When You Saw "The Endless Summer" ... but Didn't Quite Understand It

"The Endless Summer" is a legendary surf movie which featured the heroes in a search for the perfect wave.  They were willing to go to every beach around the world to find it so, in effect, the Summer never ended.

The movie came out in the 60s or 70s and it did surprisingly well since there's only so much gleaming, hanging ten, or hanging loose anyone can usually take.

Zen Yogi:  it might have been too much for the Sandman up there

Yah, it looks kind he wound up kind of a snork.

Zen Yogi:  is that some kind of surfer slang?

Unknown, Yogi, since I've spent part of my life living within only a few miles of the best surf beaches in the world ... but I surfed on nary a one of them.

Zen Yogi:  why not?

Call me selfish if you like but I've developed a fondness for my limbs and prefer to protect them from being eaten by sharks.


Surfers sometimes get a Chinese wax job to prepare their boards and I'm not quite getting that one since that means to wax the bottom of the surfboard.

Zen Yogi:  where else would one wax a surfboard?

That's the part I don't get, Yogi.  Skiers could say we get Chinese wax job too since it makes no sense to wax the top of your skis.

Zen Yogi:  do skiers say that?

No chance, mate.  It's idiotic since what does China have to do with wax anyway.


Maybe Jeff Spicoli was his father.

Brad Hamilton: Why don't you get a job Spicoli? 
Jeff Spicoli: What for? 
Brad Hamilton: You need money. 
Jeff Spicoli: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine. 

Zen Yogi:  Spicoli was cool

Yah but his son turned out to be a bit of a clot, I'm afraid.

Ref "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" with Sean Penn.


Zen Yogi:  I don't get what keeps his board moving, Silas

Unless it's the cool buzz doing it, he's not no visible means of propulsion.

Zen Yogi:  is this political?

Not this time, Yogi, since there's been only politician in all history who was cool enough for surfing.  Most of those roly poly landlubbers would probably only serve as chum to draw sharks away from the real surfers.

Zen Yogi:  that could be the only useful thing a politician since "The Endless Summer" ever did

Maestro, could we have a rim shot for the bear, please?