CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif.—The botanical society in this beachfront town thought it was honoring surfers when it spent $120,000 to erect a 16-foot tall statue of one riding a wave. Instead, it inspired a wave of humiliation for the hapless bronze dude.
Locals nicknamed it the “Cardiff Kook,” derisive surfer slang for a wannabe surfer.
Critics also took to the Internet, creating a MySpace page for the adolescent-looking Kook, which reads in part: “I’ve never surfed in my life, but I would love to.” But the main blowback has been an ongoing campaign that has seen the Kook dressed like a clown, a ballerina and topped with a pumpkin head. The most notorious act happened in July, when …Â Details
EDMONTON — Rusty Malinoski had two simple goals on Sunday at the 2010 Roswell Canadian wakeboard championships.
After suffering through a bitterly cold day on Saturday, the 26-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., wanted to be warm enough to pull off some difficult tricks and put on a good show for the fans that turned out at Shalom Park.
With Mother Nature’s slight co-operation — it was 13 C — he ran away with the show, winning the men’s open division at the event. He scored 76.67 points in the final round, topping Dylan Miller, of Oxbow, Sask., who put up 61.67 points … Details