Hyperbole aside, Surflie.com is the dope peddler of false hope. Junkies log on for a fix, and truth never gets in the way. And for good measure, a disclaiming photo shoot is pubbed to prove that the forecast was validated…. by one lucky afternoon at Salt Creek. Two other sites APOLOGIZED this last winter for stirring up an empty pot. Surflie, no.

A vindictive firing because of insubordination, within an industry desperately selling counter culture ideals to the mainstream audience is hypocrisy, defined. Volcom is owned by Chase Manhattan and Morgan Stanley, among others…. How radical! And that sort of compromised position dictates Surflie’s
revenue stream. I guess trickle down economics do work!

Hey, if your boss is a ball-licker (or if you’re the boss and you’re a ball licker) and you told the world he was a ball-licker (or if you’re the boss and someone told the world you were a ball-licker) — what do you think would happen?

I doubt you’d be promoted.

On 3/29/09 5:20 PM, “Mike ferrari” wrote:

ahhh you’re right ,, fuck him for telling the truth …right ? you’re all a bunch of ball lickers.

— On Sun, 3/29/09, Marcus Sanders wrote:

From: Marcus Sanders
Subject: Re: wizard: Comments on Editorial:Have questions or comments about our editorials?
To: theslab03@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2:56 PM

Hi slab03,

Thanks for the feedback.

Generally, in this country, if a contractor tells the world that his employer licks anyone’s balls, that contactor is usually replaced. If, in your business, one of your employers told the world via a blog that you licked someone’s balls, what would your reaction be?

I was the one that found Lewis and introduced him to the surf journo world, so it was hard for me to see him go. But he’s in a great place now, completely unfettered by corporate ball-licking of any kind, and we wish him the best.

Also, maybe you’d be interested to know that there are only a couple “Orange County douchebags” at Surfline.. Most of ‘em are pretty cool. We have a few NorCal employees, a couple in Hawaii and the East Coast.

Careful pissing into that wind. You know what Bob Dylan said.
ReplyReply All Move…

Thanks for the feedback.

Generally, in this country, if a contractor tells the world that his employer licks anyone’s balls, that contactor is usually replaced. If, in your business, one of your employers told the world via a blog that you licked someone’s balls, what would your reaction be?

I was the one that found Lewis and introduced him to the surf journo world, so it was hard for me to see him go. But he’s in a great place now, completely unfettered by corporate ball-licking of any kind, and we wish him the best.

Also, maybe you’d be interested to know that there are only a couple “Orange County douchebags” at Surfline. Most of ‘em are pretty cool. We have a few NorCal employees, a couple in Hawaii and the East Coast.

Careful pissing into that wind. You know what Bob Dylan said.

–
Best regards,

Marcus Sanders
Editor
Surfline

On 3/29/09 2:49 PM, “Surfline Customer Service” wrote:

Contact Page Email from theslab03@yahoo.com

you guys eat ass for letting samuels go. You orange county douchebags think you’re the top. news flash assclowns ; surfline cant even give an accurate surf report..how in the hell can you even remotely know what the ‘reader demands ‘ ?

i would rather piss directly into a 75 mph wind than take any informatyion you freaks push for serious inside knowledge. Ok, you can go back to kissing billabongs ass now.

btw; so-cal sucks for waves. stay there.

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jiggy jig, you do have a point.

Imagine all the money and energy pouring into surfline on a daily basis and look at how bad it sucks. Content ain’t easy. Not everyday.

Pro surfers are probably the most boring “comformist” sub population of humans on this planet. To make them interesting even once in a while is a true literary challenge.

Props L.S.