The Greatest Board Ever Ridden (Is Closer Than You Think)
In this classic “Magic Board” strip, an older, weathered Wilbur Kookmeyer holds court at Wipeout Willy’s Surf Bar, regaling fellow patrons with the legend of the $20 garage sale find that changed his life. According to Wilbur, this mysterious board—originally from a remote Indian Ocean island—had mystical properties: it paddled like a longboard, duck-dived like a shortboard, and performed futuristic maneuvers that “didn’t even have names yet”. While he mourns the day the board was “lost at sea” during an epic session, the punchline remains hidden in plain sight. In a classic Bob Penuelas twist, the very board Wilbur is pining for has spent the last thirty years serving as his barstool.
