WHY DID THE MALIBU RESIDENT STICK HIS FINGER INTO THE LIGHT SOCKET?

Because local government officials failed to warn him not to.

(Thanks to the Webjockey)

Comments

["John Galt"]

Well, it IS California.

[random thunking]

I'd like to be the FIRST to say, never underestimate the stupidity of Californian surfer dudes

[Federal Duck]

During lightening storms, I often wander around golf courses holding a 9 iron aloft.

That's normal, right?

[random thunking]

D'oh

["John Galt"]

You would be safe holding a 1 iron aloft. Not even God can hit one.

[kibby F5™]

Fed. Try the 1 iron. God Himself can't even hit a 1 iron.

[Federal Duck]

Lightning, as well. (stupid no-spell-checking)

Also, that was a triple-simul-first. I feel kinda violated, and yet intrigued.

[kibby F5™]

...and only 1 min. between John and myself.... very close

[Johnny Urinalcakes]

...i did battle some humongous waves out there, Stu, but like i told the guy on ABC, "danger is my business!"

JU

[slyeyes]

They probably felt it was necessary to post those warnings after seeing all of the hurricane surfers.

"Cat 5. DUDE!"

[Brad]

I thought the punchline would be "because he thought he was in Florida". I was wrong.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Soon to be followed by the pamphlet "Never elect an official that will use your tax dollars to create a pamphlet warning people not to surf a tsunami."

[queensbee]

bingo slyeyes. what we need to work toward is preventing bozos from procreating. but i dont think its really legal. so, we gots to protect them. hopefully, many of them will achieve darwin awards.

[kibby F5™]

JU posts! COOL DUDE!

MeThinks they should post signs out in the surf that say something like, IF you can read this, RUN!!!!.

[JP]

I bet this pamphlet only put the idea in some idiot's head. This will actually INCREASE tsunami surfers, I guarantee.

And I suggest a putter.

[kibby F5™]

You know, dude, I was quarter piking AT LEAST 50 feet above Ventura Blvd!

[Annie Where-but-here]

We had a tsunami warning out here a few months ago. We got a very politically correct statement on tv saying not to panic but that in half an hour, we may or may not drown in our own living rooms. My guess is that an IQ-challenged crowd immediately gathered at the beach to watch for the wave. Heaven forbid we lose THAT gene pool! Better warn them with written material.

[Mr. Completely]

I say, if they're stupid enough to surf a tsunami, then they should be taken out of the gene pool - even if they survive.

Darwin was right.

For more stupid human tricks, visit The Darwin Awards.

[Gidgit]

I think tsunami surfing would be dreamy!

[Isabelle]

Wait! Didn't Patrick Swayze surf a tsunami or whatever at the end of "Point Break"... See! It is possible...

Oh, wait, he died at the end, didn't he?...

Uh, never mind...

[Kilmeny]

If only someone would tell my local weatherman....

[Boo Augustus]

If your surfing a tsunami above Ventura Blvd, LA is totally screwed.

And no Patrick Swayze wasn't surfing a tsunami. He was surfing breakers generated from a typhoon. And I am ashamed to admit I know this.

[ceeg22]

thanks a lot, Isabelle, now there's just no point in even seeing the movie since I know how it's going to end.

[Boo Augustus]

On the up side, if you're surfing a wave above Vetura Blvd., that probably means there would have been some wicked cool windsurfing in Cahuenga Pass.

[isabelle]

My bad, Boo.... What do I know from tsunamis and typhoons? I just know Patrick Swayze was looking pretty hot in that movie... Even if he was the bad guy...

And my apologies, Ceeg22... I figured everyone had either seen that movie or avoided it on purpose by now.....

[Funny Name]

Let's go surfin' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on a tsunami with me
(Come on a tsunami with me)

[Jedi Knight Weasel]

Someone's been reading Niven/Pournelle novels...

[TCK]

it's not just california surfer dudes (& dude-ettes, although the female surfers are likely to display a higher level of intelligence - statistically speaking) - apparently hawaiian surfers are a little slow as well:

Video warns of dangers trying to surf tsunami

[Somewhere North]

You know, we could be a little kinder. After all, if you got hit on the head by a surfboard an average of 2762 times a summer, you just might not catch on to the subtleties of life either. In which case, its only fair to give them explicit warnings. I can think of a few:

DO NOT SURF WHILE GLUED TO A TOILET IN HOME DEPOT
DO NOT TRY TO SURF WHILE ENGAGED IN CARNAL RELATIONS WITH A SRI LANKAN COW
For those who also snowboard: DO NOT VIEW THE SHARKS AS MOGULS WHILE SURFING

See? Its not only fun, its a public service.

[Mr. Completely]

"Carnal Shark Surfers" WBAGNFARB. So would "GlueCows".

[ceeg22]

no problem, Is. I think I fall into the category of having avoided it on purpose, actually!

[Lairbo]

1st Tsunami Surfer: Diihd, this is, like, AWESOME!

2nd Tsumani Surfer: Yeah, totally righteous. Hey, what's that up ahead?

1st Tsunami Surfer: Diihd, it looks like Vegas!

2nd Tsuname Surfer: Whoa! Awesome!

[lmd33]

There are a lot of blondes in Malibu.

[Pyro's Gal]

I'm waiting for the PSA on TV. "Yo surfer dudes! Totally stay away from those tsunamis."

[Dux]

Despite the fact that my roommate is an avid surfer from CA.(and she's blonde) and is smarter than I am, it is far too much fun to make fun of surfer dudes than to be PC.

"Duude, Chad, I can see my house from here!"

[Annie Where-but-here]

Let Darwin do his thing - there's really no way to warn them. If you tell them to stay away, they'll think you're hogging the waves all to yourself - "Duuuuude, don't bogart the good waves, man!"

[U.O]

Shades of A.G.!

an' Officer Obie said he was just makin' sure, and friends, Obie was ...

[Sondra]

I knew a comic in the 80's, who told of people going to the beach in California, to spectate a tidal wave. I thought he was joking, then he said more than 2,000 people died. He thought it was a good way to thin the herd, but a shame they drove down there, as all those cars were ruined.

[Ivory Bill Woodpecker]

"The Tsunami Surfers" WBAGNFARB, although the Butthole Surfers might think it was close enough to constitute copyright infringement; "Copyright Infringement" also WBAGNFARB!

[Ivory Bill Woodpecker]

Officer Obie just wants to make sure people don't go down to the beach to take 27 8x10 color glossy pictures of the tsunami wave, since the judge can't see them anyway. Of course, the mother-rapers, father-stabbers, and father-rapers are all INVITED to go look at the pretty tsunami wave.

Not wanting a pickle, IBW

[Sondra]

Gonna ride your motorcycle?

[U.O]

mebbe my motor-bike ...

[PirateBoy]

About 15 years ago, the Left Coast was put on tsunami alert due to a sizeable earthquake somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean. According the the estimates at the time, roughly 11,000 people gathered, on the beach, to watch it roll in. I will never forget Johnny Carson's monologe regarding this issue: "California issued a tsunami alert today, and 11,000 people went down to the shore to wait for it to happen? I call that "God's way of eliminating the stupid."

P.B.
(Who now understands why one of the beach access routes in Malibu is named "Zonker Harris". I posted the link to a picture of it in my URL)

[AlanBoss]

As a resident of the Los Angeles area and someone who knows many people of the surfing persuasion that live in or around Malibu, I can attest that this warning was absolutely necessary.

[LIttle One]

Actually, there was a tsunami warning for LA, and many people gathered. The tsunami itself was a little over 2 inches high.