Turns out Saddam wasn't executed...

[RevolutionStartsNow]

I saw him surfing in Santa Cruz today!





Sorry if this belongs in the Lounge, but hey it's New Year's!

[stevedeshazer]

1. You are mistaken

That clearly is Fidel Castro.

:toast:

[meegbear]

6. No, you're wrong ...

it's Mel Gibson.

[LTR]

2. Is that the same Island that Tupac and Elvis live on?

:tinfoilhat:

[tocqueville]

3. Saddam wasn't executed, he was lynched.

that's a major difference.

[EFerrari]

4. This guy looks so familiar and not in a Saddam way.

I wonder if he's someone I know. lol

[RevolutionStartsNow]

5. Bet he's a long-time local SC surfer

We don't usually frequent Cowells (where this was taken, down by the wharf), but the waves were mushy on the East Side and my son and his friend wanted to try a new spot. Bet this guy is a regular there. I loved that he was surfing in a baseball cap, and his board looks well used.

[Gormy Cuss]

11. I always bring out of state visitors to Santa Cruz to see surfers.

It's a rare day when there isn't at least one person out there trying to catch a wave. He looks like one of the regulars -- no fancy equipment, just the bare essentials like a wetsuit and a board.

I was in Pacific Grove when the storm blew in last week and the surf was ferocious ---didn't see anyone trying to surf it!

[RevolutionStartsNow]

12. You're right, there are always surfers in the water

Even on a totally flat day, and even in the heaviest surf. My son is just learning, and he has surfed when it was like a lake (in Capitola), but that day he discovered that just floating on your board looking cute attracts...girl surfers!

We got the swells from the big storms too but of course I don't let him go out yet in the big stuff. He still got worked pretty hard at the more protected spots. I'm amazed at his tenacity, at age 10 and not even 70 pounds. He takes a beating and keeps going back for more. Guess he has the bug.

[H2O Man]

7. He may be

a rose gardener ....

[Lost-in-FL]

8. No wait... that's Jesus

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

9. omg it's the Lizard King

This -->

plus 35 years definitely equals that surfer.
Hey Jimbo! :hi:

[Buzz Clik]

10. Biggie Smalls .... Biggie Smalls .... Biggie Smalls