone stops posting on my favourite forum. Wow.

And if I lost, what do I care what he thinks? His grumpy opinion isn't enough to make me stop posting. Laurie's the only one who can do that.

Or is he that serious that he wants to make a fully legal "competition", and is willing to fly two competitors and four partial judges and one impartial judge somewhere in Australia, with a fully vetted legal contract to enforce the conditions, and the willingness to take the matter to court should one party welsh on the conditions? All over my posts on "his" forum? Honestly?

I used to be very active on certain martial arts forums. There were occasions when people would try to set up internet fights due to differences of opinions. Threads would drag on for weeks, lawyers would get involved, people would never agree on the terms and conditions of the fights. There was one where both parties did actually turn up after an 80 page thread argument but each brought a friend and one was a girl (admittedly a psycho MA fanatic who could probably look after herself alright) who ended up in the fight. She also brought a handgun with her. Then there was a 100 page thread where they debated who won and who lost respect. No-one wins in internet fights.

Anyway, I'll have a surf with anyone who wants one if I have the time (best midweek arvos except Tuesdays). But I'm not going to stop posting if someone thinks they're a better surfer than me. That's crazy talk.

And if the best surfer is the only one allowed to post, that'd involve years of competition and eventually there'd only be one person on the forum.

Who knows, jed might be better than me. I've seen videos of plenty of old pros that would put me to shame. Doesn't bother me at all. I do alright though.

Lots of words, mostly just blah and name calling as usual. But we can still have a fun surf. I'm in WA regularly for work. You say you'll surf with anyone. PM me with your mobile and we'll catch up for a paddle during next month. Midweek arvo will be fine. It's no effort on my part at all, I have boards there. If you actually have some moves to back up all that arrogance, I will be the first to support your right to denigrate and pass judgement on the many solid surfers on this forum who choose also to SUP. I am not a hater or grumpy or psycho, more like curious and amused. In any case, no need to fear - you're the martial arts expert...

I'm not going to waste time back & forthing with you if you don''t want to go for a surf, so just say yes. We might find that we have a lot in common. If you just come back with more internet heroism, taunts and condescension, it will not be responded to. Good waves here today, going for a surf now Legion. Wish you were here.