Beach

The kids still look miserable when a cold wind blows. The car still fills with sand on the way home. And a hot shower still fixes everything by 10am.

Who cares if the story didn't mention Wizz Fizzes? They belong here. Pic: Digitally altered

I’ve been watching the kids do VACSWIM at Port Vincent all this week – on the same beach where I splashed my way through the iconic summer swimming program 30-odd years ago.

A few things have remained the same since the ’70s – but a whole lot’s different too.

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  • vox says:

    06:58pm | 13/01/13

    Nihonin, are you suggesting, in your usual childish way that Abbott presents himself as some sort of sexual animal, or is that just me assuming so because of your immediate, and understandably, (because of previous comments), connotation to my comment. I’ll explain. Men who parade around in skimpy briefs are… Read more »

  • Tator says:

    05:10pm | 13/01/13

    You ought to try Semaphore beach, there is a traditional fish and chip shop there called Soto’s and it is the best fish and chip shop in Adelaide and not one of those wanky places.  Only problem is Adelaide has no surf :-( Read more »

 

Welcome to a stripped back I Call Bullshit, where we look at spin and scuttlebutt. Today, nudity. I admire other people who have the guts (or don’t, as the case may be) but am not that keen on it for myself. So you can all relax.

Bummer, dude. Pic: Brett Hartwig

And it’s great that South Australia has a nudist beach – Maslin’s – that also happens to be a spectacular spot, and it’s excellent that after a five-year hiatus they’ve brought back the Nude Olympics, a change to jiggle your way to fun and infamy.

But what a crying shame that kids have to keep their clothes on to “deter pedophiles”.

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  • Iggy Crash says:

    06:47pm | 09/01/13

    Best. Comment. Ever. Read more »

  • Vernon says:

    06:00pm | 09/01/13

    You must be missing out on the quality one’s James ! Sad really lol Read more »

 

Fact: You are more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than by a shark.

Chances of running into this guy in a dark alley are a lot less than a stranger in New York. Photo: AFP.

Summer is a matter of weeks away, and almost on cue, sharks are being sighted, and a media frenzy is beginning.

A frenzy not one unlike the shark one they would have us believe is approaching.

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  • outlet says:

    09:33am | 18/11/12

    You lost me personally, friend. What i’m stating is, I envision I recieve what youre saying. I’m confident what you are saying, nonetheless you just appear to have forgotten that could be other folks within the globe who view this problem for what it truly is and may possibly even… Read more »

  • Steve says:

    10:59am | 21/12/10

    Wrong. We have built machines to enable us to venture into environments that we are not NATURALLY built to survive in. If we were meant to be in the ocean then we would have gills and webbed feet. Read more »

 

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