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C.W. Nevius clued us in to some surfing turf wars and comical lingo in his column today. There's apparently been a large number of newbies risking their lives at the treacherous Fort Point (the short stretch under the Golden Gate Bridge) in recent years, which has caused a lot of friction.

surfing location just north of Half Moon Bay, will now allow the use of tow-ins. That is to say, it's now legal in the competition for surfers to get comfortably towed into waves by jet skis, Waverunners, and other personal watercraft.

Photos of wipeouts only fron the Maverick's Surf Contest

There was no sign of Mark "Cutback" Davis or Bob "Jungle Death" Gerard in the waves off Pillar Point on Saturday, but 24 of the world's ballsiest surfers were there to test their mettle against the huge, angry swell that is the Mavericks break. When the foam cleared and the judges scorecards were tallied, it was 24-year-old Greg Long from San Clemente, SoCal that ended up taking home the title of Mavericks Big Wave champion for 2008.

Twenty-four of the world's most bitchin-ass surfers are on their way to Half Moon bay for a dangerous showdown at this year's 2008 Mavericks Surf Contest. Shore stars like Shawn Rhodes, Greg Long (San Clemente FTW), Brock Little, Randy Cone, Santa Cruz's Tyler Smith, and more will take part in tomorrow's dangerous and exhilarating surf contest. The cold waters of Half Moon Bay combined with the Pacific storm winter weather make some of "the most dangerous waves in the world." This battle of the sea is not to be missed. Dude.

, which sounds absolutely thorough with its ingredient profiles. We're still not sure how she turns that into a recipe for home-made energy bars, but it works. Catherine gets this week's nomination for "Best Reason the Internet Needs Smell-o-Surfing" with her olfac-terrific posting about Portobello and Veggie towers. And we're not sure how it smells, or tastes, but it certainly took guts--or not, as the case may be--for Rae to make a completely vegan haggis. And Berkana, well, maybe next time she'll carmelize the onions more. Random vegetable soup fact: Conan O'Brien has said that one of the reasons he chose Andy Richter for his partner in late-night was because at their first meeting over lunch, Andy ordered borscht.

Beginning before dawn on Tuesday, streams of cars and people packed the streets and shores of tiny Princeton, California, all moving in the same direction as if drawn by some irresistible force.