Oct 22, 2012

From the UK!!!

Groundbreaking stuff from over-the-pond this past weekend! Somehow, someway, they managed to pull off the first Klingon wedding in UK history!!!



Oh, and they had a mat meet over there too...



15 comments:

GRAYMAN said...

That was just a hook-up. Great waves. :-)

The meet should be this coming weekend but looks very iffy. Probably the following weekend now but we'll see.

G

PG said...

Saying it was "just a hook up" is like saying it was "just a Klingon wedding!"

GRAYMAN said...

That's a good point!

:-D

G

PG said...

Plus, Section 17-Article 39b of the Mat Rider's Manefesto clearly states, and we quote verbatim...

"Any mat riding event, whether held for recreational enjoyment or for fiscal gain, and which is attended by both Graeme Webster and Ian Wraith, shall be deemed 'a mat meet.' Further, said event will require financial compensation to the principal owner or owners of 'Surfmatters' weblog...also colloquially known as a 'blog'. Said restitution shall be made in US funds. No checks will be accepted. Cash only."

pranaglider said...

Could someone send me a Klingon translation of the Mat Rider's Manefesto? I'm having trouble parsing the english version.

Piskian said...

Bugger me sideways with a fishfork,that means we're currently up to Matmeet MMXXIC.Or thereabouts.'
Can Obama live up to his pre-electional promises and provide us with at least five quality pointbreaks in Cornwall?
If not,I'm voting Hamas.They advocated non-SUP beachbreaks...

PG said...

The licening fees on that works out to ...

MMXXIC x $25 per event =

$50,525 USD

:)

GRAYMAN said...

So that's about £4.26 in real money?

G

PG said...

Prana,

Actually, the original Mat Manefesto was written in Klingon some 30 million years ago. It was carved into solid diamond slabs (which are commonplace on their home planet of Q'onoS). It got lost in transit to Earth right around the time Hodgman made its last inflatable surf raft. The text we now quote from comes from a word-of-mouth rememberance by Gene Roddenberry just before his passing in 1991.

PG said...

And yes, the pain pills I'm currently taking are quite effective...

PG said...

Grayman,

Yes.

Cash only, please...

PG

pranaglider said...

Paul,
If your pain pills have you talking about the UK mat meet in Klingon you have the good stuff!

Matt23 said...

Graeme you have to admit theres a certain resemblance in that top photo.

GRAYMAN said...

What do you mean? Piskian looks nothing like that cake!

G

Piskian said...

That's interesting,cos I have a hivemind all to myself.
Makes Christmas shopping decisions a real nightmare...