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| Captain Cook also discovered surfing |
| 2005-10-27 |
| CAPTAIN Cook's status as the first European surfing enthusiast has been recognised by the arrival of a centuries-old surfboard at his museum in Britain. A surfboard, said to be the world's oldest, measuring 4.2m and weighing 67kg, has been transported from Hawaii to be displayed in the UK. The man who discovered Australia was known to have been captivated by surfing, describing the sport as "the most supreme pleasure" after first witnessing it in the Pacific in 1777. |
| Posted by:God Save The World AKA Oztralian |
| #5 Cook killer my father in bad food outbreak. Too many soups spoiled de Cook. |
| Posted by: Kama Minor 2005-10-27 17:50 |
| #4 True, Mojo. He also gave rise to the saying "One man's meat is another's poi, son" *rimshot* |
| Posted by: Flinegum Ulising1809 2005-10-27 13:47 |
| #3 He didn't discover Australia- there was maybe a million people there when he showed up in 1770. Nor was he the first European. A great navigator and explorer, one of the very best, but get the facts right, people. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-10-27 12:51 |
| #2 Didn't he also discover inadvisability of posing as the Hawaiian god Lono? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-10-27 12:34 |
| #1 rip it dude |
| Posted by: bk 2005-10-27 12:06 |