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Choking on a Shark Story

Surfpolitik

Choking on a Shark Story

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 11/02   42
More people die from choking on shark than are killed in shark attack

Passing an Amendment

Surfpolitik

Passing an Amendment

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Friday 05/02   19

I contend that The Surfers Journal article would never have been published if Allois was American, and that it's inclusion is racially motivated.

Neptune Rising

Surfpolitik

Neptune Rising

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Sunday 24/01   0
Years ago I had a girlfriend who lived her life by the horoscopes. It shitted me no end.

Sign of the Times

Surfpolitik

Sign of the Times

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Monday 18/01   0
Painting with a broad brush, I think there is still a streak of anti-authority running through Australian life

Uncle Rab Wants You

Surfpolitik

Uncle Rab Wants You

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 14/01   3
The sun is setting on Australia's surfing dominance.

Smell Attracts Shark

Surfpolitik

Smell Attracts Shark

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 07/01   0
A passing fisho who saw the commotion chimed in and said if that was the case it was likely to belong to a Grey Nurse

Rob Machado Ain't No Soulman

Surfpolitik

Rob Machado Ain't No Soulman

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 07/01   9
Machado is painted as a barefoot prophet, renouncing western luxuries to wander aimlessly and surf.

ASP Shaken by Slater's Snowball

Surfpolitik

ASP Shaken by Slater's Snowball

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Tuesday 05/01   0
If you don't fully understand how it's gonna work...well, take heart, 'cause I don't either.

Why I Don't Care About Climate Change

Surfpolitik

Why I Don't Care About Climate Change

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 17/12   8
My take is this: who cares if the science is wrong? This situation has moved far beyond a scientific debate

In History: The 1998 Pipeline Masters

Surfpolitik

In History: The 1998 Pipeline Masters

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Friday 04/12   0
It became, as it should, a gluttonous barrel-fest. Slater caught seven Backdoor chambers, one a ten-pointer, and two Pipe caverns.
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