A 10,000 acre skatepark. It could happen. From The Onion: In print and excerpted for The Onion Radio. Source: Skatedaily.net Park officials said the typo went undetected, as it was a minor rider to the “Healthy Forests Initiative,” which granted timber companies greater access to public forests. By the time the error was identified, state officials had already spent $43 million integrating the skate park’s numerous ramps, rails, pipes, and inclines into the natural topography of the Absaroka Range. After some deliberation, park officials voted to complete the skate park.

No, this guy isn’t crying because he rides rollerblades. He’s a practitioner of extreme unicycling. I’ve seen pics of the odd unicycle guy at a skate park, but I’ve never witnessed one in person. These guys have a DVD coming out titled “Under No Influence,” and they claim anything done on a skateboard can be done on a unicycle. The video is actually fun to watch. They did a good job taking the piss out of traditional skate videos (see the car scene) while managing some uh, radical moves. Of course, they are still on unicycles, so… What about their claim? Well, there are lots of rack-shots, some rail slides, and the equivalent of what would be grinds and ollies. Oh yeah, and acid drops too. They look kind of funny (besides being on unicycles) and the pacing is slow. See for yourself after the jump.

Not really, just for me. By the time I got done with all the family and holiday obligations I only had a couple of days to skate, and of course it rained on both of them. As I was loading up the car with luggage to head to the airport I snapped this frustrating shot of a boy and his dad walking with skateboards. Come on guys, it’s sunny! Start skating while you can. Helmets on a private drive? Yuck. Somehow I got through my whole childhood riding bikes and skateboards in the streets without a helmet.

Merry X-treme-mas! Ho, ho, haaar! Here’s a wrap up of skateboard Christmas ornaments. Sorry Jews, Muslims, Mormans, Rastafarians, Pastafarians, Pan-Africans, etc… Nothing against you. Praise Jeebus and give thanks to Batman.

No. You are not seeing things. Bob Burnquist supposedly has the largest ramp, but it may not be as tall as this giant skateboard-looking contraption on roller coaster tracks. It’s supposed to be a snowboard, actually, but it sure looks more like a skateboard if you ask me. This ride opened in 2004 as near as I can tell. More pics and video links after the jump.

Originally this was to be titled Which one is the idiot?: The girl bombing mountain hills at night, dressed in black, or the person believing angels kept that girl safe? Last night I was driving on the winding mountain road by my house and a girl/young woman came sailing down the middle of the road – dressed all in dark colors – on a skateboard. She had no lights or reflectors. I could so easily have hit her. It was only by her angels watching over her that I didn’t. I thought, what an idiot. Please, please. Let’s not get into a religion debate here. Instead let’s band together to to make fun of Tara Taylor Quinn because she writes Harlequin Romances and had the poor fortune to write about skateboarding on a blog titled Story Broads (get it?).

I contacted a skateboard expert. He said this is a good quality used skateboard good for a kid. He can not tell me the brand name of it. It does have some cartoon characters on the bottom of it. He guessed it is the sort sold in a toy store. I asked him if guys who do tricks (I seem them in the park blocks in Portland) would use one like this. He said some do, but most would choose a longer board. This is for a kid to start learning to skate board! It is in excellent shape. The skate board expert I spoke to said the board would sell for around 80 in a shop. I do not know if he is right or not! That is why I say 15 and also say to make an offer. I am not skating on it (most women around 50 don’t skateboard much!) and some kid should enjoy it! Sweet. Now we are going to have to start a Craig’s list column too. She contacted a skateboard expert… Hmmm, I didn’t get that call. I need to have a word with my answering service. If you want to get started…

A secret alarm just went off at the offices of Skate and Annoy. Somewhere in the world a skateboarder is becoming disillusioned: You know, I’ve been skateboarding for a long time, and i’ve gotten to a point where the way I skate is fairly unique. However, it’s gotten to a point where I don’t have the desire to increase my ability anymore. I’ve tried the biggest stuff I wanna try. I do all the tricks I’ve ever dreamed of. Some of the tricks I do I didn’t even dream I would ever be capable of doing. I guess what I’m saying is that I am in a slump in my skateboarding insperation. Videos don’t cut it for me anymore either. I used to aspire to be pro and to be cutting edge and stupid childish things like that. Now I don’t care. To be honest I just go skate to make up for having no life, lol. I’ve been told I’m good, but I just don’t feel it anymore, can anyone give me some advice, please? Dark Mystic aka Asylum_reject aka Jordan needs your help everyone. Be nice, he’s in a fragile place. Here’s my advice: Shut up and skate!…

We can debate the merits of culture if we want, but would this still be art if it was on a new school popsicle stick or a Chinese blank? No nosebone, no art? Would a lapper have made this a more complete piece? I don’t know. What is perfectly clear however, is that there is a designer named Hervé Matejewski who made this Toile de Jouy (Work of Joy?) skateboard and another gal named D, or Kristina or Lena who likes Hervé’s work. I can’t tell who the author is, the

This started out as a quick post about this guy who has been floating around the news wires as the Sole Man. He entered a Red Bull soap box derby dressed as a classic Vans checkered slip-on on top of a homemade oversized skateboard. But like all things concerned with the Interwebâ„¢, it’s not always that easy. There’s the obvious comparison to Tod Swank and Foundation’s super-sized Ripley’s Believe It or Not appearance, and at least two others. Pictures and videos after the jump.