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  1. jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj says:

    First!

  2. JPRo says:

    Surfs up!

  3. yakuza_yang says:

    XD
    he´s awesome lolol

  4. fuzz on the pixies concept says:

    Wave of (language) mutilation.

  5. Ms B ♥ says:

    Say what, now?

  6. Elsa_Mama says:

    OMG, he is like, I mean he is so cool and articulate and descriptive – yea good descriptives and stuff. Gosh og golly he is like so cute and smartikal – yea he’s so smart, I mean like for someone who has been repeatedly hit on head with a surf board…..

  7. scotteh says:

    Now give me some fin…. noggin… Duuuuuuude!!!!!

  8. Ede says:

    Ah, wie geil, so was muss man erst mal drauf haben zu sagen vor der Kamera, ich wette, der Typ ist schwul ^^

  9. OK, for all you trolls out there:
    1. NO, he didn’t die.
    2. It’s not a win. It’s a fail. Go away.
    3. He was not photoshopped.

  10. fuzz on the concept says:

    I think I need my ear tubulars … um … waxed.

    • dilettante says:

      Lol, ew. I can’t stop !magining this guy at a job interview.
      “like whoaaaaa pshhhhhhh bro i’m gonna totally manage your money”

  11. JasonK says:

    Is he drunk?

  12. Wow! :shock:

    I was wishing for a huge wave to come crashing down on him or something…

  13. SuzieQ says:

    Can’t hear it @ work, but dude looks sloshed…

  14. Baron Hardback says:

    He sounds like someone on Rohypnol reading a dictionary.

  15. Phaet says:

    What the hell was he talking about???

  16. Cloral says:

    I’d just like to remind everyone that not everybody from SoCal sounds like that.

  17. Aregato says:

    I think he is the definition of Douche Bag, I may be wrong

  18. Ga'len says:

    So, this guy surfs in the shallow end of the gene pool?

  19. Jimbo is back(dun dun dunn)♂ says:

    Does this video remind anyone else of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure?

  20. Spoon God says:

    He sounds like he’s about to pass out – either that or he hasnt slept for a week.

    Of course, there’s always the possibility that he’s retarded.

  21. Qwaz says:

    :shock: I just made an interesting find…

  22. Enoch says:

    d00d is a genius! Must be a good surfer!

  23. bill says:

    doesn’t even look like a surfer, more like a retarded ass monkee

  24. kev says:

    ahahaha i like it how haole boy says brah but he’s from HB, I hope we all don’t talk like that, but then again pigeon is way worse. this guys funny, he’s going directly to heaven.

  25. DRoseDARs says:

    Well, that was atrocious. The Today Show should drop Al Roker’s big fat ass and hire this guy to do the weather. Jesus would approve.

  26. Drusilla says:

    he was like whoaaa.. and i was like heeeey.. in he was like no waaaaay..and i was like yes waaaaay!! and was like that’s rad dude.. and i said i’m a chick hence the bumpers.

  27. Bob says:

    It’s like listening to my 5-year-old!

  28. Harry V. says:

    This guy totally proves the stereotype of Americans being idiots :)

  29. 5 eagles leaps says:

    Whoooa sorry peeps I was just catchin the total wind.
    And like it was so hot and in, drop to the side and over.

  30. John Ordinary Smith says:

    His head. Has been smashed.

  31. Someone says:

    I’ll take what he’s having! Must be good stuff.

  32. Morgan says:

    He knew he was being ridiculous, which makes him hilarious.

  33. believe it or not it's ME says:

    last one … last one.
    Nobody is allowed to write anymore.

  34. Casa says:

    Why is this funny? A surfer talking like a surfer… like, no wai!

  35. Wetpixels says:

    Duuude.

  36. Twitch says:

    Totally sicky gnar gnar brah. yup….that’s how we breed’em here in Cali. I feel like such a proud papa right now.

  37. Maithiu says:

    should this be on engrish?

  38. nightshayde says:

    Heaven help me – I’m having a craving for a peanut butter and fluff sandwich (no – not Fluffy … the fish is safe ;) ). I’m not even hungry – but I want it!!!

    No - I'm definitely NOT pregnant.
    • fluffy says:

      I’ll have my man Brewski make you a sandwich. He’s trained.

      • nightshayde says:

        Thank you, Fluffy!

        Maybe he can peel me a grape while he's up.
        • ZombieApocalypse says:

          Peel you a grape …

          Since you’re still here (hopefully NOT still suffering that migrane), I’ll share a story I wouldn’t tell most people. Early in my parents marriage they were visiting with my dad’s family. Dad got up to get a drink and asked my mom if she wanted anything. Being who she is, her comeback was “you could stick a broom up your ass and sweep the floor while you’re at it”.

          True story.

          • nightshayde says:

            LOL!

            I’m still here, currently winning the battle (thanks to pharmaceuticals). I just need to get a bunch of work done in case the headache tears down my defenses before tomorrow.

            How are you, ZA? I haven’t seen you much this week.

            • Avis says:

              What do you use for migraines? I use Butalbital, and it knocks me out cold.

              • nightshayde says:

                I use Maxalt – as long as I catch the headache before it goes full-blown, it can usually do a good job of keeping the darn thing at bay… and it doesn’t make me loopy. I wouldn’t mind having a prescription for something that WOULD knock me out though. If I’m miserable at home & nothing else is working, that would be quite helpful.

                My doctor actually put me on a low-dose beta-blocker to help prevent migraines. I think it has helped.

                • Admiral Apparent says:

                  I don’t get migraines very often, but the few I’ve had were completely debilitating. I don’t know how folks who get them regularly can cope well enough to get work done.

                  *squeeze*

                  • nightshayde says:

                    Practice, practice, practice, I think. My husband gets one every once in a while & says the same thing, Admiral. Mom doesn’t know how I can function with them.

                    Really, they vary quite a bit in intensity. I can work pretty well with mild ones — they’re more annoying than debilitating. Sometimes if they’re a little worse, I can work as long as I’m wearing sunglasses (light is my major foe during migraines). When I start losing the ability to think (generally I know this if I’m staring at two numbers and can’t figure out which is greater & which is lesser), I know it’s getting bad & I need to go home.

                    I try to keep functioning as long as I can. I don’t like the idea of the headache “winning,” if that makes any sense. I’ve gotten them occasionally at Disneyland or on other vacations & just muddled through because there was no way I was going to let a headache ruin my fun.

                    • Avis says:

                      Light gets me too! And sound. High pitched noises could kill me. What bothers me the most are the sparkles in my vision. I can’t even read, because the words disappear on the page. All I can do is lie down with a sleep mask in a quiet dark room. I hate it when my own body holds me hostage.

                    • Admiral Apparent says:

                      Whatever I had was beyond the reach of conscious effort to resist…nauseousness, disorientation, the pain was the least of the unpleasantness I was experiencing.

                      • nightshayde says:

                        I am very lucky in that regard — I don’t tend to become nauseated unless the migraine is exceptionally severe. Sound bothers me to a certain extent (my child knows to keep quiet if Mommy has a headache), but light is the big problem. My eyes are pretty light-sensitive on the best of days. I have the fluorescent light over my desk off for just that reason. I can deal with incandescent lighting WAY better than fluorescents. Fluorescent lights are evil and must be destroyed.

                        My husband and one of my co-workers can tell if I have a bad headache just by looking at me. I guess I crinkle my eyes and/or cringe from bright lights in a certain way when it’s because of a headache. My little girl tries to do anything she can to help me when she knows I’m hurting. She’s covered me with a blanket, read stories to me, and brought me snacks. She also kisses my head to make it better. She’s a sweet little thing. :)

                • Avis says:

                  According to my doctor, what I get aren’t migraines, but rather cluster headaches. We’ve tried many other options. I refuse to take anything with acetomiaphin (I know I didn’t spell it right) so it limits what I can take. My doc figured out that I wasn’t drug seeking when Imitrex made my headaches worse. I’ll ask my doc about Maxalt, and see if it would work for me.

                  • nightshayde says:

                    Oooof. I’ve heard that cluster headaches are quite nasty. You have my sympathy. *gentle squeeze* I know that Maxalt is specifically for migraines, so I’m not sure it would help with cluster headaches. :(

                    Does Vitamin B help with those? I saw a news report that said it helps some people with migraines, so now I take an extra B whenever I think a migraine is coming. Same for magnesium. I think they help — not sure if they help because they really help or simply because I think they’ll help. I’m totally fine with the placebo effect — whatever works!

    • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

      I think you are contagious.
      *goes to cupboard*

  39. gabe says:

    he is totally high on something…

  40. Zoe says:

    I am reminded of the turtle from Finding Nemo. “First you were like, woah! Then we were like, woah! Then you were like, woah…”

  41. rigoberto says:

    an argument in favor of eugenics if i ever saw one.

  42. Scott says:

    This is actually a win. For all of us.

  43. DuDe says:

    BIG BOLD PENIS

  44. TheLostOne says:

    Wow. It reminds of that show on MTV. Theres a guy on it that calls himself “Dank” which means “way bomb” by his definition. nuff said. lol

  45. Constantine says:

    My brain is like so not functioning, dude.

    • ZombieApocalypse says:

      Whoa! Dude, I like so totally know what you mean! Gnarly!

      • Dude! His brain is so like, “kaplooy,” then it’s like, “kapoosh,” then it’s all like, “zoom,” out through his ear, dude!

        • InvisibleShadow says:

          I lol’d when i read “kaplooy”. :lol:

          • This is quite annoying. A troll that trolls another troll(me). I suppose the surfer dude made more sense than this guy.

            • InvisibleShadow says:

              Sorry, I thought it was quite an amusing word.

              I’ll shut up now.

              • Eh, it’s okay. Being a troll myself, I am more forgiving than others.

                • Qwaz says:


                  I lol’d too…

                  • Captain Obvious says:

                    I know. I had a crappy day today, so I’m a bit more mad than usual. You know Office Space, where the printer is totally broken and it pisses everyone off. That’s basically what happened. Or should I say: dude! The printer was like “kerchow, kerchow!” and then the paper was like “crunch!” and then, like, all the ink got all like, “splorikity splotk” all over the printer. Whoa.

            • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric. says:

              He isn’t a troll, he is welcome here, you are not.
              *Brings IS away from CO and offers him cookies*
              So long as you do not try any more impersonations you will be find IS.

              • Captain Obvious says:

                You seemed to totally ignore the fact that I (kinda) forgived him! Oh well, I guess I shouldn’t expect any better from an army of people trying to make me look stupid.

                If it makes you feel any better IS, I will say sorry again. And here’s cookies.

                • Avis says:

                  Forgived? FORGIVED???
                  And on that note.. TRYING??? *sigh* It would appear we don’t need much help with that one.

                • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

                  You forgave him for an offense he did not commit!
                  Should I go to the police today and say thanks for not arresting me today for that robbery I didn’t do at the supermarket? NO!

                  Who are you that your forgiveness means something? You his minister, a higher person in his faith. If he did something wrong, you are not the one he needs to forgive him for it. Don’t place yourself on that pedestal.

                  • Captain Obvious says:

                    And who are you to tell me that I’m worth nothing? Who are you to tell me that I’m stupid for mistakingly make an assumation about a person I’ve never met before, and that I should be punished for that because it provides fodder for you to direct your hatred to? I will tell you one thing, you aren’t the emperor of me, and you sure don’t get to tell me how I should feel about myself.

                    • Avis says:

                      Do we get to tell you that a few more grammar classes might be in order? because they are.

                    • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

                      I didn’t do any of those things. These delusions of yours, you need to stop the as soon as possible.

                      I never said you were worthless.
                      Never said you were stupid.
                      Shouldn’t assume, you know how the rest of the saying goes.
                      Never claimed to be your Emperor.
                      Didn’t tell you how you should feel about yourself.

                      Categorically disproved all your attacks. Please do not make up situations when the real ones are in plain sight.

                      • Captain Obvious says:

                        I am honestly sick of this. You’re all hypocrite, every single one of you. Everything you to say is in an attempt to bully me into submission, then when you tell I’m not allowed to forgive someone for wronging them, I come up to respond to that, but anything I say is irrelevant. You may think you’ve got me on the run, but you’re fighting a losing battle by the act of even fighting. You should just ignore me, it is less effort on your part, and guess what? I might even get bored someday and leave. Last thing, don’t you dare pull that “Avis is backing up Emperor” crap. You don’t need backup against an inferior debater, especially when you clearly have more people on your side than I do. I have myself. AlBut I think that is enough for me.

                        (And I’m currently on my iPod right now, so my grammar is going to be terrible. Deal with it.)

                        • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

                          ““Avis is backing up Emperor” crap. You don’t need backup against an inferior debater,” Then why continue to remark on me having people on my side. Stop putting things down our throats. We are not trying to bully you we are just laying out how the situation actually went.

                        • Captain Obvious says:

                          *sigh*
                          I rest my case.

                          Clearly, we are both too stubborn to listen to each other. Can we agree to disagree then? I know I have lost, but this will never be settled until we decide to dislike each other and get on with our lives.

                        • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

                          I do not dislike you, just be responsible for what you have written. I read what you wrote, listened to you, even categorically proved my point. Now you are looking for a way out saying this is just a difference of opinion. Do what you will. I don’t care. Just don’t call me stubborn, I am sometimes but in this case I do not think I was. I leave room for the possibility of being wrong.

                        • Avis says:

                          You rest your case? I didn’t question your right to forgive someone. To forgived them yes. I question that.
                          You have yourself. That’s great. For the record, that’s all ANY OF US HAVE. And it’s enough for us. Playing the victim just doesn’t go over well with us, FYI.

                        • Captain Obvious says:

                          This. Is. Ridiculous.

                          I honestly can’t comprehend how stubborn someone can be that they can’t admit their faults, just because their friends said they are fine. You ARE bullying.

                          “You are not welcome.” -exclusion

                          You can’t even just admit to disliking someone and just be done with it. Didn’t I say something about ignoring me? Yeah, I AM more stubborn, annoying, etc. But if you like provacation so much, then I’m happy to provide you with a little fodder. You guys tell me I’ve got the facts wrong, so I go back and look at everything past. I see that I’m stubborn enough to think my points are perfectly valid. In fact, that’s human nature, but could you at least look back at your comments? I will leave you alone if you say that you think you are perfectly valid, and don’t try to provoke things. Just, please, all this anger swirling in my head is preventing my sleep.

                        • Avis says:

                          Oh DARN! It’s preventing your sleep? *pouts* Well we can’t have THAT!

                        • I hesitate to say this. If you lot want an unbiased (if that’s possible) opinion let me know. Warning: my opinion will probably piss everyone off.

                          I came hear for a laugh and found squabbling.

                        • Admiral Apparent says:

                          I’m certain it won’t piss me off, coyote.

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Yay! A coyote to play with!
                          *jumps up and down*

                        • Man says:

                          Look, I came here for an argument!

                        • Dragonwriter says:

                          No, you didn’t!

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Starts arguing with the MAN.

                        • Avis says:

                          My apologies Coyote. I know that this site is a safe haven for many. This one happened to hit all my buttons. This time. I wish you all a good night, and pleasant dreams.

                        • In the beginning Captain Obvious wrote, “Dude! His brain is so like, “kaplooy,” then it’s like, “kapoosh,” then it’s all like, “zoom,” out through his ear, dude!”

                          Invisible Shadow said “I lol’d when i read “kaplooy”.”

                          Captain Obvious missed that someone thought he had successfully said something funny and said, “This is quite annoying. A troll that trolls another troll(me). I suppose the surfer dude made more sense than this guy.”

                          After this things escalated and a number went ballistic. I’ll name no names.

                          Everyone misunderstands the written word at one time or another. Back in December someone was telling me about how dangerous the traffic was outside her apartment house. She had called 911 many a time. I said how I hoped she became an agoraphobic so as to stay safe. She took it to mean that she shouldn’t call 911 and chewed me out for not wanting to help others. A third party calmly pointed out the mistake.

                          What was needed here was a calm third party. Apparently none was about. We make fun of various powers that be for over reacting. I see nothing that is different from us and them. In truth I don’t see any us and them, just whole lot of we.

                          Relax people it is just a blog and ALL are welcome here. If one is of a utilitarian mind one could say that ALL serve a purpose here.

                          I got chewed out for ranting on those whom constantly cry PHOTOSHOPPED. I was told to relax. Now is the time for others to take a deep breath and look at humorous cat and dog pictures.

                          Enjoy!

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Can we play now???
                          *tired from jumping up and down (and passively trying to keep things light and fresh here )*

                        • *hands jenny a can of playdough and cookie cutters*

                        • Admiral Apparent says:

                          I was at least one of the parties that teased you about the Photoshop ranting. I didn’t mean for you to take it as a “chewing out”. Anyway, ya still didn’t come close to pissing me off. My apologies if my teasing bothered you.

                          I confess to not stepping in to try to end this squabble. I thought it would end sooner if I stayed out. Frankly, I wanted no part of it, and I was selfishly engaged in more enjoyable activity.

                        • Or would you prefer a rousing game of kick ball?

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          COYOTE!!!! I got play-doh in my hairrrrrr.

                        • Dragonwriter says:

                          Admiral, I was so aggravated that I just would have yelled. Sometimes it’s really better to just stay out of things.

                          *plays pat-a-cake with Jenny, Coyote and the Admiral*

                        • Clarification: The kick ball game was directed at Jenny.

                          The Photoshop rant was at the beginning of my Screw You World state of mind. Nothing would have gone down well with me then.

                          I shot my mouth off this time out of habit from my time dealing with engineers and children. (not much difference there)

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          I am so glad to have this happy moment!
                          *busts out the fruit punch and cookies*

                        • *directs hose at jenny to rinse out her hair*

                        • Admiral Apparent says:

                          Where’s NightShayde? I have a sudden craving for a peanut butter and Fluff sandwich.

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          I have a six pack of fluff – if anyone has PB and bread we are in business.

                        • Dragonwriter says:

                          *fluffs Admiral’s peanut butter*

                          Best I can do on short notice!

                        • *starts camp fire to make banana boats in*

                        • Nerdilicious says:

                          Dude, do you think that we could sooooo push this to a 1000 failures in communication dude, like dudes i mean?

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Not on this particular long ass thread. It is killing me to scroll up and down and refresh….

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          *hides bread*
                          What is this banana boat thingy you speak of?

                        • This thread is starting to resemble the Trans-Atlantic Cable Jenny.

                        • Nerdilicious says:

                          Yeah its a mission worthwhile undertaking….if it hasn’t already been done, does anybody know?

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          *accepts award*
                          Thank you, thank you all who help us achieve the longest thread in the world. We hope that it will help stop hunger and widespread panic.
                          *gets tangled in thread, trips, falls off stage*

                        • Nerdilicious says:

                          *taps out message in Morse Code*

                          *tap*tap*tap* s…av…e
                          *taptap*taptap* …me…
                          *taptaptap*tap* ….a….
                          *TAP*TAP*TAP* …cookie!… *stop*

                        • Banana boats were a YMCA summer day camp staple when I was a counselor.

                          1) Take a banana, with the skin on, and cut it along the inside curve, stopping short of going through the outer curve. You may want to find an adult to do this for you.
                          2) Carefully open it enough to stuff in as many pieces of a Hershey’s candy bar and marshmallows as you can.
                          3) Wrap in foil and place in fire for a few minutes.
                          4) Remove from fire and open up.
                          5) Grab spoon and dig in.

                          Warning: Children can eat upwards of a dozen of these with no ill effects. Adults however have been known to go into a coma after only eating a half of one.

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Ok, Failboys and girls, I am to tired to scroll anymore.
                          Goodnight!

                          Nerdi- I think the last non-fail post had like 1500 comments on it. Sorry to spoil your fun.

                        • Dragonwriter says:

                          *snork*

                          Sorry, guys, but more than once we’ve shot the comment count over 1,000.

                          It’s probably just as well…we wouldn’t want to have to call those Guinness prats, now would we?

                        • Nerdilicious says:

                          *dives* NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
                          *in slow motion*
                          *catches Jenny in one hand, the award in the other*
                          *lands on prepared pile of feathers below stage*

                          that worked out like we rehearsed, yay!

                        • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

                          Coyote that sounds wonderful.
                          Have a good night y’all!

                        • Nerdilicious says:

                          awww shucks *kicks pebble in disappointment*

                          We could always rub it in their faces though, HA!

                          Oh well, as the eternal optimist, there’s always next time!

                          ‘Night Jenny, Dragon, and Coyote

                          *thinks it good to be among failfriends, fades into sleep………….*

                        • Dragonwriter says:

                          *tucks Coyote, Jenny, and Nerdi into bed*

                          They look like little angels when they’re sleeping!

                          *turns out the light*

                        • I want a drink of water.

                        • Admiral Apparent says:

                          And no listening to Dr. Demento…go to sleep!

                          *looks at Dragon*

                          Finally!

                        • *turns on radio and listens to The Shadow*

  46. InvisibleShadow says:

    Dude, I totally can’t see the video. :(

  47. Sarah says:

    aw i just love how enthusiastic he is!
    it’s rather endearing hahaha :)

  48. TB says:

    Am I the only one who thinks the surfer is taking the piss out of the newscaster??? I live in the area and speak surfer, and no one in their right mind would say all that to a newscaster if they were being serious… I really think he was screwing with them, in which case it is a surfer WIN.

  49. T1G3R says:

    this guy got dropped on his head like kelso

  50. poetry4kids says:

    I like this guy, he is honest – or he was too long under water?

  51. Blog Ninja (Blogmonster) says:

    And I say WHAT?!?

  52. Qwaz says:

    Alright. I’d like this cloak of invisibility off. Where are my posts? Did abstract nom them?
    .
    Ninja, When this surfaces because I’m talking about not being visible, TAG. Taggity tag.

  53. Zombeenie says:

    Did he die?

  54. Dude says:

    Like, I was in the water and then SPLADOW! And then I was like, yeah man, and stuff went over me.

  55. Could someone explain to me why this is a fail, please?

    (His American accent is too thick for me to understand him, and there were no subtitles.)

    • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric. says:

      You fail at having any sense of the world at all. :P Don’t generalize it as an American accent. Not everyone in the US speaks/sounds the same.

      • Avis says:

        Indeed, as an american, I didn’t understand him! So much for stereotypes.

      • I fail because I asked a question? Could I have put it more politely? Ease up on the ad hominems, please.

        You say “don’t generalize it as an American accent”, hinting perhaps they don’t all sound quite like that?

        Was that the fail? He had a funny accent?
        Just guessing. Still wondering what the fail is.

        It was like the Goon Show. Unable to laugh because I never had a clue what they were saying…

        • Blog Ninja (Blogmonster) says:

          That was the fail. Hardly anyone can understand what he's saying.

        • Dragonwriter says:

          And no…you don’t fail for asking a simple question. I don’t think anyone would argue that any nation just has one single accent, and I don’t believe that is what you were asking. Most nations have dialects and regional accents. This vid is a fail because the speaker is, as ninja said, is incomprehensible to those of us who DO have American accents.

          *squeeze*

          • Dragonwriter says:

            *reaches up and YOINK!-s the extra ‘is’*

          • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

            Of course Dragon says it best. :D
            *Bows*
            Must refresh better.

          • Admiral Apparent says:

            Jeez, I’m late…I’ll stick my reply here as well.

            GM, the surfer was speaking in jargon that was outrageously over-the-top. What you identified as an “accent” was, in fact, the fail. In light of this, I found your first comment quite humoro(u)s and had hoped you were making a deadpan delivery. I hope you can appreciate that now, too. Most people knew what you meant and did not take insult.

            • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

              :!: :!: That “u” belongs. It must be a reference, you don’t make mistakes.

          • Thanks for these replies.

            Quite apart from being lamely ignorant of most things North American (I’m from Australia), I really do find some American accents hard to understand. I assumed his was one of those.

            I quite genuinely couldn’t understand a word this fellow said, and just presumed that was my fault.

            Oh, and DW, yes, I DO know that a Texan, a New Yorker, a Valley Girl and someone from Alabama have different accents, due to various historical cultural influences. But as a foreigner, I’d pick some of them wrong in a double-blind test.

            And one more thing, just as a matter of interest. I have noted above some confusingly derogatory references to “surfer culture” as if to imply surfers are stereotypically ignorant. That is a foreign concept to me. We have world champion surfers on the public speaking circuit over here…

            • Dragonwriter says:

              *chuckle*

              I’ve been known to ask for a translation from my Aussie friends as well. :)

            • Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

              Surfer talk actually reminds me of LOLspeak in that people who don’t understand it just think that it is gibberish – when really there is actual meanings behind the words. This guy’s video was over the top (obviously since it is on failBlog). Unfortunately lame is best used to describe stereotypes of people; if you are athletic you are dumb, if you are smart you are ugly – most of the time humans just are not that easy to categorize.

            • Gorgon Medusa; Hello there. I’ve lived in America all of my life and I there are many accents that baffle me. Some speak so slow you want to reach down their throat and yank the words out. Others drop so many letters they should be ticketed for littering.

              My manner of speech is perfect however. :)

              The idiot surfer image is usually applied to the California type. A lot of stereotypes of idiots are Californian. Aussie and Hawaiian surfers seem to be looked upon as something else altogether.

        • Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague says:

          No you do not fail because you asked a question. That was not an ad hominem attack. It was a statement remarking your statements assumption. Which was logically sound. You assumed it was an American accent, which shows/hints you may not have done any research into this theory. (I was jokingly putting it anyways hence the tongue out smily.) Yea so saying you have no sense of the world was just my knee jerk reaction since this is the second American bashing comment I have seen today. (Being Canadian myself has nothing to do with me wanting to stop the spread of ignorance via stereotypes). So I apologize if I offended you.

          Not all Americans sound alike.

          The fail was that he was talking about some random surfing jargon that no one has a clue about. They seemed to be doing a story on a storm and he was talking about how gnarly the waves were. First they cut to him mid sentence. Secondly the whole story about the storm was lost in a big question by the view consisting of a “Wha?”. Ergo the fail.

        • Captain Obvious says:

          Hey, it’s okay. I don’t ever understand half of the jokes on the comment thread. But yes, the fail was he had a funny accent and his lack of coherent speech. Another reason is beacuse it is a classic stereotype called the “surfer dude.” He fit that explanation perfectly, being so informal on a news show. Of course, he probably got so excited he forgot to use action verbs, and went with general sounds.

  56. BAD_TEETH says:

    *Farts* Aw dude that was so oh dude was like baarrgghh! then it was so pitted like arrrghhh then my balls dropped and i was like marrrghh …… blargghhh

  57. Wobziefails says:

    Gnarly man! It was all like kablaaaahhh!!!!

  58. Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

    Gorgon Medusa – I hope you will come play again. I know you have been around for awhile and contribute some good lines when you feel like it. I think there was a lot of weirdness that got tangled into your thread tonight.
    *wonders wherer you are from*

  59. believe it or not it's ME says:

    What are you all doing here? Doesn’t anyone of you have a job? so pity.

  60. Champagne and Gunsmoke says:

    lulz

    Faux News, once again you entertain us with your fail. Keep it up! It makes our job easier.

  61. pduke says:

    Wow. So many lonely people. I just wanted to read comments about the video i watched, (That guy is barely alive) Instead, i get a page of people flaming each other for inane reasons. and now i feel sad cause i actually responded.

  62. rfcolpetr says:

    do you think he is high or drunk?

  63. junebleeds says:

    This is ridiculously old…

  64. Julibatz says:

    You can hear the newscasters trying not to laugh.
    I think it’s a surfer win. It must be a setup.

    On the other hand, it looks like the wedge, maybe he hit his head too many times.

  65. butt pucker says:

    I hate surfers.

  66. Minbad says:

    Is he acting? Where’s the fail?

  67. Zanester says:

    Was funny shit dude!

  68. Kalashnikov says:

    DUUUUUUUDEEEEEEEEE

  69. ats08j says:

    Dumb but cute–a male bimbo.

    As with the female variety, great fun for a tryst, completely unsuitable for a relationship, and a great annoyance to other members of the same sex.

  70. Whirlabou says:

    I got stoned and I missed it

  71. ForFunSake says:

    Shouldn’t you be at least on certain level of idiocy to be able to speak that way?

  72. Carolina Protocol says:

    I am not sure as to why this is a fail, but having surfed most of my life probably skews this vision.

    Full quote, for those who “couldn’t understand him.”

    “It’s just like. Dude you get the best barrels ever. Dude, it’s just like, you pull in, and you just get spit right out of ‘em, then you just drop in and you just smack the lip, WHAPOW! Drop down, and snap, BWLAH! Drop in, ride the barrel and get pitted, so pitted, like that.”

    Full translation

    “It’s just like. Dude you get the best barrels ever.”
    - Pretty self explanatory

    “Dude, it’s just like, you pull in,”
    - When you get barrelled when you surf, you “pull in” to the barrel by moving most of your weight on the back of the board, slowing yourself down. The lip of the waves throws over you, putting you in the hollow, open section.

    “and you just get spit right out of ‘em,”
    - There is a lot of water splashing around in the back of the barrel, called the foamball. This is where the barrel is collapsing on itself, and a lot of spray (tiny water particles in the air) can build up here. Once the barrel starts to completely collapse on itself, this spray is shot out of the barrel, much like a bullet from a gun. When you surf and are in the barrel, you get “spit out” right before the barrel collapses.

    “then you just drop in and you just smack the lip, WHAPOW!”
    - When you “drop in” is when you paddle into the wave and stand up on the face and do your bottom turn to set up your ride. The “lip” of the wave is the part that is about to throw over and make the barrel. When you “smack the lip” you ride up the face of the wave, and do a hack (sharp, violent turn), or another type of turn, on/at the lip. This causes a massive amounts of spry to be thrown from your board in an arc straight up into the air, and looks incredible if done correctly.

    “Drop down, and snap, BWLAH!”
    - This is where you pull into a wave, and once the section that barrels comes up, a snap is a small quick turn, that helps you lose substantial amounts of speed to get into the barrel. Snaps are used when you don’t have the time or space to slow down by moving your weight backwards on the board.

    “Drop in, ride the barrel and get pitted, so pitted, like that.”
    - To be pitted is to be barreled, shacked, in the green room, in the cathedral, etc.

    I hope this helped anyone who was confused.

    • Thank you!

      I’ll print that out and listen again.

    • Hezaa says:

      It’s a fail because this is a news station airing a person who is speaking in a manner that most people (I say most not all) find it difficult to understand, or cannot understand, such as myself. In this case the VTR operator should have cut to something else, but then again since it is FOX they probably continued the interview because it was entertaining. I think if they would have had subtitles for his terms it would have been a win. Thank you for translating.

  73. Matt says:

    You see? There is always truth behind stereotypes.

  74. MCS says:

    yes..right…okay..go on….yes…

  75. Paulina says:

    He is sexy as hell! lol but talks like a typical surfer it’s really cute! call me honey or come visit me down here in St.Thomas US Virgin Islands Ill show you some good surf!

  76. I think he’s cute. But maybe I’m just used to surfer talk here in virginia beach. Maybe I hang at the beach too much.

  77. dixiedarlin88 says:

    Wow – this young man demonstrates the complete lack of intelligence that is ruining our country today. If he can not complete a sentence without “like” or “dude” – God help us if he reproduces and raises his child to be like him.

  78. Caleb says:

    Must reach 1000 comments before it leaves the front page!

    • Nerdilicious says:

      We did it, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *pops Champagne*

      How about a toast? *raises glass in air*
      To A Fail Well Done, We Toast Ye!

      *drains glass* YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  79. Magistrate says:

    “JUST JUST JUST JUST DUDE JUST JUST JUST JUST BRA JUST JUST JUST JUST SO PITTED JUST JUST JUST JUST JUST JUST…….”

    Publicly humiliated douchebag win.
    I hope he ends up as a Darwin Award nominee, and his last recorded words will be, “Dude! Woah, bra!”

  80. dereck says:

    I recommend birth control. With a touch of darwinism to cleanse the gene pool…..

  81. David says:

    True, he is a moron, but I’d totally do him anyway.

  82. rhea says:

    I think this is the “I like turtles” kids father

  83. AxeHole says:

    Shotguns are suppose to be 100% reliable :O

  84. Crite says:

    Stereotype win.

  85. Greg says:

    You guys do realize he’s joking right? He’s being a stereotypical surfer on purpose. They aren’t even surfing they are skimboarding. So he can’t get “pitted”.

  86. flugufrelsarinn says:

    Sounds stoned!

  87. drknkook says:

    This is what you get when Arnold cuts the education budget way more than he should be cutting

  88. Freddy Fish says:

    So the message is: Barrels are cool?

  89. David says:

    holy cow i went to high school with that guy..
    his name is Micah Peasley

    he hasn’t changed at all HAHAHAHA

  90. isusbog says:

    drkavi trolovi jebem vam boga noliferskog

  91. earthlingmike says:

    Nothing about this is a fail.

  92. brooknovak says:

    bwahahahahaha

  93. Sam says:

    You guys are idiots, you’re worse than the surfer they are interviewing.

  94. cacoruru says:

    whoooapa….an then.. bwuaaaaaaa..

  95. Paula says:

    your= possession
    you’re = you are

  96. Hezaa says:

    OMG, I can’t stop laughing! I don’t know what I’d do if I had to interview someone like that, my condolences to the videographer XD

  97. Diora says:

    He’s Hot!

  98. Sandviches says:

    Wow he just totally fit the “SURFS UP NARLEY DUDE” title :P

  99. fishytoo says:

    whay are my commetns not showing up morong

  100. Henry says:

    If you’ve ever surfed and just come out of the washing machine (or toilet bowl) you’d understand every word he said. Stand down dude until you try it.

  101. EvilFlyingPotato says:

    Duuuude!

  102. Gargamak Stomps-On-Worlds says:

    It’s not nice to make fun of retards XD

  103. Brian says:

    This video proves that some parents should not be allowed to reproduce

  104. BAD_TEETH says:

    BEHOLD! Wuppaah then u get pitted and its like blaragaraghhhh, then u get those waves and its like ohahhohahaoh! btw jenny ur not nicer thn me ^^ Ragghhhraghh! *farts*

  105. me says:

    DO A BARREL ROLL

    anyway fox11news always fail hard… (see also: internet haet macine)

  106. Failure times infinity says:

    You know what’s sad?

    I live in Huntington Beach. I SWEAR WE’RE NOT ALL THIS STUPID.

  107. Autism says:

    Today’s fail brought to you by ME.

  108. Evan says:

    Personally, I view this as a win.

  109. GourdCakes says:

    First!

  110. Mike says:

    he was probably up in the f-ing ozone layer

  111. GJ-SpeenDatSheet says:

    taste meh lazer – ShwoopDaWhoop

  112. Pedroca says:

    Everything above…

    WhooooOoOoOoOOAaaaAaaaAAaaaahhh!

  113. Shartman says:

    I love the way news casters always manage to find the most intelligent person available to interview.

  114. Insanity_is_here says:

    lol. I don’t know what the bigger fail is…the fact it’s a news report on a pretty bad flood which then goes to the interview or the interview itself. Both are pretty funny though :P

  115. kkkkkkkkkk says:

    LAST!

  116. kook says:

    you people have WAY too much time on your hands

  117. t2 says:

    And you thought surfers were complete morons.

  118. t2 says:

    Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present your next President of the United States.

  119. MechaFright says:

    people only think this guy is a Fail because he’s hot!

  120. Tom Parker says:

    To anyone who thinks this guy is for real: turn on CNN, quick. Borat is interviewing the legendary English rock band, Spinal Tap. Their drummer exploded again.

  121. Casey says:

    WAPOW

  122. Raphi says:

    i think he just like dude ha a bwaaaaaah hard just crash…… dude

  123. Super2Donny says:

    Probably drunk

  124. spaceshiptommoon says:

    wapushhhh!

  125. FBalex says:

    awesome dude!

  126. Hakencat says:

    is he talking about surfing?

  127. guttermouth says:

    where does all the obvious drug use come into play?


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